As they spoke, their expressions turned a little ugly. The two of them were silent for a while. The woman said that she had to go back to her mother's house and ask her father to think of a way.
The man also said that it was fine. You go and ask, and I'll go out and ask around.
As they spoke, the couple packed their things and was about to leave. Seeing that I had finished eating, they took the table and plates out and said,"Send us there first."
"Alright, you two go to her grandmother's house. I'll send you there and ask around!”
"Good! I'll change the child's clothes and leave."
The woman took out a small skirt and a pair of shirts from the cabinet. They were all light yellow, and the sleeves and lapels were embroidered with pinkish purple flowers. The skirt was similar to a pleated skirt, but it wasn't as pleated as a pleated skirt. The clothes were playful, simple, and elegant, and very beautiful. The only drawback was that the fabric wasn't very smooth to the touch. Fortunately, there were no patches, unlike the female protagonists in the time-travel novels that I often read who wore patched clothes.
After putting on my clothes, the man picked me up and walked out. The woman followed behind and took a basket. She put a needle and thread and a few pieces of cloth into it and walked out.
There was a central room outside the house. It was a bit like our modern living room. There were tables and chairs. Further out was a small courtyard. It didn't look like it was more than 30 square meters. There was a well in the courtyard not far from the wall. The courtyard was paved with green stone bricks. Perhaps the courtyard was not big and there was nothing to grow. There were some sundries at the foot of the wall. There were also three houses over there. I don't know what they were used for!
The man carried me and walked to the door. He opened the door and waited for the woman. (I'll be addressing them as father and mother in the future. At first, I couldn't bring myself to call them that.)
The family of three locked the door and walked out of the alley. Our house wasn't far from the street. It was the second house in the alley. After leaving the alley, it was a big street. After walking for a while on the right, we came to a place to rent oxcarts. It was a bit like a taxi company. There were oxcarts, carriages, and donkeys for rent.
My dad went in and rented a donkey cart. It wasn't very expensive, and it cost 10 wen to send us to the place.(I don't know the prices here yet, but I feel that 10 wen for a taxi shouldn't be expensive!)）The donkey cart didn't have a shed, but it could fit four to six people. The seats were covered with cushions, so it wouldn't hurt your butt.
The three of them got into the car and started to move. In the car, my father and the driver started to chat. It turned out that we lived in the west of the prefecture and wanted to go to the east. My grandfather and grandmother's house was in the east. In the prefecture, the rich were in the east, the old craftsmen were in the west, and the poor were in the north.
So my grandma's family is considered rich? Are we living in the Laocheng District district?
As he listened to them talk about the war and the grain prices in Liaocheng, he looked at the clothes of the pedestrians on the street. Some of the shops on the street were newer and bigger as they went east. There were mostly tea houses, restaurants, bookstores, rouge shops, and cloth shops. It could be seen that people here were enjoying themselves. The quality of life should be better. Many pedestrians on the street were dressed like scholars. Basically, he did not see anyone wearing patched clothes.
After walking for about half an hour, we stopped. When we arrived, the house in front of us was much newer than the one we lived in.
"Father, Mother! We're back." My mother got out of the car and knocked on the door.
Dad carried me out of the car and paid for the ride.
An old woman opened the door and said," Yaxian is back!"
My mother asked who was at home, and the old woman said that other than your eldest brother, everyone was at home.
My father and I also entered the door. After entering the door, we saw a 30-square-meter courtyard with corridors on both sides. They could lead to the left and right courtyards and also to the main house. There were small doors on both sides. The courtyard of the courtyard was planted with azalea, jasmine, and Chinese roses. The middle of the road was also paved with green stone slabs. It was beautiful and clean.
My mother replied with an 'oh' and went straight to the main house. My father carried me and followed behind.
"Father, I'm back."
In the main courtyard, an old man was squatting in the small garden and trimming the flowers. The old man was about 1.7 meters tall. His hair was white and there was a beard on his chin, but it wasn't very long. At first glance, he looked like a very serious old man. He was wearing a navy blue short-sleeved shirt that had been washed until it was a little white. When he saw us, he smiled and looked very happy.
"Yaxian is back! Yo! My granddaughter is here too. Did you miss Grandpa? Come and hug me, Grandpa."
As she spoke, she reached out her hand to hug me.
"Dad, stop hugging. Look at how dirty your hands are. You just put on new clothes!”
"Oh! Yes, yes, I was so happy that I forgot. Wait for me. I'll go wash my hands. You guys go in first!”
As he spoke, the old man went to the backyard. We entered the central room. Father placed me on a chair. My mother took the things to the west room. My mother placed the basket in the west room and went to the east room to call my grandmother out.
"Mother! What are you doing inside? We're back."
"Oh! You guys are here! Wait a moment, I'll get you some delicious food. I just bought some candied fruits and pastries a few days ago. Mother saved them for our Little Jia!”The old lady said with a smile.
My grandma seems to be a little deaf. They speak very loudly, and my mother always shouts.
After a while, the old lady came out with a plate of candied fruit and a plate of pastries. She placed the candied fruit on the table in front of me and put one into my mouth. The sweet and sour candied fruit tasted okay, but the sugar wasn't sweet and the sourness was stronger. He placed the pastries on my father's birthday and said that he liked them. Try them and see how they taste. The pastries were a few pieces of peach cakes and sesame strips like glutinous rice strips. I picked one up and took a bite. It was a glutinous rice strip wrapped in sesame seeds. It was very crispy and fragrant.
My parents and I were eating when my grandfather entered the house. He saw us eating and asked us how it tasted. He said that someone gave it to him a few days ago and kept it for us.
"Father, it's quite delicious.”My father quickly replied.
"Father, we came back for something! Father, you have to think of a way for us!”My mother said anxiously.
"What's wrong? What happened?" As he spoke, the old man's expression changed.
"Father, just now, my father's former colleagues came to our house to get some fresh air. They said that if the war doesn't go well, they, who are not in public office, might have to return to the army to fight!”As she spoke, her eyes turned red.
When the old man heard this, his expression became even more serious. He thought about it and asked if this news was reliable.
"Father, he should be reliable. My colleague, Xu Wei, has a lot of connections in the Dong family. His father is our Xu Tongzhi.”
"Xu Tongzhi? Big Head Xu? It's not easy to believe that guy's words. You should go and ask around! I'll go ask for you too. What does your colleague do now? He also disarmed?"
"Yes, he also disarmed. He was in the same unit as me. I was in charge of allocating resources, and he was a centurion. Now that he was back, his family had arranged for him to be a deputy county captain. He was now arranging the new recruits.”
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