This can be tampered with.
Shi Murou wiped away her tears and smiled.
Today is market day, and Qiao bought several kilograms of each of the following: fatty pork, pork belly, and lean pork.
She didn't like fatty meat, but she discovered that everyone in her family loved it, as did other families in the village.
And she found out that fatty meat was actually more expensive than lean meat.
She suddenly realized that people in ancient times constantly went up and down mountains and down to the fields, which was physically demanding, and they needed the oil from fatty meat to replenish their energy.
Qingshui Town is a large town, a convergence point where several official roads intersect. On market days, crowds throng the town, one after another.
Qiao Lian'er, with her thin and small figure, struggled to squeeze through the crowd, but finally managed to get out of the busiest spot and breathed a sigh of relief.
A familiar figure walked towards them; it was Shen Liang. He was wearing a blue robe made of new material, and he looked like a scholar. In fact, he was a student, but he did not participate in the imperial examinations; instead, he studied practical mathematics.
Shen Liang was interning at Tianxianglou when he saw Qiao Lian'er. He casually looked away and walked past her.
But then a carriage passed by, and the crowd suddenly became crowded again, pushing him right in front of Qiao Lian'er.
"It's Brother Shenliang! There are so many people on the street, Brother Shenliang could hardly see me." Qiao Lian'er greeted him with a smile.
Shen Liang knew he couldn't avoid it now, so he seemed to acknowledge it properly and put on a polite smile.
"It's Sister Qiao Lian'er. I'm not often in the village, so I don't remember her appearance very clearly. Sister Lian'er, please don't worry about it."
Qiao Lian'er smiled and said, "Brother Shenliang is busy, busy learning arithmetic. I wonder how he's doing. My eldest cousin is waiting for you at home. My family thinks that once you've mastered it, we can start discussing marriage between our two families."
Shen Liang coughed awkwardly: "It's still early, still early. I've only been learning for three months and I'm still an apprentice. It will take at least two years to see any results. Sister Xi'er, just wait patiently and don't overthink it. I'll give her an explanation eventually."
Qiao Lian'er: "Oh."
Shen Liang felt that there was something hidden in that "oh", but when he looked closely at Qiao Lian'er's expression, it was perfectly normal.
Qiao Lian'er didn't want to say anything more. From Shen Liang's answer, she knew that he thought the same way as the Shen family.
Originally, he had developed feelings for someone else's girl, and he should have been more responsible, but he just wanted to drag Xi'er along.
That's true, we're family, otherwise we wouldn't be in the same household.
This ingenious idea must have been something he came up with with his family.
Qiao Lian'er had absolutely no good impression of Shen Liang.
Shi Murou arrived at Tianxianglou a step ahead of Shen Liang and called the manager to the back hall to talk.
"Miss Shi, I'm busy right now. What can I do for you?" The shopkeeper turned to look at the customers coming and going.
Shi Murou presented a heavy box and placed it in front of the shopkeeper.
One hundred taels of silver, gleaming brightly, stung the shopkeeper's eyes.
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