Ji Dong was stunned for a moment before saying, "Is he still not fully recovered?"
Ji Xinhe gritted her teeth and said, "He’s much better!"
Maybe he was never really bad in the first place!
At that moment, Mu Houchu’s voice came from the hall: "I can barely get out of bed now, so I’ll go with you."
Xiao Bei looked at Ji Xinhe with pity: "Barely being able to get out of bed shows that he hasn’t really recovered much."
Ji Xinhe replied coldly: "Being able to get out of bed is enough!"
Anyway, she couldn’t stand this damn man freeloading at her house with such peace of mind!
Make him work for her!
Xiao Bei quickly shut up, his eyes rolling around as he looked at Ji Xinhe, shrinking his neck. His sister suddenly became fierce...
Ji Xinhe suddenly laughed with her eyes curving, touching Xiao Bei’s head: "Xiao Bei is obedient, sister is not fierce to you."
She’s fierce towards a certain shameless man!
Xiao Bei shrank his neck again. Now that she wasn’t fierce, why did it feel even more sinister?
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Early the next day, the sky was still dark. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Ji Xinhe was already up. She had been living here for some days and was gradually getting used to the village lifestyle: early to bed, early to rise.
Especially on days like today, when the town held its morning market every three days, everyone who wanted to buy and sell things had to get up before dawn, so they could get to the town before daybreak and occupy a small stall.
The morning market was called so because it started exceptionally early.
It was almost winter now, and getting up at this time meant not only was it dark outside, but it was also cold when getting out of bed. Ji Xinhe quickly dressed, grateful that she had already made winter clothes for her family members.
Now they could wear them and not be afraid of the cold.
After Ji Xinhe had gotten up and washed up, Xiao Bei also woke up. She originally thought Mu Houchu wouldn’t be able to get up, but she saw him already meditating in the courtyard early.
Xiao Bei asked Ji Xinhe in admiration: "Isn’t he afraid of getting cold wearing so little in such cold weather?"
"Who knows? Maybe he’s just enduring it." Ji Xinhe scoffed.
However, she knew deep down that being able to meditate peacefully in such cold weather while wearing thin clothes was no wonder he had such great martial arts skills, but Ji Xinhe was not willing to admit it!
After a deep breath, Mu Houchu stood up and walked over to them: "When are we leaving?"
"Soon, we’ll have breakfast in town, we won’t cook at home, there’s no time. You better go and load the jar of sour bamboo shoots onto the cart." Ji Xinhe instructed him directly.
Mu Houchu was not lazy, he went and lifted the jar with one hand, putting it in the courtyard on the bullock cart.
Ji Xiaobei was amazed, running over excitedly: "How did you lift it so easily? Aren’t you cold wearing so little? Can I be like you?"
Mu Houchu looked at his glowing little face, smiled softly, and said, "Of course you can. Do you want to learn?"
Xiao Bei nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes!"
Mu Houchu glanced at Ji Xinhe and whispered: "As long as your sister doesn’t drive me away, I’ll teach you."
Xiao Bei nodded solemnly: "Don’t worry, I’ll make sure my sister doesn’t drive you away!"
Mu Houchu’s lips curled imperceptibly. He got up and jumped onto the bullock cart, Xiao Bei excitedly sat down beside him, chattering nonstop. Mu Houchu didn’t say much, but each of his words was concise and meaningful. Xiao Bei listened with sparkling eyes, clamoring for this big brother to always stay at their house.
When Ji Xinhe came out of the courtyard, she heard this and couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth and glare at Mu Houchu.
He said, "In that case, I’ll stay at your house for a while longer."
Before Ji Xinhe could object, Xiao Bei hurriedly agreed, "Great!"
Ji Xinhe’s face darkened, she climbed onto the bullock cart, feeling annoyed by the man. Mu Houchu, on the other hand, seemed to be in a good mood. He snapped the whip skillfully, urging the ox cart forward.
Most of the villagers were diligent and woke up early. By this time, there were already groups of people out and about, working.
Seeing Ji Xinhe’s bullock cart, they couldn’t help but feel envious: "Oh, Xin He, what are you doing with the ox cart?"
Ji Xinhe smiled sweetly, "Going to the morning market in town."
"That’s great, having an ox cart is so convenient. You don’t have to walk all the way. Hey, who’s this young man?" An auntie caught sight of Mu Houchu and couldn’t take her eyes off him. She had never seen such a good-looking person!
Xiao Bei excitedly shouted, "He’s my big brother! He’s very strong and not afraid of the cold in winter, despite wearing so little!"
Ji Xinhe pinched Xiao Bei’s face to stop him from talking and graciously smiled at the auntie: "He’s a distant relative of ours, visiting."
"Oh~" The auntie’s eyes became suggestive as she suddenly understood. A distant relative visiting probably meant he was there to discuss marriage. Hadn’t Ji Dong been looking for a family for his sister recently?
Looking at Xiao Bei’s words just now, it was obvious that they had an intimate relationship.
Ji Xinhe saw the increasingly strange gazes of the villagers and, with a dark face, glared at Mu Houchu again. Mu Houchu seemed unaware of the unusual atmosphere and calmly drove the bullock cart on.
Forget it, forget it. Let the villagers say what they want! She wasn’t planning to get married anyway!
Ji Xinhe had completely given up hope.
When the bullock cart arrived in town, it was already getting light and many vendors had already found their spots. Ji Xinhe quickly found a spot for herself, spread a piece of floral cloth on the ground, and had Mu Houchu unload the jar of sour bamboo shoots from the bullock cart and place it on the ground.
They were ready to do business.
Xiao Bei glanced at the sparse crowd around them and then at the lively crowd on the other end of the street. He couldn’t help saying, "Sister, we still didn’t get a good spot. There are fewer people here."
Ji Xinhe laughed softly: "A fragrant wine doesn’t fear a deep alley. Our sour bamboo shoots are delicious, we won’t worry about having a lack of customers."
As she said this, she took out a big bowl and opened the jar of sour bamboo shoots, scooping out a large bowl of sour bamboo shoots and placing it on the floral cloth.
The scent of the sour bamboo shoots was strong, and as soon as the jar was opened and the bamboo shoots were scooped out, the aroma spread. Passers-by couldn’t help but stop in their tracks at the enticing scent.
Ji Xinhe raised her voice and started her sales pitch: "Don’t miss out on good food as you pass by! Delicious sour bamboo shoots~ Free tastings available! If you like them, buy them! Only five cash per pound!"
Xiao Bei was initially too shy to shout, but when he saw his sister, a young girl, shouting herself, he quickly followed suit.
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