Zhao Wanzi had been puzzled several times because she cherished the tomatoes in her vegetable garden and would count how many tomatoes there were every day.
Moreover, these days, the number of cases suddenly decreases every few days. Isn't that strange?
He Shitou took a bite of rice and joked, "You must be mistaken, my dear niece."
Zhao Wanzi said confidently, "Impossible! I wouldn't be mistaken. Could it be that someone came to steal our tomatoes?"
Everyone looked at each other.
It's not impossible.
Mrs. Chen said, "Tiantian, I think these persimmons of yours are quite rare, and they taste pretty good too. If someone is tempted, they might try to steal them when no one is around."
And it's behind the house again. Who would stand guard behind their own house every day for no reason?
He Tiantian glanced at Wujin and Coconut, and the two big dogs looked at her with pitiful expressions.
It seems to mean that they don't know who stole it either.
"Okay, after we finish eating, Maruko, Ran, and Ishi, you two go to the vegetable garden and pick all the ripe tomatoes. If we can't finish them, we can make tomato sauce."
They didn't understand what was said after that, but they understood what was said before.
These tomatoes are very prone to attracting bugs, especially the spotted kind with hard shells.
Zhao Wanzi had caught them many times before. These insects are very cunning; they come to steal fruit before it's even ripe.
If it weren't for Maruko catching bugs for the tomato seedlings every day, these seedlings wouldn't have grown so many fruits at all.
After dinner, while everyone was busy, He Tiantian went back inside and bought a recipe for ketchup and a recipe for preserved eggs from the mall.
Since we have too many eggs at home to eat, we might as well pickle them into preserved eggs so they can be stored for a longer time.
He Tiantian gave both recipes to Zhao Denglong and Zhao Xiaolv to study, and she also bought some ingredients and tools for making tofu.
The next day, He Tiantian boarded an oxcart bound for the city.
Unfortunately, this time, Cheng Shi and Tie Zi's mother were also sitting on the oxcart.
The two men carried large and small bags, guessing that Wan Chun Lou in the city had resumed operations, and they certainly didn't want to give up such a good way to make money.
There were only the three of them on the oxcart. Tiezi's mother and Cheng Shi were old acquaintances, and the two chatted enthusiastically.
Throughout the entire journey, he didn't say a single word to He Tiantian.
Cheng glanced at He Tiantian from time to time, feeling a great sense of superiority.
See? He Shi is not well-liked in the village; everyone isolates her.
Unlike her, Mrs. Cheng, she can get along with everyone no matter where she goes.
Cheng was overjoyed, her tail practically wagging in the air the whole way.
He Tiantian's voice rose several decibels when talking to Tiezi's mother, making her head buzz and ache.
Uncle Li was always very quiet and enjoyed the journey, but this time, He Tiantian could clearly sense that Uncle Li was getting a little impatient.
Because the oxcart was moving faster and faster, it arrived in Changning County more than half an hour earlier than usual.
As soon as I arrived at the county gate, a person walked up to me.
Manager Guan was dressed in fine clothes and wore a tall hat.
You know what, even though she's not married yet, she always makes sure she looks neat and tidy every day.
"Young lady, young lady, you've finally arrived..." Manager Guan greeted her happily.
Heaven knows why he set up his stall right at the city gate—it was so that he could see He Tiantian entering the city at the first glance while selling his goods.
He Tiantian was quite unaccustomed to being called "little sister," but it was already good enough that she wasn't called "sister-in-law."
She stepped forward with a smile and greeted him, "Manager Guan, it's been a long time. Judging from your appearance, you must have resolved the big matter on your mind."
Manager Guan clapped his hands happily and pointed to the stall not far behind him.
Colorful and varied in hue, even from where He Tiantian stood, she could see the misty rain veil billowing in the wind, a beautiful sight indeed.
That stall stood there, making all the other stalls pale in comparison.
"Thanks to your guidance, sister, you saved me from dire straits," said Manager Guan, before inviting He Tiantian to take a look at the stall.
He had only made some samples based on the patterns He Tiantian had given him, and hadn't shown He Tiantian how they turned out yet.
Cheng and Tiezi's mother strained their ears to eavesdrop, but unfortunately, He Tiantian had just pulled Manager Guan aside for a private chat.
They were quite far away, and I only heard a few scattered words, so I didn't know what they were talking about.
Looking at the manager's impressive attire, Cheng guessed, "He must be a rich man, but why does he seem to know that bitch He so well?"
After thinking for a moment, Cheng wondered if it was He's old flame in the city.
Although she had this guess in her heart, Cheng did not say it directly.
Tiezi's mother looked on with envy, "He must be rich. How could ordinary people afford clothes like that? He looks like the manager of our Wanchunlou Restaurant. He's probably rolling in money."
"That must be that bitch He trying to curry favor with them. Let's go up and take a look."
Cheng, carrying her luggage, grabbed Tiezi's mother and followed. She couldn't wait to see He Tiantian make a fool of herself.
The huge stall was crowded with people buying scarves and veils.
These people were not ordinary street folk, but rather young ladies and maids from wealthy families.
Ordinary people on the street could only stand far away and watch, just like the Cheng family.
The shopkeeper took two scarves from the stall, one ink-wash colored and the other cyan colored. He wrapped the two scarves up and put them into He Tiantian's arms.
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