idle mistress

Chapter 37
But Xu Weiqiu had made up his mind, so he immediately went to Mr. Xu's house to explain his intention.And asked Mr. Xu if the house could be rented to her.

Third Master Xu stroked his beard and looked at her: "I recognize you. You are the eldest girl of Xu Lian's family. You just moved to the village, so you don't know the origin of this house."

"I know, third grandpa, your mother was sick there, right?"

After hearing what she said, Mr. Xu couldn't help being stunned for a moment: "Then you still dare to live?" Because of the strange disease his mother suffered from back then, no one in the village dared to communicate with their family for many years.

Xu Weiqiu shook his head: "I'm not afraid."

"It can't live there either, the roof has fallen off."

"I'll find someone to fix it. Third Grandpa, can you let me live? I will pay you rent every month."

"You are a real girl." Mr. Xu was so entangled by her that he finally nodded his head: "The rent is fine, if you want to live, you can live there. My ugly words are up front, if this house collapses I am not responsible for people."

"Success!" Xu Weiqiu was full of joy, nodding his head repeatedly...
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The vegetable market in Lanyang City is bustling with people coming and going.

Xu Weiqiu is very busy. She has never been short-changed in business. In addition, she has a good service attitude. As long as customers request, she can kill fish, scale fish, or even cut fish fillets and make meatloaf for customers. For this reason, her The fish stall business is also very good.

A guest picked a carp.

She weighed it: "Auntie, two catties and four taels."

"Is it that heavy?"

"Why not? Look, this fish is huge. I'll give you a change and charge you fifteen cents."

"Come on, let me handle the fish by the way." The woman asked.

"Okay, no problem."

She pressed the carp on the cutting board with one hand, raised the knife and lowered it. In a blink of an eye, the carp, which was still alive and kicking, was disembowelled. The skill of the knife was very good.

It was cold, and her fingers were already turning red, but this did not affect her work. She was rapidly beating fish scales when a middle-aged man in a dark gray long coat came over and glanced into the basin in front of her. With a glance, he asked, "Girl, do you have any good products today?"

When Xu Weiqiu saw that he was a regular customer, he hurriedly greeted: "It's Manager Feng, it's all in full swing. Look what fish you want to buy." While talking, the fish in her hand had been cleaned, and she wrapped it in something and handed it to the stall. The waiting woman took the money.

Steward Feng stood there watching for a while, and said, "Give me two crucian carp, carp, and perch each."

Xu Weiqiu couldn't help but be speechless when he heard the words: "How much do you want today?"

"Yes, we have to prepare everything for the banquet in the mansion today. I have to buy other ingredients. You can pick a few good ones and send them to me directly. According to the old rules, cash on delivery will be paid."

"Sure, no problem."

After making a few more deals, Xu Weiqiu saw that it was getting late, so he handed over the stall to the dry goods seller next to him to help him watch, picked a few good fish by himself and carried them in two buckets, and walked to the Feng family compound.

Feng's compound is not far from the vegetable market, and it's not the first time for her to send fish there.

But when she entered through the corner door that she was accustomed to walking with, she was stopped by the doorman as soon as she crossed the threshold.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Xu Weiqiu quickly explained: "My little brother, I was ordered by Steward Feng to deliver fish to the kitchen." The burden was heavy, and she picked it up from the vegetable market in one go, and her breath was a bit shaky at the moment.

"No, you can't get in here."

The Feng Family Courtyard occupies a large area, and the back door is far away. When Xu Weiqiu heard this, his heart pounded: "Please be accommodating, I used to enter through this door, why can't I do it today? "

"I said that if you can't make it, you can't do it. All the idlers and others will go through the back door. There are distinguished guests in the mansion today. You are allowed to enter here. If you offend the nobles, who can afford it? Hurry up and get out." The doorman said impatiently. drove her away.

Xu Weiqiu took a step back. The threshold of this corner door was not low. As soon as she stepped back, the bottom of the barrel inevitably collided with the threshold. With this knock, the water in the barrel spilled.

In order to facilitate her work, she wore simple clothes, and the skirt was cut very short, just reaching her knees, revealing the long linen trousers underneath.

As soon as the water was sprinkled, she suddenly felt a chill behind her.

"Look, look, the ground is dirty..." Amidst the loud yelling of the doorman, only the sound of horseshoes approaching from a distance, a magnificent carriage stopped in front of the gate.

The doorman sharp-eyed saw his young master walking towards the front of the car, he pushed Xu Weiqiu and said, "Clean it up quickly." After saying this, he also left in a hurry.

Xu Weiqiu had no choice but to put down the burden, picked up the rag hanging on the shoulder pole and bent down to wipe off the water stains on the ground.Turning around for a while, he caught a glimpse of the doorman who was gesticulating at him just now, bowing to the young man in brocade clothes standing in front of the carriage.

She tidied up in a hurry, picked up the bucket and retreated, walking along the high wall on the right to the direction of the back door.

As soon as she left, the curtain of the horse-drawn carriage was lifted, and two huge domestic dogs sprang out from inside. The doorman was startled, and couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise, and then quickly fell silent .

Feng Yijun, the second child of the Feng family, gave him a sidelong glance, and then quickly stepped forward to salute the people in the carriage: "Brother Zhao, please."

A man in his early twenties came out of the carriage. He was dressed luxuriously and had an extraordinary appearance.

He nodded at the second son of the Feng family, and unceremoniously stepped on the back of the door boy who was lying on the ground, using it as a stepping stone, and easily walked down from the carriage.

Guided by Feng Lao Er, he walked into the Feng family compound from the main entrance, and two giant dogs followed behind him, shaking their heads and tails...

Xu Weiqiu walked along the high wall of the Feng family compound for a long time and found a back door. He explained to the gatekeeper why he came, and the gatekeeper let her go without much effort.

After she entered the door, she was stunned. She was familiar with going to the kitchen from the main entrance, but it was the first time she walked through the back door. As she walked, she couldn't figure out the direction. People asked for directions, but they walked a long way without seeing anyone.

It was almost noon, and the sun made her dizzy. She found a place to rest under the eaves. Just as the bucket was put down, she heard a shout from behind: "Hey, who is there?"

Xu Weiqiu turned his head and saw a young girl dressed as a maid standing not far away pointing at her, and beside her stood a beautiful woman dressed exquisitely.

Seeing her pockmarked face, the two couldn't help but took a step back.

Xu Weiqiu quickly greeted him: "Hello, two sisters, I am delivering fish to the kitchen, and I got lost for a while, I wonder if you two can give me some pointers."

(End of this chapter)