Because of this idea, Xu Chongguang did not let Master Bai pass the message between him and Aunt Rou in the end.
After Master Bai breathed a sigh of relief, his mind changed and he came to Banyan Tree Alley.
It was getting dark at this time.
When he arrived at Xie's house, Ma, Wang Can and others had just returned from closing the stall.
It was the cousins Li Jun and Li Zheng who came out to receive him.
At least these three people had drinks together, so they were considered acquaintances.
Seeing Master Bai, Li Zheng, as his elder brother, welcomed him into the study.
Wang Can quickly went into the kitchen to boil water and make tea.
Even if she is not very good at brewing it, it does not prevent her from having spiritual spring water. Even a tiny bit of diluted water is better than ordinary tea.
After she brought the pot of tea into the study, before she could completely exit the study, Li Zheng said directly: "I wonder why Brother Yuyuan is here now?"
Yuyuan is the name of Master Bai. He intended to have a good relationship with Xie Yanzhi, so naturally he and the Li brothers also called him brothers.
Hearing that Li Zheng came straight to the point, he took a sip of tea, then his eyes lit up, and then he said directly: "It's not a big deal. This is not a big deal. This is the news that just came from Fucheng. Qian Tongpan and Zheng Zhifu have been detained. He will be escorted back to the capital punishment department for trial soon. In addition, Gao Ningyao will be beheaded at noon today, and Wu Yuer will be beheaded in three months. I think you will want to know this, so as soon as you get the news, you will come over and inform me. "
Not to mention Li Jun, even Li Zheng couldn't sit still when he heard this. He suddenly stood up from his seat, his eyes full of joy.
"really?"
Wang Can, who was afraid of disturbing the conversation, was about to walk to the door. When he heard this, he quickly turned around and looked at Master Bai.
After seeing him nodding affirmatively, she ignored etiquette and said directly to Li Jun: "Brother Junzi, I will leave Master Bai for dinner tonight. I will cook soon."
With a smile on his face, Li Jun looked at Master Bai: "Brother Yu Yuan, if you don't mind, just stay and have a simple meal."
Master Bai originally aimed at Xie Yanzhi and intended to have a good relationship with the two. Hearing this, he smiled and nodded in agreement.
As soon as Wang Can saw him nodding, he hurriedly came out and shouted: "Third Aunt, happy event, great happy event!"
Ma, who had already entered the kitchen with his daughter-in-law to prepare dinner first and cook the soybean and ribs soup later, heard the joy in Wang Can's voice and hurriedly walked out of the kitchen.
As soon as he walked to the door, he ran into Wang Can who was coming towards him and asked, "What happy event? Can Niang, what big happy event is it?"
She actually guessed that Master Bai was coming and talking about the happy event. In addition, the scientific examination would still be in two days. The reason why Wang Can was so embarrassed was probably related to some case in Fucheng.
As expected, Wang Can said with a smile and crooked eyes: "Third Aunt, Master Bai said that the man named Gao was beheaded today, and two other people will be escorted to the capital for trial. Third Aunt, our revenge has been avenged, isn't it? A happy event? By the way, I asked Brother Junzi to leave Master Bao for dinner. Third Aunt, look at what we have at home and cook it all tonight. If there is not enough meat for tomorrow, I will go to Butcher Wang now and ask him to finish it tomorrow. Queen Pig, leave some for me. I'll make the meat sauce at home and take it to the noodle stall."
When Ma heard that the man named Gao had been beheaded, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Wang Can said that the person named Gao was the enemy of their Li family, which was absolutely correct.
They worked hard to earn money to support a scholar. They originally thought that their second uncle would be able to shine on their family. In the future, they would have their second uncle to rely on, but they suddenly had nothing.
Not only did he have to bear the grief of losing his brother, but he also had to pay so many taxes and perform corvee every year.
God knows that the men in the family have to shed a layer of skin every time they finish their corvee service.
That's all. Those at home are worried all day long, fearing that they will die while doing corvee work.
On days like that, there are obviously talented people in the family, so they don’t have to do this...
After these days of experience, Cheng Xuejiao became more efficient in doing things.
Hearing Wang Can's voice, she immediately announced the menu.
"Can Niang, I will use a can to make soup now, or soybean and pork ribs soup, whatever I use at night. As for the dishes, divide half of the meat from the meat sauce and continue to make the meat sauce, and save it for tomorrow. The remaining half will be used for part Stir-fry the fungus, and use part of it to stir-fry celery. Then we’ll make a stir-fried egg with leeks, and a stir-fried spring bamboo shoot. In this way, four dishes and one soup, what do you think would be suitable to add?"
"Third sister-in-law, you do these first. I'll go see who sells chicken in our alley. If not, I'll go to the tavern and buy some roast chicken and soy sauce meat."
When Cheng Xuejiao heard that those two were considered big meat dishes, she said: "Then just buy it directly, and you won't have to cook it after buying it, and make Master Bai wait for a long time. In this way, six dishes and one soup are enough."
Wang Can nodded: "Okay, I'll buy it directly. Sister-in-law, you do it first, and I'll drive the ox cart directly."
Ever since Xie Yanzhi drove the carriage to Fucheng, Old Man Li at his old house noticed that the weather was unusually hot.
The snow mountains that originally accumulated in the village during winter take a certain amount of time to melt.
But it was melting very quickly now, so after it was almost melted, he decisively took out the savings left by Mrs. Wang to buy a bullock cart.
Everyone in Lijia'ao knew about his move to buy a bullock cart, which made some people who had money at home start looking around for cows or donkeys to buy.
Because there were too many ox carts and donkey carts in Lijia'ao, Li Jun rushed the ox carts left to him by Li Yuan to the town for use.
As soon as Wang Can left, Cheng Xuejiao was busy washing Qieqie and asked Ma: "Mom, you said that my brother-in-law is so capable, so our family can not go to Luyang Mansion with us, but can we stay in the city of Xinyang Mansion?" After all, it is a capital city, so even if there is a disaster, it should not be affected there."
Mrs. Ma still remembers what Xie Yanzhi said, saying that her family's son Zheng would be the best if he passed the examination as a scholar.
She could also see that the son she gave birth to was somewhat capable.
Therefore, when faced with her daughter-in-law, she said directly: "We will listen to your grandparents and see how they make the decision. According to my opinion, it is still not possible. The cost of staying in Fucheng will definitely be high. The main thing is that our family should be now I don’t have much money, and even if I did, it would only be enough for Zhengzi to go to Fucheng to take the exam.”
Cheng Xuejiao also knows that going out is not as good as being in the village, because it costs money everywhere.
Plus their expenses are indeed quite high!
The money I finally earned a year ago was used to pay off Junzi's debts, and then helped buy a wedding banquet.
Next came the household items for the eldest sister's wedding, and the money to buy pigs for the wedding banquet.
Now the grandma took most of them to Fucheng, and the one who stayed behind bought another bullock cart.
Speaking of which, it mainly depends on the money for burning charcoal and making kangs from years ago. Otherwise, how could they withstand such spending?
Although Xianggui thought so, Cheng Xuejiao didn't think it was inappropriate.
After all, whether it's charcoal or recipes for making a bed, the eldest brother-in-law gives it to the eldest sister for her sake.
Moreover, she not only bought her Zhengzi so many books, but also gave him personal guidance.
What's more, it also led him to get acquainted with the newly appointed county magistrate and master, as well as a group of wealthy businessmen in the county.
