Chapter 33 Meeting an acquaintance in town

When Bai Zehao heard his little sister calling him, he hurriedly came out of the room. He looked at Bai Ruozhu with some confusion and asked, "What's so urgent about my little sister?"

Bai Ruozhu laughed twice, took out a purse and waved it in front of Bai Zehao's eyes. Lin Ping'er's eyes couldn't help but widen a little.

"Hey, my little sister has made progress in sewing. Is this for big brother?" Bai Zehao obviously didn't react as quickly as his mother, and he actually thought it was Bai Ruozhu who gave him a gift.

Bai Ruozhu shook her head helplessly and lowered her voice and said, "Brother, you are so slow. You have really wasted your future sister-in-law's hard work."

"What?" Bai Zehao's eyes widened, he shouted loudly, and he grabbed Bai Ruozhu's dangling arm.

Lin Ping'er glared at Bai Zehao and whispered: "Go inside and talk!"

Only then did Bai Zehao react, and his slightly tanned face turned red, even reaching the roots of his ears.

Bai Ruozhu was in a good mood when she saw him like this. She deliberately didn't rush to give him her purse and went into the main room humming a little tune.

"Ruozhu, please tell me what's going on. I'll make your elder brother anxious." Lin Ping'er's eyes were full of smiles, and her tone was a bit narrow. It was obvious that she wanted to tease her boss just like her daughter. .

She was joking because she was in a good mood. Bai Ruozhu was also in a good mood at this time. She winked at Bai Zehao and said, "Brother, you have to buy me candied haws. I'm running errands for you."

Bai Zehao was anxious and blurted out, "Okay, why don't I buy you ten skewers next time?"

Bai Ruozhu and Lin Ping'er both burst into laughter. Bai Ruozhu pulled her mother's arm and laughed, "Mom, you see that the eldest brother is so anxious that he bribed me with ten bunches of candied haws, and he wasn't afraid that I would be too sweet. , I’m really in a hurry to get a wife.”

"Little sister, you..." Bai Zehao was anxious and embarrassed, but he could only stamp his feet on the spot.

Bai Ruozhu was done with the joke, so he told the two about meeting Wang Caiyue. The more Bai Zehao listened, the brighter his eyes became, but his face turned redder.

"Mom, I guess Sister Caiyue came to find me behind her back. She is really affectionate and loyal to her eldest brother. We can't treat her badly in the future." Bai Ruozhu was afraid that people at this time would think that the girl took the initiative to say this. He was not sure what he said, so he wanted to put in a good word for Wang Caiyue.

Lin Ping'er couldn't help but nodded, "I watched Caiyue's child grow up. He has had a good temper since he was a child, otherwise I wouldn't have agreed to this marriage. Now that I look at it, I like this child even more. "

Bai Ruozhu laughed, and the family would be more lively in the future. She walked over and put the purse into her eldest brother's hand. The eldest brother's blushing look was so cute that she couldn't help but want to tease him.

"Brother, please keep it safe. By the way, do you want to give me some gifts when you go home?" Bai Ruozhu pursed her lips and snickered. Her eldest brother must be too shy.

Bai Zehao said hurriedly: "It can't be helped. If someone finds out, it will be bad for her reputation."

Bai Ruozhu thought about the same reason. Maybe it was said that it was a secret relationship. Although the two were engaged, they were not married yet.

"It's fine that we three ladies know what happened today, and we are not allowed to tell it. The boss has hidden the things so that no one can see them." Lin Ping'er suddenly said with a straight face, "We don't care, but if one of us doesn't Be careful, you will harm Caiyue."

Bai Ruozhu nodded hurriedly, her mother was thoughtful.

Bai Zehao also nodded and put the purse back into the room with a blushing face.

After a while, Bai Yihong returned home, but he smelled of alcohol, but his face was frowning. It was obvious that it was not the village chief who came to him for dinner and drinks, but that he went to get drunk somewhere.

"Dad, where were you drinking?" Lin Ping'er frowned and asked a little unhappy.

Bai Yihong waved his hand and said, "I went to Zhou Deshun's house. I didn't have a few drinks." He didn't feel like he was floating at his feet. It seemed that he really didn't drink much.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?" Bai Ruozhu poured tea for her father, then sat next to him and asked.

Bai Yihong didn't want to say it at first, but when he thought about it, it was his daughter who came up with the idea these days, and he gained some fame in the village. The daughter is the daughter of the family, so it may not be right to hide it from her.

"It's nothing. It's just that the village chief and the elders had a very good attitude towards me a while ago, but now they don't like me. It's not that I care about the false reputation, I just feel that my heart is cold and a little chilling." Bai Yihong said He patted his chest.

Bai Ruozhu sighed, it was exactly what she had guessed. Bai Yihong's previous actions have indeed won praise from the villagers. The village chief said that he is reasonable. But now there is another rumor that he gave his daughter as a concubine and deceived the villagers. Compared with the two, he is reasonable. It's nothing more serious than giving your daughter to someone as a wife.

"The village chief and the others are the same. They believe in rumors so easily. Do they still have their own opinions?" Lin Ping'er said angrily.

Bai Yihong shook his head, "In the final analysis, it's all my fault that I was too dull before. The village chief and the others are not familiar with me, so how can they know who I am?"

Bai Ruozhu thinks her father is better at this. He never complains about others, but thinks more openly.

That afternoon, Bai Yihong took Bai Zehao to the back mountain to cut wood. He said that no matter what the villagers thought of him, what he said must be true to his words, and the tables and chairs for the school must be made.

The next day, Bai Ruozhu went to town, euphemistically saying that she was going to Du's Pharmacy to check out the sales of toothpaste. In fact, she was greedy and wanted to go to town to eat some delicious toothpaste, such as sour candied haws.

Bai Zehao volunteered to accompany her, and vowed: "Don't worry, little sister, I will definitely buy you ten candied haws."

The corners of Bai Ruozhu's mouth twitched and she said, "No, two sticks are enough. We'll talk about the rest later."

The two of them took a bullock cart and entered the town. Bai Ruozhu went to eat the wontons from last time again. The stall was run by an old couple. The food was very clean and plentiful, and the soup was bright. Bai Ruozhu wanted to eat more. A few bowls, but now the child's stomach is full, and he is greedy, but he can't eat much at one time.

After the two of them ate wontons, they went to buy candied haws. However, they couldn't find the person selling candied haws for a long time. Bai Zehao still had sharp eyes and pointed to the alley to one side and said: "Over there, it looks like he is going home. Let's chase after him quickly!"

The man selling candied haws on a stick was not walking very fast, so the two of them caught up with him without any effort and bought two candied haws on a stick. Bai Ruozhu took a big bite of a sour and sweet hawthorn, and was about to go back the same way with her elder brother, when she suddenly heard a familiar voice.

She pulled her elder brother's sleeve, quietly turned along the alley, and then walked forward for a while. When there was a small turn, she poked her head over and raised the corners of her mouth slightly. She was indeed an acquaintance!