On the second day, Zhuang Keqing helped pay for the tofu stall early, and then took the money and went out to find Zhang Da to haul the goods.
But Zhang Da went to the fields to help early in the morning and would not come back until a while later. Mrs. Liu was at home. She went out for a walk in the morning and heard about what happened yesterday. When she saw Zhuang Keqing, she asked casually
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"Girl, I heard that the Wang family went to your place to make trouble yesterday?"
"Well, it's just some misunderstanding."
The little girl didn't want to say more, but Mrs. Liu was not stupid.
The man surnamed Wang has a cunning temper, what misunderstanding can there be with her? I am afraid that the banker is not being bullied, but there is no responsible man in the family, so it is difficult to say.
There were some guesses in her mind, but Mrs. Liu remained calm, thinking that she would need to move around more in the future to let these bullies know that the banker is not completely helpless in the village.
Zhang Da remembered today's events and quickly finished his work in the field and returned home. As soon as he entered the house, he saw his mother teaching the farmer's girl to weave straw rope, which really shocked him.
"Why did you come back? Japan asked you to help today, but it's still dragging on like this."
Seeing that her son was still standing motionless like a log, Mrs. Liu felt disgusted: "What are you doing standing there stupidly? Push the cart and leave quickly! Call the dog to help him."
After all the busy work, it was already late by the time the three of them got on the road. If they didn't go faster, they might have to have lunch by the time they got to the carpenter's place.
I hurriedly and slowly arrived at Daxing Village. When I arrived at Carpenter Qian's house, I was in a hurry.
The family was gathering around a table to have dinner under the house.
Zhuang Keqing was a little embarrassed, really afraid of what would happen. Fortunately, she brought some tofu as a gift, so it wouldn't be too embarrassing to come to the door at this time.
"Uncle Qian."
Across the small courtyard door, Zhuang Keqing popped up.
Carpenter Qian was working on the meal when he heard someone calling him. When he looked up, he saw a little girl stretching her head outside. Wasn't she the same girl who ordered a toy waterwheel last time?
In the past few days, he had been wondering why the other party hadn't come to pick up the goods after the pick-up day. At that time, he was very anxious to ask him to hurry up.
"Here, here, wait a moment, I'll open the door for you."
Carpenter Qian put down the bowls and chopsticks and asked the family to continue eating, then walked over and opened the door.
"I thought you had forgotten. It's been three or four days and no one has come yet."
"Uncle, I'm sorry for the delay." Zhuang Keqing apologized, and after inviting Zhang Da to push the cart in, he took the tofu off the cart and handed it to Carpenter Qian. "This is at home.
You can try it. It can be braised, made into soup or served cold. You can enjoy it freshly."
Carpenter Qian didn't expect this girl to be so sensible. She came to pick up the goods and even gave her a gift. I'm afraid it was because he was thanking him for answering her urgent request.
Of course, he felt more comfortable after collecting his things. He personally took Zhuang Keqing to his backyard and picked up the small water cart that he had promised.
"Girl, this is it, how about it? But it's what you want?"
The small waterwheel was slightly larger than the millstone at home. Zhuang Keqing touched it with his hands and found that the scraper was tightly embedded, the spokes were firm, and it rotated smoothly, and even the burrs on it were polished away.
"Your craftsmanship is great!" Zhuang Keqing praised him without hesitation and gave the other party a thumbs up. But the carpenter didn't know why he made the money.
Oh, it turns out that this is not a thing here, Zhuang Keqing laughed at himself in his heart.
I have been living here for so many years, but I still have some traces of my previous life when I do things.
"I saw that you never came, so I took advantage of these few days to make the cart and toys together. You can also take a look. Let's take them away together this time."
Zhuang Keqing did not expect that the Qian carpenter could work so quickly, and thought that if the Nalu stonemason was as efficient as him, he might even use a hydraulic stone mill now.
But what she didn't know was that Carpenter Qian had several apprentices. In addition to doing the fine work required by customers, all other small items were done by his apprentices, so there was no need to do it himself. As for Carpenter Lu, he was
Because of his personality, let alone being an apprentice, he has never even had a daughter-in-law.
The trolley toys and the waterwheel were not put together. She followed Carpenter Qian to look at the goods and saw that they were also solid and sturdy. She was very satisfied.
"How much do I have to pay in total?"
"Just pay another 200 Wen."
Carpenter Qian was also hypocritical. He took Zhuang Keqing's money and without anyone's help, he put the waterwheel and toys on the cart and dragged them out together.
Zhang Da and Gouzi were still waiting in the front yard. At this time, they saw someone pulling out another car, and they opened their mouths.
"Hey, I didn't expect Uncle Qian to work so quickly and well. He even finished the ordered car." Zhuang Keqing was a little embarrassed. This was all her mistake.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Da immediately let go of the cart in his hand, told his son to push it, and stepped forward to take Carpenter Qian's hand.
"Then thank you, Uncle Qian. If I need to make some small items later, I will definitely still look for you."
Zhuang Keqing was anxious to go back to assemble the stone mill and was afraid of disturbing others' dinner, so he said hello to the carpenter and left without staying long.
Carpenter Qian's family, on the other hand, were all curious about what the girl on the table had given them.
White and square, it looks very fresh and clean.
"Dad, what is this?"
The little daughter couldn't bear her temper and stretched out her short hand to poke it. Unexpectedly, the thing was so soft that a hole was almost drilled out of it.
"Sanya, don't move too much!"
"Nothing to do, just eating."
Carpenter Qian recently visited Songling Town, but he knew about this popular thing in the streets and alleys.
"What on earth is that?"
Sanya tilted her head, why didn't daddy say anything? She was anxious to eat it.
"Snow jade is like crystal in the sky."
Carpenter Qian gave it a try, but it was obvious that everyone had no reaction when they looked at him, so he said sarcastically: "It's just tofu."
"Tofu?"
"Well, I went to my second uncle's house a few days ago, and they made this to entertain me. They said it was a rare good thing, and it was a novelty that even the scholarly people praised."
"Then it's such a rare thing, why did that little girl only get such a big piece and claim that it was made by herself?"
Carpenter Qian's wife was quick-thinking and had heard them talking just now. Now she felt strange and mentioned it.
"Huh? That's right! Why didn't I think of that! You guys eat first and I'll catch up and ask after you!"
Carpenter Qian had a temper that said wind was like rain, so he immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks and left.
He ran away to chase someone, and his wife didn't even have time to stop him.
Fortunately, there was a water tanker on the car today, and the road was bumpy. Zhang Da pushed carefully, so the speed was a bit slow. When they heard the carpenter calling them from behind, they had not gone two miles.
"Wait! Girl, wait!"
Zhuang Keqing turned around and saw the carpenter catching up with him panting, thinking something had gone wrong.
"Uncle Qian, what's wrong? But what's the problem?"
When Carpenter Qian caught up with the man, he didn't waste any time and asked, "Is this tofu made by your family?"
"It's just a little thought, not worth a few dollars."
"Hey, that's not what I meant. I just wanted to ask if I could ask a salesman to buy it from you in the future!"