Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 241 The anger

How did Mai Xiang know that this scene happened? At this time, she was looking at a large piece of venison wrapped in ice in a wooden box and worried. How should this venison be eaten in summer?

"Sister, don't be busy, let's go." Yong En stood at the door of the kitchen, looked at Mai Xiang and said.

"Ah? Brother-in-law, I've prepared all the dishes, why don't you accompany my godfather for a few drinks?" Mai Xiang felt a little sudden.

But just after she finished speaking, Mai Xiang noticed Yong En's gloomy face, she thought it was the three of them quarreling, she looked at Cao Xueqin and Ji Xiaolan, they both shook their heads.

"Brother-in-law, are you angry with me?" Mai Xiang tilted her head and asked weakly.

"No, brother-in-law is not angry with you. There is a maid at home, why do you still do it yourself?" Yong En said, stretching out his hand, wanting to pick up Mai Xiang's hand to see if he has endured hardship, but it was very difficult. Quickly realizing something was wrong, he reached out and touched Mai Xiang's head instead.

"Oh, it's okay, you're here now, I want to make you some small dishes myself, to express my heart." After Mai Xiang finished speaking, she deliberately smiled flatteringly at Yong En.

"Apprentice, in your mind, wait for Master to return to the capital before receiving it." Ji Xiaolan said with a smile.

"You really want to leave?" Mai Xiang looked at Yong En and asked.

"It's urgent. In the future, if you have nothing to do, you should go back to the city and let me know if there is a shortage of people at home." Yongen left this sentence and strode away.

"Sir, why is brother-in-law angry?" Mai Xiang asked Cao Xueqin after sending Yongen and Ji Xiaolan away.

How could Cao Xueqin explain this to Mai Xiang, she found an excuse and hurried home, Mai Xiang had no choice but to walk into the kitchen shaking her head.

At this time, in the room in the upper room, Jiufeng was still dumbfounded when Liu saw the guests had left.Mrs. Liu didn't care about Jiufeng's performance when she just entered the house. She really thought that her daughter was petrified, mainly because Yongen's identity was too far away. She never dreamed that her daughter was really What will you think about others.But seeing her daughter's dumbfounded appearance, Mrs. Liu couldn't help being distracted.

Because she thought of Ziju, there are examples of Ziju here, Liu really didn't dare to be careless, she sent Ye Tiezhu away, sat beside Jiufeng, touched her daughter's head, and said: " Girl, listen to what mother said, after finishing your brother's work, mother will take you back to the capital. Mother entrusted you, Mrs. Wan, to find a suitable family for you. Mother said, we are small, we can find A family with similar conditions can do without worrying about food and clothing.”

"Mother, what did you say? These words were also told to me?" Jiufeng was a little impatient.

"Girl, listen to what mother said, mother is for your own good. Mother is just such a caring little padded jacket. If mother doesn't tell you, who will she tell? Yo, my daughter is still ashamed. Tell mother, what kind of clothes do you like?" People?" Liu Shi also wanted to test whether Jiufeng was really attracted to that prince.

"Mother, isn't it up to you and dad to decide this kind of thing? What kind of person can I like? I haven't met anyone either?" When Jiufeng said this, Yongen's face flashed in front of his eyes.

Seeing that her daughter lost her mind again, Mrs. Liu guessed that her daughter Bao Buqi was really tempted by that prince. After thinking about it, she said, "Girl, this person, we should be more realistic. Let's eat as much rice as we keep with the big bowl." , don't worry, with your mother here, she will definitely plan for you and will never make you suffer."

"Mother, I, I, mother, do you think Ziju is good?" Jiufeng hesitated for a while, but still asked.

"Well, why would you think of her?" As soon as Liu finished asking, she wanted to understand her daughter's thoughts.

Ziju married into Wan's family, and Wan's family treats her very well at present, there are maids and mothers-in-law to take care of her, and she is lucky, after entering, just in time for Kang Yi to become pregnant, Wan Zhigao spends half of his time in her room , Moreover, Kangyi just gave birth to a boy, and Ziju is also pregnant.

"Girl, tell mother the truth, do you also want to be a concubine?" Liu opened up and asked, she didn't want her daughter to be so foolish and do wrong things, so that she would be unable to hold her head up for the rest of her life.

"Mother, what's wrong with my little wife? She dresses differently and eats better food. She doesn't have to do anything. She also has a bunch of maids to serve her. Even if she becomes a regular wife in an ordinary family, she still has to do everything herself. You see, Fifth Brother now has some money and bought a house in the city, but Fifth Sister-in-Law still does everything at home. Mother, tell me, when we got engaged to Wan's family, why did we decide on Mai? Fragrant?" Jiufeng asked with a pout.

Jiufeng remembered that when the Wan family came to withdraw their marriage, they disliked Mai Xiang who was dark and thin, with tattered clothes, but she was different, she was always white and clean, and she never wore tattered clothes. Clothes, if it was her instead, maybe the Wan family wouldn't withdraw their marriage, even if Wan Zhigao didn't want her, she would still be willing to let her marry Huaici.
"Didn't this catch up with Mai Xiang? Do you think mother is willing? Forget it, don't talk about it. Listen to mother, don't be like that girl Ziju. In addition to the relationship with Mai Xiang, the Wan family has to look at Mai Xiang's face to some extent, and if they want to change the prince's family, I am afraid that she will not know how she died." Liu rang a wake-up call for her daughter.

"Mom, why?"

"Why? They are royal nobles. Don't talk about marrying in to be a concubine. Even if they go in to be a maid, they don't want to be born like us. They have a special three-flag coating. Back then, your sister-in-law Those like my sister-in-law have participated in the draft, and they haven't even been selected as a maid."

Jiufeng was still a little unconvinced when he heard this, and said, "Mother, why did he fall in love with Mai Xiang? What are you doing? She doesn't look as good as me."

As soon as Jiufeng said this, Liu Shi was really silent. She couldn't understand why the child Mai Xiang seemed to have changed after a serious illness. In addition to being diligent, this child was also clumsy and clumsy. Mrs. Zhao is not much stronger, but who would have thought that she could win over so many dignitaries and dignitaries to surround her?Mrs. Liu couldn't figure out this truth.

Not to mention Liu's mother and daughter whispering here, Mai Xiang is preparing meals in the kitchen at the moment, while still thinking, why is Yong En so angry?

As soon as Huaici entered the courtyard, he was attracted by the smell of sauced meat, smelled the smell and went into the kitchen, unexpectedly saw Mai Xiang nodding and shaking his head talking to himself, so he winked at Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf hurriedly went out with her head down.

Huai Ci hugged Mai Xiang from behind, Mai Xiang was immersed in her own world, really startled.

"Sister, I'm sorry, sister, are you okay?" Seeing Mai Xiang clutching her chest, Huai Ci hurriedly relieved her.

"Why did you come in without any movement?"

"It's not that I'm not moving, it's that my sister is too focused, what are you thinking?" Huaici said while pulling out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off Maixiang's forehead.

"The master and brother-in-law came just now. We had agreed to have dinner here. I prepared all the food and wine. I don't know why my brother-in-law left angrily. I wondered if I broke up with my husband. I was worried. I should persuade him." Which side, to which side."

"Fool, brother-in-law must have something to leave. Do you think people of their status would fight like children, ignoring everyone when they get angry?"

After hearing this, Mai Xiang took the handkerchief from Huaici's hand and said, "Brother, don't be too hasty. My brother-in-law said today that we don't want to open this newspaper without his approval."

"Understood, we can do other things first. By the way, sister, I finished my work today, and I went to collect our rent by the way. This year is a good year. Not only wheat is planted in your village, but also a lot of wheat. Fruits and vegetables, we collected more than 500 taels of silver in total, sister, do you want to go shopping and see if there is anything you want to buy?"

Huaici was worried that Mai Xiang would be depressed because of the newspaper, and wanted to find something else for Mai Xiang to divert her attention.

"I don't want to go out in this hot weather. I can save this money to buy a shop." Mai Xiang didn't want to worry anymore.

She now has dividends from the publishing house and the porcelain factory. She can earn 1 taels of silver a year from these two items. There is also an income of 5000 taels of silver, and the rent of the remaining Zhuangzi and the field for two seasons a year is enough for the two of them to spend.

The two were talking in the kitchen, and Mai Xiang forgot the sauced venison in the pot. It wasn't until Ye Dafu smelled the smell in the yard and called out to Mai Xiang that the two hurriedly put out the fire and put the things away. Out of the pan.

When Mai Xiang brought the slightly mushy sauced venison to the table, Ye Dafu didn't say anything, but Mrs. Liu murmured: "This girl Fengye is getting more and more outrageous, she doesn't concentrate on doing anything, I don't know what I'm doing in the kitchen, why the good venison is mushy, it's a waste of things."

Mai Xiang listened and glanced at Mrs. Liu, and was about to speak when she turned around and said to Huai Ci: "Brother Yuan, I'm thinking that your eldest brother's child will be a hundred days away, when will you go back and help us?" Bring a gift, it's not convenient for women to be at home in this hot weather, so we won't go there to make trouble."

When Mai Xiang heard the word "Brother Yuan", it was very harsh to her ears, because Huaici was in the Ye family, and everyone in the Ye family called him Huaici.Besides, Mrs. Liu also knows that Huaici seldom goes back to Wan's house, so why did she remind Huaici and Wan Zhigao's children that it's been a hundred days? It's also inconvenient, so I won't go over and add to the chaos." Who is causing the chaos?

When Mai Xiang was complaining, Huai Ci smiled and said, "Nurse, get your things ready, and I'll bring them over for you in a few days."

After Huaici finished speaking, he specially put a piece of venison into his mouth, and said, "Sister Mai Xiang, this venison tastes better when it's drained, you should try it too."

"Ah, is this venison made by Mai Xiang? I thought it was made by that girl Ye Zi." Liu said deliberately.

Ye Dafu glanced at Mrs. Liu, somewhat confused, what kind of medicine was sold in Mrs. Liu's gourd.She clearly knew that the venison was made by Mai Xiang, but she insisted on beating a few words through the leaves, and also took the opportunity to imply that Huaici's visit would cause trouble for them, what does this mean?
(End of this chapter)