vrcanaries Chapter 148: Busy raising a family in a foreign land 148
Chapter 148: Busy raising a family in a foreign land 148
Mrs. Dong, who was dozing off, felt her cheek itchy. She opened her eyes and saw Cui Liping's slightly ambiguous face.
With a look of excitement, Mrs. Dong hooked the red rope around Cui Liping's neck and went upstairs.
After closing the door, the two rolled into a ball, and after a moment, ambiguous sounds rang out.
"Oh, please take this dirty thing off. It hurts my chest."
Cui Liping said in a somewhat vulgar way, "Don't you know that this is the favorite of that damned devil? I'll take it with me and show him what a real man is."
Mrs. Dong took the red rope off his head and threw it aside casually, and the two of them rolled into a ball again.
Ali looked at the red rope thrown in front of him, and a hint of disgust flashed in his cat's eyes, but he still resigned himself to climbing out of the window with the copper medal hanging from his sweaty body.
Wei Miao took the bronze medal from Ahri's mouth and rubbed its little head, "Thank you very much."
"Meow~"
Ali let out a haughty cry, turned around and jumped into the pool at the door, motioning Wei Miao to get it some water.
Wei Miao did as he was told with a smile, and washed the bronze plate in water.
In the dark underground secret room, Wei Miao looked at the plum blossom patterns in the eight directions of Qian, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen, and Kun, frowning in thought.
She tried to overlap the bronze plate in her hand with the plum blossom pattern on the ground, but there was no response.
But Wei Miao intuitively felt that the secret lay here, and that deeper treasures were also on these bronze plates.
These three bronze medals came from three people. Among them, Li Xiaoya and Master Dong were both related to the Japanese. Dong Ergou and Master Dong are already dead, so the only breakthrough can be made from Li Xiaoya.
Wei Miao thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with a better idea. Later, he decided to collect eight bronze medals first.
Lu Pingsheng did not come back and the raw materials were used up, so Wei Miao wandered around the concession and alleys, and occasionally went to Wumazhai to try his luck.
I want to see if I can find any trace of the bronze medal.
A week passed in the blink of an eye, and the weather became increasingly hot and unbearable.
People also don't like to go out at noon. Only in the early morning and evening will they gather in groups to enjoy the cool air and chat.
Xu Ayu's belly was getting bigger day by day. She would give birth in three months, but she looked much more energetic.
The whole Guihua Lane is filled with the rich aroma of braised meat from morning to night, and occasionally there are the roars of pregnant women and the pleas of children.
Because of the arrival of the Wei family, this overly quiet alley was filled with the smell of fireworks.
Wei Miao looked at the kids carrying their schoolbags to school and said, "When you go to the new school, don't cause trouble, but don't be afraid of trouble either. Do you understand?"
Wei Ling and Wei Ran became visibly calmer, but their former fearlessness was also gone.
Wei Miao was afraid that they would be timid and bullied because of what happened before.
Wei Ping clenched her fists, "Big Pot, I'm not afraid. Uncle Bao Guo Guo said that if I get bullied, she will help me fight."
Wei Miao arranged the little girl's school uniform and bent down to tease her, "What's the reward?"
Wei Ping said in some confusion: "He wanted to share my breakfast, but Uncle Bao Guoguo is such a big eater."
Xiao Qian stood in front of his house with his hands on his hips, pretending to defend his young master:
“My young master helped you fight for just a breakfast, but the little girl couldn’t bear it.”
Wei Ping made a face at her, then carried her schoolbag and went to school with her brothers and sisters.
Xiao Qian was curious about Wei Miao, "Ah Miao, why don't you go to school?"
Wei Miaoxiao put his hands behind his back and asked proudly, "What is the purpose of going to school?"
Xiao Qian said: "It is to gain more knowledge and find an easy and decent job."
Wei Miao was proud: "I have a respectable and easy job now, why should I waste time going to school."
Xiao Qian looked at the little boy’s back and said “you” for a long time, but he still couldn’t figure out what was going on.
She turned her head and saw Uncle Bao with a smile on his face. He stamped his feet and said, "Master, you are right. The kids in the house opposite are all very cunning."
Uncle Bao coughed a few times and asked, "What do you want to eat for lunch across the street?"
Xiao Qian chuckled, "Auntie Ayu said that she made some wood pear paste to cool down at noon, and paired it with chicken shredded cold noodles and some pickled vegetables."
Wood pear paste is made by boiling pears and rock sugar to make pear juice, then adding sea stone and flowers to solidify and cool, then soaking it in a well. When you want to eat it, scoop a bowl of it to cool down and relieve heat.
"Very good."
Uncle Bao's eyes are no longer cold and indifferent, but have a hint of worldly charm.
Xiao Qian helped her young master into the yard. Looking at the pale-faced young master, she sighed in her heart.
Who could have thought that the once powerful Zeng family would become like this after the old man passed away.
It was also thanks to the young master's poor health and his non-competitiveness that he avoided the attention of those people. Now he lives in this alley in the city to recuperate, which is considered to be far away from all the gossip.
"Master, I heard today that the fourth master spent a fortune again and married an actress as his concubine, and gave her a luxury car and a small house with a garden."
Xiao Qian's face was puffed up, and he looked very unconvinced.
It was obvious that the master had handed over the family business to the young master before he died, but that group of people bullied the young master because he was weak and helpless.
The young master was quickly sent away by taking advantage of a few useless factories, a few alleys and some shares.
You know how incompetent the Zeng family was in the previous dynasty or now. They are rich enough to rival a country, but they spend more money to get rid of beggars.
Uncle Bao listened to Xiao Qian's mumbling complaints with a faint smile on his face. His slender white fingers touched the coarse porcelain cup, took a sip of tea comfortably, and said slowly:
"Then I'll go get some sleep. Let me know when the meal is ready."
Xiao Qian came back to his senses and nodded quickly.
Hearing the young master talking about eating, her mood improved a little. Perhaps this is what Master Zhishang said about blessings and misfortunes.
Xiao Qian feels that the most worthwhile thing about coming here is paying the couple across the street 200 dollars a month for meals.
Two hundred dollars, in her original home, she could not even buy a dress or a decent meal, but now here she and the young master can eat enough for a month.
Her original intention was to give five hundred dollars, but unfortunately the Wei family on the other side was too practical, so she could only reluctantly accept two hundred.
At the Wei family, Wei Miao waited until Xu Ayu finished her work, then pulled her into his room, took out two small yellow croakers from his pocket and handed them to the pregnant woman.
"Mom, this is the salary Mr. Lu gave me last month."
When Xu Ayu looks at the small yellow croaker now, he is no longer as ignorant as before, but his eyes are still shining.
"Ah Miao, Mr. Lu's antique business is so profitable, can you help him look at it and get this much salary every month?"
This year, a small yellow croaker costs about 80 dollars, and two costs dollars.
For a twelve-year-old child, eighty yuan a month was something Xu Ayu would never dare to dream of.
"Ah Miao, Mr. Lu has done a great favor to my family, but if it is illegal, you must not do it. Also, we cannot embezzle the money."
Wei Miao nodded and said to Xu Ayu:
"Mom, Mr. Lu looks like a capitalist. If he gives me 80, he will definitely make a fortune."
Xu Ayu was sure that there was no problem with the gold, so he happily put it away and didn't say anything about using it as Wei Miao's dowry.
As my daughter grows up, she becomes more opinionated. She won't listen even if you talk too much and becomes annoying.
"Ouch." Xu Ayu covered his stomach and cried out as soon as he hid the gold.
Wei Miao was so frightened that he hurried to help her: "Mom? What's wrong?"
Xu Ayu frowned for a while before saying, "The baby in my belly kicked me."
Wei Miao found it very magical. She put her hand on her big belly and felt it carefully for a moment. The cub seemed to be afraid of her breath and was very quiet.
"Mom, he's not moving." Wei Miao felt a little aggrieved.
Xu Ayu smiled and said, "Then he can move all the time. He might have turned over and continued to sleep just now."
Wei Miao looked at his hands with some disappointment, curled his lips, and decided to wait until the cub came out before letting him know how powerful he was.