The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor

Chapter 75 Yan Junyu

 In the blink of an eye, it’s the middle of the twelfth lunar month, and Dachu is about to usher in the most important festival—New Year’s Eve.

Households who have the conditions have begun to kill pigs and sheep in preparation for a good New Year and to reward their families who have worked hard for more than half a year. People from the countryside living near the capital poured into the city to buy items needed for the New Year, and many shops The boss had stored enough goods half a month ago, planning to make a fortune during the Chinese New Year so he could go home for the New Year.

The streets and alleys are full of people rubbing shoulders with each other, filled with a strong festive atmosphere. Everyone's face is filled with a satisfied smile. Even if the naughty children are crying to buy candied haws, the adults are no longer as usual. Instead of scolding her, she happily bought a bunch and gave it to her child to sweeten her mouth.

It was noon at Huixian Juli, a famous restaurant in the capital. At this time, there were so many guests and all the seats were packed. Guests who came a little late could not find even the most remote seats, so they could only leave with their relatives and friends regretfully.

Unlike the hustle and bustle on the first and second floors, the third floor is very quiet and is not affected at all by the people downstairs. There are only six luxury VIP rooms with different styles on this entire floor, and only the rich and powerful are not allowed to enter.

At this time, in a VIP room facing the street, the door was closed and the window was wide open. A young man with bright eyes and extraordinary talents was lazily leaning on the imperial concubine's couch in front of the window, playing with it with his slender jade-like hands. The jade-shaped fan was broken, and the narrow phoenix eyes looked at the middle-aged man with cold sweat on his forehead with a smile, like a cunning fox.

Under great pressure, just when the middle-aged man was about to faint, the young man finally said with compassion: "Xiaoqiang, you tell me how I should punish you, okay?"

The rising tail note made the already charming voice even more charming. The middle-aged man known as "Xiao Qiang" twitched his loose face and looked as mournful as a grave, but he had to beg for mercy with a smile on his face. :

“Master, as long as I let you continue to be in charge of Huixianju, you can beat me, scold me, fine me, whatever you want!”

"Tsk!" The young man snorted coldly. Unexpectedly, he saw "Xiao Qiang"'s face trembling. He was a little interested in teasing, and couldn't help but joked: "I am a gentleman, and I don't want to beat or scold him." I don’t need a few taels of silver, so I think you should pack up honestly and get out of Mangzhou as soon as possible!”

As soon as he heard "Mangzhou", "Xiaoqiang" shivered even more fiercely. His knees softened and he knelt on the ground. Fortunately, he managed to lie down on the young man's knees, and he hugged the man's knees. He cried bitterly and said:

"Sir, please don't. The little one has an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old baby. With these old bones, I'm afraid he will be gone before he reaches the border of Mangzhou. Please give me a few days of grace. I will definitely get things done, please forgive me this time!"

Mangzhou is a poor and chaotic place, full of bandits and ruthless people. It is a place where officials would rather be killed than go there. How could he, an old man, get there without being torn apart by those ruthless people?

The man kicked him in disgust, making him let go. He opened the jade bone fan and swept away the non-existent dust on his knees. He looked at "Xiaoqiang" up and down, with a hopeful look on his face: "You can still do it at your age." What’s the secret recipe for giving birth to a three-year-old baby?”

Hearing his master’s careless words, “Xiao Qiang”’s face became even more furious: “Sir, that’s my grandson, the son of my eldest son.”

When the man heard this, he was extremely disappointed: "You also pointed out that you have a way to make the old guy free up a little doll for me to play with, but now there is no chance."

"Xiaoqiang"'s eyelids twitched and he cursed: "If you really mess with me, that's your uncle. How dare you play with it?" But considering that this person always plays cards irrationally, maybe he really thinks so.

Thinking of this, "Xiaoqiang" felt a pain in his balls, and he was actually glad that this little doll didn't exist.

The man also lost his interest in teasing, waved his jade bone fan and said impatiently: "I'll give you three more days. Within three days, if you can't figure out that family's secret method of growing vegetables, I will never let you know." You stay in the capital to celebrate the New Year!”

When "Xiaoqiang" heard this, he was happy at first, and then grimaced, and wanted to beg for mercy and let his master give him a period of grace. However, seeing that his master had turned his back, he did not dare to speak again, for fear of really annoying him. He had no choice but to exit the room with slumped shoulders and a sad face.

“Shopkeeper Xing, what did the young master say?”

Outside the door, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy saw "Xiao Qiang", that is, shopkeeper Xing Qiang, coming out. He quickly stepped forward and asked nervously.

Shopkeeper Xing looked desperate and said sadly: "Xiao Zhu, we are done. If we can't get the secret method within three days, we will have to go to Mangzhou."

 Mangzhou? That Mangzhou where everyone drinks blood and eats raw meat?

When Xiao Zhu heard this, he was so frightened that he almost peed his pants: "Shopkeeper Xing, what should we do? I have an eighty-year-old grandmother and a three-year-old brother, but they are all pointing at me. Ugh, I'm not married yet. Where’s my wife!”

 At the end, Xiao Zhu cried sadly, and his "woo woo" cry echoed throughout the corridor.

"Shut up!" Shopkeeper Xing shouted, his forehead twitching. Seeing that Xiao Zhu was still crying, he quickly dragged Xiao Zhu to the lounge downstairs, for fear of disturbing the people in the room.

Behind the door, Yan Junyu listened clearly and heard the conversation between the two people, with a mischievous smile on his lips.

The jade bone fan tapped the palm of his hand. Thinking that he had not obtained the secret vegetable method for more than half a month, Yan Junyu's narrow eyes flashed with interest. Maybe he should take action himself. A challenge is interesting, right?

 (End of this chapter)