Chapter 498: All 498 - s: Tian Family (2)_1
Having exited Hechun Hall, although the sun had already started to shift westward, Yang Ruxin didn’t head back. Instead, she went toward the southern part of the town and casually bought a variety of items from the roadside stalls along the way.
Zhou Xiao glanced at Yang Ruxin, didn’t ask what she was up to, and simply followed closely behind her.
The storefronts on the southern side of the town were relatively cheaper. They were no longer two-story buildings but the type where there’s a chamber at the front of the courtyard that is used as the shop space.
At the west end of Button Street, there was an oil mill, which, according to sayings, was an old established brand, passed down through three generations. Its decline wasn’t due to a deterioration in oil-pressing skills, but rather in the morals of the people running it, as shortchanging customers was a frequent occurrence. Consequently, the neighbors would rather walk a longer distance to another shop than buy oil from them.
This was the Tian Family’s oil mill, where the sister of Yang Anshi had married into, and where Yang Baihe was now living too.
Yang Ruxin sat down in a wonton shop opposite the oil mill and ordered two bowls of wontons.
"Eat up," Yang Ruxin said, obviously appreciative of Zhou Xiao. Even though he was very curious, he didn’t ask questions when she stayed silent.
Zhou Xiao nodded, took a bite of a wonton, then gave the shop a cursory glance and bared his teeth at Yang Ruxin, "These aren’t as delicious as the ones Sister Ruxin makes."
"Flatterer," Yang Ruxin said with a laugh, knocking Zhou Xiao on the head with her chopsticks. "I’ll make wontons for you tomorrow morning."
Zhou Xiao’s eyes crinkled as he smiled broadly.