"What do you want me to take to the Taoist temple?" Mr. Cheng asked.
The girl brought the tea and Mr. Cheng took a sip with satisfaction.
"A new great monk from Wanning Temple made good tea, and I got a pot of it with a lot of favors," he said.
"It doesn't matter if you don't spend more money." Mrs. Cheng said.
Mr. Cheng then laughed.
He has nothing in life but loves tea.
"It was not my intention to send it to the Taoist temple," Mrs. Cheng said, "it was my mother's intention."
A maid came in from outside the hall, whispered a few words to her side and then retreated.
"What's the shameful thing?" Mr. Cheng asked.
"Lao Er sold a maid over there." Mrs. Cheng said, sighing helplessly, "As she gets older, Qing Niang's temper also gets better."
"Nonsense." Mr. Cheng put down his teacup unhappily, "You just don't care?"
"I don't dare to take care of it anymore." Mrs. Cheng said, pausing for a moment. "Ever since this child came in, the family has been really in chaos."
"Then send him away." Mr. Cheng said.
"Do people from the Zhou family go out of their way to say hello?" Mrs. Cheng asked.
Before he finished speaking, a servant woman hurried in outside the door.
"Master, madam, the Zhou family has sent someone," she said.
You really don’t talk about people in front of others, why are you here again?
Master Cheng and his wife looked at each other, somewhat surprised.
The Zhou family's arrival this time was not as good as last time, with four men and four women, but the situation was just like the previous masters the Zhou family had come into contact with.
"The master and his wife asked us to come here to take over our eldest lady's dowry shop, Zhuangzi." One of the men in charge said.
Everyone in the Cheng family was stunned for a moment.
"Absurd!" Mr. Cheng Er sat up straight and shouted.
"Don't be angry, uncle." The steward leaned over and saluted and said, "Before, the sweet lady didn't come back, and she thought she wouldn't live long, so I didn't make any plans. But now that the sweet lady is back, she is not young anymore, and she will go out in the future.
The dowry must be taken away."
The masters and ladies of the Cheng family showed strange expressions.
You idiot, are you still planning to go out?
People in the Zhou family are really blushing when they lie this time.
"So, the master and his wife asked us to personally take care of the eldest lady's dowry, so that the sweet lady can go out in glory in the future." The steward continued.
"Do you think our Cheng family will covet my dear mother's dowry?" Mrs. Cheng asked with a sneer.
"My wife doesn't think so, she just wants to express my love for my dear lady." The steward said expressionlessly, "If you can't explain clearly, you might as well ask the government to check the dowry list in person. It's not good for your in-laws to let the master and his wife know nothing.
Bearing the stigma.”
"We all have orders, why can't we explain clearly?" Mrs. Cheng Er said, "What should I do with that one?"
Anyway, you can't benefit yourself, and you can't benefit from being happy to see others.
Mrs. Cheng sighed inwardly.
"You are here just in time." She said, "Go and see the beautiful lady. She will go to the Taoist temple to recuperate in a few days."
The men and women of the Zhou family were stunned for a moment, but they were told before they came that everything would be decided by the steward, so they lowered their heads and said nothing.
"Why send a Taoist temple a good visit?" the steward asked, "if the news spreads, what will others say?"
"How do you say that? The Taoist priest had already figured out that this child's three souls and six souls were incomplete, so he had to be sent to a Taoist temple to be restrained." Mr. Cheng Er said coldly, "It's not like you don't know this. If you don't believe us, the capital will be fine."
There are many doctors, so I will send it over for you to have a good look at."
The steward smiled and bent down to salute.
"I don't dare. The second master's blood relationship is naturally good. It's my slave who doesn't know how to lie." He apologized.
Mr. Cheng and Mr. Cheng looked at each other and shook their heads.
What the Zhou family wanted was nothing but profit, and as for that sweet lady, they really ignored her.
"Since we know that we are our family's flesh and blood, we don't have to worry about leaving this dowry to you." Mr. Cheng said lightly, "My younger brother and sister are gone, but my dear mother is still there, his father is still there, and I, the uncle, still have
Now, where is it your turn to point fingers at Zhou?"
Mrs. Cheng Er immediately sat up straight.
That's right, my father is still here, and it's not your uncle's turn to tell me what to do.
It's time to talk about this dowry.
These two people come and have their own thoughts, and they start to fight for each other. They can't agree on it in a day or two. People don't care much about the dowry management. In contrast, Cheng Jiaoniang is going to be given away again.
The news about going to the Taoist temple is even more important.
"What? Are you sending me to a Taoist temple?"
The girls and servants in Cheng Jiaoniang's yard were immediately in confusion.
If you go to a place like the Taoist Temple, especially if you follow this fool, you will most likely never be able to leave for the rest of your life!
It turns out that nothing good will come out of coming to this idiot. First, two servants and their whole family were expelled, and now they will be harmed for the rest of their lives. It's not much better than selling and expelling!
This fool is really a broom star. Whoever gets involved will be in trouble!
Suddenly the girls and servants in the yard were running around in panic, begging for favors just to get away.
The girl was sitting on the porch sewing a pair of socks with a quiet look on her face.
There was a slight sound in the room, and she quickly put down her needlework and walked in quickly.
Cheng Jiaoniang was slowly getting up from the bed.
"My wife is awake," she said, reaching out to help her.
Changing clothes, cleaning up, sitting down in front of the window, handing over a glass of warm water, the girl did this very smoothly.
"Madam, as you said, I ordered the white lotus root. I boiled it, added rice flour, honey, and sugar, mashed it, and steamed it. It has been cooled. Cut it and you can have a taste." The girl asked, "The sweetness is just right for me.
, I don’t know if the lady can tolerate it.”
Cheng Jiaoniang nodded.
The yellow-green rice cake placed on a small white porcelain plate was very pleasant, and Cheng Jiaoniang ate one or two slices.
"It's okay." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
The girl smiled happily.
"Have your things been packed?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked.
"Yes, this is the only book that I want to read." The girl said, "On the day I leave, I will personally hold it."
Cheng Jiaoniang raised her eyes to look at her.
"You want to come with me?" she asked.
"Yes, this slave is here to serve the lady. Wherever the lady goes, the slave will naturally go there," the girl said.
"What's the benefit of coming with me?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked.
"If I can come to my wife's house, I am not welcome in the house." The girl said with a smile, putting her hands on her knees, "Staying may sound better, but my life will definitely be uncomfortable, slave.
I am getting older, and I will be married to someone in a year or two. With my status as a slave, I can imagine who I can be married to. I have been following my wife these days, and I feel that I am living a comfortable life. I think about it, food.
Drinking reputation and other things are irrelevant. It is impossible for a person to have everything he likes in this life. I don’t ask for anything else, just be at ease."
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at her and pursed her lips.
"You say so much, can I, a fool, understand you?" she asked.
The girl covered her mouth and smiled.
"Madam, don't say it's a joke. If you are a fool, then this slave will be a fool too." She smiled.
Cheng Jiaoniang stopped talking and lowered her head to read.
The girl stopped talking, took a few steps back, sat down and picked up her needle and thread.
"It's not impossible for a person to have everything he wants in his life." Cheng Jiaoniang said suddenly.
The lady spoke a bit slower than ordinary people, and the girl already knew it. She smiled and said yes when she heard the words, but she didn't take it seriously.
Someone called at the door.
The two of them looked out of the window and saw a strange servant girl, dressed differently from those in their home.
Like everyone who met Cheng Jiaoniang for the first time, the servant girl was stunned for a moment before she came back to her senses under Cheng Jiaoniang's dull gaze.
"This is what my family brought to my wife." She leaned over and pushed over a square box.
"Banqin." Cheng Jiaoniang suddenly said.
The servant girl was startled and looked up in surprise.
Didn’t you say that you can’t remember people and things? Why…..
"Yes, madam." The girl responded and reached out to take the box.
The servant girl was a little confused. She felt that she had thought of something, but she felt that she had not thought of it.
"Madam, this is food." The girl opened the box and looked at it, and said, her eyes were surprised.
The package opened into a double-layered food box. The square grids inside were filled with various candied snacks in gorgeous colors.
"This is a famous snack in the capital, half... The family said that the wife loves snacks, so she specially selected it." The servant woman said, but she was talking to the girl, "But don't eat too much, as it will spoil your stomach."
The girl smiled and said nothing.
"The old slave resigned," the servant said. Although this fool was very good-looking, it was always unpleasant to be in the presence of a fool.
"This." Cheng Jiaoniang spoke again, picking up a notebook from the table, "Take it away and give it to her."
The maid was stunned and looked at Cheng Jiaoniang.
Who is she? Who is she? Does this fool know who is who? Impossible, right?
The girl had already reached out to take it and handed it to the servant woman.
The maid took a look and saw that it was a simple book made of hand-cut paper. It was so thin that she couldn't read and didn't recognize what was written on it, so she had to pick it up and salute it again and walk out.
The girl personally delivered it to the corridor.
"Sister, may I ask how you call me?" After the maid walked down the steps, she thought of something and turned around to ask.
The girl looked at her and smiled slightly.
"Slave, Banqin," she said.
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I still have double updates. The plot has been too slow recently. I hope you can save up and read it again. I really don’t recommend reading through it. If you are anxious, I will be anxious. But a story really cannot be told in one sentence. Please forgive me.
