"Come on, let's go eat first. I want to tell dad the good news!"
Zhao Huanyu led Mr. Gao out. The two little guys had already finished cooking, and five bowls of white rice were placed on the table.
Cao Gen's eyes were fixed on the food on the table, but he had no intention of getting started, which showed his inner cultivation.
Zhao Huanyu seemed to remember something. While eating, he glanced at the grass roots eating quietly. The more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.
But she didn't show any emotion and was still talking to her family about the store.
"That shop is nice. There is a shop in the front and a small courtyard in the back where people can live. If you are too busy sometimes and can't come back, you can spend the night in the small courtyard. But having said that, there are still four or five empty rooms in the small courtyard.
It’s okay for our family to move in with the whole family.”
What Zhao Huanyu thought was that she could just move there and stay away from the troubles in the village.
Zhao Dafu said, "We can't move. This is the root of our family, and there are fields. I want to stay at home and take care of the fields. You can go."
"Yeah, what am I, an old woman, doing going to town? At least there are a few old ladies I know well here who are chatting with me, and I'm going to a place I'm not familiar with. Then I really don't know what I can do.
alright."
Mrs. Gao also said melancholy. Although she really wanted to help her granddaughter take care of the business, she was afraid that she would not be able to do it and would cause trouble.
Zhao Huanyu said: "It's okay, I just said this. I just want to tell you that the store is very cost-effective. By the way, I do have to take care of the store personally in the early stage, but I will not stay in the store all the time. There will definitely be other people.
Regarding the matter, I would like to ask my aunt to help me look after the shop, what do you think?"
"I think it works!"
Mrs. Gao nodded continuously: "Your aunt is a capable person. Your uncle and your father can take care of the farm at home. She helps look after the shop in the town. These children who are studying can follow along sooner or later, which makes it more secure."
Zhao Dafu also nodded repeatedly to express his agreement. Xiao Tiedou didn't know what he could do, so he didn't interrupt.
But Cao Gen suddenly said: "I, I can help the waiter, it's free of charge, just give me two cornbreads a day!"
After saying that, he looked at Zhao Huanyu nervously, for fear that Zhao Huanyu would not agree.
He knew that he was able to sit here and eat today because of Zhao Tiedou's relationship, but he could not always rely on this relationship. After all, Zhao Tiedou did not owe him anything. He had to rely on himself for a long-term solution.
Zhao Huanyu did not agree immediately, but asked: "Do you know how to wait for a waiter?"
"I understand!" Cao Gen nodded repeatedly, "I have seen waiters before. They entertain guests, introduce the items in the shop to them, and if the guests need it, help deliver the things they buy to their homes."
What he said was quite right. Zhao Huanyu nodded. Although he didn't know what he had experienced at a young age, he could understand that it was the last word to support himself by himself.
Based on this alone, Zhao Huanyu had decided to keep him.
"Okay, but don't worry now. The shop still needs to be renovated and will not be opened for the time being. During this period, you can live at home with peace of mind and don't have any burdens. You are Tie Dou's friend, so you will be like my brother and will take care of you.
It's yours, don't worry."
Zhao Huanyu smiled, and Cao Gen was dumbfounded when he saw her warm smiling face. After realizing it, he hurriedly lowered his head and tried hard to hold back the tears in his eyes.
"Thank you, thank you..."
It had been a long, long time since anyone had smiled at him like this. The last person who had smiled at him like this had now turned into a pile of bones.
Zhao Huanyu noticed that his mood suddenly dropped, but pretended not to notice, put a lot of meat into his bowl, and asked him to eat more.
After the meal, everyone was very satisfied. After the meal, the two little guys rushed to wash the dishes, but Little Tiedou still won the final right to wash the dishes on the excuse of being sick.
Zhao Huanyu was not ambiguous. After eating, he checked Cao Gen's pulse and found that despite his young age, his health was very poor. If he did not receive medical treatment and rest, he might not live to adulthood.
The most important thing is that his health is the result of acquired suffering. After all, he didn't have enough to eat or wear or keep warm, and he had to compete with yellow dogs for food. It's strange that he is in good health.
"It's okay. I just have a cold. I'll be fine after taking some medicine. I have some medicine at home. I'll fry a bowl for you later."
Zhao Huanyu still didn't say much, she just wanted to help him heal quietly and not let him have too much psychological pressure.
"Thanks."
The little guy took back his hand and thanked him again.
This child was so polite that it made people feel distressed. Zhao Huanyu said: "Don't be so polite. You are friends with my brother. Please call me sister from now on. From now on, you will live with Tiedou and you won't have to suffer outside anymore."
The little guy nodded again, this time he lowered his head completely and did not dare to make a sound, for fear that he would cry when he opened his mouth.
Zhao Huanyu patted his shoulder, got up and went to cook the medicine.
During this period, she took out a century-old ginseng root from the space, cut two pieces, put them into the medicine, fried them together and gave them to him to drink.
Xiao Tiedou had already washed the dishes and was doing his homework. Cao Gen went to look next to him for a while, then found a book to read.
He was literate and even understood a lot. Little Tiedou would ask him for advice when there was something he didn't know.
Zhao Huanyu took a look outside silently, and then added a pillow and two quilts to their room.
It's cold in winter, so you need to cover yourself with two quilts.
After packing these things, Zhao Huanyu returned to her room, hurriedly found a portrait and looked at it carefully, and found that the grass roots looked exactly like the people in the painting.
This was what Ji Mingxuan had drawn for her before, saying that he had been looking for this child. Old Man Ding came here before and brought this mission with him, but there was no clue until he left.
According to Ji Mingxuan, this is what the child looked like a year ago. A child looks the same every day. It is not easy to still see the outline now. And according to her observation, every move of the grassroots child does not look like that of an ordinary person.
The child, and he can still read and is quite knowledgeable, is probably close to being a child.
If Cao Gen is the child Ji Mingxuan is looking for, then Cao Gen's identity is - the orphan of the former prince!
Zhao Huanyu took a breath. The former prince's orphan was reduced to competing with dogs for food. What had happened to him in the past year or so?
Didn't Ji Mingxuan arrange for someone to take him away? Why is he the only one left now?
Not only that, the pampered child actually learned to support himself in just over a year, and even became a waiter, which shows that he suffered a lot.
Zhao Huanyu immediately wanted to write a letter to Ji Mingxuan to tell him the good news, but even after picking up the pen, he still couldn't put it down.