In just about half an hour, the carriage arrived outside the city gate.
Han Xiao felt like he was touching history when he looked at the ancient city wall. Outside the city gate, pedestrians were coming and going in a hurry, walking in groups of two or three.
Just as Han Xiao was watching intently, several people beside him caught his attention, mainly because they were walking without stopping.
These people moved out tables and chairs, and there were even a few guards guarding the city gate talking to the side.
Seeing Han Xiao's carriage arrive at the city gate, the guards immediately stood up and stopped it: "Hey, all of you, hurry down and check it out."
Han Xiao was about to get off the car when he was stopped by Han Mingyuan.
Han Mingyuan got out of the car and bowed to the guards: "Brothers, my wife and children are in the car, look..."
One of the guards obviously recognized Han Mingyuan and nodded immediately, "So it's Mr. Han. You're a little late. The city gates are almost closed. Mr. Lu has been waiting for you for a long time."
As the two were talking, the young man sitting next to them hurried over and said, "Brother Han, you've kept me waiting for so long."
Han Mingyuan looked surprised, as if he didn't expect that someone was waiting for him.
"Brother Lu, why are you here?"
"Hey, how come you didn't tell me about such a big thing happening in your family? Luckily I asked the teacher, otherwise I would still be kept in the dark."
Han Mingyuan shook his head helplessly: "This family disgrace should not be made public. I really can't bring myself to talk about it."
Lu Ming snorted to show that he understood, looked at the family in the car, and nodded at Han Xiao when he saw him.
Han Xiao understood that these were his father's relatives and friends, which seemed to indicate that his father was quite popular.
The two men exchanged pleasantries for a while before taking Han Xiao and the others into the city gate without any routine inspection.
Han Xiao understood that this was the class privilege in ancient times, but he was currently the beneficiary, and his days in the town might not be as difficult as Han Xiao thought.
Han Mingyuan is a shrewd man, and I'm afraid he has already arranged everything.
As an outsider, I should keep a low profile if possible.
The carriage continued to move forward, passing through the streets and alleys. Han's mother's expression became more and more uneasy. Han Yu and Han Que no longer had the joy of moving, but only felt uneasy about the unfamiliar environment.
Han Xiao gently comforted his mother: "Don't worry, mother. I think father has already made all the arrangements. We just need to listen to him."
Han's mother sighed softly. When her husband wanted to move their family to the town, she initially disagreed. The expenses in the town were so high, and her husband's salary was not much. How could he support the whole family?
But her son and husband both agreed, so she had no choice but to think that if all else failed, she could just embroider more handkerchiefs or go out and find some work, so that she wouldn't starve to death.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Han Xiao and nodded, holding the two little ones in his arms tighter.
After walking for a long time, the houses we passed by were obviously less crowded, the road was not as flat as in the city, and there were fewer vendors on the roadside.
Han Xiao understood that his new home should be approaching soon. Sure enough, the carriage leading the way stopped in front of a small courtyard.
Han Xiao got out of the car and looked around. Although the courtyard was small, it had everything needed, and there was even a simple storefront in front.
It is estimated that the previous owner was a businessman. There is a well in the yard and a large millstone in a shack. Seeing this, Han Xiao had an idea in his mind and probably thought of what he should do.
Thinking about this, he walked towards the shack. Han Mingyuan looked at Han Xiao and thought that he was just a young man who was curious about new things, so he ignored him.
Han Xiao looked around the courtyard inside and out, and had to admit that this courtyard was really suitable for their family's current situation. Moreover, it had already been cleaned, and it was probably arranged by Mr. Lu.
After figuring out what he wanted to do in the future, Han Xiao felt much more relaxed and went to help move the luggage.
Although there are not many things, it still takes some effort to organize them all in a mess.
After finally finishing moving the things before dark, Han Xiao felt a little short of breath as he hadn't experienced such a large amount of exercise for a long time. He thought that further exercise was essential in the future, otherwise he would not be able to continue in a short while.
After seeing off Mr. Lu and the others, Han's mother made some simple noodles and they all ate a little. They were really tired after the day, so Han Xiao went back to his room and fell asleep immediately. He slept until dawn.
Han Xiao quietly got up and looked towards his parents' room. They probably hadn't gotten up yet.
After washing up briefly in the yard, I went to the kitchen to see what was there.
Han's mother has been cooking these days. She was very tired yesterday, so she woke up early and made breakfast for herself.
Han Xiao had just moved here and had no vegetables, so he simply cooked some porridge and made some pickled vegetables and scrambled eggs. After finishing, looking at the millstone in the shack, Han Xiao hesitated for a moment and decided to soak the soybeans he brought from home in water.
No matter what, he decided to talk to his father later. When the meal was brought to the main room, Han's father and mother also got up. They were surprised to see Han Xiao bringing in the meal.
"Why did you get up so early today? Are you not used to sleeping well?" Han Mingyuan asked with some concern.
Han Xiao shook his head: "No, I slept well last night, so I got up early today to get familiar with the place. After all, I will be living here in the future."
Han Mingyuan didn't think much about it after hearing it, and went to wash up. Han's mother went to call the two children to get up for breakfast.
The family finished their breakfast in harmony, as if they had never been so relaxed before. Even Han's mother's face looked a little better.
"Father, can we use the millstone in that shack?" Han Xiao asked, seeing that everyone had almost finished eating.
Han Mingyuan thought for a moment and asked in confusion: "Okay, what's wrong? Why are you asking about the millstone?"
When Han Xiao heard there was a door, he immediately said, "I saw there was a platform outside the door. I thought I could do some small business there. Otherwise, I can't rely on you alone to support the family."
Han Mingyuan laughed out loud when he heard this: "Hahaha, it seems our Dalang has grown up and knows how to share his father's burden. But what kind of business do you want to start? What's the use of this millstone?"
In fact, Han Xiao had an idea in his mind when he saw the millstone yesterday. He also learned about it when he was in the village. Tofu is a rare thing, and it is suitable for all ages. It is delicious and cheap. And the key is that Han Xiao also knows how to make tofu.
Han Xiao knows not only tofu, but also soy milk, fried dough sticks, tofu pudding and so on. This is mainly due to the fact that Han Xiao worked in a breakfast shop in modern times.
Han Xiao is not too familiar with these breakfasts.
He immediately told Han Mingyuan his idea.
I have also observed that those who live nearby all work in the town center, and there are quite a few people coming and going in front of my house.
Moreover, the fact that the original owner was able to build a simple platform outside indicates that the previous owner should have also sold tofu, because there were still a lot of bean dregs left in the shack.
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