Nong Zhaohua

Chapter 163

Yan Zhaohua handed over the things in the yard to Uncle Yan, came in to report to Yan Xiu, glanced at the tea on the table, the color was light green, and the brewed tea soup turned yellow, and saw Yan Xiu and Wang Fuquan talking , so he didn't interrupt, and stood behind Yan Xiu, waiting for them to finish talking.

"My father-in-law has been away from home for many years, and the feeling of homesickness must be deep. Do you want to go back and have a look?"

Yan Xiu asked Wang Fuquan, Wang Fuquan was taken aback for a moment, and then replied: "Oh, my old parents have passed away long ago, and the uncles and aunts who raised me have also passed away. Although I miss the water in my hometown, I really want it. When I go back, I don’t even have a home, and I’m used to staying in the capital, so I’m afraid that if I’m released from the palace in the future, I’ll have to stay in the capital.”

Yan Zhaohua was staring at the white tea on the table in a daze, and when he heard Wang Fuquan say these words, some broken clues in his mind suddenly seemed to be connected. He looked up at Wang Fuquan, his temples were graying, About fifty years old, the eunuch's physical characteristics, fair skin, even at this age, you can tell that you must have been born well when you were young. Speaking of other things, just because his surname is Wang, his age is about the same as Gong's, and he was born in Anji, Zhejiang, it's hard for Yan Zhaohua not to doubt this series of coincidences.

But based on these three points alone, can it be confirmed that Wang Fuquan is the man who hooked up with Gong Shi back then?
No, maybe it's just a coincidence.

Seeing Yan Zhaohua staring at him, Wang Fuquan was taken aback for another moment, then cupped his hands and said to Yan Zhaohua, "Oh, our family hasn't congratulated the county head Zhaohua yet, today I sent you the third lady's share, yours We'll have to wait another month or two."

Yan Zhaohua also knew that he had lost his composure. Fortunately, Wang Fuquan didn't doubt it, and followed his words:
"Thank you, Eunuch Wang, for my business, I have troubled you."

Wang Fuquan hurriedly waved his hands and said modestly: "Oh, what did the county magistrate say? Being able to do things for the county magistrate is our family's blessing."

No more talking, Yan Zhaohua smiled shyly and lowered his head, Yan Xiu and Wang Fuquan talked for a while, Yanbo took everything, and then came in to report.

After everything was handed over, it was time for Wang Fuquan to leave. Yan Xiu asked someone to wrap a first-class red seal for Wang Fuquan, and packed the cans of white tea and sent them to Wang Fuquan's sedan chair. a group of people.

Yan Xiu glanced back at Yan Zhaohua, and asked, "What's wrong with you today? You're absent-minded."

Yan Zhaohua didn't know how to tell Yan Xiu, but shook his head slightly, and said, "Maybe I'm a little tired."

Yan Xiu looked at her with concern: "You have worked hard these days. I will leave the following matters to Yanbo. You can go back and rest for a while."

"Yes, then I'll go back to my room first."

After Yan Zhaohua said goodbye to Yan Xiu, he still turned around thoughtfully. Yan Xiu also saw some problems, but his daughter didn't want to talk about it, so he couldn't force it. Anyway, no matter what the eldest daughter did, she had a sense of proportion. But don't worry too much.

Yan Zhaohua returned to the room, ready to rest, but tossed and turned on the soft couch and couldn't fall asleep, looking at the window that Pei Xuan often came in and out, there was never a moment like this, hoping that Pei Xuan would appear, but she knew it was wrong Possibly, no matter what, Pei Xuan would not choose to break into the mansion to see her in broad daylight.

However, regarding Wang Fuquan's matter, Yan Zhaohua really wanted to tell Pei Xuan as soon as possible. If she went out to find Pei Xuan, it would not be impossible, but it would make a lot of noise, so maybe it would startle the snake. , So, she had to think of a way to pass the news to Pei Xuan without disturbing anyone...

A flash of inspiration flashed in Yan Zhaohua's mind, he lifted the thin blanket and sat up, walked to the small study, lay down on the desk and thought about it, carefully wrote down the three words 'Wang Fuquan', and folded the note Alright, put it in the sleeve pocket, then go to the dressing table, after tidying up, open the door and go out, Ranxiang is embroidering shoe soles in the corridor, seeing Yan Zhaohua coming out, put down the things in his hand, and greeted him Lai asked, "Miss, what's the matter? Where are you going?"

Yan Zhaohua looked at her, put his hands into his sleeves, and said lightly:

"My mind is a little messy, I can't sleep, I'll go for a walk in the garden."

Ran Xiang nodded, took off a handkerchief to wipe her hands, Yan Zhaohua raised his hand to her: "You continue to embroider, I will take a walk in the garden, and I will call you if I need something."

After saying this, Yan Zhaohua walked out of Qingqueju with a heavy heart, and walked towards the garden.

Yan’s garden is divided into the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard. The inner courtyard is where the female relatives live. Generally, the guards will not enter, but only patrol the outer courtyard. After Yan Zhaohua walked around the inner courtyard, he came to the door of the outer courtyard. Beside, two guards in black and black stood upright. After Yan Zhaohua walked over, the two of them also kept their eyes on each other. Yan Zhaohua looked around and said to one of them:

"Can you send me a letter to Pei Xuan?"

The guard on the left looked at the one on the right, and then nodded: "Yes, the son said, follow the eldest lady's orders."

Yan Zhaohua handed him the note in his sleeve pocket, and after the man accepted it, Yan Zhaohua told him worriedly:
"Quietly, don't let people see."

"Yes."

After explaining this matter, Yan Zhaohua went back to the garden in the inner courtyard. He still had no idea, because he had never tried this method before, and he didn't know if he could deliver it to Pei Xuan. As long as it was delivered, even if Pei Xuan didn't He understood the meaning of the note, but as long as he knew that she sent someone to send the note, he would definitely come to ask her at night or when it was convenient.In order not to be exposed, Yan Zhaohua only dared to write his name on the note, even if it could not be delivered to Pei Xuan, it would not cause any trouble.

After sending the letter away, Yan Zhaohua had been looking forward to Pei Xuan's arrival, but after waiting for two days, Pei Xuan did not come, which made Yan Zhaohua wonder whether the note had not been delivered to Pei Xuan , was worrying about gains and losses, but the Xie family sent someone to invite her to the mansion.

It turned out that the Liu family and the Gu family had agreed to add boxes to Yan Zhaohua. On the basis of the original, the Liu family added ten more shops and several orchard villages in Wanping and Daxing; It is gold and silver fine and soft, and Gu's is also a big hand. She likes gold and silver, so she directly gave Yan Zhaohua 500 taels of gold as a box gift.

Yan Zhaohua felt that the gifts given by the Liu family and the Gu family were too heavy. At Yan Zhaoning's place, she remembered that the Liu family only produced twenty cattle and sheep, and a pair of white deer. If all of Yan Zhaohua's shares were exchanged for silver, they would be worth a hundred times more than Yan Zhaoning's share.With such an obvious bias, Yan Zhaohua was a little worried that the Liu family and the Gu family would be manipulated and gossiped about in the future.

Mrs. Liu made a final decision: "Okay, okay, don't talk about it, I discussed things with your aunt, and according to your county lord's regulations, it is a little bit richer. This is because your aunt and I love you. What can a person say? Don't worry about it, we will never do things that are not measured."

Mrs. Gu continued: "That's right, you are young, and you think about more things than us. To be honest, Auntie only has so much ability. If she is even more capable, I would like to give you more." Well, you saved the third brother's life, if you hadn't discovered the poison early, my third brother might..."

Seeing that Mrs. Gu was touched by Yan Zhaohua, he stepped forward to hold hands. Mrs. Gu patted the back of Yan Zhaohua's hand and said, "So, good boy, you have to accept these extra boxes no matter what. Think about it, in the future I am not just your aunt, you are married to my cousin's family, we will get closer, you are my daughter, the same as Sister Rou and the others. Sister Rou's box, I also paid 500 Two golds, in the future, sister Yuan will also have the same amount, so you just accept it, don't refuse."

"But..." Yan Zhaohua knew that Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Gu were going to add boxes to her, but she never expected that there would be so many. She couldn't react for a while, but Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Gu insisted that she could only Accepting it, I thought to myself, when Sister Yuan gets married, I must give more gifts to my sisters.

After coming out of Qingcang Courtyard, Yan Zhaohua called Sister Yuan to play in the garden by the lake. The garden in the middle of the lake is relatively remote, but the scenery is very good. It is surrounded by lake water, leaving only a winding corridor. Winding out, except for Xie Xinyuan, Xie Xinyue, Yan Zhaoning in the pavilion, after Yan Zhaoning was married, Yan Xiu had no reason to restrain her, so she regained her former freedom.

Seeing Yan Zhaohua approaching, Yan Zhaoning pursed his lips and asked:

"Grandmother and aunt are calling sister to add boxes, right? How about it, did grandma leave something good for sister?"

Since then, Yan Zhaoning has always talked to Yan Zhaohua with a gun and a stick. Yan Zhaohua didn't bother to talk to her, so he turned to Sister Yuan and asked, "Has Sister Rou come back these days? Is she here?" Let's go to see her at Zhang's family anytime, and always ask her to treat us to a meal."

When Xie Xinyuan heard Yan Zhaohua talk about Xie Xinrou, his eyes lit up and he said:

"Good luck, I want to go several times, but my mother just won't let her go, saying that my sister is a new relative, and I want to kill her."

Sister Yuan and Sister Rou used to have the best relationship. After Sister Rou got married, she would naturally feel lonely in the mansion.

Yan Zhaohua ignored Yan Zhaoning, Yan Zhaoning gave her a blank look, and sat beside him to watch the fish in the lake, not participating in their conversation, Yan Zhaohua said to Sister Yuan: "You are also stupid, Why do you insist on going to play with your sister? Can't you say go to Yingying? When you arrive at Zhang's house, are you afraid that you won't see your sister?"

Sister Yuan and Yan Zhaohua exchanged glances, and Sister Yuan laughed: "Sure enough, cousin is smart, why didn't I think of that."

Xie Xinyue followed up and said: "You used to follow the eldest sister, but after the eldest sister married, you have no one to follow, and you don't use your brain, of course you can't think of it."

Xie Xinyuan refused to accept it, and chased after Xie Xinyue to reason. The two little girls were running and dancing, very happy. Yan Zhaohua didn't make trouble with them, turned around and poured a cup of tea. My sister yelled, "Oh! What are you doing?"

Yan Zhaohua held the teacup and turned around to see what was going on, and saw that Sister Yue was knocked to the ground, her elbow seemed to hit the ground, her eyes were red from the pain, and Sister Yuan supported her to face the one who hit her. Someone shouted, and that person was none other than the drunk-eyed Gong Ruquan who drank in the mansion.

(End of this chapter)