The next morning, I went to Xu Laosan’s house to move the tables and stools, Xu Laosan’s daughter-in-law still helped to take them to the market, and when she put them down and turned around to leave, Liu Cui Lan pulled her back, “Big sister, my family will be busy from tomorrow, there are only two of us left in this stall, we are a bit too busy, see if you can come over to help, half a day’s work, 20 yuan. ”
Xu Laosan’s daughter-in-law couldn’t believe her ears, she used to work so hard for people to help out, but she was only paid 15 yuan a day.
When she didn’t say anything, Liu Cui Lan thought she didn’t want to, and smiled awkwardly, “It’s because I didn’t think it through, after all, your family still has ……”
“I’ll do it!”
Liu Cui Lan recoiled and froze for a moment.
Xu Laosan’s daughter-in-law rolled up her sleeves, “It’s just as well that I’m not doing anything at the moment, so I’ll get familiar with it first, so I can get started tomorrow.
“But your family ……”
“I’ll get up early and make breakfast, so my in-laws can feed Xu Laosan. It won’t be too late to make lunch after the stall closes, I’ll do the rest of the work this afternoon.”
Twenty yuan a day, that’s six hundred yuan a month, enough for daily expenses. The ten taels of silver given by the Song family would be enough to save up.
Liu Cui Lan also liked the quickness of Xu Laosan’s daughter-in-law, “Okay then, let’s make a deal.”
Xu Laosan’s daughter-in-law was really capable, serving the cold skin, collecting the dishes and washing them, she was much quicker than Song Shen, one person could do the work of two people.
Liu Cui Lan and Song Shu were very satisfied, and felt that they had hired the right person, and that the three of them would be able to hold up the cold skin stall.
“Take a break.”
It was still early in the day and there were not that many people eating the cold skin, so Liu Cui Lan greeted Xu Laosan’s daughter-in-law.
Xu Laosan’s daughter-in-law wiped a handful of sweat from her forehead and looked at the sky, “I’ll go home and come back later.”
“You wait.”
Liu Cui Lan nimbly cut up the cold skin and put it in a bowl, put in the seasoning and cucumber and handed it to her, “Take this back to your family.”
“No, no, no, this won’t do.”
Xu Laosan’s daughter-in-law pushed back, but Liu Cui Lan forcefully shoved it at her, “Take it back, so that the old people and children can have a bite.”
Xu Laosan’s daughter-in-law was a bit embarrassed, for a cold skin cost 15 yuan, which was almost enough to pay her for a day’s work.
Liu Cui-lan gave her a nudge, and only then did Xu Laosan’s daughter-in-law hurry home with the bowl in her hand.
“Lao-san has finally done the right thing.”
If Song San Xiao hadn’t reminded them, they wouldn’t have remembered Xu Laosan’s daughter-in-law.
“That’s the only time he’s been in tune.” Song Shu spat.
Liu Cui Lan laughed and shook her head.
“Have a cold skin.”
With the words, Qi Ying sat down at the table. After parting from Song Wan Yue that day, she had thought of coming the next day to eat the cold skin, but a dart had been picked up at the dartboard.
She thought that the Song family’s cold skin stall was not going to run away, so it was fine to come a day earlier or later, so she followed the dartboard and only returned last night.
When she heard the people at the dartboard talking about the Zhang family, she knew that Song Si’s matter had been resolved, so she couldn’t wait to come over today.
Liu Cui Lan and Song Shu had never met her before and did not know her, so they quickly brought up the cold skin, “Enjoy your meal, Miss.”
“Is the little girl not here today?”
Song Shen was stunned, the only one who called out to Song Wan Yue’s little girl was Gu Yi, who was this woman?
“I’m from the Wei Yuan Dart Board, and I’ve even been to your house before.”
Qi Ying said graciously.
“So it’s Miss Qi Ying, what brings you to the stall? If you want to eat cold skin say so and I’ll have Yue’er send it to the dart board for you.”
Qi Ying had made a special trip to the house because of Song Si, Liu Cui Lan and Song Shu were aware of this, although people didn’t help much, but this thought was too heavy.
“Auntie Song, don’t be so hard on me, how can I let the little girl send the cold skin to the dart board.”
“We are grateful that you have come all the way here for Si’er’s sake. Today Si’er is not here, but if he were, we would have asked him to thank you.”
Qi Ying’s hand gave a start as he reached for his chopsticks, “Young Master Song Si is also here at the stall?”
Liu Cui Lan was busy saying, “He is not a young master, Miss Qi Ying must not call him that again.”
She also said, “A few days ago, I was busy here, so he came to help out at the stall.”
Regret rolled through Qi Ying’s heart, why had she gone on a dart escort? Why hadn’t she come over the next day for the cold skin? That way she could have seen Song Si and maybe even had a few words with him.
Liu Cui Lan didn’t notice her change in mood and continued, “My son is not a nerd who is a deadbeat student and not diligent, as long as he is home, he helps the family work in the fields ……”
Her son?
Qi Ying looked at her dumbfounded, she had always thought Song Si was the little girl’s real brother, could it be, could it be, “Auntie, auntie, Song Si is, is he your son?”
“Yes.”
“Isn’t he, isn’t he the little girl’s brother?”
Liu Cui Lan was amused by her silly enquiry, “Of course he’s Yue’er’s brother, of the three children in our family, Si’er is the eldest ……”
Pointing to Song Shen, “He is the second oldest, Yue’er is the youngest.”
Qi Ying’s mind was no longer turning, “But, isn’t the little girl’s mother, isn’t she Auntie Xu?”
“Yes, that’s my sister-in-law, we don’t have a separate family, we live together, Yue’er is sister-in-law’s daughter, there are only these two brats in my family.”
Qi Ying stood up in a panic, “Uncle, uncle …… aunt, aunt ……”
Liu Cui Lan was confused by her sudden movement and incoherent words, and looked at her blankly, “Miss Qi, are you alright?”
Of course she was not alright, she had made a big fuss, thinking that Song Si and the little girl were siblings.
But Qi Ying couldn’t say this, “I, I was just so surprised, I thought ……”
“You still thought Yue’er was my daughter ……”, Liu Cui Lan smiled and took over, “I would like to, but unfortunately, I’m not that lucky.”
“You, you are blessed, you, you must be blessed later with a son like Song Si.”
When the words left her mouth, Qi Ying regretted wanting to punch herself in the mouth, what had she said, as if she was cursing someone with a great disaster ahead.
Liu Cui Lan, however, was blessed by what she said, “I borrow Miss Qi’s auspicious words, I hope Si’er will have high school, then I am really blessed in the future.”
Qi Ying didn’t dare to say more, in this state of panic, the more she said the more she got wrong, she stiffly changed the subject, “Where is little, little girl, why isn’t she here today too?”
“She’s here, she followed Young Master Gu to the restaurant, if you have something to do, you can go to the restaurant and look for her.”
The restaurant? Young Master Gu?
Qi Ying thought of the carriage a few days ago and what happened at the gate of the Zhang family yesterday, something faintly flashed through his mind, and he stopped eating his cold skin, “I’ll go find her!”
After saying that, she pulled her legs out and left, walking so fast that Liu Cui Lan couldn’t even let her take the cold skin away.
