Madam, go home and farm

Chapter 129 How Do You Know?
Listening to the conversation between the two, Hong Haoan frowned slightly, and looked up at Puhuang, "Fourth brother and the others are too restrained, and everyone knows it."

Pu Huang raised his eyebrows, remembering that when he sneaked into Liu's mansion back then, the place where Wu's mother and daughter lived was comparable to Mrs. Madam and Miss, and they had no brains, so why did Master Liu support them? ? "I think what they said is reasonable. You were in the county for a few days, and it was easy to inquire about the news. Would you not see the tricks?"

Hong Haoan twitched his lips, "I also don't understand what Master Liu means. Now the fourth brother is in charge of a gambling house, and my mother and younger sister have become unrecognizable to me. There are maids and sedan chairs to carry it, and what I am worried about is that if Mr. Liu wants to use the fourth brother to do something, he is afraid that it will hurt us."

"There are always a lot of smart people. It's just that we can think of it, but others can't think of it. After thinking about it carefully, I always feel a little uneasy." The most fearful thing is this kind of easy-to-use people. I don't even know if I take advantage of it, and I always feel insecure because I'm too close to conspiracy and trickery.

"Miss, don't worry too much. Anyway, we know the magistrate of the county, and the second elder brother of the second younger brother is still the arrester. Just be careful when the time comes, and nothing major will happen." Hong Haoan comforted, but his words seemed pale Powerless, so what about knowing big shots, and it's not something common people like them can come into contact with frequently.

"I hope so." On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Puhuang didn't think about these bad things, and hoped that Hong Haobao and the others wouldn't do something so big that they would implicate him.

There are no activities in the countryside, so in the afternoon, many people go to towns and counties. Of course, most of them are young people, older ones, chatting or playing cards without gambling money , Just take some melon seeds and count them for fun.

Puhuang is still more interested in the county town. The family of Liu Orion next door went to the county town after lunch. It is said that they will not come back until after dark. I originally made an appointment with Puhuang and the other two, but I feel that the time is too late. , I plan to play again after the fifth day of the lunar new year, because on the fourth day of the new year, several nearby villages will gather together to "pray for fire", praying for good weather and a bumper harvest in the new year, and young lads have to carry flags.

The women stay at home to prepare offerings, and then gather in an open space, waiting for the fire praying troop to pass by.Because there are many gods to be worshiped in a year, Puhuang is already very proficient in what offerings to prepare, pick and choose, a few dried fruit cakes, plus the spiced meatballs rice cakes made by himself, etc. There are more than ten kinds of big and small, put them in the basket, and go to the gathering place with Hong Haoan.

This process is usually called "waiting for the fire", and everyone is very devout. When the few sedan chairs were placed in front of the altar, all the villagers held up the incense sticks in their hands, closed their eyes, and murmured Said some words of prayer.

Local envelopes are still mainly Taoist. Of course, they are different from real Taoist offerings, and other things are mixed in. Puhuang is quite familiar with this model. She lived in the countryside for a period of time in her previous life. It is also full of such worship activities, but people's hearts are not as pious as those here.

From the first day to the fifteenth day of the new year, although there were several sacrificial activities during the period, the overall atmosphere still had a strong New Year atmosphere, and almost no one was doing heavy work. This was a rare period of rest.But it was different in the county town. After the fifth day of the lunar new year, shops opened one after another. By the seventh day of the new year, almost all the shops were open. Of course, there were also many hawkers, and it was very lively.

Puhuang and Hong Haoan were the county towns they went to on the sixth day of the lunar new year. Chufen had cleaned up the shop for his sister-in-law early on, and Mrs. Xu was not too busy at home.Seeing Puhuang and the others, they exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then went to watch the fire again.

Seeing that he couldn't help, Puhuang sent red envelopes to Xu's two children, and went shopping. There were all kinds of snacks and gadgets on both sides of the street, and there were even jugglers. With relish.

I heard that there will be boat trips in the afternoon. I asked Hong Haoan, and Puhuang knew that since the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, there will be various boat trips from rich and noble families. It is also an entertainment program for rich and noble families to compete in flower boats.

And if there is no accident, the county magistrate sailed the boat.

Well, Puhuang is not interested in this kind of competition between rich and noble families, especially when he hears that there are a lot of people, he doesn't want to go, because there are often bad things that happen to people.

Bought a lot of food, the two shared the food, walked aimlessly, and came out of the alley, surprised to find that there was no one there, after careful identification, it turned out that the two of them had turned to the back door of the county government at some point.

"Speaking of which, you and the magistrate also know each other. Do you want to prepare some gifts for New Year's greetings?" In this place, the magistrate is the most powerful person. Since you can get online, why not keep it and have an extra share? security.

Hong Haoan glanced at Puhuang, hesitated, "When I met Brother Lu, he was still a scholar. I never imagined that he would come here to be the magistrate of the county."

Rolling his eyes in a very polite manner, "When did your skin become thinner? It's better to know than not to know, especially if you don't know what might happen to the fourth brother and the others. Knowing the county magistrate will help you solve any troubles in the future. "It's a fool who doesn't take advantage of the advantages. With the sign of the county magistrate, whoever dares to make trouble for the store they open, they have to weigh it.

"My lady is right, then let's go back and prepare." Hong Hao'an is not a shallow-sighted person, he just has a little low self-esteem. Now that he thinks about it carefully, he feels relieved. He feels that he is thinking too much. Become a mother-in-law.

"Hey, Hao'an, why don't you come to see me when you come to the county?" Lu Yuan got off a sedan chair, and when he looked up, he saw Hong Hao'an. There are many disabled people in Bihu County, but they are willing to buy wheelchairs and still sit Not many people go around in wheelchairs.

The corners of Puhuang's eyes twitched. The words of County Magistrate Lu sounded so weird. There was a feeling of sadness. Is there something wrong with her ears?

"Brother Lu, the new year is auspicious. I wish you a prosperous new year and good luck!" Hong Haoan turned around and said with cupped hands, as if he had returned to the days when he was full of vigor.

"You are also auspicious in the new year, and you will be healthy and have a baby early!" Lu Yuan turned his eyes around Hong Haoan and Puhuang, and said with a smile, "Since you are here, let's have a cup of tea. We haven't seen each other for so many years." Sit down and talk alone."

"If you don't disturb your work, I'd be happy." Since Lu Yuan didn't change his attitude towards him due to the change of status, he shouldn't be too sensitive anymore.

Intuitively, Pu Huang felt that Lu Yuan and Hong Hao'an had something to say, and they would not want to be on the sidelines.

After thinking for a while, Pu Huang smiled and replied: "Master, you and County Magistrate Lu must have something to talk about, so I won't bother you so as not to make you feel uncomfortable. I just happen to be going shopping, and I'll come back to you later."

Lu Yuan glanced at Puhuang quickly, but he didn't expect that she would take the initiative to avoid her. He really wanted to talk to Hong Haoan about something, and he was about to use some excuse to dismiss Puhuang, so he opened the mouth without thinking about her.

"Since my sister-in-law has something to do, I won't stay any longer. I have reserved a table at the Zhenwei Building at noon, and my sister-in-law can go there directly." Lu Yuan smiled, very gentle.

Nodding her head, Pu Huang turned around and left. She wanted to inquire about Wu's mother and daughter. As for visiting Aunt Hong, it would not be too late to go tomorrow anyway.

When there were too many people and pickpockets, Puhuang caught a boy and took him to a remote place.

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Pu Huang just twisted his shoulder lightly, and he gasped in pain, "Smelly woman, what did you do, let me go, ouch, it hurts me to death!"

"You can't beat me. If you are more obedient, the money will be yours." Pu Huang dangled a purse in front of the pickpocket, "If you lie to me, if you want to crawl back, I don't mind."

"You... are the most poisonous woman. Huh, tell me, what do you want me to do?" The little pickpocket dangled his eyes from the purse, and swallowed secretly. He was a little hungry. If he had money, he would You can buy rice and noodles.

"You grew up here, right?" Pu Huang took out something wrapped in oil paper from the bag he was carrying and handed it to the pickpocket, "Here, don't swallow your saliva, just talk obediently when I ask you. I will reward you with a stewed duck."

"Braised duck? Is it from the Anyuan lo-mei shop?" The pickpocket grabbed the oiled paper bag, opened it, and started to gobble it up, and then asked, "Give me one, are you kidding? That shop doesn't say the price, it's you." If you have silver, you may not be able to buy it if you go late."

"That one has only been open for a while, and you know it so well?"

"That's natural. There is nothing I don't know about in this county, especially the delicious food. Every time I pass by, I can drool when I smell that smell." As he spoke, he sucked exaggeratedly, let's smash it Lower lip, "What do you want to inquire about, don't you want me to steal that family's secret recipe?"

"Stop thinking about it," Puhuang slapped the kid on the head and went to steal his own things. He went crazy, "You said that there is nothing you don't know in Bihu County, so how much do you know about Mr. Liu?"

"Master Liu from the north of the city?" The little pickpocket looked Puhuang suspiciously up and down, "What do you want to know about him? Master Liu can be said to be the richest man in Bihu County. He owns all the gambling houses and half of Huajie. Needless to say, other than money, it is said that he has a very good relationship with the magistrate, if you offend him, you'd better eat your fill!" So be a full ghost!
"Oh, you are sure of these, not guessing? You know, you are just a little pickpocket." Puhuang's voice is soft, very comfortable to hear, and makes people want to sleep.

　There is another chapter before twelve o'clock

　　
　
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