Chapter 47: Eight Cases of Beijing

"Mom, I, I also want to study." Shen Yun said in a low voice.

Although her grades were not good, she knew that studying was better than doing housework at home. Moreover, she could always get candy from her aunt when she was in school, and she would get rewards if her grades improved. She also wanted to study.

"You should study hard and be filial to your aunt. Your mother is really confused." Old Mrs. Ji had been persuaded by Shen Ruoqing a long time ago. She felt that it was a good thing to have a few more scholars in the family. No parents would stop their children from going to school.

Since everyone in the family was against it, Mrs. Du kept silent.

At night, Shen Xiangxi asked Mrs. Du while taking off her clothes: "Juan'er, what's wrong with you today? Why don't you ask for the child to go to school? Fortunately, mom didn't agree. If mom agreed, who knows how the child will blame you in the future."

Du Juan took Shen Xiangxi's clothes and hung them up. "Why do they have anything to blame me for? I gave birth to them and raised them, and they still dare to blame me? These two debt collectors, I don't know how many cold stares I got for giving birth to them."

"Juan'er! That's our child. Even if it's a girl, it's still my, Shen Xiangxi's. If I don't have a son in this life, I'll be relying on them to support me in my old age."

"Nonsense! This baby must be a son." Mrs. Du lay down on her side angrily, exposing her back to Shen Xiangxi.

She didn't become like this suddenly today, but because she heard Wang's talk today, Wang wanted to split up the family. Du Juan didn't want to split up the family, she thought, if the two daughters didn't go to school and could help Wang take care of the children, would Wang not want to split up the family?

But she couldn't tell this to Shen Xiangxi.

Who can understand her?

She really felt so wronged.

Everything I do is for this family! A few days passed.

That day, Shen Ruoqing took the herbs prepared in the space to visit Grandma Hao. After thinking for a while, she bought some fresh pears from the mall and took some vegetables she had piled up from the space. It had been five days since the last time, and the herbs she had left should have been used up. Today was a good time to go and see her.

Hao Dezhong was not at home, he had gone to collect manure. Grandma Hao was alone.

"Grandma Hao, how is the medicine you took last time?" Shen Ruoqing took out the pears and vegetables first. "These are mountain pears, picked from the mountains, and are not worth much. And these vegetables are also grown at home. You should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, so that your body can recover."

"Shen's girl, thanks to you, I don't cough anymore and feel much better. You're here, what else do you want to bring? I don't have anything to give you." Grandma Hao put out the Beijing Eight Pieces that Mu Bai took out last time, "This time there are some cakes, Shen's girl, you can try them."

"These are all free things, Grandma Hao, just accept them. I won't be polite with you either. Let me try this pastry. It tastes really good. Where did you buy it?" Shen Ruoqing's eyes lit up. She had never eaten Beijing Eight Pieces before. She liked the taste very much, but judging from the appearance of the pastry, it should not be local.

"This is from the capital. I don't have much left. Girl, take it all and eat it if you like."

"No, that won't work. It's already very good for me to try one or two pieces. Grandma Hao, such a precious thing, you should keep it for yourself." Shen Ruoqing closed the box of Beijing Eight Pieces and pushed it back.

"I'm an old woman and I've eaten everything. You, a young man, should eat this." Grandma Hao was very kind and stuffed the box into Shen Ruoqing's schoolbag.

Shen Ruoqing couldn't refuse the old man's kindness, so he had to accept it.

"Then Grandma Hao, let me take your pulse. Yeah, your pulse is much better. I brought some follow-up medicine, all of which are for strengthening the body. After you finish drinking these medicines, your body should be fine." Shen Ruoqing took out the medicine he had prepared, "Take it twice a day, and it will be gone after you finish drinking it."

"Thank you girl."

After sitting and chatting with Grandma Hao for a while, Shen Ruoqing said goodbye to Grandma Hao. When she was walking home across the ridge of the field, she met Mu Bai who was carrying two pheasants.

"Comrade Shen, what a coincidence, are you going home?" Mu Bai glanced at the direction Shen Ruqing came from. That shouldn't be the direction for going home after school.

"Yes, Mu Zhiqing, are you going up the mountain to hunt?" Shen Ruoqing couldn't help but exclaimed, "Mu Zhiqing is really amazing."

"I'll give you one as a thank you for the dish you made last time." Mu Bai stuffed one into Shen Ruoqing's pocket.

"How can those dishes be worth a pheasant? I don't want them." Shen Ruoqing wanted to refuse, but the man looked at her steadily.

"Well, then I'll give you something too, so don't refuse." Shen Ruoqing thought for a moment and took out the eight Beijing items that Grandma Hao had stuffed into her bag: "This is a pastry from the capital. If you don't accept it, I don't want this pheasant either."

Mu Bai was a little stunned. Didn't he give this Beijing Eight Pieces to his grandmother? How did it end up in Shen Ruoqing's hands? Or did Shen Ruoqing buy it from somewhere else? This was a special supply from the capital.

While Mu Bai was stunned, Shen Ruoqing had already walked away: "Mu Zhiqing, thank you for the pheasant, I'll leave first!"

Mu Bai returned to the bullpen.

"Hey, isn't this the thing I gave to the girl from the Shen family? How come it is in your hands?" Grandma Hao didn't think that her grandson had taken another thing to honor her.

"Grandma, the girl from the Shen family you are talking about is Shen Xiangdong's sister, Shen Ruoqing?"

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"Yes, it's her. Let me tell you, this girl is very nice. She is pretty, speaks sweetly and is sincere. She even cares about an old woman like me. You see, these vegetables and pears were brought by her. Unlike that girl from the Liu family, she always gives people a sense of utilitarianism." Grandma Hao kept listing Shen Ruoqing's good points.

It turned out that the little girl with superb medical skills that grandma mentioned was her. He also thought about the day when he picked up the educated youth, when the little girl cured Shu Lijuan's sprained ankle in one go. He should have thought of it earlier.

"By the way, why are you holding this Beijing Eight Pieces? Why are you accepting things from a little girl?"

"I gave her a pheasant and she gave it to me. Grandma, it looks like you have to eat this thing." Mu Bai smiled bitterly. He didn't want to accept it, and he wasn't craving for cakes.

Mu Bai put down the other pheasant and said, "It's getting late. I have to go back to the educated youth camp." He had originally intended to bring this pheasant to honor his grandparents. The old couple had suffered a lot when they came here, and they were so thin that they looked unbearable.

When Shen Ruoqing came back with the pheasant, he saw Shen Yun and Shen Xue washing clothes.

"Where are Shen Hanwen and Shen Hanwu? Why are you two helping him wash his clothes? Didn't grandma say that all the housework should be done by them two?"

Shen Xue said: "My mother told us to work for them."

Shen Ruoqing was angry. How could there be such a mother? Not only did she say she wouldn't let her child go to school a few days ago, but she also let her child help other people's children with work! "Where are Shen Hanwen and Shen Hanwu?"

"They two are out having fun!"

"You two stop doing that for now. I'll go find them."

(End of this chapter)