“...... I came to you 20 years ago. The old man was invited into the private living area on the second floor, and as soon as he sat down on the sofa, he was struck by the sofa with a "sense of age"-

The sound was startled.

I probably thought I was going to collapse.

Zhu Xiaozhou smiled awkwardly, wanting to explain that the sofa had always been like this.

But the old man continued, "But at that time, your grandmother pointed to the infant child and said, this is the person you are looking for——"

Twenty years ago, it was no wonder.

"Whether you believe it or not, before his death, my grandfather specially explained to me that he wanted to go to Qiyundang in HD to find a girl named Zhou Xiaozhu-"

The old man looked even more cramped and uneasy than Zhu Xiaozhou.

lest Zhu Xiaozhou not believe his words.

“...... I know. ”

Although I didn't expect it, how to explain this reasonably - relationship.

But in fact, the time error in this relationship was indeed made by Zhu Xiaozhou himself.

The old man breathed a sigh of relief, and was more sure that the young girl in front of him was the person he was looking for.

Zhu Xiaozhou was secretly refreshed, in this way, this old man is here to send money-

How much will you give her?

I saw that the old man was unhurried and took a delicate and small brocade box from the assistant next to him......

Zhu Xiaozhou frowned, this brocade box looks familiar, and how much money can be put down in such a small box?

But when the old man opened the box and put it in front of Zhu Xiaozhou-

Zhu Xiaozhou can see it clearly this time.

In the box, there is a green hosta! The shape is simple and simple, the lines are smooth, and the style is good-

It doesn't look like it's a modern thing.

"This is-" Zhu Xiaozhou wondered, could this be their thank you gift?

Anyway, she gave a bag of silver dollars in the first place!

That's a full hundred yuan of Yuan Datou!

"My surname is Zheng, my great-grandfather said...... When he was young, his family was depressed. In order to treat his seriously ill grandmother, he stole a woman's bulging money bag, and was chased to the place where he lived and caught. The old man said.

These are the original words left by his great-grandfather.

Said the young woman, after knowing his situation.

Instead of blaming him, he helped him bury his grandmother.

After that, he also handed him a whole bag of silver dollars, encouraging him to be brave and optimistic about money and his sister. sent him to Guangdong, in search of his father......

This led to many of the later events of their family.

“...... Grandpa said that before parting, he asked the woman's name. The woman told him that her name was Zhou Xiaozhu and that she had opened a Qiyundang in HD. ”

Uncle Zheng told Zhu Xiaozhou that his great-grandfather found his father in Guangdong with that money. Through the hard work of father and son, a solid foundation has been laid for the foundation of future generations.

They Zheng family started in Guangdong.

Later, future generations opened the family business all over the country.

"My grandfather's father once wanted to move the graves of the old people in the family to Guangdong. I deliberately asked someone to see Feng Shui, but several Taoist masters who invited me said that it was best not to move the grave. Because the position of my grandfather's grandmother was buried, it is an excellent feng shui treasure land, and it is also because that piece of land is blessed that the descendants of our family can enjoy endless glory and wealth. ”

That was at that time - Zhu Xiaozhou chose a feng shui treasure for his family.

"However, at that time, I told your grandfather that I lent him the money......" Seeing that the other party was slow to mention the repayment of the money, Zhu Xiaozhou lost his patience and took the initiative to mention it.

Uncle Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then asked in a trance, "What, didn't your grandmother tell you?" ”

"My grandmother?"

Zhu Xiaozhou was stunned, what does this have to do with his grandmother?

"Say what? ——”

Uncle Zheng explained, "Oh, it looks like I probably forgot to tell you......"

Later, he mentioned that his great-grandfather, after working hard when he was young and achieving a family business, went to HD in his later years to look for Qiyundang.

It's just that at that time, Qi Yundang's owner was neither Zhu Xiaozhou nor Zhu Xiaozhou's grandmother.

It's Zhu Xiaozhou's grandmother's grandmother-

I only told him one sentence, you came early.

So, before he died, he called his most beloved great-grandson to him and instructed him to do one thing, that is, let him go to find Zhou Xiaozhu who lived in Yundang again-

But when he grew up, he was busy taking over the family business, and he forgot his grandfather's entrustment for a while.

When I returned to my hometown in Bengbu to worship my ancestors in middle age, I suddenly remembered.

So, I found HD, and I also found Qiyundang.

And the owner of Qi Yundang at that time became Zhu Xiaozhou's grandmother.

Who knew that she actually pointed to a female doll in swaddling clothes and said-

"This is the person you're looking for."

Zhu Xiaozhou was speechless for a while.

I heard Uncle Zheng say again that after he explained his intention to Zhu Xiaozhou's grandmother at that time, Zhu Xiaozhou's grandmother actually believed it.

"It's just that she said...... Qiyundang is about to go out of business because of poor management. Since I'm here to repay the favor, it's the same for anyone, and in the end, she will also rely on this Qiyundang to raise you......"

So—

"You, you gave her the money?!" Zhu Xiaozhou had a heart attack.

The pain was convulsive for a while, money-

That's what she got back with a bag of silver dollars!

Grandma, just, that's all?!

And she hasn't heard her grandmother mention this matter since she was a child!

Otherwise, she wouldn't have given away that bag of silver dollars.

It's just that then again, if she hadn't given away that bag of silver dollars, there would have been no Uncle Zheng coming back to repay the favor. Her grandmother can't keep Qi Yundang, and she's still in her infancy—

Nor may they be fed.

But Zhu Xiaozhou doesn't care about these logics now, and only feels cold in his heart-

The huge amount of money that I have been waiting for for so long is gone!

The dream of getting rich overnight was shattered-

If there was an echo of heartbreak, it would be, "My money—"

Suffering such a blow, Zhu Xiaozhou tried to cheer up, and his ears were like thunder, rumbling.

With a trembling voice, she asked Uncle Zheng unwillingly, "Then at that time, you gave my grandmother - how much money?" ”

"Thirty million." Uncle Zheng was very calm.

Even 30 million was a huge amount of money for him at that time-

can be thought of that if it weren't for the help of "Zhou Xiaozhu" to his grandfather at the beginning, there would be no Zheng family's current prosperity.

Of course, there is another reason......

Thirty million –

Zhu Xiaozhou felt that the thunder she suffered in this day had all the evil things she had done before in her life.

That's 30 million!

"But these 30 million are also ransom money." Uncle Zheng brought up an old thing.

Then, his gaze led Zhu Xiaozhou to look at the green hosta.

This is what he ransomed at that time—

At that time, his heart was higher than the sky, and he wanted to be a painter more than to take over the family business.

Thirty million - what he ransomed was his dream.

"Your grandmother said she couldn't take my money for nothing. So let me redeem the money. Uncle Zheng looked at the green hosta in the brocade box with great pity, as if he was looking at a lover......

According to Zhu Xiaozhou's grandmother's request, he ransomed the green hosta.

Since then, the business has taken off with the dream, not only making the family business bigger and stronger. Even his paintings, which were once considered to surpass the standards of the masters, were highly praised.

But the world doesn't know that all this is thanks to this-

Green hosta.