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Chapter Thirty-One

Chen Xi went out of the medicine shop and ran directly to the tailor shop where Zhou worked. More than a dozen women were doing needlework in the house. Chen Xi went up and grabbed Zhou's hand and dragged it out.

"You stupid guy took the wrong medicine? Let go of your mother, she still has to work." Zhou scolded.

Chen Xi raised his little head: "Mom, I found the house, come with me to take a look."

Zhou's face was full of surprise.

There was no news about the husband going out to find a house, but his son actually had a settlement?

Zhou thought about it and decided to go and see what happened: "Then call Dai'er and come over quickly. Let's get off work soon today!"

After asking for leave from the foreman, Zhou and Chen Xiyi came out together and threatened viciously: "If you dare to spend time with me, see how I deal with you!" It happened that the needle was placed on my body, and Zhou took it off and swayed it twice, "I will stab you with the needle at that time!"

Chen Xi didn't say anything and took Zhou to the medicine shop next to "Siguzhai".

Zhou didn't dare to go in when he arrived at the door. The shop in front of him seemed very formal. If Chen Xi fooled her, he would be embarrassed by that time.

"Sister, please come inside."

But the owner of the store came out first, and she immediately understood after seeing Chen Xi.

Zhou was a little panicked: "I am not here to buy medicine."

"I know, I know, please come in and talk."

As the woman asked Zhou, who was confused, to come inside, Lin Dai looked at Chen Xi, stuck out her tongue mischievously, and followed her in.

The woman directly welcomed Zhou to the main hall in the backyard of the pharmacy shop, sat down and talked about the previous things. The woman was actually very confused. She only knew that she had kindly invited the child who sheltered from the rain to suddenly send more than two taels of silver today and said she wanted to rent a house, but she didn't know anything else.

"Yanwa, where did you get the money?" Zhou stared at Chen Xi angrily.

Chen Xi said: "There is no problem when the silver comes, the old man left behind a painting and asked me to send it to the calligraphy and painting shop for consignment. It was sold today. I was afraid that I would lose it on the road because I happened to shelter from the rain in this shop. I knew that my aunt was a kind person, so I wanted her to help rent a house."

Zhou was stunned again, how could everything be involved in the old Taoist priest?

The woman said, "Sister, don't blame the child. Actually, I noticed him before. He often wandered around the calligraphy and painting shop next door. It rained that day, and all the shops along the street were closed. When my sister saw that he was wet all over, she asked him to go into the shop to shelter from the rain. Today he also came out of the calligraphy and painting shop. It should not be the money he got cheated from. If my sister doesn't believe it, she can go to the next door to ask."

Zhou didn't doubt it anymore and sighed, "You are polite sister. In fact, this child has an opportunity to meet an old man who appreciates him. The old man not only taught him to read and practice calligraphy, but also left him with things before leaving. It is said that our family has already owed the old man a lot."

"As long as the money comes from, it's fine!"

The woman nodded relievedly and said with a smile: "It's a coincidence that after my husband died of illness, he left behind this shop and the yard in the back alley. In the past two years, no one has lived there. If my sister doesn't dislike it, go back to clean up and move in."

The two of them had a very close relationship after just a few chats, and the sisters were very intimate.

Zhou was overjoyed when he heard this and asked, "Sister, how much does it cost per month?"

"I don't charge more rent when we meet you, but I don't charge you more than 50 cents a month. Is it okay for my sister to see it? If my sister thinks it's not suitable, we can discuss it again."

Zhou was filled with joy.

It may not be possible to rent a yard with three rooms for fifty cents, even around the county town. Now, with the two taels and six cents of silver that Chen Xi got from the calligraphy and painting shop, according to the official price, it would be a total of 2,600 copper plates, which is enough for Yi's family to live in for a few years.

"How can you be so embarrassed?" Zhou felt that he had taken advantage of others and said politely.

The woman had a smile on her face: "To be honest, the reason why my sister has not rented a yard in the past two years is because she is afraid that someone will live in and affect the reputation of our mother and daughter. But my sister's family looks good, and the children are so obedient, so that parents will definitely not be able to do it. My sister just wants to have more close friends like her, so that she can have a companion in the future."

Zhou was naturally happy, but she still couldn't believe that there was such a good thing as a pie falling from the sky. However, after the woman took Zhou to the back alley to see the yard, Zhou finally felt completely relieved.

Although the yard is not big, it is better than exquisite. The spacious main compartment has three large rooms and two ear rooms. One of the ear rooms is a kitchen, the stove is tidy, and the other ear rooms is a toilet. The patio in the middle is a large area, the ancient well is clean and clear, and the well water is sweet and sweet.

The beds and cabinets in the room are all ready-made, so you can move in without adding anything.

After a brief exchange, Zhou learned that the woman's surname was Sun and her name was Huiniang. Now the surname Lu, who is with her husband's family, is Lu Sun. This Lu Sun Huiniang is quite virtuous. After her husband died of illness, she took her daughter to manage the pharmacy shop, and could barely maintain her living expenses. As for other details, because she had just met her, Zhou was inconvenient to ask more questions.

After everything was agreed, Zhou happily took Chen Xi and Lin Dai home. When it was dark, Shen Mingjun came back. Zhou happily told his husband about the matter.

Shen Mingjun was very excited when he heard this. The matter that made him worried for two days was finally resolved successfully. The old and young man of the Yi family could finally continue to stay in the city.

"Tomorrow morning, we will move the things over and I will ask Mr. Liu for half a day off, go and clean up the yard well, and let's live a safe life in the future." Shen Mingjun said with a little longing.

Zhou replied with a smile, but she was still thinking about the kindness of the old Taoist priest: "The head of the family, if you want to say all this, it is thanks to the old man. Unfortunately, we have no chance to meet each other. Let's set a birth throne, burn incense every day to ask the Bodhisattva to bless him, his family's life for a hundred years."

Shen Mingjun readily agreed: "The wife will decide the matter."

The so-called birth position is a tablet set up for living people to be grateful. After listening to the conversation between Chen Xi, the expression on his face should be as strange as possible. This old Taoist priest was simply fabricated out of thin air. Who knows what his surname is, how can he legislate the birth position?

After dinner, Zhou asked Chen Xi and Lin Dai to go back to his room to pack his own things, but each of them made a bag, and Lin Dai's bag was much bigger than Chen Xi.

"How long have you been at home? Why are there so many more things than me?" Chen Xi wanted to open Lin Dai's bag and see what was installed. The little girl hurriedly stopped her: "Don't move, it's all bought by my mother for me, and there is no suitable for you."

Chen Xi curled his lips: "Stingy, you will definitely be a stingy wife in the future."

"snort."

Lin Dai hummed softly, rummaging through the cabinet and continuing to check if there were any missing.

Chen Xi leaned on the table, holding the lower hand in both hands, watching Lin Dai whisper, while thinking about how to transfer the things hidden in the custard room to the new home tomorrow.

The next morning, just after Mao hour, Shen Mingjun went to find a ox cart. His family put the bag and bedding on the cart. Zhou kept muttering: "I must have another quilt today. After moving in, Hanwa and Daier will sleep separately."

Chen Xi looked at Lin Dai who was pulling out the things in the bag and shrugged: "Mom, it doesn't have to be so troublesome. The child is still young, just sleep in a bed with Dai'er."

Zhou scolded: "What do you know? Men and women don't get married. Although she is your bride, it is not right to sleep on a bride before you get married. Others will gossip. There is no condition to let you sleep on a bride before, but now everything is ready, so it's better to separate. Sit firmly and hold on, otherwise you will be pushed down and become a fool!"

Yi's family was sitting in a ox cart and slowly arrived at the field. Lu Sun's Hui Niang was called Hui Niang early in the door to help carry it.

Originally, Shen Mingjun planned to take a day off to make the new home well, but because Wang Yuanwai had something to do, he wanted to take a few long-term workers to the countryside, including Shen Mingjun. In a helpless manner, Shen Mingjun had to hire a ox cart and help bring the things onto the cart, so he went to work.

In this way, only a group of women and children will be moved and lifted when unloading the truck.

Fortunately, the Yi family stayed in the city for a short time, and all the belongings were packed in a large box. Zhou and Hui Niang worked together to carry the box into the main house.

After doing this, Zhou hurriedly urged Chen Xi to go to school, and she and Lin Dai stayed to clean the yard.

ps: Thank you Liao Keyin, I am embarrassed, the dragon flying in the cloud, and the diving tiger for the great reward!
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