CHAPTER XXII
Mu Tianxiang suddenly opened her eyes, stared at the top of the bed in a daze, and calmed her beating heart.
Thinking of the loud sound that suddenly woke me up just now, I was a little confused for a while, and when I heard a noise in the room, I asked sleepily: "Yujin, what was the sound just now?"
"Miss, are you awake?" It was not Yujin's voice that responded to her, Mu Tianxiang suddenly sat up and turned her head to look at the person who spoke in surprise.
When she saw Lu Zhu's smiling face, she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, remembering that she had been kept in her yard yesterday.
"Miss, the slave and maid will serve you in a wide coat. Seeing her wake up, Luzhu quickly found her clothes and walked to the bed, Mu Tianxiang nodded.
When she put on her clothes, rinsed her mouth and cleaned her face, and was just about to ask Yu Jin, she saw the door being pushed open, and Yu Jin walked in with some food.
The three of them sat at a table and ate breakfast, which was Mu Tianxiang's order, as a modern person, she hated class division and unequal treatment.
"It's very lively outside today, what's going on?" Mu Tianxiang frowned and asked during the meal. Ever since she was awakened by the loud noise before, she could always hear the sound of gongs and drums and firecrackers outside, which made her a little irritable.
As a result, both of them shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know.
It's no wonder that they don't know that in this unpopular secluded courtyard, the three masters and servants seem to be masters who live in seclusion and don't ask about the world, how can they know what is going on outside.
"Miss, the maid will help you inquire in a while, Aunt Sun in the stove room takes good care of me on weekdays, I will ask her, she should know." Seeing Mu Tianxiang frowning, Luzhu immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks and respectfully asked.
As a result, when Luzhu brought the news from outside and told Mu Tianxiang about it in 1510, she knew that a new two-story pharmacy had opened on the street today, and the noise of gongs and drums mixed with firecrackers was to welcome the opening of the new pharmacy.
You must know that two-story restaurants abound, but two-story pharmacies are rare in Licheng, so when Mu Tianxiang heard about this, the first thing he wanted to know was who the owner of this pharmacy was.
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Mu Tianxiang's first thought was that someone had bullied the people in her yard, and immediately dragged her in front of her and asked, "What's wrong Luzhu, is someone bullying you?" Sue me, I'll go get justice for you!"
"No, no. Luzhu was startled by Mu Tianxiang's gloomy face, and after listening to her words of favoritism, he knew that she had misunderstood, and quickly shook his head and denied it: "Let Miss worry, the slave maid is not in the way, but when I was talking to Aunt Sun just now, I saw that she was cutting spicy fruit, so I started to help, but who knew that thing was so spicy, this maid accidentally rubbed her eyes with the hand that grabbed the spicy fruit, and it turned out to be like this." “
Luzhu cried with a sad face, and told Mu Tianxiang the reason why she was red and crying, with a look of grievance and chagrin, if she had known that the spicy fruit would have this effect, it would be to abolish her hand, and she would not touch those things.
Mu Tianxiang raised her eyebrows, knowing that the chili fruit in Luzhu's mouth was a modern chili pepper, and in modern times, this chili pepper was only introduced to China in the late Ming Dynasty.
She didn't expect that it would already be used here.
It's just that when she thought of the cook in the stove room cutting spicy fruits, Mu Tianxiang's eyes suddenly narrowed, and she had a contest in her heart.
So when it was almost noon to eat, Mu Tianxiang did something that surprised everyone.
That is, before she had lunch dinner, she took Yujin and Luzhu out of her yard, and according to the habit of her mother, she went to the courtyard where a large family gathered to eat together on weekdays, and prepared to eat with her family.
It was her decision that made everyone who had gathered in the dining room panic.
Without any gifts, Mu Tianxiang suddenly appeared at the door of the dining room, the afternoon sun was not particularly strong, but her sudden appearance was like a light enveloped, sacred and inviolable.
"Xiang'er said hello to her father, and to the second and third aunts. Mu Tianxiang blessed her body first, said hello to the elders in the house, and greeted Xie Tianlan and Xie Tianhua one by one.
The second aunt Song just smiled at her a little and replied, the third aunt responded with some difficulty because she was holding the five-year-old Tong Ge'er in her arms, and Xie Tianhua, who was sitting next to her, had the same face, and snorted coldly at her with her nostrils facing the sky.
Seeing everyone's expressions in her eyes, Mu Tianxiang crossed a sneer in her heart, and suddenly saw Xie Tianlan blinking and smiling at her on the side, and her gentle smile made Mu Tianxiang's mood turn around a little.
"Xiang'er, why are you here today?" The first person to come back to his senses was Xie Fugui, who suddenly saw Mu Tianxiang coming, and was immediately so shocked that he couldn't wait to jump up from the chair: "Your body is not neat yet, why don't you rest in your yard for a while." ”
Mu Tianxiang saw Xie Fugui's eyes sweeping around while talking to her, exchanging glances with the people in the room from time to time, and immediately lowered her head to hide the mocking smile at the corner of her mouth.
She bowed her head and responded to Xie Fugui's words: "Let my father worry, Xiang'er already thinks it's almost good, because my mother has been teaching Xiang'er before her death, don't let her willfulness dilute the affection of her family, so today I want to come over to ask everyone to be safe, and I will have lunch with everyone by the way." ”
"Mu Lin, go to the kitchen quickly, let them add a few more dishes, and say that the second lady will also eat together today. Xie Fugui shouted at Mu Lin, who was waiting at the door, and gave him a color.
Mu Tianxiang didn't miss Xie Fugui's eyes on Mu Lin, knowing that he asked Mu Lin to inform the stove room that it was a fake, but in fact, he was going to inform them that she was coming, so that they could take precautions in advance.
Mu Tianxiang would not give him a chance to report the news secretly, and immediately stopped him: "No need, anyway, I don't have much to eat now, it's just an atmosphere, you just wait here." ”
When Mu Lin heard her words, he was stunned for a moment, and looked at Xie Fugui for help.
Mu Tianxiang took the opportunity to give Yu Jin a color, suggesting that she find a way to stabilize Mu Lin.
Yu Jin really cleverly blocked in front of Mu Lin and didn't let him get out.
And she herself turned around and walked up to Xie Tianlan, grabbed her hand and said with a smile: "My sister read the book sent by my sister yesterday, the content is really good, and I can learn a lot of knowledge." “
"If my sister likes it, if I find something new another day, my sister will send it to you." Xie Tianlan smiled and patted the back of Mu Tianxiang's hand, completely ignoring Mu Tianxiang's back, Xie Fugui's face to her.
"Mu Lin, go boil some water and make a good tea for the second miss. Xie Fugui saw that Mu Tianxiang was determined to stay, so he had to turn his head again and order Mu Lin. ”
"I really don't need Dad, isn't it okay for you to sit down and talk to me?" Mu Tianxiang looked at Xie Fugui with a pleading face, and saw that he was still nervous, so he bit his lip and said: "Tomorrow is the first seven days of my mother's mother, I want to discuss it with my father and see how it will be arranged tomorrow." When her mother was buried, Xiang'er couldn't give her a ride, so Xiang'er wanted to take tomorrow's opportunity, do her filial piety, and handle it well, do you think?"
Because of Mu Tianxiang's words, Xie Fugui was in a trance for a while, and his thoughts were disturbed, and when he came back to his senses, the kitchen maids had already walked in with food, and at this moment, his face suddenly became weird.
The meals were put on the table one by one, Mu Tianxiang looked at the table of rich delicacies, and the smile on her face suddenly disappeared without a trace.
"Mother, eat!" The youngest Brother Tong saw that the food was coming up, and everyone did not gather around and start eating as usual, and immediately dragged Wang's arm, and God said that he pointed to the food on the table and shouted, but was hugged tightly by Wang's mouth, and he couldn't make a sound.
Mu Tianxiang looked at Xie Fugui, who looked uncomfortable, and his eyes drifted a little, as if he couldn't believe it, picked up his chopsticks and scratched the plate closest to him.
When there was a bunch of spicy fruits sandwiched together in the corner of the plate, Mu Tianxiang gently put the chopsticks on the table, suddenly her eyes were rosy, she looked at Xie Fugui with a questioning face, and said in a choked voice: "Dad, can you tell me what these dishes mean?"
"Uh...... Xiang'er ......" Xie Fugui glanced at Mu Tianxiang with a weak heart, and wanted to explain with some embarrassment, but was preempted by the Song family who was sitting on the side.
I saw Song Shi roll his eyes, and said with a little bitterness: "What can it mean, isn't it just that everyone gets together for a meal, of course, you can eat whatever you want." ”
"That's it, who can't have a meal yet. Xie Tianhua, who was beside the Wang family, couldn't help but be greedy for a long time, but now when he saw Mu Tianxiang blocking the dinner table, he suddenly opened his mouth unhappily.
Mu Tianxiang just glared at Xie Tianhua, not intending to meet her in general, snorted mockingly, turned around and sat on the main seat opposite the door of the room, and greeted the door: "Yujin, come here!"
It wasn't until Yu Jin walked up to her with her head down that she asked in a cold voice: "Tell me, what are the rules for the meal in this Mufu?"
"Miss Hui's words, Mufu meals have always been avoided, spicy, salty, and greasy. Yu Jin lowered his head and answered Mu Tianxiang's words with a straight look.
"In that case, you can give me a taste, what are these things?" Mu Tianxiang pointed to a plate of dishes on the table and instructed Yu Jin.
Looking at the plate of delicate and ruddy dishes pointed by Mu Tianxiang, Yu Jin swallowed his saliva in horror, and stared at Mu Tianxiang with some pleading, hoping that she would change her mind.
These dishes, she felt that she might be spicy to death when she ate a bite.
Just seeing Mu Tianxiang sitting there with a cold face and a chest without saying a word, Yu Jin had no choice but to grit his teeth, pick up a column of chopsticks and clip a column of vegetables, and stuffed the dishes into his mouth with his eyes closed.
Thanks for the peace charm that opened the darkness, Mo Da.