After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

There was a heavy snowfall last night. The weather is fine today, but it is extremely cold. Especially when the wind blows, my bones will freeze.

Lan Niang shrank down in the cold, but the blind woman beside her, wearing a large cotton-padded jacket made for winter, could not tell that she was cold. She sighed a little, wondering why she was so stupid at that time. She worked hard to sell rice cakes and saved a little money to buy fabrics and cotton. She worked all day during the day and made coats by lighting kerosene lamps at night. After half a month, I made two pieces, one for the blind woman and one for Chen Hou.

Chen Hou also thought it was made of cotton, not satin, and said it would be embarrassing to wear.

As for herself, no matter how cold the weather was, she would not be willing to make herself a cotton-padded jacket.

I was probably too stupid before, so stupid that I didn't know the cold or warmth. Only then did I realize that the winter in Jin'an is so cold that it can freeze someone to death.

After waiting not long, Chen Hou came out.

He walked over with his body shrunken and called out "Mother" in a low voice.

The blind mother-in-law jumped up to the sound and hugged her son, and then the mother and son burst into tears. After the two of them finished crying, Lan Niang took out the letter of departure prepared by someone.

Chen Hou glanced at it and looked at Lan Niang in disbelief, "You want to make peace with me?"

Lan Niang nodded, "Yes."

Chen Hou laughed and said, "It is a great blessing for you to marry me, but now you want to reconcile with me?"

"Yes."

Chen Hou thought of what happened on Jinshan Mountain and thought that Lan Niang had probably been harmed by someone and her body was dirty. Thinking like this, he felt very disgusted.

"Okay, you brought it up, don't regret it!"

Lan Niang also prepared pen and ink, and Chen Hou took the pen and asked for his signature.

"Hou'er!" The blind old woman stopped her son, "You young couple, after so many years, you can't just reconcile and divorce. Now that you are out, study hard and wait until you pass the exam in three years. , be nice to Lan Niang and don’t work hard on her these years.”

Saying that, the blind woman groped for Lan Niang's hand again, "I know you have been wronged, but as a family, we can't care too much. From now on, you and Hou'er will live a good life."

"You agreed. I will take out these 100 taels and let us reconcile." Lan Niang said.

The blind woman twisted her mouth and said, "What did I respond to? I didn't respond to anything!"

Lan Niang snorted coldly and said: "I borrowed this money, and they are still urging me to pay it back. I have thought about it. Let's sell the house first and pay back part of it, and then the three of us will go work for them. Son, use your wages to pay off the debt, so that you can pay it off in four or five years.

"Selling a house is absolutely not possible!" the blind woman shouted.

"Working for others? I still want to study!" Chen Hou also shouted.

Lan Niang didn't need to say anything, Chen Hou quickly signed and put his thumbprint.

"Since you borrowed the money, you should pay it back yourself!" After saying that, he hurriedly supported my mother and left.

Lan Niang let out a long breath. At this moment, she suddenly felt a sudden lightness on her shoulders, and her heart began to fly unconsciously. She wanted to laugh, but she did laugh, happily.

It turns out that after getting rid of the Chen family's mother and son, she could live so relaxedly.

In the backyard of Tianxiang Tower, Liu Yunxiang was stunned for a moment when he looked at Lan Niang who brought tea in.

"From now on, I will do some work at Mr. Marquis's place." Lan Niang said with a smile.

Liu Yunxiang had never seen Lan Niang smile so brightly before, and he let go of his previous worries, "It's pretty good."

Lan Niang first brought tea to Liu Yunxiang, and then brought another cup to Pei Rong.

Pei Rong took a look and said, "How much boiling water did you use to make this tea?"

"Ah?" Lan Niang didn't understand.

Pei Rong took a deep breath and explained: "The Book of Tea says: If it boils like the eyes of a fish and makes a slight sound, it is a first boil; if its edge is like a gushing spring with beads, it is a second boil; if it boils like waves and drums, it is a third boil. This is good. Baihao Yinzhen needs three boiling water to brew, so that the tea pieces can be stretched and the taste will be full."

"I washed it with warm water." Lan Niang said.

She believes that good tea requires warm water, otherwise the tea will be cooked and the taste will be affected.

"That's all, don't touch my good tea again."

Lan Niang was slightly embarrassed and said, "Yes."

Liu Yunxiang picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then said: "Boiling water and warm water are no different, right?"

Pei Rong pushed the cup of tea in front of him away, "Tasting tea is not drinking water. If you take a sip, you won't be able to taste anything."

Liu Yunxiang secretly pouted at Lan Niang. There are so many things to do, and she will have to work hard in the future. Lan Niang still smiled, without affecting her good mood at all, and left with the tray.

Liu Yunxiang's mind changed and he asked: "Boss Pei, I'm here and I've drank the tea. If you have anything to say, just say it."

Pei Rong was silent again, and then said: "The cooperation that Boss Liu and I discussed earlier, I wonder... ahem, can we still talk about it?"

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "Of course I can."

"Then let's talk."

"it is good."

It turned out that Pei Rong wanted these hundred pieces of cloud brocade in exchange for jade with merchants in Western Vietnam. Western Vietnam was rich in jade minerals, but due to years of war, the imperial court closed off commercial exchanges with other countries.

Pei Rong traveled around West Vietnam for a year before he established a relationship that allowed him to exchange goods and conclude a deal. The Western Vietnamese like Yun brocade, but they cannot weave it in their own country. They can only buy it from Da Rong through special channels, but the price is very high. So they were willing to exchange the best jade for Yunjin, and only Yunjin.

When Liu Yunxiang heard this, he knew that Pei Rong's connections were by no means simple.

Yunjin's business cannot be separated from Nanhonglou, and Liu Yunxiang truthfully told Pei Rong the difficulties Nanhonglou was currently facing. If you want to get that batch of goods, you must offend Anhong, and you will definitely be in trouble in the future.

"Boss Pei, this is the situation. You can think about it again." Liu Yunxiang said.

She had no intention of fooling Pei Rong, but she still wanted him to weigh the pros and cons.

Pei Rong looked at Liu Yunxiang and said with some confusion: "In such a situation as His Majesty Seventh Prince, you are alone and helpless in Beijin. Why do you dare to offend a ruthless person like An Hong?"

And she is still a woman who has encountered danger several times and still has not flinched.

Liu Yunxiang thought for a while and said: "Many times, you think that if you take a step back, there will be other ways to go, but you don't know that if you take a step back, others will force you to take a step forward. Instead of waiting until the end when there is no way back, it is better to let go at the beginning." Fight."

Pei Rong thought about these days, in order to cooperate with Anhong, he had indeed retreated again and again, but Anhong kept pushing further.

"Boss Liu is right." Pei Rong nodded, and then asked, "But aren't you afraid?"

"Are you afraid of An Hong?" Liu Yunxiang shook his head, "He relies on the power of Duke An Guo, but in my opinion, this is also his weakness."

Pei Rong thought about these words and suddenly realized, "I'm not as broad-minded as Boss Liu. I'm really ashamed."

Liu Yunxiang laughed dryly. It really couldn't be said that he had a broad vision, but he just had no choice.

The two discussed it and the cooperation was reached.

Liu Yunxiang went to Jingchuan Garden to see Yan Mu. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the beggar walking towards the door in a hurry. When he saw her, he urged her to get the money quickly.

"what happened?"

"At noon today, some students from the Jiaowu Hall came over and took Lao Qi away without any reason. I had no choice but to follow behind and watch him being taken into the gambling house. In a short time, I had already lost 1 taels. If he says he can’t get the money, I’m going to cut off his hands and feet!”