Qiangzi's full name is Fang Qiang. Actually, when he was in the mansion, he was called Fang Minghao. It was only when he was exiled here with his parents at the age of five that his father told him to be what he was in.
He felt his name didn't fit the place, so he changed it to Fang Qiang. When his younger sister was born, he named her Fang Ya.
Although Dad tried hard to let go of the past, he still couldn't get over it. Furthermore, having lived in Jiangzhou since childhood, he was used to everything in the south. After coming here, he was already in poor health and became increasingly depressed.
He passed away after a few years, leaving me alone with my pregnant mother.
As a result, my mother passed away freely after giving birth to my sister.
It's a miracle that a thirteen-year-old child and a baby could survive!
So I just raised her! I never bought my sister a single piece of candy. It feels like a dream just thinking about it.
When Xiaoya saw the candies she brought back, she showed her expected joy, but she put the first candy into Qiangzi's mouth before giving herself a piece. She said she would put the rest away and eat them slowly.
She simply regarded Qiangzi as her father. In fact, Qiangzi was indeed a father in the name of a brother.
The snow continued to fall on the second and third days, sometimes heavy, sometimes light, intermittently. It wasn't until the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month that the snow finally stopped and the sky cleared.
If Qiangzi hadn't come to help sweep the snow from the roof these days, Aunt Du's house would probably have collapsed.
The only thing they could do was to wrap themselves in a quilt and stare at each other.
Qiangzi also sent several bundles of firewood; otherwise, cooking would be a real struggle. If we were to go and gather firewood ourselves, we'd probably only end up in a snow pit. It looked like we were in a great debt of gratitude this time.
After two days of warming, the snow finally melted on the 27th. The village elders said that although the snow was a bit heavy, next year would definitely be a good year. As the saying goes, auspicious snow means a good harvest!
She didn't know what next year would hold, but Wen Xi knew she could finally go out. They discussed taking advantage of the good weather to buy New Year's goods, as the Lunar New Year was only a few days away.
They weren't the only ones who thought so; almost the entire village was mobilized. Even Aunt Du said she wanted to go along.
Taking advantage of this large gathering, Wen Xi also saw the rest of the Gu family. They all seemed to have gained some weight back, no longer as skinny as when they first arrived.
Especially the second concubine, her face seemed to have some rouge on it.
There was another person whose transformation was hard to miss: Dong Qing, who had been tangling with the yamen runners along the way. She was wearing a gorgeous silk dress, and her face was covered in what could be described as heavy makeup.
She ignored everyone she met. When she first established her household, she also established a single household, as if she wanted to have no contact with others forever.
A group of people came to the county town, laughing and joking. There were already a lot of people. It seemed that the heavy snow had made everyone feel very uncomfortable.
Xiangye held Gu Shengmo's hand, while Wenxi hooked her arm around Mao's. The family's goal this time was cloth and meat for the New Year.
As for firewood, rice, oil, salt and other daily necessities, they have just been purchased and there is no need to buy them for the time being.
Seeing the inn again, Wen Xi wanted to know if Ye Erniang had recovered from her illness and wanted to visit her again, so he said to Mao:
"Mom, I don't know if Madam Ye has recovered from her illness. Should we go and see her again?"
After getting Mao's consent, they entered the inn. After asking the innkeeper, they learned that Ye Erniang had been away for a few days.
Wen Xi expressed her confusion. After all, they were revolutionary friends, so why did he leave without saying goodbye?
When several people were about to leave, the shopkeeper shouted:
"Wait a minute, may I ask if the girl's name is Gu Wenxi?"
Wen Xi nodded doubtfully.
The shopkeeper smiled and took out a piece of paper:
"Look at my brain, I almost forgot what I was told. This is what the lady left behind when she left. She said that if you come here, I must give it to you."
Wen Xi took it happily.
Mao asked in confusion:
"When did you become so close to Madam Ye? How come I didn't know?"
Wen Xi said mischievously:
"You can't tell mother about that. Madam Ye and I are close friends regardless of age. We also have secrets."
Seeing that she was acting frivolously again, Mao immediately lost interest in finding out.
Several people were shopping while paying attention to the address.
When the backpack was filled with all kinds of things, they finally stood in front of a shop called "Xiu Zhuang".
What an original name! What a perfunctory name!
For some reason, Wen Xi felt that this name must have come from Ye Erniang.
The shop door was closed. Wen Xi went forward and knocked on the door, but it was opened after a long time.
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