Free Web NovelChapter 1225: Chapter 1225: Meeting
Jiang Feifei took a close look at all the auction items. She thought they were all okay, but nothing special.
Well, yeah, they call it an auction, but it’s really just selling at high prices.
Yang Run Tai found it amusing after getting rejected by Wei Kaiyun. This Wei Kaiyun is really interesting. But he noticed the young girl seemed a bit disappointed with the items on display.
After they returned, Jiang Xinyu whispered something. Yang Run Tai didn’t catch it clearly, but it seemed like they wanted to leave.
It was indeed the case, and their family slowly exited the crowd.
They weren’t very noticeable, so only the people nearby glanced at them.
"Let’s go home." Jiang Xinyu felt uneasy and uncomfortable, so she wanted to leave quickly.
No one disagreed.
Yang Run Tai noticed the young mother’s slightly panicked look and felt uneasy himself.
He didn’t say anything, and left with them, but he did make a hand gesture towards the door.
"Thanks to He Run, my son and I will see you home."
"Uncle Han, aren’t you going to see Uncle Wei off?"
"No need, they can go back by themselves. We’re heading home too," Han Xiangjun replied with a smile.
As they were leaving, Yang Run Tai glanced at Jiang Feifei.
"Feifei, you can come find me to hang out. I can take you to find things you can’t get on the market."
"Thank you, Brother Run. I’ll come to find you when I have time."
Yang Run Tai thought to himself that this was just a perfunctory response. But he just smiled and said nothing.
After they parted ways, the family returned home at a normal pace.
Meanwhile, Han Xiangjun chatted and laughed with Yang Run Tai along the way.
"Uncle Han, I’m home. It’s late, so I won’t invite you in."
Han Xiangjun waved his hand, "Go on in."
The father and son turned to head home as well. "Dad,"
"Let’s go. We’re going back too."
Once home, Yang Run Tai went to his room. He grew more curious about the Wei Family.
However, they were guarded against him, which was really intriguing.
After changing his clothes, he went out again.
Returning to where they were before, he found the door open and chaos inside.
Was it raided?
He turned and headed back home. The Wei Family was indeed no ordinary family.
When Wei Kaiyun and the others got home, they each went to rest.
Wei Kaiyun was busy until very late, which made Jiang Xinyu smack him a few times in annoyance.
"Honey, don’t you want to?"
Jiang Xinyu thought to herself that she would, but with him acting like this, she’s lost interest.
The next day, Jiang Xinyu got up with a sore back, more tiring than a half-month train ride.
"Mom, are you going to the Overseas Chinese Store today?" Shi Jing asked.
"I’m not going. Your Uncle Han is there."
This put Jiang Xinyu at ease.
Soon, Han Xiangjun arrived. He usually didn’t drive, as he didn’t like drawing attention.
He wanted to hold Jiang Feifei’s hand, but was declined with the excuse that it was cold.
"Feifei, I’m like a natural heater, I can warm your hands."
"No," the little girl said haughtily.
In the end, Wei Kaiyun carried Shi Xian to accompany them. He wasn’t comfortable letting his daughter go out alone. It wouldn’t be good if someone tried to trick her away.
Old Yang had gone out early in the morning, leaving just the two little ones at home.
"Ah Bao is still young. If Shi Xian were this big, he would be clamoring to follow," Zhao Xiaoli said with a chuckle and a shake of her head.
"Today they’re out, tomorrow the two of us will take Feifei shopping, without bringing anyone else."
"Sure, I haven’t been out shopping yet."
"I’ve been a few times. The first time was for a business trip, thinking about it, it was many years ago." That time was also when Wei Kaiyun confessed to her— no, it wasn’t a confession, it was a threat. Luckily, he’s good-looking; otherwise, he wouldn’t stand a chance.
"Xinyu, I really envy you."
"What do you envy about me? It’s just a matter of personality."
"Yeah, I envy your personality."
"Actually, I like gentle personalities."
"Haha, that’s just compensating for what’s lacking, right?"
"Isn’t it? I just like what I don’t have."
The two chatted and then decided to go out together. "Let’s go to the supply and marketing cooperative to see if there’s anything to eat?"
"We can only dare to say this at home; if we were outside, we’d probably get hit."
"Isn’t it? What Han Xiangjun has prepared is all meat. Let’s go check it out. I want to have dumplings with cabbage filling, they’re fresh and delicious."
"Sure, let’s go take a look. I want to eat stewed tofu."
The two women agreed, then left Ah Bao with Zhang Qiu’e.
"Xinyu, do we have supply tickets for this area?"
"I have some. They have no expiry date, leftover from before. They should be usable. Let’s go see. We might be able to buy something."
Each carrying a basket, they headed out.
Jiang Xinyu was somewhat familiar with the area. They arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative.
Jiang Xinyu was worried her tickets might not be usable, so she specifically checked the cashier’s tickets and felt reassured seeing they were the same.
The supplies there were quite abundant. "Xiaoli, do you want something sour? They have sour bamboo shoot supplies from the South here."
"Comrade, do you know what this is?" An elderly lady next to Jiang Xinyu asked.
"Yes, it’s similar to our sauerkraut, quite tasty, just a bit oily."
"Oily? This doesn’t require tickets, you can buy as much as you want; I just don’t know how to eat it."
"Ma’am, these sour bamboo shoots are great as a side dish too. Add some soy sauce and sesame oil, and it’s delicious."
"Where is there a supply of sesame oil? Since it doesn’t require tickets, I’ll buy some too."
Jiang Xinyu specifically went to find the clerk. Since sour bamboo didn’t require tickets, she asked for ten jin. Not having a big enough container, she bought a ceramic jar and another five jin.
"Xiaoli, let’s buy some fish tomorrow; I’ll make something delicious for you."
Zhao Xiaoli was very much looking forward to the delicious food Jiang Xinyu promised.
The two of them also bought five jin of eggs, cabbage was limited to five heads per person today, so they got ten heads, along with a few big onions, two jin of garlic. They had tofu and tofu skin but didn’t bring containers, so they bought two aluminum basins.
"Xinyu, we won’t be able to take everything back, will we?"
"Don’t worry. We’ll check if there’s a tricycle outside. If there is, we can buy a bit more.
Cabbage can definitely be bought more. We must ensure we have vegetables every day."
They bought a box of sauced tofu, and of course, the box was also newly bought.
Soy sauce, vinegar, and seasoning like pepper and cinnamon were also purchased. They bought twenty candles.
"Xinyu, why are you buying candles? Isn’t there electric light here?"
"In case there’s a sudden power outage. We’re not prepared at home."
They really bought a lot, too much to carry back. So Jiang Xinyu went out for a moment, found a tricycle, and they helped buy twenty more heads of cabbage. It’s good to know someone who can help."
