Chapter 66: First Visit to Pan Ye's House
Lin Sanqi pulled the cart and came to the shipping warehouse. Seeing the words "No. 15 Beimentang Hutong" written on the door frame, he walked in.
This is also a large courtyard, and like the Gege Mansion, many families live there. However, the layout of the courtyard has not been destroyed, and the buildings are all in accordance with traditional rules.
After Lin Sanqi pulled the cart in, he turned a corner in front of the screen wall and entered the yard.
It was noon at this time, and every household was preparing lunch. When they heard the rumbling sound in the yard, they all stuck their heads out.
Lin Sanqi came to the front yard and called out, "Pan Ye, is Pan Ye here?"
"Hey, I'm here~~~"
Hearing the crisp sound, a little girl ran out from the main door, and Lin Sanqi was stunned for a moment.
Pan Ye had changed out of the loose men's clothes and was wearing a short-sleeved white shirt and a blue knee-length skirt, giving her a feeling of "a slender waist that was light in the palm of her hand".
The key point is that she took off the towel on her head, and wore two pigtails that hung playfully on her chest. Her beauty was similar to Mao Xiaotong, and her big eyes were blinking.
Lin Sanqi felt his heart beating faster and he swallowed like a deer ringing a bell. It was over, he was going to fall in love at first sight.
"Lin Sanqi, you're here! You're so trustworthy."
"Ah, ah, I'm here. To be honest, if the voice hadn't changed, I wouldn't have recognized you."
When Pan Ye saw Lin Sanqi's stupid face, his face turned slightly red. Being stared at by the opposite sex with such lustful eyes, besides feeling shy, he also felt a little happy.
Of course, if this person of the opposite sex is like Li Kui, he will definitely be met with a cold stare.
The two smiled at each other, and only then did Pan Ye notice the cart that Lin Sanqi was pushing.
"Hey, this is..."
Lin Sanqi quickly made a hushing gesture and used his eyes to indicate the situation around him.
Pan Ye understood immediately and quickly raised his hand to help: "Let's go inside."
You know what, the little girl looked very gentle and strong, and she carried the cart into the house.
As soon as the two entered the house, Pan Ye closed the door to prevent outsiders from looking in. Pan's father and mother also came out:
"Yezi, this comrade is..."
"Mom and Dad, this is Comrade Lin who went to the Ma Temple with me this morning. If he hadn't intervened today, I probably wouldn't have been able to come back. And Comrade Lin is also an employee of the Kuanjie Chinese Medicine Hospital."
Pan's father and mother had already heard their daughter's story about her experience at the black market in the early morning, so they looked at Lin Sanqi with gratitude.
"It's Comrade Lin. Thank you so much for today. Otherwise, my Yezi would be in danger. Come, sit down. Please take a seat. Yezi will make tea... uh, pour water..."
Lin Sanqi was indeed hot and thirsty on the journey, so he took the cup of water brought by Pan Ye and drank it all in one gulp.
When they put down the cups of water, they smiled at each other again. Pan Ye turned his head shyly and ran to pour the second glass of water.
The silent exchange between the two could not be hidden from Pan's parents. Pan Zhengquan coughed lightly at this time, breaking the slightly ambiguous atmosphere and asked:
"Comrade Lin, you came to my house this time..."
"Oh, it's like this. This morning, the clock that Pan Ye took to the black market was broken. I'm largely responsible for this, so I agreed with Pan Ye this morning that I would buy the clock. Nao, this is food."
When Mr. Pan heard this, he became unhappy and accused his daughter:
"Nonsense! Comrade Lin saved you, but not only are you not grateful, you're even asking him to compensate you for the clock. How did Dad teach you?"
When Pan Ye heard this, he lowered his head and felt a little aggrieved.
Lin Sanqi quickly explained:
"Uncle Pan, please don't say that. The main reason is that I really like your clock. Especially since Pan Ye said that this clock was brought from France in the late Qing Dynasty, so I wanted to buy it for my own collection."
Father Pan nodded gently:
"Yes, it was indeed brought from France by my grandfather. The full name of this clock is the French Louis XV-style Cupid Gilded Bronze Mantel Clock. Unfortunately, it was broken last night. Alas. Since Comrade Lin likes it, if you don't mind, I will give it to you."
Lin Sanqi waved his hands repeatedly. This was the last valuable thing the other person had. He would feel guilty if he took it away.
Of course, if Pan's father said that since Comrade Lin likes her, he would give his useless daughter to him, then Lin Sanqi would still agree with a smile and shout, "Father-in-law, accept my greetings."
"No, no, Uncle Pan, you're making me think I'm taking advantage of the situation. Besides, Pan Ye and I have been through a lot together, so I have to buy this clock out of all reason. Don't bother trying to persuade me, I'll be honest, I don't need this little bit of food."
After Lin Sanqi finished speaking, he lifted the oilcloth covering the cart, revealing two cloth bags inside.
"Here are 100 jin of flour, all the best flour, and 5 jin of pork, really fat. I'm taking advantage of you and exchanging it for your family heirloom."
As soon as Lin Sanqi finished speaking, Pan's mother and Pan Ye covered their mouths with their hands, their faces filled with disbelief.
Pan Zhengquan coughed violently several times, his face turning red. Lin Sanqi was afraid that if the old man continued to cough, he might cough out his lungs.
"How much? 100 catties of flour, 5 catties of pork. Comrade Lin, you, you..."
Pan's mother quickly covered it with the oilcloth again: "It's too valuable, too valuable. We can't change it."
Pan Ye looked at Lin Sanqi with a sharp gaze, as if he wanted to get to know this man all over again: "Lin Sanqi, didn't we agree on 100 kilograms of coarse grain coupons?"
Lin Sanqi shrugged and said indifferently:
"But I don't have any extra food coupons. Food coupons are so valuable now, and I can't exchange them all at once, so I can only exchange the food."
The Pan family was confused for a moment. If they couldn’t get the coarse grain coupons, they would just give them the fine grain?
Both sides refused for a long time, and under Lin Sanqi's insistence, Pan Zhengquan finally accepted the flour and pork.
100 kilograms of flour and 5 kilograms of pork, the temptation was too great. Even if Pan Zhengquan had the character of a scholar, he really couldn't bear to refuse it at this time.
It is even said that if Lin Sanqi comes to propose marriage today, the flour and pork are enough as a betrothal gift.
"Comrade Lin, thank you so much. We, the Pan family, will always remember your kindness."
Pan Zhengquan was deeply moved and personally handed the clock to Lin Sanqi with the utmost respect.
Lin Sanqi also stood up, took the clock and placed it on the table.
"Look, this is a fair trade. No one owes anyone anything, haha. By the way, Uncle Pan, I heard from classmate Pan Ye that you're not feeling well. I just saw you coughing. Have you checked what's wrong?"
There are too many reasons for coughing, and many diseases can cause long-term chronic coughing.
Simple ones include pneumonia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung abscess, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, etc.; more complicated ones include lung malignant tumors.
So Lin Sanqi wanted to help the Pan family. The best way was to cure Pan’s father’s illness. Only a healthy body could support the family.
(End of this chapter)
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