Chapter 76: Settlement House
Some people think it is expensive, but are afraid that the few remaining properties at home will be stolen by homeless people and beggars, so they plan to settle here.
After escaping all the way here, the dozens of animals parked at the entrance of the yard were quite spectacular, attracting neighbors on the street to watch.
Yuntao took a look and saw that most of the people living here were old people, with few young and middle-aged people being seen. The streets were also a bit old, which was in stark contrast to the prosperity at the city gate.
Zhongda and the Yun family share a room, and there are two small cubicles on the left and right of the main room.
The two of them had a small family, so it seemed spacious.
"Uncle Zhong, do you want to sleep on this kang or somewhere? I plan to tidy up this place and live in it." Wan Hongmei asked.
The Kang is in the main room. Although it is spacious, there is only one.
"I don't need this kang. I'll live in the compartment with my son. It's good to put things in the middle for cooking." Zhong Da said.
"Okay, then I'll put the things in here."
Wan Hongmei put down the box in her hand and said.
"I have something to trouble you, Mrs. Yun. I'm going to the street to put some things away. It's not convenient for me to take Bian'er with me, so I want to trouble you to take care of Bian'er for a while."
Wan Hongmei waved her hand, "What's the matter? Uncle Zhong, don't worry. Nothing will happen to you with me watching over you."
"Trouble."
Zhong Da smiled and walked out of the yard, leaving the peaceful old neighborhood and going to the crowded street.
After searching for a long time, Zhong Da found it in front of Qingyun Bookstore.
Zhong Da walked straight into the shop and asked the waiter at the counter, "Brother, is your shopkeeper in the shop?"
The waiter looked at Zhong Da and saw that although he was dressed in rags, his demeanor was not that of an ordinary person, so he did not dare to look down upon him.
"Our shopkeeper is on the second floor, what can I do?"
"Can you let me have a few words with the shopkeeper? Tell him that I'm from my family."
The waiter didn't dare to neglect, so he immediately went upstairs to pass the message, and then went down the stairs.
"Old man, come up here. The shopkeeper calls you up."
"Sorry for bothering you, brother!"
Zhong Da went up to the second floor and entered a room.
The windows of the house are open, and you can see the scenery of the river. But because there are several stoves, you don't feel cold at all. There are also several pots of flowers and plants placed in the corners and beside the table, which are lush and full of life.
The shopkeeper was sitting on the table looking at the account books. When he saw Zhong Da come in, he didn't put down the brush in his hand.
He raised his head and asked calmly, "Here you come, what do you want?"
Zhong Da showed off the jade pendant he was wearing and placed it on the table.
The shopkeeper was so frightened when he saw the jade pendant that he stood up immediately.
This is the jade pendant from my family. He can clearly see the pattern on it. Every year when he goes to his family to meet the head of the family before the Chinese New Year, several young masters in the family wear the same jade pendant, which is exactly the same.
"You... this... I'm so sorry for neglecting you. I don't know what to call you, old man." The shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward and said.
He even quickly stuck his head out and shouted to the waiter downstairs, "Hurry up and bring up a pot of tea, use the best Biluochun!"
The kind smile on Zhong Da's face remained unchanged.
"Don't panic, shopkeeper, my surname is not Jiang, I just happen to know the fourth master of the Jiang family. I still have something to ask of you this time."
"If you have anything to say, just say it, as long as I can do it." The shopkeeper patted his chest and promised.
"I would like to trouble you to take this jade pendant of mine to send a message to the fourth master of the Jiang family, saying that Zhong Da is here and has brought his little granddaughter to Shao'an. He plans to go to Cangxing in a few days and wants to meet the fourth master.
Last time." Zhong Da stated his request and placed the jade pendant on the table.
"Don't worry, my ship bringing New Year's goods to our family has just left. There are big ships from Shao'an to Cangxing every day. I will send someone over tomorrow to pass this message to you!"
"Okay, I'm sorry."
"No trouble, no trouble, have you eaten? Why don't you go to the restaurant next door for a meal? I'll treat you!" the shopkeeper said enthusiastically.
The waiter also came up with tea now.
"No, my little granddaughter at home is still waiting for me."
"I'm leaving first, so I won't disturb the shopkeeper from your work." Zhong Da was about to leave.
The shopkeeper took Zhong Da all the way downstairs, and after a hundred steps he was still reluctant to leave.
Zhong Da walked to the corner of the street and said goodbye to the shopkeeper. He looked at the shops on the left and right and watched the children running around with snacks on the street.
I silently thought to myself that since the weather was getting cold, I should buy some clothes for Chan'er and buy some food, so I turned into the nearby street and started choosing carefully.
On Yun Huachun's side, he took his wife and children and started making the bed.
Making a bed is simple, just put some bricks and stones on the bottom, put a wooden board on it, and put a mat on top.
Wan Hongmei was very strong, and her own bed was quickly decorated, and Zhong Da's bed was also decorated.
Then the books on the carriage, gourds for drinking water, pots and pans were placed on the kang.
They had a small stove at home, which was very convenient for cooking and boiling water. Wan Hongmei fired up the stove and prepared to cook later.
There was a kitchen in the yard, but it was covered with dust because it had not been occupied for a long time. Wan Hongmei finished her work in the house and went to help the women in the kitchen clean it.
There are also people carrying water for the water tanks in the yard.
Yun Tao took Jiang Xian to pack things. Yun Huachun looked around and found that he was the most leisurely.
I rubbed my head and came up with many ideas, "Daughter-in-law, I went out to buy some charcoal. There is no charcoal at home."
In addition to charcoal, you will definitely need to buy something else, and you can spend some money on food and drink.
Yun Huachun immediately went back to his house, took some broken silver and walked down the street.
The adults were all busy, and Yun Tao was very hungry at the moment, so she had to think of a solution on her own.
Yuntao grabbed Jiang Xian who was moving things around little by little.
"Xian'er, are you hungry?"
Xian'er nodded, "I'm a little hungry..."
As he spoke, he pinched his little fingers and made gestures.
"Okay, then sister will do a trick for you, please watch it!"
Jiang Xian became excited after hearing this, "Okay!"
"Then sister, help you cover your eyes. You must close your eyes and not look! Otherwise, the trick will fail!"
Yuntao took out a piece of cloth and put it around Bian'er's eyes.
"I won't peek, sister!" Xian'er nodded sharply and even covered her with her hands.
After making sure that Zhan'er couldn't be seen, Yuntao rushed into the space instantly, took out two sweet potatoes on the ground at home, and then came out quickly.
"Look, what is this?" Yuntao said.
Jiang Xian opened his eyes and groaned when he saw the sweet potato in Yuntao's hand.
"Sister turned out to be a sweet potato, it's so awesome!" Jiang Xian clapped his hands and opened his mouth slightly.
But in my heart, I thought that my sister should have hidden this sweet potato in her sleeve a long time ago and then took it out to show her to make her happy.
The same thing happened to the magicians she had seen before, but she couldn't hide it from her.
Jiang Xian's black and white eyes were full of joy, trying hard to express his surprise after seeing through his sister's trick.
"Come on, Hian'er, let's go roast sweet potatoes and eat them!" Yuntao said happily.
Chapter completed!