After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

Things finally came to an end after several dramatic twists and turns.

Huizhen held the earrings and an extra jade bracelet in her hands, and with a dreamy smile on her face, she followed Jinchu out of Jinyuzhai, one foot high and one foot low, amid the blessings and envy of everyone in the store.

At this time, there was only less than half an hour left before the end of the day as Uncle Zhou had mentioned!

Jinchu patted Huizhen, who was still in a sleepwalking state, and ordered her concisely: "Take me to the nearest bank!"

Thinking of the huge silver note of five hundred taels on Jinchu's body, Huizhen suddenly came to her senses. She immediately pulled Jinchu and ran forward.

After a cup of tea, Jin Chu finally got four silver notes of one hundred taels, one silver note of fifty taels, plus another fifty taels of silver.

The two men rushed out of the money house and headed to the nearest shop without stopping, buying two sets of cotton-padded jackets, a bag of rice, a bag of wheat flour, and a small can of animal oil as quickly as possible.

There was only about an incense stick of time left before the end of the day. Jinchu and Huizhen looked at each other, each carrying half of the things, and ran quickly towards where Uncle Zhou parked his car.

Just as they were stuck, they arrived in front of Uncle Zhou's donkey cart.

At this time, the car was already full of people, waiting for Jinchu and Huizhen.

Uncle Zhou whipped the donkey cart and it started to move slowly.

After putting their things away, the two girls wiped the sweat from their foreheads, looked at each other's red faces, and finally smiled happily.

After such a day of tossing and turning, both of them were tired and exhausted. In addition, there were not many familiar people in the car, so Jinchu and Huizhen leaned against each other and closed their eyes to rest.

As a result, they rested until they reached the village entrance, and only when Uncle Zhou stopped the donkey cart did they wake up from their sleep.

After this incident, Jinchu no longer hid things from Huizhen. Since she had a lot of things, she led Huizhen directly into her own yard.

Zhao'er heard the noise and saw her sister coming back, and happily came out of the house to greet her.

When he saw Huizhen behind Jinchu, he was obviously stunned.

"Hey! This is Xiao Zhaoer, right? She's so cute!" Huizhen glanced at the little boy and greeted him with a smile.

"Zhao'er, this is Sister Huizhen, she is your good friend." Jin Chu saw Zhao'er's confused face and stepped forward to remind him with a smile.

"Hello, Sister Huizhen, I'm Zhao'er!" Zhao'er greeted her obediently and reached out to take the cotton-padded jacket from her sister's hand.

After they put the things into the house, Huizhen stood up curiously and looked around. Finally, she complained to Jinchu indignantly, "Sun, that evil-hearted woman, took so much money from your brother, but she wouldn't even give you a proper utensil. Look at this chipped bowl, this chair with a missing leg. It's no exaggeration to say this house is bare!"

Jin Chu smiled and calmly advised, "Don't be angry. If you get angry, no one can help you! We're all used to it. These are insignificant material possessions. As long as my sister and I have enough food and clothing, and the wife has a peaceful New Year, nothing else matters. Anyway, we won't be living here for long, so why get angry with that stingy woman, Sun?"

"Am I angry for no reason? I'm obviously standing up for you and Zhao'er! You're the only one with a big heart!" Looking at Jin Chu's calm demeanor, Huizhen glared at her with both heartache and anger.

I feel sorry for Jinchu's difficulties, but I am also angry at Jinchu's indifference.

Seeing Huizhen was really angry, Jinchu quickly comforted her: "You know, now that I have money, I can take good care of Zhaoer and me! Not only that, I also have a good sister like you."

Seeing Huizhen's expression soften slightly, Jinchu asked her with a smile: "If I encounter difficulties again in the future, will you just stand by and do nothing?"

"Of course not! I treat you as a sister!" Huizhen said stiffly.

"Yes, with the silver and a good sister like you, Zhao'er and I will only have a better life in the future! As my only good friend right now, you should be happy for me right now!"

Seeing Jinchu's eyes wide open, pretending to be innocent, Huizhen couldn't help but burst out laughing. She reached out and pushed Jinchu's shoulder, saying fiercely, "Don't make me laugh! I don't know who you resemble with your mischievous personality!"

"Of course I look like my parents. Who else can I look like?" Jin Chu joked seriously.

The two of them laughed and joked for a while longer, and then it was completely dark. Huizhen stood up and said goodbye: "It's getting late, I have to go back. I'll see you another day."

Jin Chu nodded and sent her out: "It's too late today, I won't keep you here any longer, so as not to worry the elders at home. You should go back quickly and be careful on the road."

Huizhen said "hmm" and walked away.

"Sister, sister, are these all from our family?" After Jinchu sent Huizhen back, he saw Zhao'er looking at the two bags of rice and wheat flour that had just been unloaded with shining eyes, and there was still a look of disbelief on his little face.

Jinchu nodded and asked with a smile, "Zhao'er still refuses to believe that my sister brought this back personally?"

"Believe me, Zhao'er naturally believes in me. Zhao'er just..." The little fellow circled the two bags of rice and wheat quickly several times before softly uttering the last sentence, "Zhao'er just had been eating steamed bread for too long, and when he suddenly saw so much rice and wheat, he felt like he was dreaming."

Jinchu squatted down, grabbed Zhao'er's hand, and squeezed it hard. The little guy suddenly felt pain and couldn't help but hiss. He looked up at his sister in confusion, only to see his sister ask, "Does it hurt?"

"pain."

Jin Chu grabbed his hand again and put it into the bag full of rice.

Zhao'er subconsciously grabbed with his hands, and plump rice grains overflowed from between his five fingers. A huge joy rose from his heart, and then a moist heat flowed out from the corners of his eyes.

The little guy raised his head with tears in his eyes, looked at his sister with a smile, and said with certainty: "Sister, this is real, not a dream!"

Jinchu hugged him, wiped the tears from the little guy's face with a smile, and answered gently and firmly: "Zhao'er is right, this is not a dream! This is the rice and wheat flour that my sister bought for us to eat. They can be steamed into fragrant rice and white plump steamed buns."

The girl rubbed Zhao'er's thin wrist with a distressed look, and looked at the little boy with pity: "From now on, Zhao'er, you don't have to eat steamed bread every day, and you don't have to worry about not having enough to eat every day. I will make white steamed buns and white rice for you to eat, so that you can eat your fill and grow tall. From now on, you don't have to worry about not having enough for three meals a day, and you don't have to be beaten for stealing other people's steamed buns."

"Sister, Zhao'er will never steal other people's steamed buns again!" Zhao'er said in a low voice.

Jin Chu's eyes fell on the books beside the bag and she smiled slightly, "Okay! From now on, sister will be responsible for raising Zhao'er to be plump and healthy, and Zhao'er will be responsible for studying and practicing calligraphy diligently every day, and help sister pass the imperial examination and come back with a top scholar, okay?"

The young child didn't know what a top scholar was like, but since his sister told him to take the exam, he would try his best. He didn't want to disappoint such a good sister.

So, the six-year-old Zhao'er nodded vigorously: "Zhao'er promises sister that I will study hard and become the top scholar in the imperial examination for you in the future!"

With this nod, Ye Jinzhao began his more than ten years of hard study.