Ah Ku slapped him on the forehead with great disgust, "You woman, you only know how to cry."

"Now that your grandfather is gone, you won't be able to do business on your own?"

Tan Zhilin raised his head with tears in his eyes, hope in his eyes, "Ah? Can I still continue to do business?"

Ah Ku looked down on him for being such a coward and pointed at him and scolded:

"Are you stupid? After falling down once, you can't get up?"

"But next time, be more alert and don't be foolish and let others fool you again."

Tan Zhilin lowered his head, like a quail, and listened obediently to the instructions.

Counting money makes people happy, so A Ku took the initiative to ask to stay and help with the simple tidying up and cleaning.

At this time, Tan Zhilin's stomach made a rumbling sound, which was particularly clear in the empty room.

He blushed and smiled at the two of them embarrassedly.

You can't blame him. He has been in a daze for many days and has not eaten properly. When he is hungry, he just eats a whole-grain cake and drinks some cold water.

A Ku touched his stomach and found he was hungry too.

He set out before dawn and walked on the mountain road for most of the day, eating only two wild vegetable cakes on the way.

Jiang Tiantian was happy to have rented a suitable warehouse, so she simply waved her hand and said, "Let's go, I'll treat you to a delicious meal."

She brought the two of them back to the lunch shop and ordered a large bowl of mutton rice noodles for each of them.

He also asked the proprietress to cut a plate of pure mutton just for them.

The lady boss was delighted when she heard this, "Sweet girl, you've come specially to take care of my business! Wait~"

After saying that, he went into the kitchen.

After serving two bowls of rice noodles and a plate of mutton to the two young men, the proprietress brought out a plate of melon seeds for Jiang Tiantian.

It is said that they grow and fry them themselves... crispy and delicious!

The two women sat together and continued chatting. . .

Tan Zhilin's stomach had not been filled with oil for many days, and he ate so much that tears streamed down his face. He picked up a piece of trembling mutton with skin using chopsticks. The skin was glutinous and the meat was tender. In one word: delicious!

Food makes cowards brave.

Tan Zhilin had something in mind and became bolder.

They all say that the one who owes money is the boss. He was inspired with new fighting spirit by A Ku and he showed his demeanor as a young shopkeeper again.

She said to Ah Ku in a proud and arrogant manner: "I am a little scared to do it alone, Ah Ku, why don't you come with me and I will give you a share of the profits."

Anyway, A Ku is an orphan and makes a living by digging herbs. It doesn’t matter whether he returns to his remote mountain home or not.

His family has a house and he is the only one left, so A Ku can just live with him.

Two single dogs can still find each other as companions.

Ah Ku picked up the rice noodles in the bowl and ate them slurpingly. Without even raising his head, he replied vaguely, "I'll think about it."

After dinner.

Tan Zhilin handed the key to Jiang Tiantian, who looked so pitiful and clung to A Ku, and went with him.

After Jiang Tiantian and the other two left, they returned to the warehouse outside the town and asked Xiaoqi to put down the pipe samples.

At the same time, an idea gradually took shape in my mind. Perhaps Tan Zhilin could be an opportunity.

*

evening.

On the way back to the village.

In the first half, Jiang Tiantian, in response to everyone's request, talked about many interesting things in the city, as well as the various local delicacies she had eaten.

In the second half of the journey, Jiang Tiantian thought of Xiaofang, so she casually mentioned that she went to "Xiaofang Tailor Shop" to make clothes today.

Then, the aunts and uncles in the car automatically took over the conversation.

"Xiaofang is also a miserable person."

"She was dating Songzi from our village and they were even talking about marriage, but Songzi suddenly disappeared."

"However, this girl is also a person who values ​​friendship and loyalty. Songzi's family only has a widowed mother. After Songzi left, she moved directly to Songzi's house, saying that she wanted to fulfill her filial duty on behalf of Songzi."

"Within a month, I found out I was pregnant."

"Mrs. Songzi is also kindhearted. She didn't want to delay such a young girl, so she advised her to get rid of it so that she can get married in the future."

"But this girl is very stubborn. She won't listen to anyone's advice. She made her mother and two sisters cry. When she left, she told them not to regret it in the future."

“…”

"Fortunately, Jiuzhang and Xiaoliu are promising. In the past two years, they have been busy helping to take care of the orphans and widows. They also raised money to buy her a small shop in town and opened a tailor shop."

"After all, Jiuzhang, Xiaoliu, Songzi and the other guys grew up together and are as close as brothers."

"They are brothers, both are the young men of our Cha family."

"Yes, yes, yes, Grandpa Qi, we in Chajia Village are originally a family."

“…”

Among the various speeches, Jiang Tiantian asked curiously, "How did Songzi leave?"

The voice in the car suddenly disappeared for a moment, and after a while, someone continued:

"Ah, come to think of it, it's a pity for Songzi, she's still so young."

"A few years ago, our village was building a road, and all the laborers in the village were mobilized. Songzi was in charge of blasting a mountain when he was accidentally hit on the head by a rock. He died before he could be taken to the hospital."

"Oh, Songzi's mother almost cried to death. If the others hadn't stopped her, she would have banged her head against the wall and followed him."

Speaking of that scene, the atmosphere in the car became gloomy.

"Fortunately, I have a granddaughter now, so I still have something to look forward to."

“…”

"I don't know if you've heard, but it seems like Xiaofang's family is introducing a guy to her, but I don't know what the guy's qualifications are."

"If you ask me, if there's someone suitable, Xiaofang should still consider it. After all, she's still so young and it's impossible for her to keep it forever."

“…”

"What about Chunni?"

"Mother Songzi said that she will not stop Xiaofang from remarrying. If she wants to take Chunni away, then she can take her away. She can still walk and visit them often. If she doesn't want to take Chunni away, then she can leave her to take care of her. She will raise Chunni well until her last breath."

"Alas, Chunni is also a pitiful person. She lost her father when she was young. What if she lost her mother too?"

“…”

Jiang Tiantian listened to everyone's words along the way, gradually reconstructing Xiaofang's story, and felt heavy in her heart.

Judging from Xiaofang's appearance today, it is obvious that she has fallen deeply in love with Cha Jiuzhang.

Although she tried her best to hide it, her reaction the moment she found out who she was was too obvious.

Jiang Tiantian didn't know that this was only Xiaofang's one-sided affection.

still……

While taking care of his brother's woman, did Cha Jiuzhang also have thoughts that he shouldn't have?

After all, many men cannot resist this kind of pitiful and delicate little white flower. Pity and sympathy will eventually deteriorate and turn into another kind of emotion.

However, both of them are suffering from depression due to their identity issues?

If so, what should I do?

…

Seeing that Jiang Tiantian suddenly became silent, the cousin's wife asked curiously, "Tiantian, what's wrong with you?"

"Why do you look so worried?"

Jiang Tiantian came back to her senses and smiled at her.

"It's okay. Maybe I'm just a little tired and I'm just staring out of the car in a daze."

"I'm not exaggerating, the scenery in our village is so beautiful."

"Everywhere you look, it looks like a painting."

The cousin's wife teased her, "Hey, I thought something was wrong with you."

"We are tired of watching it every day."

"Only those of you who come from outside can see how beautiful it is."

Jiang Tiantian hugged her cousin's wife's arm.

"Cousin, I think you guys are so Versailles."

"People outside have no chance to see such scenery."

“You don’t cherish it!”

My cousin's wife asked curiously, "What does Versailles mean?"

Jiang Tiantian was stunned for a moment, then she laughed and explained, "Hahaha, it means you are showing off."

The cousin’s wife pinched her angrily and said, “I told you not to talk nonsense.”

"But, Tiantian, how come you have so many new words and new things in your head that I have never heard of before."

Jiang Tiantian instantly became the "little angel who loves learning" and actively promoted the importance of learning to her cousin's wife.

“I learned all this from books.”

"If you read more books, you will know a lot of things. Many of the things I told you today I also read from books."

When my cousin's wife heard this, she suddenly realized.

"I'm telling you, you're just a little girl, how old are you? Why do you feel like you've been to so many places?"

“So I learned all this from books.”

Jiang Tiantian nodded vigorously.

"Yes, yes, that's right. As the ancients said, reading ten thousand books is like traveling ten thousand miles."

"So, cousin, you must let your two little ones read more books."

My cousin's wife nodded, but said with a hint of regret: "Of course I know this. Look at Jiuzhang. He has loved reading since he was a child. He is so successful now."

"Unfortunately, our place is too remote. I can't buy any books even if I want to read them."

Jiang Tiantian comforted her cousin's wife, "It's okay, take your time, it will get better and better in the future."

"Yes, you are right. Look at our village. Two years ago, there was no road. Now there is a road. Slowly in the future, we will have everything."