Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Back Road

With so much money, even if it is exchanged for golden buns, it will cost almost a hundred. In the countryside, you can buy a good Zhuangzi with a large piece of fertile land, Chen Shuang was dumbfounded for a while, and finally understood the outrageous high land price in the capital.

After a long period of bargaining, it was finally sold for the cash of eighty-five golden buns, not only from the shop in front of me, but also from the courtyard at the back.

When Ya Po sent the title deed, it happened to be the day when He Jinbao Xiumu was at home, so he took it and looked at it when he was curious, and suddenly wondered, and asked: "Didn't you say that you bought Zhuangzi, why did you buy a shop instead, and how much did it cost?" ”

Chen Shuangchuan was distressed and poured into the box in his private room, and after paying the money for the shop, there were only a few pitiful small copper baht in it, and this time it was a real bankruptcy. Hearing He Jinbao say this, Chen Shuangchuan suddenly regretted it, at that time, he only thought that he should always have a place of his own, so he paid for it on impulse, and calmed down, but he felt that it was better to rent it cheaper to spend so much money. I couldn't help but sigh a little.

Looking at Chen Shuang's appearance, you can know that she regrets a little, He Jinbao is used to seeing Chen Shuang's fine appearance of calculating, and suddenly seeing her frustrated look at the money box, He Jinbao remembered that he often spent all his money on such an impulse, and then regretted it. I felt a little amiable, I couldn't help laughing, and I comforted Chen Shuangchuan a few words and said: "I bought everything, forget it, if I don't have any money, why don't I lend you a few?" ”

"Didn't you forget, master, that you still owe me some money that you haven't repaid?" was actually looked down upon by He Jinbao, Chen Shuangchuan couldn't help but be a little annoyed, and immediately turned his lips to mention the past, watching He Jinbao reach out and scratch his head stupidly, and felt a little regretful, and I don't know if it was because He Jinbao had some knots in his heart, so he habitually made a sarcastic remark.

Fortunately, He Jinbao has a rough temperament and doesn't care much, so he only asks Chen Shuangchuan, "The shops are all bought, so what do you want to sell?" ”

"Side dishes."

When buying the shop, Chen Shuangchuan had already thought about it, the location of the store was not good or bad, it was close to Mouse Lane at the back of Changmen Straight Street, where the rich and the poor came, but the flow of people was a little less. Chen Shuangchuan thought that he would still sell some side dishes, and the cost was small. If you can put it for a long time, even if the business is not good, it will not be a big loss, and if it is not good, you will sublet the shop, and you should be able to earn a little back.

"In the past, Sister-in-law Zhou's side dishes were the most delicious, and I also learned some of them, and tried them for a month or two first."

"Sure enough, it fell into the eyes of money." He Jinbao just laughed.

For Chen Shuangchuan thinking about opening a store, He Jinbao neither agrees nor opposes, Mrs. He said that it is not good for women to show their heads, but He Ruyu is very happy, almost every day with Chen Shuang to go in, and will wave his little hand to help Chen Shuangjiang make suggestions, pretend here, and install there.

He Jinbao is the founder of the third product, Wenchenghou, Chen Shuangchuan is also a titled county lady who still has a piece of silver every month, but it is not much, most of the money to buy the shop is still based on the reward of Emperor Tong of Jianing, and this time I don't want to use He Jinbao's money. I could only find a few pieces of jewelry that I rarely use, and let Mama Fang do it, and scrape together more than a dozen dollars.

The storefront was repainted and several layers of wooden cabinets were made. A clay pot of the same size is placed on it, with a red paper strip marked with its name, and at the front is a small dish with blue and white on a white background, and a little kimchi is put on it, which looks particularly refreshing and pleasant.

The small dishes in the store are all made by Chen Shuangchuan with people, He Ruyu still likes it very much, and follows behind every day, washing vegetables and taking jars, which helps a lot, so when the small vegetable shop opened, He Ruyu was even more worried than Chen Shuangchuan, and kept clamoring to go out to have a look.

Chen Shuangchuan had no way to be entangled, and he was also a little worried, so he changed his clothes and took He Ruyu's hand and went out.

Mama Fang quickly got up and said, "The slave maid went to ask someone to prepare a sedan chair." ”

"No need, but a few streets away, the weather is good today, just walk with the girl." There is a sedan chair used by Chen Shuangchuan in the house, but it will take a lot of time to get ready, and Chen Shuangchuan plans to go there to take a look quietly, and it is not very convenient to take a sedan chair, so he waved his hand and vetoed it.

Mama Fang resolutely refused to let go, saying: "It's not good if you are bumped into by someone, and it is also determined that there is no reason for the wife and girl to go out alone." ”

"It will take half a day to sit in a sedan chair, sister-in-law, let's go out quickly." He Ruyu pouted and pulled the corners of Chen Shuang's clothes dissatisfiedly.

Mama Fang is good, but most of the time she is too serious and old-fashioned, and she always likes to talk about the rules. Chen Shuangchuan pouted helplessly, thinking that when he was in the countryside, he was always in and out alone, where could he be so exquisite.

However, Chen Shuangchuan did not argue with Mama Fang. He only compromised and said, "Take two hats and put them on." ”

The hat is something that Chen Shuang only saw after he arrived in the capital, that is, a circle of tulle is decorated on the brim of the hat, and the hem is pressed with a heavy object, and the women in the capital often use it when they go out.

This is also a way, Mama Fang thought about it and agreed, went back and took two hats, and saw that Chen Shuangchuan and He Ruyu were well put on, and they couldn't see their appearance from the outside, so Mama Fang let go and let them go out.

April in the capital is still cold, but today is a rare sunny day recently, and there is no wind, and I feel warm after walking for a while.

That small vegetable shop was finally named Shunxinfang by Chen Shuang, which took the auspicious meaning of good luck, but after walking for more than a quarter of an hour, you can see the storefront. Standing on the corner of the street and looking over there for a while, He Ruyu couldn't help pouting in disappointment, and said, "Why didn't anyone come in, obviously our kimchi is delicious, Ruyu has worked very hard to help?" ”

"It just opened today, no one knows that it's like this, and it will be fine in the future." Although it was so comforting to He Ruyu. Chen Shuangjiang looked outside for a while, and felt that he had no bottom in his heart, so he couldn't help it, so he still took He Ruyu into Shunxinfang.

Because he thought that he would often come over to see it in the future, for fear of being gossiped, Chen Shuangchuan hired two mothers-in-law to look after the store, there would be no one, the two mothers-in-law were sitting and resting, and when they saw someone coming in, they thought it was a guest, and hurriedly greeted them. Take a look at the spring red and grass that follow. Only then did he know that it was Chen Shuang, and he called Mrs. in unison.

Seeing that this woman is still quite diligent, the store is cleaned up, and the jars are neatly arranged, but it looks the same at all, and after asking, I learned that only two or three copies were sold out this morning, and I only got dozens of copper baht.

This business is really a bit deserted, Chen Shuangchuan smiled bitterly, He Ruyu was still a little unconvinced, and sat in the store until dark, looking at the fact that there were really no customers, and then followed Chen Shuangchuan back home dejectedly.

"It'll get better slowly." Chen Shuangchuan looked at He Ruyu's listless appearance, so he touched her hair and comforted her.

"Hmm." He Ruyu, who was so young, actually showed a very melancholy expression, sighed, and suddenly asked Chen Shuang, "Are there guests at home, there is a carriage parked there?" ”

Looking in the direction He Ruyu pointed to, I really saw a few carriages, which were probably rented by the post station, as if they had just moved things down, and they were gathering a ball of rope, casually throwing them onto the car, pulling up the horse and driving away.

I didn't seem to hear who was coming over today, Chen Shuangchuan thought he was looking for He Jinbao, although he felt strange, he didn't care much, and when he walked to the second gate, he saw Liu Hua hurriedly running over and shouting to Chen Shuangchuan: "Madam, the old lady is here!" ”

"Old lady, old lady?" Chen Shuangzheng was strange, still wondering if it was the Yang family who came, but the letter she sent to Pujiang has not been answered yet, so it shouldn't be her.

When I walked to the main house, I saw He Jinbao waiting on the side, and there were many people sitting in the center of the hall. Sitting in the center is Master He, Mrs. He, who has not met for a long time!

I don't know where the He family heard the news of He Jinbao, so they brought the whole family to take refuge, although Chen Shuangchuan didn't like it in his heart, he just thought that after all, he had already split up his family, and he couldn't live here for a few days, so he had to stay well.

It's just that the house He Jinbao lives in now is not big, and the He family is in a hurry, Chen Shuang has reduced his efforts and moved a lot of people, so he vacated the small courtyard on the side, and asked someone to clean it while he was having dinner, and finally settled the person in.

But when Mrs. He went to see it, her face was full of displeasure, she thought that this partial courtyard was small and refused to live, Chen Shuangchuan hurriedly ran over and persuaded her with kind words, but Mrs. He did not let it at all, and quietly chewed her ears at Master He, and said: "I think the courtyard of the fourth child is quite big." ”

He Jinbao also heard it, and discussed with Chen Shuangchuan in embarrassment, "Otherwise, let our hospital come out, after all, it is my father's mother." ”

Since seeing Master He and Mrs. He, Chen Shuangchuan's first worry is He Ruyu, that girl was thrown into a dry well when she was a child, and this person is very likely to be Mrs. He, will Master He ask He Ruyu to go back this time, Chen Shuangchuan is just a sister-in-law after all, and she can't hold people down.

It's just that from such a little doll, raised to the current appearance, Chen Shuangchuan has long regarded He Ruyu as a headache for his own girl, and he is reluctant to let go, and there is no reason not to let go.

This careful thought was like a small saw back and forth in Chen Shuangchuan's body, almost torturing her in half by herself, and Mrs. He was not the kind of person who was silent, Chen Shuangchuan suddenly became angry, if they hadn't come over...... So as soon as he heard Mrs. He say this, Chen Shuangchuan immediately sneered: "Do you want the master to give up his official position together?" ”

Mrs. He couldn't help but change her face, and looked up and down at Chen Shuangchuan suspiciously, for Chen Shuangchuan's daughter-in-law, Mrs. He has always looked down on her, and Chen Shuangchuan is docile and humble, so Mrs. He directly forgot about her, but she didn't expect that suddenly this daughter-in-law became hard, Mrs. He was defenseless for a while, but was choked by Chen Shuangchuan's words.

After all, Master He was still polite, and he lectured Mrs. He: "Talking nonsense, how can Lao Tzu go to live in his son's room, woman's opinion!" However, it is indeed a little smaller, and so many people simply can't live there. ”

“…… It's late today, so my father and mother will take care of it first, and I'll ask someone to rent another room when it's time to do so. Seeing He Jinbao's appearance, it seemed that he wanted to let the main house out, Chen Shuangchuan quickly pulled his sleeve, and He Jinbao changed his mind and came back.

Finally settled Master He and Mrs. He, when Chen Shuangchuan and He Jinbao returned to their room, He Jinbao seemed to feel slightly guilty, and whispered: "After all, it's not good for the elders to let them squeeze that small courtyard, or let them out for a night......

"Did the master send a letter to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, why didn't he say it in advance?"

He Jinbao shook his head, the He family did not leave a message before leaving, and the people sent by He Jinbao to find it took a lot of effort to find it, but they didn't expect that they suddenly found the door, which made He Jinbao also a little surprised.

Seeing that He Jinbao was very unhappy, it was estimated that he was also angry with Chen Shuangchuan's words just now, although the truth was not wrong, but Chen Shuangchuan, as a daughter-in-law, really shouldn't say this. Chen Shuangchuan sighed, only feeling that after Master He and Mrs. He came, the relationship between her and He Jinbao seemed to be tense all of a sudden, and there was a vague taste of tension.

"Then what should Ruyu do?"

Regarding He Ruyu's matter, because he felt that the privacy of some elders was involved, He Jinbao was not a careful person, so he never asked, and Chen Shuangchuan never said it, but he didn't expect the He family to appear so suddenly, Chen Shuangchuan could only tell the original how she found He Ruyu.

"Was it really thrown into a dry well?" He Jinbao's mouth opened wide in surprise.

"If it weren't for this, how could Ruyu follow me, although Aunt Long is not here, my father is still here, and we are separated, so there is no reason for her to follow us." Just thinking that He Ruyu, who had been raised for so long, was about to be handed over to someone else, Chen Shuangchuan couldn't help but feel sad, and almost couldn't help shedding tears, "That girl, I have been raising it as my own daughter for so many years...... I really can't bear to let her suffer there. ”

"It's not a way to hide Ruyu like this, and whether it was thrown by Mrs. or not, hasn't it been found out yet."

He Jinbao still wanted to defend himself, but he was blinded by Chen Shuang's eyes, his voice became smaller and smaller, and gradually became inaudible, and he turned the cup in his hand stupidly, although he didn't admit it, but He Jinbao also knew that the He family had always been the home of Mrs. He, except for her, she really couldn't imagine that someone next to her would throw He Ruyu into the dry well.

Thinking of these dark things, He Jinbao couldn't help but feel a little gloomy, and said, "I'll find someone to rent a house outside tomorrow." ”

He Jinfu married the niece of the former dynasty Hubu Langzhong, and the court's attitude towards the disposal of the officials of the previous dynasty was not yet clear, and He Jinfu dragged his children and daughters, and he did not follow this time, and the junior only came to He Jingui He Jinyuan.

He Jinbao still had to train the army, so he went out early in the morning, but before leaving, he didn't forget to explain to Chen Shuangchuan: "Take responsibility first, and you can find a suitable house in a day or two." ”

Chen Shuangjiang sat for a long time, always feeling a little uneasy, specially called Liu Dashan over, asked, knowing that the house in the capital was not easy to find, so he said: "If you find a suitable one, don't help make a deposit first, and quietly find the old man to let him go and see it, don't let the old lady know." ”

Liu Dashan sounded a little vague, and asked one or two times to figure out which one was which, Chen Shuangchuan himself was also a little funny, and suddenly felt that this title was very messy, because the family was divided, so He Jinbao was promoted to the master, but Mrs. He has not changed, and now there is another family of Master He and Mrs. He, naturally it is a little confused, and it is better to call it separately.

After a few words, let Liu Dashan go down, Chen Shuangchuan thought that he hurriedly called He Ruyu back to the room yesterday and didn't let her come out, He Ruyu's face was not very good at that time, and he didn't know that the stupid girl would think nonsense if she stayed there alone, Chen Shuangchuan sighed, and asked people to call He Ruyu out to have breakfast together.

He Ruyu came over very quickly, a little sullen and didn't like to talk, and only smiled sincerely when he was facing He Jue.

Chen Shuangchuan couldn't help sighing, this girl is only six years old this year, and this mind is inevitably too heavy, and I am afraid that it will inevitably be a little gloomy in the future.

Originally, I was still thinking that He Ruyu was still young, and I wanted to hide it as much as possible, but I just looked at He Ruyu's haggard face, with slightly red eyes, I was afraid that she had cried all night, and I didn't know what this girl had thought about, Chen Shuangchuan felt that she still told He Ruyu clearly and let her think about it slowly.

So he told He Ruyu about the matter once, but he still hid the part where she was thrown into the dry well, only saying that He Ruyu was left behind because of the war.

"That's Ruyu's father, if you see Ruyu, you will definitely take Ruyu away, and your sister-in-law is reluctant to Ruyu, so she let Ruyu hide." Chen Shuangchuan hugged He Ruyu and touched her soft hair, and she didn't know what to do, if Master He really wanted to take He Ruyu away, she didn't have any reason to object, but she was really reluctant.

"Well, Ruyu is reluctant to give up her sister-in-law, Ruyu doesn't want to go with her father, Ruyu wants to be with her sister-in-law and Xiao He Jue."

Seeing that He Ruyu gradually had a smile on his face, Chen Shuangchuan relieved his heart, and was picking a little green vegetable leaf with a small spoon and feeding it to He Jue to let him taste the taste, when suddenly Xiaocao came over, and Mrs. He over there lost her temper there, and Mrs. He hurried over to take a look.

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