After the aunt and sister-in-law left the house, they planned to go to the entrance of the village to make a bullock cart.
If you want to live in the village, you have to integrate into it. The villagers didn't know that Cheng Xi brought back thousands of kilograms of grain, so they naturally thought that they didn't have much rice and noodles.
And she planned to buy some today to show off.
Cheng Xi's face was unfamiliar to the Shen family village, and only members of the Shen family's cousins had seen her.
Fortunately, there was a little girl following me, and I got to know several aunties in just a few minutes of waiting for the bus.
"This is the creek, right? Sure enough, he is from the city, and his appearance is his trademark!"
"It's Aunt Wang, Uncle Wang's wife."
Shen Xingqi reminded her in a low voice, and Cheng Xi connected the woman in front of her with the bricklayer who made the bed for the Shen family.
They look quite like a couple.
"It turns out to be Aunt Wang. Are you going to the embroidery workshop too?"
"We women are only good at needlework. I recently embroidered a few handkerchiefs for the shopkeeper of the embroidery shop to take care of."
Aunt Wang sat next to the two of them familiarly, her voice much lower than before.
"I bought some food by the way. Thanks to Xingluo for letting my family go to work and earn some money. Otherwise, I'm afraid this winter would be difficult."
The Wang family is a migrant household with only two acres of land. On weekdays, they rely entirely on Uncle Wang's private work to make money. It can be said that they are very poor.
Cheng Xi smiled and said, "Uncle Wang's craftsmanship is good. Who in the entire Shenjia Village knows about it?"
"I heard that the thing on the plate is called a kang?"
"Yes, it is used for winter in Lingbei."
"Is that okay? Is it really possible to light some firewood to generate heat in winter?"
"This...I don't know, my husband said it can be done."
If it really wasn't hot, she would definitely not be blamed.
"It's really hot!"
Aunt Wang's attention was obviously on the second half of the sentence, and she became excited when she heard this.
"Then I will let your Uncle Wang make one at home, using the mud used to build the wall!"
She had heard from her man that the lifting plate was made of high-quality red bricks. Isn't this nonsense?
Red bricks are so precious!
Cheng Xi's eyes flashed, and she mentally labeled the woman in front of her as "smart".
This is not quite like the honest and honest mason.
"Are you the Cheng Xi who wants to repay a favor?"
An arrogant female voice interrupted the conversation between the two. Cheng Xi looked to the side and noticed that a young girl wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket had been sitting on the bullock cart.
"I'm asking you, right?"
"I am Cheng Xi, but what does the girl mean by repaying a favor?"
"That's right. I heard that your father saved Uncle Shen's family before he entered into an engagement with Brother Xingluo. Isn't this asking for repayment?"
The little girl's voice was not quiet, not to mention that Cheng Xi's presence was already eye-catching, but now she successfully attracted the attention of the seven aunts and eight aunts.
The original chatter near the bullock cart disappeared and turned into whispers.
Shen Xingqi next to her was so angry that her small chest began to heave, but the person involved became the calmest one.
Cheng Xi tilted his head and looked at her for a moment, then spoke slowly:
"There is a saying that 'it takes a hundred years of cultivation to cross the same boat, and a thousand years of cultivation to sleep together'. Being able to become husband and wife is a God-given match. It is something that others cannot envy. Do you understand?"
"you......"
Didn’t it say that the bride that Brother Xingluo married was the daughter of a martial artist?
How come you still understand poetry!
"Also, if the person being favored is unwilling to do so but has to agree, it is called repaying the favor. If the Shen Cheng family negotiates peacefully and finally reaches an agreement, it is called hitting it off and being consensual. Do you understand?"
"How could you say such a thing in public?"
The little girl was shocked, "Shameless!"
"Didn't you mention it first?"
Cheng Xi blinked his eyes, and the pear dimples on both sides of his cheeks were looming.
"Since you call my husband brother, then I am your sister-in-law. Remember from now on, don't inquire about the affairs of your sister-in-law's family, otherwise you will not be able to get married in the future."
As soon as the words fell, the women who were watching the excitement all focused their attention on the girl, with a bit of strangeness.
This matter is all taken care of by other couples. For an unmarried girl, it is indeed inappropriate in a thousand ways.
Could it be...
"Wow--"
The little girl finally cried when she felt the suspicious eyes of everyone, jumped off the bullock cart and ran towards the village.
Cheng Xi: "..."
That's it?
The opponent fell down before she could exert any force.
Cheng Xi's newly raised fighting spirit was forced to withdraw before he had time to exert his skills, and he felt that it was boring.
She looked away regretfully and met Shen Xingqi's stunned eyes with an expression of admiration.
"Sister-in-law, you are so awesome!"
"Generally, I'll learn more from now on."
"But which book does the sentence 'A hundred years of cultivation lead to a boat trip, and a thousand years of practice to sleep together' come from? How come I have never read it?"
"Oh, that's the story of two snakes who forced a timid man to repay their kindness and finally scared him to death."
"???"
***
The ox cart stopped at the gate of Fucheng, and several women dispersed after entering the gate.
Cheng Xi and Shen Xingqi went to the drug store first and took out prescriptions for treating trauma and gave them to Shen Xingluo.
"Man, do you have any spices here?"
"It depends on what the girl needs. Our Renxintang has the most complete range of herbal medicines. If we don't have it here, then other pharmacies probably won't have it either."
"Fragrant leaves, cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, grass fruits, peppercorns..."
Cheng Xi reported more than a dozen aniseed ingredients in a row, and the medicine man was confused.
"How not?"
"Yes, yes, but what kind of disease can be treated with so many medicines together? It's really unheard of!"
"As long as you have it, give me half a catty of each."
"Girl, these herbs are very expensive. Are you sure you want half a catty of each?"
"Just follow my request and arrest him. The money will be yours."
Cheng Xi took out a hundred taels of silver notes and slapped them on the counter, looking impatient.
When the boy saw this, he curled his lips and stopped asking. He thought it was a madman and turned around to grab the medicine.
Spices are usually sun-dried or baked and dehydrated before they are sold. The unit price is indeed not cheap, plus the original trauma medicine cost 50 taels.
Cheng Xi took the packed medicinal materials and Shen Xingqi and went out. Doctor Wu who was sitting in the hall looked at the backs of the two and shook his head and sighed, which aroused the waiter's doubts.
"Doctor Wu, do you also think that girl is strange?"
"Strange? I just feel pitiful."
Doctor Wu still remembered Cheng Xi. A few days ago, he was the one who checked Shen Jieyuan's pulse and prescribed prescriptions. Now that he was grabbing all kinds of herbs, Shen Jieyuan might not live long.
"You watch the pharmacy and if a patient comes, ask him to wait."
"Doctor Wu, what about you?"
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
Doctor Wu got up and went to the backyard of the drug store, and soon turned into another alley.
Here, Cheng Xi, who had left the medicine shop, looked at the words "Renxintang" thoughtfully, but when he looked back, he became elated.
"Let's go to the pork stall next!"
With so many ingredients, she can go home and stew pig trotters as she likes.
Braised pork trotters today, braised pork trotters in braise tomorrow, spicy pork trotters the day after, no duplicates at all!
The pig trotters Cheng Xi bought before were put into the space. The brother and sister only saw the braised pork but nothing else. Therefore, when Shen Xingqi saw her sister-in-law readily paying and taking away a basket, she was confused again.
"Sister-in-law, this food doesn't taste good."
"Um?"
"It's really not delicious. The stall owner usually can't sell it."
After speaking, she nodded heavily to increase the credibility of her words.
Cheng Xi sighed, "Little Qiqi, you need to think more carefully when getting along with others in the future."
"Yeah, I remember."
"There's only one way to get along with me."
"What is it?"
"Don't think about anything, just watch the whole thing with an expression of admiration."
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