When the pears are green

Chapter 177 The Rally Ends

Neither Song Li nor Jiang Qingye heard clearly what Li Yi said. They looked at each other and simultaneously did not ask Li Yi any more questions.

When Jiang Qingzhou returned to the stall, he happened to see Song Li and the other two standing silently beside the cart. He walked over and asked Song Li, "Xiao Li, what are you doing?"

"We just talked to Li Yi for a while. Is the matter done?" Song Li looked at Jiang Qingzhou with a smile. She took out a handkerchief from her bag and wiped the sweat from Jiang Qingzhou's forehead.

Jiang Qingzhou patted his bag and said with a smile that he would read it after he got home.

Song Li nodded. When she saw someone coming to buy bean sprouts, she quickly asked Jiang Qingzhou to go and entertain them.

"Qingye, Li Yi, Qingzhou is here, you two can play here." After giving instructions to the two of them, Song Li quickly walked to Jiang Qingzhou to help weigh the bean sprouts.

After the guests left, Jiang Qingzhou told Song Li in detail about what happened in the yamen. After listening, Song Li couldn't help but sigh: It's true that if you don't have money, don't come in.

Jiang Qingzhou looked into the basket containing the chickens and found that they had all been sold out. He couldn't help but ask curiously: "Xiao Li, there were still nine chickens when I left. How come they sold out so quickly?"

"It was Boss Hu who bought them. When Li Yi and Qingye went to the restaurant to deliver bean sprouts, they casually said to Kai Xin that we were still selling chickens today. Boss Hu happened to hear it, so he asked Kai Xin to bring Second Brother Zhang to buy all the remaining chickens." Song Li felt that she owed Hu Zhimin a favor again. Although the restaurant could buy chickens from anywhere, it was obvious that Hu Zhimin was taking care of his own business this time.

Seeing Song Li frowning, Jiang Qingzhou reached out and pinched Song Li's fingers, telling her not to think too much about it, and said that he would repay Hu Zhimin's favor when he had the chance in the future.

"What are Brother Jiang and Madam Jiang doing?" Li Yun'an's teasing voice came from the front of the stall.

Jiang Qingzhou quickly released his hand that was pinching Song Li's fingers. He smiled and asked Li Yun'an, "Mr. Li, do you want to come in and sit for a while? We brought a stool with us."

Li Yun'an smiled and waved his hand, saying that he came specifically to discuss the time to go to the county town tomorrow.

The three of them stood together and discussed for a while, and finally decided that Song Li, Jiang Qingzhou, and Jiang Qingye would wait for Li Yun'an at the market when dawn tomorrow.

"Brother Jiang, Madam Jiang, I will go and inform Sister Mingshu and the others." Li Yun'an hurriedly said goodbye to Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou. Before leaving, he specifically told Song Li not to forget to deliver three pounds of mung bean sprouts to the Li family's shop.

Song Li looked back at Li Yi and Jiang Qingye who were standing beside the cart in silence, and she waved to them with a smile.

"Qingye, do you still remember Mr. Li's shop?" Song Li asked with a smile.

Jiang Qingye nodded, pointed to the southwest and told Song Li: "Sister-in-law, I know, it's about 500 meters away in that direction."

Song Li nodded. She weighed three pounds of mung bean sprouts and put them in the basket, then asked Jiang Qingye to take Li Yi to deliver the bean sprouts.

Li Yi's mood suddenly became relaxed, and she skipped and followed Jiang Qingye towards the Li family shop.

Not long after Jiang Qingye and Li Yi left, Master Li found Song Li's stall. He first thanked Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou for taking care of Li Yi for three or four days, and then put a piece of pork and half a basket of hawthorns that he had brought specially on the cart.

Song Li didn't want to accept Master Li's things. Just when he was about to give them back to Master Li, he heard Master Li say loudly to Jiang Qingzhou: "Qingzhou, don't be polite to me anymore, otherwise, I won't dare to let Nian Nian go to your house again in the future."

Song Li put the things in her hand back on the cart. She smiled and asked Master Li to wait for Li Yi at the stall first to avoid missing him accidentally.

"Then I'll wait here first, so as not to disturb your business!" Master Li asked hurriedly.

Song Li shook her head and said no. Master Li walked into the stall, took the stool handed to him by Jiang Qingzhou and sat next to the cart.

There were more and more people on the street, and more and more people came to ask about bean sprouts. Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou were busy greeting the guests, so they didn't even notice when Jiang Qingye and Li Yi came back.

When Li Yi saw Master Li sitting next to the cart, she quickly ran to Master Li. She buried her head in Master Li's legs and kept blaming Master Li for coming back just now.

Master Li touched Li Yi's hair lovingly and kept comforting Li Yi: "Niannian, Grandpa has rushed back as fast as he can, but Grandpa is old and can't walk fast, so Nian Nian has to wait until now."

Li Yi quickly looked up at Master Li, who looked exhausted. She told him, "I'm very happy that Grandpa can come to pick me up."

Both the grandparents and grandchildren laughed. Jiang Qingye, who was standing beside them, was also infected by the joy and he also laughed along with Li Yi and Master Li.

Master Li heard Jiang Qingye's laughter and asked Jiang Qingye if he wanted to go to the bookstore to play.

Jiang Qingye still shook his head under Li Yi's expectant gaze. He explained to Master Li and Li Yi, "Master, Li Yi, I won't go. My family just bought a new house, and I'm afraid my brother and sister-in-law will have to work in the afternoon, so I have to help them at home."

Master Li praised Jiang Qingye as a good and sensible child, and smiled as he asked Li Yi to learn more from Jiang Qingye in the future. Li Yi pouted and turned his head away.

"Niannian is also a good kid. Let's go say goodbye to Qingzhou and the others." Seeing that there were fewer people in front of the stall, Master Li took Li Yi to Jiang Qingzhou and Song Li to say goodbye, and told them to go to the bookstore together when they had time.

Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou quickly agreed. After Master Li and Li Yi left, Jiang Qingye handed the money for bean sprouts given by Lingling to Song Li.

"There are not many bean sprouts left. Let's go back." Seeing that there were only one or two pounds of bean sprouts left in the basket, Jiang Qingzhou suggested taking them home and frying them.

Song Li glanced at the still scorching autumn sun and nodded, agreeing with Jiang Qingzhou's statement.

The three of them quickly packed up their stall and left the market under the envious gazes of the vendors nearby.

At this time, Li Yun'an also came to Yang Yu's house. He knocked for a long time before Yang Yu opened the door.

Yang Yu invited Li Yun'an into his house for a drink of water, but Li Yun'an smiled and declined. He told Yang Yu the time he had agreed with Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou, and asked him to tell Wu Mingshu.

"Don't worry, Yun'an. I haven't been to the county town for three years. I also want to go there with Jing'er and the others. I wonder if Yun'an's ox cart can take me one more person?" Yang Yu asked Li Yun'an with a smile.

Li Yun'an calculated in his mind, and considering that there were only seven people including Yang Yu, he nodded and agreed.

"Brother Yang, how is Sister Mingshu these days?" Li Yun'an asked about Wu Mingshu's situation again.

Yang Yu looked back at the empty yard and told Li Yun'an, "She was fine these days. Maybe she didn't get enough rest last night. She went back to her room to sleep after breakfast today."

Li Yun'an guessed that Wu Mingshu might really be worried, so he asked Yang Yu to pay more attention to Wu Mingshu's emotions.

Yang Yu agreed. After Li Yun'an left, he returned to his room and pushed the woman wrapped in the quilt.

A depressed voice came from under the quilt: "Yang Yu, don't you feel tired?"

"How can I feel tired when I'm with Mingshu? I'll make whatever you want to eat." Yang Yu asked with a smile.

Wu Mingshu poked her head out from under the quilt. She pointed at the clothes on the desk and told Yang Yu, "Anything is fine. Aunt Wu and Jing'er should be back soon. Don't mess around. Also, don't talk nonsense about our affairs."

"Mingshu doesn't want to take responsibility?" Yang Yu looked at Wu Mingshu with an innocent face.

Wu Mingshu suddenly felt angry. She was extremely upset that she shouldn't have said yesterday that Yang Yu was a weak and sickly man. It was only when she was trapped by Yang Yu that she truly understood what the danger Song Li was talking about was.

"Since Mingshu doesn't want to be responsible for me, then I will be responsible for Mingshu. Wait until my mother comes back..." Before Yang Yu could finish his words, Wu Mingshu covered his mouth with her arm.

Wu Mingshu looked at Yang Yu with pleading eyes and said, "When your mother comes back, please give me some face. Do you think this is an honorable thing? If my parents knew about this, they would break my legs. Please, Yang Yu."

Yang Yu reached out and wiped away the tears from the corners of Wu Mingshu's eyes, and he promised that he would not say anything more.

Wu Mingshu then breathed a sigh of relief. Yang Yu stopped disturbing Wu Mingshu and went to the kitchen to cook silently.