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Chapter 210 There's Another Good Thing Immediately

Zuo Zhifu's mood has never been so ups and downs in his generation.

He hastily took a deep breath: "What else is there for Mrs. Cui Zhixian? Please finish it in one breath, please?"

"I've already seen the old lady. Can you pay the consultation fee? It's the same amount." Mu Jiaojiao said casually.She thought for a while and added, "I'm done."

For some reason, Zuo Zhifu suddenly felt so sad that he wanted to cry.

Rao was when he went to Chang'an to take part in the general examination and visited the chief examiner before the exam, the chief examiner didn't make him go back and forth so many times with joy and sadness!This woman can really grind people!

Especially when Mu Jiaojiao said such a word to him in a serious manner, which made him think that there was something big going on!It turned out that...it was nothing more than consistent money!

Seeing this, Wu Lixin couldn't help but sneered and said, "Mrs. Cui is really outspoken and funny. But the mere money, do you want it from someone like Baba? If you don't know, just think that you are short of the money!"

"My wife earned it through hard work, why not? We are indeed not short of money, but the money she got in exchange for her real skills is necessary!" Cui Pu immediately said.

Have the two parents-in-law got into the eyes of money?This is a great opportunity, they only need to say a few impassioned words, that is to send a great kindness to Zuo Zhifu, and in the future in Yangzhou City, Zuo Zhifu will help them as much as possible no matter what happens.But they are lucky, they have to ask for money just after a person has been cured. This kind of eagerness for quick success is really ugly.Look, Zuo Zhifu's expression is already very weird now!
Mrs. Zuo Zhifu heard this, but she was overjoyed in her heart, she quickly said: "Madam Cui cured my aunt's illness, you really deserve this consultation fee. I'll get someone to pay you now .”

She winked at the maid who was close to her, and the maid went to fetch a small box.

Mrs. Zuo Zhifu hurriedly handed the things to Mu Jiaojiao: "This is a little thought from us, please accept Madam Cui."

Mu Jiaojiao opened the box on the spot, took out a gold leaf, and returned the rest: "I said the consultation fee is the usual money."

After finishing speaking, she and Cui Pu bowed to those above: "We have nothing to do here, so let's take our leave first."

Then the two left together.

Mrs. Zuo Zhifu looked at the returned box, her eyes twitching with anger. "This Mrs. Cui County Magistrate is really ambitious. In front of her, I, the prefect's wife, would be willing to bow down to her."

"If you are upright, you can hold your head high no matter where you are, and others will only bow their heads to you." The old lady said abruptly.

Mrs. Zuo Zhifu's back trembled again. "Auntie, my daughter-in-law knows her mistake."

"Since you know you made a mistake, then go back and think about it behind closed doors! Take your natal cousin out and teach him the rules of our Zuo family." The old lady said slowly.

Mrs. Zuo Zhifu nodded obediently: "Yes, daughter-in-law is going now." She said, beckoning to Wu Lixin, "Cousin, let's go out!"

Wu Lixin was very upset.His concubine was kicked out, and he had come to seek justice.It turned out to be a good thing now, Mu Jiaojiao, who caused this turmoil, retreated completely, but his cousin was taught by Auntie, and now he was also kicked out?This Zuo family is just a shabby household in Guanzhong, and its status is completely different from that of the Wu family.Just because they are far away from Chang'an now, they can show off their might in front of him?
If it was in Chang'an, he would have already talked about King Shou, and directly tore down their homes!Tell this family to get out of Chang'an City in a desperate manner!

But now it's in Yangzhou...

But he still couldn't swallow the breath.Then he moved his hands and was about to speak, but Mrs. Zuo Zhifu dragged him desperately and said: "Cousin, let's go out!"

Facing his cousin's begging eyes, he swallowed his breath after all, and stomped out bitterly.

When the cousins ​​left, the old lady sighed: "It's been a long time since I've traveled such a long distance with a single word, I'm tired."

Zuo Zhifu hurriedly helped her up: "My son, I will send you back to rest, mother!"

He helped the old lady back to her yard, and put the person on the bed to lie down.The old lady asked: "Wu Lang, are you still not convinced?"

Zuo Zhifu bowed his head: "In terms of reason, Cui Zhifu and his wife did the right thing. But in terms of love, they are still too aggressive. Both of them have too sharp tempers, I'm afraid they won't be liked by others."

"Would you? I really like this young couple."

Zuo Zhifu was startled: "A Niang?"

The old lady smiled and said: "You have been a Shangguan for too long, you are used to the days of being flattered and flattered, and suddenly you were stabbed a few times, and your mind turned around for a while. This couple, you really think that their nature is different. Is it so sharp? Have you forgotten what you said to that little lady when you defended your daughter-in-law at the beginning, and how she refuted it?"

Zuo Zhifu's expression changed.

The old lady nodded: "She knows what you mean clearly. If you don't know how to say it, do you think she can know everything so clearly? And Cui Zhixian, what was the first sentence he said when he came over? ?He didn't admit his mistakes at all, that is to say, he didn't think his wife was wrong! It's just that he still let you find him to vent your anger. That is to say, he must know what his wife said, but he They agree with her. If you are not happy, they don't mind staying with you to the end. Where is he stupid? This couple is like a mirror in their hearts, but they just don't bother to pretend to be smooth like those people!"

Zuo Zhifu suddenly showed deep thought.After a while, he said in a low voice: "I will remember the lesson of A Niang. I will definitely pay more attention to them in the future."

"Well, even if you don't like them, don't fight against them, let alone embarrass them. At worst, just let them go and make troubles for themselves. As long as they don't do major things that damage the country, you don't have to worry about them. What they are doing now That's all I hope." The old lady closed her eyes slightly, "Also, you will go to your wife later and ask her to give the pair to Balang's wife. Let her take charge of tomorrow's birthday banquet. Your daughter-in-law She must be exhausted from the busy preparations all day, let her have a good rest tomorrow!"

"Aniang, this is not good!" Zuo Zhifu's face changed again, "Although she is wrong about this matter, she is my wife after all. Your birthday banquet was organized by Zhang Luo, and it turned out that it was your birthday. On the day of the banquet, she didn't attend the banquet, which is too unreasonable. No matter how tired she is, it would be good to give the eighth sibling a helping hand."

"Since you said so, then let her help Balang's wife!" The old lady nodded, showing her son a face.

Zuo Zhifu was relieved, and had dinner with his old lady again, and then went back to his room to ask his wife for a match.

Mrs. Zuo Zhifu knew that the old lady would not let her go so easily.Now that she actually found out from Zuo Zhifu that she would be able to show up with her sister-in-law tomorrow, she burst into tears of joy, and obediently handed over the cards.

After handing over the pair of cards, Zuo Zhifu said to her earnestly: "You cousin, you are impatient, you only care about yourself in everything, and you only look at the surface when you do things. Don't let him come to our house again unless it's something urgent."

Mrs. Zuo Zhifu was startled. "Master, what happened today is indeed wrong with my concubine. It's just that my concubine and my cousin have already been punished, and he will definitely remember his lesson in the future, so don't be angry anymore!"

"I'm not angry with him. It's just that this person is incompetent, and he is very likely to hurt the people around him. If we want to continue to be promoted, it is enough to keep a little face with him. Extra contact is still counted." Right! I would rather receive less help from the Wu family, and I will never allow him to drag us down in this place!"

"Master, have you been subdued by Mr. Cui Ge?" Mrs. Zuo Zhifu suddenly asked.

Zuo Zhifu's expression darkened in an instant: "Ma'am, how did our Zuo family get to where we are today step by step? How did I manage to get a foothold in Yangzhou? It is true that Cui Ge is not easy to mess with, but you think the Wu family is Is it a good match? All I want now is to settle down. If it is Cui County and his wife who will threaten my status, I will not show mercy to them! Although you are his cousin, don't you Forget, you are now the wife of the Zuo family, and you are the mother of my children! If you still want to sacrifice the interests of my Zuo family to cater to the people of your natal family, then tonight I will be with you Everything my mother won for you is the last thing I will do for you."

Madam Zuo Zhifu immediately turned pale when she heard this. "Master, why did you say that? Ever since I married you, my concubine has devoted herself to the Zuo family, and only occasionally helped her mother's family!"

"It's just occasionally, you know it in your heart!" Zuo Zhifu said coldly, "You should think about it for yourself tonight! Qilang is going to say kiss soon, I don't want him to have someone who doesn't care about anything. A Niang who is trying to hide the past vaguely. I will go to the study to sleep tonight, and you will be clean and clean by yourself. By the way, think about how to correct it in the future!"

After all, he turned and left.

And over there, Mu Jiaojiao and Cui Pu returned to the courtyard where they lived temporarily, Cui Pu immediately held Mu Jiaojiao's face and kissed him hard. "As expected of my good lady, you vented my anger for me again!"

"Are you not afraid that I will offend your superior and ask him to give you small shoes?" Mu Jiaojiao asked with a smile.

"Don't be afraid!" Cui Pu waved his hand boldly, "When I knew the relationship between him and Wu Lixin, I had already given up hope for this person. Don't offend him, he just ignored us , as if we didn’t exist. If you offend him, just make things difficult for me. Our Tianchang County is already poor enough in Yangzhou, so I don’t believe he can come up with anything else!”

"It turns out that you are a broken jar!" Mu Jiaojiao understood.

"It's a broken jar now, but I will slowly repair this broken jar in the future, and then it will shine brightly, which is more eye-catching than the richest county in Yangzhou!" Cui Pu clenched his fist and said loudly.

In fact, he had a conversation with Wu Lixin outside the study of the Zuo Zhifu in the evening. He seemed heartless, but he still remembered Wu Lixin's arrogant words clearly.Now, Tianchang County is in a slump in all aspects, and he has nothing to show off, so he can only let this guy sneer in front of him.However, he secretly swore in his heart - in the shortest year, he must feed the people of Tianchang County, and within three years, he will let Tianchang County surpass Hailing County, and trample Wu Lixin under his feet!

"Well, I believe you can do it." Mu Jiaojiao nodded and said sincerely.

With her support, Cui Pu became more and more passionate, so he dragged her to talk about his new plan.

While talking, Mu Jiaojiao also thought of something: "It's strange, when I was with the magistrate's wife today, a wife named Liu Shi of Zheng Jingchen showed me favors frequently. If it wasn't for her help, I would have been there It must be very embarrassing."

"Is there such a thing?" Cui Pu was slightly taken aback, "Is it Zheng's experience? I know, I will ask someone at the birthday party tomorrow."

Mu Jiaojiao nodded.After the couple said a few more words, they turned off the lights and took a rest.

The next day, the hostess at the birthday banquet was suddenly replaced by Zuo Zhifu's eighth younger brother-in-law, and Mrs. Zuo Zhifu could only help from the side because she had worked too hard to prepare for the birthday banquet these days and should not be overworked. A sister-in-law.

That's a nice word.It's just that who in the officialdom is not a human being?As soon as he saw this scene, he knew that there must be something wrong in the prefect's backyard.

Everyone asked each other a few words, and the husband of the wife who went to accompany the guests yesterday revealed a few words vaguely.Although those people left later, the situation in front of them was witnessed with their own eyes.If you think about it a little bit, you can get a rough idea.Immediately, they sighed, looking at Wu Lixin with a bit of disdain in their eyes - originally the matter of the Wei family in their county hadn't been dealt with cleanly, but they didn't expect to do such a thing when they came to Yangzhou Mansion yesterday stupid thing.In comparison, Cui County, who came to take office with him, is much more reliable!

Being looked at like this, and hearing them whispering in private, saying that he was not as good as Cui Pu in a voice he could hear, Wu Lixin was very angry.

Looking at Cui Pu, who was chatting and laughing with others, and changing cups and cups, he gritted his teeth, and a cold smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his lips.

Cui Pu saw him and smiled back at him.This smile was so bright and warm that it almost melted away the cloud in his heart.

Wu Lixin immediately stopped talking, and let out a low, cold snort from his lips—"Don't be complacent, there is another good thing waiting for you!"

The birthday banquet passed smoothly and lively.After the banquet, Cui Pu was talking and laughing with the magistrates from other places, when suddenly a man dressed as a servant passed by him and put a note into his hand.

Cui Pu hurriedly hid aside with an excuse, unfolded the note, and his expression changed drastically.

(End of this chapter)