Chapter 64: A Meal
Ji Yuanshan told Ji Yuanhai about the family's help in finding his daughter-in-law.
Since Ji Yuanshan went home yesterday and said Ma Ji Ma Xiuping, grandparents, father and mother have become interested, and grandma is going to find a daughter-in-law who Ma Ji married today, and help him ask about Ma Xiuping's situation.
If there are no surprises, the two sides can then ventilate and find an opportunity to meet each other.
Ji Yuanhai nodded, indicating that he understood.
The daughter-in-law he introduced to his eldest brother also helped.
After another day of work and study, Ji Yuanhai returned home and looked at the things in the courtyard.
The vegetables grown at home began to sprout, and the fence took deeper roots, and the wind and rain did not fall.
On the third day, Lu Heling went out to work, and Ji Yuanhai carried a basket into the county seat.
I went into the county seat to buy two bottles of wine, and gave one bottle to Uncle Zhao, who sold popsicles, and Uncle Dong, the doorman.
The two uncles didn't expect Ji Yuanhai to really bring a gift this time, so they hurriedly excused themselves.
For men of this era, drinking was an extremely rare pastime, and it was generally loose wine.
Bottles of wine are a good thing, not only because they have more quality assurance than bulk wine, but also because the glass bottles left behind after drinking can be sold for money or filled with soy sauce and vinegar.
Facing the excuses of the two masters, Ji Yuanhai smiled: "Why didn't I buy it last time?" Because last time I came, I felt that our friendship was not enough, and it was not appropriate to send things indiscriminately. ”
"I'm here to bring some wine this time because we've had enough friendships."
"I'll invite you to have a drink, uncle, this is nothing else, it's my heart!"
Uncle Zhao accepted the bottle of wine and grinned: "Young man, I want your wine, and I also accept your wishes." ”
"But next time you bring something to see me, I won't be selling popsicles here in the future, I'll have to move somewhere to avoid you!"
Uncle Dong also accepted the wine after repeatedly refusing it, and also solemnly asked Ji Yuanhai not to bring such a gift.
Ji Yuanhai also knew that this intention was enough, and more gifts would only make the two masters feel uneasy.
I went to Mr. Wang's house to help look at the flowers and plants, and helped Song Mei Orchid "lose weight" and "shape up".
It's a bit of a medical aesthetic fine-tuning feeling.
When Ji Yuanhai was done, Mr. Wang asked him if he had started studying.
Ji Yuanhai also answered truthfully: He and his daughter-in-law are both self-studying, and they have already begun to prepare for the college entrance examination.
Mr. Wang nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, that's fine-"
"Today, let's eat before leaving?"
Ji Yuanhai was a little embarrassed: "Elder Wang, it's not that I don't give you this face, it's just that I still have to buy something else, and I have to go back before dark, the time is very urgent." ”
"I really can't sit down with you for too long to eat and talk."
"If you have enough time, it's never too late."
The silver-haired woman came out and said, "Xiao Ji, you're welcome! ”
"The old man has a strange temper, he doesn't have many friends to talk to, and he sees you as a year-old friend, but it's hard to make a friend."
"Just now, I asked Xiao Wu to buy cooked food, specially to entertain you today, if you leave today, the old man will be disappointed."
Ji Yuanhai was a little hesitant - if it was just a meal, it would only be half an hour, and he would accompany Mr. Wang to eat together, and the two sides would chat politely with each other, but it would take at least two hours to end the meal.
If you add wine, it's just three hours away.
That's not a lot of time.
Ji Yuanhai said the reason why he had to rush home, and Mr. Wang was not angry, but asked: "Xiao Ji, how far is your Xiaoshantun from the county seat?" ”
"It's about twenty miles." Ji Yuanhai replied.
"At this point, you can ride a bicycle for half an hour at most, and you still need to be so careful?" Mr. Wang asked with a smile.
Ji Yuanhai was a little embarrassed: "Elder Wang, I don't have a bicycle." ”
"Huh? You don't have a bike? Mr. Wang and the silver-haired woman were surprised, "How did you come to the county seat?" ”
"It's going to take about two hours to walk."
Ji Yuanhai said.
Mr. Wang was a little stunned, and then he was moved: "Xiao Ji, every time you come to plant flowers for me, you will walk for two hours, and then walk home for another two hours." ”
"That's four hours of non-stop walking!"
"Your heart is so rare, I feel like I'm still treating you badly!"
"No disadvantage!" Ji Yuanhai hurriedly said, "Elder Wang, you are already very good to me. ”
"That's not good, it's too lucky for you to come here every now and then, and run on two legs for four or five hours every time!"
Mr. Wang said: "Xiao Ji, you have to buy a bicycle, is the money enough?" Not enough for me to give you-"
Ji Yuanhai hurriedly said: "Elder Wang, don't give it to me!" ”
"I can't always take advantage of you, I'm really ashamed!"
"Besides, it's not that I don't have enough money, and I can't buy a bicycle even if I have money, so don't give it to you!"
Mr. Wang was surprised: "Can't buy a bicycle even if you have money?" ”
"Yes, Elder Wang, the bicycle needs a ticket; Just if you have money, you can't buy a ticket without a ticket, and it's not worth it to use money to exchange for a ticket. Ji Yuanhai said.
Mr. Wang was surprised: "Didn't the bicycle ticket be canceled six or seven years ago?" How can there be? ”
Ji Yuanhai was also surprised: "Elder Wang, no, right?" ”
"I went to the supply and marketing cooperatives the day before yesterday to ask, and I really need a bicycle ticket."
When Mr. Wang heard this, he felt even more puzzled.
"I remember that the bike ticket has been cancelled, when will it be restored?"
It happened that Aunt Wu, the nanny, was pushing a bicycle and coming back with cooked food.
Hearing Mr. Wang talk about this topic, Aunt Wu interjected: "There was a period of time before that the use of tickets was cancelled, and later the use of tickets was resumed. ”
"It's been five years since I changed back to using a ticket."
"You don't have to buy a bike, you don't go out much, and of course you don't know."
Mr. Wang suddenly realized: "Oh, that's the case! Xiao Ji, when you come back, I'll find you two bicycle tickets! ”
"Don't, Elder Wang, don't worry about me!"
Ji Yuanhai hurriedly pushed and got up to leave.
Mr. Wang pointed to the cooked food bought by the nanny Aunt Wu: "The rice is here, are you still leaving?" ”
"You're welcome, eat before leaving!" The silver-haired woman also persuaded, and by the way, she also said to Mr. Wang, "Old man, don't chatter!" Xiao Ji has to rush home! ”
Mr. Wang nodded again and again, and to keep Ji Yuanhai is to have a light meal.
Ji Yuanhai saw that it was difficult to resist and sincerely stayed, but in the end he stayed and ate.
After all, Ji Yuanhai also has a memory of participating in a lot of dinners, there is no problem with personal hygiene and details, and he is not too cramped in the face of Wang Lao and his wife.
After eating, when Ji Yuanhai was about to leave, the silver-haired woman suddenly spoke: "Hey, old man, is our Xiaoyun's bicycle idle and useless?" ”