When Chun Niang went to Cui Xiuxiu's place to rest with her clothes in her arms, Qiao Xiaofu, who was smiling as an audience, was delighted: "Auntie, we have a new business in our shop recently."
"What business?" Qiao Chu looked at Qiao Xiaofu curiously.
"Since Sister Xiuxiu has concentrated on researching various skin care products, rouges and lipsticks, we often have new products on the shelves. Some ladies particularly like the new products we keep launching and always want us to deliver the new products to their doorsteps as soon as they come out.
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"Huh? Then what?" Qiao Chu didn't quite understand.
"It's not easy for women to travel to various prefectures. I would like to ask Ah Qiu to help deliver the goods when he is not busy."
It turns out that shopkeeper Qiao is in love with Chun Niang’s husband!
Qiao Chu nodded: "You can ask Chun Niang and A Qiu yourself, I have no objection."
So Qiao Xiaofu rushed to find Chun Niang again.
After hearing Qiao Xiaofu's idea, Chun Niang was shocked!
In fact, snakes, insects, rats, and ants are active in the mountains in summer, and there are also wild bees that can sting you. Going into the mountains to hunt is very risky.
However, Ah Qiu can't do anything except hunting, so he can only take risks.
Now that Qiao Xiaofu asked Ah Qiu to help deliver the goods, how could she not be happy? She was simply too happy!
What's more, Qiao Xiaofu also said that if Aqiu can give full play to his gab skills, if he can get those ladies to buy more, he will give Aqiu a commission!
Sell one hundred taels to Ah Qiu for five taels of silver!
"You...I...I'll go talk to Ah Qiu right now!" Chun Niang stood up happily and ran out.
Qiao Xiaofu quickly stopped Chun Niang: "Are you happy and confused? It's already dark, and Ah Qiu is not in the city now. How can you go out of the city?"
Only then did Chun Niang react and couldn't help but blush: "I was confused. I was just too happy..."
He asked Chun Niang to ask Ah Qiu what he meant and then reply the next day. Only then did Qiao Xiaofu return to his side with satisfaction.
Qiao Xiaofu is confident: Ah Qiu will definitely be happy.
When passing the yard, Qiao Xiaofu was stopped by Qiao Chu: "Why do you always want to help Chun Niang?"
Qiao Xiaofu was stunned for a moment, looked at Qiao Chu's gentle expression, thought for a while and then shrugged: "She is a responsible mother."
With just one sentence, Qiao Xiaofu's mood dropped obviously.
Qiao Chu understood: after her husband passed away, Chun Niang would rather go out and work as a secret agent in order to support her children.
But after Xiaofu's father was caught as a prostitute, his mother remarried only two months later!
I didn’t even have time to wait for the news of my father’s death!
Not even one of the three children was wanted, and they were all left to my aunt...
Qiao Chu suddenly felt sorry for the child and waved: "Come here."
Qiao Xiaofu walked over without knowing why. Qiao Chu reached out and held Qiao Xiaofu in his arms: "Silly girl."
Although Qiao Chu didn't say anything, Qiao Xiaofu knew that Qiao Chu understood what he meant. His eyes turned red, but he stubbornly pursed his lips and refused to cry.
Qiao Chu hugged Qiao Xiaofu and helped her to carry her.
For a moment, Qiao Chu heard Qiao Xiaofu's sobs, but it only took a few breaths for Qiao Xiaofu to break away from Qiao Chu's arms: "Don't worry, aunt, I'm fine!"
"Well! My little Fu is fine!" Qiao Chu nodded in response.
"I will make a lot of money in the future to support my brothers and sisters and let them all live a good life! I will also let my aunt and uncle live a good life! I will make her regret! Regret that she left us behind! Then forget it.
Even if she wants to come back, I won't recognize her!" Qiao Xiaofu's chin was raised high, with a look of pride and stubbornness on his face.
"Okay." Qiao Chu responded softly.
After Qiao Xiaofu straightened his back and returned to the yard, Qiao Chu looked at the door of the backyard and whispered: "Come out."
As expected, a person came out from the corner of the door, it was Zhao Jiu.
Zhao Jiu looked incomprehensible. It was obvious that he had seen every move Qiao Xiaofu made just now.
That girl who showed her teeth and claws, that girl who bossed her around, that girl who couldn't walk when she saw money, actually shed tears sometimes?!
There are times when she is vulnerable?!
It turns out that she loves money so much and likes doing business so much because she wants to make money to support herself and her two younger siblings?!
Does she think of herself as the mother of her younger siblings?
What a stubborn and strong little girl...
A soft place in Zhao Jiu's heart was suddenly poked.
He asked people to investigate Qiao Chu's family, and also investigated Qiao Xiaofu's mother.
Qiao Xiaofu's mother actually married not far away, to a forty-year-old outsider who worked as a house filler.
It's only half a day's ride by carriage from Qiaojia Village and half a day's ride from Xing'an County.
However, the investigation results showed that Qiao Xiaofu’s mother had never come back to see her three children since she got married! Not even a glance!
"Have you seen it all?" Qiao Chu also looked confused.
She could tell that Zhao Jiu was not as afraid of Qiao Xiaofu as he usually showed, but was actually giving in to Xiaofu.
But after Xiaofu experienced her parents leaving, she became a child who was not sensitive to anything except money. She seemed to have closed off her emotions!
Zhao Jiu has a deep mind and a wealth of wisdom. If he is willing, he can play with Xiaofu in the palm of his hand.
Qiao Chu couldn't allow such a situation to happen, so she called Zhao Jiu out.
It's best to spread it out.
"I see." Zhao Jiu nodded maturely, not at all as submissive and lively as he was in front of Qiao Xiaofu.
"What do you think?"
"Me?" Zhao Jiu was stunned for a moment. After realizing the reason for Qiao Chu's question, his whole body became colder. "Just do whatever Xiaofu says. I'll listen to her."
"Xiaofu is a simple and sensitive child." Qiao Chu said quietly.
"I know." Zhao Jiu nodded.
"If she really trusts someone, she will treat him with all her heart."
"I know."
"She hates being deceived most. Her mother gave her some copper coins and asked her to go to the town to buy maltose and share it with her younger siblings. But when she came back from buying the candies, she discovered that her mother had run away quietly."
"..." Zhao Jiu really doesn't know.
"Her mother knew that Xiaofu was the smartest and was afraid that she would not be able to leave if Xiaofu was at home, so she sent Xiaofu out so that she could leave."
"..." This girl is so cruel!
"So Xiaofu stopped eating maltose from that day on."
"...I know." Zhao Jiu's voice became deeper and deeper.
It was early to close the shop today. He went shopping with Qiao Xiaofu to buy food. Zhao Jiu saw maltose for sale and wanted to buy it for Qiao Xiaofu. Qiao Xiaofu only glanced at it and looked away.
She said: "I won't eat this."
I thought she didn't like it, but it turned out that buying maltose made her lose her mother...
No wonder she was so concerned about concealing the fact that she was a disciple of Mr. Dongfang and said that she was a liar. It turned out that she actually had the shadow of being "cheated" in her heart!
This woman deserves to die!
"You have a distinguished status, and Xiaofu is just a commoner girl. If you are not sure that you can give her happiness, please don't give her hope." After Qiao Chu finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Jiu intently.