After leaving the stall, Qiao Wei planned to hire a carriage to go back. Aunt Luo often came to the town, but she knew a few car dealers.
The two went to the dealership to inquire about the price, and it was twice as expensive as Shuanzi's father. Of course, his carriage has a shed, so it is obviously more luxurious. But the problem is that Qiao Wei doesn't need it to be luxurious, she just needs it to save money.
Probably Qiao Wei went out today and looked through the almanac. She was very lucky. When she wandered around a few car dealers and was not satisfied, she miraculously ran into Shuan Zi's father.
It turned out that Shuan Zi's father had brought a few people to visit relatives in the town, and now he was worried about where to bring them back to the village, but by chance, he ran into Qiao Wei.
"Little Qiao, why are you going back? Is the business not good? If you can't sell it, or something..."
Aunt Luo glared at him, and showed him the basket that was so empty that there were only a few radish cakes left: "Sold out early, okay?"
"This, this is sold out?" Shuanzi's father couldn't believe it. It's not like he hasn't seen people from the village selling things in the town, but who didn't have a bad nose on the first day
He looked at Little Joe.
Qiao Wei bent her lips and gave him a radish cake from the basket.
After eating, he finally understood why Xiao Qiao's things were sold out.
Before leaving, Qiao Wei went to the bazaar to buy some ingredients so that she could make more fresh tricks. She also bought a crucian carp and braised it for the children at night.
…
But it said that Fang's mother was injured and was taken to the hospital for treatment. The girl waited in the carriage depressedly, and saw the maid's secretive things at a glance.
She frowned: "What are you hiding?"
The maid bravely took out "a basket of little white rabbits". The basket was about the size of a hand, and it was very delicate if it was woven with bamboo leaves. The bunny is even smaller, but it is made vivid, soft and cute, just like the real thing.
"What is this?" the girl asked curiously.
The maid said: "Snacks."
The girl was surprised that there was no such exquisite dim sum in Enbo House: "Where did you buy it?"
The servant girl didn't dare to say that it was the little lady who turned her face livid with anger, so she just said, "In town."
Of course, the girl didn't expect that it was sold at Qiao Wei's. If she knew, she might vomit blood. She usually doesn't eat things on the side of the road, but the appearance of this dim sum is so good that she couldn't help but taste it, and then she was stunned.
The servant girl opened an exquisite peachwood silver food box: "Miss, is this the Four-Happiness Cloud Cake you brought to Mrs. Ji? She will definitely like it."
The girl pondered for a moment, poured out Sixi Guiyun from the food box, and put the remaining four "little white rabbits" in.
…
It took Qiao Wei a while to buy ingredients, and it was already noon when she returned to the village. There was a man standing at the door of Aunt Luo's house. He was medium-sized, burly, dark-skinned, and had strong features. It was Aunt Luo's eldest son, Luo Yongzhi.
When Luo Yongzhi saw his mother and Xiao Qiao's family get off Shuan Zi's father's carriage, he was stunned for a moment. It was rumored in the village that his mother recognized Xiao Qiao as his goddaughter. Could it be true
"Mother." He saw that the two were unloading from Shuanzi's father's carriage, so he hurried over to help.
He was a native peasant, as strong as an ox, and he unloaded more than two hundred catties of goods in two or three strokes.
Qiao Wei bowed gratefully: "Thank you, brother."
This big brother completely confirmed Luo Yongzhi's guess.
Luo Yongzhi didn't have much contact with Xiao Qiao, and the most intuitive impression was that she was a young and handsome little widow, and women from all over the world couldn't match her with a single finger.
There are many rumors about her in the village, most of which are not good, but men's views are always different from women's. He thinks that Xiao Qiao is very good, beautiful and pitiful.
His mother likes Xiao Qiao, so he likes it too, and Xiao Qiao will be his sister from now on.
"Sister." He greeted generously.
Qiao Wei's heart warmed, she pulled the two children and said, "Jing Yun, Wang Shu, call me Uncle."
The two called "Uncle" in a childish voice.
Luo Yongzhi smiled honestly: "You are so good! I will play at my uncle's house another day."
Aunt Luo was very happy to see how many people changed their words so smoothly, she smiled and asked her son, "Why are you back? What's the matter?"
Luo Yongzhi was only focused on recognizing his younger sister, and almost forgot about the business. He hurriedly said, "Didn't Cuiyun's younger brother pass the Tongsheng exam? Her father asked him to hold a table for him to celebrate. I'm afraid I won't be too busy then, I want you to help me."
Cuiyun is Luo Yongzhi's wife. Her little brother has just turned ten years old this year, and he has already been admitted to Tongsheng, which is a great event in a village where there is almost no literacy.
Aunt Luo asked, "What day is it?"
"The third day of junior high school." He looked at Xiao Qiao and wanted to ask her if she would go, but when he remembered that she didn't fit in, he didn't speak again.
Aunt Luo said: "That will be the day after tomorrow, I know, I will go."
Luo Yongzhi felt sorry for his mother who was always at home alone, and invited her to live with him for a few days, but Aunt Luo refused.
Xiao Qiao's business has just started, just when she needs manpower, she can't leave like this.
Luo Yongzhi was very happy for Qiao Wei when he learned that Xiao Qiao was in business: "If you need anything, tell me. Your sister-in-law is very skilled. If you don't know how to do it, just ask her. She can teach you some tricks."
Qiao Wei smiled and nodded: "Okay, thank you, brother."
Luo Yongzhi helped Qiao Wei carry more than 200 catties of ingredients to the mountain. Qiao Wei asked him to eat.
At noon, Qiao Wei braised the fish, and the two children wanted to lick the plate at the end of the meal.
Qiao Wei packed up the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash. Aunt Luo took her hand away and said, "Leave it alone, I'll do it, you tell the children to rest for an afternoon, they are tall, they need to sleep more, and they always keep their eyes open all day long." No way."
Qiao Wei thought it was so reasonable, she didn't have the habit of taking a nap, but she brought the children like this, so she hurriedly called the children to the kang and coaxed them to sleep.
Qiao Wei came to the door of the kitchen: "Mother, let me go out for a while."
Aunt Luo looked at her strangely: "Where are you going? Don't tell me you are going into the mountains again."
Qiao Wei pinched her ears embarrassingly when she was told, "I made two cages in the forest yesterday to see if any prey was hooked. It's right next to it, so it's safe."
Aunt Luo: "There's really nothing I can do about you!"
Qiao Wei took a dagger for self-defense and went. Since encountering a tiger once, she has spared her life more than anyone else, so the place she chose was really not the center of the mountain forest.
After she entered the woods, she found a cage hidden in the bushes according to the marks she made. Inside the cage were carrots, minced meat and other baits.
Both cages were open, strangely one cage had no bait in it.
The bait is gone, there should be a small animal taking the bait.
But what about critters
Qiao Wei searched over and over again, but did not find the baited animal, but found a tael of silver.
What's the situation
Could it be that someone bought the animals in the cage