Chapter 76

Qiao Wei brought a lot of good things from the capital. It was a jar of yellow rice wine that she gave to Aunt Luo. Aunt Luo's father contracted a fish pond in the early years. At that time, she was a little girl and often helped her father to work in the fish pond. When she was tired at night, she also slept in the shed beside the fish pond. After many years, she had moisture in her body. Later, she went to the doctor to cure the moisture. Somehow, she got cold hands and feet. The doctor suggested She drank some yellow rice wine to dispel cold and activate blood circulation. She drank it without thinking about it. She became addicted to alcohol and drank a small cup of it every meal.

Uncle Luo doesn't drink, he drinks tea. Last time, brother Zhao sent tea, black tea, which she used to make preserved eggs, and green tea, all of which were taken to Uncle Luo. This time, she bought two boxes of Longjing from the capital.

It's also Longjing for Luo Yongzhi. He follows his father and likes to drink tea.

Cuiyun's is a box of cream. Cuiyun is actually very beautiful. Her features are straight and her eyebrows are big. She has been exposed to the sun all the year round. Her skin is a little rough and dark. Last time Qiao Wei saw her, her arms were sunburned. It's very distressing.

The last one is for my little nephew. Four sets of soft cotton clothes, two for now and two for hot weather.

Looking at the Kang full of things, aunt Luo didn't know what to say: "Oh, you It's too much. You say your money doesn't fall from the sky. What do you buy blindly? "

Qiao Wei knew that Aunt Luo was not being polite to herself. She was really in pain. She spent too much money on it. She laughed and said, "I don't buy it every day. It's rare for me to go to Beijing once. I don't know when the next time is. Of course, I have to bring some good things with me."

"What about Jingyun and Wangshu?" Aunt Luo has two steamed buns in her mind.

Qiao Wei said with a smile: "they also bought it."

When she goes shopping, she must think about the pair of steamed buns first. She won't give good things to others for the sake of losing face, but make her children greedy.

Aunt Luo used to think that Xiaowei was a dry daughter. She just saw that their orphan and widowed mother were pitiful, helpless, and had no decent income. She was always bullied by Aunt Liu's gang. She never thought that she would become so capable one day. Now she is taking care of her. It is clear that she is making up for herself.

"By the way, where did you live last night?"

"At my uncle Ming's house!"

From the main hall came the crisp sound of Wangshu.

Qiao Wei's mouth draws, this listen to the girl's film in the corner of the wall!

"Uncle Ming?" Aunt Luo took a deep look at Qiao Wei, "I know you're hiding something from me! When you first entered the room, you were so proud that you thought you were hiding well

Qiao Wei said solemnly, "I didn't, ganniang. That's a friend. I happened to meet him this time and lived with him."

"What friend?" Aunt Luo doesn't believe it. She lives together. She doesn't believe it. She doesn't believe it.

Qiao Wei explained: "ganniang, you don't want to interfere. If you don't live together, we are the only ones who don't live together. Yongnian is also here. When you look back, you can ask Yongnian if they have stayed for the night."

Aunt Luo resented her: "when you are nervous, you talk a lot."

Jovi shut up.

"How did you know each other?" said Aunt Luo

Qiao Wei took a sip of cold water: "do you remember when we first went to set up a stall in the town and encountered three bullies?"

Aunt Luo nodded: "remember, what happened? He sent it? "

"What do you think, ganniang?" Qiao Wei was amused by the brain circuit of aunt Luo. "Didn't the coachman take away Wangshu? He was saved by a teenage great Xia, who is under the master Ming. "

"You The cattle driver? " At that time, aunt Luo was sitting in the carriage with Jing Yun in her arms. Although she did not see Wangshu rescued, she saw a man in a bamboo hat passing by in a bullock cart, and a boy in black was sitting in the carriage. Later, of course, she knew that they were Wangshu's saviors, but she did not expect that they would know Xiaowei.

As if knowing what she thought, Qiao Wei added: "that was the first time we met. Later, we met several times by mistake."

Qiao Wei didn't say what was wrong, and aunt Luo didn't break the casserole. What she cared more about was whether they were single men or widows: "it's also fate. Does he have a family?"

Qiao Wei pursed her lips and said, "well, I'm engaged."

"Alas." Aunt Luo sighed, "it's not going to work."

"If it doesn't work, it doesn't work." Qiao Wei said in a relaxed tone.

The baby's cry came from the main room. Aunt Luo went out to have a look. Cuiyun came out of the room where she and Luo Yongzhi lived in a panic. As she walked, she buttoned her chest and picked up the baby with a red face: "it's coming, it's coming."

He went back to the house to nurse.

"Don't make noise, the child is eating!" It's her low chiding voice, gently, with the meaning of coquetry.

Jingyun and Wangshu lost their little brother to play, so they took out the glass beads from Uncle Ming and played on the ground.

"Don't run around." Aunt Luo told them that they should say hello. Aunt Luo went back to the inner room and continued to talk with Qiao Wei, "Wei, you see you are still so young. You can't live like this all your life. You have to find another man."Looking for a man, she also wants to ah, but can't meet the right how to do? She didn't want to marry for the sake of marriage, but if she had such a thought, she would marry out in her previous life.

"I didn't tell you. In fact, someone asked me about you." Said Aunt Luo.

"Who is it?" Qiao Wei asked.

Luo Granny a smile: "you know, Xu Dazhuang."

Qiao Wei was surprised: "big brother Zhuang? no I haven't met him for a long time. When did he ask me? "

Aunt Luo didn't care very much and said, "if you had left him for a meal, he thought you two looked at each other?"

Qiao Wei's tongue, this also Too bloody, right?

She invited him to dinner, but it happened to be a meal order. When all her meals were ready, he helped her bring the money for selling tigers, and she was polite. In this way, she could be regarded as having a crush on him, and he also had a crush on her?

When she thought of something, Qiao Wei frowned: "Aunt Liu told me that I was sleeping with him. Do you also know that he inquired about me?"

"That's not true. Aunt Liu's mouth is black and white. She loves to make trouble. Dazhuang only mentioned it to me. I know you didn't mean that, so I turned him down. " Luo aunt looked at Qiao Wei one eye, "can't blame I didn't tell you?"

Qiao Wei said: "no, you can't worry."

Aunt Luo thought carefully: "and the aquatic people in our village have asked you. I think he is lazy and gives it back directly. Yang lame in the next village has asked you, and Zhang Aniu..."

One breath reported a dozen names, straight called Qiao Wei gaping.

A little widow, how dare so many people miss her?

Aunt Luo snorted: "they don't think about what they are. Where are they worthy of you?"

I think she's a widow, and it's hard to marry, so it's a blessing for anyone to marry himself, straight man cancer!

It is worth mentioning that Aunt Luo has different ideas from most feudal women. She doesn't think Qiao Wei should make do with a man when she has a child. In her eyes, Qiao Wei is beautiful, sensible, capable and filial, which is better than any girl in the village. It is a real blessing for a man to marry such a woman.

She looked at Qiao Wei and said with a smile, "Xiao Wei, I'll go to the matchmaker in Tiantian town to ask. There should be a lot of men with good conditions in the town."

Blind marriage and dumb marriage are similar to modern photo deception. What a person looks like and what his character is depends on the matchmaker's mouth.

Qiao Wei shakes her head: "it's better to leave ganniang. Marriage can't be forced. Isn't there a saying:" sometimes in life, there must be one, but never in life? "

Aunt Luo glared at her: "what kind of bullshit? How could you not have it? "

Qiao Wei said with a dry smile, "I'm just making an analogy."

Aunt Luo also wants to be moved by Qiao Wei's feelings and reason. At that end, aunt Zhao is coming.

Qiao Wei is relieved for a long time, and is forced to marry again. She is expected to hide from Aunt Luo just like master Ming hiding from his elder sister.

Aunt Zhao came to ask about a Sheng's examination The child asked, "don't say anything. I'm worried if he didn't do well in the exam."

Qiao Wei thinks that a Sheng is not very interested in the test of child prodigy. When he goes, Wangshu and Jingyun are very excited, but he looks worried. After the test, he doesn't mention anything about the test. Of course, the state doesn't represent strength. Wangshu is so excited. It's like beating a chicken's blood. Isn't he sent out without passing the test? A Sheng passed the third test, which can be included in the total score. The first two written tests are his strong points -

"if he takes the test seriously, aunt Zhao will be relieved to let it go." Qiao Wei said.

"How did he do in the exam?" asked aunt Zhao

Qiao Wei said, "No."

It's true that she didn't ask. It's not that she didn't care about ah Sheng, but that even Jing Yun and Wang Shu didn't ask. Just ask before the exam. After the exam, can you ask how high is it?

Do your best, listen to fate, that's all.

Aunt Zhao rubbed the corner of her clothes in distress: "this child, it's not a worry at all!"

Aunt Luo comforted her and said, "don't worry, ah Sheng is so powerful that he will definitely be on the list! He and adults have passed the exam. A group of children, isn't that a piece of cake? "

"That's the reason!" Aunt Zhao felt much more comfortable. She got up to leave. Qiao Wei also took the opportunity to leave, otherwise she would be forced to marry again.

Qiao Wei is carrying big and small bags of things, and the children are also carrying a bag. Even Xiao Bai is carrying a box of pineapple crispy. When she walks up the mountain, she is seen by Aunt Liu. Aunt Liu is so jealous that she wants to grab the things in her hands!

When it comes to robbing, Aunt Liu thinks of the land in the East Village, which Qiao Wei robbed from her. She is more and more uncomfortable and decides to go to the village head's house to cry and bring the land back!

Anyway, that piece of land has been turned and fertilized. If you want to come back, you can plant things directly in it!

How easy!

Aunt Liu immediately closed the door and went to the village head's house. When she passed by the village, she was stopped by a rich woman in her forties."Excuse me, are you from this village?" The other side asked.

Aunt Liu looked her up and down. She was very respectable in gold and silver. She should be a city dweller. She said politely, "I am. You are not from our village, are you? What can I do for you

As soon as mother Wang looked at her eyes, she knew that she was easy to get hooked. She gave a polite smile and said, "this elder sister is really good-looking. I want to ask her about someone." The other side finished, took out a silver naked son from the purse and handed it to Aunt Liu.

How long has Aunt Liu not seen silver! His eyes lit up immediately. He took the silver in both hands and said flatteringly, "who do you want to know? There's no one in the whole village I don't know! "

Mother Wang said, "my daughter-in-law separated a few years ago. I want to ask if you have met her."

"What's your daughter-in-law like?" Asked Aunt Liu.

Mother Wang compared her height with her hand: "about this tall, thin, pretty, with a pair of pears when she smiles."

Little pear vortex? Isn't that little Joe?

Aunt Liu said, "we have a woman here, which is similar to what you said, with two children, a dragon and a Phoenix."

Mother Wang's eyes flashed: "that Maybe she was pregnant when she left? When did she come to your village? "

Aunt Liu recalled: "about Two years ago. "

The first lady was kicked out of the house five years ago. Is it true that the other party is not the first lady? Or has the eldest lady lived outside for three years and moved here in the last two years?

"Is your daughter-in-law Joe?" Aunt Liu asked mother Wang.

Mother Wang nodded: "yes."

Aunt Liu shook her handkerchief: "that's her! She lives in the mountains with her children! I'll take you to them! "

Mother Wang took Aunt Liu's hand and said meaningfully, "wait a minute. I haven't seen her for several years. I have to find out some things, don't I?"

Aunt Liu soon understood her voice and gave me a look with a smile. Then she looked at mother Wang's purse. Mother Wang generously gave her a silver naked son. She accepted it with a smile: "ask! I'll say what you ask! No ambiguity

Mother Wang inquired about the situation of the first lady and found that she didn't get any useful information. For example, the other party didn't even know the name of the first lady. She only knew her surname was Qiao. She didn't know where her native place was, who was still in her family, why she was exiled here, and who was the child's father. The only thing she knew for sure was that the man of the first lady had died and had entered the village He died before.

Mother Wang thought that the first lady must have become a relative, otherwise where would the child come from? She doesn't think the first lady has the guts to get pregnant before she gets married.

Later, mother Wang asked some questions about her personality and style. The more she heard, the more surprised she was - she could kill tigers, work in the field, do business in the street, fight with others, get angry with gangs, and hook up with men everywhere

Aunt Liu's mouth has always been unable to spit out good words, and she hates Qiao Wei so much that she naturally adds oil and vinegar.

Thanks to her so much embellishment, mother Wang couldn't believe that she was the eldest lady of her own family, but suspected that she was just a person who looked like the eldest lady.

"What you said is true?" She asked.

Aunt Liu patted her chest and said, "go to the village and ask about me, Liu Cuihua, to see if I'm the most sincere person in all the villages! I never tell lies

If what the village woman said is true, the other party must not be her eldest daughter, but what if her words add moisture?

After some weighing, mother Wang decided to stay and make a thorough investigation according to what her wife said.

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After two days in the capital, many businesses were delayed. Boss Rong estimated that they would be bombed. The next day, Qiao Wei got up in the fourth watch and made 100 jujube yam cakes and 100 walnut cakes.

The crispy sound of frying in the oil pan is very clear in the mountains in the early morning. The birds call and chirp, and a new day begins.

Qiao Wei doesn't need to worry about the basket any more. Instead, she bought several multi-layer food boxes. The beauty of this food box is that there are hooks on each layer. If you want to pack several layers, 20 on each layer, and two five layer food boxes will be enough.

When she came into the room, she saw the two children's sweet, thin morning light shining on their faces through the window paper. That kind of quiet and peaceful feeling made people feel warm unconsciously.

She kissed the two little guys on the forehead and went to the kitchen to make breakfast.

She found that the children were very fond of things with a little soup, such as mutton vermicelli soup, mutton steamed bun and soup dumplings. She didn't buy vegetables at home for two days, and the fresh meat was gone, only preserved eggs and bacon. She cut some shredded ginger and green vegetables, cooked a pot of preserved eggs and bacon porridge, and baked two thin and crisp fennel sesame cakes. When she returned to the house, Jing Yun was already up and was sitting at the head of the bed Pants, most of the buttocks exposed outside, see mother came in, "scared" into the quilt a drill!

Qiaowei couldn't help laughing. She was only a few years old and knew she was shy. When she took a bath, she didn't see anything?

Qiao Wei goes over, uncovers the quilt, puts on the trousers for him, he blushes and runs out to pee awkwardly, is extremely happy!After breakfast, Qiao Wei sent the two children to the old scholar's home, and then took the food box to shuanzi father's carriage and went to town.

One day before entering Beijing, Qiao Wei asked for leave. On the 26th and 27th day, she had not sent dim sum and preserved eggs to Rongji for three days. Boss Rong was really about to blow up. Walking up and down the counter, it was easy to see father shuanzi's carriage flying by!

"Little Joe!"

They are familiar with each other, and they are close to each other in terms of address.

Qiao Wei was so excited by this voice that she almost dropped her food box.

Boss Rong angrily opened the curtain and looked at the two large food boxes she was carrying. She was so excited that her eyes were clear: "I'll come, I'll come, I'll come!"

After that, he reached out and took over the two food boxes.

But the food box was so heavy that he couldn't carry it at all. When he took a step, his face became pigliver.

"I'll do it." Qiao Wei takes the food box in her hand and enters the hall easily.

Boss Rong

Qiaowei gives the snack to Xiao Liu, who takes it to the kitchen to set up a dish.

Boss Rong followed and said with a little dissatisfaction, "where's my egg? You haven't delivered the goods for several days. Do you know that the customers are urging you? "

A preserved egg sells for 200 Wen, and it can be sold to the point where the guests urge. I have to say that boss Rong really has two brushes.

Qiao Wei said with a smile: "I made a little egg bacon porridge this morning, and found that the eggs are not completely good."

The truth is that the good jar was given to Chen Dadao yesterday. This morning, it was usually made in bulk. The next batch would have to wait for No. 1 to come out.

Let the boss curl his lips: "it's no good when you smile! You must have deceived me again

Qiao Wei laughed, this time, was really amused by him: "I promise you, I will give you 200 before the third!"

"That's about it!" Let boss finally not so unhappy, will Qiaowei please to his own accounting room for tea, "by the way, you two children to test prodigy, how is the test?"

"I tried my best in the exam. I have to wait until the beginning of the month for the results to be released."

"It's still young. Don't worry." Mr. Rong comforted him by saying that in his opinion, five-year-old children are just too busy to participate in that thing. His children are seven or eight years old, and they still refuse to go to private schools. They play in the backyard all day.

Qiao Wei smiles.

Mr. Rong opened the drawer, took out a key, opened the cabinet door, took out an account book and a brocade box from inside, handed the account book to Qiao Wei, and said, "this is the account book of this month. Have a look at it."

Qiao Wei is good at accounting. When she takes it over, she knows that it's a secret account, not a public (fake) account placed outside for government inspection. She only looks at her part with integrity: "it's selling well, boss Rong."

Let boss proud way: "that is, also don't see who sell!" He pushed the brocade box to Qiao Wei and said, "here, 15 liang of dim sum, 17 liang of Songhua egg, 22, 200 Wen."

Qiao Wei's eyes turned green when she saw the gold.

For snacks, Qiao Wei takes 70% of the total sales. For Songhua eggs, 70% of the sales is after the guaranteed price of 100 Wen is reduced. For take away, Songhua eggs are 200 Wen, which can be said to be a very profiteering price, but it shouldn't be more than ten taels of gold!

When she thought of something, Qiao Wei looked at him suspiciously: "don't you..."

Did you really kill the daughter of Enbo mansion?

What a cruel slaughter!

Kill all the gold!

Boss Rong leisurely drank a cup of tea and said with a good accent: "yes, kill your big fat sheep! I'm not saying that you, Xiao Qiao, are good at killing people. You have to learn from boss Rong! "

"Sure, sure!"

Three people, there must be my teacher, on the deceptive means of heart, if she really can't tolerate the boss, in case, she will be open-minded to ask for advice!

Qiao Wei was in an indescribable good mood when she earned the first bucket of gold in ancient times. Holding the brocade box, she giggled on the carriage, which made her father's heart bristle. She was afraid that something might happen to the child, which made her feel silly.

One or two gold is ten taels of silver. She earned more than two hundred taels this month, which is the most she has earned since she came here! It's hard to imagine that when I first came here, I couldn't even afford a box of 100 Wen cream. Now, I can almost buy half a shop of cream!

Qiao Wei asked shuanzi's father to drive the carriage to the market. She bought two baskets of duck eggs. The retail price of duck eggs was two Wen. The wholesale price was a little cheaper. For 450 Wen, she bought 300.

After that, she cut some fresh mutton and pork, beat ten jin sesame oil, white flour, corn flour, buckwheat flour We bought some flour of different styles, as well as red dates, yams and other snacks.

Just looking at the meat, my father smacked his tongue, not to mention the big and small bags full of things. It seems that Xiao Qiao really made money in business and lived a better life than the village head's family!

After returning home, Qiao Wei immediately dug a big hole in the backyard to bury gold. There was no reliable bank in the town. When she went to Beijing, she would save the money.At the end of the month, Luo invited two honest farmers from other villages to help Qiao Wei grow sorghum. Luo Yongzhi, Cuiyun and Zhao's family also came to help, and shuanzi's father and ER Gouzi's elder brother also came. They are all good farmers. Ten mu of land is enough for one day.

It's necessary to have a good meal and drink in the evening. The farmer in the next village has to pay some money because he is not his own. Qiao Wei thinks that's right. Let alone the two farmer, even aunt Zhao and their acquaintances, she won't let them work hard in vain.

Mrs. Luo went back to cook first, and the rest stayed, ready to plant the last piece before sunset.

At this time, the village head's daughter-in-law rushed over and said, "Oh, why are you still farming? Stop planting! Stop planting! People are coming from the city! It's good news

Good news?

Is it a child prodigy test?

Didn't you say it was released at the beginning of the month? It's only the 31st.

Qiao Wei wiped the sweat from her forehead in confusion. On the other side, aunt Zhao had left her hoe and rushed out first!

No official in the village ever reported his happiness. Seeing the man riding a high horse, everyone gathered around and watched as if they had seen a fairy. The official was not upset. He said hello to the people and got off the horse.

The village head personally led the horse for him and invited him back to his house. At least it was the village head who was responsible for the task of entertaining officials.

The villagers are all crowded in the village head's house. They can't stand in the Hall any more. They can't stand in the yard, they can't stand in the yard, and they can't stand at the door. In a word, it's crowded.

Afraid of disturbing the official, the village head waved his hand and said, "don't look, don't look! Go back to work! "

"It's OK," the official said

The village head nodded and asked his daughter-in-law to make tea, but the daughter-in-law had already run away. He made a pot of tea by himself: "poor people, they are all bad tea. Don't despise it!"

The official took it. He didn't know if he wanted to give it up. Anyway, he didn't drink it. He took a look at the people: "who Is it Qiao Jingyun's? "

"I --" aunt Zhao went through all kinds of difficulties and dangers. She squeezed out one layer of skin and finally got in front of the official. She gave a silly smile, "officer, did my child pass the exam?"

"Your child is..." The official looked at her.

"Zhao Sheng!" she said excitedly

The official opened the list and said with a smile, "this is Qiao Jingyun's."

"Oh." Aunt Zhao broke down in disappointment and glanced at the thick stack of books on the table. "There's not only one, is there?"

"No, ma'am." The official is very easy-going and polite.

The village head's daughter-in-law pulled Qiao Wei over. Seeing that the door was blocked like a wall, she tugged hard and said in a shrill voice: "get out of the way, get out of the way! What the official wants to see is Jingyun's mother! It's not you

When people saw that Qiao Wei was coming, they gave way automatically.

Qiao Wei was directly pulled from the ground. She was dressed in coarse linen clothes, her face was covered with dust, and her hands were covered with mud. In this way, she was very embarrassed, but her only bright eyes flashed rare light in the world.

Almost at a glance, the official decided that the person he was looking for was her. The official stood up and saluted her: "Mrs. Qiao."

They don't take a serious look at the village head's official, but they bend down their noble waist in front of Qiao Wei. All around, they are quiet all of a sudden.

Qiao Wei fixed ground to look at him: "you come to my home Jing Yun to announce good news?"

The official said with a kind face: "Mr. Qiao won the third place in the child prodigy test. He is the little Tanhua in this year's child prodigy test!"

No. 1, No. 2 and No. 2.

Exploring flowers?

Her son has been hit by Tanhua?!

"Jing Yun, he..."

The official understood what she wanted to say: "Mr. Qiao has missed one exam, and his total score is not high enough. But he is the only one who has passed six doors this year. Since the child prodigy test was held, there are countless top candidates, but only two of them have passed six doors in the exam. One is the prime minister, and the other is your little son. The prime minister was seven years old when he walked through the six gates, and your little son was only five years old. It really should be said that there are talented people in the country. Even the emperor knows about it. As soon as the emperor is happy, he makes an exception and orders the little Tanhua that young master Qiao tries for the prodigy. "

It turns out that six doors are so difficult to walk. Seeing her son walk so easily, she thought it was very simple!

"Tanhua How much is the reward? I I remember that you have silver. " Qiao Wei said vaguely.

If he was really a financial fan, it seems that the prime minister was right. The official restrained his smile and said, "the bonus for exploring flowers is fifty Liang. But the prime minister said that he had waited for twenty years before he finally got a man who had crossed six doors. He appreciated the ability of young master Qiao, so he rewarded fifty Liang in his own name, madam, which is the same as that of the little champion."

Qiao Wei's smile closed: "wait, don't you say one thousand liang?"

"The official said:" the total is one thousand Liang, the number one hundred Liang, the number one eighty-two, the number one fifty-two, the number three to the number ten are thirty Liang, and the rest will be distributed to the remaining 100 candidatesI see, this old scholar! I got the information wrong!