After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 334 Invitation

Just after February 2, Haitang received news from the carpenter that her custom-made wheelchair was completed.

She applied for permission to go out from her grandmother Ma, and happily took her brother Hai Jiao to the carpenter's to receive the goods.

The wheelchair is very well made and is basically reproduced according to the design drawings. However, it is a bit larger than Haitang's original size. It looks quite heavy and not flexible enough. But the carpenter used enough materials and polished the surface smooth. He also designed various small mechanisms on the wheelchair. As long as a person is sitting in the chair and has enough strength, he can push it by himself. Haitang's design is perfectly realized. Conception. She originally thought that this wheelchair would not be able to realize the self-propelling function, but the result now exceeded her expectations. The functionality and comfort were impeccable, which can be said to be quite a surprise.

The carpenter chosen by Jin Jiashu has indeed extraordinary skills.

Hai Jiao originally only had a vague idea of ​​the little sister's drawings, but now that he saw the real thing, he understood why Haitang insisted on buying such a wheelchair as a gift for Jin Jiashu. He couldn't help but admire: "How did the little sister come up with this? In this way, Jin Jiashu can move freely even without helpers. It may not be possible to go out, but it is no problem to move around in the yard. Yes. With this, he doesn’t have to sit on the kang all day long and think about it!”

He even thought that this kind of chair was not limited to Jinjiashu. In his previous life, he knew several fellow spies who were disabled due to injuries and could only lie at home as useless people. If there had been such a chair at that time, even if it was difficult for the injured to go out, he could still move around the house, take care of his family, and help with light work. Those old guys would not have looked depressed and desperate, wishing to die soon. Forget it, and save yourself from dragging down your loved ones.

This kind of idea is not only shared by Haijiao, the carpenter who built the wheelchair is also a person who knows the goods. He asked Haitang: "Little lady, was this chair your idea? I won't charge you any money for this business, so you can continue to make chairs like this for others, okay?"

Haitang blinked: "Okay. This is not an exclusive secret recipe. I just need to make the wheelchair I want. If you give the same thing to others, what does it have to do with me? How can I stop you from giving it to me? Can’t others do the work?”

A smile appeared on the carpenter's scarred face: "Little lady, you are a kind person. My uncle's leg was cut off on the battlefield. He can only sit on a wooden cart and let his family pull him around. Go. If he had such a...wheelchair, his daily life would be much easier!"

There are many disabled soldiers in the Northwest Frontier Army, and life after retirement has always been a problem. The carpenter waived Haitang's wages and built wheelchairs for a few relatives and friends for free, and at the same time built a reputation. The business that came to him was enough to make him rich, and there was no need to take advantage of Haitang's few taels of silver.

Haitang and Haijiao worked together to load the completed wheelchair into the carriage, and then drove towards home.

Having saved the wages paid to the carpenter, they now have an extra sum of money in their hands, which is an unexpected blessing. Hai Jiao decided to buy something he likes for his little sister. After all, the carpenter didn’t charge their wages because the wheelchair he designed was good and he planned to sell wheelchairs in the future. Haitang actually thinks that it would be better to spend money on things that the whole family can enjoy, rather than having fun alone rather than having fun with everyone.

The brother and sister discussed the matter all the way, and finally decided to go home and ask their grandparents and uncle and aunt about their intentions before making a decision.

After arriving home, Haitang went into the main courtyard to talk to her grandmother Ma. Before she could speak, Ma handed her a letter: "The letter just sent from the Zhenguo Government Office was probably sent to you by Miss Wenjun. It looked like she was very anxious. appearance."

Haitang was confused and quickly took the letter, opened it and read it, secretly surprised.

Hasn’t the marriage between Peng Yuqi and the Jin family been settled? Jin Shan took the initiative to give up on her and pestered Tang Hui. In order to facilitate their marriage, the Jin family took the initiative to send all Peng Yuqi's luggage to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion. How many days has it been since the marriage between the Tang family and the Jin family was called off? Why did the Jin family come back to Peng Yuqi so quickly? His family is so shameless that they are not afraid of outsiders knowing the joke?

Haitang said "tsk" and put the letter away. Just as Haijiao entered the house, she took her brother to talk about the carpenter's labor costs and asked Ma what he thought. Ma didn't have any objections: "Since the carpenter thinks this chair is good, he can sell it to someone else. He only waives your wages, which is an advantage for him. Well, he should pay you a sum of money!" "She advised her granddaughter to save the money and not spend it randomly. A girl's family should have some private money.

Haitang naturally had no shortage of private money, but she had no reason to refuse her grandmother's kindness, so she accepted the money obediently, thinking about going back to the time-honored restaurant in Gulou to buy some of her grandmother's favorite braised vegetables.

Ma added: "Since the chair was made for the little brother of the Jin family, now that it is finished, let's send it to him as soon as possible so that he can use it as soon as possible."

Hai Jiao said hurriedly: "The wheelchair is still on the carriage and has not been unloaded. I will drive to the villa to deliver the chair in a moment, so I don't have to worry about unloading and loading the carriage."

Ma nodded.

Haitang said to Ma again: "Sister Wenjun invited me to play in her courtyard. I will be back before dinner."

Ma hesitated for a moment: "Bring the grapes and ask your brother to drive you there."

The carriage is actually not big. Once the wheelchair is installed and Haitang and Putao are squeezed in, there is not much space left. The two little girls were not very comfortable in their seats, so Haitang could only urge her brother Hai Jiao to catch the car. The courtyard where Zhou Wenjun asked her to meet was not far from the City God's Temple, and it didn't take much time to walk. It was just more convenient to take a car. When they arrived at the place, she and Putao got out of the car. Haijiao drove the car and walked a little further before they could leave the city, so it was a good idea.

Hai Jiao also told them: "I will go to Zhou's three-bedroom villa. It won't take much time to come back. I will come back as soon as possible before dark. If you are in a hurry to go home, you would rather hire a car and Or ask Miss Wenjun to send someone to take you there, and don’t walk back alone. The weather has been cold recently, there are not many people on the road, it gets dark early, and the area around this courtyard is not a bustling and lively place. Little sister, don’t fight. Once you learn some boxing, kicking and swordsmanship, be brave enough to walk at night. Once there are bad guys in Chang'an, most of them are thugs, and you don't have weapons, so you may not be able to deal with them, so be careful and you will suffer big losses."

Haitang rolled her eyes at him: "Don't worry, even if I don't consider my own safety, I still have to think about Tao Tao. Why should I show off when there is a safe and secure way to go home? You go quickly, driving a car is faster than riding a horse. If it snows along the way, you won't be able to get back to the city before dark. By then, don't talk about coming back to pick me up. Even you will have to find a place to spend the night outside the city! We're back home. , be careful when Grandma scolds you!"

Hai Jiao laughed dumbly and couldn't help but stretched out his hand to hit his little sister on the forehead, but she quickly dodged it and missed with a flick of his finger. He had no choice but to pull up the reins with a smile, steer the carriage, and continue to drive towards the city gate.

Haitang took Putao into the alley for a while and found the place. There was a crooked-neck persimmon tree planted outside the door of the house, and there was a stone bench under the tree, which was exactly the characteristic of the other house that Zhou Wenjun once told her. Putao stepped forward and knocked on the door, and soon someone opened the door and welcomed them in.

This house has a small facade, but there is a cave inside. As soon as you enter, you can see a large garden behind the Moon Cave Gate in the west. But Haitang didn't care about sightseeing at the moment, so under the guidance of her mother-in-law, she took the grapes straight into the main courtyard.

In the main room, Zhou Wenjun, Zhou Yijun and Peng Yuqi were all here. The three people looked serious, obviously troubled by the new situation.

(End of this chapter)