Chapter 13: Uninvited Guests
In the past few days, Xuan Shijing has also been interested, and he and Long'er have stayed in the kitchen all day to make some snacks, and the food in the entire Hou Mansion is no longer the same as before.
"Zishuo, Jing'er has been working with Long'er in the kitchen to get this thing these days?" In the morning, Wang sat at the table, looking at the various buns, egg cakes, pies, porridge, pickles, etc., on the table, with a look of surprise.
"Yes, the little marquis said that he didn't like to eat the food made in the house before, so he made some of it himself." Zhong Zishuo stood behind Wang and explained.
"It's really nonsense, so is Long'er, just make a fuss with Jing'er, Jing'er is also a marquis, staying in the kitchen every day, like something." Wang put down his chopsticks, and his face was not good.
"Madam, Master Hou is still young, besides, didn't you say before that you would let Master Hou go to toss by himself?"
"I'm saying that he wants to do business, let him toss, and it's good to add a lot of money to the house, even if it doesn't do well, we will just lose some money in the house, and it won't get in the way." Wang said earnestly.
"Madame~~" The maid Xiaohuan hurriedly ran in with her skirt.
"Didn't I tell you something? Don't be in a hurry all day long, this is the Marquis Mansion of Chang'an City, not Erxianzhuang, so reckless all day long, and I am not afraid of being laughed at. Wang stood up and looked at Xiao Huan, and taught.
"No, ma'am, there's someone outside." Xiao Huan's face was a little anxious.
"Someone? Who? Rush you like this. Wang asked.
"Erxianzhuang is from there, the money pile." Xiao Huan replied.
"The money pile? That's a good thing. Wang smiled.
"But, however, there are a few other people who came, it was the cousin and the cousin." Xiao Huan closed his eyes and stomped his feet and said.
"Cousin? Mrs. Cousin? Wang didn't react for a moment.
"Xuanlin Dao?" Zhong Zishuo's eyes narrowed, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes?
"Lindao? How did he get here? Wang looked puzzled.
"Yes, it's the two of them, and they're waiting at the gate of the Hou Mansion now." Xiao Huan said.
Wang's face turned cold: "There is still a face to come to the Hou Mansion, let's go out and have a look." ”
Zhong Zishuo saw Wang's expression, and his heart chuckled, but he still cautiously stepped forward and asked, "Madam, do you want to inform the little marquis." ”
Wang Shi thought for a while, and said in a cold voice: "It's enough for the ward Jing'er to speak, you don't have to let him come out to greet him." ”
"Yes." Zhong Zishuo responded, and then instructed Xiao Huan: "Xiao Huan, you go to the study and inform the little marquis, and I will go out with my wife to have a look." ”
"Yes." Xiao Huan nodded and ran to the backyard.
In the study, Xuan Shijing opened the jar of relaxation eggs one by one, took out the pickled Songhua eggs from the jar, and checked, Long'er took a few pieces of paper and followed behind Xuan Shijing.
"Long'er, it's this jar, next time it's pickled, follow the recipe of this jar." Xuan Shijing held the Songhua egg in his hand, and the ratio of this jar was the best.
"Well, I know, little marquis." Long'er rummaged through a few pieces of paper in her hand and found the record of this jar: "Little Hou Ye, how much will you pickle next time?" ”
"Get five hundred first, if it's not enough, buy some, and the movement of the provinces during the New Year will depend on it." Xuan Shijing put down the pine flower egg in his hand and patted the dust on his hands.
"Little Hou Ye, is this thing really delicious? How can you eat raw eggs? Long'er asked.
"Long'er, this is not raw, the heat emitted by the white ash has already cooked it, you take two of them for a while, go to the kitchen, cut them, and mix them with soy sauce to ensure that you are like eating Xuanmai." Xuan Shijing said to Long'er with a smile.
"Little Hou Ye, what's the matter?"
"Xuanmai? I just can't stop. ”
"Oh......" Although Long'er didn't understand what her Hou Ye was saying, she still nodded.
"Little Hou Ye~" Xiao Huan stopped outside the door of the study and shouted inside.
"Xiao Huan, what's the matter? Come in and say. Xuan Shijing recruited and motioned for Xiao Huan to come in.
"Little Hou Ye, someone is here from Erxianzhuang, the person that Steward Zhong found for you has arrived, and the cousin and Mrs. Cousin are also here with someone." Xiao Huan said: "Madame asked me to inform you, let me tell you that you don't have to go out to meet them." ”
"Cousin? My cousin? Xuan Shijing asked with a frown.
Xiao Huan nodded.
How did they get here? Listening to what Uncle Zhong said, the grievances between the two families have reached the point of irreconcilability, when the mother was pregnant with herself, her father died, and they dared to persecute her mother in Erxianzhuang, and now they still have the face to come to Chang'an and come to the Hou Mansion, what is this for?
"Since my mother didn't let me go to meet them, I guess she also had her plans, I know, Xiao Huan, you go to your mother's side to watch, if there is anything, come and report to me at any time." Xuan Shijing commanded.
Xiao Huan nodded, and then ran out.
"Little Marquis......" Long'er was just about to speak, but Xuan Shijing waved his hand and stopped Long'er's words.
"Long'er, don't care about Uncle Cousin, the most important thing for us at the moment is this Songhua egg, the shop that Uncle Zhong bought in the West Market has been renovated, just waiting to open, I also know from Uncle Zhong, we don't have a good relationship with Uncle Cousin and their family, since they did that kind of thing back then, they have to bear the consequences of today, and now a hundred cousins can't compare to one of our Songhua eggs." Xuan Shijing has never advertised that he is a good person, a good person, in the past three years, Xuan Shijing has learned from all aspects, and realized how difficult it is for the Wang family to support the family business of the Hou Mansion alone, this is not the future generations, there are laws, there is money, and if you are single with children, you may be able to remarry, this is the Tang Dynasty, and the weak Tang law can find a hundred ways for the nobles to exploit the loopholes of the law, not to mention a large group of bullying minions below.
When he was in Erxianzhuang, Wang heard that his husband had passed away, how sad he would be at that time, and at this time, Xuan Lindao dared to come to Erxianzhuang with his wife Li, and forced Wang to hand over the family property, which meant that even Erxianzhuang was concerned.
Erxianzhuang is a force in the rivers and lakes, how can a person like Xuan Lindao control it, and the Wang family only relied on Xuan Mingde's fame during his lifetime and his good deeds over the years to establish his prestige in Erxianzhuang.
For Xuan Lindao and his wife, Xuan Shijing is unfamiliar, but he feels that a pair of strangers have bullied his mother, and he hasn't gone to them to settle accounts, and he has found the door by himself.
Outside the gate of the Hou Mansion, the Wang family stood in front of the door with a group of maids and Zhong Zishuo, and they didn't even look at the Xuanlindao couple who got off the carriage, and walked straight to the money pile.
"Heaps of money, kid, I haven't seen you for three years, but I'm a lot stronger." Wang smiled and looked at the pile of money.
"Small pile of money, I've seen Madame." Qian Dui saw his wife coming over, and hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"Okay, it's all a family, what's polite." Wang helped the pile of money up: "I guess you also know what you came to Chang'an for this time." ”
"Yes, Uncle Zhong said in the letter, don't worry, Madame, Qian Dui will definitely assist the little Hou Ye and serve the Hou Mansion."
As soon as Wang was about to say something, he heard the voice of Xuan Lindao, who got out of the carriage: "Cousin-in-law, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”