After living a new life for my neighbor's grandmother, I traveled through the book again

After Tong Jia took the little boy who delivered the letter away from Yang's house, they did not go directly to the main road.

Because when she left, she saw Yang Jichun's wife looking at her with a bad look, and she might be planning to plot against her.

So she took the little boy out of Yang's house and went straight into the mountains.

Yes, the town where the Yang family lives has excellent feng shui. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is a very famous tourist attraction in later generations.

Although the mountains have not been developed yet, there is still a certain degree of danger.

But compared to walking into the county town in a bright red wedding dress and being pointed at and causing unnecessary speculation, Tong Jia wanted to find a more secluded place to change out of the wedding dress first.

As soon as they entered the mountain, Tong Jia could clearly feel that the little boy's grip on her hand had tightened.

Tong Jia knew that the child was worried that he would abandon him if he went into the mountains.

Not only did the child think so, but the people following behind them also thought so.

So, Tong Jia didn't explain.

She pulled the child all the way to a cave before stopping.

After looking around and confirming that there were no poisonous snakes or ferocious beasts around, Tong Jia began to look for something.

While looking for something, she saw Yang Jichun's wife and Yang Jiqiu following behind them out of the corner of her eye.

The two men were walking towards her and the little boy, each holding a wooden stick.

The moment Yang Jiqiu knocked the little boy unconscious with a stick, Tong Jia quickly took out the sleeping pills and forgetfulness powder from the space and sprinkled them on the two people behind him.

Before Yang Jichun's wife and Yang Jiqiu could react, they could no longer hold the sticks in their hands and fell down involuntarily.

After the two men fell, Tong Jia first checked on the little boy and confirmed that he was not in danger of life before she felt at ease and touched the pockets of Yang Jichun's wife and Yang Jiqiu.

Yang Jiqiu had nothing on him, and Yang Jichun's wife had no money on her either. The only valuable thing they had was the silver bracelet on her wrist.

Tong Jia didn't bother to be polite with her. She took the silver bracelet as compensation and dragged the two people into the cave. Then she picked up the little boy lying on the ground and walked towards another cave they had encountered on the way they came here.

After entering the cave, Tong Jia put the little boy down, lit a fire at the entrance of the cave, sprinkled some insect repellent powder around the little boy, and then entered the RV.

Almost at the same moment she entered the RV, the little boy opened his eyes and witnessed the entire process of Tong Jia's disappearance.

The little boy's eyes suddenly widened, but he lay there without moving.

Tong Jia changed out of her wedding dress in the RV and put it in a bag together with the other two sets of clothes given by the Yang family. She then put on the literary and retro traditional Chinese style clothes that she liked to wear when she was sketching in the mountains.

Except that the skirt is a little shorter, the other styles are not much different from now.

Of course, this is only compared to families with some wealth like the Yang family. The skirt is slightly shorter. Compared to those families in the village who need to work in the fields, the skirt is much longer.

He took out five silver dollars and put them in his pocket, and then put ten silver dollars in the bag, then he left the RV with the bag again.

As soon as I came out, I saw the little boy staring in a daze.

She thought the little boy was suffering from the aftereffects of being beaten by Yang Jiqiu, so she tried to poke the boy with her finger, hoping to get some reaction from him, but the boy didn't react at all.

Tong Jia panicked.

Although this little boy had no relatives or friends with him, he was beaten by Yang Jiqiu because of him.

She didn't want the little boy to be in danger of his life because of her negligence, so she quickly took the little boy back the way she came, left the mountains and walked towards the road.

The child was lucky. Halfway through his journey, he met the doctor who had treated Old Lady Yang before.

The doctor had just finished treating a patient and was about to return to the county town when he was stopped by Tong Jia.

After examining the little boy, the doctor said, "He didn't suffer any vital injuries, he was just stunned and needs time to recover.

Don't be anxious. Once you recover, you will be full of energy again.

What if you're worried? Come back with me, I'll prescribe some medicine for you, boil it and give it to him. After he drinks it and takes a nap, everything will be fine."

Tong Jia quickly agreed and said "OK" repeatedly.

On the way, the doctor saw Tong Jia changing positions while holding or carrying a woman, and knew that her physical strength was almost exhausted.

So, he reminded her, "Miss... Miss, you can wait for the carriage from Liujiagou and take your brother with you. You don't have to walk back with me."

"Ah? Can we still take the bus?" Tong Jia asked weakly.

The doctor said, "Yes. There are horse-drawn carriages in Liujiagou, and they cost three cents a ride. There are donkey-drawn carriages in Houliujia, and they cost two cents a ride. The carriages in the Yang family are not for outsiders, but only for members of their clan."

When you get to the town, you'll find rickshaws. It costs 1 cent to get on a rickshaw, and 2 cents to get to the county seat.

I think the girl is not short of money, so she should spend some money and avoid this hard work."

Tong Jia frowned. She was not short of money, but she was short of change.

If she had known earlier that when she touched the change in Yang Jichun's wife's pocket, she should not have ignored it and should have taken it as well.

No wonder Yang Jichun's wife and Yang Jiqiu followed him. Their purpose must be to get the thirty silver dollars.

I didn't know that the purchasing power of silver dollars is so great now.

It was all the fault of the doctor in front of her. He charged two silver dollars for treating Old Lady Yang, which made her have a wrong estimate of the prices of goods at that time.

Before her divorce, Grandma Rong had never gone to the market to buy things by herself, so she had no idea about the prices of goods at that time.

Tong Jia thought that the doctor in front of her had not been shy about asking the Yang family for money before, which showed that he was not short of money and he followed the principle of not showing off his wealth.

She discussed with the doctor, "Doctor, to be honest, I really don't have any money right now.

There is a wedding dress in the bundle. It is exquisitely made and made of high-quality materials. I want to pawn it at the pawnshop and use it to pay for your medical expenses.

"Look, could you please help pay for my brother and me's travel expenses first? Once we get to town, I'll pawn my wedding dress and then give you the money for the travel expenses and medicine?"

Seeing that Tong Jia was really nervous and not worried that she would default on her promise, the doctor readily agreed.

As soon as we agreed, the carriage from Liujiagou came over.

The driver did not charge the doctor for the ride, but that did not mean that Tong Jia did not have to pay the doctor.

Along the way, Tong Jia didn't say a word and just listened to the coachman chatting with the doctor.

Things like the prices of rice, noodles, and oil have increased again, and the price of salt has dropped.

Tong Jia then realized that in 1930, a pound of rice cost only a little over five cents, and the price had risen to six cents.

With this realization, she was even more grateful that she didn't just take out a silver dollar to pay for the ride.

When the carriage arrived in the town, the doctor did not take Tong Jia to his own clinic, but took her directly to the pawnshop.

Tong Jia simply pawned the other two sets of clothes as well, all of them were sold for nothing.

The wedding dress was pawned for twenty silver dollars, and the other two sets of clothes were pawned for three silver dollars and two silver dollars respectively, a total of twenty-five silver dollars.

Tong Jia only asked for fifteen silver dollars, and the pawnshop clerk exchanged the remaining ten silver dollars for change.

After paying the doctor's car fare and medicine fee, Tong Jia did not stay in this town.

She carried the medicine and held the little boy in her arms, hailed a rickshaw, went to the county train station, and took an overnight train to the provincial capital.

She didn't dare sleep at all that night on the train.

It was only after she got on the train that she realized how she, a single woman with a child, was viewed by others in this era.

After a night of tension, Tong Jia was the first to get off the train when they arrived in the provincial capital. Pulling the little boy who had recovered his strength and could walk on his own, they quickly left the train station and found a hotel near the police station to stay.

Afterwards, she locked the door of the room and slept soundly until the evening.

When I woke up, I saw the little boy holding his stomach and squatting pitifully at the door of the room.

I don’t know whether he was worried that Tong Jia would leave suddenly, or that someone outside would suddenly break in.

Although Tong Jia felt sorry for the child, she didn't want to keep him with her forever.

So, she decided to take the child out for a good meal and then explain things to the child.

After having the hotel staff deliver the food to the room, Tong Jia invited the little boy to eat.

The child didn't hesitate and started eating voraciously.

After Tong Jia was full, she waited for the little boy to finish eating.

Tong Jia didn't get down to business until the little boy had finished finishing all four dishes and one soup on the table.

She said: “Although I don’t know your name, I am very grateful that when you were in the Yang family, you were willing to follow my words and gave me the opportunity to leave the Yang family.

Therefore, I can give you half of the money that the Yang family gave me.

You should have a hidden pocket inside your clothes, right? Here are the twelve silver dollars for you, plus three dollars in change.

You are a smart child and I believe you can manage this money well.

I will check out of this room tomorrow, and from the moment I check out, we will go our separate ways."

The little boy might have just eaten and hadn't reacted yet. He took the money from Tong Jia in a daze.

He started taking off his clothes and hiding the money in front of Tong Jia. Because she was a child, Tong Jia did not avoid him. But after the little boy hid the money, he felt a little shy.

Maybe the little boy stayed by Tong Jia's side all day, and at night, the little boy slept soundly, but Tong Jia couldn't sleep.

All the bold words that Tong Jia had promised to Grandma Rong were gone now. The people and things that she had encountered at the Yang family, as well as the experience of this day, made her start to worry about her future life.

She tossed and turned in bed, thinking about many things, wondering how to protect herself in the future and how to find Yang Jixia's whereabouts in the future.

As I was thinking, my eyes fell on the little boy sleeping on the floor.

Although she knew that parting ways now was the best option for her, she still couldn't help but worry about the child's future.

She began to reflect on herself and wondered if she was a little cruel.

But she soon convinced herself that she had a secret, and even if the child couldn't speak, she couldn't let the child get too close to her.

Being too kind-hearted may very likely harm yourself. Grandma Rong’s miserable life in her previous life is the best example. You must not repeat the same mistake and you must harden your heart.

Thinking of this, she slowly fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was already broad daylight.

Tong Jia sat up from the bed, feeling a little unbelievable.

She muttered to herself, "I slept all day yesterday, and I was able to sleep at night. I don't know when I became so sleepy..."

Before he could finish his words, a brass basin appeared in front of him. It was filled with warm water and a towel was placed on the edge of the basin.

Tong Jia looked up and saw the little boy holding a basin.

He asked in surprise, "You're still here? Didn't you say last night that you could leave this morning?"

The little boy smiled and lifted the basin up, then turned back and motioned Tong Jia to look at the table.

There was only a wicker suitcase on the table.

Tong Jia looked at the little boy suspiciously, then got off the bed and checked the things in the suitcase.

Inside was a navy blue long-sleeved cheongsam, a dark green short-sleeved cheongsam, a camel cashmere coat, two shirts and a suit.

No, two suits.

One set is obviously much smaller in size, probably bought by the little boy for himself.

In addition to this suit, there is also a small-sized cotton jacket and sportswear.

Tong Jia asked, "You're not going to use all the money I gave you to buy these clothes, are you? What do you mean by putting all these things in one suitcase?"

The little boy still smiled, holding the basin and walked to Tong Jia, asking her to wash up first.

Tong Jia had no choice but to follow the little boy's wishes.

After Tong Jia finished washing up, the little boy took out paper and pen from the suitcase. They were not brushes and rice paper, but letter paper and fountain pen.

After taking it out, he started writing on the paper without even looking at Tong Jia.

Seeing the beautiful and powerful handwriting written by the little boy, it is clear that the writer has solid basic skills.

This discovery made Tong Jia curious about the little boy. At what age should a seven or eight-year-old child start learning to write such beautiful characters?

After the boy wrote two sentences, he resolved Tong Jia's doubts.

It turned out that the boy was already thirteen years old, but because he suffered from dwarfism, his height had always remained at about 1.1 meters, like a child of seven or eight years old.

Although he was physically disabled, his parents did not despise him and still taught him to read and write.

Unfortunately, accidents happen. A year ago, his parents and uncle had an accident while they were out, and both parents died.

He was poisoned and made mute by his uncle, then driven out of his home and began to wander and beg.

Yesterday, when Tong Jia held him and looked for a doctor everywhere, he felt the warmth he had longed for.

So, he didn't want to leave Tong Jia.

After writing this, he looked up at Tong Jia and saw that Tong Jia still hadn't expressed her opinion.

He also wrote: "I've spent all the money you gave me. If you're so sad to see me starve to death, just be so cruel as to abandon me."

Tong Jia was amused by this remark.

Tong Jia, feeling both happy and angry, poked the little boy's forehead with her finger and said, "No matter how much money you spent on these things you bought for me, I will give you every penny. Not only for these you bought for me, but also for these you bought for yourself, I will give you the money..."

Tong Jia was halfway through her words when she saw the little boy holding up a piece of paper, and she couldn't say anything else to chase the little boy away.

The paper read: [Sister, I know your secret.]