Madam Song nodded, her eyes couldn't help but become moist. She quickly turned around and avoided Xiao Qin's gaze, so that he wouldn't see her gaffe.
This man is really something. He always appears when she is in the most embarrassing situation and helps her resolve the crisis.
Xiao Hechuan did not intervene, but just watched from the side, holding something in his hand, waiting quietly for the two to come out.
Amidst the chaos, Madam Song finally received her share of food, and Xiao Qin protected her as she walked out of the crowd.
Seeing that Xiao Hechuan was also there, Madam Song greeted him politely.
Afterwards, she took the two brothers to the tent where she was staying. Because there were only single women living there, she did not let the two brothers in, but brought her daughter out instead.
"There are several ladies living with me inside, so it's not convenient to take you in."
Madam Song has always been very sensible in doing things, which is also one of her strengths.
When Xuxu came out and saw the two uncles, she couldn't contain her joy. She called out softly:
"Uncle Qin, Uncle He!"
On the way to Jeju, Xiao Nier called them this.
When Xiao Qin saw the little girl, he bent down to touch her head, and then gave her the meat bun he had bought for her:
"Xuxu, look, Uncle Qin bought you some meat buns."
When she heard that it was meat buns, Xuxu's eyes lit up instantly. She hadn't eaten meat buns for a long time, but she still looked at her mother first. She didn't dare to accept it because her mother didn't agree.
Madam Song gently touched her face:
"Hurry up and thank Uncle Qin and Uncle He."
"Thank you, Uncle Qin, thank you, Uncle He!" Only after her mother agreed did Xuxu dare to ask for the meat buns. She held the buns in her arms while they were still warm.
"Ms. Song, have you been okay these past two days?" Xiao Qin couldn't help but ask about her recent situation.
"I'm fine. Brother Lao Xiao cares about me. The ladies I live with are very kind, and the officers and soldiers here are very dedicated. You don't have to worry about me. But have you found a place to live?"
"We have found a place to live, and we came here today specifically to tell you." Xiao Qin told Madam Song the location of the place they found.
Madam Song kept all of this in mind. The bracelet left by her mother was still kept by Xiao's mother, and she didn't know when she could enter Jeju City.
But it shouldn't be long before the court's disaster relief money arrives, and it will be distributed to the disaster-stricken areas, and the government will organize reconstruction.
A large amount of manpower will be needed at that time, and these refugees will have a place to go. The court will adopt the method of work-for-relief, and the military and civilians will participate in the reconstruction together.
By then, the number of refugees in Jeju will decrease, and the control at the city gate will not be so strict, so Madam Song will be able to come in.
For her, there was no point in returning to Baima Town. It would be better for her to stay in Jeju and start over. She had skills and would not have to worry about supporting herself and her daughter.
"You guys are quite quick. You found a place to live in just two days." Madam Song was happy for them from the bottom of her heart.
"It's okay, I'm lucky." Xiao Qin scratched his head with a smile.
The two chatted about some random things, and Xiao Hechuan remained silent. It was almost time before he reminded his elder brother that it was time for them to go back, as their family was waiting for them to take the money back to buy things.
Xiao Qin said goodbye to Madam Song and agreed to come and see him next time when he was free.
Madam Song held her daughter's hand and watched them until they left her sight before returning to the tent.
As soon as she entered, Xuxu couldn't wait to take out a meat bun and eat it. The smell of meat made the other children in the tent swallow their saliva continuously.
"Mom, I want to eat meat buns too." A little boy started asking his mother for buns.
Not to mention children, even adults are greedy for it.
Mrs. Song took a look and saw that Xiao Qin had brought eight buns. She took out two and gave half to each of the other four children.
She put the rest away herself, and there were five white flour buns, which she planned to eat herself, and left the meat buns for her daughter.
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The Xiao Hechuan brothers came back with twenty taels of silver and gave it all to Xiao's mother. The house had already been cleaned.
Bedding and other things will just be used for the next two days, and then a few new quilt covers will be made after buying some cloth. When they were in the village before, the second young master Su brought several pieces of nice silk cloth. Mother Xiao planned to take them to the cloth shop in the city to exchange them for silver, and then buy some new clothes for the family.
Reselling gifts given by others sounds a bit unethical, but desperate times call for desperate measures, and she has no choice but to try to be as cost-effective as possible.
They are all rough people now. Isn't it a waste of such good material to wear it while working?
After taking the silver, he immediately bought some things that were missing from the new home, such as oil, salt, seasonings, firewood for burning, and bowls and plates for eating.
We will just make do with this for tonight. Everyone has been assigned a room. The three rooms on the east are for the eldest, second and third brothers. The two rooms on the west are for Xiao Hechuan and Jiang Sui, and Xiao Lanlan. Xiao's father and mother live in the room next to the main hall. It is no different from when they were in Xianhe Village before.
Take down the old lantern at the door, hang a new one, buy a new lock, and repaint the door when the time comes. It will look much better from the outside.
This courtyard is much more refined than those in the countryside. The floor of the courtyard is paved with bluestone slabs, and it is a real blue brick and tile house.
In the evening, Father Xiao asked his sons to go out and get two kilograms of rice wine, and bought a few kilograms of pork belly for braised pork, killed a chicken, and cooked enough brown rice to celebrate the joy of moving into a new home tonight.
There was an octagonal table in the main room. The family sat around it with a smile on everyone's face. Father Xiao poured a glass of rice wine for everyone, even Goudan.
Drinking rice wine in moderation is good for your health and can help you sleep comfortably at night.
As the head of the family, Father Xiao took the lead in speaking:
"Our family has also encountered many major events this year, but fortunately, we have survived safely. Now we have settled down in Jeju Prefecture. In the future, we must work harder to live a good life. We have a large family, and sometimes it is inevitable that there will be some unsatisfactory times. But no matter whether you are satisfied or not, or you have opinions about someone, as a father, I hope that you can raise them directly, instead of hiding them, which will make misunderstandings and dissatisfactions grow deeper and hurt the feelings of the whole family.
If we have a problem, we should find a way to solve it. As the saying goes, we have to overcome every difficulty. If we can't overcome it, we have to overcome it with gritted teeth. Come, we have to drink the first cup, and the ladies can do whatever they want. "
What Mr. Xiao said is very good. If a family has any dissatisfaction, they should speak it out and resolve it. They cannot hide it and allow misunderstandings to deepen.
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