It was already bright and the morning was bright.
The kitchen stove in Widow Zhou's house was extinguished. As Widow Zhou uncovered the lid on the steamer, the whole kitchen was filled with steam, and the strong aroma of the cooked cakes was accompanied by the strong fragrance. Widow Zhou's pretty face was flushed, and there were fine sweat beads on her forehead. She took out the steaming cooked cakes, carefully placed them in the basket, and then covered them with a layer of cotton cloth.
She covered the steamer again and walked out of the kitchen with the basket.
The snow in the yard was cleaned up, and it can be seen that it was Widow Zhou's early results.
His eyes stopped on the woodshed door for a while, and Widow Zhou's beautiful eyebrows frowned and showed a worried expression.
Gao Xiaoyu didn't come last night, let alone any news.
This also made Widow Zhou feel uneasy.
Widow Zhou’s name is Zhou Xiniang. She was called Widow Zhou because her husband died early.
She was born charming and charming, so naturally she had to be harassed by the scoundrel. Fortunately, although Xi Niang looked charming, she was indeed a very virtuous woman. After her husband died, she did not go home, but instead kept mourning for her husband and made a living by selling cooked cakes.
In these days, it is not easy for a woman to survive.
At the beginning, Widow Zhou had a hard time. But at that time, she knew Ma Dazhuang. Ma Dazhuang helped her a lot, but never planned anything. Although he was poor and innocent, he made a living by his strength and never bullied others.
Over time, Widow Zhou also developed a favorable impression of him.
Ma Dazhuang reminded her to take care of Gao Xiaoyu.
Although it was said that a man and a woman were a little bitchy, and she was rumored to be a bad reputation when she was told, Widow Zhou didn't care and agreed without saying a word.
Ben agreed to let Gao Xiaoyu live in the woodshed, but he didn't expect him to not return overnight.
Widow Zhou and Gao Xiaoyu had no relatives and no reason. If it weren't for Ma Dazhuang's entrustment, she wouldn't bother to bother Gao Xiaoyu.
These days, there are so many people... Not everyone is as kind as Ma Dazhuang. But isn't it because of this reason that Widow Zhou fell in love with Ma Dazhuang? If something happened to Gao Xiaoyu, how could she explain to Ma Dazhuang?
When she thought of this, Xi Niang felt particularly bad.
She walked to the gate of the yard with a basket on her back, thought for a while and then returned to the room, took two strings of copper coins from the cabinet, and put them in her waist and arms.
Arm fit is a kind of pocket that people often use in this year.
It can be wrapped around the waist or slanted on the body, which is very convenient.
Thursday, my wife withdrew the money, then walked out of the yard with a basket and closed the door.
"Si Niang, are you going to sell pancakes again?"
The neighbors saw her in a hurry and said with a smile: "It snowed yesterday, and I think there will be not many people on the East Street at this time."
"I can't help but think of something, so I went out at this time."
"Be careful on the way."
Neighbor Li said with a smile, watching Widow Zhou's back disappear from the alley, and then she said to the person next to her: "This is the daughter of a good family. Look at how big his butt is, it is definitely a blessing. It's a pity that Brother Zhang Jiu has not received any blessing."
Brother Zhang Jiu is the dead husband of Widow Zhou.
Xi Niang was not sure about the conversation between neighbors.
She left the alley and did not go to East Street, but went straight to North Street.
Xucheng Dazhu is located next to the Prison God Temple on North Street. The snow on the road has not been cleaned yet, so Xiniang came to North Street with deep and shallow feet. This Xucheng North Street, also known as Graystone Street, was named because the surface of the street was gray.
Snow covered the greystone street, and in the sun, there was some mud.
In front of me was the Xucheng Prison. Seeing the mighty stone statue of Xiezhi outside the prison, Zhou Xiniang felt much more relaxed.
She was about to speed up, but she didn't want to walk out of the alley ahead and stop her.
"Yeah, isn't this the Zhou family's wife?"
The person in charge is Du Shaosan.
He was wearing a Sanshan warm hat, a dark green coarse cotton jacket, a black cotton tiara on his lower body, and a pair of warm shoes on his feet. He kicked his hands in the sleeves, and Du Shaosan looked at Zhou Xiniang with a smile. Behind him, there were four idle men, all of whom were scoundrels.
Seeing this, Xi Niang was shocked. She pressed the cotton cloth on the basket with one hand, and subconsciously took a step back, her face turned pale.
Everyone in Xucheng knows that these young masters and the other two were nicknamed "Dog Face".
This guy is just a dog face, bullying the weak and afraid of the strong.
When you see a powerful character, you will bow your head; if you see an honest person, you will bully it.
The people of Xucheng were extremely annoyed by him, but they were helpless. He also had an iron-armed Arhat King Ying and Dalang behind him, who was indeed a ruthless character. It doesn't matter if he offended Du Shaosan, but if he angered Wang Dalang for this, it would be a trouble for the boss.
Xiniang had a deeper understanding of this. Du Shaosan teased her a few days ago, thanks to Ma Dazhuang's protection.
Now, Ma Dazhuang has been imprisoned, and Xi Niang doesn't want to clash with Du Shaosan.
Thinking of this, she lowered her head and wanted to bypass Du Shaosan and others.
But Du Shaosan obviously blocked her here and immediately took the people around and stopped Xi Niang again.
"Si Niang, I didn't say hello when I saw the third brother, but I was a little unfavorable."
Seeing this on Thursday, my wife knew she was in trouble.
She looked at both sides and saw that although there were pedestrians, they turned a blind eye. Even when she was passing by, she even stepped up her pace.
No wonder, Du Shaosan is notorious, so who doesn’t know about Xucheng County?
Although he was determined to help Zhou Xiniang rescue the situation, he had to worry that if he offended Du Shaosan, he would have trouble in the future.
Xi Niang said, "Du Shaosan, what are you going to do?"
"How can Si Niang say this? The third brother is too late to like you, so what can he do to you?
However, some days I haven’t eaten the pancakes made by Si Niang, so I want to try them... Si Niang’s pancakes are sweet and delicious. After eating them once, my third brother can never forget them. He can’t eat other people’s pancakes, no matter how good they are."
Du Shaosan was talking, and his pair of triangular eyes stared at Zhou Xiniang's bulging chest.
The meaning of the words made Xi Niang's pretty face flush.
She stepped back and said, "Du Shaosan, I don't have any pancakes to sell. I'm sorry to give way."
"Give up the way? Si Niang is going there? Do you want to visit Ma Da Dasha?"
Du Shaosan laughed and approached Zhou Xiniang two steps, and even reached out to Zhou Xiniang's chest. Zhou Xiniang was immediately embarrassed and put the basket in front of her, "Du Shaosan, don't be arrogant, otherwise I will meet you."
"See the official?"
Du Shaosan laughed and said, "What if I see an official? I just want to buy cooked cakes. What can the prefect do to me if the prefect is?"
"Yeah, Si Niang, how can you lie?
Isn’t the one in your basket just your cooked cake? My third brother can smell it through the cloth towel. Why don’t you take it away and let the third brother taste it?"
"Du Shaosan, don't bully people too much."
"Si Niang said this, how could I bully you? It's too late to love you."
Chapter completed!