Su Qingluan walked closer and followed her parents' gaze, but saw no suspicious person.
Could it be that those people who extorted money from yesterday are here again?
No, I heard that Dong Mao, the main culprit who was behind this, is still being held in the county jail awaiting sentencing.
"Dad, grandma, what are you looking at?" Su Qingluan asked curiously.
Yang shook her head: "It's not important. I just told you, Aunt Yang, that Mr. Xu didn't come today."
"Maybe you're tired of coming here to eat this burrito every day?" Thin Monkey joked.
Then he tilted his eyes and noticed Su Qingluan's men's clothing, and joked: "Hey, where did this handsome young man come from? Could he be the brother of a girl from the Su family?"
Su Qingluan saw that he was making fun of her, so she simply looked serious, straightened her collar, clasped her fists and bowed: "Young man Su Xuanhe, can you tell me the name of this brother?"
Originally, Slim Monkey was absolutely certain that Su Qingluan was traveling disguised as a man. Since everyone was familiar with her, it was natural to joke about it.
However, seeing the other party's name being exchanged in such a serious manner, he was not sure. Could it be that the Su family girl has a twin brother?
Thinking like this, he quickly bowed and saluted, and said nervously: "I...my surname is Hou, I work as a third-party at home, and I am nicknamed Shouhouer because I am too thin...Little brother, you call me Shouhouer." good……"
The thin monkey lowered his head and muttered to himself, but heard a "chichi" laughter in his ears.
He looked up and saw that Su Qingluan was covering her stomach and mouth, smiling so hard that she bent into a shrimp shape. Yang and Su Guangfu looked helplessly at their daughter who was playing tricks.
"Brother Hou, I'm so sorry," Ms. Yang said apologetically, "my daughter is a little naughty sometimes... apologize to my little brother!" Of course, the last part of the sentence was directed at Su Qingluan.
Su Qingluan smiled and said, "I'm sorry," and couldn't help but add, "Who told Brother Skinny Monkey to make fun of my men's clothing first?"
Aunt Yang also burst into tears with laughter at the side: "Don't tell me, the way you bowed just now was a bit intimidating. If the Su family's young lady didn't have ear piercings, she would really look like an eleven or twelve-year-old young man!"
Su Qingluan touched her earlobe when she heard this - in order to match the men's clothing today, she did not wear earrings, but she did not pay attention to the ear holes.
Anyway, the woman's identity was not really hidden, so Su Qingluan didn't take it to heart.
What she didn't know at this time was that one day in the future when she would actually disguise herself as a man, she would almost stumble over this small detail.
Although Shouhouer said that Mr. Xu Kekuan was probably tired of Su's burritos, Su Qingluan thought that the last time he saw the old man, he was still analyzing the ingredients of the burrito with great interest - and There is a trend towards becoming more accurate.
Looking at that energy, it doesn't look like he's "bored".
Everyone is doing business on the same street, and they are "regular customers" who come here every day. In addition, although Mr. Xu is a bit stubborn sometimes, he has a very peaceful personality. He occasionally helps look after the stalls, and he gets along well with the three members of the Su family. .
Therefore, Yang and Su Guangfu were also a little worried, so Su Qingluan simply took advantage of the less busy time before closing the stall to sneak to Nong Mo Xuan to ask what happened.
In Nong Mo Xuan, Mr. Xu Kekuan was not there, but there was only one guy who was fiddling with the abacus.
The clerk was stunned for a moment when he saw Su Qingluan, and then he looked up and down before recognizing who she was.
"It turns out to be Mrs. Su." He put down his calculations, "But do you want to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstones?"
Su Qingluan shook his head: "Where is Mr. Xu, your shopkeeper? It seems that I haven't seen him for two or three days, so I miss him."
After hearing Su Qingluan's question, the business smile on the waiter's face faded, and then he sighed.
Su Qingluan felt nervous when she saw this: Could it be that Mr. Xu is ill?
Thinking of the kind smiling face who always told you interesting things in the world and the cute appearance of the stubborn old man who talked about delicious food, Su Qingluan subconsciously didn't want to hear any bad news about such a cute old man.
"My shopkeeper is indeed bedridden." Seeing that Su Qingluan was a little stunned, he quickly added: "It is not life-threatening. It is said that he is just weak in limbs and does not want to eat."
Su Qingluan raised her eyebrows: It doesn't sound too serious, more like indigestion and decreased physical ability that are common among middle-aged and elderly people.
While feeling slightly relieved, Su Qingluan asked Mr. Xu where he lived - it was not far away, just in the town.
Su Qingluan went back and told her parents that Mr. Xu was ill: "I'm going to see the old man!"
"Say hello to us too!" Aunt Yang and Shou Hou'er have become familiar with Mr. Xu these days because they are next to the Su family's stall. I was a little worried when I heard that the other party was ill in bed.
Su Qingluan agreed one by one, then turned around and bought apricots and peaches at the market, looking for the Xu family's house.
Although the Xu family does not seem to be as luxurious as that wealthy family, it still has green tiles and white walls, and the house looks just like that. It's much better than the thatched loess houses of my own house and those of my neighbors.
After gently knocking on the door, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old janitor with gray cloth and short brown clothes came out. He looked at Sui Qingluan up and down, saluted and asked, "Who is the young gentleman? Why are you knocking on the door?"
Su Qingluan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he was now in men's clothing. He put the fruit in his hand aside and said in return, "I heard that Mr. Xu Kekuan was ill and came to visit."
The servant at the gate smiled a little when he heard this: "May I ask your husband's name?"
"Just say it was Su Qingluan."
"Please sir, please follow me to the front hall to have tea, and I will go and report to the master."
So Su Qingluan's fruit was taken over, and he followed the gatekeeper into the yard.
This courtyard is actually considered "small" for the wealthy families of this era - after all, there is only a courtyard with three entrances, and Su Qingluan has seen large houses with four entrances and five entrances more than once in novels and TV series.
But for her, who lived in a "small apartment with two bedrooms and one living room" before time travel and lived in an "adobe house in a farmyard" after time travel, this clean house with stone paving can already be regarded as a "luxury house".
Su Qingluan said in her heart that when she gets the full monthly profit share in a month, even if she can't buy a house in the town immediately, she will renovate her dilapidated old house and work hard to live in such a house as soon as possible.
With this in mind, Su Qingluan was let into the front hall.
Sitting on the mahogany carved chair and drinking tea, Su Qingluan picked up an exquisite piece and almost took a bite - sweet.
Frowning slightly in disgust, Su Qingluan said to herself that she would not have eaten it if she had known it tasted so bad.
However - she looked down at the tea snack with some embarrassment, half of it was missing - it was difficult to put back the food that she had touched, so how could she destroy the body and eliminate all traces of it?
At this time, Su Qingluan heard a smiling voice asking: "Is this tea not to your taste?"
"!!" Su Qingluan, who was about to do something "bad", almost jumped up.
