Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Great Living Man Who Disappeared Out of Thin Air
Mai Xiaohuan walked out, thinking of a way to save her mother, she dared to assert that if she patted her ass like this and left, her grandmother would definitely find her mother's stubble. There is a big hat of filial piety on his head, and no one can do anything to grandma.
It seems that I have to go to the village chief, so I said that the county guard's wife is going to have her birthday, and my mother has to prepare gifts at home, and if my grandmother is uncomfortable, I will ask my father to take some money to find a doctor for her, and if she is sick, she will be treated, and if she is not sick, she will find any excuses.
After making up her mind, Mai Xiaohuan asked her mother and second sister to go back to pack her things, turned around to find the village chief, and told her father and mother what to do when she came back, so that she could go to see what she wanted to bring with peace of mind. came back to deal with the eldest sister and grandma, and the plan to let the second sister stay was also ruined, so it seems that I can only wait for the next time I come back.
After a day and a half of carriage rides, at the gate of Qingcheng County, the sisters unexpectedly saw Tang Yujun walking around with a horse.
"You can be regarded as coming back, and you won't tell me when you leave the Lotus Temple, and you won't say anything when you go home, you ...... Don't you think I'm a friend! Tang Yujun complained when he saw the carriage of the county guard's mansion, he counted the days every day! I don't know how many times I've wandered around outside the lotus courtyard, and I haven't seen the sisters come out. The county guard himself also went to the palace every few days, but he didn't expect to miss their holiday.
I don't know why, as soon as Mai Xiaofang heard Tang Yujun's voice, she felt a wave of grievances welling up in her heart, she seemed to be coquettish, and like complaining, and she was angry at Tang Yujun: "You are still wronged, I was almost ...... by my grandmother"
"Xiaofang, what's wrong with you." Hearing Mai Xiaofang's voice, Tang Yujun immediately put aside his dissatisfaction and asked with concern.
These two people really can't let them continue to develop, Mai Xiaohuan squeezed between the two of them and said: "Tang Yujun, thank you for thinking about us, but you are also not small, let's not get so close in the future, okay?" My second sister is eleven years old, not a child anymore, please pay attention to the impact. ”
As soon as she finished speaking, Mai Xiaofang's face turned red, and Tang Yujun was no better, the big boy, who was usually very cheerful, was twisting and fiddling with the horse rope.
O iniquity! After Mai Xiaohuan shook his head and sighed, he took the second sister's hand and got back into the carriage, and as soon as the carriage moved, Tang Yujun ran over and knocked on the carriage. Mai Xiaohuan didn't allow the second sister to speak out, she probed and asked Tang Yujun what was the matter, seeing that it was not Mai Xiaofang who came forward, Tang Yujun was a little disappointed, he told Mai Xiaohuan that he was here to give her silver, can he find a place to talk.
The three of them went to the Drunken Moon Pavilion opened by the Tang family and asked for a private room, and Mai Xiaohuan sat between the two of them and asked what was going on in a businesslike tone.
Tang Yujun glanced at her resentfully, and took out a few silver tickets from his arms, which were the recipes that Mai Xiaohuan sold to their family, and now they were sent over because the chef wanted to learn them, and then launched them, and when the public accepted them, the new dishes were considered successful.
Mai Xiaohuan counted the silver tickets, two for one hundred taels, five for ten taels, two hundred and five!
Seeing that Mai Xiaohuan looked at him with an unkind face, Tang Yujun hurriedly explained: "Those two meat dishes are particularly popular, and the fried tofu is a little worse, so ...... My father said that these dishes can give you dividends, and you can get a lot of money in a year! And ......" He observed Mai Xiaohuan's face and asked tentatively, "My father asked you if you still have a recipe for meat dishes?" If you want to sell, our family has it all. ”
Mai Xiaohuan put two hundred and forty taels of silver into his arms, and handed the other ten taels to the second sister, and the most important thing was to quickly open the two hundred and fifty taels and look awkward by himself.
After taking a sip of tea, Mai Xiaohuan said to Tang Yujun that he could provide a recipe for their restaurant again in the autumn, but the ingredients had to be bought from himself. Tang Yujun hesitated, he really wanted to agree, but the Tang family's affairs were not in his turn now, so he had to go back and ask his father.
Mai Xiaohuan is not in a hurry, the sweet potatoes have just been planted in the ground, and the wild peppers have not yet grown, it seems that he will have to plant another crop of wild peppers next time he goes home, and he will be able to make a lot of money in the autumn.
The sisters were sent to the county guard mansion, and after a dinner, Tang Yujun left. The two sisters lay quietly side by side on the bed after freshening up, and after a while, Mai Xiaohuan said slowly: "Second sister, stay away from Tang Yujun in the future!" ”
Mai Xiaofang felt a tingling in her heart, she understood the meaning of her sister's words, she hadn't thought about it before, but now that she looked at this matter, she realized that there was a difference of 108,000 miles between herself and Tang Yujun. The Tang family took a few hundred taels of silver as casually as ordinary people digging out copper plates, and they were themselves! When I saw the two hundred taels of silver, I was so excited that I almost fainted, this is the gap!
"We are not all the way after all, look at the eldest sister and eldest brother-in-law, are you willing to live such an unequal life? What's more, the Tang family is not comparable to the Dou family. ”
"Second sister understands, you don't need to persuade you, go to sleep!"
Mai Xiaohuan patted the second sister a few times through the quilt, turned around and went to sleep, she said what she should say and what she shouldn't say, and the rest depends on what the second sister does herself.
Early the next morning, the sisters said goodbye to Lin and returned to the Lotus Temple.
In the following days, Mai Xiaohuan accompanied the lord of Evian to attend classes and learn various talents. Mai Xiaofang feeds the rabbit and feeds a starling that the county lord just bought.
After two months of peace, I saw that I could go home again in another month, early in the morning, the sisters who were still asleep were woken up, Mai Xiaofang put on a coat, dragged her shoes and ran to the door to find someone, but Zao'er and Shen'er put the washing things outside the door and disappeared. When it was time for breakfast, no one came to deliver the meal, so the two of them ate a few pieces of overnight snacks and walked to the county lord's courtyard together.
The people who used to clean in the yard were gone, and only two little girls were guarding in front of the county lord's study.
"Today's class is gone, go back!" A sharp-eyed maid said unceremoniously after seeing Mai Xiaohuan.
Mai Xiaofang wanted to ask where the county lord went, but was stopped by her sister, since she didn't go to class, she would go back to the yard, as for where did the county lord go? It's not your business.
As soon as the two of them turned around, they met Mr. Ren, and after a rare day of rest, Mr. Ren went to the small garden for a turn, and heard the sound of talking in the study to come and see. Today is a special day, and if something goes wrong, the entire Lotus Temple will suffer.
As soon as she saw Mai Xiaohuan, she guessed that the two of them had come to ask about the class, and the entire Lotus Courtyard was mobilized to welcome the distinguished guests, and in the hurry, she probably forgot to inform them that they would not be in class today.
Now in this courtyard, there are probably only three of them idlers, and Master Ren told the two of them that today's class has been canceled, just let them go back to their yard and stay quietly, it is best not to walk around for the past two days.
Mai Xiaohuan said hello, and went back to her yard with the second sister who had something to say, it's no problem to stay honest, but the two of them also have to eat! No one cares if you're hungry in the morning, so why should you continue to starve at noon?
"Oh no, the county lord's rabbits and starlings haven't been fed yet! I went and fed them and came back. Without waiting for her sister to respond, Mai Xiaofang pushed the door and ran out. Her movements were too fast, and when Mai Xiaohuan reacted, there was no one in the yard, should she go to her or stay and wait, this second sister! Don't cause anything.
After lunch, seeing that the second sister still hadn't come back, Mai Xiaohuan couldn't sit still, she picked a small path to walk, found the county lord's yard, and the mother-in-law who guarded the door told her that Mai Xiaofang had already left.
Maybe she went to the kitchen! After all, I haven't eaten for two meals, not to mention the second sister who loves to run and jump, even if she is hungry now, her chest is close to her back.
It's a lively place in the kitchen! At first glance, Mai Xiaohuan thought that the entire Lotus Courtyard had gathered here! Let the lotus courtyard move the people, and even the county lord personally greeted the princess? Thinking of this, Mai Xiaohuan was worried about the second sister, just her upright temperament and lazy appearance...... It's good if I don't take her with me when I come back this time, and the situation at that time doesn't allow me to think too much! Now what? Where to find someone!
Mai Xiaohuan watched for a while and didn't see the second sister, so she had to return to the courtyard stupidly. She looked forward to seeing the second sister sitting on a chair smiling and waving to her as soon as she opened the door, but unfortunately the wish was very beautiful and the reality was cruel.
Facing the empty house, Mai Xiaohuan had a feeling of wanting to cry without tears, and sat on the chair for a long time, until the courtyard door was pushed open, she came back to her senses, jumped off the ground and rushed out from the door that had been open.
When Zao'er's thin little body as thin as Mai Xiaohuan appeared in the courtyard, Mai Xiaohuan leaned weakly on the pillars, and she didn't even have the strength to go back to the house.
"Slave and maid, congratulations to Miss Xiaohuan, your sister was selected by Yue Gongzi's subordinates and transferred to Yifeng Garden on an errand." Zao'er said sourly, almost all the maids in the yard went, and the Yue Gongzi only selected ten people from the middle, and there was a wild girl Mai Xiaofang inside. However, her hands and feet are sharp enough, if she hadn't caught Yue Gongzi's favorite cup, many people would have been implicated, and the county lord's face was white at that time, which shows how scary this Yue Gongzi is.
What is Yue Gongzi, what Yifeng Garden, Mai Xiaohuan is very sure that he has lived in it for almost half a year, and he has never heard of these two titles.
Zao'er looked at the stunned Mai Xiaohuan, picked up the kettle in frustration, and continued her old job. Even if others can't go to Yue Gongzi's yard to be on an errand, at least they can serve the county lord and the people around her, why are they so unlucky, they were assigned to serve two country girls, when will they be able to get through!
Mai Xiaohuan didn't bother to pay attention to the jujube that made the kettle and the stove jingle, she knew that this girl had never liked to serve herself, and the little jujube was still good! That pendant couldn't see anyone for most of the day, and when she talked to her, she always ignored her. Who makes themselves not the real eldest lady, can't reward them from time to time, can't let them have a bright future! Bear with it!
Mai Xiaohuan didn't care about these, she just wanted to go home after two years of studying, but she didn't expect that she would lose one of them while reading.