in2ebook Chapter 273 Isn't this just causing trouble?
Chapter 273 Isn't this just causing trouble?
Chapter 273 Isn't this just causing trouble?
Aunt Xiangqin had no suspicions. She was a very concerned person and was afraid of delaying Shen Qianchuan's time and interfering with his shopping.
So she immediately urged, "Oh dear, Auntie used to be bored at home all the time, and now she's developed this habit of constantly nagging people. Hurry up and go buy flour, don't let it interfere with making money tomorrow, go quickly!" She got up and pushed Shen Qianchuan out the door.
This suited Shen Qianchuan perfectly, and he immediately slipped away.
Shuisheng drove his horse-drawn cart to the edge of the county town to cut hay for the horses. When he pulled the cart into the yard, he saw Shen Qianchuan "whoosh" past him without offering to help him unload the hay as he used to. He was a little puzzled.
After he removed the harness from the horse, tied it to the corner of the yard, parked the carriage, unloaded the hay to one side, and walked toward his mother.
"Mother, what happened to Qianchuan just now?"
Aunt Xiangqin stretched out her hand and told her son about Qianchuan's reward to her and the general conversation they had just had.
"That child, I've been nagging him for ages, I wonder if he'll even be able to buy flour if he goes out now, sigh!"
He didn't know if he could buy it or not, but he did know that Shen Qianchuan hadn't finished using the flour he bought!
That brat is clearly making excuses to avoid his mother and doesn't want to talk about marriage.
To be honest, he didn't want to mention it either!
He's not young anymore. Among men of the same age, some married early and have children older than Xiaotang. If it weren't for Madam Sun favoring her own son and neglecting her stepson, Qingchuan would have gotten married two or three years earlier, and Xiaotang might already be ten years old.
Speaking for myself, where can I find a suitable marriage partner these days?
Older women are hard to find, so if a younger woman marries him, isn't that just causing trouble?
He's not an animal; he couldn't bring himself to hurt someone so young!
Well, it's not uncommon for people to never get married. There are plenty of bachelors in the surrounding villages. They used to be afraid of gossip from their neighbors, but now that they don't have to go back to the village, what are they afraid of?
Why should we be afraid of others' words when we have a mouth?
People who love to talk a lot aren't afraid of getting hurt; let them talk all they want!
Sigh, never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore.
Shuisheng patted his mother's back and comforted her, "Mother, don't worry. Now I have a stable job and I get paid every month. Even if I just get medicine for you, I can still save a lot of money."
As for Qianchuan, needless to say, he makes a lot of money selling breakfast and will pay off his debts soon. He'll be able to save more money than me in the future. If a suitable person comes along, we'll definitely look into it. We're not stupid, so don't worry about it."
Aunt Xiangqin said with a worried look, "Hmph, tell me how old you are? You're getting older every year. If you don't find someone now, you might never find one again. Before, when the family was poor, I didn't dare to mention it, but now that you've saved some money, if I don't bring it up now, will I ever see a daughter-in-law in this lifetime?"
Shuisheng, looking helpless, pulled his mother back into the house. "Mother, you should rest well. I have things to do. I'll take care of the matchmaking myself. Don't worry, I'll make sure you meet your daughter-in-law in this lifetime."
After saying that, he immediately ran out of his mother's room. His speed was no slower than Shen Qianchuan's. He finally understood why Shen Qianchuan ran out without saying goodbye. He would have run too!
He ran all the way to the locust tree in the yard, exhaled sharply, and finally relaxed.
At this moment, Liu Cai'er brought out a basin of freshly washed clothes to dry. Because the backyard was not very big, the drying line was suspended above the vegetable garden, tied to a pillar by the wall on one side and to a locust tree on the other. The water dripping from the clothes dripped directly into the vegetable garden, nourishing the vegetables.
Liu Cai'er saw Shui Sheng standing under the locust tree, nodded politely to him, and then began to carefully dry the clothes.
Whether it was because the rope was not strong enough or because it had been exposed to the wind and sun for too long, the rope snapped with a "bang" as she hung up the last piece of clothing, and the whole rope of wet clothes fell neatly into the vegetable garden.
Two wet garments were placed directly over Liu Cai'er's head, obscuring her face.
"ah……"
She gasped and immediately struggled to remove the cool, damp clothes from her face.
Shuisheng saw that the clothesline had broken, and all the wet clothes that had been washed and hung out to dry had fallen to the ground. He quickly ran over to help, not caring whether he was stepping on the vegetables in the garden.
He reached out to remove the wet clothes from Liu Cai'er's head and face, and their hands accidentally touched each other.
Shui Sheng's face suddenly turned red, as if he had been pricked by a thorn, and he immediately pulled back, clutching his clothes.
Looking at Liu Cai'er, her face turned completely red. She was so embarrassed that she wished she could dig a hole in the ground right then and there and crawl into it.
Because the clothes that Shui Sheng took away were her undergarments!
Seeing Liu Cai'er blushing as if she were stunned, Shui Sheng realized that he had rushed to help and completely forgotten about avoiding suspicion.
He, a bachelor, wasn't afraid, but Cai'er had just gone through a bad marriage, so she must have been scared by him.
He quickly apologized, "Sister Cai'er, I...I just saw the rope was broken and wanted to help, but I accidentally...I scared you, please don't mind, I apologize."
Liu Cai'er wasn't frightened; she was just too embarrassed and didn't know what to do.
Her face flushed, her eyes darting around. She glanced furtively at the small garment in Shui Sheng's hand, then with lightning speed, snatched it back from him, which was still dripping wet, and quickly hid it behind her back to avoid embarrassment.
But just as she snatched it back, Shuisheng saw it clearly!
He originally thought that his sudden rush to help had startled Sister Cai'er, but he never expected that he would do something so outrageous!
A woman's reputation is paramount and must not be tarnished by anyone!
How could he be so blind as to touch Sister Cai'er's... undergarments like that?
How could he be so stupid as to make such a huge mess?
"Sister Cai'er, I...I didn't mean to, I'm so sorry, I..."
His head felt like it was about to explode, his face turned bright red to the roots of his ears, burning hot, his heart was pounding, and he couldn't even speak coherently.
It would have been better if he hadn't said anything; the more he talked, the more awkward it became for the two of them.
Liu Cai'er's face was so red it looked like it was about to bleed. She didn't know whether to leave or stay, and when she looked at the row of wet clothes in the vegetable garden, they were all dirty and needed to be washed again.
She gritted her teeth, stomped her foot, grabbed the clothes, and ran back to her room.
Shui Sheng, who was left standing there, was dumbfounded!
Did he make Sister Cai'er run away?
Finally, Shuisheng picked up the wet clothes one by one from the vegetable garden, put them back in the wooden basin, found a new rope, tied it, carried the basin to the well to fetch water, washed the clothes clean, and carefully dried them.
After Liu Cai'er calmed down and her blush faded, she convinced herself that she was no longer embarrassed. She walked out of the yard to go back to the vegetable garden to pick up the clothes that had fallen on the ground. She saw that the clothes were now hanging on the line again, and the line had been changed.
She was completely stunned!