Chapter 119: Chapter 119 Finally Inquired
Forget it, forget it, let him stay another day.
Once daylight breaks tomorrow, have Eldest quickly go out to find out where Central China Farm is, and send this little master from the Capital City away.
If we keep him a few more days, our own food supply won’t last until the end of the year!
But the next day, the snow was still falling, and even though Zhang Guihua wanted to send Yu Cheng away as soon as possible, it was impossible to let her eldest son go out to gather information in the heavy snow.
There was no choice; she had to endure a few more days.
Ever since Jiang Mianmian and Yu Cheng went out to play once, she had adopted the habit of doing homework in the morning and playing in the afternoon.
Zhiwen and Zhiwu liked this little brother from the Capital City very much, who knew how to play all sorts of games, and happily followed him around every day like little tails.
The several girls from the second branch played with the two every day as well, having never been so relaxed and happy.
With the snow outside, there was not much work to do in the fields or at home, and both adults and children had some rare free time.
After a few days of snow, they played together for several days.
After spending these days together, Yu Cheng still felt that Little Lamb appealed to him the most.
Although a bit of a bookworm, she wasn’t like other girls who were delicate, always complaining of being tired or crying.
She was just a bit fond of sleeping and liked to lie on the bed and sleep when not studying.
These last few days, however, Zhang Guihua’s eyes had turned red with worry; if the snow didn’t stop soon, she was thinking of sending Yu Cheng away.
At twelve years old, the child could eat far too much!
He was eating as much as a strong laborer, and in these two days the food supply in the house visibly declined.
Perhaps Heaven heard her prayers, for the continuous heavy snow finally stopped.
After the heavy snow, the weather became even colder, and Jiang Changhai thought of the cotton he had stored before, realizing that now was the best time to sell it.
“Yu Cheng, I’m going to sell cotton today, and I’ll also find out about Central China Farm for you, so wait at home for news,” he said.
Upon hearing this, Yu Cheng volunteered, “Uncle Jiang, let me go with you. I can help you with work, I’m very strong.”
Jiang Changhai pinched Yu Cheng’s arm, teasing with a smile, “How strong can a kid who hasn’t even grown a full set of hair be?”
Without saying much more, Yu Cheng walked out of the room and lifted a large stone from outside the Jiang Family house, making Jiang Changhai’s eyes nearly pop out.
What had this child been eating to grow so strong?
Even though he seemed to be tender and delicate, he wasn’t like the frail children from the city, not bad at all.
After putting down the stone, Yu Cheng asked with a smile, “Uncle Jiang, how’s that?”
“Good boy, you’ve got spirit! Come on, I’ll take you with me,” Jiang Changhai laughed, patting the youth’s not-so-broad shoulders, and took him to meet Old Niu,
Old Niu, wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket, was shivering with cold in the alley.
Seeing Jiang Changhai leading a child over, he asked with a smile, “Changhai, why did you bring a kid over?”
“This is a distant nephew of mine, named Yu Cheng.”
Jiang Changhai responded casually, then got straight to the point, “Old brother, I want to ask you something, have you heard of Central China Farm?”
“Central China Farm? I’ve heard of it, yeah. What do you need it for?” Old Niu looked at him puzzledly; that was a place where people who had gotten into trouble stayed.
Hearing that Old Niu knew information about Central China Farm, Yu Cheng was extremely excited, and with a slight excitement in his voice, he asked, “Tell me the exact location quickly!!”