A little day of the world

Chapter 31

Helping in times of need

"Knock knock--" Someone knocked on the wooden door of the courtyard. Qi Wanfeng, who was cooking breakfast in the kitchen, heard the knock, came out to take a look, and walked over with curiosity in his eyes. He opened the door and saw an old woman carrying a basket and two hens. Before he could speak, the other party asked him with a smile, "Is this Caojia Silang's home?"

"Yes, yes, may I ask you, old woman?" Qi Wanfeng saw that this old woman looked a little unfamiliar. He was not familiar with the people in Caojia Village during the years he married into the village, and there were few people coming and going in the Caojia compound. He did not recognize who this old woman was.

"That's right. I'm the servant of the village head. Everyone calls me Zhao A-mo. You are the wife of Silang of the Cao family. Our madam knows that Silang of your family is in poor health, so she asked me to bring you some food." Zhao A-mo stuffed the basket and two hens in her hand into the hands of the young man without giving him a chance to refuse. "These two hens can lay eggs, two eggs a day."

"How can this be? Your madam is so, so polite." Qi Wanfeng really didn't know what to do with the things in his hand. He had never seen the wife of the village head in all these years in Caojia Village, but that lady gave him such a big gift.

"It's from our madam, so you should keep it." Zhao A-mo is a smiling person, with wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

"Well, please tell your madam thank you for me." Qi Wanfeng realized that he was inviting people to sit in their house, but then he remembered that there was no place to sit at home, and his face was indescribably embarrassed.

"Haha, I'll go back after I deliver the things. Our wife is still waiting for me to go back, so I won't go in." Zhao A-mo is an experienced person, and he understands many things. He likes this boy in his heart. He has also heard about the things in the Cao family compound, and knows that this boy is not easy.

"Okay, Zhao A-mo, come to our house when you are free another day." Qi Wanfeng said a little embarrassedly.

"Okay, okay." Zhao A-mo waved her hand and turned around to walk back.

"Zhao A-mo, take care." After watching the people leave, Qi Wanfeng turned around to close the door of the small courtyard, put the two hens in the yard, and went into the house with a basket.

Cao Xiangnan, who was in the house, heard Wanfeng talking to someone outside. When he came in, he saw him holding a basket in his hand. He knew that someone had delivered something to their family, so he asked curiously, "Who is here?"

An An, who was playing with his father on the bed, climbed down from the bed curiously and stretched his neck to see what his mother was carrying.

"It's Aunt Zhao from the village head's family. The wife of the village head asked Aunt Zhao from her family to send us some food and two laying hens." Qi Wanfeng put down the basket, checked what was inside, and took out the things one by one.

It contained a bag of white rice and a knife of meat. Few families in the village were willing to eat white rice. White rice was much more expensive than reddish-brown rice. Even those who grew white rice sold it to pay off their debts, and the whole family ate coarse grains.

A small cloth bag fell out, and Qi Wanfeng picked it up curiously.

Cao Xiangnan also saw the bag, "Open it and see what's inside." He said.

Qi Wanfeng opened it and poured it out. What fell into his palm was two taels of silver, "This..." His eyes suddenly widened, and he turned to look at his husband.

An An bit his little finger, not quite understanding what was wrong with Aunt.

When the family was divided, the village head was also there. Qi Wanfeng wanted to get back the two taels of silver from his mother, who had given him money for medical treatment, but his mother refused to give it back, saying that it was for his fifth brother's study. Now the wife of the village head asked the family to give him two taels of silver, which was probably the intention of the village head. Cao Xiangnan smiled and said, "Take them all. We have remembered them one by one in our hearts and will return them one by one in the future."

"Yeah." Qi Wanfeng held the two taels of silver tightly, his throat choked a little. He wanted to take back the two taels of silver from Am, and now someone else gave him another two taels.