Tai Kangping shook his head and said with a smile, "Miss, please take a look at their fish first. Mine is fine. Besides, the fish I caught today aren't very good. They're a bit small, so I'm afraid you won't like them."
Shen Danru understood that when he said his fish were not good, he probably wanted to give others the opportunity to sell them.
Shen Danru was satisfied with her first impression of him.
This person has good character.
If this person really is the eldest sister's husband, then logically the eldest sister shouldn't be living a bad life.
Is this person good at pretending to be a good person in public? But they don't seem like it.
"Excuse me, sir, may I take a look at your fish?"
"No, miss, I don't sell my fish."
Tai Kangping smiled politely and declined.
“Girl, if he won’t sell, we will. Why don’t you take a look at our fish? He’s saving them to take home for his wife to make soup.”
"Exactly, just ignore him..."
Shen Danru: "I'll take all the fish you have, however many you have. How about we give you a discount and sell them to you for six coins a pound? And you, brother, if you want to sell, bring your fish over too."
If you buy it at the market, it will cost at least eight coins per catty. Some places sell it for ten coins, but you can get six coins for it. It's not much, but if you buy a lot, the seller won't lose money.
Upon hearing that the girl had bought a lot of fish, Tai Kangping immediately came over carrying his load.
Everyone assumed that these two young ladies must be maids from a large family, since they had so many fish. It was normal for families like the Lan family and the Jiang family in town to buy a lot of fish, or for inns, restaurants, and eateries in town to need a lot of fish.
Shen Danru looked down at Tai Kangping's fish; it was indeed not as big as the others'.
"Young lady, my fish isn't as good as others', so please give me five coins."
Shen Danru: This person is quite honest.
"It's alright, I'll still give you six coins. Actually, I'm going to make a dish, and your fish is the perfect size."
Hearing Shen Danru say this, Tai Kangping finally agreed.
After weighing it, it totaled more than 160 jin (approximately 83 kg), and Shen Danru bought it all.
The horse-drawn carriage traveled along the country road, the hooves clattering softly.
"Miss, why haven't you mentioned anything about Sister Yulan? What if that Tai Kangping really is Sister Yulan's man?"
"We can't rush this. Even if we ask, we probably won't get any information. It's better to gain their trust through a transaction first, and then ask them later."
Qingtan seemed to understand and nodded hurriedly.
You can't rush things; you have to cast a long line to catch a big fish.
“Miss, I feel that man is quite nice. If I were to marry a man like that, I would live a good life with him.”
Shen Danru joked, "Oh, our Qingtan is missing a man. Should I prepare a generous dowry for you so we can marry you off sooner?"
Qingtan's cheeks immediately flushed crimson: "Miss, you're bad, you're bad, I'm not talking to you anymore."
Seeing Qingtan's shy expression, Shen Danru chuckled. This girl is so cute.
"You're too naive. You can't assume he's a good person just because you've met him once. Maybe he's good at pretending."
As they walked into the alley where the Shen family lived, two women approached. Seeing Qingtan driving the carriage, they panicked. Unable to hide, they had no choice but to greet him, their voices trembling slightly.
"Qing, Miss Qingtan is back."
Qingtan smiled and said, "Hello, both of you aunties."
"Okay, okay, we'll go home for lunch after work and come back in the afternoon."
"Take care, ladies."
Upon hearing this, the two women walked even faster.
Qingtan stopped the carriage and helped Chen Danru down. After thinking it over, she felt that the two women were acting strangely.
"Miss, I feel like there were some strange things about those two people just now."
Shen Danru looked at her gently: "What's wrong?"
"When the two women saw us, their expressions were a bit off, as if they had done something wrong. Their eyes were evasive, and their figures seemed different from yesterday; they looked much fatter."
Upon hearing this, Shen Danru secretly began to speculate.
"Let's go back first."
The carriage was parked in the yard, and the fish could be unloaded after the hired workers went to work in the afternoon.
Hearing the commotion, Zhou invited the two of them inside for a meal.
Where is Jingxian?
Zhou said, "It seems like she was teaching Yu Yan to write."
When Shen Danru went to Shen Yuyan's room, Jiang Jingxian wrote characters with great seriousness, and Shen Yuyan carefully copied them beside her.
"Look, you need to control the brushstrokes and the pressure when you write like this... Hmm, just like this again..."
This greatly surprised Shen Danru, who was standing to the side. She hadn't expected Jiang Jingxian to have such good handwriting.
She writes with great care, displaying the demeanor of a lady from a distinguished family.
It is more persuasive than flowers and more fragrant than jade.
Shen Danru was also a fan of good looks, and not wanting to disturb the two of them, she stood behind them without saying a word.
After a long while, Jiang Jingxian stood up and noticed Shen Danru standing behind her, which startled her.
"Sister Ru, when did you get back? I didn't hear you, and you didn't call me."
Shen Danru smiled faintly: "I'm watching a beauty write, how could I bear to disturb her?"
Jiang Jingxian blushed slightly: "You're teasing me again."
Shen Danru took her hand: "Are you hungry? Come on, my mother has already prepared dinner. Let's go eat first. Yuyan, you don't need to write anymore, go eat first."
Shen Yuyan put down her pen: "Okay."
His second sister's words were like imperial edicts to him.
The meal was served, with meat and vegetables, and rice and steamed buns at every meal. The Shen family felt very happy.
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