Chapter 26: The Doom
Wang Maocai and his party got off the boat, paid the house money with scattered silver, and stayed in the only inn. The Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info inn was in tatters, the two gates were wobbly as if they were going to fall down at any moment, and the washing water smelled of oil. Those two concubines are okay, Wang Miaoyan grew up with gold and jade, when have they ever suffered like this. At this time, he was losing his temper with Dongxue: "What kind of tea is this!" A strange smell. ”
Dongxue had a bitter face, and she also tried her best. The teacups and tea leaves were brought from home, and because they were in a hurry, there were no teapots to bring for tea. Who knew that the teapot here could not be washed after washing the dirt several times, and the tea brewed always had a stale musty smell, so I could only keep my head down and be scolded. Wang Miaoyan glanced at the tea with disgust and said, "Forget it, don't make tea, you pour me a glass of water." ”
When the winter snow receded, Wang Miaoyan's heart became even more irritable. Originally, Grandpa said that Grandpa was going to Beijing to give a New Year's gift to the Chu Palace, so that he could also follow him to the capital to gain knowledge. But since the departure, things have been strange. First took two cousins temporarily, then did not use his own boat, and now he is inexplicably delayed at this ferry, and even the boat boss and the cook on the boat are nowhere to be seen. She is thoughtful, and she sees that the New Year is coming, but her group can't advance or retreat here, and Daddy frowns all day long. I don't know what it is, but it's not a good thing to think about.
In this place, even if you spend money, you can't buy any good food, and you can't pay attention to many rules. At noon, the store cleaned up some braised beef and served it. Wang Maocai and his entourage sat at two tables in the inn hall, one table of the host and the other table of servants, and Wang Miaoyan and the big girl Dongxue dined in the guest room.
Wang Miaoyan sat at the table, looking at the plate of greasy beef and two bowls of brown rice in front of him, the grievances of the past few days finally turned into anger and vented out, pushing with both hands, "clang" a few sounds, and swept the food on the table to the ground. I felt aggrieved in my heart, "How can you eat this kind of pig food?" He hid his face and began to cry.
Dongxue hurriedly stepped forward, took out a handkerchief to wipe her face, and said, "Miss, bear with me for the time being, let's leave here in a few days." Then he checked her hands to see if she was hurt.
At this time, a man's voice sounded outside the door, "Beef can be called pig food, and the eldest lady of the Wang family is really a golden noble." The door creaked open from the outside, and in came a handsome, fierce-looking young man.
Dongxue was startled, and hurriedly hugged Wang Miaoyan sideways, covering her face, and Wang Miaoyan was so frightened that she stopped crying.
"You're faithful, girl." The young man praised Dongxue.
Dongxue asked in a trembling voice, "Who are you?" What are you doing? ”
The young man said, "I'm here to invite you downstairs, and Master Wang is waiting for you below." ”
Dongxue said: "Why, why do we have to go downstairs?" ”
The young man looked at the master and servant playfully, without saying a word. Wang Miaoyan, who was in Dong Xue's arms, slowly calmed down, patted Dong Xue's arm to signal her to let go, got up from her seat, and calmly saluted the young man: "Let me clean up, can you wait outside the door for a while?" ”
The young man nodded, exited the door, and closed the door. Dongxue said anxiously and softly: "Miss, this person doesn't seem to be a good way, do we have to follow his arrangement?" ”
Wang Miaoyan cleaned his face with water and said: "This is our calamity, and it is also the reason why we have spent so many days here, and we will not understand the reason if we don't go downstairs." He smiled wryly, "Actually, do you think we still have a chance to refuse?" ”
Wang Miaoyan asked Dongxue to bring a makeup box, put the makeup of the crying flowers back up, and put on a thin layer of fat powder to cover up her haggard face. Combed a double-ring hanging bun, and picked an openwork gold hairpin to insert next to the bun. Dongxue brought her a big red cloud-satin gray squirrel fur piping cloak and put it on her, and put a gray sable fur warmer on her hands. Wang Miaoyan took a deep breath and said in his heart: Since this is the case, it is better to face it in the best state.
Wang Miaoyan held Dong Xue's hand and slowly walked out of the room, and the young man leaning against the door was blind. This eldest lady of the Wang family is a beauty, and after a little tidying up, she disappeared from the previous embarrassment, only to see her bow her head and eyebrows, her demeanor elegant, exuding a gentle and quiet temperament.
Walking downstairs, Wang Miaoyan saw several gray-clothed men scattered around the inn hall, and before the food on the table had time to move the chopsticks, the mother-in-law and servant were huddled in a corner. Wang Maocai's face turned pale, and the two concubines turned pale and trembled. Wang Miaoyan walked over, sat down next to Wang Maocai, and gently held his hand.
Wang Maocai said in a dumb voice: "Now that everyone is together, you can talk about it." ”
The young man said: "I, Qin Yangrong, have come here, so what is going on, Master Wang should know it." In Jiangnan Province, there is no one who can get out of the Qian family after playing tricks. ”
Wang Maocai hurriedly distinguished: "The Wang family has no intention of playing tricks on the Qian family. ”
Qin Yangrong smiled lightly, looking more and more handsome, and said, "It doesn't matter if it's interesting or not, it's the result that matters." You all have to be grateful to the Xu family, if it weren't for Mrs. Xu coming forward to say something, your two ships would not have been able to reach Fenglin Ferry at all. ”
"The Xu family?" Wang Maocai exclaimed. For the Xu family, Wang Zhihua can be said to be down the ground and unrelenting. Unexpectedly, the old lady of the Xu family was willing to come forward to intercede, which was so unexpected that Wang Mao felt guilty. Wang Miaoyan's heart was shocked, she was not ignorant of the previous deal with the Xu family. Although Xu Wan is really her good sister, she is reluctant to interfere in the family fight. originally thought that if Xu Wan was really down, he could still lend a hand to pull her, but he didn't expect that the person who was pulled was himself. I will see Xu Wanzhen again in the future, but I am a head lower than her.
"Yes, it's the Xu family you've been dealing with." Qin Yangrong said: "However, capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped." Otherwise, what else will my Qian family use to gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes? ”
"What do you want?"
Qin Yangrong stretched out two fingers and shook them. Wang Maocai said: "Twenty thousand taels of silver? Qin Yangrong shook his head.
"Two hundred thousand taels?" Wang Maocai said painfully. Qin Yangrong still shook his head.
"That's?"