Chapter 16 Luo Yunjian "Hmm," ...
"Um,"
Zhao Yan climbed onto the bed obediently. Yong Shaolan lowered the bed curtain and then lifted the boy's quilt.
When Zhao Yan felt the man pressing against him, his back became stiff... He felt so uncomfortable that he didn't know how long it took before he fell into a drowsy sleep.
After waking up, the two checked out of the hotel together, then took the silver and went to the street to find a clothing shop.
The proprietress was an enthusiastic older sister. The shop assistant was her daughter, a little girl of fifteen or sixteen with two buns on her hair. She sat obediently in the shop writing. When she saw two men walking in hand in hand, the little girl raised her head quickly.
"Young man, you have a really nice figure," the proprietress measured Zhao Yan's size and praised him as she did so, making Zhao Yan feel a little embarrassed.
The young man was shy, which was quite interesting. The proprietress cheerfully chatted with him, "Are you two going to get married together?"
"Why isn't the bride here with you?"
Zhao Yan scratched his head awkwardly, "Well, when they do..."
"There's no bride. We're gay." Yong Shaolan measured the boy's size first. Seeing the proprietress's hands constantly touching the boy's waist, he walked over and took the tape measure: "Let me do it."
Zhao Yan watched the proprietress's face change from shock to confusion, and then back to a masked smile. "Is that so? Oh, we've all heard that noblemen in the south like to marry men and are very romantic. I never thought such a strange thing would happen in our poor village."
"Young gentlemen are really fashionable."
"Okay," Yong Shaolan reported the size to the proprietress, his eyebrows slightly lowered, and he glanced at her.
The lady boss lowered her head in frustration and wrote down the two men's measurements. "That's all right, young man. Our women workers here are diligent and can get the clothes ready in just three days. Do you have any other needs?"
After the lady boss finished speaking, Yong Shaolan glanced around the store again, then walked over to the somewhat shy Zhao Yan and said, "How about picking out some more material to make a few sets of pajamas?"
"..." Zhao Yan was already frustrated by the boss lady's exaggerated reaction just now. Who would have thought that this person would yell so disgustingly in front of outsiders? Zhao Yan rubbed his arms uncomfortably and muttered softly, "No, it's not necessary. It costs money to host a banquet. Let's save some money."
"How about this," the proprietress, who was a business savvy woman, instructed her daughter: "Mengting, go to the cabinet and get a few handkerchiefs for the two gentlemen."
The little girl was very obedient. She quickly took out a few rough cloth hand towels and handed them to Zhao Yan: "Thank you very much."
The little girl looked at the two of them, suppressing her aunt's smile: "Hehehe, you're welcome. I wish you brothers a long and happy life."
Coming out of the clothing store, Zhao Yan looked at the thick handkerchiefs and was extremely happy: "I didn't expect the boss to be so kind. It's just right that we can go back and replace the handkerchiefs at home."
Yong Shaolan nodded: "Yeah."
"But the wool comes from the sheep," Zhao Yan put the handkerchief in the small package: "But I am still very satisfied!"
Yong Shaolan nodded again: "Well, let's go, it's getting late, let's rent a carriage and go home first."
Zhao Yan: "Okay!"
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The two rented a car, paid a deposit, and returned to Qingshui Village with the bags they had bought.
It was already past the hour of You and dusk was falling. Yong Shaolan came home and began to prepare dinner, while Zhao Yan carried a small backpack and went to the field to cut grass to feed the horses.
It costs ten taels of silver a day to rent a carriage, and two taels of silver more for fodder. With this money, you can buy two more kilograms of meat for one person.
Fortunately, there is a lot of land in Qingshui Village. It is summer now, the nights are cool, and there are many people still working in the fields.
Zhao Yan walked around without using his sickle, but he picked up a whole basket full of grass pulled out by the villagers.
"Huh? Brother Chen?" In the cornfield at the east end, Da Niu and his wife were catching insects. They saw a lonely figure from afar walking towards them.
When Xiao Niu saw the man, he ran over with his mini backpack on his back, giggling, "Brother Yanyan!"
When Xiao Niu ran up to Zhao Yan, he was talking to his brother Dazhu at the west end of the village. Suddenly, a pair of chubby little feet appeared in his field of vision, and they called him in a milky voice, "Brother Yanyan!"
Zhao Yan put the grass Dazhu gave him into the basket, stood up and touched Xiao Niu's smooth head: "Xiao Niu, do you miss your brother?"
"I miss my brother!" Xiao Niu said, stretching out his chubby little hands. "Give it to my brother, a gift. Okay."
“Huh?” Zhao Yan reached out to take what Xiao Niu was holding, but a large caterpillar landed in his palm, spinning around like a cricket pupa: “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
When Daniu and his wife heard the boy's screams, they hurried over from their fields and asked, "Hey, what happened to Brother Shen?"
Zhao Yan swung his hands wildly, as if there were electricity on the ground. He jumped high on the spot and shook the big caterpillar in his hand away without stopping until Daniu and Daniu's wife ran over and picked up Xiao Niu from the ground: "Brother Shen, are you okay?"
"No, I'm fine." Zhao Yan held his knees and took a few deep breaths. "I'm fine."
The big bull reacted and saw that the little calf was playing with insects. "Hey, did you scare Brother Shen? There are a lot of insects in this field - but didn't you go to find someone with the master?"
"Did you find it?"
Zhao Yan nodded and said, "Yes, thank you, Brother Daniu. We have found Brother Lan's guard and he is now in Dongyang County. However, Brother Lan said there is still one and he wants to spend money to redeem him, so we will wait a few days before leaving."
Speaking of this, Zhao Yan thought of his marriage with Brother Lan. They had originally agreed to ask Brother Da Niu or Brother Da Zhu to take care of it, but Brother Da Zhu had many brothers and a lot of land at home, so he was too busy to handle the work, so in the end they decided to trouble Brother Da Niu.
"Okay, Brother Shen and Mr. Shen can stay as long as you want."
"Thank you, Brother Daniu and Sister Daniu, for your help," Zhao Yan scratched his head. "It's just that Brother Lan and I have something we'd like to trouble Brother Daniu with recently. No, but it's not in vain. Brother Lan and I have a little token of our gratitude..."
"Hey, why are you so polite, little brother Shen?" Daniu patted his chest and said, "What's the matter? As long as I, Daniu, can help, I will definitely help."
Zhao Yan didn't know how to say it, and now there were villagers all around. If he said that he and Brother Lan were to get married, they would definitely be surrounded by people. "It's not a big deal. Brother Daniu should just do his thing first. Brother Lan and I will come to visit tomorrow."
"What are you busy with?" Big Cow said, putting the calf on his shoulders, "We only have two acres of land, and we have finished the work long ago. Anyway, there is nothing to do now, so can our family of three go to Brother Shen to ask for food?"
Zhao Yan was overjoyed, "Okay, okay."
…
Yong Shaolan prepared dinner and then packed up the things he bought in town during the day, including some pork and fruit candies, which he planned to take with him when he visited Da Niu tomorrow.
As a result, just as he finished, Zhao Yan and the Daniu family walked in, talking and laughing: "Why is Brother Shen so mysterious? What's going on?"
"Oh," Zhao Yan lowered her head shyly, her small hands tightly grasping the handles of the small backpack: "Brother Daniu, don't ask. You'll know when we get home."
Big Cow's wife held Little Cow's hand and laughed at Zhao Yan: "Brother Shen looks like a bride about to get into a sedan chair."
Zhao Yan: “…”
As soon as they entered the door, Yong Shaolan heard the noise and walked to the door to greet them, "Brother Daniu, Sister Daniu."
"Sir, are you really back?" Da Niu saw the man and put the calf down. As soon as the calf landed, it rubbed against Yong Shaolan: "Sir, give me a hug."
Yong Shaolan leaned over and held Xiao Niu in his arms: "It's time for dinner, Brother Daniu and Sister Daniu, please stay for dinner."
As Daniu's wife spoke, she rolled up her sleeves and said, "We just met Brother Shen in the field and told him that we'd like to have your meal tonight."
"You guys chat," Daniu's wife said, "I'll go get some food."
"Hey, you've been tired all day, let me do it." Daniu rolled up his sleeves and called his wife back: "You're very considerate, go chat with the husband, I'll serve the food."
Daniu's wife had no choice but to come out of the kitchen and turned a corner. "Okay then, Brother Shen just said that the master can use us for something. What is it?"
Zhao Yan poured all the grass he had brought back to Ma'er. When he heard that Daniu's wife was about to discuss serious matters with Brother Lan, he was so embarrassed that he washed his hands and rushed into the kitchen: "Brother Daniu! Let me help you..."
As a result, Yong Shaolan stopped and called him: “Brother Shen, Brother Daniu doesn’t need your help.”
Zhao Yan: “…………”
"Hahaha, really?" Zhao Yan scratched his head. "How embarrassing! Hey, we bought some fruit today. I'll wash two for Xiao Niu. You guys can chat first. You don't have to wait for me."
Yong Shaolan looked at the young man's blushing face, and Daniu's wife felt that something was wrong. "What on earth is going on? It's so mysterious?"
Yong Shaolan said calmly, "Brother Shen and I are getting married, and we'd like to invite the villagers to a dinner and have them serve as witnesses. This is my first time handling this, and there are many things I don't understand, so I was hoping that Brother Daniu and Sister-in-law could come over and give us some pointers."
"Get married?" Daniu's wife thought she had misheard, so she repeated, "Sir, are you right? You and Brother Shen are getting married?"
"What?" Da Niu, who was busy in the kitchen, heard the conversation in the yard and patted Zhao Yan's frail shoulder. "Did I hear it right? Just now, the master said you two were going to get married?"
"You two men, are you going to get married?"
Zhao Yan: “…”
"Yeah..." The young man nodded stiffly, "This is a long story, why don't I let Brother Lan tell it later..."
Da Niu quickly served everyone their meals and moved the small table to the courtyard. Zhao Yan and Yong Shaolan sat on one side. Facing their doubts, he asked, "Are you serious, Mr. and Young Brother Shen?"
Yong Shaolan nodded and held Zhao Yan's hand under the table: "I am serious."
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