In the car, Chu Heng stared at Han Yunwen who was walking to the courtyard carrying large and small packages, and unconsciously recalled the energetic, enthusiastic and straightforward girl back then.
"The current of the world..."
He sighed deeply, started the car and drove away quickly.
It didn't take long.
Chu Heng came to the house in Banchang Hutong.
He parked the car, got out of the car, and knocked on the door. Soon Na Dongzhen ran over to open the door for him, looking at the graceful, gentle man with bright eyes outside the door.
"You're here, brother."
"Hey, how are the preparations going?"
Chu Heng nodded with a smile and stepped into the courtyard carrying a small wooden box.
"It's almost done. There are only a few bits and pieces left to be packed away." Na Dongzhen closed the door and walked quickly to Chu Heng. She held her two white palms behind her back and walked with him into the courtyard, her eyebrows gleaming. With a smile and full of longing for the future, he chirped: "Brother, you told us before that that person can do business. What do you think I will open a ready-made clothing store by then? I will sell Bragi, for sure. Easy to sell."
"Are you going to run away before you learn to walk?" Chu Heng looked at her with a smile and said: "When you get there, you have to stand firm first, you have to be able to support yourself and think about other things. If you are really capable, let alone a ready-made clothing store, It’s no problem to open a clothing factory.”
"Then I'm no longer a capitalist?" Na Dongzhen's eyes widened.
"That place doesn't care about that."
Chu Heng chatted casually with her and arrived in the backyard after a while.
At this time, the backyard was very busy. The men, women and children of the family all came together to pack their luggage, needles, threads, pots and pans, clothes, shoes and hats, box by box, in the main room.
"Here comes Tsuneko."
"Come in and sit down."
"Daughter-in-law, go make a pot of tea for Hengzi."
Seeing this great benefactor coming, the family quickly put down what they were doing and greeted him warmly.
"Tsk." Chu Heng looked at the messy yard, feeling dissatisfied and sighing. He immediately said hello to other people in the family, and then went to the main room accompanied by Na Dongzhen.
At this time, the old lady and Qingyuan were the only ones in the room, and the old couple were also packing their things.
"Chu Heng is here." When the old lady saw him coming in, she quickly handed a neatly folded piece of clothing to her husband, then pulled out a small wooden box from beside her and waved to him: "Come here."
"What's wrong?" Chu Heng stepped forward out of curiosity, casually placed the wooden box in his hand on the kang, and sat down next to the old man.
"this is for you."
The old lady opened the wooden box, took out a silver longevity lock and handed it to him. She smiled kindly and said, "I can't see your baby being born, so I can only give you this longevity lock in advance." Yes, I wish him a long life and endless blessings."
"Oh, thank you so much. Not bad, not bad, so beautiful." Chu Heng was not polite to her. He took it with a look of surprise, took a few glances and put it away.
Sometimes accepting the kindness of others is also a kind of kindness.
"Have you brought anything?" Na Qingyuan put a suitcase aside at this time, came to him with a smile, and handed over a cigarette.
"Brought it."
Chu Heng lifted the box and shook it, and there was a rattling noise inside.
"What is this?" Na Dongzhen looked over curiously.
In order to prevent his family from gossiping about the gold bars, Qingyuan had been hiding the fact that he and Chu Heng had exchanged gold bars. Except for the old lady, no one else in the family knew. .
"Just a few pieces of porcelain."
Chu Heng smiled and winked at Na Dongzhen, then stood up with the gold bars and signaled to Na Qingyuan: "The house is too messy, let's go to the study and take a look?"
"Okay." The old man nodded with a smile, took out the pipe pot from his mouth, turned around and walked towards the small door leading to the study room with his hands behind his back.
Chu Heng followed behind carrying the box.
"You two are really accomplished, and you are still tinkering with those rags at this time." Na Dongzhen curled her lips at the two of them, then turned to help my mother pack things together.
Not long after.
They entered the study, closed the door, and sat down in front of the desk.
"Bang!"
Chu Heng put the box in his hand on the table and opened it, revealing the golden little yellow croaker inside and a bulging envelope. He smiled and said: "Thirty gold bars, two thousand US dollars, you order."
"What's better?" Qingyuan glanced at it and closed the box, picked it up and put it at his feet. He then glanced at the empty study room with a look of reluctance and sighed: "I remember that you came back here the first time. At that time, I thought you were an expert because of the azure glaze in your hand. I was burning incense and making tea. I planned to have a good chat with you, but I didn’t expect that you were just a dabbler. At that time, Te Niang It makes me sore!"
"Haha, I didn't say I understood." Chu Heng clapped his legs and laughed, recalling the old man's uncomfortable expression as if he had eaten shit, and couldn't help laughing.
"You still blame me?" Qingyuan rolled his eyes at him, and finally let out a long sigh. He rubbed the desk in front of him and told him: "This house is the ancestral house of my family. I don't know how many generations have lived here." , when it’s in your hands, you have to repair it properly and don’t let it get dilapidated. Anyway, you’re not short of money.”
"Do not worry."
Chu Heng nodded lightly, feeling quite uncomfortable looking at Qingyuan who had aged much in less than two years. Then he chatted with him for a while, then got up and left with the family members seeing him off. .
Come out of the house and get back to the car.
Chu Heng glanced at his watch and saw that it was almost noon and there was no time to eat yet, so after thinking for a moment, he started the car and went to the small courtyard where the foreigners gambled in Xiejia Hutong.
It’s been a while since I’ve eaten the food made by Sha Zhu, so I’m still missing it.
"Tu tu tu tu!"
Volga was speeding on the wide road, the sun was shining brightly in the sky, and the streets were already green and full of vitality, giving it a bit of a summer feel.
Chu Heng drove the car while admiring the scenery on the roadside. Unknowingly, the car had arrived at Xie's Alley.
At this time, there were many cars parked outside the alley, all with diplomatic signs and various brands.
After parking the Volga next to an old Ford, he got out of the car and wandered into the alley.
A few moments.
Chu Heng came outside No. 18 Courtyard and knocked on the door.
"Dong dong dong!"
"coming!"
Following a response, Pony soon ran to open the door for him.
"You're here, Master Chu." Seeing that he was here, Xiao Ma greeted him respectfully.
"Are there many people here today?"
Chu Heng walked into the yard with his legs shaking.
"It's okay, a dozen or so people." Xiao Ma said with a smile.
"Yo Tsuneko!"
Silly Zhu poked his head out of the kitchen and waved happily: "I haven't seen you for a while, what have you been busy with during this period?"
"Hey, you're just busy." Chu Heng walked over happily and threw a cigarette to him.
"Today we brothers must have a good drink and have good food." Silly Zhu picked up a basin and showed it to him. Inside was a basin of prepared pig intestines: "I plan to make a nine-turn intestine."
"Hey, I'll eat more then." Chu Heng's eyes lit up, this bite was his favorite.
(End of chapter)
