"Okay, I will write whatever the lady says to write?" Although Hong Shan looked rough and fierce, he didn't expect that he was still quite easy to talk to.
When the two of them returned to the shop, Qiu He was cleaning the leftovers on the table. He looked up and saw Chu Yao leading a tall man back, and couldn't help but ask: "Sister, who is this?"
"he is……"
What's his name?
She never seemed to ask him his name.
"Brother, where does your last name come from?" Chu Yao asked.
The secret guard clasped his fists, and belatedly realized that he was still holding a wooden stick in his hand, and immediately threw it away: "I'm here, Hong Shan."
After Chu Yao knew his name, she was able to introduce him to Qiu He: "Qiu He, this is Brother Hong. The last time I was bullied, he was the one who saved me and broke the man's leg. It's just that Brother Hong does good deeds without leaving his name. I met him by chance tonight, so I chased after him..."
These few words were half true and half false. Fortunately, Qiu He did not become suspicious, but suddenly realized: "So you just went after him. I thought you regretted it and wanted to go after Jiang Yanei?"
"Don't mention him again." It was better not to mention Jiang Qingci's name in front of Hong Shan. "Brother Hong wants to come over and borrow pen and paper to write a letter. You can go to the counter and help find pen and paper. I'll help you here." Come and clean up..."
When Qiu He learned that Hong Shan was Chu Yao's savior, he was particularly enthusiastic. Not only did he find paper and pen for him, but he also took the initiative to help him study ink: "Although I am illiterate, I am very good at studying ink. My second brother used to be at home." When I was practicing calligraphy, I helped to polish it.”
"Thank you, little lady." Knowing that she was illiterate, Hong Shan dared to write in front of her,
When the cleaning was almost done, Chu Yao brought a basin of water and planned to wipe the floor. Hong Shan had just finished writing the letter and pressed a cup against the corner of the letter paper to wait for the ink to dry. He grabbed the basin and mop, and began to mop the floor with a flourish.
Chu Yao smiled helplessly: This brother Hong is quite a nice person.
Qiu He relaxed his wrists and sat at the table to read the contents of the letter curiously.
Although she couldn't read, she could tell that the words on the paper looked like chicken claws, with ugly teeth and claws.
"Brother Hong, I'm not telling you, your handwriting is too ugly, even uglier than my second brother's..." Qiu He was straightforward and said whatever came to his mind.
Hong Shan chuckled and said, "I'm a martial arts practitioner and I don't take the imperial examination. What's the use of writing such beautiful calligraphy?"
"It's useful. When you get married and start a career, shouldn't you teach your children to write?"
"Wouldn't it be nice to find a teacher?"
"Teachers should teach, and parents should set an example for their children." Qiu He thought about his second brother's poor handwriting. He always said that it was because his parents were illiterate and could not teach by words and deeds, so he could write so poorly. .
Hong Shan thought about this problem seriously: "That's easy to handle. From now on, I will just marry a woman who can write well."
Qiu He chuckled: "You are someone who can save yourself some trouble."
After tidying up the shop, Hong Shan collected the letter and said he would send it out early tomorrow morning.
The shop opened as usual the next day, and business was still good, but Jiang Qingci didn't bring anyone over to support him.
Qiu He had been waiting eagerly for a whole day, but Jiang Qingci didn't show up, which made her complain a few times: "What a petty person. If you can't confess your love, can't you even become friends?"
Chu Yao was glad that he didn't come over, otherwise the meeting between the two would only add to the embarrassment. It would be better to end it and have less contact in the future: "I already owed him a lot of favors before, and I finally paid him back some. If I could just stop here." , he no longer helps me, and I am relieved of the burden of returning his favor..."
"Jiang Yameni is actually quite good. If I had met my cousin a few years ago, when you were not married and he was not married, there would be no need to worry about the main wife and the side wife."
"Even if we had met a few years ago, we would not have matched up," Chu Yao murmured, "There is no such thing as a pie in the sky..."
Early on the third day, Chu Yao and Qiu He came to the shop earlier than the previous two days to prepare the ingredients for selling sweet water today. The two sisters were chatting and working, feeling quite at ease.
When I was busy, I suddenly heard someone knocking on the door. But the shop had just opened, and now there were customers.
"Guests, please stay away, we are still preparing, we will open later..." Chu Yao started to explain as she walked towards the door, but she heard a familiar voice coming from outside.
"Is this Sister Ayao? I'm Su Nian. I have something to tell you..."
When Chu Yao heard that it was her, she hurriedly opened the door. Qiu He also poked his head out of the kitchen at this time: "Why is my cousin here so early?" After saying that, she remembered that she called her by the wrong name. The other party was already here. Not her cousin-in-law anymore.
Su Nian looked anxious, obviously coming in a hurry, and there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead and the tip of his nose. She didn't care about what Qiu He called her. When she came in, she took Chu Yao's hand and walked to the back of the shop to ask her in a low voice: "A Yao, let me ask you something. Do you know anyone from Jiang Tongpan's family?" Young Master Jiang Qingci?"
Chu Yao nodded: "I know you."
"Then what do you have to do with him?"
"Huh? Why does sister A-Nian ask like this?"
After hearing these words, Qiu He also walked out of the kitchen and explained for Chu Yao: "Cousin A Yao did not interfere with Jiang Yanei. Jiang Yanei liked her cousin and wanted to marry her as a child, but my cousin has rejected him."
"Is that so?" Su Nian didn't have time to catch her breath and said, "The matter is urgent, so I will speak frankly. I am working as a female teacher in Tongpan Mansion these days, teaching several young ladies in the mansion to read and practice calligraphy. Yesterday I listened to their chat, It was said that Jiang Qingci wanted to marry a divorced woman as his wife, so he had a dispute with his parents and was beaten and imprisoned. Mrs. Tongpan interrogated the servants and maids around Jiang Qingci overnight and asked them clearly. Regarding everything between Li Fu and Jiang Qingci, I heard them say that Li Fu’s name was the same as yours, so I came here to ask you, but I didn’t expect it was really you..."
"It's me, but Jiang Yanei and I..." I thought the two had nothing to do with each other, but I didn't expect Jiang Qingci to tell his parents that he wanted to marry her? "There is no history between me and Jiang Yanei, and I have never thought about marrying him."
"Are you saying that Jiang Qingci is being sentimental?" Su Nian frowned, "But that's not what the people in the Jiang family said. They said that Mr. Jiang Xiaolang was smitten by a mature divorced woman and was deceived. You want to marry someone back even though you don't have five hundred taels of silver? Now the steward of Jiang Mansion has brought someone here, saying he wants to teach you a lesson..."
Chu Yao was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"
Qiu He panicked: "How could this happen? My cousin didn't do anything wrong?"
"Don't panic yet," Su Nian comforted her, "I have been a female teacher in Jiang Mansion for a few days. The housekeeper and the others all know me. If there is any misunderstanding about this matter, I will help you explain. I believe they can listen to my words. Go in, but you must tell me the truth, what is the relationship between Ayao and Jiang Xiaolangjun?"
"They are talking nonsense," Qiu He said angrily, "My cousin is not who they say..."
It was useless to be angry at this moment. Chu Yao told Su Nianyan the process of her acquaintance with Jiang Qingci in a concise and concise manner. She also showed that she neither took Jiang Qingci's money nor accepted his feelings. If Jiang Fu She is not afraid of really sending people to make trouble. She is not afraid of the shadows as she is upright. At worst, she will go to the Yamen to argue!
Seeing that she was calm and upright in the face of danger, Su Nian was even more convinced by her words: "In this case, we won't be afraid if we don't accept the loss!"
Not long after, the housekeeper of the Jiang Mansion came with a few boys and stood outside the shop shouting at the top of his lungs: "Who is Chu Yao? Come out!"
His voice immediately attracted the attention of many people. Seeing his posture, passers-by knew that there was a lot of excitement to be seen, so they gathered around. After a while, they saw three beautiful people walking out of the sweet water shop. The little ladies looked good one after another, and the passers-by suddenly became more interested.
"Mr. Su, why are you here?" Butler Jiang's house still showed some respect when he saw Su Nian.
Su Nian calmed down and said politely to the steward: "Steward Qin, I also know the purpose of your coming here. Ayao is my sister. I have asked her just now. What she said is somewhat different from what Jiang Mansion said. Please ask Qin The housekeeper comes in and we explain things clearly..."
Butler Qin had received the order from Mrs. Tongpan this time, and he was here to make a big fuss and bring disrepute to the divorced woman who had seduced the young man. How could he be persuaded to go in by Su Nian's few words?
"Mr. Su, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. That sister of yours is shameless. She dares to seduce my young man who has not yet matured. Let everyone hear about this. Oh my god. How can there be such a shameless woman down there?"
"Keep your mouth clean!" Qiu He was furious, "Who is shameless? Who is shameless? It's obvious that your husband is in love with your cousin. My cousin even rejected him. How can you be so bloody? Trolling?"
Listening to the title she said, Butler Qin finally identified the young lady in the middle as the divorcee that the young man wanted to marry. It's just that before coming here, he thought that Chu Yao was an older woman who still had charm. He never expected that she was so young and beautiful, with a delicate and delicate oval face, a pair of black and white apricot eyes, elegant and smooth, and half charming. No, he doesn't really look like a seductress.
It's just that there are so many vixens in the world, so how can people recognize those with profound knowledge at a glance?
Butler Qin stroked his goat's beard and looked at Chu Yao with contempt and disdain: "So you are Chu Yao? You are the one who coaxed my young man around, not only defrauding him of money, but also teaching him to marry you. To be a decent lady? Bah! Are you worthy of being a divorced wife?"
These words were particularly insulting. Just as Chu Yao was about to stand up and argue clearly with him, someone suddenly jumped out of the crowd and came to Butler Qin very quickly. Without saying a word, he greeted him with a fist as big as a sandbag... …
Butler Qin was a lean little old man, not very tall. He could not withstand such force. He was immediately thrown to the ground, his head hit the bluestone board, and he opened his mouth and spat out two back molars. I fell down and was stunned...
When the boys he brought with him saw this, they immediately waved their sticks and hit them. They never thought that the strong man was one against ten. With just a few moves, they were beaten until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. They were lying on the ground in pieces and wailing.
Butler Qin's head was buzzing with melon seeds. He covered his head and shouted: "Bold! Do you know who my master is?"
Hong Shan said disdainfully: "Isn't your master just a bad judge? How can he cover the sky with one hand?"
When the passers-by onlookers heard this, they whispered and commented: "It's Lord Tongpan..."
"So is this bullying someone else's little lady?"
"It's hard to say. Who knows what's going on with that young lady and her husband?"
Butler Qin suddenly lost his temper when he saw that the strong man didn't even pay attention to the trial: "Who are you?"
"You don't care who I am, I just can't stand you dogs biting other people's little ladies!"
Chu Yao was protected by Su Nian and Qiu He, and with Hong Shan supporting her in front of her, she was no longer afraid at all.
She walked up to Butler Qin, neither humble nor overbearing, and said clearly every word: "Steward Qin, your husband and I were just friends before. I said I took money from him, is there any evidence? You said I instigated him to marry me, but you can't Dare you ask him to come to confront me? You have no evidence, and you don't dare to ask your husband to come here. All you can do is bring people here today to ruin my reputation and make me shameless to stay here. The world is inherently unkind to women, but you know how to humiliate a woman best. You open your mouth to say 'lifu' but shut up 'concubine'. I am Heli, not a concubine, and there is no reason why you can use this to humiliate me. ! Let’s go to the Yamen today. You can sue me for defrauding people of money, but I will sue you for provoking trouble and slandering evil!”
"Well said!" A woman in the crowd clapped her hands, and then more people clapped to show their approval!
Butler Qin completely lost his momentum, let the servant help him up, and said harshly: "Just wait for me!"
Then he walked away dejectedly amid the jeers and jeers of the crowd.
