Chapter 19: A Visit to a Brother
For the next four days, we spent most of our time wandering around Youzhou City, and when we were tired, we went back to Shanye's house to sleep. We also went to see the small face of the grocery store that the mountain master wanted to buy, the location is quite good, the flow of people is large, and there is no competition from peers around, the prospect should be quite good, we are all looking forward to opening a small grocery store at that time, and there is no need for such heavy manual labor when the grocery store is opened, and there is more time to practice martial arts and do what you want to do.
In the past few days, we have all taken turns to do ideological work for Datai like a wheel war, such an opportunity is very rare for the children of the big family, and for us grassroots, it is a blessing that many people can't cultivate in several lifetimes. At the beginning, Datai was very determined, no matter what we said to him, he was just a scoundrel: I won't leave! Later, he may have felt our determination, and saw that we talked from morning to night, day and night, and said that he couldn't stand it anymore, so he promised us that when the mountain master's grocery store opened, he would go to find the master called Zhong Shui, if Zhong Shui was still living in Youzhou Wangfu, he would go with him, if the master had already left when he went, then it would be in response to what the master said before, fate has not arrived. We asked him why he didn't go now, and he said that one more person would make more money, and one more person would make money, and one more person would save up all the money to open a grocery store earlier. When we open a grocery store, it will be much more reassuring for him to leave. That's the only way, Datai's stubborn temper is enough for me to move him, let alone the two of them. That's it, we respect his ideas, just do what he says, everything depends on fate.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, I went to the Jin family with a gift box, and the door of the Jin family was really lively, and the people who came to pay New Year's greetings with things of all sizes blocked the main entrance, and even the Jin family could only walk around from the side door. Looking at people to give gifts, the big carriage, the small one is also carried with a flat shoulder, to me this is a small gift box, the package is not as expensive as the rental of other people's carriages, think about yourself is also quite shabby, but anyway, the Jin family is not bad for this thing, that is, a New Year's etiquette, I have no money I can only comfort myself like this... Because I have been to the Jin family a few times, the porter is still familiar with me, and I notified the second housekeeper as soon as possible, and Xiao Hao personally greeted him after a while, he was more than a year younger than me according to his age, and he also called me Brother Rui who learned to be a meat dragon: "Brother Rui, I'm really sorry, and let you wait at the door." My Uncle Jin is not in the house, so I am the only one who comes to greet you, come on, the rare rare guest is here on the second day of the Lunar New Year, although I know that it is not to see my face, but to feel sorry for your brother, but I still have to say it myself if I thank you, hahaha!" Xiao Hao is also very strange, it stands to reason that he should be the junior with the most superior family conditions among the people I know, I have heard Mr. Bai say it before, if Xiao Hao is an adult, then he should slowly take over all the property in Jin Yu's hands, he seems to be the first heir of the Jin family. But this person doesn't say that there is no one in the eyes of other wealthy families, even a little temper is rare, and he fights with us without a little restraint and never pretentious, this kind of behavior actually makes me feel very good, and naturally our relationship will be better.
"Young Master Xiao, don't say that, it stands to reason that I should have come to visit yesterday, but yesterday most people were at home with their parents, and I don't know the customs here in Youzhou, I'm afraid that rashly coming to the door will embarrass you." And even if there is no my brother and old dog in your house, I will come to your house for the first time to pay New Year's greetings, I have received so much kindness from your Jin family, I should have come to visit as soon as possible, and I don't have a few friends in Youzhou, where to eat if you don't eat at home. β
"You, you, say that you say it every time is simple, free and easy, but when did you really come again, take a quick look, leave without eating, and care so much about your hero's face? I treat you as my own brother, and you don't even treat me as a friend." β
"It's really not, Young Master Xiao, you really misunderstood me. I was working on someone's field, and I had to eat that mouthful, so I could only take advantage of the benefits of rest to take a quick look and leave. Where can I still take care of eating? You see, didn't I come over whenever I had time? And your Jin family can say that you Young Master Xiao is good, you can really help us enough, there can't be more, I don't want to rely on you for everything, we have to grow up ourselves, we have always relied on your help to see the suffering of society at all, so when will we be able to progress. We also like to be useful people who can adapt to survive in this society earlier, and as soon as possible to turn around and help those of you who have helped us, instead of asking for it all the time. Young Master Xiao, although I have not come much, I have refused your kindness to stay in the Jin family to do things, but the relationship between the two of us and our friendship will never change, I owe you the saving grace of the Jin family, don't say it, as long as we get along, I will not have anything to do with you. I'm straight at what I say, and we have the same personality at this point, and I don't want to hide it, I hope you can understand what I mean. β
"Forget it, forget it, I don't fight with you for this, I can't talk to you, I've told you many times anyway, except for my husband who came to teach me, I basically spend every day at home, Uncle Jin left a message before I left, and I had better not run around, I didn't go around wandering around, it's really boring, come to see me more when you're fine, just chat without drinking and eating, your freight yard is too evil, Uncle Jin also wants me to go less, besides, the attitude of that named Ah Hua is really arrogant, a small freight yard owner is really awesomeγ β
"That Ah Hua doesn't seem to be just a freight yard owner, I always think the freight yard is quite weird, but I can't say that feeling, forget it, Young Master Xiao, I'll go see my little brother first, I'll have to eat at your place later, please tell the kitchen uncle to get two more meat dishes, we have a lot of food!"
After a few words with Xiao Haoke, I walked to the old dog's quiet room, the Jin family's house in Youzhou, I am not familiar with other places at all, but the room where the old dog is located, I am familiar with the road, I walked into the room and saw the old dog still lying quietly on the bed, I sat on the edge of the old dog's bed as before, in fact, every time I come to see it, I can't see any fame, I'm not a doctor, I don't understand, most of the old dog's news still has to be the Jin family's doctor, but I just like to see it myself, even if he doesn't know I'm coming, even if I can't hear what he said, even if he may never wake up, but I still like to come, because this is my own brother.
"Old dog, you've been lying down for almost half a year, how long do you have to lie down, it's almost there. I'll tell you, I'm moving goods in the yard now, I'm not particularly tired, but I'm really busy, if I'm not by your side when you wake up, don't blame me, after all, no matter what we do, we have to have money, I'm also for this, we can have money to learn from teachers, no matter how bad we are, we can live a better life, eat whatever you want, right? I know a master in the freight yard, very take care of me, he plans to open a grocery store, invite me to go together, I want to go, because after all, this cargo station is too unstable to work for others, and there are too many rules, I feel very depressed, in addition, I also know two little brothers, who are very good, and we are also from a poor background, and can endure hardships and work are the kind of people who follow my ass all day long and call Brother Rui, and your personality must be compatible, and when you are well, I will bring it over to introduce you to know, and you will like it too. By the way, the meat dragon kid is really not interesting, and he hasn't given us a message or anything so far, no matter whether it's good or not, you have to tell us that you're safe, and if you mix it well, you can't do this. Okay, I won't tell you anymore, you can rest by yourself, get better as soon as possible, and we have to break through this river and lake together!"
After chatting with the old dog, I walked out of the room, and saw Xiao Hao waiting at the door, he looked at me with a smile: "Let's go, it's almost time to eat, you don't start work today, you can finally have a good drink with me, you count, since you got well, you have been so busy that you don't even have time to eat with me!"
I'm really embarrassed to say that my brother was handed over to someone else's care, not only did he not pay any compensation, but even every time someone invited me to have a meal together, I refused it, and I felt that I was too much to empathize. "Young Master Xiao, today! You can eat as much as you want, drink as much as you want, and today I have a task to accompany you Young Master Xiao!"
Xiao Hao looked at me with a serious face without smiling: "I said it as soon as you entered the house, I really treat you as a brother." And then you always make me feel like there is a layer between the two of us, you tell me to see who is commensurate with each other's young master, you really want to treat me as a brother, I think you call me by my name directly, I still feel closer, really. β
I hugged my fists, "Cheng, Brother Hao is outside me, don't be like me, let's eat, if you don't eat and drink today, it's not over!"
"No, you're my brother, I'm a few months younger than you, I'm only sixteen, you're seventeen. Walking, walking, eating. β
Then we walked to the dining room, and I always felt that the Jin family was not quite like the average wealthy family. I read the book that it is said that when eating at the home of a large family, not all of them put a big table of dishes at every turn, and I wish it would be a full banquet for the Han Dynasty, but it doesn't seem to be the case in the Jin family, I felt something wrong on the way to Youzhou at the beginning, and I thought it was because of the fatigue of the boat and the lack of preparation, and I felt a little strange when I got to the house to see these dishes. The two of us ate four very delicate dishes, and the combination of two meat and two vegetables was also very reasonable, which must be very hearty for me, but it was not quite right for the big family. Anyway, it's just me and Brother Hao here, and there's nothing embarrassing for me to ask Brother Hao directly. "Brother Hao, isn't it all a lie in that novel, doesn't it mean that a big family eats with a big table of big fish and meat, how come you have four dishes left. β
Xiao Hao replied excitedly, "You said you like such a big table, I'll just ask them to change it." β
"Don't don't, I didn't mean that, I mean it's not all like that in novels, I want you to answer this question for me. β
"Oh, that's what you mean, I mean, you don't look like a pompous person... It turns out that our family is indeed like this, but later Uncle Jin took charge of some changes, advocating diligence and thrift, reducing unnecessary waste, rather than indiscriminate, and everyone is used to it after a few years, because you recognize that as long as your appetite is so big, you can't eat much, and who will look at it when you eat at home. Up to now, in addition to the business banquet, our Jin family's large and small branches are now like this, and I am the Jin family's own family, so naturally I have to set an example, there is no need to waste it, so I don't waste it!"
"I mean, that's what happened. β