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Chapter 191: Chapter 193 Brain-dead Pregnant Woman_1
The young wife selected two grass carp, known for their thick flesh and few bones, tasty whether they’re steamed or boiled.
Qiao Duo’er weighed the fish for her. The two carp came to a total of eight jin, costing thirty-two wen, but seeing as they were all village folks, she let the change slide.
The young wife was delighted and immediately reached for her purse to count out the money.
"Sister-in-law, I’ve finally caught up with you today!"
Sun Erhu was quite familiar with this young wife; she was Luo Clan, the wife of his other brother Dàlín, who had married into the family last year and was known for her good nature.
The young wife blushed. She was pregnant and had some bleeding at the start, which kept her bedridden for three months.
Now that the pregnancy had stabilized, she could finally get out of bed.
If it weren’t for hearing Aunt Huang say that Fourth Brother Tan was selling fish, she surely would have stayed quietly in the yard.
Speaking of Dàlín, Qiao Duo’er had some recollection of him.
When Little Wang Clan slandered her and Sun Erhu, Dàlín had staunchly defended them, proving himself a man of honesty and loyalty.
"Sister-in-law, it’s my first time seeing you, please don’t mind my previous ignorance."
As Qiao Duo’er spoke, she pushed the money into the young wife’s arms, knowing who she was, she couldn’t take her money.
After all, she hadn’t intended to sell fish for profit; she was simply scratching an itch today, having caught too many.
Luo Clan quickly protested, "I haven’t been out for three months, how could I blame you? But you are running a business; how can you not take the money?"
"Someone else has come to buy fish. If you don’t leave, it’ll be awkward for me to do business. I’ve heard that eating fish makes children smart, so consider this as a gift for my little nephew," Qiao Duo’er said with a playful wink.
Luo Clan, hearing the chatter of others, took her fish and left.
But she committed the favor to memory.
More people started coming to buy fish, and Qiao Duo’er was happily busy; today was like an unexpected fortune for her.
Tan Zhenghong, worrying his wife might overexert herself, dropped his eel-slaughtering task and hurried over to help.
Li Clan glanced at the bustling scene in the yard and immediately set aside her sewing.
She hadn’t tasted meat for a long time and was now drooling with craving!
One thing Qiao Duo’er admired about Li Clan was her thick skin; she would have thought that after the pickled child incident, Li Clan would have kept a low profile.
However, Li Clan showed no self-awareness, often sneering and mocking the fourth household.
But most of the time, Li Clan amused only herself, as Qiao Duo’er refused to stoop to arguing with a brainless pregnant woman.
"Sister-in-law, would you weigh two fish for me as well?"
Li Clan couldn’t help but salivate at the sight of a whole basin of fish.
These two from the Fourth Boss’s house were really something, coming back with so many fish after such a short while; why couldn’t Tan Zhongzhong be this capable?
Qiao Duo’er handed the fish to the previous customer, with no intention of entertaining Li Clan.
Li Clan chose the two biggest fish: "I’ll take these two!"
She had picked the largest ones with so many people watching, she didn’t believe Qiao Duo’er would have the nerve to ask her for money.
Qiao Duo’er weighed them: "A total of fourteen jin, that will be fifty-six wen money."
With others, she usually rounded down the price a bit, but with Li Clan, hmph, she wasn’t about to let her take the slightest advantage!
The fish were hers, and she could be as capricious as she liked!
Li Shi was dumbfounded; she’d thought it would go like this, Qiao Duo would say they were all family, and there was no need to talk about money, "Just take them home."
"Wife of the Third Boss, surely you didn’t come without money?" someone teased.
"No worries, her house is right here, how much effort could it take to grab the money and come back?"
Another old lady picked up the thread of conversation.
