Chapter 9: Thoughtfulness
Bu Qin only ate one breakfast that Xi Yunzhi placed in the study one day, he was hungry, and after eating a plate of dumplings, Xi Yunzhi saw that he was still unfinished, so he poured a glass of water for him, and pushed the plate of pastries that were not very good-looking in front of him.
Bu Qin only hesitated, and then ate the tea. Xi Yunzhi estimated that her husband was in a good mood at the moment, and her eyes shone brightly, so she thought about taking this opportunity to say what she had been thinking about for an afternoon, but she was afraid that if she said it, her husband would be unhappy, after all, what she wanted to do would inevitably show up, and this kind of thing was the most taboo for her husband's family.
"If you have something, just say it."
Bu Qin saw some clues from her hesitant movements, and didn't want to go around in circles with her, so he simply asked out loud.
Xi Yunzhi hesitated slightly, and instantly mustered up his courage, his eyes were firmly fixed on Bu Tan, and he said word by word:
"Husband, today Uncle Yan handed over the family account books and surplus money to me, saying that I will take care of this family in the future, and grandpa also said that I am in charge of the affairs of the family, but even if there are thousands of family wealth, it is inevitable to sit and eat empty, so ...... I want to set up a storefront and open a restaurant, do you think it's okay? ”
Bu Qin didn't answer immediately, but met the bright and smiling eyes, he was in a trance for a moment, then looked away, and said coldly:
"You can do it yourself."
Xi Yunzhi got her husband's answer, although there was no encouragement, but there was no objection, she smiled happily, and when she saw that her husband had eaten about the same, she put the plates together and took them to the kitchen, but she didn't know that since she walked out of the door, a pair of black eyes have always stared at her.
Bu Tan never knew that a woman's thoughtfulness could be so specific, since the Holy Decree let the Bu family leave the capital, the Bu family's wealth has been scattered in just over ten days, leaving only some things that cannot be sold and no one dares to take them, how could he not know that there is any surplus money in this family, she deliberately said that, just to take care of his face.
I remembered what my grandfather said before I got married: If you marry this woman, you will not regret it, if you don't marry, I will die for you now.
After Xi Yunzhi washed the dishes, he carried half a bucket of hot water into the room, and after waiting for Bu Qin to wash, he also loosened his clothes and lay down on the bed without touching them.
But after a while, Xi Yunzhi felt that tonight was a little different, not that her husband didn't touch her like he did a few nights ago, but when she turned around by chance, she found that her husband was looking at her, with questions in his eyes, but when he saw her turn around, he withdrew his gaze again, and turned over and fell asleep.
Since learning about Lao Liu in Huanxi Lane yesterday, Xi Yunzhi has been haunted, she knows that a woman is helpless in a foreign land, Lao Liu and his wife can't let go of their daughter, their family wants to reunite as soon as possible, Lao Liu is eager to get rid of the shop, for those who have a heart, they will definitely take the opportunity to lower the price, she doesn't want to ask Lao Liu to leave Luoyang with regrets.
Early the next morning, Xi Yunzhi asked Han Feng to rush to the city with her, and saw Lao Liu sitting on the stone steps in front of the door sighing, originally this shop was shrunk in the alley, there were not many customers, plus Lao Liu had no intention of doing business recently, at this time it was even more crowded, and it was very depressed, Xi Yunzhi walked over and said to him with a smile:
"Lao Liu, is the mutton soup still cooking? Let's have two bowls. ”
Lao Liu saw that it was her, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I haven't moved the pot for a few days, you wait, I'll cook it now." ”
The dejected old Liu was about to enter but was stopped by Xi Yunzhi, pulled him to the table in the corner, and put a black box in front of him, Lao Liu looked at Xi Yunzhi puzzled, only to see her smile:
"Aren't you going to sell this shop? Would you like to sell it to me? ”
Lao Liu didn't expect Xi Yunzhi to say this, he was a little stunned for a while, and only after coming back to his senses did he say, "Girl, although my shop is old, I won't sell it casually." Although we have some friendship, Lao Liu remembers you, but ...... Don't come to me for fun. ”
As he spoke, he was about to get up and leave, but he heard Xi Yunzhi say quietly: "You asked Wang Er at the entrance of the alley to sell this shop, and the price was eighty taels, right?" ”
When Lao Liu heard Wang Er, he retracted his steps to leave, looked at Xi Yunzhi suspiciously, and saw that her old god was there, and her determined expression did not seem to be fake, so he put his two hands into his sleeves again, and said ugly words in front:
"Eighty taels, not a penny will be less."
Xi Yunzhi looked at Lao Liu's vigilant appearance, couldn't help laughing, and said conclusively: "I'll give one hundred and fifty taels." ”
Lao Liu suddenly lost his voice, and his eyes widened at Xi Yunzhi in disbelief, and Xi Yunzhi pushed the black box in front of him again:
"How? One hundred and fifty taels, do you sell it or not? ”
"Sell!" Lao Liu hurriedly shouted, his loud voice attracted the sideways glances of passers-by, and then he lowered his voice uncomfortably and asked Xi Yunzhi, "Girl, are you serious?" ”
Xi Yunzhi nodded: "The money has been brought, you said it is true or false." ”
“……”
Lao Liu's old and chaotic eyes finally had joy, and he hurriedly opened the black box, and saw that the neatly arranged silver ingots were piled up all over the box, each of which was a standard five taels, a full thirty ingots, and the score was exactly the same.
The excitement was beyond words, Lao Liu looked at Xi Yunzhi's trembling lips, wanted to say something, but couldn't say it, and only spit out a few words in a trembling voice:
"That'...... Formula......"
Xi Yunzhi shook his head: "I don't want your ancestral recipe, you just leave these tables and chairs, pots and pans in the back kitchen." Okay, you go in and get the title deed, let's sign the pledge, it's decided, how about it? ”
"......" Lao Liu looked at Xi Yunzhi and was almost stunned, and finally it was Han Feng who pushed him, and he came back to his senses, and rushed to the back room with the black box in his arms, shouting as he rushed:
"Mother-in-law, mother-in-law, come out quickly, we have the money to see our daughter."
When Lao Liu walked into the inner hall to take the land deed and count the silver taels by the way, Han Feng saw Xi Yunzhi's calm appearance of an old god, and couldn't help asking:
"Madam, since his shop only sells eighty taels, why do you give him one hundred and fifty taels?"
Xi Yunzhi smiled, got up from his seat, came to the stone steps outside the shop, and said indifferently:
"This shop is worth one hundred and fifty taels in my heart." Seeing that Han Feng was still puzzled, he pointed to the east side again, and explained in detail: "The east side is repairing the Central Avenue, although Huanxi Lane is not the only way, but it occupies a fork in the road, the end of Huanxi Lane is a north-south street, next to it is a moat, there is a bridge on the river, if the Central Avenue is completed, then the end of Huanxi Lane is regarded as the intersection of visitors from the north, south and west, and then this alley will no longer be a dead alley, and business will be lively." ”
Han Feng didn't understand anything when he heard it, but he also understood what Xi Yunzhi meant, but he still felt that his wife was not very good at business: "Even if Huanxi Lane will get better in the future, but seventy taels of silver is enough for ordinary people to spend half a year, even if you add these...... Old tables, chairs, and dishes won't be twice as expensive. ”
Xi Yunzhi glanced at Han Feng, looked at him squarely and said:
"Lao Liu is an honest man, his daughter married to Gannan, something happened recently, they went over to help, they always have some money to be around, I don't want these tables and chairs, and I asked them to rent a car to transport them to Gannan?"
Xi Yunzhi's words are reasonable, but it is not difficult to see that she is a person who values affection and righteousness, Han Feng only feels that she has never seen a chivalrous woman like Madame, everything she has seen in the past is empty and beautiful on the outside, and she only knows the wind and snow on the inside, and she does not know the suffering of the world, but she is a little less angry, Madame does not look particularly outstanding on the outside, and she is thin and even a little jasper can't say it, but she does things like her grandfather, and has her own guidelines and ideas, which makes people can't help but admire.
and Lao Liu wrote down the voucher, signed and signed the pledge, Lao Liu handed over the title deed to Xi Yunzhi, and told her that he would move out of Luoyang tomorrow, and asked Xi Yunzhi to take inventory of the tables, chairs, bowls and plates today, Xi Yunzhi shook his head with a smile, and left Huanxi Lane with Han Feng.
Bu Qin returned to the courtyard late at night, and saw that the candle was still lit in the room, he walked to the door, did not go in immediately, and saw through the thin window paper that Xi Yunzhi was still sitting behind the bookcase, and the candle flame was reflected on her thin cheeks, which actually shone a little hazy look, so that Bu Qin couldn't help but be stunned, it turned out that she was like this when she was serious.
Pushing the door in, Xi Yunzhi saw that it was him, and immediately stood up to greet her, Bu Qin raised her hand to her, so that she didn't have to come over, Xi Yunzhi had to stand behind the bookcase and watch her husband limp towards her.
Seeing that his eyes fell on the messy pile of paper in front of her, she didn't hide it, and told the truth: "Today I bought a shop in Huanxi Lane in the city, and the former shopkeeper will move tomorrow, and I am counting the expenses after the shop opens." ”
Bu Qin nodded, put down the paper, and looked at Xi Yunzhi for the first time, although his tone was still cold:
"Is there enough money?"
Xi Yunzhi was just stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "Enough, there is still some money left at home." ”
"......" Bu Qin looked at her and was silent for a while, then turned around and said, "It's not early, go to sleep." ”
"Yes." Xi Yunzhi didn't say a word, put down the unfinished account in his hand, hurriedly walked out of the bookcase, and went outside to fetch water for her husband to wash.
When he was waiting for her husband to wash her feet, Bu Qin looked at the few strands of hair that Xi Yunzhi had fallen because of her hard work, and couldn't help but reach out and touch her face, only to feel that her hand was cold to the touch, but it was the color of the best water jade, the corners of her mouth moved slightly, and said:
"You blame me for doing that to you the other night."
"Huh?" Xi Yunzhi stopped wiping her husband's calf, raised her head and met a pair of black eyes as deep as a pool of ice, and couldn't help but skip a beat, she naturally knew that Bu Qin was referring to the fact that a few nights ago, when the two met, he didn't want to see her face, he was a little embarrassed for a while, and hurriedly lowered his eyes and shook his head:
"Not to blame."
Bu Qin just stroked her cheek and didn't speak, but Xi Yunzhi felt a little embarrassed, and said again with a gleam in her eyes:
"Everyone has their own preferences and responsibilities. Grandpa made the decision for us and got married, that is, we should step up the branches and leaves for the step family, which is the responsibility of the grandson and eldest daughter-in-law of the step family, but I think this kind of thing is better to go with the flow, so the husband doesn't have to ...... every time Push yourself. ”
Xi Yunzhi said, and wanted to stand up and get a towel to wipe Bu Qin's feet, but as soon as he stood up, the whole person was pulled into his arms by a force that had no time to resist.
This is the first time that Bu Qin hugged her so closely, only to feel that the body in his arms was unbearable, fragile and distressing, the face in front of him was not beautiful, but those eyes broke into his eyes without warning, with a touch of clarity in the darkness, the small and slender lips were close at hand, and he felt that he was exhaling like an orchid, and for the first time he had the urge to kiss a woman, only to hear his voice a little hoarse, and asked Xi Yunzhi in a low voice:
"What about you? Do you feel reluctant? ”