Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

A slender jade hand lifted the curtain on the carriage window. The owner of the jade hand looked at Cheng Wan who was disappearing in and out of the crowd, and asked softly the maid standing by the carriage window: "Is this where the bamboo tube rice dumplings came from?"

The maid Chunwen replied: "Yes, miss, I have asked about it. This family is the first to sell bamboo tube rice dumplings in the county. They started selling it yesterday. The other traders learned from this family and just started selling it today. Selling rice dumplings in bamboo tubes.”

"You are quite ingenious. Go and buy some red dates and give them to me to try."

Chunwen raised his head slightly and looked at his lady's jade-white side face, and deliberately tried to stop him: "Miss, how do you know if the food sold by this street vendor is not clean? If you want to eat it, wait until we return to the house and let the food in the house be cooked. Can the cook cook it for you?"

"So many people have eaten, so naturally I can eat too. And I see that the girl is dressed cleanly and has not touched anything else with her hands. She must be a particular person, so go ahead."

After saying that, the lady reminded me, "There is no need to jump in line, don't affect the girl's business."

There was no other way, so Chunwen had no choice but to take the order and buy bamboo rice dumplings. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart that her young lady was kind-hearted.

After all, as the daughter of a county magistrate, who in this county would dare to neglect her?

Not to mention spending money to buy it, many business owners treat young ladies to eat it. If the young lady is willing to take a few bites, it will be a great blessing and honor for those business owners.

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, this is such a cruel reality.

One hundred bamboo tube rice dumplings were sold out successfully, and Cheng Erniu packed up his things happily.

Cheng Wan frowned slightly and looked at the carriage not far away.

She noticed that the carriage had been parked there for a while, and for a while there seemed to be a line of sight from the carriage looking this way.

Moreover, Cheng Wan looked at the face of the maid beside the carriage.

It seems that this maid came here to buy a red date rice dumpling?

After thinking about it, Cheng Wan walked towards the carriage.

She always felt as if the people in the carriage were waiting for her.

Cheng Erniu noticed Cheng Wan's movements and was so frightened that he immediately stretched out his hand to hold Cheng Wan.

In Cheng Erniu's heart, the people riding in the carriage were either rich or noble, especially the carriage not far away looked unusual, and there were maids following the carriage.

How can people like them talk to them?

Don't offend noble people and cause big trouble.

Cheng Wan turned her head and signaled to Cheng Erniu to relax and wait for her where she was.

Cheng Erniu was now used to listening to Cheng Wan, so he could only stay where he was and watch Cheng Wan walk towards the carriage with his heart in mind.

As soon as Cheng Wan approached the carriage, the curtain was opened from the inside.

Cheng Wan looked at the girl getting off the carriage, her eyes full of amazement.

I saw that this girl's skin was as fair as jade, her eyebrows were curved, her almond-shaped eyes were smiling, her nose was small and straight, and she had a pair of dimples on both sides of her pink lips. The white jade hairpin in her black hair and the light blue skirt on her body make this girl even more extraordinary.

Cheng Wan smiled at the girl and said with great sincerity: "The girl is so beautiful, I was stunned."

Chun Wen, who was next to him, chuckled when he heard this, and then quickly stopped.

"My surname is Xu, just call me Miss Xu."

Xu Zhinian originally wanted to buy a rice dumpling and go back home, but when he saw the girl not far away entertaining guests and making rice dumplings, he lost track of time.

Now that he was standing face to face with this girl, for some reason, he took the initiative to introduce himself.

Cheng Wan smiled and nodded, "Miss Xu, I wonder if Miss Xu is here...?"

At this moment, Cheng Wan felt that she might have been overthinking it. This girl Xu seemed to have an extraordinary background at first glance. She was a peasant girl selling bamboo rice dumplings. What could she deserve to make this girl wait for?

But we have already met each other, and Cheng Wan can't just turn around and leave.

Xu Zhinian shook his head gently, "It's nothing special. I just went out today and noticed a bamboo tube rice dumpling on the street. I was curious and couldn't help but ask a few more questions. I learned that this bamboo tube rice dumpling was invented by the girl's family. I just looked at it for a while and lost track of time."

"I see. If Miss Xu has nothing else to do, I will leave first. My home is far away, so I have to go back early."

Cheng Wan and Cheng Erniu carried their things and left.

Xu Zhinian lowered his head and smiled, then got on the carriage and left the place.

Cheng Erniu asked Cheng Wan as he walked: "Awan, who is that lady? Does she have something to do with you?"

Cheng Wan was mentally calculating whether to buy something to go home, and replied casually: "I only know that her surname is Xu, and I don't know anything else. What business can a wealthy lady have with me? I just heard that bamboo tube rice dumplings are ours." I thought of it, come and see the fun."

Cheng Wan and Cheng Erniu were telling the truth. She thought that her relationship with Miss Xu was probably the result of these few words today, but she never expected that Miss Xu would come again the next day.

Still in the same place, Cheng Wan tilted her head slightly and looked at the familiar carriage, a little confused.

After a while, Cheng Wan took advantage of no one to buy rice dumplings and walked towards the carriage holding a red date rice dumpling in her hand.

Xu Zhinian got off the carriage before Cheng Wan could reach it.

Cheng Wan saw Xu Zhinian and directly handed the rice dumpling in his hand to Xu Zhinian, "Want to eat? It's your treat."

Xu Zhinian was stunned for a moment, then took the rice dumpling from Cheng Wan's hand, with a smile on his face filled with surprise.

Cheng Wan also had a warm smile on his face, "My surname is Cheng, my name is Cheng Wan, and I mean late at night."

Xu Zhinian held up the rice dumplings and smiled happily, "My surname is Xu, and my name is Xu Zhinian. I know my close friends and miss you."

"Awan, someone is here, come back quickly."

Cheng Erniu's loud voice came from behind.

"coming."

Turning her head, Cheng Wan quickly said to Xu Zhinian: "I have to go make money. Don't wait here. Go home quickly."

Cheng Wan turned around and ran towards the stall. Xu Zhinian asked anxiously from behind: "Cheng Wan, are you coming tomorrow?"

Cheng Wan waved her hand, "Come back."

After returning home from the street, Xu Zhinian led Chunwen into the main courtyard and met her mother, Mrs. Xu.

"mother."

Xu Zhinian happily ran over and put an arm around Mrs. Xu's arm.

Seeing her happy look, Mrs. Xu asked warmly: "What are you doing? Are you so happy?"

"Mom, I made friends with someone I like very much today. Look, she even gave me a bamboo rice dumpling."

Mrs. Xu glanced at the rice dumplings in Xu Zhinian's hand and tapped Xu Zhinian's forehead angrily.

"Just a rice dumpling to buy you off? How do you know she's not here because of your identity?"

"Oh mother, she doesn't know my identity at all, and she didn't want to get acquainted with me in the first place, but I took the initiative to get involved."

Mrs. Xu was really confused now, "The county magistrate, the chief registrar, and the daughters of wealthy families in this city all want to make friends with you, but you always ignore them, so why did you take the initiative to make friends this time?" Friend? Whose daughter is your friend?"

Xu Zhinian let go of Madam Xu's arm and looked at Madam Xu with seriousness on her face.

"Mom, her name is Cheng Wan. She is not a daughter of any family. She is just a farm girl selling bamboo rice dumplings."

"But mother, she is smart, frank, and straightforward. She can see that I have an extraordinary background as soon as we meet, and she doesn't try to flatter me. She always talks to me in a neither humble nor arrogant manner. I feel that in her heart, she doesn't care about my status at all. .”

"Mom, believe me, if I am the county magistrate's daughter today or a beggar tomorrow, it won't make any difference to her."

Xu Zhinian said as if he had thought of something, and smiled slyly, "And I also discovered that she is easy to be soft-hearted. I just sat in the carriage and waited for a while, and she took the initiative to come to me. "

Cheng Wan, who was still selling rice dumplings on the street, didn't know what the mother and daughter were talking about. If he knew that she was designated to shake Xu Zhinian's shoulders to wake her up, it would be too thick a filter for her.

Xu Zhinian returned to his yard, while Mrs. Xu left Chunwen behind, "Tell me, what is going on with your young lady and her friend?"

After all, Mrs. Xu is an adult and the county magistrate's wife. She is not as innocent as her daughter.

After listening to Chun Wen's narration, Mrs. Xu held the tea cup thoughtfully: "So, it's really your young lady who took the initiative to join in."

"Yes, ma'am, and,"

Chunwen raised his head carefully and glanced at Mrs. Xu.

"Speak directly if you have anything to say."

Chunwen made a sad face, "And I thought that Cheng Wan might have given the young lady a rice dumpling out of kindness, and did not treat the young lady as a friend. But somehow, the young lady identified her and Cheng Wan." Made friends.”