Queen of Nongmen: Hexagrams determine the universe

Chapter 292

After a while, the carriage stopped in front of the firecracker shop.

The two jumped out of the carriage, and as soon as the steward in the firecracker shop saw Ye Qiongdan, he immediately came up to him.

"Boss, come to inspect?" the steward asked.

"With such a good manager like you, why do I need to work hard to inspect it? The guys are tired these days," Ye Qiongdan took out ten taels of silver from the purse, handed it to the manager, and said loudly to the guys , "Everyone has a good meal tonight, it's my boss who rewards you!"

"It's a nice host!" said the guys in unison.

Ten taels of silver, how precious can this be for a meal?
You know, their wages are only two denarii a month, and only two twenty-four denarii a year.

"Think of the money left over from the meal as the red envelopes I gave you, share it with you!" Ye Qiongdan said again.

When the guys heard this, they were even more delighted.

What a blessing to have met such a good boss in this life!
"By the way, how is the master's research going?" Ye Qiongdan asked as he walked towards the backyard.

"I don't really know," said the steward with some embarrassment. "As soon as the master began to study, he locked himself in the room. Sometimes he even forgot to eat the food we brought in. However, how much did it cost?" I know the varieties, they are all piled up in the warehouse."

"Great, you can lead me to move some."

"My master wants to use it?" The steward was a little reluctant, "Such a good thing should be a blockbuster, how can I use it now? My master, I heard that the Lord Chancellor will come to Qinghe County in a short time, so it's better to use it at that time ..."

"Forget it, how can this compare to tonight?" Ye Qiongdan glanced at Xu Mingzhu with a smile, "Today is my sister-in-law's birthday."

"Oh!" The steward understood, and nodded again and again, "That really needs to be handled properly! If Miss Xu reads these things, she will be very happy too!"

"What the hell is it?" Xu Mingzhu asked with a puzzled expression.

"Good stuff! Good stuff!" the steward praised.

Just as they were talking, the three arrived in front of the warehouse.

The steward borrowed the key from his waist, opened the door of the warehouse, pointed to a pile of wooden boxes in the southeast and said, "Master has already developed twelve varieties. Do you move one box for each kind?"

"Yeah!" Ye Qiongdan nodded.

The steward shouted at the top of his voice, and immediately a few guys came to the front shop to help them move the boxes to the carriage.

After Xu Mingzhu got out of the shop and got into the carriage, she looked curiously at the box in the car, and even lifted the lid restlessly, and took out the tube inside.

"What's this? It's nothing like the explosive bag you made last time!" Xu Mingzhu said suspiciously.

"You'll know at night," Ye Qiongdan said mysteriously, "Romantic guaranteed!"

"Can't you tell now?"

"No." Ye Qiongdan smiled slyly at her.

The carriage drove the two back to Yiling County, and stopped in front of Commander Xu's mansion.

At this time, it was the time when the sun was setting.

In order to celebrate her daughter's escape from death, Mrs. Xu decided to make a big fuss, even though holding a dinner party is not in line with the rules of this era.

How dare the businessmen and officials of Yiling County offend the most powerful military officer in the county?

After they received the invitation, they prepared congratulatory gifts one after another and came one after another.

For a while, there was a sea of ​​people and traffic in front of the mansion.

"The shopkeeper of Chen's Jewelry Zhou brought his wife and Ling Ai to the banquet, and presented a set of agate jewelry, a piece of South Sea pearl, and ten pieces of Shu brocade..."

"Lord Lin Qianhu brought his wife and son to the banquet, and presented a red emerald birthday peach, an agarwood Guanyin ornament, and a Mobei goshawk sword..."

"The county magistrate Yu brought his wife and Ling Ai to the banquet, and presented him with 3 taels of silver, an exquisite jade pot, and a pair of white jade Ruyi..."

……

There are many dignitaries and business tycoons, as well as many ordinary people.

It's just that the common people are not qualified to enter the Xu Mansion, they can only stand outside and make some judgments.

"Rich, really rich!"

"This big fuss must have made a lot of money, right? If someone marries Commander Xu's daughter, isn't that the same as marrying a golden mountain?"

"I don't know what gift the second lady of Xu's mansion will give her righteous sister? The gift that the second lady gives must be more valuable than theirs, right?"

"Don't dare to say that, who doesn't know that the second lady is not a rich businessman, what valuables can she bring out?"

……

After Xu Mingzhu and Ye Qiongdan got off the carriage, just as they were about to enter, they saw a new servant who stopped Ye Qiongdan ignorantly: "Girl, you are not allowed to enter without an invitation or gift?"

"Did the butler arrange for you to be received at the door?" Xu Mingzhu asked a little rudely.

"The butler is here, he asked me to greet him first." The servant said awkwardly.

Xu Mingzhu's expression turned cold, and she felt that the butler was also a little confused.

It's time to take care of yourself!

"This is the second lady of the house, haven't you seen it before?" Xu Mingzhu frowned displeased.

The servant lowered his head in fear.

He has only been in the house for a few days, even this morning, he just caught a glimpse of Miss Xu playing with the parrot under the eaves from a distance. I really haven't seen this second lady!

"Throughout the ages, this master has taught his servants not to be greedy, lazy, or cunning, and only those who are not good-looking!" Xu Mingzhu said angrily, "She is the second young lady of the family. Don't say that our sisters are deeply in love, she will not forget to prepare a gift for me, even if she forgot, so what, the family is so far away?"

The servant bowed his head and remained silent.

At this time, another lady from the official family asked nonchalantly, "What gift did the Second Miss prepare for the Eldest Miss?"

Xu Mingzhu glanced at the other servants: "The things are in the carriage, there are twelve boxes in total, let's move them out."

Several servants got into the carriage, brought down boxes of fireworks, and then opened the boxes according to the rules, intending to register the congratulatory gifts contained in the boxes.

I don't know, I don't know if I don't open it, I was shocked when I opened it, and there were some firecracker-like tubes in those boxes.

The people around immediately stretched their necks and looked into the box, and then started discussing curiously.

"Looks like firecrackers!"

"This second lady is too careless in giving gifts, isn't she? Firecrackers are neither valuable nor rare playthings. Isn't this just perfunctory for the eldest lady?"

"That's right, this gift is too shabby. Not to mention that the Xu family is a wealthy family, even if it is a small family, I haven't seen anyone carrying boxes of firecrackers to give gifts?"

……

Ye Qiongdan said calmly amid all kinds of disdainful eyes: "Everyone doesn't know, this thing is not a firecracker, but it looks like a firecracker."

"Even if it's not a firecracker, it's a poor thing!" Someone said contemptuously.

"That's right, Miss Xu, your righteous sister really doesn't care about you, she's really worse than outsiders!" Another person said.

"Don't provoke the relationship between our sisters," Xu Mingzhu said loudly, "Although I don't know what these things are, but sending goose feathers from thousands of miles away is unimportant. Does it mean that the friendship between us sisters who share weal and woe, life and death, needs money? Come to prove it? Money has a price, friendship is priceless!"

"it is good!"

As soon as the words fell, the audience applauded thunderously.

Although everyone admired Xu Mingzhu's attitude, everyone also despised Ye Qiongdan's stinginess.

Ye Qiongdan has now become a public figure in Yiling County and even the entire Guazhou. Her every move will attract the attention of the public, and will be brought out and magnified infinitely.

A well-done place may not necessarily be known all over Guazhou; but if it is done a little improperly, it will definitely attract the attention of the people of Guazhou.

After entering the gate of Xu Mansion, Ye Qiongdan ordered: "Move all the things in this box to the garden."

"Yes!" The servants nodded and moved all the fireworks away.

The onlookers and ordinary people looked at each other in blank dismay, even if the "firecrackers" were not received in the warehouse, they should be set ablaze at the door, right?What to do in the garden?
Xu Mingzhu and Ye Qiongdan came to the lotus hall where the birthday banquet was held, and sat at a table with Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Xu. By Xushi, all the guests had arrived.

Mr. Xu was very happy. He picked up his glass and stood up: "Today is my daughter's birthday. Thank you all for coming from afar to support Xu. Xu, I would like to offer you a toast!"

"Master Xu, you are welcome." The guests raised their glasses together.

After drinking a round of wine, the lady from the official family who wanted to make trouble at the door said again at this time: "Master Xu, the second lady of Xu's mansion gave the eldest lady a very poor gift, you know that?" ?"

Master Xu was taken aback for a moment.

The audience was silent.

Mrs. Xu's complexion suddenly turned ugly, she thought to herself, this Ye Qiongdan is a country girl after all, even if she has a few skills, plus her luck is against the sky, no matter how fast she rises in this Yiling County, this small family The faults brought about by birth are still rooted in the bones, and it is difficult to be elegant.

What day is today?
What kind of guests will come today?
Didn't Ye Qiongdan think about it before giving the gift?
Sending a shabby congratulatory gift would not only lose face for herself, but also for the entire Xu family!
Originally, she thought this adopted daughter was very pleasing to her eyes, but because of the congratulatory gift, she looked down on this adopted daughter again!
"Miss, why are you poor?" Ye Qiongdan poured himself a glass of wine and asked unhurriedly.

"Twelve boxes of firecrackers, isn't that poor?" The official lady sneered.

The atmosphere in the audience became more and more embarrassing, and everyone held their breath slightly.

"That's not firecrackers, as I said before," Ye Qiongdan stood up, and first toasted Xu Mingzhu a glass of wine, "I wish my sister a happy life every year, and a bright future every year, and I will present you a surprise!"

"Okay, okay!" Xu Mingzhu also poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it down, "I'll go to the garden with you!"

"No, just wait here!" As she said, she took out a fire pocket from her bosom, blew on it lightly, and walked towards the garden.

The official lady said contemptuously: "You still say it's not firecrackers, why are you blowing fire if it's not firecrackers? It's really hard to speak when death is imminent!"

(End of this chapter)