After being abandoned, Tofu Xishi broke off the relationship

For a while, his mind was tossed around many times, but he finally felt relieved.

Qin Beiqiang forced a smile, "Sister Su, what a coincidence."

Su Ruanruan didn't care about the change in his way of addressing her, and asked curiously, "Why did you come to the county town? I remember you said before that the work in the town would take another month to complete?"

Qin Bei made up an excuse, "I came to the county town with my boss to deliver goods today, but the shopkeeper is not here and will be back later. I left the goods behind, but I have to wait for the shopkeeper to come back and check them. My boss asked me to wait, and then I ran into Mr. Mu while strolling around."

It was rare for Su Ruanruan to meet acquaintances here. You should know that to go to the city, you need to take a ox cart in the village, and then change ox carts in the town. It costs several copper coins for each trip, and more than ten copper coins for a round trip.

Few people from the village come to the city unless they have urgent business to attend to.

No one would be as stupid as the original owner, traveling day and night and walking for several hours to sell tofu in the tofu shop.

The original owner had other options at the time, such as staying in the town and doing odd jobs, which was closer to home.

But in order to earn a few more coins from the tofu shop, he chose the longer road.

Now, her palms and soles are covered with calluses.

During the days when I haven’t returned to the village, I don’t know if anything has happened to the Su family.

She also wanted to ask Qin Bei.

Mu Bai stood quietly aside, listening to Su Ruanruan introducing him, "Brother Mu Bai, this is Brother Qin Bei. He grew up in the same village as me and bullied me a lot when we were little."

Mu Bai bowed and said, "It turns out to be Brother Qin. My apologies."

Qin Bei scratched his head awkwardly. "I don't deserve it. I'm just a carpenter. How dare I call Mr. Mu my brother? Sister Su, Mr. Mu and I have already met before."

Mu Bai smiled and said, "I just studied for two more years. I am not an ordinary person. Brother Qin, please don't call me Master anymore. You are older than me, so you can call me by my name like Ruanruan."

"Oh, okay. Mu...Bai."

Su Runrun still had some things to ask Qin Bei, but it was already time for dinner, so she had to show off her skills.

She tugged at Mu Bai's sleeve coquettishly.

"Brother Mu Bai, are you going back to the academy today?"

Mu Bai suppressed the sadness in his heart and gently stroked the top of her head.

"The teacher gave me a few questions today, and I have to write them down for him to see. I will probably go back after Brother Qin has repaired this door."

Su Ruanruan felt a little disappointed, but she also knew that everything depended on his future.

"Then wait until you have dinner before going back. I bought some meat today and will cook it myself."

Su Ruanruan turned back to Qin Bei who was busy working and said, "Brother Qin, please stay and have dinner with us. You haven't tasted my cooking yet."

"No, I have to go see if the shopkeeper has come back. I won't bother you any more."

"The shopkeeper's shop is in the county town, and he can't run away. It's still early now, so it shouldn't be a problem to go there later. Let's stay for dinner."

"Yes, Brother Zhou, you can stay and have dinner with Ruanruan. Since you two are familiar with each other, I am relieved. I will not stay for dinner and will go back to the academy first."

Qin Bei, "How can that be possible? If I and Sister Su were alone in a room, it would damage her reputation."

Su Ruanruan did not interrupt, but raised her almond-shaped eyes and looked at Mu Bai.

Mu Bai happened to look at her and smiled at her with curved eyebrows.

"Ruanruan doesn't care about those empty formalities, and so do I. Ruanruan grew up with Brother Qin, so he can be considered half a brother to Ruanruan."

"This is your first visit, and I am not a good host. I am to blame. I hope you will not be offended, Brother Qin."

Mu Bai really wanted to stay, but when he thought that these dishes might be related to Huo Yan, he really couldn't eat.

And where did the hen come from the last time I was sick?

He didn't dare to think about it, nor did he want to think about it.

Qin Bei was really flattered. He had never dealt with scholars before and was not very good at speaking. He didn't know what to say. He smiled awkwardly and turned around to get busy again.

Mu Bai brought Su Ruanruan back to the house, took out a purse from his sleeve, and stuffed it into Su Ruanruan's hand. He whispered, "Although we have been friends for many years, Brother Qin also has to support his family. Remember to give him the wages later."

Mu Bai stroked her hair with his hands, and said in a firmer tone, "Although I am penniless now, I will never let you suffer any injustice. Although there is not much silver in this purse, it is enough for you to spend for a while. Go and buy anything you want to buy or eat, and I will give it to you later."

Su Ruan held the slightly worn bamboo embroidered purse in her hand.

She felt her palms getting slightly warm. It was the first time someone handed her a purse.

It's like handing the whole house over to her.

Su Ruanruan smiled like a cunning fox.

"Brother Mu Bai, are you going to support me?"

Hearing her say this, Mu Bai looked through the window a little embarrassedly at Qin Bei who was busy over there.

The tips of his ears turned slightly red and he coughed awkwardly.

"Ah."

Su Ruanruan threw herself into Mu Bai's arms again, "Brother Mu Bai, you are so nice."

Mu Bai bent his fingers. Is he okay?

Is he really okay?

If he is good, why can't he be the only one in Ruanruan's heart?

……

After Qin Bei repaired the door panels, he tightened the wooden furniture, tables, chairs and benches in several rooms.

Su Ruanruan has also prepared two dishes and a soup.

A dish of sweet and sour pork tenderloin, a dish of diced lotus root with carmine sauce, and a dish of tofu and vegetable soup.

At the dinner table, Qin Bei ate silently. It was the first time for him to eat a meal cooked by Ruanruan. He didn't expect her cooking skills were so good.

He had a lot of questions to ask, but at this moment he didn't know how to start.

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether you open your mouth or not.

The smile on her face has never faded since the meal started.

She is very happy.

Seeing that he was just eating the rice in the bowl, Su Ruanruan pushed the two dishes in front of him.

"Brother Qin Bei, why don't you eat the food? Is the food I cooked not to your liking?"

Qin Bei shook his head, "No, your cooking skills are pretty good."

In fact, he hasn't had meat for a long time.

He used the money he earned to buy chicken legs for her and medicine for his mother, but he never spent it on himself.

Even the clothes he was wearing were patched.

Mr. Mu is handsome, has a house in the county town, and has so many books in his room, but he is just a small carpenter, which makes him feel ashamed of himself.

The meat in the bowl was obviously fragrant and sweet, but he had no taste for it.

Seeing that he looked so listless, Su Runrun thought of his bedridden mother and thought that her illness had worsened.

"How is your mother's health lately?"

Qin Bei came back to his senses and smiled with relief when he thought that his mother had been able to sit up in the past few days.

"Ruanruan, it's all thanks to you. I took the prescription you gave me and took a few doses of medicine. My mother really got better after taking it."

"Since it works, keep the prescription and take it for a while. Maybe your mother will get better soon."

This prescription was prescribed by her, so of course it works.