C79

Chapter 79 Nameless Dining Hall (29)

Sister Wang Xiu and Xu Cui Er made the final excuse of blowing the dust and washing the rice for the siblings, and carried the rice as they wished. When the two of them left the Li family estate, they couldn't conceal the complacency in their eyes and brows.

After sending away the two pestilence gods, Black Bean felt extremely guilty towards his younger brother and sister. If he did not see them clearly when he entered the door, he would not have allowed those two people to enter the door.

"It's all my fault. I was so busy driving that I didn't even notice the person standing at the door."

Li Yannian comforted him and said: "I can't blame you for this. In the afternoon, the Gu family and the other two families found out about the huge battle array. Now that I think about it, Xuanzi is a bit of a scuffle. Without these things, I'm afraid they wouldn't have left so easily. "

Mao Dou still had a lingering fear. With a pale face, he didn't dare to speak. Zhao Xu reached out to stroke his head, and couldn't help but to say: "I'm not afraid."

Fortunately, Li Yannian had mistaken him to be learning from what she had just said to comfort him. She didn't care too much about it, she only smiled as she glanced at him, then pulled Mao Dou over to hug him.

"Dou Dou, be good. They only scared you. With big brother and big sister here, no one will be able to bully you. You are a man, you must be brave. Big Sis is about to cook dinner, do you want to help big sis light a fire? "

Speaking of what he was good at, Mao Dou's expression finally returned to normal. He whispered, "Sis, I will be brave. Let me help you light the fire."

Li Yannian smiled with gratitude and pulled his hand, and also turned to Black Bean and said: "Brother, you come too, help me out."

After entering the house, this was the first time Black Bean had a smile on his face. He nodded. "Yes, we'll do it together."

Zhao Xu looked at the three siblings, then looked at Li Yannian who was holding her hand, with a heavy expression.

Dinner was the leftover ginseng chicken soup in the pot in the afternoon. Because the pot was cooked to the brim, the fragrance would fill the room as soon as the pot was opened, attracting not only the eyes but also the stomach.

Li Yannian first gave everyone a bowl of chicken soup to fill their stomachs, after the hot soup entered their stomachs, the shadow Wang Xu and Xu Qing gave to the people just now also gradually disappeared, their spirits much better.

With Mao Dou and Black Bean helping him, the family quickly ate a hot dinner. After the meal, while everyone was eating and resting, Li Yannian asked about the things that happened in the shop during the past few days.

Black Bean said proudly: "We invited the errand boy to specialize in cart selling rice. Other than the few households that ordered rice at Jade Water Lane, there are also many households in the vicinity, and the business is very good. A large barrel of white rice, can all be sold out in less than an hour. "The errand boy also told me today that his brother, who lives next door to his house, has nothing better to do at home and wants to rent a wooden bucket to sell food."

Li Yannian laughed: "Really? "That's great. Bro, did you forget that you were the one who came up with this idea? When it's time to consider it as a contribution, why did you let it go to me?"

Black Bean smiled embarrassedly: "If it wasn't for you, we would have already missed this deal. Right now, the shop is very busy every day. First Aunt asked me if I could get my aunt to come and help. First Uncle said that Third Uncle and Little Uncle haven't had any work to do recently, so they have nothing to do at home. Besides being busy farming, they would like to rent a wooden bucket to sell their meals. "

Li Yannian thought for a while, then nodded her head: "Brother, you and First Uncle can handle this, but since we are family, the rules must be set well, the prices must be calculated evenly, and the things inside the shop cannot be taken as you wish, if not something bad will happen sooner or later."

Black Bean nodded his head: "Your First Uncle has already mentioned this to me once, he said, how many big shops are destroyed by the roots, he has seen it too many. Today, you came to cut a piece of cloth three feet long and said that you would settle the accounts later. Tomorrow, when she came to ask for a piece of cloth, he said that he would settle the accounts later. As the debt was too high, the shop did not return any money. Sigh, for such a bloody lesson, First Uncle had long given up. For the business of the shop, only money is available and no one has any money to borrow, no one is allowed to break the rules, if not, there will be no business again. "

Li Yannian laughed happily: "First Uncle is right, brother, you must learn more from him in the future. However, the business in the shop is so good, are the rice stored enough? "

Black Bean thought for a moment, then said: "It will probably last another day. If you have nothing better to do tomorrow, then follow me to town to stock up. This time, we will save more rice, and the number of rice used in the restaurant will increase even more in the next few days."

Li Yannian answered and then asked Mao Dou how his homework was doing. Over the past two days, Mao Dou had been following Li Yannian up the mountain to pick forage leaf. His writing skills were not as diligent as before, but one could still see the progress that he had made during this period.

Black Bean then continued: "Aunt Zhang's son Da Bao has already entered the school, and from what Aunt Zhang has said, that private school teacher has the surname of Liang. He is a very generous person and a very talented person. How could Big Treasure be his companion? There's no need to worry about eating. Aunt Zhang can send it over at noon. "

Li Yannian knew in her heart that Black Bean's words were extremely logical. At her age, Mao Dou needed the company of her peers. She would spend her days cooped up at home. Although she had her own teaching to read, he would learn more from her teachers. However, when she thought about how there would be one less person to accompany him at home, Li Yannian felt a little reluctant.

The person in question didn't say a word. He looked at his brother and then back at his sister, his eyes filled with hope as well as fear of the unknown.

What Black Bean said was right. If Mao Dou continued to hide behind them every day, he would not have any male role models standing in front of him. A good boy was about to be made into a girl by himself.

Brother, then you should ask Aunt Zhang about this matter tomorrow. Send Mao Dou to the private school to find out what things you need to prepare.

Black Bean did not expect her to make her decision so quickly, and happily replied: "En, I will ask about it tomorrow. Ah, Dou, you'll have your book soon, are you happy? "

Mao Dou nodded shyly as he blinked his big eyes. He looked at Li Yannian with some reluctance, "Sis, if I go to the town to study, then who will help you light a fire?"

Li Yannian smiled and patted his head, "Silly child, did you forget that you still have Brother Xu Zi at home? Besides, you won't be coming home since you've gone to the private school. When the holidays are over, you can come home and accompany your sister. "

Mao Dou gave a sensible grunt. In fact, he was still scared. He was afraid that the teacher would be strict and beat someone up. He was also afraid that his classmate's child would bully him if they didn't get along well. But his older brother and sister were doing it for his own good, and he was much luckier than his older brother since he had a lot of books to read. He remembered that his brother had always wanted to go to school, but unfortunately, his family was poor and couldn't support them …

With everything settled, Li Yannian sent everyone back to their own rooms to rest. That night, there were people with complicated emotions. Some were anxious, some were unable to sleep soundly. There were also people who were able to sleep peacefully, as if they had fallen into a deep slumber. In short, everyone gathered downstairs early the next morning and didn't mention anything about Mao Dou going to school. Li Yannian quickly finished her breakfast, then sat on the oxcart and headed towards the town.

Seeing that his brother and sister had all left, Mao Dou went back upstairs to catch up on his sleep. When he was about to go upstairs, he was still worried, so he looked at Zhao Xu and saw that he had gone back to the courtyard again. He instructed, "Brother Xu, if you've finished staying in the courtyard, come upstairs to rest."

Zhao Xu did not turn back, and Mao Dou was already used to it.

Zhao Xu walked straight into the courtyard and sat in the morning light for the time it takes to make a cup of tea.

After a while, the sound of wings flapping could be heard above the courtyard. Zhao Xu raised his head and saw his master's carrier pigeon flying over.

He stretched out his arms, and the white pigeons flapped their wings and landed firmly in his hands. Their orange paws were tied with a thin roll of sheepskin. Zhao Xu's eyes flashed with joy, he immediately opened the letter and read it carefully.

In the middle of June, Madam Tu and his daughter came to the river to seek shelter from the heat.

In the middle of June, which was also the next month … Zhao Xu squinted his eyes, a trace of scheming flashed past his eyes. Madam Tu had actually condescendingly brought his daughter here to meet the Gu family. Hehe, a dignified direct daughter of the Yi Wangfei, to actually end up like this, marrying into a merchant. Interesting, too interesting.

It was no wonder that the Madam Gu would speak to and act like this to the young girl from the Li family yesterday. The Gu family must have known earlier that the Prince Yi's Mansion was planning to use the summer heat as an opportunity to personally observe the family that was getting married. It was just that strangely enough, why did Madam Tu personally bring his daughter all the way to Du Jia Village? Obviously, she could have found a chance to have the Gu family's young man appear in Nanling City, and the other reason would have been because of Madam Tu. Giving away a daughter like this, it was a bit of a disgrace to the royal family.

Zhao Xu could not understand the reason behind Madam Tu's actions, but he quickly stopped thinking about it. Compared to the reason why Madam Tu came to the Du Jia Village, he was more concerned about the other important part of his Master's letter. Madam Tu had only brought twenty to thirty guards, and they were far away from the territory of the Prince Yi's Mansion and Madam Tu's family.

However, how was he supposed to sneak into the Gu family? Gu Mingyuan had seen him before, Madam Gu, Du Mumei and the others had also seen his looks. They had hastily sold their statuses to the Du and Gu Families, making it impossible for them to do so …

Zhao Xu was immersed in his revenge plan. As long as he thought about it, he could let Madam Tu have a taste of what kind of pain would come from cutting grass without removing its roots, and let her repent for the evil that he had done.

Hatred was the best whetstone for her. This time, he would make Madam Tu remember exactly how Auntie Xue's son had grown up to be — this would also be the last face she would see when she was still alive.