delicious little cook

Chapter 907

Bai Kou had already gone to visit the Song family at that time, she had a rest overnight, the wound on her body was treated with good medicine by the government doctor, and the family looked better than yesterday.

In order for them to recover from their injuries, Ning Peilan sent maids to take care of them, to help them wash their clothes, twist the towels when washing their faces or taking a bath, and replace the hot water bottles that ran out of hot water. As for Bai Kou's matter, even the past history of the Bai family has said that Bai Kou used to be an official servant and now is a citizen because of her own ability.

After hearing so many details of Bai Kou's biography, the Song family's distrust of Bai Kou when they first met them was gone. Seeing Bai Kou came to visit them, they hurriedly invited her to sit down and offered her tea to apologize.

"Shopkeeper Bai, our family was rude yesterday. We don't know what Master Bai is capable of. Now our family has nothing, so we have to pay our respects with a cup of tea." Uncle Song stood across the table with his wife, children and children, respectfully holding tea.

"Those who don't know are innocent. Your family is new to the capital, so it's human nature to think that a little girl like me is unreliable." Bai Kou took a few sips from the teacup and accepted their apology, "Sit down, everyone. Sit down and talk, and tell me your story. I only know that Xingning Prefecture has the largest weaving bureau in the imperial court, and the number of weaving households is also the largest in the country. The number of supplies is the largest, and the new machines you make should be popular, how could it be reduced to such a serious situation that people set fire to the house?"

"It is because the new machine is so easy to use that it arouses public outrage. Otherwise, the yarn and cloth I produce in a day and night with one machine can equal the output of several families. Those weavers who spin and weave by hand will starve to death. They are worried Our family will be in trouble for our own livelihood." Uncle Song sighed.

"What about the big gentry in Hong'an County? They are not interested in your new machinery? This can help them increase their profits. This is a great temptation. How could a businessman refuse?"

"Treasurer Baida guessed wrong. The gentry in Hong'an County are really not interested. They didn't even look at the real thing. They said how could machine weaving be as good as handwork. Only the neighbors around my house knew the power of the new machine. They were afraid. After losing their livelihood, seeing that the squires were not interested, they became bold, spread rumors outside, incited more neighbors to be hostile to us, and wanted to force us to move out of Hong'an County. Our ancestral graves were there, so naturally we refused to leave, but we didn't expect them to ignore us. The friendship that has been living together for generations closed my house in the middle of the night and set fire to the house. The county magistrate and the squire vented out of the same nostrils. He would not care about the life and death of us small people. Obviously there is Tang Lin’s testimony and the evidence found in the ruins of the fire scene. The county magistrate is still It was judged that my house was accidentally set on fire with fire, and there was no mention of arson. Tang Lin said he was sorry for us, and he gave our family a slave status, and took the shortest route out of Xingning Mansion to the next mansion. Dare to stay at the junction of the two prefectures, go straight into the hinterland and then turn to the capital, if we hadn't made such a big detour, we might have arrived in the capital earlier."

"My eldest uncle is from the capital city. Don't go around like this. When the Hong'an county magistrate reacts, the squires should send someone to hunt you down."

"Tang Lin also said the same thing. If you want to seek justice, you must go to the capital. As long as you can reach the capital alive, it is necessary to make a lot of trouble on the road."

"Bringing this injury, you traveled long distances to the capital and lived in Prince Cheng's Mansion. Now you are safe. The top priority is to recover from your injuries and not leave the root cause of the disease. If you can't make a new prototype, you can't let me make a lot of money. I will not keep you, let alone your own grievances. As long as your new machine is successful and I make a lot of money, people will come to ask why I am successful, and everyone will know your story, and then There will be righteous people who will do justice for the sky. This is much more useful than telling your grievances when you see people, because it is others who offer to help, understand the difference between them?"

"Understood! Understood!" The Song family nodded with joy.

"Then take good care of your wounds. The person treating your family is an imperial physician. Obediently obey the doctor's orders, do you know that?"

"I know, I know, we will take good care of our injuries! We will!" The Song family was aroused by Bai Kou's expectations for the future. They were so excited that they didn't know how to put their hands down, and their eyes gradually turned red. The nightmare that the family experienced The sadness of being forced to leave their homes is tempered by hope.

Bai Kou comforted them, gave them tangible hope, and let them recover from their injuries. Then she left and walked back to her small courtyard on the path she was used to.

Gu Yun walked across from Bai Kou again as if by chance.

Bai Kou stopped, "Da Dong likes to take a walk in the palace?"

"There are few people in the palace, so you won't be disturbed when you take a walk, it's very comfortable."

"The third room in the house has been separated. After the second room moved out, I thought the house was quiet."

"Moving the second bedroom is not an easy task. There are too many servants who have to be relocated. You would never have imagined that the servants who originally belonged to Mrs. Gu would show their loyalty to the eldest lady in groups."

"The deed is in the hands of the second lady, so what's the point of expressing loyalty with empty words?"

"I don't know, they won't be able to see the eldest lady anyway, but Mama Pang is a little annoyed by the noise, and then the second lady goes a little crazy."

"Don't tell me about your housework, I don't want to know."

"Okay, let's not talk about this, let's talk about other things." Gu Yun suddenly stepped in front of Bai Kou, and held her hand when she backed away.

"Speak as you speak, don't do anything casually." Bai Kou said so, but didn't shake it off.

"You are slipperier than a loach, and you can only speak well when you are caught."

"It's as if you went down to the pond to catch loaches."

"Don't underestimate the boy's naughtiest years." Gu Yun said this confidently.

"Oh, then what you want to talk to me is the story about catching mud eels when you were a child?"

Gu Yun's smug expression froze in an instant, "It's digressing."

"Pfft~~~" Bai Kou couldn't help laughing.

"Oh, I was supposed to talk about business."

"If you want to talk about business, let go of your hands first."

"Don't let go, you ran away before you finished talking back."

"Then do you want to talk about business?"

"I want to say it, but I won't let it go." Gu Yun held Bai Kou's hand tightly, "I actually went to the stables to see your new carriage, and I will borrow your carriage for a few days at the end of October."

"The end of October? Isn't it about the time when Winter Hunting leaves?"

"I won't go for winter hunting this year. The Duke of the First Kingdom had a death anniversary. The old lady wants to go to the ancestral grave to worship in person. It will take a few days to go back and forth. Your new carriage is stable and comfortable, and the door opens from the side. It is also easy for the old lady to get in and out of the carriage." convenient."

"Which day? I've already made several appointments."

"The exact date of departure has not yet been decided, I will give you my carriage."

"No, I don't like it, it's not uncomfortable at all."

"Appreciate your face, feel wronged." Gu Yun gently stroked Bai Kou's palm with his thumb, "Look, the old lady used your carriage, she sat comfortably, and she will definitely praise everyone when she comes back. We can make another fortune on a custom carriage."

"For the sake of business?"

"Yeah, for the sake of business."

"Okay, let's do it like this." Bai Kou immediately decided not to go out if he could not go out for a few days.

Gu Yun looked at Bai Kou's pursed lips in a reluctance, tried his best to suppress the urge to kiss, let go of his hands and pretended to wave goodbye easily.

(End of this chapter)