13 Newcomers Laugh
◎Is he a good person?◎
Before daybreak, the alley became bustling.
It was at this time that Carpenter Wang knocked on his old friend's door with a lot of bags.
The person who came out to open the door was a young girl, a little thin, with her hair casually draped over her shoulders. She had no makeup on but her cheeks were rosy and she looked like she had not woken up yet. She rubbed her eyes and welcomed him in.
Carpenter Wang held the warm water handed to him by the little girl in his hand, and he became more and more delighted as he looked at it.
Tian Nongxi, who was tying her hair, noticed the fiery gaze and looked back in confusion.
The middle-aged man in front of her looked unfamiliar. Although he looked at her from time to time, his eyes did not make her feel offensive.
Carpenter Wang smiled and explained, "I'm old and sleep less, so I came a little earlier than the agreed time. Second Mother, go back to sleep and don't worry about me." He then asked, "Do you remember me?"
Tian Nongxi naturally had no impression of it.
She rolled her sparkling eyes and evaded the question, "Of course I remember."
She just randomly found a carpenter nearby, and she had no idea who the carpenter was.
Carpenter Wang looked at her expression but didn't point it out. He said, "When you were an apprentice with your father, you were as small as a bean sprout. Now you have grown so big." He gestured to his waist as he spoke.
Only then did Tian Nongxi dig him out from his innumerable memories.
There are few jobs that can make money in the village. Carpentry and blacksmithing are one of them. Most of them have different masters. Those who are quick at work, lucky, and have connections will move with their families in this peaceful and prosperous era to Ruiyang County or even farther places to make a living.
Those who are content with a simple life and have nothing to ask for can just live on this little piece of land. The income is not small and is enough to support the whole family.
Tian Zhuangying is the latter, and Wang Mujiang is the former.
Carpenter Wang seemed to have just returned to Tianjia Village not long ago.
That year, Tian Erniang's father passed away, and he asked someone to send two taels of silver, which was almost half a year's wages for a carpenter.
After the send-off, the whole family left Tianjia Village.
Tian Nongxi filled Carpenter Wang's kettle with hot water and smiled shyly.
Carpenter Wang took the kettle, his eyes full of admiration but with a hint of nostalgia, he sighed and said: "Your father at that time... blame me for running too slowly." After walking several miles of mountain road, by the time the doctor arrived, the person on his back was already dying and there was no way to save him.
He felt guilty and ashamed to face the Tian family, who had elderly parents and young children. Coincidentally, a friend found a good job in Wenfu County, so he moved there with his family.
Now that I am old, I want to return to my roots, so I came back.
A few days after returning, I heard about the family affairs of an old friend that were widely talked about in the village, and that's why I took this job.
Tian Nongxi shook his head and said, "No one in the Tian family blames you."
Carpenter Wang brushed the calluses on her hands, sighed deeply, and couldn't help but curse: "Your grandfather is also an old fool."
His wife is from the Tian clan, so the two families should be related. But now she doesn't even want to show respect in front of the younger generation, which shows how angry she is.
Tian Nongxi now knew that her old cousin had not let her down. She couldn't help but feel happy in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She just lowered her head, looking very aggrieved.
With a "creak", the door of the hut was pushed open.
Bu Qin rubbed her eyes and walked out.
Tian Nongxi quickly stepped forward, took the wooden basin and gave it to her, then said, "I'll go cook."
According to the unwritten rule of Yanchao, the host family would at least provide two meals a day for the craftsmen who came to the door, and most of the craftsmen who got along well with the host family would be provided with three full meals.
Unexpectedly, Carpenter Wang waved his hand and took out a bag of white flour buns and a bag of dumplings from his bag, "Your aunt made them and asked me to bring them." He greeted the two of them as he spoke.
As he was speaking, a scent of meat wafted over.
Bu Qin had already turned around to wash up, leaving Tian Nongxi standing there stupidly.
These were white flour buns and meat buns! She had never seen these two things since she came in.
Tian Nongxi was in great grief, but his feet were firmly nailed to the spot.
The carpenter's wages were eighty cents a day, and the food he brought with him was more than enough.
In this way, you are actually working at a loss.
But he didn't want to refuse his kindness, so Tian Nongxi thought for a moment, then stepped forward and took a meat bun and a steamed bun each, stuffing the rest back to Carpenter Wang, saying, "Just a few are enough. You can eat the rest when you're hungry while you work."
Without waiting for Carpenter Wang to react, he pushed him out the door and locked it with a clang.
When I turned around, Bu Qin was already standing behind me with a backpack full of mothballs on her back.
She thought for a moment, then deftly took a steamed bun from Tian Nongxi's hand and put it in her mouth, saying vaguely, "I'll go first." She had to go home and take a look.
Tian Nongxi saw the two off, put the buns on the stove and covered them with a bowl, then added some brown rice to cook porridge. After doing all this, he went into the main house to wash up.
As soon as I finished washing, I ran into Lin Luan head-on.
He leaned against the wall and stared at Tian Nongxi. It was unclear whether he had woken up long ago or hadn't slept all night. He lowered his thick eyebrows and said in a calm voice, "Good morning."
Tian Nongxi wrung out her handkerchief, squeezed past him, and thought of the snacks on the stove. "Thank you."
Lin Luan nodded lightly and asked, "Is there anything you need me to do today?" He was not busy every day. He had given instructions yesterday and his subordinates had taken care of it. Now he could "repay the favor".
He glanced at Tian Nongxi calmly.
She is thin and has dark circles under her eyes. These days, not to mention Tian Nong Le's help, even her grandparents who should have returned home are nowhere to be seen, but she looks full of energy.
Lin Luan let out an ambiguous chuckle from his throat and planned to observe Tian Nongxi more during these few days.
Tian Nongxi had no idea of his little tricks. He only felt that the sun rose from the west today. He was flattered and said, "Yes, wait a minute."
She trotted to the stove and took the still warm buns. After thinking for a while, she reluctantly gave half to Lin Luan.
Lin Luan lowered his eyes to look at the half-eaten meat bun in his hand, then looked at Tian Nongxi who looked proud, and tentatively replied, "Thank you."
The two of them finished eating the bun under the rising sun, and then filled two bowls of porridge from the pot and drank them.
Tian Nongxi had just put down his bowl when he heard Lin Luan ask, "When you came back yesterday, did you see a...donkey in the alley?"
He asked casually, as if he was just trying to make conversation.
Tian Nongxi also answered casually, "Yes, it belongs to the owner of the seed stall. I talked business with her too late yesterday, so she stayed here."
It was so dark that he could tell whether it was a donkey or a horse. Could it be that he had just stared at the donkey for a while? Tian Nongxi couldn't help laughing when he thought of that scene.
Lin Luan saw something else in this laugh. He paused for a moment and asked, "Are you sure he's a good person?"
"What's wrong?" Tian Nongxi exclaimed, then said, "Yes."
Although Bu Qin is a businessman, he has a bit of an unruly and uninhibited demeanor, just like a gangster. Hidden behind his gentle appearance, people can't help but want to get close to him.
Naturally he was a good person and she liked him very much.
Lin Luan caressed the remaining warmth on his fingertips without comment.
When the two of them were about to leave with their shovels and hoes, he suddenly spoke up, "The owner of the seed stall... maybe he thinks you can make money?"
Tian Nongxi had just locked the door when he was stunned by what he heard. He glanced at Lin Luan, who looked righteous, and said hesitantly, "It shouldn't be...
What profit could she, a penniless little girl, make?
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