Eightieth Bowl of Soup (6)
The town was very lively, Qing Huan hadn't been on the street for a long time, and everything she saw was strange. Seeing her looking around, Guan Er conveniently bought a candy figurine for her to eat, and Qing Huan held it in his hands.
Really, she is not a child, although this thing is very sweet, but she really doesn't know whether she should eat it or not... Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a few little dolls staring at the sugar figure in her hand, Qing Huan couldn't help it. Embarrassed, she quietly hid the sugar figurine behind her back—it was bought by Guan Er for her, how could she just give it away to someone else
Guan Er found an open place and parked the scooter. He was bold and loud, and the price was reasonable and affordable, so there were many customers. Qing Huan was behind him collecting money to change, such a large pile of meat was sold out in a short while, and then Guan Er ignored Qing Huan's obstruction, and bought all the money from the sale for rouge, gouache and beautiful cloth.
Plus some food and necessities, the cart will be full. Qing Huan sighed, and was dragged by Guan Er towards a newly opened gold shop. He insisted on buying her a gold bracelet, but she refused no matter how much he refused.
However, the price of the bracelet is relatively expensive, and all Guan Er's money can only buy a small and pitiful one. He stood aside, looked at the guests coming and going, and slowly clenched his fists. Qing Huan noticed that his mood was not right, so she gently took his hand: "Let's go home, I have to work every day, it's so inconvenient to wear a bracelet."
Yes, she has to work every day. Although he did all the rough work, Qing Huan still did the more careful work like mending clothes and tidying up the house. Guan Er felt that he was quite useless. He kept saying that he liked his sister-in-law, but he couldn't let her live a good life, and he couldn't even buy a bigger gold bracelet.
He was very frustrated, a little annoyed, and something was about to come out.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in his fifties came in from outside. He was plump and oily, but he was holding a slender and beautiful young woman in his arms. The two were laughing at the moment, and the woman kept touching the man's chest. , said in a coquettish voice: "Master, you have to buy a big bracelet for me today, you promised me last night, if you don't mean what you say, then I won't obey~~" said He also rubbed against the man.
The man laughed and said, "You can choose what you want! I'll pay for you today, sir. You can buy as much as you want! As long as you—"
He didn't finish the last sentence, because when he saw Qing Huan standing next to Guan Er, the smile on his face disappeared immediately, and his saliva almost flowed out. Where did such a beautiful little lady come from? He has never seen it before!
Qing Huan was horrified by the obscene eyes, and subconsciously hid behind Guan Er. Guan Er is very possessive and doesn't like others to look at her, let alone such an old man, he is fearless, so he sneered immediately. "Look again, and I'll dig out your eyeballs."
The man was taken aback by the low and cold threat, but a very thin white-faced man behind him snorted: "Where does a villager from the mountains dare to talk to our master like this without looking at it?" What kind of thing am I, come here, show him some color!"
After speaking, a few servants appeared behind him, Qing Huan nervously grabbed Guan Er's clothes, Guan Er patted her hand lightly to comfort her, and then said: "Don't be afraid." Don't take it seriously at all, even if there are dozens more, it's nothing.
Almost instantly, the servants fell to the ground in disarray, wailing incessantly. Guan Er smiled and said to the man: "If you want eyes, just be honest with me."
The man nodded hurriedly, Guan Er snorted, bought the smallest and thinnest gold bracelet for Qing Huan with all the money he had on his body, and then took her hand and left, not forgetting to look at the middle-aged man before he left. The man gave him a look of warning.
He is not afraid of anything, not anyone, let alone an old man like a fat pig. Guan Er realized that he didn't want anyone to look at his sister-in-law with that lustful look, because only he could look at her like this, and no one else could treat her like this.
Qing Huan didn't dislike the small bracelet at all. After Guan Er put it on for her, she happily raised her hand: "Look."
Her skin is white, and the golden bracelet makes her look even more charming. Guan Er's eyes softened. He wanted to maintain an image in front of her from the beginning to the end. Even if he couldn't compare with those scholars, he didn't want to Appears too bully and scares her.
Otherwise, he would have smashed that pig's head with his fist.
The two left the gold shop, went shopping and bought some things, it was noon, and then they went home to cook. At some point, they found a clean restaurant nearby and ordered a few dishes. A jug of soju. Qing Huan has a small appetite, she will be full after eating half a bowl of rice, Guan Er doesn't dislike it at all, she takes her bowl and continues to eat, the two of them are like a young couple, their every move seems very natural.
After lunch and ready to go home, Guan Er insisted that Qing Huan sit on the scooter and would not let her get off the ground and walk with him. But there are a lot of these things, isn't he really tired? Qing Huan looked at Guan Er worriedly, and asked him: "You were the one who pulled me when I came, can you let me go with you when I go back?"
"No." She answered without thinking, very simply. "Your feet are so tender, you will get blisters if you walk for too long, have you ever had them?"
Qing Huan froze for a moment: "...no."
"That's it. If you have a blister, you need to use a hot needle to pierce it open, squeeze out the bad water inside, and then slowly get better. How much pain do you have?" Then he saw his sister-in-law's pretty face with satisfaction. Pai Bai, "Okay, go up." He picked her up and put her on the car, untied a bag of crispy fruit he just bought, and grabbed a handful for her: "While eating, enjoy the scenery along the way, and we will be home soon .”
His hands were so big, Qing Huan could barely hold the handful of crispy fruits, Guan Er had already continued to pull the cart before she could speak, so she had to just sit like this.
"When I have money, little sister-in-law, I'll change it for you to a much bigger one."
Qing Huan thought for a few seconds before realizing that he was talking about the bracelet on her hand, she smiled lightly: "It's okay, I like this very much."
"No." Guan Er insisted. "I must buy you a bigger one, bigger than anyone else's."
When he gets emotional, he blurts out the words "Lao Tzu". Qing Huan was disgusted at first, but now he's used to it. He can call himself whatever he likes, as long as he likes it. "I believe you, I will wait, but it doesn't matter if you don't have one." The bracelet is just an ornament. She has a lot of things to do at home every day, so she can't carry it all the time. It is a reflection of her heart. I am very happy to know that he has such a heart, and I don't care if that big bracelet can really be bought.
Guan Yixin said, yes, there will definitely be.
But he knew that it was useless to just rely on his words, and his sister-in-law clearly didn't believe his words. After all, a gold bracelet was too expensive, and it was even more difficult to buy a big one. If you only rely on farming and hunting... there is probably no hope of buying it in this life.
Therefore, he had to find another way so that she could live a good life in the future, without having to work hard by herself and being served by others.
Guan Er was indeed a horse bandit for two years when he went out to make a living. At first, he only robbed those unscrupulous profiteers or corrupt officials. Later, other people became more and more dissatisfied and felt that this would not work, so Guan Er left the mountain. By coincidence, he went to a bodyguard agency and became a bodyguard teacher. This bodyguard has been working for several years, not to mention earning a lot of hard work. Sometimes he finally gave away a valuable item, but he encountered countless people who wanted to snatch it on the road. Can make a lot of money.
Just when the imperial court's conscription list came down, Guan Er saw it when he was selling wild game in the town. He knew that as long as he signed up to join the army, if he had the ability to fight the enemy, he would be able to make meritorious service. The harder the fist, the better, and the bolder the better—he thought this was talking about himself
Whatever he thought of, he went directly to the yamen to sign up, and when he was about to leave, he thought about telling Qing Huan.
Qing Huan was planning what to cook tomorrow morning, but she heard Guan Er told her that he was going to join the army, and when he earned a general, he would make her his wife.
"...I don't want to be Lao Shizi's general's wife, why do you have to go to war?" The current emperor is sensual and disregarding the country every day, and the neighboring countries invaded and did not move lazily until more than 20 cities were swallowed up. Fighting in a hurry, the result is that there are no recruits available, so the generous benefits are fired, and the people are called on to join the army and fight.
But who doesn't want to live peacefully at home, how nice it is to be safe and sound, why must they go to war? Not to mention not getting any military merits, in case of dying on the battlefield, there is not even a body collector! Therefore, although the imperial list has been posted for several days, there are only a few people who signed up. It was because the county magistrate was afraid that the number of conscripts would not meet the standard, so he forcefully recruited a strong man of the right age from each family to barely complete the task.
Among these people, Guan Er is probably the only one who hopes to be a soldier the most.
Qing Huan listened to him beating first and playing later, she became angry no matter how good her temper was, she didn't understand why, isn't it good to just live like this? Why is Guan Yi's heart higher than the sky, always thinking of making a big career and giving her a better life? She is already very satisfied with her current life, no matter how good it is, she will not be so happy.
But Guan Er grabbed her hand, hugged her in his arms and kissed her again and again, and assured her again and again that he would come back safely, he said: "I will come back eighth to marry you in a big sedan chair. You married in a glorious manner and became Lao Tzu's daughter-in-law."