peasant young lady

Chapter 280 Meet the old friend again
Seeing Shao Chen nod his head, Wang Qingwan smiled instantly, her eyes turned into crescent moons. She rubbed her hands nervously, and was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned around and walked towards the Wanfeng Pavilion.

After walking a few steps, Wang Qingwan looked back cautiously, saw Shao Chen following her, and smiled immediately, she bit her lower lip lightly, looking like a little girl, really shy and infinite.

In Lengcuixuan, Cheng Xia had already prepared dinner, and she went to the house in the afternoon, Cheng You said that she wanted to spend a lot of time, Cheng Xia couldn't hold back, thinking that she would go with him when Shao Chen left Let's discuss it, and go back to Qingxian Village in the next two days to deal with the affairs there thoroughly, otherwise she will always feel uneasy.

"Young Madam," Cheng Xia was setting the table and chopsticks when the servant girl Zi Yuan entered the room, she was still stunned for a moment when she heard the shout, before she realized that Zi Yuan was calling for herself, and she always had no self-awareness as the Young Madam.

A few days ago, Ziyuan must have listened to Shao Lin's orders and kept calling her by Miss Cheng. She didn't care anyway. She didn't care about a false name at all. Calling her a girl can still make her small.But she didn't care, but Shao Chen couldn't care less. He got angry when he heard this address for the first time, and yelled at all the maidservants in Leng Cuixuan, "Next time, don't you dare to let me hear someone call Cheng Cheng?" Girl, I will never forgive you."

At that time, Cheng Xia was watching by Shao Chen's side, and always felt that Shao Chen at that moment had the demeanor of a natural superior. At that time, Cheng Xia understood better that Shao Chen never belonged to Qingxian Village.

"Why aren't you angry?" Cheng Xia remembered Shao Chen asking her that.

Cheng Xia shrugged and couldn't help laughing, "Why are you angry? I don't need to live on a false name, and it's tiring to worry about so much every day."

Shao Chen sighed helplessly, "You are so open-minded, it really makes me feel ashamed, but I still care about this, as long as I stay in this mansion for a day, you will always be the young lady of Shao's mansion."

Cheng Xia really didn't mind these things, what's more, the people in the mansion not only called her Young Madam, but also called Wang Qingwan the same way, she just needed to know Shao Chen's heart, and she didn't bother to guess the servant's mind.

Seeing Cheng Xia stunned, Zi Yuan yelled again, Cheng Xia came back to her senses in an instant, smiled embarrassedly, and continued to play with the dishes, "What's wrong?"

On the contrary, Ziyuan hesitated, she was sent by the old master to serve the young master, but after getting along with her for this period of time, she fell in love with this young lady who didn't have any twists and turns, so she always didn't want to say something. Words that make her unhappy.

Hearing no answer, Cheng Xia looked up at Ziyuan suspiciously, "What's the matter?"

Ziyuan glanced at the two sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, pursed her lips tightly, and finally made up her mind and said, "The young master has returned home."

"Well," Cheng Xia straightened up and leaned gently against the edge of the table, crossed her arms and looked at Zi Yuan who hadn't finished speaking, "So? He went to Wanfeng Pavilion?"

On the contrary, Zi Yuan raised her head in disbelief, "Young Madam, you, how do you know."

Cheng Xia clapped her hands and sat down on one side, pointed to the opposite side to Zi Yuan, "Come over and have dinner with me."

"No, no, no," Zi Yuan waved her hands again and again in fright, "Young Madam, I can't do this, I will die if the old man finds out."

So cruel?Seeing Ziyuan's frightened look, Cheng Xia didn't say anything, and ate it by herself. It was rare for her to be interested in making Shao Chen's favorite rose fried dumplings today, and also tried the special spicy hot pot. Cheng Xia curled her lips, that's all. , Shao Chen has no luck.

Cheng Xia put a piece of lotus root slices in his mouth to taste the taste. After all, this capital city is under the foot of the emperor. Some dishes can be bought even if they are not in season, as long as you pay a price, such as the current lotus root.Cheng Xia ate a piece, and instantly grinned numbly. This spicy hot pot is made with dogwood instead of chili, and there is only numbness and no spicy left. It is really unpalatable.

Cheng Xia drank several mouthfuls of water in a row, and then he calmed down a little.

Seeing that she was so calm, neither crying nor fussing, Ziyuan felt suspicious for a while, thought for a while, and finally asked, "Young Madam, why don't you go to the Wanfeng Pavilion and call the Young Master back?"

call back?Cheng Xia suddenly laughed, "He has his reasons for going, I trust him, he has his own sense of what to do and what not to do, I don't need to remind him all the time."

"Hey!" Zi Yuan sighed heavily, this young lady is really different.

Cheng Xia gnawed on the rose fried dumplings, while frowning and thinking about how she would survive in the capital.To be a canary raised in Shao's mansion was not her life.The last time she bought a house, she had already spent 400 taels of silver, and now she has a total balance of 800 taels. It is not a big problem if she wants to do some business. The problem is that she doesn't have the peppers she needs now.

Cheng Xia unconsciously clicked on the table with her chopsticks. Apart from the chili, she still had a knot in her heart that hadn't been solved, that is, did Zhu Youzhu find those two photos of herself in the notebook.

According to Shang Luo, the notebook that Zhu Youzhao got was soaked in water. Although Zhu Youzhao worked hard to dry the notebook and spread out every page, the writing was blurred by the water.From Shang Luo's words, Cheng Xia could tell that at least Shang Luo hadn't seen those two photos.

However, Cheng Xia knocked on his forehead, and Shang Luo said that since Zhu Youzhao got the notebook, he fell into lovesickness, didn't think about eating and drinking, and stayed behind closed doors, messing with notebooks in the study every day.There is only so much left and right in the book, if he really has the heart, he can't find anything, maybe he knows the other secrets mixed in the book.

Hey, it's really annoying.Shang Luo said that Zhu Youtang's health improved a little and he couldn't wait to go to Chong'an County. What did he go to Chong'an County for?Probably, it seems, it seems, it should be to find her.

Just as she was frowning and meditating, she saw someone sitting opposite her. Cheng Xia looked up and saw that it was Shao Chen who had returned.

At this moment, he was looking at the fried dumplings with roses on the table in surprise, and he was about to pick them up to eat. Cheng Xia quickly knocked off the fried dumplings he picked up, and stuffed them directly into the hands of the suddenly happy Zi Yuan, "Go , removed them all.”

Yang Dalang was taken aback for a moment, seeing that Ziyuan had removed all the exquisite food, he closed the door himself, walked behind Cheng Xia and hugged her, and said carefully against her earlobe, "Are you angry?"

Cheng Xia glanced out, the sky was almost completely dark, Shao Chen's trip really took a lot of time, Cheng Xia sneered, shrugged, "No, it's just that I was too obsessed with thinking about things, and I was so obsessed with food. Let it cool down, you have already eaten dinner, and eating fried dumplings that are completely cold will make you feel uncomfortable in your stomach."

Seeing that Cheng Xia's expression was calm, Shao Chen approached carefully, and kissed her hard on the face while she was not paying attention, seeing that she was about to make a move from embarrassment, then he held her hands in his palms, firmly Put it in your heart.

"Jealous?"

Shao Chen asked happily, Cheng Xia snorted angrily, "It's a good idea."

Shao Chen laughed loudly and took her into his arms, "My wife, you are so cute even if you are jealous."

"Stop being narcissistic," Cheng Xia pushed him angrily, then turned around and sat on the bed angrily, "Who eats your old vinegar, it's so sour."

Shao Chen playfully fanned his nose with his hand, and said intentionally, "I can smell vinegar, it's still very strong."

"No seriousness." Cheng Xia slapped him, then looked at Shao Chen seriously, didn't ask him what he did to Wanfeng Pavilion, but said, "I want to go back to Qingxian Village in two days. "

Shao Chen's expression froze immediately, he anxiously grabbed Cheng Xia's hand, and asked in a panic, "What are you going back for?"

Seeing his appearance, Cheng Xia couldn't help counting on his fingers in a funny way, "I don't worry about my sister-in-law being alone in Chong'an County, and I want to have the only one of my chili peppers. What if someone else finds out?" That’s right, I have to destroy them all. Also,” Cheng Xia puffed her lips, and said after a moment of contemplation, “I heard that King Xing went to Chong’an County. I have some questions to ask him. See him in advance." Cheng Xia had to admit that she was tortured to death by those two photos, and she couldn't wait to know how much Zhu Youzhu knew.

When Shao Chen heard the last point, he felt even more uneasy, but he did not forget what Du Zhong told him, that Cheng Xia and Zhu Youzhao must not have too much contact.

But he didn't point it out, just nodded, "Wait until tomorrow, tomorrow is a menstrual holiday, and there are three days left, so I'll ask for family leave to go back with you."

Cheng Xia laughed out of joy in an instant, my dear, Shao Chen had his period just after working for a day, would it be so nice?Of course, this period is not the period for girls.

Officials in the Ming Dynasty had holidays, and there were four fixed holidays, namely menstruation leave, gift leave, personal leave, and sick leave.

The so-called menstrual holiday that Shao Chen mentioned was that civil and military officials took one day off every ten days, which was called rest.There are also statutory holidays, such as New Year’s Day, which is a five-day holiday from the first day of the new year, the winter solstice, which is a three-day holiday, and the Lantern Festival, which is a fifteen-day holiday from November. void.Shao Chen said it was three days, so it should be the winter solstice.

As for the leave, it means when the emperor gives you a vacation on a whim; the personal leave that Shao Chen wants to ask for is very wide, such as worshiping ancestors, visiting relatives, burial, parents' death, marriage, etc., can be used to ask for leave; sick leave It is easy to understand. If you are sick, you should first ask the emperor for leave, and then check your condition. Finally, if there is no problem, you will be approved by the emperor before you can take sick leave.

Cheng Xia felt that the vacation system for officials in the Ming Dynasty was relatively complete, and since they could return to Qingxian Village tomorrow, Cheng Xia and Yang Dalang had an early rest.

However, the plan always failed to keep up with the changes. In the early morning of the second day, as soon as the two of them packed up, Zi Yuan's unrestrained voice came from outside, saying that Wang Yue had arrived.

Shao Chen and Cheng Xia looked at each other for a long time, and then they put down the package tacitly, then left Leng Cui Xuan, and went to the courtyard outside.

Wang Yue was walking down from the carriage, when Cheng Xia saw the old man who was still potbellied but had a greasy face, she felt a burst of disgust in her heart, just as she was hesitating whether to go back and get the package when she saw his face, or to stay a little longer When he left again, he saw another person getting off the carriage, and Cheng Xia was stunned.

She rubbed her eyes vigorously, and after looking for a long time, she was sure that she was not mistaken. The luxuriously dressed woman walking down from the carriage turned out to be Yang Lihua.

(End of this chapter)