Uncle Lei thought of this, nodded towards Xiao Shaofei, and said sincerely: "Your mother is under the care of my aunt, so you can go without worries. Be careful when going up the mountain to collect firewood, and don't injure your hands and feet."
"I know." Xiao Shaofei said as he happily went into the mountains to collect firewood with Lei Fei.
Xiao Shaofei and Lei Fei went into the mountains to collect firewood, and then carried the bundled dry firewood on their donkeys to the city to sell it and bought back some rice, salt, etc.
From this day on, Xiao Shaofei and "Daqi Chai" formed an indissoluble bond...
Just as Uncle Lei expected, after leaving the unfamiliar city and settling down in the familiar countryside, Wang Shaoxiang's illness immediately recovered under Aunt Lei's careful care. In just a few days, not only could she get out of bed and move around, but she could also help Aunt Lei with some housework.
Time flies, the sun and the moon fly by. Wang Shaoxiang has been recuperating at Uncle Lei's house for more than half a month without realizing it.
That evening, after dinner, Wang Shaoxiang saw that he had recovered from his illness and thought: It would be too troublesome for his family to recuperate at Uncle Lei's house during these days. My health is no longer serious, and it's time to say goodbye to Uncle Lei and his family and return home. Wang Shaoxiang thought of this, went back to the bedroom, took out a piece of clothing, untied the thread sewn on the skirt, took out some broken silver, handed it to Uncle Lei, and said gratefully: "Uncle, thank you for helping me when I fell ill." I would like to express my gratitude for your help and care during this period. Please accept these small pieces of silver..."
Seeing this, Xiao Shaofei asked doubtfully: "Auntie, we have no money for a long time. Is it because I don't have money to buy medicine that I sold myself?"
Wang Shaoxiang stroked Xiao Shaofei's head with compassion and said softly: "Fei'er, if mother and son are desperate and starve to death, this is the last life-saving money my mother will leave for you!"
This is a mother, a dear and respectable mother, who would rather die of illness due to drug withdrawal, but also leave a way for her son to survive!
"Auntie..." Xiao Shaofei felt a wave of heat in his heart, and tears burst into his eyes...
The attentive Uncle Lei had already seen some clues, and quickly pushed the broken silver handed over by Wang Shaoxiang back to her, and said magnanimously: "Sister-in-law, you are too ignorant. I am helping out of a chivalrous heart, not for any purpose." In return, as long as you are happy, treat this place as your home, and you can live there for as long as you want."
Aunt Lei also interjected: "Fei'er will have many places to spend money in the future, so hurry up and collect the money."
Seeing that Uncle Lei and Aunt Lei said so sincerely, Wang Shaoxiang felt extremely grateful. The more grateful Wang Shaoxiang felt in her heart, the more embarrassed she felt to cause trouble to Uncle Lei's family again.
After Wang Shaoxiang put the broken silver back into his lapel, he thought to himself: He had recovered from his illness, and he had to think of a reasonable way to talk to Uncle Lei and the others, so that Uncle Lei would not be so kind as to stay with him.
Wang Shaoxiang thought and thought, and saw her frowning, and she immediately came up with a good idea. She looked at Uncle Lei and Aunt Lei with grateful eyes and said, "It has been more than a few months since Fei'er and I left our hometown in Tai Town, Qiu County. The seedlings in the fields are also waiting for me to come back to weed and fertilize. Otherwise, It’s a waste…”
When Uncle Lei and Aunt Lei saw Wang Shaoxiang say this, they knew that she had decided to leave, so they no longer wanted to stay. They nodded silently.
Before dawn the next day, Uncle Lei and Aunt Lei got up and prepared a table of delicious food to bid farewell to Wang Shaoxiang, mother and son.
Wang Shaoxiang was full of tears and said with emotion: "Uncle, aunt, my mother and son received the warm hospitality from your family during the crisis. I am extremely grateful. I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. Please accept my prayers." After that, he knelt down and knelt down to worship. .
When Xiao Shaofei saw his mother knelt down and knelt down to worship, he also knelt on the ground and knelt down before Uncle Lei and Aunt Lei.
At this time, Uncle Lei and Aunt Lei were so anxious that they quickly helped Wang Shaoxiang and Xiao Shaofei with both hands.
"Sister-in-law, your gift is too heavy. How can we, as an old couple, feel at ease?" Aunt Lei said a little reproachfully, holding Wang Shaoxiang's hand.
Uncle Lei touched Xiao Shaofei's head and said lovingly: Sister-in-law, you are too outspoken. You are a distinguished guest invited by Mr. Pei. You don't mind us coming to our home to make our humble house lively and happy. I hope you will forgive me for being a rude person if I fail to greet you in any way. "
Lei Fei just got up and came out after washing his face. When he first saw this scene, he was really confused - he couldn't figure it out. When he learned that Xiao Shaofei and his mother were going back to their hometown today, he vigorously held Xiao Shaofei's hands and shouted: "A Fei, I don't want you to leave, I won't let you go..."
Xiao Shaofei also said sadly: "Brother Lei Fei, I can't bear to leave you either..." As they said this, the two of them hugged each other and started crying. It's hard to express the inseparable feelings.
Finally, after some consolation from Uncle Lei, Aunt Lei, and Wang Shaoxiang, Lei Fei and Xiao Shaofei stopped crying.
After breakfast, the time to say goodbye finally came. Wang Shaoxiang went back to the bedroom to pack his bags and came out to say goodbye to Uncle Lei and his family.
Aunt Lei took out a bag of things from the kitchen and called to Wang Shaoxiang, "Sister-in-law, wait a minute." After saying that, she put the bag of hard-boiled eggs into Wang Shaoxiang's luggage, "Your mother and son are returning to their hometown. The mountains and rivers are far away. Stay and eat on the road.”
In this situation, Wang Shaoxiang felt that the world was not as big as the kindness of Uncle Lei's family! I put down my luggage from my hands and stepped forward to hold Aunt Lei's hands tightly. I was so moved that I couldn't speak. I didn't want to let go for a long time. Thousands of words were all in this handshake...
After a long time, Wang Shaoxiang took Xiao Shaofei's hand and said goodbye to Uncle Lei and his family.
Uncle Lei's family took Xiao Shaofei and his son across the lush grassy hillside and onto the path before waving goodbye.
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After Wang Shaoxiang's mother and son bid farewell to Uncle Lei's family, they walked along the hillside path.
Xiao Shaofei followed Wang Shaoxiang and asked doubtfully: "Mom, wasn't our farmland sold before we came to Uncle Pei? Why did you tell Uncle Lei that you were going back to weed and fertilize?"
When Wang Shaoxiang heard what Xiao Shaofei said, he couldn't help but slow down, turned around and said, "Aniang said this because she didn't want to cause any more trouble to Uncle Lei's family."
Xiao Shaofei stepped forward and said seriously: "You can't lie, then? Auntie, don't you always teach Fei'er to be honest and not to lie?"
"This...this..." Wang Shaoxiang heard Xiao Shaofei say this and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Wang Shaoxiang stood hesitantly on the mountain road covered with weeds, thinking: Fei'er is right, I really shouldn't have lied about this matter. It not only deceived the kind-hearted Uncle Lei's family, but also clouded Fei'er's young mind. cast a shadow, not to mention the fields at home...
When Wang Shaoxiang thought of this, he couldn't help but shuddered in his heart, and said to himself: "Fei'er is right, the fields have been sold, what can we do when we go back? How can we make a living?"
Seeing Wang Shaoxiang's anxious and worried look, Xiao Shaofei quickly stepped forward to comfort him: "Mom, don't worry. As the saying goes, 'There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain.' Let's hurry on."
After hearing what Xiao Shaofei said, Wang Shaoxiang's anxious heart immediately became relieved. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped Xiao Shaofei's sweaty head, and said, "Fei'er, let's go forward."
"Yes." Xiao Shaofei nodded sensibly and followed Wang Shaoxiang and continued on his way.
Wang Shaoxiang, mother and son, left Baiyun Mountain Village, traveled day and night, and finally got away from the metropolis of Xihai. Soon, they entered the border of Hepu County.
Hepu County has a developed economy, prosperous commerce, and flourishing culture and education.
Hedang Wang Shaoxiang's mother and son are destined to the city of Hepu County. When Wang Shaoxiang and his son entered Hepu County, a middle-aged man who looked like a wealthy businessman passed by on a tall horse. A bag of things fell from the horse with a "crack" and fell right in front of Wang Shaoxiang and his son.
Seeing this, Xiao Shaofei chased after him and shouted: "Uncle riding a horse, you have lost something..."
The middle-aged man suddenly heard shouting from behind, which seemed to be shouting at him. He reined in the horse with a "shh" sound, flew towards the young master on the horse, and asked: "Child, are you calling me?"
Xiao Shaofei gasped and said: "Uncle - you - dropped a bag of things from the horse..."
When the middle-aged man heard what Xiao Shaofei said, he hurriedly turned his head and looked behind him, and found that the bag of things tied behind the horse was not there. He was so shocked that his face changed.
It turned out that this middle-aged man's surname was Li and his given name was Longxing. He ran a silk business and was a wealthy businessman in Hepu County. He had just received a payment and returned.
Zhang Longxing hurriedly jumped off the horse and asked Xiao Shaofei: "Where is this bag of things now?"
Xiao Shao flew to the back and pointed, "My mother-in-law is guarding her there."
Zhang Longxing didn't even bother to lead the horse, and pulled Xiao Shaofei back.
Seeing that the bag was still there, Zhang Longxing was relieved and took out a piece of silver from it and handed it to Wang Shaoxiang. He said movedly: "Sister-in-law, thanks to you, otherwise, all the business money I have made for more than half a year would be in vain." .”
Wang Shaoxiang quickly pushed the piece of silver back to Zhang Longxing, waved his hand and said, "Sir, please don't be polite. This is the capital of your business. My mother and son cannot take it."
Zhang Longxing saw Wang Shaoxiang repeatedly rejecting her. Seeing that the mother and son were dressed like locals, he thought: These mother and son are kind-hearted and not like people who are greedy for money. It seems that the sister-in-law has something on her mind and has encountered some difficulties. , so he stepped forward and asked carefully.
When Wang Shaoxiang asked, seeing that the merchant in front of him was kind-hearted, he told him about his coming to seek refuge with Pei Zhong.
After hearing this, Zhang Longxing said with deep sympathy, "Sister-in-law, your mother and son are so unfortunate." Zhang Longxing sighed and said, "When Mr. Pei was in power, Li was cared for by him. We in Hepu County today are The business is so prosperous because Mr. Pei built a wharf in the area under his jurisdiction and dredged the waterway, making our place an important port of landing. Merchants have frequent exchanges..." When Zhang Longxing mentioned Pei Zhong, he was like a flood without a dike. Full of gushing and praise.
At the end, Zhang Longxing looked at Wang Shaoxiang with sympathy and asked with concern: "Sister-in-law, what is your son's name and what are your plans for the future?"
"My surname is Zhang and my name is Shaofei. Now that things have come to this, what else can we plan for? We can only take one step at a time." Wang Shaoxiang shook his head and said helplessly.
Zhang Longxing said sincerely: "Sister-in-law, your son's surname is Zhang, and my surname is Zhang. As the saying goes: 'You can't write two characters in one stroke, and everyone in the world is named Zhang. Please come to my house, sister-in-law, and let me represent Mr. Pei." I will take care of you, mother and son, and help Shaofei learn and read."
Wang Shaoxiang waved his hand and declined: "Why do you have the nerve to cause trouble to your family!"
"Sister-in-law, you are causing trouble! My family has a big business and is in need of help. It's too late for me to be happy that your mother and son can come." Zhang Longxing invited sincerely.
