As a 'gift', Ruan Huizhen did not have the consciousness of being a gift at this time. And he is working how to get rid of the Lu family and how to survive after leaving.

After handling the title deed of the house, she walked around the county town at will to check the market situation.

But after walking around, she was a little disappointed. During the Republic of China, it was not like in later generations, where you could do business with capital. She is a small-footed woman, and she is not very respected in this county town where her thinking is still relatively backward. At least when she asked some bosses to inquire about the shop and wanted to know about the rent of the store, the disdain in the eyes of those people could not be ignored even by the blind.

Woman with small feet...... Ruan Huizhen looked at her pointed three-inch golden lotus at this time, and wanted to cry without tears in her heart. She would rather be a cripple or have long and short legs than a woman with small feet. Think about the time when you wash your feet, you look at your deformed feet, and you feel uncomfortable.

The terrible thing is that there are still many children's children who are still getting their feet dirty.

When he came back from the county seat, Ruan Huizhen was still sighing in his heart.

This era has made some women debauched, but it has also made some women suffer. It's a love-hate time.

After returning home, Mrs. Lu asked her about business.

Ruan Huizhen didn't have a clue at this time, so she didn't have the heart to say more. I just said that I haven't figured out what to do yet.

When Mrs. Lu heard this, she was relieved. Ever since her daughter-in-law left the house, she has been worried in her heart, after all, she has accepted the idea that women must be virtuous and teach their husbands and children. How can you show your head? Before, it was forced by life, but now the life of the family has improved. Maybe Canwen will come back and let her daughter-in-law go to the county seat to do business, she is worried about gossip after all.

But Mrs. Lu is obviously going to be disappointed. Ruan Huizhen is a personality who does not admit defeat, and although the initial setback affected her mood, it also strengthened her determination to make a career. She wants to show those so-called new ideas in this era that a woman with small feet like her can still achieve a career in society.

Ruan Huizhen did what she did, and this time she didn't go to the county seat, but decided to go to the provincial capital.

It's a big place, and there are more options.

When Mrs. Lu heard her plan, she couldn't close her mouth in surprise, "Provincial city? ”

She'd never been that far in her life. "You haven't been out of the house before, what if you go wrong, you are a weak woman......"

Before she finished speaking, Ruan Huizhen said with a firm face, "Mother, I haven't been to the county seat before, and I'm not familiar with it after walking twice?" And the provincial capital is not far away, and it will come back after a round trip. I'm going by car, there are people all the way, nothing will happen. ”

"Huizhen, you listen to your mother, don't go to the provincial capital, I'm still not at ease. Wait, just wait for Canwen to come back. Mrs. Lu felt that it was more reliable to rely on her son.

When Ruan Huizhen heard this, her heart became even more upset. She didn't think about relying on Lu Canwen to raise her, and if Lu Canwen couldn't come back, it was really none of her business. Sooner or later, she would have to leave the Lu family, so naturally she had to find a way back for herself.

Ruan Huizhen had made up her mind, and she was not bound by Mrs. Lu, so she set off for the provincial capital. For her, the old lady is just one of her companions, and at the same time, it can be regarded as her responsibility as the original owner. But she will not wait for the unreliable man to come back without regrets because of the old lady's words like the original owner.

The provincial capital is naturally much farther than the county seat. Fortunately, although the transportation at this time is not very developed, there are many people who go to the provincial capital. Ruan Huizhen took a carriage to the county seat, and then took a boat to the provincial capital, and it took more than five hours to go back and forth. She set off early in the morning and did not arrive at the provincial capital until after noon, and she was so hungry that her chest was pressed against her back.

Before she had time to see the bustling scene of the provincial capital, she hurriedly found a small restaurant, ordered a small dish and began to eat quickly.

This taste is not as good as the home-cooked food that I used to fry.

After Ruan Huizhen finished eating, she wiped her mouth with a little disappointment on her face. Looking at the remaining dishes on the table, she thought about it, she was still going to have someone pack it for her to take away, diligence and thrift are a virtue.

Of course, the main reason is that I was poor before, and I no longer dared to waste a grain of food.

She was about to beckon the shopkeeper to come over, but her little hand, which had been swarthy, reached over, grabbed a handful of vegetables from her plate, and hurriedly stuffed it into her mouth.

Ruan Huizhen looked at him in surprise, this was a little boy, thin and weak, only five or six years old, his face was dark, and he looked very pitiful.

When the child saw her coming, he hurried away. Before leaving, he didn't forget to grab the steamed buns on Ruan Huizhen's table.

The shopkeeper may have just seen that scene, and hurriedly came over to apologize to Ruan Huizhen.

"It's okay, I've finished eating anyway." Ruan Huizhen waved his hand, paid the money and hurriedly walked out.

When I went out, I didn't see the child anymore. Ruan Huizhen remembered the longing appearance of the child just now, and there was still some sympathy in her heart. This is the third poor person she has seen who is dying of hunger after she has been here for so long, and the first two are naturally her and Mrs. Lu.

But even if she was dying of starvation, she and Mrs. Lu still lived in the 'Gaomen Compound', and the child just now was probably not as lucky as them.

Thinking that there was still something to do, Ruan Huizhen didn't delay much. I called a rickshaw and asked her to take her to a more lively place nearby.

Rickshaws are the equivalent of taxi drivers in the future. No one is more familiar with the city than they are. So Ruan Huizhen inquired about some things in the provincial capital by the way. For example, there are more businesses now, and there are those rich people in the city.

The rickshaw is naturally inexhaustible for the guests, "If you want to talk about this provincial capital, the richest is naturally the Yu family." There are many textile factories in their family, and I heard that even foreigners buy their things. "At this time, foreign goods sell well in China, and what can be bought by foreigners is naturally good in the eyes of everyone.

"But the Yu family has already moved away, and now the people in charge are not in the provincial capital." The coachman talked about the news he had received from elsewhere.

Ruan Huizhen listened to some gossip for a long time, except that he knew that the light industry in this place was only the textile industry, there was no useful information, so he simply asked him to find out if there were any shops on the street to rent or sell. She had already thought that instead of nesting in Lujia Town, it was better to go to the provincial capital to do a small business, so that the news would not be so closed.

The coachman usually not only helps people pull cars, but also sometimes helps introduce some business. For example, if someone's shop or house is to be sold, they will also help build a line, take the lead, and collect some benefit fees.

At this time, when I heard Ruan Huizhen say that I had thought about this, I was naturally very happy, and immediately the wind was blowing under my feet, and the car was running fast.

Ruan Huizhen went through a bumpy road and finally arrived at the place introduced by the coachman.

It's a shop facing the street, doing business in front, and there are a few wings in the back, although it's not big, but it's also very good.

The key is that the door is clean, and the former owner is very attentive. Ruan Huizhen fell in love at first sight and was ready to buy it as a place for future development.

The owner is a chubby woman, with a thick pink on her face, her cheeks are red again, and a conspicuous pearl necklace hangs around her neck.

The charter lady saw Ruan Huizhen and looked up and down, "Do you want to see the shop?" ”

"Hmm." Ruan Huizhen replied lightly.

Seeing this, the charter wife pursed her lips and secretly said Do you have money, you still look at the shop, don't bury people.

Although there were some doubts about the other party's purchasing power, the charter wife knocked on the door in the past.

Ruan Huizhen saw the situation and wondered, "Is there anyone living here?" ”

"Hey, it's a former tenant, and I've been renting for a few years. I can't afford to pay for the house now. No one asked about the shop before, so they were given to live in, and now of course they have to take it back. ”

The charter lady said as she knocked on the door fiercely, "Lin Hui, open the door, open the door quickly, don't think that I don't know that you are at home when the door is closed." ”

There was a knock on the door for a long time, and a crack was opened, and a small child came out of it. Ruan Huizhen saw it and recognized that this was the black child who was in the hotel before.

"Yo, why haven't you seen you for a few days, and you've become a little beggar." The charter lady screamed sharply, and reached out to open the door.

The child hurriedly went to stop him, "My mother is sick, don't drive us away." ”

"She's sick? Oh my God, how can I get sick in my house, what if I die in my house. It's really a lack of morality, and I won't leave after all of this. ”

Ruan Huizhen couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly said, "If you don't forget it, I won't rent it." "This obviously doesn't look right. No matter what, I still don't want to be this wicked person.

When the charter lady heard that she was unhappy, she said angrily, "I haven't seen the house yet, why don't you rent it, isn't this fooling people." With that, he came over and pulled Ruan Huizhen into the house.

Ruan Huizhen's strength was not as strong as hers, and she was pulled into the house at once. In front of the loss, Ruan Huizhen had no choice but to follow into the house, and along the way, there were a lot of large jars inside, and there seemed to be a faint sour smell. It seems that vinegar was brewed here before.

I was taken to the inner wing by the charter wife, and I smelled a damp smell and some medicinal smell. It seems that there are really people sick inside. The charter lady was not polite and kicked the door open. The man on the bed listened to the sound and opened his eyes with difficulty.

"Mom." The bear child just now rushed over and hugged the woman on the bed.

The woman's face was sallow, and she looked sickly. Stretching out his hand to hug his son, he looked at the charter wife and Ruan Huizhen again, "Sister-in-law Zhu, I'm sorry, I haven't made up this month's rent yet." ”

The charter lady known as Sister-in-law Zhu said angrily, "What do you want to make up, don't make it up, I'm renting it out here, you guys move out quickly." I haven't been here for the past few days, and you're sick like this, but fortunately I'm here, otherwise I would have died in my house. ”

The woman looked guilty, "I'm sorry, I'm not well, so I didn't move out, and when I feel better, I'll leave immediately." ”

Ruan Huizhen looked at the woman's appearance, and knew that if she was sleeping on the street this time, she would definitely not be able to save her life.

Sister-in-law Zhu didn't care about this, "I can't wait, now that my house is going to be rented out, I can't let you be in someone else's house." Lin Hui, I didn't take care of you at the beginning. Xiaohui's father left, you couldn't pay the rent, and I didn't urge you much, and then you couldn't do this shop anymore, and I let you live here for so long, which is worthy of your orphans and widows. Don't make it difficult for me, we'll all be ugly then. ”

When Lin Hui heard this, she was even more ashamed in her heart, and struggled out of bed, "Okay, I'll move out immediately." Saying that, he looked at his son with tears in his eyes, "Xiaohui, go pack your things, let's go." ”

The child immediately cried, "Mom, you're sick and can't go." After crying, he suddenly ran over and knelt in front of Sister-in-law Zhu, "Auntie, don't drive us away, please, my father will give money when he comes back." ”

"Your dad, your dad has been gone for a few years, who knows if he will come back, and your mother is still waiting."

Sister-in-law Zhu snorted coldly and pursed her lips, "Hurry up." Don't grind around here. ”

Lin Hui also shouted on the bed, "Xiaohui, come back, don't ask for help." It's time for us to go. ”

"Mom." Xiaohui's face was full of tears when he cried, and the dirty things on his face were washed out of a few traces.

Ruan Huizhen didn't expect that if she rented a house by herself, she could still encounter this kind of thing, and she really should buy lottery tickets. Although she didn't plan to rent this house before, but now looking at the situation of this mother and son, she also knew in her heart that if she hadn't come to rent this house today, this mother and son might be able to hide here for a few days.

"Forget it, I've rented this house, don't drive them away." Anyway, it's just a room, this world is difficult, and it's fate to meet it.

When Sister-in-law Zhu heard this, she was surprised and said, "You're sick like this, you don't feel dirty, don't blame me for not caring when you turn around." ”

"I just don't dislike it myself. Let's rent it first. ”

Some people are willing to do good deeds, and Sister-in-law Zhu will naturally not continue to be this wicked person. However, he still advised, "I can say ugly things ahead, if you are sick and dying, go out quickly, don't die in my house, or you will have to pay compensation." ”

"Okay, it's not going to die, don't worry." Ruan Huizhen pursed her lips and pulled her to sign the contract.

Although this charter woman is a knife-mouthed, fortunately she is not a profiteer, but she does not have a lion's big mouth, just three oceans a month.

Ruan Huizhen paid a year's rent, signed the contract, and sent the person away. Now, the shop belongs to hers.

Ruan Huizhen now feels a little down-to-earth in her heart. This is the mood that I didn't have when I bought the Lu family's old house before. This is a place where she is alone. Looking at the vinegar jar in the store, thinking about the woman lying inside, she also had an idea in her heart. Anyway, I just want to do business now, and I can save a lot of time if I have ready-made ones.

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