Xia Zhiliao deliberately ran two quick steps and then tripped on the threshold. Fortunately, it was winter and he was wearing a thick cotton jacket, so it didn't hurt when he fell to the ground.
"Child, are you okay?" Cheng Han didn't care about anything else and hurried out, then helped the little girl up and checked her injuries.
After hearing this, the Xia family couldn't sit still any longer and followed them out. The mother and her two children were all concerned about the little girl.
Mrs. Cheng Wang glanced at her husband, then looked at her sister, as if to say, see, this family treats even a baby girl as a treasure, if her daughter marries him, she won't have to worry about being bullied no matter what baby she gives birth to.
Xia Zhiliao saw that everyone had arrived, then smiled and shook her head, indicating that she was fine and that she had done it accidentally.
[Uncle San, come and see if Aunt San is pretty. I sacrificed myself just for you to take a look!]
Old Mrs. Xia saw it. It was certain that her little granddaughter liked this woman, and she also seemed to like her.
Then he nudged his third son with his elbow and winked at him, asking him to look.
Cheng Han naturally saw Xia Jinyu as well. Her fair face turned completely red. She bowed to several people and then ran into her room.
Aunt Chunhua knew that the matter was settled. "Oh, Han'er is still shy. She will be married soon. Why should she be shy?"
Cheng Han sat on the kang, twisting her handkerchief with her hands, the blush on her face lingering for a long time.
Xia Jinyu had nothing to be dissatisfied with. It was enough for him to get married at his age. Besides, the girl from the Cheng family was not ugly and looked quite pretty. He felt his heart beating faster and he didn't know what was going on.
The Cheng family invited them to stay for dinner, which meant that they were very satisfied with the marriage. Old Lady Xia did not delay and said that she would marry Cheng Han after they had lived a good life.
Old Mrs. Xia originally thought that it would cost several taels of silver to marry her third son, but she didn't expect that the Cheng family didn't ask for anything. She only spent money on the banquet, but she could still get some back.
Plus, she saved the money on hiring a cook, so she felt relieved that this matter had been handled.
In the past, getting things done was extremely difficult, but now everything is going so smoothly, it's like God is feeding it to me.
However, when she got home, she realized that this was not the only good thing!
"What did you say? How much did you sell?" Old Mrs. Xia thought she had heard wrongly. She stared at her fourth son and told everyone who were excited to stop making noise.
Xia Jinheng crossed his arms proudly, "Mom, five hundred coins, just a little corn, not even fifty coins, but I, your son, sold it for ten times the price. Moreover, they asked me to deliver it every day. I don't have to worry about sales at all now!"
"Fourth brother, is this true? You are not lying, right?" Xia Jinjun always felt that his younger brother was not doing his job properly and was a little skeptical that he really had such a great ability.
"Second brother, I know you look down on me."
"I'm not... I'm..."
"Alright, brother, I know you're worried that I'll go astray!" Xia Jinheng said with a playful smile, "But this time I'm really going to make a fortune."
"Fourth brother, that's enough, stop keeping us in suspense." Xia Jinxiu said impatiently.
"I originally planned to sell the popcorn on the street. It's not impossible. There are many children around, wanting to try the rare things. But I think this is not a good idea. It's a waste of time."
Xia Jinheng became more and more proud as he spoke, "I doubt it, no, I am sure that I was born to be a businessman."
"I just took the food to the theater and teahouse. I thought that since they were all free, there was no difference between eating peanuts and melon seeds and eating popcorn. And it worked."
"Chun Man Lou directly asked me to deliver 50 kilograms of this stuff every day!" Xia Jinheng raised his chin, "It's easy to make 500 coins a day."
Old Lady Xia was also very happy. "Look at how proud you are. You are really lucky. Then work hard and don't be bothered by it."
Xia Jinheng nodded, "Mom, this is not luck, this is my ability."
Xia Zhiliao nodded.
[That's right, Fourth Uncle is indeed a good businessman. He can even think of this.]
Xia Jinheng blinked at Xia Zhiliao and said, "Zhiliao, go check inside your room!"
Xia Zhiliao jumped for joy, then ran back to the house and found a bunch of delicious and fun things on his kang.
Although she is no longer a child at heart, who wouldn't like the feeling of being pampered?
"Fourth brother, are there only Zhiliao's? There's nothing for me?" Xia Jinxiu said, pretending to be jealous.
"Yes, no one can be without you. I bought you rouge, and I will negotiate with two more shops later. You will make more and more money, and I will open a shop for you later."
Xia Jinxiu felt a little guilty. Her mother had just asked her to prepare the banquet, and she only knew how to make one dish, pickled fish. How could she do it?
…
When it was getting dark, the three boys of the Xia family had not returned yet. Old Mrs. Xia was about to scold them. Xia Zhiliao was afraid that his brothers would be scolded, so he took the initiative to take on the responsibility of calling his brothers back for dinner.
However, she had just walked out of the door and had not gone far when she suddenly felt movement behind her. When she turned around, someone had covered her mouth and was dragging her backwards.
With her small arms and legs, it was no use struggling with all her strength.
It’s over, it’s over. Is she going to be snatched away?
She is worthless. She is dumb and cannot be sold at a high price.
When the big hands moved away, she subconsciously wanted to scream, but she couldn't make a sound.
"It seems that you are really a mute?"
Xia Zhiliao was terrified, but felt that the voice was inexplicably familiar.
Soon, the young man appeared from behind the haystack with a playful smile on his cold face.
[It’s over, it’s over. He chased me home and killed me to silence me! Woohoo, my life, I died unjustly. If you want to kill me, just kill me and don’t hurt my family.]
Xie Heng curled his lips. How old is this kid? His life is threatened, but he is still thinking about his family.
Xia Zhiliao knew that it was useless to run away. After all, the man behind her was a master. If she moved, he would be killed directly. So she should give up struggling and accept her fate.
Thinking of this, she gave up.
[What are you looking at? What the hell are you laughing at? You think you look good when you laugh? Humph, I won’t even tell you if you look good. If you kill me today, you will die miserably. Humph, this can be regarded as God’s revenge for me!]
Xie Heng frowned slightly. She said she would die? What did she know?
[What are you looking at? Alas, I know who killed you, but unfortunately I won't tell you. Humph, when you become a ghost, I'll have been dead for many years. I'll have made friends with ghosts and bully you to death. I'll make you kneel in the corner and sing "Conquer" every day!]
"What?" Xie Heng couldn't help but utter.
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