Chapter 97 Good News

Throughout June, the newspapers were filled with people cursing Mr. Yuanhe.

Chen Heng stayed in the academy every day, so he naturally didn't care. Besides, they were cursing Yuanhe, what did it have to do with him, Chen Heng.

The existence of the headmaster was like a barrier, isolating all the disturbances from the outside world. It allowed Chen Heng to concentrate on his studies.

Such days continued until the end of the month, and Chen Heng finally waited for two very good news.

One was that the corvée of his second uncle Chen Huaijin would end on the first day of July. The second was that his grandfather Chen Gaishan finally nodded and agreed to move his family to Yangzhou under the persuasion of Chen Heng's letter.

This matter is also interesting. Two years ago, the old Chen family decided to save some money and open another shop for Chen Huaijin. But at that time, no one had decided what business to let the second uncle do.

It happened that when this corvée ended, there was a rumor from the Yangzhou government office that they were going to transfer the tea shop stall outside the city.

When Chen Heng told Chen Huaijin the news, the latter immediately wanted to buy the shop.

But the second uncle had to live in Yangzhou, and the second aunt couldn't take care of two children alone in Shanxi Village, so they naturally had to come to Yangzhou to reunite.

Grandma Zhou had raised two sons all her life, and how could she bear to leave Chen Huaijin's family?

She mentioned this distress to her eldest daughter-in-law inadvertently. As a result, Gu said on the spot: I miss Heng'er too, mother, why don't we go to Yangzhou together.

It turned out that Chen Heng had been thinking about bringing his family to Yangzhou as his income increased over the years, but he was not sure about the balance between storytelling and reading before.

Now with the publication of "The Legend of Shushan", the newspaper shop's business is back on track, and he can't control this idea anymore.

In the letter to Gu, he also talked about his longing for his family over and over again.

Gu took out the letter from Chen Heng from the house, and called Shuangxi and Jixiang to read what their elder brother meant to Zhou.

"When a son is away from home, he misses his parents and relatives every day. Although home is far away, he can always meet them in dreams at night."

Shuangxi is already eight years old, and when he reads this sentence, he can't help but redden his eyes.

Zhou raised her hand and kept wiping away tears. Chen Heng was thinking about his family, so don't they think about Heng'er?

When she thought about the fact that her eldest grandson had been studying in Yangzhou alone for five years, and only came back once a year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the coming and going were even more hurried.

Zhou's desire to go to Yangzhou became stronger and stronger.

The two women in charge thought that this idea was quite feasible. However, Zhou and Chen Gaishan had only been to Taixing County in their lifetime, and she knew very well that her husband would definitely not agree.

This matter still depends on their eldest grandson. Zhou made up her mind and instructed Chen Heng to write a letter to his grandfather.

At the beginning, it was indeed not smooth.

Chen Gaishan couldn't bear to leave the old house and fertile fields at home, so he said stubbornly: "You can go if you want, I won't leave anyway, just leave me here alone."

His father is almost sixty years old now, how could Chen Qi dare to agree to this.

In the end, Zhou Shi controlled his wife, "Chen Gaishan, you can only farm for two more years at most, and your body will definitely not be able to work hard. You must think clearly, when the time comes, it will be those fields or your children and grandchildren who will support you in your old age."

Chen Gaishan was silent when he heard this.

People can't help but accept old age.

After hesitating again and again, Chen Gaishan finally nodded in agreement.

When Chen Heng learned the news, he smiled in the academy for several days. Even when he saw Mei Shengjia, he smiled and nodded to greet him.

Xue Ke, Qian Dayou and others were naturally happy for Chen Heng. They helped Chen Heng find news about buying and selling houses from the newspapers, and took advantage of the daily get out of class break to go out together to see the situation of the house.

They finally chose a private house in the east of the city, which was a two-story house with a courtyard. Because it was close to the noisy city gate, the original landlord's asking price was not high, only 120 taels for the house and furniture.

Chen Heng saw it twice with his own eyes and liked the layout of this house very much. He immediately took an advance of 20 taels from the newspaper shop as a deposit and signed the sales document.

Just wait for Chen Qi to come to Yangzhou today and bring the 200 taels he kept at home to make up the shortfall.

During the noon break, Qian Dayou saw Chen Heng pacing anxiously in the house and couldn't help but smile and comfort him.

"Uncle should have arrived. Hasn't someone gone to pick him up? Brother Heng, you can rest assured."

"Brother Hu will pick him up. He is calm and reliable in doing things." Xue Ke pulled Chen Heng to sit beside him, "Brother Heng, wait patiently for another half a day, and you will be able to see uncle."

Chen Heng nodded slightly. Chen Qi had come to Yangzhou to see him in previous years.

But only this time, when Chen Heng thought about his family reuniting in Yangzhou in the future, he couldn't help but get excited.

Jiang Yuanbai could empathize with him the most. Xue Ke and Qian Dayou's families were in Yangzhou, and they could go back anytime when they missed their families. But Jiang Yuanbai's home was also far away.

"Why don't we think about which restaurant to invite Uncle to dinner tonight?" He threw out a topic, "Brother Heng's family is coming to Yangzhou, and we, as classmates, can't just not show any appreciation."

Chen Heng was about to refuse, but Xue Ke nodded in agreement, "Let's go to Yangji Restaurant, and Uncle can also see the newspaper shop, which will make him feel more at ease."

"Very good." Qian Dayou lowered his head and thought, "We must order a plate of crab meat lion head, their family is famous for this dish. Three-spice bamboo shoot chicken and soup dumplings are also indispensable, and give Uncle two taels of wine. Brother Ke, what kind of fish do you think we should eat?"

With them interrupting him, Chen Heng's mind turned to other places.

While they were discussing, Chen Qi was confused and followed the Hu brothers to Yangji Restaurant.

Opposite him sat the two brothers Hu Yuan and Hu Xiang. These two men were entrusted by Chen Heng to personally guard the city gate early in the morning.

As soon as Chen Qi walked through the city gate, the two of them recognized Chen Qi through Xue Biao's portrait. The two parties exchanged information about Chen Heng, and the Hu brothers took Chen Qi to a restaurant for dinner.

As soon as everyone sat down, the second brother Hu Xiang took over the task of ordering food, while the eldest brother chatted with Chen Qi.

"Uncle, please don't be polite. Brother Chen and I have known each other for a long time and we feel like brothers. Today he is studying in the academy and wanted to take leave.

I felt there was no need to affect Hengdi's studies, so I decided to stop this matter myself. My uncle just treats us two brothers as his juniors. "

Chen Qi couldn't quite grasp the enthusiastic attitude of the two, so he could only nod slightly, his attitude revealing the restraint of a farmer.

But Hu Yuan didn't dare to look down on him, because his son was now the money-spinner of the library.

After dinner, Hu Yuan followed the waiter and sent Chen Qi to the upper room he owned, letting him rest for a while.

The three of them would wait until Chen Heng finished class before going to find the landlord together.

Chen Qi didn't refuse and was sent to the room in a daze. It was not until evening, when he saw his son appearing in front of him with a group of classmates, that he finally felt at ease, knowing that the Hu brothers had indeed not tricked him.

"father!"

"Heng'er."

As soon as the two father and son met, they couldn't help but hug each other. Chen Qi looked at the son in his arms from left to right, and said happily: "He has grown taller, he has grown taller."

"Uncle, we are classmates of Brother Heng. I am Xue Biao."

"You have given me great success, uncle."

After Xin Suzhao and Jiang Yuanbai finished their introductions, Chen Qicai smiled and nodded to them, "They are all good children. Please take care of Heng'er on weekdays."

This group of classmates waved their hands and said no.

After everyone chatted for a while, they immediately set off to Chen Hengxiangzhong's house.

When Chen Qi saw this two-story courtyard surrounded by green tiles and white walls, he still couldn't believe it. He took his son's hand and asked in surprise: "Heng'er, do we really want to buy a house like this?"

"Dad, think about it. Grandpa and grandma have to live in the same house. You and your mother, your second uncle, your second aunt, your two sisters, and your two brothers." Chen Heng clapped his fingers and said, "If it weren't for the fact that the courtyard in Erjin is too big." It’s expensive. I can’t afford so much money at the moment. In fact, it would be more appropriate to buy a second hospital.”

Most of the second-level courtyards in Yangzhou are good, and the prices are not even high.

"That's incredible." Chen Qi shook his head, feeling quite emotional. He never thought that he would live in Yangzhou City one day.

The landlord's surname is Huang, a fifty-year-old honest man. His son worked as a waiter in Hu Ji's library, and it was Hu Yuan who brought him and Chen Heng together.

The fact that this house could be sold at such a low price was indispensable for Hu Yuan's secret efforts.

"If there is no problem, then we will write the paperwork and hand it over to the government office tomorrow."

The landlord smiled and urged that their family had moved to another house in the west of the city. The expanded Gongyuan and Confucius Temple are there, which is considered an excellent location in the future.

Since my son likes it, it is his son's money that is spent. Even if Chen Qi was in pain, he would make up the last one hundred taels on the spot.

That's the good thing about the old Chen family. Whoever pays for family matters has the final say.

Seeing the one hundred taels disappear, Chen Qi, who was heartbroken, quickly turned his attention to various parts of the house, thinking about how he would make drastic changes after moving in.

The landlord said hello to Hu Yuan and ignored other idle people. After packing up the last few things, he got up and left, leaving the house to its new owner.

It was the first time for Jiang Yuanbai and others to see someone buying a house. Seeing that there were no outsiders, they immediately walked around the house excitedly.

"Brother Heng, let's help you clean up next time you take a bath." Jiang Yuanbai poked his head out of the attic window, waving one hand at the tip of his nose, obviously catching some dust.

"Okay!" Chen Heng nodded with a smile. The more he looked at the house he bought, the more he liked it. This will be his new home from now on.

Xue Biao pointed to the courtyard and said with a smile: "I will go home to get some seeds tomorrow. Brother Heng, you can build a pergola here. In a few years, they will be full of them."

"Then on summer nights, we have to bring food and come to Hengdi's house as guests." Qian Dayou nodded repeatedly and said, "Hengdi, I will bring you some tables and chairs later."

Xin Suzhao saw that everyone was expressing their opinions. He hesitated for a long time and then said to Chen Heng, "Brother Heng, how about I give you a little mare? It has a gentle temper and is easy to ride."

Chen Heng was immediately dumbfounded, waved his hands quickly, and said with a wry smile: "I can't do it, I can't do it. Brother Su Zhao, you have to see if I can afford it."

Xin Suzhao had no choice but to give up.

"Brother Chen, while there are many good things today, I will tell you some good news." Hu Yuan came to Chen Heng's side and said with a smile: "Brother, I have found the carpenter's shop you asked me to find for you."

Chen Heng's eyes lit up and he quickly bowed and thanked him, "It's really troublesome, Brother Hu."

"What's the trouble? I didn't buy it for you." Hu Yuan waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "But I helped you negotiate a low price for the rent. You can take your uncle to see it later. If you don't like it, brother I’ll find it for you again.”

Ah, I was thinking about it for a long time last night, but I just missed the sentence "The child is outside". I always felt that something was missing, and I was always very anxious.

When I woke up this morning, my mind was calm. It naturally appeared in my mind, which was also magical.

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