Transmigrating into a peasant family to fight against the best, leading my parents to earn gold and

Chapter 321 Buying a Hairpin

Liu Cai'er forced a smile but did not nod in agreement, which made Aunt Xiangqin feel uneasy and uneasy.

If Liu Cai'er grits her teeth and refuses to marry Shui Sheng, and Shui Sheng is so stubborn, what if he really stays a bachelor for life? Wouldn't she never be able to hold her grandson in her lifetime?

Oh dear, what the hell! How could she be so blinded by greed and despise Liu Cai'er for being married and having children? She insisted on publicly rejecting Liu Cai'er's marriage proposal to her son. She ruined the daughter-in-law she was about to have. Why was she so foolish?

Sigh, let's not say anything more, it all depends on what Liu Cai'er thinks.

Ever since she figured it out, she has been sighing and looking worried day after day.

Shui Sheng, shameless as ever, insisted on doing chores with Liu Cai'er, hoping to win her over with his sincerity.

One day, as he was driving his carriage back, he passed by a market and saw a jewelry stall. It was neatly filled with all kinds of jewelry, including hairpins, pearl flowers, earrings, and bracelets of various materials. The dazzling array of choices was enough to make one's head spin.

He thought Liu Cai'er was beautiful and would definitely like these jewelry, so he touched his pockets and realized that he didn't have much silver with him today, so he drove the carriage back impatiently to get some.

When he took out the silver, he found the stall and discovered that the jewelry it sold was rather ordinary. He felt that since it was the first time he was giving Cai'er jewelry, he should give her something good, as these ordinary pieces were not worthy of her.

So, he took the silver and went to a nearby jewelry shop. He gritted his teeth and picked out a silver hairpin with a red gemstone the size of a grain of rice. The hairpin also had some small, delicate tassels on it, making it unique and beautiful.

Among the many hairpins, he picked one out at a glance.

The shop assistant, seeing Shui Sheng staring intently at the ruby ​​silver hairpin, immediately realized that Shui Sheng had taken a liking to it. He smiled and said, "Sir, you have excellent taste! This ruby ​​hairpin is a new style in our shop, and it's the only one of its kind in the entire Dushui County. You definitely won't see anyone else wearing it. And the ruby ​​is also quite rare..."

Shuisheng didn't understand what material the shop assistant was talking about. He only knew that there was a ruby ​​inlaid on the silver hairpin. He was completely fooled by the shop assistant and ended up buying it for ten taels of silver.

Back at the pig's trotter shop, he took out a silver hairpin and presented it to Liu Cai'er like a treasure, his face beaming with smiles. "Cai'er, when I passed by the market, I saw this hairpin and thought it would suit you, so I bought it. Do you like it?"

Liu Cai'er belatedly looked down at the hairpin that Shui Sheng had forcefully shoved into her hand. It had a small gemstone on it that shone red in the sunlight. The hairpin was entirely silver and engraved with patterns. It looked very pretty and wasn't cheap either.

She frowned and said, "Why did you buy such an expensive hairpin? It's too expensive. I don't want it. You can return it."

Upon hearing this, Shui Sheng immediately panicked. He hurriedly said, "We've already bought it, there's no way we can return it. We've already bought it, and they won't give us a refund if we take it back. This hairpin looks so good on you. It suits your fair skin perfectly, and this ruby ​​silver hairpin is just right for you. You should wear it."

“We’re not related, so it’s not appropriate for me to accept such an expensive hairpin from you. If you can’t return it, you can give it to your mother. She’s a woman, so she can wear it too.”

That left him speechless!

He said helplessly, "I picked this one out especially for you. If you don't like it, you can throw it away. I won't take it back anyway. As for my mother, I'll buy her another one another day. This one won't do."

Without hesitation, Liu Cai'er shoved the hairpin back into Shui Sheng's hands. She turned her back, closed her eyes, and said, "We're not a good match. You're still young, don't waste your time here. If you find someone suitable, go ahead and meet them. I..."

Saying no was too painful for her to say, so she stamped her foot and left before she could finish her sentence.

Shui Sheng looked at the hairpin in his hand, realized what was happening, and immediately chased after Liu Cai'er to her room, pulling her arm and making her turn around to look at him.

He asked cautiously, "Cai'er, what's wrong with you? You were fine just a couple of days ago, saying you needed to think it over carefully. Why are you cutting ties with me like this today? Are you going to change your mind and reject me again?"

Liu Cai'er said with distress, "Right now you're only interested in me and don't care about my past. But if we really get married, what if you change your mind later?"

Seeing that Liu Cai'er didn't believe him, Shui Sheng quickly held up three fingers and swore to the sky, "Cai'er, believe me, I won't change my mind. If I ever change my mind and despise you, may I suffer the consequences..."

Seeing that Shui Sheng was really about to make a solemn oath, Liu Cai'er quickly reached out and covered Shui Sheng's hand, stopping him from continuing.

She scolded, "You're still young, making such a vicious vow. Aren't you afraid it might actually come true later?"

Shui Sheng said, "If one day I really do let you down, then let it come true. A faithless person does not deserve to live in this world; they are nothing but a source of harm."

Actually, his words were somewhat pointed. At this moment, he was furious. If it weren't for that beast Xie Laifu hurting Cai'er and making her afraid of ropes for ten years after being bitten by a snake, why would he have been rejected by Cai'er so many times when he asked her to marry him?

Ultimately, it was Xie Laifu, that despicable scoundrel, who wronged Cai'er and hindered her marriage, which is truly infuriating.

Shui Sheng sighed, then looked up and had a sudden inspiration. Taking advantage of Liu Cai'er's inattention, he quickly inserted the hairpin into her hair bun.

"It looks beautiful, this hairpin really suits you."

Shui Sheng was afraid that Liu Cai'er would take the hairpin off and return it to him, so he quickly took a step back, turned around and ran away, like a naive young man.

The conversation between the two was overheard by the busy people in the courtyard. When Liu Cai'er came out, everyone stared at the hairpin in her hair.

"Oh, Sister Cai'er, that hairpin on your head must be expensive, it's really pretty." Wu Yu teased her on purpose, also to try and bring her and Shui Sheng together.

Even Xiaoyu kept praising the hairpin to her aunt.

“Auntie, you look so beautiful with the hairpin. Now that we have money, we should dress up nicely and find me a husband.”

puff……

Liu Cai'er immediately covered Xiao Yu's mouth, thinking to herself that this little girl really had a way of saying something shocking. This was the last thing she wanted to mention, but she insisted on saying it in front of everyone. How could she face people with her head held high?

How embarrassing!

"Xiaoyu, children don't understand adult matters. You must never mention your aunt finding you a husband again. Your aunt won't look anymore. It's fine as long as we do business together. It's lively and fun every day. Why look for someone else?"

Xiaoyu nodded obediently, pulled her aunt's hand away, and said in a low voice, "Auntie, everyone says that Uncle Shuisheng will be my uncle from now on. I also like Uncle Shuisheng to be my uncle. He is good to everyone, and sometimes he will bring me candied hawthorns. He is much better than my previous uncle."

She thought she had lowered her voice so that no one could hear her, but actually, the child's voice was high-pitched, and even though it was a little softer than before, everyone could still hear it clearly.

Wu Yu laughed and said, "Sister Cai'er, Xiaoyu is right. What a great man Shuisheng is! You'll regret it for the rest of your life if you miss him. Don't hesitate any longer, just say yes! Look at how Shuisheng hasn't been eating or sleeping well these past few days. He sees you every day and seems lovesick. How can he live without you?"

This……

Wu Yu really dares to say that!

Liu Cai'er's face flushed red instantly. She pretended to be angry and said, "If you ever make fun of me about this again, I won't cook for you anymore. You'll have to cook for yourselves."

After saying that, she fled back to her room, her face flushed and her heart pounding, unable to calm down for a long time.

Could it be that she also wants to marry Shuisheng? Otherwise, why would she blush when everyone is joking around?

The next day, Xiaoyu took her sister to the market to buy candy. When they passed a small stall, her eyes lit up when she saw the stall full of big, red persimmons that looked like little lanterns.

"Sister, what is this? It looks so beautiful! I want to buy it and try it to see if it tastes good."

Red persimmons?

Lin Xiaotang paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered that there were two persimmon trees in their house in town. When they moved to Dushui County, the persimmon trees were already bearing fruit. Judging by the time, they should have been ripe long ago, and people were even selling them at the market. Maybe the persimmons they grew had already ripened and fallen to the ground.

Sigh, they've been so focused on doing business in the county that they've forgotten about this.

She took her younger sister's hand and said, "Xiaoyu, we also have two persimmon trees at home. Let's not buy any yet. After lunch, we'll go home together and pick some persimmons to eat."

Going home to pick persimmons?

Xiaoyu was a little confused. She looked up at her with a puzzled expression and said, "But isn't this our house? We only have a locust tree in our backyard, not a persimmon tree. What are we going to pick?"

In just a short time, Xiaoyu had already forgotten.

"Xiaoyu, do you still remember where we lived before we moved to Dushui County?"

Xiaoyu scratched her head, her little brain thinking carefully for a moment, before she suddenly remembered that they lived in Qinghe Town before they moved to the county.

She and her mother used to sell roasted sweet potatoes, and her grandparents even went to the place where they sold roasted sweet potatoes and caused them trouble.

That small house was bought by his father and older sister; it was their home. He remembered that there seemed to be two trees planted in the yard.

However, she didn't know what kind of trees those two trees were. When they moved out, the small fruits on those two trees were still green, completely different from the red persimmons sold at this stall.

Her mouth watered, and she asked with a hint of surprise, "Sister, you mean the persimmons we grow in our yard will turn red, like the big, red ones sold at the market, they look so delicious?"

Lin Xiaotang smiled and gently flicked her sister's forehead, a very affectionate gesture.

"That's right. Unripe persimmons are green, and they gradually turn red as they ripen. As for whether they taste good, I can't guarantee that, because the taste will be different from tree to tree."

Xiaoyu was already imagining the scene of going home to pick persimmons. She chuckled and said, "Sister, if we plant two trees, we can definitely pick a lot. Even if the taste is different, it will definitely be delicious. Let's go back and pick persimmons now. I can't wait."

Li Xiaotang shook her head and said, "We don't have a carriage now, how are we going to go back to pick persimmons? How about we wait for Dad and Uncle Shuisheng to come back in the carriage, and after lunch, Sister and Ninth Brother will take you back to pick persimmons together?"

Xiaoyu has always been well-behaved and sensible. She knew that her father and Uncle Shuisheng were busy with work, so she didn't expect them to go back with her.

"Okay, I understand. After lunch, you and Ninth Brother will take me back. We'll go back and pick persimmons to bring back for everyone to eat together."

"Little Jade is such a good girl!"

The two sisters strolled around the street for a while, bought two strings of candied hawthorns, a bag of sugar and a rattle drum, and then returned to the pig's trotter shop satisfied.

When everyone returned at noon, Lin Xiaotang suggested going back with Ninth Brother to pick persimmons. Only then did Lin Qingchuan remember that there were two persimmon trees planted in the house in Qinghe Town.

He slapped his thigh and said, "Oh dear, how could I forget about this? I don't know what I've been so busy with every day, I've been so busy I'm completely confused. Okay, if you want to go back and pick persimmons, then go back, but be careful on the road, and come back as soon as possible. There's still a lot of work to do at the shop, so we won't accompany you back."

Fortunately, the persimmon tree was newly planted and hadn't grown very tall yet; otherwise, the children definitely wouldn't have been able to reach it to pick the fruit.

Li Xiaotang and Xiao Jiu exchanged a glance and nodded in unison. Xiao Yu, standing to the side, was as happy as a little sparrow.

"Oh, we're going back to pick persimmons. Now we'll have persimmons to eat too."

After finishing their meal, Xiao Jiu drove the carriage back to Qinghe Town with the Xiao Tang and Xiao Yu sisters. These days, when he drove the carriage alone, he would read his books while driving.

He didn't bring any books this time because this was one of the few opportunities he could spend more time with Xiaotang. Xiaotang was usually very busy, and they only got to sit around a table together when they ate.

All the way, Xiaoyu kept talking to her older sister, and the two of them were very lively in the carriage, while Xiao Jiu sat alone outside the carriage without saying a word.

He felt a little annoyed. How could these two sisters, who shared a room, have so much to talk about?

Xiao Jiu was always quiet and reserved, but when he heard Xiao Yu talking non-stop to Xiao Tang, he felt a little jealous.

He cleared his throat and said, "Xiao Tang, the air outside is fresh and the view is great. Why don't you two sit outside?"

Before Xiaotang could agree, Xiaoyu quickly responded.

She nodded vigorously and said, "Okay, okay, Ninth Brother, please drive the carriage steadily. My sister and I will sit with you and enjoy the scenery outside."

Xiao Tang was slowly pulled out of the carriage by her younger sister and sat down next to Xiao Jiu.

Looking into the distance, the fields on both sides of the road were a patch of yellow earth. The crops planted by the farmers had not yet sprouted, and the fields were bare with nothing but weeds growing by the roadside, making it look rather desolate.

Lin Xiaotang sighed and said, "What's so great about this scenery? I still prefer lush green fields, which make people feel more relaxed."

Because he had to supply the restaurant every day, Xiao Jiu's carriage driving skills improved more and more. The carriage ran very fast and was very smooth all the way without any bumps.

They returned to their small house in town, opened the gate, and found the yard covered with fallen leaves, all from the persimmon tree.

There were a few persimmons hanging on the tree, about a dozen or so.