She stumbled but said firmly, "That...... Even if it's for the sake of looking good, you should add a few more decent clothes. ”

Ah Zheng grinned: "I'm not a girl's family, what do you want so many clothes for?" I really don't care about that. ”

She couldn't help but think of Tan Wenshi, on the contrary to Ah Zheng, Tan Wenshi cares about this kind of thing very much, and the material of the winter coat is not high-end brocade and kudzu silk.

Tan Wenshi said that the material on the body is another face of a person, and everyone should wear clothes that are in line with their power and status, so that even if people don't know each other's faces, they will know what kind of face to put on when they look at each other's clothes, so as not to add unnecessary twists and turns and misunderstandings.

In addition, although Tan Wenshi also burns incense, he does not really believe in Buddhism, and even the name of the Bodhisattva in the temple is not complete, but he always wears the Buddha beads on his wrist from the Buddhist temple that the dignitaries in the capital love to go to.

However, Tan Wenshi's doorways are not applicable to Ah Zheng, and Ah Zheng is almost the opposite of Tan Wenshi.

She knew that even if she cut new clothes for Ah Zheng, Ah Zheng would not appreciate it, so she had to say helplessly: "Then you will send this dress to Mama Liu at the corner of the street to wash, Mama Liu always helps people wash clothes, maybe she will know better how to wash off the ink on the clothes." ”

Then, she turned her head and took out two small ingots of silver from her purse, handed them to Ah Zheng, and said, "I said when I asked you to help me do things before, I would give you another amount of silver, but I haven't cashed it out for so long, and now I give you a piece, which is considered to be a repayment I owe you." ”

Ah Zheng took the silver and looked at it, seemed to frown slightly, and then looked at Ning Ningqing's expression that obviously wanted him to accept it, so he raised his eyebrows and said "thank you" obediently, and then stuffed the two ingots of silver into his belt casually.

Ningxia Qing knew that Ah Zheng was not interested in this silver, but simply didn't want to disobey her, and there were too few people in the world who were not interested in silver. However, she has never understood Ah Zheng, let alone Ah Zheng's preferences, in addition to knowing that eating is a big life for Ah Zheng, she doesn't know what else can make Ah Zheng interested.

She remembered that in her previous life, after Ning Yongda died, Ah Zheng helped her take care of a lot of things inside and out, and then left without a sound, counting it, the time he left in his previous life was only a few months now.

She couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in her heart, and she wanted to ask, but she couldn't ask, so she tentatively said: "You have been in my house for three years, have you ever thought about going back to your hometown to see your relatives during the Chinese New Year this year?" I'll give you a plate to wrap up. ”

Ah Zheng seemed to understand her temptation, but also seemed to not understand, and said bluntly: "I shouldn't go home." Or rather, it should be unlikely that they will go back. ”

"That's the case," she whispered...... then asked, "I remember you said that your parents are gone, so do you have any other relatives at home?" ”

"I don't have any relatives, but there's an old man who has taken care of me, so I shouldn't go home, but I'll probably go and see him."

"Then ......" she wanted to open her mouth but was stunned, knowing that this was a bit abrupt, but she still mustered up the courage to ask what she thought in her heart: "Then do you just go back and have a look?" Will it be back? ”

Ah Zheng looked into her eyes silently.

She was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly made up: "Actually...... Since it is an old man who is kind to you, you should go and see it. If he has children and grandchildren to take care of, it is naturally good, if he has a hard life, it is okay for you to take care of him, and I will pay this money for you......"

Ah Zheng said very seriously: "Don't worry, even if I go to see him, I won't stop coming back." ”

She suddenly couldn't say anything, and stood there, her eyes flickering, and her heart seemed to settle down suddenly, and it seemed as if she had fallen into another kind of uneasiness.

Just when she and Ah Zheng, who had a tangled face, fell into a somewhat awkward silence, a crisp children's voice suddenly sounded to save her, and the child's voice was accompanied by a head that suddenly popped out of the back door, and shouted happily: "Sister! ”

Ning Xia Qing couldn't help but be stunned, and then laughed: "Why did you get here?" ”

"I'm here to find ......" Before Zi'er's words fell, she saw Ah Zheng, who was also here, and suddenly her expression darkened, and she asked with some grievance and disappointment: "Isn't my sister finished her work yet......?"

Ning Xia smiled and stretched out her arms and said, "I'm done, come to my sister." On such a cold day, isn't it cold for you to come to the shop? ”

Zi'er immediately ran over, bumped into Ning Ningqing's slightly cold arms with her hot little body, and after being picked up by Ningxia Qing, she showed a satisfied expression and said, "It's not cold!" ”

"Why did you come to the shop? If you let Chen Po know, she will be angry. ”

"I told Po Chen that I was going to come to my sister."

Ning Xia Qing frowned slightly, and gently exposed Zi'er's lies: "You said you were going to look for me, you were going to look for me in my house." If you let Chen Po know that you have found the shop here when you look for me, you will definitely be angry. ”

Zi'er pursed her lips, thought for a while, and whispered, "Po Chen doesn't know." ”

Ning Xia Qing couldn't bear to blame, so she had to say: "Then I won't tell Chen Po this time, but there can't be a next time." ”

Zi'er immediately nodded simply: "Hmm! ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled and asked, "Why are you coming to me?" ”

Zi'er smiled happily, took out two red bean cakes from her arms, handed them to Ning Xia Qing, and said, "I haven't seen my sister for a day, and I heard that my sister has been busy, so I sent pastries to my sister!" ”

Ning Xia Qing took the two red bean cakes, and then secretly slandered Zi'er that she was getting a little heavier, while putting Zi'er on the ground, squatting beside Zi'er, pointing to Ah Zheng who was standing in front of them, and said to Zi'er: "Have you already taken that rabbit womb lamp from my room?" That palace lamp was repaired by Ah Zheng for you. ”

Zi'er's little eyes immediately looked at Ah Zheng, and Ning Xia Qing said in Zi'er's ear again: "Let's give Ah Zheng a red bean cake, and then say thank you to Ah Zheng, okay?" ”

Zi'er nodded. Ning Ningqing immediately got up and handed the red bean cake in his hand to Ah Zheng, and said softly: "Thank you for repairing the palace lamp for Zi'er." ”

Ah Zheng didn't take it, but said, "No, I don't eat many of these gadgets in the first place." You're tired of the day, so keep it for yourself. It's getting late, you all go back, I'll clean up here and lock the door. ”

Although Ah Zheng rejected this small cake, Ning Xia Qing felt that Ah Zheng's voice sounded a little gentle, not as cold as that. Ning Ningqing's heart warmed, and she left a sentence "I'm sorry for you, you should rest early", and then took Zi'er's little hand and left the shop.

When she walked out of the back door of the shop with Zi'er, she looked back and saw Ah Zheng's shadow reflected on the window paper by the candle flame, he seemed to be sorting out something, and the candle flame was constantly shaking by the wind that drilled in from the edge of the window, and his shadow was constantly stretched and shortened, sometimes clear and sometimes blurred.

Ning Xia Qing took Zi'er and walked a few steps forward, and finally, the shadow disappeared in an instant, it seems that Ah Zheng has already sorted out his things and blown out the candle, and he should be about to come out and lock the door. And she had already taken Zi'er through the gate of the inner courtyard, bypassing the shadow wall, and could no longer see the situation on the other side of the shop.

Zi'er asked in a low voice, "Sister, why doesn't Ah Zheng eat cakes?" ”

"He's really not a big fan of refreshments."

"How can anyone not like to eat pastries?" Zi'er asked suspiciously, and then said, "He doesn't eat cakes, is it because he's angry?" ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled and asked puzzledly: "Why is he angry?" ”

Zi'er laughed stupidly: "Because my sister wiped her hands with Ah Zheng's clothes!" ”

Ning Xia Qing was stunned, and asked with a smile: "Why do you think I wiped my hands with his clothes?" ”

Zi'er beckoned, Ningxia Qing attached her ear to it, Zi'er carefully bit her ear and said, "Because my sister's hand smells of ink, and Ah Zheng's clothes still have ink!" I had ink on my hands before, so I wiped it on Mrs. Chen's skirt, but as soon as my grandmother smelled my hand, she knew that I did it, and she told me that I was beaten up. ”

Ningxia Qingxin said, grandma is just bluffing you, you don't need to smell your hands to know that you did it, after all, no one else has done this kind of thing except you...... Ning Ningqing rubbed her temples lightly helplessly, and then whispered: "Then don't tell my sister about wiping her hands with Ah Zheng's clothes today, I'm afraid that grandma will talk about me." ”

Realizing that she was a secret to the few insiders, Zi'er said happily: "Hmm! I'm sure I'm keeping it a secret for my sister! ”

The next day, Hua Caiyuan naturally lost the pomp of the first day, which was also expected by Ning Ningqing, she estimated that today's turnover should be thirty percent of yesterday's according to the account book last night, and the fact was almost the same as what she estimated.

Because the shop is not busy, Ningxia Qing let Dong Zizhen go to inquire about the business banquet in Yueling County, near noon, it is the time when the guests are the least in the day, Ningxia Qing went back to the house to rest, and also let Gu Feng go to rest, Ah Zheng went to the warehouse to get the goods, and there was only Ah Cai in the shop who would leave the shop and return to his hometown after a while.

A middle-aged man in a short cotton shirt walked into Huacaiyuan.

Although Huacaiyuan is not a shop that sells top materials, the reception is also the people in the town, and the man in front of him is obviously from the countryside outside the city, generally speaking, this kind of person will not go into the city to buy materials.

But Ah Cai was just stunned, and still greeted with a smile: "What does this guest officer want to pick?" The shop has just opened, and in order to attract customers, our products are sold cheaply, so you came at the right time! ”

But the man lowered his voice and asked mysteriously, "Where are you in charge?" ”

Ah Cai smiled and refused: "What materials do you want to buy, tell me, I am the job in this store, I will entertain you, we are not easy to come forward." ”

But the man still said mysteriously: "I have come to find your master, if you are in charge, please trouble her to come out and see me, if she is not there, I will leave." ”

This man obviously didn't come to buy materials, but specifically to see Ningxia Qing. But he is so mysterious and secretive, people really can't tell whether they are friends or foes, and people don't know how to deal with it.

Ah Cai scratched his head, and just when he didn't know what to do, Ah Zheng came in through the back door with two spinning wool horses taken out of the warehouse.

As soon as Ah Zheng came in, he took a look at the mysterious middle-aged man, Ah Zheng was slightly stunned, and then asked, "You came to find the master?" ”

The middle-aged man nodded, and Ah Zheng immediately put down the material in his hand and said, "Then you can come with me." ”

"Ah Zheng, you wait." Ah Cai grabbed Ah Zheng and whispered: "This person doesn't know where he came from, so he can easily take him to meet the ...... in charge."

Ah Zheng said with an affirmative face: "Don't worry, I know him." ”

Ningxia Qing was in the house accounting for the new materials, and Cuiyu came over, saying that Ah Zheng had brought a strange man to see her.

Ningxia Qing couldn't help but be slightly surprised. Ah Zheng is not the kind of reckless person, although she is a little informal, but she will not casually bring strange men to her, she immediately got up in surprise and went to the main hall where she was entertaining.

As soon as she entered the main hall, she saw Ah Zheng and a middle-aged man waiting for her, and the middle-aged man was so restrained that he refused to even sit down, but just stood with his hands folded in the depths of autumn. Looking at the man's dress, which did not look like a merchant or a guest, how could he want to come to see her?

Ah Zheng stretched out his hand slightly and calmly introduced: "This is the son of Li Tie's steward, called Li Kou." ”

"Li Tie's son...... Ning Xia Qing couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Could it be the son of the old man in Sangyuan?" ”

"My dad does work on Baoluo Village." Li Kou hugged Ning Xia Qing slightly, and then looked at Ah Zheng in surprise: "But I haven't seen this little brother, how does this little brother know that I am Li Kou?" ”

"It's nothing." Ah Zheng was just perfunctory, and then said to Ningxia Qing: "Boss, Ah Cai is watching alone in the shop, I'm going to help, you can talk." ”

Looking at the back of Ah Zheng leaving, Li Kou couldn't help but pat his head and said: "I remember, a few days ago, a little brother went to Baoluozhuang to find my father, and when I went over, the little brother happened to leave, I didn't even take a look at him at the time, but I saw a back from a distance, and it looked very tall, isn't it him?" ”

Ningxia Qing's heart was clear, no wonder Ah Zheng could recognize Li Kou, eighty percent because he had smelled Li Kou's body before. Ning Xia Qing gestured to Li Kou to sit casually without being polite, and while asking Cuiyu to pour tea for Li Kou, he said kindly: "I did ask Ah Zheng to go to Baoluo Village to find Ling Zun." ”

Ning Ningqing motioned to Li Kou to drink tea again, took a sip himself, and then said: "Speaking of which, although I have used some methods to make the title deed of the Mulberry Garden not be snatched away by the eldest lord for the time being, but the Mulberry Garden is still under the hands of the eldest master after all, and I can't go to the Mulberry Garden with great fanfare." So I had to ask Ah Zheng to contact you privately, and I hope you don't be surprised. ”

Li Kou, who looked honest, clasped his hands and said, "I have heard a lot about what the girl has done these days, alas...... They are so deceitful ......"

"I didn't suffer any grievances." Ning Xia Qing said with concern: "It's just that when I went to Baoluozhuang that day, I was seen by the fifth master, who didn't recognize my identity and forcibly drove me away by his subordinates. It's just that I don't know if the fifth master will be embarrassed after I leave? ”

Li Kou smiled innocently and apologized, "The girl doesn't have to worry about this. I have worked in Baoluozhuang for so many years, and I am the oldest among the long-term workers, and almost all of the long-term workers are half of my apprentices, so I still have a bit of status in Baoluozhuang, and the fifth master will not embarrass my father because of this matter. ”

"That's good." Ning Xia Qing stroked his chest, breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled slightly.

"Thank you girl for caring about my father." Li Kou sighed and said, "Speaking of which, since Young Master Yongda left, my father has never had a chance to come and see you. My father talked about it all day long, saying that your family didn't know how many grievances he had suffered, and he was saddened. It's a pity that we are all just subordinates, and even if we want to help, we are really powerless. ”

Ning Xia Qing hurriedly said: "Don't say that, I saw Ling Zun that day, and Ling Zun still thinks about my grandfather, so I am very grateful to you for Ling Zun's heart." ”

Li Kou said: "Yes, my father does respect and admire Master Wangping very much. Alas......" Li Kou's gaze wandered slightly, and he sighed and said, "When Master Wangping was still here, my father brought me here to see him." ”

Li Kou squinted his eyes slightly and recalled: "Back then, my father brought me over to greet Master Wangping, and Master Wangping sat in the seat where the girl is sitting now. Later, Master Wangping was gone, and my father sent me to see Young Master Yongda, and Young Master Yongda was also sitting here. But after all these years, I can still see the girl sitting here for a day. I really ...... in my heart."

Ning Xia Qing knew what Li Kou wanted to say. She is a twenty-eight-year-old girl sitting here, whether it is her age or her identity as a woman, she does not look like a master material. Li Kou watched this position pass from Ning Wangping, who scolded Fang Xuan, to Ning Yongda, who was cowardly and honest, and then to her, who was young and weak, and it was really impossible not to sigh. She could only smile wryly and say, "I will do my best to inherit the family business." ”

Li Kou said sincerely: "I believe in the girl's ambition, but ...... This road is too dangerous and dangerous, even when Young Master Yongda took over, he couldn't bear the coercion of the clan, so he had to rent out the mulberry garden. ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled slightly: "Don't worry. When I first took over, the clan still wanted to directly snatch the title deed of the mulberry garden, and I also carried it. ”

"Since the girl can do this, I believe in the girl's ability. The girl can say that kind of thing, and I admire the girl's spirit. It's just that the girl is too young to inevitably lack the experience to deal with the world, and if she encounters difficulties in the future, she will inevitably be exhausted and slump when she is tired of coping. My dad was worried about that. ”

"Please rest assured." Ning Ningqing's tone was very calm and calm: "The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, no matter what happens, I will deal with it one by one." Even if I look young, who doesn't come from a young age? People's hearts will always become stronger little by little, no matter what happens in the future, I can hold on. ”

Li Kou smiled with relief: "No wonder my father said that the girl acted like the shadow of Master Wangping back then." The girl robbed the fifth master that day, but my father kept boasting to me, saying that although the girl's actions seemed to be out of line, her moves were accurate, and her whimsical but unexpected ingenuity was exactly the same as that of Lord Wangping! ”