After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 549 Rumors
Haitang naturally learned to take care of housework, and she often helped her grandmother Ma in the past.

But Ma was not at home, leaving her alone to host the middle feed. This kind of thing had never happened before.

But this doesn’t bother Haitang. After she was surprised, she quickly calmed down, sent her grandmother away, and went back to the kitchen.

Her grandfather Hai Xiya is on a business trip, and her cousin Xie Wenzai and her three elders, Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian, have all moved out. They have their own servant girl to take care of three meals a day. Haitang only needs to arrange for herself, her brother Hai Jiao, her second uncle's family of three, and the servants at home. The dinner will be good.

Of course, just in case, Grandma Ma’s share must also be prepared. Who knows if she will stay in the third room of Zhou's house for meals?

It was just a meal, so Haitang didn't need to make any changes. She just followed her grandmother's usual routine and ordered the kitchen to prepare several dishes, including meat and vegetables. The staple food was the pasta she was used to eating at home, but there were just two more side dishes to go with it. .

In the garden in the second courtyard, she planted the seeds extracted from the "flower carousel" in flower pots made of wooden frames, including several rare local vegetables. Since no one in the family has ever seen them, Ma never lets the kitchen try them out for fear of spoiling others. Haitang knew in her heart that these two vegetables were actually common varieties in some places in the south of the Yangtze River. As long as they were watered enough, they could grow normally in Chang'an when the weather was warm. She had "never seen them" and couldn't praise their benefits, but now she could take the opportunity to taste them. taste. As long as the family members have a good opinion, the vegetables growing in the second yard will be useful. Before winter comes, she can make a batch of kimchi!

Nowadays, chili peppers sold from Shu are already available in the market in Chang'an, and they are also very popular among local military families. Haitang knows a few kimchi recipes and will use them this fall and winter.

Hai Changan did not often eat in the upper room of the main courtyard on weekdays. Instead, he stayed in the room of the second courtyard to eat with his wife and children. Neither of the two new side dishes from the kitchen were delivered to him today, so he didn't feel any difference in dinner. If he hadn't come to the main courtyard to say hello after returning from health school, and knew that his mother had gone out to visit relatives, he might not have known that someone else was presiding over the funeral today.

But Hai Jiao noticed the difference immediately when he ate with his sister.

He greatly appreciated the two new side dishes: "It tastes good. These are grown in the second courtyard? What's their name?"

Haitang said, he said in surprise: "When I was in the capital, I heard people say that it seems to be a dish from the south of the Yangtze River, right? I didn't expect that it would also be available in Chang'an. Where did you buy it? - I met at the market. Are they brought here by merchants from Jiangnan? They don’t have much time to bring along some in-demand goods, but it’s just that they are cheaper for our family. We didn’t know them before, but now we know these two. The vegetables all taste good. Let’s eat more in the future and save some money on buying vegetables for our family.”

Haitang responded with a smile, and then said: "I saw two recipes for pickled vegetables in the book. I will try them in a few days. If they are done well, our family will have more dishes this winter, so we don't have to eat them anymore. A winter’s worth of radishes.”

Hai Jiao agreed very much: "The dishes at home are actually not delicious, but there are a few types. Ah Nai only eats noodles all day long. Although noodles and beef and mutton are delicious, it is easy to get tired of them if they are too much. I really want to eat rice. It’s a meal, but it’s hard to talk. My little sister, it would be great if you could take care of the food at home for a few more days. Make some new dishes and ask your brother to change the taste.”

Haitang smiled and said: "Grandpa is also used to eating noodles. He has been in the northwest for more than 30 years and has changed his taste a long time ago. It is easy for my brother to want fresh dishes, but it is difficult to change the type of staple food. Unless grandpa is on a business trip, Ah My grandma also went to the village to visit my aunt. If you don’t take me with you, I won’t be able to take charge.” Hai Jiao smiled and said, “It doesn’t matter. I’ll invite Xiao Jin to my house for dinner some other time. I’ll just tell him that he’s the boss.” As a servant, I am used to eating rice, so Ah Nai will naturally ask the kitchen to make white rice.”

The brother and sister talked and laughed for a while and then finished dinner. When Aunt Cui took the dishes away and brought the barley tea, Hai Jiao took a few sips and asked Haitang in a low voice: "Is it because grandma is looking for my aunt because of the rumor about the Zhou family's third bedroom? Mrs. Gui is coming to look for her. Isn't it bad for her family? Isn't she being watched closely by the Duke of Zhen? She can't even leave the house, so how can she run wild in the third room? I went around to the Duke of Zhen today and didn't hear anything about her. What's going on? Some people say she's sick, and she's afraid she won't even see her daughter if she's too sick!"

Haitang was a little surprised when she heard this: "Mrs. Gui refuses to see Wu Qiong, is she afraid that she will be sick? Although I know she loves her daughter very much, but based on her past habits, she should keep her daughter by her side to take care of her illness. Others She can’t believe it.”

The brother and sister both felt that something was a little strange, so they shared the information they knew.

Haijiao heard someone say that Mrs. Gui only found out about Mrs. Ma from the Third Bedroom when she heard the nephews and wives of the Zhou family who had just come back from other places to celebrate her birthday and did not know her identity talk about Mrs. Ma from the third house at the birthday banquet of the Duke of Zhenguo. Behind the Wu family fire, the Zhou family was also involved. She didn't make a fuss at that time, but later there were rumors in the Zhen Guogong's palace that she wanted to make trouble with the third room of the Zhou family, and asked brothers Zhou Shigong and Zhou Shicheng to pay for the lives of their father-in-law, husband and son.

People in the Zhenguo Palace and the Zhou family who heard the news sympathized with Mrs. Gui, but at the same time felt that she was unreasonable. The culprits have all been brought to justice, and the remaining family members are not only unaware, but also victims. How can they be made to pay with their lives? Everyone felt that Mrs. Gui was looking for an excuse to have trouble with the Zhou family. The Duke of Zhen and his wife stopped the people, and everyone agreed.

If Sanfang and his family fled the city, they might still gain sympathy from everyone. There were a lot of people talking about his family before, but Mrs. Gui's commotion suppressed those critical voices.

The information on Haitang's side was basically obtained from Zhou Yijun, and it was basically consistent with what Haijiao had learned. The strange thing is that Mrs. Gui is obviously under house arrest. Even if she is allowed to attend the birthday party of the Duke of Zhen Guo, she will not be free from then on. If she wants to make a scene, the Duke of Zhen Guo has many ways to stop her. To the point of hiding out of the city?
Hai Jiao guessed: "The Zhenguo Duke's government has always been kind. Previously, Mrs. Gui made the mistake first. The Zhenguo Duke and his wife wanted to punish her, so it was reasonable to put her under house arrest. But this time, Mrs. Gui did not make a mistake, but she was the one who suffered. The Duke of Zhen and his wife saw that she was pitiful, and they couldn't bear to blame her. It was human nature to make a fuss if they couldn't leave the house anyway. Mrs. Gui wanted to give in by avoiding the city. Will you feel relieved?"

Haitang curled her lips: "When grandma got the letter, she told me that Mrs. Gui is a picker of the weak. She knows that the third wife of the Zhou family is a good-tempered person, so she will make a fuss. If she really holds a grudge and harmed her husband Why didn’t her son seek revenge from the Sun family? She didn’t even mention Zhou Shuyi, Mrs. Ma’s accomplice! Isn’t that the person who should bear the responsibility? "

Hai Jiao paused for a moment: "It's hard to say. Zhou Shuyi is far away, and it's not Mrs. Gui's turn to take revenge. The emperor will not let her continue to live in this world. The eldest daughter has given poison. She is an ordinary official's wife. How could he be safe?"

Haitang raised her eyebrows. She had lamented a few hours ago that the Yingchuan Marquis Mansion was kind and allowed Zhou Shuyi to continue to live in the world. Could it be that she was going to be slapped in the face now? Did the emperor decree his death?

Hai Jiao couldn't explain clearly: "The young men in Zhenguo's palace may have heard some rumors, but they don't have any reliable information and dare not confirm it. When grandma comes home, we will ask her in detail. If the emperor really made the decree If Zhou Shuyi is killed, my great-uncle will definitely know."

(End of this chapter)