Chapter 257 Jiang Family
The gate in front was just made of a few worn wooden boards. It looked uneven, and there was a gap as wide as a thumb that allowed people to see what was going on inside.
Xiao Zhang went forward and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" an old man's voice came from inside.
"Excuse me, is this Jiang Wang, Jiang's hometown?" Xiao Zhang asked face to face.
"Squeak!" The shabby door made a somewhat harsh sound when it was pulled open.
An old woman with white hair and patched clothes looked at the people at the door and couldn't help but frowned slightly: "What do you want from my husband?"
Si Tian saw that she was a little nervous and wary: "Mrs. Jiang, don't be afraid. We heard that Mr. Jiang can repair the machine, so we wanted to ask him to take a look."
Madam Jiang looked at Si Tian, looking at him with some disbelief: "You, you want to invite my husband?"
No one has asked him to repair machines over the years. Even if he told others that he could do it, no one would believe a person living in a slum.
One part of the machine is enough to feed them for a long time, and they cannot afford to pay for it if it is damaged.
Si Tian nodded: "Yes, I wonder if he is at home?"
"Cough cough cough! Mom, who's coming! Cough cough cough!" A woman's voice came from inside.
Mrs. Jiang looked at the scrutinizing eyes around her, hesitated for a moment and said, "If you don't mind, please come home and sit for a while. My husband has gone out and hasn't come back yet."
"Sorry to bother you." Si Tian thanked with a smile.
Xiao Zhang saw that it was difficult to push the wheelchair in here, so he squatted in front of Si Tian and said, "Second Master, I'll carry you in."
"Thank you for your help." Si Tian said as he lay on his back.
Mrs. Jiang helped him carry the wheelchair into the house and placed it in the appropriate place.
Hu Zi took the two children and followed them into the Jiang family.
The neighbors around saw the Jiang family’s door closed and gathered together.
"Did you hear that? They said they were here to ask Old Man Jiang to fix the machine."
"I heard it. Do you think it's true or false?"
"Who knows? This old man Jiang has been saying he can repair machines for a while now, but no one has come to him!"
"That's right. If they could really repair the machine, would their family still be able to live here?"
Juanjuan looked around the small house. There were three rooms in total. The first room she entered was a place similar to a living room. In the corner were stone bed legs with a wooden bed on top.
The sheets and quilts were very worn out, and the cotton wool on the quilt was clumped together and squeezed into a corner, making it look uneven.
There are several stoves on the other side of the living room, and in the middle is a crooked square table, which is also leveled with bricks.
Mrs. Jiang was a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, our home is very simple and we only have boiled water."
As she spoke, she poured several glasses of water for everyone using a broken bowl.
"Ahem! Mom!" A woman's voice came from a room.
"I'll leave for a while." Mrs. Jiang immediately turned around and left and went to one of the rooms.
Si Jinchen looked at the simple bed frame, where there was a table and a row of shelves on it.
He walked over curiously and took a look, and his attention was attracted by the things on it.
"Brother, what are these?" Juanjuan walked to his side and looked up to see the things on the shelf.
"It looks like a model." Si Jinchen was not sure. On the shelf above were various industrial machinery models.
These models were all made bit by bit by hand. Although Si Jinchen had not visited all the factories, he saw the mechanical models of the raincoat factory.
"Uncle, look!" He pointed at a miniature mechanical model and called out to Si Tian.
Si Tian turned his wheelchair and looked at where he pointed.
This is a miniature machine. It is not just an image, but a perfect replica, with every part being movable.
Give him the illusion that it can produce if it is plugged in.
"My husband and son made that. They like to mess around with these things when they have nothing to do. I've already told you they're useless."
"But they didn't listen. Even my daughter likes these things. If she wasn't in poor health, she might have wanted even more models."
Mrs. Jiang came back at some point and sighed as she looked at the model on the shelf.
Poor people like them, who are illiterate and have never attended school for a day, would not believe others if they told them that they could repair machines.
Si Jinchen saw something dropped in the corner of the table, and a familiar smell entered his nostrils.
He seemed to have smelled this scent somewhere, but he couldn't remember where it was.
"Old woman, my son and I are back. We are lucky today and earned two dollars. We can take Niu Niu to see a doctor." Jiang Wang's voice arrived before he arrived.
When he and his son entered the house, they found that there were other people in the small living room, which made it seem quite crowded.
"Hey! It's grandpa!" Juanjuan was surprised to find that this old man was the one they met outside the orphanage last time.
Jiang Wang was also stunned when he saw the two children, and then a loving smile appeared on his face: "So it's the two young masters and young ladies, thank you for last time."
Si Tian looked at the two children with some confusion: "Juanjuan, Achen, do you know this Mr. Jiang?"
Hu Zi recounted what happened that day.
"I didn't expect that I would have such a fate with you." Si Tian looked at Jiang Wang and said with a smile.
"To be honest, I have to thank the two young ladies and the young master. Otherwise, given our family's situation, even if I sold my old bones, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to compensate for that young lady's skirt."
Jiang Wang sighed.
Sometimes he felt helpless because he had the skills but no one was willing to believe in him and give him a chance.
"Mr. Jiang, I'm sorry to have come here this time because I want to ask you to help me repair the machines in the factory." Si Tian explained his purpose.
Jiang Wang was a little hesitant. If it were any other day, he would have happily agreed, but when he looked at the two children, he hesitated.
He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to repair the machine properly and would end up delaying other people's work.
Jiang Jiang was a little anxious when he saw that his father did not agree. How long had they waited for this opportunity? Why did he hesitate now that he had the chance?
But just as he was about to say something, he was stopped by Mrs. Jiang, who shook her head gently at him.
"Grandpa Jiang, you see, we said that one day we would need your help, and now it has come true, hasn't it?" Si Jinchen looked at him with a smile.
Jiang Wang looked down at the two children and said, "I'm afraid I can't fix it."
"Grandpa, how will we know if we don't try?" Juanjuan looked at him puzzled.
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