General, the lady escaped again

Xiao Cui had long been accustomed to Wu Mengniang's temper, and immediately spoke up. "I was wrong, please forgive me, young lady."

What Wu Mengniang liked to hear the most was her submission, so her expression softened a little, "How is the thing I asked you to do going?"

"Miss, I've searched everyone in this town... They all seemed to have received some news, and as soon as they heard it was Mother Ji, they immediately quit and wouldn't do it no matter how much money you offered." Xiao Cui lowered her head, knowing that she might soon face a second slap in the face.

Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Cui thought this, Wu Mengniang slapped her again. Xiao Cui gritted her teeth and endured the severe pain on her face, not daring to touch it with her hands.

"If it doesn't work in town, then go look for her in the city. I don't believe that I can't deal with a little girl like Ji!" Wu Mengniang said angrily.

"But... Miss, the money may not be enough..." Xiao Cui reminded her. Since she came to the Liu family, it has been Miss's money that has supported her expenses. The Liu family has never given her a penny. Wu Mengniang's money is not enough to go to the city to invite those people over...

"Take my set of jewelry and sell it." Wu Mengniang gritted her teeth and said, "Be sure to find the person for me."

"Yes, miss." Xiao Cui retreated obediently with her face swollen and red from two slap marks.

As she walked out of the door, tears welled up in her eyes. She gritted her teeth and swallowed the grievance and pain. After finishing all the work for the Liu family, Xiao Cui took Wu Mengniang's jewelry to the pawnshop to pawn it.

He took the pawned money and got on a carriage to the city.

the other side

Ji Xiaomu stood by the field, looking at her land. She was in a very happy mood. She was thinking about what vegetables she should plant. Autumn was about to end and winter was coming. By then, only a few vegetables would survive, and the supply would not be enough. It would be uncomfortable if she couldn't eat vegetables in winter, and it would also be uncomfortable if she couldn't eat meat.

"Auntie, what are you doing here?" Suddenly someone patted her on the back. Auntie Ji turned around and saw Auntie Wang. It seemed that Auntie Wang had just visited relatives and had no idea what had happened in the village.

"Godmother, I'm looking at the land!" Ji Xiaomu said with a smile, "Where are you coming from?"

"I'm going to visit my relatives and see my mother." Aunt Wang smiled and patted Aunt Ji's hand. "I haven't seen you for a few days. How is your Aunt Li?"

"It's pretty good!" said Ji Xiaomu with a smile.

"That's good. I'll go find her later." Aunt Wang looked at Ji Xiaomu deeply and left with a meaningful smile.

Ji Xiaowu always felt that the smile seemed to have some meaning, but she and Aunt Wang didn't have any special agreement?

After looking at the scenery at the edge of the field for a while, Ji Xiaou was ready to go back. Just as she reached the reeds, a hand pulled her in.

This familiar feeling...

When Ji Xiaomu raised her eyes, she saw Fang Chen, who was frowning and looking miserable. Fang Chen had a stern face and looked at Ji Xiaomu with a resentful look, which made Ji Xiaomu feel like she had cheated him and was unforgivable.

"What's wrong?" Ji Xiaomu looked at Fang Chen, "I don't think I did anything to you..."

Well... I just kissed her once, just once, and I didn’t dare to kiss her a second time.

"You want to find a son-in-law?" Fang Chen's voice was unusually hoarse, and his mood seemed a little depressed and a little angry.

"No? Where did you hear that?" Mother Ji shook her head. Didn't she want to find a son-in-law?

"...Auntie Wang has found one for you... Li Tongsheng from the next village is willing to marry you." Fang Chen said gritting his teeth.

"Cough...cough cough..."