Since Shao Xi promised to donate the necessary expenses to the private school, it was natural that this would not be a trivial matter.
Mei Ruoyan's original plan was just to buy some and take them there, but as soon as Shao Xi took action, he asked the workers of the bookstore to load a full carriage and sent someone to follow them to deliver it.
Looking at the cart full of paper, pens, ink and various books and copybooks in front of her, Mei Ruoyan was stunned. How could this be a hint of affection? This is simply to contract all the necessary items for the entire private school! Mei Ruoyan thinks this is not a donation, but an aid!
"Sir, is this too much? You must have invested a lot of money in opening a bookstore. With such a large amount of gifts, you will definitely lose a lot of money. How can you make this happen?"
Shao Xi waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter. There are many properties here that are owned by the family. Although they require some capital, they are trivial and not worth mentioning. The children in Dongshi Lane have lost their families and have been displaced. Now there are people willing to take them in. And teaching them how to read and write is their opportunity to change their own destiny. I am willing to do more in this matter so that more children can read."
"Young master is really kind-hearted. If Mr. Hao and the children see this, they will be extremely happy. The little girl is here to thank the master for the children of Dongshixiang."
After saying that, Mei Ruoyan bowed to Shao Xi to show her gratitude to Shao Xi.
"Girl, you are serious. It is my heart's wish to be able to help these children. I never believe that people's fate is predetermined by birth. If there is a chance for them to change their own destiny, I will be very willing to help. Back then If someone hadn’t helped me, I don’t even know if I would be alive today.”
Mei Ruoyan looked at Shao Xi with fixed eyes and murmured: "Young Master is a grateful person!"
Two carriages, one carrying people and one carrying goods, arrived in front of a dilapidated-looking courtyard gate in Dongshi Lane.
Although the name here is Dongshi Alley, it is actually in the west of Daliang City. This alley is located on the east side of the slums in the west of the city. The entire alley is paved with crushed bluestone, so it is called East Stone Lane.
This slum in the west of the city is really quite large. Most of the people living in it are traffickers, day craftsmen or coolies. There are even a lot of beggars concentrated here.
During the day, these people are working in various industries in the city, and in the evening they will return here, because the bustling and wealthy place does not belong to them, but this is their world.
The world is like this. No matter how glamorous it looks on the surface, there must be unknown darkness, misery, filth and ugliness behind it. Daliang City, the capital of Kyoto, looks like a prosperous scene, a state of prosperity! But in fact, in those corners that are invisible to everyone, there are still a group of people with tragic fates. They created the prosperity and beauty of Daliang with their own hands, but no one has ever really cared about their life and death.
After getting off the carriage, Shao Xi took a look at the dilapidated and crumbling wooden door. The situation of this private school could already be imagined. After confirming that it was here, Shao Xi asked the worker who came with him to call the door. Unexpectedly, the worker just raised his hand and knocked on the door, and the entire door panel fell down with a "bang" sound.
Shao Xi said to his heart, what a guy! It turns out that the door panel is placed directly on the door frame. It really only blocks gentlemen, not villains! But considering that even the door is like this, there is probably nothing to steal inside. No matter whether you are a gentleman or a villain, I am afraid no one will take advantage of this place. It seems that being poor has its advantages.
The sound of the door panel falling seemed to alarm the people in the courtyard. From the dilapidated house in the courtyard with mottled walls and scattered tiles, a young scholar-like man wearing a blue coarse cloth robe walked out.
This person is wearing a blue robe and a pair of blue cloth shoes. Although his hair is neatly combed, it is only tied with a wooden hairpin that looks like chopsticks. His baby face looks quite kind, and it seems that there is always something on his face. smile.
"Holy crap! Xia Junqi? He has also traveled through time? He also inherited his father's ambition to teach in poverty-stricken areas. When did this guy come through time? Could it be that he was also in a car accident?"
When Shao Xi saw the young man for the first time, he had this mess of thoughts in his mind.
Shao Xi quickly stepped forward and grabbed the young man. His heart was really excited at this time, and his trembling hands wanted to hold him in his arms.
More than ten years! He had traveled through time for more than ten years, and he never dreamed that he would have the chance to meet Xia Junqi again. He was the only friend he talked to about everything and had no secrets when he was working as a security guard.
In the past ten years, although I often think of him, I still don’t know if I can go back, so I don’t dare to hold out any hope. I didn’t expect to see him here today. This really fulfills the saying of “meeting an old friend in a foreign land.” , how could you not be excited?
"Xia Junqi! Why are you here too? When did you cross here? Were you also hit by a BMW? This shouldn't be the case! Weren't you drunk and carried back that day?"
The reaction of the "Xia Junqi" opposite was not as excited as Shao Xi's. Instead, he looked at him with a look of astonishment, looking at him with a baffled look, as if he was looking at a fool.
"Hao Yi, may I ask if we have met this young master before? Why is the young master so excited when he sees me? Has the young master admitted the wrong person?"
Mei Ruoyan, who was standing behind Shao Xi, also looked confused at this time, and Shao Xi's reaction made her feel very strange.
Could it be that the two of them were old acquaintances? But who is Xia Junqi? What is time travel? What kind of carriage is a BMW? Mr. Hao never drinks. When did he ever get drunk? Why couldn't she understand a word Mr. Shao said at this moment?
Shao Xi patted "Xia Junqi" on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, you damn boy, stop pretending. I can tell where your head is and where your feet are when you turn to ashes! You can't travel through time and pierce your brain." Is it broken? I don’t even recognize you, Brother Shao?"
Shao Xi's words almost made the other party even more confused. He hurriedly broke away from Shao Xi's hands and gave him a polite salute.
"Master Shao, I think you must have mistaken the person. Hao Yi, I am the private school teacher in Dongshi Lane, not Xia Junqi as the master said. I have never been hit by a carriage, and I have never drank alcohol. , let alone being drunk, I feel that I have never seen Young Master before, and I don’t even know what time travel is that Young Master talks about. Please forgive me.”
"Well--"
Now Shao Xi is confused! No matter how you look at the person standing in front of you, he is Xia Junqi, but now he politely and clearly told him that he is not Xia Junqi, but his name is Hao Yi! Could it be that he recognized the wrong person? It shouldn’t be! How can there be two people who look exactly the same in this world? Even twins should be born in the same dynasty, right?
Shao Xi stood there blankly with his eyes wide open, not knowing what to do for a moment.
There are two situations now, either Xia Junqi's brain was damaged by time travel and he can't remember anything, or he really recognized the wrong person and mistook him for Xia Junqi.
It would be too embarrassing if you recognized the wrong person and tried to get close to a stranger, only to find out in the end that it was your own fault!
Aiya, I go! That's so embarrassing!
Hao Yi saw Shao Xi frozen there like a statue, staring straight at him, and he was at a loss for a moment. Being stared at like this by a man also made him feel uncomfortable.
"Uh--, Mr. Shao! Maybe I look very similar to your former friend, but my name is indeed Hao Yi, and I am the private school teacher here. Although this is a misunderstanding, I am fortunate to be able to meet Mr. Shao. It’s a mysterious thing that our friends look alike.”
Mei Ruoyan couldn't stand it anymore. It seemed that she had to explain this matter in order to make Shao Xi completely believe that the person in front of him was not his former friend.
"Sir, I think you must have recognized the wrong person. Mr. Hao has only been in Daliang City for less than a year. I have known Mr. Hao for several months, and I have never heard that he has any friends in Daliang City."
Shao Xi slowly realized at this time that it seemed that the other party was not Xia Junqi, but he looked too similar. Facing this face, Shao Xi thought again of the teasing friend when he was a security guard who would come to his place to hide from time to time, eat and drink, and everything seemed to be back to the past.
Sighing deeply, he said to Hao Yi apologetically: "It seems that sir is indeed not my friend. He is now Meng Lang! However, sir and my former friend do look so similar that for a moment, I really can’t tell the difference, so please forgive me for being abrupt.”
Seeing that it was indeed a misunderstanding, Hao Yi didn't care. On the contrary, Shao Xi's performance just now made him feel that Shao Xi was a person who valued friendship. Instead of being angry, he felt that it was a kind of fate.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter! I'm lucky enough to look similar to the young master's friend. It's reasonable for him to mistakenly identify me. How can I say it's rude?"
At this moment, Shao Xi remembered that he had not introduced himself since entering the courtyard.
"I'm Shao Xi, the morning sun."
"I'm Hao Yi, the resolute Yi."
Shao Xi was stunned for a moment, and then he and Hao Yi looked at each other and smiled.
At this time, Mei Ruoyan said to Hao Yi: "Mr. Hao, Mr. Shao is here to give gifts to your husband and the children. The carriage is full, and the children can use it for almost a year. They are all Pulled from Mr. Shao’s own bookstore, it has been of great help to us this time.”
"oh?"
Hao Yi obviously knew what the gift mentioned in Mei Ruoyan's words meant? When he heard that there was a carriage full of people, everyone became excited, and his baby face was filled with smiles.
"Great, great! From now on, the children can finally practice writing on paper. They have been writing on the sandbox these days."
Shao Xi asked the workers to bring in boxes of pens, inks, paper, inkstones, books and copybooks from the carriage and put them into the well-ventilated house.
Mei Ruoyan also took Fei'er out to help move things. Although Shao Xi said that workers were enough, the woman insisted on helping.
Just when Mei Ruoyan took Fei'er out of the courtyard, Shao Xi suddenly froze.
He finally knew what that familiar feeling in Mei Ruoyan was!
