"I wonder if my wife can pass the poetry book on the bedside to my husband."
Luo Qingjiu's voice was low and charming, sounding like a woman, which made Shen Yue blush and her heart beat fast.
Facing Luo Qingjiu's deep eyes, Shen Yue took the "Book of Songs" from the bedside, stuffed it into Luo Qingjiu's arms, and ran away.
Luo Qingjiu raised her eyebrows and smiled, it would be nice to have such a little lady.
Shen Yue came out of the house and breathed in the air outside. The boss's wife told her that she was too stressed.
Normally she would be so excited that she would call her husband one after another, but this time she couldn't control it.
Shen Yue stood in the yard, her head filled with the deep voice of the boss.
"Yue'er, why are you standing there in the yard?"
Leng Buding was called by Luo Mu, and Shen Yue came back to her senses.
"Ah? No... nothing." Shen Yue was afraid that Luo's mother would ask her again, so she quickly changed the subject, "Mom, are we going to town tomorrow? I want to try to sell some red mushrooms to support my family."
"Mom, remember, I'm not going to ask you to come with us. Let's make a reservation and go to town tomorrow."
Qingshui Town is more than five kilometers away from Guyang Village. Walking is too slow, and only Uncle Niu's family at the west end of Qinli Zhenghe Village has oxcarts.
People in the village who want to go to the town to catch a big market usually go to a two-store house a day in advance to pay three cents to reserve a place, and then ride an ox cart into the town.
Uncle Niu's house was close, so Mother Luo first took Shen Yue to Uncle Niu's house to find a place.
"Qingjiu, my mother, I'm really sorry, this place was reserved yesterday." Uncle Niu scratched his head and said sheepishly.
"I'm sorry to trouble her, Uncle Niu. Then I'll take Yue'er to visit Li Zheng's house." Mother Luo expressed her understanding and took Shen Yue to Qin Li Zheng's house.
After the two left, Aunt Niu poked her head out and said, "Master, we obviously still have a place in our ox cart, why don't we reserve it for them? That's three cents."
"That's the only position we have left." He pushed Aunt Niu into the house, and then said, "Didn't you listen to Aunt Li? I heard that Mrs. Shen is restless, and there is only one position. Qingjiu's mother can't go to the town. , if I drag Mrs. Shen into town, if something happens, who can I talk to to explain it to you?"
Aunt Niu thought about it. She just heard Aunt Li say that Mrs. Shen didn't listen to her advice and asked her to take good care of her husband, and even stabbed Aunt Li with a kitchen knife because she thought she was nosy.
If something happens to her boss on the way, Aunt Niu will regret it, even if she doesn't earn these three cents.
Shen Yue, who was still chatting and laughing with Luo's mother on the road, had no idea that under Aunt Li's jealous words, she had been given the name of being ignorant.
When they arrived at Qin Lizheng's house, the Qin family's aunt warmly welcomed them into the house. She changed her previous attitude of blocking Shen Yue from the door and poured Shen Yue a glass of sweet sugar water.
"Her aunt, don't be busy. Yue'er and I are just here to book a place to enter the town." Luo's mother stopped Aunt Qin who was about to pour melon seeds and pulled her to sit down together.
Aunt Qin sat down next to Luo's mother and pushed the sugar water towards Shen Yue. "This brown sugar water is good for girls, Yue'er, drink more." She turned around and asked Luo's mother how many people should be seated.
Aunt Qin's attitude towards Shen Yue changed completely. Shen Yue vaguely guessed that it was not easy for her to interrupt when the two adults were talking. She held the cup and sipped the hot brown sugar water.
"Yue'er hasn't been to the town yet. I'll go with her. It's enough to book two places." Luo's mother took out six cents from her arms and put them gently on the table.
"Xiaojiu, you're out of town now, how can I collect your money?" She said and put the money back into Luo's mother's hand.
"That's impossible. Aunt Qin, you won't dare to drive your car anymore." Mother Luo refused.
Aunt Qin insisted not to, and forced the money into Luo's mother's arms. "Xiaojiu is injured, and your family has a lot of money. Besides, Qin Feng has benefited a lot from Yue'er's help this time."
Qin Feng is Qin Lizheng's given name, and Aunt Qin is used to calling her by her first and last name when there are no outsiders.
Aunt Qin motioned to Luo Mu to come closer, lowered her voice and whispered in Luo Mu's ear.
The government has been cracking down on crime recently, and Qin Li just happened to have a good time. If nothing else happens, the county captain's letter of appointment from the government will be at her home in two days.
Although his official position is small, he is considered to be a person with official official status.
Aunt Qin thought of her previous attitude towards Shen Yue, and she was so embarrassed. "Yue'er, aunt had a bad attitude towards you before. Don't take it to heart. You just listened to other people's gossip. Who will talk about it in the future? Aunt is the first." No one agrees."
"Auntie, what are you talking about? I did something wrong before."
The original person had offended Aunt Qin before. The reason Aunt Qin was able to treat her well regardless of past grudges must have been something Qin Lizheng said.
"Good boy, Xiao Jiuduo and I will come to my aunt's house to play in the future." Aunt Qin took Shen Yue's hand and instructed.
Then he asked Luo's mother about Luo Qingjiu's injury.
Luo's mother answered truthfully, "Yue'er said it hurt her waist, but it will be fine in another ten days and a half. Aunt Qin's family doesn't have to worry."
Hearing this, the Qin family's aunt also breathed a sigh of relief. Xiaojiu is a good child. It would be a pity if his future was affected due to injury.
It was getting late, so the two of them sat for a while and then took their leave, agreeing to meet at Qin's house at nine o'clock tomorrow and take a bullock cart into the town.
The sun was setting, and the two people who returned home began to cook.
Shen Yue took out the snake meat that had been soaked earlier and cut it into sections, then marinated it with some salt and ground bay leaves and grass fruit powder.
After marinating for a quarter of an hour, the snake meat became fragrant. Luo Mu helped to light the fire. Shen Yue first put the fatter snake meat into the pot and waited for the snake oil to precipitate, then added the rest of the snake meat.
When the snake meat started to emit white smoke, Shen Yue turned it over with chopsticks, fried both sides until golden brown, took it out and put it on a plate. The fragrant meat smell spread, and Shen Yue couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
When the food was ready, Shen Yue served two bowls of porridge to Luo's mother to eat. Luo Qingjiu couldn't eat anything too greasy yet, so Shen Yue picked out a few pieces of leaner snake meat and threw them into the white porridge to stew.
After the two of them finished eating, Luo's mother cleaned up the meal, and Shen Yue brought the soft and delicious snake meat porridge into the room to feed Luo Qingjiu to eat.
Shen Yue's face turned red with embarrassment when she walked out of the house. She patted her red face. Shen Yue turned around and went into the kitchen to prepare things for the town tomorrow.