Chapter 106 What a good child!
"Just accept it. I have saved that money for many years and buried it in the ground without moving it. That's what I meant. It can't buy a few meat buns, but it's just a token of my love..." It was the dowry he saved for San Ya back then, but it was too little, so he was embarrassed to give it to her. And since San Ya had severed ties with her family, he buried it there.
"Yes! I was just planning to send a sachet for Dad and Mom, after all, I have a lot of sachets that Mom had embroidered before. But Dad gave me some New Year's gift, so the intention is different. Sister San Ya is still grateful for your kindness. She said she doesn't welcome us, but she must have been shaken in her heart. Maybe she will come back to see you two in the next few days. Dad, Mom, don't worry, if she doesn't come, I will go to see them. We are a family, so we don't care about these things."
Cai Huolang was relieved, "Erfeng, you have become much more sensible after getting married! Unlike your elder brother, he has become more and more mature as he gets older."
"Why should I talk to you nicely, Dad? I didn't provoke you." Cai Dashan was not convinced.
He threw away his sleeves and went to the kitchen to cook.
"Erfeng, let's go eat too. You've done a great job today. After dinner, go back to your husband's house."
"Okay, thanks, Dad."
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the next day.
Cai got up, discussed with Aunt Wang, and asked them to cook today.
Then, he set out with Erbao, Sanbao and Xiaoyuanbao.
First we went to the town and bought breakfast. We spent our copper coins on two big meat buns each and drank a bowl of sweet soy milk. We ate until we were full.
He went to a car dealership, rented a light horse-drawn carriage, and took the mother and her children directly to the neighboring town of Qili.
There are buses that run between Baili Town and Qili Town, but one has to wait for a long time, and there are passengers getting on and off along the way, which greatly delays the trip.
As they were in a hurry, the mother and son spent money to hire a carriage to take them there and back, thus saving time.
If you want to go there, half a day is enough.
If everything goes well, I can go back and get busy in the afternoon.
The carriage first went straight to Qili Town, to the home of Cai the peddler.
We arrived in less than an hour, and the sun was just reaching noon.
There was no one at the Cai family's door, which was ajar. After the carriage arrived at the Cai family's door, they knocked on the door several times before someone came to answer the door.
"Who is it?" The Cai family's daughter-in-law was washing clothes with an apron around her waist and came over to see the man.
I didn't recognize her at first, but after looking her up and down, I wondered who this young woman with decent clothes, neatly combed hair and pretty face was?
When she saw several beautiful dolls behind her, Cai's daughter-in-law slapped her thigh!
"Oh, it's sister San Ya who's back! What a rare guest! Are these babies your offspring? Oh, they're so pretty, so beautiful!"
He turned around and shouted into the main room, "Dad, Mom, San Ya is back home."
Little Yuanbao poked out his little head with a red hairband and looked into the yard curiously. He saw an old man running out without even one shoe on.
There was an old woman behind him, leaning on a cane, chasing after him, "Old man, slow down."
"San Ya!" Cai the peddler was halfway through his run when he saw Cai and several children at the door. He felt it was impolite and stopped to put on his shoes.
Cai saw the haggard face and hunched body of Cai the peddler, whom she had not seen for just a few years!
His hair and beard have turned white.
Red eyes.
I couldn't help but yell, "Dad!"
Cai the peddler was also very excited. He coughed violently several times before he could catch his breath.
After a while, he stopped and said, "When you come back, come into the house and bring the children in..."
"Yeah." Cai shed tears.
Little Yuanbao was the first to jump in.
He jumped to the side of Cai the peddler and said, "Grandma, are you feeling unwell? Let me help you."
On the way here, Dabao instructed that only Cai the peddler should be called and the others should be ignored.
After yesterday's analysis, the person who gave them the lucky charm should have nothing to do with Cai the peddler.
I came to confirm it today.
Just now, Xiao Yuanbao was the first one to sneak up on Cai the peddler to confirm whether there was anything wrong with him, but she found nothing.
Even Xiao Yuanbao saw from Cai the peddler's face that he had bad luck. If nothing unexpected happened, he was also affected by the bad luck charm.
When Cai the peddler heard Xiao Yuanbao's voice, his old eyes reddened. What a good child!
She is as round and cute as the dolls in New Year pictures, and is full of blessings.
He looks like he is only three or four years old, but his words are pleasant to the ear and soothing like a spring breeze.
"I'm fine. It's just my old illness. Don't scare you. Come in and have some tea."
Little Yuanbao has two pigtails tied with a red hair rope. When the wind blows, the pigtails flutter along with the silly hair on her head, which looks festive and cute, making the little girl look particularly lively and pretty.
"Grandma, we are not afraid. Please take care of your health..."
"Good boy! Really good boy!"
Cai and the others followed him into the house.
The Cai family’s daughter-in-law served them tea. “You are rare guests, honored guests! Yesterday, Erfeng came back and said that you might come back to visit dad in the next few days. I didn’t believe it at first, but I didn’t expect that you would really come today. Third sister, you don’t know that mom and dad miss you so much at home, especially dad…”
Cai didn't speak to her. The boys sat straighter than the others, looking straight ahead, and refused to drink her tea.
Mrs. Cai was very blind and could not see the people at all. She only saw a few misty shadows and heard their voices. She sat in the first seat in the main hall, waiting for Mrs. Cai to greet her. After waiting for a long time, she did not see Mrs. Cai come over to talk to her, and she felt a little uncomfortable.
Seeing this, Cai the peddler said, "Daughter-in-law, help your mother down and apply some eye drops. I will entertain San Ya and the others and talk to them."
"Okay!" Cai's daughter-in-law was smart. She agreed readily and took Mrs. Cai out. Mrs. Cai didn't want to go out, so she was forcibly pulled out by Cai's daughter-in-law.
Only Cai the peddler and his family were left in the house.
"Dad, are you okay?" Cai asked softly.
Cai the peddler suppressed his excitement, "It's fine. How about you guys? Are you living well? Did that good-for-nothing Dashan go and harass you? You should ignore him. He has not learned his lesson in recent years. He has lost all his family property in gambling and drinking. He also transferred the shop to someone else. In order to protect his reputation, they told others that I was in poor health and sold the shop to pay for my medical treatment. You should not listen to him. He has not learned his lesson. Let him live a hard life. You just need to live your own lives. You have taught the children well. I think these kids are all doing well..."
A string of words poured out.
It was as if I had rehearsed it a thousand times in my stomach.
Cai wiped the tears from her eyes, "We are living well, Dad. The children are all very outstanding, especially my little daughter, who is the reincarnation of a bodhisattva and has great abilities! The children treat me very well, and our family has food, drink and clothes. We are currently building a new house. Cai Erfeng and Cai Dashan went there yesterday and said that Dad gave the children New Year's gifts and missed us very much. We came to see you today..."
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