Queen of Nongmen: Hexagrams determine the universe

Chapter 41 Ingenuity
"Didn't I drive her away?" The second wife said angrily.

"What's the use of driving her away? She hasn't ruined your daughter's reputation. In the future, when people mention Mrs. Li, they will only say that she is educated and reasonable, your daughter... your daughter..." Ye Qiongdan sighed, "It's better to let She lifts a stone to shoot herself in the foot, doesn’t she love to set up the image of a white lotus? Let her set up enough! If a man can bend and stretch, if the enemy bites me, I will definitely hurt the enemy!”

The daughter-in-law of the second room was silent for a while, and reluctantly said: "You are right. For this kind of little hoof, she should shoot her own foot with a stone! I can still save the 150 taels of silver for my daughter to make!" What about the dowry!"

"Second aunt, if you don't let Xiang girl do business with me, it will take a long time, and Xiang girl will not be able to hold her head up in ten miles and eight towns. Li Niangzi is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Today, she gave away 150 taels of silver for nothing. Believe it or not, the reputation of your fragrant girl will be completely ruined in these ten miles and eight towns in just a few days, and her Lady Li is still a noble white lotus in the hearts of everyone? "

"Then I'll fight that little bastard!" The second wife said angrily.

"Is it useful to fight? It will only make people's words worse," Ye Qiongdan said realistically. "At that time, the more gossip is spread, the more shameful it will be. How can you let girl Dan get married?"

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work either, do I, You Yue'e, want to admit it?" The second wife's eyes were full of unwillingness.

"Just let her go with me to the town to do business. How do you know that she must not be the type to do business?"

"Xiang girl is so honest, what if she is cheated?"

"Then think of it as gaining wisdom by eating a ditch. If these small businesses are accomplished, then everyone will be happy. It will also make the blind Li Xiude kneel in front of the fragrant girl with the censer on his head and vent your anger for you. If these small businesses If it doesn't work out, Xiangyatou's reputation in these ten miles and eight villages won't necessarily get worse."

"I have to think about it." The second daughter-in-law hesitated.

"How about this, you give Xiang girl three months first, if within these three months, Xiang girl can't make any money, just let it go, how much money she has lost, I will post it for her, how about it?" Ye Qiongdan suggested .

"Empty words are nothing, you have to sign for me!" The second wife said immediately.

Seeing that her mother's face was so ugly, Xiang girl lowered her head in embarrassment: "Mother, why are you like this?"

"I'm not doing it for your own good!" The second daughter-in-law glared at her.

"No! It can't be like this, isn't this a disadvantage for Adan?" Xiang girl said anxiously.

"It's okay, do you not believe that you can make money?" Ye Qiongdan gave her an encouraging smile.

"This..." Xiang girl bit her lip.

The second daughter-in-law hurriedly found a pen and paper, and asked Ye Qiongdan to write two documents.

The daughter-in-law of the second room barely knew a few words, and after reading through the paper with guesswork and confidence, she put away the paper with great care.

After this matter was settled, Ye Qiongdan breathed a sigh of relief, and said to the nervous girl Xiang, "Let's go, it's getting late, we should go to town."

Xiang girl walked up to Ye Qiongdan with some guilt, and walked out with her.

After going out, the girl Xiang said nonchalantly: "Adan, don't worry, I will definitely steal this document from my mother, and then take it out and burn it!"

"As long as you work hard to make money, I won't lose money to your mother," Ye Qiongdan said nonchalantly, "have more confidence in yourself and our common business!"

"Okay!" Xiang girl promised.

The two arrived at the village head in a short while, and Ye Qinghan was already waiting at the village head.

The three came to the town in a donkey cart, and as soon as they got off the cart, they saw Zhao Ruyi and Tao Anping waiting at the entrance of the town.

Ye Qinghan took out a food box wrapped in a thick cotton coat from the barrel, and called Xiang girl to stay at the entrance of the village.

"Get in the carriage," Zhao Ruyi said with some distaste, "Don't think that if I let you get in the carriage, it means that I don't hate you anymore. I just have too many things to do and I'm too lazy to waste time for you. Go to the county seat The carriage will not start until there are enough people, my business cannot afford your delay, every hour of delay, I will lose a lot of money."

"To each other." Ye Qiongdan said lightly.

Zhao Ruyi sneered, obviously thinking she was talking big.

Ye Qiongdan didn't bother to quarrel with her, and pretended to ignore her, which made her very angry.

After getting into the carriage, the coachman set off immediately.

Along the way, the atmosphere in the carriage was as dull as a thunderstorm was approaching. Zhao Ruyi wanted to satirize Ye Qiongdan, but she was afraid of losing her identity. Ye Qiongdan remained calm along the way, as if they were going on an outing, and did not take her cold face into consideration at all. in the eyes.

Half an hour later, the carriage arrived in front of the county government office.

At this time, the county lord had just finished a case, and there was a lot of applause outside the yamen.

Zhao Ruyi couldn't wait to beat the big drum in front of the yamen, and the sound of the drum immediately attracted the officials in the yamen.

After the official sent a few people into the lobby, they saluted the county master.

The county master knocked on the gavel, and asked in a deep voice, "Who is under the hall? What is wronged?"

"Minister Zhao Ruyi, her husband's family name is Tao..." Zhao Ruyi told the grievances between the Tao family and the third room of the Ye family, "Now, my husband and I are married, if Miss Ye has contact with the Tao family again, I'm afraid It will attract criticism, so Miss Ye and I came to court today to establish a notarization in front of your lord, and from now on, Miss Ye Qiongdan will completely sever ties with the Tao family!"

"Ye Qiongdan, do you have any objections?" The county master looked at Ye Qiongdan.

"no comment."

"Then let the master write it!" The county master nodded.

The master hurried to the table, wrote two notarial certificates with a swipe of his pen, and handed them to the two people in the hall for review.

After the two confirmed that they were correct, they signed and pressed their fingerprints one after another, and then handed over to the county master to stamp the official seal.

"My daughter thanked Master Qingtian." Zhao Ruyi said excitedly after receiving the notarial certificate.

Zhao Ruyi led Tao Anping, who was hesitant to speak and depressed, to leave.

When Tao Anping walked out of the yamen, he couldn't help but look back.

I saw the sunlight outside the yamen shining in through the mottled tree shadows, and sprinkled pieces of fine spots on Ye Qiongdan's plain dress. Growing, waiting for the moment of flowering, using her youth to amaze the time.

Tao Anping felt a sad ripple in his heart. At this moment, he regretted it more than he imagined.

It's only been less than half a month since I got to know her again, why do I feel so sad and unwilling to miss her?
His hot feelings for Zhao Ruyi were like being poured over by a basin of ice water, and the temperature quickly dropped, leaving only a faint blue smoke.

Tao Anping was at a loss, he followed behind Zhao Ruyi, looking back on the past, he really felt that the past was like smoke and a dream.

So, he couldn't help but look back again, as if he wanted to engrave her back deeply in his memory.

After Zhao Ruyi and Tao Anping left, the county master said in amazement, "Did you live in Qian's old house last night?"

"Shut up." Ye Qiongdan said with a smile.

"This is really strange." The county master stroked his beard.

"Perhaps it was because I met the lord yesterday and got the good fortune from the lord that I let the ghost retreat."

"Little girl can talk," the county master smiled, "Yesterday, didn't you say that you sold the pig offal and wild fern for a lot of money on the wharf of Qili Town? Today, you can bring the food to coming?"

"Bring it." Ye Qiongdan took the cotton coat from Ye Qinghan's hand, and took out a delicate food box.

She bought this food box yesterday, and the rice in the food box is also refined rice, not brown rice.

Since the food box was covered with a thick cotton coat, the food in the food box was still warm after more than an hour.

After Ye Qiongdan presented the food, the county master curiously opened the food box and took out the chopsticks.

The upper layer of the food box is an exquisite nine-square grid, which contains nine dishes that are delicious in color, fragrance, and taste. The portion of each dish is not too much, which will not cause food waste.

The lower layer of the food box is a fragrant rice. After this rice is steamed by Ye Qiongdan in a special way, the aroma is stronger and the taste is better.

Just smelling the smell of the food, the magistrate swallowed subconsciously.

He has never been a person who indulges in appetite, and he has eaten a lot of breakfast today, he didn't feel hungry at this time, but he didn't expect that when he smelled the aroma of the food, he would be extremely greedy.

The master on the side craned his neck to take a look, licked his lips, swallowed, his eyes were full of greed.

The county master tasted the cold bracken first, and after he finished eating, his eyes widened in surprise: "Not bad! Not bad! This wild bracken is delicious and smooth, and it's not bitter at all!"

After starting with this wild bracken, the county lord also gained confidence in the taste of other dishes in Jiugongge.

When he first ate it, he still wanted to save face, but after a few mouthfuls, he started to gobble it up.

Seeing that the county master was so absorbed in eating, the master and the yamen servants swallowed their saliva one by one.

After the county master ate all the food in the food box, he took out his handkerchief and wiped his mouth with unsatisfied enthusiasm: "It tastes very good, but the portion is a bit small."

"My lord, I'm afraid that my lord will feel tired if I eat too much at one time." Ye Qiongdan said with a smile.

"I didn't expect that this pig offal, which is regarded as a dirty waste, can become so delicious after your skillful handling," the county master exclaimed, "My lord keeps his word, and I will give you an inscription!"

The magistrate of the county walked to the desk of the master, and after contemplating for a while, he picked up a large pen and wrote four big characters with one stroke—ingenuity!
Later, he changed to a small pen, mentioned the date and name in the lower right corner of the picture, and stamped a private seal.

The county lord from Qinghe County is good at writing regular script, and the whole set of characters looks pleasing to the eye.

"Work hard! You have skillful hands, as long as you are hardworking and down-to-earth, you will definitely not lose to a man!" The county master said appreciatively.

"The daughter of the people will definitely live up to the expectations of adults." Ye Qiongdan said slightly excitedly, after she rented the shop, the county master's calligraphy would definitely be the icing on the cake for her, and by then, the catering business would definitely do very well.

"Go on, my lord believes in my own vision." The county master stroked his beard again.

(End of this chapter)