As soon as Yueyue got home, she asked her mother to make soup, and she wanted the best-tasting soup.
When Song Yan learned the reason, it suited her perfectly. Although Grandpa Ding wasn't very old, doing such delicate work must have taken a lot of energy. Helping him recuperate was a win-win situation.
Yueyue's soup was delivered that evening, and the Ding family felt refreshed the next day after drinking it.
By the time Yueyue brought the soup again, the green beans had been carved.
Grandpa Ding added, "You have to keep busy to live. Keeping busy every day makes me feel more energetic." Grandma Ji nodded, "That's true!"
Yueyue held these three items as if they were precious treasures. She personally gave her grandmother four beans, wishing her peace and safety throughout the four seasons.
My great-grandfather was born with three beans, symbolizing good fortune, prosperity, and longevity.
The mother has two peas (two breasts), and both mother and child are safe and sound!
The person who received the gift was so happy they couldn't sleep.
Shen Changchuan would visit Yueyue whenever he had time. When he saw Old Zeng's string beans, he felt a pang of sadness. "An old man of such advanced age, carrying a bunch of violet string beans."
You're really something else!
Old Zeng glanced at him sideways. "Dislike it? Perfect, there aren't any for you!"
From then on, Yueyue developed a liking for these kinds of things, and Lao Zeng naturally granted her every request.
The atmosphere has become increasingly relaxed lately. The old flea markets and antique markets are all showing signs of resurgence, but there's no longer any openly organized large gatherings.
However, those old places were reappearing in clusters.
An old man was leading a little girl, and behind them was a big, lame dog, who wandered around aimlessly.
Di Jianjun was very strong and robust, and when he wandered around these places, he looked like an inspector. The grandfather and grandson disliked him, so he could only follow from a distance.
Old Zeng knows a lot. He doesn't want to do this job; he just goes to relieve his boredom every day.
Yueyue is always looking at new and interesting things. She understands that if she wants something, she has to spend money to buy it. So Yueyue asks her mother for money.
Song Yan gave Yueyue five yuan, ten in total, in 50-cent notes. He said he would give her ten every two weeks.
By the time Song Yan and Shen Ruomei started school, Lao Zeng and Yueyue were already regulars at several secondhand markets.
If something costs less than one dollar and she finds it fun, she'll want to buy it.
If Lao Zeng thinks it's worth it, he'll negotiate the price and let Yueyue buy it. If he doesn't think it's worth it, he'll say, "Yueyue, let me think about it some more!"
There were so many new and interesting things, and Yueyue knew she couldn't have them all, so she obediently followed the rules.
Five yuan is too little; it can't buy many things. Old Zeng will give Yueyue a little more.
The grandfather and grandson strolled around happily. They were quite eye-catching.
Yueyue has fair and tender skin, and big, watery eyes. Despite her small size, she speaks very clearly.
The big dog behind her stayed close by. If the child didn't put down what she was holding, the dog would immediately snatch it away.
There were more people gathered at the old goods market than at the beginning of the year.
Yueyue and Lao Zeng most enjoy strolling outside the Xicheng District.
The most famous person in this area back then was Gu San. He was also the local tyrant.
The three ancestors of the ancient family had been in this line of work for generations.
Legend has it that his ancestors were tomb raiders. It's said that this is why his family has had a short line of descendants, with five generations having only one son.
By the time it came to Gu San's generation, he got married at eighteen, and his wife was three years younger than him. But they still don't have children.
It was right at the time that the new society was being established, and Gu San had apparently performed meritorious service, though no one really knew exactly how. He had also donated some of his family's antiques.
So, Gu Jian San's life has been relatively stable over the years.
Some people speculate that he has other valuable items at home.
Gu San is a ruthless person. From the age of ten, anyone who dared to provoke him would inevitably be killed.
This is one of the reasons why people dare not mess with him.
He also has another skill: he can almost never misjudge anything.
Because of his skill, many people came to him, including some prominent figures.
Gu San never accepts money; he says he wants to live a good life.
Gu San has lived peacefully all these years. He doesn't provoke anyone, and no one dares to provoke him. He also has several brothers under his command.
This year, Gu San also received some news, so he plans to come out and work for a few more years.
The flea market was also a place he inevitably frequented.
He saw Yueyue and her granddaughter a few days ago.
That little girl is really clever, and that older one is also very perceptive.
The little girl listened attentively to whatever the older man said.
Gu San is almost forty years old, and over the years he's had more than just his wife. But none of these women have shown any signs of a relationship.
He felt that this was all he was capable of, and that he was truly destined to be childless.
Seeing Yueyue always wandering the streets made him itch to do the same. He thought that he would be happy if he could just have a daughter of his own.
She was pretty and lively, with a pair of bright, dark eyes that were always looking around.
He followed Yueyue around a few times while she wandered around.
There was an old man with a stone in front of him, about the size of a fist.
There are plenty of stones for sale, but this one is interesting; its outer skin is slightly translucent, and you can even see delicate and clear veins inside.
Yueyue had seen the stones her mother had taken out, and she had also seen Grandpa Ding's stones. The outer skin of the stones was opaque, and you couldn't see what was inside.
"Grandpa Zeng, look how pretty this is!" Yueyue showed it to Grandpa Zeng.
Old Zeng was also taken aback, never expecting to see such good stuff.
"How much is this?" Yueyue asked the old man selling things.
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