The two of them planned to go to the entrance of the village to make a bullock cart as soon as they left the house.
If you want to live in the village, you have to integrate into it. The villagers didn't know that Cheng Xi brought back thousands of kilograms of grain, so they naturally thought that they didn't have much rice and noodles.
And she planned to buy some today to show off.
Cheng Xi's face was unfamiliar to the Shen family village, and only members of the Shen family's cousins had seen her.
Fortunately, there was a little girl following me, and I got to know several aunties in just a few minutes of waiting for the bus.
"This is Xiaoxi, right? Sure enough, she is from the city, and her appearance is the mark!"
"It's Aunt Wang, Uncle Wang's wife."
Shen Xingqi reminded her in a low voice. Cheng Xi took the woman in front of him and gave her The masons of Shen's Pankang got in touch.
They look quite like a couple.
"So it's Aunt Wang. Are you going to the embroidery workshop too?"
"We women are only good at needlework. I recently embroidered a few handkerchiefs for the shopkeeper of the embroidery workshop to see."
Aunt Wang said . Familiar sat next to the two of them, and his voice was much lower than before.
"I bought some food by the way. Thanks to Xingluo for letting my family go to work and earn some money, otherwise I'm afraid this winter would be difficult." The Wang family
is an outsider. The family only has two acres of land. On weekdays, they rely entirely on Uncle Wang to take care of private work to earn money. Money can be said to be very poor.
Cheng Xi smiled and said, "Uncle Wang's craftsmanship is good. Who in the entire Shenjia Village knows about it?" "
I heard that the thing on the plate is called a kang?"
"Yes, it is used in the winter in Lingbei."
"Is it easy to use? In winter. Is it really possible to put some firewood in it to make it hot?"
"I don't know about that, but my husband said it can work."
If it really isn't hot, she is definitely not the one to blame.
"It's really hot!"
Aunt Wang's attention was obviously on the second half of the sentence, and she became excited after hearing this.
"Then I will let your Uncle Wang make a plate at home, using the mud used to build the wall!"
She had heard from her man that the plate was made of high-quality red bricks. Isn't this nonsense?
Red bricks are so precious!
Cheng Xi's eyes flashed, and she mentally labeled the woman in front of her as "smart".
This is not quite like the honest and honest mason.
"Are you the Cheng Xi who asked for favors in return?"
A arrogant female voice interrupted the conversation between the two. Cheng Xi looked to the side and noticed that a young girl wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket had been sitting on the ox cart.
"I'm asking you, right?"
"I'm Cheng Xi, but what does the girl mean by taking advantage of a favor?"
"That's right. I heard that your father saved Uncle Shen's family before he and Xing Luo My brother has made a marriage contract. Isn't this a form of repayment?"
The little girl's voice was not soft, not to mention that Cheng Xi's presence was already eye-catching, and now she successfully attracted the attention of her seven aunts and eight aunts.
The original chatter near the bullock cart disappeared and turned into whispers.
Shen Xingqi next to her was so angry that her small chest began to heave, but the person involved became the calmest one.
Cheng Xi tilted his head and looked at her for a moment, then said slowly:
"There is a saying that 'a hundred years of cultivation can take a boat trip, and a thousand years of cultivation can sleep together'. Being able to become husband and wife is a God-given match. It is something that others will not envy. Do you know?
" Didn't you
say that the bride that Brother Xingluo married was the daughter of a martial artist?
How come you still understand poetry!
"Also, it's called repaying a favor when the person receiving the favor is unwilling to do so but has to agree. If the Shen Cheng family negotiates peacefully and finally reaches an agreement, it's called hitting it off and consensual. Do you understand?"
"How can you do that? Say such things in public?"
The little girl was shocked, "Shameless!"
"Didn't you mention it first?"
Cheng Xi blinked his eyes, and the pear dimples on both sides of his cheeks were looming.
"Since you call my husband brother, then I am your sister-in-law. Remember from now on, don't ask about my sister-in-law's family affairs, otherwise you will not be able to get married in the future."
As soon as the words fell, the women who were watching the excitement turned their eyes. They all gathered around the girl, looking a little strange.
This matter is all taken care of by other couples. For an unmarried girl, it is indeed inappropriate in a thousand ways.
Could it be...
"Wow -"
The little girl finally cried when she felt the suspicious eyes of everyone, jumped off the bullock cart and ran towards the village.
Cheng Xi: "."
That's it?
The opponent fell down before she could exert any force.
Cheng Xi's newly raised fighting spirit was forced to withdraw before he had time to exert his skills, and he felt that it was boring.
She looked away regretfully and met Shen Xingqi's stunned eyes with an expression of admiration.
"Sister-in-law, you are so awesome!"
"On average, I'll learn from it in the future."
"But which book does that sentence 'A hundred years of cultivation lead to a boat trip, a thousand years of practice to sleep on the same bed' comes from? How come I've never read it?"
"Oh, that's the story of two snakes who forced a timid doctor to repay their favor and scared him to death." "
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The ox cart stopped at the gate of Fucheng, and several women entered the gate. Spread out.
Cheng Xi and Shen Xingqi went to the drug store first and took out prescriptions for treating trauma and gave them to Shen Xingluo.
"Brother, do you have any spices here?"
"It depends on what the girl needs. Our Renxintang has the most complete range of herbal medicines. If we don't have it here, then other pharmacies probably don't have it either."
"Baby leaves, cinnamon, nutmeg , star anise, grass fruit, Chinese prickly ash."
Cheng Xi reported more than a dozen aniseeds in a row, and the medicine man was confused.
"Why, no?"
"Yes, yes, but what kind of disease can be treated with so many medicines together? It's unheard of!" "
Yes, just give me half a catty of each."
"Girl, these herbs are very expensive. , are you sure you want half a catty of each item?"
"Just follow my request, and you can't miss the money."
Cheng Xi took out a hundred taels of silver notes and slapped them on the counter, showing impatience.
When the boy saw this, he curled his lips and stopped asking. He thought it was a madman and turned around to grab the medicine.
Spices are usually sun-dried or baked and dehydrated before they are sold. The unit price is indeed not cheap, plus the original trauma medicine cost 50 taels.
Cheng Xi took the packed medicinal materials and Shen Xingqi and went out. Doctor Wu who was sitting in the hall looked at the backs of the two and shook his head and sighed, which aroused the waiter's doubts.
"Doctor Wu, do you also think that girl is strange?"
"Weird? I just feel pity for you."
Doctor Wu still remembers Cheng Xi. A few days ago, he was the one who checked Shen Jieyuan's pulse and prescribed prescriptions. Now he is grabbing all kinds of herbs. , then Shen Jieyuan may not live long.
"You watch the pharmacy. If a patient comes, ask him to wait."
"Doctor Wu, what about you?"
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
Doctor Wu got up and went to the backyard of the pharmacy. After a while, he turned in into another alley.
Here, Cheng Xi, who had left the medicine shop, looked at the words "Renxintang" thoughtfully, but when he looked back, he became elated.
"Let's go to the pork stall next!"
With so many ingredients, she can go home and stew pig trotters as she likes.
Braised pork trotters today, braised pork trotters in braise tomorrow, spicy pork trotters the day after, no duplicates at all!
The pig trotters Cheng Xi bought before were put into the space. The brother and sister only saw the braised pork but nothing else. Therefore, when Shen Xingqi saw her sister-in-law readily paying and taking away a basket, she was confused again.
"Sister-in-law, this food doesn't taste good."
"Huh?"
"It doesn't taste good. The stall owner usually can't sell it."
After saying this, she nodded heavily to increase the credibility of her words.
Cheng Xi sighed, "Little Qiqi, you have to think more carefully when dealing with others in the future."
"Yeah, I remember."
"There's only one way to get along with me."
"What is it?"
"Nothing." Don't think about it, just watch the whole process with an expression of admiration."