It’s not far from the village to the town, it’s all mountain roads and there are a few small rivers. Now that it’s frozen it’s easier to walk on.
Xia Zhiliao wanted to go by himself, but Xia Jinjun was reluctant to let him go and carried him all the way. His back was wet in such a cold day.
"Jinjun, let me do it. You take a break."
Xia Jinjun looked at his thin and haggard wife, shook his head, and felt a pang of sadness in his heart. He used to hold her in his arms for the whole day, and she was so thin but never complained of being tired.
"I'm her father, it's not right for me to carry her on my back. Come on, let's go. You need to eat more. You look so thin. Call me and Jinyu when you need heavy work in the future. Don't try to be stubborn. It's not like we don't have men in our family."
After hearing this, Xia Chen felt warm in her heart, warmer than the sun above her head.
[Wow, Daddy is so thoughtful. Be good to Mom, but don't fall in love with someone else. Otherwise, we will all die.]
Xia Jinjun smiled slightly when he heard his daughter's words, "When I graduate from high school, I will let you enjoy life and not let you do anything."
Xia Chen had heard this many times, but she believed it every time. "How can people be okay without work?"
Xia Jinjun shook his head. What a restless woman. She looked pretty good. But if it were her, she might not be able to do as well as Chen. At this moment, another woman's face appeared in his mind.
Shijing Town is not big, with only one main street and dozens of shops selling everything, basically able to meet everyone's needs. If you really want to buy rare things, you have to go to the county.
Xia Jinjun thought about trying his luck in a larger shop first; those that sold ready-made clothes would probably need people to do the work.
However, the first shop ignored them because of their shabby clothes. When they heard that they wanted to ask if they needed any embroidery work, they were ridiculed.
"Embroidery? Yes, but take a look at the material in our shop. This one foot of cloth is probably enough for you to eat for a year. If you damage it again, you are kidding me. Go away. Do you really think anyone can earn this much money?"
Xia Zhiliao, who was lying on Xia Jinjun's back, pouted, thinking that he was too contemptuous.
[What's so great about that? My mother's embroidery will be liked by the Empress Dowager in the future.]
Xia Jinjun looked at the woman next to him. Is this true?
How could this inconspicuous wife be so powerful?
Xia Chen thought it was impossible, so she just listened for fun. However, she didn't expect that such a stupid person like her could be so powerful in her daughter's heart.
She suddenly felt more confident. She couldn't let her daughter down, right?
The next shop was not very big, and the plaque did not look that impressive. It had three words written on it: "Jinyifang".
Xia Zhiliao just felt that the name was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where it appeared in the original book. However, what he needed to consider now was his livelihood and having enough food to eat.
When the family of three entered, there was no one in the front hall of Jinyifang, but the back hall was very noisy.
"Is anyone there? We need help here..."
"No need, no need." A very impatient voice came from inside and interrupted Xia Jinjun's words.
Xia Jinjun frowned. The arrogance of a scholar made him not want to continue talking. He signaled his wife to change to another one.
"Oh, I can't dig it out, Xizi, hurry up and call the doctor, the young master is almost out of breath?"
Xia Zhiliao realized that something was wrong. Was he going to suffocate?
[I can save him, Daddy, don't leave yet, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda! It's very simple, just let the child lie on your arm, press the back of the neck, pat the back or put the middle and index fingers on the abdomen and press upwards.]
Xia Zhiliao anxiously patted his father's back.
Xia Jinjun also realized that the reason the person inside answered impatiently was because a child was in critical condition.
There was no reason to stand by and watch someone die, so he rushed in without hesitation and bumped into the young man who was running out in a hurry.
The young man looked at Xia Jinjun deeply and ran out.
Xia Jinjun rushed to the back hall and handed his daughter to his wife, "I'm afraid this child can't wait for the doctor to come."
"What should I do?" the man cried, "My son."
"Don't worry, I have a solution."
Xia Jinjun recalled the method his youngest daughter had suggested, and made the child, whose face was flushed red, lie on his hands. Then... what was the next step?
When he was in a hurry, he forgot about it.
[Daddy, don’t you know how to do this? Oh, Daddy, press his back, yes, that’s it, and then press his abdomen, not there, no! ]
It was Xia Jinjun's first time, and he was already flustered. After Xia Zhiliao shouted several times that something was wrong, he didn't know where to press his hands.
Xia Zhiliao was dancing with anxiety on the side. She was so anxious that she just staggered over. She knew she didn't have much strength, so she clenched her fists, gathered all her strength, and hit the fat boy hard in the abdomen.
Xia Jinjun didn't know whether he was anxious or nervous, his forehead was covered with sweat. When the people around him reacted, they wanted to snatch the child back.
"Who are you? What do you do? My son is already in this state, and you still dare to hit him... I..."
"Ahem...Wow!"
Suddenly, a marble came out of the little boy's mouth, rolled twice, and fell at Xia Zhiliao's feet. Xia Zhiliao bent down to pick it up.
Then he waved it in front of the old man with a hint of pride.
[Without me and my father, your son would be dead. How dare you be mean to us? Humph!]
Xia Jinjun let out a long sigh, wiped the sweat from his head, then looked at his wife and daughter who were equally happy and smiled too.
"Oh, oh, my son, you are fine now. You scared me to death."
The man hugged his son who had just recovered and cried loudly. When he came to his senses, he knelt down with his son and kowtowed to Xia Jinjun and Xia Zhiliao.
"Quick, thank your savior, Ming Zhan, and kowtow."
Xia Jinjun waved his hand, "You're welcome. As long as the child is fine, I'm glad. We are parents and we can't bear to see anything happen to our children."
"Benefactors, you are the benefactors of our Su family! Our family has only one son for nine generations, and I am an old man who got a son. If he were to die like this, I would be ashamed of my ancestors!"
Xia Zhiliao looked at the little fat boy whose snot and tears were mixed together. The little fat boy stopped crying at this moment. He looked at Xia Zhiliao bravely and grinned at her.
Ming Zhan?
Su Mingzhan? Jinyifang?
The richest businessman in the world in the original novel was actually a marble-eating idiot when he was a child?
Depend on!
[Dad, this is their family. We have to fight them. Our future prosperity depends on this slug!]
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