Flowers are expensive

Chapter 84 Yutao's Gossip

"There is no sincerity in admitting it!" Li Hua said with her mouth raised.

Man Ting had no choice but to open his eyes again, leaned down and asked Li Hua with a smile: "Miss Qin, how can you be sincere if you admit it? Can you show me first?"

"Forget it, no matter how you admit it, I will feel disingenuous, because you won't take me there!" Facing the eyes of the whole court, Lihua frowned, puffed her cheeks, like a sulking little hamster.

"Well, frank enough, so just stay at home."

"No energy, go to sleep!" Lihua got up and rolled into her "old nest" with a feeling of depression, sat on the pillow of Manting for a few times, and punched her twice, and then she subsided a little. Out of breath, she hugged the pillow and pressed it against the wall, brewing for her doze off.

The room suddenly became quiet, and Lihua rolled around on the bed, thinking about how to explain to Manxiang about the cosmetics, because Manting said that he would not take her there unless he said he would take her there.Sometimes she felt that this man in her family was a bit domineering, saying what he said. Is it like this for people who have served in the army?When she sighed No.20, Man Ting came over and asked while taking off her shoes, "Is that why you want to go?"

Lihua turned over with her pillow in her arms, turned her back to him and said, "Hmph! Don't ask people who want to eat pork and want to go crazy if they want to eat pork with lipstick. It's very embarrassing, Xie Manting!"

"But can you beat me?" Manting got on the bed and reached for his pillow.

"No!" Lihua hugged the pillow tightly and pressed her body, thinking why should I give it to you?Can't bully you, bully bully your pillow head office, right?I hate that I didn't learn Taekwondo when I was a child, or I will beat you to death if I get a black belt of [-] or [-], hum!
After Man Ting lay down, he looked at the top of the mosquito net thoughtfully, patted the back of Li Hua's hand lightly with his backhand and said, "Don't worry, there will always be a chance to go out."

"When will we have to wait?"

"Do you think you can't trust me?"

"Letter... But when will it go?"

"Anyway, I promise you that I will find a chance to take you out and sleep."

Pear Blossom sighed helplessly, thinking tonight that she really lost her good words and lost her army?Thanks to myself, the goal has not been achieved, woo woo woo...

Seeing that Man Ting was still refusing to agree, Li Hua had to give Man Xiang temporary training on the basic knowledge of cosmetics.Yutao and Moxiang also took the opportunity to listen in, gaining a lot of insight.After they packed the first batch of powder and rouge in two small wooden boxes with varnish, Lihua planned to put a small logo on it.

On the way back from Huawu that day, Lihua was discussing the LOGO with Moxiang Yutao, and met several people in the village who were walking towards the west end of the village with their things in their arms. It didn't look like they were rushing for a gift or moving house.She asked curiously, "Where are they going?" Mo Xiang took a look and said, "Oh, they went to Uncle Jin Hui's house to hand in something."

"Pay what?"

"Fourth Uncle and the others are going to go out of the mountains? Every time they go out of the mountains, not everyone in the village goes. It's not easy to go out to the mountains, and the road is not so peaceful, so the villagers all send the things they want to dump to Uncle Jin Hui's house. , let him take it and sell it."

"Selling for others for nothing? Is there such a good thing?" "The designation is not for selling for nothing. When the money comes back from the sale, you have to give him some benefits, so that he can be taken out next time."

"Why is it just his family? Can't other families do it?"

"It's always been. I don't know why. Anyway, I go out of the mountain twice a year, once in spring and once in autumn. Except for the people in the fourth uncle's village, only Uncle Jin Hui's family didn't leave every trip, so People in the village like to ask him to take things out for sale."

"Oh, is it possible that he, the village chief, came here like this?"

"Maybe. I heard from my grandfather that it's really not easy to go to the mountains. The mountain roads are not easy to walk and the distance is long, and you may encounter a live animal or something. There was something like a robber a year ago. The village Those who are timid dare not run outside."

Lihua remembered that it was the last time Manting was injured, so she asked casually: "Did your fourth uncle be seriously injured at that time?" Mo Xiang nodded and said: "It was very serious! When I was carried back , was already half dead. Grandma was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she thought she could not be saved. In addition to the knife wounds on her body, there were also internal injuries. Blood was all over her body, and she couldn't see her face clearly. It took more than two months to heal. Grandma was thinking about the prescription in her room, and her head was smashed, and several medicine jars were smashed!"

"Ah!" Lihua rolled her eyes angrily, thinking that such a horrible thing could be described by that guy in just a few words?She asked again: "Where did those robbers come from?" Mo Xiang shook her head and said, "I don't know. You have to ask Fourth Uncle about this. It seemed that there was no movement, and it was fine after a trip out of the mountain."

"I heard from my brother that some of those robbers died and escaped," Yutao interjected, "I think they won't come back again, and they still want to die?"

The three girls were talking about this on the road, when a middle-aged man walked down the ridge in front of them.The man saw Yutao inadvertently, with a few smiles on his face, he ran over quickly and shouted: "You are Yutao!"

Yutao froze for a moment, looked up and down, suddenly thought of something, smiled politely and said, "Yeah, you seem to be... the nephew of Butler Zeng?"

"Oh, Miss Yutao, you have a really good memory! I only met you once, but you still remember that my father is the housekeeper Zeng." The middle-aged man smiled very attentively, as if he was asking Yutao for something.

"Why did you come here?" "It's a good thing for me to come here! Yutao, hurry home, your mother has something to tell you, and we'll see you later!" The middle-aged man smiled and left.

Moxiang stared at the middle-aged man's back, and asked Yutao, "What is the nephew of the housekeeper Zeng? Who is it?"

Yutao said: "The last time my cousin gave birth to confinement, didn't I go to the city to help out? Her whole family worked in Zeng's house, and she knew Mr. Zeng's housekeeper very well. Last time my cousin's child confinement, I was at the banquet I saw it once last time, so I remember it."

"What is he doing here looking for your mother?"

"Who knows? Let's go, let's talk when we go home."

Before Yutao got home, Aunt Zhang had already come out to look for her in person, as if something was wrong with her face.She said a few polite words to Lihua and Moxiang, took Yutao and went back.

This afternoon, Yutao didn't come to Xie's house, so Lihua and Moxiang took the eggs to the village to see Hongling. As soon as they entered the door, they heard the familiar laughter of Duan Qigu and Aunt Dong.Li Hua stepped into the door and asked with a smile, "Whose gossip is this?"

Several women were drying their skins in the yard. When they heard Lihua's voice, they all turned around to greet them.Lihua saw that there were dozens of pieces of leather in the yard, and the scene was really spectacular.She smiled and asked, "Are these all from the village? There are so many!"

"That's not too much. At most, half of the yard can be paved in that year!" Duan Qigu asked with a smile, "Did you come to see Hongling? She is in the backyard. She is pregnant with a child and is not used to the smell of leather. She vomited as soon as she smelled it, and the housekeeper told her to go back to the house and rest."

"Then I'll go and see her first!" Li Hua was about to drag Mo Xiang to the backyard when Deng Kai Xing, the second son of the Deng family, suddenly came and waved to Gong Shi and asked, "Sister-in-law, where is brother? Where is it?"

"Picking fruit in the orchard! What's the matter, is there something wrong at home?" Mrs. Gong asked while putting down the scissors in her hand.

"There's something wrong," Deng Kaixing said vaguely, "Mother asked Brother to go back and discuss something."

"Understood, I'll tell him as soon as he comes back. What's the matter?" Deng Kaixing glanced at these women, and gave Gong Shi a wink, Gong Shi followed him out of the yard, and the two went alone. up.

"Hey, have you heard?" Sister-in-law Xiao pouted out the door, "A rare guest came to Deng's house this morning!"

"What rare visitor?" Third Aunt Dong asked hastily.

"I don't know who it is, but it looks like it's from the city anyway. It's decently dressed, with silk inside and out! When I entered Deng's house, I was carrying several bags of things, big and small. You can tell it's a good thing just by looking at the layer of oil-skinned paper wrapped around it!" Sister Xiao said happily, as if she was the one who got the thing.

"From the city? Could it be that someone came from Aunt Zhang's natal sister's house? Isn't her sister in the city serving a rich family? It's not surprising that someone well-dressed is here!" Third Aunt Dong said.

"I've seen Aunt Zhang's natal family. When did you have a nephew in his 30s? It's Zhang Nasheng's face! What do you think that person went to Deng's house for? I looked like he was going to give Yu Tao said dear, maybe that person wants to marry Yutao!"

"Scary! Don't talk nonsense like that! How old is Yutao? She's only fifteen. She's the same age as Moxiang, right? She's also the same age as your family in Xining. How old is that guy? You said he was thirty or so, can you match him? " Duan Qigu glanced at Sister-in-law Xiao and said.

"If you could marry your daughter into the city, wouldn't you be happy? Coax me! The man is in his thirties, and he might have a daughter-in-law before, so maybe he will marry a young girl! It is said that Yutao's fate is hard, and only the rich can accept it." I can live in it, but how can a rich family marry a country girl to be the main house, and it's almost enough to be a little girl!"

Mo Xiang was about to refute Mrs. Xiao's words, but Mrs. Gong rushed in from the door first, pointed at Mrs. Xiao and said angrily, "My surname is Xiao, what are you talking about!"

Sister-in-law Xiao was choked up, and she was a little embarrassed, but she still argued: "What did I say? It's not a bad word, it's good to praise your jade peach talent!"

"Is there anyone who praises you so much?" Gong Shi was furious, "You are willing to say that your family is going to be an elementary school in Xining? Oh, I was wrong. If it is true, I'm afraid you are also happy!"

"Your surname is Gong, you have a lot of dirty words!"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Lihua and Moxiang hurriedly stopped Mrs. Gong and went to the backyard.Mrs. Gong stepped back, pointed and scolded Mrs. Xiao several times, and then stopped.

When he came to Hongling's room, Gong's anger was still there.Seeing that her face was red and tense, Hong Ling asked, "Who did you quarrel with? Sister-in-law Xiao? I heard you two from a long way away."

"Who else is there besides that big mouth and thick skin!" Gong said angrily, "When she hears the wind, she can fan the rain! Is our Yutao like that? Doing such small things to others, I'm afraid she can do it!"

Lihua handed the egg basket to Hongling, and asked Gong Shi: "When we were children with Yutao in the morning, we really met a man who Yutao said was the nephew of Housekeeper Zeng. Could it be that he really planned to marry Yutao? "

"No!" Mrs. Gong waved her hand, listened to the outside ear, guessed that no one was in the backyard, then lowered her voice and said to the three of them: "Let's be honest with you, it's not that Zeng wants to marry our family." Yutao, he is not that lucky!"

"Who is that?" Mo Xiang asked with a curious smile.

"The three of you are tight-lipped, and I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. Didn't Yutao live in the county for a while a while ago? She lived at her cousin's house. But who knew that something would happen when she lived here?" Here we come!" Gong Shi couldn't help laughing first.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Mo Xiang patted the table anxiously wanting to hear Yutao's gossip.

"What's going on inside, you can only ask Yutao when you turn around. Anyway, I just told me happily that the person surnamed Zeng is a servant of Zeng's mansion in the city. He was entrusted by his wife to give The young master of his family said that Yutao should be the child."

(End of this chapter)