Chapter 50 Going to Town
Five paintings, and she just finished them today! She has to go to town quickly.
When they were about to leave, Shen Wuyou said that he would go with her no matter what, so Xu Zhiyi had no choice but to let him go.
I was lucky enough to get up today, as I happened to catch the ox cart. In the past, the ox cart would be there on market days, but since the drought, the villagers have nothing to sell at the market, so the ox cart has been reduced to only once a month.
After she and Shen Wuyou got on the ox cart, they found a random seat and sat down. Suddenly, she felt a strong gaze. She looked up and saw Xu Xiaoju and Li sitting opposite her.
Xu Xiaoju looked at Shen Wuyou next to Xu Zhiyi with burning eyes. The more she looked, the more she felt sorry. Such a handsome husband was ruined by that money-loser!
How come she didn't know there was such a handsome husband candidate in the village? If she had known in advance, she could have married him instead of having to suffer the humiliation of marrying into a woman's family as a man.
Xu Zhiyi stared at Xu Xiaoju coldly, and saw that she was staring at Shen Wuyou without blinking, and Shen Wuyou beside him was also very uncomfortable being stared at, and he felt a little disgusted with Xu Xiaoju's naked gaze.
"Xu Xiaoju, your saliva is about to flow out, why don't you wipe it quickly?"
Hearing this, Xu Xiaoju subconsciously touched her chin, then reacted and stared at Xu Zhiyi: "What do you mean?"
Xu Zhiyi: "What can I mean by that? I just saw you staring at my husband and I was afraid you couldn't stop drooling, so I kindly reminded you."
Xu Xiaoju felt that everyone on the oxcart was looking at her with strange eyes, and she immediately yelled at Xu Zhiyi angrily: "Don't spit blood at me, I didn't look anywhere"
Li, who was standing by, was afraid that gossip would spread and affect her daughter's reputation, so she turned to Xu Zhiyi and said, "Bah, if you're afraid of being seen, then don't come out!"
Hearing this, Xu Zhiyi looked at Li and sneered, "That's right, I agree with what you said! My husband is certainly not afraid of people looking at him, but he is afraid of animals looking at him! Especially when that animal is staring at him, don't you think it's scary?"
After hearing this, Xu Xiaoju stood up angrily and shouted, "You loser, you dare to call me a beast?"
Xu Zhiyi shrugged, glanced at the people on the ox cart, and asked innocently: "I am innocent! Everyone, please help me judge, did I mention her name just now?"
Upon hearing this, the women on the ox cart all covered their mouths and laughed.
"It was not named, we all heard it!"
"But she recognized me so quickly! It proves that she thinks she is a beast too!"
Xu Xiaoju was about to scold the two women who were talking, but Li quickly grabbed her and whispered, "Enough! Can you talk louder than so many people?"
Hearing this, Xu Xiaoju had no choice but to sit down angrily.
An hour later, the ox cart stopped at the town gate. After getting off the cart, each person had to give three copper coins.
Li glanced at Xu Zhiyi who was taking out the copper coins, and said with a rolling eye: "Niece! My aunt forgot to bring her purse today. Please give me twelve copper coins to pay for the ox cart. I will pay you back after my aunt sells her embroidery work."
Hearing this, Xu Zhiyi glanced at her and said coldly, "Li, where is your face? In order to escape the oxcart fare, you still randomly claim relatives. Who is your niece?"
Mrs. Li: "Niece, if you don't want to lend it to me, that's fine. But you don't have to deny your aunt, right?"
The people passing by didn't know the situation, but seeing Li crying sadly, they all thought that she was the right party.
"Oh my, what kind of niece is this! She won't even help her aunt out a few coins. How cold-blooded is she?"
"That's right! Not to mention that they are just lending it, even if they are giving it, it is what they should do. As the old saying goes, an aunt is half a mother too."
Shen Wuyou was very angry when he heard people accusing Xu Zhiyi. He looked at the people who were watching the fun and said angrily, "You are talking nonsense without knowing the truth. What's the difference between you and accomplices? My wife has nothing to do with this lady. Why should I help her pay for the money?"
Xu Zhiyi suddenly glanced at the small bamboo basket that Li was carrying. Although it was covered with a layer of cloth, the color of the exposed rope was the same as the purse rope that Li always carried. So her silver was in the bamboo basket?
Haha! Interesting.
"Although I have no relationship with you now, we were still relatives in the past. I can lend you this copper coin today!"
After saying that, he counted out twelve copper coins and handed them over: "Here are twelve copper coins, come and take them!"
Li's eyes lit up when she heard this. She didn't know how this money-losing guy could suddenly become so easy to talk to, but wouldn't it be stupid not to take advantage of the opportunity?
Oh, she saved twelve copper coins for the round-trip oxcart fare this time.
When Xu Zhiyi handed over the copper coins, she approached Li and watched the purse string in her bamboo basket disappear! She was immediately surprised. She just wanted to try whether it could be stored in the space, but she didn't expect it to be possible.
This time, the twelve copper coins were given very generously.
Then he deliberately said loudly: "You said you didn't bring a purse today, so I'll lend you these twelve copper coins. You must return them to me after you sell the embroidery."
Hearing this, Li nodded twice randomly: "I know, I know, it's just twelve coppers, can't I afford it?"
Humph, still? You want to eat fart, once it's in her hands, why should she take it out? Anyway, this money-loser dares to come to her to make trouble for the money, she will just deny it.
After Xu Zhiyi gave her the copper coins, he turned around and took Shen Wuyou away.
Shen Wuyou: "Madam, did you really give her copper coins? If she turns around and denies it, how can you get the silver back?"
Xu Zhiyi shrugged: "I don't plan to come back? Anyway, we are not the ones who lose money, we still have money to make."
As he spoke he took out a purse and poured out the silver inside, which amounted to one ounce and twenty-eight cents.
After Xu Zhiyi finished ordering, he put the silver and purse into the space.
"See? I made another 121 cents."
Shen Wuyou looked at Xu Zhiyi in surprise and asked in a low voice, “Madam, does this purse belong to Li?”
Xu Zhiyi nodded: "Yes! She obviously brought money, and she wanted to take advantage of the crowd to blackmail me morally. Humph, I will let her lose more than she gains."
On her side, Li was excitedly carrying a basket and heading towards the cloth shop.
Xu Xiaoju, who was standing by, looked at the rouge shop and was very tempted. She pulled Li and said coquettishly, "Mom, give me some money. I want to buy a box of rouge."
Hearing this, Li pulled her hand away and said, "Why buy rouge? Nowadays, you can't wash clothes for ten days or half a month. Even if you put on more rouge, it will still smell sour. So why waste that money?"
Xu Xiaoju: "Mom, I have to buy it. You said that the money from the handkerchiefs I embroidered would belong to me after I sold them. So I want to use it to buy rouge now."
Lee: “No”
Hearing this, Xu Xiaoju glanced at the bamboo basket, and suddenly reached out to take out the purse. As a result, the purse inside was gone! She clearly saw her mother throw it into the basket when she went out.
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