The rain and snow continued for another day, and it stopped in the evening. The next morning, the weather was fine. Although the air was still very cold and damp, the sun would be able to disperse it somewhat.

There wasn't enough paper at home, so after breakfast, Ji Chunshan carried a bamboo basket to the town, and when he arrived at the book shop in the town, he ordered a piece of cooked rice paper directly according to Ye Qinglan's instructions.

While the clerk was picking up paper from the storeroom, Ji Chunshan asked the shopkeeper about the market for short story books in the shop, and found that the price of such books was not low, and a thin book was only about a dozen pages. It costs one hundred and eighty characters, and according to the shopkeeper, among them, the books about love between men and women are the best sellers.

Ji Chunshan asked the shopkeeper again, "What about anecdotes, ghosts and ghosts?"

The shopkeeper immediately said: "It's also easy to sell. For example, "Peony Tale", it is about a down-and-out scholar who loves flowers and becomes obsessed. Turned into a human form, and made a loving couple with the scholar. There is also a "White Fox Story", which is the same as "Peony Story", which is also the work of Mr. Jin Yu. , give birth to children, in return for saving her life, and..."

Thinking about it, the shopkeeper also liked to read this kind of scripts very much, Ji Chunshan just asked a question, and he started talking non-stop, until the clerk brought the paper, Ji Chunshan had to interrupt him and leave.

The shopkeeper didn't know whether it was because Ji Chunshan hadn't bought it after asking for a long time, or because he hadn't finished sending out his confession and was forced to stop, and he watched Ji Chunshan leave with regret on his face.

There is no shortage of food and supplies at home, Ji Chunshan didn't delay much, and rushed home after buying paper.When I was about to get home, I passed Aunt Wu's house and found a donkey cart tied to the yard. The door of the main room was wide open, but no one was there.

He continued to walk home, and as soon as he entered the house, he saw Aunt Wu was there, talking with Ye Qinglan.

"Auntie is here." Ji Chunshan called out with a smile.

"It's just in time to come back, this egg is still hot, hurry up and eat to warm your body." Seeing Ji Chunshan, Aunt Wu smiled and took out a red-skinned egg from the basket on the table, and stuffed it into his hand.

Ji Chunshan put down the bamboo basket and took the eggs, but looked at Ye Qinglan with a puzzled expression.

Ye Qinglan smiled slightly, and said to him: "Sister Yun is pregnant, this is a wedding egg from my aunt."

Sister Yun is Aunt Wu's only daughter, she just got married half a year ago, and the good news came so soon, no wonder Ji Chunshan was very happy to see Aunt Wu today, the smile lines on his face deepened a lot.

Ji Chunshan smiled and said, "This is a great event, congratulations, auntie!"

Aunt Wu laughed from ear to ear again.She is just such a daughter, and she married far away from her side. Although her in-law's family was selected by her out of thousands of thousands, she is very satisfied, but she still worries about it when she can't see her every day.Now that her daughter is pregnant, although she is happy, she is even more worried.So in addition to sending happy eggs today, Aunt Wu also came to say goodbye to them.

Aunt Wu's son-in-law, Xie Yuan, has an older brother, but he was not born to the same mother. The family separated before his father died, and he took his mother to live alone. It's just that his mother's eyes were too sharp when she was young, and she was useless when she was old. A few days ago, she fell down again, and now she can't even get out of bed. Sister Yun's body has only been in her body for more than a month, which is also the most unstable time.Surrounding her daughter, Aunt Wu didn't care what other people said, so she decided to go to her son-in-law's house to help take care of her for a while.

Xie Yuan's house was far away, Ji Chunshan couldn't bring Ye Qinglan to visit, so he packed a basket of things, not to mention cakes and snacks, but also packed a catty of lotus root powder, packed it, and sent it to Aunt Wu's home.

As soon as he entered Aunt Wu's house, a young man in brown clothes followed him in, holding a bundle of boxy paper bags in his hand. He opened the curtain and said happily, "It's okay to go. Just in time, these last few chestnut cakes just made me round."

After he finished speaking, he saw that besides the mother-in-law, there was another person in the room.

"This is brother Xie." Ji Chunshan smiled first.

"You are?" Xie Yuan didn't know Ji Chunshan, so he couldn't help looking at Aunt Wu.

Aunt Wu introduced, "This is Ji Chunshan, Xu'er's father. He wasn't often in the village before, so you haven't seen him a few times."

"So it's Brother Ji." Xie Yuan smiled, but he murmured in his heart. Although he didn't know Ji Chunshan, he had heard about him. Every time I finished scolding, I had to warn him by the way, which made him feel a little wronged, but this time I really saw him, but I felt that it was not what my wife said, not to mention that my mother-in-law was also so amiable.

"Brother Xie bought chestnut cakes?" Ji Chunshan pointed to the paper bag in Xie Yuan's hand and asked with a smile.

Xie Yuan then replied: "Exactly. My daughter-in-law loves to eat chestnuts. I heard that there are chestnut pancakes sold in the town, and the taste is not inferior to the Ruyizhai in the county. I went to buy some. It was a coincidence that there were still left The last few yuan, although not much, but I always have an explanation with my daughter-in-law when I get home."

Ji Chunshan turned his head to Aunt Wu and said, "Auntie, it's your fault. If Brother Xie wants chestnut cakes, he can just go home and get them. It will save him an extra trip."

Xie Yuan was puzzled, so Aunt Wu said: "It's all things you worked so hard to sell for money. Besides, you used to send me a lot of things, and I went to your house to ask for them. How ridiculous."

"Brother Ji actually made this chestnut cake?!" Before Ji Chunshan could speak, Xie Yuan suddenly said in surprise.

"That's right, Chunshan is very capable. He also made the meat floss pancake I gave you when you came." Aunt Wu laughed.

Ji Chunshan said modestly: "It's just some common food, nothing to it. If my aunt doesn't go to get it at home, it's the same if I bring it over."

As he said that, he put the basket in his hand on the table, and while taking things out, he said: "Here are some snacks, besides the chestnut cake, there is also a packet of lotus root starch, you can put some in porridge, or use it directly Cooking in boiling water is the best way to replenish the body, and it is just right for pregnant women to eat. Please brother Xie bring these back to Sister Yun, and then help to apologize. It is inconvenient at home now, and I can’t go far. When I have free time in the future, I will come to the door in person. visit."

Xie Yuan hurriedly said: "Brother Ji is too polite. Everything else is fine, but this lotus root powder is too expensive, so Brother Ji should take it back and give it to Brother Ye and Xu'er." He said and carried the lotus root powder to Ji Chunshan empty basket.

Xie Yuan had seen several other snacks in Li's grocery store, and asked about the price. Now that I think about it, they are probably all made by Ji Chunshan. Although there are quite a few, they are made by himself, so they can't be ordered by the store. The price in the shop is calculated, so he accepts it, but the lotus root noodles are different.

They are located in the north. Due to geological and climate reasons, there are very few lotus roots. Therefore, most of the lotus root noodles sold in the world are shipped from the south. They are all expensive things, and they are sold by taels in the shops.The big bag that Ji Chunshan brought today probably weighed a pound, but it really cost a lot of money, so he couldn't bear to accept it.

Ji Chunshan hurriedly stopped him, and said: "I bought fresh lotus root powder and made it myself. It doesn't cost anything. I still have a lot at home. It's enough to last until next year. Brother Xie, feel free to accept it."

Aunt Wu is not a temperament that likes to take advantage of others, but in recent days she has somewhat noticed that Ji Chunshan is a temperament that is considerate in everything but agrees with one another, and although the two families are not relatives, they are closer than ordinary relatives. If you care too much, it will hurt your relationship.

Then he said to his son-in-law: "Since Shanzi brought it, you can keep it. This is also Shanzi's wish."

When the mother-in-law spoke, the son-in-law would not dare to disobey, Xie Yuan said, "Then thank you, Brother Ji."

Ji Chunshan told him not to see outsiders.

Then Aunt Wu went into the house to pack her own clothes, folded the quilts and put them in the cupboard for storage, while Ji Chunshan and Xie Yuan tidied up the kitchen, put those that could last for a long time in the cellar, and those that couldn't, put them in a donkey cart and take them away together .

Not long after, Aunt Wu left the house with a big burden on her back, locked the two rooms again, and got into the donkey cart.Xie Yuan waved his whip lightly, and the donkey cart started slowly, heading towards the road west of the village.

After seeing Aunt Wu away, Ji Chunshan returned home, just as Ye Qinglan had finished the morning class, the children had all gone out to play, and were packing up their textbooks and ink.

Seeing him coming in, Ye Qinglan asked, "Aunt Wu is gone?"

"Well, I just left." Ji Chunshan nodded, and said again: "Aunt Wu's son-in-law, Xie Yuan, looks pretty good."

Ye Qinglan smiled and said: "That's natural, that's the son-in-law that Aunt Wu decided on after three years of investigation, so it won't be bad."

Ji Chunshan asked again: "I heard that Xie Yuan's family is from the county seat. How can Aunt Wu rest assured that her daughter will marry so far away, and that Sister Yun is willing?"

Ye Qinglan said: "I didn't want to at first, but Xie Yuan is really infatuated. When he came to the village to collect mountain goods when he was seventeen, he fell in love with sister Yun and invited someone to propose marriage, but his family is in the county. He was far away and didn't know the details, so Aunt Wu didn't respond at first. But Xie Yuan didn't change his original intention for three years, and invited a matchmaker to come to his door every few months. The matchmaker didn't know how much money he gave. Aunt Wu saw him Xincheng is also a sensible and motivated person, and after knowing his family background, he was relieved."

"It's just that Aunt Wu was relieved, but Sister Yun didn't want to marry so far away and couldn't take care of her mother, so Xie Yuan offered to take Aunt Wu to take care of her at home, and Sister Yun agreed. Although Aunt Wu looked like a She has a soft and undisputable temperament, but she actually has to be strong in her heart. Because of Xie Yuan's continuous proposal for three years, the people in the village were envious and jealous, and said a lot of bitter words. Aunt Wu was afraid that her daughter would miss such a good marriage, so she verbally She agreed to go with her to her son-in-law's home for the elderly, but when Sister Yun came to pick her up after her marriage, she changed her mind and said she would not go. , I had to ask Xie Yuan to come back and take a look after a while."

"So that's how it is." Ji Chunshan nodded. Although the original body was not familiar with Sister Yun, he still had some impressions that she was a sharp and forthright woman, unlike the kind who would pretend that she was married and had nothing to rely on for her life. What my mother abandoned and ignored came.

Ye Qinglan continued to laugh and said: "Sister Yun has always wanted to take Aunt Wu over, but Aunt Wu doesn't want others to gossip and refuses to agree to anything. This time, Aunt Wu finally got into the door of her son-in-law's house under the pretense of being pregnant. Just thinking about it again, it probably won’t work.”

When Ji Chunshan thought about it, he was right.Aunt Wu couldn't worry about her daughter. As long as Sister Yun excused that she was not feeling well, Aunt Wu couldn't leave at ease.Although taking care of pregnant women and children is definitely not more comfortable than being alone at home, but Aunt Wu is also willing to be with her daughter and grandchildren.

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