Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

Mrs. Wen looked at Li'er, who was in Xu Huizhen's arms, and a rare smile appeared on her face: "This child is so handsome." Then she took down a jade Buddha from her neck and said: "The boy should wear Guanyin and the girl should wear Buddha. This is my gift to the child."

Xu Huizhen hurriedly declined: "No, this gift is too valuable. I can't accept it."

Mrs. Wen put the jade Buddha around Li'er's neck and said, "This thing is worthless now. It is not as useful as the food you brought. If you don't want it, take the things you brought back."

Xu Huizhen was embarrassed and didn't know what to do. She came to help people, not to play with gifts. So, she said sincerely: "At least I have a small tavern now, and I have income every day, so I don't have to worry about food and clothing. Auntie, do you have any income now?"

As she spoke, Xu Huizhen looked around the room. The furniture was made of fine wood, and there were some antique porcelains on the antique shelf. There was also a fireplace in the main room, which was used for heating in winter.

It is obvious that a lean camel is bigger than a horse. It is impossible for Mrs. Wen to have no private money at all, and it is impossible for her son to take away all her things when he left. The little that slipped through her fingers is enough for her to use for a while.

Mrs. Wen said, "The family's previous properties were donated or sold, so where is the income from that?"

The two chatted for a while, and Xu Huizhen reminded her, "Aunt, I suggest you hide all the valuables in your home one by one, so that they won't be coveted by people with ulterior motives and they will say that you sold them to treat your illness. People like us don't have men to support us, so we should be careful and wait for the best." Mrs. Wen was also a person who had experienced storms and rainbows, and she echoed, "You are right."

The two chatted for a while, and Xu Huizhen told her to go to the tavern and let them know if she needed any help. Then she stood up and said goodbye.

Mrs. Wen opened the bag of flour that Xu Huizhen had brought. The white rice and the golden cornmeal were much better than the cornmeal sold in the grain store. The cornmeal in the grain store was mixed with corn cobs in addition to corn. It was dark in color and spicy when eaten. She, a rich lady who had lived a life of luxury before, really couldn't eat it.

After Xu Huizhen returned home, she carefully looked at the white jade Buddha that Mrs. Wen had given her. It felt warm, had a pure texture, was full of water, and looked crystal clear. It should be mutton-fat white jade. This thing is not valuable now, but it may be very expensive in the future. She originally went there to give warmth, but she didn't expect to bring back a gift instead. She can only return the favor when she has the chance in the future.

On the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month, Xu Huizhen embarked on her journey to Tianjin again.

It was almost the New Year, and there were more people on the train. The carriage was noisy and noisy. At this time, a conductor walked into the carriage, looking around and saying a jingle: "People coming from the south and the north, people working in the countryside and factories, people going to the city and the countryside, petty thieves and criminals, all of you should behave yourself. Make way, lend me some light..."

Xu Huizhen almost laughed out loud when she heard this. She remembered Cai Xiaonian in the TV series "Coming From South to North" that she had watched in her previous life. It seemed that this jingle was not Cai Xiaonian's patent, but had a long history and was passed down.

After getting off the train, Xu Huizhen rode her bicycle carefully on the slippery road because it had just snowed. She accidentally overturned the bicycle and fell down. She miscalculated. She was so focused on making money that she ignored the road conditions after the snow.

After falling twice, getting stuck and sliding all the way to the entrance of Shawang Village, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon. Her skirt was hurting from the falls and her palms were burning. If she hadn't worn gloves, she would have been left with only skin and hair left.

At this time, Xu Huizhen recalled her experience of selling vegetables in her previous life. The sadness and pain were beyond words. She sighed in her heart: "As the saying goes, money is hard to make, but shit is hard to eat. I have traveled through time, do I have to suffer twice and be punished twice?"

Complaints aside, what needs to be done must be done. She took out the things she had prepared in advance from her space: a roast duck, a pound of milk candy, a pound of pork belly, 20 pounds of cornmeal, and 20 pounds of sweet potatoes. There were still many sweet potatoes in her space, all of which Cai Quanwu had exchanged for in the countryside, at three cents a pound. Sweet potatoes are produced in high yields, and every family has some in stock. When she heard that Cai Quanwu was collecting them, she took them out to exchange for seafood to change the taste for her family.

Something was tied to the back seat of the bicycle, so she didn't dare to ride it, fearing she would fall. She could only push the bicycle and arrived at the village chief's house in such an embarrassing manner.

When Village Chief Feng saw Xu Huizhen, he was as happy as if he had seen a savior. His face instantly blossomed like a chrysanthemum. He strode forward, took the bicycle from Xu Huizhen, and said, "My niece, you are here. I have been waiting for you since noon. You don't know how anxious I was. I was afraid you wouldn't come."

The village chief's son, Dashuanzi, also stepped forward with great tact, untied the bag on the back seat, picked up the roast duck hanging on the handlebar, put his nose close to it to smell it, and said, "It smells so good, cousin, this is the roast duck you mentioned in the letter, right?" Several other children also came running over, put their noses close to it, and sniffed, "Brother, you are right, it smells so good, it really smells so good."

After sitting down, the village head's wife brought a cup of hot water and said with a smile: "My niece, why did you bring so many things? These things are very valuable! Don't waste the money in the future. Come, drink some hot water to warm yourself up."

Xu Huizhen felt a chill in her heart. The family called her niece and cousin so affectionately and naturally, as if it were real. It seemed that the village chief must have told his family members about this, so this family was also acting like a drama queen.

Xu Huizhen said: "Auntie, uncle, my name is Xu Huizhen, you can just call me Huizhen from now on." The village head and his wife nodded repeatedly to show that they understood.

At this time, the village chief began to babble: "After receiving your letter, I took the young men in the village and went out to sea against the northwest wind. Usually we don't go out to sea at this time of year. We stay at home with our wives and children, waiting for the New Year.

You don’t know, the northwest wind is like a knife cutting your face, it’s a pain that no human can bear. And the wind and waves are strong in winter, it’s not safe, but in order to have a good year, we also tried our best. ”

Xu Huizhen took a sip of water and thought to herself, "What does this mean? Are you going to raise the price?"

So she also began her wonderful performance: "Uncle, I didn't expect it to snow so heavily here. The roads are so difficult to walk on. I fell several times while riding my bike. Look at my palms, they are all bruised. And my corrugated cap, luckily I wore thick clothes, otherwise I would have broken it. And my intervertebral disc, if I had known the roads here were so difficult to walk on, I would not have come here, so as not to lose my life on the road."