It started to snow again, and it fell slowly on the calm pond, melting and disappearing in an instant.
An Jingzhou looked at the sky. It seemed that he couldn't go to the gambling house today. He was a little regretful. When he looked at Wei Chiyu, his tone was a little careless: "Miss, it's snowing, let's go back."
Wei Chiyu had heard many people call her eldest lady, but none of them were as pleasant to her as An Jingzhou calling her. She thought she might be sick, that's why she felt such a ridiculous feeling.
An Jingzhou walked in front, and Wei Chiyu stepped on his footprints, thus avoiding getting his shoes dirty to a large extent.
All the way to Yuan Mansion, An Jingzhou sent Wei Chiyu to the door of the house: "Miss, go in, I'll leave first."
"An Jingzhou."
Wei Chiyu suddenly called out An Jingzhou's name. He paused and looked at her. Wei Chiyu showed a very clear smile, her starry eyes slightly curved: "Thank you."
An Jingzhou also smiled and crossed his hands across his chest: "How can I thank you? There must be a thank you gift, right?"
Wei Chiyu touched her waist and found a Pisces jade pendant. She took it off and handed it to An Jingzhou: "This is for you."
An Jingzhou was just joking and just wanted to tease her. He didn't expect her to be serious, so he waved his hand hurriedly: "No, no need, I was joking."
Wei Chiyu took the last two steps and stuffed the light red Pisces jade pendant into his hand: "It's for you."
"Eh!"
Then he turned around and closed the door tightly.
An Jingzhou retracted his outstretched hand. He wanted to slap himself twice to make him talk bad, but this thing was obviously Wei Chiyu's personal belongings, and it was given to him.
For a moment, he felt a little hot, so he thought about returning it to her the next time they saw each other.
Inside the door of Yuan's Mansion, Wei Chiyu clung to the door. Her heart was beating fast. The jade pendant was specially made by her mother to bless her when she was born.
She wore it for sixteen years, and it really kept her safe, because An Jingzhou always saved her from fire and water in critical moments.
She seems to like An Jingzhou a little.
Wei Chiyu returned to the room and went to the bronze mirror. She looked at the scars on her face that had become lighter. She had good facial features and was not ugly enough to be seen.
Her face was slightly red, and she didn't know what type of girl An Jingzhou liked. She always pretended to be cold because of her appearance, so that others wouldn't see her inferiority complex.
A man like An Jingzhou, who loves to laugh and is cheerful and lively, shouldn't like cold girls, right?
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When An Jingzhou returned to the store again, An's mother caught him and told him that because he left his post without permission, they were all in a hurry to serve the bowls.
In the middle of winter, they were so busy that they were sweating profusely.
Yesterday, the girl came again. Because they had prepared a lot of hot and sour noodles, she ordered a bowl. She slowly counted seven coins from her purse and placed them in front of the Anyue counter.
"Check out, check out." Her voice stuttered a bit, and when she got closer, she realized that An Yue was really good-looking, with exquisite facial features, and those peach blossom eyes that looked at people with emotion.
An Yue smiled gently at her, then reached out to pick up the copper plates neatly placed on the counter.
She bit her lip, then plucked up the courage to say: "An, Mr. An, hello, my name is Zhou Xiangxiang."
She stuttered a little and looked a little annoyed. An Yue was stunned for a moment, and then he accepted her words calmly: "Miss Zhou, you are welcome to come again next time."
An Yue's voice was very gentle. Zhou Xiangxiang's heart beat faster when she heard it. The voice of a good-looking person is also particularly pleasant. She lowered her head and whispered: "I'll come tomorrow. The hot and sour noodles are delicious."
After saying that, she trotted out of the store, and An Yue looked away and continued counting the money.
An Jingzhou's joking voice sounded: "Third brother, you are very lucky. Girls will come to you even if you pay money."
An Yue's eyebrows were calm: "She is a guest." He smiled: "How about you do the math?"
An Jingzhou shook his head quickly: "Forget it, I'm bad at reading and even worse at arithmetic. If I make a mistake in calculation, my mother will kill me. It's up to you to do it."
So he walked away quickly. If the people in Beijing knew that the powerful An Shoufu was reduced to collecting money, their jaws might drop.
Then he went to clean up the dirty dishes in a depressed manner, and his handsome An Qiye was not much better either.
The whole family was exhausted. It was also the first time for An's mother and An's father to start a business. In the past, they would praise their second son when they heard how much money they made. Who would have thought that it would be so hard behind the scenes, and they would have to take care of everything by themselves.
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In the past, she would spend money if she had the money, but now An's mother thinks that if she can save money, she should spend it. It is not easy for her own daughter to run a business, and she has to support the food and clothing of such a large family.
An Shuyao's shop made a profit of fifteen taels today, twice as much as yesterday. She had twice as many ingredients as yesterday. There were still a few kilograms of braised pork left, so An Shuyao decided to take it back and eat it.
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After they returned to the village, An's mother and An's father immediately went back to their room to rest, while An Jingzhou had to grind sweet potato juice and soybean juice.
Because it was snowing and there was no sun, An Shuyao set up a room and lit a charcoal fire to dry the sweet potato starch with hot air.
Guixiang came back with a group of villagers carrying chili peppers: "Miss, I have put all the chili peppers in the cellar, but there may not be enough."
An Shuyao said: "It's okay, just let them carry it. I will put the peppers in another place later."
Guixiang was not suspicious. In two days, the villagers picked three thousand kilograms of peppers. In total, nearly a hundred villagers picked them.
An Shuyao still felt that he was too slow, so he went to find Lin He.
She said directly: "Village chief, I urgently need to pick all the crops in the Hu family's field. If you can see if it is possible, help inform the villagers that they can call their relatives nearby to pick them together, and the price will be according to my price."
That’s a lot to say.”
Lin He's eyes trembled: "Seriously?"
An Shuyao nodded: "Village chief, just go and notify me. The wages will be paid daily."
Lin He nodded quickly: "Okay, okay, I'll inform you right away."
After solving the labor problem, An Shuyao went back and packed all the peppers into the space. She did not pack them all at once, so she packed the innermost ones, otherwise it would be scary to tell anyone.
Finally, she had to discuss her trip to Tianyuan City with Lu Jin.
At dusk.
When An Jingzhou came back from grinding soybeans and sweet potatoes, Aunt He had already prepared the food, and Ning Qianrou was also serving the food.
She held the braised pork in her hand, her thin eyebrows furrowed tightly, and her fingertips gently pinched the edge of the plate, fearing that the oil would stain her hands. Maybe it was because the meat was a little hot just out of the pan, so she didn't reach the plate halfway.
The dish fell to the ground because she didn't hold it firmly.
The sound of the porcelain plate breaking shocked everyone, and Ning Qianrou screamed: "Ah, my clothes!"