The two lifted the curtain and went to the backyard, where they saw Guihua and the other two taking out all the peaches.
It's been weighed.
It weighs a total of 83 jin (41.5 catties).
More than last time.
Yan Xia simply handed her a string of coins.
"Manager Yan, that's too much. Just give me 50 coins."
"Consider the extra as a deposit for the next time. We're all acquaintances, so take it. I'm too lazy to count it."
Aunt Tao would always give her a discount of two or three coins.
Although it was like mosquito meat to her.
But Yan Xia didn't want to owe him anything.
She turned and went to the front of the shop. There were three peach shortbreads left over from the morning's sales on the wooden tray on the table: one peach flavored and two plain.
Yan Xia put them all in a bag and tied it up.
Back in the backyard, I handed the bag to Aunt Tao.
"Aunt Tao, these are some of the best-selling pastries from my shop. I just happened to have a few left over from this morning, and I was wondering what to do with them. We're all tired of them. Why don't you take them home for your children?"
Yan Xia knew that Aunt Tao wouldn't accept it if she didn't say so.
As expected, she refused.
The two women refused for a while before Aunt Tao finally accepted the bag.
When Yan Xia finished tidying up the peaches and was about to close the shop, she noticed something wrapped in a lotus leaf on the table.
It emits a pleasant fragrance.
She opened it and found four meat buns.
The meat buns here cost three coins each, so four would cost twelve coins.
Yan Xia quickly chased after her outside the shop.
I could see Aunt Tao and her youngest son leaving from afar.
An old man and a strong man, one carrying a bamboo basket with his back straight, the other carrying nothing but with a slight hunchback.
The contrast is striking.
Yan Xia felt an indescribable discomfort in her chest.
For a few dozen coins, they would carry dozens of pounds of peaches from morning till noon, but they didn't want to take advantage of her. They spent a full twelve copper coins to buy meat buns as a return gift for her.
When she first arrived, she thought everyone here was as greedy, ugly, and disgusting as the Chen family.
Her opinion only changed slightly after she met Sister Zhao.
This world is not flawed; there are good people and bad people everywhere.
Since she's here, it must be fate. She will live a long and healthy life.
Yan Xia silently took a bite of the meat bun; it tasted even better than the ones she had bought.
Aunt Tao, who had just stepped out of the city gate, was talking to her son.
"Shunzi, do you think four steamed buns are enough? I don't know how much Manager Yan's pastries cost. I just tasted some crumbs, and they're even better than the osmanthus cake. Maybe next time we can secretly buy her four meat buns too—"
"OK."
"The children in Chunyang must be overjoyed to see the pastries. It's a pity there are only three pieces. I have four great-grandchildren. How am I going to divide them? How about we each have one piece a day, and then cut it into four smaller pieces for each of them? What do you think?"
Aunt Tao continued to bombard her youngest son with questions.
"good."
“Shunzi, do you want some? If you do, Mom will cut you another piece, but you have to eat it secretly. Don’t tell your brother. Your brother loves sweets the most, but yesterday he wouldn’t let Mom climb the tree to catch bird eggs, saying it was dangerous. What’s dangerous? I’ve been climbing since I was little and I’ve never fallen. I have to punish him by not giving him any. Oh, and remember to share some with your wife, son, and daughter-in-law. Don’t eat it all by yourself. Also, share some with your sister-in-law and your nephew and niece-in-law. Eat it secretly and don’t let your brother see.”
"Oh dear, you won't get to eat much this way, but the pastries are delicious, so it's good to lick the crumbs as well, just to get a taste."
"Um."
No matter what his mother said, Ma Yongshun remained expressionless, but anyone familiar with him would have noticed the helplessness in his eyes.
Soon, Yan Xia's house was rebuilt.
On the afternoon of the eleventh day, after closing the shop, Yan Xia, along with her daughters and daughter-in-law, boarded Zhao Dali's oxcart to return to the village.
On the low hills of Baihua Village.
A pair of lovers are embracing each other.
If you look closely, it's the woman hugging the man.
The man tried to break free with both hands.
Why did you lie to me? Do you intend to deceive me for the rest of your life?
Jin Lu's expression was very serious.
Zhu Wenjuan, her voice trembling with tears, clung to his slender waist, refusing to let go.
"Lulang, I know I can't hide this from you, but I only learned about your past from my aunt the day before yesterday. You know I love you, and I don't want you to leave me because of my aunt. I'm sorry, Lulang, I can't live without you. I've never been loved by my parents since I was little, and you're all I have. Please forgive me, even if it means kneeling in front of your mother for three days and three nights. Lulang, please don't do this, hold me tight, okay? I'm scared—"
Zhu Wenjuan's tears fell drop by drop.
Jinlu felt heartbroken, but he was also disheartened.
He had just learned from his sweetheart that she was actually the niece of that shrew Zhu Xiaohua.
Did she deliberately approach me from the beginning?
But seeing her crying her eyes out, so heartbroken, it didn't seem fake.
"Don't cry, I'm not blaming you, I'm blaming your aunt."
That shrew must have deliberately concealed it.
She had her eye on her mother's silver shop.
Now that's great, that shrew is probably very pleased with herself.
Mom is coming back today.
How should I explain this to her?
Jin Lu was heartbroken.
"Lu Lang, I'm scared. What if your mother doesn't approve of you marrying me? But I can't live without you. I'm so afraid. What will I do without you? I won't be able to live, Lu Lang—"
Zhu Wenjuan cried until Jin Lu's chest was soaked.
My whole body was trembling.
"Don't cry, I'm here. I'll talk to Mommy and make things clear."
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