Ding An took Yaya back to his aunt's house in Zhutun Village on the tenth day of August. He put down his belongings, left Yaya at Tian's house, and went to the Chu family's old house in Kaoshan Village alone.
Chu Yizheng was taking his fat son to sunbathe in the yard. His wife said that it was good for Zhengzheng's health. When he saw Ding An suddenly coming to the door, he was very surprised: "Brother Ding, why did you come to the door at this time? But there is something wrong with the store." What's the news? You're still tired and you came all the way back."
Ding An waved his hands carelessly: "It is true that there is news about the shop, but I am not here to deliver a message to you, Brother Chu. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. I am on duty for the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, so I will go a few days early. I had a holiday and happened to have just left home this morning. The boss of the bank went to hand me a letter, saying that they had found a shop suitable for you on Changqing Street in front of the county government office and called me. I have a message for you.”
Ding An once took his young couple shopping on Changqing Street that day. The county government is located on this street, which can be regarded as the real main street in Xing'an County. In addition, according to Ding An, the Yi Zhuang in the county is also nearby. If they can really find a suitable shop here, it will be very beneficial to the couple's future paper money transactions.
"Brother Ding, can the owner of Yinghang tell you about the general situation of that shop?"
Ding An explained a little apologetically: "It is said that it is a very large shop at a crossroads on Changqing Street. It is currently doing business as a grocery store. It is said that the business is not bad. The owner's yard and shop are completely Separated, the owner was getting old, so he planned to sell it to get some money to return to the countryside for retirement.
But maybe because he saw me taking Yaya out, the boss of Yahang didn’t say much. He just said that you can go to Yaya to find him at any time. But I think it’s better to go there as soon as possible. If it’s true as the boss of Yinghang said, then this shop should be a good buy. I’m afraid it will have changed hands if I go there too late. "
Although the information currently known is very limited, it sounds like this shop is still very good, so Chu Yi agreed: "Okay, thank you Brother Ding. I will take the time to go to the county to take a look tomorrow."
"Thank you for nothing. I just wanted to say something along the way. I can't believe everything I say. I can't say whether it will work or not."
Hearing this, Shen Luzhu felt a lot of affection for the shop he had never met before, and was very grateful to Ding An: "That's a big problem for Brother Ding. I should thank you so much. Why don't we just stay at home and eat now?" , Sir, would you like to have a drink with Brother Ding?"
Chu Yi nodded: "That's what I meant. Brother Ding will have dinner at home soon. A Zhu's craftsmanship is very good!"
Ding An no longer refused, and laughed loudly: "Okay, then I will stay and try my brother and sister's craftsmanship."
Ding An stayed at Chu's house for lunch and had a few drinks with Chu Yi and his third uncle. After he was full, he declined the Chu family's offer to let him have a rest and wanted to go back before his aunt's family had a rest. Arrive at Tian’s house.
After resting for a long time, everyone in the Chu family was enjoying the shade under the persimmon tree in the yard while discussing their plans to go to the county town again tomorrow and the next day.
According to Chu Yi's wishes, he still wants his wife to go and have a look with him. If both of them think it's good, then they can make a decision first and then take the whole family to have a look before the renovations begin.
But Shen Luzhu glanced at the closed door. Inside was her fat son who was still sleeping soundly. Thinking of Zhengzheng's behavior when he came back from the county that day, she felt that maybe leaving him at home seemed a bit pitiful. If so, If I leave him behind again in a short period of time, I'm afraid this time he won't be as easy to coax as before. ..
"Why don't I go this time? Auntie may have to prepare food and supplies for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Besides, Zhengzheng lost his temper last time, so it didn't take long."
At this time, Chu Yi's mind also flashed Zheng Zheng's cute reaction that day. Although the adults only thought it was cute, the child was really emotional after all, so he thought about it and said, "I might as well go and see for myself first, maybe The owner of the shop is just like Brother Ding said, and there is water in his words. In fact, the shop is not as good as we thought, and it would be a waste of time if we all go there."
"Well, I believe in your vision. If you think it's good, just settle on it."
Just as he was talking, there was a call from outside the courtyard door. Chu Li ran to open the door and saw that it was Jiang Juan and Jiang Quan who were bringing Xiaobao.
"Cousin Ah Li, cousin and sister-in-law, and third uncle of the Chu family!"
"It's cousin Jiang Juan and her cousin here! Come in quickly!"
The two siblings put the food boxes they were carrying on the stone table aside, and then exchanged greetings: "Didn't my cousin teach grandma a new way to make mooncakes last time? Grandma has been eager to make several pots in the past few days. It came out, and when she heard that we were coming to hang out, she hurriedly brought a lot of them, insisting that everyone try them, and said that if they tasted good, she would make more."
"It was expected that we would visit her and her uncle with gifts, but unexpectedly we saw the mooncakes made by our aunt first."
Shen Luzhu said as he opened the food box on the side and took the mooncakes made by Aunt Cui to share with everyone. Then he broke a piece and tasted it: "The osmanthus filling is sweet but not greasy, and the fragrance is also preserved in a special way." Okay, my aunt's craftsmanship is really good. Even if I set up a stall and sell it in the town, I think it will be very popular."
Jiang Quan listened and apologized repeatedly with a grimace: "It's better not to let my mother-in-law know what my cousin said, otherwise I'm afraid my family will have to eat mooncakes every day until the Spring Festival."
Aunt Cui has been eagerly waiting for the Mid-Autumn Festival since late July. She has been thinking about making mooncakes when she has nothing to do, and has prepared all the necessary raw materials long ago.
As soon as the day entered August, I couldn’t wait to urge Jiang’s father to build a small oven. As soon as the oven took shape, I made a lot of it. After getting unanimous praise from the family, it seemed that I couldn’t stop the car. As long as there was time, I could not stop the car. He wanted to make some mooncakes, but even if they were delicacies from the mountains and seas, he would still get tired of eating them every day. Jiang Quan felt that he would probably be the first person in history to get tired of mooncakes.
Shen Luzhu somewhat understood this. Things like baking are indeed addictive. He joked: "Then I will teach my aunt to do something else some other time, so my cousin doesn't have to eat mooncakes every day." Already."
Xiaobao shouted to see his cousin's fat brother, but Zhengzheng was still asleep, so Chu Yi took Lihua out. After becoming Zhengzheng's part-time nanny from time to time, Lihua was once again forced to become a nanny. Xiaobao’s new toy.
Jiang Juan whispered to Xiaobao not to use too much force when playing with Cihua. After observing for a while, she saw that one person and one cat were playing well, so she turned around and continued chatting.
"Actually, we heard something when we came here. At noon, we met Brother Ding in front of his house. He heard that you were moving to the county for development, so I wanted to ask about it."
Shen Luzhu explained: "It is true that we have decided to move the business to the county, but we can't move it immediately. I just thought that I would tell you in detail after everything is confirmed. . Right now, we don’t even have the most basic shops. It’s probably too early to move to the county!”
Jiang Juan knew that her cousins and cousins were not the kind to show off, so it was normal to want to wait until everything was settled before talking: "I really envy my cousin, you are so smart and capable, unlike me who is timid and timid. fool."
Shen Luzhu patted Jiang Juan's hand: "Don't underestimate yourself, cousin, you are very powerful."
Jiang Juan and her brother stayed at Chu's house for an afternoon. After Zheng Zheng woke up, Shen Luzhu took Jiang Juan and Xiao Bao into his house. Xiao Bao and Li Hua were playing with Zheng Zheng. The cousin and sister-in-law said There was a whisper.
"How is my cousin doing with Brother Ding recently? He still goes to see you from time to time as before?"
In fact, just now Jiang Juan mentioned in the yard that she learned from Ding An that her family planned to move to the county town. Shen Luzhu wanted to ask if Ding An went to Jiang's house specially to meet Jiang Juan by chance. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? It was just that the situation was not right at the time, so I could only hide my doubts first.
Jiang Juan lowered her head and murmured, as if she didn't know what to say: "He does hang around my house often. Every time he returns to the village on vacation, I can see him every day. But if Brother Ding has He had no other ideas, but he never did anything out of the ordinary. He just chatted for a few words every time. Sometimes when I was away, he would help my parents with some hard work."
Shen Luzhu nodded. It seemed that Ding An hadn't given up yet. He just changed to a gentler method that would not be disgusted by Jiang Juan. It seemed that he was planning to use it to moisturize things.
Silently, little by little, the Chiang family's attitude towards this matter was changed.
"So cousin, what are you thinking now? Do you have some different ideas?"
Jiang Juan was stunned for a while and shook her head hesitantly: "Cousin, I don't know what I should do. Brother Ding is a good man. Both his character and conditions are first-class. In this way It's hard to hate a guy, but he deserves a good girl, and I, I'm not good enough for him."
What else is unclear to Shen Luzhu about this? It’s not that Jiang Juan has no feelings for Ding An at all. It’s just that Jiang Juan is too inferior now, so she interrupted Jiang Juan’s self-confidence with great disapproval: "What's wrong with it?" Yes, he deserves it! He is single, and so are you. You have Xiaobao and he has Yaya. He works as a catcher in the yamen, but you are not bad either. You are good at sewing, and you can make a puppet alive. , you also know how to do some flexible things to support your family, and when faced with a despicable villain like Wang Tiecheng, you dare to argue with him. You are brave and smart, how can you not be worthy of him?"
"Cousin...why did you say the same thing as Brother Ding?"
"What words?"
"That's right, it's what he said when he lost his wife and brought up his daughter, and Li and I brought up our son. I know that he is like this now because he actually doesn't want to give up, so I told him a while ago that he That’s how you answered me.”
Shen Luzhu continued to explain: "So you see, we all said this in unison, which proves that what we think is right. Cousin, you are just too unconfident. You are not as timid and stupid as you think. How dare you Your cousin and I went to the county to report to the official alone. This is not cowardice, but clearly a sign of love and righteousness. Even some men may not be able to do this. And those embroidery and puppets you made , delicate and complicated, even if you give me a year, I can't do it. Who dares to say you are stupid? There are no smart people over there!"
"Cousin..."
"Don't worry, think about it carefully. I'm not telling you to accept Brother Ding. I just don't want to see you fall into a strange circle of low self-esteem and waste your energy in vain."
