Chapter 154 Old Man Shen Invites Guests
Zhou Muniu looked guilty: "Xiaolan, I'm sorry for causing you to be scolded."
"It's okay. Everyone in our village knows the character of those two cows. We won't worry about it. Don't be afraid. He probably won't complain to your grandparents."
"Xiaolan, you are really smart. You actually scared them."
"My aunt taught me that when you talk about something, you have to get to the point and talk about things that the other person cares about. Only then will they be cautious. The most important thing is that you have to be excellent."
"Your aunt is so smart." Zhou Muniu looked envious.
Xiao Tao said proudly: "Yes, my aunt said that reading can broaden our horizons. Let's study hard and read more in the future. With more knowledge, we will naturally become smarter."
"Well, study hard."
After putting aside their previous unhappiness, they started looking for the cicada monkey with a smile.
That day, Li Wanyue and Li Sandong went to the town, one to check the shop business, and the other to go to the blacksmith shop to build a pedal thresher.
The autumn harvest is approaching. As far as she can remember, there are no threshers here, and they all use flails to beat the crops. Threshers are more convenient.
She went to Fanghua Pavilion first, and unexpectedly saw Xie Yan and Qingfeng in the shop.
Xie Yan saw them and said, "Miss Li, brothers from Sandong."
The two greeted back.
Li Wanyue asked: "Mr. Xie, are you here to buy something?"
"No, I was waiting for you."
"Wait for me?" Li Wanyue wondered: "You knew I would come today?"
"I felt you would come today, so I came here to wait."
Li Wanyue smiled: "I didn't expect Mr. Xie to be able to joke."
Xie Yan didn't comment, only said: "I heard that there were always strange things happening in this shop before, but after you took over, there have been no more troubles."
"Yes, I asked a Taoist priest to perform a ritual." Li Wanyue replied casually.
"Have you ever heard about the original owners of this shop? Have they ever come back?"
Bai Simian, who was arranging the shelves, paused.
Xie Yan glanced at him.
Li Wanyue said: "I have heard of it, but now this shop is mine."
Xie Yan nodded and said nothing more.
Li Wanyue used the excuse of needing to look at the account book and told Xie Yan to do as he pleased.
Then he whispered to Wu You: "How long has he been here? What did he say?"
"He just came in for a while and asked us if we knew anything about the previous owners of the shop, if we had seen them, etc."
"Did you tell him?"
"Don't worry, Boss. We didn't say anything."
Li Wanyue nodded.
Xie Yan stared at Bai Simian's back for a moment, then looked away.
Judging from the boy’s reaction, he should know something about the previous owner of this shop. Does he know about the case?
At this time, a middle-aged man appeared at the store door. He was the butler of Old Man Shen.
When he saw Li Wanyue, he said happily: "Miss Li, I finally see you."
He turned around and shouted to the back: "Master, Miss Li finally showed up, she is in the store."
Li Wanyue almost choked. Why did these words sound so awkward?
Then, Old Man Shen walked into the store hurriedly with a fishing rod in hand.
"Girl Yue, why did you come to town just now? I wanted to invite you to my house, but I couldn't see you."
Xie Yan: I have such a grown-up and wonderful grandson, doesn’t the old man see it?
He had no choice but to remind him: "Grandpa, are you going fishing again?"
Old Man Shen seemed to have just seen him: "Hey, A-Yan is here too, what a coincidence."
After that, he looked at Li Wanyue again: "Yue girl, are you done with your work? If you are done, go to the old man's house and have a seat. The old woman will definitely be happy to see you."
Li Wanyue smiled and said, "Grandpa, don't bother me. I have something else to do later. I will go to visit the old man and the old lady next time."
"If you have anything you haven't finished, let A Yan do it for you. It's just right for you and little brother Sandong to go home and rest for a while."
Xie Yan: “…”
It seems he doesn't deserve to rest.
He felt that his position in his grandfather's heart had changed.
Seeing Old Man Shen’s expectant look, Li Wanyue had no choice but to agree.
Li Sandong waved his hand: "Sister, I won't go. Didn't you say you wanted to go to the blacksmith shop to order something? Give me the drawings and I'll do it."
Xie Yan was curious: "Can I ask what Miss Li wants to build?"
Li Wanyue took out the blueprint and said, "Thresher, used when harvesting rice."
"Thresher?"
Xie Yan took the drawing, saw the pattern on it, guessed how to use it, and was surprised.
This is more efficient and less labor-intensive than a flail.
"Miss Li, can you give me the blueprint? I'll have someone do it for you."
Li Wanyue thought about it and nodded: "Okay, thank you very much."
Li Sandong didn't want to go, so Li Wanyue asked him to go to the market to ask if anyone knew about the Xili fruit.
There is no such fruit in Daohua Village. I wonder if there is any in other villages.
She wants to eat ice jelly.
Then they went to Old Man Shen's house.
A courtyard with two entrances, quiet and elegant.
As soon as Old Man Shen entered the yard, he shouted, "Old lady, look who I brought here."
Old Lady Shen came out of the main hall and saw Li Wanyue. She stepped forward enthusiastically and said, "Wanyue is here. I finally see you. I also asked the housekeeper to go to your store every day to see if you are there. Come and sit down. A'Yan is here too. Please sit down."
Xie Yan thought to himself: Grandmother still cares about him.
Then he asked the maid to serve some juice and fruit snacks.
After Li Wanyue bowed and greeted, she sat on a wooden bench under the tree and apologized, "I came here in a hurry today and didn't bring you anything."
Old Lady Shen poured her a glass of juice and said, "No, we don't need those empty gifts. You, child, are no exception. It's just two pieces of clothing, but you gave me such expensive perfume. Don't do this again in the future."
"The old lady treats me well, so I should respect her."
The two chatted and no one paid any attention to Xie Yan, who just drank his tea by himself.
Soon, Old Mrs. Shen went to instruct the kitchen what dishes to prepare for lunch.
Old man Shen also went back to the house.
Li Wanyue breathed a sigh of relief. It was too much enthusiasm and she couldn't handle it.
Xie Yan said: "Grandma is rarely so happy, she likes you very much."
"If any other girl had helped your grandfather, they would have also given them the same warm hospitality." Li Wanyue knew her own limitations.
Xie Yan asked: "By the way, are the potatoes ready to be harvested? I had someone dig one up a few days ago and the fruit is almost as big as a fist."
Li Wanyue said: "It's about right. We can harvest it in ten days or half a month."
"Do you want to listen to some music?" Xie Yan suddenly changed the subject.
He just noticed that Li Wanyue glanced at the piano in the corridor several times.
"Okay, thank you."
Xie Yan took the guzheng to the stone table under the tree so that Li Wanyue could see it more clearly.
Slender fingers plucked the strings, and the melodious sound slowly flowed out.
A handsome young man in white clothes is playing the piano under the tree. What a pleasing picture.
I had only seen it on TV before, but this time I saw the live-action version and it felt very different.
After the song was over, Li Wanyue praised: "You played really well."
"Want to try it?" Xie Yan asked.
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