The young official looked at the busy Sheng Guoer from a distance and said, "Hong An, go find out what happened."
Hong An, the servant driving the carriage, took the order and soon found out the true situation from the villagers.
The young official couldn't help but be curious when he heard that Sheng Guoer could drive away the Nian beast and had such ingenuity. He pondered for a moment and said, "I'm going to pay a private visit in private. You guys should go back to the house first. Hong An just follow me."
When the other servants saw what their young master said, they all left knowingly.
The young official changed into his regular clothes, got off the carriage, and came to Sheng Guoer's stall with Hong An.
The crowd is bustling now, and everyone wants to buy some Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters with auspicious meanings to take home. Meng Xingzhou, who was troubled by this, was busy writing the word "blessing".
Upon seeing this, Sheng Guoer said to Ma Chunhua who came to help: "I will take Mr. Meng to rest and have something to eat. You can help me keep an eye on it here."
Then, Sheng Guoer said to Sheng Shi, "Go and take over from your master for a while."
In fact, Sheng Shi had just finished writing the word "Fu" and was resting while shaking his hands. When he heard that he was about to write again, he immediately begged for mercy: "Sister, please spare me, my hand is about to break!"
Sheng Guoer gave him a sharp look, and Sheng Shi, who was suppressed by his bloodline, had no choice but to get up dejectedly and take over Meng Xingzhou's place.
Sheng Guoer took Meng Xingzhou to a nearby snack stall to eat some King Kong cakes and butter noodles. This is a delicacy that cannot be eaten in modern times, but in Sheng Guoer's view, there is still room for improvement in these delicacies. With a few changes, they can become peach cakes and fried noodles.
While eating the hot meal, Sheng Guoer naturally added some spicy food to Meng Xingzhou.
"How do you know I like spicy food?" Meng Xingzhou asked while eating noodles with a smile.
Sheng Guoer smiled and said, "Because I'm a bug in your belly?"
Meng Xingzhou wiped off a little bit of the powder residue from Sheng Guo'er's mouth with his hand, then put it in his mouth and ate it before saying, "Okay, it's best not to go out for the rest of your life!"
Sheng Guoer blushed, thinking that my modern soul in her thirties still couldn't resist the smile and teasing of this little cutie.
The two of them were eating and chatting, but Ma Chunhua was very busy over there.
"Countrymen, please don't be so noisy. Please line up!" Ma Chunhua's reminder seemed to have no effect. These villagers were like chicken blood. They had to grab the word "Fu" and they could still line up at the beginning. , and then things started to get confusing.
Ma Chunhua was so anxious that her forehead was sweating. She couldn't bear it anymore. She jumped up to the chopping board and shouted with her hands on her hips: "If anyone doesn't line up again, I won't tell you a single blessing! Whoever doesn't line up won't be able to bear it anymore." Fu! Zhou Rui, let me close the stall for you! Let’s see who dares not to line up!”
Ma Chunhua's Hedong lion's roar really calmed everyone present. Even Zhou Rui was frightened by her and hurriedly closed the stall.
Ma Chunhua winked at Zhou Rui and said in a low voice: "I taught you to accept it, but you really accepted it, and you still won't let go!"
Zhou Rui understood this and hurriedly sorted out the Spring Festival couplets and the words "Fu" that were a little messy because they had been robbed.
Everyone feels a little taboo when they hear that if you don’t line up, you will be unlucky. After all, no one wants to be unlucky!
So the quarrel in the queue started again.
Ma Chunhua once again showed her power: "Stop arguing, the tall ones stand behind, the short ones stand in front! If you don't obey, stand outside, get out!"
Not to mention, Ma Chunhua's sales style really worked, and everyone lined up in a long queue according to their size.
Hong An smiled and said, "Master, this Sheng Guo'er is really a shrew."
The young official said: "Since I came out of the Imperial College, I, Hong Shiqing, have not encountered any women as vulgar as this, but I have never met any women as capable as this."
Hong Shiqing smiled slightly. Because he was the tallest, he stood at the end. Over there, Ma Chunhua was too busy to even look at him.
Hong Shiqing stepped forward and came directly in front of Ma Chunhua. The people in front of him were about to get angry when they saw Hong An taking out an official badge. He also saw that Hong Shiqing was wearing a jeweled crown. The people in front of him were The people immediately left knowingly.
This scene was not seen by the busy Ma Chunhua. At the moment, she was checking the cash register for the corresponding Spring Festival couplets without raising her head, and at the same time, she was urging Sheng Shi to write the word "blessing" quickly.
So when Hong Shiqing appeared in front of her, Ma Chunhua's eyes lit up and she was also stunned.
What was striking was that the young man in front of him was gorgeously dressed and handsome. What was surprising was how could this man be so tall yet run to the front.
"This Miss Sheng..." Hong Shiqing mistook Ma Chunhua for Sheng Guoer. As soon as he opened his mouth, Ma Chunhua pointed at his nose and said angrily: "Go back and line up!"
Hong Shiqing raised his eyebrows. He had been accustomed to being pampered since he was a child, and he had a smooth journey. He passed the imperial examination and became a Hanlin officer in the Hanlin Academy. He has been proud since he was a child.
But now he was disrespected by Ma Chunhua in public. Hong Shiqing was a little unconvinced and said, "Everyone who comes is your guest, and you should receive them!"
Ma Chunhua was constantly influenced by Sheng Guoer's thoughts on gender equality, so she naturally said: "You are the emperor, and I still have to queue up when I come. You are dressed luxuriously, and you are either an official or a stupid son of a landlord! But in our case In Shengjia Store, no matter how high or low you are, you all have to queue up! This is our rule!"
Hong Shiqing deliberately teased her, so he smiled and said, "What if I don't line up?"
Ma Chunhua sneered. She hated this kind of bully. She silently picked up a stick and weighed it in her hand. Hong Shiqing said warily: "What are you going to do?"
Ma Chunhua waved her stick and knocked on the table. Zhou Rui said nervously: "Chunhua, let's not..."
Before Zhou Rui could finish speaking, Ma Chunhua suddenly got angry, jumped out of the case, and hit Hong Shiqing with a stick!
Hong Shiqing hid in a hurry, but Ma Chunhua chased her and shouted: "I told you to use your power to bully others. It's great to be rich. If you don't line up and bully the people, I'm going to beat you! Just stand there!"
Hong An protected Hong Shiqing, but was beaten severely and fell to the ground in a daze. Hong Shiqing held her head and ran all the way, shouting: "You shrew!"
Ma Chunhua got tired of running and said, "I am a shrew, and the shrew is beating you, a bully like you!"
"Wang Wang, do you know what position my lord holds?!" Hong An came back to his senses and took the lead in attacking.
Ma Chunhua slapped her up and shouted: "I don't care what your status is, I'm selling things, if you don't buy it, get out! What kind of grown-up! What kind of big-hearted person!"
grown ups! Only then did Ma Chunhua react. When she looked at Hong Shiqing's head, which was tilted from running, and the official seal held out by Hong An, she realized that she was actually beating a high official!
Hong An shouted: "You're a cunning woman! You're still not polite when you see your Excellency!"
Hong Shiqing looked at Ma Chunhua with a smile. Ma Chunhua thought for a while, she had already offended her, so she might as well offend her to the end. Didn’t Guoer say that if you don’t make decisions for the people when you are an official, you might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes. Men and women are equal, I’m afraid. What is he doing?
When she thought of this, Ma Chunhua straightened her neck and said, "Sir, you are an official and you should take care of the people. Are you here to bully the people?"
Other villagers also looked at Hong Shiqing.
Hong Shiqing knew that his father, Yuan Hong, had a bad reputation in his hometown, so he came back to save his family's reputation. But the naughty behavior of a young boy just now actually made him so passive.
Hong Shiqing tidied up his clothes, raised his hands to all the villagers, and said: "I am Hong Shiqing, the editor of the Hanlin Academy. I went back to my hometown to visit relatives this time. I was curious about why this place is so fascinating, so I acted rudely. I hope you will understand. Thank you for your understanding today. If you need Spring Festival couplets with blessing characters, a certain family will send them to you, you can just pick them up yourself. Oh, by the way, you can queue up and pick them up yourself!"
Ma Chunhua asked: "You mean, you bought all these?"
Hong An frowned and said, "Master, why are you so..." Hong An did not dare to say the word "cowardly".
As expected, Hong Shiqing's words and actions instantly won people's hearts. Everyone expressed their gratitude to Hong Shiqing. Hong Shiqing also smiled and put a bag of money in front of Ma Chunhua and said, "Miss Sheng, is this enough?"
Ma Chunhua burst into laughter. Although she was not as beautiful as Sheng Guoer, she was still a lovely little girl. Hong Shiqing was heartbroken when he saw her smile.
"Why is the girl laughing?" Hong Shiqing asked.
"I'm not Sheng Guoer, I'm Ma Chunhua, her good sister, her guiding light, and the best partner!" Ma Chunhua began to brag about herself, making Zhou Rui touch her forehead.
"It turns out to be Miss Ma. May I ask Miss Ma if these Spring Festival couplets and the word "Fu" were Miss Sheng's idea?" After hearing about Sheng Guoer's deeds, Hong Shiqing became more and more eager to get to know this girl with fantastic ideas.
Ma Chunhua smiled and said: "Of course, Guo'er is the smartest, but without my sister to help her, it would be difficult for her to achieve anything, right Zhou Rui!"
Zhou Rui thought to herself, stop bragging, but she said, "Yes, yes."
Hong Shiqing smiled and said, "Can you give me a recommendation?"
At this moment, Meng Xingzhou and Sheng Guoer came back.
As soon as Meng Xingzhou saw Hong Shiqing, he immediately said happily: "Why are you here?"
Hong Shiqing did the same thing when he saw Meng Xingzhou and said, "Brother, why are you here?"
Sheng Guoer asked curiously: "You two know each other?"
Hong Shiqing smiled and said: "We were taught by the same master."
Meng Xingzhou smiled and took Hong Shiqing's hand, first introduced Sheng Guoer, and then introduced Sheng Shi and Zhou Rui, but when they arrived at Ma Chunhua, both of them said, "We already know each other!"
Meng Xingzhou took Hong Shiqing to find a place to sit down, while Sheng Guoer, Zhou Rui and Ma Chunhua continued to distribute Spring Festival couplets to the villagers.
Meng Xingzhou asked: "Why are you back?"
Hong Shiqing said solemnly: "Master said that although I have now become an editor in the Hanlin Academy, I know very little about folk affairs, so he asked me to come back to practice, so I submitted a memorial to return home. The Holy Father thought that I participated in the revision of books. I had some merit in my work, so I made a decree for me to return to my hometown and serve as a county captain."
Meng Xingzhou nodded and said, "Master is right, you are too complacent and should have some experience."
Hong Shiqing asked curiously: "Senior brother, you won the battle at Siming Mountain. Why did you dismiss the general who granted you the title of Zhenbian by the imperial court and return to your hometown to teach as long as you were a Jinshi? By the way, The few new junior supervisors under me were trained by you."
Meng Xingzhou sighed and said, "It's a long story. Hey, don't you want to understand the sentiments of the people? This is a good place, and I guarantee that what you see is different every day."
After finishing speaking, Meng Xingzhou's eyes fell on Sheng Guoer.
At this moment, Hong Shiqing understood the implication of Meng Xingzhou's words, so he said, "It just so happens that I also want to meet this Sheng Guo'er for a while."
Meng Xingzhou said: "You should go home and see your aunt first. Ever since your mother left, Mrs. Hong Xu has been taking care of you since you grew up."
Hong Shiqing nodded and said: "Brother, I will go back first, but you said you want me to practice here, what should I practice?"
At this time, Sheng Guoer suddenly came over and said, "Set up a stall!"
Hong Shiqing said in surprise: "How did you hear me?"
Sheng Guoer said helplessly: "First, I'm not deaf, and second, I can understand what you say! Since you want to train yourself, why not start from the lowest level? If you think it's okay, I'll let Chunhua take you For a while, you can understand the sufferings of the people."
Letting a Hanlin person be an errand boy was an idea that only a bold person like Sheng Guoer would dare to do.
But this is an opportunity to complete the mission that the Holy Master and his mentor gave him to experience in the world of mortals.
Meng Xingzhou patted his junior brother on the shoulder and said, "Come on, you will know the benefits when you come."
Hong Shiqing saw that Meng Xingzhou said this, so he said: "Okay, I will think about it and come back tomorrow!"
After finishing speaking, Hong Shiqing left Sheng Guoer and the others with a puzzled expression.
Sheng Guoer asked: "Is he coming back?"
Meng Xingzhou smiled and said: "Don't worry, he will definitely come!"
