After escaping from famine, the evil stepmother was pampered by the villain Zaizai Tuan

Jiang Xiaohua smiled, "Although the beads are small, they are of such high quality."

"A mortgage of five taels of silver is more than enough, right?"

The boss quickly picked up the pearl and wiped away his cold and cold attitude.

"That's enough."

He waved his hands to several of the guys, "Let them go!"

Jiang Yuanheng also saw the pearl, and he said loudly, "Wait!"

"As agreed, it's just a mortgage, not an offset!"

"I will send my family to give you some silver later, but you have to return this bead as it is!"

The boss rolled his eyes at Jiang Yuanheng unhappily. He had no choice but to agree, "Okay."

He rolled his eyes and added, "I also run a small business and can't afford it."

"If you can't come to pay before the curfew tonight, these beads will have to be used against the bill!"

Before Jiang Yuanheng said anything, Jiang Xiaohua agreed first, "No problem."

The tavern owner took his waiter back to the shop.

Jiang Yuanheng turned to Jiang Xiaohua movedly, bowed his hands and made a big salute.

"Thank you, madam, for saving me!"

Jiang Xiaohua's mouth twitched, Mrs. sister-in-law?

She glanced at Li Yuanzhi and said, "Please explain quickly."

Li Yuanzhi cleared his throat and said seriously, "Your Excellency, you have misunderstood. This is Mrs. Jiang, not my wife."

Jiang Yuanheng was very surprised, and his peach blossom eyes widened even further.

"Isn't it Madam-in-law?"

He hurriedly offered his hand to Jiang Xiaohua again, "It's Xiaosheng's rudeness, it's offensive, it's offensive!"

Jiang Xiaohua said generously, "It doesn't matter, we are just acquaintances for the first time. It is normal for us not to understand the situation."

Jiang Yuanheng lives not far from here, one mile further east than the inn where Jiang Xiaohua's family lives.

Everyone walked together and walked back along West Market Street.

Jiang Yuanheng was very grateful to Jiang Xiaohua and repeatedly promised to go home and withdraw the money now.

"Mrs. Jiang believes in me so much, I guarantee that the beads will return to Zhao intact."

"I will ask my family to redeem the beads later and deliver them to you at the inn."

Jiang Xiaohua agreed lightly and didn't seem to take it to heart.

After walking for a while, Jiang Yuanheng looked at Li Yuanzhi frequently, sometimes frowning in confusion.

Li Yuanzhi secretly gritted his teeth and asked with a smile on his face, "Why do you look at me with such strange eyes?"

Jiang Yuanheng was embarrassed for a moment, but finally asked, "Brother, is your surname really not Cui?"

Li Yuanzhi said calmly, "My surname is Li and my first name is Yuanzhi."

"It's the tutor hired by Madam Jiang to teach her four children how to read."

Jiang Yuanheng murmured to himself, "Yes, with a status as noble as Master Cui Liu."

"How is it possible to be a teacher for children from ordinary families?"

He looked at Li Yuanzhi again and said without giving up, "Brother, is he really not the Sixth Master Cui?"

Li Yuanzhi said without changing his expression, "No."

Jiang Yuanheng said dejectedly, "Sure enough, I recognized the wrong person, but my brother does look a bit similar to Mr. Cui Sixth."

Li Yuanzhi said, "You also said they are similar. There are so many similar people in the world."

However, Jiang Yuanheng was a lively chatterbox, and he quickly cheered up from his frustration.

He introduced himself enthusiastically, "I'm from Jinzhou, and I'm going to Beijing to take the exam."

"Since Xiongtai is also a scholar, haven't you ever thought about getting a degree?"

"Why don't we walk together and support each other!"

Li Yuanzhi refused without hesitation, "I didn't mean that."

Jiang Yuanheng was very regretful, and then became interested in why they went shopping with three animals as a family.

The children did not hesitate to answer his questions.

Jiang Yuanheng listened with high interest, nodded repeatedly, and asked questions from time to time.

Xiao Miaomiao said, "They have names, Daqing, Oolong, and Hongdou Bao!"

Jiang Yuanheng was quite appreciative, "The names are well chosen. The three of them are indeed pet beasts."

"Then do they all have any wonderful abilities?"

Liu Guang nodded, "There is a way."

Jiang Yuanheng's eyes shone, "Hurry and tell me in detail!"

Jiang Xiaohua and Li Yuanzhi exchanged glances helplessly.

This guy talks so much!

Jiang Yuanheng chatted heartily with the four little beans, and with the help of Xiao Miaomiao, he had the courage to touch Oolong's fur. He was satisfied.

Turning to Jiang Xiaohua again, "Ms. Jiang's accent sounds like she's from the south?"

Jiang Xiaohua responded yes.

Jiang Yuanheng continued, "You guys came all the way, you shouldn't be visiting relatives or friends, right?"

"Do you want to settle down in Qincheng?"

"Are you still going to be like me and continue heading north to the capital?"

Jiang Xiaohua thought that there was no need to lie about this, so she said, "We are going to the capital."

Jiang Yuanheng clapped his hands and said, "That's great! We can go together!"

Jiang Xiaohua prefers to have clean ears, and originally didn’t want to travel with a chatty person.

But she didn't have time to refuse.

The four little ones cheered, "Okay, okay, Uncle Jiang, come with us!"

Li Yuanzhi gained wisdom out of desperation, "But we have to wait until the day after tomorrow to set off."

"I think Mr. Jiang should set off first."

Jiang Yuanheng waved his hand, "It's okay! Anyway, there is still plenty of time before Spring."

"I'll wait for you to set off together."

Li Yuanzhi thought of another reason, "We use mules to pull the cart."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with Master Jiang's carriage."

Jiang Yuanheng smiled, "Hey, what's the matter?"

"We can walk slowly. We are not far from the capital anyway. We will arrive within a day."

Jiang Xiaohua and Li Yuanzhi couldn't help but sigh.

This man! It seems that I can’t understand other people’s polite rejection at all!

But then I think about it, this kind of warm-heartedness that seems to be a little rootless is actually a cute trait.

Jiang Xiaohua smiled and said, "Since Brother Jiang invited us, then we will go together."

At the entrance of the inn, the two parties parted ways, and Jiang Yuanheng sped forward.

Li Yuanzhi then said to Jiang Xiaohua, "You have always liked Jing, so why did you agree to him?"

Jiang Xiaohua said, "Because I think he's also very cute."

"Cute?" Li Yuanzhi thought he heard wrongly.

Jiang Xiaohua glanced at him from the corner of her eyes, "Isn't it so cute to be fooled by you again and again?"

After that, she walked inside without looking at his reaction.

Li Yuanzhi looked up at the evening sky, with a wry smile on his lips.

Cui Liugongzi, even though it was not long ago, when I heard this title again, I still felt like it was a lifetime ago.

Back in the guest room, Jiang Xiaohua was a little thirsty, so she poured some water from the thermos.

The water is still warm and the entrance is just right.

She drank in one gulp, and as soon as she put down the water bowl, she saw four cubs standing in front of her.

You poke me, I poke you, all with secretive expressions of joy.

Jiang Xiaohua smiled, "Is there anything good you want to tell me?"

Xiao Miaomiao walked forward with a crooked smile and spread her hands towards Jiang Xiaohua.

On the palm of her hand was a pair of earrings.

The earrings are simple in workmanship and materials.

The brass wire is threaded with five green frozen stone beads, twisted into a five-petal flower shape, and threaded on a thin silver ear hook.