Xiao Yuan went to the street early in the morning and found the Hengxing silk shop, where her embroidery was sold, and the shopkeeper crackled the abacus for a long time before the silver money was settled.

  She didn't say much, put the silver money into her sleeve and left, and the shopkeeper hurriedly shouted behind her back: "Mrs. Xiao, are there no new embroidery consignments?" ”

  Xiao Yuan looked back and smiled: "The shopkeeper is not kind, I marked the price of everything, and also gave you a profit, but you quietly raised the price to sell, thinking that I don't know, there is no impermeable wall in this world, doing business is about honesty and morality, and it will not last long to be deceived and deceived." As soon as he spoke, the shopkeeper's face turned into the color of pig liver, and he shouted: "Xiao Niangzi, come back, we will discuss it in the long run!" ”

  Xiao Kite ignored him, walked back unhurriedly, looking at the smoked meat made by the villagers when they were selling the New Year, she picked a pig's foot pole, just went back to stew the old bamboo shoots, and bought a few sheep's horn green onions, a bag of fresh peppers, a section of white flower lotus, a bundle of leeks and young shoots of toon.

  Today, there is a news from Zhao Zhengchun's long-term follower, and he will come over for a trip in the next court, and he will stay for dinner at about noon.

  Since she wants to be his concubine, she has to be well-behaved,

  Suddenly, a general passed by on horseback, and she was nervous, thinking that he was lucky.

  Her (his) fate will be finally broken in this life, which is good, as it should be, he has his future, and she also has her life.

  When she returned home, Yan Dixia and Sister Rong were arguing, she went into the kitchen, roasted the pig's feet on the fire, then brushed and cleaned, took it to the courtyard and put it on the board, and looked for an axe.

  The hand rises and falls with an axe, chopping into pieces.

  Zhao Zhengchun saw this scene in front of the threshold.

  He always thought that his wife and concubine would be a lady of the boudoir, slender and frail, abiding by rules and etiquette, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and female workers' needlework.

  And this woman who pressed the burnt yellow pork leg and was happy with the axe really shocked him a little in the bottom of his heart.

  Xiao Yuan inadvertently saw Zhao Zhengchun, secretly thought that he had come early, and hurriedly put down his work and got up to greet him, Zhao Zhengchun didn't know whether he was intentional or unintentional, and leaned down and walked to the front.

  Xiao Yuan was stunned, pursed her lips and didn't speak, first went back to the kitchen to wash the grease stains on her hands, picked up the stewed tea, and went into the hall to pour him a full lamp.

  Zhao Zhengchun said gently: "Don't be busy, you can also sit, I am on official business, just say a few words and leave." ”

  Xiao Yuan snorted and sat on the chair opposite him.

  Zhao Zhengchun didn't eat tea, but asked with a smile: "Shen Qishan has come to look for you?" What did you say? ”

  Xiao Kis bowed his head: "Talking nonsense, I ignore him!" ”

  Zhao Zhengchun was silent for a while, and finally spoke: "Your brother was able to get out of danger from the imperial examination fraud case this time, and Shen Qishan made a great contribution. ”

  Xiao Yuan closed her eyes and opened them again, and her tone was calm: "Whatever the adults want to say, just say it." ”

  Zhao Zhengchun continued: "What I said before, Xiao Niangzi thought about some misunderstandings, Dongchang was able to find out the whole story of the fraud case and determine that your brother was not guilty, all of which were mediated by Shen Qishan. He paused slightly: "If this is the case, Mrs. Xiao is still willing to be my concubine."

  Xiao Yuan interrupted him and smiled: "Lord Zhao doesn't need to say it, I'm not a stalker, since this case has nothing to do with you, I won't mention the matter of being a concubine." ”

  She stood up to see off the guests: "Since your Excellency is on official business, don't delay here for a long time!" ”

  Zhao Zhengchun wanted to say something, but finally swallowed it back, he walked out of the courtyard gate, and heard a "creaking" sound behind him, and then looked back, somehow in his heart, it was a little empty.