When the pears are green

Chapter 58 Mid-Autumn Festival Gathering (3)

Jiang Qingzhou watched Song Li pacing back and forth anxiously. He comforted Song Li and said, "Xiao Li, Brother Jixiang is with them. Nothing will happen."

Song Li stared at Jiang Qingzhou with a pair of uneasy eyes. Jiang Qingzhou nodded to Song Li, then smiled and said to her: "Don't worry, it's okay. If they don't come back in a while, I will search all the grocery stores in town and I will be able to find them."

After listening to Jiang Qingzhou's words, Song Li's mood gradually calmed down, and she began to rely on the young man in front of her.

Most of the vendors around had left. Song Li asked Song Xing to start packing up. If Song Yue and the others didn't come back, Song Li planned to go look for them with Jiang Qingzhou.

At this moment, Song Xing pointed at the figure running in front and shouted loudly: "Big sister, second sister and the others are back."

Just as Song Li turned around to look, Song Yue had already run to her. Song Yue said to Song Li embarrassedly: "Sister, I'm back late, I'm sorry."

Song Li looked at the three people running towards him, thinking that they must have been delayed by something, so he didn't say anything.

Song Li first poured the bean sprouts in the basket into Ruyi and Jiang Qingzhou's baskets, and then distributed the sesame cakes to Song Yue, Ruyi and Zhang Jixiang.

Jiang Qingzhou asked Zhang Jixiang softly, "Brother Jixiang, what happened? Why did you take so long?"

Zhang Jixiang pointed at Ruyi and Song Yue and said to Jiang Qingzhou: "Someone drew something for them. It took a while."

After hearing this, Jiang Qingzhou nodded, as long as he didn't get into any trouble.

When the group arrived at the place where Old Man Wang parked his car, the ox cart was no longer in sight. Song Li's heart skipped a beat. She looked at the sun above her head and thought about the long journey. She felt a little pain in her legs.

Song Yue looked at Song Li and Song Xing embarrassedly. She whispered to Song Li, "Sister, Master Li said he would send us off. Let's wait here for a while."

Just as Song Li was about to ask Song Yue what was going on, she heard the sound of cowbells coming from a distance. An ox cart slowly came into their sight. Wu Mingde was driving the ox cart and slowly stopped beside Song Li and the others.

Wu Minghui jumped out of the car happily, and then said to Song Li and her brother with a smile: "Sister Song, Sister Song Yue, Little Song Xing, get in the car quickly, let's go back together."

After the Song Li siblings got on the ox cart, Li Yun'an said to Ruyi, "Miss Ruyi, when you go back, you can draw on the ground according to the drawing. When you are familiar with it, you can embroider it on the handkerchief."

Ruyi blushed and lowered her head and said, "I understand. Thank you, Master Li."

Seeing this, Wu Mingde said quietly, "Miss Ruyi, don't be moved. Yun An just wants to make more money from you."

After hearing this, Li Yun'an patted Wu Mingde with his hand and said with a smile: "Mingde must be jealous of me because I am good-looking, good at studying and good at painting."

Wu Mingde turned around and made a vomiting gesture to Li Yun'an, which made everyone laugh.

Li Yun'an glanced at Ruyi, whose face was still a little red. He changed the subject and said to Song Yue, "Little Miss Song, you should also remember what I just said to Miss Ruyi. If you don't know, you can ask Mingde for help. He is a great writer."

Song Yue glanced at Wu Mingde and whispered to Li Yun'an, "After seeing the little fat snake he painted, I still trust Master Li more."

After Song Yue finished speaking, she and Li Yun'an both laughed secretly.

Ruyi saw the scene in front of her, and the blush on her face slowly faded. She hid her shyness, smiled generously at Li Yun'an, then walked to Zhang Jixiang and stopped looking at Li Yun'an.

Song Li looked at Ruyi, then at Li Yun'an, and sighed helplessly.

Jiang Qingzhou also noticed Ruyi's mood, and he felt as helpless as Song Li. He smiled at Song Li, then said to Wu Mingde, "Mr. Wu, you should go back soon. It's too hot."

After hearing this, Wu Mingde nodded to Jiang Qingzhou and drove towards Wuzhuang Village.

Li Yun'an thought of Lingling who ignored him, and he said to Song Li: "Lingling wanted to come to you this morning, but because there were too many people at the rally, my mother locked her up at home. She was still vomiting when we came!"

After hearing this, Song Li smiled and said to Li Yun'an, "There are indeed too many people here today. Let's go find Lingling to play when we are free."

Li Yun'an patted his head and thought for a while, then he said to Song Li: "How about, let Mingde take everyone to the county town during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

When Wu Minghui heard that they were going to the county town, she hurried over to Song Li and said, "Sister Song, let's go together. Let little Song Xing go with us."

After hearing Wu Minghui's words, Song Xing looked at Song Li happily.

Song Li had never been to the county town, so she could go there during the Mid-Autumn Festival. She smiled and said to Li Yun'an and Wu Mingde, "It's ok during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Thank you, Mr. Li and Mr. Wu."

After Wu Mingde heard the conversation between Li Yun'an and the others, he said to Li Yun'an with resentment: "You are the one who is doing the good deeds again. It is me and my cow who are doing the hard work."

When Wu Minghui heard this, she said loudly to Wu Mingde: "Third brother, we should go too. It is the ox that does the work, not you."

After hearing what Wu Minghui said, Wu Mingde was unable to say a word. He felt that this sister was just trying to make him angry.

The group of people soon returned to Wuzhuang Village, talking and laughing.

After saying goodbye to Wu Mingde, Li Yun'an and Wu Minghui, Song Li led Song Yue and Song Xing and walked quickly towards home. She was afraid that Song Changhe, Zhang and others would be anxious.

Song Changhe and Zhang had been standing at the door for half an hour. When they saw Song Li and her brother, they hurried over and took the things from them.

After returning home, Song Changhe asked Song Li: "Why are you so late? I didn't see you when Old Man Wang's ox cart came back. Second Aunt said you went there in the village head's ox cart, how did you get back?"

After hearing this, Zhang kicked Song Changhe and said to him, "Let the children rest first, why are you asking so many questions!"

Song Changhe stopped talking and hurried to the kitchen to pour water for Song Li and the others.

After drinking the water, Song Li slowly answered Song Changhe's questions.

After Song Li finished speaking, she poured the copper coins from her purse onto the table. When Zhang saw this, she exclaimed, "So many?"

Song Li smiled at Zhang, then said to Zhang and Song Changhe, "Dad, Mom, Qingzhou bought all the beans. I want to give him the money first."

After hearing this, Zhang and Song Changhe both nodded.

Song Changhe said to Song Li, "That's as it should be. After all, you haven't gotten married yet. If you ask Dahu directly, he won't tell you. You can go to the grain store tomorrow and ask, and then just give it to Dahu. You can keep these copper coins for now, and we'll tell you after you give them to Dahu."

After hearing this, Song Li nodded. She put the copper coins back into her purse and then poured them into her small box.

When Song Li came out of the house, Zhang and Song Changhe had already gone in. Song Li smiled and said to Song Xing and Song Yue, "I'll give you some copper coins after the meeting, okay?"

After Song Xing and Song Yue nodded happily, Song Xing went back to his room to sleep.

Song Li looked at Song Yue and asked, "Yueyue, how are your handkerchiefs selling?"

After hearing this, Song Yue said to Song Li a little unhappy: "Sister, Ruyi and I sold our handkerchiefs to Mr. Li's grocery store. Mr. Li said that the patterns we embroidered were too ordinary and he reluctantly accepted them. Mr. Li also drew a few patterns for Ruyi and me, saying that if we could embroider them, he would buy our handkerchiefs exclusively."

As Song Li listened, she wondered in her heart, since Li Yun'an's family ran a grocery store, why did he buy her fan? Did he really give it away or did he dismantle it?

After Song Yue finished speaking, she saw that Song Li was a little absent-minded, so she asked Song Li: "Sister, what's wrong with you?" Song Li was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's okay, I just thought of something else. Can you bring the drawings over and let me take a look?

After hearing this, Song Yue happily ran into the house, took the drawing and handed it to Song Li. Song Li looked at it carefully and found some simple patterns of lotus, peach, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. Li Yun'an's painting skills were indeed good.

Seeing that Song Li was looking at it seriously, Song Yue continued, "Drawing these things has delayed my time."

After hearing this, Song Li smiled and said to Song Yue, "Yueyue, this is worth it. When we go to the county town during the Mid-Autumn Festival, let's go and see how others embroider and what patterns they embroider. Even if we don't learn anything, we can still gain some knowledge."

After hearing this, Song Yue hugged Song Li and said, "Sister is so good to me."

Song Li smiled and said to Song Yue: "You are my sister, of course I will treat you well. Let's have a good rest this afternoon, we still have to sell bean sprouts tomorrow!"

After Song Yue left, Song Li sat alone in the yard, holding the blueprints drawn by Li Yun'an in her hand. Although Song Yue got these blueprints, she had no painting foundation. How could a girl who couldn't draw be good at embroidery?

Song Li thought about it and finally made up her mind. She wanted to go to Wu Mingde's house later and ask Li Yun'an to give Song Yue some advice.