There are not many customers in the store today, Shen Jiuniang can sit behind the counter and concentrate on embroidery, the goods in her store are divided into two categories, the first category is Tang Yin's calligraphy and painting, the second category is embroidery, nearly half of these embroideries are embroidered by herself in her free time, and there are also neighbor women embroidered and put in the store for consignment.

Although Shen Jiuniang has a bad background, she has a gentle and resolute personality, and she usually gets along very well with her neighbors. Although the income in the store is not much, it can barely maintain the life of their family, but Tang Bohu is a scholar after all, and he usually has to get together with a few friends, which is also the biggest expense in their family.

"Jiu Niang, why are you still here, ...... Come with me to the vegetable market, there is a new fish stall there, today is the first day of the stall, all the fish are half price, now many neighbors are running to buy fish, no more late! At this moment, a coarse cloth woman in her forties stood in front of the store and shouted at Shen Jiuniang, looking at her panting, it was estimated that she was trotting all the way to grab fish.

This coarse cloth woman is a neighbor in the neighborhood, because her husband is the third, so she is called the third sister-in-law, and she usually has the best relationship with Shen Jiuniang. Shen Jiuniang's background is not good, although others don't say it on the surface, but sometimes it is inevitable to look down on her, the third sister-in-law has a pungent personality, she is a sharp-mouthed woman, usually when someone bullies Shen Jiuniang, she will immediately go up and scold until the other party is soft.

"Great, third sister-in-law, wait for me. I asked the prime minister to come down and see the store. Let's go now! Shen Jiuniang was also very surprised when she heard this. Throwing down the embroidery in his hand, he shouted upstairs, "Xianggong, you come down to see the store, I'll go buy fish with my third sister-in-law." ”

As soon as Shen Jiuniang's words fell, she saw a man in his thirties laughing while going downstairs: "The third sister-in-law's voice is so loud, I have already heard it upstairs, you go quickly, and make Taosheng's favorite braised fish for Taosheng at noon." ”

The middle-aged man who went downstairs was none other than the depressed Tang Bohu. But now that he has Jiu Niang's company, and the two have a daughter named Taosheng, Tang Bohu finally cheered up a little and began to relax and enjoy this peaceful market life.

"Yo! I haven't seen Tang Xie Yuan for a few days, your complexion is much stronger than before, speaking of which, Jiu Niang will take care of people, if I am a man, I have to snatch Jiu Niang over to be my daughter-in-law! When the third sister-in-law saw Tang Bohu who came downstairs, she couldn't help but joke. The neighbors were in awe of Tang Bohu's identity as a scholar, and they easily did not dare to talk to Tang Bohu. But the third sister-in-law was never afraid, and every time she saw him, she would make a few jokes.

"Ha Luha, the third sister-in-law has become a man and I robbed Jiuniang, what should the third brother do, is it difficult for him and the third sister-in-law to become brothers?" Tang Bohu smiled and retorted, if it had been in the past, he might have been at a loss by this kind of joke, but now he has already adapted to these market jokes, and he can even fight back without changing his face.

However, the third sister-in-law's mouth was not so easy to soften, I saw her put the basket in her hand on her arm, and pouted her lips very disdainfully: "Our family wishes that I could become a man, so that he can give me a break, and then look for the little widow who sells tofu on North Street openly!" ”

At this time, Shen Jiuniang also walked out of the store with a vegetable basket, and after hearing the words of the third sister-in-law, she couldn't help but smile and comfort: "Hehe, third sister-in-law, you just love to think blindly, the third brother is to transport goods to people, and he often has to send beans to the tofu shop on North Street, so naturally he will inevitably deal with others, which is like what you think!" ”

"Why not? My sister-in-law told you today that if a man doesn't have a good thing, if he is a little looser, he will run away to steal it, and I have caught it several times over the years......"

The third sister-in-law and Shen Jiuniang said as they walked, and the content of what they said was nothing more than how she had been ambiguous with other women over the years, and how she acted wisely and decisively, and finally pulled her father-in-law back from the dangerous cliff.

Looking at the distant wife and the third sister-in-law, Tang Bohu couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, although the third sister-in-law was enthusiastic, but she was a jealous woman, and she managed her husband very strictly, which also made the third brother who transported goods to people have a reputation of "fear of guilt", this matter is known to the neighbors, sometimes Tang Bohu is really worried that Jiuniang will be affected by the third sister-in-law, and she will also manage herself to death in the future, and it will be too late to regret it at that time.

"Daddy~Daddy~, I met my mother just now, and she said she was going to make me fish to eat at noon!" At this moment, a little girl of three or four years old rushed in from outside the store and threw herself into Tang Bohu's arms and shouted excitedly. This little girl is Tang Bohu and Shen Jiuniang's daughter Taosheng, the reason why she took this name is because Tang Bohu has always wanted to buy a peach forest in the north of the city as his hermitage, but unfortunately he is shy and has no money to buy it for the time being, so he gave his daughter a name with a peach character.

Tao Sheng is just three and a half years old this year, but she is already very naughty, running around with some children in the neighborhood all day long, Tang Bohu and Shen Jiuniang are very doting on this daughter, so even if she makes any mistakes, she is reluctant to scold.

"Hehe, Taosheng, you have to remember to listen to your mother, she will naturally make you something to eat." I saw Tang Bohu pick up his daughter's dirty little face, smile and speak, then he frowned, and said again, "Taosheng, you stay here, I'll go upstairs and get a towel to wipe your face." ”

"Well, Taosheng is very obedient, and not only listens to her mother, but also listens to her father, so you must make me more delicious food." Although Tao Sheng is small, he is a ghost elf, and he actually knows how to bargain with his father.

When Tang Bohu heard his daughter's words, he also laughed, and at the same time couldn't help but reach out and pinch her little nose, and then turned around and went upstairs to get a wet towel. But just as he went upstairs, he saw a fat middle-aged scribe walking around the corner.

I saw that this scribe saw Tao Sheng after entering the store, and immediately smiled and raised Tao Sheng above his head, which made the little girl scream in fright at first, and when she saw the person holding her, she immediately giggled: "Uncle Zhu, you have come to my father again, do you want my father to draw those villains without clothes?" ”

The fat scribe who came in was Zhu Zhishan, but when he heard Tao Sheng's words, he couldn't help but look embarrassed, Tang Bohu was forced by life, in addition to normal painting, he would also help people draw some spring palace pictures, Zhu Zhishan traveled extensively, so Tang Bohu's business of painting spring palace pictures was mostly introduced by him, plus Tang Bohu's home was very small, and it was inevitable that Tao Sheng would see it when painting, but this little girl actually remembered.

Although it was very embarrassing to be asked by a little girl, Zhu Zhishan was thick-skinned, so he laughed dryly and diverted the topic: "Taosheng, you little girl hasn't seen you for a few days, it seems to be a lot heavier, and if you continue like this, Uncle Zhu will not be able to lift you." ”

"Hehe, Taosheng has to eat more and grow up quickly, so that he can help his father and mother look after the store!" Taosheng said with a smile, although she is small, she also knows that her family background is not good, so what she thinks about every day is to grow up quickly to help her parents.

I saw Zhu Zhishan put Taosheng down, and then Da Lu said with a smile: "Taosheng, if you grow up quickly, I'm afraid you won't be able to help much, because you will get married by then." ”

"I'm not going to get married, I want to stay with my father and mother for the rest of my life!" When the little girl heard that she was going to get married, she immediately pouted her mouth very unhappily and said.

"Brother Zhishan, you are bullying our family Taosheng again, be careful that she still has your beard on fire like last time!" At this moment, Tang Bohu walked down from upstairs with a towel in his hand at this time, this wooden building is not big, when he was upstairs just now, he heard the conversation between his daughter and Zhu Zhishan very clearly, so he also smiled and laughed at this time.

Tang Bohu and Zhu Zhishan have a similar temperament, they can be each other's confidants, and the two families also move around often, last time Tang Bohu took Taosheng to Zhu's house, when Zhu Zhishan was lying in the back garden basking in the sun and fell asleep, as a result, Taosheng saw Zhu Zhishan's oily beard trembling and trembling very interestingly, and after the last time, he actually lit his beard with a burning wooden stick, fortunately, Zhu Zhishan woke up early, which put out the fire on his beard, but his oily beard was a big shortening.

Hearing his father mention his naughty things, Tao Sheng covered his mouth with his little hand and snickered, but Zhu Zhishan said helplessly: "Tao Sheng, this little girl is really naughty, it's a pity that my sons are older than her, otherwise I have to let them marry Tao Sheng, and let my son discipline him well, which can be regarded as revenge for my father!" ”

Hearing Zhu Zhishan's half-true jokes, Tang Bohu also shook his head with some pity, the two of them have a good relationship, and they know each other well, if they can form a family of children and daughters, it is also a good thing, but unfortunately Zhu Zhishan is ten years older than him, and the youngest son is six or seven years older than Taosheng, and he has already married someone, so the two have no chance to become in-laws.

"Brother Zhishan, why did you come to me today?" At this time, Tang Bohu hugged Taosheng on his lap, and asked while wiping his daughter's face, both of them are already ripe and can't be more ripe, so you don't have to care about some false courtesies, not to mention that he has a small space here, and there is no place to serve tea.

"Hehe, I came this time to have a big customer for you, the other party has to draw a lot of things, and the pen is also very rich, as long as it can be done, the money you have always wanted to buy the peach blossom forest in the north of the city will be settled......"

Just as Zhu Zhishan said this, there was a commotion outside the store, and then two columns of brocade guards suddenly surrounded the front of the store, which made Zhu Zhishan and Tang Bohu's faces suspicious, I don't know how Lu Dao came so many brocade guards? (To be continued......)