The widowed sister-in-law is embarrassed, she criticizes the villain like he only wants to be a love

"Miss Yan!"

Shopkeeper Fang got off the carriage and walked over quickly, glancing at Qi Tianyi beside him.

"Haha, what a coincidence. Miss Yan and Brother Qi have known each other before."

Yan Shu smiled and said, "Yes, I haven't seen you for a few days. Brother Qi has become an escort. Shopkeeper Fang, let's go in and inspect the goods."

"Miss Yan, please."

Qi Tianyi looked at Yan Shu in surprise. Today, the head escort said that he was coming to Furong Town to escort a batch of grain. Could it be that the person selling the grain was Miss Yan?

Yan Shu opened the door to the small courtyard and walked in side by side with Shopkeeper Fang.

After opening the main room door, shopkeeper Fang checked it first as usual.

"Miss Yan, the quality of the food this time is a little worse than last time."

Yan Shu explained: "Now that the entire Sui Dynasty is experiencing famine, it is already very difficult to save this batch of old grain."

This batch of food was collected from the Gu Mansion, so naturally it cannot be compared with the food that grows naturally in the space.

Shopkeeper Fang nodded to express his understanding. The food that Miss Yan sent last time was of extremely high quality, so he felt a little disappointed when he sent ordinary food this time.

But he understood that he took advantage last time.

"What Miss Yan is saying is that there is a shortage of food now. It is very real that your boss can sell it to us at Daoxiang Grain Shop at this price. We will settle the account after the goods are counted."

Yan Shu nodded: "Okay."

Next, shopkeeper Fang and several of his men began to count the food. Yan Shu came to the shade of the tree in the yard, wiped the dust on the stone bench and sat down.

Qi Tianyi also came over after finishing his work.

"Miss Yan, I promised to treat you to dinner before. I wonder if you have time today?"

Yan Shu thought that the last time he helped Qi Tianyi ask for wages, he had indeed said that he would treat him to dinner.

Now that you have agreed, it is hard to make a mistake.

Moreover, the shopkeeper has to do inventory for a while now, so he still has time to eat.

"I still want to eat the scallion noodles from that restaurant, okay?"

It's not to save money for Qi Tianyi, but the scallion noodles at that restaurant really taste good.

Qi Tianyi smiled happily: "Okay, let's go now."

Yan Shu greeted shopkeeper Fang and prepared to leave with Qi Tianyi.

"Xiao Qi, come here."

A middle-aged man waved to Qi Tianyi, and Yan Shu glanced at him. This man seemed to be the chief escort of Longwei Escort Bureau.

Qi Tianyi ran towards the man: "Master, what do you want to tell me?"

The chief escort looked at Yan Shu and said, "What is your relationship with that girl?"

Qi Tianyi blushed inexplicably and scratched his head awkwardly.

"Yan...Miss Yan is my friend and has helped me before."

The chief escort chuckled and rolled his eyes at Qi Tianyi.

"Be more generous when treating guests to dinner, act like a man, and be so awkward that people laugh at you."

"Teacher remembers."

The head escort threw him a dime of silver, which was about six or seven dollars.

"Master, this is it?"

"You haven't received the monthly allowance yet, so take it and use it first, and then return it to me after you have received the monthly allowance."

Qi Tianyi looked at the head escort gratefully.

"Thank you Master. I will definitely practice harder in the future and never let Master down."

The head escort waved his hand impatiently: "Go ahead, marrying a wife as soon as possible is a big deal."

As soon as these words came out, Qi Tianyi's face turned completely red. He glanced at Yan Shu sheepishly, then hurriedly lowered his head to hide the glimmer of hope in his eyes.

After Yan Shu and Qi Tianyi left the small courtyard, a figure followed them closely.

The two came to the noodle shop. Fortunately, the noodle shop was still open for business, but the business didn't look very good.

When a customer came in, the shopkeeper greeted him warmly.

"What do you two want to eat?"

"Two bowls of scallion oil noodles."

Yan Shu looked around and saw that it was dinner time but there were only two or three tables of customers. The business of this noodle shop was very prosperous before.

"Shopkeeper, there seem to be fewer people coming to the store to eat recently."

The shopkeeper looked helpless when he mentioned this.

"Ever since the refugees started to smash and loot, the people in the town have very little money left. In addition, the river has recently dried up, and there are almost no businessmen who usually come and go. There are also people who do business and work on the docks. A large number of people were sitting idle at home, and with no work to do, they naturally lost their income. Everyone tightened their belts, and no one dared to waste a single penny."

After saying that, the shopkeeper went to work in the kitchen. The shop had hired two waiters before, but now that there were no customers in the shop, the shopkeeper fired them.

Qi Tianyi said: "Our bodyguard bureau often encounters refugees when we are escorting recently. There are good and bad people in this group. Some beat their families just for a bite to eat, and some were beaten to death to protect the whole family. It is really sad."

"If the war in the north continues, I'm afraid we will be part of the escape team soon. What are your plans, Brother Qi?"

Qi Tianyi smiled helplessly.

"My parents are old and just want to protect their homeland. The eldest brother and the second brother have already started a family and have wives and children. They are tied up. None of them want to flee. They are afraid that Rong Di will not break into Nanwei Mansion. Most people would not choose to leave their hometown.”

Yan Shu knew that this was what most people thought. They always expected the imperial court to send troops to repel the Rong and Di armies, and they always had a sense of luck and hoped that Rongcheng could not be broken.

But in fact, Rongcheng may not be able to hold out for a few more days. Once Rongcheng is broken, Rongdi's army will continue to move south, and the next city will be Nanwei Mansion.

“It’s hard to leave your homeland, and no one wants to leave home unless necessary. However, given the current situation, it’s better to prepare as soon as possible.”

Qi Tianyi nodded: "Miss Yan, what are your and Mr. Jiang's plans?"

Yan Shu said: "Several clan chiefs in the village said that if Rongcheng cannot be defended, the whole village will flee south. I think people in several nearby villages think so."

Once Rongcheng is captured, everyone will give up their illusions.

The shopkeeper brought the noodles to the two of them, and Qi Tianyi took the initiative to help Yan Shu get the chopsticks.

The two were about to eat when a familiar figure walked into the noodle shop.

"Sister-in-law?"

Yan Shu looked at Jiang Ci in astonishment.

"Uncle, why are you here?"

"Come for dinner, I don't want to meet my sister-in-law and Brother Qi here."

Jiang Ci walked to Yan Shu and sat down. He raised his clear eyes and looked at Qi Tianyi.

"So, my sister-in-law said that the friend she went out to meet was Brother Qi?"

Facing Jiang Ci's smiling gaze, Yan Shu felt an inexplicable chill coming over him.

what's going on?

Does the boss think she wants Hongxing to cheat on her?

After all, she is still mourning for Jiang Huan, so eating with her foreign husband is indeed easy to make people think too much.

"Uncle, I misunderstood. Brother Qi and I met by chance."

Qi Tianyi said: "Mr. Jiang, Miss Yan is kind to me, so it shouldn't be too much for me to treat her to dinner, right?"

Jiang Ci always maintained a faint smile on his face.

"Which time is Brother Qi talking about? If I helped you deliver food last time, it seems that I also had a share of the credit, but Brother Qi doesn't remember my kindness."

Qi Tianyi cursed in his heart. He is a scholar after all. Is it really okay to show the repayment of favors so obviously?

Aren't you just jealous that I had dinner with Miss Yan?

Tsk, those who didn’t know better thought Miss Yan was your wife!

"What Mr. Jiang is saying is that I thought Mr. Jiang would not bother you because he is busy with his studies. Since Mr. Jiang happens to be here today, I would like to treat you to this meal. I wonder what Mr. Jiang would like to eat?"

Jiang Ci lowered his eyes slightly and landed on Yan Shu's bowl of scallion noodles.

Yan Shu paused while holding the chopsticks: "Uncle, do you want some scallion noodles?"

"I want to eat sister-in-law's bowl."

Yan Shu:......

"Then you eat first, I'm not hungry yet."

Seeing her hand the face to him, Jiang Ci curled his lips with satisfaction.

"Miss Yan, I haven't touched this bowl yet. You can eat this first, and I'll order another bowl."

Before Yan Shu could speak, a cold voice stopped him: "No, my sister-in-law and I will share the meal."

Yan Shu looked sideways at Jiang Ci: Nani?

When did their relationship become so good that they shared food?

Jiang Ci smiled at her: "I want to finish the scallion noodles and then try their chicken noodle soup. I can't finish it by myself, so my sister-in-law will help me share some of it."

After finishing speaking, he still looked at Qi Tianyi with a smile on his face: "Brother Qi, you won't mind, right?"

Qi Tianyi forced out a stiff smile: "I've agreed to treat you, Mr. Jiang, you can do whatever you want."

"Then you're welcome, shopkeeper, order another bowl of chicken noodle soup, and bring over a pair of bowls and chopsticks."

"Wait objectively!"

In this way, Yan Shu silently ate half a bowl of scallion noodles, and Jiang Ci stuffed him with half a bowl of chicken noodle soup.

Nowadays, prices are skyrocketing. A bowl of scallion oil noodles has increased from ten cents to 25 cents. You must know that the average daily wage of an ordinary laborer is only between ten to fifteen cents. This is simply a sky-high price for noodles.

The bowl of chicken noodle soup that Jiang Ci ordered was even more expensive, costing fifty cents a bowl.

When Qi Tianyi paid the bill, Yan Shu silently thought about what he would give Qi Tianyi as a return gift later.

"What are you thinking, sister-in-law?"

Yan Shu whispered: "Brother Qi spent a lot of money today. I want to give him some gifts in return, but I don't know what to give him."

Jiang Ci glanced at her lightly.

"Sister-in-law is thoughtful, but you don't have to be too clear about inviting friends to dinner. Brother Qi just invited us, and we immediately gave gifts in return. In his heart, he felt that we were unfamiliar with him, so he might as well take time to invite us. Come back, but as a woman, it is not convenient for my sister-in-law to hire a foreign man, so it would be more appropriate for me to do this for her."

Yan Shu felt that Jiang Ci was right.

It is true that friends should not be too deliberate in giving gifts in return. If the gift is inappropriate, it will make Mr. Qi feel that they do not want to have a close relationship with him.

She was the one who wanted to bring Qi Tianyi into Jiang Ci's camp. Since Jiang Ci took the initiative to invite Qi Tianyi, it was the perfect opportunity for the two to get acquainted.

"My uncle is still thoughtful."