"What on earth is going on? That evil man, didn't he make things difficult for you?"
The maid bent down to help Wei Yingluo untie the rope and said, "Master Hou just likes to joke, but he is actually a very good person. He brought us here, and first asked Mrs. Mudan to arrange a tailor to make tailor-made clothes for the children.
He also asked the man named Ergou to go to the West Market and buy shoes for the children. Now the children are placed in an empty shop in Jingdongji. The Marquis said that tomorrow he will find craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to repair the original yard. The repairs will be completed.
, and then let the children go back to live.”
Wei Yingluo didn't believe it and said, "How could he be so kind?"
"Really, the children are outside, eating. The Marquis asked Po Wang to steam the steamed buns and kill a sheep. Didn't the lady smell the fragrance?"
Wei Yingluo was so nervous just now that she had no time to smell the smell. After hearing what the maid said, she shut up her nose and smelled it. It really smelled like mutton. Wei Zheng was notoriously poor. There was no trace of anything on his house until the holidays.
There is no meat or fish. Although Wei Yingluo is considered a lady, the food she usually eats is not much different from ordinary people.
Of course the maid knew her situation and said: "Miss, I have eaten and left a bowl for you."
Wei Yingluo blushed a little and said: "Whoever wants to eat his food, I won't eat his food!"
The maid teased: "Hey...Miss, you just called me a bad person, why did you suddenly become 'him'?"
Wei Yingluo quickly explained and said: "Don't think nonsense, I... there is nothing between me and him! I won't accept his kindness. Besides, what's the use if he only cares about this meal?"
?I’m afraid that if the children eat mutton, they won’t be able to drink porridge anymore, which is harming them.”
The maid sighed and said, "My lady, this is your fault."
"Um?"
"I'm not speaking for the Marquis, but Miss, you think too badly about people. Do you know what the Marquis has done for you? I just found out about it, half from Xiao Shitou's words, and half from
When helping Wang Po steam buns, I heard her muttering. At noon, Xiao Shitou and the others followed Wang Po and asked for something to eat, but Wang Po wouldn't give it to her. It was Mr. Hou who asked Wang Po to give the steamed buns. Xiao Shitou was grateful to him, so he hid it
I gave him half of the candied fruit. The Marquis recognized that the candied fruit was given by you, and asked Ergou to follow Xiao Shitou and the others to find us. Seeing that there are so many children who can only live on porridge, and
Not being able to have porridge every day, the Marquis couldn't bear it, so he asked people to bring the children over. He not only took care of this meal, but also took care of everything in the future."
"How does he take care of it? Will he pay for it?" Without waiting for the maid to reply, Wei Yingluo replied: "Yes, he is so rich, raising these children is just a drop in the bucket."
"No." The maid said: "The Marquis said that no one in this world can get something for nothing. Today is his treat. From tomorrow on, only those who work will have steamed buns to eat. Although the children are small, they are capable and capable.
With his feet, he could at least run errands and help move things. He really couldn't do anything, but he could still sweep the floor with a broom. He also said that people who hang their necks up and wait for someone to feed them are not worthy of mercy. He can take care of the food.
But don’t worry about those lazy people’s food.”
After hearing what the maid said and thinking about Li Mu's appearance just now, Wei Yingluo was completely confused and murmured: "Yes, is that so?"
"Yes!" The maid smiled and said, "Master Hou just likes to tease people..." As she said that, she glanced at Wei Yingluo and pointed out: "I don't know why, but I especially like to tease you, young lady."
"Bah!" Wei Yingluo said, her face flushed with embarrassment: "You damn girl, I bought you off with just a bowl of mutton. He...he did this, which only shows that his conscience is still intact and he still has some humanity.
What does it have to do with me!"
"Okay, okay!" The maid put away the remaining sauce meat and wine bottle that Li Mu had eaten, and said, "Hey, my eldest lady, it's getting late. Do you want to eat something? We have to go back home."
"I..." Wei Yingluo wanted to say no, but her stomach growled unsatisfactorily. She followed the maid to the door, still a little trembling in her heart, worried about seeing Li Mu. According to her imagination, Li Mu would definitely be at the door.
, waiting to see her jokes after she knows the truth.
But when she came out, she saw only the children, not Li Mu, not the big man, and not the masked Dugu Jiu who knocked her out.
Wei Yingluo saw a small stone holding a bone and chewing on it, and asked hurriedly: "Where is that evil... Hou, Lord Hou?"
"He's gone!" Xiao Shitou ate meat for the first time and refused to stop for a moment. If Wei Yingluo hadn't asked him, he wouldn't have paid any attention to it.
"He just left like that?"
"Well..." Xiao Shitou thought for a moment and said, "Ah, I remembered it. He asked me to bring him a message for you."
Wei Yingluo quickly asked: "What are you talking about?"
"He said, don't be grateful to him. He is an inhumane person." Xiao Shitou wondered: "I think Mr. Hou is very good, how could he be an inhumane person? Humph! You say he is inhumane.
Humans are the ones with no humanity!"
Wei Yingluo's face immediately turned red!
But she felt inexplicably relieved. If Li Mu hadn't left these words, she would have been uneasy.
This is him, a tough and unforgiving guy.
At this time, the maid brought her mutton soup. Wei Yingluo took it and sat next to the small stone. She only kept a few pieces of meat, and most of it was given to the children next to her.
Wang and Bai Naoer stood at the back door of the grocery store and watched. Wang said worriedly: "Old man, this girl is so pretty."
"What's wrong?" Bai Nao'er didn't understand the meaning and asked, "Why does it look good?"
"Silly!" Mrs. Wang glared at Bai Nao'er and whispered: "I think your good son-in-law is very fond of her. If you take her as a concubine, your girl will be stupid. She won't be allowed to be killed."
Did they swallow the skin and bones?"
"You're the one who's stupid!" Bai Nao'er retorted, making Wang a little confused and said: "You old man, are you scolding me?"
"It's you I'm scolding!" Bai Nao'er pulled Wang aside and said, "Can't you understand now? Which one of this and that can be better than our girl? My son-in-law, if it weren't for Aiji
Why would you spend so much effort on me after marrying my daughter? Not only did you give me money and land, but you also took a share of the racecourse and gave me an official title. Do you know how much this official is worth? Let me tell you, I asked about it.
! It will scare you to death if I tell you. If you count the members of the racecourse alone, it will be several thousand guan a month, tens of thousands guan a year, how much will it cost in a lifetime?"
Wang's eyes widened in fright and said: "Then, isn't that hundreds of thousands of dollars..."
"That's right!" Bai Nao'er nodded heavily and said, "Is it because of my face that my good son-in-law is willing to spend so much money to give me this official position? You and I both know how we were right before.
His. He doesn’t care about the past grudges, and it’s not because of my daughter. You still dare to say that my daughter is stupid? My son-in-law didn’t hear this, but if he heard it, hmph! You are not far from death!"
"Oh, please don't let it slip!" Ms. Wang was so frightened that she almost cried. She hugged Bai Nao'er's thigh and trembled all over: "I didn't mean it. I really didn't mean it. I was worried about our family.
My daughter has suffered a lot..." As she said that, Mrs. Wang suddenly slapped herself a few times and cursed: "Just forget it! I will never say anything bad about my bad mouth in the future. If I say anything bad about our daughter again, I won't allow it.
What a death!"
"Okay, there are no outsiders." After all, Bai Naoer still felt a little sorry for his mother-in-law. He stretched out his hand to stop her, glanced at the backyard, and said, "You just don't know what's going on. Things like what happened today,
You are still quarreling with your virtuous son-in-law. Who are you and who am I? Aren’t our entire Bai family just living based on the little things leaked from the virtuous son-in-law’s hand? Whatever the son-in-law wants to do, whatever he asks us to do, we just have to be obedient.
. It's a crime that makes him unhappy and brings trouble to my daughter. This girl, not to mention whether her husband is interested in her, even if he is! We have to turn a blind eye. When necessary,
I still have to help hide it..."
"Are you the kind of dad who does this?"
"Otherwise, what should we do?!" Bai Naoer asked, "What do you think we should do?"
Mrs. Wang fell silent.
"Alas!" Bai Naoer let out a long sigh and said, "Looking at me, my daughter can still capture the heart of a virtuous son-in-law. If she really can't, then... Bah, bah, bah, there won't be such a day!"
Mrs. Wang also said: "No, definitely not! Our daughter is prettier than her!"
"That's right!"
Suddenly, Mrs. Wang thought about money again. She glanced at Bai Nao'er and said distressedly: "Old man, you have to be an official. If you don't want to be an official and want to be a member, our Bai family won't be able to make a living for generations."
Already?"
"You are just a woman's opinion!" Bai Nao'er glared at Mr. Wang and said, "What do you know? Where do our Bai family come from? We are all merchants and hawkers! The imperial court has issued a decree that the descendants of merchants are not allowed to take part in the imperial examination.
Do you want our Bai family to be merchants for generations? Now that I have become an official, I have changed the family style of our Bai family. After me, my descendants can all be officials, isn't it good?"
"Why don't you understand? If you want to get a share, you have to have the confidence to do so. A good son-in-law is capable, but if he doesn't want a share, others will give it to him. Who do we think we are, but we are also allowed to do business with the Duke? This share
Isn’t it hot for us to hold it? When I was alive, I was shameless and had the reputation of a good son-in-law, so I took it. But what about the descendants? Our descendants of the Bai family are still merchants and descendants of the Duke of the country. They are hereditary kings.
Sir, when that happens, will this job still be yours?"
After Bai Nao'er finished speaking, a hint of slyness flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Whatever you catch in your hand belongs to you. And this money, with a good son-in-law here, do you still have to worry about food and clothing? Didn't you listen to what the good son-in-law said? This
The market was given to him by His Majesty. Now that he has given it to me, it can be passed down from generation to generation. You know very well! As a woman, I can cook for you!"
Mrs. Wang really didn't understand much, but when she saw that Bai Nao'er had an idea, she didn't panic anymore and boasted: "It's my old man who has a plan in mind! Once these little plagues are sent away, I will take good care of you at night."
.”
After saying that, Wang Shifei gave Bai Nao'er a look. Bai Nao'er understood and laughed.