Chapter 109 Laugh

With the experience of not being able to enter the house last time, Lu Qiyan wiped the saliva that sprayed on his face when Wu Jin was barking, and simply stopped negotiating with it. He just stayed at the door obediently, waiting for Xia Mingyue to come back.

Wu Jin was still clinging to the wall with his front paws, speaking verbally to Lu Qiyan.

It stopped only when it saw that Lu Qiyan did not respond to it at all, but it still held its head high, staring at Lu Qiyan fiercely.

He looked like he was looking at a dangerous person.

Seeing this, Lu Qiyan touched his nose.

To be honest, Wu Jin is indeed a loyal dog.

However, he didn't remember when he had offended it, so why was it so hostile towards him?
Lu Qiyan was surprised and looked back with an inquiring look.

Wu Jin, whose head had been resting on the wall, immediately raised his head again when he saw this. “Woof woof woof woof!”

Lu Qiyan, "..."

He took half a step back obediently, his eyelids drooping.

That's pretty much it!
Wu Jin felt that he had the upper hand, so he wagged his tail again and again and continued to stare with wide eyes.

Here, Xia Mingyue and Lu once again sold out all the cold pot skewers, closed their stall and went home.

When the sun was almost at its highest point, the two of them pushed the cart into the alley and saw Lu Qiyan standing at the door.

"Brother Lu?" Xia Mingyue was quite surprised, but more pleased.

The surprise was beyond words, and it fell into Lu Qiyan's eyes and ears, making him raise his eyebrows and his mind move slightly.

Then he lowered his eyes slightly, "Yeah."

"Qi Yan is back?" Seeing that Zhao Youcai was nowhere to be seen, Mrs. Lu asked hurriedly, "Where is Youcai? He didn't come back?"

"Brother Zhao was originally going to come back with me, but the people who came to visit relatives earlier have not returned to the military camp yet, so we need to wait a little longer, so he asked me to come back first and report to my sister-in-law that I am safe."

Lu Qiyan said, "I estimate that Brother Zhao will be home tomorrow afternoon at the latest, or tomorrow morning if it's early."

"As long as everything is fine, as long as everything is fine." Mrs. Lu responded with a smile and pushed the cart into her yard. "My sister-in-law has worked hard today. Let me take care of these things. Don't worry about them."

All the previous things were at Xia Mingyue's home, which made it convenient for unified management.

Today, Mrs. Lu took it over, also wanting to give Xia Mingyue some free time.

Firstly, life in the military camp was hard, so Xia Mingyue needed to make more delicious food for Lu Qiyan to nourish him and reward him.

Secondly, two people spend less time together than together after marriage, and the young couple is in the sweet period of love, so they need more time to be alone together.

I might as well tell Jiang Zhuguo and the others about this later, and ask them to come here to wash up after they’re done.

All of Lu's thoughts were written on her face, and there was a hint of ambiguity in her smile.

Xia Mingyue and Lu Qiyan saw through her thoughts and didn't say much. They just smiled awkwardly and agreed with a few words.

After Mrs. Lu returned home, Xia Mingyue coughed awkwardly and found a topic to break the dull atmosphere. "Why doesn't Brother Lu come in?"

Lu Qiyan, "..."

Or, can you guess again?
Seeing Lu Qiyan's embarrassed expression, Xia Mingyue looked up at Wu Jin, who looked unfriendly, and explained with a smile, "Maybe Big Brother Lu has been in the military camp for a long time, and Wu Jin doesn't know Big Brother Lu very well, so he didn't open the door for Big Brother Lu."

"Maybe..." Lu Qiyan glanced at Wu Jin.

The look of hatred didn't seem like a stranger, but rather like he knew the person so well that he gritted his teeth.

But as a human being, he couldn't argue with the puppy.

Especially after Xia Mingyue finished explaining that sentence, Wu Jin hurriedly jumped down from the wall, pulled the bolt from the door, and hummed softly in front of Xia Mingyue.

I glance at him from time to time.

He looked quite aggrieved. Lu Qiyan, "..."

Wu Jin is probably a scheming dog.

Again, he couldn't argue with a puppy.

Especially since this little dog is very loyal to Xia Mingyue, it is not a good idea to discourage his enthusiasm.

After thinking it over again and again, Lu Qiyan didn't say much, but just followed Xia Mingyue into the yard.

Brand new house, new kitchen, neat and tall courtyard wall, thriving vegetables in the open space, and apricot trees in the yard that look increasingly lush...

The scene before him brightened Lu Qiyan's eyes and made him feel very comfortable.

Compared with the dilapidated house before, this lively courtyard has more of an ordinary home feeling.

Lu Qiyan couldn't help but curl his eyebrows and a smile appeared at the corners of his lips.

This subtle expression caught Xia Mingyue's eyes.

Lu Qiyan looks very happy?

Is it because the courtyard has been renovated?

Seeing Lu Qiyan sitting down at the small table in the yard, Xia Mingyue didn't have time to think much and just went to pour some sugar water to quench his thirst.

Xia Mingyue made the sugar water early in the morning. She put it in a bamboo tube and soaked it in cold water to keep it cool. It was just right to drink it now.

After pouring the sugar water, Xia Mingyue lit a fire to boil water and prepared to make a pot of tea.

Sugar water is fine when it quenches your thirst at first, but drinking too much will make you sick of it, especially for men, most of them probably don’t like to drink something too sweet.

"When I came back just now, I went to Xiaji first, but I didn't see you there. Did you do some other business?"

When Xia Mingyue and Lu came back just now, there were many things on the cart. Judging from the situation, they should still be selling food.

"I made some cold pot skewers a while ago and thought they tasted good, so I decided to set up a stall to try to sell them and see how the business goes."

Xia Mingyue smiled and said, "The sales of cold pot skewers have been pretty good these past few days, and the business is pretty good overall. We are planning to open up a few franchisees soon."

Join?

Lu Qiyan was puzzled.

Xia Mingyue saw it clearly and explained, "If they pay me a certain amount of silver, they can sell my cold pot skewers and use my brand. I will teach them how to make it, but they have to buy the ingredients from me."

"The other party does not have to learn the recipe thoroughly, or even have high cooking skills, to start a food business. This way of doing business is called franchising."

"For example, I have already opened three franchises to the Xiaji Food Stall, one each on the three main streets in the county, east, south, and north. Business is pretty good and they have all made some money."

"I see."

Lu Qiyan understood what was going on and couldn't help but look at Xia Mingyue in the kitchen.

Xia Mingyue seemed to have grown taller than before, with more flesh on her cheeks, making her look more upright.

It looks like a young sapling growing actively.

This sapling is very strong and smart, and I think it will grow into a towering tree in the future.

Lu Qiyan pursed his lips and smiled.

Xia Mingyue, who was making a fire, tilted her head.

Lu Qiyan seemed really happy...

(End of this chapter)