Flowers are expensive

Chapter 246 Cabbage's Jealousy 1
The man replied: "I don't believe you dare to splash me! You splashed me, and you won't be much better!"

"At most, I will pay you for soup and medicine. If not, I will go to the yamen for interrogation. I can also sue you for molesting a good woman. I am self-defense, and the lord of the yamen has no sympathy for you!"

"Woman from a good family?" The man snorted and said, "Which woman from a good family doesn't stay at home to warm the bed in winter, but comes here to drink mutton soup?"

"You don't care about it," Li Hua slowly stirred the soup pot and smiled, "I ask you, are you sober? If you wake up, apologize to my girl, and that's all. If you don't wake up, then I really greeted you with mutton soup! Let me reserve the place today, so that all three of you can drink to your heart's content, how about it?"

"you……"

The man was about to speak, but was stopped by another companion.The man took two steps forward, cupped his hands towards Lihua and said, "Ma'am, don't take offense! My brother only drank two glasses too much, and he was a little sullen, so he offended you! Please forgive me if I offended you just now." !"

The man said unconvinced: "Why do you apologize to her? Do you really think she is a good woman?"

"Shut up first!" The companion stopped the man, then turned his head and smiled at Lihua, "Our three brothers all came to this city to do business, and we will go out of the city tomorrow to return to our hometowns, so we got together Let's drink together and say goodbye. Your lord has a lot, don't be as knowledgeable as him."

Only then did Lihua put down the spoon, shook her sleeves and nodded, "It turns out that you are also businessmen, so you are considered colleagues."

"Hey! Are you also in the trading business?"

"That's it!"

"That's really flooding the Dragon King Temple, and my family is fighting with my family!" The companion clapped his hands lightly and laughed, "No wonder you look so unusual! An ordinary woman can have you just now!" Is it the imposing manner? I really read it right! Since we are all colleagues, why not sit down and have a glass of wine, it is considered acquaintance!"

"That's easy to say! It's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. We don't know each other at all!" Lihua was also generous, and she smiled and smiled.

"Madam is really refreshing, refreshing!" The companion hurriedly invited Lihua to sit down, and called the boss to warm up the wine and make soup again.

Chun'er gently tugged behind Li Hua, and whispered: "Ma'am, it's not suitable to stay here for long, let's go back!"

"It's okay, it's boring to go back."

Chun'er had no choice but to step aside and not speak.Lihua asked, "What business did the three of you come to the city for?"

Just now the companion cupped his hands and said: "My surname is Tong. I'm from Jiangxi. Everyone calls me Tong Lao Si. To tell you the truth, Ma'am, the three of us are just playing around, doing some fur and spice business, so we just buy and sell. I can't make a lot of money, but I'm exhausted to death. I don't know what kind of business is my wife doing?"

"It's all about doing some makeup business." Lihua laughed.

"Is it also buying and selling?"

"It's self-produced and sold!"

"That's better than us!" Tong Laosi exclaimed, "It's not like us. After trying so hard to collect things from Huihui and Miaozi, we may not be able to sell them for a good price when we get them to buyers. We can't make money That’s all, the exhaustion of traveling all the way is enough!”

"Fourth Brother," another companion took over the conversation, "Don't mention those bad things, anyway, we won't come here next year, just find another place."

Li Hua was already very curious, but when she heard the drunk man scolding the Lin family just now, she asked, "It sounds like you have been wronged here? Why don't you just listen to it and just chat. "

"Hey!" Tong Laosi rolled his hands into his sleeves and said, "We've already suffered all the losses, so it's meaningless to mention it again. He's a local snake, if we can't fight, let's go!"

"Don't worry, I just came to this city, so I can't spread gossip about you. Who do you say is a local snake?"

Tong Laosi moved closer to Lihua, lowered his voice and said: "You are in the business of cosmetics, don't deal with the Lin family in the city. Since the Lin family has changed its owner, it is not kind! The young man of the Lin family Madame has a yin and yang face, she will coax you with her good face first, and then trip you up, it's dark! How can she be as reasonable as the old Madam Lin before!"

Lihua was new to the city and had never heard of the Lin family, so she casually asked, "Is this family very powerful in the city?"

"There was a lady in his family, do you think it can be insignificant? Lin's family can be regarded as a rich family in Jingyou City, and I heard that they have friendship with Youwang's mansion!"

"Prince You's Mansion?" Lihua said with a slight smile, "What kind of relationship do you have with Prince You's Mansion?"

Tong Laosi just wanted to speak, but was pulled by the companion next to him.The man said: "Anyway, we will leave the city tomorrow, so don't cause yourself such troubles. Madam, just remember one thing, but if the price is lower, you'd better sell it to someone else, and don't deal with the Lin family, otherwise You will suffer too." After he finished speaking, he got up and cupped his hands towards Lihua, pulled Tong Laosi, carried the angry one on his back, and hurried away.It turned out that the one who was the most angry knew that he was wrong, so he didn't speak any more, and fell asleep beside him.

Lihua's chat was not over, and she was a little disappointed, so she told Chun'er to count the soup money, then got up and left.On the way back, Lihua asked Chun'er: "Is there really a Lin Mansion in the city?"

Chun'er nodded and said: "Yes! When it comes to Lin Mansion, no one in this city knows it. There was indeed a concubine in his family, but now she has become a concubine."

"Oh, is there any relationship between Lin Mansion and Prince You's Mansion?"

"Master Lin's concubine, Aunt Wen, is a Buddhist believer just like Mrs. You in our mansion. Both of them have practiced in temples, so they know each other. When Mrs. You is in the mansion, she often invites her to sit down."

"So that's the case! Are the people in the Lin Mansion very domineering?"

"Aunt Wen doesn't look like that, she believes in Buddhism anyway. However, I don't know how the rest of the Lin family are slaves. On weekdays, Aunt Wen only brings her two maids here, and the young master and miss of the Lin family seldom come to our house. inside."

While the two were talking, several people rushed towards them.Lihua looked up, and it was Dong'er who held the lantern at the head.Seeing her, Dong'er breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Where is my dear wife! At least I found you! You are willing to go outside in such a cold day, so you are not afraid of freezing? You should avoid going out at night! Even if you go out , I have to sit in a sedan chair and let a few people follow me!"

Lihua laughed and said, "Is Jingyou City not very peaceful at night? So, Zhao Yuanyin's management is not very good either!"

"Your maidservant didn't say that," Dong'er stuffed the thermos in her bosom for Lihua, and said as she helped her along, "It's just that you have a high status, so you can't just take Chun'er with you when you go out. In case you meet someone bad, Chun'er It can't be handled by one person. Next time you go out, you can bring a few more people with you. "

"Sister Dong'er is right!" Suying, who came with her, hurriedly pushed Chun'er aside, supported Li Hua and smiled, "Chun'er rarely goes out, I'm afraid she hasn't even visited the city yet! Next time If you want to go out again, if you don’t mind, it’s okay for a servant to lead you the way. The servant is very familiar with this city, which street sells what, which shop has good makeup and powder, and the servant knows best.”

Chun'er glanced at Suying, with a contemptuous smile on her lips.But she turned her face away, and no one saw it.

Lihua smiled and said, "Didn't I just come out at night for a while? It's not that the Empress Dowager Cixi fled westward, so it's not that serious, is it? All right, let's go back quickly, so that the nanny won't worry."

After Dong'er sent Lihua back to the East Courtyard, she went to Mrs. You to answer the question.Madam You held a book and leaned in front of the candlestick to read. Seeing Dong'er coming in, she asked, "Is it snowing outside again?"

Dong'er said: "No, it's just whitehead frost, but it's still cold enough! Mrs. Lihua has gone back to her room to rest, nothing to do."

Madam You put down the book and asked, "Where is she going?"

"I asked Chun'er and said that I went to a mutton soup shop and drank two bowls of broth, but..."

"But what?"

"Chun'er said that when he was drinking mutton soup, he met a few rascals, and was almost beaten up."

"Really?"

"Chun'er has always been honest and will never lie."

"Then what happened afterwards? Did someone really beat you up?"

"I heard from Chun'er that Mrs. Ewha has such a temper, how can she bear that anger? She took the boss's iron spoon and was about to scoop up the broth and splash those rascals! Those rascals were frightened by her. Call her majestic once." Dong'er laughed.

"Heh!" Mrs. You couldn't help laughing, "She is really a bit of a country girl, she is not afraid of anything, just like me in the past. Now I understand why Yuan Yin married her."

"Yes, Mrs. Ewha speaks and acts a little differently from others. She is straightforward and doesn't put on airs."

"But..." Mrs. You propped her forehead, and said with a slight frown, "She will take care of the entire palace in the future, and she is straightforward and doesn't put on airs, which may not be a good thing."

"Don't you still have your help? You teach her well, and she appoints those who can be taught."

"I hope so! After I hand over the affairs of the palace to her, the affairs of Que Ling and Amber should also be taken care of. It won't be too late for me to go back to the temple by then."

"You still want to go back to the temple? Why stay here to raise the child for Miss Que Ling, just for peace?"

"I don't want to take care of the children anymore," Mrs. You smiled and waved her hands. "One sparrow spirit and one Yuan Yin, I have enough to serve them. They don't expect me to help. I'd better go back to the temple. And with the younger sister of the Wen family as company, I don't have to worry about killing time."

"That Aunt Wen in Lin's house is really going to become a monk? She is still young, she must be in her thirties!"

"Thirty years old? Haha...that's because she is well cared for and looks young! I heard from her that she will be 38 this year, she said she is not old, but she is not young. But this year, the master of the Lin family is traveling again. It’s too late, leaving her a widow will not be easy in the future.”

"Is there no room for her in the Lin Mansion?"

"The old master goes to the new master, and each person looks the same. Now the Lin family is in charge of Mrs. Lin, and her concubine mother has no place to stand. Even if it can be tolerated, it is necessary to show some face on weekdays. It is better to become a monk! I and She said, she is going on the front foot, and I will be there on the back foot. The two sisters always have a companion, right? I know that your six senses are not clear, so I won't let you go with me when the time comes, and find someone you like to marry. "

Dong'er smiled and said: "Where did Madam say this? I will follow you wherever you go. Why are you talking about getting married?"

The master and servant were chatting, and there was the sound of a little girl talking outside.Dong'er walked to the door and asked, "Who's here?"

Gan Lan replied: "Someone from the Lin residence is here, please see Madam."

"Please come in."

After a while, Gan Lan led a middle-aged woman into the warm pavilion.You Xian'er didn't recognize her, so she asked: "Which one of the Lin family sent you here? There must be something important in the middle of the night, right?"

The middle-aged woman kowtowed to You Xian'er first, then knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "If you go back to Madam, the servant is in front of the Young Madam of the Lin family. I shouldn't have disturbed Madam at night, but Suddenly, the eldest young lady had no choice but to send a servant to ask you."

"Oh, then what do you want to ask me?" "The eldest young lady asked the servant to ask you, is Aunt Wen from our house with you?"

"That's strange!" You Xian'er raised her eyebrows lightly and said, "Your Aunt Wen hasn't come to my place for a while. The first time we met and spoke was half a month ago. Why did you ask me this?"

(End of this chapter)