sinovels Chapter 41 41, the truth
Chapter 41 41, the truth
The next day Xu Lingyuan went out very early, still alone, just carrying some things in his hands. Before leaving, Xu's mother asked him to take them with him. They were mainly ginseng and other supplements, which were not very heavy. Xu's mother said that she didn't have time to go, so she asked Xu Lingyuan to send it on her behalf, and Xu Lingyuan couldn't shirk it.
Even without Xu's mother giving him something, he originally planned to buy some to take with him. Of course it would not be as expensive as the one in his hand, but he just wanted to buy some fruits and the like.But when he walked to the door of the fourth uncle's house, he realized that his original idea was not suitable, because the fourth uncle's house originally sold fruit.
Fourth uncle and fourth aunt are still as enthusiastic as yesterday, as if they were looking forward to his arrival early in the morning.Seeing that he was still carrying something in his hand, they blamed him repeatedly, and they didn't take it until Xu Lingyuan explained that Xu's mother asked him to bring it.
With yesterday's contact as the basis, they are obviously getting closer today.After talking to Xu Lingyuan, the fourth aunt went out to buy vegetables.
"Lingyuan, what do you like to eat? Just tell the fourth aunt." The fourth aunt said to Xu Lingyuan while preparing to go out.
"You can do it as you see, I don't pick food." Xu Lingyuan, who was eating fruit, returned.
"You just pick the good ones and buy them. He won't tell you." The fourth uncle said to the fourth aunt.
"Look at me, I get confused when I'm happy, so I'll go now." The fourth aunt was not angry, but went out with a smile.
"Ling Yuan, sit down by yourself first, I'll go out and have a look, and you can take whatever you want." After the fourth aunt left, the fourth uncle seemed not to know how to get along with him, and put the food that he had prepared in front of him. He pushed back in front of his eyes, and after finishing speaking uncomfortably, he went out to look at the fruit stand at the door.
This shop is not like many modern shops, only people are there when it is open, and when it closes, people go to the shop and it is empty. Instead, the residence and the shop are connected together. The front is the shop, and the back is a separate courtyard for people to live in. .
Since there was no one in the yard, Xu Lingyuan couldn't walk around, so he just took a look and then came back to the front.Only then did he notice that Fourth Uncle's place also sold dried fruits, not to mention peanuts and melon seeds, but also walnuts, almonds, and hazelnuts.
He was a little puzzled at first, the fourth uncle sells all the seasonal fruits here at the door, and now they are just peaches and apricots. If there is no fruit to sell in winter, wouldn't it be temporarily closed? Those ones.
While Xu Lingyuan was looking at these dried fruits, the fourth uncle came in with a guest, and then stopped at the place where the dried fruits were placed, first bought some peanuts and melon seeds, and then looked at the others, as if he was very uncertain idea.The fourth uncle didn't speak, and let him look back and forth, keeping an eye on the stalls outside.
While the customer was still hesitating, another person came outside to buy fruit, so the fourth uncle had to let that person look at it first, and then went out.
"Are you from the shopkeeper's family?" The guest asked Xu Lingyuan who was standing aside.
"He's my fourth uncle." Xu Lingyuan smiled and said, "Do you want to buy anything else?"
"Oh... I'll take a look first, I don't know how to eat these things." The man didn't expect Xu Lingyuan to ask him.
"It's cooked like peanuts." Xu Lingyuan picked up a shelled almond, peeled it, tasted it, and then peeled another one for the person, "It's good for people to eat."
"Then what's the benefit of telling me?" the guest asked with interest after tasting the almonds.
"Eating more of this can beautify the skin, and that can replenish energy and nourish the mind. Anyway, they are all good for people." Xu Lingyuan searched in his mind, pointing to almonds and walnuts, and said that he often used some of these in modern times. Seeing it in something related to health preservation, Yu thought to himself and said, as for the rest, it will not be harmful.
"Really? I haven't heard of it." The guest didn't say whether he believed it or not. It just so happened that the fourth uncle came in after finishing his work. He pointed out almonds and walnuts and bought some. Before leaving, he praised him a few words. Xu Lingyuan just smiled modestly, but Fourth Uncle seemed a little surprised, probably because he felt that his nephew had changed too much all of a sudden.
Although somewhat surprised, Fourth Uncle didn't say anything.On the contrary, Xu Lingyuan, seeing that he could help, went out to look at the fruit stand with him.Even though he was not familiar with these things, he had a smiling face and spoke politely and warmly. Against the background of his dull fourth uncle, he was unexpectedly eye-catching, and the business seemed to be better.
It's just that Xu Lingyuan, who was getting more and more involved, didn't notice that the fourth uncle was not only not happy because of his help, but was a little at a loss, just like what he was selling was not fruit, but Xu Lingyuan.So when the fourth aunt came back from shopping, he quickly let Xu Lingyuan into the house. Even the fourth aunt ignored Xu Lingyuan's explanation and accused him of letting Xu Lingyuan help look after the stall.Because in their hearts, Xu Lingyuan has studied and passed the scholar, even if he can't study, how can he be allowed to do this with the Xu family?
Although Xu Lingyuan didn't take their thoughts seriously, he could only sit in the room until the afternoon.The business in the afternoon was obviously deserted, and the fourth uncle and fourth aunt just sat at the door and took care of them, while talking with Xu Lingyuan.
Although Xu Lingyuan really wanted to ask them why they moved here, but he didn't know how to ask them, but he didn't expect Fourth Aunt to speak up on his own initiative.
It turned out that the fourth uncle's family ran the porcelain shop together with the little aunt.The little aunt is the youngest in the family, so she is inevitably a little arrogant, and the fourth uncle's family also tolerates a little.For example, for the business in the store, the fourth uncle is responsible for contacting the source of goods outside and transporting the goods back and forth, while the younger uncle is only responsible for staying in the store. The sales and accounting are all done by the guys. The whole day is eating and drinking with people outside, and the whole store is supported by them, and from time to time, they mocked the fourth aunt about her infertility.
That's all, last spring, one day the little aunt and his wife got into a fight. The main reason was that the little aunt hit the little uncle because she found that the little uncle was messing around outside behind his back, and it was through making false accounts to get the store. money inside.But after they reconciled, the little aunt actually ran to Xu's father and Xu's mother and cried, saying that the fourth uncle and fourth aunt not only bullied them, but also cheated on the accounts and embezzled them for the sake of eating and drinking outside, and fearing that no one would take care of them. money in the store.And what's ridiculous is that the little uncle's waist was not tired, but the little aunt beat him.
Although the fourth uncle also asked Xu's father to explain the matter afterwards, but after all, they are all relatives, and it is not good to hurt anyone. In order not to embarrass Xu's father, the fourth uncle offered to withdraw, and then found the current place to run it alone, although The dried fruits in the store were also contacted by Xu's father.
The fourth uncle originally didn't want the fourth aunt to say this to Xu Lingyuan, but it might be too painful to hold back. Seeing that the fourth aunt insisted on saying it, he just sighed helplessly.Xu Lingyuan just listened silently, and didn't say anything, or what the fourth aunt needed was just a listener, not to gain pity or sympathy.
They just talked about trivial matters at home until the carriage to pick up Xu Siyuan stopped at the door.
This time uncle not only gave him a lot of fruit, maybe because he was interested, he also packed a lot of dried fruit for him.Under Xu Lingyuan's evasion, they said that these fruits are not easy to store, and they will rot if they cannot be sold, and those dried fruits that are not cheap in modern times are not as popular as peanuts and melon seeds here, so few people buy them , The price is also low, so he doesn't know what to say.
When Xu Lingyuan rushed to the gate of the academy, no one came out yet.This academy is located on the outskirts of the city and is quite large.He first sat in the car thinking about the scene of the original owner in the academy in the past, and considered whether to revisit the old place, but in the end he dismissed the idea. This place belongs to the original owner, so let him become a let's go.
When someone came out, Xu Lingyuan got out of the car and waited by the carriage.But he obviously did not expect that his appearance would become the focus of people.
Perhaps many people on the street know the child prodigy who was selected as a scholar, but in fact few people really know him.But it's different here, no matter whether his popularity is good or not, he can be regarded as a celebrity in the academy.Therefore, when the students who came out of the academy saw him, especially when the cold person in his impression looked at them with a smile on his face, they all had strange expressions.
After Xu Siyuan came out, Xu Lingyuan looked away and prepared to leave.In addition to looking for Xu Siyuan, he was also looking for the classmate the girl mentioned that day, but he couldn't find it.
"I thought you really stayed at home and couldn't come out?" Just as Xu Lingyuan got on the bus, because no one came up to greet him after standing for so long, he lamented the original owner's interpersonal relationship. , Suddenly someone said behind his back.
"Isn't this just what you want? You can use all my desks." Hearing the arrogant tone, Xu Lingyuan knew who it was without turning his head, so he turned around calmly while talking.
The other party watched Xu Lingyuan open his mouth, but did not make a sound.Perhaps it was because Xu Lingyuan, who had been ignoring him all this time, would refute him, and didn't know what to say for a while.
"Thank you for your concern. If there is nothing wrong, let's go first." Although the other party should be concerned about himself, there was nothing to say between them.
"Brother, that person was the one who went to look for you at home that day." After walking for a while, Xu Siyuan said after recovering from the joy of Xu Lingyuan coming to pick him up.
"Oh." Xu Lingyuan was a little surprised. He felt that the young master of the richest man's family was quite interesting, but he didn't say anything more.
After returning home, the fruit was taken away by servants, and those less popular dried fruits were put in Xu Siyuan's room.After dinner, Xu Siyuan, who looked at Xu Lingyuan smashing walnuts with a puzzled face, ate them under his persuasion. Although he accepted it, he obviously had no interest. Xu Lingyuan couldn't help feeling sorry for the untimely delivery of these things. .
For this reason, he was still a little depressed when he fell asleep, not only because of the unpopular dried fruit, but also because of the single type of fruit here that is not suitable for preservation. Thinking about it, something suddenly flashed in Xu Lingyuan's mind, which made him suddenly excited , and immediately pondered its possibility.