Zhao Fangchu followed Yang Donghu two steps behind.
When he first met Yang Donghu, he thought he was thin and small, and his initial impression of him was that he was timid and quiet.
But today, starting from selling candied haws, he discovered that Brother Dong was actually a very opinionated person. When bargaining for people who came to buy things, he spoke clearly and logically, which made people feel comfortable listening to him.
But he was not one to tolerate it. After they walked for a while, Zhao Fangchu was really curious and caught up with Yang Donghu. He couldn't help but ask, "Brother Dong, who was that just now?"
Yang Donghu briefly told him what had happened so that he would have an idea in mind and would have a way to deal with it if the Yang family came again in the future.
Zhao Fangchu was really angry when he heard this. He was angry that the Yang family did not keep their word and plotted against his brother Dachuan. He was even more angry that the family was so cruel and treated Yang Donghu as an object instead of a human being.
The more he listened, the angrier he became, and he wished he could go back and have another fight with Yang Chunxue.
Yang Donghu had a pretty good idea of his temper, and fearing that he would get even angrier if he spoke too much, he didn't say anything else. He softly soothed him, "The Yang family isn't easy to deal with. It's fine if we don't interfere with each other. If there's a conflict in the future, don't worry about me."
Zhao Fangchu patted his chest, took a deep breath, and nodded.
But he still felt it necessary to say something good about his brother Dachuan: "Although Dachuan has a stern face all day long, he is a good person. Don't listen to the rumors some people in the village say. They are all nonsense. You will understand after you get to know him better."
Yang Donghu only spent one day with Zhao Luochuan, but he could feel that what he said was different from what others said, and he agreed with it a little in his heart.
Zhao Fangchu continued, "You don't know, my aunt is so beautiful. My mother said she came from the south where she fell on hard times and was nearly starving to death when she met my uncle. They got together and had Brother Chuan. Unfortunately, I only saw her when I was a child, and now I can hardly remember what she looked like."
Yang Donghu knew that Zhao Luochuan's mother died when he was young. Somehow, rumors spread that he had a bad fate and was unlucky in marriage. After his father died, the rumors became even more rampant, and Zhao Luochuan's reputation became worse and worse.
Zhao Fangchu didn't care whether there was a response or not, he just kept on mumbling, "When Chuan Ge was little, he was always praised. People said he looked like my aunt and was handsome. Later, my aunt passed away, and the kids in the village always bullied him. He wasn't tall at that time, but despite his young age, he was very proud. If he couldn't beat someone, he would hide and cry secretly, and he wouldn't tell my uncle. As time went by, he would have a sullen face whenever there were outsiders around."
Yang Donghu found it interesting to hear him say this.
The two of them talked as they walked, and soon they arrived at the door of their home.
Originally, the two of them planned to sell dumplings in the village for a while before coming back to help Zhu Cuilan make dumplings. However, they were so busy selling dumplings that they forgot the time for a while.
Just as Yang Donghu and Zhao Fangchu were about to enter the yard, they ran into Zhao Luochuan who was coming out to look for them.
Zhao Luochuan had just returned. When he heard Zhu Cuilan say that the two of them had gone out to sell hawthorns and had not returned yet, he was afraid that something might have happened, so he said hello and went out to look for them.
"Where have you two been? Why are you back so late?" Zhao Luochuan's expressionless face was intimidating enough, not to mention that he was a little angry now, and his tone was not good, which made him look even more frightening.
Zhao Fangchu was afraid of his cousin. He was okay with him at other times, but he didn't want to provoke him when he was angry.
Yang Donghu looked at Zhao Luochuan, his mind filled with the image of him hiding and crying secretly as a child. He was no longer afraid of him and whispered, "We went to the main road to sell hawthorns for a while. We were so busy selling things that we forgot to check the time."
When Zhao Luochuan heard Yang Donghu's initiative to explain to him, the anger in his heart disappeared immediately. If it was just Zhao Fangchu alone, he would definitely be scolded, but Yang Donghu was different. He was a little afraid of him to begin with, and he had finally taken the initiative to talk to him. If he was scolded, he would be scared to death.
Zhao Luochuan hummed and said calmly, "Remember the time next time you go out. It's not safe outside at night."
Zhao Fangchu had already prepared himself for a scolding. Seeing the matter being lightly brushed aside, he was a little bit incredulous. Why didn't his brother Chuan scold anyone today? Normally, even if his parents were there, Zhao Luochuan would have scolded him anyway. Why did he change his mind this time?
He looked at Yang Donghu and understood that Dongge could not only be a sister-in-law, but also a talisman.
Zhao Luochuan said nothing more and led the two of them into the house.
Let me explain this in two ways.
On the other side, at the Yang family, Yang Chunxue came home in a rage and immediately told Wang Dujuan the story with exaggeration.
After hearing this, Wang Dujuan slammed the table and started cursing: "Great, you've grown so strong now that you're out there that you've even learned to challenge others. You've really become very capable."
Wang Dujuan was already unhappy about the breaking of the engagement, and now she wanted to eat Yang Donghu alive. However, she had no reason to get angry at the moment, which made her even more angry.
"Mom, you don't know. He was selling hawthorns on the main road today. In just a short while, he made dozens of coins. On the way back, I heard that the news spread in the neighboring village. They said they had never seen such a novelty."
"Several dozen coins?" Wang Dujuan patted his chest to calm himself down and poured himself a glass of water. "It's just a piece of broken hawthorn. What's so special about it? Why is it selling so well?"
"Mom, don't tell me. I hid aside and watched for a while. His hawthorn is different from usual. It is covered with a layer of white. I don't know what it is."
Wang Dujuan had never seen it with her own eyes, and she had never believed that a hawthorn tree could sell for anything. But after seeing Yang Chunxue's detailed account, she felt it was somewhat believable and decided to go and ask around one day.
If you really make money this way, you have to get some benefits back.
The more Wang Dujuan thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to her. She didn't even consider breaking off the engagement. Even if she had thought about it, she was always a rogue and wouldn't take a few pieces of paper seriously.
He comforted her a few more words and coaxed Yang Chunxue to eat.
At the Zhao family's end, the dumplings were already in the pot. Zhu Cuilan poked her head out of the kitchen and called out, "Fang Chu, why haven't your father and brother come back yet? You and your brother Chuan go to the village entrance to greet them and see what's going on. They'll be back soon so we can have dinner."
"Oh, I got it." Zhao Fangchu was also anxious. He looked at the door from time to time. When he heard his mother calling, he ran out immediately.
His brother went to work in town and would bring him some snacks every time he came back, which he really enjoyed.
Yang Donghu was helping to light a fire in the kitchen. The room was filled with smoke. Through the white smoke, he watched Zhu Cuilan busy cooking dumplings and cutting two cucumbers picked from the vegetable garden. It was as if he suddenly understood what the smell of fireworks was, and from that moment on he felt a sense of belonging in his heart.
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