She opened her eyes and looked at Xu Xiuwen.
The latter smiled tenderly at her.
Then Xu Xiuwen let go of her hand, patted her head, and whispered, "It's getting late, go to bed early."
Hearing this, An Shuishui got up and lay down on the bed.
She grabbed the thin quilt to cover half of her face, leaving only her eyes exposed to look at Xu Xiuwen.
"Good night, brother-in-law."
Xu Xiuwen smiled and said, "Good night."
Hearing this, An Shuishui closed her eyes and began to sleep.
Xu Xiuwen also fell asleep quickly.
No words were spoken that night.
The next morning came in a flash.
Before daybreak, the roosters of the nearby houses began to crow.
Xu Xiuwen slept soundly.
But he suddenly felt itchy on his face while he was sleeping.
He scratched it, and the itchy spot was gone, but other places started to itch again.
So he had to open his eyes.
After opening his eyes, Xu Xiuwen saw a figure in front of him.
Looking closely, it was An Shuishui.
An Shuishui also saw that he woke up and started laughing.
When the girl smiled, she showed a row of neat little white teeth, which was pretty and cute.
"Brother-in-law, you finally woke up."
Xu Xiuwen rubbed his eyes and asked, "What time is it?"
"It's 5 o'clock, brother-in-law, you should get up and have breakfast."
"good."
"Then I'll go out first."
An Shuishui suddenly caught a glimpse of something horrifying and hurriedly got up and went out.
Xu Xiuwen got up and went to the backyard to wash up.
The two sisters were preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
Finished washing up.
The two sisters just finished.
The three of them sat at the dining table in the front room and had breakfast.
Xu Xiuwen didn't see Liu Ruo, and asked in confusion: "Why don't I see Auntie? She hasn't gotten up yet?"
An Shishi smiled and said, "Do you think everyone gets up as late as you?"
Xu Xiuwen touched his nose and thought, it’s not even 6 o’clock yet, so it’s not too late to get up.
But I didn't argue with An Shishi.
He looked at An Shuishui who was eating quietly beside him and asked again.
An Shuishui is much more well-behaved than An Shishi.
"Brother-in-law, my mother got up a long time ago. She went out to the market."
Going to the market is a folk custom, which is called "going to the market", "going to the mountain" or "going to the market" in the south. It mainly refers to a form of trade organization left over from the era or region where the commodity economy was not developed.
The word "Ganji" may be unfamiliar to those born after 2000.
But Xu Xiuwen not only knew about it, he also went to the market.
So you know what's going on.
He was a little surprised to hear that Liu Ru went to the market early in the morning.
Because he would drive the two sisters away soon.
But Liu Ruo went out to attend the market
For a moment, Xu Xiuwen wondered if he had heard it wrong.
"Auntie is going to the market. She can wait in my car and I'll take her there. Why are you in such a hurry?"
An Shuishui shook her head.
She didn't know why her mother suddenly wanted to go to the market.
An Shishi thought for a moment and said, "Maybe mom is afraid that she will be sad to see us leave."
This explanation makes sense.
Xu Xiuwen nodded, said no more, and concentrated on eating.
After breakfast.
The sky began to brighten.
Xu Xiuwen glanced at the time and said, "Have you packed your things? It's getting late, we can set off now."
An Shuishui said: "The things have been packed and put in the car."
"Okay, do you have anything else to do? If not, let's go. The sooner we leave, the sooner we can get back to Jinling."
An Shishi said: "I don't have any more, Shuishui, how about you?"
An Shuishui also shook her head, "I don't have any either."
"Okay, let's go."
The three of them turned and walked out of the house.
Xu Xiuwen thought that when An Shishi said that the luggage was put in the car, she meant that it was put in the trunk.
After getting in the car, he found that An Shishi's suitcase and An Shuishui's suitcase were piled on the seat behind him.
After An Shishi locked the door of her house and sat in the passenger seat.
Xu Xiuwen turned around and asked, "Why don't you put the suitcase in the trunk?"
An Shishi replied: "It's full."
"Full? I don't remember putting anything in it."
An Shishi explained, "It's a quilt. My mom just made three new quilts, all made of the best cotton. We don't need them at home, so she asked us to take them back."
After listening to An Shishi’s explanation.
Xu Xiuwen was stunned for a moment.
Coming back to his senses, he smiled.
I saw on a certain audio channel before that the marriage gift in a certain western province was 300,000 yuan, and the bride's dowry was just three quilts.
Now Xu Xiuwen has also paid 100,000 yuan for the bride price.
One hundred thousand yuan in 2006 is obviously more valuable than three hundred thousand yuan in 2022.
But I got three quilts in return.
Xu Xiuwen was willing to pay a betrothal gift of 100,000 yuan, mainly because he liked An Shishi.
This amount of money is nothing to him and is not a burden at all.
He never thought that An Shishi's family could give him something.
So these three new quilts were a pleasant surprise.
Xu Xiuwen said nothing more, reminded the two sisters to fasten their seat belts, and then started the car.
Xu Xiuwen first drove An Shuishui to Guilin Railway Station.
An Shuishui will not go back to Jinling with them, but will take the train directly to Kyoto.
It was An Shuishui’s first time traveling far away, alone.
Xu Xiuwen and An Shuishui were both worried, and initially planned to let An Shishi take her there.
As a result, An Shuishui refused without hesitation.
She said that her sister went to Jinling alone last year with no money, no cell phone, no suitcase, and she dragged a lot of bags by herself.
My sister can do it.
So can she.
She also said that she had a cell phone and could contact them at any time if she had any difficulties.
After listening to An Shuishui's words.