Chapter 332: Provocation
On the sixth day of the fifth month, it is advisable to get married.
Lin Mansion is double happy, one is that Lin Shan went to high school in one fell swoop and entered the official career, although the official position is not high, but after all, under the nose of the Son of Heaven, the future is unlimited; The second is that Linshan High School does not forget the marriage contract and still marries the daughter of the teacher, which is really righteous.
These two happy events added a good story to Luoyang City.
Sweet Water Lane is full of traffic, and the people who come to congratulate are not high-ranking officials and nobles, but also local tyrants and gentlemen, and the Lin family treats everyone equally and warmly welcomes them.
Bai Cui was supposed to be an errand for the gatehouse, but now there are too many people, and there is a special person to receive her, so it seems that she has nothing to do.
"Tut-tut...... What's so nice about the newcomer's chapel, it's not as attractive as this fat and yellow roast chicken. After Bai Cui muttered, she cautiously probed around to see if there was anyone, and then she was relieved to eat boldly.
Zhou Ximei was hiding in the alley near the Lin Mansion, and when she was thinking about how to blend in, she saw a figure sneakily walking towards this side, and she was so frightened that she quickly hid. When he probed again, Huang Tian lived up to his wishes and met an acquaintance.
"Bai Cui, Bai Cui."
A light call behind him frightened Bai Cui's face pale, her hands shook, and the roast chicken that had not been bitten a few bites fell to the ground with a layer of dust.
"Bai Cui here, look here."
Bai Cui subconsciously turned his head to look, and saw half a black shadow beckoning to him under the eaves at the corner, because he couldn't see his face in the backlight, but his voice was particularly familiar, and he asked tentatively: "Who!" Where are you hiding sneaky!"
Zhou Ximei saw that she didn't recognize herself, so she couldn't help but raise her voice: "It's me, Bai Cui come here." ”
This is Madame's voice! Bai Cui shrank her head, without the joy of reuniting with the old people, she only felt unlucky, and she didn't eat the roast chicken, and the roast chicken that had fallen to the ground Bai Cui was dirty and refused to bend down to pick it up. Wondering: How did Madame run back again?
Even if I don't want to see 10,000 in my heart, I can turn around and think about it, I wasted a roast chicken in vain, I didn't look for her bad luck, who I was looking for, I just turned around and turned back, walked over with a smile and said: "Madam, this is a big joy in the house, are you back to eat Xi Niang tea?" Why don't you go into the house, and now you are worshipping heaven and earth? ”
Zhou Ximei saw her every move clearly, just now she clearly wanted to hide, and raised her eyebrows, "You know the reason, why are you teasing me now." ”
A trace of contempt flashed in Bai Cui's eyes, and she slapped her mouth lightly, "Look at my stinky mouth." Madame is coming back today, but is there something wrong? ”
Zhou Ximei looked at her and walked a few steps closer, her eyes were full of calculations, and she couldn't help but snort coldly in her heart, but she could ask someone to do something, her posture was low, Zhou Ximei lowered her voice: "You are also a mother, what am I thinking in my heart, can't you guess?" You just read it in the master and servant, I regard it as a confidant, can you help me take out the four girls? I only look at it, and I will be grateful afterwards. ”
Sneak Miss Four out? Ten more dares to borrow this matter, Bai Cui didn't dare to do it, looked left and right, as if she was the only one, suddenly thought of something, and patted her forehead in annoyance: "It's miserable, it's miserable, I haven't done what the eldest lady has explained." Madam, you know the temper of the eldest lady, if this errand is not done well, but you have to eat the board, I won't tell you more, let's talk about it again in the future. ”
With a muffled grunt, he lifted his feet and left.
"I remember you once said that the Tong family only signed a five-year contract, if you are not mistaken, this year is the last year, no, it should only be half a year."
Whirring with the wind and walking a few steps, Bai Cui turned around sharply, pointed at her in horror and said, "You...... What do you want? ”
"What else can I do, now that I'm down, even you can't move, but it doesn't mean that I'm afraid of you, believe it or not, I'll go and tell the Lin family that the loan shark was bewitched by you. Yi Linmei's character of not rubbing sand in her eyes, you said that your family is old and young, can you still get rid of slavery? ”
Bai Cui didn't believe that she would really say it, but she had an indescribable void in her heart, and hurriedly explained: "It's not that I don't want to help you, on the big day of the house, the third miss has been taking the fourth miss to watch the ceremony, not to mention that she has to secretly take the fourth miss out, but I am afraid that the slave will be sent away before she gets close." ”
Zhou Ximei was also open-minded, looking at her unhappy appearance, she insisted: "I don't care, whether you coax people out or cheat out, you go and think of a way, I have to see the four girls today no matter what." Otherwise, I will let it go, and you can't blame me for being unjust! ”
A naked threat is always useful for people with weak hearts.
"This ...... This," Bai Cui hesitated for a moment, but still agreed, and said: "You can't coax it, the third miss has been watching it tightly in recent days, and the fourth miss has also stuck to her." But look at the hour, and after a while, the fourth lady should take a nap. I want to find a way to take you to the backyard, you will secretly hide in the fourth lady's house, and after seeing the children, you can leave quickly while there are still many guests, and don't delay for a moment. ”
This method is good, even if it is discovered by the Lin family, she can shirk the responsibility completely, she sneaked in while there were many people, as long as she didn't say it, who could know.
Zhou Ximei was trying to disappear and sneak in, this method was not bad, she glanced at her, but she was on guard and said: "You can't play tricks with me, otherwise I can't keep my mouth up and shake out all the dirty things that your man did in the village, as well as the private purchase of land." ”
Bai Cui was shocked by her eyes, how could she forget such an important matter? I was so frightened that I waved my hand again and again and said I didn't dare.
……
The newcomer entered the cave room, and this happy event ended perfectly.
"Ladies, ladies, ladies eat and drink well, please bear with me if you don't greet you well." Lin Mei was happily greeting the ladies at the banquet, but she wanted to be handy.
Sixi quickly shuttled through the crowd and walked behind her, whispering a few words in her ear.
I saw that the face that happened to be elated sank down, but it quickly recovered as before, and smiled at the fourth aunt next to me: "The fourth aunt help me say hello, I don't know if the subordinates made a mistake, there are a few tables in the outer courtyard that are missing a few dishes, I will urge it." ”
The Lin family's banquet is prepared according to the highest standard of Hongxing Building, a total of twenty-six dishes, each of which is a high-quality dish, if there is one less, this is going to be a joke, the fourth aunt is busy with the work, playing the round: "Go, go, there are many people are easy to make mistakes, don't let others laugh." ”
Lin Mei picked up her wine glass and hurriedly apologized to everyone.
The ladies present are also people who are used to seeing the scene, but they also understand, among them, Zang Changshi's wife smiled: "Sister of the Lin family, go and get busy, I will help you greet here, this banquet is a lot of things, and it is easy to make mistakes if there are too many things." ”
When everyone heard her say this, they also nodded in agreement, and then they opened up the topic, drank and ate food, and gossiped about homely things. No one bothered to care, but the atmosphere was harmonious.
The corners of Lin Mei's mouth curled slightly along the way, but her heart was turbulent, and she left the Lin Mansion in one breath and got into a carriage directly.
"Has anyone confirmed it?"
Tong Dacai sighed, "It's been confirmed, it's Xiang Liu, fortunately, the restaurant is closed today, and the guy found out before dawn that he secretly moved the body to the backyard and hid it." Nighthawk helped to examine the autopsy, saying that he had been dead for at least a day and a night, and that he must have suffered a lot of sins before he died, and even his tongue was cut off in the end. ”
Lin Mei paused suddenly, what a vicious method, the person died, and it was still hanging at the door of the restaurant, this was a deliberate provocation!