The whole village is full of tigers, leopards and jackals, and the space widow is escaping with her

Everyone was stunned, who would come this late at night?

Jiang Jiuniang stood up and said, "I guess Yuanyuan and the others are here to play. I'll go take a look while you continue."

"Mom, I want to go too!"

Xiangxiang stood up from Ruozheng's arms and jumped up and down to follow Jiang Jiuniang.

Jiang Jiuniang didn't refuse, she took her little hand and went out with a lantern.

When she opened the door, she didn't see Peng Yuan. Instead, Matchmaker Zhang stood at the door and smiled at her.

Jiang Jiuniang frowned and said, "Matchmaker Zhang, I made it very clear before. If Zheng doesn't marry the Hou Mansion, you can go back."

Matchmaker Zhang still had the same smile on her face and said, "Mrs. Lu, don't worry, I'm not here to arrange marriage for the Cheng family, I'm just here to tell you some news."

Jiang Jiuniang was curious about what she was going to say, with a serious look on her face.

Matchmaker Zhang didn't try to sell things to her, and said directly: "I had a falling out with the Cheng family, so I kindly came to remind you, madam, that the Cheng family is bound to win the girl Ruozheng. The second young master of the Cheng family is raised outside. The aunt is pregnant and wants to take her back to have a baby, so they are anxious to get a wife. This is not a secret in the circle of nobles, but the lady is busy all day, so she probably doesn't know the news; secondly, they are interested in Miss Ruozheng's medical skills. , want to use Miss Ruozheng’s medical skills to make money, and treat their old marquis at the same time; finally, Miss Ruozheng has a good relationship with the Lu family, and they want to use Miss Ruozheng to get help from the Lu family, and there will definitely be more in the future Other ways, madam, please pay more attention and don’t let Miss Ruozheng go out alone."

Matchmaker Zhang has been in the capital for so many years, and she knows all the dirty tricks of every family, and she also knows the dirty tricks used by those high-ranking families, so she came here to remind Jiang Jiuniang.

Jiang Jiuniang was very surprised and said: "It's so good, Matchmaker Zhang, why did you fall out with the Cheng family?"

"Harm! Stop mentioning it, it's just because of this!"

Matchmaker Zhang was full of regrets and was worried that no one would tell her. Jiang Jiuniang asked about it at this moment, so she didn’t hide it and said directly: "After I go back, I will tell them your attitude. People say that your Lu family He was so petty that he insisted on asking for that gift, and then said that I had received money from him, and if it didn’t work out, he wouldn’t let me go!”

"Mrs. Lu, I'm not afraid of your jokes. We are in this business. As long as the money is in place, even a dead man will praise you in the sky and on the earth. If the Cheng family really gave you a lot, it would be fine, but they just gave you five taels." It’s money, but it looks like I’ve taken advantage of it, and the weird look of that family is really disgusting, so I’ll return the money to them and stop taking this job!”

"The second young master of the Cheng family is a free-spirited man. He is not good at literature or martial arts. He also likes to live and drink outside. There are countless maids in the house, and there are rooms after rooms outside. He just waits for the wife to come in and straighten those people. Any girl who marries this family will suffer."

Jiang Jiuniang ate a big melon. She was busy with business during this period and didn't pay attention to these gossips. She didn't expect it to be so lively.

"Okay, okay, I'll accept this as a favor to you, and I'll return it when I get the chance."

Jiang Jiuniang closed the door with a smile, hugged her daughter and went back to continue warming herself by the fire.

Matchmaker Zhang originally just wanted to take revenge on the Cheng family, but she didn't expect to receive a favor from Jiang Jiuniang, and she felt instantly happy. This was much more than the small amount of money the Cheng family gave her.

For five taels of silver, rich people would send more than one beggar. Matchmaker Zhang thought about how she almost offended the Lu family by coming to help with inquiries today, and she regretted it in her heart.

But now it's better. Jiang Jiuniang is a sensible person. Not only did she not blame her, but she also gave her a favor. She must take advantage of it and never waste it.

When Jiang Jiuniang went back, everyone asked who was looking for her. Jiang Jiuniang casually made nonsense: "Some kid stole charcoal from somewhere and sold it, but I refused."

Everyone had no doubts and continued to joke.

Xiangxiang looked at his mother with wide eyes, wondering why she lied.

Jiang Jiuniang winked at her and signaled her not to say anything.

Xiangxiang was young but sensible early, so she immediately became silent. She wanted to hide and secretly go back to ask her mother.

Jiang Jiuniang thought she had coaxed her daughter, but she didn't expect that when she went back to rest at night, the little girl put her hands around her neck and discussed with her: "Mother, I will keep it secret for you. Can you let me eat two more pieces of halva?" sleep?"

Jiang Jiuniang didn't expect that this kid was so clever and knew how to use this to threaten her.

But she didn't take this trick and just said: "Then go ahead and eat. You can eat as much as you want. If you have a toothache in the future, don't come to me. I won't treat children who don't listen to the doctor."

Xiangxiang pursed his lips and said aggrievedly: "But you are not only a doctor, but also a mother!"

"Just because I'm still your mother, I can't let you eat sweets. What if our beautiful girl like Xiangxiang has black teeth?"

Jiang Jiuniang held her daughter in her arms and coaxed her patiently. Xiangxiang loves beauty. She imagined herself with a mouth full of black teeth, but she still said dejectedly: "Well, don't worry, mother, I will help you keep the secret."

Jiang Jiuniang smiled knowingly, touched her little nose, and explained seriously: "This is actually not a secret, but this matter is not good for your Aunt Ruozheng. In order to protect Aunt Ruozheng, my mother did not plan to Tell these things, do you understand?"

Xiangxiang nodded and said in a sweet voice: "Then I will help Aunt Ruozheng keep it a secret so that no one can hurt her."

"So good!"

Jiang Jiuniang kissed her and began to tell her stories to lull her to sleep.

Lu Baichuan was checking the homework with the dog. When they returned to the room, they both felt a little tired. Jiang Jiuniang fell down directly, closed her eyes and said to Lu Baichuan: "The Marquis of Cheng'en makes me sick. After the new year, you can ask someone to help me." I'll check, I want to see how capable they are of scheming against me."

Lu Baichuan didn't know what happened, so he asked: "What happened? Don't the Cheng'enhou Mansion have nothing to do with us?"

Jiang Jiuniang didn't hide it from him, she told him the truth about matchmaker Zhang's visit to propose marriage and tonight's visit to inform him.

Lu Baichuan frowned. He really didn't expect someone to be so shameless, so he said, "It's best to deal with people like this. Leave this matter to me. You've been too tired recently, take a good rest."

Someone helped her solve her trouble, so Jiang Jiuniang was naturally happy to accept it, turned over and fell into a deep sleep.

Lu Baichuan helped her cover the quilt, but he didn't feel sleepy, so he lay on the bed and read for a while, and then fell asleep with Jiang Jiuniang in his arms when he was tired.

The next day was New Year's Eve, and the family continued to work. The children helped put up Spring Festival couplets in each yard, and then carried a bunch of firecrackers and blew them up all over the yard, which was full of New Year flavor.

Jiang Jiuniang helped Mr. Yu in the kitchen. She personally guided Mr. Yu to cook several new dishes for the New Year celebration.

At this time, the children were playing hide and seek. Little Huzi ran to the gate and hid behind the stone lion. He did not see his friends looking for him. Instead, he saw a carriage slowly stopping at the door. After a while, he got out of the car. A arrogant woman came down. She rolled her eyes at the festively decorated entrance of the Lu family and complained in a low voice: "As expected of a mud-legged kid from the country. I haven't seen much of the world. Why don't you just celebrate the New Year? It's so exaggerated." !”