The county magistrate changed his career to selling private vegetables and sold them out

Chapter 50 Intimidation

If Fu Zhi felt like walking in an ice cellar before, now he feels like standing on a sharp knife.

The kind that can kill someone if you're not careful.

He kowtowed his head a few times, yelling that he was wronged, "Xiao Liu dare not lie to Madam, Xiao Liu really doesn't know who the woman you are talking about is, Xiao Liu is following the eldest son I haven't seen any irrelevant women, please look into it, madam!"

Cheng sneered and kicked Fu Zhi on the shoulder, and said angrily: "How dare you speak hard? All the good supplements in the warehouse were sent to Guyang County by Yuan'er, and most of them were suitable for women. There's a woman out there, so tell me, why did he do this?"

Fu Zhi's heart sank, he bit his lips, and said decisively: "The eldest son is the master, and the little Liu is the slave. The slave dare not judge the master's right and wrong, and ask the madam to forgive me. Xiao Liu really doesn't know !"

"What a loyal slave!" Cheng laughed angrily, "Don't forget who sent you to serve Yuan'er, my wife is your master! You think you are loyal to Yuan'er, but you don't know This is helping the tyrant and harming him! Yuan'er is my lifeline, if anyone dares to harm him, my wife will not spare him!"

"Xiao Liu dare not! Xiao Liu dare not hide half a word from Madam, everything he said is true!" To show his determination, Fu Zhi slammed his head on the ground heavily, and his head became red and swollen instantly.

Mother Cheng's heart ached when she saw it, and she said urgently: "You child, everything Madam does is for the benefit of the Eldest Young Master. As servants, we should know everything and say everything to the Master. You should tell Madam truthfully. Know everything!"

Fu Zhi kowtowed all the time, but refused to change his words no matter what.

Cheng's heart seemed to be on fire, but he had no choice but to suppress the gloom in his chest, and said with force: "Xiao Liu, I know you are loyal to Yuan'er, but you must know that Yuan'er is the son of Shang Shufu. , everything he has must be the best, and those dubious women will only drag him down, and you can't bear to see the eldest son being stepped on in the future to do whatever he wants, right?"

Fu Zhi pursed his lips, and said with erratic eyes: "Madam, what Xiao Liu said is true, there is really no woman around the eldest son!"

Cheng's lungs were about to explode, she patted the table and said bitterly: "Do you dare to swear on your dead parents? If there is even half a lie, they will never be reborn! Madam, let me ask you, how dare you?" swear?"

Fu Zhi's face turned pale, and Nanny Cheng also knelt on the ground with a plop, her eyes full of panic.

"Slave dog! A whole family of black-hearted and rotten bastards, even I dare to lie! You want to show your loyalty, right? Well, my wife will give you my blessing! Someone, drag the old and the young out and sell them, Ben Madame doesn't want to see them again, let them get away!"

Cheng was angry and hated, and the reckless words made Madam Cheng's face pale as paper and trembling all over.

She is Cheng's dowry maid, and when she accompanied Cheng to marry Fu's family, Cheng had already helped her get rid of her humble status, just to show her loyalty, and her contract of prostitution was still in Cheng's hands.

Master and servant, Mother Cheng never dreamed that she would hear these words from Mrs. Cheng.

Fu Zhi also did not expect that because of his persistence, his aunt, who regarded him as her own child, would suffer such a fate.

It wasn't until the servant jumped up and dragged Madam Cheng out that Fu Zhi suddenly came to his senses, rushed up and hugged his aunt, and shouted with tears, "I said, I can say anything, it's none of Aunt's business." I beg my wife to spare my aunt!"

Cheng let go of the veil in her hand, exhaled lightly, waved her hand to signal her retreat, and stepped forward to support Madam Cheng.

Seeing that his aunt was still trembling uncontrollably after being helped to sit on the chair by his wife, Fu Zhi closed his eyes in despair and shed tears again.

Jiang Shan looked at the lifelike plum blossoms carved with a bamboo knife on the surface of the shortbread, and couldn't help exclaiming: "It's amazing! Mother, your craftsmanship is simply amazing! It's just like the real thing, even the pistils can be seen. It's so clear!"

Mother Jiao stopped what she was doing, and gently brushed the hair on her forehead with the other end of the bamboo knife, and said with a smile, "There's nothing to make a fuss about, it's just a few flowers. That's all right, all right, don't get in the way here." , go back to the house and rest, as long as you and Uncle Joe are watching over here."

Qiao Shi was kneading the dough, and he was watching the movements of Mother Jiao's hands. Seeing that Mother Jiao stopped, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a simple and honest smile, "Yes, Shan'er, you go Rest, I will keep an eye on the heat, and I will bring it to you when it is out of the pot!"

It's not good for Jiangshan to stick here to make light bulbs, so he reluctantly took a raw plum blossom shortbread, licked it and walked out.

Jiao's mother yelled from behind, meaning that it hadn't been steamed in the pot yet, so it couldn't be eaten raw.

"The bigger you get, the more you look like a child, and you're even more disobedient than Saburo!" Mother Jiao muttered and continued to work.

Qiao Shi looked at the door with his head, moved quietly to Jiao's mother, and said in a low voice, "Take a rest, you've been busy all morning!"

Mother Jiao didn't raise her head, "Are you tired? Then you should rest!"

"I, I'm not tired. It's not good for you to keep your head down like this. Your neck will be sore and your waist will be sore. Let's take a break!"

Jiao's mother thought Qiao Shi was noisy, and just wanted to bury him, but when she looked up, she saw the man in front of him with a smile in his eyes and fine sweat on his forehead, kneading the dough non-stop, and he didn't bother to wipe his clothes when he was sweaty. wipe.

His heart softened, and he quickly took out his handkerchief to help him wipe the sweat off his head, and said angrily, "What are you doing with so many noodles? I can't make so many shortbread and pastries by myself."

Qiao Shi held back his breath, fearing that he would blow the handkerchief off Jiao's mother's hand in his breath.He didn't let out a breath until the pair of cool little hands moved away from his eyes, and the faint scent disappeared.

"I'm thinking that I'm going to go out to sea to find some fresh seafood these days. I'm afraid I don't have the time to knead the noodles, so I might as well make more today. Shan'er said that the more you knead the cake, the stronger it will be, and the better the taste will be." OK, I'll do it together."

Jiao's mother pulled Qiao Shi aside and sat down, poured a glass of water for him, and asked, "Do you have to go? The sea is very windy these days, so I'm afraid it's not safe. Why don't you go later?" !"

Qiao Shi grinned, "Our shop only sells fresh ones. It is precisely because there are few ships going out to sea these days. Shan'er said that there are a few popular dishes that are going to be out of stock. I have to go and have a look. Don't worry, I There are a few familiar old brothers who have been running on the sea all year round, and if they go to sea with me, nothing will happen."

Mother Jiao didn't say anything, she stood up and continued to carve.

Just when Qiao Shi thought that Jiao's mother would not say anything to him again, Jiao's mother's slightly gentle voice came over, "Our family is counting on you. If you have something good or bad, you will let us down." , do you understand?"

Qiao Shi was startled at first, and then he became confused in the wind.

(End of this chapter)