Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 142 The Uninvited Guest

When Mai Xiang returned home, she found that a very unexpected guest had come to the house, which really surprised Mai Xiang.

"Mai Xiang, come on, this is you Wan Da, remember? You came to our house last time." Ye Tiezhu saw Mai Xiang enter the door, and called to Mai Xiang.

Of course Mai Xiang knew Wan Chengyao who was sitting on the kang, but Wan Chengyao didn't know Mai Xiang anymore.

Because Mai Xiang was going to Tong's house today, she specially changed into a peach red silk cotton skirt, and put on a sky blue three-quarter-sleeve gown of unknown fur. It's probably new, and it's just right for Mai Xiang to wear.

As soon as Wan Chengyao saw Mai Xiang, he thought it was a boudoir lady from somewhere. Who would have thought that the woman in front of him was the yellow-haired girl with patchy skin and thin face a year ago?
"Are you really Mai Xiang?"

"Happy New Year, Uncle Wan."

Mai Xiang approached Ye Tiezhu and Wan Chengyao to say hello, Wan Chengyao really believed that the woman in front of her was the yellow-haired girl she saw last year, her eyebrows were still the same, not much outstanding, but she felt something was different up.

By the way, it is Shen Yun, Shen Yun is so different.What kind of luck did this girl have this year, it seemed like a different person, not only supported a house, but also built such a big yard and house, no wonder his mother insisted on him to take a look in person.

To untie the bell, the person who tied it had to be tied. He was the one who retired the relationship, and he had to tie it.

Wan Chengyao made great contributions to water control of the Huaihe River this time, and the Holy Majesty transferred him back. Not only that, he was promoted to a higher level and became a director of the Ministry of Industry. Wan Chengyao still had no interest in this marriage. The eldest son has already made an engagement. Although the second son is not perfect, he is his own after all. He wants to find a stronger girl for him.

Who would have thought that his wife would become enthusiastic about this marriage after knowing Mai Xiang's identity. First, she didn't want a concubine to marry some good wife to overshadow her son's limelight; second, this marriage could be used for Why not please your in-laws and fulfill their wishes?
Under pressure from his parents and wife, Wan Chengyao had no choice but to enter Ye's house again.

In fact, before Mai Xiang entered the door, Wan Chengyao was already amazed by the things the Ye family brought out to entertain guests. The tea leaves, the snacks, and even the cups for drinking tea were all very particular, even surpassing their Wan family. Well, what his mother said that Mai Xiang met several wealthy noble families in the capital is definitely not groundless.

Would such Mai Xiang be willing to marry into her Wan family?

When Wan Chengyao was thinking, Zhao's loud voice rang out from the opposite room.

"Oh my mother, when I heard Da Ya say, 'Mother, this is Lord Baylor, the husband of that Fujin I know.' I almost fainted. When have I ever seen such a big official, Baylor? Lord, Lord Baylor has come to my house in person."

Mai Xiang frowned when she heard this, she had already told her not to brag, but she still didn't have a long memory.

"Sisters and sisters, this Lord Belle is not an official. This is the title given by the emperor to the children of those clans. With this title, he is a real nobleman in the royal family. But which Lord Baylor is the sister-in-law talking about?" Mai Xiang heard a strange A woman's voice.

"Go, your aunt Wan is here too, you haven't seen her yet." Ye Tiezhu said.

After hearing this, Mai Xiang glanced at Ye Dafu, Ye Dafu smiled, and still said in his gentle voice: "Girl, let's go."

As soon as Mai Xiang walked into the opposite room, Mrs. Zhao said first: "Sister-in-law, this is my daughter-in-law, ah, no, Mai Xiang, Mai Xiang, Mai Xiang, tell Mrs. Wan, what happened to our house that day?" What Baylor?"

Mai Xiang looked at the other party. Mrs. Wan looked about the same age as Mrs. Tong, but she was dressed much more luxuriously than Mrs. Tong, and her eyebrows and eyes looked much more powerful than Mrs. Tong, with distinct water chestnuts. Compatible.

"Happy New Year, Mrs. Wan, Mai Xiang wishes Mrs. Wan a new year." Mai Xiang saluted, but did not call her Mrs. Wan.

"Okay, that's fine with you, you are Mai Xiang? Come on, come on, let me take a good look at you, you, Madam Wan, have been talking about you all day long, when I saw you today, you are really good, such an elegant and smart girl." Mrs. Wan used an elegant and clever compliment to Mai Xiang, because beauty, delicacy, and beauty really have nothing to do with Mai Xiang.

"Mrs. Wan is making fun of me. I'm just a country girl. How can I have anything to do with elegance?" Mai Xiang said with a faint smile.

"Who said that a country girl can't be elegant? I heard that you can not only read and write, but also make some weird things. Your mouth is still good. I saw you today. If so, come on, I Take a good look at your skillful hands."

Mrs. Wan took Mai Xiang's hand and looked at it while watching, and took a gold bracelet from her hand to put on Mai Xiang. Mai Xiang had long been guarding against her coming, and had already withdrawn her hand. .

"The gift from the elders is irresistible. Today is the New Year's Eve. How can you not give a meeting gift? I gave it to your younger brothers and sisters. I met you today and felt that I really liked you, so I wanted to give you a double gift. You This kid, reach out quickly."

"It's really unnecessary. Mrs. Wan is too polite. Although it is an irresistible gift from the elders, there is also a saying that no merit is rewarded. I really dare not accept such a generous gift."

"Forget it, I won't make it difficult for you. Come on, you have to take this purse. This is the lucky money given by the elders." The other party saw that Mai Xiang was not in vain, he really didn't want this gold bracelet, but he didn't force it .

Mai Xiang guessed that the worst thing in the purse was a silver key, so she took it with both hands.

"Thank you, Mrs. Wan."

"That's just like a child." Mrs. Wan smiled, and then moved a little bit in for Mai Xiang to sit there.

"Big ya, ah, no, Mai Xiang, you haven't told Aunt Wan what the name of Lord Belle is?" Mrs. Zhao is still thinking about it.

"By the way, who is your mother talking about?"

"It's Gong Baylor, the eldest son of the former Prince Kang." Mai Xiang wanted to use Yong En to support her, but Uladomin agreed anyway.

"Is it the one who was dubbed Beizi and Duoluogege just after a pair of twins were added to his family? I heard that on the day his child was baptized, the congratulatory guests almost broke through the threshold. Even the emperor and the queen mother They all sent people there.”

Mai Xiang listened with a smile, this Mrs. Wan is indeed a wife in the officialdom, her network is really unusual, and the news is quite well-informed.

"No, my family, Mai Xiang, is still living in their house for several days."

Mrs. Wan laughed and said, "I didn't expect Mai Xiang to have contact with his family? How did you know each other?"

"I don't have much friendship, I just met by chance."

After Mai Xiang finished speaking, she heard Ye Dafu shout from the opposite side: "Mai Xiang, you can accompany your mother to prepare meals for the guests."

After hearing this, Mai Xiang dragged Mrs. Zhao down the kang. Wan Chengyao originally wanted to leave, but he didn't hear his wife's movement. He guessed that his wife wanted to stay for this meal, so he didn't make a sound.

It happened that Mai Xiang had just returned from Tong's house, and Tong's family gave Mai Xiang some sauced meat and snacks in return, which was also suitable for Mai Xiang to be used as an appetizer.

Mai Xiang knew that a family like Wanjia had no shortage of food, so she didn't want to make it too complicated. She cut up a few cold dishes, fried some peanuts, and also had two big dishes. One was stewed lamb and the other was braised goose. So Mai Xiang quickly brought the dishes to the table.

The staple food is noodles, and the noodle soup cooked in bone broth smells delicious, and a few cilantro planted in flower pots with wheat fragrance, the visual effect is very good.

"How come your family has this kind of food in the greenhouse?" Mrs. Wan asked in surprise.

"I planted them in flower pots, and there weren't many." Mai Xiang also saw that her mother liked to plant onions in flower pots in the previous life, so Mai Xiang did the same thing once, planting a pot of onions and a pot of green onions. Pots of coriander, I didn't expect it to be a success.

Of course, the main credit is still Li's, from digging the soil to planting and transplanting is Li's, Mai Xiang just came up with an idea, occasionally watering and moving out when the sun is the warmest.

"Who cooks all these dishes?" Mrs. Wan asked, a little like investigating a daughter-in-law.

Mai Xiang smiled and said, "My Fifth Aunt did it all."

Seeing that Mai Xiang didn't follow her words, Mrs. Wan glanced at Mai Xiang in surprise. It seemed that this little girl really didn't want to enter Wan's house.

Originally, when Mrs. Wan told her that Mai Xiang didn't want her jade bracelet, Mrs. Wan still didn't quite believe it. She thought it was Mai Xiang's bumpkin who didn't know what to buy. Today she deliberately brought a gold bracelet over. You should know your gold, right?Who knows that Mai Xiang still doesn't want it.

Just now after probing all the way, seeing Mai Xiang cooperatively revealing Gong Baylor's identity, she thought that Mai Xiang wanted to raise her own social status to get into Wanjia, but now it seems that this is not the case.

To be honest, when Mai Xiang entered the door, she took a look at Mai Xiang's attire. The clothes obviously did not belong to a country girl. Knowing the goods, she can recognize that the shoulder-to-shoulder jacket on Mai Xiang is made of ermine fur, which is light and warm, very precious, and Wanjia only made one piece for each person.

Mrs. Zhao saw Mrs. Wan staring at Mai Xiang's clothes, and said with a smile, "Well, it was Ge Ge who gave Mai Xiang. It seems that Ge Ge's grandfather is some kind of high-ranking official."

"A high-ranking official?" Mrs. Wan said casually.

Mai Xiang doesn't know, but Mrs. Wan knows that Beijing officials don't look at the officials, even if they are of the first rank, they don't have much income in a year, because the Beijing officials implement double salaries, salary and Lumi, and there is no money to support them. The sum was only a few hundred taels of silver, so she concluded that the first-rank official Zhao was talking about must still be a dignitary in the Qing Dynasty, with a large area of ​​land left by his ancestors in his hands, otherwise life would not be so nourishing. A little girl next year can still afford a gown with ermine fur.

Mrs. Wan weighed the weight of Mai Xiang again in her heart.

(End of this chapter)