Coming out of Ning's mansion, the carriage went to Xu Ning Street, and when he turned the corner of Hexagonal Alley, Ning Xia Qing suddenly shouted Ah Zheng to stop.

She remembered that there had always been small traders selling gadgets or snacks at the entrance of this hexagonal alley from time to time.

"Cuiyu, go buy two catties of melon seeds. Recently, she has been filial piety and has eaten lightly, Zi'er is young and still growing her body, so buy her some sweet food to relieve her cravings. ”

"Hmm." Jade answered and got out of the carriage,

Seeing Cuiyu get out of the car, Ning Xia Qing immediately lowered the curtain, but suddenly opened the curtain again, because she seemed to see a familiar figure just now.

It's Miao Laosan!

In the unclear night, Miao Laosan, who was born with thief eyebrows, was getting out of a carriage and walking towards the back of the alley, looking very familiar with the paths in this area.

Turning inside from Hexagonal Alley, it is a small corner gate of the Ning family's mansion, could it be that Miao Laosan went to the Ning family's mansion?

This Ning mansion is extremely magnificent, although Master Ning, Second Master Ning, and Third Master Ning all live here, they have long been divided into courtyards, and they are far away from each other. Ning Xia Qing recalled the topography of the Ning family's mansion in his mind, this small corner gate was the closest to Ning San's courtyard, could it be that Miao Laosan went to find Ning San's master?

It was now the time to hold the lamp, the sky was dark and the alleys were narrow, and she didn't know if she was wrong.

Hexagonal Alley is now almost devoid of pedestrians, so it's quite quiet. She hurriedly pulled Ah Zheng and hurriedly asked in a very low voice, "Ah Zheng, did you see the person who just got off that carriage?" Isn't it Miao Laosan? ”

Ah Zheng turned his head slightly and whispered, "I was also about to tell you, that person must be Miao Laosan." ”

Miao Laosan's figure had disappeared behind the corner of the alley, Cuiyu had already finished buying melon seeds, and the carriage continued to return to Xu Ning Street silently, stopping at the door of Ningxia Qing's house. Only then did Ning Xia Qing open his mouth and ask Ah Zheng: "Do you know how Uncle Gu Feng negotiated with Miao Laosan?" "She's been too busy lately, and she hasn't been able to take care of Miao Laosan's side.

Ah Zheng replied: "Uncle Gu Feng runs to Miao Laosan every day, but Miao Laosan has always been out of the shop. forced Uncle Gu Feng to be anxious, and simply went to Miao's house to block people, and finally met Miao Laosan. ”

Ning Xia Qing couldn't help but sneer: "So, Miao Laosan is going to swallow it?" ”

Ah Zheng paused: "That's not exactly what it means. I heard Uncle Gu Feng say that Miao Laosan meant that the shopkeeper had passed away, and he was afraid that the materials would be smashed in our hands, so he was willing to accept this batch of materials, but the price was a little low. ”

"What price did he offer?"

"One thousand taels."

Ning Ningqing laughed all of a sudden, and said leisurely: "They went on the boat this time, but my father paid three thousand taels, and it was a shame that Miao Laosan could be cheeky to offer such a price." ”

Ah Zheng said softly: "Uncle Gu Feng is afraid that you will get angry, and he plans to talk to Miao Laosan again, so he has never told you." Seeing that Ning Ningqing didn't speak, Ah Zheng asked again: "Do you want me to teach him a lesson and let him know that he is powerful?" ”

Ning Xia Qing couldn't help but be amused: "If you go to fight for me, aren't you afraid of causing trouble for yourself?" ”

Ah Zheng didn't answer.

Ning Xia Qing sighed and analyzed it seriously: "My father signed a contract with Miao Laosan that day, if someone hadn't supported him, Miao Laosan wouldn't have dared to break the contract so blatantly." Thinking of the scene he just saw, Ning Xia Qing said: "I guess it should be my third uncle." ”

Ah Zheng shook his head and said indifferently: "No matter who is behind him, he can only support him, not block his fists, in short, I have a way to make him obediently hand over the material." ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled and said, "That has to be when the material is still in his hands." Since the third master intervened, the third master should take away the material in order to contain Miao Laosan. You just want Miao Laosan's life, and he can't hand over the material. ”

"And what are you going to do?"

"Let's talk about it. To be honest, I didn't plan to deal with Miao Laosan at all, I just wanted to get back the material that belonged to us, but since he bullied me first, if I didn't let him know that it was powerful, there would only be more things like this in the future. ”

"Okay, just say what you need me to do."

Ning Xia Qing suddenly smiled, her mood seemed to be a late autumn leaf, fluttering in a desolation, but suddenly fell into a gentle river, the river gently wrapped her heart, and her heart gradually went away with the warm water waves. She smiled softly and said: "Like today's things in Baoluo Village, there will only be more and not less in the future, it seems that I will have to take you with me when I go out in the future." ”

"What is the use of the girl, I am naturally obliged."

Ning Xia Qing smiled and took out a paper bag, the aroma of honey wrapped in paper, she handed the paper bag to Ah Zheng, and said, "This is for you." ”

Ah Zheng opened the paper bag, looked at the melon seeds, turned his head sideways, and showed a bright smile that was difficult to hide.

When Ning Xia Qing arrived at the old lady's house, the old lady saw her coming, and immediately said, "You haven't come back, and your mother and I have been worried about you for a long time." Have you had dinner? You went to the Drunken Flower Pavilion and the Mulberry Garden today, did you encounter any trouble? ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled and said, "I went to see my mother just now, and I had dinner at my mother's place. I didn't encounter any trouble today, this is not a trip to the city, there was a little delay on the way, so I came back late. ”

The old lady sighed: "You kid, you must report good news and not bad news." ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled without saying a word, turned her head and gave the honey melon seeds to Zi'er, and asked Mrs. Chen to take Zi'er and Shuangxi out to eat, only she and the old lady were left in the house, and then she asked: "Grandma, when my grandfather was still there, which housekeeper took care of the affairs of the mulberry garden for my grandfather?" ”

The old lady frowned and thought for a while, then recalled, "This ...... When your grandfather was here, our family was quite prosperous, and there were many stewards in the mulberry garden......"

Ning Xia Qing asked: "Then is there anyone with a scar on their chin?" ”

"Oh, you're talking about Steward Lee. Your grandfather mentioned it to me once that the scar on Steward Lee's chin was left when he fell from a tree when he was a child. When your grandfather was there, Steward Li kept your grandfather taking care of the mulberry garden. Why did you ask him today? ”

"I went to see this person in Mulberry Garden today."

"Have you seen Steward Lee? He's okay? ”

"Hmm."

The old lady sighed: "I thought that after your grandfather left, he also changed places, but I didn't expect him to be on the other side of the mulberry garden." ”

"How much do you know about Steward Li's affairs, grandma."

The old lady shook her head: "When your grandfather was here, I didn't interfere in business matters, and Steward Li was often in the mulberry garden outside the city, I haven't even seen it a few times, and I don't know much." As for what happened to the stewards over there in the mulberry garden after your grandfather left, I don't know even more. ”

When the old lady said this, she couldn't help but feel a little angry: "Speaking of those stewards, I am also angry." When your grandfather left, your father took over the affairs of the family, many stewards did not recognize your father, did not listen to your father's words, your father was too busy to take a break, plus those stewards made trouble, your father couldn't take care of the shop and the mulberry garden at the same time, so he had to rent the mulberry garden to your uncle in the lobby to take care of it. ”

Ning Xia Qing asked in disbelief: "Doesn't that Steward Li listen to my father either?" ”

The old lady hurriedly waved her hand: "That's not true, although I am not very familiar with that Steward Li, but I can at least guarantee that Steward Li has never been sorry for our family." ”

Seeing Ning Ningqing's thoughtful appearance, the old lady couldn't help asking, "Why do you keep asking about Steward Li?" ”

"When I met Steward Lee today, I felt as if he knew some secrets that I didn't know."

"What's going on?"

"He didn't say much to me, so I don't know. It's just that when I mentioned my grandfather to him, he seemed very excited, and there was something wrong with it. ”

"Of course, your grandfather and the stewards over there have a deep relationship. You may not know that when your grandfather was still there, he was bent on recultivating the sacred silk that had been lost for hundreds of years, so he attached great importance to the mulberry garden, and often ran to the mulberry garden in person, and sometimes lived there for a few days. ”

Ning Xia Qing immediately asked in surprise: "My grandfather wants to cultivate the Holy Silk?" ”

"yes. Your grandfather said a few times that when the glazed silk was cultivated, he would weave a few heirloom glazes for me to tailor. Alas, what is not glazed silk, I don't want that thing either, if he can live a few more years, isn't it better than anything? If you want me to say, the reason why he left so early is because he is tired! Qing'er, you can't be like your grandfather, just caring about business and ignoring yourself. ”

Immediately, the old lady felt sorry for Ning Ningqing for a few words, asking her not to focus on trading, and told her to take care of herself, business can be put on hold, it doesn't matter if life at home is difficult, don't be too strong...... It wasn't until Mrs. Chen took Zi'er to sleep that the old lady let Ning Ningqing out, and Ningxia Qing walked out of the old lady's yard, and it was already three poles on the moon.

Today is the end of the month, the moon in the sky is almost invisible, only a faint thin line, like an eyebrow like a bow, the moonlight through the cicada wings like transparent light clouds, like silver mist, clear like water, shallow and dark, not stained with dust.

The moonlight was clear and cold, like ice falling from the sky, Ning Ningqing stood in the yard, couldn't help but feel a little cold, the wind in the autumn night was much cooler than the day, she couldn't help but wrap her clothes tightly, rubbing her hands gently, but she didn't want to go into the house like this, but blew such a cold wind in the yard for a long time.

Suddenly, there was a noise from the roof.

"Who?" She felt like a wild deer in the forest.

Something fell at her feet, and she stared at it, and when she saw through the faint moonlight, it was actually a melon seed, and she couldn't help frowning with a smile.