Chapter Twenty-Six: A Different Way
The cook was already grabbed by the collar, and Shen Erfat's surprise made his hands tighten a little. The cook who was choked by the throat was strangled so red that he was about to roll his eyes: "Less...... Master...... Spare ......"
"yes, it's burning! I saw that Thunder girl putting out the fire just now! ”
The eyes of the family who had been standing behind Shen Erfat lit up: "Young master, it's better to take this opportunity to hire that girl and let her come to the Shen family as a cook to make baked cakes for the young master alone!" ”
The cooks hurriedly nodded their heads in agreement with the housekeeper's words, and echoed them.
Shen Erfat let go of the cook, and he squatted aside greedily breathing the air, and turned his head to look at the family angrily: "You are stupid, aren't you?" ”
That family couldn't figure out what he said wrong, so he could only blink at Shen Erfat with a pair of innocent eyes.
"The one surnamed Lei has a grudge against Cui Shao!" Shen Erpang pointed in the direction outside the door, his hands trembling with anger, "Can I still put my entire Shen family in for a piece of baked cake?!" ”
"Yes, yes, yes." That Ding didn't expect this, and was reprimanded by the young master and hurriedly lowered his head to admit his mistake, "It's me who is stupid, it's me who is stupid." ”
"Dot, read some books!" Shen Erfat raised his hand and gave him a head to go, "Don't look at that little script you collected all day long!" ”
"Yes, yes, yes." The family was only trembling when he was beaten, and nodded and said yes.
Shen Erfat's spearhead turned to those cooks again, and a pair of round eyes widened more than ever: "Look, look at what!" Why don't you hurry up and make me baked cakes! I can't make a baked cake that satisfies me today, I want you to look good! ”
Before the words fell, the cooks hurriedly ran to make baked cakes, and for a while the sound of ping-pong in the kitchen was endless.
"Damn, who can't provoke that Lei girl, she has to provoke the ...... surnamed Cui" Shen Erfat sat down to the side hatefully, looked at the baked cake that he hadn't finished eating, and swept it to the ground with one palm, and the baked cake flew into the stove, leaving a piece of broken porcelain.
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The backyard of the Sun family.
"I've got an idea." Just when Ning Er and Aunt Li were at a loss, Lin Jinxiu walked in front of them, the regret and despair in those eyes had disappeared, and they were shrouded in the confidence they were familiar with.
Looking at Lin Jinxiu's appearance, Ning Er and Aunt Li glanced at each other, and their hope was rekindled.
"Sister Lin, what should we do? Need my help? Ning'er asked.
Lin Jinxiu nodded: "That's right, I need your help, this time, let's ...... like this"
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Cui Mansion.
The courtyard is full of greenery and the scent of flowers. Two slaves and maids in narrow skirts are taking care of the flowers and plants, from watering to pruning the branches and leaves, and they dare not slack off at all. But just as they were building the flowers, one foot stepped on them, and they trampled on the flowers and broke off the leaves.
The slave maid held the small scissors for pruning branches and leaves in her hands, and with a pair of frightened eyes, she watched the flowers that were still standing in front of her eyes being crushed into the dirt, and her slender little hands couldn't even hold the scissors, and fell to the ground with a snap.
"Oh, how can you prune this flower like this?" A shiny face of flesh approached the slave's pink cheeks, "You say, what sin are you to blame?" ”
The slave maid's tears came out, and she knelt in front of Cui Shao and kept kowtowing: "The slave knows that she is wrong!" Please forgive me! Please forgive me! ”
Cui Shao laughed and slapped the slave in the face, the little girl fell down with a cry of pain, and when she raised her head, one of her front teeth was knocked out, and her tearful eyes were full of fear.
"It's really unlucky, drag me away!" Cui Shao saw that the little slave looked like he was sobbing, and suddenly felt disgusted, and said impatiently.
The two housekeepers stepped forward expressionlessly, and one dragged the little slave and maid away, leaving only the little girl's screams of "Young Master spare your life" getting farther and farther away.
The slaves and maids working in the courtyard hurriedly stopped what they were doing, lowered their heads and pinched their fingers, and didn't dare to look at Cui Shao's eyes at all.
Cui Shao was full of smiles, and his eyes were shining with filth, and he walked up to one of the slaves and picked her chin with a fan. The slave bit her lip tightly to prevent herself from crying to anger Cui Shao, and the whole person trembled like chaff.
"Young Master! Master! Before Cui Shao could say anything, another family's voice came from outside the courtyard.
Cui Shao paused, and slowly withdrew the fan: "Stand down." ”
For the rest of her life, the little slave and the people around her hurriedly saluted Cui Shao and fled for their lives.
Cui Shao turned to face the family who rushed in: "What's wrong?" In a hurry, have you done what you did? ”
The family obviously came from a long distance, covered in sweat and panting: "Young master, no, it's not good!" Halfway through speaking, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "That Lei girl! I actually started selling corn juice next to the cargo port! ”
"What?" Cui Shao was shocked, "How are they selling?" ”
The Ding Lian gasped for several breaths before he continued: "Buy, there are a lot of people buying!" The villain can't squeeze in! ”
Cui Shao almost didn't mention it in one breath.
This Lei girl, she actually thought of another way in such a short time? I was really impressed with her.
"Keep staring at her." Cui Shao said viciously, "I must get this woman!" ”
"Young Master!" Before the family who came to report the news came out of the courtyard, another person rushed in, "Young master! Outside the horse market! The girl surnamed Sun is selling corn juice! Very much sold! ”
Cui Shao only said a word, continued to stare at it, and sent the family away.
He can see it, in addition to his good appearance, this surnamed Lei also has a good mind, if he takes this surname Lei for his own use, then wouldn't I have both people and money? Thinking of this, Cui Shao laughed, his squinting eyes looked like a hyena with a round belly and licking his fur.
Cui Shao paced back and forth in the courtyard.
We have to think of a way, we must not let them with the surname Lei make up the money!
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The sky was getting dark, and the setting sun had inlaid the eaves of each shop with gold edges, and Lin Jinxiu was carrying an empty bucket with more than a dozen wooden bowls in the bucket, each of which exuded the fragrance of corn.
Lin Jinxiu is obviously in a good mood now, and even hummed a little song while walking.
She smiled and responded to every neighbor who greeted her, until she met Ning'er, who was jumping up and down and turning in circles from time to time.
"Sister! Sister! Ning'er also looked very happy, waving her hands and running towards her.
Before she could run a few steps, Ning Er stumbled on her left foot and fell to the ground with her right foot, and before Lin Jinxiu could help her, she jumped up again, ran to Lin Jinxiu's body and wiped the ashes on her hands with her clothes, carefully took out a cloth bag from her arms and held it in front of Lin Jinxiu's eyes, and looked at Lin Jinxiu with bright eyes: "Sister!" See! The corn juice is all sold out! ”
"Does it hurt?" Lin Jinxiu held her little hand on her fingertips and rubbed it, hooked her lips and smiled, and took the copper plate, "It's hard." ”
The bag of copper plates was heavy, colliding with each other and clanging, as if it would take a long time.
"Where's Aunt Li?" Lin Jinxiu asked.
"Grandma is back in the store!" Ning Er clapped her hands together, "Ning Er ran out to pick up Sister Lin!" ”
Lin Jinxiu looked at Ning'er's eyes full of pity, and reached out to rub her head: "Thank you Ning'er." ”
Ning Er jumped to Lin Jinxiu's side and walked side by side with her, "Sister Lin's side is also sold out?" ”
Lin Jinxiu nodded, opened the lid of the bucket and let Ning Er look at the empty bowls in the bucket: "Well, it's all sold out." ”
"Great!" Ning'er jumped up again.
While speaking, the two had returned to the store, and Aunt Li was sweeping the ashes in the store with a big broom in her hand, and when she saw Lin Jinxiu and the two walking in, a happy smile appeared on her face.
Ning'er called out, "Grandma, I'll help you", and went to snatch the broom in Aunt Li's hand.
Lin Jinxiu put the empty bucket aside and took out the money bag on his body.
The silver and copper plates were scattered all over the ground, and there was no stool at home, so Lin Jinxiu sat on the ground and counted the amount of silver one by one.
When the last copper plate was also put into her palm, it was a total of ninety-four taels and six hundred and eighty-two wen.
This figure happened to be within the scope of Lin Jinxiu's plan, and he also earned a hundred satisfaction points to grow corn.
As long as they can sell it for five taels of silver tomorrow, plus the wooden sign, they will be able to pay off the one hundred taels by tomorrow evening at the latest.
Oh, and the wooden sign.
was used as the last straw, and the wooden card was always carried by Lin Jinxiu, and it was not baptized by the flames, otherwise she really didn't know what to do.
took out the wooden sign from the placket and looked at it, and Lin Jinxiu casually hung it on his waist. After counting the accounts, even the source of the last five or six taels of silver tomorrow was clearly organized, Lin Jinxiu felt that there was nothing better to prepare, so he put away the silver.
After cleaning up the mess in the store with Ning Er, the two walked to the backyard, Aunt Li was trying to clean up the house where the original occupants lived, but unfortunately only half of the house was left.
But I'm still going to sleep tonight.
Lin Jinxiu and Ning Er helped Aunt Li to put the remaining furniture that could still be used and put it on the side that could still live in it, but fortunately it was summer, and the leaky house was still habitable, if it was winter, I was afraid that the delicate little Lele would not be able to hold on.
After tidying up the house, the three of them were so tired that they sat on the edge of the bed, and Ning Er simply lay back.
Tomorrow, when the one hundred taels are over, you can think about the future. Lin Jinxiu looked at the half-collapsed house, thinking about how to solve the life after repaying the money.
Maybe it's time to go to Zhang Lin's relatives, Lin Jinxiu made up her mind.
The cry of the little baby attracted the attention of the three of them, Lele was hungry and began to cry, Lin Jinxiu realized that he had not breastfed Lele for a long time, and he was patronizing to collect money, and he didn't even have the leisure to look at the poor child a little.
What an unqualified mother she is.
Lin Jinxiu hurriedly picked up Lele from the bed and casually found a corner where no one was there to breastfeed him.
Fortunately, the body is good, so milk. There is a lot of water, Lin Jinxiu looked at Lele in her arms, and gently coaxed the child to feel at ease.
She had forgotten that she hadn't eaten a little since last night, and she hadn't slept for a minute, and since she had been working hard at night, Lin Jinxiu felt a little dizzy for the first time in a long time.
No, you have to get some good sleep.
Lin Jinxiu knew that she couldn't work too hard, and if she fell ill, she would have to occupy the few resources she had now to restore her health.
When Lin Jinxiu was just lying down and getting ready for a good night's sleep, someone suddenly knocked on the door.
"It's coming!" Ning Er rolled over from the bed and went to open the door.
Lele finally had her fill, and Lin Jinxiu's eyes were about to be opened.
"Sister Lin, grandma! Let's have a bite to eat. At this moment, Ning'er brought two soup dumplings and two bowls of porridge.