Chapter 208 Taking My Wife to the Market
Du Wanchun turned her hand to the side, reached out and hugged him, burying her face in his chest. "Husband, let's not go to the shop tomorrow. Let's take Mianmian and the others to the market instead."
Zhou Ruiyuan gently stroked the back of her head and lightly kissed the black hair on her forehead. "Let's go to Qingzhou Prefecture. I heard there's a new pastry shop there. I'll take you there to eat."
Du Wanchun was very pleased to hear this.
At that moment, Zhou Ruiyuan's kiss suddenly landed, like a soft cloud gently brushing against her lips.
Du Wanchun noticed his unusual behavior, cupped his face and kissed him back, saying, "I'm almost fully recovered."
Zhou Ruiyuan's breath hitched upon hearing this, and a slight flame flickered in his eyes as he looked at Du Wanchun.
However, he quickly extinguished the flames himself, kissed the tip of her nose, tenderly cupped her cheeks against his chest, and slowly closed his eyes, saying, "Granny Zhuang said it will take at least three months, I'm not in a hurry."
Du Wanchun looked up at his face with his eyes slightly closed, chuckled, and hugged his waist again, saying with a smile, "Alright, let's wait a little longer."
Other couples are very affectionate when they are newlyweds, but after having children, the passionate feelings they had during their honeymoon gradually fade away.
However, Du Wanchun and Zhou Ruiyuan were different; the two were not only closer than before, but also more affectionate.
As night deepened, the two embraced and slept until dawn.
After daybreak, Zhou Ruiyuan got up early and prepared the carriage.
The children have never left the house since they were born, so Aunt Zhou was a little nervous and didn't let them take all the children out, only Mianmian and Qing'er.
Wu Niangzi had been staying in the village all year round and hadn't gone out. Du Wanchun wanted to take her out for a walk. In addition, she wanted to buy some gifts for her two younger brothers' wives, so she asked Wu Niangzi to help her look at them.
The three of them, along with the two children, set off for Qingzhou Prefecture.
Upon arriving in Qingzhou Prefecture, they first went to the residence of Prefect Zheng.
Prefect Zheng looked at the child in Du Wanchun's arms and was extremely fond of her. "The last time I saw her, she was a skinny little monkey. Now, after only a month or two, she has turned into a chubby little girl."
Little Mianmian is chubby because she can eat and sleep a lot.
Zhou Ruiyuan held the child in his arms, unable to get enough of looking at her. Hearing Prefect Zheng say that his daughter was a little chubby, he quickly laughed and said, "My Mianmian looks like her mother, she's not fat."
Prefect Zheng stroked his beard and laughed, "Yes, not fat, not fat."
Du Wanchun followed Zhou Ruiyuan and sat for a while at the Zheng residence.
Wu Niangzi stood beside her, head bowed, looking somewhat timid.
However, the child in her arms was quite brave, looking around with wide, round eyes.
After having lunch at Zheng's residence, everyone went to the market.
The market in Qingzhou Prefecture was several times larger than that in Cheng'an County.
The last time I came was when Du Wanchun accompanied Aunt Zhou to send Zhou Ruiyuan to the provincial examination. Several months have passed since then.
Zhou Ruiyuan walked ahead carrying the child. He stopped immediately when he saw the candied hawthorns, bought two, gave one to Du Wanchun and the other to Wu Niangzi.
Du Wanchun took it in her hand, ate one with a smile, and found it to be sweet and sour, very refreshing.
Then we continued walking forward.
As Du Wanchun walked, she looked around at the shops. She and Aunt Zhou were considering whether to open a rice shop in Qingzhou Prefecture as well.
The group happened to stop in front of the rice shop.
Wu Niangzi quickly pointed to a small plaque stuck on the rice in the rice shop and said, "Sister Wanchun, look at this."
Du Wanchun looked closely and saw that it said "Zhou Family Fragrant Rice".
Madam Wu withdrew her hand and said, "Is this rice from the Zhou family?"
Du Wanchun grabbed a little rice, smelled it, and shook her head, saying, "It doesn't taste like the rice from our house."
Their rice has a unique aroma.
However, because the Third Prince and Zhou Zhao were not present, the family's rice production was much less, and apart from selling it at the shop in Cheng'an County, it was not sold at any other rice shops.
Upon hearing this, Madam Wu immediately understood, "They are using your name to sell rice."
Du Wanchun's expression darkened slightly as she looked at the four characters "Zhou Family Fragrant Rice".
Madam Wu also grabbed a handful of rice, smelled it, and then said angrily, "The manager of this rice shop is really despicable. He uses their inferior rice to pass off as your good rice. If the people of Qingzhou Prefecture think that the Zhou family's rice is like this, how will you do business in the future!"
Madam Wu is right. This rice shop is using the Zhou family's name to sell inferior rice, which will only ruin the Zhou family's reputation.
Du Wanchun quickly called out to Zhou Ruiyuan, who was standing in front of her, "Husband, let me take a look at this rice shop."
Zhou Ruiyuan turned around and happened to see the words "Zhou Family Fragrant Rice" on the rice bag. He immediately turned around and walked towards her.
Du Wanchun slowly walked into the rice shop.
A short, plump shopkeeper came over and asked, "Sir, what would you like to buy?"
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