I fell through the tunnel and brought my family to live a good life

The Xu family drove to the grain store and bought several large bags of flour. Xu Congyi estimated that there were nearly two hundred kilograms of flour. After buying the flour, the ingredients for tomorrow's dinner were ready. Seeing that it was still early, the Xu family prepared to visit Old Man Shen as planned. On the way, Old Man Xu also bought some fruits. He couldn't go to see a patient empty-handed.

When they arrived at the place, the place where the noodle stall was originally set up was empty. Seeing that there was no stall today, Xu Congyi thought that Old Man Shen's condition was serious, so he quickly asked his grandfather and father to drive to Shen's house in the alley.

Because he had been there before, Old Man Xu found the Shen family with ease. After arriving, Old Man Xu was the first to get off the ox cart.

“Knock knock knock…knock knock knock”

"Is anyone home?" Old man Xu knocked on the door in a hoarse voice.

"Yes! Here they come~", the voice of Old Man Shen was heard in the yard.

Hearing this voice, Xu Cong felt relieved. Grandpa Shen's voice when answering the door was very loud, so he must have recovered well and his illness should have been cured.

When Old Man Shen opened the door and saw that it was Xu Congyi's family, he was very happy and quickly welcomed them into the yard. At first, Hunter Xu wanted to just let his family come in and sit down, and he could drive the ox cart to an open space and wait. But Old Man Shen refused because he had to push the noodle cart home every day. The door of the Shen family was very wide and there was no threshold. Although the yard was not big, there was still space for two ox carts.

Seeing that Old Man Shen insisted on pushing the ox cart in, Hunter Xu did not refuse and drove the oxen into the yard.

Seeing Hunter Xu enter the yard, Old Man Shen was busy pouring tea for everyone. Xu's mother hurriedly stopped him, saying that she heard from her granddaughter that he had been ill before, so she came to the county town to buy some things and visit him by the way.

Old man Shen insisted on pouring tea for everyone before sitting down.

"Old Shen, why aren't you at the stall today? We thought you were still sick."

"Hey, isn't it that my grandson told me that I have just recovered from my illness and that I am not allowed to go out to sell noodles in the next few days? He said that if I insist on going out to set up a stall, he will stop studying and sell noodles with me. So I have no choice but to listen to him."

Old Man Xu laughed. "This kid is filial, but you really should rest more. The last time you were sick, this kid was really worried."

"By the way, why did you buy so many things?" Old Man Shen asked Old Man Xu while looking at the fully loaded ox cart.

Old Man Xu narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "Don't be fooled by my granddaughter's lively appearance. She was actually ill for many years. Our family is grateful for the care of the villagers. I want to treat the villagers to a meal. Yesterday, our family discussed and decided to eat white noodles."

Old man Shen stood up excitedly, "Making noodles? I can do that. I'll go help you tomorrow! I can't do other things, but I'm good at making noodles!"

"Hey, brother, you have just recovered from your illness, so take good care of yourself. You must listen to your grandson and rest more. If you come to my house for dinner, our whole family welcomes you, but you don't have to help us with the work." Old Man Xu smiled and took Old Man Shen's hand and asked him to sit down. He also told Old Man Shen his home address and told him to visit him when he recovered.

"Come to think of it, why didn't I see Shen Xiao today? He has passed the imperial examination and should not have to go to the academy every day," Xu's mother took over the conversation.

"Originally, he didn't have to go every day, but the teacher hired him to teach the new students during this period." When talking about his grandson, Old Man Shen's eyes lit up with a smile.

"You are really promising. Look at my two brats. They are about the same age as Shen Xiao in your family, but they are not as capable as Shen Xiao. Especially my two brats, they just want to play all day long..."

When talking about children, several people couldn't stop talking.

"Don't worry, your children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. From what I see, they are all blessed children..."

After that, Old Man Shen looked at Xu Congyi again, "Girl, I heard from that kid Shen Xiao that you bought me medicine and nutritional supplements. I don't have much money here, so I'll give it to you first. How can I let you pay out of your own pocket to treat an old man like me?"

After saying that, Old Man Shen started to take out money. Xu Congyi refused again and again, but Old Man Shen kept stuffing money into Xu Congyi's hands. Xu Congyi was just thinking that she came here to see how Old Man Shen was recovering, and she never thought that there was this step of giving money. She really didn't know how to deal with it, and could only look at her grandfather for help.

"Old Shen," Old Man Xu said, "On the morning when we treated you, we had just come back from selling a lot of herbs at Jiyitang, so when Yiyi went to get the herbs, the shopkeeper at Jiyitang didn't ask her for money. You should take the money back now."

"What about the packet of white powder?" Old Man Shen asked, "Shen Xiao said you gave it to me to supplement my nutrition. Such a big packet must have cost a lot of money, right?"

"That was also a medicinal herb I bought from the pharmacy. I ground it into powder and added some flour to it so it doesn't taste bitter. It didn't cost much." Xu Congyi's brain froze and she didn't know what she was saying. She only knew that she could hardly continue making up stories.

Xu Congyi pushed the money directly back into Old Man Shen's arms and said, "Grandpa Shen, if you feel bad about it, next time I come to the county town, if I go to your noodle stall to eat noodles, you can treat me."

"Okay, okay, next time you come to eat noodles, grandpa will make sure you have enough!" Old Man Shen felt relieved after hearing what Xu Congyi said. If Xu Congyi had always refused to take his money, he wouldn't know what to do.

If we say that the friendship between people is really magical, then including the time when Old Man Xu came to visit Old Man Shen when he was unconscious, the two had only met three times, but they seemed like old friends who had known each other for a long time. It was almost time for dinner when the Xu family came out of the Shen family.

Old Man Shen originally wanted to invite them to his home for dinner, but he didn't know in advance that the Xu family was coming, and there was not much food at home. The Xu family didn't want Old Man Shen to buy anything just for him. After all, Old Man Shen was not rich, so he declined and left. But Old Man Shen insisted that Old Man Xu take away all the fruits he bought.

On the way home, Li Dahua saw Xu Congyi in a daze and asked her what was wrong. Xu Congyi said that she was a little tired and she just felt a little sorry that she didn't meet Shen Xiao. But Xu's mother, who was thoughtful, discovered the little thoughts in her precious granddaughter's mind. She found out when her old man was chatting with Old Man Shen just now. Her granddaughter always glanced at Shen Xiao's room from time to time. When she heard Old Man Shen say that Shen Xiao was not at home, she was a little disappointed. She had met Shen Xiao once. He was very good-looking and knowledgeable. But Xu's mother didn't expect that her granddaughter was only thirteen years old and already had a boy she liked. In fact, in this era, thirteen-year-old girls can even get married if they are early, but because Xu Congyi was sick before, her family always spoiled her like a child.