Chapter 172 Making Trouble
Instead of moving in together and getting annoyed with each other over time, it would be better to deliberately keep some distance at this time. Each of them can still care about each other's difficulties, feel a little guilty, and slightly restrain their true tempers.
This is what they mean when they say distance creates beauty.
I think Wen also fully understood the reason behind this, so she refused to move there no matter what.
For a moment, Zhuang Qingning, who wanted to persuade Mrs. Wen to enjoy the happiness of having children and grandchildren around her, gave up most of the thoughts in his mind.
"After all, Aunt Wen is an elder. She has eaten more salt than we have eaten rice, and she has seen through everything." Zhuang Qingning joked, "Then I won't advise you, Aunt Wen. Just look at it yourself."
"Uncle Yutian and Uncle Yucheng are worried that you are getting older and it is not convenient for you to live here alone. If something happens, there will be no one to take care of you, so they want to take you over."
"If they come to me again and tell me about this, I can tell them that I will be the one taking care of you, aunt-in-law, and then they will feel more at ease."
The tofu shop is always occupied. It is located in a yard. If there is any problem, just shout. If you use this argument to persuade the two brothers, I guess they will agree.
"Just tell them this first."
Mrs. Wen fully agreed with Zhuang Qingning's proposal: "You can say something else, but they just want me to live with them. I can't accept their attitude."
What's more, living here is closer to him.
Once I kick my legs aside, I'll be able to go down and have a good talk with him with peace of mind.
"Okay, I understand." Zhuang Qingning nodded.
Outside, Zhuang Sifu had already driven the ox cart into the yard, preparing to transport things to the town.
Zhuang Qingning spoke a few more words to Mrs. Wen, then took Zhuang Qingsui with him and drove to the town.
The business of the shop was as good as usual. When Zhuang Qingning arrived, there were already people waiting at the door to buy tofu.
Buy hot tofu fresh out of the pot.
I bought some hot tofu, cut it into slices one inch wide and two inches long, and ate it with a little chili oil. The warm, fragrant and smooth taste when I put it in my mouth, coupled with the slight spiciness of the chili oil, the taste... is simply wonderful.
The aroma of hot tofu is the unique aroma of tofu just out of the pot. No matter how you steam, boil, or fry it after it cools down, the tofu you make will not be as fragrant, unique, and delicious as when it is just out of the pot.
It is precisely because of this that many people love the taste of hot tofu, so they would rather wait and think about buying this freshly pot hot tofu to enjoy it.
Especially in such hot weather, it is very relaxing to satisfy the glutton in your stomach.
After this wave of hot tofu was sold out, there were fewer customers in the shop, and Zhuang Qingning also had time to have a good chat with Zhang Qiuying.
Zhuang Qingning had not come to the town often in the past few days, especially today, which was the first time Zhuang Qingning came to the town in the past three days. Zhang Qiuying was very happy, and she held Zhuang Qingning like a little magpie, chattering non-stop.
Zhuang Qingning hadn't seen her for a few days, and responded with a smile on her face.
"By the way, how is uncle's leg? Is it feeling better?" Zhuang Qingning asked.
"It's better now. Dad said he doesn't feel any pain anymore." Zhang Qiuying said.
As to whether it really doesn’t hurt or it’s just to ease their minds, I don’t know.
"It's better if it doesn't hurt. It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. You must lie down well during this period. Wait until you see the doctor and make sure the bone has healed before you get out of bed and walk. Don't be in a hurry to walk too early and tire your legs. If you don't heal the injury well, it will easily become a serious problem." Zhuang Qingning reminded.
Because of Zhang Xiangrong's leg injury, the Zhang family is in a tight financial situation at the moment. He must be unable to sit still and wants to go out to work as soon as possible. If this is the case, the situation will only get worse.
"Yeah." Zhang Qiuying nodded. "Dad couldn't lie down at first. He started to use a stick to get out of bed a few days ago. He said he wanted to practice walking so that his legs would get better sooner. But after my grandmother and my mother had a good talk with him, he went back to bed."
"Dad has been obedient these days and no longer talks about walking on the ground. Instead, he spends all day weaving straw sandals on the bed, saying that at least he can sell them for some money to help support the family."
"Mother and grandmother knew that Dad was a person who could not sit still, but seeing that he did not insist on going out to walk, they did not try to dissuade him and just let him go."
"It's better to take a rest..."
Zhuang Qingning had just finished speaking when Zhang Qiuying suddenly stood up and his expression changed.
Zhuang Qingning was so shocked that he was stunned for a moment: "What's wrong?"
"Those kids are here again." Zhang Qiuying pursed her lips and pointed outside the shop.
Zhuang Qingning looked outside and saw three or four children, both boys and girls, who were probably about six or seven years old, talking and laughing, running and making noises towards the shop.
"What's wrong with these kids?" Zhuang Qingning frowned, "Are they here to cause trouble?"
There is no shortage of naughty children in the world. Zhuang Qingning had seen many of them in the modern society in his previous life. They were those who took advantage of weddings and funerals, those who stopped cars and acted like scoundrels, and those who forced others to buy flowers and give money. It was not uncommon.
In this era, Zhuang Qingning feels that this kind of thing should also exist.
"It's not that I want to hinder our business, it's just..." Zhang Qiuying pursed her lips and her face turned even paler.
Just as Zhuang Qingning was becoming more and more surprised, the four children had already arrived at the door of the shop, pointing at the shop and talking confidently.
Zhuang Qingning became more and more curious, so he simply walked out of the shop, went to the children, and looked in the direction they pointed.
It's just the eaves. One of the tiles seems to be missing a corner, and some of the tiles have some moss growing on them.
But the children were looking around with great interest, laughing from time to time. One of them even rolled on the ground laughing, holding his stomach and crying in pain.
"But if you see anything interesting, tell your sister about it and let her have fun with you." Zhuang Qingning asked with a smile.
"Just watch." A little girl with two buns on her head smiled, "It's so funny, she can do somersaults."
"Can do somersaults? What can do somersaults?" Zhuang Qingning continued to smile.
"Look, there is a blue monkey doing somersaults on the eaves of this shop!" the little girl answered, and then she giggled, as if she was amused by the somersaulting monkey.
"It's no use telling her. She probably can't see it." said the boy who was a little older and half a head taller than her.
I recommend the author Cha Nuan's completed contemporary novels, the refreshing novels "Rebirth of the Abandoned Woman" and "Rebirth of a Phoenix Man", which are contemporary novels that are closer to reality. If you like them, you can go and have a look~
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