The family pushed the trolley towards the courtyard of Qionghua Lane.
Only halfway through, he saw Huo Erhuai holding Nian'er in his arms and hurriedly walking out with the Zou family's grandfather.
"Dad." "Brother-in-law." "Erhuai?"
"Hey, are you back?"
Huo Erhuai was stunned for a moment, then he quickly jumped over Grandma Zou and came over, putting Nian'er into Yang's hand: "You guys came back just in time, Grandma Zou is sick, and I was getting the money at the hospital.
I want to see her."
Yang held Huo Nian in her arms: "Ah, is it serious?" She looked at the Zou family's grandfather who was behind her.
"What's wrong with Grandma Zou? Is it serious?"
Seeing that the old man was getting angry and anxious, Mrs. Yang also became anxious.
Grandpa Zou was breathing heavily as he walked and waved to Mr. Yang and others: "It's okay, it's the same old problem. I just need money. Not only did my family borrow money from your family before, but we also used all our savings to buy things with you."
It’s all over. Now that my family can’t afford any money, I followed Erhuai’s instructions and came over. I asked along the way, and I happened to see Erhuai hugging Nian’er who was crying so much that he was going to find you..."
Otherwise, I don’t know how long it will take to knock on doors and ask questions from house to house.
When Yang heard this, she pushed Nian'er into Huo Xi's arms: "Then Erhuai and I will go with you?"
"no, I'm fine."
Huo Erhuai thought for a while and said: "I don't know how long it will take for my trip to go there. You go to the ferry in the outer city. Our boat is being watched by others. I haven't been there for so long. People think something happened. I
Just go with Uncle Zou yourself."
"Okay. If something happens, you can send someone back to call us."
"Okay." Huo Erhuai answered and walked away quickly with Uncle Zou.
Yang and the other three looked at each other in silence for a while and sighed: "People, you still have to be healthy. Even if your life is difficult, don't get sick. Being sick doesn't count as emptying your body.
The family’s wealth has also been emptied.”
Huo Xi nodded in agreement. She had saved money all her life, and once she got sick, she sold her house and property, and once she returned to the time before liberation, she saw a lot.
Being healthy is better than anything else, even if you are a little bit miserable and tired.
"Then you two go back, and I'll go to the ferry to see our boat. Don't delay other people's business."
"Sister, let me go."
"You stay with Xi'er, sister will go." Yang said a few words and left in a hurry.
When Huo Nian saw Yang walking further and further away, he pursed his lips and burst into tears.
The sound was so loud that Huo Xi couldn't help but tilt his head. When he got used to it, he turned around and scolded him: "Mom will be back soon, why are you crying? Can I boil some egg yolks for you?"
Huo Nian ignored him and continued to cry loudly in the direction Yang left. The tears fell down in big pieces, and he pushed Huo Xi with his hands to prevent her from hugging him.
Yang Fu also came up to tease him: "Sister, take Nian'er in the car, and uncle push Nian'er, okay?"
Nian'er ignored him and turned his head aside.
The howling was so loud that some people from the nearby neighbors poked their heads out to look, fearing that a kidnapper was coming to abduct the baby.
Huo Xi had a severe headache, so she hugged him and got on the cart, letting Yang Fu push him home quickly.
Yang Fu pushed the cart and began to run. Huo Nian was stunned for a moment and then continued to howl.
Howling made Huo Xi's head buzz.
After returning to the yard, the two of them were like monkey charmers, using all kinds of martial arts to make him happy, but he didn't appreciate it, which made Huo Qing angry. They scolded him a few words. Who knows that this kid can eat soft things but not hard things, howling
Even louder.
"Bang bang bang..."
"Xi'er, someone knocks on the door?"
"Go and have a look."
Huo Xi had a headache and directed Yang Fu to open the door.
She hugged Huo Nian and was twisted and crying by him. She couldn't coax him or hug him. She just sat cross-legged on the bamboo mat on the ground, so tired that her forehead was sweating.
"Ouch, why are you crying like this?"
Huo Xi and Huo Nian, both siblings, turned to look. Seeing that it was Guan who had come to the house in the morning, they smiled awkwardly at her: "My mother went to the ferry for something, and he cried when he couldn't see my mother.
"
"Let me give you a hug." Guan extended her hand to Huo Nian.
Huo Nian looked at Guan with tears in his eyes. When he saw Guan extending his hand, he leaned forward towards her.
This kid!
I don’t want my sister, so she will be taken away by a stranger in the future. The little one will be so angry with her.
"Oh, don't cry, don't cry, good baby, good baby, don't cry, don't cry..."
Mrs. Guan coaxed him softly and held him around the courtyard: "...little baby, ride a big horse, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, crotch, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, crotch" in the voice. Grandma laughed when she saw her..."
Nian'er quickly lay on her shoulder and calmed down.
Guan held him in his arms and patted him, and kept reciting songs in a soft voice.
Seeing that he had stopped even sobbing quietly, Huo Xi hurriedly ran over to take a look and saw that his eyes were narrowed. This kid, who was so comforted by being read, was actually sleepy?
Feeling the gaze, Nian'er raised her head and glanced at Huo Xi, pursed her lips and turned her head to the side.
Damn you boy! Huo Xi gritted his teeth.
"It's okay, I'll coax him."
"Then Auntie will help me keep an eye on him while I prepare dinner."
"Go ahead."
Huo Xi glanced at Guan and Huo Nian, then pulled Yang Fu into the kitchen.
It can be seen that Ms. Guan is a person who loves children. She doesn’t go out very often, but when she hears her baby crying, she goes out to see her baby in distress. She even hugs her and helps comfort her.
This should be a person with a soft heart. A person with a soft heart will not be a bad person for a while. Huo Xi thought.
While cooking, I was thinking about what to give to Mrs. Guan to express her gratitude when she leaves later.
Before dinner was ready, Huo Nian was put to sleep by Guan. Guan sat on the edge of the bed and watched him fall asleep before getting up.
"Thank you Aunt Guan. This is a thank you gift from my family. Thank you for helping us coax Nian'er."
Guan Shi waved her hand and declined: "No, no, I'm just helping to coax him. Besides, I also like Nian'er."
This little child, seeing herself as a stranger, reached out to hug her, leaning against her shoulder, a soft ball with a nice milky fragrance. It made her heart melt.
Guan refused to accept her and quickly walked out of the courtyard.
Huo Xi looked at the wrapping cloth in her hand. There was a bag of brown sugar and jujubes wrapped in it. If she couldn't give it away, she could give her some more if she caught some fish another day. The catch she caught at home, for free, should be enough.
receive.
"This sister is quite nice." Yang Fu said with emotion.
Huo Xi nodded in agreement, and cooked the meal with Yang Fu, leaving Huo Erhuai and Yang's share. They had dinner first, and then went to the courtyard to take stock of today's goods.
Brown sugar was not sold as much as yesterday, but it was still more than one stone, and about ten pieces of leather goods were sold. Adding in what Yang sold in Qionghua Lane in the morning, one-third of the inventory was gone.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief. If the linen was sold for a few more days, it should be sold out.
"I wonder if Taoyedu and the others have sold out all their goods. Brother Yu's linen is not worried about selling. I don't know what's going on with Zou Sheng's. I don't know what's going on with Brother Ma's. I haven't seen them for several days.
"
It's been a while since I've seen the two brothers Ma Ji and Ma Xiang, but these two brothers must be looking for a place to sell linen. Huo Xi is not worried about them.
It's the Zou family that makes people a little worried.
This family is a very honest and responsible person, and they have never done business. Now the grandmother of the Zou family is sick again, and she is afraid that she will need money.
If she was admitted to a hospital, someone would have to be left to take care of her. Whether it was Zou Sheng or Uncle Zou, it would be difficult for his family to have only one person fishing.
Just as he was thinking about it, Huo Erhuai walked in.