Chi Tao had just been to Yizhuang, and turned around skillfully: "I'm dirty." Hurry up and go to sleep, I'll be in the store tomorrow night, you're not there! ”

Chi Xing knew that her sister was not what she used to be, and she had ideas and skills, so she had to say a few words of disgust before going in to sleep. Chi Tao went to the stove room to find a bottle of spirits, washed his hands, and wiped his exposed skin with a handkerchief, then changed his clothes and carried a basin to the front hall, and sent Shao Cheng to sleep.

Chi Tao poured the liquor into the basin: "Gongzi Xie, clean your hands, and wipe your face." After Xie Yao finished washing, he went out again and changed a basin of water: "Wash your face." ”

Xie Yao obediently washed his face and felt refreshed: "Did you still have that wine just now?" ”

"And an altar." Chi Tao smiled, "This is the best Fenjiu, and it is also a terrible thing to use to wash your hands." ”

"It smells good."

"I'll give some to my son later." After getting along with Xie Yao for a long time, he knew that Xie Yao had a gentle temperament, so he was no longer formal. Chi Tao went to the stove room and cut a stack of the original marinated beef, took two steamed soft and sweet egg yolk mille-feuille cakes, heated a bottle of Fenjiu, and brought it to the restaurant dedicated to entertaining Xie Yao in a tray.

Xie Yao took a sip of wine: "It's not bad." ”

"I bought it from Sun's house in the east of the city." Chi Tao smiled at Xie Yao, and picked up a corner of mille-feuille cake and put it on the plate in front of Xie Yao, "This is a steamed egg yolk mille-feuille, which is the most digestible, and it is not afraid of accumulating food when you use it late at night." ”

Xie Yao smiled: "Don't be busy, you're tired for a day and a night, and you can have some supper when you sit down." ”

Chi Tao was also polite, turned around and sat opposite Xie Yao, and poured himself a glass of wine.

The Fenjiu entrance was sweet and mellow, and Chi Tao only felt a stream of heat pour into her chest, and she narrowed her eyes slightly.

She has always been restrained, and in her previous life, she only dared to drink a few glasses of red wine occasionally for fear of drinking too much alcohol that would cause damage to the cerebellum and affect the flexibility of her limbs. In this life, he carried the food and clothing of the whole family on one shoulder, and he had to protect Chi Xing and Achu thoroughly, and he didn't dare to relax his nerves every day, and he never drank recklessly.

This Fenjiu was originally bought by her for food.

Xie Yao saw that she was as comfortable as a kitten, and narrowed his eyes slightly, and thought it was very interesting.

Xie Yao sandwiched a slice of braised beef: "Your skill is also strange, and what you do is different from others." The same braised vegetables are much more moisturized than the outside. ”

Chi Tao smiled and said nothing, which aroused Xie Yao's curiosity more and more: "Hey, how did your head grow?" ”

"Without him, only single-mindedness." Chi Tao naturally couldn't tell the truth, and said casually, "I think you have inquired clearly in the fourteen years of my life - when I was a child, I couldn't eat enough every day, I wanted to take a bite of everything I saw, and I pondered in my head all day, so I naturally had a lot of ideas." When I come out, I have more work in my hands, so I'll try them one by one. ”

"I don't believe it. A fourteen-year-old girl can't do that. ”

Chi Tao glanced at him: "Gan Luo is the prime minister at the age of twelve, we are gifted, and we are geniuses, how can you and ordinary people understand?" ”

Xie Yao laughed, startling the dog next door to bark a few times.

Chi Tao didn't want to discuss himself too much, so he took offense as defense: "Speaking of which, it seems that Gongzi Xie is still studying in the academy and has not yet become a scholar. However, if you check this and that, even the affairs in the palace are known earlier than that of Marquis Murong......" She stared at Xie Yao with a pair of eyes, her right hand supported her head, and her index finger gently tapped her cheek rhythmically: "How many people do you secretly have?" Lord Xie's official fortune is prosperous, his maternal grandfather is the Marquis of Yongping, and his mother married into the Xie family with a large dowry, which shows that he is favored in the Hou Mansion. It stands to reason that you are the eldest son of the Xie family, and you are seventeen or eighteen years old, which should be the age when the fresh clothes and angry horses sing and dance, why are you so careful? ”

Xie Yao was stunned for a moment, but his eyes were involuntarily attracted to her fingers, and he said for a long time: "You are naturally deaf and clear-sighted...... I only secretly inquired about you, but I didn't expect you to find out about me clearly - you experienced the commotion in my mother's courtyard that day. Do you think that my house is peaceful? ”

"Oh?"

"Why do you think I'm such a harsh picky eater?" Xie Yao felt very confused, he was obviously still awake, but his eyes were hooked straight on Chi Tao's fingers and he couldn't move, he felt that he must be drunk, and this Fenjiu was estimated to be highly purified.

Chi Tao didn't chase the poor man, got up and went back to the kitchen and cut two Ganzhou oranges and brought them to the table.

Xie Yao felt that he was more sober, but he was aroused by the desire to talk.

"You may not believe it, although I was born in a pile of gold and jade, my life as a child was as dangerous as yours." Xie Yao poured himself another full cup and drank it to himself, "When I was five years old, my mother took me to Huguo Temple to offer incense, but when the thieves made a rebellion, they kidnapped me, locked me up for ten days, and extorted 20,000 taels of silver before letting me come back. ”

"Huguoji?" Chi Tao frowned and thought about it, she had been in the capital for a short time and had not been there, but when she heard the name, it should also be a royal temple, and it would not be built in a barren mountain or a wilderness.

"Huh, is it strange? As soon as my mother turned around, someone easily took me away, surrounded by layers of slaves, and was able to accurately send the extortion letter to my house. My father, on the other hand, was very happy to advocate for money. ”

"Twenty thousand taels is not a small amount."

"It's the money from the sale of all my mother's dowry."

"You said you fell ill from that time?"

"The ten days I was taken away ......" Even though he already had the urge to drink and his perception of pain was much weaker, Xie Yao still closed his eyes tightly, "They locked me in the pig barn and gave me food...... Give me food...... Steamed buns dipped in pig manure and swill....."

Chi Tao was really shocked to treat a young child so viciously?

But she immediately felt that something was wrong: "Since I will let you go after collecting the money, it is for money." There is no reason to humiliate a child like this. She muttered, "What is the purpose of such a soft knife killing method on a child?"

"yes, for what? There is another thing you don't know, since then, my grandmother Niu clan and the concubine Lin clan in the family, suddenly have a large amount of property. Of course, they were very secretive, and I found out when I grew up. ”

If it weren't for the Lin family's proud forgetfulness, he really couldn't hide his net worth after becoming rich, so he secretly bought a few rare pieces of jewelry for his daughter Xie Ning. Xie Ning couldn't bear it again, and ran to show off with Xie Yao despite the Lin family's advice, Xie Yao would not follow the vine and find out that the Lin family and the Niu family had such a big industry behind them.

And the starting point of those industries was precisely the year of his suffering.

I can't help but think about it.

The battle between the inner house is so bloody.

Chi Tao lowered his eyes and pressed Xie Yao's hand pouring wine: "Gongzi Xie, you drank too much." ”

"It doesn't matter." Xie Yao withdrew his hand and took another sip, "Actually, since I was nine years old, my body has gradually improved, and I can barely eat some ordinary food." My grandfather took pity on me, and often took me with him, and when I was thirteen years old, he secretly gave me two salt farms to learn how to take care of them. By chance, I slowly built up my own staff, so a lot of things came to the surface. ”

"Mrs. Nashi......"

"My mother didn't know. She was weak, and she blamed herself for that incident, and she also had feelings for my father, and I was afraid that she would not be able to stand it. The corners of Xie Yao's mouth pulled out a sarcastic smile, "Do you believe it?" My father is known for his name, and everyone in the noble lady circle in Beijing says that my father loves his wife. ”

"Madame is not such a vulnerable person." Chi Tao remembered Mrs. Shi's composure that night, "You mean, Master Xie also participated in ......?"

"At least he knows. Again...... My mother's dowry is gone, and his mother and concubine suddenly have money in their hands, where is such a thing? ”

Chi Tao really didn't know what to say, seeing that Xie Yao only touched the bottle of warm wine with a pair of big eyes, he had to withdraw the wine, coaxed Xie Yao to eat a few mouthfuls of steamed cakes, and poured him a cup of tea, before helping him to the side hall to rest on the collapse.

Early the next morning, Chi Tao only slept for two hours and got up as usual, just when he heard the rain early in the morning, he rushed over to look for Xie Yao, Chi Tao cleaned up and went to the spring snow with Chi Xing, and left Xie Yao's master and servant breakfast hot in the pot.

After being so busy for a few more days, Xie Yao did not come to look for Chi Tao again, Chi Tao thought that it must be because of the gaffe after drinking that day, and he was a little embarrassed, so he was also happy.

On this day, after the spring snow came down, Chi Tao wanted to talk to Chi Xing about some matters, so she asked Shao Cheng to accompany Achu home, and she took Chi Xing to the street.

There are mostly jewelry, pen and ink, and silk shops on the streets of Zhushikou, and Chi Xing is puzzled: "What are you doing here?" Let's go to the backstreets and buy some food. ”

Chi Tao didn't follow: "I work hard all day, and my sister can't be idle for a day." We're going to take a good look down this street today and buy you some good things. ”

"Look at you, a girl who can't save money, you've only saved money for a few days, and you're like this." Chi Xing crossed her fingers and counted, "Now we have a total of less than two hundred taels, and we have to deduct half of it for Gongzi Xie and one percent for Brother Shao, and our family only has eighty taels, which is not counted for Achu." If you want to buy a house and land, you have to save it. In a few years, if you want to get married, you will have to pay a dowry!"

Chi Tao smiled: "Or my sister thinks long-term - what about my sister getting married?"

Chi Xing's face turned red, and she said angrily: "What nonsense? A trace of sorrow furrowed between her eyebrows, "You don't know, I, I'm married....... now that I escape, it's enough." ”

"That's not what I said." Chi Tao took Chi Xing's hand and looked at her sincerely, "Sister's age is a good time, why should I miss my life for the sake of the family affairs that the pair of men and women haphazardly set?" Besides, how can I rest assured that I will not entrust you to someone reliable. Chi Tao's ideal is to save enough money, buy an industry and make money by herself, so that she can be happy in the rivers and lakes, and she can't stay by Chi Xing's side for a long time to protect her, "Look, how is Brother Shao?" ”

Chi Xing's face turned even redder, and she shook off her sister's hand: "I am an innocent and serious person, and I am capable, how can I be a good match?" I only treat him as a big brother, and you won't talk nonsense in the future. ”