After Yan Yu left, Su Liang took her used quilt to the backyard and put it on a tree to dry.
After the room was thoroughly cleaned, the smell of blood was gone.
At dusk, Bai Xiaohu came to Su Liang with two playmates.
"My grandma said that Su Xiaoming's house belongs to you now?"
"There are many pears on his tree! We all saw it!"
"What a big pear!"
Su Liang chuckled, "Can you climb trees?"
The three boys nodded in agreement.
"Ningjing." Su Liang called Ningjing.
The window was open, and a calm, cold and indifferent voice came from the room, "I'm not going."
"Then you boil water and cook the porridge." After Su Liang said this, he took Bai Xiaohu and the others out.
I borrowed a large backpack from Bai's house and walked across the wooden bridge. I heard three children say that heavy rain had damaged two bridges in the village and they needed to be rebuilt. Each family had to chip in and work hard.
As soon as we crossed the bridge, we met Li Zheng Subai.
Su Bai was polite when he saw Su Liang. When he mentioned the bridge construction, he did not ask Ning Jing and Su Liang, two wealthy people in everyone's eyes, to contribute more money. He only said that her family could not provide workers, so she had to pay for one more person.
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Su Liang asked Li Zheng to find peace at home.
…
Ningjing heard the knock on the door and got up and came out.
After listening to what Li Zheng said, go back to your room and get the money.
"It's still a person's wages." Li Zheng counted, but it wasn't enough.
Ning Jing shook his head slightly, "You can help me."
Li Zheng was stunned, subconsciously looking at Ning Jing's thin figure, clean clothes, beautiful and flawless face...
"Me." Ningjing said one word and went back.
Li Zheng was very puzzled. He didn't have much money, so Ning Jing actually wanted to do the work himself? He didn't look like someone who could do the work!
…
Su Liang once again stepped into the courtyard of Su Daqiang's house. However, in just a few days, it became deserted and quiet, as if no one had lived there for a long time.
The three white tigers scrambled to climb up the tree.
The pear tree was not too tall, so Su Liang told them to be careful.
A boy picked off a large yellow pear, brought it to his mouth and took a big bite, before he remembered to ask Su Liang, "Can I eat it?"
"Eat." Su Liang said and walked towards the main room.
Neither she nor Ningjing could come to live here, and they didn't want to use the things here. They happened to be short of money, so after reading it, they decided to sell everything.
There is no need to worry about selling the daily necessities in this world, even if they are old.
As for the house, let's keep it for the sake of the pear tree.
The shack that the original owner had lived in for more than a year had collapsed after a heavy rain.
There is a neat vegetable patch in the backyard, which must have been taken care of by the original owner.
Su Liang lifted up the fallen bean shelf and fixed it, picked a handful of beans and two eggplants, and returned to the front yard.
The three children each finished chewing a pear and were picking the pears and putting them in their pockets.
Bai Xiaohu was stunned when he saw that Su Liang climbed up easily, "You can also climb trees?"
Su Liang smiled without saying a word, picked off a pear, wiped it with her sleeve, and took a bite. The juice was sweet.
Finally, I picked a basket full of pears, and there were some small ones left on the tree.
"Can I take one home for grandpa to eat?" the shyer Erniu said, tugging at the corner of his clothes.
"It's yours to take as much as you can." Su Liang smiled.
The other two looked at Bai Xiaohu, a little unbelievable.
Bai Xiaohu raised his chin and smiled, "Let me tell you, Sister Su Liang is very generous!"
They took off their coats, each packed a bag, and ran away.
Su Liang picked up the backpack and went home with Bai Xiaohu in the afterglow of the setting sun.
When they were about to separate after crossing the bridge, Su Liang said to Bai Xiaohu, "I need your help with something."
…
When I got home, it was already dark.
Su Liang entered the kitchen, and the porridge in the pot was gurgling and fragrant.
Ningjing's back was facing the door, her arms were moving slightly, and she didn't know what she was doing.
Putting the pears down and walking over, Su Liang saw Ning Jing frowning and stirring a large basin of batter...
"What are you going to do?" Su Liang was puzzled.
"Pancakes." Ning Jing put down her chopsticks, a flash of embarrassment flashed in her eyes, "I see you've done it before. You added too much water, and then you added more noodles, and then you added more noodles..."
Su Liang:...He doesn't have to be so diligent...
The radish on the side is shredded very finely and evenly.
There is nothing in the vegetable basket.
The flour bag has also bottomed out.
"I'll go shopping in town tomorrow." Su Liang took over the bowl of batter.
But I heard Ning Jing say, "The bridge will be built tomorrow."
Su Liang was stunned for a moment, "Didn't you give me money today?"
"If you need some labor, I'll go." Ning Jing looked calm.
Su Liang looked at him thoughtfully, "Are you... experiencing life?"
"Experience?" Ning Jing shook his head slightly, "It's life."
"Okay. Then you go build the bridge and I'll go to the town." Su Liang said that his down-to-earth attitude towards life deserves recognition.
Bai Peng came over to confirm with Su Liang what Bai Xiaohu had said.
"I don't know how to sell those furniture items. Uncle Bai will help sell all the items that can be sold, and I will give you 20% of the proceeds as labor expenses," Su Liang said.
Bai Peng agreed and said that he would do it early tomorrow morning and let his brother do the bridge repair.
Su Liang gave Bai Peng some baked white flour cakes, but he refused repeatedly.
"Uncle Bai, take it. I won't be at home tomorrow. Ningjing is going to build a bridge and have lunch at your house." Su Liang said.
Bai Peng was very surprised, "Li Zheng asked Mr. Ning to build the bridge? That work is tiring and dirty, how can Mr. Ning do it? I'll go talk to Li Zheng and it will be fine for a few dozen more wages!"
Su Liang shook his head, "Uncle Bai just calls him by his name. It's what he wants to do."
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That night, Su Liang moved back to her original room to sleep, and wrote two pages of copybooks before going to bed.
I wrote two new medicinal diet recipes and planned to sell them at Feiyan Restaurant tomorrow.
As for the gambling house, you can go there for fun later, but it cannot be used as a serious way to make money.
…
It was bright and early in the morning, and Ningjing was called away.
He appeared in the middle of a group of strong young men carrying shovels in Sujia Village, looking very out of place.
Except for Bai Xiaohu's uncle Bai He, no one dared to talk to Ning Jing.
Someone murmured, "If you can't get out dozens of coins, then your family is poorer than mine! How can he look like he can work?"
But when they actually started working, this "little pretty face" made their eyes almost explode!
Why isn't he afraid of getting dirty?
He is so strong!
He never shouted tired?
In short, Ning Jing proved with practical actions that he is naturally beautiful, but he is not weak or squeamish.
So, after that day, there was a new rumor in the village about Ning Jing's life experience: Although he was born into a wealthy family, his father did not love his mother and he was abused since childhood...
After a while, someone shouted, "Mr. Ning, your wife is looking at you!"
Ning Jing looked up and saw Su Liang appearing not far away with a backpack on his back.
Su Liang waved to Ning Jing, said hello and continued walking to the entrance of the village.
Noting that Ning Jing has a good temper, some people booed him, "When will Mr. Ning become a father? You have to treat us to drinks!"
Ning Jing was stunned for a moment.
Seeing that he didn't speak, they thought he was shy, so everyone burst into laughter.
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Su Liang was walking to the town carrying half a basket of pears. When he stopped for a drink of water, he saw a carriage.
"Which way is Sujiacun going?" the coachman asked loudly.
Su Liang pointed a finger and quickly continued on his way.
The carriage arrived in the village and stopped in front of Su Daqiang's house. A girl in a pink coat got out of the carriage.
The door was locked and the girl kept silent. The old woman next door came out and asked her who she was looking for.
"Is this Su Xiaodie's house?" the girl asked.
The old woman nodded, "Yes!"
The girl frowned, "Where is her family?"
"Owing to loan sharks, the whole family was sold to the mines!" the old woman said, "What do you want from Su Xiaodie?"
The girl didn't answer, turned around and walked quickly to the carriage, whispered a few words, and then came back to ask the old woman when Su Xiaodie was sold and who owns her house now.
I heard the girl say that her master paid the deposit and came to Su Xiaodie to pick up the embroidery.
The old woman sneered and pointed to the other side of the stream, "The girl from this family was married there! Now this house belongs to her! How can Su Xiaodie know how to embroider? Su Liang did all the embroidery!"
"Su Liang?" The girl read the name again, took out a few coins and gave them to the old woman.
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It's almost noon, and the men building the bridge are all sweating profusely. Working with them, Ning Jing, who is not lazy at all, still looks refreshed.
Bai Xiaohu rushed over, "Brother Ning! Someone is looking for Sister Su Liang!"
Li Zheng raised his head to look at the sky and said he would finish work and go home to have dinner before coming back.
Ning Jing took Bai Xiaohu home and saw a carriage parked at the door, with a girl in a pink coat standing next to her.
When the girl first saw Ning Jing's face, she felt crazy.
"If you have anything, just tell Brother Ning! He is Sister Su Liang's husband!" Bai Xiaohu said loudly.
The girl came back to her senses, her face turned red, and she said softly, "My lady ordered a double-sided plum blossom screen. After a while, I didn't see it delivered, so I came to pick it up in person."
Ning Jing looked indifferent, "Who did you decide with?"
"Ms. Su Xu, she received a deposit of five taels of silver," the girl said.
"Going to find her has nothing to do with Su Liang," Ning Jing said.
The girl's face froze, "I heard that the previous embroidery was all from Su Liang..."
A young female voice came from the car, "Sir, that plum blossom screen is very important to me. As long as you give it to me, the price can be negotiated."
Bai Xiaohu hummed, Brother Ning and Sister Su Liang are not short of money! Brother Ning goes to work because he is a real man, not a pretty boy!
As a result, the next moment, Ning Jing nodded, "Okay."
The girl looked happy and said, "Then quickly take out the plum blossom screen and give it to us!"
"Ten thousand taels of gold." Ningjing's thin lips parted lightly.
The girl's almond-shaped eyes widened and she looked at Ning Jing in disbelief, "What did you say?"
"Isn't the price negotiable?" Ning Jing asked back.
"That can't be... ten thousand taels of gold? Are you kidding me?" The girl looked annoyed.
Ning Jing's face was calm, "My wife's embroidery is at this price, there is no negotiation. If you can't afford it, I won't give it away."