I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Chapter 2 Second Aunt Wei Hong
These days, eating meat is a luxury. Being able to eat meaty soup is much better than ordinary rich people.

"The radish stew is almost ready, Brother Wei, try it to see how salty it is."

The stove was full of fireworks, Wei Tu moved the horse under his buttocks, took a few steps back, and stopped adding firewood.

At this time, the cook Xinghua looked at Weitu with a smile on her face, scooped out a bowl of vegetables from the bottom of the bowl with a wooden ladle, and handed it to Weitu.

There is a saying.

The cook does not steal, and the grain does not reap.

The cook who was cooking couldn't stop if she wanted to stop stealing.Xinghua ate it secretly, but the mistress of the Li family turned a blind eye.

You can't steal much food left and right.

"Okay." Looking at the pieces of cooked pork at the bottom of the bowl, Weitu's throat rolled a few times, he quickly glanced out the window, and swallowed when he saw no one there.

Just a moment.

Weitu licked up the radishes and meat at the bottom of the bowl.

"What day is it today, why are you eating radish stew?" Wei Tu put the bowl on the table and asked the cook Xinghua curiously.

Homeowner Li's family doesn't eat much meat, twice a decade, that is, once every five days.

It was only two days since Xinghua cooked meat last time.

It's not that the Li family doesn't have the money to eat meat all day long, but doing such things is ruining the family business for the rich, and they will be scolded by their ancestors after death.

The Li family made a fortune in about a hundred years, and the family business was accumulated step by step by the ancestors of the Li family as traveling merchants.

"The young master came back from his study tour in Fucheng. Grandma was so happy that she asked me to go to the butcher's shop yesterday and cut two catties of meat."

The cook Xinghua replied.

"Eldest young master?" Wei Tu's heart skipped a beat, thinking of that young playmate.

pity.

Time passes.

The difference between master and servant gradually became clear.

Even though there is an old friendship, when he sees the eldest young master, he still has to address him as young master, so as not to be a master or a servant.

"You can help me take a leave of absence from grandma later, I have something to go out."

After adding some firewood, Wei Tu got up and patted the soot that fell on his body, and said.

Although the grandma of the Li family is rigorous in running the family, as long as she completes the work within her duties, it is not a big deal to take a break from the busy schedule.

Wei Tu said he was asking for leave, but he was just saying hello to the master.

"No problem..." The cook Xinghua responded, and started to fry the next dish with an iron spoon in her hand.

But just after she finished speaking, she said "Ouch", her face was flushed, and she glared at Wei Tu who stepped away from the kitchen.

Just now, Wei Tu pinched her buttocks.

Country people, there is no such thing as courtesy, righteousness and shame. She and Wei Tu had been "eye-catching" a few years ago, and they just waited for the grandma's permission before they got married and started a family.

……

Leaving Li's house, Wei Tu didn't go directly to Huang's house in a hurry, but took out the wages he had saved over the years and ran to the rouge shop.

In the first few years when the second aunt, Wei Hong, was married to the Huang family, she was still close to his family, and came back to visit relatives every once in a while.

But in the past ten years or so, there have been fewer and fewer people walking around. After the death of my grandparents four years ago, I only went back to Wei's house twice.

One of them was a funeral.

This time, he begged his second aunt, Wei Hong, to do something, and Wei Tu didn't want to be looked down upon. It was better to go with a gift than to go empty-handed.

There is no shortage of rice, grain, cloth and yellow houses.

The only thing he can give away is rouge powder for women.

"Shop, what are the cheap rouge powders..."

After hesitating for a moment, Weitu gritted his teeth and walked into the rouge shop, asking about the price.

The value of rouge and gouache has always been high, and he dared not even touch the high-end rouge with the savings in his hand.

"Cheap ones?" The shopkeeper took a look at Weitu, seeing Weitu's mended coarse gray clothes, he immediately knew what to do.

He took a brocade box from the locker and said, "This is Jinyan fat, five yuan a box, enough for two months."

"If my brother is going to give a gift, this Jin Yanzhi is more suitable."

The shopkeeper paused, and added: "This store also has cheaper rouge, such as Ziyun Zhi, which costs three yuan a box, but it is inevitable that the rouge will be lost as a gift..."

"I'll choose Jin Yanzhi." Wei Tu thought for a moment, nodded, took out five "thousand coins" and put them on the counter.

The second aunt, Wei Hong, is a noble lady in the Huang residence, and she goes to the rouge shop much more often than him. If he gives Ziyun Zhi, Wei Hong will not like it even if he doesn't say it publicly.

Etiquette is important, affection is important!
In addition, since Ziyunzhi is the cheapest rouge in the rouge shop, with Wei Hong's status, the probability of applying this rouge is very low.

The purple cloud fat given away will also be shelved by him.

As for bargaining...

They are all from the village, if the rouge shop deceives customers, the business will not last long.

Coming to this ancient time, the only thing that makes Weitu feel good is the ancient reputation environment. Except for the despicable foreigners, the locals rarely commit fraudulent acts.

This kind of large store rarely allows customers to negotiate prices, and the prices are clearly marked.

Weitu was short of money, but it was not enough to waste time for a few coins.

"Here's packing for you." The shopkeeper said with a smile.

After a while, Weitu took the gift box and came to a street lined with mansions.

Compared with Li's house, Huang's master Huang's wealth is stronger and richer, and the Shengyefang where he lives is the residence of dignitaries in Qingmu County.

After finding the mansion with "yellow" inscribed on it, Wei Tu knocked on the side door and explained the purpose of his visit to the door.

"Second Grandma's family member? Wait in the sedan hall first, and I will pass the word to the maid in the inner courtyard."

The door stepped aside, let Wei Tu sit in the sedan chair, and then started to walk towards the inner courtyard of the yellow house.

The sedan chair hall is the place where rich families put their sedan chairs, and they are all located in the front yard.

Wei Tu waited for a while, and under the leadership of a maid named "Qing He", he came to a wing in the front yard and waited for his second aunt, Wei Hong.

The big family has strict rules and does not allow outsiders, especially men, to enter the inner courtyard.

After waiting for about half a quarter of an hour, a beautiful woman with a gorgeous appearance and suet-like skin pushed open the wooden door of the wing room and walked in.

Behind him are two servant girls, one of whom is "Qing He" who led the way earlier.

"Wei Tu, why did you come to see Second Aunt? But something happened at home?" Wei Hong sat on the stool beside the table in the side room, took a sip of the tea poured by the maid, and said with a smile.

"There is no accident at home." Wei Tu got up, stopped sitting down, bowed slightly, and said, "This time I came to see Second Gu, because I have something to ask Second Gu."

Although he was sold to Li's house by Wei Bao, the connection with his family has not been severed.

Wei Bao sold him out of desperation.

Six years ago Chilong turned over, Qingfeng mansion suffered a severe drought, and almost no crops were harvested. Going to Li's house to beg for food is better than dying of starvation at home.

Wei Hong stopped smiling, put the teacup on the table, and looked at Wei Tu sharply. Although he didn't say anything serious, this attitude already showed everything.

Wei Bao has something to do, as a younger sister, she can still help out and take care of the brother-sister relationship.

But a nephew...

"This is the rouge bought by my nephew, please take it from my second aunt..."

Wei Tu took out the gift box, put it on the Eight Immortals table, and pushed it in the direction where Wei Hong was.

Seeing the gift, Wei Hong's face brightened a bit, knowing that Wei Tu is not a person who knows no shame or etiquette.

After being married to the Huang family for many years, she is already the wife of the Huang family, not the Wei family.

"What's the matter?"

"If you can help, Second Aunt will help you as much as possible, if you can't..."

Wei Hong shook his head and didn't say much.

(End of this chapter)