Chapter Eighty-Seven: Hitting the Ice Cellar
"This lady, do you want to buy eggs, my eggs are very fragrant!"
When passing by the stone bridge, the old woman who set up the stall stopped Li Meng.
Li Meng lowered his head and saw the dense eggs in the cloth bag, "Are the eggs fresh?" β
"Fresh, fresh, the chickens in my yard are down these days, look at it, little lady."
The old woman was busy packing tickets.
"Then I want all these twenty eggs, how much?" Li Meng chose a few and shook them, relieving his heart.
"It's not expensive, thirty wen."
The old woman smiled.
"Okay, let's wrap it all up." Li Meng is also generous, the eggs are smooth in color, they look good, the price is reasonable, and there is nothing to say.
The old woman laughed when she heard this, "The lady is not only beautiful, but even the husband is so outstanding, what a match made in heaven." β
"Thank you for the compliment."
Li Meng smiled, disagreed, and put the egg in Chu Jingyuan's back, "It's almost time today, let's go home." β
Chu Jingyuan was impatient when he saw the old woman staring at the two of them frequently, and when he heard Li Meng let him go, he naturally walked forward without saying a word.
It was only after walking dozens of steps that he found that the person did not follow and was verbose, and he always felt that something was wrong, so he reluctantly turned his back and saw Li Mengzheng chatting with the Qu catcher with a smile on his face.
She seems to have forgotten that he is here, right?
In broad daylight, just talk and laugh with other men?
"Ahem, ahemβ"
pretended to cough twice, and walked to the two of them quietly.
"You know there are craftsmen who make ice cellars?"
"Well, Master Wang in Lin Lane has good skills, help ......"
The two of them didn't notice his presence at all and continued talking.
"I'm hungry."
Coldly, Chu Jingyuan stood between the two, his arm naturally rested on Li Meng's shoulder, and he easily felt the other party's body stiffen, I have to say that he rarely felt a little happy in his heart.
"Ah...... "You just ate that much?" Eaten for nothing?
Li Meng really wanted to give him a white-eyed warning, he cherished words like gold on weekdays, but today he was unusual, and he suddenly intervened between the two, are you sure you are not here to make trouble?
I caught a glimpse of Qu Qingliu's embarrassed face again, and looked away unnaturally.
"Qu Zhutou, don't mind, he-" Li Meng pushed someone's hand away and bit the words again, "He has a lot of food, he is hungry just after eating, why don't we find a restaurant to eat together, and you can tell me about the ice cellar again......"
Qu Qingliu is the head catcher of Feiyun County, how can he not know where the craftsmen are good.
"It's not convenient, is it?"
Chu Jingyuan said expressionlessly.
Unexpectedly, her elbow was immediately pinched, and this woman ...... Murder of my husband.
"Xianggong, you are really joking, why is it inconvenient to say, although Qu Zhutou is on official duty, he still has to eat lunch! We eat simply, so we don't know if Qu Zhutou is willing to appreciate his face......"
Chu Jingyuan saw that this woman had a flattering face, isn't it just a catcher, as for this?
Qu Qingliu was originally uncomfortable, but when he saw Li Meng say this, he glanced at Chu Jingyuan, who had a black face, and had to nod against his will, after all, Li Meng really regarded him as a friend, so he would not deliberately please him.
"Let's eat this noodle."
Qu Qingliu is just standing at the head of a small noodle shop, eating this is fast and trouble-free, and it will not be extravagant and wasteful, after all, as far as he knows, her father-in-law should have some relationship with the Jiangling Marquis Mansion, her aura is extraordinary, and her background should not be bad, but she is afraid that she will not be able to do these jobs such as selling things!
On weekdays, the Li Meng sisters are earning money to support their family, and I don't know if she has found a good home or ......
"Okay." Li Meng took care of himself and went to the seat with Qu Qing.
Chu Jingyuan had no choice but to carry his things on his back and sit down with a calm face.
Seeing that the two were familiar with the conversation, they didn't pay attention to him, but they didn't say a word and buried their heads in eating noodles.
After only one bite, he stopped his chopsticks, what kind of noodles is this? Bland, tasteless, soft, and not strong at all......
Only then did Chu Jingyuan realize that his appetite was so tricky that he was raised by this woman, and ordinary food really couldn't get into his mouth.
However, the woman was bent on chatting with Na Zhu, who didn't care if he ate well or not, so she simply said, "Let's talk, I'll go home first." β
"Hey, Chu ......"
Qu Qingliu quickly realized Chu Jingyuan's unhappiness, and was about to keep it, but was stopped by Li Meng again, "Let him go, the fish and meat in the back are all fresh, it's okay to go back and put it away." β
"But you're not afraid of him......"
Misunderstanding.
"He's introverted, don't worry, let's continue to eat, if you're free, take me to the craftsman's place to have a look, if you're not free, I'll go by myself, don't worry."
Li Meng has long been accustomed to Chu Jingyuan's black face, where would he care, not to mention that he also worked as a coolie for a day today, and if he let him laugh with him, he can't do it himself.
"That'...... All right. β
Seeing Li Meng's calm face, Qu Qingliu also sat down, and without her husband by her side at this time, the two spoke a lot more briskly.
On the day he got married, he didn't think that Chu Jingyuan was so tall, and he was born in Houfu, so his natural aura was easy to suppress people, but he had been hunting for many years, and he could withstand this kind of pressure.
When Li Meng returned home, it was two hours later.
"Sister, why have you been out for so long, my brother-in-law has come back a long time ago."
Li Wan didn't know what happened to the two, so she asked casually.
"Today, Qu Zhutou accompanied me to find a craftsman who made the ice cellar, and negotiated the price, and we can start work tomorrow, but the cost of the ice cellar is high, and I am afraid that we will have to save food and clothing for a while in the future."
Li Meng sat in the courtyard and rested for a while, then got up and went back to the room to change into a working shirt, rolled up his sleeves and prepared to work.
"Saving money and clothing? It doesn't matter, I can eat anything. Li Wan said sensibly, "It's just that Sister Dongmei, have you thought about what to do?" β
"She's back?"
Li Meng entered the kitchen, and Li Wan followed all the way in.
"yes, she woke up and left without saying a word, and she didn't know ......"
"Give me two eggs."
Li Meng nodded, and started to light the fire again.
"Sister, give it to ......" Li Wan stopped talking and handed her the eggs she bought today, "It's still early at this hour, and my sister is going to make dinner?" β
"Your brother-in-law hasn't had lunch yet!"
Since Li Meng is married to him, although they are a contract couple, they still can't treat others badly, not to mention that they are still injured.
"Huh? He didn't say anything, otherwise I would have cooked for him. Li Wan couldn't cry or laugh, this brother-in-law didn't talk much, especially knowing that he was from the Jiangling Marquis Mansion, she was born as a little girl, he was bound to look down on it, so she didn't get close, just get along with him amicably.
"It's okay, cook him two poached eggs to fill his stomach, and he has to eat fish tonight!"
Li Meng quickly mixed half a scoop of water into the pot, scooped a spoonful of lard and put it down, and then covered the pot......