Wang Xin ignored it for the time being.

She turned around and invited Aunt Zhao and her family to come to her house for dinner tomorrow to thank them for taking care of her siblings since the accident at her family.

Aunt Zhao waved her hands repeatedly to refuse: "Of course, of course, you are still children! Xin'er, don't worry..."

When he heard Wang Xin say that he would leave Liangcheng the day after tomorrow, he nodded in agreement and said that he would come early tomorrow to help pack.

Wang Xin asked Aunt Li to remove the threshold, and he and Hao Ge'er worked together to drive the ox cart into the gate of Xinglin Hall.

He turned around and went to Liu Niangzi's grocery store across the street.

She planned to pick up Xiao Ge'er in person and invite Madam Liu and her daughter to visit her home tomorrow.

When Wang Xin arrived, the grocery store was closed.

Here, most people follow the rule of working from sunrise to sunset and resting from sunset to sunrise.

Once it gets dark, only the larger shops, restaurants, brothels and other places are still open for business.

Liangcheng is close to the border town. At this moment, there are only one or two scattered lanterns swaying in the night on the whole street.

Madam Liu held Xiaoge'er in her arms and sat in front of the low table at the head of the kang, feeding her rice porridge bit by bit with a small spoon.

When he heard the knock on the door, he guessed that it was Wang Xin and his sister who had returned, and motioned to his daughter Xiangju who was sitting opposite him to go and check.

Xiangju ran to open the door happily and saw that it was indeed her.

She smiled and called softly, "Sister Xin'er!", then stretched out her right hand to pull Wang Xin.

This was the first time Wang Xin saw her best friend since she came here.

The little girl in front of him had wheat-colored skin and a face very similar to Liu Niangzi. She was about fourteen or fifteen years old. The hand she was holding was not delicate, but one that was used to working, and the other hand was tucked into her sleeve.

Wang Xin's mind moved. He had the impression that the original owner rarely saw Xiangju show her left hand.

She seemed to have heard her mother say that Xiangju was born with six fingers on her left hand and was considered an unlucky person since childhood, so the mother and daughter suffered a lot of discrimination because of this.

She was getting old enough to get married, but no good family was willing to marry her. The marriage was delayed and Xiangju became less and less willing to go out...

Wang Xin pulled Xiangju aside, and the two little girls whispered to each other for a while.

Xiangju's eyes became brighter and brighter, and she couldn't help but shout, "Is it really possible?"

The voice trembled a little with excitement.

Wang Xin nodded.

Xiangju covered her mouth with her hands, tears sparkling in her eyes.

Wang Xin saw clearly: next to Xiangju's left thumb, there was indeed an extra finger that was half the size of the original thumb.

She had undergone this type of surgery before and it was not difficult to treat.

Xiangju put her arm around Wang Xin's shoulders and walked towards the backyard together.

Both the front shop and the back yard of the grocery store were much smaller than Xinglin Hall.

There is only one shop, which is less than 20 square meters.

The back is slightly larger than the front, with only one bedroom and a small kitchen further inside. The yard is only big enough for two people to walk side by side.

Madam Liu held Xiao Ge'er in her arms and smiled at Wang Xin, "You're back? Is the problem solved?"

Wang Xin nodded and walked over to take Xiao Ge'er.

There was only an oil lamp lit on the table in the room, and the light was very dim.

Xiao Ge'er was sucking her little hands with relish and eating with smacking sounds.

Wang Xin teased her, and her black grape-like eyes rolled around, as if she recognized an acquaintance. She smiled toothlessly and saliva flowed down her little hands.

Wang Xin was very disgusted. He took out a handkerchief, wiped her hair, and then put it back into his sleeve.

She explained her purpose and invited Madam Liu and Xiangju to come to her house for a simple meal tomorrow at noon.

He also brought up to Madam Liu what he had been thinking about for the past two days: asking Madam Liu to consider moving the grocery store to Xinglin Hall.

Firstly, the place is spacious, and secondly, it is the property left by her parents and she has no intention of selling it.

I don’t feel safe renting it to other people.

Madam Liu has moved over and can help look after the kids.

What's more, when they come to the city in the future, they will have a place to stay.

Upon hearing this, Madam Liu was overjoyed and agreed immediately.

Mrs. Liu's grocery store was originally rented from someone else.

Her husband fell ill and passed away that year, leaving him with a lot of debts.

He had no choice but to sell his only one acre of land and two houses to pay off his debts.

My parents from my mother's family passed away long ago.

It was her sister who saw that she had no way to make a living while taking care of Xiao Xiangju, so she secretly gave her two taels of silver from her own pocket, and rented this small shop, and slowly started to live a decent life.

At that time, I just wanted to buy this shop because it was cheap.

The grocery store business has been getting better and better in the past two years.

But my daughter's marriage is not going well, so I thought if it really doesn't work out, I could find a family with many sons who can't afford to marry a daughter-in-law and hire a live-in son-in-law?

I'm having trouble with the fact that the shop is too small, so I have to find a bigger one and then take care of this matter.

I heard that Xin'er wanted to rent Xinglin Hall to her and only asked for half the rent.

Isn't this like a sleepy head meeting a pillow - what you wish for?

Wang Xin solved an important issue before moving and went back happily with Xiao Geer in his arms.

When she returned home, she found that the little wolf cub had been left at home by Hao Ge'er.

Wang Xin rubbed his forehead and thought that just a few words of warning had brought him into big trouble.

Forget it, just think of it as a companion for Haoge. It’s not like we can’t afford to support him.

The more Wang Xin understands this society, the more confident he becomes in his ability to make money!

Mrs. Li adapted to the role quickly and skillfully mixed the pot of dumpling soup, which smelled fragrant because of the stir-fried chopped green onions.

Several people enjoyed the meal very much.

The most surprising thing was the little wolf cub.

He was the youngest among the group, yet he ate the most.

Looking at the way he was eating, it seemed like he hadn't eaten for several days.

I don’t know how his skinny, shriveled belly can hold so much.

While eating, Wang Xin learned that the little wolf cub was an orphan named Xuecuo and was six years old.

The little wolf cub has never seen his father since he can remember.

He has always depended on his mother and twin sister.

A year ago, his sister suddenly fell into a coma with a high fever in the middle of the night.

His mother was very worried and took them to see a doctor at night.

When they were resting in a valley, his sister was bitten to death by a wild wolf that suddenly rushed out. His mother also did not survive in her attempt to save him.

The scar on his face was left at that time.

He couldn't remember the way home and has been wandering ever since.

Sometimes he would meet kind people who would give him some food.

Most of the time, we have to dig wild vegetables to fill our stomachs.

He had picked up rotten vegetable leaves, eaten dead mice, and even fought with wild dogs for food...

Even so, I often go hungry!

I bumped into Qian San today, but I didn't notice him because I was dizzy and hungry because I hadn't eaten for two days.

Wang Xin stared into his eyes and suddenly knew how he found this place.

One noon a few months ago, the weather was gloomy and cold, and the original owner was getting medicine for a patient.

The father, who was seeing a patient, suddenly left the patient and went back to the backyard to get two cakes and an old piece of Hao'er's clothes, and gave them to a shivering beggar at the door...

They were quite far away at the time, and the little beggar had his face wrapped in rags, so she couldn't see clearly.

I only remember a pair of cold and gloomy eyes, which glanced at her before leaving.

Gradually, the eyes of the little boy in front of me overlapped...

I didn't expect his fate to be so miserable!

Mrs. Li thought of her son who died young, then looked at the skinny little boy in front of her and wiped away her tears silently.

Wang Xin sighed!

In this era of material scarcity, the lives of ordinary people cannot withstand any accidents!

Often, an inadvertent illness can put a slightly wealthy family in trouble, or even destroy everything...

Not to mention the already poor families.

After dinner, Wang Xin called several people together to arrange future work to avoid chaos.

Xue Cuo quickly raised his head and glanced at her, a hint of panic flashing in his cold eyes.

If Wang Xin hadn't been paying attention to him, he wouldn't have noticed.

Could it be that the little guy thought he ate too much and would drive him away?

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