Chapter 27 is back
"Where is it..."
Shopkeeper Qian fooled him and found an excuse to go back to the shop.
Shopkeeper Wang stayed at the door for a while, looking carefully at the door of his jewelry shop.
The layout of his shop is actually similar to Shopkeeper Qian’s shop. There is also an empty wall, but it is not as big as Shopkeeper Qian’s.
If he had known earlier, he would have gone to talk to Madam Xia about this first.
But it’s not far away. If there are many people in front of Madam Xia’s food stall, you can get some benefit from it.
Shopkeeper Wang returned to the shop with squinted eyes.
The last iron pot was delivered to Xia Mingyue's home early in the morning.
He opened the iron pot as usual, and Xia Mingyue also spread out an egg pancake to test the feel.
Shopkeeper Guo has been making iron for 20 years, and he has his own experience in making iron pots. The iron pots he makes are thick, durable and non-stick.
Xia Mingyue is very satisfied with this.
The Yamen continues to collect grain, and there are still many people coming and going in the county these two days.
In front of the cake stall, there is a huge crowd.
“I want five meat pies.” someone said.
The voice sounded quite familiar.
Xia Mingyue looked up and saw Lu Qiyan, who was flipping through his money bag.
“Brother Lu?” Xia Mingyue was a little surprised.
Lu Qiyan was startled when he saw this. After taking a closer look, he realized that the young lady selling cakes in front of him was not someone else, but his "wife".
It's just a little different from what he had in mind before.
Yes, Xia Mingyue had just arrived here before. After fleeing from famine all the way and lacking food and drink, her face was sallow and thin, and her face now had a lot more flesh than before.
But overall she still looks a little thin compared to women from the north.
Lu Qiyan nodded, "Yes."
"Qiyan is back?" Madam Lu also raised his head, "You are talented, are you back?"
"Also I came back and said I was going to buy some things, so I headed over there." Lu Qiyan pointed to the front.
Mrs. Lu stood on tiptoe.
There were many people on the street. Zhao Youcai was not very tall and could not see anyone.
But since I came back, I went home after shopping.
Mr. Lu didn't care, but smiled and touched Xia Mingyue with her elbow, "Since Qiyan is back, I will take care of it. You should go home with Qiyan quickly."
The two were married for more than a day before Lu Qiyan left. The newlyweds should be tired of being together.
Lu is someone who has been through this before, so she understands this.
Seeing this, Xia Mingyue did not reject Lu's kindness and agreed with a smile.
Remembering that Lu Qiyan wanted to buy meatloaf just now, probably because he wanted to eat it, he took a few from the basket and walked back with Lu Qiyan.
The two people walked side by side, neither of them speaking.
The atmosphere seems a bit strange.
Xia Mingyue was thinking about whether to find a topic.
"Your business seems to be good." Lu Qiyan spoke first.
“It’s okay, we’re just cheering.” Xia Mingyue didn’t hide anything, “The shopkeeper Qian and his wife of the powder shop invited my sister-in-law and me to set up a stall at the entrance of their shop. During this time, we have already purchased the things, and we are just waiting. Opening tomorrow. "Lu Qiyan has only been back in the army for just over a month.
During this period, Xia Mingyue not only started selling cakes, but also made herself a little fatter, and even made the business bigger.
He is capable.
He also has a strong personality and is able to live without relying on others.
Lu Qiyan felt relieved, "Yeah."
"Why are Brother Lu and Brother Zhao back today?" Xia Mingyue was a little surprised.
I heard Mr. Lu say before that it often takes several months for people in the army to come back.
This time the interval was not long.
"We just won a battle a few days ago. The commander was happy and asked the sergeants to come back to visit relatives nearby in turn." Lu Qiyan said, "I will leave tomorrow."
After a pause, He added, "This time, it will probably take a little longer to come back."
Xia Mingyue pursed her lips.
Maybe it’s not that it takes longer, but I don’t know how long it will take to come back this time.
Sure enough, there is going to be a big battle.
This visit to relatives is not to reward the victory in a small battle, but to prevent the sergeants from dying in the subsequent war, so they are specially asked to come back and meet their families.
Xia Mingyue was a little bit sad, but she suppressed the sadness in her heart, "It's getting late. Brother Lu, why don't you go back and rest for a while while I go buy some things so that I can cook at noon."
< br>"Okay." Lu Qiyan stuffed his money bag into Xia Mingyue, "This month's military pay is all from the silver reward for killing enemies, and there are some that you win from playing with other people on weekdays. You can use it to buy Dish.”
Xia Mingyue weighed it.
There were small silver nuggets and copper coins inside. Roughly calculated, there were seven or eight taels of silver.
The salary for the leader of the brigade is not much, only a thousand dollars a month. There are so many people in the army, and the reward for killing the enemy is limited. Most of them should be won by Lu Qiyan.
Looks like he is lucky?
Xia Mingyue didn't refuse, she took it away first and gave the pancake to Lu Qiyan to take back, while she went to the street to find suitable ingredients.
Lu Qiyan took the cake and walked all the way back.
Just when I reached the entrance of Xinghua Lane, someone chased me up.
"Lu... leader of the team." Zhang almost gritted his teeth and refused to say the word "big".
Lu Qiyan stopped, looked at the panting Zhang, and thought for a moment, "Is he from Captain Zheng's family?"
"Yes, my surname is Zhang." Zhang spoke He walked closer to Lu Qiyan and said, "Sister-in-law is also thinking about it. Yes, I think I need to talk to Brother Lu about this carefully, so as not to cause any trouble later, Brother Lu will complain that my sister-in-law didn’t say anything in advance.”
“Ms. Zhang, please tell me.” He calmly stepped back slightly.
He wasn't used to people talking so close to him.
Especially women.
“That’s your wife, Mrs. Xia!” Mrs. Zhang said, “You don’t know, she’s had a lot of troubles since she married you, Brother Lu. Let’s make some dirty money by setting up a stall and doing business. Not to mention, the most important thing is that she spends money too much."
"Look at the clothes she is wearing. They are newly made. She just needs to change them. She can Well, I go to the cloth shop every two days to make new clothes or shoes. I even need to buy new fabrics for aprons. "
"This money does not come from the strong wind, and every household does it. Living a tight life, how can I make this apron with new materials? That’s it. I don’t care about food and drink. I buy all the big fish and meat at home.”
"I've seen the swill bucket in front of your house before. It's so oily that it can be taken out and fried for two dishes. You said you're not at home. What's the point of a little lady eating like that all day long? Is it all a waste?"
"Yes, this Xia family still invites people to do work at home from time to time. This work costs four to five hundred yuan. It really doesn't take money as money. It's really a waste of money..."
Lu Qiyan frowned upon hearing this.
Is Mrs. Zhang here to tell Xia Mingyue?
(End of this chapter)