Chapter Eighty-Three: A Child Not to Be Underestimated
Clearing his throat, under the gaze of Mai Xiaohuan becoming more and more indifferent and Mai Xiaofang had already resigned his fate, Xiaoquanzi explained his intentions.
Zhou Yue was very satisfied with last night's meal, not only rewarded a hundred taels of silver, but also gave two carts of things, Xiao Quanzi also took out a brocade box from his arms, which contained two red, two pink and four silk flowers; With dark lines, look at the sparkling headband facing the sun; There are also several beautifully crafted purses and several square handkerchiefs.
"These are obtained from the palace, and the prince said that he will reward you, and the New Year will also be touched with the joy of the emperor's grace."
This is Xiaoquanzi's understanding of Zhou Yue's meaning, polishing and reprocessing, Zhou Yue's words are: "Send it to the bad girl who has never seen the world, but she just made a table banquet, and she looks reluctant, hum!" That's why I don't bother with her and send things. ”
I had already given her a chance last night, and when it came to that point, she actually pretended not to understand, and refused to express her attitude and follow her back to the capital. She deserves to go back to the countryside and live a life of suffering and exhaustion.
Produced by the Imperial Palace! Mai Xiaohuan also came over this time, and he hasn't seen it yet! It's good, those things are made of exquisite materials, pure color, exquisite workmanship, and can indeed be called high-quality.
After showing off these, Xiao Quanzi also took out a token from his arms and handed it to Mai Xiaohuan, asking her to give it to Qu Junshou, so that Qu Junshou could send officials to escort their sisters back to the village, which could also serve as a deterrent to those relatives who calculated her.
Don't worry about it! During the Chinese New Year, a group of officials went to their own house, and then scared their parents again, and they had already thought of countermeasures for those bad things at home, so why bother Zhou Yue and his father-in-law!
Mai Xiaohuan refused to accept it, Xiaoquanzi insisted on giving, and when the two of them were pushing each other, Mama Wang walked in with a smile on her face and gave Xiaoquanzi a salute first, turned her head and said to the Mai sisters: "The county lord knows that you are leaving today, and he is very reluctant, and the dishes last night are very suitable for the county lord's taste, so the old slave specially came to give the county lord a reward." "Twenty taels of silver, a carriage with the logo of the Kaupaira palace will take them all the way home, of course, the rewards of clothing and food are indispensable.
After sending them away and telling the Mai sisters to come back early, they were very worried about their Mama Wang, and the sisters went to the gate of Yifeng Garden to make three salutes in the direction of Zhou Yue's study, and then took several cars to be opened with the gate of the lotus courtyard and walked out towards the rising sun......
"I smell freedom in the air." Raising his arms to make a hugging gesture towards the sun, and taking a deep breath of the cold and fresh air in the morning, Mai Xiaohuan really wanted to cheer, "It feels good to walk out of the lotus courtyard." ”
"But I'm freezing to death." Tang Yujun rubbed his hands and jumped out of the carriage, today is the earliest time in his life, these two girls are good, and they still have the leisure to sigh at the gate.
The feeling of seeing a long-lost relative in Mai Xiaofang's heart emerged again, unlike last time, not only is she not worried about her life now, but her situation in Yifeng Garden is getting better day by day. Compared to the last time I walked out of the Lotus Temple, I don't know how many times better!
"Tang Yujun, look, this is a reward from Prince Yue and the county lord to me and Xiao Huan, we can drive the carriage and go home directly."
"Really?"
The more they talked, the closer they became, and the closer they became, hey! Feed! This is a big living person! Can you take care of other people's feelings?
Mai Xiaohuan squeezed between the two of them and asked lightly: "We can't leave yet, didn't someone say it's cold?" Why is it not cold now. ”
Mai Xiaofang got into the carriage with a red face, Tang Yujun threw a resentful look at Mai Xiaohuan who ruined his good mood, he hadn't seen his sweetheart for four months, can't this girl be accommodating?
No, it doesn't matter if you're a boy, my second sister still has to be famous! Until you can't see the light of day, you might as well endure it!
The Lin family also shortened the time for today's Buddha worship, and when the Mai family sisters arrived at the county guard's mansion, she was already waiting in the living room. Qu Hao stood on the steps of the hall and saw Mai Xiaohuan's always reserved facial expression, which made people feel like a spring breeze in the cold winter.
got the news that Mai Xiaohuan had left the Lotus Courtyard, and Tang Yubo invited them to be guests as a representative. Although Mai Xiaohuan is like an arrow, for the next cooperation, and for the second sister's future plans, she knows that the Tang family has to go.
The old lady of the Tang family really hadn't seen these two children for a long time, so she pulled the person to her and looked at it, and checked it very carefully.
"Yes, both of you have grown taller, Xiao Fang has turned white, Xiao Huan has also grown meat, it seems that you are doing well in the Lotus Courtyard!" After the appraisal, the old lady made a speech.
The sisters glanced at each other, and wanted to say that they were indeed very content to be able to develop what they are now, and they were not tossed and lost their lives, they really want to thank God, thank Zhou Yue's men for their mercy.
"Xiao Huan! My father and second uncle want to meet you, you see ......" Tang Yubo discussed with Mai Xiaohuan very politely.
Then go for it! Mai Xiaohuan and the old lady took leave, followed Tang Yubo to the front hall, looking at her indifferent appearance, Tang Yubo pressed the comforting words that he had thought of in advance, this girl is more calm than herself! I've been worrying about her for a morning.
On the main seat of the front living room sat two middle-aged men of the same age and similar appearances, and they both showed a shallow smile when they saw Mai Xiaohuan, although they were not eager, but they were very easy-going. There is no high shelf, and it is not on the same level as Dou Liangfu and the like.
"Mai Xiaohuan has seen two uncles."
The brothers looked at each other and smiled, the little girl in front of them was good, her attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and her speech was clear and calm.
"No wonder Qu Hao can be admitted to Xie Yuan, our Tang family's children can't pass the Xiucai exam at one time, their vision is different, and of course they can't compare with each other. You brothers and Qu Hao met Xiao Huan together, and people knew that they wanted to become brothers and sisters, but you were good, you knew that you went to Xiao Huan's house to collect things. ”
Tang Yubo hurriedly admitted that he was short-sighted and missed the opportunity, and begged Mai Xiaohuan to help him, don't just think about your cousin if you have good things!
After some gags, Tang Yubo's father Tang Xianhua got down to business, and the recipes sent by Mai Xiaohuan with wild peppers and sweet potatoes have now been recognized by customers, and the restaurant's benefits are good, and the dividends received are a total of 1,200 taels. The dim sum shop has also opened, just in time for the New Year, and it can also make a lot of money, but because it has just begun, the silver invested in it has not been recovered, so the dividends will have to wait until the New Year.
"I have made it very clear to Tang Yujun, the profits and dividends of the dim sum shop belong to my second sister, if you want to expand your business, I will continue to invest in technology, and you can also help with some ideas in the decoration of the façade and packaging, no matter how big and strong the dim sum is in the future, the beneficiary is my second sister, and this will never change."
It seems that the relationship between their sisters is very deep, think about it, the elder sister can not be afraid of power for the sake of her sister, and she can stay away from her father's family for her, how can my sister not be moved!
The Tang family originally thought that the dim sum shop was just a small business, and Tang Xianyou also took the opportunity to exercise his son's ability, so that she could take over part of the business in a few years. But after listening to Mai Xiaohuan's words, how could she have a feeling that this business has a huge space for development and is very promising!
"You still have a recipe for dim sum, right? What's going on with that façade decoration and packaging? Tang Yujun asked, he needs a chance to prove his strength too much, only by making achievements and having the right to speak, can he and Mai Xiaofang hope to come together.
Mai Xiaohuan smiled lightly, it was impossible for her to say everything she knew at one time, she not only had to make the Tang family pay attention to herself, but the second sister also had to gain enough respect.
After two sips of tea, Mai Xiaohuan spoke: "I still have to go back and sort this out carefully, and then discuss it with my second sister, if my uncle is also interested, I will hand you a detailed document when I come back." ”
"Okay" The two heads of the Tang family replied in unison, before meeting Mai Xiaohuan, the brothers just regarded her as a child with a more flexible mind than ordinary people. Through contact and conversation, there was one in the living room and no one treated her as a child anymore.
The sisters, who had planned to sit for a while and then go back to pack their things and leave the city, stayed at Tang's house for lunch before being released.
"Knowing that you are in a hurry to go home, your stepmother will no longer keep you, the maid and the family have already sorted out their things, and you can leave now." Lin took Mai Xiaohuan and explained, these two children are really distressing, they have been away from home at a young age, and they have been away for several months, they must be very homesick now.
"I also promised to make food for Arwen!" It's almost the New Year, and I didn't see this foodie come back.
"His grandfather left him in the capital for the New Year, but ah! If he had known you had been here, he would have regretted not coming back in time. If I see you, I guess I will be even happier than seeing my mother! ”
"Oh! I'd like to ask you for a favor, stepmother. After saying this, Mai Xiaohuan took out a few silver tickets from his arms, here is the silver given by the Tang family, the reward from Zhou Yue, plus the previous more than two hundred taels, there are already more than one thousand six hundred taels.
Mai Xiaohuan handed the silver ticket to the Lin family and said, "You can help me keep these." ”
"You...... Aren't you going to give it to your mom and dad? ”
Mai Xiaohuan shook her head, she didn't know what the situation was at home now! Who knows if it's a good thing or a bad thing to suddenly get back so much silver! Besides, I still have it here! The silver given by the county lord, the silver given by the eldest sister when she first came to Qingcheng County, plus the New Year's money given by the Tang family and her stepmother in advance, add up to more than 100 taels, which is enough to spend when you go home.
If the money is not enough, then it means that something is wrong at home, and it depends on the situation, and I hope that things will not be as bad as they seem to be.