At night, before Xiao Fuyuan went to bed, Mrs. Zhen held her in her arms and patted her to sleep like she had done when she was a child.
Xiao Fuyuan felt that she had grown up, and her mother must have something on her mind when she did this.
So he lay in Zhen's arms and comforted his mother: "Mom, it's okay."
Looking at the little girl's pretty pink face and big, watery eyes, Madam Zhen couldn't help but kiss her forehead and said softly: "My dear, go to sleep, my mother is here."
Xiao Fuyuan fell into a deep sleep.
When I woke up the next morning, I found that she was not in my room. After she fell asleep well last night, my mother took her to her bed and slept with her in her arms all night.
Nanguan Town.
Baiji Silk Shop.
After Bai Sanzhuang went out to see off a group of guests, he saw two gorgeously dressed women standing at the door.
"Is this the Baiji Silk Shop?" one of the younger women asked.
"Yes, what do you two ladies need?" Bai Sanzhuang said with a smile, "You can come in and take a look."
Of the two women, the older one is Aunt Qian of the Shen Mansion, and the younger one is Aunt Sun of the Magistrate's Mansion.
The two of them were ordered by their master to come to Nanguan Town to find out.
I heard that Xiao Fuyuan's third brother had a silk shop in the town. How could he miss such an opportunity?
Aunt Qian and Aunt Sun entered Bai Sanzhuang's shop hand in hand.
"My shop has Suzhou silk satin, Shu brocade from Sichuan, and some fine silk cotton..." Bai Sanzhuang introduced them one by one.
"This roll of yarn is good, let's take a look." Grandma Sun pointed at the yarn on the pavilion and said.
"Madam, you have a good eye. This is Qingrong gauze. We don't have many pieces in the entire Yangfeng County. This material comes from Bo City. It is light and soft, and it looks like clouds when worn on the body."
Bai Sanzhuang took out the Qingrong gauze from the cabinet and spread it on the table in front of Grandma Sun.
"Hey, I know Qingrong gauze. My wife loves this gauze." Aunt Sun said arrogantly to Aunt Qian, "The shopkeeper is right, not to mention Yangfeng County, even our entire Huaicheng has no Several horses actually appeared in this small Nanguan Town."
Aunt Qian was disdainful in her heart. A business woman is still like a madam. As the madam put it nicely, she is not just a concubine. She even put up a musical score, and even the wife of the prefect of her family had never worn it.
"Who is your wife?" Bai Sanzhuang asked cautiously.
Grandma Sun was quite pleased with herself and said proudly: "The Shen family in Huaicheng."
Bai Sanzhuang was in awe.
The Shen family of Huaicheng is famous in the entire Huaicheng business community. It is the pinnacle that every business person wants to reach, and Bai Sanzhuang is no exception.
A few years ago, when Bai Sanzhuang was still in the Xu family shop, he went to the Shen family to deliver lacquerware, and his parents also helped the Shen family.
Bai Sanzhuang thought it was fate to meet the Shen family in his shop in Nanguan Town, and he became even more enthusiastic towards the two mothers in front of him.
"Shopkeeper, I want ten pieces of Qingrong gauze, ten pieces of Sichuan brocade, and ten pieces of Su silk." Grandma Sun said.
As expected, it was the Shen family of Huaicheng who made an extraordinary move. Bai Sanzhuang was so happy that he made a big deal within a short time.
But then I felt worried. There were only two pieces of Qingrong gauze in the store, which was far from enough.
"Mommy, I only have two pieces of Qingrong gauze in this store..." Bai Sanzhuang said in embarrassment. At the same time, he didn't want to lose this business. After all, the business of ten pieces of Qingrong gauze is worth half a month's profit of the entire store. "If your wife is willing to wait, how about I personally deliver it to your house in ten days?"
Grandma Sun was very happy and said: "That couldn't be better."
So he paid a deposit and agreed that ten days later, Bai Sanzhuang would send Qingrongsha to Shen Mansion in Huaicheng.
Bai Sanzhuang made a big deal and was so happy that he immediately wanted to share it with Tian Maimiao.
Tian Maimiao is not in the shop.
At this time, Tian Maimiao went to the Xu family to visit Mrs. Xu. Mrs. Xu had recently suffered from a cold and was lingering in her bed.
"My mother gets sick every year at this time, and she never gets better after seeking medical advice. I heard that Wu Langzhong from Shenshu Village is a sage. I want to ask him to come and show my mother, but my mother said that even the doctors from Yangfeng County can't do it. How about a doctor in a mountain village? Mai Miao, your mother-in-law lives in Shenshu Village. Do you think Wu Lang is very good at Chinese medicine?"
Tian Maimiao stood up for Xu Jiaojiao this time and said to Mrs. Xu, "Jiaojiao is right. You might as well fulfill her filial piety."
After Tian Maimiao said this, Xu Jiaojiao immediately took her maid Xiaomei and asked the driver to hitch a carriage and rushed to Shenshu Village to invite Doctor Wu.
Xu Jiaojiao thought that since she was going to Shenshu Village, she would buy some gifts for Xiao Fuyuan and bring them with her.
So I came to the pastry shop, and the aroma of the pastries being baked filled the street, attracting many people to queue up.
She sent Xiaomei to buy it, and Xiaomei gave an aunt a few big bucks and stuffed it, and quickly came back with a few pastries.
"Girl, when I was buying pastries just now, I heard people in the queue talking about Xiao Yuanbao being a blessed girl, which was incredible," Xiaomei said.
"Xiao Yuanbao is now the head of the village, so it's normal for everyone to talk about it. Many people have never seen Xiao Yuanbao, but they don't think of her as a god." Xu Jiaojiao said nonchalantly, "Besides, Xiao Yuanbao Bao is already blessed, is it abnormal for everyone to praise her?"
Xu Jiaojiao is now like Yuan Chui.
Xiaomei shook her head and said, "Girl, I think this discussion is not quite right?"
Xu Jiaojiao raised her eyebrows: "What's wrong?"
Xiaomei said: "There is a man and a woman. They don't look like the people in our town. They started the topic first. I asked the people in the queue if they knew about the lucky girls of Shenshu Village. It happened that there were two aunts from Shenshu Village in the queue. I When they heard them chatting, the two of them were asking about Xiao Yuanbao's father and brother like two aunts, and said that Xiao Yuanbao was already the head of the village, and whether anyone proposed marriage or anything."
When Xu Jiaojiao heard this, she frowned and said, "They say big trees attract the wind. I'm sure some people are jealous of Xiao Yuanbao. Can you see what they look like clearly?"
Xiaomei was just listening to their chat and forgot about it. When she ran over again, she saw that the person was gone.
"Let's go to Shenshu Village quickly and tell Lao Bai's family about this. No matter who is asking about Xiao Fuyuan, it's better to be more alert." Xu Jiaojiao said.
Xu Jiaojiao ordered the driver to hurry up and rush to Shenshu Village.
When we arrived at the private school at the entrance of the village, class had just ended.
Xu Jiaojiao spotted Xiao Fuyuan among the many children at a glance, so she waved to her: "Xiao Yuanbao, I'm here to see you."
Xiao Fuyuan ran over and greeted Xu Jiaojiao sweetly: "Hello, sister Jiaojiao."
Xu Jiaojiao pointed to the cakes on the carriage and said, "I bought them all for you. I'll send them to your home first. Then you can go home after school and eat them. By the way, I'm here to invite Mr. Wu. Do you know his home is here?" Where?"
Xiao Fuyuan called Wu Chaojing and asked him to take Xu Jiaojiao to Wu's house.
After Xu Jiaojiao invited Langzhong Wu, she stopped by Lao Bai's house and told the Bai family that someone was asking about Xiao Fuyuan in the town.
Mrs. Bai and Mr. and Mrs. Zhen Bai were quite worried, and they watched Xiao Fuyuan closely for the next few days.
During the Dragon Boat Festival, the Lao Bai family received an invitation from the Zhou family, saying that it was Mrs. Zhou's birthday. They took this opportunity to invite the female members of the Bai family to visit the Zhou Mansion in Huaicheng.
