six-fingered peasant girl

Chapter 67 Troubled
Those who are jealous that their mother and daughter have opened a stall and the business is doing well say that it is because of the support of a good friend that they opened such a bakery stall, and even say that it is because of this that the Chen family reconciled.

Some people also said that it is no wonder that the houses and vegetable fields in Bei'aozi are so well organized, because someone helped them do it.

There were also people who defended them, and Su Xizi was one of them, saying: "I also helped cultivate those vegetable fields, but it's as miserable as you think." The tone was very bad.

Some people laughed at Su Xizi's stupidity, saying that they were treating him like a bully, Su Liu already had a crush, but he was still hot.

These words made Su Xizi feel physically and mentally uncomfortable, so he endured it for a day, and when Su Liu and the others closed the stall back, he hurriedly went to find Su Liu.

The two stood in front of the house, when Su Xizi saw Su Liu, he didn't know how to speak.

Su Liu had also heard those unpleasant rumors, compared to Su Xiao's rage and Chen's worry, she was very calm.

Since she had already made preparations, she was not surprised, but she was a little surprised by Su Xizi's arrival.

"Sister Liu'er, that, that..."

Su Liu smiled slightly and interrupted him: "Brother Xi Zi came because of those rumors in the village?"

"Did you hear it all?" Su Xizi raised her head abruptly, feeling that her reaction was too intense, then lowered her head embarrassingly, and said, "Don't worry about it, they are just talking nonsense and they are jealous of you. That sentence What did you say, what are you looking for?"

"Chasing the wind and chasing shadows." Su Liu said with a smile.

"That's right. It's chasing after the wind." Su Xizi nodded again and again, and said honestly: "Sister Liu, you are so smart."

"Since Xizi knows how to be suspicious, why worry about it? I don't care, I just get talked about." Su Liu shrugged, not caring at all.

"That's not what you said. After all, it's the reputation of your daughter's family." Su Xizi frowned, as if thinking of something, blushed, lowered her head, and said falteringly: "Actually, I don't care about your reputation, sister Liu'er. .If you agree, I, I will let my grandma and matchmaker come."

After he finished speaking with difficulty, his head could not be found sticking to his chest, but his face turned red to the neck, and he clenched the hem of his clothes tightly with both hands.

Su Liu was taken aback, blinking her eyes, this is a confession?
Su Xizi was very nervous, this was the first time he said such words to a girl, and he couldn't hear a response after a long time, a layer of sweat oozed from his forehead, he didn't dare to raise his head to look at Su Liu.

Su Liu was also a little embarrassed, coughed and said, "Brother Xizi, I, have always treated you as my big brother!"

After hearing this, Su Xizi raised her head and saw Su Liu's serious face, she didn't seem to be telling any lies, her heart sank, her eyes were filled with disappointment, she pursed her lips, and said, "Sister Liu, I will treat you OK."

"I know." Su Liu shook her head with a smile, and said, "Brother Xizi, I know you are good, but I only think of you as my elder brother." After a pause, she continued: "Actually, Chunhua is also quite good. Yes, she is very rare about you."

Su Xizi's thoughts, she more or less knew, she just pretended not to understand, but now, she couldn't pretend anymore, it's better to make it clear, so that the longer the delay, the more troublesome, some thoughts, it's a good thing to stop early.

Ning Guang lingered in front of Baozhen Hall, hesitant, but the young man inside saw it, came out and asked with a smile: "Brother, what jewelry do you want to buy for the little lady, why don't you come in and choose it? Our Baozhen Hall Gold, silver, pearls and jade are all available, and there is always one that you like.”

Ning Guang coughed, walked up the stairs, and entered the Baozhen Hall. Suddenly, he felt that the room was full of bright glass, gold, silver, jewelry and jade.

"What kind of jewelry does elder brother want? Gold and silver? Jade hairpin gems?" The young man introduced enthusiastically: "The jewelry in our Baozhentang is all new. Are they for the young lady or the old lady?"

"Let me see." Ning Guang glanced at him and walked straight in.

The little guy was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Brother, please." Usually, most of the people who said this would not buy it in the end, but he still smiled.

Ning Guang looked at it slowly. To be honest, the jewelry in such a small place is actually not very luxurious, but it is also expensive because of its exquisiteness. As for the style, it is excellent for ordinary people.

But Ning Guang was dissatisfied. In his opinion, everything here was just average.

"Is there nothing good?" He looked up at the boy.

Seeing him watching for a long time without making a sound, the little guy suddenly heard him speak, and hurriedly said: "I have some." After a pause, he tried again: "I don't know which one you want? Bracelets, jade hairpins? Necklaces." ?”

"Take them all and see."

The little guy responded and called the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper took a look at Ning Guang and frowned when he saw that he was dressed in common clothes, but he still came out with a tray covered with red silk.

"This guest officer, please take a look." The shopkeeper smiled and lifted the red silk cloth, revealing the items inside.

Various jade bracelets, jade hairpins, gold bracelets, etc., Ning Guang was a little hesitant.

The shopkeeper saw that he was hesitant, so he tentatively asked: "May I ask the guest officer to give it to you?"

"A girl, she hasn't reached the age yet." Ning Guang pursed his lips and added, "Fourteen years old."

The shopkeeper chuckled, and said: "If it's too late, I'll give you a jade hairpin. Since it's not too long, you might as well take a look at this bracelet. It's the latest bracelet from Baozhentang, and it's very popular among girls. Wait for the earrings."

Ning Guang glanced at it, picked up a red gold bracelet and put it in front of his eyes for a closer look. The small and delicate bracelet was hollowed out and wrapped with thin gold wires to form a flower pattern, which was very beautiful.

"How much?" Ning Guang handed it to the shopkeeper.

"Guest officer has good eyesight. This twig bracelet is a new model of our Baozhentang, and it was just delivered yesterday." The shopkeeper chattered with a smile on his face.

"How much silver do I ask?"

"Ah, oh, this bracelet only costs 25 taels."

Ning Guang frowned, as if hesitating, when the shopkeeper saw it, he said, "I see that the guest officer also bought it sincerely, 22 taels, how about it?"

Ning Guang was still silent, pursing his lips, as if he was appraising the price, but the shopkeeper couldn't figure it out. He gritted his teeth and said, "20 taels, this is the lowest price."

Only then did Ning Guang pull the corner of his lips, took out a bank note from his waist and handed it over: "Seal it."

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then narrowed his eyes with a smile, and said yes again and again: "Guest officer, you might as well look at these earrings again, if you like them, they will be cheaper together."

"No need."

"Yes, sir, please wait a moment."

After returning from the town, seeing that the sky was getting dark, Ning Guang did not go back to his home, but went directly to Su Liu's place in Bei'aozi, and saw Su Liu and a man talking behind his back from a distance.

Ning Guang frowned, pursed his lips and walked to the back of the house without saying a word, the words of Su Liu and the man named Xizi floated in the wind, and he couldn't help but sullen.

Su Xizi walked away in a daze, her lonely and lonely figure looked even more desolate under the afterglow of the setting sun.

Su Liu sighed, turned around, but saw Ning Guang standing in the corner of the room.

She walked over and asked with a smile, "Here you come? Why don't you go in?"

Ning Guang raised his chin towards Su Xizi's back and asked, "Who is it?"

Su Liu glanced in his direction and said, "Su Xizi, from the village, has always helped our mother and daughter a lot."

Ning Guang frowned, glanced at Su Liu, and said for a long time, "Keep a little distance in the future."

Su Liu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, and said, "Hey, are you jealous?"

Ning Guang glared at her, hummed softly, walked around her and walked into the courtyard.

Su Liu shook her head amusedly, and followed her in.

Because it was Su Liu's birthday, and it happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, the dinner was very sumptuous, but with Ning Guang around, Mrs. Chen and the others felt a little uncomfortable, even a little restrained, and Su Xiao, who had always been active, was also quiet. Sitting quietly and eating seriously.

Su Liu, on the other hand, was adjusting the atmosphere the whole time, and in the end she had almost eaten, so Ning Guang stood up and said goodbye.

Su Liu sighed and said, "I'll take you out."

Ning Guang didn't make a sound, which meant he didn't refuse, and the two stepped out of the courtyard door.

On a summer night in July, the land was silent, only the stars were shining and the insects were chirping.

"Don't blame me, my mother and the others are just not used to it." Su Liu opened the mouth first: "You will come to eat more in the future, and you will gradually get used to it."

Ning Guang glanced at her, pursed his lips, and said, "What are you going to do about the rumors in the village?"

When he heard those ugly rumors, Ning Guang was filled with anger, and had the urge to teach those nonsense people a lesson.

Su Liu sneered, and said: "The one who is clear will clear himself up, but it's just that the grapes are sour, so why bother to argue."

Having said that, Yu's reputation is still harmful and not beneficial, but it has always been said that widows have a lot of gossip, and they are three mothers, so they are destined to become a topic.

Ning Guang still pursed his lips, but Su Liu smiled again, and said with a smile: "It's not that there is no way to break this rumor."

Seeing Ning Guang looking over suspiciously, she smiled and said, "If you marry me, the rumors will be self-defeating, but this?"

When Ning Guang heard this, his ears felt hot. Fortunately, it was in the dark, so he couldn't see his face, so he only showed a little dissatisfaction and said, "Don't be ashamed, is that what you said?"

Su Liu shrugged her shoulders. She said it unintentionally, that is to say, it's just that she said it, but it's impossible to get married now.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly saw Ning Guang handing over an object.

"What is this?" Su Liu took it over, it was wrapped in cloth, and there seemed to be a box inside.

Just as she was about to open it, Ning Guang's hand pressed over hers, just covering her hand, and withdrew it like an electric shock, and said anxiously: "Go back and see, I'll give you a birthday present. Go back." After finishing speaking, without waiting for Su Liu's answer, she hurried away.

Birthday gift?
Su Liu was a little dazed, looking at Ning Guang's flustered figure walking quickly under the starry sky, she suddenly smiled, feeling more and more that her decision must be good.

The next day is the Hungry Ghost Festival, which is also known as the Ghost Festival, and the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival is the time when ghosts walk around at night. Because of this festival, people can be seen everywhere burning paper and offering sacrifices to their ancestors.

In the hundred years since the founding of the Daqi Dynasty, and in the eighth year of Jiahe, on the Hungry Ghost Festival, the weather was surprisingly good, the sun was shining brightly, and there were no traces of white clouds in the blue sky like silk.

As usual, Sister Su Liu came to the stall early and prepared the ingredients to make steamed buns quickly and skillfully. Today, Mrs. Chen was busy burning paper for offering sacrifices, so she didn't follow, so the two sisters were very busy.

Because it was the Ghost Festival, there were more hawkers in the town, some hawkers selling river lanterns even set up their stalls early, and there were more pedestrians on the street.

Boiling water, steaming buns, setting and cleaning the table, despite being busy, the sisters opened the stall properly, and customers had already sat down.

"Miss, here are three baskets of dumplings, and ten buns." Someone sat down and yelled.

Su Liu and Su Xiao responded, they turned their heads, and frowned when they saw the person who ordered.

"Sister." Su Xiao pursed her lips and walked to Su Liu's side, with a worried expression on her face.

(End of this chapter)