Chapter 158: It’s no problem to pick up ten of you
Zhou Ye took Lin Shu to the teahouse on the street. When he saw He Guixiang and the other two waiting outside the teahouse, he took back Lin Shu's hand.
The market was packed, and several people had agreed to meet outside a teahouse. They hadn't expected the place to be so busy today. It was already full, and many customers, politely turned away by the waiter, lingered. It turned out the teahouse had added several more storytelling sessions for the month-end market.
At this moment, the storyteller was reaching the climax of the story. There was constant cheering from inside, which made the tea drinkers lingering outside feel itchy and wanted to hear more clearly.
Lin Dashan was one of them. When he came here with his wife and daughter, the teahouse was already crowded with tea drinkers. All the seats were taken. Those who came late could only listen to the fun at the door.
"Oh, if I had known not to stay elsewhere for too long, I might have caught this one. Listen, it's so lively in there! I could only hear it sporadically from outside." Lin Dashan said with regret.
When Lin Shu and Zhou Ye arrived, they heard him mumbling. Lin Shu laughed and said, "Didn't they say the storytelling at the teahouse has been extended several times today? Every time it's the same. If Dad listens to all of it now, he won't be surprised later."
"Ashu, it's still early for the next trip. You and Aye can go somewhere else. Mom and your dad will wait here." He Guixiang said.
Lin Shu said, "Mother, let's wait together. We'll need a big table for the whole family to sit together."
He Guixiang glanced at Zhou Ye and laughed for some reason, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
"By the way, mother, I just went to the noodle soup shop and I negotiated with the owner. This time I got this amount..." Lin Shu leaned close to He Guixiang's ear and told her the money she earned this time and the chicken mushroom sauce she would give her next time. He Guixiang was delighted after hearing this.
She knew that Ah Shu's chicken mushroom sauce was selling well, and Old Man Liao had also said so, but she didn't expect it to be so popular!
In the past, the family relied on Aye to come to the town from time to time to sell some mountain products so that they could save some money. However, there was no fixed amount of mountain products, sometimes more and sometimes less. Also, because going into the mountains was too dangerous, she and Lin Dashan didn't want Aye to go too often. They only went there about once a month, or at most twice.
But Ah Shu's chicken mushroom sauce business is different. As long as Li Ji's noodle soup shop continues to do good business, Ah Shu's chicken mushroom sauce will continue to sell, and she will earn a considerable amount of money every month!
"What's the matter that makes you laugh like this?" Lin Dashan asked. His wife was introverted and could hide her happiness even when she encountered something. But after hearing what Ah Shu said, he didn't know what the mother and daughter said, but she actually laughed like a flower. It was very strange.
He Guixiang pinched Lin Shu's arm, signaling her to be quiet. She turned to Lin Dashan and said, "What else could it be? Didn't Ah Shu just go to the noodle soup shop to collect the money? It was a considerable sum. How could she not be happy to hear that?"
After hearing this, Lin Dashan grinned and praised Lin Shu for her ability.
Lin Shu glanced at He Guixiang, then at the silly Lin Dashan.
Hiss, it looks like Dad doesn’t know anything.
No way, Mom never told Dad how much money she could make from this sauce?
Lin Shu actually guessed it right.
Lin Dashan didn't like asking about the family's money. He only knew that the family had some savings, but not much, all of which were saved by his wife, pennies upon pennies. Now that Ah Shu was making sauces and selling them, He Guixiang didn't say the exact amount, so he just assumed that Lin Shu had earned a few hundred coins.
He worked as a temporary worker for others and earned only a few copper coins a day. A few hundred coins was considered a great fortune for him.
Lin Shu and He Guixiang looked at each other, and seeing the gesture of silence she made behind Lin Dashan's back, they couldn't help but smile with their hands covering their lips.
This is better. Dad has some common problems among grown men, so it’s better not to let him know how much money the family has.
But she was surprised that her mother had been able to keep it secret so well.
The family chatted and laughed outside the teahouse, not feeling bored at all. After the storyteller finished and the guests inside had left, they hurried inside, asked for a large table, and each ordered a bowl of tea and a few snacks, including glutinous rice cakes and fried beans.
"Mom and Dad, please don't worry about eating and drinking. I'll treat you to dinner today." Lin Shu waved her hand generously.
Lin Dashan and He Guixiang both knew that she had made money, so they did not refuse.
The little girl Lin Xiaopu is also very happy. She is benefiting from her elder sister, hehe.
After drinking tea and listening to a book in the teahouse, the family strolled through the streets, checking out the various stalls and shops, and then strolling around the grass market. Zhou Ye and Lin Dashan's backpacks were filled with a lot more stuff after this trip. They bought pots and spoons, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, ginger, and Sichuan peppercorns, as well as some rapeseed oil and rock honey.
"Sister, there seems to be a circus ahead!" Lin Xiaopu suddenly exclaimed and pointed ahead.
She had never seen acrobatics in her life. Wang Yingen had told her that acrobatics were rare in town, and could only be seen at the month-end fair. After all, the people in the county town were much wealthier than those in town, so they preferred to go to the county town for acrobatics. But today, she had actually encountered one!
Of course, they did not miss this opportunity and squeezed into the crowd that had already formed three circles inside and three circles outside.
The result was that I couldn’t squeeze it at all!
Lin Dashan simply put Lin Xiaopu on his neck and sighed inwardly: His youngest daughter has gained weight and is much heavier than before!
Lin Xiaopu was so happy that he shouted excitedly, "I saw it, I saw it, Daddy, I saw it! There's someone doing a somersault!"
Lin Shu was also very curious, so she stood on tiptoe and craned her neck to look in. But although she was not short for a woman, there were so many men watching in front of her that she could not see anything at all.
After confirming that she couldn't see anything even if she stood on tiptoe, Lin Shu gave up and just listened to Lin Xiaopu talk about what was inside.
"Ah Shu." Zhou Ye suddenly called her, "Come behind me."
Lin Shu was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up slightly, "Aye, are you going to take me in?"
Zhou Ye nodded, pulled Lin Shu behind him, and relying on his big size and strong body, he forced his way through.
Lin Shu grabbed Zhou Ye's clothes and felt that the man in front of her was like a high wall, blocking her firmly.
At first she just grabbed the hem of his clothes, but there were too many people, and if she moved a little further away she would be pushed left and right by the crowd. In the end she simply hugged Zhou Ye's waist and pressed tightly against his back.
Zhou Ye seemed to stiffen for a moment, but then he continued forward with a normal expression and soon brought Lin Shu to the inner circle.
It was inevitable that the two of them would exchange a few curses, but the cursers immediately fell silent when they saw Zhou Ye's burly figure.
Lin Shu was a little embarrassed. She coughed lightly and whispered, "Aye, isn't this a bad thing for us?"
Zhou Ye said, "It's nothing, it's always like this, those with greater strength will push forward."
After Lin Shu stood firm, Zhou Ye half-crouched down. He was big, and if he just stood there, he would definitely block the people behind him.
When Lin Shu saw him squatting, she squatted down as well, leaning against him, and said to him with a smile: "Aye, squat more steadily, I want to lean on you."
Zhou Ye's mouth curled up slightly.
Ah Shu’s smile is... so sweet.
The two of them crouched in front like two giant mushrooms. A girl nearby saw them and seemed to find their behavior very funny. She whispered something to her mother next to her. The woman patted her head gently and whispered a warning: "Don't stare at others all the time. If you stare at them and make them angry, you'll get a spanking."
"Okay, I won't stare at them. I'll just watch them secretly. Mother, that sister is really pretty. Why are she and that big brother squatting?"
"That big brother is tall, and if he stands there he will block the view of the people watching from behind."
"But that sister is almost as tall as my mother, why is she squatting too?"
"You little girl, why do you have so many questions? That sister and that brother are a couple, and they just want to get together and whisper."
"Hehe, they are indeed a good couple. Both the sister and brother are good-looking, and the baby they will give birth to will definitely be good-looking too."
"Shh, stop talking and go watch your fun."
When the woman was talking to the little girl, her voices were not very loud, and there were cheers all around, so most people should not have been able to hear it, but Zhou Ye heard it clearly.
He turned his head to look at the girl next to him. Ah Shu was staring at the big man doing somersaults in the field with great interest, but Zhou Ye was staring at Ah Shu without blinking.
Giving birth to a baby...
He had never thought about these things before, and even his wife had never thought about them.
If it was Ah Shu...
The baby that Ah Shu gave birth to must be as pretty as her, with eyebrows curved like willow leaves, eyes bright like stars in the sky, a small nose, and bright lips. When she smiled, all the flowers on the mountains and fields were not even one-tenth as pretty as her.
"Wow, that's amazing!" Lin Shu applauded along with the others.
Even though it was just somersaults and wooden sword dancing, it was obvious he was a martial artist. This wasn't just a sideshow, it was a performance, a martial arts show. She loved watching this!
Seeing her so happy, Zhou Ye thought to himself: No wonder Ah Shu's eyes lit up when he jumped over a rock wall and climbed a tree. It turns out Ah Shu likes this.
"Why isn't there a 'chest breaking a big stone'?" Lin Shu asked excitedly, "Aye, do you know what a 'chest breaking a big stone' is?"
Zhou Ye didn't say anything, so she continued, "It's like putting a big stone on the chest and someone else hitting it with a hammer. The stone breaks, but the person's chest remains intact without a single wound. There's also splitting bricks with bare hands and pouring oil into the mouth..."
After saying this, Lin Shu couldn't help but look at Zhou Ye's chest, which made him subconsciously tighten his waist and abdomen. "A Shu?"
In fact, he didn't hear what Ah Shu said at all. He only saw her mouth opening and closing. Ah Shu's lips were a little dry. If they were in a deserted mountain forest, would she ask him for water?
Lin Shu suddenly thought of something and asked Zhou Ye, "Aye, you are so powerful, can you break a rock with your chest?"
Zhou Ye suddenly came back to his senses and answered truthfully: "I don't know, probably not, but I can smash a rock with one fist."
"Wow, that's amazing. Aye, I know you are very strong, but how heavy a stone can you lift?" Lin Shu asked curiously.
Zhou Ye looked at her face and replied inexplicably: "It's no problem for me to pick up ten of you."
Lin Shu: ...
Taking advantage of their proximity, Lin Shu secretly reached out and pinched him on the waist. "Well, Ah Ye, you're really becoming more and more unruly. Tell me, if you continue like this, will you bully me in the future?"
Zhou Ye didn't know what kind of bullying she was talking about. If it was that kind, then it would probably happen.
He seemed to have all the bad qualities of men. Many nights, he would bully Ah Shu until she cried in his dreams.
He liked to see Ah Shu's eyes red and wet. He wanted to stretch out his tongue and lick her eyebrows, her lips and tongue, every inch of her skin, even her toes...
Maybe it was because he had dealt with wild beasts too many times, and sometimes he felt like a wild beast himself.
He carefully concealed his hidden animal nature and was afraid to let his family find out.
Now, it’s A Shu.
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