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Chapter 116 Brother Fei's Charm
Chunying smiled and chatted with the girl, intentionally or unintentionally, she mentioned that her brother had recently started another kind of business, so he often left the stall.The girl's face was a little pale, and her eyes were wet when she spoke: "Brother Xiao Fei, is he not a salesman anymore?! Why? Even if you come for two hours a day, it doesn't matter. He... he If I don't come, I... what should I do..." When she moved her nose, she was about to shed tears.

Chunying felt very sorry, she just wanted to tease the other party a few words, and gossip by the way, if it made people cry, it would be too much, so she hurriedly comforted: "Sister misunderstood! Brother just doesn't come here occasionally, and he is still here on weekdays." It's sold here." The girl laughed through her tears when she heard this: "Really? I knew he wouldn't leave me behind!"

Chunying's heart moved, she looked at the other party quietly, and always felt that her words seemed to imply that Hu Fei had some kind of intimate relationship with her, but she often came to sell things with her, and only saw her come to buy silk flower head oil a few times , when did Hu Fei get so familiar with her?Never mentioned it to yourself?Chunying watched the other party happily choose the powder, pouch and handkerchief. Judging from the choice of fragrance and pattern, this girl is no different from ordinary girls from the common people in the capital. She can't even read the words embroidered on the pouch. I feel that the other party and Hu Fei don't seem to be a good match.

The girl picked out another box of face powder and a plain handkerchief, both of which were the cheapest, and with a flattering smile, she said to Chunying: "Good girl, I bought a few more today, You remember to tell brother Xiaofei, don't let him forget about the business here because of his other livelihoods, I... I will buy his things next time..." After saying that, she smiled shyly, turned around and was about to leave.Chunying hurriedly called her to stop: "Sister, tell me your name, I must know who you are, right?"

The girl turned her head with a blushing face, and said shyly, "Brother Xiaofei knows, I...I'm leaving..." Then she ran away quickly.

Chunying still doesn't know who she is, so she can't help but feel a little annoyed, and she blames Hu Fei a little bit in her heart, since she has a girlfriend, why didn't she tell her?While feeling depressed, the middle-aged uncle at the betel nut stand next to him rolled his eyes and said with a smirk: "Your brother is really not simple, seeing that a flower in Wangjia Village just fell in love with him like that, it's really amazing." We're jealous." He grinned, revealing two rows of teeth blackened by betel nuts.

Chunying's curiosity overwhelmed her dislike for his black teeth, and she asked with a smile on her face: "Uncle, that sister is from Wangjia Village just now? I have seen her several times, but I still don't know which family she is from." !"

"You don't know this?" Uncle Betel Nut smacked his lips, and deliberately moved closer, "The real girl in Wangjia Village is named Xiaoxi, what a beautiful name! A girl from eight villages in the east of the city At home, although she is not outstanding, her needlework is ranked first. Besides, her father is a half-official family, and money matters. Having a rich father-in-law is better than marrying a fairy? She knows how to spend money and hook up with other men. My wife still needs to find a virtuous man who can work. This girl is good. If your brother can really marry her, he won't have to spend the rest of his life here in the sun and rain. Maybe he will please his father-in-law , you can still eat Shangguan’s food!”

Chunying quietly took two steps back, avoiding the foam sprayed by Uncle Betel Nut, feeling a little disapproving in her heart.Based on what she knew about Hu Fei, she really didn't believe that he would fall in love with this girl from Xiaoxi.Although his mood has calmed down a lot now, he has never forgotten the enmity between his parents and the shame of being kicked out of the house. All he thinks about is getting ahead, accumulating a huge family business of his own, and then turning around to take revenge on his brother.Xiaoxi didn't look like anything special, so how could it catch his attention?

But Chunying thought about it again, and felt that if Hu Fei really fell in love with Xiaoxi, it would not be a bad thing, at least it means that his desire for revenge has gradually faded. To be honest, it is more important to live a good life and throw everything away for revenge , the loss outweighs the gain.

In the evening, when Hu Fei came to close the stall, Chunying asked about his harvest today, and learned that he had already agreed with the Wang Dahu family, and that the formal transaction would be made tomorrow, so he was also happy for him. After the congratulations, he tentatively mentioned to him The girl named Xiaoxi.

Hu Fei thought for a while, but he didn't remember who she was talking about. It wasn't until Chunying said "the girl who bought the big red hibiscus flower a few days ago" that he suddenly realized: "So it's her? I remember that The flowers were sold to us at half the price because someone from the silk flower shop made a wrong design, so this girl bought them." After a pause, she looked puzzled again: "I didn't know her, but I sold a few flowers from someone else. Hua'er, when did you get along with her? Sister, don't just talk nonsense, after hearing a few jokes from others, you go around and talk about it, ruining his reputation." While speaking, he glanced at the betel nut stand next to him intentionally or unintentionally.Uncle Betel Nut snickered and snorted, picked up the burden and went, humming a little song.

Chunying hurriedly described to Hu Fei the situation when Xiaoxi came here today, and repeatedly assured that there was no exaggeration in the slightest, so Hu Fei blushed slightly and said, "Maybe that girl just thinks that the silk flower powder I sell is good? Don't talk nonsense, girl. Let's go home quickly!" After saying that, he immediately went to pick up the burden, and obviously felt that it was difficult, but he still bit the bullet and walked forward quickly.

Chunying sensed his discomfort, couldn't help showing a smirk at the corner of her mouth, hummed twice, and followed him.

The next day Hu Fei went out to the stall with her, and since the trading time was at noon, he stayed at the stall first.The business was idle, and the two chatted without saying a word. Chunying mentioned that Mr. Wei made a push cart, but it was not easy to push. .Hu Fei said: "I said earlier that I don't need to do it, but my sister didn't give up. How is it going now? I have completed this transaction, and I will have a few taels of silver to start with. I will go to the livestock market tomorrow to pick a mule. Don't be tired, even if you go out of the city to do business, it's very convenient, don't you think so?"

Chun Ying hurriedly said: "That's good, but you don't need to go out of the city. You can't make much money a day, and you have to pay the city gate tax."

"With a mule, I can carry more goods. How much city gate tax do I have to pay if I go alone? Although it is lively here, there are too many sellers." Hu Fei glanced at the distance, "Someone is coming, Quickly open the box."

A few young women came. From what they said, it seemed that they were going to send their needlework to a nearby embroidery workshop. They happily picked up about twenty turns of colored silk thread and two large bags of embroidery needles, and asked if there were any new patterns. book.

Chun Ying knew that two of them were regular customers, and logically, she should have known that they didn't sell brochures, so she wondered why they still asked.The young women heard her say no, so they asked Hu Fei if he had any purses with fresh patterns. Some people picked up the water-red Supa and asked if there was any lighter color, while the other asked if there was any bright red Supa. Pa, as soon as the words fell, another companion immediately asked if there was a new style of brass thimble.You won't let me, I won't let you, everyone is scrambling to ask Hu Fei, chattering into a ball.Hu Fei was sweating profusely, but still maintained a bright smile, and dealt with them softly, saying countless good things to appease the temporarily "neglected" guests.

Chunying realized that she was being left alone, and Hu Fei was obviously too busy to let go, and these customers just circled around him in a daze.She understood a little bit in her heart, and couldn't help being a little amused. Seeing one of the young women being squeezed to the back, she looked over timidly, and hurriedly went up with a smile: "Sister-in-law, what do you want, I'll get it for you?"

The young woman blushed and said two words in a low voice. Chunying vaguely heard it as "embroidery shed", and hurriedly took out embroidery sheds of various sizes from the cargo box for the other party to choose.She thought this one was a serious one, but she glanced at Hu Fei while looking at the embroidery shed. She was absent-minded for a long time, until the other companions bought their things contentedly and left, and then randomly picked a small embroiderer. shed.

As soon as they left, the stall immediately quieted down. Chunying saw Hu Fei panting and wiping his sweat, and chuckled aside.Hu Fei glared at her angrily, and couldn't help laughing, his cheeks were blushing.Chunying sighed seriously: "Our Brother Xiaofei's charm is really irresistible, I think all the big girls and daughter-in-laws on the street are attracted by you." Speaking of which, she is really slow, Why didn't you notice it before?
Hu Fei gritted his teeth, picked up a stack of Supa and threw it on her head, and scolded with a smile: "Hurry up and pack up the things? Someone is coming over again!"

Before noon, they had sold more than twenty silk flowers, seventeen or eight boxes of rouge powder, and four or five hairpin earrings. More than half of the customers were women, the youngest was about Chunying's age, and the oldest was A middle-aged woman in her 40s dressed as a matchmaker, no matter who she is, likes to talk to Hu Fei a few more words, and even make fun of her if she is bold.In fact, this is not much different from the past, but when Chun Ying became suspicious, she noticed a different meaning in it.

Unexpectedly, Hu Fei's tender face, which is between youth and teenager, has such great charm. Chun Ying privately thinks that he is very decent, but compared with his colleagues on the same street, Hu Fei is indeed much younger and more handsome. Yes, she treats female customers with gentleness and patience, Chunying asks herself, she would be more willing to patronize such a handsome young man.

However, Hu Fei did have some knowledge. Chun Ying found that he did not recognize all the "regular customers" who had visited more than once, but he always acted as if he knew each other very well. It’s better than the day before yesterday” and so on, making people feel that they are different, and it’s for the handsome salesman to keep in mind, and when he’s in a good mood, he’ll be more generous with his actions.While Chunying happily counted the money, she finally understood why Miss Xiaoxi said that Hu Fei remembered her, but in fact Hu Fei did not.

Said Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, when Chunying raised her head, she caught a glimpse of the girl from Xiaoxi walking over from yesterday, hurriedly avoided two steps, and carefully glanced over to see the excitement.

Xiaoxi still shyly asked Hu Fei what kind of silk flowers he had for sale today, since he had picked out all of them yesterday, he still praised him again and again for the silk flowers Fei sold.Chunying laughed while listening, and saw Uncle Betel Nut grinning and looking over, she quickly restrained her smile and packed the goods.

Uncle Betel Nut yelled: "Delicious betel nut—Miss Xiaoxi, do you want to buy a few packs to honor Master Lizheng? Last time he just said my betel nut is good!"

Xiaoxi blushed, bit her lip, and really bought two packs of betel nuts, then the betel nut uncle smiled and winked at her, without saying anything.Xiaoxi lowered his head and returned to Hu Fei, and said in a voice as small as a mosquito: "Brother Xiaofei... My father will celebrate his birthday tomorrow, you...will you come?"

Chunying quickly glanced at Hu Fei, seeing that his face flushed red.

(End of this chapter)