Jinyi Music

Chapter 21 Sun Jiaqian Niang has thoughts

Shopkeeper Liu took it over and looked at it, then put it to his mouth and bit it, and asked,
"Where did you get the money?"

Silian replied,

"When I was selling noodles, it was a reward from a customer. Our third sister is getting married, so I want...to buy her a piece of good stuff..."

Shopkeeper Liu stared at her for a while, seeing that she didn't look like she was lying, he sighed,
"Your sisters are better..."

As he spoke, he turned around and took the material for her to see.
"...The flowered soft satin from Huzhou is the best for the quilt cover. Many girls who are going to get married buy it... Your money is enough to buy this piece of material..."

Silian stretched out her hand, very carefully, and touched it lightly. The hand was smooth and thick, and the color was as red as blood. She had only seen such a good material in her previous life.
"I'll just buy it... Shopkeeper Liu, how much does this material cost?"

Shopkeeper Liu nodded,
"It's a neighbor, so I won't sell it at a high price..."

So I calculated a cheap price for Si Lian, and gave her a piece of coarse cloth to wrap the satin. Si Lian thanked her and begged before she left.
"Shopkeeper Liu, please... keep your mouth shut for me..."

Xiang's mother and son have spread far and wide in the nearby streets, shopkeeper Liu sighed, nodded repeatedly,

"Don't worry, whoever asks, I will tell you that you have never bought fabrics..."

"Thank you, Shopkeeper Liu!"

Jia Silian bowed to Shopkeeper Liu before turning around and leaving.

After leaving the door of the cloth shop, Si Lian immediately found a remote corner, seeing that there was no one around, hid the material in her arms, looked down at the protruding chest and abdomen, and hurriedly tightened her hands. She tightened her belt, sucked her stomach and stood up straight. Fortunately, she was born thin and dressed thickly, and her stomach was tied tighter, so no flaws could be seen from the outside!
She turned around and bought a large bag of maltose on the street. At this time, there was no room for anything in her arms, so she hugged her hands tightly and covered them with her sleeves, looked left and right, and turned Yang Hua cautiously like a thief. Alley mouth.

"Fourth sister, what did you get?"

Liulian's eyes were sharp, seeing her from a distance, she called out, Silian ran over in a few steps in fright, pressed her mouth and said,

"Don't shout!"

Jia Lao Qi wandered around the street without incident, if he heard it, the sisters would have no sweets today, the roof of their house might be toppled by Xiang Shi!

She took the two younger sisters to hide behind the booth, and opened the oiled paper bag in her hand for them to see.

"ah……"

Wu Lian and Liu Lian made a cry of surprise together, Liu Lian reached out to grab her regardless, but Wu Lian thought more, grabbed her hand and asked Si Lian,
"Fourth sister, where do you get the coins to buy maltose?"

Silian replied,

"I kept a little of the money given by my aunt Sun's family yesterday... hurry up and eat it!"

Liu Lian cheered when she heard the words, stretched out her hand to grab a piece and stuffed it into her mouth, Wu Lian also grabbed a piece and put it in her mouth.

In fact, this maltose is very hard, and the rough sugar Silian bought is the rough sugar sold by street vendors, which is not as fine as the ones in the shop. Without good teeth, it is impossible to bite, but it is just this one that has coarse residue in the mouth after eating. A little bit of sweetness is already a rare delicacy for children from poor families.

Wu Lian and Liu Lian were gnawing vigorously, with two pairs of dark eyes, they were still staring at the oil paper in Si Lian's hand without blinking, for fear that in the blink of an eye, the bag of candies would grow wings and fly away. Liulian whispered,

"Fourth sister, don't take it home, let me eat another piece, will it work?"

As long as good things are taken home, they are all passed on by Jia You, and they have no part in them!

Silian nodded, took two pieces and gave them to them, and then wrapped the rest of the sugar,

"I won't let Jia Laoqi see, these are ours, keep... eat slowly!"

As soon as the two younger sisters heard that they were going to save it and eat slowly, their eyes lit up immediately, and they spit out the candy in their mouths together, with both hands left and right, licking one mouthful with joy, their little faces were full of sugar. is a happy smile,
Even if they don't give it to Jia Laoqi, it's all their own, so don't rush to eat it, but eat it slowly!

Silian told them,
"You stay here, I'll go back and hide the sugar!"

The two nodded emphatically, and Liu Lian urged,

"Fourth sister, you should hide better!"

"Ok!"

Si Lian sneaked back home again, taking advantage of the time when Xiangshi ordered San Lian to boil hot water in the stove, followed her into the stove, took out the piece of material,
"Third sister, look..."

Seeing that piece of bright red satin, San Lian was taken aback for a moment,
"You... What are you going to buy this for?"

As he was talking, he couldn't help stroking his hands up, and suddenly remembered that he had just rinsed the pot, so he rubbed his hands vigorously on his body, until the palms and backs of his hands were clean, then he touched it carefully,
"So soft... so slippery..."

Sanlian's face was full of intoxication, her small face was flushed by the bright red satin, Silian stuffed the material into her arms,
"Third Sister, this is for your wedding. I asked shopkeeper Liu, and he said that making a quilt is enough..."

Sanlian was surprised and delighted when she heard the words,

"For...for me?"

Silian nodded heavily, and looked back outside,
"Put it away quickly, don't let mother see... I didn't tell my two younger sisters. When you get married, put them in the bottom of the box quietly..."

San Lianxin was both happy and worried, and said,

"If mother finds out, what should I do?"

Mother will definitely kill Silian!
Silian replied,

"I bought it quietly. Shopkeeper Liu promised me not to tell anyone. Only you and I know about it. You should hide it!"

As he spoke, he stuffed another piece of candy into Sanlian's mouth, and then gave the bag of candy to Sanlian,

"I also bought this candy secretly, quickly find a place to hide it, we will keep it and eat slowly..."

She didn't dare to stay at home for too long, fearing that Jia Laoqi would come back suddenly, so she gave the things to Sanlian and ran out in a hurry.

Sanlian nodded repeatedly, looked at Silian's figure running out in a hurry, turned around and entered the room shared by the sisters, and hid the maltose on the beam, but took out the piece of satin, looked at it, touched it, and stuck it on After rubbing his face several times, he wrapped it up again and hid it in the corner of the big clothes cabinet.

As soon as she hid her things, she heard Mrs. Xiang calling from inside,
"Sanlian, where did you die, you bastard, did someone come here just now?"

San Lian quickly stepped out and replied,

"No...no...mother...no one came back...I...I'll fetch hot water right now..."

……

The life of the poor is difficult. With a pack of maltose, the sisters take a small piece of sweet mouth every day. With such a little bit of sweetness, the cold wind in winter is colder every day, and the early risers Silian and the others also feel that it is not so hard to bear!

Day by day, Xiang Shi's injury healed up little by little. In fact, she was able to get out of bed on the fifth day, but the swelling on her face hadn't disappeared. Xiang Shi was afraid of being laughed at, so she could only sit in the yard Turn around and refuse to go out.

Sanlian has been serving the injured Xiang Shi at home, while Silian and Wulian and Liulian are busy at the stalls outside. As the new year is approaching, more and more people come to the city to buy, and their noodle stall business is also Much better, the three sisters were busy all day, and the mother and daughter of the Sun family on the opposite side only rested for three days, and then came out to set up a stall again. Without Mrs. Xiang on the spot, the two families met in a friendly manner. When I was free, a few little girls of similar age could still sit in one place and chatter for a while.

Because of Silian's help, Qianniang was very kind to her. Some snacks were secretly given to Silian. Gradually, the two got better, and they often talked about themselves, and Mou Biao was here now. The private school is getting better and better.

He is not that stupid kid at all, as long as he is willing to calm down and study hard, and has a background in his previous life, he will make rapid progress. Even Mr. Qin, who has always been very strict with his students, nodded to Mou Biao again and again, and specially called The old steward went over and praised him face to face, and when the old steward returned home, he told his husband what he had said. Mou Bin was very happy when he heard it, and with a wave of his hand, he allocated twenty taels of silver from the private treasury in his front yard to his youngest son.
"I know you have worked hard in studying, so I took the money to buy some things I like!"

Mou Biao was naturally happy when he got the money, and took two young men to Lanyuelou to have a big meal, and because he was now more sensible and obedient, the family relaxed a little bit towards him. Wandering around, even if you go home later, no one will bother you anymore!

So Mou Biao simply didn't go back to the mansion for lunch. Most of the lunch was eaten on the street. Sometimes he went to restaurants, and sometimes he used it at Jia Silian's noodle stall. He came more often. Jia Silian only regarded him as a distinguished guest , every time the hospitality is increased and enriched, she has never had a relationship between a man and a woman in two lifetimes, and she didn't think about it at all.

Mou Biao's appearance is not the gentle and handsome scholar that young women like, but he has a good family background, and he spends a lot of money when eating bowls of noodles at noodle stalls, and Sun Jiaqianniang is jealous every time he gives a reward, so he comes and goes. , Sun Qianniang moved her mind.

On this day, the market was scattered, the wind was strong, and there were few pedestrians on the street. Seeing that it was time to close the stall, Silian sent Wulian and Liulian back to help Sanlian cook. Sun Qianniang came to chat with her Seeing that there was no one around, she pretended to be casual and asked Si Lian,
"Silian... that son of the Mou family, do you know what the family does?"

Silian thought for a while and shook her head,
"I only know that my family lives in Bajiao Alley..."

However, looking at the officials in the yamen that day, they were so polite to Mr. Mou, I think they must be high-ranking officials in the family!

"Then... do you know if he ever engaged in marriage?"

Silian shook her head,

"I don't know..."

Mou Biao just went to the stall to eat noodles, and of course chatted with the two young men, but it was just to talk about whose palm Mr. Jin'er slapped in the private school, who was praised by Mr. Zhang Rengui, who pretended to be noble, was very annoying, but he didn't mention the trivial matters at home.

Sun Qianniang bit her lip and hesitated for a while and asked,

"Then...do you know...why does he always come to your place to eat noodles and never come to our place?"

(End of this chapter)