Splendid Twins

Chapter 125 Salesman

"Si Yao, I was really wrong... Come back..."

No matter how Zhou Yao yelled and cursed, Si Yao ignored her and left the space with a thought. The room was silent. For a moment, she suddenly felt empty.

She had to do something to make it worth her while to occupy this body.

She lowered her eyes to hide the deep meaning in them; she didn't want to be restrained by anyone.

With a flip of his wrist, a crop introduction book from the space system appeared in front of him. Si Yao sat cross-legged on the bed and read it carefully.

Everyone outside lowered their voices to avoid disturbing Si Yao. Only Si Qing stared at the purse in his hand with a serious expression.

Could it be that he is too worried?

Why did he feel that Yaoyao was a little abnormal this time when she came back?

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Si Yu spoke softly, "I hope nothing will happen to my sister."

"No problem, bring your homework here."

"Oh."

The two of them went to the study room one after the other. The little girl in the yard heard the peddler hawking outside, so she ran to Liu Niang and acted coquettishly:

"Auntie, there are people selling candy outside, auntie~"

"Okay, let your sister Hongying take you there."

Liu Niang was making ginger sugar water for Si Yao, and she handed her five coins with her free hand:

"Here's the money."

"Thank you, Auntie. Xiaoya is gone."

When Wang Dahu left, he gave Liu Niang five taels of silver so that she could spend money on the little girl. Everyone else could make their own decisions, except this girl, who kept talking about eating candy every day.

When Hongying pulled the little girl out, they saw the peddler had already walked towards the village entrance. At this moment, the villagers had returned from the market and were standing in groups of three or five chatting.

"It's really lively. I even picked up a copper coin."

"Then you should spend it quickly, otherwise it will cost a lot of money."

"Yes, yes, yes. There happens to be a peddler here. Let's go and take a look."

Several aunts came over and surrounded the peddler:

"This flower is beautiful and bright."

"You have good taste. This is the latest fashion in Shangjing. How about buying one?"

"Do you have a penny's worth of candy?"

"You're joking. I can't get back even a penny..."

"Oh, there are many of us. Can you give me a discount? Just buy me one piece for one penny."

"Sister Hongying, can I buy one, two, three, or five pieces of candy?"

Hongying was worn out by the little girl and said unhappily:

"Where's Four? No, my teeth hurt when I eat too much."

The little girl chattered:

"One for Sister Yao, one for Sister Hongying, and also my aunt, and my brothers..."

"Hey, whose doll is this?"

Aunt Huang was also watching the fun nearby. Seeing that Xiao Ya was wearing festive clothes today, she spoke on purpose.

"It's my aunt's."

"Come on, come on, pick one for our little girl."

Everyone knew that this was a relative of Si Yao's family. In addition, Hongying taught the girls in the village embroidery, so they all laughed and joked. Xiao Ya was also very polite and called everyone "Auntie".

Not far away, Si Yao stared at this scene gloomily. The little girl held in Aunt Huang's arms turned her head and looked over as if she had sensed something. She met Si Yao's cold and gloomy eyes and shrank her neck in fear.

"Xiaoya, how about this?"

Hongying was holding a small fluffy flower and was about to show it to her, but when she saw the little girl looked unhappy, she turned her head and saw Si Yao with his head down basking in the sun.

It was very lively here. Si Yao watched coldly from the sidelines. In the yard behind him, there were constant cries of crying. Mrs. Si was arguing with Mrs. Wang, and the two were spitting at each other.

"You shameless bitch, you only know how to be lazy. The weeds in the field are as tall as a person, don't you know how to dig them out with a shovel?"

"The little bastard is crying as if his father had died. Old woman, please don't go too far!"

"Bah! I am so unlucky to have a daughter-in-law like you!"

The twins cried so hard that their noses and tears were all over their bodies. One of them even peed and defecated on the bed. While Wang was cursing, she smelled a foul odor and immediately yelled:

"Short-lived little thing, who are you disgusting?"

He carried the twins to the yard and put them on the ground while cursing, and went in to make the beds himself. Mrs. Si said nothing when she saw this, but just walked out with the shovel. Si Yao at the door never looked back.

"Brother Yao, you stay at home and rest. Grandma will go to the fields to weed and grow some vegetables to make dumplings for you."

Si Yao glanced at her perfunctorily:

"Go."

Mrs. Si walked heavily and slowly, and remained in Si Yao's sight for a long time. She walked unsteadily, and her shadow on the ground was long.

Soon the excitement faded away and the villagers in the distance went home. Si Yao stared at Xiao Ya's small back with his eyes narrowed. There seemed to be a cunning light flashing in the narrow slits of his eyes, like a cheetah staring at its prey, revealing a chilling calculation.

The peddler came over here, and Si Yao spoke softly:

"Do you want the goods?"

The peddler was startled when he heard this, and then his eyes began to wander around, pretending to be confused and said:

"What did you say? I don't understand?"

Si Yao seemed to see through his disguise and sneered:

"I have goods and want to sell them."

The peddler saw that he was serious and didn't seem to be joking, so he immediately put down the carrying pole on his shoulders, looked around, and seeing that there was no one around, there was a glint of joy in his eyes.

He moved closer and spoke in a voice almost as loud as a whisper:

"Brother, I sell 'goods', and they all have to be 'fresh'. Do you think you are interested?"

Si Yao also lowered his voice:

"Is it sealed tightly?"

"Don't worry, our goods will not be left there. They will be shipped out in batches at night."

"That's good. I have two items."

As soon as these words were spoken, a greedy light flashed in the peddler's eyes and a barely perceptible sly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Si Yao understood what he meant and nodded slightly. The air between the two seemed to become tense.

After a while, the weight of the carrying pole caused the peddler's shoulders to bend slightly. Si Yao watched him leave, with fifty taels of silver in his palm.

His ears were finally quiet. Si Yao stretched and carried a stool into the house. When he passed by the window, he saw Wang washing the mattress. A dark light flashed in his eyes.

In early summer, the breeze brings an indescribable heat, gently blowing across the cheeks, as if even the air was twisted by the heat. The sound of cicadas coming from the trees interweaves with the hot breeze, creating a dull and depressing atmosphere.

Si Yao was lying on the bed pretending to be asleep. As expected, Wang came out of the house and saw that there was no one in the yard. She immediately shouted:

"What about people?"

"Little bastards? You two bastards crawled really fast. When I find you, I'll smash your legs!"

"Where did you go?"

As Wang was shouting, her face changed and she suddenly had a bad feeling. She searched the yard front to back, but why was there no one there?

The little bastard can't even walk, so there's no way it's possible for him to go out. I looked at the gate with a glimmer of hope, but there was no trace?

"Brother Yao? Brother Yao?"

Wang reached out and lifted the curtain of Si Yao's room. Seeing that he was sleepy, she said in a panic:

"Son, this is bad, that little bastard is missing, what should I do?"

Si Yao rubbed his eyes and got up from the bed, saying slowly:

"Have you searched them all?"

"I have seen it. I will have a hard time explaining this to your father when he comes back."