The mulberry garden has just developed and is being taken care of by Kong Xiu Niang and a few female workers. When the mulberry trees flourish in summer, the amount of sericulture here will increase dozens or hundreds of times, and a lot of additional manpower will be needed.
Cao Defu carefully stated some of his suggestions and spoke eloquently. In the past, Qi would definitely interrupt, but today she was obviously absent-minded and followed Cao Defu silently.
After wandering around, it was afternoon.
Cheng Wanwan smiled and said, "It's getting late. Why don't Boss Cao and Mrs. Cao stay and have a meal?"
Just as Mrs. Cao was about to refuse, Cao Defu immediately agreed: "Okay, okay, you have to have it. I heard that when Jing Cheng and Yingying got married, the banquet at the mother-in-law's house was very sumptuous. I can also enjoy it today, hahaha , I’m sorry to bother my mother-in-law.”
"No trouble." Cheng Wanwan smiled lightly, "Let's go back to the yard and drink two cups of tea. We'll almost have our meal."
Cao Defu followed Cheng Wanwan back in a hurry.
Mrs. Qi pursed her lips, suppressed the reluctance in her heart, and pulled her son to follow.
Some flowers in the corner of Cheng Wanwan's yard have already bloomed. The vines are growing wildly and the flowers are blooming. Sitting at the stone table in the yard drinking tea and feeling the late spring breeze is quite unique.
Cheng Yuanyuan and Wei Hongying got busy in the kitchen. Because there were guests, they killed a chicken and a duck. As soon as the pot was cooked, they could smell the aroma of meat. Two wolves and a dog in the yard came to the door of the kitchen with their barks. Go.
"I heard an interesting thing yesterday." Cheng Wanwan put down the tea cup and said, "A man raised his son, but when the son grew up, his biological father came to the door. Only then did the man know that he had raised ten The eight-year-old son is not my own at all..."
"This man is too stupid." Cao Defu said scornfully, "You can tell at a glance whether your son is yours. If he looks like him, then he is his son. If he doesn't look like him, hey, just help others raise their son. "
Cheng Wanwan glanced at Cao Hong: "Why do I feel that Hong'er doesn't look like Boss Cao?"
This is already quite straightforward.
Sitting next to her, Mr. Qi's expression changed. She squeezed her tea cup tightly and opened her lips, as if she was trying to change the subject.
However, Cao Defu didn't think it was anything at all. He said, "The Cao family all said that Hong'er's face looks like mine, and his eyebrows are similar. My in-laws wouldn't be able to tell at a casual glance like this. Hong'er, stop playing around. Come over to dad." Let’s let Sui Ruren have a good competition!”
Mrs. Qi frowned: "The child is having fun, why did you call him?"
"Didn't you hate Hong'er playing with dirty things in the past? You didn't care when he was playing with mud?" Cao Defu became interested. "I also liked playing with mud when I was a child. Hong'er, dad, come play with you." .”
He rolled up his sleeves and passed.
Cheng Wanwan's eyes fell on Mrs. Qi, the corners of his mouth curved, half-smiling.
Qi's hand tightened again. She didn't know why, but this look in her eyes actually made her feel a little hairy.
"Mrs. Cao, why do you feel a little uncomfortable?" Cheng Wanwan asked with concern, "Do you need to go inside and lie down?"
Qi shook his head: "I'm fine, I'm a little hungry."
She wanted to finish eating quickly and go back. She always felt uneasy here.
Cheng Wanwan walked into the kitchen and asked Wei Hongying to stop cooking the remaining dishes. If there was a fuss later, no one would have the appetite to eat. It would be better to save these fresh ingredients for the family to eat tomorrow.
Six or seven home-cooked dishes were placed on the round table, and a large family sat down around the table.
"This salted duck egg is so delicious!" Cao Defu's mouth was full of oil after eating, "And this preserved egg tofu is really amazing. Hey, these bamboo shoots are also good. Mom, do you still have bamboo shoots at home? Can I You can't be so shameless as to ask for it back..."
Cheng Wanwan's face was filled with shame. This Cao Defu is really big-hearted. No wonder he has been deceived for so many years.
If she hadn't accidentally discovered it, all the Cao family's property would have been occupied by outsiders.
She said: "Hong'er is very polite when he eats. He is really different from Boss Cao."
After Cao Defu swallowed the food in his mouth, he said: "My wife is strict with Hong'er, so Hong'er eats politely..."
Cheng Wanwan looked at the two of them carefully: "No...Boss Cao, your face shape and Hong'er's are not similar, nor are the eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth, there is nothing similar..."
As soon as she said this, everyone at the dinner table looked at the father and son.
Cao Yingying seemed to understand something, her eyes were full of disbelief, and she said slowly: "Hong'er and dad really don't look like a family at all..."
"Sui Ruren!" Ms. Qi stood up, her eyes blazing, "Since I entered this courtyard, Sui Ruren has been saying that Hong'er and his father look different. What does Sui Ruren want to say? Just say it directly, there is no need to be angry here!"
"This is what Mrs. Cao asked me to say directly." Cheng Wanwan smiled, "I just met a man. He claimed to be the former housekeeper of the Cao family, and his name seemed to be Cao Ping. He told me something, so I I couldn’t help but say these words.”
"Cao, Cao Ping..." Qi's face suddenly turned white and she fell down on her chair.
"You are a bad person, you bullied my mother!"
Cao Hong ran over, grabbed Cheng Wanwan's sleeve and started to do it.
Cao Yingying, with quick eyes and quick hands, pulled Cao Hong over: "Hong'er, don't be rude! Hongyan, take Hong'er out!"
She had already realized what she was going to say next. In her opinion, there was no need to involve an innocent child in the grudges between adults.
"No, I won't go out! My eldest sister is bad, she is also a bad person, and anyone who bullies my mother is a bad person!"
Wei Hongying came over immediately. She was very strong, so she hugged the struggling Cao Hong and dragged him out.
"What are you doing? Let go of my son!" Ms. Qi suddenly became anxious, "Sui Ruren, come at me if you have any problem. Don't attack the child!"
Cao Defu held her down and looked at Cheng Wanwan: "My mother-in-law, what did Cao Ping say to you?"
"It's better to let Cao Ping explain it himself." Cheng Wanwan clapped her hands and said, "Bring the people in."
Zhao Dashan and Zhao Sanniu had been waiting at the back. When they heard this, they immediately carried the tied up Cao Ping into the restaurant, threw him directly on the ground, bent down and pulled out the rags from Cao Ping's mouth.
Cao Ping opened his mouth and roared: "Qi Yao, you bitch, you actually want to find someone to kill me, why are you so vicious!"
Mrs. Qi was shocked. She really wanted to kill Cao Ping, but she didn't tell her how to kill Cao Ping. How could Cao Ping know?
She turned to look at Cheng Wanwan, and when she saw Cheng Wanwan's calm and calm face, she understood everything.
She calmed down and said: "Steward Cao, what are you talking about? How could I want to kill you... Even if you have done something wrong, you are still a member of the Cao family. Master Yingying misses you and wants to give you something. I'm looking for a job, don't be deceived by outsiders..."
As she spoke, she kept winking at Cao Ping.
"Okay, Mrs. Cao, I heard it with my own ears. You found a few men to kill Cao Ping, and you also said that after the incident was completed, you would give those men a total of ten thousand taels of silver." Cheng Wanwan smiled slightly. "By the way, Mrs. Cao seems to have said that instead of filling up Cao Ping's bottomless pit with these ten thousand taels of silver, it would be better to eradicate the roots and never have to be threatened again..."
Qi's pupils suddenly widened: "You are talking nonsense, nonsense! I never said these words at all!"
