Chapter 130 Ma Baozhu
The man asked the woman politely. The latter looked troubled, then frowned slightly and muttered, half to herself, half coquettishly, "There are so many. It's so hard to choose."
"How about trying red beans?" the man suggested tentatively.
The woman nodded without hesitation.
"Add some fruit?" the man continued. "I heard their fruit tastes very good."
The woman continued to nod. Such a complicated matter was actually handled so easily by the other party. She looked at the man beside her with a little starry look in her eyes.
The man seemed not to notice and placed his order and paid politely.
Ye Jiayue asked the usual calm and collected questions.
"Looking at your attire, young lady, you must be of high status. In our Xikang County, we've never seen anyone as sweet-looking, noble, and elegant as you."
"This ice jelly is refreshing and refreshing. Now that the weather is getting cooler, we should make some adjustments."
"How long will you stay in Xikang County, Miss? If you're lucky, you might even be able to wait for us to arrive."
"Your ice jelly is ready. Would you like to take it to go or eat it in the shop?"
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The woman was probably from a well-off family and was well protected by her family. She had a simple mind and became familiar with Ye Jiayue after just a few words. She answered almost everything Ye Jiayue asked. In a short while, she said a lot, both what she should and shouldn't say.
The man watched the two of them chatting happily, his eyes flashing with dissatisfaction. He wanted to stop them, but was worried that the woman would be disgusted. He paused for a moment, then coughed lightly. Before he could speak, the woman who was talking to Ye Jiayue immediately looked over with a worried look on her face: "Brother Shen, what's wrong with you?"
As she spoke, she looked not far away and said, "Hurry up and call Ma Liu over!"
As she finished speaking, a man in attendant's clothes ran over. Before he could speak, the woman said, "Quick, check on Brother Shen. He just coughed. I wonder if he pulled any wounds."
Brother Yaoming, Shen Yaoming, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that people's attention had returned to him. He smiled apologetically at the woman and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
"He's already coughing, how can he be fine?" The woman frowned disapprovingly. "Let Ma Liu take a look first."
Ma Liu is a servant in her family who knows medicine. His parents and brothers were worried about him going out this time, so they arranged for him to stay with her. At first, she thought they were exaggerating, but now she is extremely grateful for their foresight.
"If you hadn't tried to save me, you wouldn't have gotten hurt," the woman's eyes reddened, and she even shed a tear as she spoke. "Don't worry, even if my parents searched for famous doctors, they wouldn't let you get sick."
"The wound has healed, it's really okay," Shen Yaoming said helplessly. Seeing her insistence, he sighed softly, "I'm sorry to have worried you, Miss."
Ma Baozhu curled her lips and gave a slightly shy smile.
Shen Yaoming curled the corners of his mouth and said, "It's hot outside, you go in first."
Ma Baozhu shook her head. She looked up at the handsome man in front of her, then lowered her eyes: "I'll go with you."
It was the first time for her to go shopping alone with a man and buy food in this way.
Ye Jiayue waited for a while, making sure she couldn't tell anything from the two people, and then greeted them with a professional smile: "Guests, the ice jelly is ready, please move to the lobby."
The maidservant serving beside Ma Baozhu stopped them when she saw them trying to bring something in: "Give it to me first."
After saying that, he reached out to take the tray.
Lan Xin glanced at her sister-in-law, who smiled reassuringly, then looked at the maid: "Then I'll have to trouble this young lady."
She had a smile on her lips, a gentle expression, and dark eyes that seemed to be able to tolerate everything. She was not angry because she was not trusted. On the contrary, she was very grateful to her.
The maid pursed her lips, picked up the tray, and walked behind her mistress.
Beside Ma Baozhu, there was a burly man who was staring at the people around him carefully. Without asking, one could tell that he was the bodyguard of this young lady.
Ma Baozhu now shifted her attention from the ice powder to Shen Yaoming.
Recalling the scene when they first met, she felt annoyed and guilty. If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have been hurt and wouldn't have missed the opportunity.
Thinking of this, Ma Baozhu felt that she had to do something to repay the other party for saving her life, otherwise, she would feel uneasy.
Entering the lobby, the maid couldn't help but frown when she saw that almost all the seats were taken. She looked at Lan Xin who had followed her and asked, "Are there no private rooms?"
"Sorry," Lan Xin spread her hands, "We're just a small shop, we don't have those."
Ma Baozhu carefully glanced at Shen Yaoming beside her, then glared at the maid unhappily, "Hong Cui, when I go out, this young lady is not so particular."
"Yes, Miss," Hong Cui hurriedly bowed and apologized, "I was wrong."
Ma Baozhu was satisfied. She scanned the lobby and found two seats in the corner. She immediately smiled happily and said to the man next to her, "Brother Yaoming, there are two seats there."
As she spoke, she walked to the corner. Shen Yaoming wanted to say that the environment here was not good and that they should pack up the food and take it home to eat, but seeing that she was very excited, he didn't say anything to spoil the fun. He concealed the disgust in his eyes and sat down in the corner.
Lan Xin took a handkerchief and wiped the table and benches again in front of everyone. After Hong Cui put down the food on the tray, she took the empty tray and gave them a businesslike smile: "I hope you two are full."
Ma Baozhu's attention was now attracted by the ice jelly in front of her. She ignored Lan Xin's words. The latter didn't care either. She smiled at the two attendants, a man and a woman, standing behind her, turned around and went to greet other guests.
"Miss, this is the famous ice jelly we have here. Come and try it. If you like it, you can come here often in the future."
Shen Yaoming knew the identity of this person and wanted to seize this only opportunity, but as smart as he was, he also knew that sometimes, the more anxious you are, the more likely it is to backfire. He tried his best to create an image of himself as an ambitious, aloof and upright person who is indifferent to fame and fortune, and who will not let himself fall into depravity even when he is down and out.
Gao Baozhu nodded: "We'll come together then."
Shen Yaoming smiled somewhat embarrassedly and said nothing more.
Seeing him like this, Ma Baozhu couldn't help but feel distressed when she thought of his identity and the information they had investigated.
Her elder brother Shen was such an outstanding scholar, but he was forced to be implicated by his family. If it were her, she couldn't imagine what she would do.
Perhaps, they simply cannot accept the current situation and either choose to end themselves or seek protection from the powerful, thus losing their self and persistence.
Because of this, she would not let the other party continue to struggle to survive in that quagmire.
"What's wrong? Doesn't it taste good?" Shen Yaoming asked with concern when he saw that she didn't move.
Ma Baozhu came back to her senses and smiled at him: "This ice jelly is really delicious."
They had not been together for long, but both knew that the other did not like being pitied or given charity. Afraid that the other would see what she was thinking, Ma Baozhu abruptly changed the subject.
Shen Yaoming seemed unaware of the other person's thoughts. He took the spoon first, stirred the ice jelly gently, and scooped a spoonful into his mouth.
The smooth, cool, sweet and fragrant ice jelly melted in his mouth, instantly soothing the heat in his body. He smiled at Ma Baozhu and said, "It tastes good."
Ma Baozhu also scooped a spoonful into her mouth. When she tasted the ice jelly, her eyes lit up. After she swallowed the food in her mouth, she said happily, "This ice jelly is really delicious."
After saying that, he scooped another spoonful into his mouth, and couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly. It would be great if he could eat this every day.
Shen Yaoming watched the other person calmly, lowering his eyes so as not to let anyone notice his serious emotions.
A bowl of ice jelly was quickly finished. Ma Baozhu planned to ask Hong Cui to buy more in the afternoon, but she heard that the shop was only open in the morning and would close once the goods were sold out. She was puzzled: "Are all bosses nowadays so lazy?"
In her impression, common people get up early and work late, and they would like to split a copper coin into four parts. If a rented shop is only used for business in the morning, wouldn’t it be a big loss?
Even an ordinary family with a small surplus would probably not be so wasteful.
She felt a little lost.
"Miss, should I go and talk to them?" Hong Cui suggested.
Ma Baozhu was about to agree when her eyes fell on Shen Yaoming. She came to her senses and glared at Hong Cui, "Since the store has its own rules, how can they change them just for me?"
She couldn't let her savior think that she was unruly and unreasonable.
Hong Cui immediately fell silent. Although she didn't understand the young lady's abnormal behavior, she didn't dare to speak again.
She always felt that young ladies nowadays were very different.
Shen Yaoming replied at the right time: "If you like it, you can pack a portion and put it in the well. You can take it out when you want to eat it in the afternoon. It will be cold and should taste better than now."
"Brother Shen, you are worthy of being a scholar. You are really smart." Ma Baozhu praised sincerely.
"Miss, you're joking. The way I am now is really..." It's a disgrace to the family of scholars.
Shen Yaoming's face was full of shame.
The two chatted while eating ice jelly, while Hong Cui went to the counter and ordered three takeaways.
The extra one is hers.
Ma Baozhu and Shen Yaoming did not stay here for too long. They left after eating the ice jelly. However, their words implied that they planned to come here often in the future.
Not until this group of people left did everyone in the lobby breathe a sigh of relief and their voices returned to normal.
"Whose daughter is this? Even the wife of the county magistrate doesn't have such a grand display."
"The big guy stood there staring at me. I didn't even dare to breathe, for fear that he would misunderstand me and think I had bad intentions."
"Why would this rich young lady come to our small county town? Isn't this just asking for trouble?"
"The man next to her is quite handsome, but judging by his clothes, he probably doesn't come from a good family."
"Do you think it's because of the waterwheel?"
"It's hard to say, maybe this is the reason."
The waterwheel has been promoted for more than half a month, and now several villages have installed it. Soon, it will be their village's turn.
Having seen the magic and convenience of the waterwheel, it would be worth it even if they had to wait for half a year.
The guests started chatting with each other.
It was said that Lu Yao went to the backyard, but she kept an eye on the situation outside. After everyone left, she came out of the backyard and went straight to the operating room.
"Are you okay?" Ye Jiayue noticed that the usually good-tempered person was in a low mood, as if he had encountered some difficulties, and asked with concern: "Are you feeling unwell?"
Lu Yao shook her head. She was just frightened by her imagination and it would be fine after a while.
"What's going on with those two people?" This is what he cares about most.
Speaking of this, Ye Jiayue became more excited. She looked around and saw that there were no other guests, so she started gossiping in a low voice.
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