Ningxia Qing didn't even enter the gate of Huacaiyuan, so Dong Zizhen hurriedly greeted him and said, "The master, it's almost noon, and the old man has been urging it." ”

Ningxia Qing looked up at the sun, although the sun was not yet shining in the south, but the sand beside the road had already shown a timid light, and the plants and trees killed in autumn seemed to be unable to withstand such suffering, and slowly drooped their leaves.

When she woke up in the morning, she felt that it was cold, but now she felt like the ground was on fire. Some gray gas, which looks like clouds and non-clouds, and seems to be foggy and not foggy, floats low in the air, which is simply breathless.

She couldn't bear this day, and she couldn't help squinting her eyes. It was as if the vicious sky had boiled her cold for a while, and then she had been roasted on a fire.

When she walked into Huacaiyuan, Dong Zizhen was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly followed her footsteps behind. When she first walked into Huacai Garden, when she turned around, she saw that Ah Zheng, who had just gone out with her, was gone.

"Where's Ah Zheng?" She asked.

Dong Zizhen was stunned for a moment, glanced at the door, and didn't see Ah Zheng, so he said casually: "I probably went to stop the carriage." However, Dong Zizhen forgot that it was the patriarch who sent a carriage to pick up Ning Xia Qing, and it was not Ah Zheng who drove the Ning family's carriage over.

Dong Zizhen didn't have time to think about this, so he urged repeatedly: "Master, have you figured out whether to agree to the eldest master's request or not?" ”

Ning Xia Qing looked at Dong Zizhen, and saw that Dong Zizhen did not have the slightest look of joy on his face.

Dong Zizhen is the shopkeeper of Hua Cai Yuan, everything is in the interests of Hua Cai Yuan, the interests of Hua Cai Yuan are directly related to Dong Zizhen's purse, for Dong Zizhen, in front of the interests of Hua Cai Yuan, everything else is not enough to worry about. Dong Zizhen has always thought like this, and he has always done so.

Today, the eldest lord promised to return the mulberry garden in advance, as long as he got the mulberry garden, Hua Caiyuan can not only reap an extra profit from operating the mulberry garden, but also solve the difficulty of raw materials on the second master's side, and there is no need to pay the eldest lord the 50,000 taels of silver.

It stands to reason that Dong Zizhen should try his best to facilitate Ning Xia Qing and Master Ning to reach a deal. But at this moment, Dong Zizhen did not have the slightest look of joy on his face, as if he was just routinely asking Ning Ningqing's opinion, and he himself actually did not want to see this deal concluded.

Ning Xia Qing understood that Dong Zi really figured out the trick, Dong Zizhen already knew that if Ning Xia Qing agreed to Master Ning's conditions, Ah Zheng would be in danger.

Ningxia Qing didn't speak for a long time, Dong Zizhen was silent on the side for a while, and suddenly thought of something, patted his head and said: "Look at my memory, there is something I forgot to tell the master." ”

Dong Zizhen said: "When the eldest master's housekeeper came just now, I took advantage of Uncle Gu Feng's reception to chat with the coachman of the eldest master's house, and heard a strange thing from the coachman's mouth. Dong Zizhen whispered to Ning Ningqing: "I heard that Steward Tan under the third master is missing. ”

Ning Ningqing couldn't help but be stunned, a little incredulous: "Tan Wenshi...... Missing? ”

"yes." Dong Zizhen said: "I also thought it was strange, so I inquired a little, but I didn't hear anything else, I only heard that since Steward Tan disappeared, the business on the third master's side has been chaotic." Most of the properties under the third master's hands are watched by Steward Tan, and now that Steward Tan is missing, it is strange that the third master's side is not chaotic. ”

Ning Xia Qing couldn't help frowning, and his expression gradually became abnormal.

Tan Wenshi...... Missing? Tan Wenshi disappeared at this moment, this is too coincidental...... Could there be some conspiracy in there?

Ning Ningqing stood in place, and the whole person suddenly looked like a bronze statue that had been in the broken temple for a long time, and at that moment, it even seemed that there were cobwebs covering her forehead and sideburns.

Those late night staring at the bed curtain in a daze, those familiar courtyard street corners, those scenes and scenery that we were accustomed to, separated by overlapping and conflicting times, suddenly broke through the cobwebs woven by the dust and stories.

Dong Zizhen also stayed for a long time, and shouted in a low voice: "Boss, boss?" ”

Ning Xia Qing reacted, but it seemed to be taken aback by Dong Zizhen, in fact, Dong Zizhen's voice had been very soft, but Ning Xia Qing's reaction still made Dong Zizhen's face appear with a brief look of guilt.

Dong Zizhen paused for a moment, and said more quietly: "Boss, let's not think about Steward Tan first, let's deal with the eldest master first, the housekeeper has been waiting in the living room for the master's reply." ”

Ning Ningqing nodded silently, and then walked towards the waiting room with firm steps, such a firm step stunned Dong Zizhen.

Dong Zizhen stood in front of the counter of Hua Cai Yuan, when a guest came, Dong Zizhen greeted him with a smile, and when there was no guest gap, Dong Zizhen was full of sorrow.

After a while, Master Ning's butler walked into the counter from the back door, nodded to Dong Zizhen, and then walked through the shop and went out from the main entrance of Huacaiyuan.

Dong Zizhen was stunned, what is the situation? The housekeeper actually nodded to Dong Zizhen, it seems that he got what he wanted, so he was in such a good mood, but since the deal over there has been reached, shouldn't the owner go to the government to testify immediately according to the requirements of the eldest master?

Dong Zizhen looked along the back door, only to see the shadow wall, the front of the shadow wall was empty, and Ning Xia Qing didn't seem to have any intention of going out at all.

At this moment, Cuiyu walked around from behind the shadow wall, and was looking at Dong Zizhen's eyes in the backyard, and Cuiyu hurriedly stepped forward and sneered: "What are you looking at?" The backyard is full of the girl's family, and you can see it? ”

"What do you want?! I'm not that kind of person! I just want to know where the owner is. Dong Zizhen immediately clarified, and then hurriedly whispered to Cuiyu: "What about the owner?" Is it the head of the house who wants to go out? ”

Cuiyu was stunned for a moment, and replied without hesitation: "No, what are you going to do when you go out." The girl went to the old lady's house, and was having lunch. ”

Dong Zizhen was stunned for a moment, and didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in Ningxia Qing's gourd, so Cuiyu said: "By the way, as soon as I talked to you, I forgot about the business." The girl asked me to tell you that you and Uncle Gu Feng can go home now, and remember to close the door of the shop when you leave. ”

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the shop naturally wants to give the guys a holiday, Ningxia Qing has long said that Dong Zizhen and Uncle Gu Feng will leave at noon, but they didn't specify when they can leave.

Dong Zizhen scratched his head, scratched his ears and cheeks, but knew that he would not be able to see Ningxia Qing today, and the questions he wanted to ask were destined to be unanswered.

After Cuiyu finished speaking, she said to Dong Zizhen, "Have a good time with the Mid-Autumn Festival", and then ran back to the backyard. Dong Zizhen scratched his head, sighed, went to the warehouse to explain to Gu Feng, and then began to sort out the account books on the counter, preparing to leave.

However, just before Dong Zizhen left, Ah Zheng came in through the front door.

Dong Zizhen was stunned for a moment, immediately greeted him, and said solemnly: "Where have you been?" How did you come back? The boss just asked you. ”

"Just to meet someone you know." Ah Zheng replied calmly, but said vaguely, and asked Dong Zizhen: "Is it time for you to go home?" ”

Dong Zizhen nodded, and Ah Zheng asked again: "What about Uncle Gu Feng?" Already gone? ”

Dong Zizhen nodded again, and Ah Zheng proposed four boxes of moon cakes, gave the moon cakes to Dong Zizhen, and said: "The head of the family never leaves us behind on every festival, but she is busy today, so she forgot about it." There are four boxes of moon cakes, you just buy them as if they were the masters, keep two boxes for yourself, and send the remaining two boxes to Uncle Gu Feng when you go home. ”

Dong Zizhen was just about to speak, but Ah Zheng said again: "By the way, there are still two catties of preserved fruits, which I bought for Uncle Dong and Aunt Dong, and you can take them back." ”

Dong Zizhen carried four boxes of moon cakes in his left hand and a preserved fruit stuffed by Ah Zheng in his right hand, and couldn't speak for a long time, so he asked in surprise: "Forget about the moon cakes, why did you give me preserved fruits?" ”

Ah Zheng only said that it was because of the festival.

Dong Zizhen pursed his lips and said, "You can't celebrate the festival with them, why don't you go back to my house with me, let's have a drink." ”

Ah Zheng smiled and said, "Another day, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is important for you to go home to accompany Uncle Dong and Aunt Dong." ”

Dong Zizhen insisted: "Just because it's the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can't stay alone in your buddy's room, anyway, you can't celebrate the festival with them, it's better to come to my house for the holiday." Didn't you just come here during the Chinese New Year, what else is there to be embarrassed about? ”

Ah Zheng waved his hand indifferently and said: "I'm not from the Central Plains, I don't pay attention to the Mid-Autumn Festival, you don't have to worry about me." Go home, I'll take care of the storeroom. ”

The corners of Dong Zizhen's mouth moved slightly, nodded, and thanked Ah Zheng with the preserved fruit, just took a step, but finally stopped.

Dong Zizhen was embarrassed and asked, "Do you know how the head of the house is decided?" You...... Alas...... Actually, I heard it all, Master Gu asked you to leave here to avoid the limelight. ”

Ah Zheng paused for a moment and replied to Dong Zizhen: "I don't know." Immediately, Ah Zheng pushed Dong Zizhen outside the store, and then closed the door of Huacaiyuan from the inside.

Ah Zheng stayed in the storeroom for a while, and after all the ingredients were settled, he went to the kitchen to have a lunch left for him. Not long after Ah Zheng left the kitchen, Ning Xia Qing entered the kitchen.

At this time, it was past noon, and I had just finished lunch at the old lady's side, and the old lady, Cao's family, and Zi'er, who was on vacation, were all taking a nap now, but Ningxia Qing couldn't even lie down, and wandered around the house like a headless fly for a long time, and then came to the kitchen.

Cuiyu followed behind, and when she saw Ning Ningqing walking into the kitchen, she couldn't help but whisper: "Is the girl hungry?" The girl hadn't eaten anything at noon, and was definitely hungry now. Whatever the girl wants to eat, I'll make it for the girl, and the girl will go back to the room and wait. ”

"Me?" Ning Ningqing clarified, as if he was aware of it: "I'm not hungry. ”

Cuiyu couldn't help frowning in confusion, and Ningxia Qing had already walked into the kitchen, and Cuiyu followed behind for a while, and then realized that Ningxia Qing was going to make salted buffalo beef.

Cuiyu understood and whispered, "Is the girl going to make salted buffalo beef for Ah Zheng?" ”

"Huh?" Ning Ningqing was stunned for a moment, then looked at the things in his hand, as if he had just realized that he was actually making salted buffalo beef, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then he looked at the food in his hand intently as if he was possessed by something, as if he could not think about those annoying mundane things.

When the salted buffalo beef was ready, Ning Ningqing looked at the food box packed by Cuiyu and didn't know whether to send it over.

She thought it would be difficult to speak, but when she did, it became very simple: "You, you should know everything, right?" After all, Master Gu had already made it very clear. ”

"I'm really tired today, and my heart was almost scared out of the water yesterday, and I haven't slept all night. Early this morning, I had to deal with the eldest master, and I was called by the patriarch, and the patriarch told me a secret about my grandfather. I'm a little tired...... "She sighed and grumbled.

She suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly, "I—I'm probably not as strong as I thought. ”

At this moment, a pair of chopsticks carrying salted buffalo beef reached out to her.

Ah Zheng smiled and said, "Don't think so, everyone is tired, and you are already much better than others." ”

Ah Zheng's movements were like he wanted to feed her beef, and the chopsticks in his hand were still the ones he had just used.

Ning Ningqing smiled bitterly and complained helplessly: "I really have no appetite, to be honest, I didn't eat anything at noon, I feel ...... I feel like it's very congest......ed here," Ning Xia Qing said as he stroked his stomach.

Ah Zheng nodded, and then happily stuffed the beef on the chopsticks into his mouth.

Ning Ningqing smiled and frowned, and suddenly said, "This is a fork, I forgot what I was going to say at the beginning." ”

She continued: "You don't have to worry, although Master Gu said that the top must find a scapegoat, and that scapegoat is likely to be you." But...... However, Master Gu is very well-connected, and the people behind him are more powerful than the Gu family, so I think he let you go just in case, even if you don't leave, he will definitely have a way to keep us. ”

She remembered that after she was reborn, her impression of Ah Zheng at that time was indeed not good, but it was not bad, but she didn't pay much attention to it. Moreover, when she asked Ah Zheng to help her do things at the beginning, Ah Zheng even refused, although she finally helped, but she also took a lot of effort to persuade Ah Zheng at that time.

She said lightly: "Anyway, I have made up my mind, I have already rejected the eldest master, and I will not come forward to testify for Ning Zhiheng." I think that since I don't admit that I was next to Lake Wanhe at the time of the crime, even if the people above tried to scapegoat you, they wouldn't have a good reason. ”

Before she was reborn, she had helped Tan Wenshi run a business for ten years, and she didn't dare to say that she was not bad at seeing people, but she definitely had an eye. She could see that Ah Zheng was different from ordinary people, but as for the specific difference, she only found that Ah Zheng loved food differently than ordinary people.

And her cooking skills happen to be not bad, after all, she has been a wife for ten years, and her cooking skills will naturally not be bad. So she often cooks food for Ah Zheng, in fact, it is not without the intention of borrowing food to envelop Ah Zheng, but seeing Ah Zheng eat deliciously, she is also happy in her heart, after all, any chef hopes that others can like their craft.

She pretended to be relaxed and said, "Although they are in high positions, they have to be reasonable in everything, right?" If they really force you to commit crimes without evidence and testimony, I will go and ask Lord Gu to help you clear your name, but it really can't be done, I can still go and sue the royal court. ”

Speaking of the rise, she even waved her arms and said heroically: "Isn't there often a story of suing the emperor in the play." ”

Ah Zheng nodded, looked at her with a smile, and responded again and again, and just as she said these words, the beef was swept away.

Ah Zheng suddenly asked: "You still have two years of filial piety, right?" ”

She was stunned for a moment, and she didn't understand why Ah Zheng suddenly asked this, but after thinking about it, she instantly understood something, but she didn't know if what Ah Zheng was going to say was the answer she wanted, so she just nodded and waited for Ah Zheng to continue.