Summer has always been the favorite day of the villagers, although it is hot but there is not much work in the fields, and it is already very difficult to take care of some agricultural and sideline products occasionally.

Before it was too hot, the half-grown children in the village began to strip their butts and run around the stream, and there were also threes and threes of broken mouths gathered around the stream, doing needlework in their hands, while talking about the shortcomings of their families.

This watermelon is a good thing to cool off in summer, but because it has not yet entered the middle of summer, this watermelon is also considered an expensive thing in the mouths of the villagers, and no one is willing to eat it.

That Shen Qingqing is different, relying on glutinous rice to cut cakes and selling furniture, I don't know how much silver taels he gets, this watermelon can be eaten as much as he wants.

Shen Qingqing bought several watermelons from the town, thinking that she and Xiaodou Ding Yulian couldn't finish eating, and Aunt Wang didn't help them less, so she thought about sending the watermelons over to Aunt Wang to send a favor.

Aunt Wang was happy to see the watermelon, her mouth couldn't close and let Shen Qingqing sit in the house and drink tea, Shen Qingqing was worried about the idle things at home, and just wanted to return home after just a few words.

But just as he walked to the path, he ran into the forest head-on.

Because of Lin Nan's affairs, Shen Qingqing can be regarded as a thorn in the Lin family's side, and she and Lin Zhong haven't seen each other for a long time.

The forest seems to be much darker, and the weight has lost a lot more to show the man's fortitude, but the tenderness and spring water between the eyebrows are a little more than the temperament of a scholar.

This Shen Qingqing couldn't help but be secretly surprised in his heart, if he dressed up well in this forest, he would definitely be regarded as a rich son of which family.

Lin Zhong didn't expect to meet Shen Qingqing by chance here, and opened his mouth and smiled: "I didn't expect to meet you here, what are you going to do?" ”

Shen Qingqing pointed to Aunt Wang's door: "I got a few watermelons, and I want to send them back to Aunt Wang." ”

"That's good, that's good." Lin Zhong's mouth just said.

When the two of them met again, they had nothing to say, and the atmosphere was still a little awkward.

Shen Qingqing remembered that a few days ago, the broken-mouthed mother-in-law in the village said that Aunt Lin was going to find a daughter-in-law for Lin Zhong, and asked: "I heard Aunt Lin say that she wants to find a family affair for you, but how is this family affair found?" ”

The expression in the forest was not too good, but he still endured it, and finally just scratched his hair: "No...... No, that's not a thing. ”

Shen Qingqing was still worried about Shen Qingqing in the Lin Center, so Aunt Lin told him all the family affairs he told him to push away.

Shen Qingqing naturally didn't know the twists and turns in this, looking at the two people who were really speechless, when he turned around and wanted to leave, the forest suddenly said in the back: "You always wanted that cowhide a few days ago, and I found some for you these days, do you want more?" ”

"Cowhide?" Shen Qingqing thought in his heart, this cowhide is used to make leather boots in winter, but now it's summer, people can't wait to walk barefoot, where is the use of cowhide?

But seeing Lin Zhong's eager eyes, Shen Qingqing thought about this matter that people had finally paid attention to for themselves, and it was not good to refuse all of a sudden, and this intention was naturally impossible to live up.

Shen Qingqing thought for a while and then said, "It's okay, where is the cowhide now?" ”

"The cowhide is in the village next door, if you want it now, I'll take you over, and it's better to talk about the price, otherwise I don't know how much silver taels will be pressed in the middle."

This cowhide Shen Qingqing took it back, and it was not of much use, if she gave out a lot of silver for no reason, wouldn't she become a wronged boss?

Thinking of this, Shen Qingqing went home and said a few words to Yulian, followed Lin Zhong to the next village to collect cowhides.

The next village is very close to Anning Village, and it is only after bypassing the creek and climbing half a hill that the family that sells cowhides is also a perennial hunter, and the owner of the hunter is a man in his fifties, and the textures and ravines on his body show his years and knowledge, and his eyes are honest.

Lin Zhong said to Shen Qingqing while walking: "This cowhide seller's surname is Liu, you can call him Brother Liu." ”

When Brother Liu saw Lin Zhong coming, he hurriedly put down the enamel bowl in his hand and smiled: "Alas Lin Zhong, why did you come to my house today?" Why didn't you go up to the mountains to hunt? ”

"The harvest of prey in the mountains has not been very good in the past two days."

There was a dog in Brother Liu's house, and when he saw a stranger coming in, Shen Qingqing was a little overwhelmed by the dog, and the words in the forest pulled her to his side, invisibly isolating the danger of the dog's barking.

Brother Liu is in his fifties, what kind of world has he never seen, and he can see the movements of the two of them clearly, and when Lin Zhong and Brother Liu finished speaking, they turned their heads and spoke to Shen Qingqing, and their words were a little gentle: "This is Brother Liu, his cowhides are all excellent, and there are quite a few of them this time, you can go and take a look." ”

Shen Qingqing opened his mouth and smiled: "Brother Liu, shall I go and see the cowhide first?" ”

Brother Liu nodded as he led them into the house, and Lin Zhong followed behind Shen Qingqing all the time, so as not to hurt the woman by the vicious dog.

Brother Liu looked at the movements in the forest, and couldn't help but smile, it seems that this kid likes the woman next to him. He also had a good relationship with the forest, and after thinking about it, he said: "This Shen girl, if it weren't for the forest, I must not sell these cowhides, some time ago a big family wanted to come to me to order cowhides, but I thought that this forest is so honest, I trust him, so I want to give you this cowhide." ”

Didn't Brother Liu say that Lin Zhong was honest and trustworthy, and he made a lot of effort for Shen Qingqing?

Shen Qingqing didn't mind, touched the cowhide, the quality was indeed good, and turned his head to look at Lin Zhong, his eyes were full of gratitude: "Yes, it is true that I have not contributed less, so how do you plan to sell this cowhide Brother Liu?" ”

"These cowhides are a tael of silver, and I don't bargain when I see that you are also a real person."

"A tael of silver is too expensive."

Lin Zhong and Shen Qingqing said in unison, and after speaking, Shen Qingqing lowered his head again, and his cheeks suddenly turned red for some reason.

Brother Liu glanced at Lin Zhong and then at Shen Qingqing, sitting on the chair and crossing Erlang's legs: "Ouch, the two of you really have a tacit understanding, why can't it be that the two of you are still a small couple?" ”

This Brother Liu deliberately spoke to tease the two of them and wanted to match.

Shen Qingqing's eyes looked at the cowhide, but he was frank, and Lin Zhong also knew that Shen Qingqing didn't have much interest in him, so he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed: "Brother Liu, don't talk nonsense, we came here today to buy cowhide, the price of one or two silver of your cowhide is too high, can it be lower?" ”

"These are all good leather." Then Brother Liu took a sip of water and didn't want to lower the price.

But Lin Zhong continued to speak: "If the price is lower this time, there will be a way out for the cowhide in the future, otherwise I will look at eight coins of silver." ”

"Yes, I think that's a reasonable price." Shen Qingqing was also beside him to help.

That Brother Liu is not a scheming person, he doesn't want to bother to speak, so he wraps up the cowhide: "Okay, okay, eight dollars for eight dollars, if it weren't for the face of my brother in the forest, I wouldn't sell this cowhide." ”

So there was bargaining in the forest, and Shen Qingqing received some good cowhides for eight dollars.

When the two of them returned to the village, it was already dark in the sky, and the smoke of the cooking stove rose from every house, and when they reached the entrance of the village, because the two families were at a fork in the road. Shen Qingqing just said a few more polite words, and then turned his head back to his house.

Standing in the forest and seeing Shen Qingqing's back, it was not a taste in his heart, and a feeling of loss arose spontaneously.

He shook his head, just when he wanted to leave, he didn't expect that Shen Qingqing to turn back again, this can be regarded as a surprise in the forest.

Originally, they hadn't seen each other for a long time, but this time, Lin Zhong relied on some words to get along with Shen Qingqing more, could it be that this woman wanted to say something to herself?

Lin Zhong coughed when he thought of this, but he didn't expect that Shen Qingqing stood in front of him and looked down at the cowhide, and scratched his head: "Lin Zhong, I naturally need cowhide to make boots in winter, but now that it's summer, I don't need this cowhide, but thank you for paying attention to me." ”

Lin Zhong didn't react, then Shen Qingqing tilted his head and smiled in his eyes: "I mean you don't have to help me keep an eye on things like cowhide in the future, and it's useless for me to buy it." ”

If Shen Qingqing is ruthless, but the two of them don't seem to have anything to do with each other, but if it is said that she is affectionate, this is Shen Qingqing's general attitude towards people, so that Lin Zhong really doesn't know how to get better.

"I ...... I don't know you don't need these things anymore, and if you had, I wouldn't have kept an eye on you. ”

That Shen Qingqing smiled and showed a mouthful of big white teeth, smiling as if it was the sunshine in the daytime: "I also know, so I will accept the cowhide this time, and you don't have to help me pay attention to it in the future, I have worked hard for you these days." ”

After Shen Qingqing said these words, he waved his hand at Lin Zhong again before leaving completely.

The only thing Shen Qingqing had told him was to help keep an eye on the cowhide, but now that he didn't need to pay attention to the cowhide, what connection did there be between the two of them?

Is it just an estranged and polite relationship with the villagers who live in the village?