Sisters in the Deep Forest Valley: Many Fun Things

Chapter 204 A Chance Encounter with the Qin Family

Seeing that they were about to leave, she asked Ning Linlan, who was engrossed in making wontons, "Sister Ning, can I ask those two people in front of me to come over and share a table?"

The location was found by Ning Linlan, so we definitely need to ask for her opinion first.

She glanced at it casually and replied, "Huh? It's such a small matter, why are you asking me? Just call them, what's wrong, do you know them?"

"Thank you, Sister Ning, I guess so." Lin Chunyi gave a vague answer to her question, then got up and walked towards the family of three.

"Sir, Madam, we have two more seats here. If you don't mind, you can come and share a table with us."

The two turned around, and the young woman holding the baby said with delight, "Oh, how could I possibly accept this... Thank you so much, young lady! Qin Qian, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and thank her!"

She tugged at her husband's sleeve.

"Thank you, young lady." Qin Qian glanced at Lin Chunyi, feeling as if he had seen her somewhere before. After thinking for a while, he suddenly realized where he had seen her.

“Young lady, do you remember when we met near the pastry shop a few months ago? Thank you for telling me how to stew an old hen and reminding me to go to the clinic.”

He smiled somewhat embarrassedly at his wife and said, "Ah Fu, this is the girl I told you about who keeps pet chickens. Thanks to her, otherwise I would have bought the wrong one again."

"I remember now! You almost bought someone's pet chicken, didn't you? Honestly, it's only because that girl is kind-hearted that she didn't hold it against you and was even willing to help you."

Afu glared at him, then smiled apologetically at Lin Chunyi: "My husband is not good with words and was somewhat offensive to you at the time. Please don't take offense."

"Oh, it's you, sir! What a coincidence!" Lin Chunyi pretended to have just remembered and said nonchalantly, "It's nothing. I'm just glad that you and Madam don't mind my nosy."

"By the way, Madam, it's cold and chilly outside. Why don't you two come and sit down and have a bowl of wontons to warm yourselves up? We've only been here a short while, and after a couple of bites, we think the wontons at this stall are really delicious."

"Thank you very much, young lady." The two thanked her again.

"Young man, we'd like two large bowls of wontons to sit with this young lady. Thank you."

"Please have a seat, I'll be right there." The worker saw that he was dressed in a fine cloth robe, had clear eyes, and spoke and acted with the elegance of a scholar, and immediately knew that he was a scholar.

When replying, the tone was even more respectful than usual.

The two followed Lin Chunyi to the small table.

"Lanshan, come and sit with me."

Lin Lanshan didn't ask anything, and sat down with her bowl, saying, "Please sit here, both of you."

The tone was quite friendly.

She kept staring at them from the moment her sister got up until she went over to chat and laugh with the two of them.

Although there were many people and it was noisy, she still managed to hear most of it. She basically understood what her sister was thinking.

Naturally, we should cooperate and try our best to leave the other party with the impression that we are a kind and good person.

"This is my younger sister, Lin Lanshan. The other one is a good friend of mine and my sister's, surnamed Ning. The three of us came to the county town to go shopping."

Lin Lanshan and Ning Linlan didn't know them, so they could only nod as a greeting.

"Miss Lin, Second Miss Lin, Miss Ning, my surname is Zhao and my given name is Fu. This is my husband, Qin Qian. Thank you for letting us share a table. How about I treat you to this meal?"

Zhao Fu, holding her child, sat on the bench that Lin Lanshan had given up.

"Yes, we should thank Miss Lin for what happened before." Qin Qian sat up straight in the empty seat next to him.

The three shook their heads vigorously, refusing to accept the offer.

Needless to say, Ning Linlan didn't know these two people at all, so how could she possibly spend their money?

Besides, she came here today to spend money on food and drinks with the two sisters, and she had already planned to pay for everything.

(Ahem, except for the Pleasure House. She really couldn't afford to pay for three people at that money-wasting den...)

Lin Lanshan understood her sister's thoughts from the beginning and naturally wouldn't agree.

Lin Chunyi, who called out to the two people, was not simply showing kindness because they were late and had nowhere to sit.

If she loses even such a small favor, then all her efforts to call for help will have been in vain.

"Mrs. Qin, it's just sharing a table, there's no need for thanks. I never expected that Mr. Qin would be the chicken seller I met once before, hahaha... It's fate that we meet again today."

"It's my fault for being so blind; I couldn't tell the difference between them and ordinary domestic chickens. Miss Lin, your pet chickens are really smart; they can even understand human speech. When they tried to fly over and bite me, it gave me quite a fright."

Qin Qian still felt a lingering fear when she recalled how fierce the two pet chickens had been.

The others at the table couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

The wontons arrived. Zhao Fu blew on the hot soup in the spoon and said, "If you say you want to eat it, of course it will get angry and try to bite you. Don't be so silly and ask questions like that in the future; you have to look carefully first."

Qin Qian nodded and said she remembered, then began to eat the wontons.

The two sisters looked at the two men, somewhat amazed.

In such a patriarchal society, it is rare to find a man who obediently listens to his wife even when he is away from home.

Furthermore, Zhao Fu has a delicate appearance and a gentle tone; she didn't say anything harsh or hurtful, nor did she resort to force. It seems the couple has a very good relationship and mutual respect.

Lin Chunyi smiled and said, "Madam and Master have such a good relationship. I remember when Master was in a hurry to buy a hen, he was almost bitten by my pet, probably because of Madam. Did you manage to buy it in the end?"

Zhao Fu glanced at her husband, who was clumsy with words but tried his best to do it, and after a look of helplessness, only sweetness remained in her eyes.

She nodded and said, "He not only bought two old hens, but also a whole bunch of medicinal herbs. I thought he had been tricked and swindled out of his money again."

"As long as Madam recovers, that's fine."

Zhao Fu smiled at her.

Lin Chunyi stopped talking and lowered her head to eat her wontons. At the same time, she was thinking about how to naturally ask the question she wanted to ask.

The dinner table fell silent. Ning Linlan, who hadn't spoken until now, had almost finished eating her wontons, so she finally had a chance to ask, "Xiaoyi, Lanshan, you guys keep pet chickens?"

She had seen many people in the county town with leisure time and money carrying cats and dogs, or birdcages. The more unusual ones were those she had read about in books, such as emperors having a "Ten Thousand Beasts Garden" where they would keep wild beasts like tigers and leopards.

I've never seen a pet chicken before... I'm a little curious.

When talking about her pets, Lin Lanshan spoke with a proud tone.

"Yes, that's not all! It's so quiet up in the mountains, so my sister and I raised a mule, two geese, and two chickens to keep us company. We raised them from chicks, and they're all very obedient..."

She went on and on, recounting many "cute" incidents that had happened to her pet.