Chapter 40 Thirty Two

When the dishes were served, the aroma filled the entire tavern.

The braised chicken was served in a large porcelain bowl, with a generous portion. The golden chicken was added with some green peppercorns and red chili peppers. I put a piece into my bowl and it was soaked in the oily sauce. I took a bite and the spicy and rich flavor filled my taste buds. It was very delicious.

After eating a few pieces, Chen Shiyi felt so spicy that he started sweating all over.

After drinking the water, she fanned herself with her hands and was handed a jade-green handkerchief embroidered with a green bamboo leaf.

"Wipe the sweat off."

Chen Shiyi hesitated and did not take it.

"I used yours, what did you use?"

Pei Luoshu kept his hand raised.

"I still have some."

Only then did Chen Shiyi take it.

“I didn’t know it would be this spicy.”

"You don't like to eat?"

"Not really, it tastes really good, but I feel like I'm sweating all over after eating it."

It was also Pei Luoshu's first time to dine out with someone else. He didn't even ask Chen Shiyi about her taste and only wanted to tell her what he thought was delicious. He was inconsiderate.

Chen Shiyi wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, which had a faint scent of green bamboo, which smelled particularly good.

When I wipe my sweat, I always feel like I have dirty the handkerchief.

"I'll wash the handkerchief and return it to you later."

Pei Luoshu pursed his lips, looking a little unnatural.

"No, I still have some. You can keep it for later."

Chen Shiyi nodded, very happy.

"This is really delicious except for the spicy taste. I came to see you first when I came back from the county. I haven't left yet. I will pack one for my family and another for my aunt."

Chen Shiyi said so much, but Pei Luoshu seemed to have only heard one sentence: she said that when she came back, the first person she would look for would be him.

It’s him!

"Okay, whatever you say."

The two walked out of the tavern, Chen Shiyi looking bitter.

"Why is it so expensive? This meal cost me two taels of silver."

Pei Luoshu looked embarrassed.

"I'm sorry for the expense."

Chen Shiyi smiled and said after hearing this.

"I didn't know eating out was so expensive, but it doesn't matter, I can make money, I'll treat you next time, I'm going home now."

"Let me take you there."

"No."

After saying that, she ran out of town carrying the packed vegetables.

Pei Luoshu returned home, poured the dishes onto a plate, and put the white rice sent by the store into a small bowl and brought it into the room.

He placed the food on the cabinet in front of Pei's mother's bed and poured her a cup of tea.

Pei's mother watched Pei Luoshu doing these things with a smile on her face.

This doesn't seem right.

"Luo'er, where did you get this food?"

After Pei Luoshu finished all these, he moved a chair and sat beside Pei's mother's bed.

"It's Eleven. She made some money today and treated me to a meal. She also brought you some."

Mother Pei took the food Pei Luoshu had prepared for her and ate it in small bites.

"Yeah, it still tastes the same."

"Eleven is a little uncomfortable with this. She rarely eats spicy food."

"I'm not used to spicy food."

"Eleven found me a job copying books. When I have more money in the future, I will take you to eat there again."

"She found it for you?"

"Well, she went to the county town specifically to find it for me."

When Pei's mother heard this, she was surprised to see that brat was talking incessantly. She had never seen him like this before and she didn't know when this started.

Still laughing like this?

It’s true that children are no longer under the control of their mothers when they grow up!

Pei's mother said with a smile.

"Luo'er, by the end of the year, you will be seventeen years old. Normal children will get married. How about I help you find a few girls?"

Pei Luoshu heard this and immediately refused.

"Mom, let's talk about it later."

Mother Pei laughed.

"Actually, I think Eleven is pretty good. She's hardworking, kind, and good at making money. Most importantly, she treats you very well."

Pei Luoshu seemed to have been touched by what was said, and his ears turned red.

"She..."

He was stunned for a while, seemed to remember something, and said dejectedly.

"I don't know what she thinks, what if..."

Pei's mother spoke with great care.

"Luo'er, if you like Eleven, take action and let her feel your love. Don't let her become someone else's and you won't even have time to cry."

When Pei Luoshu saw his mother speak out, he quickly retorted guiltily.

"Who likes her? Don't say anything nonsense, mom."

Mother Pei chewed the rice in her mouth, nodded continuously, and laughed wildly in her heart.

"Okay, I was just kidding."

Chen Shiyi returned to the courtyard and cooked.

When Wen Zhiheng came back, he found that the food on the table was unusually rich.

Everyone felt very happy.

"Eleven, is there anything good happening today?"

Chen Shiyi fried the last vegetable, brought it to the table, and said with a smile.

"I bought this chicken from a restaurant in town. I heard from others that it is the signature dish there. It has a very unique taste, but it is a little spicy."

Wen Zhiyuan was the first to pick up his chopsticks.

"Then I want to try it."

He took a careful sip and raised his thumb.

"tasty."

Having learned from the previous experience, everyone at the table looked at Wen Zhiyuan awkwardly, not daring to take action.

Wen Zhiyuan smiled knowingly.

"If you don't eat it, then it belongs to me alone."

Wen Zhiheng said.

"Eat it quickly. Eleven praised it, so it can't be wrong."

Only then did people start to use their chopsticks.

After dinner, Wen Zhiheng asked Chen Shiyi to go for a walk in the bamboo forest.

"You seem to be very busy these days. I haven't seen you for a long time."

Chen Shiyi said with a smile.

"I brought some vegetables from my garden to the town to sell these past two days. I had a chance encounter and earned over thirty taels of silver."

Wen Zhiheng was surprised.

"What kind of adventure could earn you so much money?"

Chen Shiyi repeated to Wen Zhiheng what he had said to Pei Luoshu before.

He was really surprised and praised Chen Shiyi highly.

"You are really clever."

Suddenly, he paused. Chen Shiyi wanted to ask what happened, but then he saw him walking forward.

"Master, are you worried about something?"

Wen Zhiheng's face flashed with embarrassment.

"Eleven, I..."

"What?"

"Can I borrow some money from you?"

Chen Shiyi nodded without thinking.

"Okay, there are thirty taels in the altar, you can use it."

Wen Zhiheng felt warm all over. Even in such a hot season, he could actually feel the burning heat in his heart.

"You, you didn't even ask me what I was going to do with it?"

"You are going to do something big. I wouldn't understand it even if you told me."

Wen Zhiheng's eyes were burning, and he held Chen Shiyi in his arms with both hands.

"Thank you, Eleven."

Chen Shiyi was wrapped tightly in his arms, sweating profusely from the heat.

Wen Zhiheng's hoarse voice sounded from above.

"Eleven, when you grow up a little bit, we will consummate our marriage and have a few children. We will teach them to read and write, okay?"

Chen Shiyi did not respond. She pushed Wen Zhiheng away and talked about other things.

"It's so hot and there are so many mosquitoes. Let's go back."

Wen Zhiheng was a little at a loss.

Maybe she is still young and doesn't understand many things.

It doesn’t matter, take your time, he has the patience to wait for her to grow up.