ebookland Chapter 338
Chapter 338
The person Zhao Gouxiong found was a young man from the same village named Zhao Xiaozheng. After seeing him, Zhong Ruyi felt that he should be the one called Gouxiong.
I saw a young man of about eighteen or nineteen, as tall as a bear. It was cold now, but he was wearing a thin coat. His muscles made the clothes bulge out, and he looked more mature, like a young man of twenty-five or twenty-six years old.
But when he speaks, he has a gentle voice and is very shy, which is in stark contrast to his appearance.
"Gouxiong, take Xiaozheng for a stroll up the mountain and get to know your uncle Ji and brother Dabao."
Ji Jiang and Zhong Dabao will come and tell you how the two of them perform. If it is not good, they will not stay.
"Okay!" Zhao Gouxiong took Zhao Xiaozheng, who was as tall as a bear, away.
She shared some of the extra apples she picked in the morning, gave some to her sisters-in-law, and took some back to her husband's house.
When she was carrying the basket over there, she happened to meet Xiaoxue pushing the gate out of the yard with a somewhat melancholy look on her face.
"Sister-in-law!" As soon as she saw her, the melancholy on Xiaoxue's face disappeared, replaced by a kind of trust.
She took Zhong Ruyi's hand, looked at the courtyard door behind her and whispered, "Sister-in-law, I have something to tell you."
"What's wrong?" Zhong Ruyi was pulled to the corner by the little girl.
Xiaoxue bit her lip and whispered something into her sister-in-law's ear.
"Are you sure? Isn't it delayed?"
When Zhong Ruyi heard Xiaoxue say that Chen's mother seemed to have not had her period in the past few months, she was shocked.
Chen Dongzhi is 22 years old. His mother gave birth to him when she was 18. If he has entered menopause now, he is too young. He is only 40 years old!
But she was not sure whether this was due to different individual constitutions, after all, some people would stop so early.
She patted the little girl's shoulder gently, and seeing that she was really worried and frowning, she whispered a few words to comfort her.
Suddenly, Chen's mother's voice came from the yard, "Xiaoxue? Are you outside?"
Zhong Ruyi responded loudly, "Mom! It's me!"
Then he said to Xiaoxue, "Don't worry yet. I'll go back and ask my mother to see if it's normal. I'll ask a doctor to come over tomorrow and ask him to check the wound on my head. Bring your mother here and I'll find a way to get the doctor to check her pulse."
Xiaoxue nodded with tears in her eyes. She was too embarrassed to speak to her brothers and sisters at home, so she could only think of her sister-in-law.
The two entered the yard. Chen's mother was sitting on a small stool, mending a piece of clothing in her hand. Judging from the style and size, it should be Xiaoman's.
"Mom, I'll bring you some apples to try. If you like them, I'll bring you more."
She smiled and put a basket of apples on the table. She picked up two and washed them, then gave one to Chen's mother and Xiaoxue, letting them taste them.
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Boss Wang was sitting in a horse-drawn carriage heading towards Jixiang Town. The two horse-drawn carriages following behind him were all loaded with apples. He didn't know if it was his illusion or something, but he always felt that he could smell a faint fruity fragrance.
He was in a good mood because he had a feeling that these apples would sell well when they were sent back to Jixiang Town.
Although both are towns, Jixiang Town is much bigger than Liuyun Town, with more people and even more wealthy people.
This apple is better than any fruit he has ever eaten. What price should he set for it?
I still remember that last year there was a store in Jixiang Town that specialized in selling fresh fruits and vegetables. Their fruits were sold individually, and one piece was worth an ordinary family's day's hard work wages.
Boss Wang touched his chin. He was not such a profiteer, so he set the price at sixty-six cents per catty. This number was auspicious. If he could get three per catty, it was also very good!
The subordinate asked him through the curtain, "Master, there is a post station ahead. Should we go down and have a rest?"
He lifted the curtain and looked at the sky. It would be dark in about an hour. It would be difficult to travel at night. "Then let's go down and stay at the post station tonight. We can continue our journey tomorrow!"
The group entered the post station. There were horse-drawn carriages carrying goods coming and going around them, so they did not look out of place among the crowd.
The waiter unloaded the carriage and led the horses to the back door to feed them grass. When the wind blew, the apples hidden behind the carriage curtains came out, and even faster was the fruity fragrance that spread in the air.
He took two deep breaths and felt a fragrance filling his entire chest. He murmured to himself, "What kind of cargo is this customer carrying? Why is there such a fragrance?"
After feeding the horses with grass and water, the waiter secretly walked to the side of the carriage, opened the curtain while the two guards were not paying attention, and quickly took out a fruit and put it into his chest.
His heart was pounding. It was his turn to go downstairs for lunch. He quickly hid the stolen apple under his pillow, preparing to take it home when he got off work in the evening.
Boss Wang and his nearly ten subordinates ordered two tables of food, and they had to sit down at two tables.
Two more people went to guard the goods in the carriage and wait until the people had eaten their fill before going to change jobs.
When they were done eating and asked someone to pay the bill, the subordinate came back confused, "Master, the shopkeeper said we can get our meal for free."
Upon hearing this, Boss Wang looked towards the counter and saw a middle-aged man bowing to him, showing a friendly attitude.
The more friends you have when you are out, the more paths you can take. Naturally, he would not refuse this favor and nodded at the other party with a smile.
In the evening, the owner of the post station came to visit suddenly. Boss Wang asked someone to open the door and invited him to sit down and have tea.
After the two exchanged greetings, they learned that his surname was Wang, and the shopkeeper called him Master Wang.
"Master Wang, I came here late at night to confess my crime to you."
"Oh? What does this mean?" Boss Wang was completely confused and didn't understand where this accusation came from.
The shopkeeper looked ashamed. "It's like this. A waiter in our post station who was in charge of the cattle and horses in the backyard was blinded by greed in the evening and stole something from your carriage. Fortunately, someone in his room found out and told me. I have already dealt with the waiter, but I haven't come to you to apologize yet. I really feel guilty."
Boss Wang thought it was a big deal, but he just waved his hand disapprovingly and said, "It's nothing, no need to be so serious."
But what he didn't know was that the person who came to accuse him was just knocking on his door, and the real reason was to get the stolen goods.
The shopkeeper seemed a little embarrassed and said, "One last thing. I want to ask what kind of fruit is in Master Wang's carriage? I have never seen it before, but it has a strange fragrance!"
Boss Wang laughed heartily, looking quite pleased with himself, as if he was speaking with his chin raised.
"You don't understand this, do you? I bought these fruits from a small village called Xinghua Village in Liuyun Town. There are fruit trees planted on half a hill. If I hadn't eaten these fruits last year, I might have missed them."
He had originally brought it back to sell, and seeing the shopkeeper's hesitant expression, I knew he wanted the fruit.
He simply waved his hand and asked one of his subordinates to get some apples from the carriage.
Soon, the apples were washed and brought up, and the room was filled with a faint fruity fragrance.
"Try it!" Boss Wang didn't hesitate to take one and started to eat it, crunching it happily.