Luo Manman looked at the clothes that he had patched up and felt sad. "Look at your own clothes patched up, then, take one of mine that is seventy-five characters each.""Don"t, my wife. If you don"t have any clothes, you can"t keep on wearing my mother"s old clothes.
Seeing that his wife was so insistent, Xiao Yiming gritted his teeth and picked one out for himself.He had already chosen three items, so he didn"t miss another one. "Yiming, bring aunt one too."
"Alright, your wife will wear a small size. Xiao Niang and you are both large. Aunt Lian played with her abacus, her fingers extremely proficient.
"Thank you, Aunt Lian. Xiao Yiming glanced at Luo Manman"s expression, seeing her happily lifting up the clothes she had packed, he felt that his wife was truly thoughtful. She didn"t forget him and his mother even though she had bought clothes for him.
"You"re lucky to have a wife who thinks for you." "Aunt Lian also sincerely praised her. Luo Manman laughed, how could she be so good.Xiao Yiming weighed the remaining money in his money bag. He did not care about the spending, he just wanted to spend the money he had earned.
I"ll take my wife out to the streets later to see if there"s anything else she needs to buy.
When the two of them appeared on the ancient fragrant street, Xiao Yiming hummed a little tune, feeling quite happy.
"Look at you, spending so much money for me is something you can"t bear to buy yourself." Luo Manman complained in a low voice. Don"t be too nice to her, it made her feel uneasy.
"It would be nice to spend money on my wife." Xiao Yiming laughed heartily. In order to allow his wife to live a good life, he fought with all his might."I"ve already sold the tofu flowers, would the two guests like to serve me a bowl of tofu flowers?" When the hawker saw a pa.s.serby pa.s.s by his stall, he shouted enthusiastically.
Xiao Yiming never ate these sweet and greasy things. He glanced at this stall and thought of how his wife had said so much this morning. She must be very thirsty: "My wife, let us have two bowls of tofu flowers.""Huh?" Luo Manman was startled, she did not have time to react as his thought process sped up.
"Wife, I want to eat. Besides, aren"t you thirsty?"
Since Xiao Yiming wanted to eat something, of course Luo Manman would not oppose it. He sat down gracefully at the small wooden table and shouted to the vendor: "Boss, give me two bowls of tofu flowers.""Alright, please wait a moment you two esteemed guests. It will be done in a moment."
Luo Manman actually looked forward to this kind of ordinary life, where she could eat, pa.s.s by food with her beloved person and stroll around the bustling streets. No matter whether she was sick or not, there would always be a warm and smiling husband by her side.
However, Xiao Yiming was not her good person, she only had grat.i.tude and favors for him.
Once the tofu flowers were on the table, Xiao Yiming impatiently scooped a spoonful and placed it in his mouth.
"The taste isn"t bad, it"s smooth and delicious. Wife, quickly try it."
Seeing that he was eating so sweetly, Luo Manman was filled with antic.i.p.ation. When the tofu flower entered his mouth, the light in his eyes lit up.
Looking at her childish smile, Xiao Yiming"s heart moved as he said smilingly, "Of course it"s delicious, how could Hubby lie to you?"
After the two of them finished eating the tofu flower, it was almost noon. In order to save money for dinner, Xiao Yiming decided to return early.
"Wifey, let"s hurry up and go back. It just so happens that we can hurry back to eat lunch."
"Alright, then let"s go back quickly."
Before they quickly left the town, Xiao Yiming went to the side of the stone dragon bridge to pull a flatcar.Alright, since my wife is so thin, I should make up for it.
It was almost noon, and the pedestrians on the road were rushing. They probably wanted to hurry home for a hot lunch."Wife, sit down, let"s go home." Xiao Yiming pulled the carriage and quickly left stonecrop, walking towards the direction of Nanshan Village.
His steps were swift like the wind, and his mood was even better.
"Slow down.""Don"t worry my wife, I have some strength now." Xiao Yiming quickened his pace as he spoke, and in an hour and a half, the two of them returned to the village.
The mountains surrounded them, small streams trickled down, and the plants were green. After going out for a while, Luo Manman suddenly felt that this village had become a lot more amiable.
On the road, there were villagers who had just come back from work in the fields, and there were also villagers who had just returned from a fair.The villagers asked, "Yiming, you came back so early today?"
Another villager interjected, "That"s right. I even saw you bring two baskets of stuff out this morning. It"s all empty now. You"ve sold it all out."
"Yes, it"s all sold out." Xiao Yiming nodded."So awesome! Two baskets of items have all been sold. I think he must have earned quite a bit of money." Some villagers" eyes reddened.
"Not much, my family is short on cash, luckily we have a good business today." Xiao Yiming did not reply, and nodded his head to count as a response as he pulled the carriage back to his own courtyard.
As soon as he returned to the courtyard, he heard some activity in the room. It sounded somewhat familiar, as if a guest had come to visit.
"Auntie Xiao, your noodles and eggs are too delicious. They are even more delicious than the ones cooked by my mother. I want another bowl." The exquisite female voice had a hint of coquettishness to it.
"Child, your mouth is still as sweet as ever. If you like it, then eat more. It"s rare to see you here." Xiao Niang was still kind and hospitable.
Xiao Yiming recognized the voice, his expression was cold as he shouted towards the door: "Mother, we are back!"With this shout, there was immediately some movement. Xiao Niang came out with a bowl of noodles in his hands, looking at the two people who were sunning themselves, he exclaimed: "Yiming, you came back so early today."
"Why don"t you come back early? We"re out of food. Mom, let"s not talk anymore, we"re starving. Hurry up and get something to eat. " Xiao Yiming said as he took off the basket on the carriage.
"Sigh, alright. "Thank you for your hard work. Please wait a moment, mother will go down immediately."
Xiao Niang had a strange expression on his face. He rubbed his hands together and carried a pile of dried wood from the courtyard to the kitchen.
Luo Manman was a little puzzled, she kept feeling that there was a smell of gunpowder in the air.
While feeling puzzled, Xiao Yiming said, "Wifey, take these clothes to the house first. Seeing your forehead covered in sweat, you should go wash up first."Sigh, alright." Luo Manman went into the room to put down the clothes, and then she opened up the clothes belonging to Xiao Niang and Xiao Yiming.
At this time, Xiao Yiming scooped up some water from the large vat in the courtyard and rinsed it off.
His body was covered in sweat, and he had a strange smell. After taking a bath, he felt much more comfortable.
When Luo Manman came to the kitchen, he saw a girl sitting on a wooden chair, eating the noodles slowly.
When he saw Luo Manman, he immediately said: "This should be Yuming"s wife."
Yuming"s daughter-in-law didn"t think much of it from a distance, and looking at her closer, she felt even worse. Qiu Ju looked at her, and her confidence that had fallen to the bottom immediately started to rise.
"This is?" Luo Manman was suspicious.
"Manman, this is... This is Miss Qiu Ju from the village. " Xiao Niang looked a little embarra.s.sed as he busied himself by the stove.
"h.e.l.lo, sister-in-law." Qiu Ju"s tone was indifferent, as she said that, she kept looking behind Luo Manman, seeing that no one wanted to meet him, a trace of displeasure hung on her face.
"Sister-in-law, where"s Yuming?" Qiu Ju hurriedly asked. She had borrowed the Xiao Family"s egg buying method to come see Xiao Yiming today, and also wanted to find out what was going on with Luo Manman.
Originally, he had wanted to have a good chat with Aunt Xiao to have a better understanding of this family. Who knew that they would return so early from the market.
"Oh, Xiao Yiming is in the courtyard." Luo Manman answered casually. She had a nagging feeling that this girl looked really familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere before.The noodles at noon seemed pretty good. On the hot noodles lay a few vegetables and a golden egg.
The Xiao family normally wouldn"t be willing to eat, so they were generous in entertaining guests.
When the noodles were done, the Xiao Niang called out to him. "Manman, go shout for Yi Ming, you can eat now.""Oh, okay, Auntie." Luo Manman had just responded when Qiu Ju put down the bowl and chopsticks: "Auntie Xiao, I"ve finished eating. I"ll go take a look around first, I"ll chat with Auntie later."
"Sigh, alright, Qiu Ju, take a stroll and treat it as your own." Xiao Niang immediately scooped all the noodles into his bowl.
At this time, Xiao Yiming entered the house and coincidentally saw Qiu Ju walking over to her. Looking at her smiling face, his expression was a little cold: "What are you doing here?"
"Yuming, what"s wrong, you don"t welcome me? In the past, I would occasionally come to your house to eat. You should get used to it, right? "
Qiu Ju looked at his wheat like handsome face, her mind rippling, reaching out to touch him, only to see Xiao Yiming nimbly moving to the side.
"Sister Qiu Ju, take care, don"t let my wife think too much." Xiao Yiming"s expression was cold. It was hard to say why, but the previous hazy feelings were gone as well.
Perhaps, from the beginning, he did not love Qiu Ju, but instead, when he first saw her, he felt an unusual impulse. He was so impulsive that even he was surprised at his courage to immediately use all his savings to buy a wife."Yi Ming, it"s time to eat the noodles." Luo Manman came out and shouted, and did not see the scene just now.
"Here it comes. "Wife." Xiao Yiming changed to a smile and walked over quickly.Outside, Qiu Ju was in a sad mood. Inside the house, the family of three surrounded the table and ate their noodles happily.
But Luo Manman kept feeling that the atmosphere was a little strange, she endured the doubts in her heart, and after finishing the noodles in the bowl, she went to the courtyard to get some fresh air.
Xiao Yiming was a diligent person. After finishing his lunch, he quickly returned to his front yard to continue his small work, as if time was money and he did not want to waste it at all."Yiming, aren"t you tired? Take a rest."
"My wife, I"m not tired. In order for you to live a good life, I have to be more diligent."
Xiao Yiming used a tool to cut off the surface of the wood, and started to play with the knife.
In the past few days, he had been selling wood ch.o.r.es all morning. Now, he had a wife by his side. If he didn"t do more, how could he sell more?It takes hard work to get out of poverty.