jdhmnovel Chapter 162 This Money Is Worth Spending
Chapter 162 This Money Is Worth Spending
As soon as Dr. Tea left, Mr. Gu whispered, "Jingzhou, can we not have the things you ordered?"
Bai Jingzhou smiled and said, "That's definitely not possible."
Mr. Gu sighed.
Li covered her chest with her hands and said, "Don't spend money like this in the future. It makes me sweat." She was so heartbroken.
The others nodded in agreement.
Gu Wenxuan hugged Li's arm and said, "Didn't we agree to come to the county town to have fun for a day? Don't just worry about the money. Listen to what the storyteller says and try the snacks and drinks in the teahouse. These are all rare things we have never eaten or drunk before."
Li couldn't bear to reject her granddaughter's filial piety, so she had to suppress the heartache and said "OK".
Gu Wenxuan went on to persuade the other elders, "We are here to gain experience and broaden our horizons, so spending money is inevitable."
She motioned for everyone to look at the children whose attention had been attracted by the storyteller. Everyone followed her gaze and saw that the children were all staring at the storyteller on the stage with their bright eyes.
Thinking of what Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou had told them before, that they should not always keep the children at home, but should let them go out more often to see and gain more experience, the elders who were reluctant to spend money suddenly fell silent.
Forget it, just spend it. They can still afford this little money now.
As he was comforting himself in this way, the elders also turned their attention to the storyteller.
The storyteller was telling an old-fashioned story about a general from the previous dynasty who fought bravely to defend his country. Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou just listened for fun and didn't think it was very interesting, but the others were quickly fascinated by it.
When the drinks and snacks came, Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou greeted them, and they reluctantly looked back at the drinks and snacks on the table.
Ginger honey water is a bit spicy and the children don’t like it. But the four elderly people like this drink very much.
Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou observed the expressions of the people and finally gave the four elderly people two bowls of ginger honey water and two bowls of sweet bean soup, and asked the old couples to exchange them among themselves and taste both.
The children took half of the sweet bean soup and half of the buttermilk, and then the little brothers gathered together, taking turns to drink from each other.
There were only three girls present, Gu Wenxuan, Jia Yuelan and Bai Jingxin. Gu Wenxuan drank ginger honey water, while Jia Yuelan and Bai Jingxin each had a bowl of yogurt.
The adults didn’t care what to drink. After the old people and children had made their choices, they just picked up a bowl that was closest to them.
Among the six kinds of snacks, children prefer the sweet pine nut candy and bean root candy, the elderly prefer the soft chestnut cakes and golden silk cakes, and adults prefer jujube flower crisps and cow tongue biscuits.
The delicious drinks and snacks were eaten hot by everyone, and eventually turned into smiles full of happiness and surprise on everyone's faces.
When Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou saw this, they immediately felt that the money spent today was well worth it.
They work themselves to death every day, isn't it just for the sake of having enough food and clothing and a happy family?
A group of people were eating, drinking and listening to books in the teahouse, and before they knew it, nearly an hour had passed.
As it was getting close to noon, when the storyteller went off stage to take a break, one of Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou ran to the counter and quietly paid the bill, while the other smiled and greeted the other people from the two previous families, taking them out of the teahouse and going to the Mu Family Restaurant which was diagonally opposite the teahouse.
The Mu Family Restaurant is not particularly high-end in the county, but it has good taste and affordable prices. Compared to the top-notch ones, Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou both prefer this one.
The group of twenty people were warmly greeted by the restaurant waiter and went to one of the two largest private rooms upstairs.
Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou did not order the dishes themselves, but directly instructed the waiter to serve the sixteen signature dishes of their restaurant.
The tea shop gave away free food, so Gu Wenxuan ordered steamed buns and rice. However, after looking at the menu, the restaurant owner waived their portion of the fee.
In addition, he also gave their table a serving of pork rib soup.
The fresh environment, fresh dishes and novel experiences made not only the children but also the adults curious and happy.
Meimei had a very sumptuous lunch, and then everyone, led by Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou, began to stroll slowly in the bustling streets of the county town.
At first, everyone felt a little uncomfortable, but soon, with the encouragement of Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou, they held their heads high again.
Gu Wenxuan was very satisfied with everyone's changes. She said that they were innocent and had done nothing wrong. No matter what the occasion, there was no need to feel guilty.
So what if they come from a farming family? So what if they are not as wealthy and knowledgeable as the city dwellers? From now on, they will soon be able to rely on their own efforts to have more wealth and gain more knowledge. We will buy houses here and go to farther places and bigger cities.
In the future, she believed that she would be able to proudly say that she had eaten all the delicious food and played all the fun things.
In the afternoon, in addition to shopping and eating various snacks, they also took time to watch Hejian shadow play and Wuqiao acrobatics.
These two items will be listed as national intangible cultural heritage in the future. Unfortunately, after the natural disaster and the end of the world, no one cares about these things anymore.
Now they were lucky enough to meet him, and Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou were watching him very seriously.
After happily strolling around for half a day, Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou took everyone to have a meal of donkey meat hotpot and white noodles in the evening.
After eating and drinking their fill, everyone happily returned to the mansion that Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou had arranged for them, taking with them the polished round-grained rice, flour, cloth, toys, candies, and cakes they had bought.
Not only were all the necessary supplies available in the house, but the heated kang and hot water had also been prepared long ago.
While it was still light and dark, everyone took a quick tour of the house with great interest.
The children ran in and out cheering, looking at everything new. The adults in the Gu family were both happy and sad. They were happy because their family was finally living a good life, but they were sad because they remembered the hard days in the past.
Bai Jingzhou's parents and grandparents also felt a lot of emotion in their hearts. Although their life was better than Gu Wenxuan's, it was still very limited. Now the speed at which Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan made money was far beyond their imagination.
The boys ran around like crazy, their excitement still unabated. After washing up, they gathered together again, chattering and playing with the Kongming lock, nine-linked rings, ceramic balls, bamboo dragonflies, wooden spinning tops, mohelos, and mud jiaojiao that Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou had bought for them today.
They also called Bai Jingzhou to come over and play with them, but Bai Jingzhou refused with a smile.
Bai Jingxin looked at this scene and shook her head like a little adult - her brother's eyes were almost glued to her future sister-in-law, how could he go and play with those naughty boys?
The little girl thought to herself that those gossipers in the village didn't know where they got the courage to say that Sister Wenxuan was throwing herself at her brother. If she were to say so, they really should come and see how worthless her brother is now.