1980: I have a spiritual spring

Chapter 56 A visit
Qiaojiawan.

The Bagua Center at the Village Entrance.

The villagers who were warming themselves by the fire looked in the direction of the voice and found that the person asking the question was a very pretty girl. The girl was wearing a fluffy coat, a fluffy hat, and a scarf around her neck. She was obviously a girl from a big city.

At this moment, the young woman was carrying many gifts and looking at them with a smile.

A villager immediately responded, "This is Qiaojiawan. Young lady, are you here to visit someone or relatives?"

Finally found it, Su Jinxiu breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile, "I'm looking for someone. Could you tell me how to get to Qiao Erhe's house?"

Upon hearing this, all the villagers who were warming themselves by the fire turned to look at Huang Hongmei.

Huang Hongmei stood up in surprise and asked, "Miss, are you a friend of my Erhe?"

With a smile on her face, Su Jinxiu nodded and said, "Auntie, I am Qiao Erhe's friend. Are you his mother?"

Huang Hongmei smiled broadly and said, "Yes, I am his mother. He is at home now. I will take you back."

"Okay, Auntie."

Su Jinxiu responded and greeted the other villagers before following Huang Hongmei toward the Qiao family's house.

Once the two had walked away, the villagers, who had been holding back their chatter, began to gossip.

"My God, when did Erhe get to know such a beautiful city girl?"

"Yes, this girl is really beautiful, and her clothes look very expensive. I don't know how Erhe got to know her."

"Could this girl be someone Erhe and his brother met when they went to Shashi to sell eggs?"

"That's possible, but if it was just a girl he met while selling eggs, why would she specifically bring a gift to see him?"

"Yeah, that doesn't make sense either. What's going on?"

"Could it be that this girl has taken a liking to Erhe?"

"Nonsense, how could that be?"

"What the hell is going on?"

"Who knows!"

……

As Huang Hongmei led Su Jinxiu home, she inquired, "Young lady, where are you from? What's your name?"

Su Jinxiu replied, "I'm from Shashi, my surname is Su, Auntie, you can just call me Xiao Su."

"Xiao Su, you're a city girl, how did my Erhe and you get to know each other?"

"I met Comrade Qiao by chance."

The Qiao family's house wasn't far from the Bagua Center at the village entrance. Huang Hongmei had only asked Su Jinxiu a few questions before returning home.

From a distance of twenty or thirty meters, Huang Hongmei shouted loudly, "Second brother, come out quickly, your friends from Shashi are here to see you."

Inside the house, the Qiao siblings, who were warming themselves by the fire, heard their mother's call. Qiao Erhe stood up in shock. He only had one friend in Shashi, Su Jinxiu. Since she was a friend from Shashi, she must be the only one. He immediately got up, opened the door, and went out.

Immediately afterward, Qiao Dajiang and Qiao Sihai also realized what was happening and got up to follow them out.

Seeing that everyone had left, Qiao Sanduo naturally wouldn't stay in the room alone, so she got up and followed them out.

Qiao Erhe stepped out of the house and immediately saw the stunningly beautiful Su Jinxiu. His smile was even harder to suppress than AK's, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Comrade Su, what brings you here?"

Su Jinxiu handed over the gifts and said with a smile, "I don't have to work today, so I came to visit you since I had nothing else to do. You won't mind, will you?"

Qiao Erhe accepted the gift and said with a smile, "Welcome, of course you're welcome."

Qiao Dajiang, having been a merchant in the city before, was much bolder than before. He took the initiative to greet Su, saying, "Hello, Comrade Su. I am Erhe's elder brother. We met in Shashi. Welcome to our home."

Su Jinxiu nodded and smiled, "Hello, Brother Qiao."

Not to be outdone, Qiao Sihai greeted her, "Hello, Sister Su. We've met before in Shashi. I'm Qiao Sihai, the fourth son in my family. Welcome to our home."

Su Jinxiu greeted him with a smile, "Hello, Sihai brother."

After the eldest brother and the fourth brother set an example, Qiao Sanduo followed suit and greeted them, saying, "Hello, Comrade Su. I am Qiao Sanduo, the third brother in the family. Welcome to our home."

Su Jinxiu greeted them with a smile, "Hello, Sanduo."

After everyone had finished greeting each other, Qiao Erhe said, "Comrade Su, don't stand outside. Come inside and warm yourself by the fire. Our home is not as comfortable as the city, so please don't mind."

"Comrade Qiao is too kind. How could I possibly find it offensive!"

As they were talking, Su Jinxiu followed the Qiao family into the house.

Upon entering the house, Su Jinxiu immediately noticed the large vats placed in the middle of the room, and then the fire burning around them. She was completely bewildered, wondering what the Qiao family was up to.

Upon seeing this, Qiao Erhe explained, "Comrade Su, these large vats contain the glutinous rice wine I brewed these past few days. Because of the cold weather, the wine cannot ferment, so I had no choice but to use a fire to raise the temperature in the room so that the glutinous rice wine can ferment smoothly."

Su Jinxiu was both surprised and delighted to hear this. It was truly a case of finding something she had been searching for without even trying. She couldn't wait to ask, "Comrade Qiao, is the taste and effects of your newly brewed glutinous rice wine the same as the one you gave me last time?"

Qiao Erhe smiled and said, "The effects are definitely the same. We're not sure about the taste yet. After all, we'll have to taste it to know whether there's any difference between using a fire to raise the temperature and fermenting the glutinous rice wine at a normal temperature."

Su Jinxiu said with undisguised joy, "As long as the effects are the same, that's enough."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Erhe knew that the Su family had already drunk the jar of glutinous rice wine he had given them, and that they were very satisfied with it. He couldn't help but smile and say, "As the saying goes, it's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. You've come to the right place today. The new wine has almost finished fermenting and we can start drinking it this afternoon."

"You brought me so many gifts; when I get back this afternoon, I'll get you a few jars of new wine to take home."

Su Jinxiu was in a great mood after easily completing the task her father had given her. She nodded and said, "That's great! The glutinous rice wine you gave me is really effective. My father used to have back pain, but after drinking this wine, his back pain has been greatly relieved."

Qiao Erhe laughed and said, "This wine is really good for your health. If your father drinks another jar, his back pain will definitely be cured."

Su Jinxiu smiled and said, "Comrade Qiao, then I will thank you on behalf of my father."

Qiao Erhe waved his hand and said, "We're all friends, no need to be so polite with me, come sit down and warm yourself by the fire!"

Su Jinxiu responded and sat down to warm herself by the fire.

(End of this chapter)