Chapter 371: Qianya's hometown
In fact, when it came to taking her home, Qianya was still a little bottomless, so she couldn't really take Baili Yunzheng back to the bhikshu country, right? So early, she asked Liu Yi to arrange everything in a small village in advance, and when she brought Baili Yunzheng over, it had already been arranged.
"This is where I used to live." Qianya casually pointed to a thatched house in front of her, "But because the family is poor, I can only sell the house to others." I'm glad to be able to live in my sister's restaurant in early summer. β
She spoke with a smile, but she didn't feel her happiness at all.
Baili Yunzheng's complicated gaze swept over her face, although she had heard Li Chuxia talk about Qianya's tragic experience before, but looking at the thatched house in front of her, she always felt that something was strange.
Looking at Qianya's appearance of fine skin and tender meat, he really couldn't imagine living in such a small thatched house.
followed Qianya around the village, listening to Qianya talk about his old memories -
"My cousin and I used to play in this field, catch butterflies and pick flowers, and we were happy."
"That's Aunt Wan, who used to come to my house often to bring us something to eat."
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Baili Yunzheng had been listening to Qianya's description while looking at everything around her.
It's a small, run-down village that doesn't look like it's in great condition.
Everywhere there are thatched houses, which have passed through time and are crumbling, as if the wind will fall when the wind blows gently. The yard was not even fenced, it was open in all directions, and people could enter the house as they pleasedβthere was really nothing in the house.
And Wan Da Niang, who was pointed to by Fang Qianya, was walking towards them with a basket with a disgraced face, and there was a basket full of sweet potatoes in the basket.
"These guests, it seems, aren't they from our village? Would you be interested in looking at my sweet potato, freshly dug up, cheap, and delicious. Wan Da Niang smiled.
Although the clothes worn by Baili Yunzheng and his party are not good in the city, they can be regarded as rich people in this dilapidated village. So, she couldn't let go of any opportunity to sell something.
In the eyes of rich people, a few dollars are nothing, but in her case, it is to save lives.
Baili Yunzheng looked at the lady who came forward with a simple smile, her face was a little cracked, yellow, and there was no blood, plus she was contaminated with dust when digging sweet potatoes, like a beggar in the city.
This is what the inhabitants of this village should be.
He couldn't help but glance at Qian Ya and Liu Yi more.
And Qianya didn't notice Baili Yunzheng's gaze, and only looked at Wan Da Niang directly, "Wan Da Niang, you don't recognize me?" β
"Huh?" Aunt Wan was stunned for a moment, and then, when she saw Liu Yi's low gaze behind Qianya, she reacted slowly, "Look at me, I changed my clothes, but I don't recognize you." Xiaoqian, it seems that you are in the city, and you are doing well. β
Qianya nodded, revealing a gentle smile, "Yes, I play the piano in a restaurant." β
Mrs. Wan smiled, but continued to push the basket in the direction of Qianya, "Look at this sweet potato, it's delicious, I don't know if you need it in the restaurant?" Buy some more and go back. β
She sold like this, which made Qianya a little embarrassed.
didn't expect to let Wan Da Niang act in a play, but let her sell it, Qianya waved her hand again and again, "No......"
"You can taste it, it's baked here." Aunt Wan spared no effort to say, looked back and picked up a child in tattered clothes sitting on the ground, and took out a hot sweet potato from his arms, "Look at it, ten only cost two pennies." β
The rich aroma of sweet potatoes wafted out at once, as if silently seducing, looking like a dirty appearance, peeling off the layer of sweet potato skin, you can see the soft and glutinous golden filling inside, which makes people have a great appetite.
"We want it in the restaurant." Baili Yunzheng suddenly spoke.
Aunt Wan's eyes lit up, and her voice trembled slightly because of excitement, "Really? You...... How much do you want? If you buy more, you can get a little less silver. I'm all sweet potato fields here......"
She pointed to the back, there were about two or three acres of sweet potato fields, and it seemed that she was the only one busy, and she had to take care of a child......
Baili Yunzheng said with a smile: "How many you want, send them to the restaurant." As he spoke, he took out a few pieces of broken silver and handed them to Mrs. Wan, "This is a deposit." β
Not to mention Aunt Wan, even Qianya and Liu Yi were surprised.
Mrs. Wan was so overjoyed that she didn't know how to express her emotions all of a sudden, her lips trembled, and she couldn't say a word, and in her deeply sunken eye sockets, crystal tears dripped down.
It was like the dry land was irrigated by water, and Wan Da Niang's rough and cracked face was shiny.
After the mood slowly stabilized, Wan Da Niang thought about it and felt that she couldn't express her gratitude in a thousand words, so she "plopped" and knelt down, "Thank you for your great kindness!" β
Their village is relatively backward, and they can only rely on what they grow to sell, and because of geography, they can only grow so many things. In addition, the village is relatively closed, so it basically can't make money. What's more, although the land they grow is large, the planting technology is backward, and the fruits they get are not much.
And Aunt Wan's kneeling, not to mention Qianya and Liu Yi, Baili Yunzheng was a little frightened, "You don't have to be like this, I'm not helping you, I'm just buying your things, and everyone takes what they need." With that, he helped the eldest lady up.
Aunt Wan is still very grateful.
On the side, many villagers heard that Baili Yunzheng was generous, and they brought their own things to him.
Baili Yunzheng is not blindly obedient, good crops should naturally be ordered, and those who look bad also resigned, in addition, after buying things, he also "byways" talked about Li Chuxia's cooking competition, "There are cooking utensils there, you can bring the ingredients for the dishes you want to make......"
Thanks to the enthusiasm of the villagers, they stayed until the evening and simply stayed there.
Although the house where she settled was the best in the village, Qianya was still afraid that Baili Yunzheng would not be used to it, so she asked for a clean quilt and planned to send it to Baili Yunzheng, but she was stopped by Liu Yi, she frowned, "What are you doing?" β
Liu Yi looked at the futon in Qianya's hand with a complicated expression, "Are you tempted by that man?" β
Hearing this, Qianya was stunned.
She knew that Liu Yi understood her, but she didn't expect that she would be seen so bluntly by Liu Yi. She avoided his gaze and didn't answer, but it said it all.
"You can't go on like this, come back with me." Liu Yi stretched out his hand and wanted to pull Qianya, who knew that Qianya hid back and looked at him very vigilantly.
That look was like looking at an enemy.
He was stung suddenly.
"I'm not going back." Qianya gritted her teeth, "Don't force me." β
She knew that Liu Yi was good for her, but she didn't want to.
In the night, she heard Liu Yi sneering softly, and then turned to leave.
She looked at Liu Yi's back as she left with a complicated expression, pursed her lips, and didn't say the words she kept after all, and turned around and entered the room.
Baili Yunzheng was standing outside the window with his hands behind his back, the light moonlight hitting his handsome face, the outline of his face was outlined in a gentle and blurred light, looking gentle and elegant like an amorous poet.
Qianya put the futon away and called him twice, and he came to his senses.
"What are you doing?" Qianya chuckled, "Do you want to miss Sister Chuxia?" β
"It's not ......" Baili Yunzheng lightly avoided her gaze, and lied without blushing and heartbeat.
Qianya still maintained such an indifferent smile on her face, like a delicate flower in spring, a gust of breeze would not make her bend over, but would only make her more beautiful, "I feel that there is always something between you and Sister Chuxia." As she spoke, she suddenly turned her gaze and looked at Baili Yunzheng fixedly, "Do you love Sister Chuxia?" β
Love?
Baili Yunzheng also kept thinking about this answer, he lowered his eyes and did not answer.
Qianya seemed to see a glimmer of light, and the corners of her mouth curled a little more.
Probably sensing something, Baili Yunzheng glanced up at Qianya, and changed the topic at the right time, "What about your cousin?" β
Qianya shrugged her shoulders, "I just saw a childhood friend in the village, maybe it's gone." β
Obviously, Baili Yunzheng didn't care about this topic, so he didn't ask any more, he looked up at the window, the moon was very round, faintly, reflecting Li Chuxia's smiling face.
At this time, Li Chuxia was busy with things about the cooking competition.
Finally finished all the preparations, she stretched, yawned, and when she walked to the window and was about to close the window, she saw the sky and the moon, her hand paused, and her face floated in front of her.
I don't know what happened to him......
She smiled, thinking that she would be busy tomorrow, and closed the window.
The next day, the competition was unprecedented, and people kept coming, not only the residents of the city, but also the beggars in the south of the city, who wanted to show off their talents, although they were in rags, but they were still enthusiastic.
At this time, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "The emperor's concubine has arrived-"
A group of people fell to their knees in unison.
Lang Qi secretly approached Li Chuxia's side, frowned and asked, "What is the emperor doing here?" β
He quietly raised his head and looked at Emperor Mingde, who was supported by everyone, and Yan Ruoxi, who was proud of Emperor Mingde's left head, and couldn't help but be a little worried.
Li Chuxia shook his head.
She didn't know what they were trying to do, but in that case, they were in the way, and the water was coming to cover them.
After all, the identity is there, Li Chuxia invited them to take a seat, and as soon as they sat down, Yan Ruoxi sneered in a strange tone: "No wonder no one even came to the emperor's soup kitchen, it turned out that they all came here." The power of Shopkeeper Li is really greater than that of the emperor. β
Anyone can hear the provocation.
Li Chuxia just smiled, "Probably, the emperor's soup soup is a big deal, and the adults don't dare to make too much noise, everyone doesn't know." β
Yan Ruoxi snorted lightly and didn't speak again.
However, Lang Yue quietly pulled Lang Qi over, remembering the scene when everyone knelt down just now, Lang Qi and Li Chuxia got together and whispered what seemed a little ambiguous, and couldn't help but warn: "Brother, you have to stay away from that woman." β