Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 207
After Huai Ci left, Mai Xiang couldn't go back to the countryside, because Yong En said that a batch of bone china tableware and tea sets would be sent to the palace a few years ago, so Mai Xiang could draw the tableware and try to be as unique as possible. , but the patterns on the porcelain are in the charge of the painters in the palace, those complicated patterns cannot be controlled by Mai Xiang.

On this day, the weather was fine, and Mai Xiang had just packed up the last batch of blueprints and was about to send them to Prince Li's Mansion, when Feng Ye came over and said, Mrs. Wan is here.

"Mrs. Wan, long time no see. It's too cold to trouble you to come to the door in person. If you have something to do, just send the servant girl over to tell me."

"It's nothing. It's not that we just moved into the city and just settled down. We thought we should come and see Brother Yuan. Last time I heard from his father that his house is too big and there is no one in charge at home. Let me pick a few people for him to send over. But I was really busy at that time. With such a big family moving here, I have to worry about everything inside and out. This delay has been delayed until now. Seeing It’s already the twelfth lunar month, and this brother Yuan should also take his annual leave. If he doesn’t send people here quickly, he should be taken care of. These people were picked by me and Yuan brother and his grandmother. I don’t know. If it suits your wishes, you can make do with it first, and if you think they are clumsy, send them to do some rough work, and I will send it when there is something good." Mrs. Wan said with a smile, holding Mai Xiang's hand.

Mai Xiang felt a chill rising from the bottom of her heart, she hurriedly pulled her hand away, and said seriously: "Mrs. Wan seems to have made a mistake, Huaici lives in his house, this is my home, I Uncle and aunt live with me, our two families are only close, but each family is still its own. If Mrs. Wan wants to give it away, just ask Huai Ci if she is willing."

"Look at me, I said the wrong thing when I was in a hurry. You two are not married yet, so you shouldn't take care of Brother Yuan's affairs. I came here to tell you because I saw that Brother Yuan was not at home. There is no other way." I'm afraid the maids may have misrepresented the message." Mrs. Wan was still smiling.

"Oh, that's it. Thank you, Mrs. Wan, for your trouble. But Huai Ci is not at home. We should wait for him to come back and go to Wan's family to thank him face to face."

"There's no need to thank him. After all, he is also my son. What's the use of thanking a mother for caring about her son? By the way, I heard that your family is also planning to move to the capital. This is great. The two families are separated." Being so close, you can visit often if you have nothing to do, your Grandpa Wan often talks about the past with your grandpa, this man, the older he gets, the more he misses the past."

"No, my grandpa didn't stop nagging, saying that he grew up in Wan's family, how the grandma loved him when she was alive, and how Uncle Wan took care of him, that's why the two families have a verbal agreement, it's just me It's really stupid and unsuitable for a good match." Mai Xiang also said with a smile.

Mrs. Wan listened to Mai Xiang's words, and took a good look at Mai Xiang. To be honest, before, Mrs. Wan often told her how powerful Mai Xiang was, and today she was once again taught Mai Xiang's eloquence.

In these few short sentences, Ye Tiezhu's favor was also due to the deceased Wan Baocai's mother. As for Wan Baocai, the current head of the Wan family, he still owes Ye Tiezhu's life-saving grace, because of the verbal agreement back then. , has already been withdrawn by Wan Chengyao, and now the marriage contract between Mai Xiang and Huai Ci was made by the emperor and has nothing to do with the Wan family.

"Miss Mai Xiang is really joking. Brother Yuan can marry you, but it is a blessing he has cultivated in several lifetimes. Well, I still have a lot of things at home, so I won't sit any longer. If Brother Yuan is on vacation , I also ask Miss Mai Xiang to persuade him to go home often to see if he has nothing to do, the elders in the family are always talking about him."

Mrs. Wan saw that she couldn't get any cheap, so she had to get up and leave. She didn't dare to provoke Mai Xiang openly.Wan Chengyao went home and learned about the restaurant again, and she was sweating in her heart. Seeing that there had been no movement for so many days, she came to try it out, but she was blocked by Mai Xiang's words.

"Then it's not far away, Mrs. Wan, please go slowly." Mai Xiang didn't bother to deal with her, she was still in a hurry to deliver the blueprints, and she was also curious, wanting to see who exactly this Mrs. Wan gave away. come over.

As soon as Mai Xiang sent Mrs. Wan out, Huai Ci's maid, Li Ye, came over and said, "Miss, how should I get rid of the people over there?"

"How many people are here?"

"Four maids, two wives, and two servants."

Mai Xiang thought about it for a while, and originally wanted to withdraw Liye and the others to her side, but when she thought that Huaici still had a lot of valuables in the house over there, she said: "You guys lock the upper room, Send those maids and mothers-in-law to live in the side rooms of the side courtyard, be careful, the young master should be back in a few days anyway."

Mai Xiang has to think carefully about how to arrange these people, because she just said that she is not married yet and cannot interfere with Huaici's housework, so this matter can only be made by Huaici.

"By the way, let them do all the dirty work, tiring work, and hard work. Just like the young master said, there are no idlers at home." When Li Ye left, Mai Xiang reminded her again.

"Miss, if you want me to say, I might as well send them all to the restaurant to do rough work." Feng Ye said.

"Restaurant?" Mai Xiang thought about it, this is an idea, anyway, the restaurant is also short of people, business is getting better and better, and sometimes there will be female relatives, Mai Xiang really thought about whether to buy some maids What about serving in the past?

Unexpectedly, things are not as simple as Mai Xiang thought. One of these people is Xueer, the big maid next to Huai Ci. Actually have the final say.There is another one, Huai Ci's wet nurse, the old man is not a peaceful master because of the kindness of breastfeeding Huai Ci.

In a fit of anger, Mai Xiang ordered Liye to lock up all the valuables in the house, and only prepared meals for them. As for the people sent by the Wan family, treat them as air and let them do whatever they want.

Huai Ci had a holiday on the afternoon of the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month. As soon as he entered the house and saw so many people in the house, making a lot of noise, he thought he had made a mistake, but when he saw Xueer's face, he understood everything.

"Who asked you to come?" Huaici asked with a dark face.

"Brother Yuan, you are back. If you don't come back, the old lady will tell you that she is here. These days, we haven't had a full meal. They are too bad. They even feed us pigs." It's not as good as food." Huaici's wet nurse, Mrs. Wen hurriedly came up to complain.

"Get out, get out for me, and I'll send you back to Wan's house. If anyone dares to step into my yard again, I'll sell you all." Huai Ci directly ignored the nanny's nagging.

"Second Young Master, do you really not care about our relationship at all?" Xue Er asked pitifully as she stood in front of Huai Ci.

"There is no love between us at all. I will give you fifteen minutes to pack your luggage. The carriage is waiting outside the door. If you don't come out after fifteen minutes, I will ask the servant to throw you out. If you still don't leave , I am calling the matchmaker to take you away." Huaici said coldly.

After hearing this, a few maids rushed to pack their things. They didn't want to stay here any longer. They ate like pig food every day, and they didn't care if they were full, let alone any monthly rewards.

Mrs. Wen wrote down Mrs. Wan's entrustment, how could she dare to say goodbye easily, once she heard Huai Ci's words, she began to complain with snot and tears.

"Nurse, if you want to go out now, I'll call you nanny. If you want to keep talking, don't blame me for losing your face." Huaici gave Mrs. Wen a cold look.

"Second Young Master, I am already yours. Where do you want Xue'er to go? Xue'er will not go anywhere, and Xue'er will stay with Second Young Master." Xue'er knelt beside Huai Ci, wanting to cry.

Seeing this, Huai Ci took a few steps back in disgust, and said, "Just a quarter of an hour, if you don't leave, I'll have someone throw you out."

"Did you hear that? Young Master Huaici has already said, if you don't leave, I'll use a broom to start chasing people away." These days, under Mai Xiang's behest, Li Ye has become a lot more aggressive, just now she was following with a big broom Cher fights.

Xue'er saw that Huai Ci had entered the house, and Li Ye was really staring at her with a big broom for sweeping the yard, so she could only look at Huai Ci's back with great resentment, and then went back to the room to pack her things.

When Huaici came to borrow the carriage, Mai Xiang was copying the fourth volume of "Story of the Stone" on the kang.

"Are you sure you want to send them all away? I wanted to ask for some free coolies from the restaurant." Mai Xiang laughed.

"If you want someone, I'll just buy them for you. These people are all in her hands. They won't listen to us and do things well. They will only add to the chaos."

"Why didn't I think of this part?" Mai Xiang patted herself on the head, it seems that she is really not good at house fighting.

"Carefully broke myself." Seeing this, Huai Ci hurriedly grabbed Mai Xiang's hand.

"My head is not made of tofu, how can it be so easy to break?" Mai Xiang gave the other party a glare, but did not withdraw her hand.

"It's because I want a wife." Huai Ci was about to lean his head over when Li's voice sounded from outside.

"Listen to you, send these people away first." Mai Xiang hurriedly pushed Huai Ci away.

She didn't want to see these people for a long time. Although she didn't go to the front these days, she was also very nervous. She had to give some advice to Li Ye, lest people from the Wan family would make trouble and take away the valuables from Huaici. it's broken.

"Mai Xiang, have you packed your things?" Mrs. Li came in and asked.

"Where is my sister going?" Huaici had already stepped out of the threshold with one foot, and hurriedly drew back.

"It's Laba, I don't know, I've been out for a while, I want to go home early tomorrow morning." Mai Xiang said.

"That sister is waiting for me, I will accompany her back."

"Didn't you spend Laba at your home?" Mrs. Li looked at Huaici and asked.

"Fifth Aunt, what do you want to eat, I'll go back to the shop and buy it for you." Huai Ci smiled and said to Mrs. Li.

Seeing that he avoided his own questions, Mrs. Li didn't want to ask more questions.

Seeing this, Mai Xiang gave Huai Ci a push, and was about to speak when she heard the noise at the gate, as if a lot of people had come in.

(End of this chapter)