Chapter 41 Planning 1

"Yes, don't worry, Master Shopkeeper. I will never go against your wishes. I will not do that myself, and I will not let my subordinates do such dishonest things as passing off inferior goods as good ones, and look down on others."

"I believe you."

Mu Qingyin nodded. Before she had trained her own staff, she had spent a lot of effort to select this shopkeeper Ai.

He may have shortcomings, such as not being smart enough and not being able to quickly understand the meaning of the things he decides. But he is steady and honest enough, and he will not be cunning or sly, and he is also a smooth person in dealing with things.

With such a person, Mu Qingyin would naturally feel at ease handing Yipinzhai over to him.

In fact, she didn't need to worry.

Shopkeeper Ai didn't know, and couldn't imagine, that except for him, everyone else's indenture contracts in Yipinzhai were in her hands. In addition to the indenture contracts, what was more important was that they had all taken the loyalty pill.

Even if Shopkeeper Ai hid his true intentions very well in front of her and had some ulterior motives that she didn't know about, it was doomed to fail if he wanted to do something behind her back in Yipinzhai or violate the rules she set.

So after Mu Qingyin explained to Shopkeeper Ai, she felt relieved to leave Yipinzhai alone for the time being. She only arranged for someone to check the accounts regularly, and then she went to the farm she bought outside Changhe Town.

At the farm, Mu Qingyin saw that all the people whom she had ordered people to adopt, buy or bring back from various orphanages, pawnbrokers, and beggars' camps were concentrating on learning from the masters according to their own talents.

After seeing that everything was normal, she called the farm manager to give him some instructions. Then she returned to the house in Changhe Town to pack some clothes. She did not forget to give some instructions to the housekeeper in the house, and then she went to the capital with only a servant and a maid.

During the past six months, Mu Qingyin had been preparing for Yipin Pavilion and privately thinking of ways to recruit people to train talents. At the same time, she had also been thinking about how to reveal her life story in front of her mother, grandparents, and grandparents without making a fuss.

After careful consideration, she decided to go to the capital.

In two months, it will be my grandfather's birthday. According to tradition, every year on my grandfather's or grandmother's birthday, my mother would take them back to my grandfather's house to stay overnight.

Before, Mu Qingyin was nominally a "bastard daughter" of Yuejiang Marquis's mansion. But a bastard daughter should also call her legitimate mother "mother", and her legitimate mother's family was also the nominal maternal family of the bastard daughter.

No matter it is the grandparents, or even the uncles, aunts, cousins, or younger cousins, if the stepmother refuses to take the concubine's daughter back to her parents' home during birthdays or birthdays, she will be criticized and talked about behind her back.

Therefore, even though she was called a "concubine's daughter", Mu Qingyin had been to the Kuang Mansion quite often since she was a child. She was not unfamiliar with the Kuang Mansion at all.

Thinking about how the Kuang family accepted me without hesitation after knowing that I was my mother's biological daughter, and didn't care at all about the bad reputation that had spread throughout the capital.

Without even explaining myself, they took the initiative to comfort me by saying that I must be a good person. The reason why I had a bad reputation before was all caused by Concubine Song, and they would definitely help me clear it if they had the chance in the future.

It's a pity that I didn't get to wait for this future in my previous life. Mother, the Kuang family has already... Waves of sadness made Mu Qingyin sniff involuntarily, with tears filling her eyelashes.

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Chapter 42 Planning 2

Capital city.

This time, Mu Qingyin was no longer alone. With someone to serve her, she and the other two stayed in the inn for only three days before moving into an inconspicuous alley in the capital.

"Master, I have inquired about it. The one living next door to us is the home of the sister-in-law Li you mentioned. I specially asked someone to ask her sister-in-law from her natal family. She is indeed working in the small kitchen of Old Lady Kuang in the Kuang Mansion, specializing in making cakes.

I heard that her specialty sweet-scented osmanthus cake and jujube paste cake are not only loved by Old Lady Kuang, but she has always only eaten the ones made by her. Even the masters of the Kuang Mansion, both big and small, are very supportive of them. "

Mu Qingyin was welcomed into the house, which had been cleaned by someone. After she walked in and looked satisfied, Shuangcheng, the servant who had followed her to Beijing, came over with a sigh of relief and smiled and whispered to her, "From the tone of her voice, everyone in her family is very proud of her."

Although Lin Shuangcheng is not very old, only fifteen or sixteen years old this year, he is smart and capable. He is also a Beijing native and is quite familiar with the streets and alleys of Beijing.

He was also a poor man, his parents died when he was very young. His unscrupulous uncle, who was almost raised by his father as his own son, not only seized his family property, but also refused to give him a single bite of food and sold him to a human trafficker, turning him from a good boy into a slave.

"When one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit. The Kuang family is not an ordinary wealthy family. That Li sister-in-law has the real ability to win the favor of old lady Kuang. I think she can still have a say in front of the old lady.

Just because of this, no one outside dares to bully her family, and they may even flatter them. It is natural for them to be proud of this."

Mu Qingyin nodded and instructed the girl beside her: "Xiao Lian, get Shuangcheng a high-quality red envelope. He has worked hard these past few days."

"Thank you for the reward, Master. It's not hard for me to work for you. It's my duty to serve you. Besides, I found someone according to your suggestion. I just ran an errand and got a good meal.

The master gave me all the remaining money from the food and drink, and now he gave me such a big red envelope. Hehe, if I dare to say that I have worked hard again, I will be heartless..."

Shuang Cheng took the reward purse from Xiao Lian, the maidservant beside Mu Qingyin, and his eyes narrowed into slits with laughter. He kept saying nice things as if they were free, which made Mu Qingyin laugh.

"It's good that you know it. Next time you do things for your master, you must be more attentive and meticulous."

Seeing that Shuangcheng's smooth talk made Mu Qingyin laugh, Xiaolian also laughed. However, even though she was laughing, she did not forget to criticize him. She rolled her eyes at him and taught him a lesson in a condescending manner.

"Sister Xiaolian, you don't need to tell me this. My loyalty to my master is obvious to all heaven."

With the effect of the Loyalty Pill, neither Xiaolian nor Shuangcheng could have any thoughts of disobeying Mu Qingyin in their hearts, not to mention that Mu Qingyin was an especially generous master.

At that moment, even though Shuangcheng was taught a lesson by Xiaolian, who was also a servant, he did not feel unhappy at all, and still expressed his loyalty once again without hesitation.

"Loyalty is not something you can say all the time." Xiaolian curled her lips. For some reason, she just "disliked" Shuangcheng and couldn't help but deliberately say something to him in front of Mu Qingyin.

"Haha, Sister Xiaolian is right." Shuangcheng was not angry even though he was bullied. Instead, he nodded and agreed with her. This made Xiaolian lose her temper immediately, and she could not continue to bully him.

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Chapter 43 Planning 3

Mu Qingyin just watched the two of them bickering quietly without stopping them, and there was even a smile on her lips.

After the two of them stopped talking, she told Shuangcheng in a good mood: "You don't have to do anything recently, and don't run around. Just keep an eye on Sister Li's son all the time and don't let him out of your sight."

Mu Qingyin glanced at Xiaolian and said, "Give him another fifty taels of silver for emergencies."

"Okay." Xiaolian responded and took out the banknote for Shuangcheng.

"Master, please rest assured. I will definitely keep an eye on Sister Li's son."

Regarding Mu Qingyin's instructions, even if she didn't explain, neither Xiaolian nor Shuangcheng would ask any curious questions. They would just think of ways to get things done, so the two of them nodded immediately without hesitation.

Seeing Shuangcheng collect the banknotes and leave without delay, Mu Qingyin smiled and said to Xiaolian, "You should be able to find out if you ask around. Sister Li's husband has a lover in private. Find out what the family situation is like and what kind of person he is."

"Yes, I understand. I will give you a reply tomorrow at the latest."

How to quickly and covertly find out a person's ancestry for 18 generations, both Shuangcheng and Xiaolian have received special training. Not only have they been trained, but they are also the best in the field.

This is also the main reason why Mu Qingyin only brought two people with her on this trip to the capital - in her opinion, these two people can at least fight ten people at the same time.

Therefore, the two of them naturally know more than just this, there are other things, such as disguise; escaping in times of crisis; speaking differently to different people and telling different stories to different ghosts, and so on.

After seeing Xiaolian leave, she did not go out directly, but returned to her room. Not long after, a woman in her thirties came out, her hands and face looked tanned black.

Seeing Xiaolian transformed into a woman, she went to the kitchen to find a vegetable basket, put it on her arm and went out, and Mu Qingyin chuckled.

There was a reason why I came to find this sister-in-law Li who was by my grandmother's side.

Mu Qingyin remembered that in some time, a big event would happen in her family - her only son would be "kidnapped" by a kidnapper at the doorstep.

Because Li's wife's body was damaged when she gave birth to a son, she could no longer have children. Not long after, her husband took a concubine back on the grounds that he had no children.

The concubine was sweet-faced but bitter-hearted, and was particularly good at pretending. She was extremely respectful in front of Li Saozi, and even after giving birth to two sons in succession, she never revealed her true colors, and still acted obedient and cautious to her.

The concubine was so patient, and Li Saozi's husband gradually became more coaxing. Li Saozi was so coaxed that she was willing to spend the monthly salary and rewards from the Kuang Mansion for their whole family.

As a result, when something happened in the Kuang Mansion, the concubine and Sister Li's husband couldn't wait to reveal their true colors.

Not only did the two of them divorce Li Saozi and drive her out of the house for having no children, the concubine also deliberately told Li Saozi the truth: her only son was not abducted by a kidnapper, but was sold to a passing human trafficker by his own father.

It was then that Li's wife found out that because she had worked in Kuang's house for many years, the concubine and Li's husband had been having an affair. The concubine wanted to marry into the family legitimately because she was pregnant, so she and Li's husband came up with such a vicious plan.

It has been more than 20 days since I started my new book. Then Meng Xuan found that I seemed to have forgotten something. Thinking carefully, I forgot to ask for recommendation tickets and collections. Dear little cuties and big cuties, please don't forget to leave collections, recommendation tickets, and comments when you pass by.

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Chapter 44 Planning 4

They had a good idea. By plotting against Li Saozi, they would not offend her, who was a slave in a rich family, and they could continue to coax her to take back the money. They would continue to rely on Li Saozi to live a good life that everyone envied.

Even if the Kuang family survived, when Li's wife was too old and frail to work and could not go home to live in retirement, she would not be able to teach her son to be filial to her without a son and a husband who truly loved her.

It is conceivable that when Li Saozi gets old and sick, and can't even leave the house easily, what will happen? In this matter, let alone that Li Saozi once patiently taught Mu Qingyin all her best pastry-making skills. The two of them had a "master-disciple" relationship.

Even if there wasn't any, you would still help a stranger when you see injustice, especially since this person was serving your grandmother.

It would be fine if he didn't know, but if he knew, it would make people indignant just by hearing about it. There is absolutely no reason for Mu Qingyin to stand idly by.

Although she was a woman, Xiaolian's skills were not bad compared to Shuangcheng. It was only evening when she came back with a basket of fish, meat, vegetables, eggs and other food.

She put the ingredients in the kitchen and didn't bother to deal with them. She ran to Mu Qingyin excitedly and said, "Master, I found it out. Wang Chun, the man in Li's family, is really not a good person.

His lover was originally a singer in a teahouse, and she had a mother who followed her out to sing. Because Wang Chun took a fancy to her, he secretly settled her down, and now both mother and mother no longer sing and rely on Wang Chun for support.

After taking a breath, Xiaolian curled her lips and continued, "I have inquired about it. Both mother and daughter are not easy to deal with. The old one is fierce and unreasonable, and the young one is just like what you have heard, with a sweet face but a bitter heart and good at pretending.

If it weren't for the neighbors who have been with them for a long time and have seen her true face, I'm afraid everyone would think that the little one is different from her biological mother and is a good person."

"So, that person is actually Wang Chun's mistress who has been kept outside for a long time?"

Mu Qingyin saw Xiaolian licking her lips subconsciously and asked while picking up a clean teacup from the tea tray, personally poured a cup of warm tea for Xiaolian and pushed it in her direction.

"Master is right."

Xiaolian was very thirsty, so she took the tea and drank it in one go. She felt that one cup was not enough, so she poured two more cups in a row, and then she felt relieved and not so thirsty anymore.

Wiping her mouth, Xiaolian continued, "That woman's name is Tao Niang. I heard that she is very good at coaxing people. He would go to her twenty days out of thirty days in a month. Whenever he went, Tao Niang's mother would move a stool and sit under the tree at the door to show off to others."

"Show off? What are you showing off?" Mu Qingyin raised her eyebrows. "Are you showing off Wang Chun and how generous he is to them?"

"Master is really amazing. You guessed it without me telling you. Isn't this just to show off?"

Xiaolian complimented Mu Qingyin with a smile, and then continued with disdain: "Anyway, it's said that Wang Chun bought her daughter a silver hairpin or a silver earring today.

Otherwise, they would bring a big fat duck, a big roast chicken, or something. Anyway, they were always busy, and the two of them were tired of eating meat all day.

By the way, the courtyard they lived in was not rented, but was bought by Wang Chun and given to them. Every time she talked about this, the old woman was very proud, as if she was afraid that others didn't know.

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Chapter 45 Planning 5

"Isn't she afraid that by showing off like this, she will attract thieves, or that Sister Li or her family will hear about it and come and make trouble?" Mu Qingyin asked in disbelief.

"Haha, she doesn't need to be afraid."

Xiaolian sneered, "That Wang Chun was very cautious. He placed the people next door to his brother's house. Besides his brother, there are also many of his relatives living there.

I don't know if he was afraid that people would know that he would lose face by relying on his wife. The people nearby didn't even know that it was Li's wife who served the old lady of the Kuang family.

They all thought he was a well-known and important steward in some wealthy family, and they all called him Master Wang. Based on this, who in the neighborhood would dare to mess with his mistress?

Tao Niang is as beautiful as a flower. No one dares to covet her when she lives there. She is also favored by everyone there. Even Wang Chun's sister-in-law calls her sister-in-law affectionately. The two families have a very close relationship.

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Mu Qingyin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment: "So he has had the evil intention for a long time and is taking precautions against it?"

"That's right." Xiaolian nodded and said angrily, "After I came back, I asked around here and found out that Wang Chun's sister-in-law is a worthless person, two-faced.

While calling Tao Niang her younger sister-in-law, he still had the nerve to come over whenever Sister Li came back, and fawn on her and take advantage of her."

"Some people are like this, it's because she has no confidence in front of Sister Li. As a sister-in-law, she has to flatter her against her will and get benefits from her, so she becomes more jealous of her and can't bear to see her do well." Mu Qingyin whispered with a bad look on her face.

After a pause, she asked again, "Have you asked? How many people are there in Li's family? She is not at home all day, and Wang Chun is always out. Who is taking care of Li's son?"

"I have asked, and my sister-in-law's parents-in-law have long passed away. Now, in addition to the three of them, there is also a maid who cooks and serves people. In addition, there is also a servant who follows her son and accompanies him to school every day."

"Mrs. Li's son is in school?" Mu Qingyin was surprised for a moment before she asked, "How old is he? How is he doing in school?"

"Seven years old. I heard that when I was four years old, I hired a teacher to teach me at home. This year, the teacher had to resign because of family matters, so I sent him to school.

I heard from the neighbors that both the teachers at home and the teachers at school praised him highly, saying that he had great talent for reading.

Xiaolian was a little envious when she spoke of this. With such a son, even if he married a bad man, she would still have someone to rely on in her old age. Who knows, her son might even earn her a fortune in his lifetime.

So she also revealed a layer of envy in her expression as she spoke: "Among the three people in Sister Li's family, Sister Li is the only one who signed a contract to sell herself in the Kuang Mansion.

Wang Chun had no real work to do, he just spent money blindly. In addition to her monthly salary, Li Saozi also received a lot of rewards when she worked in Kuang Mansion for a month, which was enough for the family to spend and there was still a lot of surplus.

So they don't seem to mind that Wang Chun only spends money but doesn't make money. At least when I asked around, no one in the neighborhood said that the couple had ever had a fight over this."

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Chapter 46 Planning 6

Mu Qingyin nodded and suddenly asked, "Doesn't anyone around here know that Wang Chun has a kid outside?"

"I asked a few people nearby, but no one knew about this. But I can't say if it's true that everyone doesn't know. I think there is no wall that is impenetrable in this world.

Even if someone knew, they might not tell Li Saozi. Or maybe Li Saozi didn't really know anything, but just didn't want to reveal it."

Xiaolian thought for a moment and replied, "After all, if a family has some extra money, it is rare for a man to not take a concubine. Sister Li works at the Kuang Mansion and can only come back one or two days a month. I'm afraid she doesn't dare to delve into some things."

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After a moment of silence, Mu Qingyin asked curiously, "Since no one you asked nearby knew about this, how did you find out so quickly?"

"It was Cheng Shuang who had been finding someone to follow Wang Chun. He knew that you were going to investigate his lover, so he reminded me. I knew the places he often went to, so I was able to find out the matter so quickly." Xiao Lian did not hide anything and said crisply.

Mu Qingyin nodded slightly.

Xiaolian withdrew, washed off her makeup, changed back into her original clothes, and went to the kitchen. The meal was ready, and after serving Mu Qingyin, dusk fell, and Chengshuang returned before the curfew started.

As soon as he came back, Cheng Shuang went to Mu Qingyin to report: "Master, I have seen Sister Li's son Wang Chengyun not come out after entering the house after school.

Although we have a curfew in Dazhao and cannot go out and walk around at night, just in case, I still found the house facing the Wang family's gate and arranged two people to take turns to watch their gate at night. "

"Well done." This way you can be sure that nothing will go wrong.

Seeing Shuangcheng was so cautious that he even had someone watch the Wang family during the night curfew, Mu Qingyin nodded with satisfaction and said to him, "Don't be afraid to spend money. If you don't have enough money, just go to Xiaolian for it."

"That's enough. You gave me fifty taels of silver. I'll find someone to help watch it at night. We agreed that two people would be paid twenty coins for one night's watch.

I also gave the family across from the Wang family ten coins a night, and one tael of silver as hush money. All told, I didn't even spend two taels of silver a month."

Touching his head, Shuangcheng chuckled and said, "I'll keep an eye on it myself during the day. These fifty taels of silver will last a long time."

"I don't need you to watch over me for too long, two months at most. So don't be too stingy with your spending."

Mu Qingyin didn't know exactly when Li Saozi's son Wang Chengyun was sold, she only knew that it was before her grandfather's birthday this year.

And now it's only two months away from my grandfather's birthday.

Thinking that such a smart son of Mrs. Li would be sold out by his own father, she felt more and more regretful, and at the same time, she deeply felt that Wang Chun must have been kicked in the head by a donkey.

She wanted to save Wang Chengyun even more, so she looked at Chengshuang and said, "There are a lot of mosquitoes at night. Since someone is watching us, get some mosquito repellent grass. Don't be stingy. Buy some snacks and tea to pass the time, so that you don't get sleepy at night and miss important things."

"Yes, I'll send them some mugwort and a large pot of refreshing tea and snacks in a while, and then go over to take a look at it in the middle of the night."

Shuang Cheng could hear Mu Qingyin's worry, and quickly patted his chest to assure her, "Master, don't worry, I will keep a close eye on them and not let them delay our work."

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Chapter 47 Planning 7

"Just keep it in mind." After getting Shuangcheng's assurance, Mu Qingyin nodded with satisfaction and said, "You don't have to go to see it every day. Sometimes, taking things by surprise can have a miraculous effect."

"Yes, I know what to do." Shuangcheng was smart and immediately understood the reminder and nodded quickly.

"You can also tell them that if they always perform their duties conscientiously, after the work is done, in addition to the nightly wages, each person can get at least one or two taels of silver as a reward." Mu Qingyin smiled and reminded.

"Master, your idea is the best. I will tell them this later." Thinking that the one or two taels of silver as bait would only make the two people he invited more diligent and conscientious, Shuangcheng's eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded immediately.

Time flies, and more than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, there was no movement from the Wang family, and Mu Qingyin was not in a hurry. She just made snacks every day, especially longevity peach-shaped snacks. She didn't know how many she made.

Of course, she, Shuangcheng and Xiaolian couldn't finish all the snacks she made, so she asked Xiaolian to give most of them to the neighbors.

Because of her extraordinary generosity, the three of them, master and servant, became the most popular people in the neighborhood in just a month.

A few days later, when Mu Qingyin heard the news from Xiaolian that Tao Niang's mother suddenly started to buy some very sour plums, hawthorns and other snacks, she knew that the time for Wang Chengyun to be sold to the Wang family was not far away.

Afraid that Shuangcheng would slack off, Mu Qingyin did not forget to remind him.

"Master, do you mean that Wang Chun would sell his own son just to take Tao Niang home legitimately?" After understanding the meaning of Mu Qingyin's words, not only Shuangcheng was shocked, but even Xiaolian found it unbelievable.

During this period of time, the two of them paid attention to all the big and small matters of the Wang family. They both saw how smart Wang Chengyun was and how well he studied.

Even though they had secretly guessed countless times in their hearts, why did Mu Qingyin ask them to pay attention to the Wang family and keep an eye on Wang Chengyun? The two guessed, but because Wang Chengyun was smart and could read, they never thought that Wang Chun would actually sell out such a son who had the potential to bring honor to the family, and be so cruel.

The two of them looked at each other. No matter how loyal they were to their master, they felt that their master would not be wrong. But this time, they could not help but show doubt on their faces.

Is it possible that there really is such a confused father in this world?

"I can't say whether Wang Chun will sell his son or not, but you just need to keep an eye on him."

Mu Qingyin was not in a hurry even though her meaning was guessed. Anyway, the two people who had taken the loyalty pill would not dare to betray her even if they doubted how she could have the ability to "foresee the future".

So she simply laid it out to Shuang Cheng and said, "If I really guessed it right, don't stop him. Just follow the human trafficker quietly and make sure you can buy the person back and settle him down."

"Yes." Shuangcheng's eyes were wide open and there was still a daze in his eyes, but it did not affect his respectful response to Mu Qingyin's words.

"It would be best if this didn't happen. If it does happen, we will buy the person back from the human traffickers. With the indenture signed by Wang Chun himself, others will have to believe it even if they don't want to."

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Chapter 48 Planning 8

It was surprising to think that even Shuangcheng and Xiaolian, who had only just learned about Wang Chengyun's talent for studying, did not believe that Wang Chun would sell his own son who had the potential to be very successful.

If there is no solid evidence in front of them, I am afraid that Mrs. Li and the people around her will not believe it.

So, maybe this is the reason why, in the previous life, neither Mrs. Li nor the people around them had ever doubted Wang Chun, who pretended to be hypocritical on the surface but was actually doting on his concubine and neglecting his wife to the point of being crazy?

Dragons have reverse scales, and so do humans.

Wang Chengyun was Li's sister-in-law's Achilles' heel. In her previous life, Li's sister-in-law knew the truth and spent all her life savings to wipe out the entire Wang family, but she disappeared.

In this life, I wonder what Sister Li will do after Wang Chun's face is exposed? Will she allow Wang Chun and Tao Niang to continue to lie on her body and suck her blood? Thinking of Sister Li's gentle appearance and strong heart, and her clear distinction between gratitude and resentment, Mu Qingyin suddenly felt a little excited.

Two days later, in the Kuang Mansion, in Mrs. Kuang's small kitchen.

Just like usual, she did it herself, without asking anyone else for help. She cut the hot osmanthus cakes just out of the pot into small pieces. She selected the best ones and carefully arranged them on a paper-thin, crystal-white porcelain plate.

Smiling, she handed the porcelain plate to Yugui, the second-class maidservant beside Old Lady Kuang, who had been waiting in the small kitchen for cakes. Sister Li said kindly, "Miss Yugui, last time you said you were craving for the white sugar cakes you had when you were a child. I just happened to have some free time today, so I made some. It will be ready in a moment.

I'll leave a portion for you in the cupboard when it's ready, don't forget to come get it. Also try what I made, is it the same as the one you ate when you were a kid?"

"I just said one sentence and you remembered it in your heart? Sister-in-law, good sister-in-law, you are really my dear sister-in-law. Come and get it when I deliver this osmanthus cake to the old lady."

If she wasn't holding the old lady's osmanthus cake in her hand, the smiling Yugui would have jumped three feet high.

She nodded and agreed, "Good sister-in-law, please pack one more for me, and I will bring one for Sister Chunyu as well. If Sister Chunyu hadn't aroused my craving for it before, how could I have suddenly thought of that white sugar cake?"

"Okay. I'll pack two bags and leave them there. I'll also tell the cornerman that you can come and get them anytime."

Mrs. Li smiled and said, "I will go back after the white sugar cake is cooked. I can also go to Liuheju to buy some braised pig's trotters to bring back. I took the bag of braised pig's trotters from Liuheju that you specially left for my boy two days ago to the school for him.

As it turned out, he was a little guy who knew how to eat it and liked it right away. He knew I would be back today and asked me several times to bring him some more. He knew that you were thinking about him last time and he specifically told me to thank you."

"What are you thanking me for? I haven't thanked him for helping me write letters home every time. He likes it. Next time our Second Master brings the braised pig's trotters from Liuheju to honor the old lady, I will save the portion that the old lady gave me for him."

Yugui laughed as she spoke, and said generously: "The taste of the braised pig's trotters at Liuheju is indeed special, much better than other restaurants, and I like it very much myself.

Unfortunately, I was already fat enough, and I was afraid that if I ate more, I would get even fatter, so I only ate one piece and didn't dare to eat any more. " As she spoke, she recalled the taste of the braised pig's trotters and smacked her lips in remembrance.

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Chapter 49 Planning 9

"That's great, I won't hesitate, thank you on behalf of my kid."

Without saying anything to refuse, Li Saozi smiled and thanked her again. She personally escorted Yugui to the door of the small kitchen and said to her with a smile: "How can you say you are fat? You are in the right shape, neither fat nor thin, just the right size."

"My dear sister-in-law, no wonder the teacher always praises your son Chengyun for his knowledge. He is so young and can already take the exam. It turns out that his intelligence was passed down from you.

You can hear me using scholarly words like "slender and graceful". Oh, if you had been reborn as a man, I'm afraid we would have had a champion in the imperial examination."

Those who could become a second-class maid around the old lady were no fools, as they could all recognize a few words. The four words "slender and graceful" from Li Saozi were obviously very useful to Yugui.

After all, you can dislike your own fatness, but if others also dislike it, you will definitely not be happy.

So, she immediately said with a smile: "But now is not bad. Even if you can't become the top scholar, can't you still be the mother of the top scholar? Who knows, in a few decades, you will be an old nobleman."

"Haha, I appreciate your good words, but I dare not even think about becoming the top scholar. If my Chengyun can pass the imperial examination smoothly in the future, I will thank my ancestors for their blessings."

Smiling and chanting a Buddhist chant, Li Saozi urged Yugui, "You'd better leave quickly. Don't just chat with me and delay the old lady's snack time. Be careful if you go back too late, your sister Chunyu will be merciless and skin you alive."

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Thinking that although Sister Chunyu looked kind and was especially good to me on weekdays, if I really dared to take advantage of this kindness and forget my duty, delaying the old lady's snack time, her face would be really scary, and she would really punish me mercilessly.

Startled, Yugui playfully stuck out her tongue at Mrs. Li and without saying anything else, she hurried away like the wind.

She stood there and watched Yugui holding the plate of osmanthus cake and walking quickly along the corridor towards the main house. Only when she turned a corner and disappeared did Mrs. Li smile in a good mood and turn back to the small kitchen.

"Sister Li, are you really going to Liuheju to buy braised pig's trotters for your kid?"

Seeing Sister Li coming back, another plump woman in the small kitchen, who was called Sister Jiang, smacked her lips and said, "I heard that the braised pig's trotters are delicious, but one costs two taels of silver, which is equivalent to your monthly salary. How can you bear to spend it?"

Why would you be reluctant to give it to your son? It's not going into other people's mouths. Besides, two taels of silver means a big, solid one. You only need to buy half a piece at a time, and let your son eat it three or five times a month, five or six times is still affordable.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Li did not say so, but smiled and said to Mrs. Jiang: "I didn't think of buying a whole one. He is a little guy and can't finish it, so I will just buy half.

Anyway, we won't buy him food every month. We are a small family. If we are not lucky enough to work in the government, let alone the braised pig's trotters, even if we can let him eat pork once or twice a year, it is considered very good and we love him very much."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 50 Sister Li 1

"How can you be the same as others?"

Mrs. Jiang smiled when she heard this, but her smile was filled with envy and a bit of sourness: "Only you, with your skill in making cakes that the masters like, can often get rewards from the masters on weekdays.

With just that, even if you let your son eat it once or twice a month, the two taels of silver would be enough for a whole braised pig's trotter."

"Look at what you said. Although the rewards given by the masters are not small, you know the situation of my family. Our head of the family doesn't have a proper job on weekdays. He just learns to do some small business of buying and selling.

But I don't even want to talk about that business. What he earns is not enough to support the family, even for his own social activities outside, and I have to give him money from time to time.

I told him long ago that it would be better for him to do nothing at home and save some money. But he just couldn't stand it and got really angry with me. Alas, now I understand, he is a man who needs to save face after all.

If he really does what I said, I will ask him to stay at home and do nothing. Not to mention whether he can stay there, will he be tempted by others because of doing nothing? He will also be laughed at by the neighbors.

After a long sigh, Mrs. Li looked depressed: "The man at home is like this, what can I do if I don't support him? I stay at home all day and can't go back to serve him. Although the family saves me money, I still have to find another maid to take care of it, right?

Otherwise, can I still ask those two men, one big and one small, to wash their own clothes and cook for themselves? Can I find a maid without paying her a monthly salary? Plus, my kid has to go to school, and the annual tuition fee plus the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone are required.

Besides, he is still young, so I have to hire someone to accompany him to school; I have to send some food to the teacher's house every now and then, so that the teacher can take care of him more? Adding up all these expenses, I am lucky enough to be able to spend the money carefully every month. You still want my son to eat the braised pork trotters every month, and you dare to think that you can eat it once or twice, and even eat a whole one?"

Mrs. Li knew that her family's situation was not as miserable as she said, but playing the victim was better than showing off, which would not arouse jealousy and cause people to trip her up.

So she shook her head as she spoke, looking very sad, and wiped her eyes as if she was about to cry: "Every family has its own problems, and every family has its own difficulties.

My kid is the only one who is a little smart and can recognize a few words. He can finally bring me some pride and make me feel that there is still hope for the future. I am not afraid to tell you the truth.

I sent him to school in the beginning because I thought that he would at least learn a few words in the future. When he grows up, I can shamelessly ask the old lady to let him work as an accountant in any of her shops. This way, his life will be much better than that of ordinary people. "

"Well, isn't it true that every family has its own problems? You were the one who thought clearly at the beginning. How great would it be if I could have thought like this earlier? My eldest son wouldn't have been delayed. At least he could have learned to recognize a few words. Who knows if he can't be a book boy for some young masters now? Doing a job that is both respectable and pays well."

Sister Li described it as so "miserable", and when she thought about the fact that her family was indeed in such a situation, Sister Jiang's jealousy towards her was instantly extinguished.

Thinking about how she envied Li's son for being able to study, she had gritted her teeth and followed Li's example by sending her youngest son to school. The family expenses suddenly increased. The family savings accumulated over the years were almost emptied. Jiang's wife was moved and had to agree with Li's words.

It was really not easy for a family like theirs to support a child to go to school. The money was spent like a bottomless pit.

Fortunately, Li's wife was a righteous person, and she didn't eat alone. She would share some of the rewards she received with everyone. Although each person could only get 300 to 500 coins per month, it was definitely not as much as what she kept for herself.

But something is better than nothing.

(End of this chapter)