"Thank you, uncle, how are you doing these days? I'll go check her pulse later," Bai Banxia said.
While talking, Lin Rongrong had already come out of the house and seemed to be walking quite easily.
"I'm fine. You have a good meal and don't be in a hurry." Lin Rongrong said with a smile.
"good."
Chen Dahai said with a smile: "Your children have such a good relationship, and the lively and lively family is really enviable."
Although he said it with a smile, there was melancholy in his eyes, and he finally sighed vaguely.
Mr. Bai smiled and said nothing.
The Bai Banxia family sat down and ate some food to fill their stomachs. The old lady asked anxiously about their trip to Xiguan City.
On the way back, they discussed it. They couldn't say that they had bought a house in Xiguancheng when they returned home. They didn't mean to hide it from the old man, but they might not be able to accept it. It wouldn't be worth it if they didn't get angry again.
"Is Xiguan City fun? Are things expensive?" the old lady asked.
"Xiguan City is very big, it is estimated to be ten times the size of our town." Bai Tian said with a smile, "There are many businesses and people, and there are all kinds of things on the streets."
"My dear baby is going to be successful. Mom has never been to Xiguan City in her life." The old lady said with emotion.
Bai Tian smiled and said, "Mom, I want to go there next time."
The old lady waved her hands hurriedly, "I won't go, I won't go. It's too much trouble to go all the way, and my old bones can't bear it."
Everyone chatted for a few more words, and then a voice came from outside. It was Sanlang and Chen Liang who were back.
Chen Liang is a tall, sturdy young man with slightly dark skin, long hands and legs, and a tall and upright posture. He looks like he has practiced boxing and kicking.
"You are back, are you tired from training?" the old man asked with a smile, he seemed to like Chen Liang very much.
"Fortunately, it was quite interesting. I learned a lot." Chen Liang replied.
Then the old man introduced the Baitian family to Chen Liang, and everyone greeted each other.
Bai Banxia and the others also finished their meal. Bai Banxia helped the aunt deliver the food to the kitchen, and then asked in a low voice about the guests.
"It's said that your grandfather met a friend when he was fleeing, and he helped him a lot. It seems that your grandfather gave him some kind of promise." The aunt said in a low voice, "Your grandfather didn't tell me or your uncle specifically, and I just kept it secret.
Listen to this."
"Then what's going on with the Chen family? Grandpa Chen seems to be younger than me, but he looks quite old." Bai Banxia asked in a low voice.
Previously, the old man asked Bai Tian to call Chen Dahai Uncle Chen. If Chen Dahai was older than the old man, he should call him Uncle Chen.
"It seems that Chen Liang's parents are gone, and the situation of the Chen family is not very good." The eldest uncle sighed, "I'm afraid they are here to borrow money. How much money can our family have now?"
"It's okay to borrow money. If you don't have it, just borrow it. Don't just collect debts." Bai Banxia also sighed, not knowing what kind of favor the old man owed others.
After the two finished cleaning up, they saw that Bai Tian had been called into the house by the old man to talk, while the Chen family's grandson had borrowed the house where Baishui and the others had lived before and had gone back to rest.
Bai Banxia thought that the old man must have told her father about the Chen family, so she went to quietly tell Qi Zhen: "I don't know what they said, can you hear it?"
"Can't hear clearly, the old man has been tapping his fingers on the table." Qi Zhen whispered.
Bai Banxia curled her lips, "Forget it, you will know sooner or later. I am tired after two days of traveling. Let's get some rest early. Let's go to Maple Tree Village tomorrow morning."
"Okay, you go to bed early too." Qi Zhen said softly.
Early the next morning, Bai Banxia and his family had breakfast and set off for Maple Tree Village. When they returned home, they met the two elders of the Bai family. It was also time to meet the two elders of the Zhang family.
"Dad, what did my grandfather say to you last night?" Bai Banxia asked.
"Your grandpa asked me if I still remember Uncle Chen? He said that when he was fleeing, his second brother was arrested. Your grandpa asked a few people to help rescue people, including Uncle Chen. He even broke a bone because of saving Bai Shui.
Legs." Bai Tian said slowly.
Of course Bai Banxia knew about this, and because of this old incident, Bai Shui always felt that his parents didn't care about his life or death and only protected the youngest Bai Tian, and he always harbored resentment in his heart.
It's just that she didn't know that there would be such an episode when she came back to rescue Baishui, and the Bai family would owe a favor because of it.
"Uncle Chen's wife passed away early, and they only had a son, Chen Xiaofu, who is Chen Liang's father. However, Chen Liang had a hard life. His mother died of dystocia when he was born. Chen Liang's father was seriously ill three years ago, and he didn't survive last year.
I went to live there too.”
Bai Tian sighed and said with some sympathy: "The Chen family's Chen Xiaofu treated his illness and sold his land. Now he can only come out to make a living."
"Then Chen Liang can learn boxing and kicking, so he won't be unable to make a living, right?" Qi Zhen asked suddenly. When he mentioned Chen Liang, he had a straight face, as if he didn't like the young man very much.
"Originally Uncle Chen didn't tell the truth at first, but later he was too embarrassed to hide it, so he told the truth. There was a bully in their village, and Chen Liang helped and injured the person. However, the other party reported it to the police, but the people from Chen Liang's gang did not dare to come forward to testify.
, causing him to get slapped twenty times. That bully had some power in the local area, so Uncle Chen had no choice but to take Chen Liang to join our family." Bai Tian replied.
The Chen family looks miserable like this, and they have nowhere to go now.
"What did my father say? Are you going to help the Chen family's grandson? Let them live in our house?" Bai Banxia asked.
Bai Tian nodded and said: "Your father said that Uncle Chen was kind to him, and Chen Liang is also strong enough to work. Let's add two pairs of chopsticks to the family."
Bai Banxia didn't say anything. She didn't object to the old man repaying his kindness. She just felt it was a bit inconvenient to have two outsiders in the family.
"It's better to help the poor than to help them. If grandpa wants to help them, it's better to find a way to arrange a living for them and give them some silver to help them settle down. This can repay the favor of the past. Otherwise, it will be inconvenient for them to live under someone else's roof." Qi Zhen said.
Bai Banxia agreed: "Yes, if you bump into each other after a long time, it will actually ruin the relationship between you and me."
"It's reasonable for you to be worried. I'll go back and talk to your grandpa carefully. It's true that it's not appropriate to stay at our house like this." Bai Tian agreed.
The family chatted and soon arrived at Maple Tree Village.
Maple Tree Village is different from before. I can’t tell you what’s different, but I just feel like the atmosphere is not right.
"It's strange, why is there no one in the fields? Why don't they all go to the mountains to help?" Zhang Lingzhi grew up in Fengshu Village after all. He also noticed the abnormality in the village and couldn't help but mutter.
Several people quickened their pace and quickly arrived at Zhang's house.
The courtyard door was not closed but not unlocked as usual. Bai Banxia and the others called for the door but could not push it open. It was the eldest cousin who came to open the door.
"Tongsheng, why did you open the door in broad daylight? What's wrong?" Zhang Lingzhi asked worriedly.
The eldest cousin hurriedly grabbed Zhang Lingzhi and said, "Auntie, you are back. Let's go into the house to talk."
