After escaping from famine, the evil stepmother was pampered by the villain Zaizai Tuan

After the charcoal blocks were piled up, the whole family could finally stop and take a breath.

It was almost evening.

Jiang Xiaohua was not in a hurry to make dinner.

She waved her hand and said, "Go wash your faces and take a rest. The food should be delivered to your door."

The four little cubs were surprised and said in unison, "Can meals be delivered to your home?"

Jiang Xiaohua smiled mysteriously, "Of course, you can just wait."

She made a reservation in advance yesterday and didn't tell anyone. It was a surprise.

At dusk, the setting sun shines through the window.

A table was set for dinner, and the four little ones looked at the sumptuous meal that they had never seen before, and they were a little confused.

Roasted lamb leg, roasted deer tendons, fish stuffed with milk, stewed camel hoof soup, sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice and lotus root, pigeon eggs stuffed with wine...

If Jiang Xiaohua hadn't reported the names of the dishes, the children would have no idea what these were.

Liu Guang looked at the table and looked at Jiang Xiaohua in surprise, "Mom, are you going to rob?"

We are now considered people from the capital, although we have never eaten such luxurious meals.

But you can also know that this table is definitely not cheap!

Jiang Xiaohua slapped him funny, "Naughty! I just want to eat something good. Do I need to go robbing?"

Liu Ming couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and asked, "Then why are you eating so well all of a sudden?"

"The book says that the last meal of a condemned prisoner is the best, including meat and fish..."

"Bah, bah, bah!" Liu Guang grabbed Liu Ming's hand and touched the table leg.

"We're not going to have our heads cut off! It's so unlucky. Touch the wood quickly!"

Jiang Xiaohua smiled and said, "Don't worry, this is not a meal for the end, but a meal for the beginning. As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning."

"Our family is now open. We didn't have time to celebrate yesterday, so we have to make up for it today."

"Just treat it as a luxury once in a while to seek good luck."

The four little ones breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be a celebration.

Everyone looked eagerly at Jiang Xiaohua, waiting for her to pick up her chopsticks and say, "Eat."

Then there's a whole lot of feasting.

“The lamb leg is delicious! Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, very fragrant!”

"This roasted deer tendon is springy and tender, not hard at all!"

“The glutinous rice lotus root is so sweet and the osmanthus fragrant!”

Li Yuanzhi filled a small bowl of fermented pigeon egg soup and placed it next to Jiang Xiaohua.

"You've been working hard these past two days, so eat more."

As he spoke, he skillfully and skillfully prepared vegetables for Jiang Xiaohua, "The skin-nourishing formula you asked for before."

"I've packed it up and put it in your room."

Jiang Xiaohua ate the vegetables and praised, "The efficiency is pretty good."

Li Yuanzhi smiled slightly and said, "I will naturally complete what I promised you within the time limit."

"My wife wants to show off her talents, and I can't hold you back."

Jiang Xiaohua pondered, "In addition to purchasing all the things that are missing at home these days."

"At the same time, we have to start preparing skin care products. From trial to success, it also requires a process."

Li Yuanzhi nodded, "Well, I will also contribute."

Jiang Xiaohua glanced at him. She always felt that Li Yuanzhi was underestimating his talents by being a waiter beside her.

Can think of the previous quarrel.

Jiang Xiaohua suppressed the idea of ​​persuading him to find another job.

They are all adults, and Li Yuanzhi must have his own reasons for his current choices.

She provided for him food, drink, housing, and paid him wages as agreed before.

Maybe one day, he will figure it out by himself?

After dinner, the children all said they were full and ran to the yard to play.

Jiang Xiaohua and Li Yuanzhi discussed two other major matters.

"First, I want to send my children to Xingyuan Academy, but I'm worried that Old Master Ouyang won't accept them."

Li Yuanzhi said, "It doesn't matter, I will take charge of this matter."

"You only need to prepare four sets of repairs."

Jiang Xiaohua smiled and nodded, not doubting whether Li Yuanzhi could accomplish this task.

She added, "Secondly, I want to open a skin care salon and run my own business."

"At least you have to have a shop of your own."

"The rent in Beijing is too expensive. Rather than renting a shop, I prefer to buy one myself."

Li Yuanzhi frowned slightly and said thoughtfully, "You want to buy a shop in Dongshi?"

Jiang Xiaohua waved her hand, "I still have this bit of self-awareness."

"The shops in Dongshi are too expensive and rare. I definitely can't afford them for the time being."

"I want to choose a location near the East Market, close to the exit of the East Market, and with a large flow of people."

"The price of the shop floor is much cheaper."

Li Yuanzhi suddenly realized, "This is a good idea."

Jiang Xiaohua said, "I still want to leave this matter to Mrs. Song."

"As for the money to buy the shop and the various funds to open the shop, we have to use the remaining pieces of southern red agate to raise it."

Li Yuanzhi was stunned and reminded, "There are always risks in doing business."

"Aren't you going to leave some wealth for yourself?"

Jiang Xiaohua said with a carefree smile, "Maybe it's not a bad habit to leave yourself a way out in everything."

"But if you get used to looking forward and backward, you will only be hampered in everything you do, and it will be difficult to make big progress."

Li Yuanzhi was stunned.

He seemed to have thought of something and stared at the candlelight on the table, speechless for a long time.

Jiang Xiaohua glanced at Li Yuanzhi, with a hint of seeing through but not telling the truth in her eyes.

She continued, "I'm in no hurry to sell the agate."

"Let's wait and see for a few days to see what the treasurer of Baoguang Pavilion can do."

Li Yuanzhi came to his senses and said with understanding, "If he can sell that piece of hand at a high price."

"Especially if it is sold to a noble person, it may cause a trend in the circle of noble ladies."

"When the time comes, the price of these southern red agates will naturally rise."

Jiang Xiaohua smiled, "You still understand what I'm thinking best."

The two smiled at each other.

In the morning of the next day, Li Yuanzhi accompanied Jiang Xiaohua out for shopping, and then went to Xingyuan Academy in the afternoon.

Xingyuan Academy is located at the west end of Xingyuan Lane.

It is the only large courtyard with three entrances and three exits in this alley.

There are various trees planted in the courtyard. Now in winter, you can still see a row of green pines and cypresses.

The person who opened the door said that my husband was taking a nap.

Li Yuanzhi waited in the front yard for a full hour, and finally someone came out to communicate.

"Sir, please come in."

There is a small study room in the atrium, which is where Old Master Ouyang usually receives guests.

When Li Yuanzhi entered, Old Master Ouyang was already sitting at the front desk drinking tea.

Li Yuanzhi bowed his hands and said, "Li Yuanzhi pays homage to Mr. Ouyang."

People often come to visit Ouyang He.

But now his energy is limited, he just wants to concentrate on teaching, and regards these outside favors as interference.

Usually avoid it if you can.

But today, when the servant came to report, the scholar outside had been waiting for an hour.

The attitude is neither impatient nor impetuous, but respectful and courteous.

Only then did Ouyang He decide to meet.

He put down the tea cup and looked up at the person, but was stunned.

"It's you?"

Li Yuanzhi held his hand again and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a few years. I am very relieved that your husband is in good health."

Ouyang He stood up excitedly.

He sat back down with a straight face, "Why don't I remember that I know a man named Li Yuanzhi?"