Siheyuan: After traveling through time, who can still be an honest person?

Cao Yue looked at Lou Xiao'e staring at him and couldn't help laughing:

"Sister Xiao'e, why are you looking at me like that?"

As he spoke, a shy look appeared on his face.

Lou Xiao'e came back to her senses and smiled embarrassedly.

But she didn't think much about it. In her eyes, Cao Yue was just a little kid. Although he was seventeen years old, he was thin and looked only thirteen or fourteen years old.

Lou Xiao'e glanced around and saw that there were no outsiders, so she lowered her voice and said:

"Xiao Cao, I have something to say to you from the bottom of my heart. Please don't be displeased. Rongrong is a good girl. If you miss her, I guarantee you will regret it."

Cao Yue pretended to be indifferent when he heard this and said, "The willow fluff on the branches is gone, and there is always beautiful grass in the world!"

"Sister Rongrong is very good, but there are many good women in the world. If you miss one, there are countless more waiting for you."

"Hey, you're reciting poetry now. Why are you pretending to be cultured in front of me?"

Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes at Cao Yue and said unhappily, "There aren't so many good women. Don't think outsiders don't know what you've done recently."

"Sister-in-law, let me tell you, some women may look pretty, but they are actually vixens. Be careful that they may seduce your soul away."

"Hey, who says there are no good women?"

Cao Yue knew that Lou Xiao'e was talking about Qin Huairu, so he pretended not to understand and stared at Lou Xiao'e and smiled:

"I think Sister Xiao'e is a good woman. Are you also a vixen?"

"Pooh!"

Lou Xiao'e didn't expect that Cao Yue dared to tease her. He really became bolder and she looked down on Qin Huairu even more in her heart.

Xiao Cao was originally an honest child, but now he has become bad.

It’s true that those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black!

"Okay, sister-in-law, I'm too lazy to waste time talking to you. I still have to go to the grocery store to buy some things. I'm leaving first."

Lou Xiao'e tried to persuade Cao Yue because they were neighbors and the two families knew each other every day.

Now seeing that he was a blockhead, I didn't want to waste any more time talking and just wanted to leave.

"Wait, Sister Xiao'e, I have something else to talk to you about."

Cao Yue stepped forward to stop her.

Lou Xiao'e asked cautiously, "What do you want?"

"Hey, Sister Xiao'e, you know I'm weak. We've run out of fine grains at home recently, and only have coarse grains left. If you have any leftovers, could you share some with me?"

Cao Yue knew that Lou Xiao'e was the real dog owner in the courtyard.

The chairman of the steel rolling mill at that time was Lou's father. The Lou family was a veritable big capitalist. At its peak, Lou Zhenhua was known as Lou half of the city, which shows how powerful he was.

Although Lou's father later took the initiative to hand over the steel mill, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse.

Not only did Lou Xiao'e's parents give her money from time to time, but Xu Damao also went to the countryside all day long and brought back a lot of local specialties, so the family never lacked food and drink.

"Humph, you gave the fine grains to others for free, and now you can't swallow the coarse grains. You deserve this. Why should I help you?"

Lou Xiao'e's expression suddenly turned cold and she refused: "Besides, my family doesn't have much food left. You should think of other ways."

Cao Yue quickly clasped his hands together and said pitifully:

"Sister Xiao'e, as soon as you entered the courtyard, I knew you were kind and beautiful. Please, look how thin I am. If I don't have fine food to eat, I might starve to death."

"Sister Xiao'e, please have pity on me."

In order to get a bite to eat, Cao Yue had to lower his status and act pitifully.

"You, why are you doing this?"

Lou Xiao'e didn't want to help Cao Yue at first, but when she saw him roll up his sleeves to reveal his bony arms, she immediately softened her heart.

Seeing this, Cao Yue quickly stepped forward and whispered:

"Sister Xiao'e, don't worry, I will buy it at the price of the pigeon market, and I guarantee that you will not suffer any loss."

"Humph, who do you take me for? Are you a profiteer?"

Lou Xiao'e glared at him arrogantly, then turned and walked home.

When Cao Yue saw that it was successful, he was overjoyed and hurried to catch up, saying nice things like they were free:

"Sister Xiao'e, you are so kind. Not only do you look like the Jade-faced Guanyin, but you also have a heart like a Bodhisattva. Among the more than 100 people in our courtyard, you are the only kind person."

"Glib tongue!"

Lou Xiao'e gave a coquettish cry and a smile as beautiful as a flower appeared on her face.

There is no woman who doesn't like to be flattered and praised.

The two of them entered the house one after another. Lou Xiao'e asked Cao Yue to wait a moment and went into the kitchen herself.

Cao Yue looked around. Compared to the dirty and messy environment of his own home, this place seemed very clean and tidy.

Lou Xiao'e is a real young lady, but she is not a lazy woman. She cleans every day and her house is spotless.

Soon, Lou Xiao'e came out of the kitchen carrying a bag of noodles and handed it to Cao Yue.

"Here are ten kilograms of flour. Eat it sparingly. If you sell it cheaply to others, you won't get another grain from me."

"thanks, thanks."

Cao Yue quickly took the bag and kept expressing his gratitude.

In this era, giving ten kilograms of flour at once is a huge favor.

Cao Yue first put the flour bag on the ground, took out the money from his pocket, and said as he counted:

"Sister Xiao'e, good flour is 26 cents outside now, and you need food coupons. In Pigeon City, it's 50 cents a pound without food coupons. I'll give you five dollars."

Cao Yue counted out five dollars and handed it to Lou Xiao'e with both hands.

"I said I'm not a speculator."

Lou Xiao'e counted out three dollars and returned two dollars.

Cao Yue did not refuse, but took it and said with a smile: "Sister Xiao E, you saved my life. I will remember your kindness in my heart and will definitely repay you in the future."

Lou Xiao'e complained: "Mind your own business. If you continue to hang out with Jia Dongxu, I think your life is over."

Cao Yue nodded when he heard this: "Sister Xiao'e, don't worry, I have vowed to quit smoking and drinking, and from now on, I will draw a clear line between myself and Jia Dongxu."

"You just talk nonsense."

Lou Xiao'e didn't take it seriously at all.

She couldn't stand the smell of cigarettes and alcohol, and always wanted Xu Damao to quit smoking and drinking, but although Xu Damao said nice things, he simply couldn't quit.

"Okay, Xiao Cao, I have to go shopping in a hurry, you take the flour and go home quickly."

The two of them were alone, a man and a woman, and needed to avoid suspicion. There were many people in the courtyard and many gossips were spread. If they stayed in the house for too long, who knows what kind of gossip would spread.

Cao Yue nodded and walked over with the bag of noodles.

But as soon as the two of them walked out of the house, they ran into Sha Zhu coming out of the deaf old lady's house.

Sha Zhu looked at Cao Yue and Lou Xiao'e with a sly grin, with a look of ill intention on his face.

Lou Xiao'e knew that Sha Zhu had a foul mouth and was afraid that he would go out and talk nonsense, so she quickly explained:

"Silly Zhu, don't get me wrong. Xiao Cao's family ran out of fine grains, and I happened to have some left over, so I gave some to him. Don't let your imagination run wild."

Sha Zhu smiled even more cunningly, and said, "Lou Xiao'e, I haven't said anything yet, why are you in such a hurry to explain? Could it be that..."

Having said this, Sha Zhu paused deliberately, and looked at Cao Yue and Lou Xiao'e's faces before continuing:

"Could it be that you two are guilty and have something to hide?"

"I heard that Xu Damao went to the countryside to show movies these past two days. You two were alone in a room, and you didn't know how to avoid suspicion. Is there something going on?"

"Silly Zhu, you are talking nonsense, you... you bastard!"

Lou Xiao'e was so angry that she was shaking all over. If this news got out, she would be too ashamed to face anyone.

Poor her, she is a lady from a wealthy family and can't swear. "Bastard" is the most unpleasant word that has ever come out of her mouth.

Cao Yue said coldly: "Silly Zhu, you can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth!"

"Just now I was talking to Xiao'e's wife in the yard, and you were sneaking around the deaf old lady's house and eavesdropping. Don't think I didn't see you."

"If you keep talking nonsense, we'll go to the deaf old lady's house and see what she has to say."

Sha Zhu naturally knew that Cao Yue and Lou Xiao'e were innocent.

The two men came out of the house in less than two minutes. If something really happened, it would be winter and they would be wearing thick clothes, so one minute would not be enough to take them off and put them on again.

"Look how anxious you are. What did I say?"

Sha Zhu didn't care and said nonchalantly: "I was just joking with you."

After saying that, he turned around and left, humming a little tune.