Gu Tingcheng dealt with the small people in the market for the first time, and he was a little "caught off guard" by Aunt Zhu's enthusiasm and kindness.

She didn't know how to get along better with her landlord and neighbors in the market.

But she understands the truth of "courtesy".

After eating a plate of dumplings with Li Yaozong, Gu Tingcheng washed the plate.

Then, she took Li Yaozong out with her and found a nearby dim sum shop.

I bought a few packs of snacks and asked the guy to help pack them.

When I got home, I left two packs for Li Yaozong.

Children, who are growing their bodies and are easily hungry, have some small snacks at home, which can also fill their stomachs.

For the remaining few packets, Gu Tingcheng divided them, and when he returned the plate to Aunt Zhu, he stuffed two packs for her by the way.

"Oh, Ms. Gu, you're too polite."

Aunt Zhu smiled from ear to ear.

The relationship between people is like this, there are contacts and contacts, in order to go further.

She will send dumplings to Gu Tingcheng, as soon as she is a tenant of her own house, she wants to show her kindness.

Second, she thinks that it is not easy for a woman in Gu Qingcheng with a child, an orphan and a widow.

The third is to live in the front and back streets, and it can be regarded as a neighbor.

Good neighborliness is the habit of ordinary people like Aunt Zhu.

This plate of dumplings is actually more of a "temptation".

If Gu Qingcheng knew how to exchange courtesies, Aunt Zhu would continue to associate with her.

If...... Hehe, just as the other party is an ordinary tenant, Aunt Zhu will try to contact as little as possible in the future.

As a result, Ms. Gu directly sent two packs of dim sum.

I haven't seen what it is, but just by looking at the red seal on the dim sum paper bag, I know that it's something from the nearby dim sum shop.

That dim sum shop is notoriously solid in ingredients, but the price is not cheap.

These two big bags cost three or four dimes to say the least.

"Aunt Zhu, thanks to Uncle Zhu and you taking care of us, we can have a safe place to live."

"Also, your dumplings are really delicious, no worse than those in restaurants."

Gu Qingcheng said sincerely, and did not forget to praise Aunt Zhu during the period.

Aunt Zhu smiled more and more, "Haha, don't say it, I cook generally, but making dumplings is a must." ”

"I didn't buy meat today, but in a few days, I bought meat and wrapped it with meat filling, and I'll give you some to taste."

"Good! Then I'm looking forward to it! ”

Gu Tingcheng knew that for such an enthusiastic Aunt Zhu, he couldn't be too polite.

She responded with a smile, and sure enough, Aunt Zhu smiled.

Coming out of Zhu's house, Gu Qingcheng returned to the street where the small courtyard was located.

She looked left and right and saw that there were neighbors on the east and west sides of her small courtyard.

On the east side is a relatively large courtyard house, the courtyard door is open, and more than one family enters and exits.

At Aunt Zhu's place just now, she inquired by the way-

The owner of the courtyard on the east side, like Uncle Zhu, is a local old household.

A family of five, three generations of grandchildren.

The ancestor is said to be a petty official in the former Qing Dynasty, and he bought such a large courtyard.

It's a pity that with the overthrow of the previous dynasty, this family also fell.

Fortunately, there is still real estate at home, and the yard of the three entrances was sold, and the remaining two entrances, in addition to their own lives, also rented a few tenants.

Of the five tenants, only three households live in permanent residence.

These three tenants are also families with their families.

"Mr. Xu, the gentleman of the University Hall, I heard that he also stayed abroad in his early years, specializing in teaching students to speak foreign languages."

"Mr. Zhao is a pencil shaker, working as an editor in a newspaper, and he usually writes articles to earn some manuscript fees."

"There is also a Dr. Zhou, who works in a hospital run by Daxuetang......"

Aunt Zhu is worthy of being a land-sitting household in this area, and even the tenants of the neighbor's house are in Yemen.

She introduced them to Gu Qingcheng one by one in detail.

Gu Tingcheng had a general idea, and after coming to the courtyard on the east side, he first visited the owner and gave him a bag of snacks as a meeting gift.

The landlord is about the same age as Uncle Zhu, but he looks younger than Uncle Zhu, and he is well maintained.

When he saw Gu Qingcheng, he was very reserved.

When he spoke, he deliberately chewed the words, and threw out one or two sentences of Confucian classics at every turn.

Gu Tingcheng: ...... Such an old pedant who likes to show off looks awkward, but it is actually easy to deal with.

As long as he shows a reverent gaze, follows his words, and praises a few words, he can be comfortable physically and mentally.

According to his own judgment, Gu Tingcheng pretended to praise and praised: "Old man, you are really knowledgeable. ”

The old gentleman stroked the goat's whiskers and smiled more reservedly.

However, his eyes on Allure were not as picky as when they first met - a woman's family, it must have been a difficult situation at home, so he showed up!

After meeting the landlord, Gu Tingcheng visited those tenants again.

Dr. Chow and Mr. Xu are both in their thirties, and they are also very particular about their speech and demeanor.

As for Dr. Zhou, there is a kind of superior pride in his words.

Mr. Xu is more down-to-earth, perhaps teaching in the university hall, and his vision and heart are also broader.

Seeing Gu Tingcheng talking like this, he knew that she was a well-educated woman.

Gu Qingcheng, after entering the door, his eyes swept and saw stacks of books and newspapers piled up in Mr. Xu's house.

"Ms. Gu, do you like to read?"

Mr. Xu discovered Gu Tingcheng's small movements, and he did not directly ask Gu Tingcheng if he was literate, but asked more implicitly.

"Hmmm! My father was a member of the former Qing Dynasty and read some books when he was a child. ”

Gu Qingcheng was not overly modest, and replied with a smile.

The daughter of a person is a scholarly family.

If you read a book when you were a child, you are not only free from illiteracy, but also a talented girl.

Mr. Xu's eyes lit up, "Amazing!" ”

At a time when the illiteracy rate of the whole population is very high, men may not be literate, let alone women who are bound and suppressed.

And the Ms. Gu in front of her, who has actually read books, is definitely an intellectual woman living in an enlightened family.

"Take a pick, see if there are any books I have here that you like to read. If you like it, just borrow it! ”

Mr. Xu received a snack from Gu Tingcheng, and he was worried that there was no suitable gift in return.

Knowing that Gu Tingcheng likes to read, he simply pointed to his pile of collections and said to Gu Tingcheng enthusiastically.

Gu Qingcheng was not polite, and really came to the pile of papers.

After a rough nostalgia for the title of the book, she found that this Mr. Xu's collection of books was not only numerous, but also miscellaneous.

There are foreign books, history books, and saint classics.

There are poetry collections, there are, and medical books.

Gu Tingcheng took two copies of each type, "Mr. Xu, I'll read these first, and when I'm done, I'll borrow them, will I be done?" ”

This is a small treasure trove of knowledge, how can Gu Qingcheng let it go easily.

"Yes! Absolutely! ”

As a teacher, Mr. Xu is a good teacher in his bones.

Especially when he saw an "awakened woman" like Gu Tingcheng, he was more willing to help and mention.

Mr. Xu is not a sour literati, he has stayed abroad and received a new education.

Therefore, he knows that the education level of women is the embodiment of a country's true civilization and freedom!

Holding a large stack of books, Gu Tingcheng did not continue to visit his neighbors.

She first went home, put away the books, and then returned to the courtyard on the east side.

Ahem, there is another editor Zhao who didn't visit.

"These are all newspapers that I subscribe to and collect, as well as friends in the capital and the magic capital who sent them to me. Ms. Gu, you just have to come and borrow the book! ”

Editor Zhao is in his forties, although he is not as open as Mr. Xu, and he is somewhat noble and stubborn as a traditional literati.

However, people are more self-contained and can be regarded as progressive readers.

There is not much prejudice and discrimination against women.

The key is that Gu Tingcheng wears traditional clothes, and there is no ridiculousness that is not foreign or nondescript.

There is also the kind of temperament that comes out of the bones, which perfectly interprets the "poetry and calligraphy in the belly", which makes Editor Zhao seem to see the real traditional Oriental talent.

Gu Tingcheng borrowed a large stack of newspapers from Editor Zhao.

She also focused on some newspapers in the capital.

Woe Shui secretly smugs: ...... Hmph, he also said that he didn't care about the heroine's cold autumn rain at all, didn't he still borrow a newspaper from the capital?

Proper mouth is straight.

Gu Tingcheng: ...... What cold autumn rain?

This is the newspaper of the capital!

The focus is on the word "capital".

No matter what the era, the capital is the center of the country.

If you want to know more about the country and know the top wind direction, you need to know the capital.

When Gu Tingcheng borrowed the newspaper, she didn't think about the cold autumn rain at all, she just wanted to have a deeper understanding of this country and the world.

Putting the newspaper back, Gu Tingcheng went to visit the neighbors on the west side again.

The west side is also a courtyard house, but the area is much smaller than the east side.

The owner of the house was a woman in her forties, with a thin build, small feet wrapped, high cheekbones, thin lips, and a mean look on her face.

Gu Tingcheng only glanced at it, and he had a number in his heart.

She was not overly enthusiastic, but showed a reserved and arrogant side.

Her temperament is already noble, and when she is too cold, she looks very difficult to mess with.

The mean woman originally had disgust in her eyes, but after feeling Gu Qingcheng's momentum, she instantly eased her expression.

Woe to the Waters: ...... It's really a superb, a typical bully of the soft and afraid of the hard.

The landlord is a superb, and her tenants are more mixed.

Although there are only two households, there is a world of difference-

One is a student in the university hall, and he also took his original wife and two children in the countryside.

One is a coolie pulling a rickshaw.

is also a family of six, however, this rickshaw puller is slightly "richer" than other coolies-

His family bought their own rickshaw and did not use the car of the rental car company, and suffered further exploitation.

In this regard, this middle-aged man named Wang Dali was very proud, "I came to the provincial capital alone, worked hard for three years, and saved this car. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the rickshaw that he had polished with oil, and his eyes were full of a sense of accomplishment.

"After buying the car, I took my wife and children with me. I pull the car, my wife washes and washes, and then saves hard for a few more years, and strives to buy a house in the provincial capital again! ”

PS: Hey, hey, ask for it every day, monthly pass, monthly pass, monthly pass!

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