It was already past noon when Jiang Ning returned, and there was no one at the door of the shop. He tied the carriage to a pillar on the side, and Jiang Ning quickly invited Shen Yaren to come to the shop to eat.
"It's been a hard day today, Shen Ya. If you hadn't been here, I don't know what I would have done. It also delayed your lunch and prevented you from eating. Come on, come on, have some meatloaf."
"You're welcome, Shopkeeper Jiang. I didn't feel hungry at first, but now that I smell this fragrance, my stomach can't wait any longer."
Jiang Ning asked Shen Yaren to sit down, went to the kitchen to get the newly cooked meat cakes, and also brought Shen Yaren a pot of tea.
Lu Shengda didn't see Jiang Ning for a long time. Seeing that she was free, he ran to Jiang Ning to talk.
"Mom, where have you been today? You haven't come back for lunch."
Jiang Ning took a meat pie and gulped down one before replying to Lu Sheng's words.
"Mom did something big today."
In the kitchen, several children gathered around Jiang Ning when they heard what he said. Even Aunt Zhao came over.
"What a big deal. I've been busy for most of the day."
Jiang Ning looked around with a smile before saying, "I'm dragging Zhang Luo from Chenya to buy a carriage today."
Lu Ping opened his mouth wide when he heard this: "Mom, you actually bought a carriage, wow."
"This horse is a small pony with a relatively gentle temperament. The man even gave me a gift. Overall, I think it's a good deal."
"Mom, where's the horse? Did you let it go to the village?" Lu Sheng asked anxiously.
"It's at the door. You can go and take a look."
After saying that, the three boys and Aunt Zhao's two children ran out together.
Shen Yaren was eating meat pie when he suddenly saw five children running out in a row and smiled knowingly.
"This is the carriage." Lu Ping carefully touched the horse's hair. When he saw that the foal didn't make any big movements, he relaxed and approached.
Others saw that Lu Ping was able to get close and touch the horse, so they followed suit and touched the horse together.
Lu Yan climbed into the carriage with Aunt Zhao's daughter-in-law, Wang Chan, and sat inside to explore new things.
Lu Ping and Wang Ji looked around the horse together.
Lu Sheng used his height to get under the carriage, not knowing what he wanted to do.
When Jiang Ning came out, she saw several children busy with their own things.
"Mom, can we go out for a walk?"
After Lu Ping finished speaking, Wang Ji also excitedly nodded his head out of the afterimage.
Jiang Ning spread her hands helplessly: "I don't know how to drive a carriage. When I came back, it was Shen Ya who drove the carriage."
She doesn't know how, and several of the children don't know how. Wang Ji has only seen other people's carriages and has never tried them.
Only then did Jiang Ning realize, good guy, even in ancient times, there was no way around it but to learn to drive.
Shen Yaren came out from eating the meat pie and happened to hear this conversation.
"Haha, there is no need to worry, Shopkeeper Jiang. The main reason why I recommend the foal to you is that it is easy to get started with. Moreover, this horse is naturally gentle. It will become more docile and obedient to its owner as it is raised from an early age."
Shen Yaren touched the hair on the colt's head, and the five children looked at Shen Yaren with envy, which suddenly made his vanity burst.
"Well, I don't have anything to do in the afternoon, so I will take them around and teach them how to drive a carriage. I wonder if Shopkeeper Jiang is relieved."
Lu Yuan suppressed the scream that had reached his throat and looked at Jiang Ning helplessly, begging for the meaning not to be too obvious.
Lu Sheng also ran out from under the carriage, hugging his mother and acting coquettishly.
"I feel relieved to have Mr. Shen Ya here, but I have to trouble Mr. Shen Ya again," Jiang Ning looked at the children and said, "You should listen to Mr. Shen Ya and pay attention to your safety on the way."
Several children shouted yes.
Lu Yuan and Wang Chan sat in the carriage. Lu Ping and Wang Ji sat on both sides of the carriage. Lu Sheng also wanted to be outside, but was thrown into the carriage by the two brothers.
Shen Yaren squeezed between Lu Ping and Wang Ji, and while riding his horse, he told them the key points.
Jiang Ning watched several people walk away before returning to the shop.
Take out the pork, cut it, blanch it, and stew it into fragrant braised pork.
I followed Aunt Zhao to make meatloaf, which lasted until the afternoon.
Jiang Ning heard a sound outside and went out with Aunt Zhao.
It turns out that Shen Yaren came back with the children.
"How does it feel to ride in a carriage?"
Aunt Zhao looked at the boys getting off the carriage and asked with a smile.
Lu Yuan and Wang Chan walked up to them.
"It feels great to ride in the car, but it's just too bumpy. The roads in the city are better. But after we leave the county, the roads outside are so difficult that we almost got knocked out."
Lu Yuan and Wang Chan hid in the shop and rubbed their buttocks, while Jiang Ning and Aunt Zhao laughed.
"Let me make you a cushion later, and then you'll feel comfortable if you lean against it a few times."
After saying this, Aunt Zhao got on the carriage and measured the size with her hands.
"It's really troublesome for Shenya."
Shen Yaren waved his hand and said: "You're welcome, Shopkeeper Jiang. The two older ones are almost ready. You will get better at it with more practice. It's getting late, so I'll take my leave first."
"Shen Yaren, please wait." Jiang Ning stopped Shen Yaren and led Lu Yuan and Wang Chan to the kitchen.
When he came out again, he came out with a few meat patties and a large pot of braised pork.
"I've stewed some braised pork. Shen Yaren, let's take it back and try it."
Chen Yaren wanted to refuse, but as soon as Jiang Ning came closer, he smelled the fragrant smell of meat.
Saliva secreted on the tip of his tongue, and his stomach actually growled.
"Shopkeeper Jiang is too polite, so I'll accept it shamelessly."
Jiang Ning sent Shen Yaren away and left the shop to Aunt Zhao and the others.
Lu Ping was responsible for driving the car and took Jiang Ning and Lu Yuan Lu Sheng home together.
Lu Ping had just finished training in the afternoon, and he was still a little unskilled when he started working right away. The carriage was driven as slowly as possible along the way.
It was already dark when they arrived home.
Lujia Village is not considered a wealthy village. Let alone horse-drawn carriages, anyone in the village who has an ox-cart in their home is considered very powerful.
I was very surprised to see a carriage driving in at night. I became curious and followed it from a distance to see whose relatives it was, and found the carriage parked in front of Jiang's house.
"Could it be that the fourth son of the Lu family is back?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw that the people getting off the carriage turned out to be Mrs. Jiang and her three children.
