Take your childhood sweetheart to cultivate immortality

Liu Wenwen and Shen Runze walked out of the pharmacy. It was still early, around 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Liu Wenwen looked at the 16 copper coins in her hand and thought that they could only buy a few steamed buns, not anything else, so she sighed.

"Take it easy, it will get better," Shen Runze said, holding Liu Wenwen's hand.

"I found that you are different from when you were in modern times. You were so arrogant in modern times and disdained to play with your classmates. But after coming here, I feel that you have changed a lot," Liu Wenwen said curiously.

"There's nothing we can do. We all have to make a living. It's definitely different from being supported by our parents in modern times. Here, we can't even get enough to eat. Aren't you the same? Now we're not spoiled at all." After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled.

"You'd better keep this money. I'm not as careful as you, and I'm too careless," Liu Wenwen said helplessly.

"Okay, is there anything you want to buy?" Shen Runze turned his head to look at Liu Wenwen, whose face was dirty. He had lost a lot of weight and his eyes were big. He asked impatiently.

"I want to have a set of clothes to change into. Otherwise, I'm afraid that if I wear the school uniform too much, it will get torn and I'll lose my only wish to stay there." Liu Wenwen said in a low voice with her head down.

Shen Runze looked at the money in his hand and pulled Liu Wenwen towards the cloth shop. Before they entered, they saw a woman doing something with her head down at the counter. When they got closer, they saw that she was embroidering a small picture of wintersweet in the snow on the corner of a handkerchief. It looked very exquisite.

Liu Wenwen is very interested in embroidery and has always dreamed of becoming a fashion designer and making haute couture for herself. She learned painting because she liked this line of work.

Now I see with my own eyes that the embroidery is done by hand, and the plum blossoms are lifelike and very beautiful. Liu Wenwen exclaimed, "Auntie, your embroidery is so good that I can even smell the fragrance of the plum blossoms."

The cloth shop owner smiled and said, "No, no, the little girl is just sweet-talking. I'm just embroidering for fun. What are you two doing?"

"Boss, I'd like to ask how much your cloth costs and how much do you sell it for? Our parents have passed away, and we're the only two left. We don't have much money, and this is all we have. How much do you think we can sell the cloth for?" Liu Wenwen said, asking Shen Runze to spread out his hands for the boss to see.

The proprietress looked at the money in the boy's hand, glanced at the wound on his hand, and then looked at what the two were wearing. She felt inexplicably sad and said, "The money you have in your hand can't buy a piece of cloth."

Liu Wenwen nodded in disappointment and replied, "Thank you, Auntie, but how much can I buy a piece of coarse linen?"

"At least one hundred and thirty cents," the proprietress roughly estimated.

Liu Wenwen nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you, Madam Boss, we got it. We're leaving now."

"Hey, wait a minute," the proprietress said after hesitating.

"What's wrong?" Liu Wenwen asked Shen Runze puzzledly.

"Where are you staying?" the proprietress asked softly. Liu Wenwen and the other two looked at the proprietress in confusion. The proprietress knew they had misunderstood and said, "I'm planning to hire a child in my shop. He will help me clean the shop and the backyard. I'll provide food and accommodation. The monthly fee is 40 cents. I wonder if you two are willing to do this."

Liu Wenwen was of course willing to sleep in the house, which was much better than sleeping outside. However, it seemed that the landlady only wanted a child? But there were two of us.

"Boss, are you only hiring one person?" Liu Wenwen asked anxiously.

"Yes, our store is not big, and we can only afford the wages of one person," the proprietress said helplessly.

"Let Wenwen do it. I'm a boy, it's okay," Shen Runze said to Liu Wenwen, "You can do it at the boss's house. It's more stable and more comfortable than being outside with me. I'm fine," Shen Runze said, patting Liu Wenwen.

"Boss lady, how about this? Forty cents a month. I don't want it. You provide food and accommodation, and I will do all the work in the front and back yards. I can also help with cooking and odd jobs. But I have a request, which is to let my brother live with me. We don't ask for a good house, just a house with tiles. If you don't let my brother live there, then let's forget it. My brother and I can't be separated." Liu Wenwen looked at the boss lady in a negotiating tone, her hands secretly grasping the corners of her clothes.

The proprietress looked left and right. Both children were small. She sighed and said, "Okay, let's do this. You help with cleaning and cooking every day. I originally said I would give you forty cents, but it's actually very little. I feel embarrassed not to give you a monthly salary and let you work for free. Since you suggested that your brother come to live with me, I will deduct thirty cents from your brother's rent, and I will only give you ten cents a month. However, food and accommodation are provided, and you can live in the house normally. Just go in and out through the small door and don't disturb me while I'm doing business."

Liu Wenwen was so happy that she almost jumped up, and then hugged Shen Runze, "Arun, we finally don't have to sleep outdoors anymore." Tears kept falling as she spoke. Shen Runze patted her on the back, then thanked the proprietress, said goodbye to the proprietress, and went back to pack up.

After walking for an hour or two, they finally arrived at their own cabin. Liu Wenwen looked at the house that she had built with her own hands, which looked shaky and she suddenly felt a little reluctant to leave. Although it was very shabby and looked disgusting, it was also built by the two of them with their own hands.

"Pack up and come back later. Besides, I need to pick herbs nearby to sell, so I'll have a place to rest at noon," said Shen Runze.

"How can you do it alone? You are so young, I am worried. I will go with you." Liu Wenwen said anxiously.

"Why are you coming out? It's because you worked as a child for them that they gave us a place to live. Will they be willing to let you come out? Besides, I will wear tattered clothes by then, so they won't treat me badly because they see I look like a beggar. They might even despise me. Don't worry." Shen Runze patiently explained to Liu Wenwen.

"Don't worry, I know you're waiting for me, so I'll definitely crawl back," Shen Runze said with a smile.

"What are you talking about?" Liu Wenwen said while glaring at Shen Runze.

"Then what do you say we should do?" Shen Runze said helplessly.

"Hey, I have an idea. Let's clean together in the morning and cook in advance. Then I'll go with you to find herbs in the afternoon, so you won't be in danger alone." Liu Wenwen excitedly grabbed Shen Runze's hand, her eyes filled with stars as she looked at Shen Runze.

Shen Runze curled the corners of his mouth and looked at Liu Wenwen in front of him. Something in his heart moved again. He turned his head to watch the setting sun and the tired birds returning to the forest, and whispered softly, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Liu Wenwen smiled and said, "You should have listened to me. Wow, the sunset is so beautiful, isn't it." Shen Runze nodded, looked at Liu Wenwen who was laughing beside him, and smiled too.

"That's good," Liu Wenwen said with a smile as she pinched his face.

Shen Runze ignored her and went to pack up his things. On the way, he dug a big hole and buried the pot. Liu Wenwen looked at Shen Runze in confusion.

"Just in case." Shen Runze kept moving his hands and said.

Liu Wenwen nodded and continued to spread the bed sheet. Looking at the school uniform, she said, "This uniform can't be worn anymore. When the boss lady sees it, she will definitely be suspicious. These two stones must be kept away."

"Then wash the clothes before going to bed at night and wear them during the day. When you have money, buy a new set of clothes to change into," Shen Runze said to Liu Wenwen.

"That's the only way. We're just two little kids, and there's nothing much to see." Liu Wenwen smiled. Shen Runze quickly turned around with a slightly red face.

The two of them quickened their hands and finished packing in less than a moment. They rushed to the cloth shop before dark. The proprietress nodded when she saw them coming back. Looking at them, dressed in rags, about the same age as her own son, carrying two small bags, like two little beggars, she felt inexplicably sad.

"I'll take you to where you live." As they walked, they arrived at a place that looked more like a woodshed than a wing room. The two looked at the proprietress in confusion.

"You will live in the woodshed from now on. Originally, I agreed with you to live in the wing rooms, but seeing that you are dressed in rags and don't have any good clothes, I decided to let you live in the woodshed. Then I will give you a piece of cloth as compensation so that you can make some clothes and you won't owe me anything." The proprietress looked down at her.

In fact, this is nothing. On the contrary, the boss lady is taking care of them in disguise. The two of them only earned 16 cents today. It would take at least ten days or half a month to save up enough to buy a piece of coarse cloth. The boss lady only changed their accommodation and subsidized them with a piece of cloth. The boss lady was really very good. Anyway, Liu Wenwen was very satisfied and nodded with satisfaction.

"Thank you, Madam Boss," Liu Wenwen and Shen Runze thanked her in unison.

The proprietress smiled and said, "My maiden name is Yan, and my husband's family name is Yan. You can call me Aunt Yan. I wonder how I should address you?"

"Aunt Yan, my name is Wenwen and his name is Arun," Liu Wenwen said after hearing the introduction.

"Okay, you guys clean up," Madam Yan said and left. Halfway through, she said, "Wenwen, when you finish cleaning up, come to the kitchen and help me." After saying that, she walked away.