"Dazhuang, brother Bai is at home." Liu Hong spoke very politely to Bai Dazhuang.
After all, he is a person who has done meritorious service to the county by unconditionally providing Yanshu seeds, so he should naturally be polite.
Since Bai Dazhuang knew that the county magistrate's wife wanted his sister to be his concubine, he had already blocked Magistrate Liu in his heart.
"At home." Bai Dazhuang replied coldly, resisting the hoe and walking towards home.
Since Feng Zhiheng was at Bai's house these days, Xiao Fuyuan stopped going to private school and stayed at home to play with Feng Zhiheng.
The two of them were sitting on the porch turning flower ropes when they heard the sound of a carriage at the door.
"Sister Yuanbao, are you at home today?"
As soon as Liu Shu poked his head out of the carriage, he saw Xiao Fuyuan in the yard, so he couldn't wait to jump off the carriage and rush towards the yard.
Xiao Fuyuan didn't want to talk to Liu Shu.
During the Lotus Festival, Liu Shu's mother-in-law's coquettish behavior disgusted her. Although this matter had little to do with Liu Shu himself, she was asked to be Liu Shu's concubine.
Thinking about it made her heartbroken.
Feng Zhiheng saw the indifferent look on Xiao Fuyuan's face, raised his head and glanced at Liu Shu, and didn't even bother to ask anyone.
"Sister Yuan Bao, how are you doing lately?" Liu Shu asked cautiously.
Xiao Fuyuan ignored her, took Feng Zhiheng's hand and said, "Sister, let's go see the flowers."
Feng Zhiheng stood up and said cooperatively: "Okay, let's go see the flowers together."
It’s over!
Xiao Fuyuan is indeed still angry!
Liu Shu's heart was broken into pieces, and the joy of coming to Shenshu Village was suddenly lost in Java.
"Master." Liu Shu's servant came to Liu Shu holding a big food box.
Liu Shu rolled his eyes and ordered the boy to follow him towards Xiao Fuyuan who was looking at flowers.
The aroma of food emitted from the food box.
"Sister Yuanbao, I brought you delicious food. There are crystal elbows, sweet-scented osmanthus cake, milk ice bowl, beggar's chicken, and fresh lychees brought from Sichuan by my grandfather's family."
Liu Shu stood behind Xiao Fuyuan and said cautiously.
For the sake of eating, Xiao Fuyuan should pay attention to him.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Fuyuan didn't even look at her, and just kept talking to Feng Zhiheng.
She needs to hold on!
Hold on!
Not even delicious food can tempt her.
"Sister Xiao Fuyuan..." Liu Shu continued to shout in a flattering manner.
"The food in Yangfeng County is just like that. Sister, as long as you are willing, I will take you to Huaicheng and Beijing. They are not comparable to those in small Yangfeng County."
Feng Zhiheng couldn't help but said while holding Xiao Fuyuan's hand.
Liu Shu glanced at Feng Zhiheng and knew that she was the daughter of the Zhongjing Hou Mansion as mentioned by his mother. He couldn't resist and his face turned red.
"Sister Ah Heng, let's go inside, it's too sunny outside." Xiao Fuyuan said to Feng Zhiheng.
Xiao Fuyuan just wanted to stay away from Liu Shu, lest his mother would have any thoughts of making her a concubine again.
Xiao Fuyuan and Feng Zhiheng came to the main room hand in hand, and saw the county magistrate's wife, Mrs. Xu, walking through the door with a smile.
Xiao Fuyuan felt a chill all over his body.
"Hey, Sister-in-law Bai, I came here specifically to acknowledge you." Mrs. Xu greeted Mrs. Zhen with a smile on her face, regardless of her expression.
Zhen was helpless.
She didn't welcome the county magistrate's wife very much. As the saying goes, a visitor is a guest, so don't hit someone with a smiling face.
She could only smile coldly and said: "A civilian woman has met Mrs. Liu."
Mrs. Xu smiled and said: "What a common woman, you are so polite to me."
Mrs. Zhou raised her eyes and glanced at Mrs. Xu, then sat firmly on the bed and took a closer look at Mrs. Zhen's flower pattern.
Xu came to Zhou with a smile, bowed to her, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Feng, I'm late. I didn't know you were at the Bai family, otherwise I would have arranged a place for you in Yangfeng County early in the morning..."
Zhou raised her head and interrupted her: "Mrs. Liu, what you said is wrong. Sister Zhen and I are like sisters. I don't live in my sister's house but go to live in the county. Wouldn't it make people laugh at me because my relationship with my sister is too unfamiliar? .”
Xu's face was embarrassed.
I was shocked. I thought Mrs. Zhongjing Houfu was respecting the Bai family for her daughter's sake, but she didn't expect that she really regarded the Bai family as her own, and even treated the Zhen family as a peasant woman as sisters.
Just by looking at Mrs. Zhou wearing homely clothes and sitting on Mrs. Zhen's bed when she came in, and the two of them smiling at each other and chatting about homely matters, we knew that what Mrs. Zhou said was true.
Lao Bai's family can do it, even with such thick thighs!
"Mrs. Liu, please sit down." Zhen said gently, breaking the awkward situation.
Zhou continued to lower his head and draw patterns.
"Chuntao." Madam Zhen shouted outside, but it was Eugene Gui who came in.
Mrs. Zhen frowned.
"Mom, sister-in-law is out. If you have any orders, just tell me." Eugene Gui said with a smile.
"Go and boil water to make tea for Mrs. Liu." Madam Zhen ordered.
"I got it, mother." Eugene Gui's tone was cheerful as he trotted out.
After Mrs. Xu sat down, she saw Xiao Fuyuan and Feng Zhiheng standing in the room. She first smiled and said to Feng Zhiheng, "Is this Miss Feng? She looks like a girl at first glance."
Feng Zhiheng smiled and said nothing.
Mrs. Zhou secretly pouted in her heart. When she came to Lao Bai's house to be a guest, instead of praising Xiao Fuyuan first, she first praised her daughter who was also a guest.
When Mrs. Xu saw that Feng Zhiheng was quite cold, she thought it was due to the temperament of a noble girl from Beijing.
"Xiao Yuanbao, I haven't seen you for a long time. You have grown so tall, and your features are getting prettier." Mrs. Xu's eyes finally fell on Xiao Fuyuan, and she spoke words of praise, and she was amazed at this girl in her heart. How young he is to be so good-looking, no wonder his son keeps talking about it.
"I've met Mrs. Liu." Xiao Fu bowed.
Feng Zhiheng can ignore the county magistrate's wife, but she can't. After all, their family still has to live in the area under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate.
Xiao Fuyuan also understands the ways of the world.
"Hey, let me take a closer look." Mrs. Xu took Xiao Fuyuan's hand and spread a string of beautiful words as if for free, "Look at this skin, which is as white and tender as green onions. Sister Zhen, please give me all this." What did little Yuanbao eat to keep him so delicate?"
Xu's sister Zhen called her sister in no uncertain terms. Mrs. Zhongjinghou's wife even called her sister Zhen, and she followed up by saying "What's the matter?"
Mrs. Zhen smiled lightly and said: "We are a small family with nothing good, just a simple meal."
Xu was stunned for a moment.
During the Lotus Festival last year, she said in front of Mrs. Zhen that the Bai family was a small family and it was flattering to let Xiao Fuyuan become Liu Shu's concubine. She still remembered this.
Xiao Fuyuan wanted to laugh. Even though my mother was soft-tempered, she was also very capable of sarcastic remarks.
Zhou was a good person and could tell who Xu was at a glance. She also saw that Zhen didn't want to see Xu, so she waved to Xiao Fuyuan and said, "Xiao Yuanbao, come to Auntie."
Xiao Fuyuan took her hand out of Xu's hand and ran to Zhou's side.
"I embroidered a schoolbag for you. My aunt is not good at embroidering, so you are not allowed to laugh at her." Mrs. Zhou shook out a cloth bag in her hand as she spoke.
There was a duck playing in the water embroidered on it, but the duck was too fat.
"It's so cute. I like it." Xiao Fuyuan said with a sweet smile.
Mrs. Xu glanced at the cloth bag and her heart skipped a beat.
The schoolbag is sewn with high-quality Yueying gauze. The Xu family has only been given two pieces of Yueying gauze like this. After all, it was the Hou Mansion that used such precious materials to sew schoolbags.
Since Mrs. Houfu valued Xiao Fuyuan so much, how could she propose marriage.
(End of chapter)
