Sell flowers and give gifts to your family.
The woman who opened the door was Xian Yuanshan's daughter-in-law. When she heard that the young man called her by her first name and was looking for her father, she hurriedly said, "Master, please come inside. My father is taking a nap in the backyard."
His father-in-law told him that any outsider who came to see him was not allowed to ask any more questions, and he was asked to come in directly to see him. Although Mrs. Xian Li criticized her father-in-law a lot, she didn't show any temper in such matters.
"Sir, follow me." He led the young man in brocade clothes through the front hall to the backyard.
There is a pool in the middle of the backyard, with the bottom clearly visible, and there are several black carp caught in the water. The boy had seen many carp, but one so black was rare. Walking along the stone road from the pool to the wing room at the end, I saw an old man under the eaves wearing white linen clothes, with sleeves reaching to his elbows, trouser legs reaching his knees, wearing a pair of straw sandals on his feet, and he was lying on a wicker chair to rest.
When Xian Li came closer, he whispered: "Father, this young master is looking for you." If you are not welcome from afar, if you have anything to do, just say hello and I will be there. I can't help you."
The young man said: "Do you recognize me?"
Xianyuanshan sent his daughter-in-law to get some food and wine, and invited the young man to sit down in the house, and then said: "The young prince looks very much like the prince. How can I not recognize the prince's dignity and appearance? Although I have never met the young prince. , but you can tell it at a glance.”
The young man nodded and thought to himself: No wonder my brother asked me to find this person. Although I don't know what the relationship between this person and my father and brother is, his attentiveness and speaking skills made him feel comfortable, but he didn't know how to do things.
Xianyuanshan took the tea from his daughter-in-law and presented it with both hands. Then he stood aside. The young man took the tea and said, "Brother is saluting in the ancestral hall and can't get away, so I came here to tell you something."
"Young prince, it doesn't matter if you say it, you will live up to your trust." Xian Yuanshan said.
"Your Highness met a school girl during the day. She has almond-shaped eyes, watery eyebrows, and a white embroidered ink skirt. Do you know whose girl it is?" The young man took a sip of tea, rinsed his mouth and spit it back into the cup, then said slowly .
Listening to Xingyanwanmei, Xian Yuanshan already knew in his heart who he was talking about, and said hurriedly: "I know, I know, the prince is talking about the adopted daughter of the Gu family, called Chinu'an, she is indeed a water spirit. I wonder what the prince's orders are? "
The young man said: "Can you please tell me, village chief? Your Highness needs a maid to serve you. I think this girl is barely qualified. You must know that being able to follow His Highness is like leaping over the dragon's gate. Even though she is just a maid, she is not able to achieve it in this life."
Xian Yuanshan catered to him and said: "That's natural." Then he said: "I will do it as soon as possible."
When the young man heard Xian Yuanshan's promise, he stood up and said goodbye: "After everything is done, I will send you to Guzi Village."
Xian Yuanshan quickly said yes and left the young man to have dinner. The young man waved his hand and left first.
After the young man left, Xian Yuanshan sat down on the wicker chair, frowning and playing with the teapot in his hand.
Mrs. Xian Li came in with fruits. Seeing that the young man had left, she said, "Father, has he left?"
Xianyuanshan nodded. When Xianli saw her father-in-law frowning, she put down the fruit and asked, "Why is my father worried about something? I wonder if my daughter-in-law can take care of her worries." There were many complaints against him, and even more teasing behind him. Why is it like this today?
After a moment of pondering, he came up with the answer. It must be the woman's short talk. Village women gather together in one place to talk about other families' shortcomings all day long. Thinking of this, she said angrily: "You? All day long?" I only know that hugging a ball with a white woman will solve the problem. Please tell me how His Highness will treat Chi Nuan as a maid."
When Mrs. Xianli heard the first half of the sentence, she was unhappy at first, but when she heard the second half, her curiosity was suddenly aroused. She covered her face with her hands and said in surprise: "Is it His Highness Da Yan?"
Xian Yuanshan nodded.
"This is a great thing, there is nothing to worry about." Without waiting for Xian Yuanshan's reply, she frowned and said, "But Gu Hao will not respond. This person has worms crawling through the bamboo tube, which is smelly and hard." Yuan Shan interrupted with a wave of his hand and said, "Okay, stop nagging here and go down."
Mrs. Xian Li reluctantly said yes and turned to go out. Just as she reached the door, she suddenly rolled her eyes, turned around and smiled at Xian Yuanshan: "Father, we can't tell, but someone may be able to tell."
"Who?" Xian Yuanshan asked.
"Matchmaker!" Ms. Xian Li said with a proud look on her face, "Gu Hao takes the best care of Qin's mother and son. Matchmaker also cares about Chinu An as a mother and daughter. For her to be the one to talk about this matter, she must be pregnant." Holding a watermelon in your pocket is a sure thing."
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In front of the stone steps at the bottom of Lizi Village.
After hearing Mo Qijia's words to go back in a few years, the man in blue robe burst out laughing, but the young Taoist couldn't laugh and tiptoed back. On the other hand, Qin Xian had already walked around behind the man in blue robe and touched a large bluestone from somewhere. A stone hit the man in blue robe on the head. The laughter stopped suddenly. Mo Qijia quickly passed over the old monk and threw a stone. Carrying the blue-robed man on her back, Qin Xian dragged the young Taoist back and ran back. Mo Qijia came from a distance: "Master, you go first, I will definitely go find you."
Seeing that several people were about to run away, the guard on the stone steps couldn't stand it any longer and said: "Master, this guy is clearly defrauding you of your property. You don't really believe it."
The old monk looked at the people who were gradually going away, narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Believe it! He will come."
I am not afraid of the angry eyes of Vajra, I am afraid of the squinting eyes of the Bodhisattva.
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As the sun sets in the west, most of the households in Maihuali Village have picked their oranges, and there are not many left. Only three or five fruits with ugly shapes or that cannot be protected from insects are left on some trees. Except for Qin Xian's orchard, Today half of it has not been harvested. Naturally, Qin's mother could not finish all the picking at one time, and she was not willing to spend money to hire people. She had already brought back one cart in an ox cart today, and now this is the second cart. When the sun hits her face, red spots will appear on her face. So Qin's mother wrapped her head with a coarse cloth, wrapped it up to her neck, and covered her entire face. Only her eyes were exposed, and her sight on both sides was blocked. Hearing an ouch, Mother Qin thought she didn't see the person being pressed against her side. She quickly took off the shoulder strap, lifted off the coarse cloth headscarf, and turned to the side of the wooden cart to check, but saw no one. At this time, there was another ouch, and Mother Qin realized that it was a person standing on the edge of the roadside canal.
Xian Yuanshan walked to the car and heard three more ouch sounds in succession.
Qin's mother was a little confused, but she still said kindly: "What happened to the village chief? But my cart crushed your things." After saying that, she leaned under the car and looked around.
Xianyuan Mountain took a step forward to help Qin's mother up and said, "No, I'm amazed at how you, a prostitute, can pull such a cart of orange fruits. Aren't you exhausted? Where's your Qin Xian?"
Qin's mother withdrew her grabbed arm and said with a smile, "Maybe you went up the mountain to collect medicine for me."
Xian Yuanshan was noncommittal, thinking that your little bastard went up the mountain to collect medicine for you. He was probably not looking for poison, but he still pretended to be so filial and said: "You are really filial and a good young man. Then you should wait for him to come back or call a helper." Yes, how can you and a woman like this make such a car?"
Qin's mother may not be smart, but she is not a blind and stupid person. Moreover, he knows his son's reputation in the village. Not to mention a moth and cancer, he is also a street rat. There is no such thing as filial piety. He was pretending to be shy, but the village chief had the grace to leave his house, so he couldn't say anything and just said: "You are so complimentary. Why are you looking for me?"
Xianyuanshan looked troubled and said: "Matchmaker, you also know that we can't compare to Guzi Village and Lizi Village in selling flowers, and even other villages can't compare. Every year, the orange flowers are purchased by the Dashan Dynasty and used to raise pet animals. , Decorate the courtyard, if this straw is broken, the village will be finished." He shook his head and sighed.
Qin's mother became pale after hearing this and asked hurriedly: "But the nobles of Da Yan don't want orange fruits anymore?"
Xian Yuanshan said: "Not yet." Suddenly he gritted his teeth and knelt down to Qin's mother. Qin's mother hurriedly supported her and said, "What is the village chief doing?"
Tears actually flowed from Xianyuan Mountain, and he said in panic: "Matchmaker, I led you mother and son to settle here. Although you are outsiders, you are now considered a part of the flower seller. You can't see the villagers being indifferent while they are in trouble. "
Qin's mother said: "You and the flower seller have been kind to me. I don't dare to forget it, poor woman. Just tell me what you have to say. You get up first."
Xian Yuanshan stretched out his hand and wiped it on his face, and said: "His Royal Highness Da Yan fell in love with the adopted daughter of the Gu family and wanted to take her... as a concubine. However, Gu Hao's temperament made it impossible for him to deal with the imperial court, so no one dared to go. Xiang Xiang, you have a deep friendship with Gu Hao and Chi Nuan, do you think it would be good for you to facilitate this matter?"
Mother Qin was stunned.
Xian Yuanshan continued: "If it offends His Highness and stops buying flowers from selling flowers, the village will be doomed. Besides, this is also a good thing. Chi Nu'an has become a noble person since then. It is also her blessing, matchmaker, Life and death in selling flowers depend on you!"
It took a while for Qin's mother to come back to her senses. She helped Xian Yuanshan up and said dejectedly: "It's a blessing or a curse. As long as An An is willing, if she is willing, I will be happy to facilitate it. If she is not willing, the poor woman will go and confess to An An on her behalf." .”
"well."
Xian Yuanshan shouted twice, looked at Qin's mother who put on the coarse cloth headscarf again and hung up the car rope and said, "How about I help you find someone to pick oranges?"
Mother Qin pulled up the driveway and said no.
After Qin's mother walked away, Xian Yuanshan took out the handkerchief in his arms, wiped his face, and naturally said to himself: "Apologise?"
"Ah", "Ah",
Suddenly Xian Yuan Shan howled twice for no apparent reason, and muttered to himself in a strange manner: "I'm just a housekeeper."
He was actually imitating himself when he knelt down to Mother Qin just now.
Qin's mother pulled the cart back home and had no intention of unloading the oranges on the cart. She just sat in the yard until the sun went under the eaves, then she got up and went into the house and took out a cloth bag and went out.
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The young Taoist now feels that this trip to Zuzhou is worthwhile. Although he has not found the "fragrant rice" so far, he has a different feeling from the previous walk. These two ruffians do not follow the rules. A common man not only punches and kicks him In addition, he even set his sights on Dayan and Xihe, and even kidnapped the Song family's children. Although he himself had never met anyone from the Song family, in the world today, only the Wenshan Song family's elder could throw away his money. Courtyard, you have offended almost half of the world in one day.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say: "If I stretch out my hand and smile, the monk will shed his hair, and I will hit Wenshan thousands of times."
