Chapter 74
Xu Qingwu spoke long sentences as before, but her pronunciation was a little unclear at the end, and it was not very clear...
Xu Qingwu spoke long sentences in the same way as before, but her pronunciation was a little unclear at the end, and it was not very clear and confusing to hear*.
Fortunately, Xiao Yue understood. It was around when her mother took over the tea stall that Xu Qingwu wanted to come find her.
Unfortunately it rained, so we had to wait until today.
but……
"Your mother and uncle left you alone in the store?" Xiao Yue frowned and looked at her.
Xu Qingwu nodded and touched her belly again: "They have to go to a very far place every day. They say children can't go. I'm so hungry, but mother will bring food later. Can I stay here and talk to my sister?"
Xiao Yue suppressed the anger in her heart and smiled at her, "Sure, but you can't say you're hungry when you come to my store. Do you want some fries?"
"I want to!" Xu Qingwu's eyes lit up, but then they fell down again: "But, I don't have any money..."
This time, before Xiao Yue could speak, Fang Sanhong, who was walking over, heard it.
She took a moment to react and her eyes met Xiao Yue's. She didn't understand 100%, but she understood half of it.
"What's wrong with that?" Fang Sanhong walked over and said, "Just think of it as my sister treating you to a meal. I'm hungry, so how about we eat together?"
Xu Qingwu hesitated for a while, rubbed her belly and nodded: "Well, then okay, thank you Sister Fang for treating me to a meal, I will treat the sisters to candy in the future!"
"good."
Xiao Yue agreed with a smile, and seeing Fang Sanhong taking her to the nearest table, she stood up to get her food.
Non-spicy home-cooked dishes such as rice, cola chicken wings, braised pork, fried rice cakes, and snacks such as French fries, biscuits, and dried fruits.
Especially French fries, Xu Qingwu’s favorite food.
Xiao Yue ordered a little of each, not much. Finally, after hesitating for a while, she only took the rose ice dumplings from the cold drinks section, as it was not good for children to eat too much ice.
After they had almost finished selecting, Xiao Yue walked over carrying a tray of things.
Xu Qingwu was talking to Fang Sanhong, smiling happily, and even the few customers around looked over with friendly expressions.
However, when Xu Qingwu saw Xiao Yue, she looked straight at her and her calves swayed happily.
After getting closer, Xiao Yue saw her tilt her head and said something.
"Wow! Big sister, this purse is so pretty and matches your clothes so well!"
Xiao Yue put the tray down and looked down at his waist when he heard the words.
There was a green purse hanging there, the size of a palm, with a white pear blossom embroidered on the front and two small sparrows next to the pear blossom. The overall design was delicate and small.
This is the purse that Hua Jinjin gave to Xiao Yue a few days ago. She said she sewed it herself and she felt a little embarrassed when she gave it to her.
Xiao Yue liked it very much. Plus, there was going to be a lantern festival at Lotus Lake on South Street tonight, and the people in the store had already made an appointment to join in the fun, so she took out her purse in advance, with the silver she had casually put in it.
Unexpectedly, Xu Qingwu noticed it, and because she was happy, she shouted quite loudly.
People around heard the sound and looked over, and a woman followed suit to praise.
"It's really beautiful. The embroidery is really good. Where did you buy it, Madam Xiao? I want to buy one too!"
Xiao Yue didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and explained that it was a gift from a friend. The woman then regretted and stopped asking.
It just so happened that they were the last table in the yard, and they had already finished their meal and said goodbye and left.
Xiao Yue withdrew his gaze. Xu Qingwu, who had just asked the question, had already been attracted by the food and was wolfing down French fries.
"Eat slowly, don't choke." Fang Sanhong reminded, but did not eat with them.
Their meals are basically fixed. After work at noon, they just eat something from the store. They will cook whatever they want to eat later. And since they are in the store, how can they go hungry?
Xiao Yue clearly saw the pain in Fang Sanhong's eyes and sighed softly.
Most of the customers had left the store. Xiao Yue asked Fang Sanhong to stay there while he started to clean up the store.
During this time, Su Xiaoxiao and Sun Wen came over to ask about the situation in the yard, and the former was mainly confused.
Before she came to the store to help, she had an impression of Xu Qingwu and her mother. Later, when she officially came to help, she heard Fang Sanhong complain about Xu Qingwu's mother.
She said that she felt that Sister Xiao and the others looked down on her and would never come to Yueting to help herself again.
Su Xiaoxiao was silent at that time, and after listening to Xiao Yue's simple explanation, she was silent again, but she managed to say something.
"If you abandon your child, be careful that one day your child will abandon you too."
Who says it’s not?
But this kind of words are just said casually.
Xiao Yue let out a breath.
…
Yue Ting packed up by herself, and Su Xiaoxiao and Sun Wen started to get ready excitedly. They took the bamboo basket provided by Hua Jinjin and put food, food, and food into it.
Xiao Yue heard from the experienced Su Xiaoxiao that in addition to the various lanterns at the Lantern Festival, the cheapest food and drinks start at two hundred copper coins.
Xiao Yue: “?”
Xiao Yue was silent for a while, then stuffed some drinks, some drinks, and some drinks into the small bamboo basket.
She didn't dare to think about it. Drinks also cost 200 yuan. What's the difference between this and robbing openly?
When everything was almost ready, Xiao Yue went to the front yard.
Xu Qingwu had finished eating long ago and had been talking to Fang Sanhong. When she saw her coming, she smiled and then yawned.
Just now, Xiao Yue came to ask Xu Qingwu when her mother would be back. If it was too late, he would just take her to the Lantern Festival.
Xu Qingwu said that her mother would not come back until dark, but at this moment the sun had not yet set, and it was obvious that she was looking forward to playing together.
So Xiao Yue went back to his room and wrote a note, preparing to post it on the door opposite to tell Madam Tao where Xu Qingwu was.
However, before Xiao Yue could get over there, a deafening sound came from the distance.
"Xu Qingwu?!"
Everyone turned their heads and saw a menacing woman standing on Yanting Bridge. It was Madam Tao.
Seeing Xiao Yue looking at her, Madam Tao's face twisted with anger. After glaring at Xu Qingwu, she walked straight towards the tea stall, opening and closing the door in one go.
"Mother?" Xu Qingwu panicked and immediately jumped off her seat to chase after her. Halfway through the run, she turned back and said to Xiao Yue, "I'm sorry, big sister. Xiaowu won't go! Thank you, big sister!"
After saying that, he ran to the opposite side and knocked on the door. Madam Tao, who had originally closed the door, opened it and pulled Xu Qingwu in with force.
"Bang!"
The sound of the door closing can be heard from here.
The smile on Fang Sanhong's face froze. Seeing Xiao Yue trying to walk over with a sullen face, she held her back.
"Forget it." Fang Sanhong said, "Bring back a small lantern later."
There would be no result if I went over to argue now, and who knows, I might even get mad at Madam Tao.
They are going to the Lantern Festival tonight, why are they so angry?
"Bring everything!"
At this time, Su Xiaoxiao and Sun Wen took the lead and rushed out, carrying large and small baskets in their hands, followed by Lu Ran and the sisters.
Lu Ran: "Shall we go to Shengzhuang to get a carriage first?"
Xiao Yue's mood gradually calmed down, and his tone became cheerful: "Well, it's not far away, just on West Street."
Shengzhuang is a place where scholars gather for music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but few people know that the owner was once a skilled craftsman who specialized in making carriages.
When Xiao Yue said he wanted to own a carriage, he was not joking. After asking Fu Xunzhou, he recommended the owner of Shengzhuang.
Xiao Yue took some time to go over and directly asked for a deposit.
At that time, the boss said that it would take some time to complete it. It has been almost half a month since then. The day before yesterday, someone came to inform her that the work was completed, and also said that Fu Xunzhou sent a horse over.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yue's mood improved. He took the extra things from Su Xiaoxiao's hands and led the way to Shengzhuang.
We had a lot of stuff to carry, but luckily everyone knew there was a carriage, so it only took a while.
About quarter of an hour later, Xiao Yue arrived at Shengzhuang and successfully met the boss, who took her to the backyard.
The boss seldom takes jobs anymore, but his craftsmanship is still there. The carriage is large and exquisite, the wheels are smooth and steady, and the curtains and simple decorations reveal elegance and grandeur.
Xiao Yue went in to take a look and found that the space inside was more spacious and could easily accommodate ten people. There was also a secret room at the bottom to store things.
good.
Xiao Yue was very satisfied. After getting off the carriage, he went to look at the horses pulling the carriage.
The horse is very docile, its coat is shiny and bright, and the sound of its hooves hitting the ground shows that it is very healthy and must be running fast.
However, Xiao Yue didn't know much about horses, and thought that Fu Xunzhou was really thoughtful, so he turned around, paid the boss, said goodbye and left.
Fang Sanhong, who could drive a carriage, followed in specially. He immediately called Xiao Yue into the carriage and excitedly drove away from the back door.
Su Xiaoxiao and a few others were waiting at the door, and when they saw the carriage coming, they got on quickly.
Put your things down and feel relaxed.
There were laughter and joy all the way. As the sky gradually darkened, the carriage stopped at South Street.
Xiao Yue discovered that the fictional era was indeed fictional, because there was actually a spacious "parking lot" on South Street for horse-drawn carriages.
However, most people who can afford horse-drawn carriages are those who have some spare money and have coachmen at home who specialize in looking after the carriages.
But they...
Xiao Yue was just thinking, when he saw Fang Sanhong go to the entrance of the "parking lot", find one of the people in the group, give him some money, and bring the person over.
Fang Sanhong: "This is the one. We'll pick it up later."
"Okay, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
Xiao Yue: “…”
Sorry, it turns out that I was out of date.
After hiring a servant to guard the carriage, the group left. Before leaving, Xiao Yue specially left some food and drinks.
The servant thanked him profusely and his expression became more determined.
The Lantern Festival is not held for any grand festival, but is the most common blessing activity in Liuyun City, which takes place approximately once in April or May.
But since Xiao Yue was not a local, he found everything new to him, especially the various kinds of lanterns, which dazzled his eyes.
The most common one is in the shape of a lotus flower, which you can buy and place in the Lotus Lake later, wishing for good wishes for the coming year.
Xiao Yue stood in front of a stall and looked for a long time, carefully selecting and buying one for each person.
"Why do you look like this is your first time at the Lantern Festival?" Fang Sanhong laughed at her and said that Su Xiaoxiao and the others had gone to the front to have fun.
However, as she spoke, Fang Sanhong also reached out to take the lantern and helped to carry it.
Xiao Yue also laughed: "It's true that this is my first time here. After my parents passed away, all the money was given to my stepmother, so I didn't have a chance."
She was talking about her original self. She remembered that when she was a child, her family went to a lantern festival. But since her mother and father both passed away and she was exploited by Liu Mei, where did she find the time?
What's more, Xiao Yue himself was busy managing the self-service store and its branches before he traveled through time, and had little time to go out and play.
Fang Sanhong was stunned, remembering that Xiao Yue knew about her affairs, but she seemed to be unaware of Xiao Yue's past. She only knew that the small restaurant was left by her parents...
But before she could ask, Xiao Yue's eyes lit up and he ran to a stall nearby.
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