Chapter 468 Chen Hongxia Meets a Dog
"Okay, go inside and have a rest. I'll ask the waiter to bring a basin of hot water. You've walked so much, your feet will hurt tomorrow. You can soak them in water later." Meng Bujiu and Jiang Fubao went to the second floor.
He stopped outside the door but did not go in.
The groom had already rested in the backyard.
He slept in a big bunk bed and didn't charge any money because it was included in the horse feed.
After soaking his feet, Jiang Fubao was too lazy to even wash his face and just lay down on the bed to sleep.
I am really tired today and have been shopping and eating all day.
As soon as my head touched the pillow, I fell asleep.
The same is true for Xue Huan.
So much so that the oil lamp on the table did not go out, and finally went out by itself after the wick burned out.
Before dawn, at the entrance of Jiangjia Village, thousands of miles away, a plump girl was walking quickly forward with a bamboo basket on her back.
Although she was not thin, her steps were as light as a swallow and powerful, as if she was full of strength.
You can tell at a glance that the person has plenty of energy and vitality from this energetic look.
This person is Chen Hongxia.
Yesterday, while she was collecting firewood in the mountains, she accidentally caught a wounded pheasant.
I wanted to take it home to make soup for my sister-in-law and to nourish her body at the same time, but my sister-in-law's mother passed away. My second brother accompanied her back to her mother's house and asked someone to bring a message saying that they would have to stay for three days. The injured pheasant would not be able to survive that time.
Chen Hongxia thought about taking the fruits to the town to sell early in the morning, and using the money to buy some brown sugar for her sister-in-law.
So she set out before daybreak.
As I walked, the cold wind in the early morning scraped across my cheeks like a sharp knife.
Chen Hongxia, who was sweating all over as she walked, didn't feel cold at all.
Her pace was still fast.
Finally, at noon, we arrived at the city gate.
At this moment, the city gates have been opened, and the officials are checking people entering and leaving the city one by one.
Chen Hongxia was at the end of the line.
Enter one by one.
To sell pheasants, you have to go to the busy morning lane in Caishijie.
It was cold in winter, and nothing could be grown in the fields except radishes and cabbages, so there were more than half the people selling vegetables. So they could just pick a spot at random. Chen Hongxia chose a place with a few more people, put down her backpack, and shouted loudly.
"Everyone, come and have a look. I have a live pheasant, which I just caught yesterday. There is only this one. I also have some freshly dug winter bamboo shoots, which are plump. Come and buy them. I will leave after I sell them--" Chen Hongxia's voice was very loud.
Most of the people who come to this alley are women, and they all come here to buy vegetables.
Hearing her voice, people gathered around.
At 9:00 pm, all the bamboo shoots and pheasants were sold out.
Chen Hongxia carried the empty backpack on her back and hid the money from selling chickens and bamboo shoots in her socks.
He just left a few copper coins in his hand and went to buy buns happily.
She never lets her mouth down.
Every time she came to the town to sell things, as long as she made money, she would reward herself with a meat bun or steamed bun.
Otherwise, there would be more money stored in the house.
After buying buns on the street and paying, she grabbed the plump white meat bun and took big bites of it.
I finished eating the buns before I even walked out of the alley.
He looks so bold, just like a chivalrous hero.
Chen Hongxia walked into Wugu Lane and asked at all the shops selling brown sugar. Finally, she chose the cheapest one. She paid enough for chicken and bamboo shoots, and after buying buns and brown sugar, she only had ten copper coins left.
Chen Hongxia was in no hurry to go back.
Instead, she went to the cloth street, where she had always wanted to buy a handkerchief.
But I couldn't bear to do so, and I was busy getting engaged to the Zhang family, so I never paid attention to this matter.
You don't have to get married now, just spend the money.
Besides, the injured pheasant was caught without much effort.
It's like giving it for free.
Thinking of this, Chen Hongxia suddenly felt that she didn't feel sorry at all for spending the money.
There are many shops in Ornament Street, but Chen Hongxia and her family did not go in. She just wandered around the stalls on both sides of the street.
The things sold at the stalls are not much different from those in the shops, but the prices are much cheaper.
After shopping for two quarters of an hour, she still didn't buy anything. After all, there were only ten copper plates, so she had to choose carefully and try to get more money.
The time came to the end of the Si hour.
She finally picked out a handkerchief. Although the fabric was ordinary, the flowers embroidered on it were very beautiful.
And after paying the full price, it only costs eight copper plates.
It met her psychological expectations.
"This handkerchief was embroidered by my eldest daughter. It's pretty good, right?" After exchanging the money with the stall owner and handing over the goods with the other hand, the stall owner said to Chen Hongxia with a smile.
The pride in her eyes was about to overflow.
"It's more than good, it's so beautiful. If it was embroidered on good fabric, it would cost at least ten dollars. It's a pity that I don't have much money, otherwise I wouldn't have come here to shop until now. But I was able to buy such a beautiful handkerchief, so my shopping was worth it."
Chen Hongxia is poor, but she doesn't feel inferior at all.
Her generous appearance and sweet mouth made the stall owner grin with joy.
"You are really good at talking, girl. Here, I'll give you this scrap of cloth. Don't be polite with me." The stall owner was very generous.
He actually stuffed a piece of coarse cloth bigger than a handkerchief into Chen Hongxia's hand.
This piece of cloth can be used to make two shoe uppers.
Chen Hongxia was immediately delighted.
So, the free praises continued for a long time before she left with her teeth bared.
Today, after selling pheasants and bamboo shoots, buying everything she needed, and eating meat buns, Chen Hongxia was very satisfied.
It's getting late.
It was already early noon when she left Rue des Arts and prepared to leave the city.
However, when she reached the fork in the street, she saw someone she never wanted to see in her life.
Zhang Jiabao!
He was holding a pretty woman in his arms, and seemed to want to go to the food street.
Chen Hongxia wanted to pretend that she didn't know him and turned around to leave.
But he was stopped by Zhang Jiabao.
"You bastard, you've made me suffer so much!" When Zhang Jiabao saw that Chen Hongxia was alone, he actually stopped her on the spot.
And he cursed loudly.
It seemed that Chen Hongxia was determined not to talk back.
"Why would I harm you? God is watching what you do. If you don't do it, how can I harm you?" Chen Hongxia was not panicked at all.
She didn't do anything wrong.
What are you afraid of?
"If your family hadn't come to me, I wouldn't be able to hold my head up in front of the neighbors. You've screwed me over so badly. Do you really think I want to marry you? Look at your looks. You're not even a bit better than my Yan'er. If it weren't for her, you, a village woman, wouldn't even be worthy of licking my feet!"
Zhang Jiabao originally just wanted to vent his anger, curse a few words and then leave.
Seeing Chen Hongxia being so righteous, he suddenly became angry.
"If you want to hold your head high, then don't take a concubine secretly. You dare to do it but not take responsibility. What kind of man are you? I'm licking your feet. It's a joke. Your stinky feet are so stinky that even dogs would find them smelly. You are so arrogant that people who don't know you would think you are a scholar. No, even scholars are not as arrogant as you. What a jerk!"
Chen Hongxia has also seen the world.
Isn’t Jiang Jia Liulang the scholar?
When he speaks to others, he is very polite, unlike Zhang Jiabao in front of him, who swears all the time.
Not manly at all.
She despises this kind of people the most.
If her second brother was around, she guessed that Zhang Jiabao would not dare to stop her.