Xiao Qiang

Yu, looking around, no one was there, so he walked over and chatted for a few words.When I got back to the kitchen, other people saw her with smiling faces and were curious, so they didn't say anything when they asked her.

They were only interrupted later by the sneaky man who brought the firewood.

"Yo, do you know who I saw today?"

"Seeing how sneaky you are, don't tell me you've become a thief to see an official?"

There was a burst of laughter.

"What are you talking about!" the man spat, "Do you still remember the maid that the lady of the North Courtyard used to marry?"

"...that woman... surnamed Dong, Dong what..."

"What memory! Dongqin! Her man used to be Qin Laiyu, the steward of the north courtyard of the mansion! Didn't steward Qin make a small fortune later, and went south with his wife and daughter to do business!"

"Oh yes yes yes! Sister Hong still has a good memory!"

"I've seen that woman before! She doesn't have a good face, but her eyes are long and her forehead is on top of her head!"

"Those servants who serve the lady are always superior. They usually don't look at us directly. They are afraid of getting their eyes dirty when they come to this house! I don't care to remember this person! Hmph!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" the man interjected, "I used to scold my woman because her hands and feet were slow! Now, hmph! Retribution!"

"How do you say that?"

"Sister Hong, you don't know. I came back from the outside today and bumped into a woman who collects slops! Look at that face, it's scary! Later, I heard that this woman used to work in Wenren's Mansion, so I asked him Someone told me in private that that woman is Dongqin from the former North Courtyard!" The man snorted, "Her man is addicted to gambling when he has a small amount of money, and he loses everything every time he comes and goes! Later, the debt collector set fire to the house, and she Her face was ruined, her husband and her two children were burnt to death! The youngest is only two years old!"

The women sighed.

"I heard that she has been back for a long time, and she lives in Yaozi Street, collecting swill for a living."

A woman spoke up, "Oh, why don't you see her come back to Mrs. Qin? After all, it's a master-servant relationship. You won't treat her badly, right?"

"Tsk tsk," the man's tone rose, his eyes full of contempt, "Just say that your woman is short-sighted! In the past, she served the wife, and she was very expensive. How can there be fewer people who suppress you? How can there be fewer people who are angry with her? Now that face is burning. In that state, down and out, who wouldn't look forward to seeing her in such a pitiful state? With her temper, can she bear it?"

The women nodded in agreement.

Sister Hong tidied up the things at hand, did not listen to their nagging, picked up the wooden dustpan filled with vegetable leaves, got up and went into the kitchen.

She is in a good mood today, and she can't help humming a little song without words.The tune was so familiar that she forgot that she hadn't hummed it for so many years.

"Huh-huh-huh-huh-"

"Huh-huh-huh-huh..."

When the same melody sounded in the east courtyard, Xiang Wu thought he had a problem with his ears.

The sun is so good today that even cats want to sleep, let alone humans.But stretching like a cat, lying on the railing, trying to sleep and humming inexplicable tunes, it really hurt the reputation of the fourth master of Wenrenfu - even if this person's reputation has never been very good.

Old man Hu even let him go, as long as his master Shu Shuang didn't care.

Xiang Wu glanced over secretly, the master of the east yard really looked good recently, his face that was as white as a ghost before was rarely bloody now.He couldn't help but wonder to himself that the Young Master Wen was not built!

The old man Hu has a cheerful face which is rare recently, and even the wrinkles on his forehead seem to be less.Today's expression is more like meeting some happy event, the corners of his mouth can't help lifting up, and he walked over with a basket on his buttocks.

Wen Renpu's appetite has increased recently, and Old Man Hu is happier than anyone else.Because he drank less wine, Wen Renpu was more awake when he was eating. Today, he asked Old Man Hu when he was eating, "It seems that there are two jars of wine missing in the wine room."

Old man Hu didn't pay attention, "A few days ago, the cook Wang said that he wanted to fetch some more jugs of wine, and you agreed at that time."

It seems that there is such a thing, Wen Renpu nodded.

In fact, the two jars of wine were not at Chef Wang's place, but in a certain room of the inn outside the Santiao Street of Li Wenren's Mansion.

The door was closed tightly, only the woman's laughter was heard.

"I was still thinking about how to get a few jars of wine back, but I didn't expect to deliver it to my door!" The carefree female voice was sonorous and powerful.

"Master, didn't you say that you don't want to have anything to do with this person in Wenren's mansion?" The same female voice, this time the tone is more stable.

"Hmph, it's just two jars of wine, what's the difference! Master, are you right?"

"I can send two jars of wine today, but I don't know what to bring over tomorrow! If there is one, there will be two, so it's better not to accept it in the first place!"

"I'm a fool if I don't chew on the cooked duck! Besides, what other treasures can Wenren's Mansion produce? Isn't it just two jars of broken wine—"

"I'm hungry."

"..."

"..."

"Thank God, master, you are finally willing to say such a human thing! This servant thought you were learning how to cultivate immortals and give up all grains!"

"Nonsense again! Don't prepare food and drinks! Don't let the master go hungry!"

"okay!"

With a bang, the door swung open.A woman walked out quickly with a jar of wine in her arms. Her footsteps were hurried but steady, like a martial artist.

There was a man sitting in the room, lying on the table like a born lazy bone.On the table is a jug of wine and an open jade box.There was a fist-sized petal in the box, which was so red that it was about to bleed under the sunlight.

Behind the man stood a woman with a worried expression.

"Master, it would be a serious crime to behead if the affairs of the Wenren Mansion are not dealt with properly, this servant feels—"

The man chuckled a few times, "Feng Yan, Feng Yan, you are right when you say you are timid." As he spoke, he pointed to the door, and the woman stepped forward to close the door knowingly, and then he heard the man continue, "The war in the Northeast has just been brought to an end. The court is extremely happy, how can I care about this."

"If I hadn't released his two ships a few days ago as a moral warning to him, I would have thought that everyone in the Li family was a fool and didn't know anything. Hmph, I don't even think about what I am."

"What do you mean, lord?"

"Give him whatever he wants, it doesn't bother me anyway. But—just settle the account." Compared with the priceless treasure he got from the Jinghou Mansion, his eyes never left the wine jar. "He's not a fool either. What do I want? If I don't know, how dare I send someone to send a few jars of wine to lure me into the bait." He said with a smile, "It's a once-for-all thing, really comfortable."

Once and for all.The woman thought about it, and was a little surprised when she suddenly vaguely understood what kind of medicine was in her master's gourd.

"Master wants to take this—" The woman looked at the contents of the jade box, and paused, "Have you given this thing?" But this is not a priceless elixir, and it might be able to take away the " "Old disease" is cured, but the master doesn't want to keep this thing?

The man snorted, "That old lady in Jinghou's mansion is generous, but thanks to me for helping her grandson find a concubine so that she can die?"

The woman was startled, "Master thinks this medicine is fake?"

"It's not fake. The old godmother's faith is worth a few taels, but she is very scheming. I made her feel aggrieved, can she let it go?"

So there is something wrong with this medicine? !

Seeing the woman's dazed expression, the man continued, "Feng Yan, people are like this. When you are poor, you want to be rich. After you are rich, you want power. After you have power, you don't want to die early." The more he said, the more interesting he felt, and he laughed again. Said, "The more you get, the more you can't let it go. For this reason, I will use any means."

It's really worth exchanging a dead thing for a living person.

Li Xianghuan really laughed out loud.

The most turbulent thing in the city recently is the birthday banquet held by Wenren's Mansion, and the guests are all gods and gods from all walks of life.Secondly, even the official bank robbery case that happened a few days ago.

Because the former has been in preparation for nearly a month, everyone felt that it was not new.The latter has become an endless conjecture of ordinary people after dinner because the thief can't catch the stolen goods.

Not much official silver was stolen, but most of it was gold.

Some people say that the silver is hidden in the grass on a certain hill!

It is also humane that maybe some mountain bandit will take it away!

There were also people who directly complained about the case and scolded that the money did not go to the bandits. In fact, it had already been divided up by some officials!

Let's not say which one is right, but there are always people who are interested in it.

For example, Li Xianghuan.

Whether it's a banquet at Wenren's mansion or the theft of official money, he can hear the joy in everything.

There are rumors outside that Li Xianghuan is a bit crazy. This is all because his father is an infatuated lunatic. How can a lunatic give birth to a good person?

Furthermore, Li Xianghuan has a well-known chronic illness, lack of sense of taste.

It doesn't come naturally.At the age of seven, Li Xianghuan was abducted and poisoned to death. Later, he was rescued and his tongue could not be tasted anymore.How can a spoiled child take it, drinking sugar water is tasteless, he might as well not eat it, so he went on a hunger strike, and Li Zhi was so worried that he couldn't eat or sleep!

Until I got into alcohol by chance, I couldn't quit it.What he eats is fermented rice, and what he drinks is wine, and he has been able to hold a good amount of alcohol for a long time.

The twin sisters were really in a good mood when they saw their master, who had rarely had enough to eat and drink.Li Xianghuan said that he wanted to go and see the brewer, and the sisters nodded their heads and said hello, quickly prepare the greeting card and send it to Wenren's Mansion, and then arrange a sedan chair to take their ancestors to the gate of Wenren's Mansion.

When Xiang Wu saw Li Xianghuan for the first time, his eyes straightened.Although he saw it from a distance, he really never thought that a man with a face that looks more like a woman's face is a bit whiter than the pampered Wenren Xiangnong!The lips seem to be raised, and they are bright red without makeup. Her long hair is neatly combed, and she is dressed in a brocade robe, like a fairy walking down from a painting.

Xiang Wu secretly said: Fortunately, this Li Xianghuan