Chapter 39 Heartbeat

At noon that day, Chen Shiyi finally came back.

Pei Luoshu was relieved to see her, and said with a stern face again.

"Where have you been? You didn't even say hello. Don't waste the money you paid."

Chen Shiyi seemed not to notice Pei Luoshu's angry expression. He just squatted beside him, holding his face, looking up, his eyes full of stars.

She was so cheerful that Pei Luoshu couldn't help but be infected by her.

"What happened? Why are you so happy?"

“I’m rich.”

Chen Shiyi took out an exquisite wolf-hair brush from his arms and handed it to Pei Luoshu.

Pei Luoshu was slightly stunned. Why should he be given a pen?

"This is for you. Your pen is almost completely bristled but you're still using it. I'll buy you a new one."

Pei Luoshu felt a sweet feeling in his heart, and his eyes were filled with hidden joy.

"Why?"

Chen Shiyi smiled happily.

"Didn't I tell you? I've made a fortune."

Pei Luo Shurao asked with interest.

"What fortune did you make?"

She moved closer to Pei Luoshu and spoke in a low voice.

"I made thirty-five taels of silver from selling vegetables."

Pei Luoshu was a little bit unbelievable.

"Who can make so much money selling vegetables?"

"It's true."

"Tell me, how did you make it?"

To be honest, Chen Shiyi felt that the God of Fortune had blessed him to be able to earn this money.

The day before yesterday, she picked up a load of vegetables and went to the county town.

In order to keep the vegetables fresh and green, she wetted rags and wrapped the vegetables layer by layer. When they arrived at the largest market in the county, they looked as green and tender as if they had just been picked.

Her dishes were good, but not outstanding, and since most of the people here knew each other, she didn't sell many.

She later resorted to that method.

That night, she saw Sister Su Niang splashing water on the wall, and then the resulting wisps of white mist gave her a fairy-like feeling.

She thought something on the wall must have worked.

She carefully scraped a layer off the wall with a cloth, put it in a basin, and poured water on it. Sure enough, the white mist reappeared.

“So, this is your way of making your food stand out from the crowd?”

Chen Shiyi nodded.

"I originally wanted to sell them out as quickly as possible, but who knew that halfway through, they were bought out by a man who looked like a butler."

"Did you meet a rich man?"

"I just made up some nonsense and said some auspicious words."

Pei Luoshu smiled.

"I guess your auspicious words are more than just auspicious, right?"

"The housekeeper asked me where the vegetables came from and why they exuded an aura of immortality. I said that I grew them at home and they looked like this when I woke up in the morning. I never see them like this at other times. Who knows, some immortal came down to earth and saw the green vegetables as tender as emeralds, so he took a few away and left behind the aura of immortality."

"Your mouth..."

"But they believed it. Just think about it, whose food would be like this? Maybe it was the first time you saw it. Then something happened that was beyond your imagination..."

"What is it?"

"The housekeeper bought the vegetables and told the old lady in the mansion about this matter. Who would have thought that the old lady, who had been bedridden, would be able to get out of bed and walk the next day. Don't you think it's incredible?"

"Is there anything else?"

"I didn't believe it at the time. The next day, when I came to sell vegetables, the housekeeper bought them all at once and told me not to sell them to anyone else. He gave me thirty-five taels of silver, including the vegetables."

Pei Luoshu kept laughing, he really felt it was a bit ridiculous.

"Don't laugh. I don't think it's weird. Besides selling vegetables, I also sell other things."

"What?"

“It’s a wish.”

"What do you mean?"

"I was also telling you about the village chief's family. The village chief's mother had been ill for many years, and many people thought she would not live for more than two years. Unexpectedly, the village chief's new wife gave birth to a big fat boy, and her illness was cured. She is still in good health now. The village chief has never had children, and the village chief's mother thought that she had let down her previous wife and got retribution. She became ill because she had lost hope. Now that she has a grandson, her illness has naturally healed."

Pei Luoshu's eyes were sparkling, and his pupils were full of Chen Shiyi's shadow.

“Once a person has something to care about, his whole spirit and energy will be different, and he will naturally recover faster.”

Chen Shiyi said with a smile.

"Then I'll pick some vegetables to sell in two days."

Pei Luoshu shook his head.

“No.”

"Why?"

"You can get this money based on their fantasy, which makes them feel that God is blessing them. They are willing to spend this money to buy good fortune. But if the whole county is like this, their fantasy will be shattered, and they will feel cheated, and you will be in danger."

"Eleven, remember, scarcity makes things valuable. Don't sell vegetables this way in the future. Do you understand?"

After hearing this, Chen Shiyi nodded quickly.

"Master, you are really thoughtful. Otherwise, I would have lost my life without knowing where the problem lies."

Pei Luoshu had a smile on his face.

"Then why did you come so late today?"

Chen Shiyi slapped his head.

"If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten it."

She untied the package on her back, revealing two books and some papers.

"I went to the county town to sell vegetables. I was originally looking for you to see if there was anything suitable for you to do to make money. I wandered around the county town for a long time before I found that Moxiang Bookstore wanted to hire someone to copy books. I showed the shopkeeper the ten words you wrote for me. After seeing them, he immediately agreed to let me take the books back to copy. He would pay me eight cents for copying two books. How do you think?"

Pei Luoshu took the book and paper in a daze and was very touched.

"You went to the county town for me?"

Chen Shiyi smiled.

"It's not all for you. I also want to go to the county town to take a look. Don't worry."

Pei Luoshu nodded in understanding.

"Thank you."

"Why thank me? You are my teacher now, so I should do this for you. Also, please copy faster. When I hand the book to the bookstore, I will ask the owner if I can let you copy books for a long time. This way, I will have a guaranteed income and I won't have to owe money to others for medicine."

"Um."

Chen Shiyi seems to be in a good mood.

"Do you have anything else to do today? If not, please pack up early and I'll treat you to dinner."

Pei Luoshu hurriedly put away the things on the table.

Chen Shiyi also helped him collect it and teased.

"When it comes to eating, you're pretty quick."

"It is human nature to eat. It is a natural thing."

They went to a remote tavern in the town. The owner was a middle-aged woman who still had some charm. When she saw two teenage boys and girls, her eyes lit up.

"My mother brought me here to eat the braised chicken before. The chicken was tender and the soup was rich. I liked it too."

"Yeah, I want to try it too."

They sat in a corner of the store. Seeing the shopkeeper looking at them intentionally or unintentionally, Pei Luo raised his eyes and looked at Chen Shiyi, who was very curious about everything.

"Master, this is the first time I've eaten in a restaurant since I was born."

Pei Luoshu felt Chen Shiyi's joy.

"Eleven, do you know the difference between men and women?"

Chen Shiyi drank a sip of the free tea in the store.

"Are you saying there are differences between men and women?"

“That’s about it.”

Chen Shiyi held the water cup in both hands and said without thinking.

"When a person thinks about how to have enough food every day, these matters of men and women are long forgotten. I think that is only the rule of wealthy families. They have high status, power and influence, so their daughters are naturally precious, so they should be kept at home and raised well, and not easily shown to others."

"They are like precious flowers, and I am like the grass in the field. All I want is to live well."

Pei Luoshu looked at the scorching sun shining through the window frames covered with white paper onto her shoulders. Her grey clothes were shrouded in a layer of white light, which set off Chen Shiyi's satisfied smile, making her look particularly beautiful.

She is obviously not very good-looking, but why does she make my heart beat so fast when I look at her?

Pei Luoshu hurriedly drank the tea in his hand to hide his inner surprise.