Chapter 81

A quarter of an hour later, Mr. Zhang opened the door and came out from the inside. "I've already asked them to sign the pledge."

"Mr. Zhang, it's still you!"

Several yamen servants sincerely admired him. They didn't hear the scream, nor did they hear Lord Zhang's anger, but the people inside just recruited him.

……

Mr. Zhang went home, and Mrs. Zhang couldn't wait to ask, "how are you, lady Xia? Are you ok?"

"Nothing."

Mr. Zhang gave a short answer, picked up the untouched food on the table and turned to the kitchen.

"Ah, I said you..."

Aunt Zhang hates her son for not being strong. Even if it's OK, the mother and son must be scared. Her silly son can't take this opportunity to care.

Mr. Zhang came back with a hot meal and put it on the table. "You are not well. Don't worry about these things. Eat the meal first."

Aunt Zhang sat down and couldn't help asking, "what's the matter? How can the thief steal to lady Xia's house?"

Mr. Zhang handed her chopsticks with a slight gesture, and then handed them to her. "He said that it was because of her prosperous business in the market that he had such an idea."

"These should be killed..."

Aunt Zhang took the chopsticks and scolded, "she's a woman with a child. It's not easy to earn some money. She even thinks about her money."

Mr. Zhang had another meal. Then he coughed and covered his mouth

Aunt Zhang picked up a coarse steamed bread and said, "what's the matter?"

After asking, he took a bite.

Mr. Zhang coughed again. "Did I tell you that lady Xia has a husband?"

"Ah?"

Aunt Zhang opened her mouth and the steamed bread she had just bitten fell out.

"His Xianggong is still the only person in Pingyang County in the past two years."

"Cough..."

Aunt Zhang choked herself.

……

After working hard for most of the morning, ten fish were sold out, the stall was cleaned up, and the things were still put in the yard here.

At this time in the past, when Aunt Zhang heard the news, she had come out happily for a long time, but now there was no news.

Xia Xi is worried that Aunt Zhang is ill. After helping Zhu push the cart into the yard, she asks him to go back and have a look in front of her.

As soon as he came out of the yard, Zhang opened the door and came out of the front room. He nodded to Xia Xi, "Lady Xia."

"Aunt, is she not feeling well?"

"My mother is OK, she just..."

"I'm sorry to see you." I coughed, covered my mouth, and said, "those people are calling!"

Xia Xi squints, "is it Yu Yi?"

Master Zhang shook his head. "They said that someone dressed as a servant girl found them and gave them a hundred taels of silver. They told them what you looked like. They also said that there were several thousand taels of silver in your family. They promised that they would not only give them the stolen silver, but also give them another hundred taels. You and one child are the only ones in the family who are easy to deal with. What's more, they can get a lot of money. That's why a few of them are thinking

"Do you know whose maid it is?"

"They don't know. At that time, the other party had several talents to find them. They thought it was just a small matter, so they didn't inquire about the origin of the other party."

Xia Xi nodded, "I know."

"And..."

Xia Xi looks at him.

Zhang Ye to the mouth of the words swallow back, into a charge, "you and Qi Er after careful."

"I see."

Xia Xi should be next, again way, "help me to say to the aunt, today I don't go in to see her."

Mr. Zhang nodded.

Xia Xi turned out of the yard.

Looking at her back, the leader's words echoed in Mr. Zhang's ear, "she also asked us to destroy that woman, saying that if this is done, we will add another 200 Liang."

……

With that one last night, the village head has a lingering fear.

After returning to the village, he immediately asked who had dry wood. "It's the same at home. Take it out first and let lady Xia use it, or buy it with money."

There are plenty of trees on the mountain. When someone builds a house or repairs a house, he will go to the mountain to cut down a few trees. Inevitably, there is a surplus.

After listening to the village head's words, several people said that they had children at home.

The village head went to see them one by one, and finally picked two good ones and asked them how much they wanted to sell.

Both families let the village head decide. The village head thought about it and gave a reasonable number.

They were both satisfied. The village head found the only carpenter in the village and asked him if he could make the gate in a few days.

"Work extra, five days."

The village head shook his head. "No, five days is too long. Three days at most."

Three days, it has to work day and night, can think of a hard work, can earn some money to supplement the family, carpenter gritted his teeth, "OK, three days on three days."

Big deal, let the whole family start.

After all this, the village head went to Xia Xi's house again, "Lady Xia, I've found the wood. The gate will be made in three days."

Xia Xi took a box of snacks and said, "thank you, village head. This is the snack I took back when I went back to my mother's house. Don't give it up. Take it back to my family."

"No way."

The head of the village refused. The snack box looks good. The snacks in it are not cheap. He can't have them.

"You don't want the salary. You don't want this. I'm sorry to ask for your help in the future."

"OK, I'll take it. I'll take it."

The village head couldn't close his mouth with a smile. He took the dim sum and said what money he needed to buy wood.

Xia Xi asks Qi'er to take out the money and give it to the village head. The village head comes out of the yard with a snack and smiles. Seeing a carriage coming towards Xia Xi's house, he stops.

The carriage stopped in front of him. Feng an came down from it and asked politely, "is this lady Xia's house?"

The village head was wary, "who are you? What do you want from Lady Xia? "

"It's said that her boiled fish is very delicious. Our young master specially asked me to buy some."

As soon as he heard that he was buying boiled fish, the village head immediately had a smiling face, "yes, yes, yes, this is lady Xia's house. You wait, I'll shout it out for you."

Feng'an stands in the same place. Xia Xi comes out with the village head quickly. Seeing feng'an, she smiles and asks, "do you want to buy boiled fish?"

"Yes

Feng an answers honestly.

"Ten taels of silver. Fish will catch in the river by themselves."

The sound of her words just fell, and the village head almost jumped up. Ten taels of silver is a share. Is that too expensive? He immediately looked at Xiang feng'an and thought that if he was too expensive, he would turn his head and leave immediately. He would stop him immediately and make a round. One or two silver would be enough. Looking at his clothes and the carriage he was driving, one or two silver should not be a problem.

"Good."

The wind should be calm.

At the foot of the village head, he staggered and opened his eyes in disbelief.

He pinched his thigh with his left hand.

"Sizzle", it hurts! It's not a dream, it's true!

Leng Leng watched Feng an tie his horse to a big tree and stride towards the river.

After looking at him walking far away, he came back to his senses and trotted to catch up with him, accompanied by a smiling face. "It's freezing. The fish in the river are not so easy to catch. If you're not careful, you may fall into the river. Otherwise, I'll find some villagers to help you catch them. The money is not much. You can give me 100 Wen for one."

Feng an never stops.

The village head was very regretful and thought that he was too greedy to ask for 100 Wen, even 50 Wen. After two steps, he caught up with feng'an again and opened his mouth. Just as he was about to change his words and said 50 Wen, Xia Xi's voice came from behind them, "the ice is not very strong. A few days ago, some villagers caught fish fell into the water and almost lost their lives."

Feng an suddenly stops, with his skill, even if the whole ice is cracked, he can still catch fish, but in case of an accident, it will certainly delay Xia Niang's cooking time, and then delay the young master's eating time. Thinking of Feng Che's anger, Feng an says, "yes, I want two."

"Yes, yes, I'll get it right away!"

The head of the village grinned to the back of his head. After a series of responses, he ran away like a breeze.

Xia Xi

He shook his head with a smile and said to Feng an, who turned back, "come in."

She turned to go home, and Feng an hesitated and came in.

The yard is not big, clean, fresh, and nothing.

"Kiel, tiger."

Xia Xi raised her voice.

After two promises, Qi'er and hu'zi come out of the house.

"You two make some hot water and I'll kill the fish later."

Tiger Deng Deng ran to hold firewood, Qi Er is standing in place looking at the wind.

Xia Xi touched his head, "he is to buy boiled fish at home, not to let the mother pick up the cook."

Qi'er takes her eyes back and goes to the kitchen. She lifts the lid of the pot and pours a ladle of water into it. After brushing it clean, she adds more water.

Tiger took the firewood back and threw it in front of the stove.

Kiel lit the fire neatly.

Xia Xi took a bench out and handed it to Feng an, "it's the only one at home. Make do with it."

Feng an didn't answer, "no, I'll just stand."

Xia Xi didn't care about him any more. She went to the kitchen and prepared the seasoning for cooking fish.

The village head's action is very fast, but it's only half the time to carry two fish back, big, the fish is still alive, constantly struggling.

"Here comes the fish, my dear."

While talking, the village head went into the courtyard and showed Feng an the fish in his hand.

Feng an took a look and threw a small dime of silver to him from his sleeve pocket.

The village head holds the fish in his right hand and the snack in his left. He raises both hands at the same time and catches the silver. The fish rubs against his clothes and doesn't care.

Happy to see eyebrows but not eyes, "our fish is big and fat. If you want to eat it one day, just come here. We promise we will catch it for you now."

Xia Xi came up and took the fish, "give it to me."

The village head gave him the fish and asked Xia Xi if she needed help. Then he left happily with a snack.

Xia Xi put the fish in a big basin, then went to scoop the hot water in it, took it to one side, killed the fish cleanly, washed it several times, and so on. After it was completely clean, she sliced the fish into pieces, scooped out the water in the pot, and told Qi er to start the fire.

Tiger also wanted to help, put firewood into the stove one by one.

I do it every day. I'm very skilled. After a while, I cook fish in water.

Feng an has brought in the food box. There is a delicate basin with a lid in it. Xia Xi scoops all the boiled fish into it and covers it well.

Feng an didn't say a word from beginning to end.

She took out the silver, took the food box, got on the carriage in a hurry, turned the horse's head and went back to Luochen villa.

Fengche is still playing chess with Marquis Qin.

Marquis Qin was so hungry that he could not sit down. He threw his chess pieces and collapsed on the chair. "I said, young master Fengda, when shall we have dinner?"

Wind Che voice light, "wait for you to win me later."

As soon as Lord Qin choked, he had never won the game since he knew Fengche.

Angry toward his small leg bone kick down, wind Che eye tail early sweep, neat of dodge.

"I said," can't you eat boiled fish cooked in the market? As for your revenge, you won't let the kitchen have dinner till now? "

Marquis Qin groaned his stomach. He was sorry. He knew this guy was so careful. He didn't say what he said just now when he killed him. Now, not only can't we eat boiled fish, but also ordinary food.

Wind Che raised eyelid at last, conscientiously saw him one eye, dropped down again, the tone is still light, "you don't want to eat?"

Marquis Qin choked and was completely speechless.

Feng an came back all the way. He came into the villa, stopped the carriage, and went straight to the kitchen with his food box. Along the way, Weijia village was too far away from the villa, and the boiled fish was cold.

When the people in the kitchen saw feng'an coming back, Qi Qi was relieved. The steward came to pick up the food box and said, "come on, heat up."

After two hours of silence, the kitchen became busy.

At the same time, Fengche threw away the pieces in his hand, stood up and walked out slowly.

"Where are you going?"

Marquis Qin collapsed on the chair like a corpse and asked weakly.

"Dining room."

The sound of the wind is coming from outside the door.

Teng!

Marquis Qin stood up and ran after him, "wait for me."