"Girl, you drink a bowl of sour plum soup to relieve the heat."
The sour plum soup was very cold, and the outside of the porcelain bottle was soaked with water drops. The maid Xiaomei took off the bottle and handed it to Xu Jiaojiao in a bowl.
Xu Jiaojiao took a sip, her heart felt cold, and she sat silently on the chair without saying a word.
"Girl, I think it's better to recognize Li Jin's face now than later, and I can get away now." Seeing Xu Jiaojiao's worried expression, Xiaomei advised.
"Xiaomei, do you think Li Jin will ruin my reputation?" Xu Jiaojiao now regrets it.
It's hard to say, but from the last time Li Jin showed off proudly and the girl by the lotus bush, it can be seen that this person is a frivolous and dissolute person. Now that he has been annoyed, I am afraid that he is barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes.
"Girl, why don't you tell the master and madam about this?" Xiaomei said in a low voice.
Xiaomei vaguely felt that the matter was out of control, and if it spread throughout the town, Xu Jiaojiao's reputation would still be affected. As a personal maid, she must be the first to be punished.
She regretted not stopping Xu Jiaojiao and Li from having a private meeting before.
They are going to be punished anyway, so why not tell the master and his wife now and let the two of them come forward, Li Jin will be afraid.
"You can't tell them." Xu Jiaojiao said.
Xiaomei whispered: "I think the master and his wife will know sooner or later. Since they will know sooner or later, why not take the initiative to tell them now."
If you take the initiative to tell me now, you can still get away with it.
"No." Xu Jiaojiao became more stubborn. She felt that the matter with Li Jin was a big stain on her. She didn't want to mention it in front of her parents. She could hide it for a while. As for what happened in the future if she really found out.
Xiaomei looked at Xu Jiaojiao, feeling that her girl was like an ostrich looking at her head but not her buttocks.
Even if you are stubborn, you will also be a master who doesn't get into the oil and salt.
"Don't worry, Xiaomei. If anything happens, you won't be implicated. I can still protect my girl." Xu Jiaojiao said.
Xiaomei sighed in her heart, no matter how domineering the girl was, she had nothing to say to her, neither beat her nor scolded her, treating her like a sister.
That's why she sincerely planned for the girl.
Xiaomei used a roundabout tactic and said with an apologetic smile: "Girl, don't tell me. But I'm afraid this matter is a thunderstorm. We should suppress it so that it can't be broken. How about we discuss it with the third brother of the Bai family? After all? He and Li Jin were classmates."
Through the screen wall, Xu Jiaojiao saw Bai Sanzhuang's busy figure outside.
There are mixed feelings in my heart.
The entire Nanguan Town knew that Bai Sanzhuang refused to marry the Xu family, which made her very embarrassed.
Bai Sanzhuang knew about her affair with Li Jin and reminded her that she was still angry at that time because Bai Sanzhuang was jealous.
After Bai Sanzhuang and Tian Maimiao got engaged, Xu Jiaojiao became even more angry, tearing up several fans and cutting off some pieces of satin.
For a moment, I was angry that Bai Sanzhuang chose Tian Maimiao, a pig-killing girl who was inferior to her in every way.
Now let her talk to Bai Sanzhuang about Li Jin. She would rather die than lose face in front of Bai Sanzhuang.
And Bai Sanzhuang will leave Xu's shop in the autumn. When she thinks that Bai Sanzhuang will get married in the autumn, Xu Jiaojiao becomes very upset.
"I don't want Bai Sanzhuang to see my joke." Xu Jiaojiao lost her usual domineering attitude and lowered her head and said in a low voice.
"Young lady, what you said is wrong. Brother Bai is not that kind of person. Although brother Bai is not an uncle, his character is even praised by the master. He will never laugh at you." Xiaomei advised earnestly.
Xu Jiaojiao was silent for a while, then pushed the cup of sour plum soup and said, "It's better not to discuss it with him. Let's wait and see Li Jin's reaction tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
Once Xu Jiaojiao made a decision, there was no way nine cows could pull her back, so Xiaomei had no choice but to silently agree.
Bai Zhaomei, uncle and nephew met Li Jin in the yard after school.
Li Jin changed his clothes, and the cloth shoes on his feet were muddy.
Bai Zhaomei, uncle and nephew became more and more disdainful and disgusted with Li Jin. They did not say hello when they met and just passed him by.
Li Jin sneered and nodded, okay, okay, you all look down on him, right?
Xu Jiaojiao looked down upon him, and Bai Sanzhuang looked down on him. He even failed in the government examination and was not even considered a scholar. However, the fourth child of the Bai family won the first place among the children and was recommended to Huaishui Academy.
And that Bai Zhao girl, no matter who she is, she dares to pull him.
Li Jin cursed bitterly while thinking.
Bai Zhaomei brought Dalang Sanlang to the door of Xu's shop and saw Bai Sanzhuang taking inventory.
"Third brother."
"Third uncle."
"Fifth brother, Dalang Sanlang is here, come in and drink sour plum soup." Bai Dazhuang greeted.
Bai Zhaomei, uncle and nephew walked into the shop.
"Are you guys stopping by to see me after school, or do you have something to tell me about something at home?" Bai Dazhuang asked.
Bai Zhaomei was drinking sour plum soup and didn't know what to say.
It was so embarrassing, even facing the third brother.
"No, I just came to see Third Brother." Bai Zhaomei said while drinking sour plum soup.
"Third brother, after you get married to Sister Mai Miao, won't you stop working here?" Bai Zhaomei was at a loss for words.
Bai Sanzhuang's ears turned red, and he calmly said in an elder brother's tone: "You can't be a clerk all your life. I visited several shops that will sell silk from Shu. I also plan to go to Shu to do business."
After looking at the Bai Zhao sisters, he said with a straight face: "Don't let the family know about this yet."
Bai Zhaomei, uncle and nephew nodded.
Dalang also said: "I will do business with my third uncle in the future."
After drinking sour plum soup for a while, Bai Zhaomei talked about the village running a private school. Bai Sanzhuang asked: "Fifth brother, what do you want from me? Do you need money for the school?"
Bai Zhaomei waved her hands repeatedly and said, "No."
Bai Sanzhuang frowned.
Sanlang said: "Uncle Wu, just tell me."
Bai Zhaomei said hesitantly: "Third brother, your former classmate Li Jin."
Bai Sanzhuang said in surprise, what happened to Li Jin? When he was studying, he looked down on Li Jin's snobbish attitude, but he didn't have any conflict with him.
Since he went to work in Xu's shop, the two of them had almost no interaction.
He only heard that he failed again in this government examination.
"Did he offend you?" Bai Sanzhuang asked.
Bai Zhaomei shook her head and gritted her teeth and said, "I was standing in the corner eating steamed buns with Dalang Sanlang at noon. I heard someone talking outside the wall. I heard it was Li Jin quarreling with a girl. Why do you want to eat when the Xu family is extinct and return letters? Handkerchief, the girl wants to cut her off in two, he threatens the girl..."
Bai Sanzhuang's expression changed several times after hearing this.
I understood immediately.
Thinking of Xu Jiaojiao coming to the shop with a pale face at noon, she was no longer as showy as before, as if she was hiding something on her mind.
There was quite an embarrassment between him and Xu Jiaojiao, and it was hard for him to ask questions.
She is the girl who wants to argue with Li Jin.
Xu Jiaojiao has been close to Li Jin in the past few months. He had reminded her at the beginning that she was just not buying it because she was angry with him.
"Third brother, Li Jin is bad. He said to let the Xu family sister wait and see." Bai Zhaomei looked worried.
Dalang added: "I wonder what dirty tricks he can play."
Bai Sanzhuang said: "It's right for you to tell me. The three of you keep an eye on Li Jin. If he makes any noise or says anything, you must tell me."
Bai Zhaomei nodded.
Bai Sanzhuang told the three of them to keep it strictly confidential. No one could tell this matter. The uncle and nephew patted their chests and promised.
In the next two days, Li Jin was extremely honest and did not cause any trouble.
Bai Sanzhuang wanted to find a suitable opportunity to talk to Xu Jiaojiao about this matter. It would be best if she told Shopkeeper Xu in person.
Xu Jiaojiao never came to the shop.
Before Bai Sanzhuang could come up with a complete plan, rumors spread throughout the town that shopkeeper Xu's only daughter was going to marry scholar Li Jin.
