Qin Mian did not mention who the other basket was for.
"I understand, Young Master, don't worry." Joy washed her hands in the basin, picked up the two baskets and quickly left.
When the sun was about to set, all the cherries had been disposed of. Qin Mian paid the workers, and after they left, he picked up the remaining basket of cherries, and pointed to the three to four jin of cherries that he specially left behind, then said to Aunt Fu: "Aunt Fu, taste this, Uncle Fu, and all of your blessings."
"Thank you, Young Master." Aunt Fu was already accustomed to Young Master's magnanimity, his respect towards Qin Mian was as usual.
Qin Mian waved his hand and carried the basket out. Walking out of the courtyard, he took a glance at the forest in the distance and saw that there wasn't a single trace of white in his gaze.
In the early summer evening, the villagers all came out of their homes and gathered in groups of twos and threes to enjoy the cool air and chat while waiting for di
er to be cooked.
Seeing Qin Mian, they all greeted him amicably.
"It's so late. Where are we going?"
Qin Mian replied with a smile, "Go and send some cherries to Father and Mother."
"So many." The villagers all laughed, "You and your family's Lei Tia are so filial to your parents!"
"Hur hur." Qin Mian only laughed.
"I heard that your family's cherry blossoms are not only big but also sweet. It's a pity that they are not for sale, or else we would like to buy them for a taste." "Hehe, my family's kid talks about it everyday for a few days." An aunt said regretfully.
Qin Mian said apologetically: "This is the first time Tia and I grew fruit trees. That's why we thought we could make more money by selling the cherries in the restaurant. Not next year, though. Next year we'll keep only a portion to make cherry juice and cherry sauce and sell the rest. Auntie and the other uncles can buy them if you want. "
The villagers were all very happy.
"Alright, that's a deal."
Mrs Zhao was in the courtyard collecting her clothes, when she saw Qin Mian bringing in a basket of cherries, she did not bother to put away her clothes, but smiled instead and greeted him with a warm tone of voice. "Sister-in-law, you've come. It's pretty heavy, isn't it? "Let me mention it."
This basket of cherries weighed at least eight or nine pounds. Qin Mian let her snatch the basket away.
"Father, Mother, sister-in-law is here!"
Mrs Zhao shouted towards the house, she grabbed three or four cherries and put them all into her mouth, she then shouted unclearly: "Da Bao, Little Treasure! "Where did he die?"
Qin Mian shook his head and walked into the hall.
Lei Daqiang and Madam Du revealed a smile to Qin Mian when they saw the basket in Mrs Zhao's hands.
Lei Daqiang said: "Everyone, come in."
"Eldest Sister-in-Law." Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao appeared one after another.
Lei Xiangren ran over to Mrs Zhao's side and grabbed a bunch of cherries before Madam Du could snatch the basket away. He greeted Qin Mian, "Eldest sister-in-law."
Qin Mian nodded in silence.
"Dad, I want to eat it!" Lei Dabao tiptoed and snatched the cherry from Lei Xiangren's hands. His mucus flowed to his mouth and he didn't even know it.
Qin Mian quickly shifted his gaze, as if he remembered that Lei Dabao always looked like a slug.
"Mom, Mom, I want to eat too." Lei Er Bao was still young, and couldn't reach Lei Xiangren's hands, so she could only grab onto Mrs Zhao's clothes.
Madam Wei revealed a fitting smile towards Qin Mian, "Old patriarch, thank you for remembering us."
"Of course." Qin Mian said politely.
"How sweet." Lei Daqiang nodded as he ate, and after a while he spat out a few fruit cores.
Madam Du took out a few and put them on a plate. Everyone knew that she was leaving this for Lei Xiangzhi.
"We can't get much out of this family. It's for everyone. I'll go with you to pick more later. " Madam Du said as she ate.
Qin Mian said: "Mother, all the cherries on the tree have been picked. All the cherries have been made into cherry juice and marmalade and sent to the restaurant for sale."
Lei Daqiang frowned, "You ??"
Qin Mian stood up, "Father, Mother, it's getting late, I still need to go back and cook, and I will be leaving now."
Madam Du snorted lightly, but did not say anything on behalf of Cherry Blossom.
Not seeing the figures of Madam Qian and Lei Xinxin, she sneered and shot a cold glance at Lei Xiangyi, "Since Third Bro's wife is not feeling well, let her rest for a while. Everyone come over to eat, we can't keep this for long. "
Lei Xiangren bit a cherry on his lips as he gloated while looking at Lei Xiangyi.
Lei Xiangyi maintained a straight face and did not say a word. Ever since he mentioned the branch family last time, Madam Du and Lei Daqiang's attitude towards him had become much colder, and they became even more displeased with him. But he did not regret it. This family had to be divided up.
Halfway there, Qin Mian suddenly remembered that he did not see Madam Qian or Lei Xinxin today. It made him a little suspicious, but he did not think too much about it. ~ I wonder where Lei Tia is now. This was the first time they had parted ways ever since they had officially become friends. Although he knew that nothing bad would happen to Lei Tia with his abilities, he was still worried.
Lei Tia who was already hundreds of kilometers away now passed through a patch of forest. At the edge of the forest, beside the road, there was a four-cornered ancient pavilion, and not far away was a weir pond.
The four corners of the pavilion were surrounded by long wooden chairs, and in the middle was a shabby stone table and four stone stools. The pavilion was rather old, and a finger long crack had appeared on the stone table. A long wooden chair had been missing a corner.
Because he wanted to go early and come back quickly, Lei Tia had always been on the way, and did not care about missing a place to stay. Looking up at the sunset in the west sky, he stopped his horse. He first took the horse to drink some water, then tied it to a tree and walked into the ancient pavilion.
Glancing at his new clothes, he couldn't help but reach out to touch them. It was made for him by his wife with a manual sewing machine. His upper body was dressed in a long white tunic that would cover his buttocks. His sleeves were loose and taut, cool and comfortable. His small feet, which were matched by trousers of the same color, made him appear even more slender. The clothes were made of ordinary cotton cloth, and the boots on the feet were also made of black cloth, but they fit very well. His wife had said that he couldn't wear anything good when he was out so that he wouldn't be targeted by robbers and thieves. Although he wouldn't be afraid of a scumbag, it was better to avoid trouble.
This was the first time he had worn a white coat. He had thought that he would not get used to it, but he really liked it.
His hand reached to his neck again. There was a black rope around his neck, and on the rope hung a white jade jade like Yu Guanyin. This was also bought for him by his wife.
With a somewhat hungry stomach, Lei Tia walked towards the black horse that was leisurely eating the grass and removed the saddlebag from its back. "Inside the bag was a bamboo cup the size of a calf, two relatively small bamboo cups, a water bag, a small net bag containing six peaches, and a wine gourd, all placed on a stone chair.
Sitting on the stone chair, he opened the big bamboo cup and poured out a round cake that was as thick as his palm. He took a bite and could clearly see several layers of fragrant minced meat inside. He chewed on it leisurely. After finishing a biscuit, he opened one of the smaller bamboo cups and took a sip of the thick soup. The scene of Qin Mian packing his luggage surfaced in his mind.
Could his wife be in space?
"Da Da Da..." The sound of horses galloping could be heard in the distance. The three fast horses, loaded with bulging saddlebags, drew closer and closer.
The leader of the horses, a young man in his early twenties who was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, shouted to the people on the other two horses: "Big Brother, Second Brother, I know that there is a four-cornered pavilion ahead of us. Let's spend the night there tonight!"
The rough faced man following closely behind shouted loudly. He snapped his whip and shouted, "Alright!" "Giddap ~ ~ ~"
The last one was also very young, about 25 or 26 years old. His hair was extremely long, and he only had a hair band tied to his head. He narrowed his eyes and said, "There seems to be someone over there."
"What's there to be afraid of?" The young man said indifferently as he urged his horse forward. "That pavilion is not his."
In a short time, the three horses had reached the quadrangle.
"Whooosh."
Lei Tia was currently eating his second piece of cake, and did not even bat an eyelid.
Seeing Lei Tia's cold and silent expression, the three of them did not immediately enter.
The rough faced man looked at the big red peach on the bench, the scallion soup floating in a small bamboo cup, and the meat pancake that had been bitten by the man in white. He couldn't help but swallow his saliva and say to the long-haired man in a low voice, "Second brother, we're both outsiders, look at their rations. How about we buy some from him? "
"Pull it down." The long-haired man felt helpless and lowered his voice, "Big brother, look at his clothes. Although they are made of cotton, they are well-cut, novel, and finely stitched. The jade on his neck is Guanyin with white jade on it. His peach might have come from the south. It was very expensive. I think this person is either rich or noble, it's better not to provoke him. "
The youngest of them also went over and whispered in their ear with a look of doubt, "You are either rich or noble? It can't be? Are these really cups made from bamboo tubes by the rich? "
Lei Tia's gaze landed on the bamboo cup. The bamboo cup was indeed not worth much, but his wife had said that bamboo utensils had the effects of relieving thirst, clearing the lung and removing phlegm, and diuresis. Bamboo utensils were often used for good health.
"What do you know, kid?" The long-haired man slapped his head, "Bamboo has a medicinal effect, it's good for the body." "This is called 'low-key and particular', do you understand?"
The brown-faced man rubbed his belly in disappointment, "Forget it." "I'm hungry too. Ol 'Three, hurry up and take out the rations."
The three of them tied up their horses and entered the pavilion, sitting on the stone chair opposite Lei Tia.
The young man took a small cloth bag from his saddlebag and took out some dry scones, one for each of them.
The three of them looked at the meat pie and the bamboo soup in Lei Tia's hands uncontrollably. It was too fragrant!
Lei Tia finished the last bite of the biscuit and finished the soup in one gulp. Except for the unopened little bamboo cup, he kept everything else in his saddlebag. Then, he took out a rolled bean cake from the small bamboo cup, walked to the black horse, and fed it.
The corners of the young man's mouth twitched as he moved closer to the long-haired man's ear. "Second Brother, I finally understand what it means to be low-key!" Their horses eat more sweet bean cakes than ours. "
The long-haired man laughed: "Eat it." "Don't mind it so much when you're outside. Big brother will treat you to delicious food when we get to the place."
The rough faced man nodded, "That is necessary."
When Lei Tia finished feeding the bean cake and turned around, the three of them noticed the scar on the other side of his face. They looked away stiffly and felt lucky that they didn't offend him just now. A man with such a long scar on his face must have had some dangerous experiences.
Lei Tia wiped his hands clean and walked around the pavilion. His wife had said that he would live to 99 after di
er.
The three of them watched as Lei Tia walked around the pavilion, their nerves stretched tight. What was he doing? Was he considering which direction he was going to attack them from?
When Lei Tia took the second lap, they still did not look in their direction. The three of them suddenly realized that he was probably just taking a walk.
After walking for about half an hour, Lei Tia returned to the Four Corner Pavilion, sat down on the stone chair he was sitting on previously, and closed his eyes to rest. His wife had said that he would go to bed early and get up early. His body was extremely good.