Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 299 High School
After thinking about it, Mai Xiang found a compromise.

"Madam is too polite. How about this? I can only accept the 3 taels of silver notes. As for the [-] taels, I'm really sorry. I'm going to send the bank note, but it will cause bad things. Ma'am, what do you think?"

Mrs. Pei thought for a while, and said: "That's fine. Then please Second Grandma please say a few good words for us adults in front of Mr. Zhang Jia."

"This depends on the opportunity." Mai Xiang did not promise.

After Mrs. Pei left, just as Mai Xiang was about to leave, Huai Ci opened the door and came in, smiling, "Daughter-in-law, after earning this money, let's go to the restaurant today and let Uncle Wu serve some more good dishes."

"Did you hear?"

"I'm right next door." Huai Ci smiled.

"Then tell me, is it right for me to accept this banknote?" Mai Xiang didn't know what to do.

In fact, according to her temperament, she would accept all the 5 taels of silver notes, and let Mrs. Pei lose her wife and lose her army, leaving her personal wealth empty.

"This bank note, go back and talk to grandfather and the others. In addition, I will find a chance to ask the boss what he means."

"Tell grandfather?" Mai Xiang looked at Huai Ci, a little puzzled, she didn't want to return the banknote to Wan Jia.

"If she can send 3 taels to Mrs. Pei, I'm afraid she will dare to ask for 5 taels from her family. Besides, the Dragon Boat Festival will be around soon. I'm afraid she will use this banner to ask her family for money." Huaici explained .

Mai Xiang understood as soon as she heard it. I'm afraid Mrs. Pei will tell Jiang that the silver has been returned to Mai Xiang. Jiang knows that, and the old people must also know.

Back at Wan's house, the two went to the upper room, it was the time when the whole family was paying their respects, Wan's family was basically there, so Mai Xiang and Huai Ci had to invite Wan Baocai to the study room, and put the box in front of Wan Baocai.

"what is this?"

"This is the 3 taels of silver that my wife gave Mr. Pei over the years. Mr. Pei was ginsenged and was afraid. He returned the silver to us as compensation to Mr. Pei, and it was also regarded as hush money."

"That bastard?" Wan Baocai asked through gritted teeth.

Seeing that the two were silent, Wan Baocai sighed and said, "The money is yours if you give it to you. In fact, I have been thinking about how to compensate you these days. Grandpa is also feeling uncomfortable these days. Doesn't it mean that Grandpa doesn't want to pay for you?" One way of saying it, but grandpa is really incompetent, incompetent..."

Wan Baocai is just a businessman, or a businessman who dare not reveal his wealth, and Wan Chengyao is a small sixth-rank official. In the boundary of the capital, he can only behave as a man with his tail between his legs. How can he dare to publicize 01:30?
"Grandfather, from now on, the family doesn't need to give presents to this Pei." Huaici said, lowering his head, without looking at Wanbaocai.

"Hey, Grandpa knows." Wan Baocai realized the purpose of these two people holding the bank note when he turned his head. It's a pity that these two people didn't intend to return the bank note at all, but just told him.

But having said that, if it weren't for these two people, it would be impossible for the money to be returned to the Wan family, and now it has returned to the Wan family.

Thinking of this, Wan Baocai took out another 5000 taels of silver notes from the wooden box last time and gave them to Mai Xiang, asking Mai Xiang to take them to buy some property.

Coming out of the study, Jiang kept staring at the small box in Mai Xiang's hand. She was very curious, what was in the box, and why did the three of them look so solemn when they came out of the study?

Wan Baocai glanced at Jiang, and said: "Mother Zhigao, Zhiyuan and his wife will move out for a few days after the Dragon Boat Festival, you can give them the rest of the year."

"Father, who wants to move away? Who agreed to them moving away?" Wan Chengyao quit. He just wanted to be a good father. Is there any chance if he moves away?

"Zhiyuan proposed it, and I agreed. From now on, they will come back to live for a period of time during the New Year holidays, and they will live for a full month in the first month. Let's just leave it at that, and we will not separate families." The old man was tired after speaking, and lay down on the rocking chair Close your eyes and rest your mind.

Seeing this, Wan Zhihe and Wan Zhilian were afraid of getting burned, so they winked and left.

"By the way, Zhigao's mother, where is the family I asked you to inquire about?" The old lady was a little anxious about the marriage of the two granddaughters, and wanted to find two good families as soon as Zhiyuan became a Jinshi. five.

The population of the Wan family is not prosperous, and although the two granddaughters are born of concubines, they have always been by the old lady's side, and the old lady has a much deeper affection for them than Huaici.

"Going back to the old lady, I already have some clues. I won't believe the details until after the Duanyang Festival." Jiang said hurriedly.

These days, she was busy going out to inquire, not only about this, but also about the Pei family's affairs. She didn't hear anything about the Pei family.Of course Jiang couldn't think of it, she just didn't go out today, and the Pei family was ginseng.

Seeing the old lady nodding, Jiang said again: "By the way, when it comes to this Duanyang Festival, I want to discuss with the old man and the old lady, whether the etiquette here is still the same?"

"You are in charge of this, and you can handle it yourself." The old lady said.

Just as Jiang was about to happily agree, the old man said, "Mother Zhigao, after making the gift list, let me have a look."

A trace of doubt flashed across Jiang's face, but he quickly agreed.

Seeing that they had achieved their goal, Mai Xiang and Huai Ci didn't bother to socialize with them anymore, and returned to their small courtyard with a box of bank notes.

"Sir, how do you plan to spend the money?" Mai Xiang asked while counting the bank notes.

"Listen to my wife."

"Then let's buy some property. I plan to expand the Sanwei Bookstore and open another one in Qianmen. In addition, I also plan to open another Ruijinxiang, because the clothing business is still relatively profitable. The rest Yes, let’s see if there are Zhuangzi and shops to buy it, and I heard that there are people from Nanjing who want to talk about the cooperation of the publishing house, go and meet them.”

"Okay, why don't we also set up some properties in Nanjing, I heard that it is also a very prosperous place." For the first time, Huaici thought of going there.

Early the next morning, Huai Ci went out to find someone to discuss business with, and came back at the end of the day, bringing with him a sentence from Acton, since the bank note was sent by Wan's family, take it if you accept it.

"What else did your lord say?"

"Ask me about tomorrow's entry into the palace. When Ming'er is in the Palace of Preserving Harmony to pass on the coffin, that person surnamed Pei will definitely be there. The boss is worried that I will lose control of my emotions and tell me a few words."

"Isn't he imprisoned? How can he still come out?"

"Just being involved, the case has not yet been investigated, and it has not yet been determined. The emperor's intentions are still unclear."

After hearing this, Mai Xiang sighed, and after such a disturbance, she became restless instead, worrying about his grades in the imperial examination tomorrow, and worrying that he would not be able to pass her test tomorrow, in short, Mai Xiang was tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep .

When Huai Ci saw it, he grabbed Mai Xiang and said with a smile, "Daughter-in-law, let me put you to sleep."

"Don't, tomorrow morning I have to personally take care of you changing and washing." Mai Xiang quickly realized what Huaici's "coaxing" was.

Although Mai Xiang's appearance is not exquisite and beautiful, her skin has indeed improved a lot thanks to the acquired care, such as flower petal baths, goat milk baths, and vinegar baths.Not only has she become much fairer, but she also has a very good touch. In addition, she has developed a lot these days. Huai Ci joked a lot, and Mai Xiang gave him more and more surprises.

Therefore, in Huai Ci's eyes, Mai Xiang's refusal became a refusal to greet, and the consequence was naturally that she couldn't afford to sleep.

Ever since she used the excuse of serving Huai Ci's studies, Mai Xiang's morning and evening meditations have been sporadic, and because of Jiang's incident these days, no one dared to criticize her, so the maids also let her go. What's more, Huaici woke up early in the morning and told the maids to let the second grandmother sleep until she woke up naturally. He knew that Mai Xiang was exhausted last night.

No, when Mai Xiang was still sleeping soundly, Li Ye rushed in with a vegetable basket, and shouted out of breath: "I got it, I got it, the second master got it."

"Second master has won? Are you sure?" Feng Ye hastily came over from the opposite room, and she has been listening to Mai Xiang's movements.

"No, Bai Yang sent the master into the palace early in the morning, so he waited outside the door. Not long after the list was released, Bai Yang came back to report." Zhu Ye wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Then what is in the second master, you tell me." Mai Xiang asked hiding in the thin quilt.

"I don't know, Tanhua, Tanhua, Yijia Tanhua."

"What? Yijia Tanhua?" Mai Xiang was so excited that she lifted the bed and sat up.

A talented person like Ji Xiaolan is the first candidate, and Huaici can also win the first candidate. This is really a big surprise.

"Second Grandma, you're like this..." Feng Ye pointed at Mai Xiang.

Only then did Mai Xiang realize that she was only wearing a bellyband, and hurriedly got into bed with a blushing face.

Feng Ye and Xing Ye hurried to bring in a bucket of hot water, Mai Xiang washed her body, changed her clothes, and came to the upper room after washing.

Wan's family has been very depressed by Huai Ci's incident these days, they did not expect to send such a big surprise early in the morning, the old man and the old lady finally smiled again.

"Father, mother, I won, and my son has won Tanhua." Wan Chengyao ran in from behind, and a person in his decades was also impulsive like a child, not knowing how to express his inner ecstasy.

Wan Chengyao came back from the gate of the yamen. He also sent someone to inquire at the gate of the palace early in the morning, and rushed home without delay when he heard the news.

"Okay, we all know. Go and tell your wife to ask the housekeeper to prepare a red envelope. By the way, there is also a big basket of money. Let's go to the gate to welcome my grandson."

The satisfaction and cheerfulness in the old lady's tone made Jiang Shi and Wan Zhigao pause when they just entered.

(End of this chapter)