PFC Chapter 1035: The Man Comes Riding on a Bamboo Horse (24)
Chapter 1035: The Man Comes Riding on a Bamboo Horse (24)
Similar outfits and words that were once on the lips of "some people".
This made Xiao Jianlu feel guilty for the first time.
After reading the books of sages for so many years, he certainly knew that betrayal was wrong, but he felt he had no choice.
Half a year ago, after Master Yuan Xu hinted to him, Xiao Jianlu knew clearly that this was his only chance.
He didn't want to be a craftsman who depended on others for his livelihood like his father.
While thinking, the little girl saw Xiao Jianlu didn't say anything, just staring blankly at the snacks in her hand. She frowned slightly and said, "Brother, if you want to eat, I can give you some, but I can't give you all of it. It's useless for you to look at it!"
Xiao Gencai heard the little girl's words as soon as he entered the door. He thought his son was just being greedy again, so he quickly stepped forward and pushed his son away. He said to the landlord's child with a smile on his face: "Little girl, Brother Xiao didn't want to eat your snacks, he was just looking at them, just looking at them!"
After saying that, he pressed his son down and said the same thing to the little girl, then dragged his son into the kitchen of his house.
He had smelled the aroma the moment he entered the house and frowned, saying, "It's time to celebrate! It's not a festival, why are you buying meat?"
"Master, you gave me all the money to buy food, so how could I afford meat?" Yue Niang quickly explained, "Today, I passed by a pork stall and touched the fat a few times, so my hands were covered in lard. I used the water from my hands to wash my hands and cooked it with vegetables, so it smelled like lard."
Anyone with a little common sense would not believe such outrageous words.
But the Xiao family father and son believed it and ate the meal with gusto.
Yue Niang only ate one of the steamed buns and gave the rest to the father and son.
After Xiao Gencai took a bite of the last steamed bun, he seemed to remember that his wife had only eaten one steamed bun, so he "wanted" to give it to her.
But Yue Niang refused: "Husband, you are the pillar of the family, you should eat more!" - Woohoo, I ate too much snack in the afternoon, and eating a steamed bun is already the limit.
After hearing this, Xiao Gencai was deeply moved—perhaps only his heart was moved.
After dinner, Xiao Jianlu pulled his father into his room and talked about what the teacher had hinted at him half a year ago, and what happened today when he bought jasmine tofu.
"Dad, this is the best opportunity. As long as I can marry the Master's daughter, I will definitely be successful overnight." Xiao Jianlu asked his father for money while imagining the future with him.
Xiao Gencai was originally very happy to hear his son's words, but when he heard that a serving of tofu would cost two hundred coins, he immediately became unhappy: "If a woman like this really came into our family, could you afford to support her?
Let me tell you, your father only earns a few dollars a month, and we are almost unable to make ends meet."
"Dad, look at what you said. If that's the teacher's only daughter, her dowry will be enough to support our family!" Xiao Jianlu said confidently, "So, Dad, give me the money quickly! I'll go deliver the jasmine tofu tomorrow, and I think the matter will be settled."
At this time, Yuan Xu and Yuan Zhaoyue were looking at the several servings of jasmine tofu on the table, and neither the father nor the daughter spoke.
After a long while, Yuan Zhaoyue finally said, "The jasmine tofu from those students is all here, except for Xiao Jianlu's."
"Why, he didn't understand the hints?" After hearing these words, Yuan Xu became a little worried. "Could it be another person with a pretty face and a stupid heart?"
"That's not the case!" Yuan Zhaoyue shook her head. "I've already arranged for someone to find out. He didn't have enough money, so he didn't buy the jasmine tofu. But Dad, do women have to get married?"
"Eh? You don't have to worry about that. You're not marrying anyone, you're getting a husband!" Yuan Xu said with a smile, "Once you have a husband and live in our own home, you can still do a lot of things you want to do."
Having said that, Yuan Xu lowered his voice and said, "Even if we go to Lincheng first and throw some fruit to that young master, that's fine, but you have to do it secretly!"
Yuan Zhaoyue blushed slightly after her "little hobby" was exposed. She then asked the maid to take all the jasmine tofu on the table to the kitchen: "I've already eaten one portion. You can share the rest!"
After the maid left, Yuan Zhaoyue spoke up: "Whether Xiao Jianlu can bring Jasmine Tofu over tomorrow or not, I will choose him!"
"Why?" Yuan Xu was a little worried. "Don't tell me you're really after his good looks! Yanzhou is the capital after all, there are many who are better looking than him. Why don't you consider it again?"
"Dad, I think if his family is poor enough and we offer some sweet treats, he'll agree to marry into the family." Yuan Zhaoyue continued, "He's poor and greedy, so it shouldn't be difficult to control him if we just find some leverage!"
Yuan Xu smiled with relief: "My Zhaoyue has really grown up. In fact, even a person like this can be controlled without any handle! Who made him want everything!"