"Lie down." Sheng Qingyuan suddenly said to Shen Zhao.

Shen Zhao: "???"

Sheng Qingyuan said: "I will measure your size. In a few days, you can try to walk on the ground instead of sitting in a wheelchair. I will make you a pair of crutches."

"Okay." Shen Zhao nodded, Sheng Qingyuan helped him sit on the bed, and then slowly lay down.

Sheng Qingyuan took out a ruler and measured his size.

Shen Zhao looked at Sheng Qingyuan's side face, her fine hair was hanging down from her forehead, and her fair face was even softer under the warm yellow candlelight.

"Okay." Sheng Qingyuan put away the ruler and helped Shen Zhao up again.

"With this money, you can buy yourself something you like first." Shen Zhao said to Sheng Qingyuan.

"Me? But I don't have any needs." Sheng Qingyuan blinked and said.

When she was in the hospital, she was exhausted all day long. If she could have time to enjoy a good meal, it would be the most comfortable thing for her.

Shen Zhao asked: "Don't you want to buy some nice jewelry or nice clothes?"

In his impression, girls of her age would like to dress up and look good. They would like to put the most beautiful hairpins in their hair, and they would compete with each other to see whose clothes look better.

Even the girls in the village are no exception. Although they don't have much money on hand, they will still find ways to buy or make some beautiful wooden hairpins.

Look at Sheng Qingyuan again, her clothes are simple without any exquisite patterns, and her bun is just a wooden hairpin with magnolia flowers carved on it. It looks good-looking, but it is really plain.

Sheng Qingyuan smiled lightly and said: "Those jingling things, I still think they affect my work. Simple, convenient and comfortable is the most important thing."

Sheng Qingyuan put the ruler aside, checked Shen Zhao's pulse, and then asked: "Did you feel any headache or other discomfort during this time?"

Shen Zhao shook his head gently, "No."

Sheng Qingyuan checked his head again, and now the swelling had disappeared. He pressed it gently and asked, "Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt."

Sheng Qingyuan said sternly: "If you hit your head, it can be a big or small matter, so if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me in time. Don't be afraid of trouble. If you delay, the small problem will develop into a big one. This is troublesome."

"good."

Seeing the seriousness and attention on Sheng Qingyuan's face, Shen Zhao felt warm in his heart.

In the next few days, Sheng Qingyuan found a few more people to help with the bamboo shoots. She was mainly responsible for the overall planning. The output increased, and the money in the accounts was much more. She also found time to develop several dishes made with bamboo shoots. They were sold together to Tianxianglou.

Sheng Qingyuan also made a custom-made crutch for Shen Zhao, bought some things for the family, and made some clothes for everyone in the family.

Under Sheng Qingyuan's care, Shen Zhao recovered quickly and could already walk with a cane.

Sheng Qingyuan supported Shen Zhao and said carefully: "Your feet are still recovering. You should walk every day, but you still have to pay attention to rest and not be too tired."

"Yeah." A thin layer of sweat appeared on Shen Zhao's forehead.

"If you feel uncomfortable or tired, don't hold on." Sheng Qingyuan warned again.

"good."

In the hut next to the house, several people in the village looked at the young couple walking hand in hand, and couldn't help but smile with relief.

"These young couple have a really good relationship."

"It looks like a real match."

"A person as good as Sheng Yatou deserves such a good husband."

"If you ask me, it must be the good deeds of my ancestors that I could find such a good wife as Sheng Yatou."

"Do you think this girl is quite popular? Liu Beichuan didn't look special before, but suddenly he became the top scholar in the martial arts. Later, they canceled the marriage. I heard that Liu Beichuan fell into serious health on the way to Beijing. Not feeling well. Now that Sheng Yatou has come to the Shen family, the situation of the Shen family has obviously improved a lot."

"Maybe this is because good people are rewarded. Sheng Yatou is such a good girl. God should take more care of her."

"Hey, look at how handsome the young couple are. The children they will give birth to in the future will definitely be good-looking."

When Sheng Qingyuan heard that this group of people had started talking about her and Shen Zhao's children, the tips of Sheng Qingyuan's ears began to turn red.

She and Shen Zhao were just trying to deal with the initial rumors. They were not really married and could not be considered a real couple.

Shen Zhao turned his head to look at Sheng Qingyuan and saw that her ears were red and her face was a little unnatural, thinking about what those people just said.

His and Sheng Qingyuan’s children…

It should really look pretty.

Shen Zhao couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips with a slight arc.

But his future is still full of uncertainty. If she follows him, her future life may not be peaceful.

Thinking of this, Shen Zhao's heart couldn't help but sink.

"They probably just said it casually, don't take it to heart." Sheng Qingyuan turned around and saw Shen Zhao's gaze, and subconsciously said.

She knew that she and Shen Zhao were just pretending to be married.

Sheng Qingyuan lowered her voice and said to him: "Don't worry, if you find a woman you like in the future, I will divorce you and I won't delay you."

Hearing this, the gentle smile on Shen Zhao's face disappeared immediately.

Sensing the change in Shen Zhao's mood, Sheng Qingyuan hurriedly added: "If you have already met a woman you like, you can tell me directly. After all, it was because of me that you..."

Before she could finish her words, Shen Zhao interrupted her and said, "You want to leave?"

Sheng Qingyuan was stunned, "No, just if you..."

Shen Zhao's tone was calm, but there was a hint of arrogance: "My father said that since you have a wife, you should focus on treating her well. If you have a wife and still think about women outside, you are not worthy of being a man."

"But..." Sheng Qingyuan couldn't understand what Shen Zhao meant.

But they are not a real couple, they are just a pretense.

"There is no but, unless... you dislike me."

"Of course I didn't, I..."

"That's enough." Shen Zhao smiled again.

Shen Zhao had been practicing walking for a long time. Sheng Qingyuan helped him back to the room. When he left the room, he was still thinking about what he had just said.

So what does he mean?

Don't you plan to divorce her?

Seeing Sheng Qingyuan's confused look, Shen Zhao felt a little anxious.

This girl is so smart in other things, but why can't she understand what he means?

Sheng Qingyuan couldn't understand this matter and simply put it behind her.

Now the bamboo shoot and sour bamboo shoot business is on the right track, and it has also provided a job for many people in the village. However, the income from this job is not much, and she cannot live her whole life selling bamboo shoots.

It’s also time to start thinking about whether there are any ways to make money.

Days went by as usual, busy with bamboo shoots during the day, and dealing with Tianxianglou from time to time. Shen's father took the initiative to take over her field, and Shen Zhao occasionally gave her some ideas for her small business.

In the evening, after Sheng Qingyuan had some free time, she looked through the "Zhou Li Zhi" and "Nuo Wu Zhi" she had bought before. The human geography recorded in them made her desire to go out and develop more and more intense.

What surprised her was that Shen Zhao seemed to know a lot about many of the places above. Shen Zhao could explain to her almost everything she was curious about and confused about.

"I don't know, I thought you had been to places." It was late, Sheng Qingyuan put down the book and said casually with a smile.

Shen Zhao's eyes flickered and he looked away, "I heard from others that there are many places I want to go to."

Sheng Qingyuan smiled and said: "That's good, once your legs and feet are healed, we can go for a walk up here when we have free time."

As soon as she finished speaking, Sheng Qingyuan felt that something was wrong with what she said.

The words were spoken as if a young couple had reconciled their feelings and were discussing where to go to spend their time together.

"I just..."

Before Sheng Qingyuan could finish the rest of his words, Shen Zhao said: "Okay."

Sheng Qingyuan: "..."

Forget it, maybe Shen Zhao just hasn't gone out to meet girls from other places and hasn't met the right one. When he meets someone he likes in the future, it probably won't be like this.

But why did she feel depressed when she thought this way?

The life of the young couple is getting better and better, and many people in the village have made a lot of money from Shengqingyuan. People in the village almost always praise her when they mention her.

Xu Jiaojiao's eyes were cold as she listened to those people praising Sheng Qingyuan.

While everyone at home was busy, Xu Jiaojiao left the house, walked to a small thatched house on the east side of the village, and kicked open the door.

"Which bastard kicked the young master's door?!" A cursing voice immediately sounded in the room.

When they saw Xu Jiaojiao, Ergou immediately became frightened and said with a dogged face: "So it's Miss Xu who is here. I wonder what Miss Xu's orders are?"

Xu Jiaojiao casually threw a bamboo shoot onto Ergou's table.

Ergou looked at the bamboo shoots on the table and said with a smile: "Girl, you are so polite. If there is anything you need me to do, just tell me. Do you think you are bringing any other gifts?"

If you want to bring them, bring something useful, or just give them money or bamboo shoots. They are everywhere in the mountains and plains, but he doesn’t know how to make them, so they are useless and they hinder the place.

Xu Jiaojiao became angry when she heard this, and said angrily: "Do you have any brains?! I asked you to destroy the bamboo shoots in Sheng Qingyuan?! Who said I wanted to give them to you as gifts!"
To be continued...