On the second day, Zhuang Keqing helped her mother set up the tofu stall and then went to the village chief's house.
Before going out, she thought of the Mr. Shen family whom Gouzi had talked about yesterday. After thinking about it, she turned around and gave her mother some instructions before she was willing to go out.
Village chief's house
Village chief Li Shu doesn't have much time to spare these days.
Although he is the village chief, he has a good temper and no airs. Usually the villagers like to come to him to resolve some unresolved conflicts. Today your chicken pecked my food, and tomorrow my dog bites yours.
Chickens are all trivial things.
Sometimes I’m so annoyed that I don’t want to worry about it anymore, so I just close the courtyard door, and no one will barge in so blindly.
Today was the day he didn't want to take care of things.
It was getting hot early in the day. He was old and couldn't stand the heat, so he was lying on the couch on the porch early, holding a cup of bean drink and lazing away.
When Zhuang Keqing arrived, he was almost asleep.
"Grandpa, the village chief."
Li Shu was startled and almost dropped the bean drink in his hand. When he opened his eyes and looked up, he saw the banker's girl stretching her head across the yard to look in.
This girl has a temperament that doesn't go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything, so there must be something going on today.
"Come in yourself." He shouted at the top of his lungs. He put the bean drink on the small table beside him, but he still lay down without even getting up.
Zhuang Keqing walked all the way in the sun early in the morning. When he came in, his forehead was soaked with sweat.
"Grandpa Village Chief, what's wrong with your voice?"
The sound she had just heard was hoarse and dry, just like playing the broken erhu. She imagined that the village chief had not been feeling well these days.
"I'm fine, but you girl, what do you want from me again?"
The village chief closed his eyes and stroked his beard. In fact, he had already guessed that it was nothing more than the hydraulic stone mill mentioned a few days ago.
"Just, it's still about the grinding. I already took the waterwheel back yesterday."
Zhuang Keqing rubbed his little hands and spoke a little anxiously, almost choking on his saliva.
The village chief raised his eyelids and said, "Oh? You are not very quick. So you came to me today just to confirm the time."
Zhuang Keqing was about to nod, but the village chief closed his eyes: "It's better to choose a day than to hit the sun. I will inform the elders right away. After lunch, we will meet at the mountain stream behind the village to see if you can blow it.
So good."
"How is it?" The village chief raised his eyebrows and looked at her.
Zhuang Keqing was shocked by this power of action. She thought it would take at least three or four days to complete, but she didn't expect that she could do the experiment today.
She nodded hurriedly, turned around, took the bean drink on the small table and handed it to the village chief: "Your throat seems to be not feeling well. I will go to town in a few days and bring you some herbs to make tea."
Li Shu knew that this girl was kind-hearted and wanted to thank himself, so he took the cup and took a sip, and then drove away: "You should hurry up and get ready. You can't let me lose face in front of the elders."
Bar?"
After hearing this, Zhuang Keqing could not sit still. She bowed solemnly to the village chief and ran away before anyone could say any kind words.
The village chief smiled and shook his head, saying that the little girl was impatient, but he immediately got up and went out to inform others. He was so hurried that he even forgot to put down the cup.
Zhuang Keqing was anxious and happy. How could she have imagined that things would go so smoothly? She immediately went to Mrs. Liu's house to ask Zhang Da to help.
Zhang Da went back yesterday and talked about the stone mill while chatting with his family. Although everyone was skeptical, looking at the way the dog was dancing, they believed it in their hearts, but they still couldn't figure out what this thing looked like and what it was like.
How could you move on your own?
It just so happened that Zhuang Keqing came to invite people. Anyone who didn't have anything to do inside and outside the house planned to go and have a look.
But now that Zhang Da is working in the fields, it is not appropriate for these unrelated people to follow a bunch of them. It is inappropriate.
It was Mrs. Liu who spoke: "Girl, you go back and do your work first. I will ask the boss to find you later."
Zhuang Keqing thought it was reasonable. She had to go back and see if Uncle Liu was at home. If not, she would have to find someone who could help.
With this in mind, she left Zhang's house and headed home.
But she didn't know that while she was busy working on the stone mill, someone was secretly following her.
This person is Wang San.
The day before yesterday, Aunt Wang didn't get any benefits from the banker, and was given a lesson. She went home and vented her anger on her son. This made Wang San feel angry, plus he learned that the person who kicked him that night was from the banker.
Girl, he is even more resentful now.
His mother wanted him to stop worrying about the banker's business and stop thinking about his daughter, but how could he be willing to do so?
Yesterday, my mother felt so embarrassed that she lay in the room and refused to go out. But he wanted to go out, but unexpectedly he was ridiculed by several other friendly friends.
Although he is lazy on weekdays and only knows how to eat, drink and hang out, he is the most concerned about face. In addition to those who laugh at him, his family is considered well-off, and his family has already found a good marriage. Only he is almost 20 years old.
, he is still the same person, he has dated so many girls before, but after hearing his name, he didn’t want to.
"Bah! They are all bitches who hate the poor and love the rich!"
Wang San hid behind a big tree, shrinking his head and peeking at Zhuang Keqing who was walking away on the path in front of him.
He didn't dare to follow too closely. There were many people coming and going in the village, and it was daytime, so it was easy for others to spot him. In fact, he didn't know why he followed others secretly, but he came out and met the girl in the morning.
He followed him unconsciously.
"I'm going to make you suffer some pain!" he said bitterly. Seeing that the figure was about to disappear, he ducked out from behind the tree and followed along the roadside.
Zhuang Keqing walked back in a hurry. When he passed Aunt Li's house, he happened to see Uncle Liu busy in the yard, so he asked him to come and help in the afternoon.
"Then I'll have lunch early and then push the cart to your place. Your cart can't hold two large items."
Liu Zhuzhu agreed immediately and also took care of the car issue. Zhuang Keqing felt relieved now.
She returned to the door of her small courtyard and saw that her mother had closed the tofu stall, so she entered and lowered her head to bolt the courtyard door.
"Girl, wait a moment."
But it was a clear and soft male voice.
Zhuang Keqing raised his head.
Suddenly, he saw a young man standing in front of him. He was carrying a firewood basket and holding a lotus leaf piled with wild fruits in his hand, looking at him quietly.
Isn't this the Young Master Shen whom Gouzi talked about yesterday?
"Please be sure to accept some wild fruits."
Knowing what the other party meant, Zhuang Keqing reached out and took it.
When the young man saw her putting away her things, the corners of her mouth slightly curved, and a faint smile appeared.
Some people are as cold as ice when they are not smiling, but when they smile, they are like spring breeze and rain, and this person in front of her is.
