Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 195
Mai Xiang thought that Mrs. Liu wanted to talk about sending gifts back to the Wan family, because before the Dragon Boat Festival, the Wan family sent someone to give gifts to the Ye family. Coincidentally, Nanny Guan came to pick up Mai Xiang, saying that it was a gift from the man to the woman, and there was no need to return the gift, which was the rule.

"Does Mammy want to give Wan's family a gift in return?" Mai Xiang asked, because this time Mrs. Wan came to give Mai Xiang a few pieces of summer yarn, of course there were Liu's and Jiufeng's as well.

"That's not what Mammy means. What Mammy wants to say is that there is a saying that is forgiving and forgiving. Your Wanmao is not young anymore. After all, you are going to marry and become a grandson-in-law. What Mammy means, don't make it difficult for her if it doesn't make it difficult for her."

Mrs. Liu saw that Mrs. Wan had just arrived and left in a hurry, thinking that Mai Xiang had said something to her.

"Grandma, I didn't make things difficult for her. Don't worry, I have a sense of propriety. Grandmother, who was the head of the previous Wan family? How did the Wan family get their fortune?" Mai Xiang suddenly wanted to know more about the Wan family's past. matter.

"How did I know this? When I married your grandfather, the Wan family already had a business. Your grandpa Wan is good for business, and your grandma Wan's natal family is not bad. They are not like me. She has never eaten since she was a child." It’s bitter, and I have never worried about money even after I got married. When you got married, your Grandpa Wan handed over all the big and small things in the family to his daughter-in-law, saying that he was not willing to let your Mammy Wan worry about it, because She suffered a little while giving birth, so let her take good care of it." When talking about Mrs. Wan, Mrs. Liu was full of envy.

"Mommy, all the properties of the Wan family are in Mrs. Wan's hands now?" Mai Xiang asked.

"My child, I don't know about her family affairs. I just saw her kneeling here for a long time last time and felt sorry for her, so I tell you this so that you can look after your grandpa. Don't take it too seriously. I can't blame her for this matter of Huaici. After so many years of not being in charge of the family, whoever the maids and mother-in-law in the family live by looking at Mrs. Wan's eyes, who would not flatter the legitimate son and grandson? ?" Mrs. Liu said, holding Mai Xiang's hand.

Mai Xiang didn't expect that Mrs. Liu would be very transparent, and said with a smile, "Even a nanny, an outsider, can understand things, how could she know whether Huai Ci has been wronged or wronged all these years?"

"Son, Mammy is an outsider, so she can naturally look at these two children fairly, but they are different. They always only have the young master of this Wan family in their eyes."

Mai Xiang listened with a smile, this person, when he talked about others, he was very logical, but when it was his turn, he couldn't see his faults.

Why isn't Mrs. Liu like this?She pampers and pampers Jiufeng so much that she doesn't even want to let her move a finger. Mai Xiang and Mai Huang have to herd pigs and kill pig grass since they were young, and they have to do laundry and cooking. Liu's housework is as busy as a spinning top every day, and Mrs. Liu can't see these things.Wufu was distributed, and Mai Xiang had promised to support them, but they were still worried, and insisted on taking Wufu's silver taels as a dowry for Jiufeng, so that Wufu and his wife would leave the house.

Thinking of this, Mai Xiang wanted to say a word for Fifth Aunt Li, but before she could speak, Zhao yelled loudly: "Da Ya, your mistress is looking for you."

"Oh, I see." Mai Xiang hurriedly stood up.

"Okay, Mammy has told you so much. Mammy wants you to get along well with Mammy Wan. Although Mammy Wan is not in charge of the family, she can still settle the affairs of the family. You are a smart person, think hard about it."

Mai Xiang naturally understood Liu's meaning, Mai Xiang won't suffer a loss in the future if she pleases Mrs. Wan, at least she can get a little bit of money.

The problem is that the current Mai Xiang is no longer the Mai Xiang who lived in the Reclining Buddha Temple in the past, and the current Huai Ci is not the penniless boy who started by pawning his mother's relics. Didn't see it.

"Auntie, what kind of words are you talking to Mai Xiang? Why does Auntie have to leave as soon as I come?" Liu Huilan came in and saw that Liu was about to go out, she hurriedly laughed.

Liu Huilan's impression of Mrs. Liu was much stronger than Mrs. Zhao's. Mrs. Liu gave outsiders the impression that she was a reasonable person who never messed around and dealt with things fairly.

Of course, this justice does not include Jiufeng. In the eyes of outsiders, it is understandable for a mother to feel sorry for her old daughter, and she is the only daughter.

"Ms. Cao is coming to see our Maixiang again. I'll make room for you so that you two can talk about yourselves." Mrs. Liu replied with a smile.

Mrs. Liu really likes Liu Huilan. She always thought that it was because of the teachings of Cao Xueqin and Liu Huilan that Maixiang is what she is today.

"I came here specially to find my aunt, and invited my aunt's family to have a meal at our house tomorrow. To tell the truth from my aunt, it can be regarded as my father invited my aunt's family to be a witness. Our father wants to give the cousin a title, so we can't be so ignorant You live with us for nothing." Liu Huilan held Liu Shi back.

When Mai Xiang heard this, she hurriedly looked at Liu Huilan, a year had passed, why did she just say that she wanted to give her a title?What does it mean?
"What? Is your wife going to marry my youngest?" Liu-shi took a step ahead and Mai Xiang spoke up.

"It's not called marrying a child. We don't care about the size of the two. Speaking of it, our master should have done this long ago." Liu Huilan seemed to blame herself a little when she said these words.

Mrs. Liu also knows that this is a family matter, so it is inconvenient to ask more questions, besides, how many of these rich men do not marry younger ones?
Seeing Mrs. Liu leave, Mai Xiang hurriedly pulled Liu Huilan to sit down, and asked, "Auntie, why did you remember to invite wine now? Who did you invite?"

"There are not many families, just your family, the Li Chang's family, and two other families who are acquainted with each other. There are not many people." Liu Huilan finally put away her face when she saw that Mrs. Liu had left.

"Master, last time you asked me if a man's oath can be taken seriously, is it related to this matter? Could it be that my aunt has it?" Mai Xiang guessed that Li Xiangyun hadn't said that he would have a drink after he came here for a year, but suddenly he said that he would have a drink. Reminiscent of Liu Huilan's attitude last time, Mai Xiang quickly guessed the answer.

"You child, you are really a ghost, can you guess that?" Liu Huilan was amused by Mai Xiang's cleverness.

"Master, are you feeling uncomfortable?" Mai Xiang hugged Liu Huilan.

"It's impossible to say that you don't care at all. When your husband said he was going to find her, I thought of today. In fact, I shouldn't care. If there was no such accident, the two of them would have been together a long time ago. Why wait until today? Do you know? I was just a servant girl by Mr.'s side, I followed him when I was young, and took care of him when he grew up. I was supposed to be my aunt's life." Liu Huilan sighed.

Mai Xiang never thought that this would be the result of helping Cao Xueqin's family get rich. She felt sorry for Liu Huilan.

But then again, if Cao Xueqin was still the impoverished Cao Xueqin, at this time Liu Huilan would have died of illness, and Cao Xueqin would still marry someone else.

"Mister failed you." Mai Xiang really felt that Liu Huilan had not been easy these years.

"It's not a disappointment. Your husband is still a very righteous person. He has never told anyone that I am just one of his maids. He has always regarded me as his wife all these years, and I am very content. Besides, Even if he married Miss Cousin, he also said that the two of us, no matter how big or small, will be called sisters from now on. In fact, Miss Cousin is pitiful, she has suffered much more than me." When Liu Huilan said this, her face was full of tears. Also full of distress.

Mai Xiang also believes this, and she also sympathizes with Li Xiangyun. The Shi Xiangyun in the book is such a cheerful, lively and talented girl. She is completely different from the current Li Xiangyun. Rely on the widow, how difficult it has been for her these years.

"Master, no matter what, Mr. is my godfather. I have to give a congratulatory gift for this matter. Master, you won't be angry with me, right?" Mai Xiang looked at Liu Huilan.

She had preconceived ideas about Liu Huilan, if she had first contacted Li Xiangyun, Mai Xiang believed that she would also fall in love with her soon.

"What are you thinking? Your mistress and I are such a foolish person? You should give a good gift, after all, she is also your mistress, so she can't be called aunt in the future." Liu Huilan knew that Mai Xiang is not bad now, so she was generous Teach her well.

"Understood, Mr. is really lucky to have you two." Mai Xiang told the truth.

Seeing Mai Xiang flipping through things, Liu Huilan was about to leave, Mai Xiang hurriedly pulled her back and said, "Master, I finished reading Mr.'s book, and I just return it to you for the second volume."

"You just finished watching?" Liu Huilan almost forgot about it.

"No, I like this book very much. I copied a copy myself without my husband's permission. I can treat it as my calligraphy practice. Madam, don't worry, I won't show it to others indiscriminately."

It took Mai Xiang two months to finish copying the first volume. She used a self-made quill pen, because characters written in charcoal could not be preserved for long. Books are really not an easy task.

"You copied this book?" Liu Huilan was obviously very surprised.

"Miss, I also heard from my wife that day that the manuscript was scattered in the hands of several people. I was afraid that the master's book would be lost. I thought that I would be free when I was idle, so I had the right to practice calligraphy and keep my manuscript. , It’s also convenient for me to take it out and read it when I want to read it, Shi Niang, don’t you think I’m smart? I can kill three birds with one stone.” Mai Xiang deliberately leaned on Liu Huilan to show off her cuteness.

"You, you, let me tell you what's good about you, remember to put the book away, and don't take it out indiscriminately."

"Master, don't worry."

"Mai Xiang, how about this? If you really want to copy, you can just copy the novel. Don't copy the comments written in red pen. You will save too many words." What Liu Huilan thought was that if there were no reviews, the novel would It's just a novel.

"Master, when it comes to this, I still want to ask, why is the title of the book so weird, "Zhiyanzhai Re-evaluated Stone", who is this Zhiyanzhai? Why is it called re-evaluation?" Mai Xiang finally asked. A question that has been on my mind for so long.

(End of this chapter)