Chapter 9 You have big plans
At Luan's Medical Center, Luan Yi was preparing to eat when he saw Xie Yuan coming and said, "You came at the right time, sit down quickly!"
Xie Yuan opened the food box, took out the steamed fish and vegetables, and then poured a glass of wine and handed it to Luan Yi.
The two clinked a glass, and Luan Yi said: "This wine is better than last year's brew. Leave two jars for me."
Luan Yi added another sentence as if he was afraid that he would refuse.
"I don't want you in vain. I just made some golden sore medicine yesterday and can give you two boxes."
"Change to a medicine bar!"
"You want to go back to Xiejia Village?"
Xie Yuan said "Hmm". If he didn't go back, he was really worried that they would die of illness. If they died, wouldn't it be too easy for them?
"Okay! How about exchanging two altars for one?"
"Can!"
After talking about business, Luan Yi put the fish head into his bowl and asked casually: "Has your house been sold?"
Xie Yuan took a sip of wine and said, "Hmm."
"How much did it cost?"
"Three hundred and fifty taels!"
"Oh, that's really..."
Halfway through the words, Luan Yi finally reacted and said "Huh" in surprise. He thought he heard wrongly and asked again.
"How many?"
"Three hundred and fifty taels!" Xie Yuan said calmly while eating the food.
Luan Yi opened his big goldfish eyes and stared at Xie Yuan suspiciously.
"Didn't you say that your house won't be sold for less than 430 taels? Did you meet an acquaintance?"
He knew Xie Yuan very well. He looked as gentle as jade and treated everyone the same, but in fact he had an indifferent temperament and was not easy to get close to.
There are only a few people he can keep in his heart these years, and only they can make him willing to suffer losses.
Luan Yi thought for a moment and said, "That's not right! Those people either already have residences or are in Kyoto..."
Xie Yuan suddenly interrupted him: "Don't guess, it's not them."
"Not them? Who else can take advantage of you besides them?" Luan Yi's voice became louder unconsciously.
His childhood life experience made Xie Yuan understand early on that one cannot live without money. He was like a gold-eating beast at a young age, and it is even more so now.
He is not greedy, but he is very strict about money. He always pays as much as he wants, and no one else can take advantage of him.
Just like that house, since his reserve price is four hundred and thirty taels, he will never sell it for less than this price.
Xie Yuan looked at him and said dissatisfiedly: "Can't I do something good for once?"
Luan Yi chuckled.
"You think I believe it? Have you ever made a loss-making business in these years?"
He threw a peanut into his mouth, squinted his eyes and said, "It seems you have a big plan this time."
Xie Yuan smiled and said nothing. He just picked up the wine glass and had another drink with Luan Yi.
Two days later, when the sky was gray and bright, Xie Yuan went out carrying medicinal wine and a basket on his back. Not long after he left, Jiang Mingyue and her sister came to Zaolin Hutong. When they passed by Xie's house, they saw that the door was locked. Jiang Mingyue thought that Xie Yuan got up really early.
When they arrived at the small courtyard, the two siblings clarified their division of labor. Jiang Mingyue continued to make quilt covers, while Jiang Minghong pulled the cart he just bought yesterday out of the door.
Time passed bit by bit. At the beginning of the morning, Jiang Mingyue had put on the quilt cover and had just folded the quilt when the courtyard door suddenly rang. She turned her head and looked through the window and saw her little brother walking in with a cart.
Jiang Mingyue quickly walked out of the bedroom.
"Didn't I ask you to hire someone? Are you exhausted?"
As she spoke, she walked into the kitchen, picked up the kettle, poured a cup of tea and handed it to her brother.
"I tried this little thing to see if it was not heavy, so I pulled it back on my own."
Jiang Mingyue heard this and glanced at the things on the cart, including firewood, rice noodles, bowls, chopsticks, jars and the like.
"Such a small amount of stuff? I see you have bought everything for the kitchen. Sit down quickly."
Jiang Minghong drank tea and sat down obediently.
Jiang Mingyue took his hands and explained while massaging them: "I'm going to press the button to make sure your arms are sore when you wake up. Is this strong?"
Jiang Minghong felt warm in his heart when he heard this: "It just feels so comfortable!"
"I have packed up our bedroom and can move it in this afternoon."
"Then let's go back to the inn at noon to pack up our things and retreat to the small courtyard?"
Jiang Mingyue said 'hmm', walked to her brother's left side, raised his arm and continued to press.
"Tomorrow we will go shopping together to buy some gifts. The day after tomorrow, I will go with you to meet Brother Xie. First, I want to thank him for taking care of us during this time, and second, I will finalize your admission to Yu's private school."
"Sister, we haven't settled in yet, the maid hasn't bought anything yet, and there are still many things we haven't added to the house. How about I go back to private school in April?"
Jiang Mingyue tilted her head and looked at her younger brother, and said in a gentle voice: "No! Learning is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. It is precisely because my younger brother is smart that he should study harder and not waste his studies because of these trivial matters.
I've thought about settling in before but don't rush it. Once we take root here and know more people, it will be much easier to find five families as guarantees. "
Jiang Minghong nodded.
"I know how to buy people, and I will slowly add to the things I need at home. In a word, you can just study with peace of mind." Jiang Mingyue decided to force herself. She had to grow up and become independent as soon as possible. After all, She is a sister, and she cannot let her eleven-year-old brother worry about or take care of her in the future, even if he is young and old-hearted.
"Okay, I'll listen to my sister."
Normally, his sister would discuss it with him no matter what the matter was, but if she made a decision, he would also cooperate.
"My brother is so good!"
Jiang Mingyue complimented smoothly.
Jiang Minghong smiled and held his sister's hand: "Are you hungry? Let's have breakfast."
"it is good!"
Jiang Minghong stood up and took out the breakfast from the cart.
While the two siblings were having breakfast, Xie Yuan returned to Xiejia Village in the morning light.
A group of old ladies and old men carrying rice bowls at the entrance of the village saw Xie Yuan and asked warmly, "Xiao Yuan is back?"
"How come you have time to come back today? The county is not busy anymore?"
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Xie Yuan smiled warmly, answered their questions patiently, sat among them in an easy-going manner, opened a paper bag and distributed the pastries inside to the people around him, asking, "How is the village lately?"
"Everyone is doing well."
An old man came close to him and whispered: "Si Mao beat your uncle and aunt again a few days ago."
Xie Yuan frowned and asked with worry: "Are my uncle and aunt okay?"
"Your uncle ran fast and was not injured. Your aunt's nose was bruised and her face was swollen, and she was a bit seriously injured."
Xie Yuan thought to himself that it was a pity, how could he run so fast! He stood up with the medicinal wine and said: "You eat slowly and chat slowly, I will go back first."
"Sure, stay away if you encounter Sha Mao, don't get hurt by him."
"it is good!"
When Xie Yuan was far away, he heard someone say, "Xiao Yuan is such a good boy!" '
'Who says otherwise? It's rare that this kid doesn't hold grudges. '
'His uncle and aunt are really nothing. If Shamao hadn't yelled out, we wouldn't have known that they could have done such unscrupulous things... '
'Si Mao is stupid, they deserve it. '
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Xie Yuan couldn't hear clearly what the villagers said next. He looked down at the medicinal wine in his hand, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, but this time he smiled very coldly.