Quick Transmigration: After becoming beautiful, I am numb

Chapter 85

It was the first time for Gu Qingcheng to deal with ordinary people in the market, and he was a little "caught off guard" by Aunt Zhu's enthusiasm and kindness.

She didn't know how to get along better with the landlord and neighbors in the market.

But she understands the truth of "reciprocity".

After eating a large plate of dumplings with Li Yaozong, Gu Qingcheng washed the plate clean.

Then, she took Li Yaozong out together and found a dim sum shop nearby.

I bought a few packs of snacks, and asked the little guy to help me pack them up.

When I got home, I left two packages for Li Yaozong.

Children are growing up and get hungry easily. Some snacks at home can also fill their stomachs.

Gu Qingcheng divided the remaining few bags, and when returning the plate to Aunt Zhu, he gave her two bags by the way.

"Oh, Ms. Gu, you are too polite."

Aunt Zhu smiled from ear to ear.

The relationship between people is like this. Only when there is coming and going can we go further.

She will send dumplings to Gu Qingcheng. Firstly, she is a tenant of her own house. She wants to show her kindness.

Secondly, she felt that it was not easy for Gu Qingcheng to be a woman with a child, orphaned and widowed.

Sanlai lives in Front and Back Streets, so he can be regarded as a neighbor.

It is the habit of ordinary people like Aunt Zhu to be close to relatives and neighbors.

This plate of dumplings is actually a "test".

If Gu Qingcheng knew how to reciprocate, Aunt Zhu would continue to associate with her.

If...hehe, treat the other party as an ordinary tenant, and Aunt Zhu will keep as little contact as possible in the future.

As a result, Ms. Gu gave me two packs of snacks.

Although I haven't seen what it is yet, just looking at the red seal mark on the snack paper package, I know that it is something from the nearby dim sum shop.

That dim sum shop is famous for using solid ingredients, but the prices are not cheap either.

These two bags cost at least three or four cents.

"Aunt Zhu, thanks to Uncle Zhu and you taking care of me, our mother and I can have a safe place to live."

"Also, your dumplings are really delicious, not worse than those in restaurants."

Gu Qingcheng spoke sincerely, not forgetting to praise Aunt Zhu during the process.

Aunt Zhu laughed so hard that she couldn't see her teeth, "Haha, don't even mention it, I'm a good cook, but I'm good at making dumplings."

"I didn't buy any meat today. After a while, I bought some meat stuffed with meat. I'll give you some to try."

"Okay! Then I can look forward to it!"

Gu Qingcheng knew that he couldn't be too polite to such enthusiastic Aunt Zhu.

She responded with a smile, which indeed made Aunt Zhu smile again.

After leaving Zhu's house, Gu Qingcheng returned to the street where the small courtyard was located.

She looked around and found that there were neighbors on the east and west sides of her small courtyard.

On the east side is a relatively large courtyard, the courtyard door is open, and more than one family can come in and out.

At Aunt Zhu's place just now, she inquired about it by the way——

The owner of the courtyard on the east side, like Uncle Zhu, is an old local household.

A family of five, three generations of grandparents and grandchildren.

It is said that the ancestor was a small official in the former Qing Dynasty, and he built such a large courtyard.

It's a pity that with the overthrow of the previous dynasty, this family also fell.

Fortunately, the family still has real estate. One yard of the third yard was sold, and the remaining two yards were rented to several tenants in addition to living in the house.

Of the five tenants, only three are permanent residents.

These three tenants are also families with families.

"Mr. Xu, he is from the University Hall. I heard that he stayed abroad in his early years, teaching students to speak foreign languages."

"As for Mr. Zhao, he is a pen shaker. He works as an editor in a newspaper office, and he usually writes articles to earn some royalties."

"There is also a doctor Zhou who works in the hospital run by the University Hall..."

Aunt Zhu deserves to be a tenant in this area, and even the tenants of the neighbor's house are in a clear situation.

She introduced them to Gu Qingcheng one by one in detail.

Gu Qingcheng had a rough idea, and when he came to the courtyard on the east side, he first visited the owner and gave him a pack of snacks as a gift.

The landlord is about the same age as Uncle Zhu, but he looks younger than Uncle Zhu, and he is well maintained. He is white and fat, and he looks wealthy at first glance.

When he saw Gu Qingcheng, he was very reserved.

When speaking, he deliberately chews on words, and throws out a sentence or two of Confucian classics at every turn.

Gu Qingcheng: ... such an old pedant who likes to show off, looks awkward, but is actually easy to deal with.

As long as you look at him reverently, follow his words, and flatter him a few words, you can make him feel better physically and mentally.

According to his own judgment, Gu Qingcheng pretended to admire and boasted: "Mr., you are really knowledgeable."

The old gentleman stroked his goatee and smiled more reservedly.

But the way he looked at Gu Qingcheng was not as picky as when we first met - a woman from a family must have encountered difficulties at home, so she only showed her face!

After meeting the landlord, Gu Qingcheng visited the tenants again.

Dr. Zhou and Mr. Xu are both in their thirties, and they are also very particular about their speech and behavior.

As for Dr. Zhou, there was a kind of superior pride in his words.

Mr. Xu appears to be more down-to-earth. Perhaps he is teaching in a university, so his vision and heart are broader.

Seeing that Gu Qingcheng is so eloquent, one knows that she is a well-bred woman.

As for Gu Qingcheng, after entering the door, he glanced at the piles of books and newspapers piled up in Mr. Xu's house.

"Ms. Gu, do you like reading?"

Mr. Xu noticed Gu Qingcheng's little tricks. He didn't directly ask Gu Qingcheng if he was literate, but asked a question more implicitly.

"Well! My father was a Juren in the Qing Dynasty, and he also read some books when he was young."

Gu Qingcheng was not overly modest, and replied with a smile.

Juren's daughter is from a scholarly family.

If you read books when you were a child, you not only escape from illiteracy, but you also become a talented girl.

As expected, Mr. Xu's eyes lit up, "Amazing!"

At present, when the illiteracy rate of the whole people is very high, men may not be able to read, let alone women who are bound and suppressed.

And this Ms. Gu in front of her has actually been educated, she is definitely an intellectual woman living in an enlightened family.

"Come and choose, see if there are any books you like to read. If you like, just borrow them!"

Mr. Xu accepted the snacks from Gu Qingcheng and was worried about not having a suitable gift in return.

Knowing that Gu Qingcheng likes to read, he simply pointed to his collection and said to Gu Qingcheng enthusiastically.

Gu Qingcheng was not polite, and she really came to the pile of papers.

After thinking about the title of the book for a while, she found that Mr. Xu's collection of books is not only numerous, but also miscellaneous.

There are foreign documents, history books, and classics of saints.

There are poetry collections, novels, and medical books.

Gu Qingcheng took two copies of each genre, "Mr. Xu, I'll read these first, and after I finish reading them, come back to borrow them, okay?"

This is a small treasure house of knowledge, how could Gu Qingcheng let it go easily.

"Okay! Of course I can!"

As a teacher, Mr. Xu loves to be a teacher at heart.

Especially when he saw an "awakened woman" like Gu Qingcheng, he was more willing to help and give advice.

Mr. Xu is not a sour literati. He has stayed abroad and received a new-style education.

Therefore, he knows very well that the education level of women is the embodiment of a country's true civilization and true freedom!

With a large pile of books in his arms, Gu Qingcheng couldn't continue to visit his neighbors.

She went home first, put the books away, and then returned to the courtyard on the east side.

Ahem, there is still an editor Zhao who has not visited.

"These are newspapers that I subscribed to and collected, and friends from Beijing and Shanghai sent them to me. Ms. Gu, just come and borrow them!"

Editor Zhao is in his 40s, although he is not as open-minded as Mr. Xu, he still has the aloofness and stubbornness of a traditional literati.

However, they are more self-cultivated and can be regarded as progressive scholars.

There is not much prejudice and discrimination against women.

The key is that Gu Qingcheng wears traditional clothes, and there is nothing ridiculous about being foreign or nondescript.

There is also the kind of temperament that comes out from the bones, which perfectly interprets the "poetry and book spirit in the belly", which makes Editor Zhao seem to see a real traditional oriental talent.

Gu Qingcheng borrowed another stack of newspapers from Editor Zhao.

She also focused on some newspapers in the capital.

Huoshui was secretly proud: ...Hmph, and said that he didn't care about the heroine Han Qiuyu at all, didn't he borrow a newspaper from the capital?
It's quite straight.

Gu Qingcheng: ... What Han Qiuyu?

This is the capital's newspaper!
The focus is on the word "capital".

No matter what age, the capital is the center of the country.

If you want to have a deeper understanding of this country and know the top wind direction, you must know the capital.

When Gu Qingcheng borrowed the newspaper, she didn't think of Han Qiuyu at all. She just wanted to know more about this country and this world.

Putting the newspaper back, Gu Qingcheng went to visit the neighbors on the west side.

The west side is also a courtyard, but the area is much smaller than the east side.

The owner of the house is a woman in her forties, with a thin body, bound feet, high cheekbones, thin lips, and a mean face.

Gu Qingcheng only took one look, and he knew it in his heart.

Instead of being too enthusiastic, she showed a reserved and aloof side.

Her temperament is inherently noble, and when she is too cold, she looks very difficult to mess with.

The mean woman's eyes initially showed disgust, but after sensing Gu Qingcheng's aura, her expression instantly softened.

Huo Shui is speechless: ...It really is the best, a typical bullying.

The landlord is a great person, but her tenants are quite mixed.

Although there are only two households, they are vastly different——

One was a student in a college, and he brought his original wife and two children who he married in the countryside.

One is a coolie pulling a rickshaw.

There are also a family of six, but this rickshaw puller is slightly "rich" than other coolies——

His family bought a rickshaw by themselves, instead of using a car from a rental car dealership, and suffered even deeper exploitation.

In this regard, the middle-aged man named Wang Dali is very proud, "I came to the provincial capital alone, and worked hard for three years to save up this car."

As he spoke, he pointed to the rickshaw that had been polished shiny by him, with a sense of accomplishment in his eyes.

"When I bought a car, I brought my wife and children. I pulled the car, and my wife washed it. After working hard for a few years, I will try to buy a house in the provincial capital!"

PS: Hey, ask for it every day, monthly pass, monthly pass, monthly pass!
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