"Elbow-"

In the dining hall of Qingquan Villa, although the surrounding ornaments are still a little messy, the atmosphere in front of the dining table is warm and harmonious that has never been seen when I was in the Guogong Mansion.

Honeysuckle smiled and came over with the steaming, fragrant slice elbow.

Cheng Qi waited for the plate of elbows, and immediately pushed the shallots tofu in front of him to the side of Cheng Yan's bowl, and smiled impatiently at Honeysuckle: "Hurry up, hurry up, put it here." ”

Yueying couldn't help laughing, and was about to let go of the elbow, but was robbed by Cheng Yan halfway.

The man said expressionlessly, "You are fat, eat less meat." ”

"Fat Sister ......"

Cheng Qi bared his teeth and said.

"Yes, my sister is you, you are fat."

Cheng Yan once again misinterpreted her meaning, and raised his eyebrows disdainfully.

"I'm not your sister!"

Cheng Qi glared angrily and stretched out his chopsticks.

Cheng Yan also stretched out his chopsticks to stop him, and raised his chin: "It's not my sister, so who are you?" ”

"I'm your daughter-in-law!"

Cheng Qi blurted out without thinking about it.

Cheng Yan was stunned.

"Poof—"

"Ahem—"

Then, Gu Hang sprayed tea, and Cheng Lan choked on rice.

"I said desert, even if the two of you are married now, you must be honest and shameful."

Cheng Lan said bitterly: "Otherwise, people will laugh at it if you say it." ”

Aunt Meng, who was on the side of the vegetables, laughed loudly, turned around and said, "Go quickly, ask Granny Pang to make another plate of sliced elbows and come over to eat." patted Cheng Qi on the shoulder, laughing louder and louder, "Our new daughter-in-law is unhappy!" ”

"Hahaha-"

In the dining room, except for the engaged couple, the rest of the people laughed heartily.

This laughter has never been seen in the Guogong Mansion before.

Cheng Qi pursed his lips in embarrassment, this kind of ridicule is not only ancient, but also in modern times, which is quite embarrassing, so he buried his head lower and lower, and wanted to faint on the food table.

And while she was staring at the pattern on the food table, Cheng Yan pushed the plate of slices elbows over.

Cheng Qi looked up suspiciously, the man had a smile in his eyes, but turned his head away.

Cheng Qi pursed his lips, his face in front of the food could be as thick as a city wall, so he picked it up and ate, glanced at Aunt Meng, and said with a bulging mouth: "Auntie, you can also sit down and eat." ”

Aunt Meng has always been very firm about her position, she has never been a sister to the Gu family, in Aunt Meng's heart, she will always be the Gu family's maidservant, and that person is her eternal nobleman.

So as long as Gu is present, she must abide by the rules of her subordinates.

"Eat it." Aunt Meng urged, "After you finish eating, I will eat myself." ”

Cheng Qi knew her temper and didn't urge.

After a while, Granny Pang came in with the second plate of sliced elbows, and seeing that the first plate was empty, she smiled kindly and said, "I know that Miss Qi loves to eat, so I specially followed the old woman to the villa." ”

Cheng Qi's eyes were shining, and he smiled with satisfaction: "Thank you, Granny Pang." ”

Granny Pang was obviously flattered, and she didn't know where to put her two hands: "Oh, Miss Qi said this, but it hurt the old woman and me, you love to eat what I make, and it is a blessing from my cultivation." "Stopped, and said what was in his heart," besides, who wants to stay in the mansion of the country, and be called by the second and third rooms like pigs and dogs, I can come to this villa with all the masters, I don't know how many people in the mansion envy me." ”

Cheng Qi smiled but said nothing.

Cheng Yan said: "Granny Pang, you should go back to eat quickly, you have been busy all afternoon." ”

"Hey, good."

Granny Pang smiled from ear to ear: "Then I'll go back first." ”

With that, he turned around and left humming a little tune.

Gu Hang looked at it and smiled at Cheng Qi: "Okay, desert, this is called the one who wins the hearts of the people and wins the world." ”

"That's right, sister."

Cheng Dai raised his head coldly, put down his chopsticks and said, "I heard that this afternoon, the third uncle asked you and Brother Zong Yu to go to Changyin Pavilion, did you say something?" ”

"Yes, I forgot to ask." Aunt Meng also suddenly realized.

When Gu Shi and Gu Hang heard about it for the first time, even Cheng Lan was stunned and asked about it.

The smile on Cheng Qi's face gradually retracted.

"Cheng Yunduo wants to give us the sub-mine behind the mountain."

Cheng Yan answered for her first.

"What?"

Gu Hang first frowned and wondered, "Is Cheng Yunduo evil?" ”

The gold mine of Dayi Mountain has a large mine halfway up the mountain, and at the foot of the mountain behind the mountain, there is a small mine mouth that was later developed, so it is called the mother mine.

The sub-mine that Cheng Yunduo said is naturally the one at the foot of the mountain.

"The profits from this gold mine have always been the largest source of income for the Guogong Government." Gu Shi was also puzzled, "The deficit of last year's ticket number was not filled by this mine, so fat, willing to cut three points to us?" ”

Cheng Qi nodded and said, "It is said that the weasel gives the chicken a New Year's greeting, but I am afraid that the third room has no good intentions." Don't forget to stuff your elbow into your mouth, "When we split up, we didn't want it, but now, he actually took the initiative to give." ”

"And the Ji clan."

Cheng Yan was full, took the tea and took a sip: "This person likes to take advantage of it the most on weekdays, Cheng Yunduo wants to cut out such a big piece of fat, not only is she angry, but she keeps urging us to accept it." ”

"Inside." Cheng Dai snorted coldly, "There must be something greasy." ”

Aunt Meng thought carefully, and then whispered, "Could it be...... What went wrong in the mine? ”

She got to the point.

Cheng Qi thought about it, called Sister-in-law Zhang, and said, "Sister-in-law, if I'm not mistaken, last year...... My eldest brother worked in the mines before he died, right? ”

Sister-in-law Zhang didn't feel the pain of being exposed to the scar, but only nodded.

Cheng Qi said: "There must be people who know each other in that mine." "Lower your voice," please ask my sister-in-law to inquire and ask those workers who were the eldest brother before his death, the mine ...... If something is wrong, ask carefully. ”

Sister-in-law Zhang's eyes were alert, and she nodded and left.

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…

At the same time, in the courtyard of the Guogong Mansion.

Without the group of people in the long room, this huge hall seemed extremely empty, and Mrs. Cheng sat on the upper seat with a serious expression, which made the atmosphere around him tense and depressing, except for the collision of dishes and chopsticks, there was no other sound.

"Mother, try this sliced elbow."

Ji couldn't stand it, so he took a piece of elbow and put it on Mrs. Cheng's plate.

The man didn't look at it, and said coldly: "It's not Pang Pozi's craftsmanship, I can't get used to it." ”

Ji Shi was stunned, but did not give up: "Mother, this lady's craftsmanship is also good, you can taste it, ...... it"

"Eat without sleeping."

Mrs. Cheng threw such a sentence.

Ji had no choice but to take back the chopsticks.

Seeing this, the lily next to him gave Ji Shi some vegetables, but accidentally dropped a piece, the man glared, and slapped it over: "Clumsy thing, what do you want!" ”

Lily was blindfolded and stood there dumbfounded.

Old Madam Cheng glanced over and didn't speak.

Cheng Yun frowned tightly, and put down his chopsticks with some hatred.

Seeing this, Zhou's mother beckoned to Lily and told the man to go down first.

Cheng Yunshan, who was opposite, swallowed the food that tasted the same as chewing wax in his mouth, and glanced at Zheng Fang, who was timid, and sighed heartily in his heart, this meal is really able to get depression, too tired

"I'm done."

Finally, Mrs. Cheng put down her chopsticks and got up unhurriedly: "You go on." Turning his head and instructing Zhou's mother, "The first queen once rewarded me with a set of green glazed tea sets, you will send it to Qingquan Villa later, and that kid likes to pick up these things the most, and the last time I came, I said to give it to him, but I forgot it in a blink of an eye." ”

Zhou's mother responded and took someone to the warehouse.

Red Ginseng helped Mrs. Cheng to go back to the back room to rest.

In the hall, there were only four elders in the second and third rooms left, and even the servants who were waiting for them retreated.

"It's really embarrassing to eat this meal."

Ji put down his chopsticks, shook his face and said, "Mother, what do you mean by this, it is obvious that she is holding back her dissatisfaction and sending this fire on us." Not to mention eating, even if you talk for days, you don't have a good face. ”

"Enough is enough."

Cheng Yunzhuo's eyes were red with exhaustion, and he coughed lightly twice with his fists: "There are no rules for talking about elders behind your back." ”

Ji Shi snorted coldly and turned his head.

She couldn't understand Cheng Yunduo's attitude towards Mrs. Cheng, obviously that person didn't treat him as his own son, but he was as filial as Luo Jinxian, I was afraid that if he wasn't a trembling m, he liked to be abused.

"The third."

Cheng Spruce on the opposite side asked cautiously: "Did you tell Changfang about the matter of the mine?" ”

Cheng Yunduo nodded.

"And what do they mean?"

Cheng Yunshan immediately asked, "But you accepted it?" ”

Cheng Yunduo shook his head in surprise.

Cheng Yunshan's face flashed with a little doubt, and he frowned slightly: "Didn't want it?" How could you not ask for it? Leaning forward, he said, "But don't you ask for anything, it's not for nothing, right?" ”

"Naturally, no."

Cheng Yun said with a cold face: "It's a three-point profit for nothing." Sighed, "But they just didn't ask for it, saying that they would go back and discuss it, but I think eighty percent of them won't ask for it." ”

"How so?"

Cheng Yunshan stroked the corners of his forehead anxiously, put his elbow on the food table, and muttered to himself: "Don't look at it as a small profit, but the silver in the end is more than the sum of the seven villages, such a huge piece of fat is enough to send them to their mouths, and it is really strange that they don't even open their mouths." ”

"People are not greedy." Ji said disdainfully.

"Could it be that you are doing it too obviously?"

Zheng suddenly opened his mouth cautiously, his eyes trembling uneasily: "The separation is so fierce, the relationship between the two rooms is already inseparable, and in such a position, I have to give them three points of mineral profits......"

"You know what."

Ji immediately intercepted her words unhappily.

Zheng was already timid, so he shut up.

Cheng Yun glanced at Ji's and said coldly: "What the second sister-in-law said makes sense, maybe we have done it." He lowered his head and thought, "The people in the long room are no longer the swallows under the corridor, and they are not as easy to deal with as before." ”

Cheng Yunshan frowned: "Then what should I do, if this mine is not allowed to go out, we will ...... it."

"There will be a way."

Cheng Yun's eyes were deep and he said sharply.

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