Wang smiled bitterly, waved her hands, sighed, and said:
"The news I got here is that I haven't woken up yet. The things in the car you collected should be what happened to Dongyue and the others in Yizhou. The incident happened to Mrs. Pang years ago. I guess the letter hasn't arrived yet.
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Well, her message was delayed.
Something happened years ago, specifically before... it should have been around years ago. Their news was quick and they must be better than her.
This makes me even more worried.
From what I learned about the Pang couple from Li Hui's letter, Mr. Pang's indulgence and pampering of his wife are absolutely beyond imagination. My wife, my wife, will be my companion until I grow old. If Mrs. Pang suddenly leaves, I'm afraid that Mr. Pang...
…It’s hard to accept.
Sensing someone touching her arm, Cheng Xue immediately came to her senses and stood up.
"I've been bothering you for so long, it's time to go back. My lady, you are busy, I will come back another day."
"Why are you so anxious? I have ordered people to clean up the plum garden. You can stay here today."
"No, thank you for your kindness. I'll come back another day." Cheng Xue declined, "I haven't been to the county for a long time. I have to visit the house in the back street, otherwise I won't worry."
"That's fine. Come here when you have time. It's not fun for me to be at home every day."
"Okay, I'll definitely come and bother you when I have time." Cheng Xue agreed.
Xiao Wang sent her to the second door with a smile, told her to "come when you have time", and then watched the master and servant go away.
Go back to the house and pick up the things left on the table and ask:
"Have you given everything?"
"Don't worry, Madam, the second-class Tiger Balm I gave you is absolutely decent." Lu replied.
A wealthy family has many visitors, so in order to prevent some officials from making a fuss about it, they prepare gifts all year round, commonly known as "Taiwan Gold".
There are four common types of tiger balm, namely folding fans, cloth, tea leaves and silver. They are the most common things, and the silver also depends on the rank of the official of the host family.
The Xiao family's second-grade tiger balm is quite rich, folding fans, materials, and tea leaves are very exquisite. Moreover, there are also four treasures of the study and six enlightenment books. The silver has also doubled five times, with a full fifty taels, and a jade pendant.
In Liangyan, it is difficult to buy official-printed enlightenment books, and most of them are hand-copied, with occasional errors and omissions.
Mrs. Wang nodded with satisfaction after hearing this. Although she didn't know what the thing in her hand was yet, the second-grade Tiger Balm definitely didn't take advantage of the Li family.
It's a pity that the slap in the face came so quickly. In Tang Velvet's purse, there was actually a pair of Dongzhu gold hairpins. Apparently Lu didn't expect Cheng Xue to be so generous. Although the Dongzhu was not big, its color was crystal clear and its body was round.
It is by no means an easy thing.
"Madam, is it too late to make up for...?"
Mrs. Wang regretted it so much. If she had known better, she would not have been so passive.
Just when she was thinking about how to remedy the situation, the door opened and her eldest daughter Xiao Qingwen rushed into the room excitedly.
"Mom, I heard that Wanghe Village is sending vegetables again? Can we make them tonight... Hey, where did the hairpin come from? It's so beautiful."
Thirteen years old is neither too old nor too young. It is the age when you love beauty and beauty.
After inserting the hairpin, he went to the bronze mirror, looked around, and said:
"Mom, didn't you give me the red envelope for the Chinese New Year? Why are you preparing something for me and my sister?"
There are still two years left before she gets her hairpin, so why not give it to her now?
Xiao Feng came in from outside. When the little girl looked at her father, she hurriedly saluted and said:
"Dad is back."
Mr. Lu knelt down and bowed. There is an unwritten rule in the Xiao family. As long as the male master enters the main house, all servants are not allowed in the room and must guard outside the door.
Xiao Feng saw his wife holding a pearl hairpin and frowning, and asked in confusion:
"What's wrong with the thing? Is there something wrong?"
Mrs. Wang nodded helplessly, brought the pearl hairpin in front of him and said:
"It was given to me by Li Hui's wife. She took out two items, but I reminded her and took back one item. I didn't expect that she kept the expensive one. Isn't she a country woman? How could she be so generous!"
When Xiao Qingwen heard this, she quickly took off the hairpin from her head and put it on the table.
When Xiao Feng saw this, he smiled and put the hairpin on his daughter's head.
"Wear it if you like it, and you can't give it back. Give this to my sister and come over later for dinner."
"I know, Dad." Xiao Qingwen happily took out the pearl hairpin.
Xiao Feng waited for his daughter to come out of the house, pulled his daughter-in-law into his arms, and said:
"This is the first time she asked us to do something, and it involves her man, so she won't be stingy. I'm just afraid that the one she kept is more expensive and should be gold bars."
"Ah?"
Xiao Feng nodded, lightly scratched the bridge of her nose and said:
"Forgot? Li Hui's ancestors produced high-ranking officials of the fifth rank in the previous dynasty. The fifth rank in the capital is nothing, but the local fifth rank is very rich. If they were taking advantage, Qinglin would not be so close to them.
, if you really feel sorry for yourself, just send someone to give you some gifts in return tomorrow."
Mrs. Wang thought this proposal was feasible and went out to prepare a return gift.
Who would have thought that Mrs. Lu would take the car to the back streets the next day, only to be told that Cheng Xue and his party would leave before dawn. When Ms. Wang learned about it, she felt helpless. Didn't she say she would "come when she has time"?
Did you leave quietly?
After that, whenever news came to her family, she would make a copy and send it to Wanghe Village. When she occasionally came to Zhaolai County, she would ask him to take it back...
……
Cheng Xue is from the action group. After learning that Li Hui and others were safe, she went to find Wei Laowen. She explained her requirements once and waited for him to come up with a plan before discussing the rest.
She can simply renovate a house, but she is really not good at drawing building plans. She doesn't have the ability.
On the fifth day after the Spring Festival, which was the 23rd of the first lunar month, Wei Laowen came to Li's house with something. It was a thick stack of paper with an overall sketch and detailed drawings of each hospital, and the materials were also calculated.
, simply don’t be too considerate.
"...It's roughly like this. With the earth dragon, there will be no trouble in the house in winter. If your family has this condition, I think it is better to reserve it."
While listening to the old man's explanation and looking at the pictures, it was clear at a glance. The foundation was laid last year, and it was not easy to draw pictures based on that foundation.
Sure enough, professional things need to be done by professionals.
Even though the Wei family owns a tofu shop, everyone in the village comes to him when building a house. He can draw pictures and use materials.
Cheng Xue nodded with satisfaction.
"It has to be Uncle Wei. I'm really worried about leaving this job to someone else."
After saying this, Yu Niang put the prepared two coins and materials on the table.
"Oh, you need materials everywhere. If you say two ounces of money, it will be two ounces of money. You can't break the rules."
"What a rule!" Cheng Xue shook his head, "Don't be polite to me. Although my place is big, the foundation has been dug. You must have paid a lot of attention to it, and you should."
"It won't take so much."
"Just take it. By the way, Uncle Wei, go back and tell Wife Shengli how many pigs and lambs are available for spring. Wife Wu Bin and I have arranged for them."
"Hey, okay, okay." Wei Laowen stopped being polite, collected the money, took the materials, got up and left.
Cheng Xue handed the drawings to Li Zhong and waited until the weather warmed up to start building the house...