C83 (2/2)
”In less than a month's time, this Grand Master Ding had left in a hurry, and the selling price was not high either. After all, this house is an old hundred year shop, and the courtyard is a little shabby.”
”Actually, the few shops I saw just now are all better than this one and the area is more prosperous. Do you want to consider other shops?” Ah Mu asked Xia Li again, not giving up.
”I'll be buying this one then. Go and invite Old Master Guan Ya over. We'll sign a contract to buy the house right in front of our faces and complete this transaction.” Xia Li said firmly.
”Alright, please wait for a moment. I'll go ask old Master Guan Ya to come over.” Although Ah Mu didn't understand why Xia Li liked this shabby looking shop, he still went to the errand boy who had done his duty.
”You should still prefer the shop left behind by Grand Master Ding Ding Liang.” Sun Chun looked at the shop in front of her, then walked to Xia Li's side and observed her moist eyes.
”Although Grand Master Ding has moved away from the Red River Town, I still want to open a shop here. My heart is relatively at peace.”
As Xia Li said this, he forced a smile to appear on his face, but he was still unable to conceal the trace of disappointment in his eyes.
Under the supervision of the officials, Ah Mu and Xia Li signed their names on the official contract for the sale of the house. Xia Li gave four hundred silver coins to Ah Mu personally, and after Ah Mu confirmed the price, he handed the contract over to Xia Li. Both parties left behind a contract for the sale of the house.
When Ah Mu and Shangguan Ya left, Xia Li held the room contract in her hands, her heart had a sense of peace, she was about to start a new life again.
She walked to the entrance of the shop and saw Sun Chun. She took the initiative to walk over and asked: ”Are you feeling better?”
”Just now I suddenly had abdominal pain. Maybe it's because of the knife wound from before. I feel much better now. I think the shop bought it.” Sun Chun glanced at the room deed in Xia Li's hand and asked.
”I've bought it, exactly four hundred silver.” Could it be that Xia Li was feeling a bit more relaxed now? He shook the room deed in his hand, and under the light of his eyes, his small face shone with a healthy rosy color, which caused him to be unable to hold back from doing the same thing. He walked over to her and gently stroked her face, calming his flustered heart gradually.
Xia Li was stunned, he looked at the beggar at the entrance of the shop, and felt a bit embarrassed, but he took a big step back. Sun Chun retracted his hand, and a look of disappointment appeared in his eyes.
”Everyone, this courtyard belongs to me. I might have to trouble everyone to find another place to stay in the future.” Xia Li politely talked to the group of beggars in front of the shop, hoping to avoid any unnecessary trouble.
”You are a woman who frequently goes in and out of Grand Master Ding's hospital, right? We recognize you, and Grand Master Ding is usually good to us, so he won't make things difficult for you.” The old beggar in the lead wore tattered clothes, opened his muddy eyes, stared at Xia Li for a while, then took the lead to leave.
”Yes.” Xia Li replied with a smile.
Under the old beggar's lead, the rest of the beggars left together. In Xia Li's heart, there was an additional trace of guilt towards Ding Liang, who wanted to approach her.
In less than half a month, Xia Li and Sun Chun had contacted the Medicinal Herbs Shop and bought a batch of medicinal ingredients. Using their human teeth, they bought two shop assistants who were in charge of catching the medicinal herbs and treating the patients.
The family moved from Tianshui Village to the town. Xia Qing started to study in the town's private school, while Lee's tried to find a way to make all sorts of delicious meals for everyone. His life was quiet and comfortable.
Although Sun Chun and her relationship was still neither hot nor cold, she could clearly feel that every night before she went to bed, a man would silently stand by her window to protect her. Even if she were to bring the shop assistant back to the Nine Dragon Mountain in the village to gather medicinal herbs or go to the town's market to buy daily necessities, Sun Chun would actively follow by her side.
But when Xia Li stayed at the hospital to see who was the patient, it was as if Sun Chun had disappeared from the world. He was not in the courtyard, nor was he in the hospital.
She was often woken up by fright in the middle of the night, worrying that he had already left. When he appeared at the table, Xia Li's anxious heart would finally be at peace.
On this day, Xia Li was just about to stay at hospital to receive treatment when a shabbily dressed middle-aged man with a face full of stubble, and whose eyes were cloudy, rushed forward and kneeled in front of her without caring about the obstruction of the hospital helper, scaring her.
”Uncle, is there something troubling you?” Xia Li thought that a person who didn't have the money to treat illnesses would come up and ask for medical treatment, so he quickly stood up and prepared to be helped by others in the future.
”My daughter, I'm your father!” The middle-aged man cried as he shouted.
Hearing that, Xia Li was stunned, he stood there in shock for a long time as he thought about the man in front of him. After looking for a while, when compared to the man named Xia Manjiang who looked like his father, wasn't he the man in front of him?
Xia Li stopped moving and sat back down, continuing to help the work at hand.
”My daughter, I heard that you helped father pay his debts, and that you are truly father's good daughter. Now, father no longer has to live like a street rat, and all wrong is father's fault. Father knows that he has repented, so you let father go home, is that okay?” Xia Manjiang pitifully begged Xia Li in front of him.