pampering wife

Chapter 100

The alley at the back of Hede Street is called Huazhi Alley, and most of the people who live there are merchants living nearby. The business on Hede Street is booming, and these houses are also neatly tidied up. Although the alley is not comparable to the place where nobles and officials live, it is also better than other places. Neat and clean.

Under Chu Xiuming's instructions, the yard has been neatly tidied up, and it is not too crowded when the wine utensils are placed in it.

Although there is a ready-made kitchen and cooking utensils in this yard, after two or three months of vacancy, the kitchen is deserted after all, and the vegetables and rice are not complete, so Qingmei asked Luzhu to go to the street to buy some home-cooked dishes, leaving the Chu family brothers and sisters behind. Meals - the cost of the tavern is still high after it opens, and the shops on Hede Street are all expensive, so she can't bear to invite people to eat in restaurants outside at the moment.

Fortunately, the brothers and sisters of the Chu family had experienced battles in the battlefield, so they didn't pay much attention to it. On the contrary, they liked the atmosphere of sitting around and eating in a homely way. A few people sat around the table, and it was quite enjoyable.

This is the first time for Xu Shi to see this legendary "fierce god", and he thought that he must be a tough and ruthless man, but who would have expected him to be such a handsome man?Kuang Chu Xiuming was straightforward and protective, and took great care of Chu Hongxiu and Qingmei, which surprised her greatly.

There were quite a few rules in Gu's house, Xu's status as a nanny, she could still eat at the same table with Qingmei in Liuliyuan, and she must not violate the rules in front of Mrs. Gu, let alone contact with Gu Changqing brothers and sisters .So after she had prepared the meal, she wanted to go to the side with Luzhu—the Chu Xiuming brothers and sisters were from the Hou family, and their status was higher than that of the Gu family's brothers and sisters. Xu felt that such a simple meal was not considered proper etiquette. How dare you go overboard.

Unexpectedly, just as she was about to get up, Chu Xiuming seemed to have guessed his plan, and said, "Mama Xu, let's sit down and have dinner together."

Xu was stunned for a moment, and when he understood what he meant, he quickly said that he didn't dare.Qingmei next to her grabbed her skirt, "Mother, brother Chu let you sit down. We moved out just to be quiet and comfortable, so we don't need to follow those rules." She always treated Mrs. Xu as her mother in her heart , I think there is nothing wrong with this move.

Seeing Xu's hesitation with a little panic, Chu Xiuming persuaded: "You have raised Qingmei until now, you should receive this kind of courtesy, don't worry about it." After all, you are the one who leads the army, and orders are forbidden in the army. , own style when speaking.Xu Shi didn't dare to disobey when she heard the words, so she moved a round stool over with a smile, and sat down sideways.

After the meal, the brothers and sisters of the Chu family took the people back, Qingmei was tired all day, so she also took a rest early.

Qingmei, Xu Shi, and Luzhu live in the small inner courtyard, and three rooms are enough.Qingmei was going to use the remaining half of the room as Xu Huaiyuan's residence, but she was persuaded by Mrs. Xu - even though they are called siblings, they are both old after all.There are also two huts in the outer courtyard, and only Ding Ningjiu, the nurse who was left behind by Chu Xiuming, lives in it. It is considered appropriate to arrange Xu Huaiyuan there.

Qingmei didn't want to waste her time on such trivial matters, not to mention that Xu Huaiyuan was indeed old, so she was bound to do so.

Moved into a new house, everything is unprepared.The next day, Qingmei ordered Luzhu and He Rui's family to go to Dongshi to buy some daily necessities, rice grains and vegetables, and Xu stayed to tidy up the courtyard, but she went to the He family in Chongrenfang alone.

Moving out is freedom!Qingmei strolled along the way, and bought some gifts for Mrs. He and He Zilian along the way.

Arriving at the residence of the He family in Chongrenfang, He Zilian opened the door and saw that Qingmei had changed back to the dress she had in Wancheng, but walked around her twice and sighed: "I'm used to seeing rich clothes, but I'm not used to this dress. "Qing Mei smiled and hit her: "Are you making fun of me? No matter what you wear, the core inside is always me. Is Aunt He healthy?"

"Very good! But Mother is going out today." After speaking, she took Qingmei's arm and entered, and Qingmei asked again: "Where is Mr. He?"

"The tenth day of next month will be Chunwei, he is very busy these days." He Zilian went in and poured some tea, and then gave Qingmei a few side dishes recently pickled by Xu's, and Qingmei said that she would move out of Gu's mansion and open a fruit tavern up.

He Zilian was overjoyed when she heard the words: "Then I can often play with you in the future!"

"Don't be afraid to come and be ordered to work by me."

"What are you afraid of? Anyway, there is fruit wine to drink."

The two little sisters chatted happily for a long time before Mrs. He bought some vegetables and fruits outside and came back. She heard that Mrs. Xu had also come out, so she decided to go to Huazhi Alley with Qingmei, and the two families had a reunion dinner.Qingmei thought it would be inconvenient for Mrs. Xu to go out, so she was naturally happy, and on the way back to Huazhi Lane, she saw a few fruits.

Before the tavern opened, there were many things to do. Besides preparing enough fruit wine, it also took a lot of thought to decorate the tavern.

In the past few days, Qingmei devoted herself to the tavern, and in order to buy the desired jug, wine rack and other items, she almost visited half of the capital.With such frequent trips to the market, it is easy to run into acquaintances. For example, this time——Qing Mei had just walked out of a clay shop when she saw a few people on the street walking over with arms crossed, followed by many servants. The man among them shouted Just kidding, who is it but He Jingyuan?
(End of this chapter)