The old man came back to his senses and waved his hand, saying, "It's okay, I just haven't been to the city for a while. Tomorrow I'll go see Yongning and visit Mr. Wu. I heard he has a cough again. It just so happens that the third child got a jar of autumn pear paste a few days ago, I'll give it to Mr. Wu."
Tai Jizu is not a stingy person. Moreover, his son has become a successful young scholar today thanks to the guidance of Mr. Wu. No matter how much he gives to Mr. Wu, it is his due.
He quickly responded, "Okay, Dad, I'll prepare a carriage for you tomorrow morning."
At this time, Zhuzhu unexpectedly slipped out from the west room, ran to her grandfather with her bare chubby feet, and shouted in a baby voice, "Grandpa, take Zhuzhu with you! Zhuzhu misses her brother, and Zhuzhu wants to go too!"
Old Master Tai was so frightened that he picked up his fat granddaughter and quickly brushed the dust off her feet, his face turning black with anger.
"You kid, why are you running out barefoot? What if you catch a cold?"
Zhuzhu didn't cry even after being scolded. Instead, she put her chubby face into her grandfather's arms and acted coquettishly to please him.
"Grandpa, Zhuzhu was wrong. Zhuzhu won't dare to do it again next time!"
Just then, Yang Lihua chased out of the room and angrily scolded her daughter, "I went to get a new pillowcase from the box at the end of the kang, and you slipped off the kang! If you want to stay out like that, don't sleep tonight!"
"Mom, mom, mom!" Zhuzhu hurriedly called out for her mother, like a puppy wagging its tail.
The old man was amused. He ruffled his granddaughter's hair and told his daughter-in-law, "I'll take Zhuzhu for a stroll in the city tomorrow. If you have anything to bring to Madam Wu, pack it up in advance and I'll send it over."
"I understand, Dad." Yang Lihua responded and went forward to take her daughter back to the west room.
The old man waved to his son and went back to sleep.
The next morning, after breakfast, the old man said goodbye to his old brother who was strolling around the village, and took Zhuzhu to the city by car.
Tai Yonglu, Tai Yongyue and Chen Ruiyang all wanted to follow, but were kept back by Yang Lihua.
In the past few days, the three boys have picked up their homework. Every day they have to memorize and write, and the burden is really heavy.
They are used to being relaxed, and suddenly they can't sit still like this, always looking for excuses to shirk their responsibilities.
But Yang Lihua was determined to make them concentrate, so she kept a very strict watch on them. They would spend most of the day sitting at their desks, reading...
Of course, this time when they went to the city to play, they could only watch and couldn't play together.
Fortunately, Zhuzhu, the younger sister, never let her brothers down. She leaned on the car window, waving her chubby little hands and talking to her brothers.
"Brother, Zhuzhu brought you some snacks, including meat buns!"
The three boys then smiled and jumped to say goodbye to their sister.
In fact, the meat buns at home are much more delicious than the one next to the Banxian Gua stall, but the taste of rice is better than the taste of rice from another pot, and no child can escape this iron rule!
Changing the taste always makes them feel more novel and delicious!
The old soldier drove his car all the way into the county town and directly to the small courtyard behind the snack shop.
It happened that a young man from the snack shop opened the back door to pick up the ingredients, and when he saw the old man, he greeted him from afar.
The old man smiled and replied, "Busy, little brother! Tell your boss that I'll come to have tea with him in a moment!"
"Okay, old man, our boss was talking about your family yesterday! I'll leave a plate of freshly baked butterfly cakes. Our Miss Zhuzhu likes to eat them the most!"
As the young man was speaking, he ran back to report the news.
While waiting for the old soldier to drive the carriage into the courtyard and park it, the old man took Zhuzhu to the dim sum shop. Sure enough, Manager Min had already prepared tea and dim sum.
The old man talked to him for half an hour and left him with a pair of wolfskin knee pads.
"These were sewn by your sister-in-law herself. There are two pairs in total. This is yours, and I'll give the other pair to Banxian. Don't be reluctant to wear them. You stand in the store all day, be careful not to get any injuries on your legs."
"Hey, hey!" Manager Min didn't refuse at all. He held the knee pad tightly in his hand and responded gratefully, "Uncle, please thank my sister-in-law for me when you get home. From the time we started dating until now, I've received a lot of care from our family!"
"What a traitor!" The old man patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "We're all family. Your wife and children aren't here, so it's only natural that I take better care of you."
After saying that, he took Zhuzhu's hand and was about to go out.
"I'm going to go see Banxian'er. I don't know how the old guy is doing recently. The weather is cold, so I'll give him some warmth."
"Uncle Banxian is very nice. He sets up his stall during the warmest hours every day. You will definitely see him if you go there now." Manager Min responded while stuffing snacks into Zhuzhu's purse, and he didn't stop until it was full.
Needless to say, Zhuzhu hugged his thigh again and called out in a baby voice, "Uncle Min is the best..."
Banxianer sat behind the stall with his sleeves rolled up, basking in the dull winter sun and yawning from time to time.
Occasionally, when he heard the movement of the children, he would turn his head and ask happily, "Is it Brother Tai and Zhuzhu?"
Old Master Tai laughed heartily, sat down next to him and said, "You have a really sharp ear!"
Zhuzhu saluted in a formal manner, and then shouted, "Grandpa Banxian, Zhuzhu wants to eat baobao!"
“Hey, buy it, you must buy it!”
Banxian was so happy that his beard stood up. He quickly called the stall owner next to him to send him a basket of big meat buns.
But the old man stopped him and said, "Boss, just send two hot ones. The boy is not here today, I will come back to get some more when we go back!"
The shopkeeper smiled happily and quickly took out a clean white plate, put two meat buns on it and handed it to Zhuzhu.
Zhuzhu thanked in a baby voice and ate happily.
A passerby saw the chubby baby holding the plump meat buns in his little hands and eating them with a satisfied look on his face. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva and walked over to ask for a few buns.
With these few people coming in, the business of the bun stall became better and better, and soon all the steamers were empty.
The bun stall owner quickly returned the few coins to Banxianer, "Thanks to Fatty, I can go home early and sleep on my warm bed. These two buns are my thank you to Fatty!"
After saying that, he pushed the wooden cart back home.
Banxianer couldn't help but envy, "Our family is so lucky, if I had a granddaughter like this..."
When the old man heard this, he thought it was a gesture of trying to snatch his granddaughter away, and he quickly shouted, "No, no, this is my granddaughter, you should do some good deeds first, and we can talk about it in the next life."
Banxian was so angry that he blew his beard. After a few jokes, the old man saw that the sun was almost overhead and was about to say goodbye.
Coincidentally, the old soldier also brought the basket from his home.
The old man took out the wolfskin knee pads, stuffed them into Banxianer's hand, and then took his granddaughter for a stroll to Wu's house.
Banxian felt the knee pads in his hand, which were thick and warm, and couldn't help sighing in his heart.
Over the years, he has helped everyone a lot, but when people are polite to him when they meet him, it means they look up to him, a blind man.
Only the Tai family treated him as a real relative and did not mind his disability. They sent him food, drinks and daily necessities every now and then, and always invited him to celebrate with them when there was a wedding at home.
It can be said that the little warmth he received in this world was all given by the Tai family...
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