Su Qingluan walked closer and looked in the direction her parents were looking, but she didn't see anyone suspicious.
Could it be that those people who extorted money yesterday are here again?
No, I heard that Dong Mao, the mastermind behind the incident, is still being held in the county jail awaiting sentencing.
"Dad, Mom, what are you looking at?" Su Qingluan asked curiously.
Yang shook her head. "It's nothing serious. I just told your Aunt Yang that Mr. Xu didn't come today."
"Maybe you're tired of coming here to eat this wrap every day?" Skinny Monkey joked.
Then he shifted his gaze and noticed Su Qingluan was dressed in men's clothing. He jokingly said, "Hey, where did this handsome boy come from? Could he be the brother of the Su family's sister?"
Seeing him teasing her, Su Qingluan simply straightened her face, straightened her collar, clasped her fists and bowed, saying, "My boy Su Xuanhe, may I know the name of this brother?"
Originally, Shouhou'er was absolutely certain that Su Qingluan was a woman disguised as a man. Since they were already familiar with each other, they could naturally joke around.
However, seeing the other party's seriousness in introducing his name, he was unsure. Could it be that the Su family girl had a twin brother?
Thinking of this, he also bowed hurriedly, stammering nervously, "My...my last name is Hou, I'm the third child in the family, and because I'm so thin I'm nicknamed Skinny Monkey... Little brother, just call me Skinny Monkey..."
The skinny monkey lowered his head and muttered to himself, but heard a "chi chi" laugh in his ears.
He looked up and saw Su Qingluan holding her stomach and mouth, her body bent like a shrimp with laughter. Meanwhile, Yang and Su Guangfu looked at their daughter with helpless expressions.
"I'm so sorry, little brother Hou," Yang said apologetically, "My daughter is sometimes a little naughty... Apologize to you quickly!" Of course, the second half of the sentence was directed at Su Qingluan.
Su Qingluan smiled and said "I'm sorry", but couldn't help but add, "Who asked Skinny Monkey to make fun of my men's clothing first?"
Aunt Yang laughed to her tears, "Don't mention it, that bow she made just now was quite intimidating. If it weren't for the Su family's pierced ears, she would have looked like a young man of eleven or twelve!"
Su Qingluan touched her earlobe when she heard this - in order to match her men's clothing today, she did not wear earrings, but she did not pay attention to the problem of ear holes.
Anyway, she didn't really want to hide her identity as a woman, so Su Qingluan didn't take it to heart.
What she didn't know at this moment was that one day in the future when she really dressed up as a man, she would almost fall flat on her face because of this small detail.
Although Shouhouer said that Mr. Xu Kekuan was probably tired of the Su family's wraps, Su Qingluan thought that the last time she saw the old man, he was still analyzing the ingredients of the wraps with great interest - and his analysis was becoming more and more accurate.
Judging from his energy, he doesn’t look like he is “bored”.
They all do business on the same street and are "old customers" who come every day. In addition, Mr. Xu is a very calm person except for being a little stubborn sometimes. He occasionally helps to look after the stall and gets along well with the three members of the Su family.
Therefore, Yang and Su Guangfu were also a little worried, so Su Qingluan simply took advantage of the time before the stall was less busy to sneak over to Nong Moxuan to find out what was going on.
In Nongmoxuan, old man Xu Kekuan was not there, but there was only a guy fiddling with an abacus.
When the waiter saw Su Qingluan, he was stunned for a moment, and then looked her up and down before recognizing who she was.
"So it's Madam Su." He put down his abacus. "But do you want to buy some writing brushes, inkstones, and paper?"
Su Qingluan shook her head: "Excuse me, where is your shopkeeper Xu, Mr. Xu? I haven't seen him for two or three days. I miss him so much."
After hearing Su Qingluan's question, the waiter's business smile faded and he sighed.
Su Qingluan felt nervous when she saw this: Could it be that Mr. Xu is ill?
Thinking of the kind smile that always tells you interesting stories about the neighborhood and the cute look of the stubborn old man when talking about delicious food, Su Qingluan subconsciously didn't want to hear any bad news about such a lovely old man.
"My boss is indeed bedridden." Seeing Su Qingluan was stunned, he quickly added: "It's not life-threatening. It is said that he just has weak limbs and doesn't want to eat."
Su Qingluan raised her eyebrows: It doesn't sound too serious, more like the indigestion and decreased body capacity that are common among middle-aged and elderly people.
Feeling slightly relieved, Su Qingluan asked about Mr. Xu's residence - it was not far away, just in the town.
Su Qingluan went back and told her parents that Mr. Xu was ill: "I'll go see him!"
"Say hello for us too!" Aunt Yang and Skinny Monkey had become acquainted with Old Man Xu over the past few days because their stall was next to the Su family's. Hearing that he was bedridden, they were also a little worried.
Su Qingluan agreed to all of their requests, then turned around and bought apricots and peaches at the market and went to the Xu family's house.
Although the Xu family's house didn't look as luxurious as the wealthy families', it still had white walls and blue tiles, and its house was well-maintained. It was much better than the thatched and yellow earth houses of his family and his neighbors.
After a gentle knock on the door, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old gatekeeper dressed in a short, grey cloth came out. He looked Sui Qingluan up and down, bowed, and asked, "Who are you, young master? Why are you knocking?"
Su Qingluan was startled, then realized that she was now dressed as a man. She put the fruit aside and returned the greeting, saying, "I heard that Mr. Xu Kekuan was ill, so I came to visit."
The gatekeeper smiled slightly when he heard this: "May I know your name, sir?"
"Just say it's to call Su Qingluan."
"Please follow me to the front hall for tea, my dear. I will report to the master."
So Su Qingluan's fruit was taken away, and she followed the gatekeeper into the yard.
This courtyard was actually considered "cramped" for the wealthy families of that era - after all, it only had three courtyards, while Su Qingluan had seen large houses with four or five courtyards in novels and TV dramas more than once.
But for her, who lived in a "small apartment with two bedrooms and a living room" before the time travel and lived in a "mud house in a farmyard" after the time travel, this clean house with stone-paved roads can be considered a "luxury house".
Su Qingluan thought that after she received her share of the monthly profits in a month, even if she couldn't buy a house in the town immediately, she would renovate her old and shabby house and work hard to live in such a house as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Su Qingluan was let into the front hall.
Sitting on a mahogany carved chair and drinking tea, Su Qingluan picked up a piece of exquisitely shaped tea and almost took a bite - it was so sweet.
Frowning slightly in disgust, Su Qingluan thought to herself that if she had known it was so unpalatable, she would not have eaten it.
However - she looked down at the snack with half of its edge missing in embarrassment - it was not easy to put back the food that she had touched, so how could she destroy the evidence?
At this time, Su Qingluan heard a smiling voice ask, "Is this snack not to Su Xiaoyou's taste?"
"!!" Su Qingluan, who was about to do something "bad", almost jumped up.
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