allonlinenovel Chapter 309 Shadow 7 (7)
Chapter 309 Shadow 7 (7)
On the second day after moving, the seven people were busy tidying up the house when suddenly a few people came to the door. They gathered outside the door and peeked in from time to time.
A middle-aged woman looked around the yard and walked in from outside.
"You guys just moved here, right? Your house is really big."
Jing Yi stepped forward and greeted them politely, "We just moved in yesterday. Please have some tea."
Jing Wu had already brought the tea and handed it to the neighbor.
The woman didn't hesitate and took the tea and drank it.
"The tea is good, too. Where are the adults in your family? I have something to discuss with them."
Jing Yi really didn't know how to entertain guests, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "I am the adult of the family, please tell me if you have anything to say."
The woman was surprised and asked, "What? There are no adults in your family? Then how did you buy the house?"
Her voice was sharp, and Jing frowned when he heard it.
"Auntie, if you have nothing else to do, please go back. We still have to pack up, so we won't entertain you anymore."
The woman laughed and said, "Don't worry, I just want to take a look around. This yard is so big, it's more than enough for you guys to live here.
"Little brother, how about we make a deal and rent a few rooms to our family? Our house is next door, and when the time comes, we can break through the courtyard wall and it will be convenient for us to travel back and forth."
Jing Yi was speechless. What kind of weird person was this? He actually had such a strange request.
"The house is not for rent, please go back."
The woman snorted and saw the fruit plate in the yard. She picked it up and left.
"How stingy! Think about it carefully. I'll come back tomorrow."
Jingyi wanted to stop her and get his fruit plate back, but she didn't try to avoid him and pushed Jingyi away and ran out.
Jing Yi was extremely embarrassed; that woman was so rude.
Jing Wu was furious, but the woman ran very fast and was out of the door in the blink of an eye, so she did not chase after her.
"Boss, if there is a female guest, let me receive her."
Jing Yi was eager for this and agreed immediately.
After a while, another mother-in-law came with a bag of snacks, and it seemed that she was here to visit.
"You guys just moved here, right? This is a little token of my appreciation."
Jing Wu took the snacks and thought about how to return the favor while asking everyone to sit down.
"Hello, mother-in-law. My house is a mess and I am sorry for my poor hospitality. Please forgive me."
Grandma waved her hand and said, "You just arrived, so you need to pack your things. I'll leave first."
She walked to the door and turned back, "You have a lot of furniture in your house, why don't you lend us a few pieces? My child is getting married soon and is in need of some furniture."
Jing Wu's eyes widened. He didn't expect the mother-in-law to say such a thing.
When the mother-in-law saw that Jing Wu didn't say anything, she picked up a screen and walked out.
"I'm leaving now, so don't see me off. I'll come back when I have time."
Jing Wu was stunned. They moved all the things in the house away just like that?
Nan Xi shook her head, ran over quickly to tear down the screen, then sent her mother-in-law out the door and closed it, all in one go.
Jing Yi and Jing Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief and gave Nan Xi a thumbs up.
"Xiao Qi is still awesome!"
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In the evening, the seven people sat together. Although there were some unpleasant things during the day, everyone looked happy when they saw the brand new house.
Jing Yi cleared his throat and spoke first: "Everyone, tell me what plans you have for your future life."
Everyone seemed to have a lot to say, but no one opened their mouths.
Jing San coughed and said, "I think I can be an accountant and use an abacus or something."
Jing Wu was eager to try, "I think we can consider opening a small shop and selling some daily necessities."
Jing Si also made a suggestion, "The shop is a good idea. We can first see what goods sell well."
Jing Er bent his fingers vigorously and said, "I am strong, I can go to the dock to move goods and earn some money."
Jing Liu said happily: "Now that we have a household registration, I can work as a waiter in a shop and entertain customers."
Nan Xi was stunned. She didn't expect that the wishes of these brothers and sisters were so simple.
Unexpectedly, Jingyi actually considered it seriously.
"These ideas are... OK, they should be able to make money."
Nan Xi touched her forehead. Even if she had great martial arts skills, it wouldn’t work because they were just a bunch of kids.
"Brothers and sisters, you are too young. Maybe no one is willing to hire you."
Several people were stunned, remembering this fact.
Seeing that several people were devastated, Nan Xi hurried to comfort them.
"Brothers and sisters, don't worry. Young Master Zhou sent us some silver notes. We can use them first. When we grow up, we can earn money to support the family."
Jingyi looked at his brothers and sisters sitting around and sighed in his heart, thinking that they were indeed too young.
"Xiao Qi is right, leave the money-making to me. You are still young, you should go to school to study."
"How about this, second, third, fourth, and sixth, you all go to the school, and fifth and seventh go to the embroidery building to learn embroidery. In the future, everyone will have a skill."
Jing Wu refused on the spot, "Boss, I don't want to learn embroidery. My eyes hurt from sitting there holding a needle all day."
Jing Er refused to do it either. "I won't study. Those old teachers are so annoying. They keep nagging. My ears are going to get calluses."
Jing Si was also eager to try, "I... won't go either..."
Jingyi felt overwhelmed. He didn't want to be the head of the family anymore because his younger brothers and sisters were so difficult to manage.
Jing Yi looked at the calm Nan Xi and couldn't help but ask, "What good ideas does Xiao Qi have?"
Nan Xi thought for a moment, "Second brother and fourth brother don't want to study, so they can join the army. I think Mr. Zhou should be able to give some recommendations."
"Third and sixth brothers should go to the academy to study. They may be good at both civil and military affairs and become high-ranking officials in the future."
"If Fifth Sister doesn't want to learn embroidery, she can do business. We can open a small shop and sell some goods."
"As for the eldest brother, I think your martial arts are the best and can be on par with the second and fourth brothers."
Jingyi frowned, "No, you are all still young, what will you do if we all leave?"
Jing San thought Nan Xi's idea was very good. "Boss, what Xiao Qi said makes sense. You can go and build your career and don't have to worry about your family. Xiao Wu, Xiao Liu and I can handle it and will take good care of Xiao Qi."
Jing Er clenched his fists excitedly. He wanted to join the army.
Jing Yi looked at the second brother, then at Jing Si who was equally excited, and finally agreed.
"That's good. If we can get the position of general, no one will dare to bully us."
Thinking of his neighbors today, Jing Yi was still a little angry. Later, he closed the door. Even when someone came to knock on the door, he didn't dare to open it.
Jing Yi went to find Zhou Shenglin to discuss the matter of joining the army, and Jing Wu followed Jing San and took Xiao Liu and Nan Xi to go shopping together.
After living in Beijing for so long, this was the first time they went shopping openly. In the past, they always hid from people for fear that their illegal identities would be discovered.
Xiaoliu pointed at the sugar-roasted chestnuts and asked for some, so Jingsan took him to buy some. Jingwu and Nanxi stood on the street waiting.
"Hey~ Aren't you the little beggars?"
Liu Ruyan suddenly appeared and looked at the two of them with surprise.