Steward Cao, who had always been arrogant in Jiangzhou Prefecture and even gave three points to the prefect's Yamen, saw Cheng Silang dismounting with a smile and bowed his hands in salute.
This kind of respectful attitude always makes those who see it think that they are hallucinating. You must know that Manager Cao even ignores Mr. Cheng, and even dares to fight Mrs. Cheng out.
Respect, this word never seems to exist when facing the Cheng family, with the exception of Cheng Silang.
"I'm fine, I'm just walking around casually. Is my sister back?" Cheng Silang asked.
Manager Cao shook his head.
"I wonder if it's okay to be outside? It's almost the Chinese New Year." Cheng Silang asked.
"Don't worry, Mr. Silang, my wife has always been very good." Manager Cao said with a smile, "I wrote a letter a month ago and said everything is safe."
Cheng Silang nodded.
"Then I'll go back." He said.
"When Mr. Silang comes, why don't you go in and have a cup of tea?" Manager Cao invited with a smile.
Cheng Silang was about to refuse, when a maid ran out of the alley.
"Fourth Young Master." Chunlan shouted, with a bit of joy.
Because of Brother Jin's involvement, Chunlan was kicked out of Cheng Silang's yard. Brother Jin simply refused to do anything and went to the Cheng family to ask their parents to be released together.
Whenever a son of a family dared to come and make trouble with her confidently, Mrs. Cheng was so angry that she naturally refused, but Mr. Cheng finally let her go.
"It's nothing to be angry with a servant. You've lost your identity." He said, "Don't you think it's ugly inside and out?"
Mrs. Cheng had no choice but to let her go, and Jin Geer's parents were assigned to work in the farm. Since Cheng Jiaoniang was not at home and did not need a maid to serve, Manager Cao asked her to work in the shop.
It was the first time that Chunlan walked out of the house to work outside. She was scared and uneasy, but because she could never go back to Beicheng, and she had lost all contact with the Fourth Young Master, she had to think about making a living in the future, so she bit
I kept doing it with my teeth, and within half a year I became familiar with her, and now I am considered a good hand in the silk fabric shop. Everyone who comes in and out calls me "Sister Chunlan".
"Fourth Young Master, you are here, come in and sit down." She said happily and excitedly.
These two people sincerely invited them, so Cheng Silang stopped being polite and followed them in.
Cheng Jiaoniang no longer lives in Cheng Ji's house. The new house was built in June. Cheng Ji was responsible for allocating houses to everyone. The biggest and best yard was reserved for Cheng Jiaoniang and Manager Cao.
Without being polite, he asked someone to clean up Cheng Jiaoniang's things and move them in, while he moved into the outer courtyard with his newly bought servant.
The front door was paved with neat blue bricks, and it was swept clean, without a trace of snow. The surrounding houses were scattered and elegant, and laughter could be heard from inside from time to time.
Seeing them coming, a boy at the door hurriedly greeted them.
"Master Cao, Cheng Ping is here and has been waiting for you for a long time." He said. Before he finished speaking, Cheng Ping walked out of the concierge and greeted him with a smile.
Cheng Ji's old house is now for him to live in. When Cheng Ji remembered Cheng Jiaoniang's words, he invited Cheng Ping to come and see it when he was building the house. Cheng Ping also gave some feng shui advice, so this house was given to Cheng Ji as a reward.
It was given as a gift. In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that it was for Cheng Jiaoniang's sake.
Cheng Ping was not polite.
"The feng shui I have taught you is all very good, so you can live in peace." He said proudly, and immediately packed up his bedroll and moved into the house.
"You didn't come when I invited you over in the past, so why are you here today?" Manager Cao said with a smile.
"Master Cao, I have thought of a deal for you." Cheng Ping smiled and waved the divination flag in his hand, "I heard that you are going to open a new store, so I have to figure out the Feng Shui positioning for you."
Say this and hold out a finger.
"Only a penny."
Manager Cao shook his head and smiled.
"You are really weird." He said, and said, "I will go find you tomorrow."
Cheng Ping left happily, and Manager Cao called him back.
"Since you know how to read Feng Shui, why don't you show my wife how well furnished her house is?" he said.
Cheng Ping turned around and smiled.
"Your wife is a lifeless person, I can't see it," he said.
Manager Cao immediately pouted twice angrily and told him to get out.
Cheng Silang has been welcomed into the house and stands in the yard looking at the plaque hanging in the main hall.
Peace.
"Is it from the capital?" he asked.
"No, it was sent by Master Sun of Xuanmiao Temple." Manager Cao said with a smile, "I think the lady likes the word Taiping, so she decided to hang it up on her own initiative."
There is Taiping Temple on Xuanmiao Mountain and Taiping Residence in the capital. It is said that they even ate Taiping Steamed Buns.
Taiping, Taiping, the way of heaven has no relationship, doing good is the so-called peace.
"She should like it very much." Cheng Silang also smiled.
The two entered the hall. Chunlan cooked some sencha tea. The room was warm and the aroma of tea was strong. There were firecrackers and laughter outside. The second year of Yonghe came slowly.
Although it is not as good as the capital city, the first month of Jiangzhou Prefecture is also very lively. The wide streets are crowded with people. This is a good opportunity to make money. Cheng Ping took to the streets early in the morning holding a hexagram flag and wandered until noon.
Business is still not open.
"You know why not." The waiter from a nearby shop was already very familiar with him and chatted with him while leaning on the horse.
"Why?" Cheng Ping was always not ashamed to ask.
"The money you want is too little." The waiter said, "One penny, you are too cheap, and you don't have confidence at first glance. You have never seen how other people tell fortunes. A fortune can be worth a fortune. That's how you have confidence and momentum."
Look at you like this, you look like a beggar, who cares about you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, before Cheng Ping could speak, a man stood in front of the Gua Tan.
The waiter was startled, and Cheng Ping was also startled, looking at the person standing in front of him.
a woman.
Wearing a large dark hooded cloak, the hood is on his head, and a circle of white rabbit fur covers his face.
The woman reached out and lifted some hats, revealing her face from the terry cloth.
The guy looked even more stunned.
Wow, what a beauty.
Cheng Ping had already jumped up in surprise.
"Ms. Cheng, you are back!" he shouted.
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him with a calm expression and nodded.
"Yes, I'm back. I just entered the city." She said, and continued without waiting for Cheng Ping to speak, "I was very tired. When I entered the city gate and walked along the street, I saw you at the first sight and I was so tired that I couldn't walk anymore.
Not moving anymore…”
When she said this, her eye circles turned slightly red.
The guy was dumbfounded and stared at this little lady with his mouth open. What? What did she say?
I saw you at a glance...
The boy's eyes slanted towards Cheng Ping.
This beggar-like person...can't possibly...can actually win the favor of such a beautiful young lady...
Cheng Ping looked surprised, but for him, who had seen this lady crying and other aberrations, this was not a surprise. He quickly calmed down.
This is another knot in my heart.
He sat down and smiled slightly.
"When you're tired, sit down and take a rest." He said, and hurriedly handed over a small stool at his feet.
Cheng Jiaoniang did as she was told and sat down.
Around her, the girl Banqin and her entourage separated the place casually but tightly so that they would not be hit by the surging crowd.
Cheng Ping looked at this lady and hesitated.
"Does Manager Cao know that you are back, madam?" he asked.
Cheng Jiaoniang shook her head.
"I traveled to many places. I traveled all over Liangzhou," she said. "I didn't stop for a moment. I even searched every village, but I couldn't find it. I couldn't find it."
This lady was hysterical again, so Cheng Ping hurriedly sat down and looked at her.
"Everything depends on fate. If you can't find it, it means the fate has not arrived. Don't force it." He said.
"Don't force it?" Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him, "I'm not willing to do it, I'm not willing to do it."
Looking at the deep look in the woman's eyes, Cheng Ping was speechless for a moment.
It's that despair again.
"Everything in the world has its own destiny. If you don't believe it and are unwilling to accept it, you will only suffer yourself." He took a deep breath and said, "Madam, it is best to enjoy yourself in time while you are still alive."
Cheng Jiaoniang smiled.
"Carpe diem, how can I be happy?" she said slowly, tears falling from the corners of her eyes.
"Then only the lady can solve it, no one else can help." Cheng Ping also shook his head and said.
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him for a moment, stood up and left, followed by Ban Qin and others.
The lady came and went suddenly. The man felt like she was in a dream. When he came to his senses, he couldn't help but grab Cheng Ping.
"Who is this? Who is this?" he asked repeatedly.
"She is a lady from my clan." Cheng Ping said, shaking him off and looking in the direction Cheng Jiaoniang was leaving, frowning with some worry, "This lady is really pitiful..."
The clerk scoffed and looked Cheng Ping up and down.
"Who do you have to pity? Who do you have pity for?" He said, "Look, what you are wearing is not as good as what other people's entourage wears..."
"Whether a person is pitiable or not depends not on this, but on the heart." Cheng Ping shook his head and said, still looking at Cheng Jiaoniang, her back became more and more bleak in the crowd.
Suddenly the lady stopped, turned around, and walked quickly towards him again.
Cheng Ping couldn't help but take a step back.
"I want to ask you something." Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him and said.
That respectful attitude is back... This shows that the woman's mood has recovered.
Cheng Ping twitched the corner of his mouth.
"Don't dare, don't dare, you say it, you say it," he said.
"If you know that a person will hurt you in the future, how do you prevent this kind of harm?" Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him and asked. (To be continued)
