Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 62

The day before the Dragon Boat Festival, Mai Xiang came out of Tong's shop to deliver goods, thinking that the festival was coming, and the two families had a lot to buy, when she was thinking about it, someone knocked her head.

"What are you thinking? Didn't you see me coming?" Tong Liwen was a little surprised when he saw Mai Xiang.

"It still looks much more pleasing to the eye like this, it looks like my maid." Tong Liwen hadn't seen Mai Xiang for more than a month, and it was the first time he saw Mai Xiang wearing an unpatched dress, so he boasted.

Mai Xiang looked at the clothes on her body, they belonged to Jiufeng.The weather was hot, and the jacket made by Liu Huilan couldn't be worn, so Mai Xiang changed into a pure cotton cloth summer jacket given by Jiufeng, which was [-]% new, but Jiufeng was taller than Mai Xiang. I couldn't fit anymore, so I gave it to Mai Xiang.

Mai Xiang knew that the children of poor families and the maids in those houses usually wore clothes and trousers instead of skirts because they had to do things, so Tong Liwen joked that she looked like their maids.

Having said that, Mai Xiang was still a little unhappy, rolled her eyes, and said, "What do you mean? You said that I look like a maid?"

"No, no, I didn't mean that, I, I..." Seeing that Mai Xiang was unhappy, Tong Liwen was a little embarrassed, not knowing what to say, and patted his head.

"Forget it, I know you didn't mean it, but these days I really want to thank your family." Mai Xiang smiled slightly.

"Aren't you angry with me?" Tong Liwen felt happy when he saw Mai Xiang smile.

"I wasn't angry with you at first, just kidding. By the way, I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go shopping." Mai Xiang was worried that she would be late and there would be no pork bones to sell. She likes to drink bone soup. I like to gnaw bones, but bones are cheap, and poor people like to buy them to smell the meat.

"I'll accompany you. I can help you carry it to hire a car when you can't carry it anymore." Tong Liwen said hastily.

"Okay, I'll treat you to something to eat." Mai Xiang came here by herself today, and she really needs a helper, not to mention that the other party has a servant with her.

"I don't need to eat something, I'm not hungry today." Tong Liwen knew the situation of Mai Xiang's house, how could he have the nerve to let Mai Xiang spend money?

Mai Xiang was not hypocritical after hearing this, she went to the butcher shop, the rice shop, and the cloth shop, thinking that it was the Dragon Boat Festival, why not buy two pieces of cotton cloth for Ye Dafu and Mrs. Zhao to make new summer clothes, they had no old clothes to pick up, The original color of the clothes on his body was no longer visible.

After a while, the hands of the three of them were full, and Mai Xiang hugged the two cardboard boxes, almost covering her little face.

"By the way, I think you're fast at counting, do you have any tricks to teach me?" Tong Liwen once again saw Mai Xiang's mathematical mind, which was faster and more accurate than his family's accountant, and he was overwhelmed with admiration.

"Of course, I can teach you if you want to learn." Mai Xiang first told him some simple mental arithmetic formulas.

"How come what you said is not the same as our husband?" Tong Liwen became more and more confused the more he listened, and was immediately confused.

"Of course it's different. Why don't you just recognize me as your teacher? I can teach you in two days." Once Mai Xiang was proud, she forgot about her situation.

"Really? Well, I heard that there is a kind of Western arithmetic. Master Kangxi learned it from Westerners when he was young. Unfortunately, I have never seen it."

It was only then that Mai Xiang remembered that she had heard from Dongzhi that the birth mother of Lord Kangxi was the Tong Jia family, and that Tong Liwen's family was rich today because they joined the Tong Jia family.

"By the way, can you tell me about Lord Kangxi? Actually, I'm more interested in Lord Shunzhi and Concubine Dong E. How much do you know?" Mai Xiang's eyes lit up.

"What are you asking about? I only know that Lord Kangxi has been very smart and eager to learn since he was a child. He has been involved in both literary and military skills. His biological mother is the aunt of our Tong family. Unfortunately, the holy grandfather left not long after he became the throne."

"What about Lord Shunzhi? Is he a monk or is he really gone?"

"Mai Xiang, you must not ask these words indiscriminately when you go outside, it will bring you disaster." Tong Liwen looked around in fright, but fortunately, Mai Xiang's voice was not loud, and neither were the people around. noticed.

Mai Xiang had no choice but to nod. Seeing Mai Xiang staring at him with wide eyes, Tong Liwen whispered next to Mai Xiang: "Master Shunzhi is really gone, he died of illness. After Queen Dong E left, he wanted to become a monk, but it's a pity Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang refuses to let her go, and our aunts of the Tong family were made mad by them."

Mai Xiang seems to remember watching the Qing palace drama where Tong Jia was jealous of Dong E's favor and worried that her son would endanger her son's status, so she secretly put the clothes that Kangxi had suffered from smallpox on Dong E's son , Dong E's body is not good, how can he bear the blow of the pain of losing his son?
Of course, Mai Xiang couldn't tell Tong Liwen about this, because Tong Liwen's words woke her up, so she changed the topic to a lighter one and asked why Tong Liwen wanted to learn arithmetic.

"Do you really don't want to take the scientific examination? I heard from your mother that she seems to have placed great hopes on you. Are you the only son of your Tong family?" Mai Xiang really doesn't know anything about the Tong family. .

"Scientific examinations will also test mathematics. Of course we have more than one son in Tong's family, but I am the only son of my mother. Of course I know my mother's hope, I am afraid that I will let her down." Tong Liwen said this, rather Somewhat sad.

"How old are you, how can you say that you are disappointed or not? The scientific examination does not affect you to do what you want to do. With the status of an examiner, it is much easier for you to do anything. When you are young, you have to fight for a few years. Wouldn't it be better not to let your parents down, nor to make yourself regret in the future?"

Mai Xiang persuaded him for Mrs. Tong's sake, but Tong Liwen didn't feel disgusted. They talked and walked to the donkey cart stall at the intersection of the street.

From far away, Sanfu saw that these three people seemed to be hiring a car. Tong Liwen was wearing a sky-blue gauze gown. It looked like the young master of a rich family brought his maids and servants to buy things, and hurriedly pulled the car forward. .

"Big Ya, why is it you?" San Fu walked up to him and was surprised to see that it was Mai Xiang.

When did this girl know the young master of a rich family?The two talked and laughed all the way over, and they didn't just know each other at first sight.

"Mai Xiang, do you know each other?" Tong Liwen asked.

Mai Xiang nodded, "He is my third uncle."

Mai Xiang didn't expect to meet San Fu either, since she met, Mai Xiang had no reason to avoid it, but she was worried that San Fu would think too much, so she explained to San Fu: "I just delivered some goods to Tong's family, When I came out to buy something for the holidays, I happened to meet Young Master Tong, there were too many things, Young Master Tong sent me over to find a donkey cart, third uncle will take me home."

After hearing this, Sanfu took the things from Mai Xiang's hand, and Tong Liwen put the things into the donkey cart by himself. He wanted to ask when Mai Xiang would come next time, but he glanced at his third uncle who was looking at him curiously, Tong Liwen Shut up wisely.

After getting in the car, Sanfu began to question Mai Xiang.

"Da Ya, when did you meet this young master of the Tong family?"

"Big girl, how old is this young master of the Tong family?"

"Da Ya, did the young master bring you in when you went to Tong's house?"

"Big ya, did your fifth uncle's kite also sell to Tong's family? How much is it?"

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Some of Mai Xiang told the truth, while others replied vaguely. Seeing that she couldn't find anything to ask, San Fu began to question Mai Xiang about what she bought and how much money she spent.

As soon as Sanfu's donkey cart entered the yard, Mai Xiang saw a carriage at home, and guessed that it was another member of the Wan family. What on earth did the Wan family want to do?
As soon as Mai Xiang got out of the car, Mrs. Sun hurriedly came out from the upper room. Seeing Mai Xiang coming back in Sanfu's donkey cart, and Sanfu was still carrying things under the cart, she thought it was Sanfu who bought it, and hurried over to help.

"Father, how much did you spend today to buy these things?"

"I didn't buy it, but Da Ya bought it. When I met me on the street, I gave it back."

"Big girl, have you made a fortune?" Mrs. Sun saw that there were not only rice noodles, fish meat, but also cotton cloth. It must cost hundreds of dollars?
"Mai Xiang, look who is here?"

Just as Mai Xiang was about to answer Mrs. Sun's words, Mrs. Liu brought Mrs. Qian out to see off the guests. The visitor was not Mrs. Wan, but Zhang Xiang's family.

"Hello, Mammy." Mai Xiang didn't know what to call her, so she simply called her Mammy.

"Miss Mai Xiang, you are back. Our old lady misses you very much. She talks about you all day long, saying that you don't want to visit her." Zhang Xiang's family was obviously very happy to see Mai Xiang.

"Is the old lady in good health? I'm busy these days, so please bring me a good one. Thank you, old lady, for thinking about it." Mai Xiang replied with a smile.

"By the way, I just heard from your mother that you went to the Tong family? What business do you have with the Tong family?" Zhang Xiang's family pretended to ask casually, and at the same time glanced at the things Mai Xiang bought, and then scanned A glance at Mai Xiang's body.

When Mai Xiang heard it, Mrs. Zhao didn't talk too much today, but Mrs. Liu did. It seems that she still has to find a way to move.

"Mommy, how can I have any business, I just made a few kites and put them on consignment."

Zhang Xiang's family didn't ask any more after hearing this, but they asked Mai Xiang what she's been busy with these days, and invited Mrs. Liu to take Mai Xiang to the house when she was free. Just as she was about to get into the carriage, another car came carriage.

Everyone in the yard was stunned, watching the carriage enter the door together, unexpectedly the first one to get off was actually Mrs. Shi again.

"Her second aunt, so it's you? Are you here this time?" Liu thought that the other party was a matchmaker, because it was impossible for the Wan family to ask her to buy Maixiang again.

"Oh, old sister-in-law, I'm not here today, I'm just here to lead the way." Mrs. Shi said hastily.

After Mrs. Shi finished speaking, she turned around and helped a person get out of the car. Mai Xiang saw that it was Nanny Li who was next to A Muxin. Just as she was about to go up to meet her, two maidservants aged [-] or [-] jumped out of the car. When in doubt, the servant girl helped a forty-year-old woman out of the car. The woman looked rich and dressed more carefully than others, but she obviously didn't look like a master.

Even Mai Xiang was confused.

(End of this chapter)