The peasant girl who escaped the desert: she cried when she found the cruel prince

Chapter 223: Returning a gift is a bit difficult

Jingli calculated the time and realized that it was only the fifth day of May. There were still 25 days until May 20th, so she could probably make it in time.

"Okay, then reply to your girl, I will definitely be there on the 25th!"

The steward of the Xiao family bowed and said with a smile: "Miss Lao remembers this, don't forget it, and let the second girl think it's because of your incompetence!"

After seeing off the Xiao family steward, Mr. Jing hurriedly arranged for dinner: "Quanzi, hurry up and invite General Chen, Vice General Li and your two bosses to sit down!"

Boss Chen and Boss Zhu lowered their bodies slightly and asked Chen Zhongyu and Li Qiao to sit down. Even though they were small people like them, they opened a restaurant, but they had two powerful backers behind them.

But people like Chen Zhongyu and Li Qiao are usually not qualified to sit together.

Li Qiao looked at Chen Zhongyu and felt that something was wrong. As the most powerful general under King Changling, why did he come to join in the fun for Wanbaoquan?

King Changling has always been strict in running the army. When did Chen Zhongyu, a lieutenant general, have so much time to spare?
Chen Zhongyu raised his glass to Li Qiao and said, "I've heard about General Li for a long time, and I just got to meet him today. Brother Li, please!"

Wan Baoquan also greeted the two of them. If his mother knew that there were actually brother generals who came to see him today, she would probably be so happy that she would climb out of the coffin.

The wine table was very lively, and in the warehouse nearby, Mr. Jing was extremely worried: "What kind of gift are you giving this person?"

"Last year, we just settled down. We couldn't do anything without money or a house, but now we have money."

"Uncle Bai extorted 3 taels of silver for us, and Xiao Huo sent me another [-] taels from the seller. Not to mention the silver we have on hand. With so much silver, why don't we give someone a good return gift? Isn't it ridiculous? "

Jing Li touched her nose and felt a little guilty. In fact, the court gave the seller 5 taels of silver. Huo Shen wanted [-], but the court couldn't provide it, so it only gave [-].

Huo Shen gave [-] yuan to the village and gave the remaining [-] yuan to her in gold bars. Now he is lying in the corner of her space.

Huo Shen's original words were: "This is what I asked for. If it had been someone else, I wouldn't have gotten a penny, and it would have caused trouble."

"So giving [-] yuan to the village for free is very generous. If you keep more, you will save yourself from being stingy all day long!"

Mrs. Ge followed behind and said, "What about it? You can't just go to the city and buy it now, right?"

Jing Li held her forehead and said, "It's my fault! I went to the city a few days ago and didn't even think about returning the gift. I was busy all day long and didn't even remember it. I only remembered it when someone came to my door with gifts!"

Mrs. Su scolded from the side: "I think you didn't expect that people would come to give gifts."

Mrs. Ge changed the subject: "What did weird Ali do? We old guys didn't expect it! Human beings are so sophisticated, these are the things we old ladies should worry about."

"I'm not busy day and night. I don't even remember the Dragon Boat Festival. If the Beishan Village hadn't come over in advance to give gifts, who would have remembered this?"

In the end, Jingli decided to give the Xiao family ginseng skins from the mountains as gifts, and give Uncle Bai clothes and shoes made by Su and the old ladies, as well as some medicines and wild products!
What was given to Huo Shen was a butterfly thorn that Jingli himself and the old blacksmith learned to polish. The workmanship was not exquisite, but it was definitely practical.

Mr. Jing looked at the things and felt that they were still not good enough. He couldn't help blaming Wan Baoquan: "This kid is running around outside. His worldliness has increased a lot, but he is still reluctant to spend money. He has to change!"

At dusk, Mr. Jing and Jing Li stood at the entrance of the village and saw off Chen Zhongyu, Li Qiao and others.

Uncle He, who was busy building a shack, came down from the ladder and greeted Mr. Jing: "Old man, are these all your relatives?"

Mr. Jing looked at the retreating figure and said absently: "Yes, it's Uncle Wa and a few juniors!" Several people who were building a house were all shocked. No wonder the girl was so capable in the beginning and dared to kill people with a bow. , It turns out that I have such a prominent relative.

God, thank you for not fighting with others. If you had listened to those leaders, your death would have been in vain. If the general wants to kill someone, it is not as easy as crushing an ant.

Several families thought to themselves that they should tell the boys and wives at home to be more careful when working there, and don't be sneaky and sneaky. They won't want you anymore.

He doesn't show off even though he has high-ranking relatives, and he doesn't look strange at the refugees. Where can he find such kind and righteous people?

The people in Beishan Village on the other side were also talking: "Did you see that? All those relatives and friends came here with a cartload of gifts and were covered tightly. Unlike us, who carry baskets to visit relatives, we are still afraid of them. People can’t see it!”

"Yes, I think there will be quite a few cars today! My mother, how much will this cost?"

"Don't be jealous. It is estimated that the return gift will cost a lot of money, and the life of wealthy people may not be easy."

"No wonder Wang Youcai and his family were in a hurry to go to the village over there. Dare the lover's family saw that those families were well-off early on, we were the only fools to really think that they were refugees!"

"That's because you are stupid. I knew it when you beat those people into the village. Can ordinary people afford these tall horses and mules?"

"Aren't you stupid? Why didn't you follow me there instead of staying in this poor village?"

Jingli had no time to pay attention to these people. Huang Biao was also here today, but he didn't dare to come over in a big way in broad daylight. After Chen Zhongyu and others left, he slipped down along Xiaobei Pass and was sitting in the meeting hall. Eat rice dumplings.

"Look at you, you look like a bear, can you be more polite? Isn't it a joke to let people see you!" Huang Biao looked at his brothers with disgust.

He brought a total of four people with him, all of whom were good players. One of them was a veteran who had been on the battlefield before.

"Brother, we're not greedy. You said they're all about making rice dumplings. How come Brother Wan's family can make them so delicious!" She said in a slurred manner as her cheeks bulged from eating the sheep eggs.

Another brother, Erhan, also had two mouthfuls: "That's right, it's also stuffed with meat. It's so oily and delicious!"

Dezi stretched his head over and said, "Let me take a look. Why don't I see any meat?"

Wan Baoquan brought another basin over: "Come on, brothers, this is all meat!"

"It's so good to eat. There's still more left after you finish eating. Enough is enough!"

In the evening, the meeting hall was brightly lit with candles. Wang Jinlong and several Shen Guard brothers patrolled back and forth to ensure that no one dared to enter the meeting hall at will.

Jingli stood in front of the sand table with a solemn expression: "This time is different from the past. In the past, people came to the door and we had to fight back, but this time we have to touch the tiger's butt!"

"The plan has been set. I will no longer ask everyone if they are afraid of things. There will be many such things in the future. If we are afraid, we can only become the victims of others."

"In troubled times, only the strong survive, while the weak cry!"

After finishing speaking, Jing Li looked at Huang Biao: "Brother Huang, you don't have to get involved in this danger. If any brother thinks it's inappropriate, it's still too late for you to withdraw!"

(End of this chapter)