Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 308 Bad News

The more Mai Xiang thought about it, the more strange she felt. Jiang's smile before leaving was really weird, as if she knew what trouble Mai Xiang was about to encounter.

"I'll go see the boss." Seeing that Mai Xiang was worried, Huai Ci didn't want to sit at home and wait for the news, so he asked for countermeasures anyway.

"Okay, you go." Mai Xiang thought that her natal family's funeral had just passed seven days ago, and it seemed that it was not a good time to enter other people's houses at this time, so she gave up the idea of ​​going out with Huai Ci.

After Huaici came back, he really brought back bad news. Pei Chunlin had someone tell Acton in prison. Don't even think about being a Tanhualang like Ci.

"I guess that's why Mrs. Pei came to you." Huai Ci hugged Mai Xiang.

Unexpectedly, this day still came. He didn't know what kind of harm it would bring to Mai Xiang. This was the reason why he didn't want to get close to Mai Xiang. Who knows, he still couldn't twist his mind.

"It's okay. I always feel that there is still room for change in this matter, otherwise, Mrs. Pei would not want to see me."

Mai Xiang said yes, but she was exhausted physically and mentally. Since she got married, it seemed that she hadn't had a few days of quiet life, and she was finally looking forward to moving out, but this Wan Zhigao ran away from home again.

"Sir, after finishing this work, let's move out, shall we?" Mai Xiang asked.

"Okay, it's up to you." Huai Ci also wanted to give Mai Xiang a peaceful life, but in reality there are always so many helplessness.

The two were talking when they heard Cuibi's voice in the yard. After a while, Cuibi stood at the door and said, "Second master and second grandma, the old lady sent me to say something, and we will have dinner in the upper room." Let me tell you not to prepare."

Mai Xiang hurriedly got off the kang and said, "Sister Cuibi, come in and have a cup of herbal tea, it's hard for you to come here in this hot day."

"Second Mistress, please be polite, this is what our servants should do."

"Sister Cuibi, the last time our Second Mistress heard that you were looking for a fancy look, these are purses and sachets from the palace, and Second Mistress specially kept them for you." Hongye brought a purse and sachet to Cuibi with great insight. A sachet, and two silver curlies in the purse.

"Thank you, Second Mistress, for remembering this little thing. The old lady has recovered from her illness these few days. It's just that the uncle doesn't want to study anymore, and wants to follow the grandfather to learn how to do business. Also, no one is allowed to mention the matter of the uncle this month." Cuibi took her things, revealed a few words, and left in a hurry.

Mai Xiang doesn't know what kind of medicine is sold in Wan Zhigao's gourd. Why would she want to start a business? Could it be that after this blow, she couldn't calm down and study, so she simply looked for another way out, or it was Jiang's. Meaning, take over Wanjia's family business first, and then go to other things?
"Let's go, find an opportunity to see if you can tell us about the move." Huai Ci no longer had any attachment to this family.

As soon as the two of them entered the courtyard of the upper house, they heard the laughter of Mrs. Jiang and the old lady.

"Okay, what my grandson said is not wrong. It's not necessarily a bad thing to learn to run some mundane business first. Isn't Zhiyuan an example? But there is one thing, learn to do business, and lose money. Don’t lose your temper if you get it, no one is born to do things, you have to learn slowly.”

"Understood, grandma, don't worry, grandson is already sensible." Wan Zhigao returned to the old days when he was in front of the old lady, but only he knew that there was something different after all.

"The second master and the second grandma are here." The maid at the door saw Mai Xiang and Huai Ci, and raised the curtain to announce.

"Okay, come in, I'll just wait for the two of you to set the meal." The old lady was also very happy to see Mai Xiang and Huai Ci.

Upon hearing this, Mai Xiang hurriedly followed the maidservant into the side hall to set up a table. The old lady helped Wan Zhigao in. The old man glanced at Mai Xiang and Huai Ci, and asked Mai Xiang: "My mother's affairs are all arranged. ?”

"Thank you grandfather for thinking about it, everything has been arranged." Mai Xiang replied.

Later Wan Baocai personally took Wan Chengyao to the countryside to express his condolences. Regardless of Chong Ye Tiezhu's face or Mai Xiang's face, Mai Xiang appreciated it, so Mai Xiang was still respectful to Wan Baocai.

"By the way, now that Zhigao is back, we should go back to the countryside to worship our ancestors. Our ancestors didn't know that Zhiyuan had won Tanhua." Wan Chengyao said.

After hearing this, the old lady quickly looked at Wan Zhigao's face. Wan Zhigao was a little surprised, and then seemed to think of something, and said, "It's all my fault. There is such a big happy event at home, but it's because I'm willful and ignorant. Even grandparents are not in the mood to celebrate, second brother, you won't blame me, will you?"

"How come? It's not a big deal." Huaici replied lightly.

The matter of the Wan family is indeed not a big deal to him.

"Look, my little grandson is still sensible and knows how to be considerate of others. Now that you say that, why don't you go back to the countryside early tomorrow morning." The old lady also knew that Huai Ci had been neglected recently, so she wanted to make up for it. It seems a bit nondescript.

"Old lady, I can't do it tomorrow, I have something to do tomorrow." Huai Ci said before Mai Xiang.

"What's the matter?" The old lady was not very happy to see that her interest was interrupted.

"Mrs. Cai just told me that Mrs. Pei invited me to meet tomorrow." Mai Xiang said.

"The Pei family? Why do you still have contacts with the Pei family?" Wan Chengyao was displeased and looked at Jiang.

"Master, it's not that I have contacts with the Pei family, it's the wife of the Pei family who asked me to bring a message to Zhiyuan's daughter-in-law." Jiang quickly explained.

"What can she do with asking Zhiyuan's wife?" the old lady asked.

"I'm not sure about this. It's not the first time she and Zhiyuan's wife have met. I heard that she returned the silver taels that our family gave her over the years to Zhiyuan's wife. There are 3 taels in total. Zhiyuan's wife, Isn't it?" Jiang looked at Mai Xiang and asked, a trace of hatred flashed in his eyes.She has been in the family for more than 20 years and has only secreted 3 taels of silver from the public account. How can Mai Xiang drop such a large sum of money in half a year after getting married?
"What? The Pei family returned the silver to us, why didn't I know about it?" The old lady was upset.

"It's what I mean. The Pei family originally intended to compensate Zhiyuan for this sum of money, so let's stop this matter." The old man said.He glanced at Jiang with dissatisfaction. There are so many people in this room, and this matter is going to be spread. How will this little grandson behave in the future?

Mai Xiang noticed Wan Zhigao and Kang Yi's surprise when they heard the 3 taels of silver, but seeing the old man's dark face, they wisely didn't ask.

"Then don't go to the countryside tomorrow, let's set another date." Wan Chengyao said.

"Let's talk about it." Huaici was even less interested.

I don't know how far this matter will evolve. How can he be in the mood to worship his ancestors?
In the morning of the next day, Huaici originally wanted to go to the appointment with Mai Xiang, but Yong En found him temporarily, so Mai Xiang had no choice but to push Feng Ye out of the room.

This time it was Mai Xiang who arrived first, Mai Xiang sat down and ate a bowl of iced sour plum soup, and Mrs. Pei, who was dressed in a thorn hairpin skirt, arrived late.

Mrs. Pei sat down and looked at Mai Xiang's face, and said with a smile: "I thought my family was the only one who didn't live well these days. It seems that the life of Second Mistress is not very satisfactory either?"

"Yeah, why don't we say that every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite?" Mai Xiang took the initiative to order a bowl of iced sour plum soup for the other party, and ordered a few delicate dishes.

"You still plan to invite me to dinner?" Mrs. Pei was a little surprised.

"Aren't you willing to show your face?" Mai Xiang asked back.

According to her understanding, after the Pei family was confiscated, all property in the family was confiscated, and the two sons of the Pei family were also implicated. The current life of the Pei family is supported by the daughter and son-in-law's family. For the Pei family who have been pampered for decades , such a day seems a bit difficult.

"You are indeed very smart." Mrs. Pei boasted.

Mai Xiang smiled, she didn't want to provoke the other party, when she hit the other party without being sure, she could only endure it first.

"The tens of thousands of taels of silver is a bit tricky to hold, right?" Mrs. Pei knew Jiang's personality quite well.

"You said it was compensation, so why bother?" Mai Xiang smiled lightly.

"But you didn't keep your promise."

"Mrs. Pei, you are the one who didn't keep your promise. You said you would give me this silver as compensation and buy us to keep silent, and we agreed. You said you wanted to see Lord Acton, and I did, but what about you? What are you doing again?" Mai Xiang asked.

"What do we do? It's so fresh to ask this question. You take people's money to eliminate disasters for others. You just take money and don't do anything, and you ask us what to do? No matter how careless or honest our master is, but taking other people's money will definitely do things for others " Mrs. Pei was also furious.

The 5 taels of silver note was sent out not only did not hear a sound, but caused disasters, and even her home was ransacked. She has been running around to inquire about this these days, and the final problem is still on Acton. , how does this not annoy her?
"Mrs. Pei's words seem to be irrelevant to me. I don't know what agreement you reached with the boss, but I have done everything I promised you."

"Girl, you are still a little tender for playing with me. If the boss didn't want to vent this for you, our master would not have fallen to this point at all. Aren't you just worried that we will tell the matter? To tell you the truth Well, originally we really wanted you to be good to me and everyone to be good to each other, but now that you are not benevolent, don't blame us for being unrighteous."

"Mrs. Pei must also know that at the Qionglin banquet, my husband-in-law won the emperor's favor. The emperor admitted that he was our matchmaker in front of civil and military officials. Mrs. Pei thought about it carefully. If the matter is revealed, who will be slapped in the face? Under the emperor's fury, my husband's fame may be revoked, but my life will definitely be safe. As for Mr. Pei, it's hard to say."

After hearing this, Mrs. Pei gripped the teacup vigorously.

(End of this chapter)