Beautiful step by step

Chapter 67

The food on the dining table for two people is very simple, roast pork ribs with scallions, hand-shredded cabbage, cold carrot shreds, and a large bowl of millet porridge. The meat, vegetables, pickles, and soup are all cooked by Yan Heng himself, and the color is not as good as that of Guangyuan Building. It looks good, but it tastes good.Not too much, not too little, just enough for two people to eat [-]% full.

The most delicious dish in the dinner was undoubtedly the pork ribs with green onions. As soon as this dish was served, Yan Heng placed it in the place closest to Wei Wei.

Wei Wei loves to eat pork ribs, but because of the unexpected visitor's visit, now she can only watch such a good dish cool down.

What a shame!
Ah Heng made this dish himself!
Wei Wei has always protected her weaknesses, she does not allow herself to suffer losses, nor does she allow the people she protects to suffer losses.Now that both of them have suffered a loss, she wants to make up for it elsewhere.

Drooling greedily in her heart, the smile on her face became more gentle.

"Madam Zhou has a good intention, if we don't accept it, it will be too big. Gu Yu, don't show the seat to Madam Zhou."

Gu Yu, who had been eating next door, was puzzled when she heard the order, but she had developed a habit in the past two months: whatever the wife said must be right, even if it was not right, it was someone else's fault.

Moving the stool with a smile, she also served two cups of hot tea along the way.Of course, the tea is not good tea, but the jasmine tea that their servants brew after dinner.It is available in the Liangzhou mutual market, and you can buy a large bag for fifty cash.

The Zhou family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are not elegant people who understand tea. After taking a sip, they feel that the tea temperature is just right, and Mrs. Zhou's hanging heart is completely relieved.She said, how can anyone not like silver.

"Madam Zhenfu just arrived in Liangzhou not long ago, so she may not have been to some good places yet."

Wei Wei took a sip of tea, with doubts on his face: "What a good place, the old lady might as well tell me."

Her beautiful oval face is really advantageous. Although her almond eyes are not as seductive as the long and narrow fox eyes, nor are they more noble than the slanted phoenix eyes, they are very flattering and flattering.Especially the elderly ladies like this kind of face the most.

Even if Mrs. Zhou knew that Yan Zhenfu took care of her own son badly, and even if she wanted to come to the door to laugh with her aggrievedly today and beg him to accept it with money, it would not prevent her from slowly relaxing while looking at Wei Wei's face. down.

"Madam is from the capital. I haven't seen any good things. You can get them in the northwest, but that's all. I don't know if Madam has heard of Crescent Moon Lake."

"Crescent Lake?"

Of course Wei Wei had heard of it. The first time she went to Guangyuan Building, she used the "Crescent Moon Pavilion" on the third floor.Chen Boan explained at the time that the name was so named because he was attacked by Oirats by the Crescent Lake in the Western Regions, and it was Yan Heng who rescued him when his life was hanging by a thread.

But seeing Mrs. Zhou talking so much about sex, she pretended not to know.

"Crescent Moon Lake is outside the city. Madam came here not long ago, so she probably hasn't been there yet. When I was young, I ran horses outside the Great Wall and went there when I lost my way. It was early winter, the sun went down early, and the moon rose early. The sun and the moon shine together on the crescent-shaped lake, standing on the sand dunes and looking down, it is really beautiful."

This description is quite detailed, and Wei Wei couldn't help but follow her words and yearn for it.

Mrs. Zhou was always talkative, but since her son became a thousand householder, she consciously wants to establish the majesty of the old matriarch, so she doesn't speak easily in front of her daughter-in-law.The servants could listen to her nagging, but she didn't want to say anything to those servants of low background.

After this, she was really suffocated. Now Mrs. Zhenfu listened so seriously, she also opened up the chatterbox.

At the beginning, Wei Wei only wanted to deal with it, talking to ease Mrs. Zhou's guard.But unexpectedly, what she said was quite interesting.Although it was spoken in plain language, she vividly articulated some customs of Liangzhou.Wei Wei listened to the different cultures and customs with gusto.

Gradually she concentrates, or doubts, or sighs, or is full of interest, or covers her mouth in surprise, and the ever-changing emotions hang on that beautiful face, which is pleasing to the eye.

Talking about dry mouth, Ms. Zhou only felt refreshed after sipping down the cold jasmine tea.Mrs. Zhenfu is so kind, why didn't her son marry such a daughter-in-law.Being able to listen to her nagging for so long is not boring at all, on the contrary, she listens to everything sincerely.Handing over the banknotes to such a person, she will rest assured!

Mrs. Zhou Qianhu glanced at the dining table and poked her mother-in-law carefully: "Mother, it's getting late, let's not disturb Lord Zhenfu and his wife for dinner."

Madam Zhou was full of regret, and pulled out four large 1 taels of bank notes from her cuffs in one breath, and pushed them along with the previous 6 taels.

"Madam Zhenfu is a sensible person, I will leave it to you and my lord to deal with my unfilial son."

Wei Wei was stunned, she only knew that Mrs. Zhou had bank notes in her sleeve, but she didn't know that there was such a huge pile of bank notes hidden.

4 taels!Together with those in front, it is a total of 10 taels.

And this is definitely not Zhou Qianhu's entire net worth. Judging from the calm expressions of Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou Qianhu, taking out this money will not even affect the life of the Zhou family.

In this way, how rich the Zhou family is.

The surprise on his face never faded, Wei Wei stammered a little: "This...we really deserve it."

Although she had planned to chat with Mrs. Zhou to relax her vigilance, she really didn't expect that chatting with Mrs. Zhou for a while would give her an extra 4 taels.Think about nodding yourself during the whole process, and then humming a few words.Counting with her fingers, she is really worth every word.

The money was so easy to come by, Wei Wei was so happy that she couldn't control her bald mouth and stuttered when she spoke.The happier she was, the more frightened her face looked.

"We'll take care of Zhou Qianhu's matter. The old lady should take the money back."

Reluctantly, Wei Wei pushed the bank note back, praying in his heart: Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously, I want money.

Her resentment was too strong, and finally there was reluctance in her eyes.

Seeing Zhou's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law look at each other and smile, Mrs. Zhou even put the bank note back into her hand: "Good boy, just accept it."

Good, son, son!

Embarrassedly handing over the banknote, Wei Wei lowered her head to hide the emotion in her eyes.Mrs. Zhou really doesn't treat her as an outsider, but I hope that after two days, she can still say these three words.

Wei Wei personally sent the Zhou family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to the second entrance. It was completely dark. At the gate of the Chuhua Gate, Uncle Chen and his servants were driving two beggars who were repairing the gate to the back.

Hungry Jiaguan grinds stones in the dark room, swings two sticks down, and within ten days, Yan Baihu and Zhou have resigned to their fate and volunteered to repair the iron birch hanging flower gate that they had damaged.Yan Heng was not in a hurry, he locked them up for two more days, and only released them after they cried for their father and mother and begged to come out to repair the door.However, there are conditions for release. How much work must be done every day, otherwise, he will continue to be locked in the dark and cramped small black room to grind stones.

Wei Wei had some sympathy for them at first, but she had been spending time with the Yan family members in the past few days, so that she could select a few quality inspectors for the kraft paper bags.Having been with her for a long time, the Yan family members relax in front of her, and often tell her some interesting stories about Yan Heng's childhood.Of course, those interesting things are just what the clansmen think. For example, Zhou Shi who came to check whether the washing was clean was accidentally pushed into the hole in the ice when he dug open the ice surface to wash the quilt during the cold weather; Pulling weeds in the ground, the kettle was accidentally broken, and passed out from heatstroke with a flushed face.

There are countless such "pranks" that can threaten life, and Wei Wei is already very distressed without listening to them all.As for the sympathy and pity for Yan Baihu and the Zhou family, hehe, it's too late for her to feel sick now.

Affected by her nausea, Yan Baihu and Zhou Shi, who had not showered or brushed their teeth for more than ten days, had already started to stink, finally put on "new clothes".The clothes are Webster's relics specially sent by Patriarch Yan after he helped dispose of Yan Baihu's property.To be precise, it is a pre-Wechsler relic.After Webster's death, all of her coarse clothes were given to the mother-in-law by the Zhou family.Now the feng shui is turning, and the clothes that are full of ashes from the mother-in-law were rewarded by Yan Heng to the Zhou family.As for Zhou Baihu, he is small in stature, so the two oversized clothes fit just right.

On an auspicious day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the two of them put on new clothes and were finally able to relax and come out to repair the Hanging Flower Gate.

When Wei Wei sent Zhou's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in, it happened that the time for the two of them to relax was over.There was no way for Chen Bo to escape, and the two teams met on the leading road next to the Chuihua Gate.Zhou, who was dressed as a beggar, looked excited. A hungry tiger jumped on a wolf, and stepped forward to hug his aunt's thigh.

"Mother, save me."

With Gu Yu's efforts, Li Xia's boiled pot of noodles was mixed with water and then watered, which provided enough food for the two of them for a week.Zhou Shi still had the strength to scold at first, but after eating noodles every day, she basically just drank clear soup, and she didn't even have the strength to speak.In the past two days, she managed to get better food. She ate too much, and her stomach couldn't stand it.In addition to the injury on the knee, the whole person is very weak, and the voice of speaking has also changed a little.

Mrs. Zhou didn't pay much attention to the children of the concubine, let alone the voice of the daughter of a concubine like the Zhou family.

Seeing a stranger rushing forward, she subconsciously avoided it.Unable to avoid being hugged on the thigh, she condescendingly recognized the obvious Oirat appearance of this man, and she suddenly remembered the matter of her son's arrest.

She eagerly asked Xiang Weiwei: "Are these the two Wala beggars?"

"It's them."

Seeing Wei Wei's promise, Mrs. Zhou, who has been pampered all the year round, showed her old and healthy side.Regardless that this is Yan's residence, she grabbed Zhou's hair and beat her up.She seemed to feel uncomfortable being beaten by herself, so she snapped at her daughter-in-law.

"If you don't come to help me, she is the one who put my son in prison. Why are you still standing there? Do you still have a man in your heart?"

Mrs. Zhou Qianhu looked at Wei Wei embarrassedly, seeing that Mrs. Zhenfu was not displeased, she instantly became courageous.Thinking of the grievances she had suffered during the days when her husband was arrested, Mrs. Zhou Qianhu used all her strength to greet Yan Baihu.

Yan Baihu and Zhou Shi hugged their heads, bearing the blow like a storm.Zhou Shi wanted to explain at first, explaining that she didn't cheat on her cousin, explaining that she was the key to saving him.But as soon as she opened her mouth, before she could say the second word, she swung her fists, feet and walking stick.Every time it hit her, it hurt like a needle prick.Finally, she ran out of strength and was unable to dodge, and was poked in the face by her aunt.

The fishy-sweet taste lingered in his mouth, and Zhou almost couldn't stand it anymore.If this continues, she will die. Although life is worse than death now, it is better to live than to die. She doesn't want to die.Using both hands and feet, she crawled up to Wei Wei.

"Brother Heng's daughter-in-law, you just watch outsiders kill your father and mother?"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Zhou family were almost exhausted. Hearing Mrs. Zhou's words, Mrs. Zhou looked over suspiciously.Meeting Wei Wei's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, she struck Zhou's back with a cane.

"Madam Zhenfu, these two beggars have caused me a lot of trouble. You make a price, and I will buy them back for good, birth, adjustment, and education!"

Are Yan Baihu and the Zhou family so popular?Looking at the hope that suddenly rose in Zhou's eyes, Wei Wei's expression was neither sad nor happy.Yan Heng explained to her that both of them changed their faces because of a secret technique of the Vala royal court, which was more high-end than the human skin masks of shamanism.The Oirats got a special kind of glue from nowhere, which is colorless and odorless, and can completely stick one person's skin to another's face.After a long time, the skin will grow completely on the face, even if the skin is worn off a few layers, it will not change.

That is to say, Yan Baihu and the Zhou family have to be Oirat beggars all their lives.But now is not the time to sell them, because the face has not yet grown.

Furthermore, when the Zhou family is defeated and the Zhou family's resentment accumulates to a certain level before selling it, not to mention a higher price, the effect will be better.

Wanting to understand, the guard showed apology: "The old lady also saw that these two people are used to talking nonsense. The whole Yanjia Village knows that the high hall of my husband's house was taken captive by the Wala people, and we are now grieving. These two people have nothing to say. How can I hand them over so easily if I don’t say anything about being disrespectful to my ancestors, but act like this instead.”

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhou looked at Wei Wei more appreciatively, and revenge must be revenged. This temper is against the Zhou family.

Mrs. Zhou Qianhu was full of suspicion, she was listening behind the screen when Ri Lixia went to report to the mansion, Yan Baihu and Zhou family were in this house.But now these two people look like Wala beggars in every way.

"Uncle Chen, take them down first."

After ordering Uncle Chen, Wei Wei stood at the door of the Chuihua Gate: "I still have to go in to discuss with my husband about Zhou Qianhu, so I won't send two more off. Gu Yu, help me send off the two wives of the Zhou family."

Wei Wei gave Gu Yu a wink, and Gu Yu understood, deliberately slowing down the speed of leading the way.Faced with questions from Mrs. Zhou Qianhu along the way, she tried her best to go in the direction everyone imagined.

"Yan Baihu? Oh yes, I've seen him. That day when our lord and his wife had something to do and returned home late, Yan Baihu lost his temper, and then the two of them went out of the city to ride horses. The curfew notice for them to go out of the city was specially issued by our lord. of."

"Who knows that I never came back after this trip. Our wife also regrets it. She has lost weight in the past few days."

"The two wives have also seen it. Your lord and your wife are very sad, and you can't even eat a meal. I'm from the capital. The simple meal of a rich family requires a table full of dishes. Our lord only eats four dishes now. , half of it is soup and pickles.”

The last point completely dispelled Mrs. Zhou Qianhu's worries, yes, which official is so simple.Just now she saw with her own eyes that the dishes that Yan Zhenfu and his wife used for dinner were not as good as their servants from the Zhou family.

Mrs. Zhou took another reassurance that a pure and filial person like Mrs. Yan will definitely do what she promised.

Back in the main room, Wei Wei picked up the stack of banknotes, and his exhaustion immediately turned into refreshment.

When Yan Heng came in with hot dishes and porridge, he saw her giggling while holding the banknotes. She looked as happy as she could be, even with him watching.

"Ah, what are your plans?"

Wei Wei finished, waiting for him to bring the dishes to him.

"Ah Heng doesn't think I'm blind to money?"

Yan Heng was very sure: "Ah Mao is not that kind of person."

It feels so good to be trusted, Wei Wei smiled more and more comfortably, and five 1 taels of silver notes were lined up one by one: "Silver notes are taken from the people and used by the people. Ah Heng is not worried all the time, the people of Jiuquan County don't care about it. Dare to report the Zhou family?"

Yan Heng understood as soon as he heard it: "Ah Mao means?"

"Yes, for Zhuzi's armor and cotton coats, and the family property that was looted by the common people, we will ask the yamen servants to come to our door and return some of them first. If we show our sincerity, people will believe it."

When the Zhou family learned that the bribes were used to dig a hole for their own family, they would probably vomit blood with anger, Wei Wei thought maliciously.

(End of this chapter)