Exquisite ingenuity

Chapter 303 Mrs. Zhang
The young woman greeted Aunt Yang: "Aunt Yang, how much do you charge for staying at your house?"

Aunt Yang looked at the young woman with dissatisfaction in her eyes, but she still answered casually: "The country people are just a dilapidated house for them to live in. How much can they charge? It's not like your family. This time they made a lot of money." Forget it. Zhang Da is working for the nobles in Wutai Mountain again, this year is enough for you, Mrs. Zhang, to eat and drink spicy food."

The old lady Zhang smiled embarrassingly: "Aunt Yang is really good at joking."

Her eyes flicked over Wei Qi's face and Zhao Jinyi who was hiding in the corner. For a moment, she felt that Zhao Jinyi's gaze was a little strange, so she didn't think much about it, and finally fell on the trembling Erya: "Yo, Yang Auntie is going to sell Er Ya?"

Aunt Yang frowned and didn't speak, obviously she didn't want to pay attention to her.

The firewood had been put away, Er Fu thanked Song Jingxing and sent Song Jingxing out.

Just at this time, Dafu came in carrying water and passed Song Jingxing.

Mrs. Zhang held the firewood and hurriedly called Song Jingxing: "Brother Song, wait for me!" She threw the firewood and went after Song Jingxing.

Wei Qi took out a kit and handed it to Aunt Yang: "This lady is beautiful. Aunt Yang, you are right in counting the money."

Aunt Yang took the kit, but she let out a sound: "He obviously has a husband, but because of his good looks, he seduces young men all day long. Her father-in-law, I'm afraid he's about to be pissed off." As he spoke, he unwrapped the kit and weighed the silver pieces carefully.

Wei Qi asked again: "How did Aunt Yang save the young man from being seduced by her?"

There was a faint smile in his eyes, and he looked in Zhao Jinyi's direction vaguely.

Zhao Jinyi hung her little head all the time, not saying a word.

Really calm down.Wei Qi wanted to laugh in his heart.I hope that Mrs. Zhang really hooked Song Jingxing's soul away so that he could make fun of the fourth girl.

The money and the goods are settled, and from then on, Erya is Wei Qi's man.The family can use the ten taels of silver to treat her husband's illness and buy grain for the first half of the year.

Aunt Yang breathed a sigh of relief: "The man has lived in her house since he entered Zhangjiatun. From the window of our kitchen, we can see that Mrs. Zhang is either carrying tea or snacks into the man's room. In the room... oh, such a scandal, it's simply hard to tell."

Wei Qi's face was pale, and he told Zhao Jinyi: "You and Er Ya will start a fire in the kitchen together, heat up a pot of hot water, and then give each of us a bowl of noodles."

Aunt Yang rubbed her hands, and said awkwardly: "Qiye, our family doesn't have a face. The Zhang family across the door does."

Er Fu went to Zhang's house to buy noodles again.

From the window of Yang's kitchen, one can indeed see Zhang's yard.At this moment, she could see Mrs. Zhang holding a tray and knocking on the door.

Zhao Jinyi thought to himself: I just ate noodles, and now I'm having tea again, so I'm not afraid to hold on anymore.

The wind was blowing in through the window, making it a bit cold.

Erya glanced at Zhao Jinyi timidly, and said suddenly: "Why did your family sell you? I see that although the clothes you are wearing are a little dirty, they are all pretty good."

Zhao Jinyi came back to his senses and watched Erya squatting on the ground and stuffing branches into the stove: "The clothes I wear are all bought by Lord Qi."

Erya glanced at her in surprise, and said in a muffled voice, "You mean, is Qi Ye a good person? But will he really treat me well?"

To her, the prince might not be a good person, but to Erya, Zhao Jinyi felt that he was probably a good person.The prince will never sell Erya to a brothel like those unscrupulous people.But if the crown prince brings Erya into the Great Inner City, it may not be good for Erya.

However, she finally said: "Qiye should be a good person."

Erfu came back from buying noodles and bought some more vegetables.

Zhao Jinyi said again: "At least in the future, he will let you eat a few more meals." She dared not say whether she would be full after each meal.

Erya stood up: "Sister, let Erya do it, Erya can tell that sister is very tired after driving all day."

Erya is a good boy with a kind heart.

Zhao Jinyi was indeed exhausted and didn't want to move at all.Hearing that Erya took the initiative to take over all the work, she sat aside obediently.Let her make noodles?I'm afraid everyone doesn't need to eat it.

Although Erya is only nine years old, she can work very quickly.After kneading the dough, it was quickly rolled out again.

Zhao Jinyi couldn't bear it, so he spontaneously sat by the stove to help her watch the fire. At first, he was a little flustered, but later he learned it, and he was able to chat with Erya.

"Sister Erya, you go to work in the temple on Mount Wutai. What kind of work do you do? Aren't there monks in the temple?"

While cutting the noodles, Erya said in a low voice: "It is the nobleman who came up from Xitai Mountain to build a new Buddhist pavilion and pray for the heavenly family. But most of the peaks on Xitai Mountain are cliffs, and it is very difficult to transport the timber. Let us help."

Zhao Jinyi said in surprise: "But you are so young!"

Er Ya's voice was barely audible: "Every household smokes pussies. Dad's legs are broken, the eldest brother is out to do work, the second brother needs to study, the eldest sister is going to get married, and the younger siblings are still young, so I have to go. The government People who see me have no choice but to take pity on me and give me the lightest work."

Zhao Jinyi pursed his lips and remained silent.

Er Ya's life is too bitter.

But what should be asked is still to ask: "Are you familiar with the situation of Mrs. Zhang across the street?"

Erya said in a low voice: "Ms. Zhang has been married for several years, but Brother Zhang has been building a Buddhist pavilion on Wutai Mountain. He only returned home a few times in the past few years, and he was in a hurry every time. I heard that Brother Zhang He is a great steward on Xitai Mountain, the nobles value him very much, and he can earn a lot of money every year. Mrs. Zhang doesn't have to do any work every day, she just sits at home and paints her eyebrows."

Zhao Jinyi was a little surprised, Mrs. Zhang's husband turned out to be the steward of Xiufo Pavilion on the west stage?Song Jingxing lived in his house, did he find something?She couldn't help but looked outside again, only to see that the room where Song Jingxing lived was dark.

The noodles are ready, even though they are plain noodles, they can directly catch people's greedy worms.

Erya's craftsmanship is really good, Wei Qi praised: "It can be sold to a rich family to be a cook."

He really didn't know which pot to turn on and which pot to lift, Zhao Jinyi obviously saw that Erya's expression dimmed.

Wei Qi ate the noodles while arranging the night's accommodation: "The Yang family doesn't have many houses, I live in one room with Dafu and the younger brothers of the Yang family. As for Si'er, you can live in the kitchen."

Zhao Jinyi took a sip of the soup comfortably, without any objection: "Okay."

Erya secretly and sympathetically looked at Zhao Jinyi.In her eyes, she felt that Zhao Jinyi and she were both degenerates in the world, and at this moment, they could only let others learn from them.

Erya secretly said to Zhao Jinyi: "When there is no one at night, you can close the door and window of the kitchen and scrub your body."

Although the windows of the kitchen room are not closed tightly, if the room is pitch black, who can see it?

Everyone left, and Zhao Jinyi stood by the kitchen window to breathe.Her hands and face were all disguised, and Su Yi told her not to wash them.Arya's proposal didn't work.

In fact, it was the feet that should be washed most. She felt that the soles of her feet were always sticky and uncomfortable.But when she came out this time, she didn't bring any extra shoes. If she still wore the muddy shoes after washing her feet, she might as well not wash them.

After Er Fulai lifted the water twice, he whispered: "Miss Si, you can use the remaining water in the pot."

For her, a girl from a small family, Er Fu still takes good care of her.

Zhao Jinyi was very grateful to Erfu.

In the dead of night, she listened to the commotion outside, closed the doors and windows, and by the light of the stove, she took off her shoes and socks with great effort, looking at her feet that had been dyed yellow and worried.

It won't be until tomorrow at the earliest before I can buy new shoes.

She was staring at her feet in a daze, when she suddenly heard someone approaching the stove, knocking on the door of the stove after a while: "Sier, open the door."

It's plain clothes.

Zhao Jinyi said: "The door is not locked." The Yang family's house is bare and there is not even much food. How can there be a lock in the kitchen?Even that door is too thin.

Su Yi pushed the door open and entered, his face still cold, but he held a pair of high-soled boots in his hand.She threw the boots in front of Zhao Jinyi, and glanced at her feet with distaste: "I gave you the boots, wash them and change them."

She left quickly.

Zhao Jinyi picked up the boots, raised his eyebrows, and thought that Wei Qi's heart was not completely dark.

With new shoes, it's time to wash your feet.

Zhao Jinyi's unexpected mood was swept away, and he happily scooped up hot water, washed his feet carefully, and put them in front of the stove to dry.

Just as she was thinking about something, she suddenly heard that something had fallen on the ground. She raised her eyes and saw an extra package under the kitchen window.

(End of this chapter)