Now I rent this house, which is diagonally opposite to Chen Xiaoduan's house, separated by only one street.
Luo Xuan and Chen Xiao went out, not even bothering to lock the door, so they went to her house one after another to get the bedding.
Halfway through, Luo Xuan said to Chen Xiao, "I do have some money, but I'm afraid I won't be able to give you a ticket for a while."
Chen Xiaoduan smiled and said, "That's okay, you can just pay my bills with turtles from now on."
The financial situation between myself and Chen Xiaoduan has always been very clear.
Especially this Chen Xiaoduan, no matter how poor she was, she would not want to owe Luo Xuan even a little bit of debt, even if she used her family's treasures to pay for it.
Therefore, Luo Xuan had to speak to her first to avoid getting entangled in the accounts.
As the saying goes, the friendship between gentlemen is like water, so Luo Xuan did not want to have any debt disputes with Chen Xiaoduan.
The distance was very short. The two of them had just said these words and then walked to the door of Chen Xiaoduan's house.
"Xiao Duan, this is...ah, it turns out to be Luo Xuan?"
Chen Xiaoduan's mother opened the door and saw a person following her daughter.
After seeing clearly that the person coming was Luo Xuan, Mother Chen said happily: "Everyone, please come in quickly. There is a lot of dust on the street outside. Don't look like a mud monkey."
Wait until Luo Xuan and Chen Xiaoduan entered the room.
But I saw that Mother Chen's face seemed much better now than before.
Since the last time he came to Chen Xiaoduan's house and helped slaughter an eel, Luo Xuan has never been to her house again.
Unexpectedly,
The second time I visited, Mother Chen's attitude towards me was much more enthusiastic than the last time.
"Luo Xuan, do you want to drink tea or eat poached eggs?"
Mother Chen walked in and said to Luo Xuan, "The last time you came to my house as a guest, I saw that you didn't seem to like eating poached eggs...Are you being polite and don't dare to eat them?"
Luo Xuan smiled and said, "Auntie, don't be busy. I really don't like poached eggs... I'm just here to get something and leave. You can rest and don't worry about me."
Chen Xiaoduan smiled sweetly and said, "Mom, just don't worry about it. I just came to get some things and left. If you worry too much, Luo Xuan will be embarrassed."
Mother Chen laughed and scolded, "What are you talking about, Xiaoduan? After entering this door, everyone who comes is a guest. How can you ignore her and ignore her? Luo Xuan, don't be afraid of her. My Xiaoduan is not yours."
Class teacher, why are you so rigid?"
In the past, Mrs. Chen, I heard Chen Xiaoxiao say that Luo Xuan was in fifth grade.
Mother Chen knew that her daughter was currently teaching sixth grade.
That's why she said this.
But this time, when Luo Xuan came to Chen Xiaoduan's house, the change in Chen's mother's attitude towards him all stemmed from the several turtles that Luo Xuan asked Qiu Xiaogang to send over.
The turtles in the space are blessed by spring water, plus there are improvements in the mysterious space.
It seems that this turtle blood is much more effective in treating Chen's mother's condition than the medicine Chen Xiaoduan bought outside.
Now the qi and blood in Mother Chen's body have improved a lot compared to before.
As a result, her spirits improved and her mood became much happier.
The three of them chatted for a few words, and then Chen Xiaoduan led Luo Xuan to a wall.
Many of the old-fashioned houses in Bashu use wood as pillars and bamboo slices as partition walls.
On top of the bamboo slices, use yellow mud, add boar bristles, and pound the jute fiber lake wall.
Finally apply a layer of lime.
In this way, a partition wall is ready.
Except for the partition wall near the alley and the wall facing the street, Chen Xiaoduan's house is made of blue bricks. The other partition walls from the neighbor's house are also made of wooden pillars and bamboo slices.
Luo Xuan followed Chen Xiaoduan, and when he saw that she had no way to go, but walked straight to this wall, he guessed that there might be a "wall" in Chen Xiaoduan's home.
but,
In the past, Bashu Province was in chaos, and bandits were rampant for hundreds of years.
Therefore, many ordinary people in Bashu Province have cellars or sweet potato cellars for hiding in their homes.
Or many people simply build a simple "secret room" at home for emergency hiding when bandits come to rob or kidnap.
Situations like the wall in Chen Xiaoduan's home were not uncommon in Bashu Province in the old society.
Even people would build such a wall-to-wall room in their homes in order to avoid being "caught by young men".
When Chen Xiaoduan walked to that wall and stood still, he turned sideways and smiled at Luo Xuan, "What are you doing standing still? Why don't you hurry up and help?"
Said,
Chen Xiaoduan stretched out his hand, grabbed a wooden handle on the wall, and pushed it hard to the side.
Maybe it's because the door with its inverted wall is old and there is no oil poured into the groove to lubricate it, so it is really difficult to push open the bamboo and mud wall that were not heavy at first.
Seeing this, Luo Xuan quickly stepped forward to help.
When he finally pushed open the extremely secret wall, Luo Xuan couldn't help but take a breath: "Is this what you said, 'there's not much left'?"
Chen Xiaoduan chuckled, "More or not, it's all relative. Just take as much as you need."
Luo Xuan took a closer look and saw the items in this "secret room".
Inside there was a huge, square package tied up with oilcloth.
Mother Chen brought scissors and Luo Xuan helped cut the ropes tied to the package.
After opening the outer layer of waterproof tarpaulin, there is another layer of linen as a lining.
Luo Xuan took a closer look at the English letters printed on the oilcloth.
Along with the linen inside, there are also some English words printed on it: "Pacific Combat Command...Exclusively for China Theater...100% long-staple cotton..."
Wait for these words.
However, because the linen is not stretched very straight, some of the content is obscured by the folds on the linen, making it less comprehensive.
Luo Xuan guessed literally: These quilts and mattresses should be military supplies left over from World War II.
Chen Xiaoduan's father used to be a senior officer in the Guo Army. Maybe he also brought back some supplies by hand.
Use it to support fellow villagers, or give it to family members as gifts.
——As for bringing back a pack of bedding to resell, Luo Xuan estimated that Chen Xiaoduan’s father would not even bother to do such a thing.
Even if they want to resell them, they will only sell them on wheels and how many cars they have.
How is it possible that you can afford to throw away two packages of bedding?
When Luo Xuan opened the package completely, the tightly packed bedding inside suddenly burst open!
"this……"
He looked at the military quilts, mattresses, and even felt blankets that the soldiers spread on the ground to keep out moisture.
Luo Xuan and Chen Xiaoduan were stunned for a moment: This...is this too much?
Just like the vacuum-packed quilts in the home textile business in later generations.
The package of bedding and rugs that Luo Xuan just cut open didn't look that big either.
But after cutting the binding ropes, dozens of sets of military bedding exploded, and in the blink of an eye, a small hill formed in front of Luo Xuan and Chen Xiaoduan!
The scene in front of me is really surprising!
Even Chen Xiaoduan, who had always been light-hearted, was immediately stunned on the spot, "I, my family only had two packages of this kind of stuff before. The last time I opened the package, my father sent someone to get it done... I don't know.
,How did it become like this?"
"yes."
Chen's mother, who was standing a few steps behind Luo Xuan, also explained at this time, "These things were still in the old society. Xiao Duan's father once sent someone to bring them back.
At that time, we, mother and daughter, were still living in the provincial capital. How could we have done this?
When we moved back to Hongxing Township, we, mother and daughter, also brought back almost a truckload of stuff.
We don’t need the things in this wall, so we will send some to the east and some to the west.
Not long after, many of the opened packages had been given away.
So we really didn’t know that there were so many sets of quilts in one pack..."
Alas~
During this period, everyone is suffering and there is a serious shortage of supplies.
It is not easy to buy such a set of bedding in other people's homes. Even most people's homes use corn and straw to make the bed.
But Chen Xiaoduan’s family is still worried about too many beddings!
It's just that Chen Xiaoduan and his daughter, who were used to living a wealthy life and had nothing to do with happiness, really don't understand the hardships of the real poor people's lives.
When their family's financial situation declined and they could not make ends meet, they missed the opportunity to take these things and go out and cash them in...
——You can’t let Chen Xiaoduan, who is full of bookishness, go to the frog market with a quilt in his arms and stand there waiting for others to buy it, right?
If he contacted a dealer to come to his house to buy it, Chen Xiaoduan probably wouldn't agree even to death, let alone Chen Xiaoduan.
An orphan and widowed mother who used to be aloof and did not want to get involved in business affairs, let them discuss the price with a hawker who smells of sour sweat standing at home?
I'm afraid Chen's mother would rather starve to death than do that kind of thing.
The nobility of the old-style intellectuals and the pride of being born into a famous family destined Chen Xiaoduan and her daughter to have some deep-seated ideas that were very different from those of a poor boy like Luo Xuan.
Looking at the pile of quilts, Luo Xuan said, "I just need one set, at most two sets of quilts. Then the rest..."
Chen Xiaoduan also felt worried at this time.
Just listen to her scolding: "Take them all away! This kind of quilt, when others look at the color and specifications, they will know that it is suitable for single men. Why do I have so many quilts in my house?"
Seeing Luo Xuan pondering, Mother Chen also said: "Something is called something only when it is used. If it is piled up here, it will be a pile of useless waste.
Luo Xuan, as you know, there are only two mothers and daughters in my family. Those relatives who used to come here to get things are now far away from our family and are extremely estranged.
Please take these beddings away, as if you are doing us a favor. I put these things in my house, and we looked at them, feeling very worried..."
Luo Xuan looked at the mountains of quilts and could understand Chen's mother's mood.
Hearing the words,
Luo Xuan nodded, "Well, since I have more rooms over there, I will move these things over first and store them for you.
If you ever need it in the future, just go there at any time."
Chen Xiaoduan chuckled and said, "How can my family use these? You can sell them or give them away. You can take care of it."
Luo Xuan nodded, "Okay! If I have time, I will go to the frog market and sell part of it. I will get the money back for you...just 19 cents."
"I do not want!"
As soon as Chen Xiaoduan said the words, he realized that Luo Xuan would never monopolize the money.
So she quickly changed her words and said, "Selling these things also requires a lot of energy, so let's just give it 50-50... Don't talk about it, isn't it just a little money? It's so boring to struggle with it.
That’s how it’s decided.”
"OK."
Chen Xiaoduan was not a petty person, so Luo Xuan readily agreed, "But it's broad daylight, so it's okay to move one or two sets to my place.
If we move too much, I'm afraid the aunt from the street office will come and ask questions again.
Let’s do this, I’ll take one set first and come back to move the rest in the evening.”
"You can only come here alone."
Mother Chen warned with a serious face, "If you can't finish the move in one day, then split it into two days. In short, you must not bring others to help."
