Chapter 221
"He said he could make us a fortune, even mountains of oranges, but we just thought he was funny.
You don't know, he didn't look like a rich man at all. He was black, rough, and wore coarse clothes, which were dirty. He looked just like a beggar. We didn't believe a word he said, but seeing that he cried so pitifully, we put him down, gave him some food, and let him go.
Who would have thought that a few months later, he would come back again, this time to return the money for the oranges, and brought with him a few friends and some guards.
He said he wanted to do business again, and this time he must make back all the money he lost..."
When Mei'er said this, her smile disappeared and she frowned as if she was a little worried.
Tian Bajiao asked, "What happens next? He won't lose again, will he?"
"No, he made a lot of money and came back happily. He stayed at my house and went up the mountain and down the river with his friends, running around everywhere like a wild rabbit that could never be caught in the mountains.
My father and brother don't like his playful and playful appearance..."
"What about you?" Tian Bajiao interrupted.
"I..." Mei'er blushed, "I like watching them drink, chant poetry and sing around the fire, and pick fruit. Even though I don't really understand anything, I get excited every time I see it. It feels so... heroic!"
Mei'er's heart is obviously not as gentle as she looks.
The fruit thief must have figured something out. One day, he didn't go out with his friends. He walked around inside and outside a few times, then suddenly came over to her and asked, "Do you want to ride a horse?"
Mei'er nodded.
Tian Bajiao thought this was a sweet story like in a storybook, with two people riding on horses, galloping at full speed, and smiling at each other in the orchard.
But the reality is——
"That fruit thief was so unreliable. He never learned to teach. I had just mounted the horse and hadn't taken a few steps when it started jumping up and down and threw me off. I was so scared that I started crying, and he was so scared that he kept screaming. The horse was running forward with me, and he held on to the reins so tightly that he fell and bled all over, but he didn't let go. Later, his guards came and tamed the horse, saving both of us.
Seeing how badly he was injured, I asked him why he didn't let go.
But he said, what will you do if I let go?
I could see that he didn't like me when he said this, but he blushed again and explained, "That's not what I meant. I meant that I brought you out and I want to teach you, so I have to protect you."
Oh, I don’t know why, but as soon as I heard this, I liked him.
Later, the fruit thief taught me how to ride a horse.
When he left, he said that he would come to marry me next time the oranges were ripe.
My dad and my brother both said that he must have been just talking casually and wouldn't come.
But not long after, the matchmaker came to the door and brought the betrothal gifts."
"That's a rare good thing indeed."
Boss Shen came out from the backyard and said with emotion.
Tian Bajiao was about to speak: "... annoying! What am I saying?"
"Then you really made the right choice of spices. As soon as he smells them, he'll remember why you two met."
"Yeah, I think so too." Mei'er felt even more shy with the addition of another person, but she still nodded and said.
"Hey? But I don't understand this," Tian Bajiao asked her. "The man is in love with the woman, and they can be together. Isn't this the best thing? But when I saw you talking about his money, you seemed a little worried. Could it be... that he's not making money the right way?"
"How could that be? His family runs a legitimate business. I'm worried about whether he has money..." Mei'er didn't want to say any more to two people she wasn't familiar with. She paid the money and left with the spices.
But even if she didn't say it, Boss Shen and Tian Bajiao could guess something.
Mei'er still has to go to the street to sell fruits by herself, while the fruit thief has money to do business, has the leisure time to play around, and is accompanied by guards.
No matter how you look at it, these two people seem incompatible in terms of family background.
"Could he be lying to her?" Boss Shen guessed.
"The betrothal gifts have been delivered, so it shouldn't be the case," Tian Bajiao said, "I'm just afraid he wants her to be his concubine."
Zhuozhou is not very close to here. If they really want to take the person over, but they play some tricks when she enters the door and worships, it will be too late for her to react.
Even if the matchmaker knew about this kind of thing, she would definitely be vague about it.
"Alas, it all depends on the man's conscience."
Boss Shen sighed.
Tian Bajiao: "It depends on what his family elders are like."
Anyway, Tian Bajiao looked at people with pure malice. She felt that if the man was really a rich man, he would most likely care about etiquette. Getting married is a big deal. Even if the two people cannot meet before marriage, they should send a family member to propose marriage. It feels like there are still some problems if they only call a matchmaker.
But it’s hard to say. Maybe there are just few people in their family and they don’t care about these things?
Tian Bajiao didn't care much. What bothered her was that she was about to get married before she even made any friends.
We still have to find a new candidate. Mrs. Li San is really nice. She gave me an extra piece of liver when I went to buy meat this morning.
She planned to cook it in the evening and eat it with mashed garlic. Boss Shen didn't like mashed garlic, so she could have an extra portion.
I heard that Madam Li San also took the fertility medicine prescribed by Shuang Gui's father-in-law, and she has a sick child. Maybe she can start with that child?
No way, the child never appeared in the shop at all. He should be in the backyard, and she can't sneak in.
"Oh." Tian Bajiao sighed in worry.
Boss Shen thought she was worried about Mei'er, so he comforted her, "Everyone has their own destiny. Maybe she's destined to be together. Don't worry about it. It's been windy and dusty these past couple of days. I just cleaned up my room. Go up and see if you need to wipe the second floor. Don't let the customers get covered in dust. That would ruin your business."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Tian Bajiao nodded. The vines outside the second-floor window were gossiping.
"Oh, the wind blew my leaves away, and no one cares about me."
"How can I control you? Can I take you back?"
"You go if you want to go, I want to bask in the sun."
“I like the wind.”
"You like everything, but I haven't seen you blossom."
"As if you opened it."
"Oh my god, she's here again. Everyone, be careful. She's a killer. I heard she's unlucky for us..."
Tian Bajiao really wanted to ask who was spreading the gossip, but after thinking about it, she decided not to. She didn't want to be a lunatic yet.
As if in revenge, he pulled the curtain-like vines twice and closed the window.
She was about to go downstairs when she heard another sentence: "This tiger woman is really cruel. She stripped my leaves off. She is just as cruel as the guy next door."
"That's not right. She's far from it. The people next door are torturing us."
Tian Bajiao:?
The guy next door?
If her guess was correct, this should be referring to Mr. Zhou Er, right?
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