allonlinenovel Chapter 210 Do You Think We Are Happy?
Chapter 210 Do You Think We Are Happy?
Shen Zhiqiu looked at the eyes that everyone was looking at him, and he seemed a little excited, as if they all wanted to talk to him about the excitement and emotions in their hearts.
But it’s really late and I have to travel tomorrow, so I shouldn’t get excited or sentimental about it.
He wanted to make things clear for everyone right now so that they could have a rest early because they still had to travel tomorrow!
"Well, let me make some arrangements for us. Grandpa, Dad, you, your uncles, and the little kid will all live in one big bunk bed. Squeeze together on the kang. If there's no room, you can sleep on the floor."
Then he turned to look at Old Lady Hua and said, "Mom, you and the aunts and uncles can live in the other room with your daughters. It will be crowded there too. The rest of the women can live in the woodshed, and the boys can live with us in the horse stable."
Master Shen was the first to disagree, shouting excitedly, "No, no, little Sanzi, you are a scholar, how can you live in the stable? Anyone of us can live in the stable, but not you!"
Everyone was talking at once, saying that Shen Zhiqiu must not be allowed to sleep in the stable, saying that he would have to take the imperial examination in the future, and it would be shameful if his classmates knew about it.
Shen Zhiqiu was helpless: "What do you mean by scholars or not? I am a refugee now. No matter what happens in the future, the fact that I once fled famine cannot be changed. A man cannot gain face outside by relying on these false names.
That requires skill, so don't waste time, boil some water, clean up and take a rest."
But no matter what he said, everyone still had an attitude that it couldn't be arranged this way.
Anyway, they were determined that Shen Zhiqiu, a promising person among their group, must not live in a cattle house.
"Oh, it's already so late, let's hurry up, there are many people resting in the post station, and they are all rich people, don't wake them up and blame us."
This sentence was very effective. After it was said, the quarreling stopped and everyone fell silent. However, Mr. Shen dragged Shen Zhiqiu to the assigned room without saying a word.
The meaning is very clear. We can stop quarreling, but we absolutely cannot let you live in a barn.
Looking at the situation, there's really no other way. If it doesn't work, just squeeze in. Don't bother about this anymore.
Not only Shen Zhiqiu, but also Li Jingshu and Shen Zhixia benefited from it and were forcibly pulled into another large bunk bed room by a group of old ladies.
Emma, the beds on the floor are so close to each other that there is no place to step.
As for whether the little kids will make a fuss if they follow their grandma or grandpa instead of their parents.
There is no need to worry about this. Along the way, Shenjia Village has become a large collective, and no matter whose child they are, they are all their own.
No matter who the little kid follows, he will feel extremely safe and will never cry for his parents.
Even the widow Li Xiu'e was very relieved about this point, as their little Ping'an was following the other old men.
There is also the youngest one, Xiaoshouzi. Although he is really small and can barely walk steadily, fortunately he has been weaned and is following his grandfather Gao Liehu, so he is fine.
The little guy was not afraid of people. When he was carried into the room, he crawled around on the bed. When he stood up, his legs were still shaking.
Looking at Shen Zhiqiu, he seemed to know that he was their leader. He grinned, revealing his pitiful little teeth, and drooled.
Shen Zhiqiu was a person who loved children very much. He picked up Xiao Shouzi and said, "During our journey, this little guy has not only not lost weight, but has become fatter and heavier. He is getting heavier and heavier in my hands."
Hunter Gao looked at his grandson and liked him more and more. What satisfied him most was that after such a difficult escape from famine, his youngest grandson was doing well.
He was extremely grateful to Shen Zhiqiu. Because of this, everyone they met along the way would look at his grandson in surprise.
The meaning in his eyes was too obvious: "How did you keep such a small child with you during your escape from the famine?"
When Shen Luming saw his father holding the little Shouzi, he immediately climbed onto the bed and insisted on hugging him too.
Shen Zhiqiu put Xiao Shouzi down and picked up his son: "Look at you covered in mud, wait a moment before going to bed, I'll go get you some hot water, wash yourself first."
Shen Youyou and the others were in a similar situation. They were exhausted and dirty from the journey.
Even if it is late, but you are staying in someone else's inn, even if you are sleeping on a shared bed and not sleeping on someone else's bedding, you still have to tidy yourself up before going to sleep.
Don't let others take care of us with such kindness. We can't even see the good and bad of others. If we stay overnight at their house, it will cause trouble as if there were thieves.
But we had agreed before that no one would take care of their food, drink and hot water, so they had to do it themselves.
But it must be said that the people in Shenjia Village also knew that even so, they were still taking care of them. The grandfather told the boys,
"Don't waste their firewood. Tomorrow you should get up early and go to the woods to chop more firewood for them. Remember not to chop it in the yard, but do it right in the woods. Don't do something bad with good intentions and wake up their guests so early in the morning."
Shen Zhiqiu was bending over to draw water from the well. When he heard this, the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously. This was why he was becoming more and more unable to let go of this group of people.
Maybe I took him with me at first, because I knew that the whole family couldn't afford to go to escape the famine in troubled times.
In addition, his original body had indeed received favors from the villagers. After he traveled through time and occupied their bodies, he had to repay them on their behalf.
But the more I get to know them, the more I realize that although this group of people are sometimes honest and sometimes ignorant, they are more simple and kind.
As long as someone shows a little kindness to them, they will be open-hearted to them.
The men boiled water and started washing the women and children first, but Old Lady Hua was not idle either.
Although his third son and daughter have moved into the house, his eldest son and youngest son are still living in the barn?
Do you know what a barn looks like today?
It's just a shed, with wind leaking on all sides and a layer of thatch on the roof.
Although the place they lived in had no accommodation for livestock, they still made a new layer of thatch with hay themselves.
But there is no wall on all sides to protect us from the wind and rain!
The old lady was also a worrier, so she said to the shopkeeper in a nice voice, "Can you give them some ginger so they can boil some hot water to get rid of the cold?"
Doctor Guo really had no ginger left, as it had been used up long ago. Although she bought some herbal medicine, for old lady Hua, who knew how to live, why should she take such expensive medicine when a bowl of ginger water could solve the problem?
The innkeeper was fiddling with the beads on his abacus and rolled his eyes, saying, "Since you came to the city, do you know how much ginger costs here?"
Old Lady Hua is Shen Youyou's biological grandmother. Sometimes they are definitely similar. For example, when faced with difficulties, they will not give up easily and continue to grin and say nice things:
"Boss, how much can the price of ginger go up? We spent one and a half taels of silver for a night's stay. How much ginger should we buy?"
The shopkeeper didn't even raise his eyelids this time, and continued to play with the abacus beads: "Since you came to the city, do you know how much the room prices in the post house have increased? I..."
The next sentence: I still gave you a much lower price. There is also an inn opposite. Although you don’t live there, you should know the price.
But before she finished speaking, Mrs. Hua couldn't help but started to retort:
"Boss, do you really think we are happy with this? We left our homes and property behind, why? Isn't it just to survive?
Look at us, old and young, we really thought fleeing famine was an easy thing, we suffered a lot along the way.
But now that it has come to this, there is really nothing we can do. It's not that we are willing to come here and cause trouble for you.
And the price increase you mentioned, we are even more unhappy about it. Since we came here, even a piece of firewood has to be charged, and we can only accept it with tears, right? "