The black-bellied peasant girl is reborn, and her weird relatives are mad

Tsing Yi Gate in the backyard of the nursery.

The fire in the east wing was burning brightly, and three people were sitting around the fire. A wooden round table was placed around the fire, and various dishes were placed on it. A delicate red clay pot on the fire was boiling with soup, and the whole room was filled with fragrance.

"This is delicious." Tang Zhongbai used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of beef and put it in her bowl. "I got this beef with great difficulty. I sent some to the restaurant and kept the best tenderloin for hot pot."

"Thank you. I didn't want to implicate you, but I didn't expect that I could get it done with your help in the end." Jiang Muxia toasted the three people with tea instead of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

"Miss Jiang, that's wrong. We just showed up at the last minute. We will come forward if anyone reports to the authorities." Tang Zhongbai was not stingy with his appreciation for her. "I want to know where you found that bearded man. If it wasn't for him at the critical moment, you might have come up empty-handed."

Jiang Muxia smiled and nodded, then picked up some radish slices and put them into the pot.

"Yes, when Fuzi came to tell me that the people were no longer in Shuijing Lane, I was completely confused and was about to give up..." She picked up the radish and put it in the bowl, "Brother Hu found me and told me that the family of three had run away from the city. Only then could I adjust my plan. Otherwise, it would be difficult to reveal the true identities of these three people."

Jiang Muxia put down her bowl and chopsticks and filled the cup with tea.

There was a hint of cruelty in her eyes. "Based on my understanding of Jiang Hongxing, she will not give up. Thank you, brother, for resolving my worries."

She stood up and raised the cup in her hand. "I will use tea instead of wine to toast you two again to express my gratitude."

The night was getting late and we were half drunk.

Jiang Muxia asked Xu Da, "Brother, what do you think of the suggestion I gave you a long time ago about purchasing a large amount of grain?"

"We're working on it. Now the winery and the granary in the garden are full. Let Xu Zao and the others find a suitable place to arrange it."

Xu Da looked into her eyes and said, "I'm curious, why do you want us to buy so much food?"

Jiang Muxia sighed and his expression became serious. "The weather this year is abnormal. I think next year may be a drought year. It's not a bad thing to be prepared for any eventuality."

She recalled the eleventh year of Yuanhe in her previous life, when there was almost no rain the entire year, the grain harvest was greatly reduced, the river and well water were almost dried up, and even the water level at the ferry dropped by half a person's height.

The villagers ran several miles to the Yellow River to fetch water, but the river water was turbid and unclean, causing many people to fall ill. The entire Suanzao County was filled with starving people, and several people moved south with their families.

The tragic scene still makes her scalp tingle when she thinks about it now.

It was at that time that Lan Chunsheng took her to the Western Regions.

She also remembered one thing. It was rumored in the market that the relief food and money sent to the county by the imperial court disappeared without a trace, and the people in the county saw nothing.

She looked at Tang Zhongbai. At that time, he had already left Suanzao County and was living a free and easy life somewhere else!

"You mean the drought?" Tang Zhongbai put down his bowl and chopsticks. "In the early years in the capital, there was a drought in the capital area. The court provided timely relief and the people survived safely. But I have also heard that in places far away from the capital, officials embezzled relief funds and grain, resulting in starvation and plague in the disaster area. But don't worry, I'm here, I won't let such a tragedy happen in Suanzao County."

Xu Da smiled and shook his head. This kid was still too naive. Even a commoner like him could imagine how deep the waters in the officialdom were.

In the west wing, Tang San and his friends may have drunk too much, and started singing, which was quite lively.

As the sky darkened and the three of them had eaten and drunk their fill, they were about to leave when suddenly the door was pushed open.

"Madame Wang, we're leaving. Please pack your things." Xu Da said without raising his head.

"Oh, who should clean up this?" The voice was a man's, and the person was not Nanny Wang.

Jiang Muxia looked in the direction of the voice, but she didn't recognize the person who came in.

The person who came was a tall man, wearing a black silk robe with plain patterns, and walked towards them with his hands behind his back.

"You are so mean. You are eating out here without even inviting me." The visitor said in a pretended angry tone.

Tang Zhongbai greeted him with a smile, "Brother Wei Liu."

Xu Da sat there without moving, not even looking at him, "Does Wei Liulang still need this pot to eat?"

"I have enough, but I have never eaten from the pot that this young lady has prepared!" He cast his gaze on Jiang Muxia, looking at her steadily with a half-smile on his face.

Jiang Muxia already knew who he was. He was Wei Dong, the husband of Miss Mei Zhao, and the one who had used him to harm the Li family workshop.

She immediately lost some of her favor for him, but she still had to be polite, so she bowed to him and said, "Greetings, Wei Liulang."

"Looking at the young lady's expression, it seems that you are dissatisfied with me? I wonder how I have offended you?" Wei Dong asked with a curious smile. He didn't understand why this young lady was hostile to him when they met for the first time?

"You think too much, it's not true." Jiang Muxia didn't want to talk to him anymore and wanted to get up and say goodbye.

"You have harmed someone's relatives, and they can't just give you a cold shoulder?" Tang Zhongbai teased.

Weidong looked confused and said he didn't understand.

"Li's workshop, silk cloth, and the ulcer on your brother-in-law's body." Tang Zhongbai reminded him.

He finally remembered it, and when he mentioned this matter, he felt annoyed. He thought he was just doing a small favor for a friend, but he didn't expect such a big mess to happen. Mei Zhao now refused to let him into the room.

"I was careless. After the incident, I checked all the shop assistants from head to toe. Those who cheated have been dealt with by me. Please don't take it to heart, young lady." Wei Dong bowed to her, but she dodged him.

"Wei Liulang, you're too polite." She found an excuse to leave, but Wei Dong didn't seem to intend to let her go.

"I've heard of your great name for a long time, and today I finally get to see you. Why can't we have a good chat?"

Jiang Muxia saw that he was sincere and not like the frivolous scoundrel as people said.

But this person showed interest in her when they first met. What is he up to?

"When Brother Xu asked me for the shop, I was wondering what kind of person could catch his eye. Later, I met Brother Tang. Whenever he mentioned you, the corners of his mouth would smile, which aroused my curiosity. It's really different when I saw you today."

She was not at all shy and timid like a farm girl. She was very graceful and knew when to act and when to retreat. Her personality was surprisingly similar to that of my wife.

Jiang Muxia was surprised that the restaurant's shop was actually taken from him. It seemed that Xu Da had an unusual relationship with this man. She only knew that the ferry was managed by the Wei family and most of the merchant ships coming and going were from the Wei family. She didn't expect that Xu Da had already established a relationship with the Wei family.

It turned out that the magic weapon that helped Xu Da to survive in Dukou and even in Suanzao County was the Wei family.

Her eyes sparkled, and she said calmly, "Thank you for your kindness. It's my honor to make you curious."

She remembered that in her previous life, the Wei family had a higher status in the hearts of the people of Suanzao County than the county magistrate.

However, this high status came from their family's plundering and robbery. When the people heard about the Wei family, they were terrified.

I wonder who this Liulang of the Wei family is?