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"Isn't the Ling Xiao Inn located five kilometers away from the Baisha Town? What is she doing in the town?" The Madam Xu poured water for them and asked curiously, "What's with her?"

I saw a little lady," said the woman, as they pulled her out of the field and into the hedge yard, "wearing a rose-colored jacket, bright and bright, looking very much like your little girl, and a woman a few years younger than us, who was sitting in a carriage and buying her a string of candied fruits to eat.

Everyone listened, and started to talk about the lady that had just died a day before Ling Xiao Inn, and sure enough, every time someone from their shop died, they would come to the town to sell buns.

Someone said: "Looks like the people at the inn treated your Xiaowan quite well. That woman might be your mother-in-law."

However, someone said: "That Ling Chaofeng doesn't seem to have parents, but there is a servant girl in the inn."

Madam Xu spat out the melon seeds, her legs crossed as though she was deep in thought. Aunt Wang next door to her asked: "Xiaowan didn't return?"

"I just want to send her out, how can I expect her to come back? Don't make trouble for me, I'll just have Amitabha if she comes over to cause trouble." Madam Xu waved her hand, "That little demon girl, it's better to stay as far away as possible."

The man at the village entrance said: "Don't mention it, Xiaowan looks good anyway. When I saw him wearing good clothes sitting in the carriage that day, I was afraid that I was going blind. He didn't look like the kid from a poor family, but more like the girl from a rich family."

Madam Xu glanced at her and said with a sneer, "She didn't suffer at home …" Ye Zichen swept his gaze across everyone, then patted the skin on his body, "Hurry up and go back to cook, don't starve your man."

The women laughed and left, secretly whispering that the Madam Xu must have been accused of mistreating the Xiaowan before. She unhappily spat and used a broom to sweep away the skin on the melon seeds.

The Aunt Wang next door pulled her and said softly, "Sister, don't blame me for talking too much. Think about it, Wen Bao's father is always outside, and Wen Bao is still so young. "The work in the house, from top to bottom, is all on you. If the son-in-law is someone you can order around, even if he doesn't put in any effort, he can still help the family, right?"

Madam Xu's eyes lit up, she said: "Just the betrothal gift alone costs a hundred gold. Forget about our village, even the big families in Baisha Town are not so generous.

"Her aunt, you mean?" The Madam Xu frowned, her long and narrow eyes filled with calculations. She said timidly, "I can't afford to offend Ling Xiao Inn, they killed people, and Ling Chaofeng is a monster."

Aunt Wang said: "Seeing is believing. If you want to know and take a look, it is also your duty as a mother to do so. Who can still say anything about you? If I can get some from the Xiaowan, won't they all belong to Wen Bao in the future? "

Madam Xu rolled her eyes and said: "Let me think."

In the afternoon, when Ling Chaofeng went out to do some work, the Uncle Biao took Ershan to purchase some things. When they heard that there were merchants who were going to stay at home the next day, the Xiaowan quickly followed the Aunt Zhang to clean the guest rooms.

The Aunt Zhang passed on the words on the door plate to the Xiaowan and asked: "How much does it cost to stay in this room for one night?"

"Here are the four rooms in the south, 10 taels of silver for one night, the four rooms in the north, 5 taels of silver for one night, the wine and food separately."

Xiaowan was stunned. Although she had never touched money before, she knew how valuable it was. Ten taels of silver. Meeting a thrifty family, a family of three or four would not starve for a year if they bought food. If they stayed here for a night, wouldn't that be considered as money for a meal?

"No wonder there are no customers." The Xiaowan said, "So expensive."

Aunt Zhang laughed leisurely: "Don't say it, we have a lot of guests."

Xiaowan was skeptical, but she secretly laughed at herself for worrying so much. She did not understand anything at first, so the shop was naturally run by people, and she really started to think of herself as the boss.

Although Mrs. Sun and the rest had changed their beds in the past, and had only changed their rooms in Cloudy Clouds, in order to meet the cost of staying in the eight rooms, they had to be courteous and replace them.

She carried a pile of sheets and pillows to the back door and filled a large basin.

It was already late in the morning, he didn't know if he could finish washing before sunset. Xiaowan poured water from the well as she thought about how good it would be if she could finish the work quickly.

She turned around with the bucket and was shocked to see a whirlpool appear in the basin. The sheets and pillowcases flew around in the water, and the bucket in her hand flew over with a swoosh. Dirty water was poured out, and the clean water was poured in again.

Aunt Zhang heard the Xiaowan screaming from inside the shop and quickly ran to the back. Seeing that the Xiaowan was sitting down by the well, she nervously asked, "Evening, what happened?"

"Water, water …" The Xiaowan stammered, but when the Aunt Zhang appeared, the water bowl returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

"Water Mouse?" The Aunt Zhang laughed, "Are you scared? It's autumn and they're coming to find food to prepare for the winter. Don't be afraid, just wait for me to sprinkle the rat poison and see if they still dare to come. "

Aunt Zhang helped Xiaowan up and ran over to prepare the rodenticide poison. Xiaowan squatted beside the water basin and stared at the water and bed sheets for a long time.

Was she seeing things? Was she seeing things?

Suddenly, the water in the water bowl started spinning again, Xiaowan immediately ran back to find Aunt Zhang, pulling her to look, but when Aunt Zhang appeared, everything calmed down.

"Where is he? Where's Mouse?" Aunt Zhang looked around and did not see anything unusual. Seeing that his face was flushed red, he said, "Don't be afraid.

Xiaowan wanted to say something but she hesitated. How could she explain it to her aunt?

"Shop owner?" A soft woman's voice came from the front door. "Is anyone there?"

Speaking of Ling Xiao Inn, there were often uninvited guests, and there weren't any afraid that there wouldn't be no guests.

Xiaowan followed Aunt Zhang to welcome the guests. Two horse carriages stopped in front of the door and a young girl walked over gracefully.

The woman's figure was tall and slim, like a willow branch beside a river embankment in spring. One swing, one swing. She was graceful and graceful. However, she was not as enchanting and enchanting as the Second Madam s of the Sun Manor. She wore a goose yellow dress, her hair was tall, and her eyes were gentle and gentle.

"Dear guest, would you like to eat or stay in the restaurant?" Aunt Zhang asked with a smile.

"Give me a bowl of tea." The woman laughed leisurely as she gently waved the fan in her hand. She looked up and down the inn and said, "The road from the pier to the town is so long and desolate. To think that there would be such a decent inn."

The Xiaowan brought the tea and placed it on the table. The woman scrutinized her and laughed: "Why don't you wipe the rouge off the face of the young lady? Although she is a natural beauty, I have to take care of her once I see the breeze here."

As she said that, the maidservants that came with her brought bottles and jars over, saying that they would be used to clean and maintain her face, she smiled and said, "I don't know which one of you is the shopkeeper. I will pay a visit another time.

Newly arrived?

Seeing that, Aunt Zhang seemed to have understood something, the servant girl beside her said: "The new Rouge Shop that is opened in the town is our young miss's business. You have rouge and cosmetics. Whatever is in vogue in the capital and in Jiangnan, we have everything in our shop. "

The lady faced Aunt Zhang and Xiaowan and said, "My daughter, Yue Huaiyin, greets you."

She drank some tea before leaving with a group of servants in carriages. As dusk fell and the group of people left into the golden sunlight, the Xiaowan said, "Aunt, that woman is so beautiful, like a fairy."

The Aunt Zhang patted her head and laughed: "It's not rare, our family has a little deity's daughter."

Xiaowan quivered and immediately went to take a look at her pillow and towel. She was dumbstruck, like a wooden block nailed to the back door.

What was going on? What was going on?

As the sun was setting, Ling Chaofeng rode his horse back from the Baisha Town and met two carriages that were heading towards the town. He made way for them and passed by the carriages, straight towards the tavern.

"Miss, the young master riding by just now was so handsome and elegant. To think that there would be such a character in such a small place." The young maid leaned against the window and looked into the distance.

"Is that so?" Yue Huaiyin gently waved her fan, and smiled faintly.