41. Chapter 41
After going to the orchard to do things, every time the harvest season comes, Lu Cheng will have an idea in his heart.
One day, he will have his own orchard.
However, it is not easy to build an orchard. It requires both fruit seedlings and land. Even a smaller garden cannot be done without a hundred or eighty taels.
There were accidents at home one after another. The little money Lu Cheng saved was not enough, so he raised ten cherry trees in the backyard. The cherries that were born in the first two years were all sparse and ate them by his family, and then sent them to the good neighbors. Last year, I made five taels of money, but this year there were many fruits, and each one had about 30 kilograms. Lu Cheng picked the fruits and transported them to the city to sell them.
Today is the third day he came to Fucheng. Two days ago, he delivered cherries directly to wealthy families he knew through the Wu family and sold most of them. Today is the last batch, and Lu Cheng still went to wealthy families to deliver fruits first, and then deliberately left two baskets to sell on the snack street, waiting for her while selling them.
The sky in the morning was as blue as it was, and Lu Cheng's heart was also clear.
I sold cherries in total. Including the ones I saved before, even if she didn't save a penny, he could help her redeem her.
So when he saw Ningxiang walking over "sneakingly", Lu Cheng's shock on his face was fake, but joy was real.
Ningxiang didn't feel happy, but was shocked by him. Looking at the cherries on the donkey cart and those empty baskets, she really couldn't believe that Lu Cheng sold cherries specifically for her. He had a son and could hold his son as a cover at any time, but cherries were not something he could transform if he wanted to.
But Ningxiang didn't believe it if he said he was just here to sell cherries.
"Brother Lu." Madam Li was suspicious. She reluctantly exchanged greetings, "So coincidentally, Brother Lu is here to sell cherries?"
Lu Cheng nodded, patted the soil on his hands, and said warmly: "You are going home, right? I'm going to leave too, let's go together?"
Ningxiang immediately declined: "No need, Brother Lu obviously has a basket but hasn't sold it, so he should go back after selling it. Come here so far. Don't help us close the stall in advance because of kindness and delay business."
As he spoke, Madam Li, who was squeaking and watching the fun, was about to leave.
Of course Lu Cheng would not let her run away, so he quickly stopped her. Seeing her blushing, he looked at the people around him uneasy. Lu Cheng touched his nose and discussed with Mama Li awkwardly: "Aunt, last time Miss Xu helped me take care of Anan, Anan offended Miss Xu, I always wanted to apologize to her without a chance. Since I met today, why don't you go buy things first, and I will compensate her well, right?"
He talked nonsense, made up lies as if he was real, and even wrongly accused Anan of offending her. Ningxiang's face became even more ugly, and she said coldly: "I, I'm not angry with Anan, please get out of the way!"
The first time he was stopped in public, Ningxiang was anxious and at a loss. She only knew to drive him away and didn't think about what she said.
Lu Cheng looked at Madam Li helplessly.
Madam Li's eyes moved from his face to Ningxiang's face. Seeing the little girl's face flushed, her cherry-like lips were pursed tightly, and her almond eyes stared at Lu Cheng's chest coldly. She was not only angry, but she was not very angry, but compared with the anger of great hatred, Ningxiang looked more like a quarrel between a good man and a woman.
Madam Li guessed that it must be what happened to Lu Cheng and Ningxiang when she went home last time.
Although I thought Lu Cheng was pretty good, Madam Li was more partial to Ningxiang and whispered to Lu Cheng: "You two families are close to each other, and I want to apologize for another day. You can get busy with your business first."
Madam Li helped her, Ningxiang felt more at ease.
A calm and domineering voice came from the man above his head, "Aunt, let's go and do your business first. If I don't explain it clearly to Miss Xu today, I will feel uneasy."
Ningxiang raised her head angrily.
Lu Cheng looked down at her, her peach blossom eyes were firm and gentle, as if he saw only her on the whole street.
Ningxiang didn't believe in evil, so she moved a step to the side.
Lu Cheng followed her calmly.
Ningxiang is so fragrant that it can't be scolded, and it's even more impossible to beat him. His little face is getting redder and redder.
The two of them are not as old as Madam Li. To Madam Li's eyes, it looks like two children are having a quarrel. After scanning the eyes, she saw many people paying attention to this place. Madam Li immediately acted as a friend and whispered Ningxiang: "Forget it, just listen to him and I'll buy you mung bean cakes for you."
With so many people on the street, she doesn't have to worry about what Lu Cheng will do to Ningxiang.
No longer giving Ningxiang the chance to be stubborn, Madam Li said loudly to ask her to pick up two kilograms of cherries and buy them home for her grandson to eat, which was a reason for the two of them to talk, and then quickly went to buy things.
Ningxiang wanted to catch up, but Lu Cheng grabbed her wrist.
"you……"
"If you don't take my car back, I will always follow you. If you don't agree immediately, I will call you your wife immediately." Lu Cheng looked at her and threatened quietly. Today he must talk to her about redeem. She is determined to avoid him. Good words don't work, so he can only force her to agree first.
"Let me go first!" Ningxiang looked around and was so angry that she almost cried.
"Wife." Lu Cheng called in a low voice.
He really dares to shout!
Ningxiang felt a sound of thunder explode in her ears, making her mind blank.
Lu Cheng took the opportunity to remind her, "If you don't agree, I will shout louder. If you don't believe me, try it."
She was clenched on the street and threatened by someone to ruin her reputation. Ningxiang had no way to get rid of him. Her shame and anger turned into powerlessness. Ningxiang could no longer hold back and cried, crying without sound, only tears kept rolling down.
Who did she provoke? Pei Jinghan was in the Marquis's mansion, so she was rarely able to go home. When she met Lu Cheng again, they bullied her one by one.
Seeing her crying, Lu Cheng's hands seemed to be scalded, and immediately let go of her and apologized at a loss, "Xiang'er, I... my wife!"
But when she saw that she refused to listen and wanted to walk away, Lu Cheng didn't want to threaten her again.
Ningxiang was so angry that tears stopped falling, and she turned to the rogue man suddenly, "You..."
"I bought Anan a goshawk."
When her face still hanging on her tears turned to her, Lu Cheng said in time, as if a child had done something worthy of praise, and could not wait to tell the elders to listen. Seeing that the little girl was indeed shocked and forgot to cry and scold him, Lu Cheng quietly breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "I bought it at the Hundred Bird Garden that day, and I bought a nest with him."
Four goshawks standing on the bird stand suddenly appeared in Ningxiang's mind. Their heads were almost the same as Anan. The eagle claws were sharp, the eagle beak was like a hook, and the eagle's eyes were fierce. Not only did they eat meat, but they also liked to eat live animals the most.
His face turned uncontrollably white, and Ningxiang's eyes turned into accusations. He couldn't help but follow him to the donkey cart, pretending to pick cherries and whispered: "Why do you want to buy such a ferocious bird for Anan? Are you not afraid of Anan being injured? Lu Cheng, I have never seen you be a father like this!"
"Because I hope Anan will have a promising future when he grows up." Successfully attracted her attention, Lu Cheng looked at her face condescendingly, and his eyes were like a hunter looking at a fat rabbit that had already been lured into the trap. "Don't worry, Anan likes it very much. When I was boring the eagle, I hugged Anan and slaughtered it together. That eagle is human and knows that Anan is also its owner and will not hurt him."
Ningxiang frowned and fixed her eyes on the two cherries that grew together, "What is a stolen eagle?"
"It's just to make it recognize its master and obedient." Lu Cheng tried to explain in simple words, and laughed when he thought of something, "Just yesterday, we picked cherries and Anan was playing next to him. A grasshopper jumped in front of it. Anan was about to catch it, but the general picked it up, and Anan was so angry that he chased it like a chicken."
Ningxiang was fascinated by the sound of it. She knew that the general must be the name they gave to the goshawk.
But she could not associate the goshawk she had seen in the past with the chicken, and said in confusion: "Anan is really not afraid of such a big bird?"
Lu Zhi immediately understood that she misunderstood and said with a low smile: "No, I bought the fifth one, half smaller than the four. It is indeed similar to a hen when I look away. I guess Anan really treats the general as a chicken."
Ningxiang imagined the cute look of the little guy chasing the hen and couldn't help laughing.
She loved to listen to this, and Lu Cheng continued to talk about his use of parrots for goshawks, so that she would not misunderstand that he would spend money and make a big fuss.
Ningxiang didn't think so much, but now after hearing him, I couldn't help but admire Lu Cheng's cleverness. He could speak and be able to coax the shopkeeper to sell him.
The stalemate before eased unknowingly.
Lu Cheng was tall and saw Madam Li coming back from a distance. He whispered: "Miss Xu, I really have something to discuss with you. Do you want to take my car again?"
When he mentioned this, he thought of it just now, Ningxiang's face became tense again and said sarcastically: "If I don't agree, you won't be tangled."
Lu Cheng honestly said: "No, but I promise that I will not bully you like this again after today."
His tone was very sincere.
The fragrance is not up to date.
Lu Cheng knew that she had made a promise, so he smiled and pinched a cherry and handed it to her, "Try it, it's planted in our backyard."
Ningxiang tilted her head and didn't want to eat his food. She agreed to go back in the same car with him, but she had no choice but to force her.
Madam Li, who had already walked over, shook her head and smiled when she saw this scene. She looked at a pair of handsome men and beautiful women who were like heaven. After a brief reassurance, she was a little worried about Ningxiang. Lu Cheng wanted to be beautiful and capable, and had a twelve taels of wages a year. Even if she had a son, she was a popular marriage candidate in the countryside, just Ningxiang...
Thinking of the prince who was the one who was very good at the Marquis's mansion, Madam Li secretly felt sorry for her.
Ningxiang is a good girl. If it weren't for the prince's mountain, she would have decided to be Ningxiang as her daughter-in-law, so there would be no Lu Cheng's business.
"Mum is back." Ningxiang saw her when she turned her head and greeted her slightly awkwardly.
Madam Li smiled, handed the oil paper bag in her hand to Ningxiang, and asked Lu Cheng directly, "Isn't you really going to sell it?"
A single sentence saves Ningxiang from having trouble explaining it.
Ningxiang lowered her head silently.
Lu Cheng said loudly: "I won't sell it anymore, there are not many left. Let's go back and share some with Miss Xu and take it home to try it out. In this way, you go there first and wait. I'll get the car right away and it will be fine soon."
Madam Li nodded and led Ningxiang to the distance to wait for him.
Lu Cheng neatly set up a donkey cart. When he drove the car to approach them, peach blossom eyes looked at the girl in a green skirt without any concealment, looking at her bright eyes.
"Lu is so handsome." Madam Li praised sincerely.
Ningxiang sneered softly in her heart.
Chapter completed!