Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 218
Mai Xiang and Huai Ci returned to the capital the next morning, Ye Dafu and Zhao Shi had to stay at home because they had to wait for Liu Shi and Ye Tiezhu to go out together.

As soon as the two of them entered the house, the servant said, "The Wan family is here, let Huai Ci go back."

"Brother, do you think it's a good thing or a bad thing for them to look for you?" Mai Xiang asked Huai Ci with a smile on purpose as soon as she heard that Wan's face was back.

"You better guess it. If you guess right, you will get a prize." Huaici looked at Mai Xiang's smiling face, and the expression on his face softened a little.

Mai Xiang pursed her lips on purpose, and said, "Your money is mine now, what else can you come up with to reward me? Why don't you guess, if you guess correctly, I will reward you with pocket money of five taels of silver."

"Yeah, I forgot, I'm a poor man now, daughter-in-law, isn't five liang of silver a little low? For the sake of my husband being so loyal to you, should I add a little more?" Huaici cooperated with Mai Xiang put on a pitiful look.

"Fuck you, you're not a husband, and I'm not your wife, be serious." Mai Xiang pushed Huai Ci's hand away.

"Okay, no, no, I will become a husband one day. I'm called sister now, so it's finally over. Sister, tell me, what can they ask me for?"

"Will you reward you with some silver or antiques for being a scholar?" Mai Xiang guessed.

This time Huai Ci won the Lin Sheng, it is the glory of Wan Jia, and Wan Baocai and Wan Chengyao used to dislike Huai Ci because he was not motivated, but now Huai Ci is better than Wan Zhigao, Wan Jia has no reason to let him go Do you want such an excellent grandson?The concubine is also the authentic blood of their Wan family.

"Then do you think they want it for me or not?"

"Of course, don't be a fool."

"Hehe, I'm afraid they may not fulfill our wishes. Let's not talk about it. I just came back and I'm sweating and uncomfortable. My sister hasten to wash up and sleep for a while. Prepare five taels of silver. I bet it's bad news." Huai Ci After speaking, his eyes clouded for a moment, but he quickly changed his expression towards Mai Xiang.

"Understood, you go, I'll wait for you to come back for dinner."

After Huai Ci left, Mai Xiang took a shower and was about to take a nap when old lady Wan came.

"Mother Wan, Huai Ci just returned to Wan's house. In this scorching hot day, if there is anything Madam Wan can do, just send the little girl to tell her. Be careful not to catch the heat."

Mai Xiang still remembered that when she came down from the mountain yesterday, Mrs. Wan was caught in the heat and hurried back to the capital before she recovered. It was only a day later that she came to see her again at noon. Mai Xiang secretly slandered, This old lady really spared no effort for her beloved grandson.

"It's okay, I guess you should come back, so I thought of bringing you some ice. Put two pieces of ice in this room, it will be much cooler. Also, the cook at home has made a lot of iced sour plum soup, I think It will be more comfortable for you to go home and have a drink or two."

After the old lady finished speaking, a maid brought a food box, which contained sour plum soup with ice slag.

"Then thank you Madam Wan, but how does Madam Wan know we're back?" Mai Xiang asked after taking the sour plum soup.

"I guess you young people are afraid of the heat, so you should come out early in the morning. Anyway, I'm idle, so come and have a look."

Mai Xiang listened with a smile, didn't ask any more questions, and drank the sour plum soup with her head down.Mrs. Wan brought some ice cubes and sour plum soup today. It is estimated that there is nothing to ask for the fragrance of wheat, and she probably wants to talk.

"Girl, when did you buy this yard? It looks good. The two Xifu Begonias in the yard are quite old."

Mai Xiang looked out of the window after hearing this. The trunks of these two Xifu crabapple trees were about four to five meters high, with luxuriant branches. Mai Xiang made a swing under the trees. She likes to swing under the trees when the crabapple flowers bloom in spring. , I like to watch the petals on the tree fall with the swing of the swing, just like watching a flower rain.

"Although I haven't bought this house for a long time, I heard that the former owner of this house has lived here for more than [-] years. By the way, the former owner of this house was a second-best man. Later, he became prosperous. He thought this place was a bit small, so he moved away. Yes, Huaici knew it, and was afraid of missing it, so he bought it first, and he said he wanted to give it to my father, but my father didn't agree, so I gave him the money and went through the transfer."

Mai Xiang was telling the truth, the house was originally only 200 taels of silver, Ye Dafu said that the house was not in his own name, and the reputation was not right, so he bought it back from Huaici at the original price.

The reason why Mai Xiang didn't want to lie was because Wan Chengyao was also an official of the Ministry of Industry, so it was very convenient to check the files of these houses.

"What, this is the yard where the No. [-] guy lives?" Mrs. Wan was taken aback.

"Don't Mommy know?" Mai Xiang was a little surprised, didn't the Wan family want to move into Huaici's new home with this idea in mind?
"Oh, I just heard that there is a family near Brother Yuan's house who lives in the second place. I didn't expect him to sell this yard, and this kid too. Why didn't you tell the family about such a good thing, you say... .” In the middle of speaking, Mrs. Wan suddenly realized that she shouldn’t have said this to Mai Xiang.

Because what Mrs. Wan wanted to say was that if the Wan family bought this yard and the Wan family moved here, wouldn't the Feng Shui of this yard be better than Huaici's yard?
Mai Xiang also guessed what she meant, and said with a smile: "Nurse Wan, there are only about twenty rooms in this yard, and the yard is not big, and our family lives tightly. Crowded in this small courtyard?"

"That's true. Forget it, let's not talk about it, girl, what I mean by my visit today is that Brother Yuan finally won the yansheng. A few tables of wine, and also bring Huai Ci to recognize some friends of your Wan Da and your Grandpa Wan, what do you think?"

"Nurse Wan, how can it be my turn to discuss such a big matter as an outsider? Don't say that I haven't passed the door yet, even if I have passed the door, the elders have the final say on this matter."

Although Mai Xiang didn't know the meaning of what the other party said to her, she instinctively refused.

"By the way, Mammy Wan, Huai Ci has already returned to Wan's house, Mammy Wan knows why?" Mai Xiang changed the subject.

"Of course it's a good thing. You, Grandpa Wan and Da Wan, were very happy when they found out that Brother Yuan had passed the childbirth. They wanted to see this child. We neglected this grandson before and made him suffer a little bit. Fortunately, he still knows how to make progress, his grandfather and his father said to make up for him."

Mai Xiang laughed when she heard it, and she made herself guess right, but she didn't know how much sincerity Wan Jia would show to make up for it this time.

Thinking of this, Mai Xiang smiled sweetly and said, "Nurse Wan, it's not too late to start caring about him. Brother Yuan is only old this year, and there will be a long time to come."

"Yes, the girl is still smart. I thought so too, but that child is a bit stubborn, so I came to you just now, and asked you to persuade him not to argue with the family. We are not outsiders, but his relatives." Grandparents, can they harm him? Who can the Wan family have? Isn't it these two grandchildren?"

Madam Wan is really more pleasing to the eye the more she looks at Mai Xiang. This child is much better at talking and doing things than the girl of the Kang family. The girl of the Kang family has been in the door for more than half a year. Granny Wan really doesn't see what kind of character that girl is. In addition to the morning and night, the rest of the time, I heard that I like to fiddle with a few poems, and I don’t care about anything else, and I don’t know if I’m really stupid or not.

The more Mrs. Wan sees Mai Xiang, the more pleasing she is. Mai Xiang becomes more and more enthusiastic towards Mrs. Wan. The grandparents and grandchildren become more and more clingy. What Huaici sees when she enters the door is the harmony of grandparents and grandchildren. scene.

"Brother Yuan, you came back so soon, didn't you stay home for a meal?" Mrs. Wan seemed a little surprised when she saw her grandson enter the door.

Huai Ci glanced at the old lady and said, "I still have something to do."

"Well, then, I'll go back first. Let's go home and have a meal tomorrow after receiving the good news. The whole family will have a good get-together. Mammy will ask them to cook some of your favorite dishes for you."

Huaici didn't say a word after hearing this, and when old lady Wan saw this, she smiled at Mai Xiang, and Mai Xiang said, "Nurse Wan, I'll turn around and persuade him."

After seeing off Mrs. Wan, Huai Ci took Mai Xiang's hand and asked with some dissatisfaction, "Sister, what do you want to persuade me?"

"I advise you to accept their kindness. She said that the Wanjia wanted to compensate you, so I let the situation go. I want to see how sincere they can show to compensate you."

"Sister, you lost, you give me five taels of silver." Huaici laughed when he heard this.

"Huh? Didn't I say I want to compensate you? Why did I lose?" Mai Xiang's eyes widened when she heard that, and she carefully recalled what Old Madam Wan said.

"It's to make up for it. But, as you said, there is no free lunch in the world. He said he wanted to serve wine and invite some of his colleagues. Who do you think he mainly wants to invite?"

"Brother-in-law? It's unlikely, brother-in-law won't go to that kind of occasion, master, do you want to invite master?"

"My younger sister is smart, and the master is this year's Xinke Tanhua. My father said that he would set up a few tables to thank the master. Isn't it obvious that he wants to tell his colleagues about the relationship between the master and the Wan family? The master is now an editor of the Imperial Academy, so it can't be used." In a few years, with the talent of the master, he will definitely stand out in the officialdom, and he has a good plan."

"I was almost fooled again, and I wanted us to make wedding clothes for him. It's a good idea." Mai Xiang was also angry, what kind of family this is, it's really hard to guard against.

"Sister, don't be angry. Although my father didn't say it clearly, I guessed what he meant. He is a person who has nothing to gain, so why is he so interested in my affairs all of a sudden?"

Mai Xiang rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Since they didn't say it clearly, let's pretend to be naive. If they beg us, they will definitely bribe us with some small favors, and we will accept the things. Then we can find another reason to refuse. "

"You, you like to take advantage of them?" Huai Ci felt much better when he saw Mai Xiang's smile.

"This is not called taking advantage. We just want to get back what belongs to you. As much as we can get back, we will treat it as nothing. Only in this way can we maintain a good mood."

"Okay, it's up to you." Huaici's original intention was to reject the Wan family and not want to have anything to do with that side, but blood relationship is not something that can be parted if you want to part with it. Since you can't part with it, then mix it together Let's see who can have the last laugh.

(End of this chapter)