After eating the tofu flowers, while Huaizi was paying, Chrysanthemum and her girls watched his fish in front of the Huzi's stall.

I saw a big wooden basin, filled with half a basin of water, all kinds of local small fish in it, long small hemp fish, yellow-black sand gourd, round and flat light skin, white meal strips, and crucian carp, all jumping around, the young tiger is bending down to fish out the crucian carp inside and put it into another big wooden basin.

Seeing such a fresh fish reminds people of the clear Xiaoqing River and the awning boats floating leisurely on the river!

Seeing a few girls staring at the fish pot, the tiger smiled a little shyly and asked, "What kind of fish do you want to buy?" These small fish are all freshly caught, very fresh, and I have fished out the dead fish and put them alone; The crucian carp is also big, and lo and behold, there are several taels of them! ”

Chrysanthemum smiled and said, "We don't buy it, we just want to see what kind of fish the boat can catch in the river." ”

When Huzi heard this, he smiled and said nothing, and he didn't pick them up, and let them watch.

Waiting for Zhang Huai to come over, the group walked around for a while, bought some daily necessities for needles and threads, and Chrysanthemum said to Huaizi: "Brother Huaizi, go to my shop and take a look." ”

Liu Xiaomei hurriedly said: "I also want to go and have a look!" ”

Xiaoxiu and Xiaocui's eyes also showed a look of longing.

Zhang Huai and Zhou Xiaoman looked at each other and smiled: "Just go back - the shop is at that end of the mile, not far from Laixi's shop and Erlipu Wharf, your brother thinks it's convenient to get on and off the boat over there, so he bought it there." ”

Thinking that she had also become a charter wife, Chrysanthemum smiled and quickened her pace.

When I saw the row of blue bricks and small tiles, although the front of the door was very deserted, and the newly planted willow trees were only a few feet high, the chrysanthemum still felt very happy.

She took a closer look at the market town in the distance, measured the distance, and smiled at everyone: "Don't be afraid, it will be lively here in two years." We came out of town, and you saw it, and it was so crowded that if people were still building houses over there, it would be a little further away from the docks. Although it will be a little inconvenient to build it here, when there are more shops here, a new street may be formed, and that side will become an old street. ”

Zhang Huai smiled: "Where will it take two years." Now I have rented four houses, but they all use this house as a home, and the shop is also used as a warehouse. It sounds like to say, there are still a lot of people who ask, mainly because the rent is cheap. ”

Chrysanthemum nodded and said, "This side hasn't prospered yet, so naturally it can't be rented." ”

Liu Xiaomei smiled happily: "When it rises here, you will also come over to do business with chrysanthemums." ”

Chrysanthemum smiled silently, and said in her heart that this is not impossible, because this town gives her the feeling that there is less of a commercial and philistine atmosphere, with a bit of leisurely life. To put it more thoroughly, it is a strong local atmosphere, the folk customs are simple, and the style of the market town is also very quiet, serene and leisurely, so living here still belongs to the category of the countryside.

Looking at the end of the row of houses, there was still a vacant lot, which had been fenced off by a courtyard wall - this was what the Zheng family kept to build their own houses. She thought, let's come back in two years, and plant some trees first.

The group lingered for a while, and then returned to Laixi's shop, and he couldn't wait to meet Chrysanthemum and asked, "Why did you come back?" Have you bought something? I'll wait for you to eat! ”

Bamboo and a group of them have already come over, and Li Changxing, who has also sold out of fish, is waiting here. When the little girls saw the chrysanthemums, they laughed and compared to see what they bought.

Hearing that Laixi was going to invite everyone to a tavern for dinner, Li Changxing smiled and said, "I really want to stay, but I'm too embarrassed." There are so many of us, and the money we make today is not enough for us to eat. Well, I'll come back in two days, and if you invite me to eat alone, it won't cost much. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Zhou Xiaoman sneered: "You can really give yourself a long face, when you come to Xi, invite you to dinner?" He invited these girls to dinner, and you invited you just by the way. ”

Lai Xi smiled and said: "There are many people we know in these ten miles and eight towns, and it is impossible to invite people to dinner generously and politely on weekdays - we don't have so many family backgrounds to show off." However, you are here with my cousin and Huaizi today, it is rare to get together like this, and it is still possible to have a meal. Let's go to the tavern, and don't go to the restaurant, it won't cost much. After speaking, he looked at the chrysanthemum and the acacia seed, and then glanced at Liu Xiaomei.

Without waiting for Chrysanthemum to answer, the two daughters-in-law hurriedly said that they couldn't trouble Shopkeeper Yang so much, and they had to go home early; A few of them also said that they wanted to leave, so Li Changxing smiled and said to Chrysanthemum: "Then let's go back first, you can eat here." ”

Xiaoxiu blushed and said to Zhou Xiaoman: "Brother, let's go back too!" ”

So he had to leave, and he couldn't make Chrysanthemum want to eat it, so he had to say to him: "It's cheap for you today, and you have to invite me to eat well next time." ”

I thought with joy and laughter, I want to invite you today, but you don't stay, so I have to watch them leave with pity, especially when I look at Liu Xiaomei's reluctance.

Zhang Huai thought that it would be a while before he got home, and he was afraid that the chrysanthemum would be hungry and uncomfortable, so he turned around for a while, went to the market to buy some buns and came back, and distributed them to everyone to pad their stomachs.

That night, while making clothes with the newly pulled cloth with the Yang family, Chrysanthemum said to the Yang family, "Mother, I see that Cousin Laixi seems to be good to the little sister, and the little sister also likes to talk to Laixi." Or, let's help ask, can we get married? ”

Yang was surprised and asked, "Is it true?" ”

Before Chrysanthemum could speak, Zheng Changhe, who was weaving straw sandals on the side, smiled and said, "Hey! Xiaomei, this girl is good, and she is also very compatible with Laixi. The girl is as smart as Laixi, if this family is done, I am afraid that the two of them can make the business more prosperous. ”

Yang smiled and asked, "Can Fat Liu agree?" He is just this one girl, maybe he is reluctant to marry off? ”

Aoki was writing miles, and when he heard this, he raised his head and said, "I'm afraid it's enough." What he thought in his heart was that Liu Sanshun didn't marry Chrysanthemum, and the Liu family was also unhappy.

Chrysanthemum smiled, "Try it." Their family members all recognize Laixi, and they praise Laixi's character and ability, didn't Brother Sanshun praise Laixi in front of many people last time? The uncle's family is not bad, and now the shop has also expanded; Cousin Laifu was promoted to a small steward in the Fang family's workshop again, and he was also married, but Cousin Laixi was left without a marriage. ”

Zheng Changhe nodded and said, "I see this as well." Although Liu Da Fat is reluctant to have a daughter, he also loves his daughter, in such a comparison, the little sister marries Laixi, and she doesn't have to farm in the future, how good. Besides, Xiatangji is not far away, and it is convenient for the girl to go back to her parents' house. ”

Yang no longer hesitated when he heard this, and said: "Then I'll ask Laixi, if he falls in love with Liu Xiaomei, I'll help match it." I'll go to find out the tone of the little sister first-she has seen Laixi, if she has this meaning, it is good to come to the door to propose. ”

Thinking about it, he said a little hesitantly: "His family has not yet decided on the three shun and four shun, and the two of Liu Fatzi said that they were in a hurry last time." The two brothers didn't say kiss, and he was afraid that he wouldn't let his little sister go first. ”

Chrysanthemum said deliberately: "Mother, now the male baby in our village is still afraid that he will not be able to marry a daughter-in-law?" You should be the same as before. Nowadays, the reputation of our village is not small, those who come to sell pigs and cabbage, which one is not angry? The sapling seller I met at the market today was Liu Heizi from Qingbei Village, and he praised our village. Three Shun and Four Shun, people will definitely rush to get married. Sanshun fish farming and good raising, last year in the fang in the fragrant fish sold well, in the future this fish is not worried about selling. ”

Aoki nodded and said: "Changyu said that the preserved fish sells well, but the reputation is not yet obvious, and it can't be done more." However, if we just want to do more, we don't have so many fish, and we are just slowly developing. ”

Zheng Changhe smiled: "Liu Heizi from Qingbei Village? I know him. That's a real person, not a slippery one. He said that his sapling was good, and that must not be wrong. His chestnut, let's get more detours. ”

Chrysanthemum smiled: "Brother Huaizi has already greeted him, let him harvest the chestnuts next year, sell some of us, we are good seeds." In a few days he should come and deliver the saplings and mulberries, I told him. ”

Yang frowned and said, "That mulberry has a stomachache after eating, and it's not a good thing." Let's not raise silkworms, let's plant less. ”

Chrysanthemum smiled: "You don't have any more than you want." There are a few saplings in total, and I divided them with Brother Huaizi, and planted a few on the side. "Zhang's house is where she will live in the future, and of course she must take care of it as soon as possible.

Aoki asked his sister, "You saw our shop today, do you think it's good?" ”

Chrysanthemum nodded happily and said, "Very good." For the rest of the land, let's build a big yard, plant more trees, and live on both sides of the back. ”

Aoki put down the book in his hand and said with a smile: "I want to build two courtyards, one for my sister and one for ourselves." Otherwise, my sister will get married, and if I want to live, I will have to go back to my parents' house. We know in our hearts, and the juniors in the future can't figure it out, maybe they will have to mumble. ”

Zheng Changhe praised loudly: "Hey! It is to build two rooms, one for the chrysanthemum as a dowry; Even those shops are divided equally between the two of you, and our things are divided equally between the two of you. Dad gave birth to the two of you, and it was easy to divide it; is not like those who have many children and have to fight for a family property. ”

Aoki smiled: "What are you fighting for? If you really want to talk about it in detail, most of our family's money is earned by chrysanthemums, and it stands to reason that it should belong to her, and I have lost my miles! ”

Chrysanthemum glanced at her brother and said, "Family, who earns it!" I just said something, didn't my brother and my father arrange it? And the silver did not fall from heaven. ”

Seeing that his brother and sister were kind, Yang smiled happily: "You are young, where do you know the twists and turns here." Whose brothers weren't amiable before they got married? But when you become a parent, there are many people, there are many things, plus you think so, he thinks so, 'It is difficult for a clean official to decide family affairs, and he can't tell who is right and who is wrong.'

Your brother said to build two yards, that's the best. Otherwise, after ten years, 'one generation of relatives, two representatives, three generations and four generations will be pulled down, who cares who earned the money back then?' ”

Both Chrysanthemum and Aoki listened attentively.