HLnovel Chapter 240 Embarrassment
Chapter 240 Embarrassment
She could try to match them up first. If Uncle Shuisheng minded, or Auntie disagreed, then it would be over. If the two of them hit it off, then why waste any time?
They're both getting on in years. If they're destined to become family, they might as well do it sooner rather than later. If not, it's no big deal. She's just a child, so they can take it as a joke. Aunt and Uncle Shuisheng are adults, and they won't hold a grudge against a little girl like her.
Liu Cai'er, who had gone to help her younger sister pack her bags and tidy up her room, returned to her niece's room and saw Shui Sheng still helping Xiao Tang clean the room. She paused and walked over.
"Shuisheng, only your sister and brother-in-law's room needs cleaning. You go ahead and take care of that, leave the rest to me."
Shui Sheng thought to himself that although Qingchuan and his wife treated him like a brother, he was still a grown man, and his wife was heavily pregnant, so he should avoid suspicion.
He said calmly, "Okay, I'll change the water for you."
Liu Cai'er was embarrassed to trouble Shui Sheng to change her water, so she immediately reached out to stop him. Shui Sheng was carrying the basin and was about to leave when their hands accidentally touched.
Shui Sheng's face flushed red instantly, all the way to his ears, as if he were ripe.
As if electrocuted, the two of them simultaneously pulled their hands back, and a basin of dirty water was overturned on the ground, splashing dirty water everywhere and soaking them.
Liu Cai'er exclaimed in surprise and quickly took a step back, but the ground was full of dirty water that had soaked through her shoes, and it was too late to back up.
Shui Sheng, like her, stood in the sewage, the ground stained in a large area, which made his scalp tingle and left him dumbfounded.
What kind of things has he been doing?
"Sister Cai'er, I...I'm sorry. How about I take off your clothes and give them to you...oh no...no, let my mother wash them clean and then give them back to you."
Shuisheng was a bit incoherent and said the wrong thing. How could a grown man wash a woman's clothes? Wouldn't that just tarnish her reputation?
Now he was so embarrassed that his face turned even redder. He was so regretful that he wanted to slap himself and crawl into a hole in the ground.
Liu Cai'er waved her hand awkwardly, "No...no need, I can wash it myself. It's not a big deal, and besides, you didn't do it on purpose."
The two blushed, and the atmosphere was awkward. Shui Sheng said, "Then I'll go change the water and clean this place up first."
After saying that, Shuisheng bent down to pick up the empty wooden basin and fled to the well in the yard to fetch water. He suddenly remembered that he should first suck up the sewage on the ground and then use the clean water to wipe the ground clean.
So he immediately poured the water under the locust tree in the courtyard, and carried the empty wooden basin and a rag back to Xiaotang and Xiaoyu's room.
Liu Cai'er was no longer in the room; she must have gone back to her own room to change clothes. The blush on Shui Sheng's face gradually faded.
Lin Xiaotang took out a rag from her bundle, squatted down and helped Uncle Shuisheng suck up the sewage on the ground, then wrung the water into a wooden basin.
Shui Sheng said, "Xiao Tang, this sewage is too dirty. You'd better not get your hands dirty, lest you get your clothes dirty too. A little girl should be clean. Let Uncle Shui Sheng do this dirty work."
"It's all Uncle Shuisheng's fault for being so useless, making such a mess of your room. I'm really sorry."
Lin Xiaotang said nonchalantly, "It's alright, Uncle Shuisheng, don't take it to heart. You were the one cleaning the room for us, we should thank you. Besides, Auntie is right, you didn't spill it on purpose."
"Let's clean this place up. If it were me and Xiaoyu cleaning the room, we probably wouldn't be finished even after dark. Thanks to your help, the room is so clean and tidy."
Seeing that Xiaotang was genuinely not angry and didn't mind, Shuisheng was finally relieved.
In his mind, the little girl was very delicate, but he didn't expect Xiao Tang to be so cheerful and generous. He admired Lin Xiao Tang even more.
I also envy Qingchuan for having such a smart and sensible daughter.
If he could also... and get married and have children, he would also want a daughter!
One large and one small cloth quickly and repeatedly sucked up the sewage from the ground onto the cloth and wrung it into the wooden basin.
After Liu Cai'er changed her clothes and eased the awkwardness, she walked out of the room and saw Shui Sheng carrying a wooden basin and pouring sewage under the locust tree.
She exhaled a breath of stale air before following him. After Shuisheng cleaned the wooden basin and refilled it with water, she took the basin and went to her sister and brother-in-law's room.
Xiaoyu was pestering her mother to play, wanting to go to the street to buy candied hawthorns.
"Mom, just buy me one. We used to live in an alley, far from the market, and you wouldn't let me go out and wander around. Now the market is right in front of our shop, and there are snacks sold everywhere outside. It's very convenient to buy them."
Liu said somewhat helplessly, "We've been too busy today. The carriage was quite bumpy, and I've been sitting in it all the way. I'm a little tired. After I get some rest tonight, I'll take you out to buy some things tomorrow. Candied hawthorns, candy, or pastries are all fine. Whatever you like, I'll buy it for you, okay?"
Xiaoyu was about to refuse, but she quickly realized her mistake and immediately shut her mouth.
If she doesn't buy them today, she can buy not only candied hawthorns tomorrow, but also sugar cubes and pastries. If she endures it for one night, she can eat several kinds of things tomorrow.
So she grinned and said with her eyes crinkling, "Okay, I'll buy it tomorrow. Mom, you have to keep your word."
Mrs. Liu patted her daughter's head and said with a gentle smile, "Alright, Mother will definitely keep her word."
Xiaoyu felt relieved when her mother agreed, and happily ran off to play.
After a busy day, everyone slept very soundly that night.
The next day at dawn, Lin Qingchuan and Shuisheng loaded the braised pig's trotters onto the carriage. Shuisheng went to Dushui County alone to deliver them, while Xiao Jiu followed him back to Qinghe Town to deliver them to Yunlai Restaurant. They also brought back some firewood from the town to the county. Lin Xiaotang helped her fourth uncle draw up blueprints and asked skilled craftsmen in the county to help build the breakfast cart.
Lin Xiaotang was drawing blueprints in the courtyard, and Shen Qianchuan was sitting opposite her. He was curious because the blueprints she was drawing looked quite professional and he had never even seen them before.
"Xiao Tang, how do you know how to draw blueprints?"
Not only can it draw blueprints, but it also seems to be literate!
No wonder Xiao Tang is able to lead her older brother and sister-in-law out to do business at such a young age. She is so young, yet she knows more than he does. It is truly impressive.
Suddenly asked again, Lin Xiaotang smiled awkwardly and could only vaguely say, "I just saw the roadside vendors pushing all kinds of carts, and I drew them myself based on their carts."
Shen Qianchuan immediately gave a thumbs up, "Xiao Tang is really smart and quick to understand. Even though your fourth uncle has seen many people's carts, he still can't draw them. Xiao Tang, you are really amazing. Your fourth uncle should learn from you."
Lin Xiaotang suppressed a laugh and said, "Sure, you're never too old to learn!"
After spending half a day making repairs, she took the money and went to the blacksmith's shop with her fourth uncle to have the blacksmith build them a breakfast cart.
After much thought, she still felt that selling savory pancakes was the most convenient and profitable option.