C28 In His Heart He Was Only Interested in Counting the Number of Copper Coins

It seems that my daughter-in-law is afraid of thunder.

Xiao Yiming quickly closed the half-open window. Thunder and lightning could be heard continuously outside the room, which was very scary.

Xiao Yiming climbed back onto the brick bed. He frowned when he saw the shivering bodies beside him. He pushed away the quilt without hesitation and hugged Luo Mannmann tightly.

Luo Mannmann moved slightly at first, but when she heard the familiar smell, she quieted down.

Ye Zichen pinched Xiao Yiming's horn and kissed on her forehead, causing Xiao Yiming to fall asleep in satisfaction.

When Luo Mannmann woke up, she found herself tightly hugged by Xiao Yiming. The strength seemed to want to inlay her into his bones and blood, imprisoning her to the point where she almost couldn't breathe.

No wonder when she dreamt of being chased by bad people, she was gasping for breath. So there was a reason behind everything that had happened.

She subconsciously moved, wanting to break free from the restraints. However, she saw Xiao Yiming's strong arms suddenly tighten, nearly strangling her to death.

"My wife, don't be afraid. I will protect you." This time he was mumbling like he was in a dream.

Luo Mannmann rolled her eyes speechlessly, only to see Xiao Yiming twitch his mouth and say, "My wife, are you not afraid of thunder? Am I here?"

Luo Mannmann's face was so red that it could drip blood. Her weak memory receded, as if there really was thunder last night. She raised her head and saw that the roof was still dripping with water. The water in the wooden bucket had already spilled and there were puddles on the ground.

"Yiming got up. You forget, he's going to the fair today." Luo Mannmann reached out and pinched Xiao Yiming's handsome face.

"Ah?" "Is today the market day?" Xiao Yiming was in a deep slumber. He muttered at the corner of his mouth and opened his sleepy eyes.

Last night, lightning flashed, and thunder rumbled. The house leaked water in the middle of the night. He used a wooden basin to clean up the water traces. He hadn't slept well at all and was still feeling dizzy.

Luo Mannmann quickly finished dressing and said, "It's a bit late today. Why don't we take the ox-cart later? This way, we can go faster."

"Alright." Xiao Yiming woke up more than half from his sleep and quickly sat up to put on his clothes.

When she got off the brick bed, she saw that there was a big puddle of water in the house. Luo Mannmann couldn't help but frown as she looked up at the sparse thatch on the roof.

He reckoned that half of the house had been blown away by the wind last night. Alas, he had to find a way to earn some money as soon as possible.

At this moment, Xiao Yiming said embarrassedly, "Cough, cough, don't look anymore. When we get back from the market, I'll fix this roof."

"Yes, let's leave it like this for now."

"Wifey, go eat porridge first, I'll make it here." Xiao Yiming put all the Wood products in this basket.

His wife had sold one basket at home, leaving him with only this one basket.

After Xiao Yiming was done, he saw Aunt Xiao, who was embroidering flowers in the hall, walk over and pass a cloth bag to him.

"This is the embroidered fabric, take it for delivery, and also Yiming. Don't forget to bring the eggs from home to the town for sale, there are already 40-50 of them."

"So many?" Xiao Yiming put the basket of eggs aside and looked at the basket filled with eggs. There were quite a lot of them, so he estimated that they could be sold for some money.

Aunt Xiao seemed to have understood his doubts. "You haven't been out for almost a month. There must be a lot of them already. Alright, it's getting late. Hurry up and go eat some porridge."

"Xiao Yiming went to the kitchen and saw that Luo Mannmann had finished her porridge. A bowl of porridge was placed on the table and she was pouring some charcoal into a sack beside the stove.

"Wifey, don't be busy. I'll come and get it later." Xiao Yiming saw that her clean hands would turn black.

"Yiming, hurry up and eat. I'm almost done, I'm just waiting for you." "It's getting late. If we don't hurry up, the ox-carts in the village will be gone. When we get to the town later, who knows when we'll go there?"

After Luo Mannmann finished her sentence, she neatly put away the gunny sack. It was actually half a bag of charcoal, which could be sold for some money.

The two of them hurriedly brought the items to the entrance of the village and saw Old Uncle Zhang's ox-cart waiting there.

At this moment, the ox-cart was empty. Fortunately, they had made it in time, so they thought the ox-cart had left. This time, they had to walk to the town.

"Uncle, good morning. Why is there no one here today?" Old Uncle Zhang spread the straw in the oxcart evenly and replied:

"Yiming, good morning. It was a thunderstorm last night, so everyone woke up late. You're riding on an ox-cart today, right? Come on up first. People will be here soon."

Xiao Yiming gave his Big Uncle 24 yuan in the ox-cart. It could be considered as a round trip for the two of them.

"Why are you in such a hurry? It's fine if you just come back with the car money."

"Well, I'll give you the odd copper coins I have." Xiao Yiming said with a smile.

While they were talking, they saw third aunt, Granny Liu, and Wang Ergou rushing over to get on the car.

Although the oxcart was quite large, the five of them, in addition to their personal belongings, felt rather crowded.

Luo Mannmann looked at the few people in the car and had the urge to jump off. At this moment, Old Uncle Zhang chuckled and said,

"Everyone's here, let's go!"

He shouted excitedly as he waved his whip, and the big yellow bull started to run with all its might. The mountain road was not smooth, and the cart swayed a little. Luckily, he was good at driving cattle, so the bumpiness was not that bad.

It would only take half an hour to get to the town by oxcart. The journey would be quite lonely, so the women would have to clench their teeth and grit their teeth.

"Yiming, why did you bring your wife here today? Don't you think it's too expensive to ride an oxcart?"

The one who spoke was Granny Liu, she loved to talk right and wrong. Every time she spoke, she liked to choke on people, and her pair of yellow eyes were filled with mockery.

Xiao Yiming didn't get annoyed after hearing that. He put his hand on Luo Mannmann's waist, afraid that his wife would fall down if she wasn't careful.

"Granny Liu, it's true that I rarely ride in an ox-cart, but I don't find it expensive at all. Don't spout nonsense with your mouth, Big Uncle Zhang won't be happy after hearing that."

"Ha, what Yiming said just now. How could you, an active person who gave away the money to a car, think that it was too expensive? "Granny Liu, that's exactly what you said." Big Uncle Zhang said with a smile as he drove the ox-cart.

"Hmph …" Granny Liu's face turned red.

third aunt, who was enjoying the scenery all along, happily said, "Granny Liu, you old woman, don't go against an offspring. I think Yiming is pretty good, hardworking and capable, and his wife knows how to earn money. The couple is pretty good."

"Hmph …" It's just that if we get some benefits, we'll be stuck on both sides of the wall, so what's the big deal. "

Granny Liu snorted. Her good relationship with third aunt used to be the same wherever she went, but ever since third aunt and Xiao Family got a little closer, Granny Liu didn't like to talk to her anymore.

She could not stand third aunt, who was already half of a mother Xu, so why bother painting whitening mud s.

Granny Liu spat in her heart. She would never admit that third aunt's skin was much better than before.

"Alright, alright, stop being so noisy. If you can calm down, will you let me sleep?" Wang Ergou shouted in dissatisfaction as he squinted his eyes.

He lazily leaned against the burlap sack on the oxcart. The sun had already risen in the early morning, making him feel rather comfortable and sleepy.

If it wasn't for these two nagging women, he really could have slept for a while to recuperate.

"Oh, Ergouzi, you're still napping on the ox-cart?" This wobble will make it hard for you to fall asleep. Could it be that he went to become a thief last night? Which widow stole it? "

third aunt joked. Seeing his low spirits and dark circles under his eyes, she couldn't help but mock him.

"third aunt, don't make fun of me, Ergouzi. How can there be a widow waiting for me to steal it? It was a thunderstorm last night, and I was busy collecting things in the middle of the night. "

Wang Ergou was a bit wretched, but he wasn't bad at heart. He was also funny, so he was a lot more disciplined this time.

He didn't even look at Luo Mannmann. He was too lazy to think about other wives. This time, he missed Hei Ya so much.

"Still busy collecting things? You went to town just to catch up on the market, and didn't take some of your family's side dishes to sell, to trade for some copper coins. "

Granny Liu interrupted her. Although it was annoying to be blocked by someone just now, it was life-threatening to get her to remain silent.

"The side dishes can be sold for a few coins, so it's not a big deal. I, Ergouzi, went to the town to buy some snacks."

"Look at Ergouzi's empty baskets, and then look at Xiao Yiming's two big baskets filled with goods. He should be able to sell them for a lot of money, right?"

third aunt's eyes lit up as if she could see a huge pile of copper coins falling from the sky, but unfortunately, it was not her family's money.

"What third aunt said, there aren't many. Not many." Xiao Yiming scratched his head and smiled shyly.

"third aunt, it's not that my wife is scolding you, but you're jealous of this small amount of money. How much can these things be worth? Don't you forget that your Xiao Family owes you five taels of silver? I might not even be able to raise enough money. "

This made Xiao Yiming's face darken, and he saw that Luo Mannmann, who had been silent all this while, had a dark expression: "Granny Liu is really in charge of matters, she is in charge even more than the village chief, it's none of your business whether our Xiao Family is able to raise enough money."

"Hmph …" The day to return the money in a few days would come. What would you do then? "Hmph …"

Then, Big Uncle Zhang said, "We're in town."

Only then did the people in the car stop. They paid the driver, picked up their stuff and went into the bustling market.

On both sides of the street, there were tea shops, restaurants and pawnshops. The streets were crowded with people, and both sides of the street were filled with empty spaces.

They were all people from different industries. Some were selling tea, some looked good, some were selling groceries, and many were holding oil-paper umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun.

There were countless pedestrians on the street. Some were carrying burdens while others were driving ox-carts.

Luo Mannmann had already expected that there wouldn't be any good seats, so she wasn't angry. "Yiming, let's go sell the eggs and charcoal first."

"Fine, daughter-in-law, let's go to the same restaurant as last time. We're collecting eggs anyway."

Soon, nearly 40 eggs were collected at a price of 60 gold coins and 30 catties of charcoal at a price of 180 gold coins. This restaurant was frequented by Xiao Yiming, so it was always at the usual price.

After handing in Aunt Xiao's embroidery mission, the two of them found a market stall.

Coincidentally, it was the same stall from last time. However, this time, it was no longer the same stall that sold cabbages, but a vendor that also sold Wood products.