The young couple has been helping Ding An recently with repairs to the Ding family's house. Shen Luzhu rarely went out today. He was watching Zhengzheng and Lihua playing in the yard when he saw Gao Tongshan leading Aunt Sun and holding him. Many fabric workers came in and hurriedly stood up to greet them.
"Why are you here at this time, aunt? You are about to call someone."
"Grandma."
Aunt Sun thanked Gao Tongshan for bringing her in, and then said: "Hey, Zhengzheng is so good. I don't know when that brat of mine will get married and give me such a lovely grandson."
"Auntie, this will be over soon. When the time comes, you can go over and supervise it. It will be soon. Auntie, bring these fabrics over here, but is there anything you need help with?"
Aunt Sun clapped her chin and said, "Look at my memory. I was just chatting and forgot about the real thing. Lu Zhu, please quickly find a place for me so that the guy can put down these fabrics. The old man is over there. I’m looking after the shop, I’m afraid I’ll be too busy.”
Hearing this, Shen Luzhu hurriedly pointed to the tables and chairs under the trees in the yard for enjoying the shade. After helping the clerk put down the cloth, he asked, "What are you going to do with these cloths?"
"Aren't the old man and I planning to join our son? The house and shop at home must be sold before we leave, and the fabrics in the shop must be disposed of as soon as possible. However, these are the best, and I am reluctant to sell them at a low price. I might as well give it to you." Kan Shula
Shen Luzhu quickly refused and said, "This can't be done. How can I get such fine fabrics from Auntie for free? I have to pay the original price."
Aunt Sun stopped Shen Luzhu who was about to go back to the room to get her purse, and persuaded: "Just listen to Auntie. I said I will give it to you, and I will give it to you since you moved in to be my neighbor. How can I live a good life?" I don’t know how comfortable it is. Your family takes care of us two old people all the time. You think about us all the time during the New Year and holidays. The old man and I know that this little bit of fabric is nothing. If you don’t accept it, my aunt will be angry."
Speaking of this, Shen Luzhu had no choice but to be respectful rather than obey: "Then I would like to thank aunt for her kindness. When does aunt plan to leave, but has she set a date? Then I can go and see her off."
"Didn't you tell me a while ago that Jiang Juan is getting married to Ding Baotou on the eighth day of the lunar month next month? That daughter is a nice girl. I thought I would eat her wedding wine before leaving. It just so happened that I was also with my daughter and son-in-law's family. , celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival again."
When Aunt Sun said this, she was inevitably a little sad. She had to leave her hometown where she had lived all her life and go to a completely unfamiliar place. After leaving, she didn’t know if she would have the chance to come back again and when she would be able to see her daughter and daughter again. grandson.
Shen Luzhu hurriedly comforted him: "Your son is so promising, maybe he can return home in a few years and come to our Ningchuan Mansion to serve as an official. Then the family will be reunited again. Even if he doesn't come back to us, Your daughter and son-in-law are so filial, and their family conditions are good. In a few years, when the child is older, she will go back to visit her, and she will be reunited with her son soon. Auntie should be happy."
"You're right. Let's not mention the unhappy ones. In addition to giving you these fabrics, I also want to ask you something. When you bought this house, did you find a banker? "
Hearing this, Shen Luzhu asked, "I'm sure I did, but do you want to know about Yaxing's sale of the house?"
Aunt Sun nodded and said, "That's it. My old man also came to see you a while ago, but for such a long time, he only brought two shopkeepers, and then nothing happened again, so I wanted to ask I'm asking you, can you recommend any more reliable bank to us? Otherwise, we might be ready to leave by then, leaving a mess for our daughter and son-in-law to deal with."
"My family did find several banks at that time to help inquire about buying a house, but Chu Yi was busy with these matters. Which one is better? When he comes back at noon, I will help aunty to ask. become?"
Aunt Sun smiled and patted Shen Luzhu's hand: "What's wrong with this? I'm not in a hurry for a moment. I said I was in a hurry to buy a house. In fact, when Ya Xing really came with someone, I I still feel a little uncomfortable. I have lived in this house since I got married. My two children were born here. My daughter got married here and my son left here to take the exam.
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Now that I’m about to sell it, I’m always thinking about whether the people who bought it will treat it well, thinking about the shop closing down, and thinking about what will happen to the people who do embroidery work in my house. The old man always says that I think too much. Asking for trouble.
Look at me, I didn’t mention it, but in the blink of an eye I started talking again, Lu Zhu, you are busy, I still have some unfinished work, so I won’t talk to you now. "
"I'll send you off."
Chu Yi came back before lunch. At that time, Shen Luzhu was cooking in the kitchen. Chu Yi got close to his fat son for a while and then came to the kitchen to help.
"Azhu, take a rest for a while. There's nothing you haven't done yet. I'll do it."
Shen Luzhu put some of the fried vegetables that had just come out of the pot into the food box. He looked at Chu Yi and smiled and said, "There is nothing to do. Just simmer the last asparagus and chicken soup for a while."
Chu Yi looked around and saw that there was really nothing he needed to do, so he moved a bench aside and sat in front of the stove to add firewood while chatting with his wife.
"By the way, Aunt Sun sent a lot of fabrics this morning. She said she couldn't bear to deal with them at a low price, so she just gave them to us. I was thinking about what should I give as a gift in return?"
Chu Yi thought for a while and said, "It is better to prepare more food that is not easy to spoil. The dried meat and dried sausages that A Zhu made before are very good. The Sun family is about to move out, and it will be inconvenient to say goodbye. "
Shen Luzhu nodded and said: "I'm afraid I don't have enough time for dried sausage, but I can make some dried meat and dried meat. By the way, Aunt Sun also asked me to ask you which one is more reliable? I've been looking for him before. I am traveling alone, it has taken so long to bring two families here, the old couple is a little anxious."
"Actually, except for a few shady bosses, all the businesses are pretty much the same. The Sun family's house is larger than our west or east courtyard, but much smaller than a serious house. It can't be used for small businesses, but it can't be used for large businesses. , Unless the price is lowered to a very low level, I’m afraid it won’t be possible to sell it in a short period of time.”
Shen Luzhu sighed when he heard this, and gently stirred the chicken soup in the pot with the shovel in his hand. He thought for a while and said, "Chu Yi, how about we buy the next door?"
The young couple now has some spare money. During the Chinese New Year, they had considered whether to buy some fields or a house and treat it as an investment. However, they have been busy since returning from the Chinese New Year and forgot about it. .
Now hearing Shen Luzhu mention it, Chu Yi didn't have any objections. It's just that after buying this shop, he had to do something: "If you buy it, has A Zhu thought about what to do?"
"I have an idea. In the morning, I heard Aunt Sun muttering that if her cloth shop was closed, what would happen to people like my cousin and Miss Lin who were doing embroidery work in the cloth shop? Wondering if we can open a shroud shop?"
Seeing his wife opening the lid of the pot, Chu Yi stood up and took the soup basin and food box beside him. While packing the stewed asparagus and chicken, he continued to chat: "Shroud shop? It is related to our current business, A Zhu Are you planning to invite back all those currently doing embroidery work at Sun’s house?”
"That's not true. How can we have the energy to take care of so many people? It turns out that we agreed with my cousin that when our paper-making workshop starts, we will ask her to help us with the work there. But now Brother Lin I have already arranged for two stewards to come over. If my cousin comes over again, I'm afraid she won't feel comfortable. If we open another shroud shop, my cousin's skills will be just right."
Chu Yi nodded. His wife was right. One of the two stewards sent by Lin Ting was in charge of the workshop's accounting and purchasing, and the other was in charge of the workers and paper processing. There are some differences between making paper and making paper money. It is a more labor-intensive job. The work of ordinary workers is naturally not suitable for Jiang Juan, but the workshop does not need three stewards. If Jiang Juan knew about it, I am afraid she would not agree.
"It's indeed a good idea."
Shen Luzhu smiled and continued to talk about his thoughts: "There is another more important thing. We originally didn't discuss it. We wanted to use the spare money in our hands to buy some more property, but I think we should buy fields and ordinary houses and then rent them. It would be better to go out and buy a shop and do some business. Ah Li and Xiu Xiu are getting older now. They may one day meet the girl and boy they like, so they have to plan to save more betrothal gifts and dowries for them. .”
Chu Yi closed the lid of the food box and saw that Shen Luzhu had already
After washing the pot and stove, he took the handkerchief on the side and wiped his wife's hands: "Thank you, my A-Zhu."
When Shen Luzhu heard this, the smile on his face became even brighter. He stepped forward and leaned his forehead on Chu Yi's shoulder. He tilted his head and looked at Chu Yi and said jokingly: "How can I thank you? You're like a cow or a horse." Or do you want to pledge yourself to me?"
Chu Yi raised his eyebrows and said, "How about being a cow and a horse in this life, and committing yourself to him in the next life?"
Shen Luzhu raised his head, touched his chin with his hand, and deliberately looked arrogant: "I have to think carefully about whether I want to marry you again in my next life."
"How about I marry A-Zhu instead?"
Shen Luzhu raised his hands to hold Chu Yi's face and rubbed it: "Then remember to look more beautiful in the next life."
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Seeing Chu Yi's serious look, Shen Luzhu couldn't laugh or cry and said, "Okay, okay, I can say whatever I say to you. If I don't want to make trouble with you, I have to go and deliver food to Ah Li, otherwise it will be late later." 」
Chu Yi reached out and took the food box in his hand first. He took Shen Luzhu's hand with his other hand and said, "I'll be with you."
The young couple held hands and just came out of the kitchen when they met Chu Xiuxiu who was taking care of Zhengzheng in the courtyard: "Xiuxiu, your cousin and I are going to deliver lunch to A Li and Mr. Liang. Call Chang Shan Chang Shui to come over and help. Take the food to the main room and wait for dinner."
When Chu Xiuxiu heard this, she stood up quickly and reached out to take the food box in Chu Yi's hand: "Cousin-in-law and cousin, please rest at home for a while. I'll just go and deliver food to my cousin."
"It's okay, the journey is not far, we will be back soon."
The young couple walked and chatted all the way to the Yuelai Inn where Liang Huairen was staying. The shopkeeper who was busy behind the counter looked up and saw Shen Luzhu, and hurriedly said hello: "Hey, Boss Chu and the landlady are here to deliver food to my brother and Mr. Liang." , you two are in the room upstairs, can you ask the waiter to bring the tea up with you?"
"Then there's Boss Lao Deng."
Boss Deng smiled and replied: "You're welcome, waiter, go and deliver food to Mr. Liang in Room 2, Tianzi upstairs."
The waiter responded. As soon as he took the food box from Chu Yi's hand, he saw someone in the backyard hurriedly opened the curtain and came out: "I'll come, I'll come."
When the young couple heard the news, they saw Deng Nanxun, the youngest son of the inn boss Deng, running over. Seeing Chu Yi and his wife, they were stunned. Then, not knowing whether they were nervous or a little embarrassed, they grabbed the hem of their clothes beside them and said respectfully. He said hello and said, "It turns out to be Boss Chu and his wife. How are you doing?"
Boss Deng patted his youngest son on the back of the head and said, "It's a random arrangement of seniority. Boss Chu was also called Uncle by you."
Deng Nanxun said with some reluctance: "Boss Chu and his wife are very young. Dad, you are the one who messed up the seniority."
