Chapter 203: Taking Charcoal
Wei Ruo and others walked over and saw that a house in the alley had collapsed, and snow covered the ruins of the house.
I asked the onlookers that the owner of the house was okay and had been rescued. However, the house collapsed and the family had no place to live. The women were sitting in the alley crying, and the men were trying to find some useful things from the ruins. .
Wei Ruo looked at it for a while, then pulled Wei Jinyi away.
Wei Ruo didn't do anything. It wasn't that he didn't feel sorry for the family, but judging from the situation, the family was at least living a safe life, and there must be others who were in a worse situation than this family.
Wei Jin also didn't say anything. Although he didn't ask, Wei Jin also knew what Wei Ruo was thinking, and they should have the same view on this matter.
As we continue walking forward, we can see some dilapidated and collapsed houses almost every other way, but most of the people who can live in the city are not in very poor conditions.
But this also sends a message that so many houses in the city have been crushed. In the small mountain villages outside the city, the situation must be more serious.
After walking for a while, Wei Ruo and others arrived in front of Sibaozhai and Xuji Braised Meat Shop.
The shop door of Si Baozhai was half open, and there were people inside, but the shop was not open; Xu Ji Braised Food Shop was open, but the front door was deserted, which was in sharp contrast to the lively scene in the past.
I also know that no one will be in the mood to buy braised food today.
The other waiter in the shop was not there, only Chen Aqing was still busy in the shop.
Seeing Wei Ruo, Chen Aqing's eyes flashed with joy, but soon returned to calm after seeing a strange man beside Wei Ruo.
"It's okay. This person is an exception. He is my second brother. He is the only person in my family who can be close to me and can be trusted." Wei Ruo explained to Chen Aqing.
When Wei Ruo explained, he didn't notice the change in Wei Jinyi's eyes behind him.
The only, heart-to-heart, is her recognition of him.
"Ah Qing, didn't I send a letter yesterday? If the snow was too heavy, there would be no need to open today. Didn't you receive the letter?" Wei Ruo said.
"I received it. Don't worry, miss, I only made a small amount today. Occasionally, one or two people will come to buy it. It should be sold out by the evening." Chen Aqing explained to Wei Ruo.
"That's not what I meant. It's such a cold day, there are not many guests, and the New Year is approaching, you can take this opportunity to rest for two days." Wei Ruo said.
Working in her shop, there are basically no days off.
Chen Aqing shook his head: "Miss, just let me work here all the time. They said that business is good during the Chinese New Year. And I have nowhere to go. If I don't open a store, I have nothing else to do." Chen Aqing's
parents She is still alive, but it is not a home to which she can return.
If she goes back, her parents will probably take back all the money she earned, and they may even get a beating.
"Well, anyway, if you're tired, just take a couple of days off. It's Chinese New Year, and I, the boss, don't want to be accused of exploiting my employees." Wei Ruo smiled.
"Don't worry, Miss, I won't do it." Chen Aqing replied.
After a brief exchange of words with Chen Aqing, Wei Ruo went to the Sibaozhai next door.
The door was ajar, but Wei Ruo easily opened it and went in.
"Miss, are you here to look after us?"
Because Wei Ruo had come to see someone more than once, so although the clerk in the store didn't know the exact relationship between her and Sibaozhai, he recognized her.
Wei Ruo asked: "Is your boss here?"
"The boss is in the back yard." The waiter replied.
Wei Ruo walked straight through the shop and went to the small courtyard at the back.
Wei Jin also followed Wei Ruo, although he had doubts but did not speak. In the backyard yard, Xu Zhushan was busy chopping firewood.
It's snowing, and there's snow on the firewood piled in the yard. Xu Zhushan is sorting it out, splitting it, and moving it to the hut for storage.
A while ago, Xu Zhushan has been helping Wei Ruo with the village affairs. Xu Zhushan has never had the chance to do these chores at home. It is inconvenient to go out today, so he just did these chores.
"Uncle Xu."
"Miss!" Seeing Wei Ruo, Xu Zhushan quickly put down what he was doing, "Miss, it's such a cold day and the road is snowy, why are you here?" "It's not far away
, I came over to take a look and pick up something." Wei Ruo replied.
The nanny who heard the sound also came out of the house. When she saw Wei Ruo, the nanny's face was filled with joy.
"Miss, come inside quickly. It's cold outside, don't get frozen." The wet nurse hurriedly pulled Wei Ruo into the house.
When she walked forward, she realized that Wei Ruo was followed by two people she had never seen before.
The nanny was stunned.
"This is my second brother." Wei Ruo replied.
The nanny didn't know how to greet Wei Jinyi.
Wei Jin also said: "Just tell me what you want, don't worry about me."
To avoid further embarrassment, Wei Ruo said to the nanny: "Nanny, I came here today to get some silver bone charcoal from you. Let's go, we won't stay long."
"Okay. I should have sent it to the lady earlier, but now that the road is difficult, I'm afraid I won't be able to get too much luck at once." The wet nurse said with some annoyance.
Hearing the conversation between Wei Ruo and her nanny, Xiaobei looked in surprise.
This silver bone charcoal is a very expensive thing, especially the recent weather has made it very difficult to buy good charcoal such as silver bone charcoal.
But why did the eldest lady talk to her nanny, as if she had a lot of silver bone charcoal at home and could easily take out a large cart?
"It's okay. I won't take more this time, just two bags."
"Is two bags too few? It's been cold these two days, so the lady must not turn off the charcoal fire in the room, otherwise she will catch a cold easily." said the nanny.
"Two bags are enough for several days. Just come back when you're done using them." Wei Ruo replied.
"Okay then, I'll ask Lao Xu to send it to Miss." The nanny said.
"No, just two bags. We can just take them back ourselves. We won't bother Uncle Xu." Wei Ruodao.
Xiumei also followed up and said: "I can carry the two bags back alone."
Hearing this, Xiaobei said hurriedly: "Miss Xiumei, you shouldn't do this kind of work alone, just let me do it."
"Stop arguing with me. You look as thin as a monkey. Just take care of yourself and walk. The road is slippery in the snow and you can easily fall." Xiumei said.
Hearing this, Xiaobei was unhappy: "Miss Xiumei, you are not a girl afraid of falling. Why should I be afraid of a man? No, I have to do this kind of heavy work." Wei Ruo couldn't stand it anymore: "Stop arguing
. The wet nurse has a cart here, just push it."
Although the carriage can't go on this road, the cart can still be pushed. You just need to be careful not to let the cart slip away when pushing.
"Yes, yes, there is a trolley. Push it back to save energy." The wet nurse said hurriedly.
(End of chapter)