Father Wen's words were almost straightforward: he didn't want to borrow food, but he couldn't avoid it.
And when he said these words in front of a group of people who wanted to borrow food from him, it was self-evident what he meant.
If these people ask to borrow food, they are ignorant of their position and have a thick skin.
But for people from the Wen family, how can their face be as important as their family members' stomachs?
So, after smiling and accepting the tea from Chu Yunli, Wen's father's third uncle, who was the oldest and the oldest, spoke, "Xiao Mao, to be honest, we are looking for you to borrow food, and everyone in the Wen family knows that.
Advance or retreat, if it wasn’t for the fact that I had no other choice, I would never have spoken to you.”
Hearing "Xiao Mao", Father Wen's face darkened for a moment. People say that a bad name makes a living. Before he was born, an older brother had already died, so he was called Xiao Mao. He is now considered to have a good reputation, and everyone in the town will know it.
Calling him Master Wen is something only a few of his elders in the village would call him.
"We don't want more than one hundred catties per family. We can barely make it through the New Year."
One hundred kilograms is indeed not much, and there are many people in these households. One hundred kilograms can only be eaten by drinking vegetables during the Chinese New Year.
Father Wen's face became even worse. There were ten people here, and the total weight was one thousand pounds. Even if he had a restaurant open, he couldn't bear to borrow it like this! Besides, there are definitely more than just these ten people in the Wen family.
If I borrow it here, other people in the village will definitely borrow it again after getting the news. If I borrow it here, should I borrow it there or not?
Borrow it, it's not that much.
If you don’t borrow it, you’ll offend others!
Father Wen sighed, "There is really no way. There is a drought this year, and there is not enough food in my restaurant. This restaurant is the foundation of the Wen family. If it closes, our family will have to go back to the village to farm. So,
I can only move 200 kilograms, and my third uncle will take it and share it with every family in the village. If God doesn’t give us food, we can only tighten our belts."
He looked embarrassed, and looked reluctant to give up when he was told about the two hundred catties.
Uncle Wen frowned, "But Ru Xi's wife said that if it doesn't affect the restaurant, each family can still get a hundred catties."
Father Wen: "..."
This stupid woman!
The veins on his forehead throbbed, and he took a deep breath before saying, "She doesn't understand, she's talking nonsense." Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, he glanced at Chu Yunli in the corner and said, "Zhizhi understands, but you don't believe me.
ask her."
Chu Yunli raised his eyes and saw the expectant gazes of everyone, with a troubled expression on his face, "Well, I don't care about the warehouse now, dad knows best."
She was still watching the warehouse yesterday, so she must be clear about it. She is clear about it but unwilling to give a clear word. What does "father knows best" mean?
Doesn't she know best?
Father Wen secretly glared at his daughter. She was quite clever before, why are she so stupid today?
The Wen family are not stupid either. When their eyes met, they understood clearly. Third Uncle Wen sighed, "I'm embarrassing you. Two hundred catties is just two hundred catties." Let's talk about it after we get it!
Everyone in the Wen family quickly left carrying the food.
Chu Yunli left with everyone, but Father Wen stopped her, "Where have you been today?"
Actually, I wanted to ask her why she didn't go to the restaurant to help with the work.
Chu Yunli said casually, "It's rare that I have free time. I'll go for a walk on the street."
Father Wen frowned, and just as he was about to speak, the door was pushed open with a bang, and Li Yuancha came in, "Dad, I have something to tell you."
This was so reckless. Father Wen rubbed his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?"
Li Yuancha glanced at Chu Yunli and said, "It's also related to my sister. Please listen to it too."
Wen Zhi has nothing to do with the Li family. Even because of the engagement between Li Yuancha and Wen Ruxi, the Li family feels a little guilty about Wen Zhi. After all, Wen Zhi and Wen Ruxi have been in a relationship for nearly 20 years. They cannot be husband and wife, but they are still siblings.
It is said that the Li family is very wary of Wen Zhi, the eldest sister-in-law, for fear that she will cause harm, and they do not interact with each other if possible.
Chu Yunli nodded, found a chair and sat down.
Li Yuancha was a little proud, "My cousin is here today." He emphasized, "My cousin from the Liu family in the county."
Chu Yunli raised her eyebrows and suddenly thought of the person she met when she came back.
Father Wen nodded, "Will your family hold a banquet? When?"
"That's not what I want to say." Li Yuancha looked at Chu Yunli, "My cousin Liu is twenty-two this year. He has not yet gotten married or engaged. He is similar in age to my sister. The Liu family is rich. If my sister marries into it, everything will go smoothly.
Live a stable life."
Father Wen looked surprised, "But the Wen family is not rich, so does the Liu family like our family?"
Li Yuancha raised her chin, "I'll go and make peace. There's a 90% chance of this happening!"
Father Wen's face showed some joy and he looked at Chu Yunli, "Zhizhi, what do you think?"
Chu Yunli smiled half-heartedly, "What a coincidence, I came back from wandering around today and happened to meet a rich man. He looked not in good health. He jumped out of the broken carriage and vomited blood. Couldn't that be your cousin?
?”
Hearing that he was not feeling well, Li Yuancha's face stiffened.
Bu Town is a small town, but the people living on this street are all famous families. The Wen family has moved here for more than ten years, and Wen Zhi goes to and from this street every day. There is no one she doesn't know. And there is no one she doesn't know.
, Bu Town is located in a remote place, and few people from other places usually come here. The time and place are right, and Li Yuancha looks uncomfortable, so the cousin in her mouth is probably that person.
When Father Wen heard that he was in poor health and vomiting blood, he frowned and said nothing. He thought for a while and said, "Yuan Cha, why don't you ask."
Then he looked at Chu Yunli and said, "Zhizhi, I'm just asking, but it may not work."
Chu Yunli lowered her eyes. She didn't notice how much the Wen family loved their adopted daughter. If the Liu family's betrothal gift was enough, even if it was a dead person, maybe Wen's father would agree.
The next day, Chu Yunli still didn't go to the restaurant, and didn't get up until almost noon. While having lunch, Li Yuancha came over, "Sister, are you free today? Let's go look at the ingredients together. We just brought them from Fucheng yesterday.
We are going to have a mourning ceremony soon, so we should make some bright clothes to wear..."
She has been here for three years, and the number of times she has gone out with Wen Zhi can be counted on one hand. It seemed that she had ulterior motives. Thinking of the sick beauty, Chu Yunli smiled and said, "Okay."
The two of them went out together, without asking for a carriage, so they walked slowly over and soon arrived at the lively street. Li Yuancha was very purposeful and pulled her straight to the Wen family restaurant. She was about to arrive, but found that it was not far away.
There was a circle of people around.
She liked the excitement, so she grabbed Chu Yunli and squeezed in.
In the middle of the crowd, kneeling were a mother and her son, dressed in mourning clothes. The woman was young, only in her early twenties, and the child in her arms was two or three years old. He was very thin and had tears on his face.
The little woman turned around and kowtowed to everyone, and cried, "Please help me, my man is gone, and I don't have a coffin..."
This year has been a bad year, and most people don’t have enough to eat. There are too many people watching the excitement, and almost no one is helping. Li Yuancha was so distressed that she stretched out her hand to pull off the jade pendant from Chu Yunli’s waist and handed it over, “Sister-in-law, take this...
…”
The kneeling little woman raised her head, but before she could reach out to pick it up, the jade pendant was already caught by a calloused hand, and she couldn't help but pull it back.
Chu Yunli withdrew the jade pendant and also drew the woman's attention to him.
Li Yuancha on the side looked disapproving, "Sister, why are you so stingy?"
Chu Yunli smiled half-heartedly, "Are you generous? You also have a jade pendant around your waist, why don't you give it to her?"
Li Yuancha touched the jade pendant around her waist and frowned, "My mother gave it to me. How can I give it away?"
Can you give away someone else's things by sharing them?
Chu Yunli did not argue with her, but looked at the woman on the ground, "We need a coffin, right?" Without waiting for the woman to answer, she looked at the maid next to her, "Take her to pick out a coffin, and I'll pay for it."
The little woman's eyes were filled with even more gratitude, and she kowtowed repeatedly, "Thank you so much, miss. I'm kind-hearted and will definitely have a safe and smooth life."
The young woman followed the maid with her child. There was no excitement anymore, and the crowd quickly dispersed. Li Yuancha sighed, "Sister, how can we only have a coffin for a funeral?"
Chu Yunli sneered, "Then do I have to buy meat and vegetables to send to you, and then help ask the Taoist priest to perform a ritual ceremony to be considerate?"
No matter how dull Li Yuancha was, he could still hear the sarcasm in her words. She was not one to take offense, so she couldn't help but said, "Sister, how did I offend you?"
Chu Yunli had already seen Liu An by the window of the restaurant. He walked towards the restaurant and said, "Next time, don't use other people's things for charity."
After entering the restaurant, the shopkeeper greeted me first, "Miss, you are here."
Chu Yunli waved her hand and pointed at the table next to Liu An's in front of the window, "Send me some snacks."
So, Liu An saw the woman walking towards him step by step after saying something to the shopkeeper. As she approached, he became more and more nervous, thinking that he had carefully checked his clothes before going out in the morning.
There shouldn't be anything wrong. He also thought that when he saw her outside, he should ask the people around him to check his clothes and hair bun. His thoughts were in a mess. But he saw the woman sitting down on the table in front of him.
Sit down!
Still facing away from him!
Liu An: "..."
My heart was so complicated that I couldn't explain it. First I felt relieved, and then I felt disappointed. She didn't say hello just now. Does this mean she doesn't recognize him?
Feeling more and more lost.
His thoughts were running around, but Chu Yunli didn't know that he had so many thoughts. When the snacks were served, Li Yuancha also chased in, sat opposite her, looked up at Liu An behind him, and waved, "Cousin, okay
skillful!"
Chu Yunli: "..."
After saying hello, he winked at Chu Yunli. He really didn't hide it at all.
Liu An stood up and walked over. He was surprised at first, "My cousin is here too?" When he saw Chu Yunli, he bowed his hands and said, "Girl, you are polite."
Chu Yunli smiled slightly, "No need to be polite."
Liu An sat down. He wanted to talk but was afraid that she would think he was too flirtatious with the girl, so he just drank tea.
Drinking one cup after another, Chu Yunli felt funny in her heart but didn't show it on her face.
What's the matter with just sitting here?
Li Yuancha was anxious, "Cousin, I haven't been to the county seat yet, why don't you tell us about it?"
This was a deliberate message to let Liu An talk about the prosperity of the county and show off his wealth. In this way, the marriage must be close.
In Li Yuancha's eyes, this aunt has been in business for a long time and is very tight-lipped. What she loves most in her life is money. If she knew that the Liu family was wealthy and was in poor health, it wouldn't be a big deal.
Liu An understood what she meant, but he didn't want to deceive the girl opposite, "The county town is similar to the town. If you have it in the county town, you can also buy it here."
Li Yuancha: "..." I'm so anxious!
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