PDLP Chapter 36 This is the only time we will kiss in this life
Chapter 36 This is the only time we will kiss in this life
Because of this, Lu Yuan ignored him for a while.
If it weren't for the fact that they would have to ride next to each other in the ox cart, Lu Yuan would have ignored him!
They arrived not too late, and there were only two middle-aged women sitting on the ox cart.
One of the ladies had a bitter face, but her clothes were relatively new.
The other lady looked pale and thin, her clothes were washed pale and had many patches on them, and it seemed that her family was not having a good time.
Seeing them walking together and sitting next to each other, the bitter-faced lady looked at him with a meaningful look.
"Xiao Si, what's wrong with you?" Aunt Liu's face was full of gossip, and she almost moved her face closer to Lu Yuan to take a closer look at his appearance.
Lu Yuan leaned closer to Xiao Li, facing her sideways, not wanting to see Aunt Liu staring at her.
He was very familiar with this kind of look. In the past, Aunt Liu would also look at the young widows in the village with this kind of look, and then point fingers and say bad things about the widows to the people around her.
Noticing his attitude, Xiao Li patted his hand gently without saying a word, then looked at Aunt Liu.
"I'm engaged to Brother Yuan, and the wedding date is very close. My family doesn't have enough time to make wedding clothes, so I thought of going to the cloth shop in the city to find an embroiderer to make them for me."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu's bitter face suddenly froze, and her complexion turned blue and red, which was very interesting.
The lady next to her looked much kinder. Seeing this, she pulled her sleeve and then explained with a smile in their direction.
"It turned out to be Brother Yuan. We didn't recognize Brother Yuan just now. We didn't expect that Brother Yuan would look so good after changing his clothes. It's like he has become a different person. He doesn't look like someone from our village, but more like a boy from the city."
I have to say that this lady is quite good at dealing with people.
Brother Yuan originally wanted to play dead and ignore everyone, but when he heard the compliment, he smiled at the other person a little embarrassedly.
Liu Cuihua was stunned when she saw this, then quickly smiled at him, "Brother Yuan is so beautiful, only Mr. Xiao can be worthy of her."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu looked disdainful and thought to herself, what's the use of being beautiful? Everyone knows that it's difficult for a boy to get pregnant. If he gets married and can't have children, who knows what will happen to him!
It's just that Xiao Si and he haven't gotten married yet. Who would still support her when they get married?
Lu Yuan naturally saw Aunt Liu's disdain, but he also had no good feelings towards Aunt Liu, so he simply ignored her.
He glanced at Xiao Li with his cheeks burning, then said to Liu Cuihua, "Fourth Brother Xiao is very good, I am marrying above my station."
If I hadn't saved Xiao Si by chance, how would I have had the chance to marry him?
However, if I were given another chance to do it again, I would still choose to follow him up the mountain at that time.
Brothers will get married sooner or later. Instead of being married off by someone you don’t know, it’s better for you to choose one yourself.
Apart from anything else, at least Xiao Si is a scholar. As long as he still wants to take the imperial examination and become an official, he dare not do anything bad.
Even for the sake of his reputation, Xiao Si would never do something like treating his first wife harshly.
Lu Yuan was betting that he cared about his future and that he would treat her better than other men.
Looking at the little boy with red ears, Xiao Li chuckled softly, "I'm not trying too hard, after all..."
"Xiao Fengzheng is my savior." He said the last sentence in Lu Yuan's ear in a very low voice.
Only Lu Yuan heard his words, and her already flushed cheeks became even more rosy than with rouge on.
Xiao Li curled the corners of his lips slightly, and looked at the little brother who was becoming shy again in a good mood.
Liu Cuihua looked at the two of them, smiled and shook her head, pulled Aunt Liu who wanted to speak, and whispered a reminder in her ear.
"If Xiao Xiucai passes the imperial examination, Yuan Ge'er will be his husband. In the future, Xiao Xiucai might even become an official, and then he will be his husband. Why are you mocking him now?"
Aunt Liu opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but then she glanced across and happened to meet Xiao Li's overly cold eyes. She looked away awkwardly.
"How dare I mock others? Isn't this just a matter of talking about something? Besides, in this village, everyone's family has been gossiped about. Why is his family the only one that can't be talked about?"
Although she said so, she never targeted Lu Yuan again after that.
No one disturbed her, so Lu Yuan was happy and at ease.
Gradually, other people who were going to the city also got on the ox carts.
"Let's go, let's go, everyone hold on tight!" Xiao Laofu shouted and drove the ox cart off.
Lu Yuan's body bumped to the side and fell into Xiao Li's arms.
Taking advantage of the situation, he hugged the man and looked at the young man who was "throwing himself into his arms" with a half-smile, "Little Fengzheng, be careful."
Originally, Lu Yuan was still feeling lucky that she bumped into him, but the next moment, when she heard what he said, her ears couldn't help but start to feel hot again, and she quickly stepped out of his arms.
"I know. I'll be careful." He lowered his head embarrassedly.
It was because he had rarely ridden in a bullock cart. The last time he came back from the city since his father passed away was his first time riding in a bullock cart.
This is the second time.
Xiao Li stopped teasing him and put his hand on the wooden board behind him. He didn't touch him, but from the opposite side it looked like he was holding the boy's waist.
Aunt Liu rolled her eyes and muttered quietly, "You don't know how to restrain yourself in broad daylight."
Liu Cuihua quickly pulled her back and said, "Speak less."
Aunt Liu's real name is Liu Guizhi. Because she likes to gossip, not many people want to get along with her, but Liu Cuihua is an exception.
She thought Liu Cuihua was amazing because she raised her child alone and refused to remarry. She also never contradicted her when she gossiped about others. She was her best friend in Yangliu Village.
Therefore, when she heard Liu Cuihua asking her to talk less, she would basically listen.
Their voices were very soft, but Xiao Li could hear them clearly.
He looked at Aunt Liu coldly, pondered for a moment, activated his psychic powers and gave her a hint that "if you speak ill of others, your tongue will rot", and then ignored her.
There were many people on the ox cart, so everyone was chatting, talking about village gossip or asking each other what they were going to do in the city.
Xiao Li and Lu Yuan did not join in the crowd's chat, but just looked at the scenery along the way.
After arriving at the city gate, Xiao Li paid the taxi fare and went straight to the cloth shop in the east district with Lu Yuan, the same one he had been to before.
Seeing him leading her straight to the famous Zhang's Cloth Shop, Lu Yuan quickly pulled him back and said, "How about we go to another cloth shop?"
Even with a little guessing, Xiao Li could guess that it was because of the money.
If it were something else, Xiao Li might have agreed, but getting married is something that only happens once in a lifetime. Why not choose the best when the conditions are right?
He thought so and said so, "This is our only marriage in this life. Don't you want to dress up beautifully and get married?"
"Hmm..." The boy was obviously troubled, his face almost wrinkled, "But the money..."
He simply couldn't afford to spend the money his little dad gave him like this, and he was also reluctant to spend the money his little dad had worked so hard to earn by embroidering handkerchief purses.
Xiao Li sighed, holding his shoulders with both hands, looking down at him slightly, "I'll take care of the money issue. Our beautiful Yuan'er will be responsible for spending the money today, okay?"
Lu Yuan hesitated for a moment, "Then you have to listen to me?"
"Okay." Xiao Li agreed readily.
Anyway, let’s not worry about anything else and just coax the guy in first. Then, as long as he pays quickly enough, can he ask the shopkeeper for a refund?
Even if he is willing, the shopkeeper probably won't be willing!
After all, Lu Yuan had only met a few people and didn't know how evil people were. In the end, he was fooled into joining.
However, as soon as they entered, they were warmly welcomed by the waiter and the shopkeeper.
"Sir, are you taking your husband to buy fabric or ready-made clothes?" The shopkeeper looked at Lu Yuan, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, then looked at Xiao Li again, "Your husband is very handsome, I think he will look good in bright clothes.
It so happened that a few days ago, our shop had a few new pieces of brocade, some of which would suit your husband very well. Would you like me to take them out and show them to you?
Besides the bright colors, there are also a few in simple and elegant colors suitable for scholars like you. Why don't you take a look at them together?"
While the shopkeeper was speaking, the waiter heard his words, rolled his eyes, and went to the warehouse at the back to look for the cloth he had mentioned.
Xiao Li saw their little movements clearly and did not stop them. However, Lu Yuan couldn't help but become anxious after hearing them.
"No need, we are here to find an embroiderer to make wedding dresses, we don't want to look at these brocades."
When the shopkeeper heard this, he realized that he had misunderstood their relationship, but since they were about to get married, it didn't matter much.
Hearing that he was here to make wedding gowns, the shopkeeper pondered for a moment and said, "I have two pieces of bright red brocade, which are perfect for making wedding gowns.
Young Master, please don't be so quick to refuse. Why don't you take a look first? These brocades were originally intended to be sent to the county town, but this young master and I got along really well, so I brought this up. Whether or not to buy them is secondary.
What do you think, young master?"
I have to say that the shopkeeper has some foresight and knows to ask Lu Yuan instead of Xiao Li.
Lu Yuan was curious about what Yun Jin looked like, but Yin Zi was not curious!
Because he was anxious, he said in a loud voice: "We don't have that much money. Even if you showed it to us, we still can't afford it."
Shopkeeper:? ? ?
He looked at Xiao Li with suspicion, thinking, "That's impossible?"
How could someone who could easily produce ten thousand taels of silver be unable to produce money so quickly? Was this handsome young man trying to deceive me?
Or is this scholar involved in something he shouldn't be doing? Is he fond of gambling houses? Or brothels?
Otherwise, even if you buy a house in the East District, ten thousand taels cannot be gone so quickly!
Facing the shopkeeper's expression of "What have you done?", Xiao Li helplessly pulled the young man to his side.
"It doesn't cost money to take a look. The shopkeeper is familiar with me, otherwise he wouldn't have taken out the things that should have been sent to the county town and let us choose first. Even if we can't afford it, he won't say anything."
He looked at the shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper, is that right?"
“…” The shopkeeper wanted to say: We are not familiar with each other, but I am more familiar with your money.
Fortunately, he has been the shopkeeper for so many years and still knows how to read people's expressions.
He nodded and said to Lu Yuan with a smile, "Don't worry, young master. Zhang's Cloth Shop never does things like forced buying and selling. It won't cost you much."
The shopkeeper said so. Although Lu Yuan still felt something was amiss, she finally nodded in agreement. However, she also emphasized to the shopkeeper, "Okay, we'll just take a look. We won't buy anything."
Putting aside other things, Xiao Si has already told me that. If I don’t agree, wouldn’t I lose face for him in front of outsiders?
My little daddy once said that men care about their reputation the most. When there are no outsiders around, they can be disobedient, but when there are outsiders around, it is better for them to listen to Xiao Si.
The shopkeeper probably realized that Xiao Li was not out of money, but he just didn't tell the handsome boy.
He smiled and nodded in response, "Okay, it's up to you whether you buy it or not, young master."
As long as your future husband buys it, it's fine. He doesn't believe that this scholar is just here to look and not buy. Even if he doesn't buy it this time, isn't there still next time?
Xiao Li thought Lu Yuan would refuse again. After all, he had refused a cheap silver bracelet again and again.
Probably because she no longer had any worries, Lu Yuan became interested in the fabrics and ready-made clothes in the cloth shop, and her eyes wandered around.
But he just looked, without any intention of going forward, and did not notice that Xiao Li was looking at him until his earlobe was gently pinched.
Lu Yuan:!!!
Why is this person like this!
We're in public here, it would be so embarrassing if someone saw us.
While he subconsciously looked around to see if anyone was watching them, Xiao Li looked at his panicked little face with interest.
How should I put it? It’s very cute, even cuter than the little rabbit I brought home for Baoger to raise yesterday.
There were no other customers in the cloth shop except the two of them at this moment. Lu Yuan looked around and didn't find anyone looking at them. Instead, he noticed Xiao Li looking at him with a dark gaze, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
"Why are you staring at me like that? Is there something wrong with me?"
While speaking, the boy reached out and touched his face, then continued to move his hand up his head.
Xiao Li lowered his eyes, curled the corners of his mouth slightly, held his hand and said, "Nothing, I just felt a little hungry suddenly."
Lu Yuan:!!!
"I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it. I'm hungry too. Let's finish looking at the brocade quickly, then give the shopkeeper the deposit so the embroiderer can make the wedding dress quickly. Then we can go eat some meat buns!"
When talking about meat buns, the light in the boy's eyes was brighter than ever before. He gestured to show him how big the meat buns were while talking about it.
"Such a big meat bun, only three cents, one is enough for me to eat for a whole day!"
Hearing this, Xiao Li looked at him with amusement, "Eating meat buns makes you so happy? You didn't seem this happy the last time we ate meat at the restaurant."
Lu Yuan rolled her eyes at him, "How can that be the same? I spent so much money, and I was so worried about the money that I didn't have the heart to eat meat!"
If Xiao Li hadn't seen how relishing he was eating, he would have really believed what he said.
But he didn't say it out loud. Instead, he nodded and agreed, "You're right."
The perfunctory look on his face was so obvious that even Lu Yuan could see it. Before the young man could say anything, the waiter's voice suddenly came from behind.
"Yun Jin is here!"