The most lively place in the village these days is the doorway of Nie Qianqian's house. Liu Yan is busy walking around. Nie Qianqian assigns her a task, which is to settle wages for workers every day based on the number of workers and their time.
Liu Yan had never done this kind of work before, handling nearly half a tael of silver every day. She was afraid that she would make the wrong payment, so she refused at first. However, Nie Qianqian wanted to train her mother and insisted on letting her do it. She had no choice but to accept it. All I can think about is guarding wages and keeping an eye on who is working and who is not.
On the first day when the money was given out, my hands were shaking. I had to count a piece of wages three times before giving it to the workers. Some people who didn't know it thought the money was stolen. On the second and third days, I gradually got used to it. some.
Among them, Huang Zhenzhu encouraged her a lot. In Huang Zhenzhu's words, if his family built a house with blue bricks and tiles like this, her tail would be raised to the sky when she handed out money. How could she have a straight back like Liu Yan? Not straight. He always advised her to take matters into her own hands and not to embarrass Nie Qianqian.
These words hit Liu Yan's Achilles' heel. She didn't care what others thought of her, but she couldn't embarrass her daughter because of her performance. She had the courage to supervise the work and settle wages with Liu Xiong every day, and she was full of motivation.
Huang Zhenzhen's original feelings for Liu Yan were not very deep, and she mostly sympathized with her. Knowing that Liu Yan's life was difficult, Liu Xiong turned a blind eye when he helped her, thinking about the relationship between the two families. Just make it passable.
But things are different now. Nie Qianqian's brain has clearly brightened up after walking around the ghost gate. She has opinions and ideas. Now that she has money and knows the big boss in the county, there is no doubt that there will be big development in the future. Gu Xiao can still take her family with her. Tiedan is studying, so he wants to have a good relationship with the Liu Yan family.
Liu Yan was not sensitive in this regard and could not notice the big change in her sister-in-law's attitude towards her. On the contrary, Nie Qianqian saw everything.
However, she thinks this is normal. It is like this in society. Only when you have value will others be willing to make friends with you. Otherwise, no matter how low your attitude is or how kind you are, it will be useless.
Three days later, when the agreed time came to reply to the county magistrate whether to study in the academy, Nie Qianqian and Gu Xiao were going to visit Lord Tang in the county.
On that day, Lord Tang made the decision for Liu Yan to divorce, and recommended Gu Xiao to study for free at Tiande Academy. In Liu Yan's mind, Lord Tang was a living Bodhisattva who saved people in need, a god-like existence. She often thought that Lord Tang was such a good official. On the lips, all I have to do is set up an offering and burn incense sticks for him at home.
Nie Qianqian is also grateful to Mr. Tang. She is a person who has a clear distinction between love and hate. If others treat her badly, she should remember it and return it twice as much. If others help her, she should remember it and repay kindness with kindness.
Nie Qianqian wanted to give Mr. Tang a gift to express her gratitude. Gift-giving is a science. The gifts are naturally different for different people and must be delivered to the other person's heart. If it is money, Mr. Tang will definitely not accept it. It is not appropriate to take the white rice and flour that the villagers love.
After thinking about it, Nie Qianqian took out the granules for treating anemia from the space, removed the packaging and put it in a delicate porcelain bottle. If the anemia is mild, this bottle of medicine can significantly improve it.
He also discussed with Liu Yan how to cook a meal for Mr. Tang. When he met Tang Jincheng for the first time, Nie Qianqian checked his pulse and found out that Tang Jincheng's anemia was caused by poor diet and excessive worry.
Nie Qianqian provided the recipes, while Liu Yan cooked and made pig-killing vegetables. Stir-fried pork liver with celery, cold black fungus, blood glutinous red date porridge, and seaweed and egg drop soup were all appetizing and blood-enhancing dishes.
Liu Yan's cooking skills are much better than Nie Qianqian's. With the recipes provided by Nie Qianqian, she controls the heat and adds seasonings more carefully, and the meals she cooks are more delicious than Nie Qianqian's.
Nie Qianqian discovered that Liu Yan was really interested in cooking. Nie Qianqian told Liu Yan the recipe. After Liu Yan memorized it carefully, she would also use a charcoal pencil to sketch it in her notebook. She was illiterate and could only use images to remember. Nie Qianqian looked at the recipes with circles and crosses, which made her head feel big. It seemed that only Liu Yan could understand this "wordless book". I’m not afraid of letting others learn from me.
The three of them got up early in the morning and got ready. Nie Qianqian and Liu Yan were busy cooking, and Gu Xiao was sorting out the things needed to study in the academy.
Because she was going to study in the county, Nie Qianqian changed Gu Xiao's outfit from head to toe. The green Kuanbo shirt is not made of silk but is made of fine cotton. Her hair is neatly tied up with a newly bought jade hairpin. She has a tall and slim figure, deep facial features like sculptures, and a graceful orchid jade tree. Outstanding, like a piece of beautiful jade uncovered, emitting gleaming brilliance.
As expected, a person depends on his clothes. Looking at the brand new Gu Xiao, Nie Qianqian couldn't help but her eyes lit up. She was obsessed with it for a few seconds, immersed in the beauty of her cheap husband.
Gu Xiao felt a little uncomfortable being looked at, but in his heart he wanted her gaze to stay longer.
After everything was ready, Nie Qianqian and Gu Xiao drove an ox cart and quickly rushed to the county. They handed over greeting cards to the county magistrate at the county government office. The officials in the county government were deeply impressed by Nie Qianqian and informed him without much questioning. The two of them met Tang Jincheng smoothly.
Tang Jincheng was very happy to know that Gu Xiao decided to study in the academy, and handed the recommendation letter he had written long ago to the two of them, "The dean of Tiande Academy has not been in the academy recently. I have already greeted Vice Dean Li earlier. , you go to him with your recommendation letter, and he will arrange matters related to your admission."
Gu Xiao bowed seriously to Tang Jincheng, "Gu Xiao, thank you for the recommendation."
"You're welcome. I appreciate your talents. I can see that you are a good student and can't bear to have your talents buried. I hope you won't disappoint me."
Gu Xiao bowed again and said calmly: "I will never live up to Mr. Tang's expectations." "
Tang Jincheng's inner evaluation of Gu Xiao was even higher. In addition to talent and hard work, this study is indispensable for self-confidence and spirit. The road to the imperial examination is difficult and difficult. If there is no self-confidence, there is no certainty that the spirit of winning will come first. Perseverance is the key to success. Go down.
Nie Qianqian took out the medicine and food she had prepared and presented them to Tang Jincheng, "Master Tang, my mother and my husband are all very kind. This is a thank you gift prepared by my mother and I. Please accept it as a token of our gratitude. "
Tang Jin was about to refuse if he could, but Nie Qianqian smiled brightly and said, "Master Tang, why don't you take a look at what it is first?"
Tang Jincheng opened the food box and found that it was just some food, with a white porcelain bottle in the bottom layer.
Nie Qianqian: "My mother made this meal with her own hands, and I prepared the medicine myself. It will help treat my anemia. Sir, please don't dislike it, just accept it, otherwise my mother and I will have trouble sleeping and eating." oh."
After saying this, Tang Jincheng accepted it with a smile.
Nie Qianqian and Gu Xiao were afraid of disturbing the Lord's business, so they left without staying much longer.
After the two left, Tang Jincheng plunged into official duties again, until Ah Fu woke him up from the complicated official duties.
"Sir, it's noon, it's time for you to have lunch."
Tang Jincheng had been dealing with official duties all morning, his head was buzzing and he had no appetite, "Don't eat, I have no appetite."
Ah Fu advised with a bitter face, "Sir, you can't always skip meals. Didn't Madam Nie bring you some food? You should eat some."
The adults in his family behave like this when they are busy, which is why they suffer from dizziness. Although the symptoms have been much better recently, if they continue to eat like this, they may suffer from it again in the future.
Tang Jincheng thought of the food box that Nie Qianqian brought, and since he accepted it and didn't want to eat it, he reluctantly said, "Then bring it after you heat it up."
Ah Fu replied: "Okay." Then he happily went to heat up the meal.
Don't worry about how much Tang Jincheng can eat, as long as he is willing to have lunch, that's fine.
Ah Fu served the food and left. Half an hour later, he guessed that his family had finished eating. He entered the study and wanted to take away the food box. But when he got closer, he realized that the five dishes Nie Qianqian had brought had been eaten by him. The adults in the family ate everything, and the clean plates could be used as mirrors.
Ah Fu opened his mouth so wide in shock that he could fit an egg in. "Sir, you actually ate so much?"
In the past, each dish had to be cooked with high incense.
Tang Jincheng burped and burst into tears. He didn't want to eat so much, and his stomach felt uncomfortable.
But it’s so delicious! ! !
After living for so many years, he had never tasted such delicious food. He really couldn't control himself!
