Chapter 321 A Huge Pie
Zhang Xiaohua waited outside Father Hao's door for a long time before waiting for Ji Xiaohua.
Ji Xiaohua looked very lethargic.
However, when he saw Zhang Xiaohua, he still showed his face and forced a smile: "Master, I have kept you waiting for a long time."
Zhang Xiaohua waved her hand and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
So Ji Xiaohua took Zhang Xiaohua in front of her, and the two returned to Ji Xiaohua's dilapidated home. When they reached the door, Ji Xiaohua turned around and asked, "Master, you have arrived at my house, do you want to go in?"
Zhang Xiaohua nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, let's go in and talk."
Ji Xiaohua was a little distracted and pushed the door open without saying hello. Mrs. Zhang heard some movement inside, braced herself and asked in a weak voice, "Is it Xiaohua who's back?"
Ji Xiaohua was a little panicked and quickly responded: "Mother, it's me, I'm back."
Mrs. Zhang coughed for a while and said reproachfully: "You kid, you didn't even say a word when you entered the house. The young master has already left. Later, you and your mother go to find Father Hao and ask him to come back." Let me tell you something, what the young master gave you is only about ten big bucks, but it is not as good as the steady flow of water in the tea shed. You should go and admit your mistake to the tea shed owner, and let anyone accept the punishment and boil water for others. "
"Um...mother, the young master hasn't left yet."
Saying that, Ji Xiaohua looked at Zhang Xiaohua apologetically and walked into the broken house.
"Why did you come back before they left? Maybe you did something wrong again."
Ji Xiaohua's face turned red and she said, "Mother, I didn't make any mistakes. The young master insisted on coming to our house."
"Hey~ the young master is here again. Why didn't you tell me earlier? Xiaohua, come and help me kiss you."
Zhang Xiaohua heard this and was about to stop him, but after thinking about it, he stood with a smile and did not move.
At this time, I heard Ji Xiaohua's voice in the house: "Oh, mother, why haven't you eaten the buns in the morning? It's already been an afternoon, and you must be starving. I'll heat them up for you now." Go hot."
Then there was a burst of coughing, and then a gentle voice said: "Xiaohua, you are starving too, go and heat up the steamed buns, you can eat, my mother just drank last night's cornstarch, and she is not hungry at all." "
"Mother, the corn crumbs have been there for several days and they already have a rancid taste. Didn't you say that you would throw them out today so that I wouldn't be able to eat them?"
"It's okay. Mom was going to pour it out, but after smelling it, it was still edible, so I ate it casually. It can not only fight hunger but also thirst. Xiaohua hasn't eaten steamed buns for a long time, so she just eats more. Come on, my mother’s body is the same in everything, but you are different, it’s the time to grow.”
The mother and son spoke in low voices, but Zhang Xiaohua heard it clearly. She was moved and savored the love of licking the calf. The love that a mother in this world has for her son is really ordinary. ah!
Involuntarily, he thought of his mother far away again.
Inside the room, Ji Xiaohua said again: "Mother, please try it. These are snacks from Pincha House. The young master had them for lunch. I brought the rest back."
"My mother won't eat it, so you can eat it. My mother ate it when she was young. It's a pity that you haven't eaten it yet."
"I've eaten at noon, mother. The young master didn't eat a bite at noon, so it was all mine. Please take a bite quickly." As she spoke, Ji Xiaohua took out a piece from the neatly wrapped handkerchief and handed it to her mother for a kiss. From the front, Ms. Zhang shook her head and said: "Xiaohua, you better eat it, or save it for dinner. Mom is not feeling well and doesn't want to eat it."
Ji Xiaohua was a little angry and said: "Mom, I know you can eat it, but you just want me to have one more bite. However, I am already nine years old and I am no longer a young child. Don't lie to me. If you are If you don’t eat it, I won’t eat it either!”
Seeing Ji Xiaohua like this, Mrs. Zhang almost shed tears and forced a smile and said: "Okay, my dear little flower, I'll just take a bite, okay?"
Ji Xiaohua inside the room didn't feel much at the words "Little Hua'er", but Zhang Xiaohua outside the room was suddenly touched by the softest part of her heart.
Isn't that what my grandmother called me when I was little?
For a moment, Zhang Xiaohua's eyes were a little blurred, and her homesickness became even stronger. She wished she could put wings on her back, just flap them, and return to Guozhuang to cover her grandmother's lonely little grave with new soil.
So, Zhang Xiaohua coughed slightly in the yard and raised her voice: "Auntie, can you step out for a moment and take a step into the yard to talk?"
When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she quickly said: "Master, wait a moment, I will go out immediately, let the master wait in the yard for a long time."
Ji Xiaohua also whispered: "Oh, mother, I forgot about the young master in the yard."
Mrs. Zhang sighed and said: "Xiaohua, you are still young. Did something happen to offend the young master this morning? Come on, help my mother out."
"How can it be possible? Mother, there is no such thing." Ji Xiaohua felt extremely aggrieved.
"You, kid, if you don't offend others, can the young master still come to our place?" Mrs. Zhang did not believe Ji Xiaohua.
As soon as she left the house, Mrs. Zhang apologized and said, "Master, did Xiaohua offend the master this morning? Or did he do something wrong? I will apologize to you for him."
Zhang Xiaohua quickly returned the greeting: "Auntie, you are too polite. It's really not possible. Ji Xiaohua is a very good child. I am very satisfied. I just came here to say goodbye to you. I just have something to explain to you."
Zhang was surprised, but she still asked politely: "Young master, you're welcome. If you have anything to do, just tell me. If my concubine or Xiaohua can help, we will definitely help."
Zhang Xiaohua thought for a while, sorted out the words, and then said: "That's it, Auntie, Ji Xiaohua helped me a lot this morning, and she was very considerate for me. It was far beyond my imagination. Originally Well, I made an agreement with him to give him eleven cents, but suddenly I wanted to change my mind."
When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she was a little puzzled and thought to herself: "It's fine if you don't want to give me money. How can you still say that my son has done a good job? But if you want to give me more, just give me some reward money. I really don't understand."
She saluted again and said, "Young master, you're welcome. If Xiaohua doesn't greet him well, it's right for you not to give him copper coins. Besides, if you give him steamed buns and tea at noon, it's more than enough to cover the wages."
Zhang Xiaohua wrinkled her nose and said, "Auntie, I misunderstood. I wanted to give Ji Xiaohua more money."
Mrs. Zhang smiled and said, "You don't need it, young master. As I said just now, you have treated my little flower well, so there is no need to spend too much money."
Zhang Xiaohua said: "Those are all casual. I have to thank Ji Xiaohua for what she did for me, so don't refuse."
Mrs. Zhang smiled and said: "In that case, I won't refuse, Xiaohua, come here and thank the young master."
Ji Xiaohua stepped forward, saluted Zhang Xiaohua and said, "Thank you, Master!"
Zhang Xiaohua nodded and said: "You're not too polite, Ji Xiaohua, I'm very satisfied with what you did this morning. You wrote the route in such detail. How can I let you pay for those few copper coins yourself?"
Ji Xiaohua's face felt a little hot after hearing this.
Zhang Xiaohua continued: "Your mother is not in good health. You should take care of her at home. By the way, it's best to let the doctor at the hospital give your mother a good diagnosis. If she keeps doing this, how can her body bear it?"
Zhang and Ji Xiaohua both smiled bitterly after hearing this.
Then, Zhang Xiaohua threw the huge sack in the yard with a bang, took out the small bag of broken silver that she had just exchanged, handed it over, and said, "Auntie, this is me. Please put away whatever is for Ji Xiaohua."
"Ah!!!" Zhang and Ji Xiaohua were both stunned!
Zhang Xiaohua looked at them and explained: "I originally wanted to give Ji Xiaohua a banknote, but I thought that children taking banknotes would arouse suspicion. Moreover, if you have ingots of silver at home, wouldn't it easily lead to trouble? I Then I went to the bank with Ji Xiaohua and exchanged them all for copper coins. There were ten guan in this sack, and five taels of silver in this small cloth bag, all of which were one cent. Oh, during the exchange, Ji Xiaohua He who is also present knows that these scattered pieces of silver will probably not cause you any trouble."
Yes, based on what Zhang Xiaohua experienced in Lu Town and Pingyang City, there are always evil people in this world. If Ji Xiaohua and Zhang went out with five taels of silver, they would probably be killed by some bullies before they even spent it. , or those targeted by scoundrels, you should help them out of kindness, but don’t cause trouble for them without any reason.
"Master...you...went to the bank just to exchange copper coins for me??"
Ji Xiaohua looked at the strange young master in front of her with some disbelief, whose name she didn't even know.
"Yeah, you think I have nothing to do, just exchange copper coins for fun. This thing is very heavy, but you don't help me carry it for ten thousand copper coins!" Zhang Xiaohua said jokingly.
"Master~" Ji Xiaohua didn't know what to say.
"No! Master, we can't take this money!" Seeing this, Mrs. Zhang said decisively without hesitation: "I still want to keep Xiaohua with me, please don't do this."
Zhang Xiaohua knew Zhang's misunderstanding and said with a smile: "Auntie, you misunderstood. I have no intention of taking Ji Xiaohua away. He also knows that my home is not here and I still have a long way to go. And, to be honest, I'm not a young master from a rich family, I don't need anyone to take care of me. So, don't worry, Ji Xiaohua will still stay with you."
"But, young master, you...you...are so kind to us, for what...why?"
Mrs. Zhang is really puzzled. If she is older, it can be understood that she is greedy for her own beauty. Not to mention that she is not outstanding, this young master is still a bit young! If you want to buy your own child, your own child is not worth so much money.
She really didn't want the money, but people are poor and have short ambitions. She deeply understands the difficulties of poor families, so she just has to endure the hardships. She sees her children go out before dawn every day and come back late at night. In other people's homes, The child was bullied in the teahouse, but she didn't say a word, but she still heard the crying in her ears and felt pain in her heart.
ps: There will be another update in the afternoon; I saw Zhidou’s message. Hehe, I want to say sorry to everyone. This chapter was written in too much detail. When I wrote about the relationship between Ji Xiaohua and his mother, I couldn’t hold back my pen. I wanted to start from They expressed what they wrote in their conversation. Fortunately, there is no need to charge money for not being a VIP. I hope everyone will understand.
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