Most people in Yuxi Village are simple and kind. Even if there are one or two families that don't get along with each other, they are not extremely evil. The village chief is also a person who cares about the village, so the overall environment of Yuxi Village is still very good.
Wang Yu and Cheng Chen also made dinner together. Wang Yu cleaned and marinated the fish, while Cheng Chen sat in front of the stove and lit the fire. He put oil into the hot pot, then put the cleaned fish in and fried it until both sides were golden brown. Then he added hot water, ginger, and green onion. After the water boiled for three minutes, he put in the tofu, added appropriate amount of salt, covered the pot and simmered it for a quarter of an hour before serving!
While the fish was cooking, Wang Yu took out a piece of chocolate from the space and fed it to her husband. The chocolate had a delicate texture, sweet with a hint of bitterness. Cheng Chen opened his eyes wide and ate the thing in his mouth in disbelief. What is this? It's delicious!
"It's chocolate, a kind of candy." Wang Yu saw the doubt in his husband's mind.
Cheng Chen heard that it was candy, such strange and delicious candy, how could her husband have so much candy!
Looking at the young man's curved eyebrows, Wang Yu said happily: "I have some here and I'll give it to you later. I bought it from a peddler I met in town today."
Cheng Chen nodded happily, indicating that her husband and parents should also eat it, and he couldn't eat it alone. While her husband was making other dishes, Wang Yu smuggled out the box of chocolates, wrapped it in oil paper, and took it out to them, saying, "Eat this as soon as possible, it will melt easily when the weather gets hot."
"This thing must be very expensive. Don't buy so much next time. Just buy it for Achen." The Queen Mother ate a piece and put it away and handed it to Cheng Chen.
Cheng Chen pushed it aside and said, "Mom, let's eat it together. I can't finish all this. It would be a waste if it melted."
"Yes, mother, it was a coincidence that I met the peddler. He doesn't come often, so let's eat together." There was only this box of food in the room, which was brought from the company's New Year's goods. He would not buy this food himself.
At night, I still hugged my sweet and soft husband, kissed his forehead, and said good night...
Time passed, and time just flowed through his fingertips. During this period, Wang Yu's life was a straight line: home, academy, and restaurant. It was the end of March. Wang Yu had a day off at the end of the month. Today he received one and a half taels of silver for half a month, and thought of taking Cheng Chen to the town for a stroll tomorrow.
When he got home, he saw Cheng Chen coming out of the Li family next door and called out to him. Cheng Chen also saw Wang Yu running towards him with a small basket in his hand. Wang Yu took the basket from him and asked, "Did you go to An Ge'er's again today?"
During this period, Wang Yu went to school and work, so Cheng Chen and his friends dug wild vegetables and bamboo shoots in the morning and embroidered handkerchief purses in the afternoon. Of course, the small group grew from two to three, and there was also Qing'er from the Zhou family. They were about the same age and could play together.
"Yes, I embroidered a sachet for my husband today. Later I will put calamus leaves in it to refresh him and dispel wind." Cheng Chen took it out from the small basket like presenting a treasure. It was embroidered with bamboo, which was exquisite and beautiful.
"Achen is so amazing. The embroidery is so beautiful." I still remember the first time I received the purse embroidered by my husband. I was so surprised that I couldn't help but kiss my husband for a long time.
"I'll change into them tomorrow and take you around town!"
When Cheng Chen heard they were going to town, he looked up and happily replied, "Let's sell the handkerchief and purse tomorrow."
After dinner, Wang Yu handed his wages to his mother, but she ignored him and said, "You're married now, so take it. Your father and I don't need much money, so you don't have to give us the money you earn in the future. You and Achen can take it. It will be convenient for you to buy anything you need."
After hearing what Wang Mu said, he took the money back and thought of his own mother, who was also a very open-minded parent like Wang Mu.
The next morning, Wang Yu and Cheng Chen took the village ox cart to the town. There were food stalls on the roadside. Wang Yu took Cheng Chen to a noodle stall to eat a bowl of fish soup noodles. The noodles were very chewy and the soup was fresh and fragrant. Cheng Chen wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and was still reluctant to eat more. However, it was very expensive, twelve cents for a bowl of noodles.
Seeing how much he enjoyed the food, Wang Yu said, "I'll bring you here next time so you can save some room for the candied haws later." After saying that, he gave the noodle stall owner twenty-four coins.
On the way, she bought Cheng Chen a candied haws and took him to a cloth shop. Cheng Chen thought the shop was selling purse handkerchiefs, but she watched her husband choose a piece of blue cotton cloth.
The shopkeeper saw Wang Yu pick up the cloth and said, "Sir, you have a good eye. This piece of cloth sells very well in our store. The cotton is very fine and the clothes made of it are very comfortable to wear."
Wang Yu looked at Cheng Chen with a puzzled look and said, "I bought these for you. We didn't buy anything new when we got married. I'll give them to you later."
When they got married, he was still unconscious and did not have the wedding ceremony or drink the wedding wine. This has always made Wang Yu regretful. He cannot do it again, so he can only compensate Cheng Chen in other ways.
The shopkeeper also echoed that Cheng Chen was good-looking and that this fabric would definitely suit him well. Wang Yu also thought so and said, "Then this one will do."
Cheng Chen knew that cotton cloth was very expensive, and he already had clothes to wear, so he pulled Wang Yu's clothes and whispered that he didn't need to buy more clothes since he already had clothes. He was afraid that the shopkeeper would hear it and feel embarrassed.
Wang Yu took his hand, squeezed it, and said, "The weather is getting warmer. Make two thinner ones to wear. Listen to me, okay?"
Cheng Chen had no choice but to blush and respond softly.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper quickly took it to the counter and wrapped it up. He fled the dog food scene. Making money was more important. He looked at Wang Yu and said, "Sir, this piece of cloth is 180 wen."
Wang Yu gave the shopkeeper 180 coins, took the cloth, and asked the shopkeeper whether their shop would accept embroidered handkerchief purses. When the shopkeeper said yes, Wang Yu took out all the purses and handkerchiefs from the backpack, a total of eight purses and ten handkerchiefs.
The shopkeeper examined it carefully and said, "It is very well embroidered, with delicate stitching. The purse is seven wen each, and the handkerchief is three wen each, for a total of eighty-six wen."
The shopkeeper took out some money and handed it to Wang Yu. He then noticed the beautifully embroidered sachet on Wang Yu's waist, which must have been embroidered by his husband, and said, "Next time you have it embroidered, you can bring it to me. My last name is Zhao, and we also accept sachets. They are also seven coins each."
Wang Yu bowed to the shopkeeper to express his gratitude and then gave eighty-six copper coins to Cheng Chen. Cheng Chen was very happy to see so many copper coins in his hand. In the past, his mother would send the handkerchiefs he made to the town to sell. After returning home, his mother would give him two or three copper coins as pocket money. He had never received so much at one time. Thinking that he could earn so much money, he was so excited that he wanted to go back and continue embroidering.
He decided to buy more embroidery thread and cloth. After telling Wang Yu about it, he went to look at embroidery thread. However, Wang Yu touched his head and said, "You can buy it, but you can only embroider in your spare time. Don't embroider all the time, otherwise your eyes will be damaged. Your husband doesn't need you to earn money. Just earn some pocket money for yourself."
Cheng Chen nodded obediently and agreed. Her husband had told her before that she should get up and walk around after embroidering for half an hour, which would be good for her eyes, shoulders and neck.
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