After lunch, everyone unloaded the tables, chairs and other furniture from the oxcart and put them away. The remaining small items were slowly sorted out, so there was no need to trouble Jiang Qingci and the others.
Chu Yao found a water seller, filled two jars of water, and wiped the entire house with Qiu He. They were so tired that they couldn't straighten up.
At night, after washing up, the two sisters lay on the same bed and chatted. While chatting, they fell in love with Jiang Qingci.
Chu Yao teased her: "I remember your needlework is very good, but why did you sew those clothes in Jiang Yanei in such a mess?"
When she came back with Jiang Qingci at noon, she discovered that although the cut on his clothes was sewn up, the stitching was rough and uneven, and the threading was crooked, so that the clothes around his waist were wrinkled. Baba's is very ugly.
At that time, she thought it was Qiu He who had sewn it, so she was too embarrassed to say it looked ugly, so she had to pretend she didn't see it. She thought that if she ruined one of her clothes, she would have to pay for another one in the future.
Qiu He said she felt wronged: "Cousin, I really don't blame me for not sewing well. When I was sewing, Jiang Yanei kept urging me and told me to just sew a few stitches. I thought he was in a hurry, so I had to sew in a hurry. Sew..."
"Hey, what emergency could he have at that time?"
"I didn't know it at first, but then when you came back together, I knew..."
"What's going on?"
"Cousin, you are still pretending to be stupid," Qiu He teased her with a smile, "Of course he is in a hurry to find you..."
"Why are you looking for me?" Chu Yao was about to retort subconsciously, but suddenly she remembered that she did meet him on the way back. At that time, she asked him strangely how he came out?
He said it and turned around at will.
"I met him on the way back, yes..." Chu Yao didn't think much about it at that time, "I thought he was just bored so he came out to stroll around. Isn't that the case?"
"Of course not," Qiu He turned to her side, hugged her arm and said, "Sister, I think Jiang Yanei likes you..."
These words frightened Chu Yao: "How could it be? Doesn't he like you?"
Qiu He was confused immediately: "How could it be? I have never met him a few times, let alone spoken a few words. How could he like me?"
"But he smiled at you and gave you peach blossom dew..."
"He obviously smiles at you more. Every time I look at him, he is almost looking at you. And didn't he also give you a bottle of peach blossom nectar? Apart from these, how else can you judge him? like me?"
"This..." Chu Yao took a deep breath and realized that something was indeed wrong.
If she really misunderstood and Jiang Qingci didn't like Qiu He, then was his initiative to help move today just out of help among friends?
And those two bottles of peach blossom dew, she just said it casually that day, he remembered it in his heart, and even went to Jiarenzhai to buy it...
What's more, today he held an umbrella to protect her from the sun, and even called her "Ayao" instead. His ears were slightly red, and he looked a bit shy.
But that's not right. Why is he so shy in front of her?
All of the above will indeed make people think wildly, but if this means that he likes her, Chu Yao will not believe it.
She is more willing to believe that he has some agenda for getting close to her and trying to please her...
But what is he planning?
Looking for money?
She didn't...
Picture color?
She is a woman who has given birth to children, how can she be as graceful as an unmarried woman?
So what is he planning?
Chu Yao suddenly thought: "Could he be plotting those antique calligraphy and paintings?"
Qiu He was confused when he heard this: "What antique calligraphy and painting?" Weren't they just discussing who Jiang Qingci liked? Why are you suddenly talking about antique calligraphy and painting?
"After I reconciled with Lu Erlang, I brought back a lot of antiques, calligraphy and paintings from the Lu family. At that time, I ran into Jiang Yanei, and he bought a painting from me. He also knew that I had many more, saying that he would need them in the future. Will buy from me again..."
"Ah?" Qiu He was a little confused, "Cousin, what are you talking about?"
"I want to say that the reason why Jiang Yanei is so nice to me is because he wants to continue doing business with me. He is on good terms with me. If I buy things from here in the future, I will be embarrassed to charge him too much. Silver. But he doesn’t know that those antique calligraphy and paintings are no longer with me. There is no point in him trying to please me like this..."
The more Chu Yao talked about it, the more credible it became: "I have to tell him about this someday so that he doesn't have to waste energy on me anymore."
Qiu He heard this with only a vague understanding. She felt that a gentle and elegant young man like Jiang Qingci did not seem like the kind of person with ulterior motives. But after all, she didn't know much about Jiang Qingci and had only met him two or three times. Seeing how confidently my cousin said it, I was not sure for a moment.
After the new home was almost settled, Chu Yao started to open a shop.
It is difficult to take care of all three shops, so I plan to open one to try it out first, and keep the other two shops closed for the time being. If anyone comes to inquire about leasing in the future, I will rent them out if the price is suitable.
The shop that Jiang Qingci rented to her was originally a snack business. There was an unpleasant situation because of the rent arrears. The boss kept all the tables, chairs and utensils in the shop to pay the rent. For Chu Yao, it saved a lot of money. It only costs a small amount of money to re-purchase, and it only takes a little modification to change the spicy and fragrant decoration of the house into exquisite and cute decoration. The tables and chairs are covered with cloth with elegant patterns, and some fake silk flowers are added to the table. Make the little girls happy.
She planned to open a sweet water shop. When she was in the Lu family, there was a cook from the south of the Yangtze River who was very good at making all kinds of sweet water and snacks. Chu Yao followed her and learned a few of her favorites in her spare time. Although there were not many tricks, But coupled with the several kinds of sweet water that can be drunk normally, it must be enough to support a sweet water shop.
She also thought that if she could make more money from this in the future, she would take a trip to the south of the Yangtze River to learn skills from a teacher there and come back with more knowledge.
Of course, these are things for the future. Right now, just redecorating the house costs a small amount of money.
She didn't have much money left, so she kept some of the remaining money for purchases, and used the rest to buy a piece of fine oil fume ink, planning to find an opportunity to give it to Jiang Qingci as a thank you.
After finishing my work during the day, I still have to make clothes at night.
On the day of moving, Jiang Qingci's clothes were scratched. She thought about returning one to him. She still had a few pieces of good material at home, so she chose a snow-green soft Yama and gave it to him after roughly appraising his figure. Made a straight dress.
It was just that she was too tired during the day, and she was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes while sewing. She accidentally poked her finger with the needle, and blood smeared on the cloth. She accidentally saw it, and immediately fainted on the table and fell asleep. Until dawn.
Two days before the sweet water shop opened, Chu Yao invited Jiang Qingci to try some sweet water. She made several types of sweet water, most of which used mung beans, red beans, almonds, sesame, lotus seeds, perilla, lilies and seasonal fruits as ingredients. The stew based on milk was paired with different snacks. After Jiang Qingci tasted them one by one, he gave a good evaluation.
Among them, the sweet water boiled with milk, mint leaves and honey shocked Jiang Qingci: "The milk is mellow, but the mint is refreshing. No one has ever paired these two together. How did you come up with it?"
Chu Yao looked forward to it: "How does it taste?"
"The taste is very special and very good..."
"Yes, I also like this sweet water." Chu Yao was very happy to receive his approval, "I learned this from a cook when I was in the Lu family. There has never been a sweet water shop in Suizhou City. Selling this kind of milk and honey is a bit expensive, but fortunately the ingredients are simple and it is easier to make. I want to make this sweet water the signature of the store, what do you think?"
Jiang Qingci said without hesitation: "It works!"
The Jiang family has many shops. Jiang Qingci has been exposed to them since he was a child, and he also has some knowledge about business management. The sweet water business is not difficult. As long as you choose a good location, make good taste, and keep the price affordable, you can do it for a long time.
"When you open your business the day after tomorrow, I will bring more people to support you." Jiang Qingci thought for a while and then said, "You will be very busy that day, so I will bring two more maids to help you in the kitchen. .”
"Why bother you all this time? I've already hired someone to help..." Chu Yao invited him here today not only to taste the sweet water, but also to repay all the favors she owed him and to clarify the misunderstanding.
She took out the fine oil smoke ink, a small piece as big as the palm of her hand, which cost her twenty taels of silver.
"Jiang Yanei, you helped me a lot before, but I never had a chance to thank you." She pushed the beautifully packaged lampblack ink in front of him, "I heard that the lampblack ink sticks to the paper without blurring, and the brush does not glue when I lick it. And it is dark and shiny, I hope the yamen can use this habit..."
"Why are you so alienated from me?" Most people who study love ink. Although Jiang Qingci looked a little happy when she saw the ink, she also knew that the ink was expensive and she must have spent a lot of money on it. "It's a lot of money." It's a time when you need money when you open a new store. This lampblack ink is very expensive. You shouldn't buy this. I helped you out of my own free will and don't need your thanks. You should still take this ink and return it. …”
Chu Yao didn't want to retreat, so she looked a little disappointed: "Does the office dislike my choice of this gift?"
"That's not what I meant," Jiang Qingci heard the word "dislike" and hurriedly explained, "I just don't want you to spend more money. We are... friends, and friends don't need to be so polite... "
"Brothers are still settling accounts, let alone friends." Chu Yao refused to take back the ink stick and turned around to bring over the finished clothes. "When you helped move the house that day, the clothes were all scratched. I felt really sorry, so I made one according to your size. You try it on, it should probably fit..."
He is about the same height as Pei Zhan, only a little thinner and his shoulders are slightly narrower, making him look more bookish.
When Jiang Qingci saw that she actually made clothes for him, he felt happy, even happier than looking at the soot and ink.
He stood up and put it on, his slender arms passed through the sleeves, and the cuffs fell firmly below the wrist. The shoulders and waistline were also very suitable, and the elegant color was very popular with him.
"I like this dress made by A Yao very much." He measured the cuffs, lowered his head to look at the body of the dress, and his ears were stained with crimson.
This is the second time he has replaced her as "Ayao". It is a bit more natural than the first time, but still as shy and innocent as before.
Chu Yao felt that she had to make things clear.
"Jiang Yanei, I actually wanted to give you antique calligraphy and paintings. You also knew before that after we reconciled with my ex-husband, we brought back many of them from the Lu family. But later the Lu family took those things back. Now my family is full of There are no more items…”
Jiang Qingci was still immersed in the joy of her giving him the clothes. After hearing her words, he regained his composure and said, "Since it's something given to you, why do you want to go back?"
"Actually, it's not that I'm going back, I'm buying it back. They gave me one thousand taels, and then I used the one thousand taels to buy this new house..."
"That's right." Jiang Qingci didn't care about the antique calligraphy and paintings. "It's not a loss for you to exchange those things for a house..."
"I don't think it's a loss either," Chu Yao saw that he didn't seem to be alienated from her because of this, so she simply spoke more clearly, "It's just that I don't have any antique calligraphy and painting now, and the thousand taels of silver have also been lost to me. I spent all the money, and I invested the remaining money in this shop, and my hands are indeed empty now..."
After she finished speaking, she looked up at him: now she had neither money nor antiques, calligraphy and paintings, so there was really nothing worth his covetousness.
Jiang Qingci's expression gradually became serious: "I understand what you mean..."
Chu Yao was secretly relieved: Just understand.
"Ayao, don't worry," he said, "how much money do you need, just ask..."
Chu Yao:......
She didn’t mean to borrow money!
