Chapter 8: Encounter with a Little Boy

I went to an empty alley, changed my makeup, grabbed a cup of milk tea and went out. It was only 15:05.

Just as she was leaving the alley, she was bumped by someone. She looked down and saw a little boy with dry yellow hair, looking at her pitifully: "Sister, do you want food? My grandma is starving to death. I can buy some. I want this."

As he said that, the little boy showed Mi Xia the sapphire ring in his hand.

"Put this away quickly, don't let anyone see it, and wait for me here obediently."

Mi Xia liked the sapphire ring very much, so she prepared to take more supplies. You know, these things are the least valuable now, but she still wanted to give more.

He changed to an empty alley, took out 20 kilograms of rice, 5 kilograms of noodles and five large meat buns from the backpack and put them in the backpack. Fearing that the little boy would get impatient waiting, he quickly returned.

The little boy stood there and waited obediently: "Come on, little brother. If there is more stuff, I will send it to your home."

"Okay, sister, my name is Song Binbin, you can call me Binbin." Song Binbin said as she led the way.

We walked along an alley and arrived at Song Binbin's home in about five minutes. It was a large compound. I chatted with him on the way there and found out that he lived with his grandmother.

Following Song Binbin in, I discovered that this was a two-entry courtyard with more than a dozen families living in it. There was a rope in the middle with all kinds of clothes hanging on it.

There were a few children squatting and playing under a big tree. When they saw Song Binbin coming, they pretended not to see him. Because Song Binbin's family was not well-off, no one dared to talk to their family.

Normally, when I see them, I pretend not to see them, for fear that I will be implicated if I talk to them.

After walking for a while, Mi Xia followed Song Binbin into his house. The room was very small without windows, and there was an old man in the house so the smell was not good.

A skinny old man was lying on the small bed in the room, covered with a tattered quilt.

The old lady heard the noise and turned to look over here, and saw her grandson walking over with a strange girl. "Hello, grandma. My name is Mi Xia. I heard Binbin mention you, so I came to see you."

Grandma Song struggled to get up, Mi Xia quickly walked over and held the old lady down, "Grandma, lie down quickly, there's no need to get up."

Grandma Song sighed heavily: "Xiao Xia, don't mind that you are old and your body is not good, you sit down."

"It's okay, Grandma Song. I brought you some food." As he said this, he took out a meat bun from the backpack and handed it to her, and then handed one to Song Binbin.

Just then, Song Binbin poured her a glass of water and brought it to her. She looked at Mi Xia with a red face and said, "It's okay. I just like to drink boiled water. Eat this quickly." Mi Xia handed him the bun.

Song Binbin looked at her grandmother and saw that she was also crying. Then she looked at Mi Xia and cried and said thank you. Then she took the bun and started eating.

Mi Xia quickly took out everything in the backpack, including ten kilograms of rice, five kilograms of noodles, and five large meat buns.

She didn't expect Song Binbin's family to be so poor, so she secretly took ten eggs from the space.

Seeing the pile of things, Grandma Song was stunned, "Xia girl, why did you bring so many things?"

"Binbin, come here." Grandma Song called out.

"What's wrong, grandma?" Song Binbin knew it in her mind, but still asked obediently.

"Go under the bed and take out grandma's dressing box." Hearing this, Song Binbin looked in the direction of Mi Xia.

"It's okay, Binbin. This girl is a good person. You shouldn't be afraid to get her." Grandma Song comforted.

Song Binbin then crawled under the bed, took out a box and handed it to her grandmother. The moment the jewelry box was taken out, Mi Xia felt its irregularity. The purple color looked unusual.

Grandma Song took the jewelry box, opened the drawer behind it, and took out a pair of imperial green jadeite bracelets. "Xia girl, come here. This is for you."

Mi Xia saw what Grandma Song took out and walked over: "Grandma Song, this is too expensive, I don't want it, please put it away."

"Take it, Xia girl. I'm giving it to you because you're kind. Otherwise, you wouldn't be standing here now. Besides, these things are not valuable in this era. They are far inferior to what you brought here." Grandma Song looked at Mi Xia and said sincerely.

"Yes, sister, just take it." Song Binbin also said.

"Okay, then I'll take this. I'll come back to bring you some food in a few days. Grandma, Binbin, I'll leave first, otherwise I won't be able to catch up with the ox cart back to the village." Mi Xia explained.

"Binbin, go see Xia off." Old Lady Song ordered, and Mi Xia did not refuse. She wanted to talk to Zhang Binbin about something.

Just as they reached the gate of the courtyard, Mi Xia looked at Song Binbin and said, "Binbin, don't see me off. Remember, I will wait for you at the entrance of the alley on the 7th day of the lunar year. I will bring you some other things. Don't forget."

"Okay, sister, I'll remember this. This is for you." Song Binbin took out the sapphire ring from her hand again.

"Grandma once gave me something, so I don't want this anymore. You hide it and I'll leave first. You go back and take care of grandma." Mi Xia said as she walked. She felt relieved only when she reached the ox cart. Mi Xia didn't want to walk back.

Although I like the sapphire ring very much, I shouldn't be so greedy.

This delay did not allow them to go shopping. Half an hour later they arrived at the village entrance. Mi Xia found a secluded place in the car and took out ten kilograms of rice, ten kilograms of flour, ten meat buns, fifty eggs and a kilogram of brown sugar from the space.

She quickened her pace and walked home, missing her daughter. As soon as she entered the yard, she heard the sounds of her niece and daughter playing. Zhang Hongxia was washing vegetables in the yard.

"Sister-in-law, I bought some meat buns. Please call the two little girls over and give each of them one."

"Another waste of money." Zhang Hongxia put down the work in her hands and stood up to tell the children to wash their hands and eat buns.

"Thank you, aunt." Mi Xiaohuan said happily. Mo Zhixia also held the bun and grinned.

"Be good, eat quickly," Mi Xia said and handed another one to Zhang Hongxia.

"Little sister, I won't eat it. Leave it for the children." Zhang Hongxia said and continued to wash the vegetables.

"Sister-in-law, eat it. I bought fourteen and I ate two. The remaining ones are just enough for two each. The children and adults will be relieved. It's all good, don't worry." Zhang Hongxia then took the bun and started eating.

After taking a bite, his mouth was full of oil. "Wow, Auntie, this is so delicious. I wish I could eat such delicious buns." Mi Xiaohuan said sincerely.

Mi Xia smiled but didn't say anything. She probably thought that if she said now that she couldn't eat it in the future, the little girl wouldn't believe it.

Mi Xia smiled and took out everything in the backpack, took the brown sugar to her sister-in-law's room, and took the remaining things to the kitchen.

I cooked porridge, boiled a dozen eggs, and made a dozen vegetable pancakes. That was dinner.

Mi Xia refused her sister-in-law's request to come over to help. Not long after the meal was ready, her eldest brother and nephews came back. Mi Xia and Zhang Hongxia brought the food to the table, and the family began to eat.

Zhang Hongxia handed the bun to Mi Qiu and the children. They had already eaten it, so they had no more.

"Mom, are you still eating buns? I want to eat more." Mi Xiaohuan asked in a baby voice.

"놋, Xiaohuan, do you want more? I'll get it for you." Mi Xia looked at Mi Xiaohuan and asked with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, let me take out all the buns. Don't we still have wild boar meat at home? After we finish eating, we can make some ourselves tomorrow and have a good meal as a family." Mi Xia felt that she was craving for dumplings.

Zhang Hongxia looked at the childish Mi Xia and smiled helplessly.

"Okay, I'll get them all and eat them." Zhang Hongxia had just finished speaking when her nephews all shouted, "Long live mom, mom is the best, the best mom in the world."