Chapter 40: Farewell without saying goodbye
Zeng Xinlang stood up suddenly, his fingers rubbing the delicate texture of rouge, and asked softly, "I don't know how much such a box of rouge costs?" ”
Tang Chu replied, "A hundred wen is enough, I don't know how the box of rouge in my hand compares to the one shipped from the capital?" ”
Zeng Xinlang listened to the shield, Zou Shiyan and Shuangxi were also ready to retreat, Tang Chu knew that the matter was very important, although he felt that the two were cronies, but he was afraid of Zeng Xinlang, so he asked everyone to wait outside the house.
After everyone left, they only heard Zeng Xinlang say excitedly, "Cousin, do you know that the amount of rouge gouache we shipped from the capital is very small, and the purchase price of a box is at least two taels of silver. ”
"Look at the rouge you made, cousin, the degree of delicacy is not much different from the high-grade rouge in the capital, if it is sold, it will be at least five taels of silver."
"My cousin really knows the goods, this rouge is a recipe that I got by chance, and I made it according to the method, and I made it in a hurry at that time, if I find all the materials, I will definitely be able to make rouge that is a hundred times more valuable than this."
"That's true!" Zeng Xinlang didn't think that Tang Chu's appointment to come to talk about cooperation would really bring huge benefits.
At this time, his eyes looking at Tang Chu had changed from concern to appreciation, and Zeng Xinlang couldn't help but think of his aunt.
Zeng Guiqiao was also outstanding in the past, leading the Zeng family caravan to fight in the south and north, and only then did he open up the current situation, and Tang Chu at this moment is shrewd and capable, quite like his mother.
The two talked for a long time about the rouge business, and finally settled on a plan.
The two talked happily in the room, but Zou Shiyan, who was outside the door, heard the laughter inside, but he felt very uncomfortable.
At this time, his injuries were already healed, and Tang Chu originally wanted to ask his subordinates to deliver the food to his room, but when he encountered the events of the day, Zou Shiyan was still worried that something would happen, and insisted on protecting her by Tang Chu's side.
In fact, Zou Shiyan couldn't figure out his thoughts now, he only knew that he would be very relieved to see Tang Chu'an worry-free.
Double happiness and he are companions outside the door, but the other party praises Zeng Xinlang from time to time, one moment says that the other party is handsome, and the other time says that he and Miss are childhood sweethearts, although they have seen less when they grow up, but the love is still there, and today it is thanks to the appearance of the other party that the turmoil can be calmed down.
After hearing this, Zou Shiyan felt even more pantothenic.
It was getting late, and Zou Shiyan, who was outside the door, suddenly heard the sound of a cup falling to the ground and breaking in the room.
Zou Shiyan hurriedly entered the house, but found that the two were already drunk, lying on the table and talking nonsense.
Zeng Xinlang's two servants took him by the arm and sent him back to the guest room, but Tang Chu's side was very uncomfortable.
Shuangxi is small and has little strength, she has followed Tang Chu since she was a child, saying that she is a maid but has not done any miscellaneous things, and it is very difficult to support Tang Chu at this time.
Seeing this, Zou Shiyan couldn't take care of the men's and women's rooms, he hugged Tang Chu, the girl's fragrance mixed with the smell of wine came to his face, and Zou Shiyan's ears gradually turned red.
Double Happiness originally wanted to stop it, but with his own strength, he couldn't send the young lady back to the bedroom, so he had to give up.
When he arrived at the bedroom, Zou Shiyan gently put Tang Chu on the bed, and Shuangxi hurriedly went to fetch water to wipe the young lady.
At this time, there were only two people in the house, Zou Shiyan and Tang Chu.
Covering Tang Chu with a quilt, Zou Shiyan consciously wanted to leave here, but at this time, he heard Tang Chu shouting loudly, "Zou Shiyan! ”
Zou Shiyan turned his head, he thought that Tang Chu had come to his senses, but he saw that the other party still closed his eyes tightly, looking drunk.
It turned out that he was talking nonsense, Zou Shiyan understood that he was about to turn around and leave, but he heard Tang Chu then mutter, "Zou Shiyan, I don't want to have anything to do with you in this life."
Zou Shiyan was shocked, he didn't look back, closed the door and left quickly.
Walking into the courtyard, Zou Shiyan raised his head and looked at the full moon in the sky, as if he could see Tang Chu smiling at him, but his ears were still echoing with the drunken words that Tang Chu said just now.
It is said that he spits the truth after drinking, so is what Tang Chu said true? Is it out of pity that she has always helped and cared for her? Did the person who once vowed to marry him change his mind so quickly?
Zou Shiyan was full of sorrow, he went to the well and poured cold water with a wooden bucket on his body, but he still couldn't stop thinking.
The wounds on his body began to crack, and the pain spread to his whole body little by little, but Zou Shiyan felt that his heart was also cut, and he couldn't breathe in pain......
Early the next morning, Tang Chu woke up but found that Shuangxi was lying in front of the bed guarding him, and he was still asleep.
She got up lightly, but the movement of getting up woke up Shuangxi.
"My young lady, you're awake!" Shuangxi woke up from a hazy sleep and yawned.
"I guess I was drunk last night." Tang Chu rubbed his temples, and now he seemed to be a little unable to wake up, and he still had a headache.
"Miss, you've been talking nonsense since you came back last night, and you seem to be in pain."
Hearing Shuangxi say this, Tang Chu still wanted to recall, but he couldn't remember what he dreamed of.
She didn't think much about it, dressed up under the service of Double Happiness, and went out of the house to see Zeng Xinlang walking in the courtyard.
Tang Chu smiled, "Cousin, I'm so excited in the morning!" ”
Zeng Xinlang looked back and saw that it was Tang Chu, and he also smiled back, "Cousin, I don't know, your cousin and I are too shallow in drinking, we talked very happily yesterday, but we were both drunk unconsciously, and when I was awake today, I found that my mind was muddy, so I came out and walked around." ”
"My little sister is also a little unwell, why don't we eat some porridge and side dishes first, and let the kitchen boil some medicinal porridge to sober up and sober up?"
"It's so good, my cousin is really a delicate person!" Zeng Xinlang praised sincerely.
"Haha, if you praise it again, you won't be able to find the southeast and northwest!" Tang Chuwan smiled.
Zeng Xinlang looked at Tang Chu seriously, and said with a smile, "No, no, what my cousin said is sincere, my cousin is the best among women, and she deserves to be praised by others." ”
Tang Chu just thought that the other party's business had been done for a long time, and the rhetoric was easy to grasp.
The two walked towards the hall together, and at this time, Tang Chu suddenly remembered that she hadn't seen Zou Shiyan since morning, so she sent Zhao Liu to ask how Zou Shiyan's injuries were.
Who knew that Tang Chu and Zeng Xinlang had eaten dinner here and didn't wait for Zhao Liu to come back, Tang Chu was afraid that something would happen, so he was ready to call a few people to look for the two of them.
Just as he was about to leave, Zhao Liuda rushed back sweating, he held a letter in his hand and said, "Miss, I went to the shopkeeper of Zou but found no one, and ran to the garden to look for him but still didn't find it, and finally returned to the house and found this letter." ”
Tang Chu hurriedly closed the envelope, and when he opened it, he saw a few big characters on it that jumped on the paper.
"Something to go back to the city." There is not a single superfluous word, it seems that there is really an urgency.
Tang Chu didn't think much about it, she felt that Zou Shiyan might be worried about Zou Shichu, and after the matter here was resolved, he could return with confidence.