disappeared for several months, and in the morning, the people in the palace came to announce that Jiang Fenghao was invited away.

As soon as he left, He Xiaoqiao couldn't sleep anymore, so he simply got up and prepared to go to the street to take a look and see if there were any fresh ingredients that could be used recently.

As a foodie, you have to eat everything in the world in your mouth to try it to live enough.

After changing their clothes and wrapping themselves in a cloak like a dumpling, the group went out against the cold wind and went straight to Dongdajie.

Because of the cold weather, there were not so many people on the streets, and the vendors were huddled in corners to keep warm.

He Xiaoqiao walked around the market and actually found squid and hairtail fish at the same fish stall, which was naturally surprising.

You must know that Yucheng is not near the sea, it is good to have some freshwater fish to eat on weekdays, shrimp and crab are also popular recently, the smell of sea fish is heavy, if you don't know how to cook, generally few people will eat.

Holding back the joy, He Xiaoqiao picked up the hairtail fish that was mixed in the fish pile and made it frozen hard, and turned his head to ask the stall owner who had already come forward with a smile, "Brother Liu, how do you sell this fish?" ”

"This fish was sent by a relative in my hometown a while ago, seafood! But our family can't get used to it, the fishy smell is heavy and there is no taste," the stall owner's name is Liu Dabao, a young man in his twenties, and he Xiaoqiao can be regarded as acquaintances, so he told the truth, "If Miss Xiao Qiao likes it, even if you take this fish, it won't be worth a few dollars." ”

Since she had the backing of the gambling house, He Xiaoqiao has become more and more generous, and she is very talkative, and none of the vendors on East Street do not welcome her.

It is common for people like Liu Dabao to send something from time to time to pull relationships, anyway, the money given by He Xiaoqiao has already included these things, and he won't lose anything.

"Don't, don't!" Liu Dabao has several mouths waiting to be raised at home, He Xiaoqiao didn't dare to take advantage of him, and waved his hands and said with a smile, "The weather is so cold and you have to work hard to set up a stall, isn't it just to make some money to support your family?" I can't take this fish for nothing, otherwise I'll be embarrassed to come to you next time to buy something. ”

With a smile, he told Cailian to take out the silver, and asked Liu Dabao to help pull out the hairtail fish and squid on the stall, and string them together, He Xiaoqiao looked at it with satisfaction, and said to Liu Dabao, "Brother Liu, if there are things from the sea in the future, you can keep them for me, I want them all." ”

"Okay, no problem, I'll keep it for you!" Liu Dabaole took the money and took it in one bite.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to take out a salted fish dried by his mother-in-law and stuffed it into the vegetable basket that Cailian was carrying, He Xiaoqiao didn't see it when he walked away, Cailian happily thanked him, and hurriedly lifted his skirt to catch up.

Hong Fang and Bai Shou followed slowly behind, and just turned the corner when they heard a surprised male voice behind them, "Girl, girl!" ”

He Xiaoqiao didn't pay much attention at first, until Hong Fang came to her with a slightly awkward middle-aged man in one hand, "Wang...... Cousin, this person seems to know you, and he has been chasing after you just now. ”

"Are you ......" He Xiaoqiao tilted his head, looking at the person in front of him a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

"Girl, girl, it's me, it's me!" The poor middle-aged man was probably frightened, he shrunk his neck and looked frightened, gesturing with both hands trying to make He Xiaoqiao think of himself, "Do you remember the person who sold you rabbits and sour fruits a few months ago?" ”

As soon as he said this, He Xiaoqiao finally remembered, "It turned out to be you, uncle." ”

"Yes, yes, that's me, that's me." The middle-aged man nodded desperately, the horror on his face replaced by excitement.

Motioning for Hong Fang to put the person down, He Xiaoqiao stepped forward apologetically, "Just now my cousin was a little overly worried, and he scared you, uncle, I'm really sorry." ”

"No, no, it's a small faux pas first, this little brother did the right thing." The middle-aged man waved his hand, habitually hunched over and rubbed his hands, with a smile on his face, looking more energetic than the last time he was selling game on the street.

He Xiaoqiao saw that the padded jacket he was wearing was still very new, presumably it was newly made after the family was well-off, and he was very happy for him.

"Uncle is also here to catch up with the market today?"

"Yes, I caught a few pheasants that came out to forage two days ago, and I have nothing to do today, so I will take them to the market to see." The middle-aged man laughed again as he spoke, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes became more and more obvious.

He Xiaoqiao looked behind him curiously, but there was nothing except a tightly covered basket in his hand, "It seems that Uncle has a good business today." ”

"TOEFL TOEFL," the middle-aged man rubbed his hands that had frozen a few cuts, probably thinking it didn't look good, and quickly retracted his hand, trying to hide it in the sleeve that was half short, and said with a smile, "As soon as I arrived at the set, someone wrapped everything around, and it also saved the effort of setting up a stall." ”

After saying that, his face was stunned again, and he hurriedly took down the basket hanging on his wrist and handed it straight to He Xiaoqiao, "By the way, this is the red fruit that those boys in my family found in the mountains, and the family said that it was very sweet after eating it, so I specially brought you some to try." ”

With He Xiaoqiao's help before, the sour plums that no one wanted were also sold at a good price, and the children in the family were very happy.

Originally, he wanted to send it to the inn as before, but who would have thought that he would meet He Xiaoqiao, so he naturally sent it to her quickly.

The villagers are simple, and there are no other good things at home except eggs, and this red fruit is a fresh fruit before daring to give it away.

"It's all wild fruits that grow in the ground, and I hope the girl won't dislike them."

"The thing that my uncle sent, even if it's a stone, is a heart, how can I dislike it?" He Xiaoqiao smiled so much that she couldn't see her eyes, but she took what she needed and made a deal at the beginning, and she was very happy that people could still think about her.

Hong Fang stepped forward to take the bamboo basket, probably to keep warm, the basket was covered with an old but cleanly washed flower cloth, and there was a layer of soft leaves underneath.

He Xiaoqiao opened it and looked at it, and he was immediately happy.

It turns out that the so-called red fruit is actually a variety of frighteningly expensive strawberries in the previous life, and the fruits of about the same size are red and gorgeously spread out in a whole basket, which is very beautiful.

Probably because of the wild, those strawberries are not big, the size of pigeon eggs, but they taste very sweet.

Seeing He Xiaoqiao with a satisfied look on his face, Cailian habitually took out a piece of silver horn and handed it over, the middle-aged man waved his hand again and again when he saw this, and said with a red face, "The first few times I got the help of the girl, and the family has only had a good year." These wild fruits are just for the girl to taste, they are gifts, and you can't take money. ”

Cai Lian turned to look at He Xiaoqiao, and when she saw the latter nodding, she took the money back.

He Xiaoqiao whispered a few more words in her ear, Cai Lian nodded immediately, went to the nearest pastry shop to buy some red date cakes and mung bean cakes, packed them and took them, and handed them directly to the middle-aged man, "Uncle, this is for you, you take it." ”

"This ......" It's not that I don't know how expensive the pastries are in the city, although the middle-aged man was a little hesitant in his eyes, he still waved his hand in a simple temperament, and took two steps back, "Girl, take it back, this is too expensive, I can't ask for it." ”

"Uncle, don't worry, I'm not here for you." He Xiaoqiao smiled, took the oil paper bag and stuffed it into his hand, "You don't like to eat, the children at home always like it, right?" This is my reward for finding these red fruits, and you can take them back and make them happy. ”

"This ...... I'm so embarrassed. Having said that, he didn't shirk it anymore, accepted it with a red face, and carefully hung it on his arm.

It seems that whether it is ancient or modern, children are the weakness of every parent, right.

Let the people who came with him take the strawberries and try it, He Xiaoqiao thought about it, and said to the middle-aged man, "Uncle, I want how many of these red fruits you have, or send them to the inn as before, I will give you sixty wen in a basket, but it must be separated by leaves like this, and it can't be crushed, no problem, right?" ”

"Okay, no problem, absolutely no problem!" The middle-aged man looked excited, and habitually rubbed his hands again.

Who wouldn't be happy to be able to add more money to their family?

"Then it's settled, uncle." He Xiaoqiao took the deposit from Cailian and handed it to him, "If you can, by the way, dig up the grass of those long wild fruits for me, one bush is twenty wen, I want two, do you think it's okay?" ”

Although it was strange how He Xiaoqiao knew that the wild fruit grew in the grass, the middle-aged man didn't say much, just nodded, "No problem, I will definitely send it to you, there are a lot of grasses, I will ask the children in the family to dig them out for you." ”

"It doesn't take too much, I just need six bushes." He Xiaoqiao smiled and curled his middle three fingers and compared the horns, "As for the rest, uncle, you let the family take care of it and take care of it as much as possible, maybe it will be useful in the future." ”

She doesn't know how to make a big business with strawberries, so she can only help remind them that it's up to them whether they can live a good life on this.

The middle-aged man who sent off the honest man, and the group returned with a full load of strawberries.

On the way, I went to the blacksmith shop and bought a new spatula, and asked the master to help make an iron plate and several sets of knives and forks for eating Western food.

As soon as I returned to the palace, I saw a very luxurious carriage parked outside the gate, and the body was covered with red and green.

Is this a guest coming?

He Xiaoqiao was puzzled, and when she didn't want to startle the snake, she simply motioned for the others to go back with her, ready to see who was so terrible.

The little guy in charge of the side door was obviously startled when he opened the door, and he was even more uncomfortable when he saw He Xiaoqiao, "Princess, why did you come back so early today?" ”

"I'll be back when I buy something." He Xiaoqiao smiled, and seeing that he reacted strangely, he subconsciously asked, "Is there something happening in the house?" ”

"yes!" The little guy was busy wiping his sweat, and when he heard this, he answered casually, and then shook his head like a rattle as if he remembered something, "No, no! Nothing! ”

A guilty person gives himself away by conspicuously protesting his innocence.

He Xiaoqiao frowned, thinking that something had happened to Jiang Fenghao, so he was anxious, so he walked into the hall without saying a word.

Cailian and a few of them naturally followed.

The group rushed into the hall in a hurry, and as soon as they entered the door, they saw someone sitting on a chair drinking tea, and when they looked at it, it was Lu Ziqi, who had not been seen for many days.

"Senior brother, are you back?"

Lu Ziqi, who was still enjoying the fragrance of tea, turned his head and looked, the tea in his mouth immediately squirted out, and his face looked frightened, as if he had seen something amazing, "Brother brother...... Siblings?! ”

Didn't she go out?!

He Xiaoqiao raised her eyebrows, and just wanted to speak, but she didn't expect a voice next to her to be one step ahead of her, with a hint of coquettishness, "Brother Lu, why hasn't Brother Jiang come back yet?" ”

Woman?!

He Xiaoqiao's eyes narrowed, and he followed the sound to look over, and saw a young woman wearing a gorgeous costume and a full of beaded hair was being supported by a maid, twisting her waist and walking over with a variety of styles.

Ignoring He Xiaoqiao and the others, the woman sat down on the chair with a weak look, and the little maid who was supporting her immediately stood behind her, and glanced towards the door with a proud face.

"Young Master Lu, didn't you say that Gongzi Jiang will come back soon to pick up our young lady? Why have we waited so long, but some people have come? ”

Brother Jiang? Not a three-hundred-and-don't know?

Seeing that He Xiaoqiao's whole face sank, and even sparks began to crack in his eyes, Lu Ziqi couldn't help but cry out in his heart.

It's over, something big is going to happen!