Chapter 188 - Chapter 188: Chapter 186: The Mid-Autumn Temple Fair, People Get Rounder Under the Full Moon (3) (1/2)
Chapter 188: Chapter 186: The Mid-Autumn Temple Fair, People Get Rounder Under the Full Moon (3)
“Zhang Peng and I are an old married couple, even though we also have… what’s it called, but it only lasts for a while, and then he’s so tired he falls asleep right away. It’s nothing like you guys, even your walking posture doesn’t look right.”
Guihua couldn’t help but cover her mouth and giggle as she spoke.
“Guihua, stop laughing at me, I… I don’t know what to say,” Liu Sisi said, at a loss for words.
“What happened? Did you…?” Guihua whispered into her ear.
Liu Sisi’s head hung even lower, barely managing to nod in affirmation.
Guihua had a grin on her face, but didn’t dare to laugh out loud, feeling a little embarrassed.
“You brought a handkerchief with you, right? Not far ahead, there’s a small pavilion, and under that, on the left, is a restroom. I’ll go with you and you can use the handkerchief…”
Her words made Liu Sisi even more flustered.
“Eh! So the two of you are resting here! No wonder it took a while to find you all,” Di Yelei said as he strode onward, coming up to the two and smiling innocently.
“Brother Ye Lei, you came just in time. Sisi is feeling tired; why don’t you carry her on your back and continue the journey?”
Guihua stifled a laugh and hurriedly got up to leave before them.
“What’s wrong, Sisi? Are you not feeling well? Let me carry you.” Di Yelei squatted down, ready to carry her on his back.
“Get away! It’s all your fault!”
Liu Sisi pushed him away with force before getting up and walking forward. Naturally, this brought about a new round of torment for her.
“Sisi… what did I do wrong this time?”
Di Yelei had a puzzled look on his face.
It wasn’t until after using the restroom that they realized how far they’d been left behind by Zhang Peng and Di Xuan. So, they hurried along to catch up.
Today, to attend the temple fair, Liu Sisi brought all of her family’s savings with her.
Within the ten days that Di Yelei was away, the bookstore had made a net profit of more than 30 taels of silver, after paying rent and other expenses. When Di Yelei had gotten into trouble, Liu Sisi had given him 10 taels he never used. With the money they’d all earned hunting bears, plus the extra silver the others had given him, Di Yelei handed her a total of 58 taels, shocking her!
With a naive grin, Di Yelei couldn’t help but scratch his head: “I contributed more in hunting the bears, so I got a bigger share of the bounty. Each bear was worth 20 taels of silver. The other 8 taels are from the small game we caught along the way.”
“Stop scratching! Have you forgotten about the wound on your neck?”
Liu Sisi glared at him, feeling the heat in her eyes. The simple man in front of her had risked his life to bring back the money, how could she be happy about it?
Angry, she shoved the silver back into his hand: “Di Yelei, listen! If you go hunting and get hurt again, don’t expect me to care about you! By then, you can go live in the doghouse with Ah-Huang and Ah-Hua.”
“No! Sisi, take it, as a man, it’s my duty to make money and support the family. Come on…”
“I won’t take it, unless you promise me that you will never get hurt again!”
“Sisi, be good…”
“No!”