Chapter Eighty-Eight: Winter
With their memories, the two groped their way to the door of the Zhu family's shop.
Looking through the open door, I saw Second Uncle Zhu sitting behind the dark ink and paint counter, his elbows bent and his face bent up, looking at the hall idly.
Chu Yuan took a step forward, and after stepping into the threshold, he called out "Second Uncle Zhu" lightly.
Hearing his name called, Zhu Zheng shook his head from side to side, looking for a place to speak.
When he caught a glimpse of Chu Yuan's figure standing by the threshold, his expressionless face immediately became happy.
Zhu Zheng just grinned and wanted to laugh, realizing that there were people everywhere around, and he suddenly retracted.
But he couldn't bear it anymore, and suddenly he got up from the stool, hurried around the counter, and walked towards the two of them.
Zhu Zheng said with joy in his eyes: "Are you done?" ”
Chu Yuan eased his face and tried not to treat the elders with a solemn face.
"Exactly."
"Second Uncle Zhu wants to stay here for a while?"
Zhu Zheng shook his head without hesitation, his eyes rolled, and he motioned for him to look to the side.
In order not to let the family inside hear his words of inconsideration, Zhu Zheng lowered his voice and said, "No one is in the shop at this time, and it won't help much." If you're all right, we can go back to the village now. ”
As he spoke, Zhu Zheng constantly hinted at Chu Yuan with his eyes, glanced behind him, and reminded him to ask his daughter-in-law first what he meant.
Xu Wan saw that they were tired and panicked back and forth, and greeted with a smile: "Second Uncle Zhu." ”
Then she said solemnly: "On the way back, let's stop at the cloth village in front of me for a while, I want to go buy something..."
After all, it is to trouble people, and it is always necessary to make it clear to people in advance and know the wishes of the other party.
Zhu Zheng didn't have much idea, as long as he could leave this dull shop immediately, he felt that sucking air was exceptionally fresh and comfortable.
He waved his hand and clapped his hand: "Okay, you go to the car and wait for me, and I'll go in and talk to them." ”
The two of them nodded, and they had no intention of objecting at all.
Previously, the parents waited for them for a few hours, and Second Uncle Zhu only went to say goodbye, if they couldn't wait, it would be unreasonable.
……
The ox cart drove slowly on the road out of the city.
Due to the excessive number of pedestrians coming and going in the city, the prefectural order ordered that no cars should be allowed to run rampant in the city. Otherwise, they will be sent back to the government to play the top ten boards.
After the boss of the Zhu family came to the county seat to open a shop, the Zhu family's ox cart was equivalent to Zhu Zheng's call.
The calloused palm clutched the rough cattle herding stick, still distracted to look around.
Zhu Zheng caught a glimpse of every alley, otherwise he could see piles of beggars lying on the ground.
couldn't help but say to himself: "I've seen the bustle in the street, and then I see the beggars who live like people, it seems to be like a fake." ”
"Don't look at the people coming and going in our small county, there are people coming and going, and behind the scenes, there may be how many days can't pass, and people are thinking about looking for death. A hundred miles outside the gate of the county seat to Fucheng, the mass grave has to be filled every day......"
Speaking of this, Zhu Zheng sighed sadly, and his tone was calm.
"Although we were born in remote ravines and ravines, we are good at relying on mountains and waters, and there are land and trees, as long as we are diligent, we are really not afraid of hunger."
Zhu Zheng is not of the same generation as them, not to mention that there are two eras between them.
Xu Wan and the others glanced at each other, although they agreed with this passage in their hearts, but they were limited to living in that small village for a lifetime, and they didn't want to do it.
Her dark eyes shimmered, signaling her to reassure.
Chu Yuan replied quite calmly: "What Second Uncle Zhu said is reasonable. But if you want to go to the next level, you have to go out and work hard. ”
Hearing this, Zhu Zheng smiled behind their backs, he looked at the countless unfamiliar faces in front of him, and said from the bottom of his heart:
"You kid deserves to be the son of Brother Chu Shan. You don't know, do you... Once upon a time, your father was the same as you thought, and at the age of seventeen or eighteen he left home alone and went to the city to earn a living, in order to change the ...... farming for generations."
Xu is Second Uncle Zhu used to talk to their father, looking at Second Uncle Zhu's somewhat clumsy back, they suddenly tasted a strong sour taste.
Xu Wan was speechless for a while, after all, it was someone else's youth.
Ignoring the sound of the wheeling cart, it is rare to feel that sitting in the back of the ox cart is so comfortable.
At this time, the ox cart was about to pass through a simple cloth farm.
Xu Wan hurriedly said loudly: "Second Uncle Zhu, please pull over and stop..."
As soon as the words fell, Xu Wan stood up with Chu Yuan's shoulder, and after waiting for the ox cart to stop, she couldn't wait to jump off the ox cart.
Chu Yuan made a gesture to follow, but Xu Wan refused, she waved her hand and said, "You go down and talk to Second Uncle Zhu." ”
Throwing down these words, Xu Wan entered the cloth village without looking back, leaving Chu Yuan staring at the door where the figure disappeared and doubting himself.
……
Suddenly, an extremely beautiful girl arrived, and the shopkeeper standing behind the counter of the cloth village immediately rubbed his eyes.
Convinced that the person who came was not an illusory fairy from the mortal world, the shopkeeper had an appropriate smile on his face.
"What does the girl need?"
As soon as Xu Wan stepped into the threshold, he was immediately attracted by the dazzling array of fabrics hanging on the wall.
At this time, the climate is bitterly cold, and the night is even more frozen.
Xu Wan rummaged through the cabinets at home, but he didn't find a single extra quilt. Obviously, except for the three rooms where the Chu family bought a quilt, there was nothing superfluous.
Xu Wan, who has been afraid of cold since she was a child, didn't expect the original owner to be more reckless than her.
Therefore, she came to Buzhuang to buy a few quilts to go back, preparing for the winter so as not to freeze herself.
Q: Why don't you buy some cotton cloth and make your own?
It's not because she's not good at needlework, except for when she holds a needle when she is practicing medicine, she can't see her when she holds a needle.
"Shopkeeper, do you have a good quilt here? It's good to be average, and you can keep warm. ”
She expressed what she wanted bluntly, and was not ashamed of the second half of the sentence. Instead, he approached with a big grin, a pair of brown pupils glancing around dishonestly.
The shopkeeper has never seen anything, as long as he can earn money, he has to give him a smile.
He smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes, I'll let people choose for the girl." ”
Xu Wanxin said: It seems that there are still a lot of tricks.
She leaned against the counter and watched as the shopkeeper turned and slipped into the room behind her, waiting in silence.