Chapter 41: The Foothold
The man said viciously: "I have already given you a chance just now, you just don't leave here, since this is the case, you can't blame us for being ruthless, throw it at me!"
A few big men began to talk about some of the clothes in the house, and kept throwing them out. The woman was holding her child and crying with tears on her face. Shu Wei couldn't hold back a little, she immediately walked forward and said loudly, "Stop! What are you doing here?"
One of the men raised his eyes to look at Shu Wei, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly and said, "What's the matter?
Shu Wei looked up at him, her chest fell together with anger, she calmed down and said: "You big men bullied a weak woman and brought two children, you really don't know how to blush!"
The man stepped forward and glared at Shu Wei and said, "This house is already our boss's." Let them go, that's right! I've given them time, but they haven't moved out, that's all I can do, you little girl, I can't explain so much to you, what are you doing here? Get me out!"
The shopkeeper behind her walked up with a smile and bent down and said, "I've seen Steward Wu, don't be angry, these are our tenants, they came here to see the house this time." I haven't had time to speak, I'm sorry. ”
Steward Wu's face softened a little and said: "So that's the case, I see that they can't afford to rent such a house in tatters, you take them to see it, and leave quickly." ”
The shopkeeper immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take them over to have a look." ”
Shu Wei glared at the person named Steward Wu, and muttered with a laugh in her mouth: "The guy with developed limbs and a simple mind ......"
This small yard is divided into the front yard and the back yard, the front yard has two upper rooms, the back yard is five medium houses, although there are a lot of sundries in the room, but a little tidy up must be very comfortable, and a look at the owner of the yard is more likely to run the house, here inside and outside the cleaning is also relatively clean. There are also two small wooden horses on the ground, presumably toys for these two children.
Grandpa looked around and said to the shopkeeper: "Little brother, what is the lowest price, what is the lowest price, and your shopkeeper will sell it to me?"
The little brother's brows furrowed tightly, looking at the old man with shrewd eyes, he asked in disbelief: "What? old man, do you want to buy this yard?"
Grandpa nodded and said, "Yes, this courtyard is very much to my liking, are you a little unable to be the master?"
Shu Wei's brows next to her were tightly furrowed, and she felt a little strange when she looked at her grandfather, who was usually low-key, didn't she say that she wanted to rent this yard just now, why did she buy it now.
Shu Shu Yu on the side also felt a little incredible, if they bought it, then this woman and her children would be on the streets, how could grandpa think of such a thing if he was kind-hearted.
The shopkeeper thought in his heart that if he really sold the house that had just arrived, the shopkeeper would definitely make a steady profit, and he would be able to get some benefits, but looking at this grandfather's clothes, he didn't look like a rich man, and if he said that the price was high, he would definitely not be willing.
"Uncle, I really need to talk to the shopkeeper about this matter, but I can promise you that he will give you the lowest price, and then you will tell our shopkeeper like this......"
When they arrived at the pawnshop, the sun had begun to set in the west, and the children were all hungry with their chests pressed against their backs. The bun was already cold, and the little potatoes rummaged through the pockets of the buns in protest.
Grandpa went in with the shopkeeper for a while, and when he came out, the shopkeeper walked out with a kind face on his face. Looking at the house deed and title deed in Grandpa's hand, all the children felt a little incredible.
Out of the shop, Xiao Er followed out and said with a smile: "Jiang is still old and spicy, I can be regarded as seeing that the old man is really eloquent." I don't think I can get the price. It's impossible for the gambler in this yard to redeem it, so you can live well, even if they want to redeem it, you can make a good profit, it's really amazing...... Let's go, I'll send you there. ”
Grandpa smiled and didn't say much. When she returned to the house, the woman was holding the two children with three or four burdens around her, and she looked at them with tears in her eyes, and cried and said: "This is the ancestral house handed down by our ancestors, I can't give it to you, you can rest assured that I will redeem the house even if I smash the pot and sell iron in the future, and you can't sell it to anyone else." ”
The shopkeeper said helplessly: "When you have money, come over and ask for it, and you can redeem it for a hundred taels of silver." Just look for this old man. Okay, I'll bring it to you now, so I won't bother you to rest and see you later. ”
The shopkeeper turned around and left, he knew very well that such a dispute would naturally be gone if he was not there. Who made that woman gamble with a fair and honest woman. As long as this gambling is contaminated, not to mention the ancestral house, it is estimated that the wife and biological children can be sold. He shook his head helplessly, this was not what he wanted to see.
Grandpa gently bent down and hugged a four- or five-year-old child sitting on the ground in his arms and said, "Go, go home with grandpa." ”
Shu Wei immediately stepped forward to support the woman and said, "Don't hurry up and thank grandpa, come in, you don't have to live here with us anywhere." ”
Tears in the woman's eyes slid down her face and she fell to her knees with a thud. She couldn't believe that this old man would be so kind. She seemed to react suddenly, and immediately got up and carried her boy, who was just over a year old, to the yard.
Shu Shu Yu and Shu Yu and a few people immediately helped to bring the luggage in, looking at the mess in the courtyard, Grandpa sighed and said: "Okay now, we will live together in this yard in the future, you guys will clean up the yard well, and the room will be cleaned up at night." If you should buy it, go buy it before it's dark. By the way, let's eat first. ”
Little Potato almost jumped out of Shu Shu's pocket when he heard the word "eat", and he shouted loudly, "Finally you can eat! Finally you can eat......
His loudest voice was no more than the same as a mosquito's humming, and the fox's ears were very sensitive to hear clearly, but humans would not notice it at all, but even so, Shu Shu instinctively seemed to hold his pockets tightly, with an embarrassed smile on his face.
The woman looked at her grandfather, sighed, and walked to her grandfather's side with the child, saying, "Uncle, thank you for taking you in...... If it weren't for you, we, the orphans and widows, would have slept in the streets tonight, and you see that it would have been past dinner by now, but my family's money would have been ruined by my unscrupulous husband...... I didn't even have a meal to serve you, and I'm really ashamed to ......."
The little girl next to her pulled the corner of her clothes and said timidly: "Mother, I'm hungry......"