As a result, Xiao Hechuan shook his head and answered seriously:
"No, I won't go. Mother said that when she makes money, she will buy me some peach cakes to eat. She also said that she will buy you some beautiful floral fabrics to make clothes.
But my dear wife, can you please tell me that I don’t want to eat peach cakes anymore? Because I want to save the money I earned from buying peach cakes for you to cut flowered fabrics.”
Jiang Sui listened quietly. When he heard him say that he would save the money for buying peach cakes for himself to buy clothes, his heart skipped a beat, as if something had hit his heart hard.
For a moment, she didn't know whether she was touched or surprised, or maybe both.
She thought she was touched because her husband's heart and eyes were full of her. But then she changed her mind and the smile on her lips dimmed again in the darkness.
At this moment, Xiao Hechuan has the heart of a child, pure and genuine. He will be completely unreserved towards the person he likes, and this kind of feeling is not mixed with love between men and women.
But if he returns to normal one day, will he still be the same as today?
Forget it. She didn't want to think about it anymore. Wasn't her original purpose to find a good way out for herself in this strange world?
She had never thought from the beginning that after Xiao Hechuan became successful, he would have to be like an ordinary couple with her, knowing each other and staying together for the rest of their lives. He could have better choices. All she wanted was his protection. As for love, she didn't expect it. So why should she trap herself?
After Jiang Sui convinced herself in her heart, she smiled again. She pinched Xiao Hechuan's face, which felt really good. It was like she was secretly taking advantage of him. If she didn't take advantage of such a handsome man now, wouldn't it be difficult to take advantage of him in the future?
"We need to eat peach cakes and cut floral fabrics, but we have to take our time with everything. As for new clothes, it's not good to buy too many!"
"Why not? Lanlan said that girls like to wear new clothes the most. Don't you like it, my wife?" Xiao Hechuan looked confused.
His wife is also a girl, but why is it different from what Lanlan said?
Jiang Sui chuckled. When she thought of her next answer, she couldn't help laughing:
"Because I'm still growing taller, and when I grow taller, my clothes won't fit me for long."
Well... her body is only fifteen years old, and she has not had much nutrition intake for a long time, which makes her look frail. She feels that she can definitely grow taller.
When Xiao Hechuan heard this, he seemed to suddenly understand.
What my wife said makes a lot of sense. My mother also often says that children grow up quickly, so you can't buy too many shoes and clothes at one time, otherwise it would be a waste if they can't wear all of them.
"Wife, you can still grow taller and be as tall as me in the future!"
Xiao Hechuan said this with great confidence. In his opinion, being tall is amazing and a source of pride. Dazhuang said that he wanted to be as tall as him in the future.
However, Jiang Sui really wanted to say that it was not necessary. She felt that it would be good if she could grow to 1.65 meters. If she grew to 1.80 meters, it would be unnecessary!
She now looked barely 1.60 meters tall, but Xiao Hechuan was at least 1.82 meters tall. However, in order not to spoil his fun, Jiang Sui still went along with what he said.
Soon, he felt sleepy and his eyelids began to droop. He muttered a few words and fell asleep. Jiang Sui also fell into a deep sleep and did not wake up until about five in the morning when Xiao's mother came and knocked on her door.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law washed up quietly. Xiao's mother had already prepared the noodles. They quickly filled their stomachs, then took the dry food they had prepared the night before and went to find Er Mazi to ride in the ox cart.
Ermazi was waiting at the entrance of the village very punctually. The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law were the only ones going to the town. Normally, on market days, they would charge five copper coins per person for a round trip. But this time, only Xiao's mother and Jiang Sui were traveling, and it was so early, which was equivalent to chartering a car, so Ermazi had to charge the mother and daughter-in-law a total of fifteen copper coins.
Normally, Xiao's mother would definitely bargain, but today was different. Today she was going to do business, and in order to have a good omen, she would not bargain.
The timing was just right, and I just caught the carriage from town to the county, and there were only two seats left.
When Jiang Sui arrived, he saw that the carriage was not what he had imagined, because it was open-top, with a large cart pulled by one horse that could seat six people. It was not much different from Er Mazi's ox cart, except that it was faster and had a one-way ticket.
This is a fixed fleet of five carriages, which are specially used to run the route from the town to the county.
After arriving at the county, the carriages will return to the county at five time points, and the last carriage will not return until the third hour, so the mother and daughter must finish what they need to do before the third hour.
The fare there was fifteen copper coins per person, and fifteen more for the return trip. At the end of the day, the fare alone was almost eighty or ninety copper coins.
Xiao's mother and Jiang Sui sat in the carriage, holding tightly to the basket in front of them. The basket was covered with floral cloth and was filled with Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, and dry food for the journey.
The mother and daughter were dressed very simply today. Xiao's mother even wore patched clothes. Her purpose was to avoid attracting attention and avoid being targeted by people with ulterior motives. It would be bad to show off one's wealth.
It was a bumpy ride and took an hour to get to the county. The mountain road made Jiang Sui's butt hurt.
There was no way. She was thin and had little meat on her butt, so the hard cart was really uncomfortable for her.
After paying thirty cents for the carriage fare, the coachman reminded them that the last carriage back to the county would be at 3 p.m., so they must remember the time, otherwise if they missed it they would have to wait until tomorrow to go back. Staying in an inn in the county for one night was not cheap.
As agreed, after entering the city, the mother and daughter would first ask someone where the largest and best pharmacy in the county was, and then go directly to that pharmacy.
Under the gate of the county town's city tower, there were yamen runners sent by the county government guarding it. No one dared to cause trouble at the gate, and these carriages could not enter the city and could only wait outside the city.
This small town has a nice name, Huaxi County. It is considered to be a county with relatively good living conditions for the people in this continent.
The county is very lively and the street planning is pretty good. There is a street dedicated to small stalls, with wonton stalls, bun shops, tea shops and everything else.
Xiao's mother was afraid that Jiang Sui would be hungry, so she took her to a wonton stall. The mother and daughter prepared to eat a bowl of wontons and inquire about the pharmacy.
A small bowl of wontons only costs five copper coins, and there are only about ten wontons in it, with only a little bit of meat. A large bowl costs eight copper coins.
After eating a big bowl of noodles in the morning, the mother and daughter didn’t feel hungry, so each of them ordered a small bowl to satisfy their hunger.
When the hot wontons were served, Xiao's mother asked the wonton shop owner:
"Boss, I want to ask you something!"
The owner of the wonton stall is a young man. Ever since the mother and daughter sat down, he has been cheerful and enthusiastic.
"What's the matter, Auntie? Just ask me and I will tell you everything I know!"
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