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

Liu Yunxiang waited for a while and heard someone coming upstairs.

"Let me carry a basket for you." This was Zijin's voice.

"No, no, stay away from me and be careful."

The voice was dry but full of joy. It should be Xie Wenying's.

"Is it heavy?"

"It's not heavy, it's not heavy. A few years ago, a rich man built a manor, and I even carried the stones. I was more agile than a bunch of lords."

Liu Yunxiang shook his head and smiled. You must know that this girl was once the eldest daughter of the Hou family, a real noble daughter of a noble family.

As the voice got closer and closer, the curtain of the wing opened. Then Xie Wenying came in carrying a load. When she saw Liu Yunxiang, she was stunned for a moment, and then she said with a smile on her face: "Oh, how can there be such a beautiful person in this world? She really looks like the fairy concubine in that drama. You have It’s a blessing. My buns have thin skin and big fillings. When you take a bite, oil and water will come out. They are so delicious that you don’t want them. I have two baskets with hundreds of them. I sell them for three cents each on weekdays, and one hundred is three hundred cents. You see, you bought so much, so I should give you a cheaper price, but if it’s less than ten cents or twenty cents, you won’t look down on it.”

Xie Wenying became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, looking at Liu Yunxiang with shining eyes.

Liu Yunxiang poured a cup of tea and pushed it to the chair opposite, "Miss Xie, please sit down and have a sip of tea first."

Upon hearing this title, Xie Wenying's face froze suddenly, her smile immediately disappeared, and then she looked at Liu Yunxiang with eyes wide open.

"you are?"

Zi Jin replied: "This is Princess Zhenbei."

Xie Wenying was startled, her thoughts turned several times, and then she hurriedly saluted, "It turned out to be the Princess of Zhenbei. The civilian woman was blind, and there were many people like Princess Wanwang. The civilian woman did not dare to disturb the princess, so she went out. "

Saying that, Xie Wenying hurriedly picked up the pole and was about to leave immediately.

"This princess has nothing to do with the Jing'an Marquis Mansion anymore. Miss, there is no need to rush to clear things up."

"If the weather is not good, women will go out to sell steamed buns."

"I want your two baskets of steamed buns."

"It's just a vulgar thing, not worthy of entering the princess's mouth."

At this time, a thunderstorm suddenly started falling outside. It was very fast and heavy, and the room became dark.

"If the eldest lady doesn't sell these two baskets of buns to me, she will have no choice but to take them home." Liu Yunxiang said.

Xie Wenying stood at the door for a long time. Finally, he took a breath and turned around and entered the house. She put the two baskets of steamed buns on the ground, then walked to sit across from Liu Yunxiang, picked up the cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp.

"I made the above yesterday afternoon and started making the stuffing after dinner. I got up twice during the night to see how far the dough had risen. The whole family got up and started working before dawn. My son rolled out the dough, I made the buns, and my husband lit the fire. When the first pot came out, I hurried to the market to sell it. Business was not very good today and I only sold half of it. When I got home, I ate some in a hurry. When the second and third pots came out, my family helped to pack them. The baskets have arrived. When I was about to go out, the sky suddenly became overcast. I was selling hard below and begging God to wait until it rains later so that I could sell out the buns. I heard someone wanted to sell these two baskets of buns to me. I bought all the buns, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I thought I would make some money without losing money today, and I didn’t want it to be you."

"What's wrong with me?" Liu Yunxiang raised his eyebrows.

"For a noble person like you to come here to buy my steamed buns, it can't be because my steamed buns are delicious, right?"

Liu Yunxiang smiled, this Xie Wenying is a sensible and smart person. She turned her head and glanced at the rain outside, and suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, are the calligraphy and paintings your husband asked you to sell wet?"

Xie Wenying frowned, "Did you follow me to my house?"

"I did go to your house specifically to find you."

Xie Wenying pursed her lips, "No one bought his calligraphy and paintings at all. I gave them to the study in front of me. Occasionally, I can sell a pair in exchange for some pen and ink."

When it was time to get down to business, Liu Yunxiang told Xie Wenying carefully about Xiao Wu's murder and the current situation.

Xie Wenying frowned, "You want me to beat the Dengwen drum as the eldest daughter of Jing'an Marquis Mansion."

Liu Yunxiang was silent for a moment, "It should be said that she is the eldest sister of Xiao Wu."

"Oh, let me tell you this, I have long forgotten what this fifth sister looks like, and I have no trace of sisterhood. And beating the Dengwen drum will attract some attention and break our current peaceful life. Secondly, beating the Dengwen drum will attract some attention. No matter what kind of grievance comes, the person who beats the drum will be punished first, and half of his life will be taken away." At this point, Xie Wenying sneered, "Am I crazy? Why should I beat that drum?"

Liu Yunxiang sighed. It was obviously not feasible to use family affection to move Xie Wenying, and this method was also a bit excessive for people who had experienced harm from their loved ones.

Liu Yunxiang glanced at the two baskets of steamed buns again, thought about it, and said: "Girl, I sincerely buy these two baskets of steamed buns from you. Please give me a price that makes you think you can beat the Dengwen drum after weighing the pros and cons. price."

Family ties aside, this is a simple transaction.

Xie Wenying frowned. She first looked at the heavy rain outside. It was raining heavily and there was no one on the street. These two baskets of buns would definitely not be sold today. She looked at Liu Yunxiang again, with confusion and confusion in her eyes.

"I heard that you and the Marquis of Jing'an were having a quarrel. Why did you help the Xie family catch the real culprit?"

Liu Yunxiang felt a little uncomfortable thinking about Xiao Wu, "The Xie family is selfish and harmful to others, but Xiao Wu grew up with me and left the Xie family with me, but I didn't take good care of her and let her eat so much." It was so painful, and he died of homicide in the end. I can't help this child, the only thing I can do is to catch the real culprit and bring him to justice."

After hearing this, Xie Wenying thought for a while, "But it's thirty big boards."

"Girl, just ask for the price."

"My humble body is not worth much even if it is sold by the pound. It's just that the princess obviously can't find anyone else and can only find me. Things are rare, let alone people."

Liu Yunxiang lowered her eyes. Xie Wenying needed money so much that she wanted to ask for a big one, but she was afraid of ruining the deal.

"Then...that's 1000 taels?" Xie Wenying tried to name a number. Seeing that Liu Yunxiang didn't speak, she quickly added: "The princess can bargain, the big deal...800 taels?"

"Thirty taels, but the big girl only needs 1000 taels?"

What you want is not much. For Xie Wenying, who was once a noble daughter of an aristocratic family, earning money by being slapped on the wall would not only cause physical pain, but also a sense of psychological humiliation.

Xie Wenying was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "I'm thick-skinned, so 1000 taels is enough."

"Then 1000 taels." Liu Yunxiang said,

"Then...is this deal concluded?"

"The deal is done." Liu Yunxiang thought for a moment, "But do you want to go back and discuss it with your husband?"

"No, the board is on my body, what are you discussing with him?"