Ai Qiaoqiao and Zhang Wu stayed in the grocery store that night and did not return to the village.

Dinner was made by skill, and Fang followed suit.

A large plate of vinegared cabbage, a spicy fried shredded potato, a large bowl full of spicy tofu, and a thick soup full of red oil.

Ai Qiaoqiao also fried a piece of dried beans with ground meat.

Although most of the dishes are vegetarian, the dishes she makes are very suitable for everyone's appetite.

She, Xiaoling and the Fang family are all women, and they can't eat much, but Xie Feng, Zhang Wu and Han Shen all eat a lot, and in the end, even the red oil soup of spicy tofu was used by Xie Feng to make rice.

Fang Shi silently pushed the remaining half bowl of rice to Xie Feng.

Xie Feng was stunned, looked at Fang's family, and then showed a satisfied smile, and stuffed the rice into his mouth.

Ai Qiaoqiao peeked at the side, smiling.

It was the first time for Han Shen to eat with everyone, and it was inevitable that he was a little restrained, so he just lowered his head to eat and didn't pick up the dishes.

Suddenly, a spoon full of spicy tofu appeared in front of him.

"Brother Han Shen, you eat vegetables." Ai Xiaoling raised her little hand and handed the spoon to him, "You have to eat more vegetables, otherwise you won't be tall and will be laughed at by others." ”

Han Shen took the spoonful of tofu in embarrassment.

Ai Qiaoqiao asked casually: "Will you be laughed at if you don't grow tall?" ”

Xiao Ling nodded seriously, "When I went to Mr. Ruo's private school to study, there were always some boys who laughed at me for being short. ”

Ai Qiaoqiao touched her head helplessly and comforted, "You are still young, and you will grow tall in the future." ”

In fact, she knows very well in her heart that Xiaoling is much shorter than her peers.

Who made her lose her body before, at that time in Xiaofang Village, all the villagers who saw her sighed behind their backs, saying that this child seemed to be unsupportable.

Fortunately, she followed the Fang clan and left Ai Yonggui early, even if she ate some green vegetables and radishes, it was better than the one who often couldn't eat enough before.

Besides, Ai Qiaoqiao is not a stingy person, although she can't give them big fish and meat every day, and there is no shortage of eggs or anything.

She still remembers Xiaoling's pitiful appearance when she first ate boiled eggs when she first arrived.

I swallowed the egg in one bite and almost choked to death.

Fang's frightened soul was about to fly, hugging Xiaoling and crying.

After the meal, Ai Qiaoqiao and Xiaoling cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, while Zhang Wu pestered Xie Feng to talk non-stop.

Ai Qiaoqiao is a little strange, Zhang Wu and Xie Feng have only met a few times in her old mansion during the Chinese New Year, why are they chatting so hotly now.

She secretly went to ask Fang's family.

Fang Shi was washing dishes in the kitchen.

"Master Xie has been to many places before, and Zhang Wu asked him about things outside." Fang said, "I vaguely heard a few words, as if Zhang Wu wanted to go outside and break in. ”

Ai Qiaoqiao suddenly remembered that Zhang Wu mentioned joining the army a while ago.

It seems that he is really preparing to leave Xiaofang Village.

It will take several years to join the army, and I don't know when I will see him again.

If the world is not peaceful, then there will be a war......

She couldn't think about it anymore.

She wanted to persuade Zhang Wu to give up this idea, but she couldn't open her mouth.

When she was a child, her father used to whisper in front of her, saying that boys have ambitions since they were young, and only girls can stay with their parents to make small padded jackets.

From time to time, my father boasted in front of the Lan family, saying that they were lucky to have a girl.

So she couldn't persuade Zhang Wu to stay, he should also have his goals.

Early the next morning, Ai Qiaoqiao did not go back to the village immediately, but packed up and went to Boss Feng's grocery store alone.

"What are you going to buy cauliflower for?" Boss Feng looked at her in surprise.

"I can use the business of Freezing Point, but I don't know where I can buy it." Ai Qiaoqiao made a bitter face, "I know that you are the most well-informed, so I can only come to ask you." ”

Boss Feng looked at her and shook his head incredulously, "The things you want are getting stranger and stranger." ”

Ai Qiaoqiao laughed out loud, "Stone cauliflower is just some sea vegetables, and it is not a rare thing. ”

"But Huai'an City is not near the sea, this kind of thing can only be found in coastal areas, if I remember correctly, the cauliflower is harvested in summer and autumn, exposed to the sun and dew at night, and finally dried and stored."

"If you can't buy something fresh, you can do it dry."

Boss Feng thought for a while, "There are very few people in Huai'an City who sell this kind of thing, and even if they do, they can't sell it at all, but after the beginning of spring, there will be some caravans specializing in selling fish to Huai'an City." ”

Ai Qiaoqiao's eyes lit up, "Will they have stone cauliflower?" ”

"There should be." Boss Feng pondered, "The Ye family's caravan in the south has been doing fish business all year round, and the chefs who won the world's first fresh golden sign are all old customers of the Ye family, and now their family's head is called Ye Yun, who is only seventeen or eight years old, and he is a personable little son." ”

"A few years ago, there was another Ling family caravan, and the current head of the family is called Ling Yuxuan, it is said that their family used to be an official in the court, and then they didn't know how to retire and were willing to ......do business."

Ai Qiaoqiao wrote down the names of the two caravans and the names of the owners, and chatted with Boss Feng about the recent business.

As he was talking, Zhang Wu hurriedly came in from outside the door.

"Qiaoqiao, your eldest brother came from the village, saying that he wanted you to go back to the village quickly."

"What's so urgent?" Ai Qiaoqiao asked.

“…… It's Rafu...... They went to Xiaofang Village and went to Lao Ai's house to propose marriage. ”

Ai Qiaoqiao's brain was "buzzing".

I'm really afraid of something.

But she quickly calmed down.

Boss Feng also felt that something seemed to be wrong, so he didn't keep her.

Ai Qiaoqiao followed Zhang Wu back to Qiaoniang's sundries store first, and met Ai Daquan who was waiting there.

"Our lord urges you to go back quickly." Ai Daquan said, "Luo Fu went to our house to propose marriage, our grandfather and our grandmother feel good, and I want my father to invite your mother." ”

Ai Qiaoqiao was startled.

Even if Luo Fu came to propose, she wasn't too nervous, but when she heard that the Ma family was going to invite the Lan family over, she was scared.

Lan is mentally insufficiened, if she is fooled by Ma, she will nod her head directly, and then even if she has a hundred reasons, she will be married.

"My mother was really invited?" She asked urgently.

"How can my dad do that?" Ai Daquan scratched the back of his head, "He knew that you were a backbone, so he told the wind and the rain about it, and also found Brother Wen to come over to help the town, but it was also unfortunate...... My father only said that he didn't invite your mother, and he was scolded by our grandmother. ”

Hearing this, Ai Qiaoqiao still didn't understand something.

Ma Shi felt that his mother's family was here, and he had a dependence around him, so he became angry again.

She didn't dare to stay any longer, so she took a carriage back to Xiaofang Village with Zhang Wu and Ai Daquan.