Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s
Chapter 184 - 176 New Friend_2

Chapter 184: 176 New Friend_2

"Ouch, we just found out about this too, we only knew that brother Manxing was a military cadre, who knew he was a division commander. If we had known earlier, would we have refused to help?"

Yali could hear the resentment in her sister’s words and hurriedly explained. She really didn’t know Tian Aiguo’s position; otherwise, why wouldn’t their own family help?

Outside the courtyard, there was a great buzz of excitement, which even disturbed Hu Yaohan, who was playing chess with He Xuewen. When He Xuewen said that they bought a wild rabbit and a snake from the mountain, Hu Yaohan immediately became interested, stopped playing chess, and dragged He Xuewen to go see.

In the courtyard, brothers Hu Weichao and Hu Weixin were busy skinning the rabbit, while Tian Xinhua was preparing to peel the snake. Qiqi and Tian Sisi were keeping their distance far away.

"Wow, what a big worm! Xinhua, go slower, let me do it. The skin can be used for the new skin of my erhu."

Hu Yaohan was thrilled to see the more than three-pound snake, hurriedly stepping down the stairs in two strides, afraid that Tian Xinhua would cut too quickly and ruin a good piece of skin.

Tian Xinhua handed the snake over to Hu Yaohan, "Grandpa, you like playing the erhu? This skin isn’t very good, I have a piece of black whip snake skin at home, I’ll have my uncle send it over to you next time."

"Great, great, thank you, Grandpa!" Hu Yaohan was overjoyed, repeatedly expressing his gratitude.

Soon after, Hu Weiwen brought Zhou Meili’s husband Liu Yiming over. Liu Yiming was fair and tidy, skinny and tall, with a slight bow in his walk, and his demeanor was somewhat serious, always giving a scrutinizing look when seeing people.

Dinner was sumptuous: the snake soup was stewed by Hu Yaohan, the rabbit was cooked by Tian Sisi, and the remaining dishes were cooked by Tian Manxing, who had been on the morning shift and had finished work at four in the afternoon.

During the meal, there was a small incident: Qiqi, who had previously sternly accused them of cruelty, ate several pieces of rabbit meat, choosing the meat from the back legs. Chengsi, sitting next to her, couldn’t stand it and said coldly:

"Now the rabbit isn’t cute anymore? Weren’t you just calling us cruel? I see you’re eating more than any of us!"

Weichao also teased, "Oh, Qiqi, isn’t this called hypocritical compassion? ’The meat and wine pass through the guts, but Buddha stays in the heart, Amen, good indeed!’"

"Hahaha!" Weichao’s funny behavior set off a hearty laugh in the Hu family.

Qiqi, unable to keep face, glared fiercely at Chengsi and Weichao a few times. She wanted to stop eating but couldn’t resist the tempting aroma of the meat. Annoyed, she snorted and simply grabbed another piece of meat and stuffed it into her mouth—since she had already been laughed at, not eating would only make things worse.

In the following ten days or so, Weichao and Weixin, with Tian Sisi and the others, toured all over Shanghai, to places like Jing’an Temple, She Mountain, Chongming Island, City God Temple, the Bund, and of course the little tail, Qiqi.

After these days of getting along, Tian Sisi and Qiqi could be considered good friends. Although Qiqi was a bit spoiled, she was not unreasonable and was quite simple-minded; Tian Sisi didn’t mind giving in to her.

Tian Sisi didn’t actually like visiting these famous places; she’d had enough of them in her previous life. She was more interested in Shanghai’s old alleys, which in her previous life were mostly demolished, leaving her to see them only in photos.

Tian Sisi took many photos of the alleys, of all kinds of old stoves, old women pushing toilet carts early in the morning, public urinals in the corners of alleys, women queuing up to buy vegetables in the market, alleys where every household collectively fired up coal stoves in the morning, and bustling alleys when people returned from work in the afternoon. All of these were stored in Tian Sisi’s camera; she must have used up more than a dozen rolls of film.

Her extravagance left the Hu brothers incredulously speechless, unable to understand her sentimental attachment to the alleys.

"Ah Nan, why do you take photos of these alleys? What’s so good about old alleys?"

"Let’s keep it as a memory. Maybe one day these alleys will no longer be visible." Tian Sisi said somewhat sentimentally.

Weichao and Weixin both burst into laughter, saying what is most plentiful in Shanghai if not alleys? How could they disappear!

Tian Sisi didn’t bother explaining; time would prove everything. She didn’t expect that the hundreds of photos she took these days would become treasures decades later, with many newspapers and magazines seeking to buy the rights to her photos, and many so-called experts coming to her to view the photos, just to understand the alleys of Shanghai in the seventies.

Half a month passed quickly, and He Xuewen took Tian Sisi to The Ouyang Tao’s house for acupuncture again. This time, he brought a lot of gifts: meat, chicken, rice, sugar, pastries, and other daily necessities, all of which were very practical.

Xu Chunjiao couldn’t stop smiling when she saw these gifts. She immediately poured the ordinary tea she had prepared into her cup and replaced it with the cherished West Lake Longjing Tea, already planning how to distribute these gifts.

This time, the yellow fluid from the acupuncture was not much, just a bit, and it turned into pale red blood. Ouyang Tao smiled and put away the needles, indicating that Tian Sisi was cured and that as long as she was careful with her diet, there would be no problems.

He Xuewen thanked him and exchanged contact information, agreeing to keep in touch as relatives in the future. He Xuewen thought Ouyang Tao’s medical skills would certainly be useful later, while Xu Chunjiao couldn’t be happier to have such a generous relative, which was very prestigious!

After returning from The Ouyang Tao’s house, He Xuewen brought back many supplies for the Hu family. Having stayed with the Hu family for half a month and receiving their warm hospitality, he was very grateful. The next day, he said goodbye to the Hu family, promising to visit again and inviting Hu Yaohan and Zhou Yali to come to Yuequan Village when they were free, to return the landlord’s hospitality.

Little Qiqi cried with red eyes, unwilling to let Tian Sisi go, making Tian Sisi, who was originally indifferent, feel sour, "Qiqi, when we come back from Beijing, I’ll have my uncle pick you up to my house for a visit. It’s really fun at my place; there are lots of little rabbits, birds, and you can catch fish too."

After hearing that, Weichao and Weixin also said they wanted to visit and even vowed with Tian Xinhua and Chengsi, making it quite ceremonious. Tian Sisi expressed her inability to understand the friendship between boys.

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