Chapter 13: Setting up a stall
It was the hottest time of summer, and the three people who appeared in the courtyard were somewhat embarrassed, especially Shen Chi, whose slightly long hair was all stuck together because of sweat, his face was stained with dirt from nowhere, his lips were still a little chapped, and he was carrying two half-person-high burdens in each hand, and the sweat on his forehead couldn't be wiped with his hands, and he strode towards the house.
Lin Xiaoliang was a little stunned, and just as he was about to catch up, Shen Chi said, "You stand still." With that, he quickened his pace and walked inside.
"Don't mind Wanwan, Chi Wa is afraid that you will touch it." Luo Yufang, who came from behind, hurriedly explained.
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Chi had already walked out of the house empty-handed and walked out.
"Sister-in-law, I'm going to help my brother move the goods." Shen Xiu, who came out with him, said hurriedly.
Luo Yufang put the burden in her hand into the house, took Lin Xiaoliang's hand and sat down and said: "The goods over there in Licheng are cheaper than expected, and there is a child and his aunt to help him, so Chi Wa was ruthless and brought back a big car." In order to take care of our two elders, Chi Wa has been busy enough along the way. Although it was a complaining tone, the smile on her face could tell how happy she was for her grandson's filial piety.
"Old woman, don't just talk about it, go and make something to eat." Shen Zhangming, who was washing his face next to the basin stand, shouted.
"Yes, I almost forgot, you wait ......," Luo Yufang said and was about to stand up.
Lin Xiaoliang hurriedly grabbed her, "Grandma, you rest, I'll do the dinner." Without waiting for the other party to object, she got up and walked quickly into the kitchen.
The family used wheat to exchange two catties of flour before, and the hens in the yard have been laying eggs diligently these days, and there are still a few sections of raw corn in the cupboard.
"Xiu'er, help me pick some green onions!" She shouted out the window and got busy.
After the corn was steamed, Lin Xiaoliang began to mix noodles, and not long after, a handful of cleaned green onions appeared at hand, and she ordered without raising her head: "Cut into minced green onions." ”
Shen Chi raised his eyebrows, hesitated and picked up the green onion to chop the green onion.
Lin Xiaoliang didn't notice Shen Chi's arrival, reconciled the noodles, brushed her forehead, and began to season.
Shen Chi looked at Lin Xiaoliang in front of him with some novelty - he had seen her calm when she was reading, and he had seen her gentleness when she taught her nephew, but he had never seen her look when she was cooking.
Lin Xiaoliang has too much aura in herself, so that others look up to her a little, and they can't imagine her doing such an ordinary thing.
Shen Chi was very happy, this woman was cooking for him as his wife.
"Xiu'er, where's the green onion?" Lin Xiaoliang came back to her senses, and when she saw the unexpected person, she was stunned and forgot to speak for a while.
Shen Chi smiled and handed over the bowl with minced green onions in his hand.
Lin Xiaoliang took it silently, turned around without saying a word and continued to get busy.
There was always an unspeakable embarrassment between him and her.
Shen Chi was not disappointed, she was his legally recognized wife, and now that she was pregnant with his child, what did he have to worry about.
Seeing that she was in a special state of health now, he allowed her to be a turtle with a shrunken head for a while.
Lin Xiaoliang didn't know that she had become a shrinking turtle in Shen Chi's heart, she just didn't know how to face Shen Chi at this time.
Or maybe it's because the impression that Shen Chi left on him in his previous life was too deep.
She couldn't help but be a little scared.
The domineering, strong, emotionally dedicated male protagonist in the TV series will always cause screams, but in reality, being in love with such a man may feel satisfied with his vanity at first, but he will soon feel tired and want to run away.
Especially, when you don't love this man.
Undoubtedly, Shen Chi is such a man.
Lin Xiaoliang knew very well that she was going to divorce when she died, and Shen Chi really wanted to kill her when she was exhausted.
His pistol was pointed at her more than once, both as a threat and as an outburst of emotion.
He always said to her, "Don't push me."
At that time, Lin Xiaoliang was not afraid, but now he is timid.
She is not the Lin Xiaoliang who has nothing and can make a desperate bet.
Shoveling the last golden pancake out of the pot, Lin Xiaoliang was about to take it out, but Shen Chi had already stepped forward to grab it.
"I'll do it."
A plate full of egg cakes and corn, plus the porridge that Shen Xiu had cooked before, the three grandparents and grandchildren who had been tired of traveling were very satisfied.
"This omelet is Wanwan's made?" Luo Yufang's face was undisguised with surprise.
"Grandma is delicious, isn't it? My sister-in-law is delicious in everything she does! Without waiting for Lin Xiaoliang to speak, Shen Xiu, a sister-in-law who had already been impressed by her cooking skills, couldn't wait to say.
Lin Xiaoliang chuckled slightly, although this kind of praised experience was not unfamiliar, she was still happy that the fruits of her labor could be recognized by others.
"Really, I've never eaten such a delicious egg cake in my life." Luo Yufang's words are not an exaggeration, this egg cake looks ordinary, and the size and thickness are relatively regular, but the taste has never been good.
And the more she finds out that this granddaughter-in-law is good, the more she feels guilty about the harm her family has done to her, and then the more she wants to be good to her.
Not to mention the surprise in Shen Chi's heart, as he understood, he found more and more that there were far more flashes on Wanwan's body than he saw.
She was even better than he thought.
So good, so good, so that he didn't want to let go more and more.
"Wow, this dress is so beautiful!" Shen Xiu opened a cloth bag, looked at the colorful clothes inside, and couldn't help but exclaim.
Lin Xiaoliang looked over and saw Shen Xiu holding a pair of green bell bottoms and gesturing rarely. She twitched the corners of her mouth, forgiving her for not being able to keep pace with the aesthetics of this era.
"This dress is good-looking, but does anyone dare to wear it?" Shen Zhangming said with a hesitant face: "Moreover, now everyone makes their own clothes, or if you buy cloth and ask a tailor to make it, you may not buy it when you see it, and you will buy the cloth yourself and go back to make it." ”
"Don't worry, Grandpa, there are classmates in our school who wear it, it is said that it was brought by relatives in the city, everyone is so envious, but there is no place to buy it." Shen Xiu replied as she flipped through the other clothes.
"Don't worry, I have taken into account what you said, so I chose brightly colored fabrics when I bought them, which cannot be bought in these counties, even if someone makes them themselves, they will definitely not look as good as ours." Shen Chi squatted down and began to sort out the clothes in the baggage, "But the clothes shouldn't sell too fast by then, I plan to go to Licheng to buy a few more goods before I go back to report, and keep my grandpa and grandma to sell them slowly." ”
"But what if you buy too much and can't sell it? And brother, do you have so much capital? Shen Xiu said worriedly.
"Don't worry, I know it." Shen Chi touched her head and said.
"Wait!" Shen Xiu suddenly reacted, "Brother, you don't plan to let your sister-in-law join the army?" ”
When it came to herself, Lin Xiaoliang couldn't help but look up and meet Shen Chi's gaze with an inexplicable meaning.
She doesn't care if she follows the army or not, although she doesn't plan to put too much thought into her career, but this doesn't mean that she plans to eat and wait for death without thinking about making money, and follow the army...... She didn't want to be a cafeteria cleaner.
Having been a freelance writer all her life, Lin Xiaoliang can't imagine a 9-to-5 life.
"Hmm." Shen Chi frowned slightly, he naturally had his own reasons for making such a decision, and originally hoped that Wanwan would understand, but she looked indifferent without even listening to an explanation, and he was not happy at all.
He looked at his grandfather and grandmother who asked with his eyes next to him, "The army applies for a family member to follow the army and ask for a regular battalion position or a deputy battalion position that has served for 15 years. I'm now in the rank of lieutenant, but I've only served for eight years, which doesn't meet the requirements for military service, so I have to find a way to move up the ranks. ”
Speaking of this, he seemed to think of something bad, his eyes were dark for a moment, and then he said: "Regardless of these, the housing conditions in the station are not good, Wanwan is pregnant now, my training in the army is also very heavy, and I have to go on a mission, there are not many places to take care of her, and the military doctors in the army are generally better at dealing with trauma, and it is very inconvenient for pregnant women to be there." Therefore, I thought that the matter of joining the army would be arranged after the child was born. ”
Hearing this, several people present were silent for a moment, and Luo Yufang looked at Lin Xiaoliang and said, "Wanwan, what do you think?" "They must be willing to take care of their granddaughter-in-law, for fear that their granddaughter-in-law will feel wronged.
"I don't care." Lin Xiaoqian chuckled: "I was a little worried that I wouldn't be able to adapt to life in the army. "Would she say she didn't plan to join the army before giving birth in the first place?
Figuring out her attitude, the two elders and Shen Xiu both breathed a sigh of relief, but Shen Chi's mood was a little complicated.
He was sure that there was definitely a big problem between them.
At this time, unlike in later generations, casual stalls will be chased by the city management, on the street, as long as they are not placed at the door of other people's stores, basically no one cares, and there is no need to pay booth fees.
Therefore, it didn't take much effort, Shen Chi went around the street and set up the stall.
Not to mention, those clothes with bright colors and bold styles in this era really attracted the attention of many passers-by, but none of them bought. Just when Luo Yufang was in a hurry, the first customer finally came to the door.
"Sold, sold, sold!" As soon as the others left, Shen Xiu pinched the three yuan in his hand excitedly.
Luo Yufang on the side also couldn't help but be overjoyed, God knows how worried she was about so many clothes smashed in her hands.
With the first customer, the second and third naturally appeared slowly, as Shen Chi expected, although it didn't sell quickly, it never broke customers.
Seeing this, Shen Chi also began to go back and forth between Licheng and the county seat, and the stall was taken care of by his grandfather, grandmother and Shen Xiu in turn, while Lin Xiaoliang was responsible for cooking at home and waiting for them to come back to eat.
Of course, in order to take care of Lin Xiaoliang, one of the three will always stay at home.
The family was busy, and before they knew it, it was the day when Shen Chi returned to the army to report.