After a while, Shen Jia saw a wooden plaque with three big characters "Ning'an Town" written on it. The whole town seemed to be made of houses built with yellow mud and a little wood, and the wide roads were also made of yellow mud, giving people a feeling of poverty.
When the group arrived at the place, they immediately jumped off the ox cart. The old man, who was in a hurry to go home, also drove away quickly.
Chen Yan, who had wanted to ask for directions, suddenly stretched out his hand in embarrassment. It was almost dinner time and only a few shops on both sides of the road were still open.
The Shen family searched randomly all the way, but to their great disappointment, most of the merchants here were women. The three brothers of Shen's father who were in the lead were very embarrassed. They walked for a long time but couldn't find the right person to ask for directions.
“Boom boom boom!”
Just when they thought that as a man they should not be shy in asking, they suddenly heard the sound of someone chopping something not far away.
In the light of the sky, one could vaguely make out a sturdy man holding a machete and hacking at something in the dark.
When they walked in, they found that it was a butcher who was cutting up a pig. His movements were so smooth that Shen Jia even felt like he was watching a chef cutting up an ox.
The machete quickly cut off a tibia, and the flying bone fragments scared the Shen family members who were close to him.
Shen Hao, who was familiar with this kind of thing, went to talk to him, bowed and said:
"My family is new here. Could you tell me where is the best place to find a real estate agent if we want to rent a house in this town?"
At this time, the man who was concentrating on cutting the pork turned around, holding the knife in his right hand, and his arm was full of muscles and bulging veins.
When they looked up, they saw that there was a scar on his face that extended from his brow to his earlobe. Shen Yue was so frightened that she stepped back and hid behind Shen Han.
Shen Jia was also frightened when he saw it, but what followed was a natural sense of rationality. Could it be that all the butchers in novels look like this?
Shen Hao felt a sense of admiration and stared at the other person with sharp eyes.
Who knew that the other person had such a clear and pure voice with just a slight northern accent?
"You're late. The pawnshops in town have already closed at this hour. If you want to rent a room, you have to go to the pawnshops two streets back.
You look tired and exhausted. If you don't mind, you can stay at my house tonight and rent a house tomorrow morning."
The sharp contrast between the voice and appearance frightened Shen Hao in front of him. Shen Yue also leaned out to look at the man who invited the whole family to be his guest.
Shen Hao was also very embarrassed when he heard the other party's reply. He subconsciously glanced in the direction of his father. Sure enough, Shen Yan was also thinking deeply.
However, their family has been accustomed to the life of displacement for so long, so one more night is not a big deal.
Then he nodded slightly to his youngest son who was looking at him.
Shen Hao looked at the other person's serious eyes and bowed again to express his gratitude. "In that case, we are sorry to bother you tonight. I don't know your full name, brother."
"You don't need to have the surname An, your given name is just Yun. You can call me whatever you want. There's no need to be so taboo here."
"You look a little older than me, so I don't care and just call you Brother Yun.
My name is Shen Hao, and I am surrounded by my family, namely..."
It took Shen Hao a while to introduce the Shen family clearly. Tonight, their family of ten will stay at Brother Yun's house for one night.
An Yun looked at the miserable state of the whole family and didn't care about the half pork in his hand. He carried his pork and rushed home with the Shen family.
Only then did they see clearly that An Yun was actually a lame man, limping as he wanted to take everyone to his home as a guest.
Shen Hao looked at the scattered pieces of pork and An Yun who was in a panic, and immediately grabbed some of the pork without saying a word.
"Since there are so many, let us help take some. Please don't hesitate!"
Shen Han, who had a good eye, quickly took over. It was Shen's father and Shen Ci who were really powerless to help. They were envious of the two people who were helping to carry the meat.
Looking at Shen Hao and Shen Han who were not to be refused, An Yun had no choice but to hide the panic caused by embarrassment on his face which had turned bronze due to the wind, heat and sun.
"Come with me, my home is not far away. This is just a shop I rent on weekdays. I sell some things here every day."
Following An Yun and turning a few corners on the street, they soon arrived at a residential area. A torch was burning in front of every house, illuminating the dim sky.
Because his hands were inconvenient, An Yun wanted to knock on the door with his feet, but Shen Hao, who was following him closely, noticed something was wrong and quickly knocked on the door with his free hand.
Before the door opened, everyone heard a gentle female voice coming from inside, "Yunlang, why are you back a little early today?"
As the door opened, a frail young woman with her hair in a bun appeared in front of everyone. She was obviously confused for a moment when she saw a group of slovenly women of all ages following her husband.
But the next second her expression returned to normal, and she waved repeatedly, inviting everyone in.
"So many friends are here today, please come in!"
Three children also ran out behind her and rushed towards An Yun. One of them didn't see clearly and bumped into Shen Hao directly.
He had never been around children before, so he didn't dare to move. He just felt a little ball suddenly sticking to his leg, and looked at An Yun in surprise.
An Yun, who was already familiar with the process of returning home, felt jealous when he saw that his most lovable eldest daughter was hugged by the wrong person.
He immediately reminded her, "Hui Niang, Daddy is here."
After making a mistake, An Hui looked up and saw a stranger. She immediately let go of her hand, ran back to her mother, and looked at the stranger with curiosity.
An Yun looked at the group of people still standing at the door and introduced them, "This is my wife Wan Niang, and my three children.
Wanniang, this is the person I just met while I was dealing with the pork we need to buy and sell tomorrow. They will also settle down here in the future. Since it’s getting late and the pork shop is closed, they are staying at our house tonight.”
As An Yun spoke, he lost confidence. He made such a sudden decision this time, and Wan Niang would definitely be in a bad mood with him again.
Shen Hao then bowed and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to bother you tonight."
However, Lin Wan did not show any reluctance, but continued to move to the side, revealing the way to the entrance.
He kept muttering, "Come in! No need to be restrained. When you come to Ning'an Town, we are all family."
The rest of Shen Jia and his group who followed behind also bowed, apologizing for their sudden visit, and said in unison: "Sorry to bother you."
An Yun, who was still carrying pork, felt that this was not going to work, so he went in first to put the meat in. Shen Han and Shen Hao, who were also carrying meat, quickly followed.
In this way, a group of people came in one after another, and with a "click", the door was locked by Wan Niang.
There was only one oil lamp lighting up the dim night, and most of the lighting came from the gas fire in the kitchen. Once the door was closed, the heat began to gather around people.
It turned out that Wan Niang was cooking in the kitchen just now. Because her family bought meat, she also stewed some meat bones and white radish in the pot, and there were pancakes stuck on the edge of the pot.
However, all this had to change because of the sudden visit of the Shen family. Looking at the ten young and strong people, Wan Niang dug out a bowl of corn flour and coarsely processed white flour from the jar and mixed them together.
Looking at the few people who were still standing there in a daze, An Yun, who had just put away his things, said, "Hurry up and sit down. Dinner will be ready soon."
At the same time, he was holding a piece of meat in his hand and turned around to put it in front of his wife.
The kitchen seemed a little crowded for the first time because so many people squeezed in at once. Then everyone sat up around the fire, the dancing flames danced on their faces, and the aroma of food began to fill the air.
Shen Jia looked at Wan Niang's actions and felt that tonight's dinner was a bit like a pancake. The batter was poured along the edge of the pan, and a thin layer stuck tightly to the edge of the pan. After a while, it curled up. With a skillful move of the spatula, he immediately flipped the cooked pancake over and took it out of the pan.
The radish and bone soup on the fire was also gurgling, and Wan Niang was still preparing the last dish. The fragrant aroma of meat instantly swept the entire kitchen. The cooking method was rough, but it was a taste that the Shen family had not seen for a long time.
After several months of living outdoors, although I could occasionally go hunting to change the taste, it was completely different from the taste at home.
Everyone was very satisfied with the simple meal.
Because the children in the family are still young, there are not many usable rooms in the house. Tonight, the ten people in the Shen family are divided into two rooms, one for boys and one for girls.
The young couple An Yun and Wan Niang live in the same room with their children.
Finally, they no longer had to use the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed. After washing their feet with hot water, Shen Jia happily exclaimed, "Comfortable!"
Shen Yue, who was watching from the side, was amazed and said, "I really can't believe that a noble lady like you can hold out for so long. You can be captured by just a hot foot. If the people in Shengjing saw this, they would probably be scared to death."
Shen Jia had already been able to automatically block out such flowers from his ears, and replied lightly: "Same here."
In fact, this kind of life was not something that Shen Yue could have imagined before.
Fuqiu, who was standing by, was no longer surprised by this situation. After all, it was not the young lady who suffered the loss every time.
This time, all the women of the Shen family slept on one bed, which should be the familiar earthen kang in the north. However, it is not deep winter yet, so there is no fire and they need to warm up themselves.
After pouring the foot washing water, Shen Jia looked at Mother Shen who was about to lie down in the quilt, and said, "Mother, your daughter wants to sleep with you tonight."
As soon as the words fell, the four people in the room looked at Shen Jia, especially Shen Yue, who looked as if she didn't expect you to be this kind of person.
Mother Shen's heart was filled with joy, and she quickly agreed: "Okay, okay! Mother will sleep with Jia Niang tonight."
Looking at the misunderstanding looks of others, Shen Jia didn't want to explain too much.
The man quickly got into the quilt by the window, then patted the quilt beside him, signaling Mother Shen to come over quickly.
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