At this time, there were two people sitting in the private room facing the street on the second floor.

"Your war is over, shouldn't you also think about women!" The man who spoke was wearing a crescent-white brocade robe, and a belt of the same color was tied around his waist, outlining a waist-like waist. The temperament is elegant and handsome, it is Tang Mo.

At this moment, he has good-looking eyebrows and eyes, a slight smile, less of a businessman's philistine, more introverted and deep atmosphere, and occasionally revealing brilliance, which is noble and makes people look up. Even when not speaking, he is an attractive sight.

The man sitting across from him was dressed in a slightly different way, dressed in a brocade robe splashed with ink and silk, and his long hair hung lazily behind him.

Outstanding facial features, cold temperament, a pair of black eyes were originally looking at the wine glass in his hand, after hearing Tang Mo's question, he suddenly raised it, and in an instant, his eyes were radiant, as if there was an endless galaxy of dazzling light.

Although "the peach is dying, scorching its glory" is a poem describing a woman, it can be used on him, and it is not an exaggeration.

The corners of Helian Sheng's mouth hooked a good-looking arc, and his voice was low and good, "Considering what a woman does, you are not in a hurry, is it my turn to be in a hurry?" ”

What he said meant was something that poked at someone's soft underbelly.

Tang Mo touched his nose stupidly, it was not appropriate to talk about this again, and quickly changed the topic, "I heard that the emperor intends to make you a king with a different surname, but you are the first prince with a different surname in this dynasty, don't you have anything to say?" ”

"What do I say? Let it be," Helian Sheng said lightly, then put down his wine glass, stood up and walked to the window, looking at the endless flow of streets, his mind sank to the bottom, and no one could snoop around.

Tang Mo knew his heart too well, and he really didn't understand what he wanted. Seeing him standing by the window, he also took a glass of wine and stood with him. The two talked about the local people in Linquan Town, especially this wine, what they drank today was the Shaojia Wine Workshop, and the immortals who only came out of ten altars a year were drunk.

As the two were talking, the scene that Mu Xiang saw happened in the street below. Tang Mo didn't care too much about the noisy crowd, he saw Mu Xiang, ate her bowl of soft-shelled turtle soup, and charged him a tael of silver, bold and slammering, more shrewd than him, a genuine businessman.

Thinking of Mu Xiang's arrogant and delicate little face, Tang Mo chuckled.

This laugh attracted Helian Sheng's attention, "You have a good time here?" ”

"No," Tang Mo clenched his fist to his mouth, hid his smile, and didn't explain to him again.

**

The injured middle-aged man, the more he screamed, the more fierce he became, grabbing the car driver, dead or alive. The shouting attracted more onlookers.

Mu Xiang held Mu Lang tightly, thinking about taking him away from the crowd so that he would not be stepped on. And there are so many people, although she doesn't worry about the money being stolen, because her money is kept in the most secret places. But isn't there such a sentence? If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves.

She walked around the crowd, around and around, and actually went around to the door of Fushou Building and walked up the steps.

Standing tall, she inadvertently looked at the crowd concentration point, and suddenly found that the person who was caught was the uncle who took them along the way. Not far away, he could still hear the uncle's begging for mercy, and he hated to kneel down for the man, but the wounded man was lying on the ground and did not leave, and he had to pay a few taels of silver, otherwise he would be arrested and brought to the office.

The poor driver of the car, an honest peasant like him, was frightened to take a detour when he saw the yamen, let alone go to the yamen, but he was afraid that he would not be able to get up in fright before he saw the county master.

"This brother, I really don't have so much silver, my family is young, I don't even have a decent dress, where did I get the money to compensate you, besides, it was you who bumped into it just now, you can't open your eyes and talk nonsense, you can't wronged people!"

The wounded man had two mustaches, tugging at the collar of the driver of the car, and did not let go, one leg seemed to be really injured, dragging on the ground, and there were blood stains running down it. I saw him questioning the driver in a hoarse voice, "You are inhumane, you hit someone, and you dare to open your eyes and say nonsense, everyone comes to comment, is there any royal law here!" ”

As soon as he roared, several people next to him looked indignant, blaming the driver one after another, and for a while the driver was forced to cry without tears, and they were almost desperate.

Mu Xiang stomped her feet with hatred, and the small universe exploded instantly, it was clearly touching porcelain, whether it was tolerable or unbearable, so she pulled Mu Lang and rushed into the crowd.

Tang Mo, who was standing by the window on the second floor, saw her rush into the crowd with an angry face, and sighed.

"What did you say?" Helian Sheng thought he was talking to himself, turned his head to look at him, and saw him staring at the street again, and following his gaze, he only saw a little girl in a blue floral dress. Mu Xiang was standing behind them, so Helian Sheng didn't see her face.

Mu Xiang was now angry, rushed to the driver and pulled him up, "Uncle, you get up first, what's the use of you kneeling and begging like this?" Let's get things figured out first! ”

"Oh, where did you little girl come from, and you don't do your business, what are you making a fuss about," this was said by the injured man, his name is Huang San, a native of Linquan Town, and people who are familiar with him have to take a detour when they see him. Among the onlookers, there were many people who knew Huang San, and they all knew that this person was difficult, and when they saw Mu Xiang rushing in, they seemed to want to help the driver of the car, and they all sweated for her.

The driver was helped up by Mu Xiang, and slowly came to his senses, he recognized Mu Xiang, and persuaded: "Girl, you go, it's true that you don't have to do your business, you don't have to wade into this troubled water, hurry up and take your brother home, I'll ...... I'll figure it out myself! ”

Mu Xiang told him, "Uncle, don't talk yet, stand aside and watch, when I ask you, you squeak again, I won't ask you, don't mention a word." ”

After speaking, he turned to look at Huang San, his eyes were sharp, quite majestic and righteous, Huang San involuntarily shrank his neck.

Mu Xiang suppressed his anger and snorted coldly: "You said that this uncle's donkey cart hit you, right?" ”

"What's the matter, everyone has seen this, he can't rely on it, that ......" Huang San shouted in a high voice, and by the way, he also dried his legs out for everyone to see. The pants he was wearing had a big hole in them, and they were faintly visible, as if he could really see blood stains inside.

Mu Xiang immediately answered, "If there is such a thing, no one can rely on it, but......" she changed her words, "But we all know that donkeys are not like horses, they run fast, since they run slowly, and they are hit by it, and they break their legs, then there are only two possibilities, one is that the donkey is crazy, and the other is that it is deliberately let it hit!" ”

Although Huang San didn't quite understand why Mu Xiang, the girl, said this, when he heard that she suspected that she had deliberately let the donkey hit her, he was anxious: "Okay...... It's good, why would I deliberately let it hit, it must be that this donkey is crazy, the beast is crazy, that's a terrible thing, this person can't even look at his own donkey, the crazy donkey is still brought to the town, this hit someone, that's also his responsibility! ”

"You ......" the driver was about to argue, but his donkey was not crazy. His little donkey has a docile temper.

Mu Xiang stopped him in time and didn't let him continue, and at the same time she seemed to suddenly realize, "Oh, it turns out that this donkey is crazy, but I only heard that the donkey is crazy and will stumble, the little girl is young, she only knows the hind hooves, will she be the front hooves?" "This question is asked to the surrounding crowd.

As soon as the words fell, several older men stood up and said: "Of course it's the hind hooves, my old man has lived for more than 60 years, and I haven't seen the front hooves, the front hooves are horses, not donkeys!" ”

Another gray-haired old man also said: "When I entered the town, the donkeys were led by their owners, and since they were led, why did they hit people?" ”

With the leader speaking fairly, others also followed suit. In fact, this thing is quite strange, the donkey walks so slowly, to say that the donkey hits people, it can be called a strange story in the world.

Huang San's face was ugly, and his eyes looked at Mu Xiang, which was extremely sharp. But when it came to this, he still refused to give up, and simply rolled up his trouser leg and showed it to everyone, "I'm not talking nonsense, you see my legs, it's all like this, it wasn't hit by a donkey, is it possible that I got it myself?" Little girl, you have a good mouth, I can't talk about you, but the evidence is here, can you still deny it? The leg he stretched out was really blood-red, as if it was rotten.

Mu Xiang didn't give him a chance to refute again, and saw a shop on the side of the road, and put a basin of foot washing water. She ran over and brought it back, and before the crowd could react, she threw herself on the man's leg.

Her action was so violent, even Tang Mo and Helian Sheng were a little stunned.

Tang Mo said leisurely: "This girl is very interesting, right? ”

Helian Sheng was noncommittal, and his gaze fell on the thin figure. When she went to serve the basin just now, he saw that the face was not very beautiful, and it had acne on his face. With this kind of appearance, even the maidservants in his house are ten times more beautiful than her, but ...... I can't tell, I can't tell it, she has a smell on her that people can't ignore.

Downstairs, Huang San was stunned for a moment by the wood fragrance, then reacted and yelled, "Stinky girl, why are you splashing me with dirty water, are you impatient?" ”

Mu Xiang put down the wooden basin, looked at his leg with mocking eyes, and pretended to be very surprised, "Yo, why does the injury on your leg still fade?" ”

As soon as the words came out, Huang San regretted that he almost didn't bite off his tongue. Because of the shocking wound on his leg, which would have fallen off.

Everyone suddenly realized that after a long time, this injury was fake, and the fake blood was stained, and it was quite realistic.

Mu Xiang sneered, "Give you a mention, next time you want to slander someone, just break your leg and cut a few more knives, so it will save a lot of trouble, no one can find out the flaws, you can still get a lot of money, but remember to find a rich carriage next time, a driver like him, you just sell him, and you can't get any money." ”

This porcelain toucher, the means are still not cruel and clever enough. The lie is broken as soon as it is poked, it is too tender.

Huang San was so aggrieved that he didn't think about finding a rich man to falsely accuse? But those who have an identity and background, they all take their families with them when they go out, and if they don't get any money, they may have to be beaten. Besides, can this man's leg be broken casually? If you don't have money for treatment, you can't hurt him to death, so he won't do this kind of business.

When the driver saw the truth, he wiped his tears and thanked Mu Xiang again and again.

Huang Sanqi's mustache trembled, good things were blocked, could he not be angry? Seeing that the onlookers were about to disperse, he glanced at several of them.

Tang Mo stood upstairs and looked at it clearly, secretly screaming was not good, so he called the people waiting outside and asked them to inform the officials. At the same time, one hand is tucked into the sleeve in case you need it.

And Helian Sheng still looked indifferent, watching coldly, and no one or anything that had anything to do with him could disturb his state of mind.

Mu Xiang noticed that there were people approaching around her, she was a little annoyed, not that she was afraid of them, but she still had Mu Lang with her, she didn't want Mu Lang to be hurt, so she pulled her younger brother, and wanted to squeeze into the crowd, there were many people coming and going, as long as they mixed in the crowd, they were difficult to find.

Suddenly, a cold light flashed from the corner of her eye.

Huang San didn't know when he took out the knife in his sleeve, held it in the palm of his hand, and quietly approached Mu Xiang, thinking about taking advantage of the traces of the crowd to give this girl a little color, anyway, there were many people, and when he held the knife and left unconsciously, no one would notice it at all.

At the same time, the two people standing on the second floor also noticed the cold light.

Tang Mo's eyes were cold, "Go and catch that person!" He said this to the air, and the voice landed, and a gust of wind drifted from the upper floor, and no one noticed when there were more people on the street below.

He Liansheng still didn't speak, but there was more meaning in Gao Tangmo's eyes.

Seeing that Huang San was about to approach, Mu Xiang was originally facing away from him, his eyes shone away, and he quickly protected Mu Lang in his arms, then turned around and kicked Huang San's wrist accurately.

"Bang dang!"

Knife to the ground!

One qiē really only happened between breaths, except for the two people upstairs, no one could see how the knife fell, not even Mu Xiang's kicking action. Huang San stared at his hand stupidly, and after reacting, he turned around and was about to run away, but in the next second, he fell to the ground.

"You! Stinky girl, you're looking for death! Huang San turned over and sat on the ground, about to scold her. He was sure that it was this girl who stumbled him.

This kind of scum, Mu Xiang will not let him go, lest he come back to find his own stubble. As soon as she stretched out her foot, the knife that fell to the ground once again accurately nailed into his leg and pierced into his pants, and it was really just a little bit close to breaking his life.

Someone upstairs coincidentally folded his legs, and his face was a little embarrassed.

This hand frightened Huang San, and he was stupid for a while, until the official rushed over and took him away.

The driver breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to thank Mu Xiang, but when he looked around, there was still her figure.

Today's incident is big enough, Mu Xiang pulled Mu Lang and didn't enter the crowd, she was still thinking about whether to change her outfit when she turned around, so as not to be sought revenge. When passing by Fushou Building, she deliberately looked in the direction of the window on the second floor, her eyes swept over Tang Mo and Heliansheng's faces, and with just one glance, she quickly retracted her gaze, her expression was calm and waveless, and she pulled Mu Lang and walked away quickly.

From the very beginning, she knew the location of the second floor, someone was watching, and her gaze was sharper than ordinary people, with scrutiny and cold sharpness. But she didn't expect that one of them was Tang Mo, and as for the other, he looked good, but his face was too cold, and it was difficult for such people to get along with, and they usually rejected people thousands of miles away.

When she looked over, Tang Mo and Helian Sheng's eyes also looked at her.

Tang Mo smiled playfully, "I remember the first time she saw me, it was this look, and I was still wondering if I had become ugly recently, why didn't a village girl care about it?" Now it seems that this girl is really not interested in beauty! "I think he Helian Sheng is one of the most beautiful men in the Southern Jin Dynasty, why does this girl only look at it, or is it a very ordinary glance?

He Liansheng drank the wine in the cup and said, "She is not simple, she is by no means an ordinary village girl!" He turned and sat down.

"You're wrong, very wrong," Tang Mo didn't believe his inference, "She is an authentic village girl, the family is poor and there is only a broken thatched hut, I have been there twice, she is a village girl, but she is a very interesting village girl!" ”

Helian Sheng sneered, "Don't you know that some people are very good at hiding? ”

This time, Tang Mo stopped quibbling, there were indeed some people. Even for generations, lurking in enemy territory, they have fully integrated into the lives of the natives, and they will only show up when they need it.

Someone knocked on the door outside the door, it was Manager Liu, "Young master, there is something suddenly in Chef Wang's house, his wife is about to give birth, he wants to ask for leave to go back, look ......"

Tang Mo frowned, patted the folding fan, and suddenly had an idea, "Let him go, find someone else for the spoon, I saw Mu Xiang, she shouldn't have left the city yet, let her come over and be the chef." ”

"Well, what if she refuses?" Steward Liu thought that the girl could sell fifty taels for a menu, and let her burn a table of wine banquets, how much would it cost!

Tang Mo smiled, "You just said that you are allowed to operate alone, as long as she cooks a table of good dishes, you will give her fifty taels!" ”

Steward Liu was secretly shocked, but he didn't show Xiàn on his face, and nodded in response, "The little one will go and find it!" He stepped back and told the guys in the store to follow the way out of town in search of Muxiang. Fifty taels, the young master of his family has more than fifty taels of clothes on him, but for a temporary cook who only cooks one table, fifty taels is a lot of money.

Helian Sheng didn't agree with his approach, he was a man who marched and fought, and he didn't care about the quality of the diet, but the girl didn't know the details, so let her cook......

"You want to test her?" The eyes of Mu Xiang just now, Helian Sheng saw it in his eyes, and he couldn't say anything.

Tang Mo didn't deny it, nor did he nod, "She's a very interesting girl, you'll know when you see it later, as for whether it's a spy or something, you can judge for yourself!" But I have to warn you, don't her off, or her little mouth will be amazing! ”

He Liansheng looked at this friend who was only interested in business on weekdays, and for the first time he was a little girl in the village with a smile on his face, he couldn't help but be more vigilant about Mu Xiang.

Mu Xiang saw that it was not early, so he thought about rushing to the entrance of the town, buying things and going home. After walking for a while, he found that Mu Lang who was following behind him was silent, Mu Xiang slowed down his pace and whispered to him: "Do you think that the eldest sister shouldn't beat people, and she was scared?" At that time, she was also carried away by anger and forgot to hide her skills.

Mu Lang lowered his head and did not speak.

Mu Xiang sighed, pulled him closer, and patiently explained to him, "The eldest sister taught the bad guy just now, you see what kind of bullying the uncle who drove the car, for the bad guy, we must not be soft, we have to beat the one who should be beaten!" ”

Mu Lang raised his head to look at her, "But, didn't that person break his leg just now?" Why is he a bad guy? ”

Mu Xiang scratched her hair, it was really hard to explain to him. Mu Lang is still too simple, where do he know the sinister nature of human nature, let alone understand, the person who cries is not necessarily a victim, no matter how much he is born, he doesn't need to learn it.

She was thinking about how to explain to Mu Lang when she heard someone calling her from behind.

"Girl, you wait, wait," the young man was still wearing an apron, and he was panting when he ran, and finally caught up with Mu Xiang, so he stopped and gasped.

Mu Xiang recognized him as a guy from Fushoulou, so he asked, "What are you looking for me?" ”

The man swallowed his spit, and told her all the words that Steward Liu had ordered, especially emphasizing that if she could burn a refreshing banquet, she would get fifty taels of silver.

Mu Xiang's eyes slowly widened, she had dealt with Steward Liu and Tang Mo, I believed that they would not deceive people, and also said that she could do it behind their backs, so that there was no need to worry about leakage.

Just now she saw the person standing on the second floor, and guessed that it was made for him, it must be some kind of official, and ordinary things can't be seen.

The man saw her standing there silently, thinking that she would not do it, but was thinking about persuading her again, when he heard her say, "Let's go!" As she spoke, she had already dragged the person back.

Back at the back door of Fushou Building, Steward Liu was already waiting there, and when he saw her coming, he was excited, "Girl, you are finally here, there is an accident at Chef Wang's house, I can't help it, if you have any requirements, just mention it, if you can meet it, I will definitely do it for you." ”

Mu Xiang really thought about it, "You help me take care of my brother, the kitchen is too messy, I don't want him to go in, besides, after I finish cooking, can you let someone drive us back, otherwise we will be late to go home." ”

When Steward Liu first saw her open her mouth, he thought it was something big, so he quickly agreed.

Mu Xiang lowered her head and whispered a few words to Mu Lang, let him play in the backyard, be obedient, and don't run around. Mu Lang knew that the eldest sister was going to do something, and he also heard the fifty taels, knowing that it was a lot of money, he nodded vigorously, "I won't run around, I won't go anywhere!" ”

Steward Liu is old and likes Xiaowa, so he took Mu Lang with him, so he let him play in the room where the chefs rested, and asked him to get him some pastries to eat.

Mu Xiang went to the kitchen, thought about what she was going to cook, wrote down a list of the required materials, and handed it to a chef.

A table of banquets, and a temporary duck on the shelf, she alone can not be busy, and there is not enough time, so the dishes she chooses to cook are all freshly fried and cooked, and pay attention to innovation.

The first is boiled fish, which was her favorite dish in her previous life, with a spicy taste and a very strong taste. The method is actually very simple, fresh grass carp fillet, marinated with pepper, egg white cooking wine starch and salt for about 20 minutes, taking advantage of the time of marinating fish fillet, you can fry spices. The large kitchen of Fushoulou is full of materials, and they are all of the best materials, all of them are clean, she just needs to stretch out her hand.

In fact, the taste of boiled fish made by each chef is different, and the key lies in the preparation of the soup, which is also the most confidential link. The wood fragrance is peppercorns, fried dried red peppers, star anise, cinnamon, slow frying a cup of tea on low heat, and then the spices are fished out, leaving only the oil, adding soybean paste to stir-fry, the same should be fried to bring out the fragrance, and then add fresh old hen soup, after boiling, put the fish fillet slightly hot until the fish meat changes color.

Then there is the crispy duck, which is more difficult. Because of lack of time, she chose a lean duck, stomped it into large pieces, and smeared it with spices, so that the fragrance could penetrate quickly enough, she rubbed it for a long time. After half an hour, it is fried twice, until the duck skin is golden brown. In this process, the heat is very critical, the fire is easy to fry when the fire is large, and the fire is small, and the crispy texture cannot be fried.

The last main course is stewed lamb chops, as long as you choose the lamb, this dish is not difficult, and the most important thing is how to skillfully remove the smell of the mutton, while maintaining the deliciousness of the mutton itself.

In addition, she also made several cold dishes, such as cold seaweed shreds, spicy lotus root slices and so on.

According to her instructions, all the dishes, who cooks first, who serves first, instead of waiting until all the dishes are ready, then all at once, in that way, the dishes made in front of it, after a long time, the taste will also deteriorate, especially this crispy duck, after cooling, the crispy taste will also be greatly reduced.

After a while, the kitchen was full of people, watching the dishes come out of it, smelling the fragrant fragrance, they all couldn't help but swallow their saliva, and even Steward Liu couldn't help but come up to take a look. Unfortunately, there are only a few points per dish, which is much less than the normal portion size in their shop.

Mu Xiang naturally has her intentions in doing this. Just ask, no matter how delicious the dish is, if you eat it all at once, will you still think about it next time? Only by making the guests have an endless aftertaste, and regretting that they didn't eat enough, is the biggest magic stroke.

Tang Mo looked at the dishes served, the presentation was very good, and a few of them were decorated with petals, if he was not mistaken, this seemed to be the begonias he had just transported from the capital, a tree worth a thousand gold, and the flowers that bloomed were naturally worth a thousand gold, but he didn't expect to be used by her as a plating.

If Mu Xiang heard his heart at this moment, he would have to cry out for wrongdoing. She accidentally saw a potted flower under the corridor, and thought the flower was very beautiful, so she picked it, just a few, anyway, she felt nothing, except that Steward Liu twitched the corner of his mouth strangely at that time.

The last dish was put on the table, and Tang Mo looked at He Liansheng with smug eyes, "How, this girl's cooking skills are good, right?" To be honest, this is the first time I have tasted these dishes, and I can't imagine that she can make so many tricks! ”

Helian Sheng put down his chopsticks, Leng Jun's face softened a little, "It's really good, I haven't tasted these dishes anywhere else, I just don't know where she learned them." ”

Tang Mo understood what he meant, beckoned to Steward Liu, and asked him to call Mu Xiang over.

Steward Liu received the order to go out, and when she rushed to the kitchen, Mu Xiang was no longer there, and she asked the guy to find Mu Lang.

This search, and the trouble came again.

**

After burning the dish for an hour, Mu Xiang felt that his face was oily, and his body was full of the smell of oily smoke, so he wanted to wash his face. The guy in the back kitchen saw that she couldn't find a wooden basin, so he volunteered to help her get a basin of warm water.

Fushou Lou has special boiling water for guests, used to wash their faces and bathe, and it seems that some herbs are added to it, and after washing, it will feel cool.

The warm water brought by the guy was added with herbs, and the wood fragrance didn't care, after washing, I felt that my face was a little different, and I touched it casually, smooth and delicate.

Oops, her pimples!

At this time, there are more and more cooks in the back kitchen, and when lunch time comes, they naturally have to come over and get busy.

Mu Xiang looked at the reflection in the water, thought about it, or had to put on makeup, or the same sentence, not afraid of thieves stealing, afraid of thieves worrying. I happen to have a handkerchief in my sleeve, so I should be fine for a while, just hold on until I get home.

Carefully tied the handkerchief, she thought about finding Mu Lang, and then went to the front to find Steward Liu, and got the silver in her hand, so that she could go home.

But after looking around, I found that Mu Lang was not in the backyard. Mu Xiang was a little panicked, but he firmly believed that Mu Lang would not go far, and he might see something interesting. So, she looked for it in Fushou Building.

At this moment, there was a commotion in the front hall, and Mu Xiang ran over without thinking about it.

"Ahh My wine! ”

"What are you doing?"

Two voices came out at the same time, but not from the same person.

When Mu Xiang rushed into the hall, she only saw a person raising her hand to hit Mu Lang, she didn't care about anything, she questioned sharply, and then rushed up, pulled Mu Lang, protected him behind him, and then stared at the woman in front of her defensively, there were broken wine bottles on the ground, and a strong aroma of wine wafted throughout the restaurant.

Shao Qiushuang looked at the girl who stopped in front of her, covering her face, she couldn't see her appearance clearly, she snorted coldly, her beautiful face was full of mockery, "This little beggar broke my wine jug, why are you asking me to do it?" This is fairy dew brew, do you know how precious it is? Even if I sell you, I can't afford to lose, I beat him, that's cheapening him! No wonder Shao Qiushuang wanted to be angry, she was ordered by her father to bring Xianlu brew from home and give it to the two distinguished guests upstairs. Others don't know their identities, but she knows it clearly, and a great opportunity is in front of her, can she let it go?

Mu Xiang's face was as cold as ice, he pointed at her, and said word by word: "I only sue you once, first, my brother is not a beggar, and second, we will not compensate you for your wine, since it is what kind of fairy and what is dew, why didn't you hold it steady?" Or you are physically defective and can't even hold a wine jug steadily, I advise you to go to the doctor quickly, treat the illness as soon as possible, and don't come out to harm people if you have nothing to do! ”

"You! You! Shao Qiushuang's face turned red with anger, "You dare to say that about me?" DO YOU KNOW ......"

Mu Xiang interrupted her, "What do I know? Know that you are the eldest lady of the Shao family? Does it mean that you can insult others and trample on the dignity of others at will? Although my brother doesn't like to talk, but he is kind-hearted, more likable than you, the so-called lady, since you are here to throw a hug, I kindly remind you, keep groomed, men like birds and people, not tigresses with teeth and claws! Mu Xiang admired her quarreling skills a little, she quarreled a lot, and her mouth grinded faster. Otherwise, can you scold the eldest lady in front of her?

There were many guests sitting in the hall, watching the two little girls quarrel, and they were very interested in admiring it, but when they heard Mu Xiang's words like pouring beans, they were all stunned - the little girl was too good to speak.

When Steward Liu rushed over, he saw the two people in the confrontation. Shao Qiushuang He knew him, there was a lot of wine in Fushoulou, all of which were taken from the Shao family, looking at this situation, the two of them had a quarrel. He hurriedly interjected: "Two girls, don't argue, if you have anything to say, it's better to go to the back and say it, there are many people here......"

Shao Qiushuang understood, and snorted coldly: "Miss Ben doesn't have time to talk nonsense with you now, when the business is done, let's talk about it, you will pay for this wine!" She summoned the maidservant behind her, and it turned out that she still had a pot of wine in her hand. The two of them went upstairs one after the other.

Steward Liu said to Mu Xiang: "Girl, my young master wants to invite you to the private room." ”

"Oh? What are you asking me to do, is there something wrong with the food? Mu Xiang didn't want to go up, looking at the appearance of the woman just now, she must have gone to see Tang Mo, and she was dressed up, climbing the dragon and attaching the heart of the phoenix, and everyone knew it.

Steward Liu is really a little afraid of Mu Xiang's mouth now, "No, no, don't misunderstand, my young master won't be difficult for you, as for what's the matter, you better go up and ask yourself, when you come down, I will immediately prepare the silver, maybe, my young master wants to reward you with silver!" "Threats and temptations are worthy of being in charge.

The words are all here, Mu Xiang has to go if he doesn't go, just say two words, and he won't eat people! She comforted herself like this, but she didn't know why, thinking about entering that door, she was rarely nervous in the face of the people inside.

Steward Liu walked in front to show her the way, a little strange why she had to cover her face, and when the words came to her mouth, she didn't ask.

When they arrived at the door of the private room, there were two men in black standing outside the door, and after Mu Xiang stood at the door, the two looked her up and down before opening the door and letting them in.

Before the door opened, I heard a woman's delicate voice, who else could it be if it wasn't Shao Qiushuang! This voice was really different from the previous quarrel with Mu Xiang.

"Young Master, Miss Mu is here," Steward Liu waited for Mu Xiang to walk in, and also followed up to report.

Mu Xiang looked at the private room intently, how luxuriously the decoration was, needless to say, the key was the two people sitting inside. Tang Mo seemed to be a little different today, the noble aura on his body was undoubtedly displayed, if it weren't for the appearance of him standing by the stove at her house first, she would have no doubt that this person would be a relative of the emperor!

As for the other one, only a pair of cold iceberg eyes looked at her, and there seemed to be a surge of pressure in the air, which was so oppressive that it was breathless.

Mu Lang gently pulled her hand, "Eldest sister, I'm so uncomfortable!" He felt it, too, and felt a tightness in his chest, like a big stone.

Mu Xiang looked at the man who was putting pressure on her, his face was better than him, and he couldn't see where to go, and asked in a cold voice, "Do I have a grudge against you?" Did they rob your family of money, or did they burn down your house? After speaking, he didn't look at the man's stunned eyes, turned his head to look at Tang Mo, and his tone was slightly mocking, "Young Master Tang, I also made the meal, you asked me to come up, I also came, is there anything else?" If not, I'll have to rush home, I'm not like some people, I'm idle and have nothing to do! ”

A pun, the corners of Tang Mo's mouth twitched, did she say it so directly? It looked like it was filled with gunpowder, but it ...... He looked at Helian Sheng - this guy changed sex today? didn't throw her out, it's really a miracle in the world.

Shao Qiushuang was still annoyed that this stinky girl came in, and when she heard her disrespectful words, she was in a hurry to stand up, and wanted to scold her, but thinking that there were two big people around her, she immediately changed her tone, "This girl, you better hurry up and get out, this place is not suitable for you, your brother smashed my wine jug before, what about this matter, I can not pursue it, retreat quickly!" ”

Her gaze swept around Mu Xiang. The floor of the private room is covered with the best Western Regions carpets. Look at Mu Xiang's clothes again, the shoes are almost exposed, and they are still stained with mud, stepping on the carpet, it is simply a tyrannical thing.

Mu Xiang smiled, veiled, her smile only in her eyes.

Tang Mo looked at her eyes seriously for the first time, and only then did he realize that her eyes were so beautiful. Helian Sheng also rarely looked at Mu Xiang squarely, and I have to say that the momentum on this girl's body is many times higher than Shao Qiushuang. It has nothing to do with dressing, it has nothing to do with dressing, the momentum is from the inside out.

Mu Xiang smiled: "I'm ready to leave, but I have to ask the master behind you first, if he agrees, don't want to embarrass me anymore, I'll leave immediately, this kind of high-pressure place, let me stay, I won't do it, a room smells of stinking!" ”

"You dare to scold me?" Shao Qiushuang jumped three feet high, her voice rose suddenly, and she couldn't care about any reserve.

Mu Lang straightened his back, opened his arms, stopped in front of Mu Xiang, and glared at Shao Qiushuang, "You are not allowed to bully my sister, you are not a good person, you are a bad person!" ”

Where did Shao Qiushuang suffer such anger, since she was a child, no one in the family dared to say her loudly, but today is good, she was actually scolded by two dirt buns.

"I'm not a good person, you're still a fool!" She was so dizzy that she forgot where she was, and she couldn't hold back her words.

Mu Xiang's eyes were cold, she pulled Mu Lang away, and kicked her foot up.

Shao Qiushuang, this is a delicate eldest lady, she couldn't imagine that the girl in front of her dared to kick her, and she was defenseless, she was kicked on the ground, not to mention how ugly she looked.

"Miss," the maidservant was frightened, and rushed up to help her up.

Mu Xiang looked at it coldly, and suddenly said, "Have you heard of a sentence?" Some people, dead is like living, and some people, living is like dead, you belong to the latter category," and then turned his eyes to Tang Mo, "Are you okay, I'm leaving!" ”

Tang Mo was stunned, obviously he didn't expect her to change the topic so quickly, touched his nose, and said, "Uh, it's okay, it was supposed to ...... Originally, I wanted to ask about the recipe of these dishes, but now it seems that there is no need, so let's do it, this young master will reward you with another fifty taels of silver, which will be counted as a tip! ”

Mu Xiang looked at the silver ticket he took out on the table, but she didn't move.

Tang Mo became more and more confused about what was in her head, "You don't want it?" ”

Mu Xiang shook her head and winked playfully, "No, there is no need to reward money, raise the dowry for the banquet to one hundred taels, Steward Liu, go down and settle the account." "Don't be a fool, if she can earn a hundred taels, Ming'er will plan to build a house. But look at Tang Mo's arrogant look, reward? Hum!

Steward Liu was dragged away by Mu Xiang, leaving Tang Mo who was holding a silver ticket.

He laughed secretly, this girl is more shrewd than her, reward money and wages are the same as money, but they are two different concepts.

After Shao Qiushuang was pulled up by the maidservant, she didn't leave, but she didn't dare to say anything, at this time, seeing Tang Mo's weird face and Helian Sheng's stretched brows, she wondered, were these two people dizzy by that girl?

Tang Mo cleared his throat and looked at Shao Qiushuang, "Miss Shao, the wine you sent, Tang someone understands it, today's incident, Tang hopes that Miss Shao will only treat it as if it never happened, do you understand?" ”

Shao Qiushuang's face turned pale, and her head lowered, "Yes, the slave family knows," the voice was so small that it was almost inaudible.

"For people who don't have a strict mouth, there are many ways to shut her up, a small Shaojia winery, insignificant," Helian Sheng's tone was flat and slow, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing, but in Shao Qiushuang's ears, it was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and she almost didn't stand still.

The rumored god of war, the youngest general of the Southern Jin Kingdom, was despised by her, thinking of the Shao family's century-old foundation, Shao Qiushuang's careful thoughts of revenge had to be extinguished.

How about upstairs, Mu Xiang can't be controlled, she is holding a hundred taels of snowflake silver at this time, and she closes her mouth with a smile!

Steward Liu sent the two sisters and brothers out of the door, and watched her get on the horse and walk away. Finally breathed a sigh of relief, every time this girl saw her, she could do something new, and today she was even more desperate, she dared to fight, it seems that whoever she offends in the future can't offend this little girl. And judging from the young master's attitude towards her, it's not ordinary!

Holding the silver in her hand, Mu Xiang felt very down-to-earth, which was also a windfall, but if she wanted to build a house, she couldn't do it alone, and she didn't know how to build a house.

The little guy who drove her home, called Xiao Liuzi, a big boy, with a round face, is also very enthusiastic, and he chattered all the way, and his mouth never stopped.

Mu Xiang remembered what he wanted to buy, and when he passed by the shop, he told him to stop. Originally, she planned to buy only a small amount of rice, but now that she has money, she simply moved a big bag, that is, fifty catties, and bought a small stone mill, which is quite small and does not have to work hard to turn. Mu Lang took a fancy to it at a glance, and said that he would leave it to him to grind things in the future.

In addition, Mu Xiang also bought several large jars, a large vat, and a few wooden basins.

In ancient times, salt was bought and sold by officials, and ordinary people bought salt in a certain amount, and they could not buy too much at one time. Mu Xiang thought that he would have to pickle the sauerkraut soon, so he discussed with the shopkeeper that he wanted to buy more, so as not to have to go back to the town for a little salt.

But who knows, the boss is timid, and would rather not earn her money than sell her more salt. Later, Xiao Liu came forward and reported his home, and the guys from Fushou Lou often bought things from him, and the shopkeeper saw Xiao Liu, so he naturally recognized it, and hurriedly smiled and served the salt.

Mu Xiang got the salt, his eyes were a little disdainful, and he said that the dog was powerful, did she account for the light of Fushou Building today?

After buying the salt, Mu Xiang thought that since Xiao Liu was familiar with the town, she asked him to take her to find a carpenter shop, and she wanted to order a batch of wooden boxes. Xiaoliu was puzzled, but he still took her obediently.

The carpenter was a young man, and at first he blushed when he saw the masked wood incense!

When Mu Xiang said the intention, and also wrote the required size to him, as soon as he opened his mouth, he had to order ten, which was also a big deal.

Mu Xiang took out a penny of silver and handed it to the carpenter, "This is the deposit, after you do it, send it to Yuhe Village, do you recognize it?" My name is Mu Xiang, I live in the easternmost part of the village, you follow the main road, it is very recognizable! ”

"Cheng, no problem, girl, don't worry, it's not difficult for you to customize the box, I want ready-made materials here, it's quick to make, so let's do it, three days later, I'll send it to you, I recognize Yuhe Village, my daughter-in-law's relatives are in Yuhe Village, and I've been there in the first month of this year, I promise not to admit the wrong way," he agreed, and his mouth couldn't close when he smiled.

Mu Xiang smiled: "That's good, in a few days, my family may have to build a house, and I may have to ask you for help then, this business will have the first time and the second time, one time is raw and two times ripe, that's how it came about, you said yes?" When she said this, she actually wanted to remind him that he had to ensure the quality, otherwise there would be no next business.

The carpenter was also real, patting his chest and assuring that if there was a problem, even if he returned it, he would never say anything.

Out of the carpenter's shop, Xiao Liu whispered to Mu Xiang that this carpenter master has a good reputation in the town, and he is very real, and the things he makes are absolutely strong.

Mu Xiang smiled and climbed into the carriage, but her heart was like a mirror. Looking at people's eyes, the carpenter's eyes did not have the shrewd mercenary of a merchant, so she gave a penny of silver with confidence.

Before leaving the town, Mu Xiang bought another fifty catties of soybeans and fifty catties of mung beans, and looked at the sesame seeds that were good, so he also bought some. Ancient sugar was more expensive because it was cumbersome to extract. It's not even cheaper than grain, Mu Xiang gritted his teeth and weighed two catties of brown sugar.

Because he promised Mu Lang to make dumplings, Xiaoliu parked the carriage in front of the butcher shop, but unfortunately it was all in the afternoon, and the pork was sold in the morning. Mu Xiang picked up a few pieces and bargained with the boss. Sell it now, that's the processing price, can it be the same as in the morning?

In the end, it was sold to her at half price. Xiao Liu watched from the side for a long time, and admired the five-body throw.

By the time they left town, the carriage was packed.

On the way, Mu Lang was probably tired of running and fell asleep by the carriage.

When he returned home, it was already evening, Xiao Liu helped Mu Xiang unload things, Mu Xiang left him for dinner, Xiao Liu refused with a smile, he still had to go back and report to the steward!

It is true that he has to report, and when Xiao Liu rushed back to Fushou Building non-stop, he was immediately taken to the second floor by Steward Liu, this time it was not a private room, but a wing room, and the person who interrogated him was not Tang Mo, but He Liansheng.

When Tang Mo came in, Xiao Liu had almost finished speaking. He waved his hand to let Xiao Liu retreat, "Are you still suspicious of her?" I've told you a long time ago, she's just an ordinary country girl, at most she has a bad temper, a poisonous mouth, and she's very protective, that's all, if you really don't believe it, just go and see it yourself, save the grass and trees! ”

Helian Sheng glanced at him lightly, "Did I say I doubted her?" Since you're an ordinary country girl, why are you still in a hurry like this? ”

Tang Mo was anxious and was about to say something more. He Liansheng stood up, "Let's go and see at night!" With that, he turned and walked into the inner room.

What's the situation? Tang Mo was dumbfounded, he was just talking, he really planned to go to see a village girl?

It's messy, the world is really messy.

**

After Mu Xiang returned home, he quickly forgot all about what happened in the town. To make dumplings at night, she had to go to the vegetable garden to cut some leeks, turn around and stomp some pork, and the dumpling filling, and the remaining pork, salted and salted, will not be bad for a few days.

In the past few days, she will still take Mu Lang to the pond whenever she is free, fish and shrimp in the small ditch, clean them, salte them, and then dry them, but after they are dried, they have to be smoked, so that the small dried fish steamed out have no fishy smell at all, and they are the best to eat.

The matter of the noodles Caiyun was wrapped, and when she was reconciled, the two of them wrapped together, and when they were free, Mu Xiang asked Mu Lang to pick up some dry straw, and she wanted to smoke the fish.

In some places, fish and bacon are smoked, using peach or apricot wood, and the roots of these fruit trees will bring a fruity aroma to the smoked meat. She doesn't have that condition, but it's good to smoke straw.

Light a pile of straw, and when it is lit, cover it immediately to prevent the flames from coming out, otherwise no amount of straw will be enough to burn.

The flames were covered, and the smoke naturally came out. After the smoke, the surface of the fish will appear charred and smell good.

Mu Lang looked at Xinqi, squatted beside the eldest sister, watched her smoke the fish, and from time to time he followed her example, picked up the fish with chopsticks and put it on the straw.

After a while, they had already smoked half a blue small dried fish, Mu Xiang picked out some good ones, and handed them to Mu Lang, "Give this to Grandma Wang, go from behind, don't pass through the village, you know?" ”

Mu Lang nodded, picked up the basket and ran out.

Mu Xiang waited for him to run for a while, chased him out and looked, staring at him all the way in the direction of Wang Xi's house, and then turned back.

Caiyun came out of the kitchen, "Sister, the dough is kneaded, when are we going to roll the dough?" ”

"Here, I'll pack these up, and I'll come," when he got home and saw Caiyun, Mu Xiang remembered, as if he had promised to bring a gift to Caiyun, but as soon as there were many things, he forgot about it, so he could only wait for a seller to come to the village one day, and then buy it for Caiyun

With something on her mind, Mu Xiang washed her hands and went into the kitchen, and said to her: "Caiyun, the eldest sister gave you money, if you see the seller coming one day, you can buy it yourself, you can buy whatever you like, what's the matter?" ”

Caiyun was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "No need, I'll tell you what I want, you buy it for me, isn't it the same!" ”

Mu Xiang still took out twenty yuan from her pocket and gave it to her, thinking that Caiyun had grown up, and there were some things that she didn't have to hide from her. So Mu Xiang told Caiyun about the one hundred taels of silver he earned in Fushou Building today, and of course, he also ignored the things that quarreled with people and encountered porcelain.

She smiled: "You are all big girls, there should be money around you, after the New Year's Festival, the eldest sister will give you red envelopes, you keep to buy some of your favorites, as for the big money, we have to keep to build a house, now there are more than two months before the winter, now we have money, we have to hurry up to build the house, and when there are more houses, the three of us, one person and one room, so that we will have our own small place, do you say?" ”

Caiyun nodded vigorously, his pigtails dangling, "It's naturally good to be able to build a house, but how much does it cost to build a house, is our family's money enough?" I'm going to pick chrysanthemums tomorrow, and if I pick more, will I be able to sell them for more money? She also wants to help her eldest sister share some of the burden, she always sees her alone and worries, and she is also very anxious.

Mu Xiang smiled softly: "Naturally, it's enough, when I go back and ask Brother Wang Xi, ask him to help Zhang Luo, in fact, I don't understand." ”

While making dumplings, the two discussed building a house, and before they knew it, it was dark. Mu Lang also rushed back and watched a few hens go into the cage, and the brocade chicken was released, with ropes wrapped around its feet, and could only wander around the yard.

Caiyun didn't know how to make dumplings at first, and he hadn't eaten them before, so he couldn't make them. The first few times I looked at the wooden sachets, I learned after reading a few.

After wrapping it for a while, I saw that the bamboo flat was almost loaded, but there was still a lot of dough, Caiyun regretted it, "I seem to have mixed too much noodles, and there are so many noodles left, what should I do?" It's all wrapped, will it break if it's left until tomorrow? ”

Mu Xiang thought for a while, "Let's finish wrapping it up, I'll go back and send some to Jin Ju and Da Mei, oh, by the way, and Liu Erdan, he helped our family a lot, send some to him to eat, wait for Mu Lang to send it with me, Liu Erdan's house, I don't want to go." ”

Caiyun pouted, she didn't really want to give it to Liu Erdan, but since the eldest sister said so, she didn't object.

The dumplings are also particular, and if they are not fried well, it is easy to spoil the dumplings, so they are not delicious. Therefore, the work of taking the spatula is woody, and Caiyun is responsible for burning the fire.

The first pot of dumplings was just enough for the three of them to eat. After this pot was finished, Mu Xiang boiled another pot, put it in a bowl, and then carefully put it into a bamboo basket, covered it with a rag, and prepared to give it away.

Caiyun hesitated and said, "Sister, why don't I send it, you've been running for a day." ”

"No, you can boil the bath water at home later, and when I come back to wash my feet, I have to prepare that herb, the acne on my face is gone, and I have to get some more," Mu Xiang explained, and pulled Mu Lang into the night.

Just in autumn, there are frogs chirping all around, and in the bamboo forest in the distance, unknown birds chirping, although it is lively, but it is also very quiet.

Grandma Wang was flattered when she saw Mu Xiang coming to deliver things again, and thanked Mu Xiang again and again.

Mu Xiang took out the last big bowl from the basket, there were about 20 dumplings in it, she handed the big bowl to Grandma Wang, and said with a smile: "I bought a lot of meat today, and Caiyun kneaded a lot of dough, so I wrapped more, Grandma, you don't have to be polite to us, Brother Wang Xi is like our own brother, and you are like our mother, these are nothing." ”

Grandma Wang has lived a long time, how could she not hear the meaning of her words, and only said: "Hey, then what is the matter with you, just tell you Brother Wang Xi, you come in and sit, I will go and make room for you." ”

Wang Xi waited for his mother to come in with the bowl, and beckoned Mu Xiang and them to come in and sit, "There are mosquitoes outside, you better go into the yard and sit, my yard is smoked with wormwood, and there are fewer mosquitoes." ”

Mu Xiang shook her head, "I really don't need to, when Grandma brings the bowl, we will leave, and I will also send a bowl to Damei's family, Brother Wang Xi, I was about to tell you something, I want to build a house, I want to build a house before winter, you see what to do about this, how many people should be found, what materials need to be bought, I don't understand these, if you want to know, tell me, or I will give you this work bag, I will pay you, do you think this will be done?" ”

Wang Xi's mouth opened wide in surprise, "You want to build a house?" But...... But where did you get the money? ”

Mu Xiang lowered her gaze, she knew that Wang Xi would definitely ask, if she didn't tell him clearly, he would definitely misunderstand, so she said to him: "Today I helped Fushoulou make a table of banquets, today's guest is a rich man, as soon as he is happy, he will be rewarded with some silver, anyway, it is enough to build a house, if you can help me Zhang Luo, it is great, if you are busy, I can also find another person." To be honest, she trusts Wang Xi the most, and if she gives him the job, she doesn't have to worry about it anymore.

Wang Xi was stunned for a while, until Grandma Wang came out with the bowl and handed the bowl to Mu Xiang, and he digested what Mu Xiang said: "Then I will discuss with the long bolt tomorrow, Uncle Lin used to help you build a house, he knows a lot of people, how to build it, and he knows better than us, I will ask him when I go back." ”

Knowing that Da Mei's father was a bricklayer, Mu Xiang said: "I'm just going to his house now, so I'll ask myself!" Here we go. ”

Wang Xi stood at the door in a daze, watching her pull Mu Lang and walk towards Lin Changshuo's house.

Grandma Wang asked, "What's the matter, why build a house?" ”

"Mu Xiang is going to build a house," he turned his head to look at his own few thatched huts, even Mu Xiang had to build a house, but he didn't even have the ability to renovate.

Grandma Wang understood what he meant, and sighed: "Mu Xiang is becoming more and more capable, Xizi, let's forget it, another day Niang will go to the matchmaker and find a daughter-in-law for you, you are going to get married after all, you can wait, my mother can't wait, this matter is decided!" ”

Wang Xi was so calm in his frustration that he didn't hear Grandma Wang's words at all.

Mu Xiang took Mu Lang, and when he passed by Liu Erdan's house, he asked Mu Lang to quietly deliver dumplings, but fortunately, he didn't meet Liu this time, Liu Erdan was squatting at the door and drinking corn paste. Mu Lang poured the dumplings into his bowl, turned around and ran, without even giving him a chance to speak.

Liu Erdan looked at the suddenly extra white-flour dumplings in the bowl, was stunned, and when he looked up, he met Mu Xiang's smiling gaze.

He held back his words and wanted to say something, but the two of them had already turned around and left and entered Damei's house.

When Mu Xiang arrived at Da Mei's house, they were eating in the hall, Da Mei saw Mu Xiang coming in, and stood up to go to the kitchen to serve her rice, in fact, her family dinner was not rich, but Da Mei considered that her brother and her father had a discord with only thin food, so she made a few corn tortillas.

"We ate it and brought you dumplings, Damei, do you have vinegar at home? Pour some out, the dumplings are dipped in vinegar and eaten, then it is called a fragrant," Mu Xiang brought out the only two plates left in the basket, "This is for Jin Ju's family, I haven't been to her house much, you can help me send it over!" ”

Da Mei lifted the lid of the bowl, smelled the fragrance of dumplings, and her saliva was about to drip down, "Then you go and sit down first, I'll send it over, and I'll be back immediately." She grabbed the bowl and ran out as fast as she could.

Lin Fugui got up and beckoned Mu Xiang to come in and sit, Lin Changshui also ran to the back room and brought some peanuts out, "Mu Xiang, Mu Lang, eat peanuts, this is planted in my vegetable garden, just got up, and it hasn't dried yet." ”

The long bolt was too enthusiastic, and the bamboo flat containing the peanuts was stuffed into Mu Xiang's hands, and she had to take it if she didn't take it. Mu Xiang smiled embarrassedly and said, "Brother Changshu, Uncle Fugui, you don't have to be polite, eat the meal first, and we'll just come by ourselves." She grabbed a few peanuts, put them in Mu Lang's hand, and grabbed a few herself, and put Zhu Bian on the chair next to her.

She remembered that Damei's family didn't grow many peanuts, and half of the harvested peanuts had to be sold, and the remaining little was kept for the New Year.

Lin Fugui saw her put the bamboo flat down, walked over and brought it to her, and said with a smile: "Girl, don't be polite to Uncle Lin, Da Mei has made a lot of money from you these days, we don't know how to thank you, eat, eat, when you turn around, you can pack some and take it home." ”

"Oops, I'm tired of running," Da Mei came back in a hurry, almost jumped into the house, and saw her father stuffing peanuts into Mu Xiang's hands, and said with a smile: "Dad, you are like this, Mu Xiang should not be able to sit still, you should go and eat your meal, try the dumplings of Mu Xiangbao." ”

Mu Xiang smiled at Damei, that's it, it's good to be easy-going, it's too polite, who can stand it.

Lin Fugui scratched his head and sat back again, Lin Changzhuan had already poured some vinegar from the kitchen, and the two sat down to eat dumplings, praising the dumplings as they ate. The two of them ate and ate, but they had a tacit understanding, and put some dumplings into Damei's bowl.

Mu Xiang smiled, thinking about getting down to business, so he asked Lin Fugui seriously, "Uncle Lin, I heard that you used to work as a bricklayer, so if I want to cover the side of the wall of the west courtyard of my house, how much silver do you think?" How many people do it need and how long can it take? These are the issues that she is most concerned about.

When Lin Fugui and Lin Changzhuan heard that she was going to build a house, their reaction was the same as Wang Xi's, but Lin Fugui didn't ask her much where she got the money, and carefully calculated it for her.

"This, it depends on how you build it, it doesn't cost much money to build it with adobe, and it doesn't cost much labor, you want to build the entire west courtyard wall, right? If you cover it like this, it is not troublesome, if it does not rain and do not delay, the material is enough, you can cover it in more than ten days, you want to be fast is a matter of many people, this depends on whether you are willing to spend money, in short, the key is how you want to cover, fast cover has a fast cover method, slow cover also has the benefits of slow cover. ”

Mu Xiang listened carefully, and when he finished speaking, he thought for a while, and then said: "I want to build it quickly, and it is to build the entire west wall together. ”

She asked, Lin Fugui was silent, he picked up the cigarette pouch pole and knocked on the table.

Da Mei knew what his father meant, and shouted dissatisfiedly: "Dad, Mu Xiang is not the person with many eyes, just say what you have, and no one will complain about you, don't put on that look!" ”

Mu Xiang also understood, and hurriedly said: "Uncle Lin, I haven't built a house, and I don't know how much it costs to build a house, I just thought, knowing the approximate amount, I can go back and prepare the silver, and I am in a hurry when I can save it, right?" If I need a lot of money and I don't have enough money, then I'll wait a little longer, and when I have saved enough, I can build it again. ”

Lin Fugui took two puffs of cigarette before he told her the truth, "I can only calculate it for you according to last year's price, whether the price of green bricks has increased this year, I don't know, if it is according to last year's market, the area of the west wall of your house is built, how to build it, it will cost twenty taels, and even thirty taels is possible, anyway, it is in the middle of this, if it is not right, girl, don't go to your heart!" ”

Mu Xiang shook his head and estimated in his heart that it was really cheap.

On the way back, she asked Xiao Liu, saying that she was buying two houses with small courtyards in the town, at most fifty taels, so that when converted, it was almost the same, "Then Uncle Lin, I want to start building now, the silver is no problem, just go and buy those materials, I don't know much, and I don't know where to sell them, you see, this can't be done, I also told Brother Wang Xi, I will give you the work package to build the house, and I will pay the money, is this possible?" ”

Lin Fugui said: "Girl, you have to think about this, how can you rest assured that you will hand over the silver to others?" ”

Mu Xiang smiled, "What is this, this is called contractor, if there is a need, we can keep accounts, how much is the material, how much is the labor, bits and pieces, take an account book and write it down, and when the account is settled, there will be dependence, I will contract all the work to you to do, I will save myself trouble, and I can go to do other work, and there will be no delay on both sides." ”

Lin Changzhuan didn't squeak all the time, he felt that Mu Xiang believed in them, she was a girl, she really didn't understand anything, and it was normal to leave it to them, but later when he heard Mu Xiang's mentions, he suddenly felt that he could grab something, but when he thought about it carefully, he found that his head was empty, and he was anxious to wander around the house.

Da Mei listened to what Mu Xiang said, and saw him walking around the house, and hit him angrily, "Ouch, what are you doing blindly, listen to Mu Xiang finish speaking!" ”

Lin Chang didn't raise his head, just waved his hand, "I'm fine, you just talk about yours, let me think about it again, I always feel that there is something in this matter I don't remember, what is it?" ”

Mu Xiang looked at his tangled appearance and said with a smile: "Brother Changshu, if you want to do it, you can set up a contractor team, package materials, contract labor, and make the budget required to build a house, this kind of work can not make much money!" And in addition to building houses, there are also building houses and ancestral halls, as long as you make a reputation, isn't this money close to you? ”

Lin Changzhuan slapped his thigh, "Yes, I'll just say that something flashed in my mind just now, yes, yes, just like Mu Xiang said, Dad, we can set up a team of contractors, carpenters and bricklayers, it's good to know naturally, if you don't have it, go to them, if you have a job, you can find them, and if you don't have a job, go home." ”

Lin Fugui is much calmer than him, after all, he has lived for decades, he will not be like Lin Changshuo, as soon as something happens, he will be anxious to go to the house, after listening to Lin Changshuo's words, he really thought carefully, "It's not difficult to work, it's like this, it doesn't necessarily make money!" It's all from the villagers, so ...... I'm afraid it's not good! ”

Lin Changzhuan also wilted when he heard this, yes, they went to help people build houses, and they got all wages, not much, and some people built houses, all of which were borrowed money. But if they contract the project and package it according to the original price of the material, what else will they earn? It's better to do nothing and help people!

Da Mei patted the table and shouted: "I can't get used to seeing your face, why don't you want to think about it, even if we don't make that money, then we should build a house, don't we have to build it?" Let's go to Zhang Luo with great effort, and we don't have a loss to take this money, besides, let's not force people to find our contractors, we have to rely on their willingness! ”

Mu Xiang held the teacup that Da Mei had just brought to her, originally this matter had been talked about at the beginning, and she didn't want to talk about it further. Everything is difficult at the beginning, and it must be even more difficult to be the first contractor. Lin Fugui and they are all honest farmers, let him be poked in the back, then it is better to kill him!

But if this step is taken, will they have a better life in the future?

Thinking of this, she put down the teacup and said to them: "Uncle Lin, Brother Changshu, if what I said is not right, don't go to your heart, in fact, if this work is really done, it must be profitable, such as this material, you can find a few more, tell them, you are a contractor team, and you will have to build a lot of houses in the future, and you will have more batches, let them give you a minimum price, I think if they really want to do business, this is not a difficult thing, in addition, you do need to increase the quotation, like, Buying seeds to grow vegetables, waiting for your hard work is watering, watering, and fertilizing, raising the seeds into vegetables, and then selling, is it several times more than the price of seeds? The principle is the same, the key depends on how you understand, the project is actually the same as farming, don't you also pay the same labor and effort? ”

After her explanation, Lin Fugui felt much more comfortable, and Lin Changshuo's self-confidence also returned, "Mu Xiang is right, I think this job can be done, Dad, I don't want to farm for a lifetime, let's try to work for two years, if it's not good, or if you don't make money, then don't do it, and no one will force us, Damei, what do you say?" ”

"Huh? I? Da Mei has also been thinking about her own thoughts, and when she heard her brother naming her, she immediately made a decision, "Capable of doing it, we have a family of three people, all of us can work, plus Wang Xi, in my opinion, you have to take the big head with Brother Wang Xi to take the big head in this matter, Dad, you are responsible for making ideas, I can still cook for you, let's hire someone to work, we have to take care of the food, don't you?" ”

Lin Changzhuan saw that his sister's analysis was the head, and he couldn't sit still at the moment, and he was in a hurry to discuss with Wang Xi. was stopped by Lin Fugui, he was angry and funny, "Mu Xiang is still here, can't you wait for Mu Xiang to finish everything before going?" Wang Xi is at home, and he can't run! ”

"Huh!" Wang Xi scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly.

Mu Xiang couldn't help but laugh too, "Uncle Lin, Brother Changshu, do you think this will be done?" Just use my home as a pilot, in terms of materials, you go to buy, account, you have to do two, oh, it's not that I want to check the accounts, I'm thinking, according to the contractor and not contractor, different ways to buy materials, for example, if I buy this material, how much is it, you are familiar with this aspect, you go to buy, it must be cheaper than me to buy, maybe you can talk about long-term cooperation, you can be cheaper, in addition to carpenters and other workers, you can also talk to them about long-term wages, as long as there is work, you go to him, in this case, You can give them cheaper wages, these are two prices, and when the house is finished, we will know how much money we can make as soon as we calculate it, but you can rest assured, I will not give you less money. ”

Lin Changzhuan smiled: "Mu Xiang, you also underestimate your brother Changshu, if this contractor's work is really capable, you have shown us a clear way, and said that those who don't have money are doing what?" If you can really make money, my brother only charges you money for materials, and you don't want anything else! ”

Mu Xiang shook his head, "This is not good, let's return one yard to one yard, if this thing is done, you can invite me to dinner, just send me a few chickens, then it's nothing, but the salary that should be given, I will not lose a penny, this is called a brother to settle accounts!" ”

Her words made a room full of people laugh. After sitting for a while, she pulled Mu Lang to get up and say goodbye. Lin Changzhuan was also anxious to find Wang Xi, so he gave them a ride by the way.

There was only one road to Mu Xiang's house, and Chang Bolt stood in the middle of the road, watching their sister and brother walk all the way outside Li Dashan's mansion, watching them turn around the corner, and then turned around and went to Wang Xi's house.

The sky is starry tonight, and tomorrow must be a sunny day.

In the autumn night, it was already a little cool, Mu Xiang thought of buying new clothes for her younger brothers and sisters, and she still had a lot of things to do.

"Is it cold?" She took Mu Lang in her arms, and was about to walk to the gate a few steps away.

Mu Lang shook his head and did not make a sound.

Suddenly, Mu Xiang's footsteps stopped, staring at the wooden door in front of him, his body tense.

Mu Lang didn't notice that something was wrong with her, and reached out to push the door, "Second sister, we're back!" ”

Caiyun had been waiting for the two of them, and when he heard Mu Lang's voice, he opened the window and looked towards the gate, "Why did you just come back, it's dark!" ”

"I talked to Uncle Lin for a while, and then I came back late," Mu Xiang blinked, "You guys wash and go into the house first, I seem to have seen two wild dogs running away in our field just now, I'll take a look, and I'll be back soon." ”

A certain two people hidden in the dark, their handsome faces are as black as ink, and they actually compare them to wild dogs, she did it on purpose, right?

Caiyun shouted, "Eldest sister, do you want me to go with you?" ”

"No, I'll go back as soon as I go, it's too dark outside, don't come out, I won't go far," Mu Xiang waited for Mu Lang to enter the house, retreated, and closed the courtyard door.

Under the moonlight, the two men came out of the darkness, and although the night was dark, it could not hide their innate dignity.

Mu Xiang walked a few steps closer to them, in order not to let Caiyun and them hear, and when the two of them were about to approach, she stopped moving, put her hands around her chest, and snorted coldly, "As the saying goes, the moon is dark and the wind is black, and the wind is high and the sky is on fire. ”

At night, Mu Xiang's figure was extremely slender, at this time, she was not wearing a veil, and her face was still full of acne, but because it was too dark, she couldn't see the acne on her face clearly, and she could only see the beautiful outline. When she came back in the afternoon, she washed her hair, her long hair was not dry, and when she went out, she simply pulled her hair, and most of her hair hung down behind her, blown by the night wind, and spread out like silk satin, and there was a faint fragrance.

Tang Mo's eyebrows furrowed, and he suddenly hated her for dressing up like this, as if she was still wearing too little, yes, yes, she had to add more clothes.

On the other side, Helian Sheng also frowned, because the position he was standing in was just at the downwind outlet, in addition to the fragrance of the woody hair, there was also the elegant fragrance of the woman, which filled his breath together, making him have a moment of trance.

Mu Xiang was still waiting for their reply, and when she pushed the door just now, she suddenly noticed that someone was there, and she was quite nervous at the time, but when she closed the door and walked over, she was relieved when she saw the figures of the two people clearly. But what is the situation now, these two can only stand, are they dumb?

"Hey, did you come to my door at night just to blow the wind? Without talking again, I'll go back to sleep! ”

Tang Mo was stunned by her yelling, blinked vigorously, and hurriedly stopped her with a smile, "Mu Xiang, don't be angry, we just came over to take a look, there is no malice!" ”

Mu Xiang raised her eyebrows and glanced at the two of them, and finally her gaze stopped on Helian Sheng's face and met his gaze. Although it was in the dark, Helian Sheng's eyes were bright, like a lamp. When she looked at her, he also met her gaze, and at this moment, something seemed to explode in the hearts of the two of them.

Mu Xiang also felt it, hurriedly retracted his gaze, and snorted heavily, "What is not malice, two big men, standing at the door of my house so late, it is strange that there is no malice, I warn you, if you don't leave, I will go and beat the gong and drum and call the whole village!" ”

Tang Mo knew that she was a person who dared to speak and dare to do, besides, if she really beat the gongs and drums, the villagers would definitely be like flower thieves, and then they would definitely shout and shout to shake the sky, although they were not afraid, but they could be chased by a group of villagers, and they were not good-looking, so he smiled at Mu Xiang and said: "Mu Xiang, we really just came to take a look, if you don't believe it, we will leave immediately, what about you, don't run around at night in the future, it's not safe to go out like this." ”

Mu Xiang glanced at him inexplicably, and was about to open his mouth to say something. Just listen to the person beside him whispered something to Tang Mo. Tang Mo was shocked at first, then shook his head, and then, after receiving the man's warning glare, he turned around helplessly and left, but the man didn't move.

The alarm bell in Mu Xiang's heart began to ring again. What did this person want to do, take Tang Mo away, but he didn't go, something was wrong, there was an attempt.

Just when Tang Mo's figure was about to disappear, Mu Xiang suddenly turned around, and his raised foot was grabbed by someone before he could fall.

She regretted it a little, this person's martial arts are very high, her little action is definitely not his opponent, only surprise. One second, she was about to run away, and the next, she had turned around and slashed diagonally at the man's neck with her hand, and at the same time, raised her leg and kicked between the man's legs.

Throughout the ages, against men, this trick is definitely a hundred tried-and-true. The weakest part of a man is also the best part of a woman.

Helian Sheng has countless enemies, killed countless people, fought countless battles, and no matter how many there are, he didn't expect that this country girl in front of him would dare to kick the lifeblood of his family. was stunned for a moment, and he shrunk his legs slowly, "Hiss! "There was a pain between the legs, but unfortunately the pain was not severe.

Mu Xiang's hand knife didn't hit, and his hand was already grabbed by him, but when he heard his muffled hum, he was happy in his heart, ready to flee at any time. But who knew that the man's body did not move, and he grabbed her feet as he could.

"You, you let go!" Oh, my God! She stood on one leg, one hand still held by him, and the remaining hand and one leg had to be left to stabilize her body. Between the lightning and flint, the only hand was caught by him before he could resist.

Helian Sheng lowered his eyes, looked at the woman struggling in his arms, and said in a low voice: "You know martial arts!" "It's not a question, it's an affirmation. But she only has moves, and she has no internal strength at all.

When he spoke, he leaned too close, and in order to prevent Muxiang from kicking some places that he couldn't kick again, he held her in his arms. Mu Xiang is petite, and being tied by him is equivalent to nesting in his arms.

Suddenly, Mu Xiang didn't dare to move, and he didn't even hear what he asked. The mellow breath of a man, she smelled it so close for the first time. Unexpectedly good smell, the panic of the previous moment, this will somehow, inexplicably relaxed.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Helian Sheng leaned closer again, and was about to put his head against his head, "You haven't sued me yet, who taught you martial arts?" If you don't make it clear, what can you do? Although he said threatening words, only he knew best, and there was not much left of his composure at the moment. Originally, when Tang Moti came to her house to take a look, he was half defensive and half curious. But now, none of that matters.

The little flame in Mu Xiang's heart was provoked by him again, grinded his teeth, and said hatefully: "You two, there is really something wrong, I practice a few martial arts to defend yourself, what's in the way of you?" I warn you, if you don't let it go, don't blame me for being rude! ”

Close, Helian Sheng could see her angry red face, and her beautiful eyes were glaring at him viciously, but ...... It seems that the power is less, and there is no fierce taste.

Because of the proximity, Mu Xiang felt the smile that vibrated in the chest of the person behind him. At the same time, I suddenly remembered that she was now being held by this person, and the two of them were not wearing much clothes, no wonder she suddenly felt hot, like this...... Such......

Helian Sheng saw that her eyes were dodging, and he was in a good mood, if it was during the day, the smile on his face would definitely fascinate a large area, but unfortunately, at night, the only person who could see it was Mu Xiang, but she hated to break his smiling face.

She was so anxious that she saw him staring at her, gritting her teeth and stomping her feet!

This time I really stomped my foot, hitting someone's instep, and the stomp was not light!

"Shhh

Under the pain, Helian Sheng shrank his feet and retreated. Mu Xiang saw the opportunity to turn around, pushed him again, and quickly took a few steps back. If you are far away from him, there should be no danger.

But ...... "Oops, you've stepped on my dish!" ”

Mu Xiang jumped away, and hurriedly jumped back, and in a hurry, he pushed Helian Sheng again, pushing people away from her vegetable patch.

It turned out that Helian Sheng had just retreated to the carrot seedlings she planted, these were Muxiang's hard work, could she not feel distressed?

Her scream was a bit loud, Tang Mo hadn't gone far, and when he heard her call, he hurriedly ran over, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" ”

Helian Sheng came back to his senses from a series of retreats, and his heart was furious. Let's ask, in this world, how many people dare to push him? But today he was actually pushed twice in a row by a country girl, can he not be angry?

Mu Xiang didn't bother to pay attention to them, squatted down, and carefully examined her carrot seedlings by the moonlight, the more she looked, the more angry she became, and the more she looked at it, the darker her face became. What is this man doing with such big feet? How many carrots she has to harvest when she spends such a big piece!

Tang Mo looked at Mu Xiang and ignored him, and saw the black line on Helian Sheng's face, a little confused, and said casually, "Aren't there just a few vegetable seedlings?" ”

Mu Xiang was angry, slowly stood up, slowly turned to look at him, his face was gloomy and dripping water, "It's so easy to say, dare to love that you don't have to rely on a few vegetable seedlings to live, your status is noble, you are high, you don't eat the fireworks of the world," she turned to Tang Mo, "I thought you were different from other businessmen, I was wrong, a raccoon dog!" ”

After speaking, he didn't look at the two, went straight around them and went home, and slammed the door in front of the two.

"What's wrong with her?" Tang Mo was scolded inexplicably, there are really just a few vegetable seedlings! If she is really distressed, it would be good to pay her money! As for being so angry?

Helian Sheng didn't speak, his black eyes glanced at Tang Mo, and suddenly said: "Tomorrow you go to compensate her for the silver, it was you who brought it, and this silver should be your compensation, a few vegetable seedlings, ten taels of silver, you don't lose, she doesn't lose either, since you are a businessman, you should settle the account." ”

Tang Mo nodded, "Well, that's it, wouldn't it be good to pay her the silver, yes, let Xiaoliu come over tomorrow to send the silver, this ...... I, I don't want to owe a village girl money for food. ”

A faint smile crossed the corner of Helian Sheng's mouth, and he walked out of the village first.

Tang Mo's eyes were good, this smile naturally did not escape his eyes, and his jaw was about to fall in shock, and at the same time, he felt that something was wrong, this person was obviously a treacherous smile, but ...... Where did he say something wrong?

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