Chapter 225 - 158 Provincial Capital_3
Qian Sigui already knew they were coming and had prepared the rooms. He just hadn’t expected Wan Dazhong to come as well, so he had to rearrange the sleeping arrangements. Being polite, he said, "My home is modest, Da Zhong, make do with what we have."
Wan Dazhong had no self-awareness about causing inconvenience to others and laughed, "Uncle Si, no need to be so courteous, I’m a rough man. A layer of straw on the ground is all I need to sleep."
There were four rooms in total, three bedrooms and one main hall. Qian Sigui and Qian Sangui shared one room, Lady Wong stayed in one with Qian Manting and Qian Yixiu, Qian Hua and Lady Wei took another, and Wan Dazhong slept on the floor in the main hall with Qian Yijin and Qian Manpo.
Being poor in the provincial capital was worse than living in the countryside, where, at the very least, one could enjoy more spacious accommodations. During the night, Qian Yixiu was so hot she couldn’t sleep; the space was already small and the mosquito net made it even stuffier.
Only late into the night, when the weather cooled down, did Qian Yixiu finally manage to fall asleep.
When she woke up, everyone else had already finished breakfast. Qian Manting said with a smile, "Mother said you didn’t sleep well last night, so she let you sleep in a bit."
Qian Yixiu came out to eat; breakfast was a bowl of green bean porridge, a piece of pastry, a boiled egg, and a slice of fermented tofu. The porridge was thick and cooling, very refreshing to drink, and the tofu had a unique flavor.
"Where are my grandpa and brother?" Qian Yixiu asked as soon as she woke up, noticing they, as well as the other men, were nowhere to be seen.
"My dad took them to the shop. It’s about two streets away from our house," said Aunt Ting.