Film and Television: Starting from the Journey to Guandong

Chapter 21 The Xia Family
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Xia Yuanzhang quickly raised his head. The father and son looked at each other, feeling that his son was full of anger and grievance. The old man took his son's hand, his eyes were sad but extremely firm:
"Yuan Zhang, stop talking, let's go home."

Before coming, Xia Yuanzhang wrote a letter to his father. Fortunately, the letter reached Yuanbao Town before them.

Xia Yuanzhang wiped his tears, held his father for a moment, turned around and introduced the Zhu family:

"Dad, this family is my savior. If it weren't for them, I would have died at sea! When you get to our house, you must treat them well and you must not neglect them."

The old man was startled and quickly bowed and thanked:

"Oh? It turns out to be my benefactor's family. Please pay your respects to me!"

Even if Wei Chunfang has never read a book, people who come from the hometown of Confucius and Mencius will definitely have good etiquette and support the other party first:
"You can't help it, uncle, we have been taken care of by Shopkeeper Xia all the way, so we don't dare to mention saving lives anymore."

Xia Yuanzhang took his father's hand and said:
"Let's go home and talk. This is not the place to talk."

"That's right, I brought a carriage, and I might not be able to fit in it."

While they were talking, Chuanren had already hired a carriage and came back with the driver:
"Old man, you don't need to worry, we can just follow you in the car."

Mr. Xia was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect Chuanren to have such thoughts.

Xia Yuanzhang stroked his beard, the more he looked at Chuanren, the more he liked him. He had the air of a general at such a young age!
"Haha, I will tell you slowly about Chuanren when I go back. Dad, let's get in the car."

"Hey! Okay, get in the car!"

In this way, the two carriages drove into Yuanbao Town one after the other.

Shopkeeper Xia's house is quite large, with a whole courtyard. The front door is open to accommodate guests, and the back room accommodates family members and staff. Even if it accommodates six members of the Zhu family, it doesn't feel crowded.

The Xia family has a small population, and they are basically just waiters, so they don't have to worry about interpersonal relationships.

After everyone had settled down, Chuanren bowed to Xia Yuanzhang solemnly:
"Shop Manager Xia, there are two things I would like to ask your help for!"

Seeing Chuanren being so solemn, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at him.

Xia Yuanzhang said quickly:

"You kid, why are you so polite to me? Just because you saved my life, even if you want me to marry Yushu to you, I will definitely agree to it, but I have to wait until you are older before we can get married."

This Xia Yuanzhang is indeed a businessman, and he always knows his ideas as soon as he rolls his eyes.

Zhu Chuanren laughed naively:
"I don't dare to reach for your daughter's wealth."

When Yushu heard this, he couldn't help but snort coldly:
"Who cares about you!"

Xia Yuanzhang just casually said that if Chuanren was really interested, he would do anything to facilitate this marriage.

But Chuanren obviously didn't have this idea, and he felt quite regretful.

"Then tell me, I will try my best no matter what!"

"Then I'm welcome. The first thing I want to do is to ask you to help me find my father!"

Xia Yuanzhang frowned slightly:
"I remember you said on the boat that my eldest brother should be named Zhu Kaishan, right?"

"Yes, I have a hunch that he is in Yuanbao Town. You are the local leader here. It is not difficult to inquire about a person."

Xia Yuanzhang nodded in affirmation:
"It's really not difficult. I promise you, as long as my old brother Zhu is still in Yuanbao Town, I will definitely find him."

Chuanren cupped his fists and raised his hands:

"Thank you, Manager Xia. Don't limit it to Yuanbao Town. It may also be in nearby villages."

Xia Yuanzhang waved his hand:
"I know, don't worry, what about the second thing?" Chuanren smiled softly:
"The second thing depends on how well the first thing is done. Let's set a time limit. It's limited to one month. If my father is found within a month, everyone will be happy. I won't mention the second thing."

After a pause, he pretended to be difficult:
"But if I don't find my father, I think about buying a house before the year. It doesn't need to be big, just enough for our family of six to live in. It will be a place to stay. Then I will inevitably have to borrow money from Shopkeeper Xia! "

He got a lot of money from the bandits, but he didn't know what the prices were in Yuanbao Town, and he didn't dare to guarantee whether it would be enough to buy a house.

That's why Chuanren kept the matter of borrowing money in mind, so as not to fail to complete the big words and lower the impression score in the other party's mind.

This Xia Yuanzhang is of great use to him!
After he finished speaking, Xia Yuanzhang looked up to the sky and laughed:

"What a great Zhu Chuanren, you will definitely become a big thing in the future. I have to say I admire you for having such calculation and brains at such a young age!"

Zhu Chuanren cupped his fists and raised his hands again:
"Shopkeeper Xia has given me too much praise, so I had to do it as a last resort."

"Well, no matter what, I agree! You guys have a good rest. In the evening, my father and I will entertain you all. As for your father's affairs, I will arrange for someone to inquire about it."

Zhu Chuanren bowed and said:

"Thank you very much, Shopkeeper Xia!"

"I've said it many times, don't be so polite. You are no less than family to me!"

After seeing shopkeeper Xia off, Wei Chunfang quickly took Chuanren's hand and asked:

"San'er, is your father really in Yuanbao Town?"

Chuanren nodded:
"If nothing else, he should be there. He has nowhere else to go but here."

The article can’t help but ask:
"How can you be so sure?"

"It's useless to give reasons. When you meet someone, you will be able to prove what I said!"

Chuanren was too lazy to talk to this elm-headed man, so he just muttered in his heart:
"Lao Zhu, Lao Zhu, don't let me down."

In the evening, an extremely sumptuous meal was served on the table.

The three members of the Xia family also dressed up to attend, which made the Zhu family feel very depressed.

Xia Yuanzhang looked ugly and apologized profusely before the table was served:
"It's because I didn't think well. I should send someone to buy you some good clothes!"

"Shopkeeper Xia, don't say that. Just don't think we dealers don't follow the rules."

"Sister-in-law, don't say that. It's just me who is confused. Please forgive me."

Mr. Xia spoke:

"Yuanzhang, and the Zhu family's wife, please don't be polite when you come and go. You all sit down. We don't have any outsiders, and we don't need to follow those fussy rules. We just have a down-to-earth meal to celebrate you." The rest of your life!"

The elders have spoken, and they, the little ones, naturally cannot disobey.

After some negotiation, everyone took their seats, and Chuanren was placed opposite Xia Yuanzhang, which showed that he valued Chuanren.

I dare not say that this table is full of people, but everyone who flies in the sky, runs on the ground, and swims in the water is gathered together.

Even when life was good in their hometown, the Zhu family never lived in such luxury.

Facing this table full of dishes, except for Chuanren, the other three brothers couldn't move their eyes, and they wanted to grab them directly!

(End of this chapter)