I was the best old lady in ancient times

Chapter 42: Rush to Reincarnate

"Shopkeeper Su, the food is simple and light, and the hospitality is not good. Please forgive me."

There are two daughters-in-law who cook, and the meals are ready before dark!
Although the sky was still bright outside, Ning Pengpeng asked the second child, the third child, the fourth child and the fifth child, including the oil lamps in his own room, to take out and light them up in the corners of the living room.

Then I took out the dressing box of the third daughter-in-law and daughter, opened the box, pointed the bronze mirror at the lit oil lamp, so that the bronze mirror could reflect the light.

However, with the addition of these two bronze mirrors, the whole living room was illuminated brightly.

Only then did Ning Pengpeng greet shopkeeper Su to sit down and eat with satisfaction, and said politely.

Shopkeeper Su was very curious about the placement of the oil lamps and bronze mirrors in the Ning family.

It stands to reason that these few oil lamps alone, because there are too few of them, make the room not very bright, but the reflected light just increases the brightness of the room several times.

Usually, in the Chunfeng Building, the lights are brightly lit every night, but the lamp oil consumed is not a small amount.

Although the Ning family is poor, they can think carefully.

"Ms. Ning is really polite, such a sumptuous hospitality, Su is so disrespectful!"

Shopkeeper Su thinks highly of Mrs. Ning because of the oil lamp.

After nodding very politely, he sat down. After drinking the old hen soup, shopkeeper Su also nodded secretly.

Although this rural place is simple, the food that can be cooked is also unique. This old hen soup is not greasy at all, and the stew is so tender that it melts in the mouth.

Ning Pengpeng was also very satisfied with the craftsmanship of the two daughters-in-law.

"I'll just stay by the shed at night."

Originally, Ning Pengpeng asked the fourth child to clean up the old family's room and let shopkeeper Su live in it.

Unexpectedly, he flatly refused, and said that he lived in the shed in the backyard.

Ning Pengpeng looked at the twinkling stars in the sky, knowing the weather, it might not rain.

Anyway, it's not cold now, even if you sleep outside, nothing will happen.

He didn't try to persuade him any more, he just asked the fourth child to get the lamp oil and a thin quilt and put them on the stools that were put together.

Shopkeeper Su hardly closed his eyes that night, and when it was daylight, he couldn't help but open the Nawa slip and look inside.

I saw that the syrup that had been drenched by the yellow muddy water had all crystallized and turned into snow-white particles.

Shopkeeper Su reached out and twisted it in the palm of his hand to examine it carefully. It was exactly the same as the oiled paper bag that Ning Pengpeng showed him yesterday. Shopkeeper Su was overjoyed.

It just so happened that Wang’s porridge was ready, so Ning Pengpeng came to the backyard to call for Shopkeeper Su, but Shopkeeper Su waved his hands and refused. He poured the white sugar that he made yesterday into oil paper and wrapped it up. Heading back to town with the carriage!

Shopkeeper Su didn't return all night, and the staff upstairs and downstairs in Chunfeng were still full of worries.

After all, although shopkeeper Su is not the owner, his family background is not bad.

The two brothers and the old lady who took shopkeeper Su away yesterday, what if they see the money and want to do it?
Just when they were thinking wildly about whether to report to the official, shopkeeper Su hurried back.

But he didn't even get out of the carriage, and directly called the original groom to drive to the state capital. He fell asleep holding the bag of white sugar, the pulping cart and the blueprint of the tile hidden in his arms.

He had to make up for his sleep when the carriage arrived at the state capital.

Shopkeeper Su's carriage is going to the state capital, while the steward of Liu's mansion on the state capital is leading people to Anzhen.

"Guard Xu, didn't Liu Wangcai say that the sugarcane juice his in-laws squeezed is only suitable for the day of squeezing? The state capital is so far away from Na'an Town, why do you bother to go there yourself?"

The servant Chen Yi who came out with Guanshi Xu flattered Guanshi Xu all the way.

It's just that the road is quite far. Although there is a carriage, the bumpy road is really painful.

Steward Xu called to stop the carriage, climbed out of the carriage with his waist supported, and replied angrily.

"Eldest Young Master and Steward Liu are still a little worried, so naturally we have to send my confidants to see them with my own eyes before giving up.

It's just that the road is really rough. How could such a mud-legged person in the countryside have such a smart head? I think the eldest son and Steward Liu are worrying too much!
That's why I'll let you go slowly, so that you don't have nothing to do there, but lose your life on the way. "

Originally, it was more than 400 miles from the state capital to Anzhen, and if the carriage traveled overnight, it would take at least four days to arrive.

Now, being forced by this manager Xu to walk twenty or thirty miles a day, even so, manager Xu still feels that his waist is about to break.

Stopping and stopping like this, it has been seven days since I set off, but I haven't reached Na'an Town yet.

At this speed, Chen Yi estimated that it would take another four or five days to reach Anzhen.

"It's still Guanshi Xu who is benevolent and sympathetic to us servants. However, the road here is a bit remote, why don't we go further and see if there is anyone who can give Guanshi Xu a sip of hot soup?"

This Guanshi Xu was originally the elder brother of a concubine who was favored by the Eldest Prince, and because of his sister's relationship, he insisted on setting him up as a steward in the Liu residence.

However, Steward Xu and Steward Liu have never dealt with each other.

Just because Steward Liu considers himself the son of the Liu family, and only recognizes the eldest son and the eldest mistress, he doesn't look down on those concubines at all, let alone a person like Xu Guanshi who relies on nepotism to work in Liu's house. .

This time, the Eldest Young Master sent someone to investigate in Anzhen, which is so far away, because Housekeeper Liu suggested it in the Eldest Young Master's ear.

Manager Xu hated this so much, but he had no way to refuse, so he could only run this trip full of displeasure.

Hearing Chen Yi's words, Guanshi Xu touched his stomach and swallowed.

Although he stopped and went, all he ate on the way was dry food and cold water, and the few pieces of jerky he brought out from the state capital had already been eaten!
Now that Chen Yi said this, Guanshi Xu was really moved.

Compared with the discomfort of being bumped, it is more attractive to have a hot bite early.

Manager Xu nodded, holding Chen Yi's arm, and was about to climb into the carriage.

I saw a carriage on the opposite side, whizzing towards them, and whistling away next to their carriage.

Not only did Guanshi Xu startle, but also because the carriage ran too fast, the wind and sand blew his face.

Manager Xu was so angry that he spit hard several times, then wiped his face with his sleeve indiscriminately, and cursed angrily.

"Which bastard, driving the car like this, can't you rush to reincarnate?"

Shopkeeper Su, who was sleeping in the carriage, felt something blowing past his ears, turned over, and fell asleep again.

After steward Xu cursed and cursed, he got into the carriage angrily and asked Chen Yi to rush to the next place with a village first, so that he could have a good meal before talking.

(End of this chapter)