kingnovel Chapter 257 Delivery
Chapter 257 Delivery
The next day the sky was blue and foggy.
A horse-drawn carriage in Linjia Village was driving slowly towards the entrance of the village, waiting to speed up after leaving the village.
There was an ox cart parked at the entrance of the village. Pan Hong, who was leaning against the cart and smoking a homemade tobacco roll, had just exhaled the smoke when she saw Lin Fen driving a horse-drawn carriage towards them. She greeted him with a smile.
"Sister Fen is delivering goods again."
"Yes, Aunt Pan. So early today?"
"We have to go to the market in Baizi early today. Your mother and the others will also be there."
"Okay, be careful on the road."
Because of the farm’s operation, the villagers’ own products will be taken to the farm to sell first, and the farm will generally accept them and the price will be reasonable.
So fewer people go to the town. Now, several families choose a good day to make an appointment to go to the town together. The cows in Pan Hong's family were originally used for plowing the land, but after Lin Dadan stopped doing this business, she took over the business, occasionally attracting customers and not affecting her farming.
Lin Fen saw that the carriage had already driven a short distance out of the village, so after exchanging greetings, he sped up the carriage and headed towards the official road.
When the carriage was halfway through its journey, a small hand secretly opened the curtain, and a head popped out to curiously look at the scenery along the way.
Lin Fen heard the wind coming into the car behind her and knew that the curtains were opened, so she asked with a smile.
"Xiaowu, what are you guys going to buy? Just tell me, and I'll bring it back to you when I come back, so you don't have to make another trip."
Yesterday, Lin Dadan repeatedly told her to inform her promptly if there was any situation with her husband.
But Lin Dadan got on the horse-drawn carriage that was delivering goods to Jiyun City before dawn. As soon as she left, Xiaowu came and said that her husband asked him to go to the city to buy some things.
She couldn't refuse the ride, so she had to take the man with her to Nanshan City.
Xiao Wu replied in a natural tone, "There are a lot of small items, and Sister Lin Fen doesn't know how to use some of the fabrics, flowers, threads, and silks. She won't even know if she gets cheated."
After hearing what he said, Lin Fen felt embarrassed and smiled awkwardly.
"Haha, that's right. I'll accompany you after I finish delivering the goods. You are such a young child and you are the one who will be cheated."
"Okay, thank you Sister Lin Fen."
Seeing that he didn't refuse, she suddenly felt that she was overthinking. She didn't know why Manager Lin was so nervous. However, after counting the days, it turned out that the boss had not been back for a long time.
"Speaking of this, I don't know when the boss will come back."
She muttered the second half of the sentence to herself while looking at the road ahead, but Xiaowu, who had sharp ears, still heard it and responded immediately.
"Yes, but Manager Lin always says it will be soon, and I don't know when it will be soon."
"Hahaha, so Manager Lin said the same thing to you? The opening time of Zhiwei Restaurant has passed. I think the boss should be back soon."
"Yeah, I think so too."
The two of them then remained silent until they arrived at Nanshan City, and the carriage went straight to Zhishi Dessert Shop.
It was still early and many shops were closed. After getting off the carriage, Lin Fen went to the shops and knocked on the doors.
After a while, the shop door was opened by Liu Wen, and she helped move the goods from the carriage into the shop one by one. Xiao Wu also helped to carry the food box down to the shop, but the counter was a bit high and he couldn't put it up, so Liu Wen came to help.
"Xiaowu, you take a rest first, we will take care of these."
When Xiao Wu saw Lin Fen carrying food boxes and giving him instructions, he knew that he was too short now and it would be difficult for him to carry these large food boxes, so he nodded in agreement.
Because Lin Fen still had to help sort the goods and it would take some time, he stood in the store for a while and started looking around, and unknowingly came to the backyard.
He saw a man with his back to him washing dishes in the yard, and a one or two-year-old child was playing with his legs at his feet.
Tao Qi heard the noise and turned around, wondering how a child came in.
"you are?"
Xiaowu came to him familiarly and helped him clean up the dishes, speaking as he held the bowls.
"I am the boss's servant, my name is Xiaowu."
Tao Qi wanted to step forward to stop him from helping, but Liu Yunxi was holding his feet and it was difficult for him to move. He was a little surprised when he heard what he said afterwards.
"Is that so? Is the boss outside?"
Xiao Wu put the bowl in the basin in front of him and shook his head: "No, isn't it that Master Su is sick? The master and the second husband went to Qingzhou and haven't come back yet."
Tao Qi didn't know what was going on in Qingzhou either. He just nodded slightly as he listened to his words.
"I thought the master had returned, but it has been such a long time since he came back. It seems that Master Su is seriously ill."
"Hey, I hope Lord Su gets better soon, so that the Dong family and the others can come back sooner."
The two chatted for a while, and Xiaowu squatted down and held Liu Yunxi in his arms and walked back and forth in the yard. After Tao Qi's feet were freed, he quickly washed the dishes and started sweeping the yard with a broom.
When I glanced at Xiaowu, I heard him mumbling to himself while teasing the child.
"I have to go to Fu's house to look for Master Fu later. I don't know if they are back yet?"
Tao Qi thought for a moment and reminded, "Master Fu hasn't come back yet, right? They went to Qingzhou with the boss, and the servants of the Fu family haven't come to get food these days, so he probably hasn't come back yet."
Xiao Wu said regretfully, "Is that so? Sanfulang asked me to deliver something to Master Fu, but it seems I can't do it today."
Tao Qi was afraid that he was being too absolute, so he added, "I'm not too sure about this either. It's better to go and take a look."
At this time, Lin Fen in the store was already calling his name. He responded towards the store, then turned around and put the child on the chair.
"Okay, I'll go check it out later. Sister Lin Fen called me. I'm leaving now. I'll come and play with you guys next time I come to the city."
Tao Qi looked at his childish appearance and nodded with a smile: "Okay, you are welcome to come anytime, Yunxi, say goodbye to your brother."
Liu Yunxi got down from the chair and ran to his father's calf and hugged him, then he spoke to him in a baby voice.
"Goodbye, chuckle."
Xiaowu left the shop and got on the carriage. The two of them rushed towards Zhiwei Malatang. After unloading the goods, there were still some food ordered from various stores left in the carriage.
"Sister Lin Fen, go deliver the goods first. I'll wait for you in the store."
Lin Fen nodded without thinking too much: "Okay, then you wait for me in the store."
"Ok."
Xiao Wu watched Lin Fen drive away in the carriage. Zhiwei had just opened its shop, so he diligently picked up the towel beside him and began to wipe the table.
Zhang Tong was also tidying up the counter. Seeing the little guy working seriously, he smiled and told him to stop working.
"Xiaowu finally came to the city, take a good rest, I don't need your help."
"Hehe, I'm free anyway."
He wiped a few tables in succession when his handkerchief was snatched away by a woman who had just come out to work. He had nothing to do so he had to wander around the store.
He went to the backyard kitchen out of curiosity and saw three men busying around. He walked up to them, introduced himself and explained his purpose.
"My boss left something behind when he stayed here, so I came to pick it up."
The three of them looked at each other, and finally the older man responded.
"The boss has never stayed here."
"No, it was the boss who asked me to come and get it."
"Could it be the second husband? He stayed here before."
"That should be it. Please take me there."
After all, the visitor was a child and could come to the backyard, so they answered truthfully without thinking too much.
"The bed that the second husband slept in has been made up, and nothing has been left behind."