The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Although he was clearly in the water, Jing Li felt a chill down his spine and broke out in a cold sweat.
Qin Zhao...has he discovered it?
But why didn't he ask when he was at home just now, but waited until now?
The owner of the pastry shop noticed someone lingering in front of the shop for a long time and called out, "Young man, would you like some pastries? Freshly baked white sugar cakes, still warm, five cents a piece!"
Qin Zhao pretended not to hear, his eyes still fixed on the fish in his hand, but his eyebrows raised slightly.
Jing Li understood what he meant instantly.
——If you don’t tell the truth, you won’t have anything to eat.
This is... a threat.
This person actually threatened a fish, is there any justice in the world!!!
Jing Li tried hard not to reveal any flaws, staring blankly at the man in front of him, as if he didn't understand what he was saying.
Playing dumb again.
Qin Zhao's eyes flashed with a helpless smile, and he said slowly: "Before leaving home yesterday, I locked the door from the outside. No one can get in, let alone steal a piece of clothing from me."
"I know you can understand. This is one last chance," Qin Zhao said. "Do you know where that dress is?"
The little koi fish stared at him motionlessly.
The fish don't know.
I know but I can't tell.
Qin Zhao looked at him for a moment, then turned away and prepared to leave with the fish basket.
Jing Li was shocked.
He he he... He actually just left like that, wasn't it just to scare him?
How could he do this to a fish!
Qin Zhao started to leave, but before he had taken a few steps, his sleeve was grabbed again.
He lowered his head, the little koi fish hanging on his sleeve, his clear eyes clearly showing his grievance.
Qin Zhao asked, "Are you willing to tell me?"
The little koi fell back into the water and nodded.
.
Qin Zhao did what he said and bought a 25-cent white sugar cake, along with two small bags of candied fruits, spending another 45 cents.
Then he took the little koi to the clinic.
Qin Zhao's medicine was expensive, and due to financial constraints in the past, he had to buy it in installments. But now that he had some money, he simply bought a month's supply to save himself the trip to town.
Jing Li was originally curious about what disease Qin Zhao had, and wanted to write down the prescription and ask about it when he had the chance.
Unexpectedly, Qin Zhao went to several clinics in a row, only buying a few herbs at each one. Jing Li was dizzy from reading the names of so many loose medicines, and in the end, he couldn't remember any of them.
The town's clinic has a much more complete range of medicines than the one in the small mountain village. Why did Qin Zhao go to so much trouble? Is it because it is cheaper to buy it this way?
However, the price of medicinal materials was indeed very high. After buying the medicine, Jing Li calculated in his mind that Qin Zhao now had about 22 strings of cash and 700 coins left.
This has already cost more than a thousand yuan.
They had bought so much that the basket was so heavy that it was a bit of a struggle to carry it. Qin Zhao simply hired someone from town to transport the stuff back to Linxi Village, and he walked back to the village with the koi.
It rained yesterday, and the weather is very good today, so it’s okay to take a walk on the mountain road.
Before setting off, Qin Zhao first found a teahouse on the side of the road to rest.
He walked slowly, and it would take him more than an hour to walk back to the village from the town, so he needed to eat something first. Qin Zhao ordered a bowl of hot tea and took out some hot sugar cake to feed the little koi.
Five cents a piece of cake is considered a very high price in the town.
But there is a reason for the high price. This sugar cake is made of rice. One piece is as big as half of Jing Li's body. It is steamed until it is soft, sticky and delicious, sweet but not greasy.
Jing Li ate two in one breath, still feeling a little unsatisfied.
Qin Zhao did not touch the sugar cake, but took out the millet cake he brought from home from his backpack and ate it with tea.
Jing Li swallowed the last bite of the cake and stopped moving.
He almost forgot that although Qin Zhao made money today, that money still had to be used to pay for the high medical expenses and the cost of building a house.
It's actually not much money.
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