businesswoman's wife

As for An Chengshao's injury, Xu Xiuyi knew in her heart that she couldn't get any results if she asked. She simply didn't get to the bottom of it, nor was she a stalker. An Chengshao refused to talk about it, so she simply didn't ask.

For An Chengshao, the wound on her foot was also beautiful. She was worried about his injury and asked, "Where is Lu Qing and Lu Hong?"

"Go back outside and help me with errands."

"You're the little boy here to take care of you?"

"My name is Xuexu."

The little boy jumped in from the door at some point, which really startled Xu Xiuyi.

An Chengshao seemed to have known it long ago, not surprised at all, just scolded: "It's fine if you eavesdrop, you still have the courage to come out."

The little boy smiled and brought a fruit bowl to the bedside, and said to Xu Xiuyi, "Sister, eat it."

He didn't call Xu Xiuyi girl or young lady, he called him a sister, but Xu Xiuyi was a little curious about his identity, so he just listened to him: "My sister Qin Yan told me about you, did you hurt my sister by cutting it herself? The third grandmother of the Su family by her own wrist."

Qin Yan's younger brother.

However, there seems to be no hostility towards Xu Xiuyi at all.

An Chengshao glared at him: "If you have this skill, go out and make tea."

"I do not know."

"Water will always be poured."

"Neither."

"Then go out and stay."

Qin Xu raised his face and muttered in dissatisfaction, "I'm bored alone, I finally see a big living person, and you chase them away again. My father sent me here, but he didn't want you to keep me locked up all day long. ."

Looking back at Xu Xiuyi: "Sister, are you a native of Beijing?"

Strictly speaking, it is not, but it is logically true. After all, her body grew up here, and her soul also has a memory and emotion for this place.

"Yes."

"Then sister, can you take me out to play?"

Qin Xu's face was full of anticipation. Seeing Xu Xiuyi hesitate for a while, she put on a pitiful look.

"Sister, it's been seven or eight days since I came to the capital, but I haven't even eaten this good meal. I've eaten dry food for five days. I'm so hungry."

hungry.

Xu Xiuyi looked at An Chengshao, An Chengshao blushed, and said: "I can't cook, I can't go out because of my injury, and I don't worry about him going out alone. As soon as Lu Qing and Lu Hong leave, we will only Can eat dry food."

Xu Xiuyi was speechless.

If it wasn't for her coming here today, it would be a fantasy to think that his wound, which had been bandaged and festered indiscriminately, would have healed.

No wonder the big ones looked bad, and the small ones looked unhealthy.

She was both helpless and distressed. Seeing that it was still early, she simply stood up and continued to Qin: "Where is the kitchen, take me there."

Qin Xu came up in a hurry and took Xu Xiuyi's hand.

The Qin family's two siblings, one regards Xu Xiuyi as an enemy, while the other is very friendly to Xu Xiuyi.

Although Xu Xiuyi didn't know why Qin Xu didn't hate her because of her sister's pain, she thought it was because of the nature of a child and the simplicity of her behavior.

After taking care of An Chengshao, he lay down, he had a high fever, Xu Xiuyi ordered him to get up and said that if he dared to get up and walk around, he would never come again. Pull Xu Xiuyi away.

The Anfu kitchen is so clean that you can't even see the oil stars, and it's obvious that he doesn't usually boil the pot very much.

There is a bamboo basket on the kitchen stove. In the bamboo basket are some dried buns, which are as hard as stones. There is a black jar on the side. In the house, Xu Xiuyi really suspected that she had entered a slum.

In an ordinary rich family, which kitchen does not look like a paradise, there are all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas, but it is the kitchen of An Chengshao's family, even mice may not be willing to patronize.

"How many days do you eat this?"

Xu Xiuyi pointed at the dried buns.

Qin Xu nodded vigorously with a look of grievance on his face: "Brother An gets up every day to boil some water, we will soak Momo in the water, add some honey in it, and it will become your honey-soaked bun. If you are tired of eating sweet, Soak it into a batter, and eat it with pickles, but the pickles were pickled by Lu Hong before, so unpalatable, salty to death."

Another burst of distress, eating like this, it's no wonder that his wound can heal.

Suddenly think of the Fifth Prince, isn't it a good friend?Why don't you come and take care of it.

"Where's the Fifth Prince, your brother An is so injured, didn't he come to visit?"

Qin Xu smiled and said, "I came here once, but when she saw the blood of Brother An, she fainted."

haloemia.

Xu Xiuyi was speechless.

"Then he can always send someone to take care of you."

"I did. I sent an eunuch here, but Brother An didn't like having a eunuch at home, so he sent it away."

"How can there be such a person, the five princes will not take care of you after that."

"Come more every day to deliver meals."

Xu Xiuyi stopped while holding the lid of the pot: "Then you still eat steamed buns?"

"It's better to eat steamed buns. The fifth prince fainted that day, and he didn't dare to come back. He felt a little guilty about our brother An, so every time the meals were delivered, she personally cooked and others cooked. The food is asking for money, and the things she makes can kill you. Brother An said that it is not good to make the fifth prince sad. Every time he accepts the food, it is all dumped. It has been piled in the swill bucket in the back alley. come and eat."

Xu Xiuyi was ashamed, how unpleasant it was.

It's really hard to drink less Qin Xu for An Cheng's sake.

Looking at the kitchen, apart from the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar pots and pans, and a basket of dried buns and a jar of pickles, there is nothing else in the kitchen. Xu Xiuyi thought about it, if she cooks by herself, it will probably take a long time to go back. , If it was bought from a nearby restaurant, An Chengshao was injured, and there were many things that were taboo, so she couldn't explain them one by one.

However, she could borrow someone's kitchen.

With Qin Xu, out of the door, she went straight to a restaurant opposite.

In the restaurant kitchen, Qin Xuguo has been closed for a long time, and everything is fresh.

The ingredients in the kitchen are all ready-made. Xu Xiuyi asked for a casserole and a pigeon. Although she is not very proficient in cooking, she is not a problem with home-cooked dishes and a few small soups.

She was in charge, the oil and salt were controlled within the appropriate range, and she also cooked a pot of vegetable porridge.

About half an hour later, the two vegetables and meat, plus a cup of porridge and a cup of pigeon soup, were all packed into the food basket, and she led Qin Xu back.

Along the way, Qin Xu looked curiously at the streets and lanes with both eyes, full of longing.

"Is the capital like this?"

"Is it your first time here?"

"I came here once when I was a child, but I can't remember."

When he was a child, he looked like he was only seven or eight years old now.

"Your sister, are you okay?"

Qin Yan has an extreme temper. An Chengshao treats her like that, and she does something irrational if she can't protect her.

Qin Xu didn't care about Qin Yan: "I don't know, I was locked up by my father, with her mother."

It turned out to be half-sisters, no wonder the emotions are a little weak.

Xu Xiuyi reached out and rubbed Qin Xu's head.

"After two days, I'll be free, and I'll take you around to see the real capital."

"Can I enter the palace?"

"I can't do this. In the palace, it's not just ordinary people who can enter."

"Oh." Qin Xu was obviously a little disappointed, but soon became interested again and pestered Xu Xiuyi to tell her to report some interesting places to him.

Xu Xiuyi told Qin Xu about several interesting places in the city. Qin Xu was full of expectations, and urged Xu Xiuyi to keep his words and take him to play in two days.

Thinking that there is nothing to do in the near future, An Cheng is injured like this, she will come to take care of her from time to time, so she said: "Tomorrow, I will take you to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, and we will cook at home tomorrow, how about it?"

It's just a vegetable market. Others heard that she was playing with children, but Qin Xu was probably bored. Even a vegetable market was strange to him, and excitedly said: "Okay, okay, then you must not break your promise, break your promise. becomes a puppy."

Childhood.

Xu Xiuyi chuckled lightly, "Don't break your promise."

As he spoke, he had already returned to the An Zhai, the sky was about to get dark, and a huge cloud of flames made the whole world turn red. Xu Xiuyi had to leave, and I am afraid that Jin Yu was already in a hurry.

Back in the room, An Chengshao had a low-grade fever, probably extremely tired and haggard, and had already fallen asleep. Xu Xiuyi took care of Qin Xu and kept the porridge and pigeon soup. Bring some hot water to a hot bowl and heat it up.

Qin Xu was reluctant to let her go, and took her hand: "Can't you stay?"

"I want to go home, I'll come back tomorrow, you turn around and tell your brother An, don't move, I'll bring medicine tomorrow."

"Your husband is dead, why didn't you run away with my brother An?"

The child said innocently, Xu Xiuyi chuckled lightly: "You are a child, who taught you this, well, hurry up and eat, I don't know if it suits your taste."

Qin Xu raised his head: "I like to eat roast whole lamb. My mother's roast whole lamb is the best in the world."

When he said that, his face was full of little pride.

Xu Xiuyi rubbed his head: "I don't know. If I go back to your house as a guest, I will also taste your mother's craftsmanship."

Qin Xu's face suddenly became a little lost, and he lowered his head and said, "You can't eat it."

"why?"

"She's dead."

Xu Xiuyi was a little surprised, Qin Xu raised his head sadly: "Go back, you must take me to play tomorrow."

For some reason, I feel a little more pity for the child.

"Okay, let's go back to eat quickly. After a while, the food won't taste good if it's cold."

"Well, walk slowly."

Xu Xiuyi smiled slightly and waved goodbye with Qin Xu.

Jin Yu fell asleep in the carriage, only to see Xu Xiuyi coming, her nose was bright, and she could smell the smell of oil smoke on Xu Xiuyi's body.

"Where did grandma go, how did she get the smell of soot."

Xu Xiuyi hurriedly called out a haha: "Of course I have to invite people to dinner when I'm doing business. I probably got it in a restaurant, so hurry back and prepare some thin porridge for me tonight. I don't have much appetite."

I don't know if it was because I smoked too much oil smoke, or because I remembered An Chengshao, I didn't feel any hunger.

However, for the past few days, her appetite has not been good. After hearing about it, Dafang Su Li also sent over the hawthorn balls she made. The sweet and sour ones are appetizing. To eat, every time I can't eat, I take two capsules, and I can barely eat.

A few days ago, I had agreed with Su Jinye and gave her a pulse, but the business in the store was not good, and Su Jinye became more and more diligent. He was in the store from morning to night, and rarely saw others.

But a big reason may be that he is hiding from Su Li. Since that day, Su Li tried to put his cousin in Su Jinye but failed, there has been some estrangement in the relationship between Su Jinye and Su Li. This Xu Xiuyi sees Yes, but Su Li didn't say it, and Xu Xiuyi didn't ask.

*

It was almost night when he got home. Xu Xiuyi washed up and was about to go to bed. Someone knocked on the door, and it was the voice of Su Yalan, the aunt of the Su family.

Xu Xiuyi put on a cloak and went out. Su Yalan stood at the door, holding a lantern, her complexion looked pink and tender, as if something happy happened.

Xu Xiuyi welcomed her in.

"Miss is still asleep?"

"I can't sleep when I think about things in my heart. I want to talk to you."

With a cheerful tone, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing, Xu Xiuyi said, "Oh, what's the matter?"

"Xiuyi, I can't eat and drink at home all my life. In the past few days, I heard that Jinniang Embroidery Village was set on fire. Their family has no plans to make a comeback. The largest embroidery village in the city is in decline. The kung fu is not bad, and the concubine in the palace also likes to buy things from Jinniang Embroidery Village, but the queen and the empress dowager say that my craftsmanship is not as good as mine. So I think..."

"Open an embroidery shop?"

"I have this idea, don't worry, I'm not here to take care of your borrowing money. When I came out of the palace, the Queen Mother thought of me to have a good life, and gave me some silver jewelry, pawns and pawns. I want to make a storefront. The business is still enough, I came to you, but I don't want to show myself, after all, I am a disgraceful person."

Xu Xiuyi hurriedly said, "Eldest sister, you are over-hearted."

"It's okay, I'm used to it. I see it very openly. I always want to live. I can't live with the burden of the past. I want to start over."

"Then Xiu Zhuang, what's the big sister's plan?"

"I didn't tell my mother that she didn't have the time to pay attention to me today. Isn't this fourth brother getting married? It's just the matter in front of her. Her old man is busy all day, and she doesn't even have time to see me. I didn’t want to complete it, I just have a general idea, you are a good businessman, I can’t sleep today, so I came to you.”

"Eldest sister's meaning is to ask me to come forward, and you will pay for the money and manpower?"

"I have inquired carefully, Jinniang Embroidery Village has no plans to make a comeback, the original Embroidery Niangs have all been dismissed, we are tight on time, and quickly recruit these people to our subordinates for our use. I have already thought about the name. It is called Peony Embroidery Village. I have lived in the palace. I know that the women in the palace like rich and luxurious things the most. It was loud."

Su Yalan is about to start a career, and Xu Xiuyi is not easy to interrupt, so she can tell her all about her ideas.

Su Yalan wanted Xu Xiuyi to come forward to help her open this embroidery village, and the staff of the embroidery village invited back the embroidered mothers who used to be in the embroidery village. All the money is paid by Su Yalan.

To put it bluntly, Su Yalan is behind the scenes and Xu Xiuyi is in front of the screen. Su Yalan relies on Xu Xiuyi's ability and good reputation, and she does not lose Xu Xiuyi. After agreeing that the money from the embroidery village, Xu Xiuyi can draw one of them.

In fact, this is an attractive condition, Xu Xiuyi doesn't need to do anything, and can get the money for nothing.

But there are also risks. After all, this is doing business with the palace, and making money is naturally a win-win situation.

Except for anything else, if Su Yalan patted her butt and walked away and refused to admit it, Xu Xiuyi would have to take all risks.

She still has to think about it: "Is there no better candidate for the eldest sister? I, Bao Ningtang, are already busy and exhausted."

"I can only trust you. You should know that my mother didn't like to see me before, but now the Su family is implicated because of me, and her old man is more and more unwilling to look at me directly. On the eldest's side, we are not dating, only Jin is the only one. Yuan and my compatriots, you are my brother's wife, and I also regard you as my closest person."

What she said was indistinguishable.

However, Xu Xiuyi would not soften her heart because of such a few words, she just listened to her: "Eldest sister, let me think about it."

"Hey, just don't take too long. I'm afraid that the dismissed Xiu Niang will return to their hometown, and it will not be easy to find them back then."

"kindness!"

It is considered that she agreed to Su Yalan's careful consideration, sent Su Yalan away, and lay on the bed. Xu Xiuyi thought about it over and over again, but she still felt that this kind of business that was profitable for everyone and risky for her to undertake alone was not worthwhile.

However, it is not without compromise. That is to make a contract with Su Yalan and go to the government to do justice, stating that she is only managing this embroidery village, and the boss behind the scenes is Su Yalan.

I just don't know if Su Yalan is willing or not.

*

After thinking about it for a long time, Xu Xiuyi fell asleep late at night. The next day, she woke up in the morning and ordered Jinyu to prepare the car, but she did not ask Jinyu Yinyu to follow her, and went out alone.

She got up early, except for a few Chaos shops on the street, which had just started to serve hot water. She asked the driver to spare a few laps before finally buying a drawer of hot steamed buns and two bowls of Chaos. She took a big jar and told the boss to put the Chaos Steamed Bun into the jar. She let the car go back a long way and walked to the east of the city by herself.

The weather was getting hot, and it took half a cup of tea to get to An Zhai, but the steamed buns and Chaos were still not cold, but the skin of Chaos was a little mushy, but the smell was still very fragrant, so she walked in and brought Qin Xu greedily over. , looking eagerly at the jar in her arms.

"I'm hungry, sister."

"Take the bowl."

Following Qin Xu's instructions, Xu Xiuyi carried the jar into An Chengshao's room. An Chengshao had already woken up, but the wound was probably very painful, and his face was still not very good while sitting at the head of the bed.

Xu Xiuyi frowned and stepped forward to probe his forehead.

"Why is it still burning?"

"He went out for a walk last night."

Qin Xu didn't know when he came back, holding three bowls and three pairs of chopsticks in his hands.

After being glared by Young Master An Cheng, he whispered in a low voice: "You dare to do it, but I dare not say it, so I will say, you don't dare to hit me anyway, sister, he went out last night."

Xu Xiuyi looked at An Chengshao with a cold face, a little annoyed: "Are you dying? You don't take care of yourself like this, well, I don't care about you either."

After he was about to leave, his arm was pulled, and An Chengshao said apologetically, "I'm sorry."

"Can't you tell me what to do?"

Before he could answer, she waved her hand irritably: "That's it, I don't want to hear it either. You always have so many secrets that you can't tell. You can go and make movies."

After he finished speaking, he felt that his emotions were out of control again. Looking at An Chengshao's weak appearance, he couldn't harden his heart after all.

Qin Xu had already served the wontons for one night, and if they please send them to Xu Xiuyi first: "Sister, what is a movie?"

"Oh, nothing."

"Sister, eat, are you taking me to play today?"

He looked at Xu Xiuyi eagerly.

But Xu Xiuyi looked at An Chengshao like this, how could she rest assured, she could only apologize to Qin Xu softly: "I'm afraid it won't work today, you take care of your brother An at home, I'll go grocery shopping, I'll be back soon , I'll get you something delicious this afternoon."

"Didn't you say you took me to the vegetable market?"

"But I'll be back soon, at most for a cup of tea."

Qin Xu was obviously a little lost, but he quickly raised his face again: "Then I'll go too, even if it's a sneeze time, I want to go out for a walk."

"OK then."

Xu Xiuyi originally wanted to take Qin Xu to go shopping in the vegetable market. After all, there are some vendors in the vegetable market. You can buy some gadgets for Qin Xu, but obviously you can't wander around today, and you have to come back after you buy something.

Qin Xu was eating steamed buns with Chaos at the table alone. Xu Xiuyi was feeding An Chengshao breakfast with a spoonful. He was so weak that he couldn't bear to attack.

Feeding him, she didn't say a word, An Cheng knew she was angry, and reached out to touch the back of her hand lightly, but she threw off his hand a little angrily: "Eat."

"Embroidery."

"Eat without a word or sleep without a word."

"do not be angry."

"I do not have."

She was still stubborn, An Chengshao sat up a little, because the wound was involved, and his eyebrows were twisted together in pain: "Xiu'er, I know I'm wrong."

He apologized, but Xu Xiuyi was still distressed and angry, and sighed deeply: "Lie down, don't move, Cheng Shao, I don't care what you have, but I wonder if you can think about me before you do anything."

An Chengshao looked a little apologetic: "I was wrong."

"Stop talking, eat it, I'll go shopping when I'm done, Qin Xu, what do you want to eat?"

Qin Xu turned his head: "I want to eat beef."

"anything else?"

"mutton."

"anything else?"

"chicken."

"Don't you eat vegetables?"

"I haven't touched meat and fish for many days, and I want to make up for it."

Old-fashioned, Xu Xiuyi couldn't help laughing: "Okay, I'll make it up for you."

"What about you?"

She turned her head to look at An Chengshao who was on the bed, but saw An Chengshao's eyes, looking at her affectionately and maliciously, and softly spit out a word from her mouth.

"you!"

Xu Xiuyi's face blushed, and she used her lips to annoy him: "Qin Xu is still here."

He smiled slightly, loved her so much that she was worried about him, angry with him, shy, shrewd, capable, bold, and all kinds of looks.

- off topic -

Starting tomorrow, the daily update is 1, good night everyone, happy Valentine's Day tomorrow!