Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 271
As soon as the twelfth lunar month came, relatives from the countryside came to the door one after another. In addition to Ye Zhao's family, there were also the head of the village, the elders who were acquainted with each other in the village, and the children of Ye Dafu. Li Damei also came with her father. Of course, Cao Xueqin's family is also indispensable.

This day, after having dinner early in the morning, Jiufeng and Mai Huang took everyone out for a stroll, because many women and children came to the capital for the first time, so naturally they wanted to see the prosperity of the capital.

Seeing that the house had finally been quiet for a while, Mai Xiang was about to talk to Liu Huilan when she saw Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Yu enter the house.

"Grandma, mother, why didn't you go shopping with Auntie and the others?" Mai Xiang asked with a smile.

"Big girl, it's your fate. I heard that the Wan family gave you tens of thousands of taels of silver as a dowry. My dear, you won't have to worry about how much silver this is."

When Mai Xiang heard what Yu said, she smiled.

Yu was not annoyed by Mai Xiang's attitude, she took out a red cloth bag from herself and handed it to Mai Xiang.

"Grandma gave you this. It's from grandma's heart. Grandma knows that grandma can't speak and doesn't have much knowledge. She will only cause trouble for you. You don't want to see grandma, but grandma knows in her heart that those uncles of yours can have today. , is thanks to you."

This sudden change of Yu's made Mai Xiang very surprised. She opened the red envelope, and inside was a pair of ordinary gold bracelets, about one or two heavy.

"Grandma, this thing is too expensive, you'd better keep it by yourself." Mai Xiang wanted to return the thing.

"Girl, this is grandma's wish. In fact, your mother gave me this money in the past few years. I didn't spend it much, so I should give it to you. Put it away quickly, grandma added makeup to you."

When Mai Xiang heard about adding makeup, she had no choice but to take the things away, and talked with the old man for a while, only to see Feng Ye escorting the white lady in.

"Mai Xiang, siblings, and aunt in-laws, just wanted to talk to you, but you are all here."

"Auntie didn't go out with them?" Mai Xiang hurriedly stood up and asked.

"Hey, I have to come to this capital city a few times a year, what's there to do?"

"Since that's the case, ma'am, sit down and have a cup of tea." Mai Xiang knew that the other party must have something to say.

Mai Huang is thirteen this year, and Mai Xiang asked her what she meant, and she said that she wanted to watch it for another two years to see if Fatty was worth entrusting her for life.

"Mai Xiang, ma'am, I won't turn the corner with you, and you won't be at home for two days. Ma'am told you directly, our family Jie has always been fond of your Mai Huang. The two of them grew up together. Mai Huang couldn’t get enough to eat when he was young, and our family Jie often brought food from home for your Mai Huang to eat. No, our family Jie also insisted on studying hard because of Mai Huang. Don’t worry, he must be a scholar. return."

When Mai Xiang heard the other party's tone, she felt displeased at first. The other party seemed to want to use kindness to bind Mai Huang. If Mai Xiang would obey her, I'm afraid she would not have a good life if she went in.

"Auntie, what happened when I was a child is not accurate. Our family Maihuang also sent food to your family Jie later. If I remember correctly, your family Jie is only fourteen this year, and there is no definite date yet. Our family Mai Huang is only thirteen."

"I know, you are worried that my family can't afford to support the family. Don't worry, our family is not as rich as yours, but I only have these two sons. How about I give you Ye's family a dowry of 2000 taels of silver?"

Mrs. Zhao curled her lips aside and said, "It's only 2000 taels of silver? Our dowry land is worth 2000 taels. Could it be that my daughter will use my daughter's dowry to support the family when she comes to your house?"

Zhao Shi also thought that the Bai family was a good candidate, but now that the Wan family is here as a foil, and her own family's dowry is here as a background, she really looks down on the Bai family.

"My dear, why is your family so rich?" The white lady's eyes lit up.

"Where is this? The Wan family gave our eldest sister a thousand acres of land, two shops, and several thousand taels of silver as a gift. Our second daughter might surpass her elder sister, but she should be about the same, right? " Yu Shi said from the side.

When the white lady heard this, her eyes widened and she valued Mai Xiang. Seeing that Mai Xiang didn't refute, she knew that Mrs. Yu was telling the truth, and she felt a little sluggish.

"To be honest, our family really doesn't have the ability. I still gritted my teeth and said the 2000 taels of silver. It's not cash, it's also a field. I think there are two hundred acres of land for Maihuang, plus some clothes and jewelry, and a few more. One hundred taels of silver is enough for them to support their families."

"Ma'am, I really can't promise you about this right now." Mai Xiang still said the same thing.

"Then, then your family..."

Before the white lady finished speaking, Mai Qing hurried in. "Elder Sister, Eldest Sister, we met a nobleman outside and started fighting."

"My lord? Why are you fighting, my lord?"

"Eldest sister, hurry up and save someone, I'll tell you on the way." Mai Qing teased Mai Xiang and was about to leave.

In the carriage, Mai Xiang knew that it was a few children running around in the street mischievously, and accidentally bumped into a young master. The young master had a bad temper, and immediately kicked Mai Di and Mai Jin. Huang reasoned with her a few words and wanted to take Mai Huang back to their mansion to be a maid, so Mai Qing had to rush back to deliver the letter.

When Mai Xiang arrived, the Ye family was in a stalemate with the other party, because this time the Ye family and the Zhao family were both present, and they all knew that Mai Xiang was backed by Prince Li, so naturally they refused to let the other party take Mai Huang away easily.

Mai Xiang sneaked in and saw that the so-called young master was actually Changling again. He hadn't seen him for a few years, and he still had that domineering personality. When Mai Xiang saw him, he really had a headache, and turned around and whispered something to Bai Yang.

"Our lord is going to take this girl away today. Don't think that our lord is afraid of you because you have so many people, and you don't want to inquire about it. The person our lord wants has never failed." Changling's side The two boys were shouting.

As for that Changling, he and his friends took turns looking at Maihuang, Jiufeng, Qiaoyu, Li Damei and other young unmarried girls. Judging by their posture, they seemed to be choosing a woman for themselves.

Mai Xiang saw that Mai Jin was held in Qian's hand, and Mai Di was held in Mai Huang's arms, so she went to Mai Huang's side first, and pulled Mai Di to have a look.

"Little brother, is there any pain?"

Mai Di shook his head with tears in his eyes, he was also terrified.

"Come on, big sister, let's take a look first, where is the kick?" Mai Xiang was very distressed when she saw it.

"Eldest sister, people in the city are bad." Seeing Mai Xiang lift up his clothes, Mai Di burst into tears. He held back for a long time, and seeing that the second sister said that he was not good enough for her, he could only endure it.

"Hehe, little bastard, if you still dare to call me bad, I will show you bad today. Who are you, and I took them away with you." Changling pointed to Mai Xiang, who was facing away from him, He hasn't recognized Mai Xianglai yet.

Mai Xiang ignored him, hugged Mai Di for a while, and seeing that Mai Di stopped crying, she turned to look at Chang Ling and said, "My lord, I haven't seen you for a few years, but you are still in such a good mood."

"You know Master?" Changling was surprised, he had seen too many women, and Mai Xiang's appearance was not outstanding, so it's normal that he couldn't remember.

"A few years ago, in a shop called Fuyunlai at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain, the third master had a bet with the little girl, lost to the little girl, and promised not to trouble the little girl in the future, did the third master forget? "

At this time, a young master next to Changling recognized Mai Xiang first, pointed to Mai Xiang and said, "Third Master, this is the woman who caused us to lose 20 taels of silver."

Chang Ling also thought of Mai Xiang a little bit now, of course he remembered that bet, because it was the biggest loss of face he had lost in his more than 20 years of life, because it was the first time he was planted in the hands of a country girl. He was depressed for several days in front of these buddies about this matter, but Changling has one of the biggest advantages, that is, he has a great forgetfulness, and he is selective and forgetful, and he generally doesn't remember embarrassing things.

Under Mai Xiang's deliberate reminder of this, he naturally thought of Mai Xiang, felt his teeth itch, gritted his teeth and said, "Girl, it's no wonder you're running into my arms today. I can't justify not wanting you anymore. Come here and bring this woman back to the mansion first. "

As soon as Changling finished speaking, two servants came up to snatch her, and Er Fu surrounded Mai Xiang in a hurry.

"Third Master, you are still so reckless. Since I dare to come, I must have the ability to get away. Today's matter is not as good as ours. I admit that it was his fault that my little brother bumped into you, but he After all, he is only a five-year-old child, and he was kicked by you, why don't we just let it go, how about it?"

Mai Xiang didn't want to offend the other party, and she didn't dare to make the other party apologize, because there seems to be a stipulation in the damned Qing law that if the bannerman commits a crime against the Han people, the punishment can be reduced, and if the Han people commit a crime against the bannerman, the punishment should be increased. Whether she was a bannerman or a Manchu dignitary, Mai Xiang had no choice but to bow her head.

"Success, as long as you come back to Beizi Mansion with me, I will let these people go. How about it? The third master is in a good mood today, so I will listen to you once."

Seeing the other party's embarrassment, Mai Xiang knew that today's affairs must not be good, so she said: "Third Master, since this is the case, let's settle the account in a while, my two younger brothers have been kicked by you. It’s up to the doctor, you pay for the medical expenses, and I don’t ask for more after they have been so frightened, ten taels of silver per person for mental damage.”

"Hehe, did you hear what she said clearly? Third Master, did I hear it wrong?" After Chang Ling finished speaking, she looked up at the sky, "That's right, the sun is hanging in the sky today. It's not the moon."

"Third Master, do you have a bank note? If not, I have it, and I'll lend it to you." There is someone who doesn't think it's a big deal to watch the excitement.

"Go away, I want to see Grandpa's jokes, be careful of Grandpa's whip."

After Changling finished speaking, he shook the horsewhip in his hand, pointed at the crowd and said, "All of you don't retreat, my horsewhip does not recognize people."

Seeing that the other party was so arrogant, Mai Xiang got angry and laughed instead: "Believe it or not, today you hit me with a whip, and someone will pay you back ten whips later. If you don't believe me, just try."

"Just try it, I'm afraid of someone. This is what you said, try it, I have never believed in evil."

"Hey, it's exciting to watch again today, I came just in time." A [-] or [-]-year-old boy squeezed in, looked at Mai Xiang, and then at Chang Ling.

　There will be another update tonight, thank you for your support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)