Yangcheng

"Have you heard? Something big happened last night."

"Big event? How can there be a big event in our little Su County?"

"That's right, it's enough to be included in the local chronicles of Su County, and the major events passed down through the ages..."

On the second day when Tong Shaoxuan arrived at the academy and was walking towards the women's department, he heard the students talking in low voices on the way.

Tong Shaoxuan was unwell last night and went to bed early, and Tang Jianwei's insistence absorbed what little physical strength he had.

Later, after returning to the room, she fell down and fell asleep. She did hear some cries while she was half asleep.

I got up late this morning, hurried to the academy, and didn't have a chance to chat with my family.

Now that I have arrived at the academy, it seems that I have just left the mountain, and I don't know what changes have taken place in the world.

In fact, it doesn't matter, Tong Shaoxuan has never cared much about these idle things.

As long as it's nothing to do with me.

but……

As he walked, Tong Shaoxuan found that everyone's eyes seemed to be slowly gathering on her.

Not really.

Tong Shaoxuan lowered his head in a panic.

What's the meaning?Does this really have anything to do with me?

Tong Shaoxuan's brain is still good enough, whatever he thinks will come true.

When she arrived at the school and just took out the scroll, the classmates gathered around one after another.

"Long thinking—"

"You came to the academy in one piece today, let me see, are they real arms and legs?"

"The eyeballs are not fake either, that's fine, it's quite capable."

Tong Shaoxuan frowned and said, "What disease are you suffering from?"

Ge Xunqing pushed aside the crowd and squeezed into the first row, gloating brightly:

"Unexpectedly, my sister-in-law not only cooks delicious food, but also chops people unambiguously."

Tong Shaoxuan: "Huh? Killing people?!"

"Looking at your appearance, I really don't know." Ge Xunqing said enthusiastically, "You don't really have any memory of my sister-in-law chopping down six sister-in-law's eight streets last night?"

Tong Shaoxuan: "???"

"He was still holding an axe, and almost shaved the sixth sister-in-law's head bald."

Tang Jian slightly hacked the sixth sister-in-law?

Although Tong Shaoxuan didn't see it with his own eyes, the scene is not difficult to imagine at all.

Through Ge Xunqing's description, Tong Shaoxuan can even restore the scene of Liusao being hacked very accurately in his mind.

Wait, that's not the point.

"Sister-in-law Six? Why do they have such a serious conflict?" Tong Shaoxuan asked Ge Xunqing.

"It is said that the sixth sister-in-law climbed on the wall of your house, peeked at my sister-in-law making breakfast, and tried to steal her secret recipe. Who knew that the secret recipe failed to steal, but was caught by my sister-in-law, and this happened later. Sister-in-law Good physical strength, I ran eight streets without breathing. Poor sister-in-law six, she was kicked out by her sister-in-law, screaming and begging for mercy all over the floor. The sister-in-law seemed to be teasing her, and she could jump up and grab people with one step. It just didn't happen, and I just drove Sister-in-law Liu for a whole night, and in the end, Sister-in-law Liu's face turned pale, panting like a mule, lying on the ground begging for mercy."

Tong Shaoxuan recalled how that tough sixth sister-in-law looked like, such a shrew was scared to the knees by Tang Jianwei...

"Sister-in-law Liu was lying on the ground begging for mercy, and my sister-in-law chopped the ax on the dirt road beside her face, and said to her, you and I don't violate the water of the river, and each of us makes money according to our ability in business. I'm not afraid either. You imitate me in selling deep-fried dough sticks to fill pancakes. Do you think it's a thunderbolt method? Just follow the gourd to draw a ladle! I can make deep-fried dough sticks and pancakes, and buns are no problem. Would you like to give it a try and see if your buns sell well? Is it still my popularity? If you are still entangled, don’t blame me for selling steamed stuffed buns to cut off your money! I have [-] ways to drive people to a dead end! If you don’t believe me, just try it!”

Ge Xunqing acted while talking, as if it was not Tang Jianwei who was fighting against the sixth sister-in-law, but herself.

Tong Shaoxuan said: "Ge Yangguang, I didn't expect you to have the potential to be a storyteller. You can go to the overpass to set up a stall. When will it open? I will definitely support it."

The students wondered: "Chang Si, why are you not surprised at all?"

"That's right, Mrs. Tang San, who looks soft and tender, is actually a chivalrous woman! Why aren't you surprised?"

Tong Shaoxuan said "Hey?", and was about to explain, Ge Xunqing said "嗐":

"You guys are really pigs and donkeys. Don't we know what kind of person Tang Sanniang is? In front of relatives and friends, he is naturally educated, polite and gentle, but who is the sixth sister-in-law? She is the thief who wants to steal the secret recipe! Be polite to the thief That is to make yourself uncomfortable. Tang Sanniang is protecting her hard work and the Tong family! If you are not fierce, others will think we are easy to bully! Changsi, sister-in-law who can open the kitchen is really rare A good companion!"

Tong Shaoxuan's face turned pale: "Open..."

"Come, come, Changsi, I have a gift for you."

Classmate Bai Erniang handed over a pair of cotton sleeves with openings at both ends.

Tong Shaoxuan was puzzled: "What is this?"

"Knee pads, with thick cotton inside, put them on and kneel without hurting your knees."

"?? Why should I kneel?"

Bai Erniang and Ge Xunqing looked at each other, and said with a mysterious smile: "After all, they will get married in the first month of next year, so be prepared."

"???"

The classmates are kind-hearted, and they are all planning for Tong Shaoxuan.

At first Ge Xunqing looked quite happy, after all, they were just joking around, but it was a bit too much to see people start giving away heart mirrors and rainstorm pear blossom nails.

"I said you were joking with a bit of sense. It's fun to give a pair of knee pads. What do you mean by giving weapons? These weapons are all used for Chang Si's self-defense. It's not bad against people like Liusao..."

Ge Xunqing was talking loudly when Tong Shaoxuan suddenly grabbed her.

"What's the matter, am I doing this for your own good..."

Tong Shaoxuan whispered: "Shi Ruzhuo is here."

When Ge Xunqing turned around, he happened to meet Shi Ruzhuo and looked at each other across the air.

Shi Ruzhuo should have heard her classmates talking about her aunt, but she behaved the same as usual. After looking at Ge Xunqing for a short while, she lowered her head as if she hadn't heard anything I didn't feel anything, and sat in the last row.

Mr. Meng also came, and after everyone dispersed and returned to their respective desks, the class began.

After school, Tong Shaoxuan returned to the mansion, and Ji Xue found that the little sheep was not only packed with books, but also packed with a bunch of inexplicable things.

She picked up the kneepad, and Nahan asked, "What is this?"

"My classmate gave me a wedding gift."

"??"

Tong Shaoxuan had a headache all day long, and thought that her appetite would be the same, but it was the opposite of what she thought.

She was hungry, very hungry, and before the last class started, her stomach started to growl so loudly that Mr. Meng heard it all, and stopped to say:

"Which classmate brought the toad to the school? Don't mess around, let it go quickly."

Mr. Meng's words elicited roars of laughter, and Tong Shaoxuan clutched Tang Jianwei's stomach, all he thought about was what to eat tonight.

Excitedly leaving the school, she suddenly remembered that she had fought with Tang Jianwei yesterday, exchanged a lot of beating around the bush, and she had to go all the way to chase Sister-in-Law, so she must be tired.

I probably won't have anything to eat tonight...

When he returned to the mansion, he did not smell any smell of food, and Tong Shao walked in dejectedly with his head hanging.

"Ouch..." Tong Shaoqian moved out of the back room clutching his buttocks, grabbed Tong Shaoxuan,

"Good sister, give your elder sister a hand..."

"What's wrong with you? Where did you fall?" Tong Shaoxuan was puzzled.

Before Tong Shaoqian could tell the truth, Ji Xue said, "She fell, she was taught by the mistress."

"Have you been taught a lesson by your mother? It seems that you have taught me a thorough lesson. Tell me what happened?"

Tong Shaoqian glared at her angrily: "Look at you gloating, are you so happy when your sister is beaten? It's all because of your crap!"

"My business? What does it have to do with me?"

"I'm also puzzled." Tong Shaoqian said, "This matter has nothing to do with me! Why should I be beaten! How wronged I am!"

Yesterday Tang Jianwei came to ask Song Qiao if he wanted Tong Shaoxuan to marry her sister together.After Song Qiao firmly denied it, he immediately gathered all the servants of the family in the yard, and asked them one by one, who was gossiping behind their backs, saying these nonsense words, and ruining the Tong family's reputation.

No one dared to admit it at first, Song Qiao nodded with a sneer and said:

"Since none of you admit it, then I will fine you all! All of you will deduct five hundred cash from this month's monthly payment!"

As soon as the money was deducted, the servants immediately panicked and immediately confessed to Tong Shaoqian.

When Song Qiao brought Tong Shaoqian in front of her and asked her something, she didn't realize the seriousness of the matter. She didn't think that she was here to be scolded. She thought that A Niang was discussing Si Niang's marriage with her, no Forget to tease:

"What? Ah Nian is going to marry that Mrs. Tang? Really? A Niang, you are really vigorous and resolute, and you are well-organized for Ah Nian. But Ah Nian has been in poor health since she was a child, so I am not afraid to ask her for two daughter-in-laws. Can't she take it?"

Song Qiao said: "You still have the mind to care about whether others can eat it, why not worry about whether you can eat my broom for a while!"

Before Tong Shaoqian could react, Song Qiao slapped her broom on her buttocks, and immediately sent her flying from the spot.

"Mother! Why are you hitting me?!" Tong Shaoqian was terrified, and ran away clutching his burning buttocks.

Song Qiao swung the broom and pointed at her: "Why do you think I beat you?! Okay, I don't know why I was beaten, right? I'll whip you a few more times to help you remember!"

Tong Shaoqian ran around in the mansion, and Song Qiao chased after her.

At the same time, Tang Jianwei and Sixth Sister-in-law were also making moves.

If someone looked down from the sky, they would find that although the two parties did not greet each other well in advance, their course of action was surprisingly consistent.

Tong Shaoqian was beaten and could only sleep on his stomach all night.

Until now, she has not figured out why the servants in the yard collectively pointed out that she was talking nonsense, saying that Anian wanted to marry the two sisters of the Tang family.

She just found out about this, okay?

"What?" Tong Shaoxuan himself knew about it later than her third sister. After hearing Tong Shaoqian's words, his jaw almost fell to the ground.

"I want to marry two sisters from the Tang family? Where is this going?!"

"I want to know too! Where did this story come from! Don't let me know who is framing me behind my back, otherwise my aunt will tear him to pieces!"

"It doesn't matter where it came from, sister, does Tang Jianwei know about it?"

Tong Shaoxuan felt that this was the most important thing!

Tong Shaoqian put his sister's shoulders and asked: "If the surname Tang doesn't know, who do you think told Auntie? Why is Auntie so angry? Of course Tang Jianwei knows!"

Tong Shaoxuan's eyes darkened, and he almost knelt on the ground:

"...How can there be such rumors? Marrying Tang Jianwei alone is enough, who is ordered to marry both?"

Where did the rumor come from? The two sisters of the Tong family vowed to find out the truth!

He called the servants in the family, imitated A Niang's technique, asked them one by one, and finally came up with a result that made them both dumbfounded.

The source is really the two of them.

That's what they both said.

"...that's what you said, San Niang." The maid said, "Didn't you say that Si Niang sent winter clothes to the West Courtyard for Tang Guanqiu, saying that Si Niang misses Mrs. Tang?"

Tong Shaoxuan pierced Tong Shaoqian's back.

Tong Shaoqian became anxious: "Isn't this just a joke! Aren't you brainless? Don't you judge the tone of my speech? This is embarrassing her!"

The maid curled her lips: "Who knows, Sanniang, you didn't say it was a joke. And it's true that you sent the winter clothes. When did you ever see Siniang thinking about who so much? And Sanniang, you've already spoken, passing it back and forth Isn't it rumored that you want to marry the two of them and live together?"

Tong Shaoqian couldn't argue with it.

"Hehe." Tong Shaoxuan sneered, "It seems that Auntie hit you right. You are the root of all evil."

"Wait, Tong Shaoxuan, you have nothing to do with this matter." Tong Shaoqian bit back, "Did you say that you sent winter clothes and quilts there because of her hard-working sister? Are you the one with good intentions? ? You were the one who sent the charcoal basin, right? I’ve already inquired, and you said it yourself when the charcoal basin was delivered, it’s all for Tang Guanqiu!”

Tong Shaoxuan's mouth is eloquent, even Tang Jianwei is not her opponent, but Tong Shaoqian will refute it occasionally.

How could she tell Tong Shaoqian that because she heard the conversation between Tang Jianwei and A Niang at that time, she was very upset about her so-called "compensation", but God was so cold that it just so happened that if she didn't send some charcoal, these people from the capital I'm afraid the young ladies will have to freeze for good or bad.

This is the excuse that it was sent to Tang Guanqiu.

The mentality is exactly the same as when I sent back winter things last time.

Who would have thought that this matter would be spread out several times through one person's mouth, and it would turn out that she was going to marry her sister to have a relationship?

This is too absurd, isn't it?

"That's right, I did say those words, but I also said that I have great love and respect for the eldest sister of the Tang family! I don't have any unreasonable thoughts!"

Tong Shaoqian touched his bruised buttocks, and dismissed Tong Shaoxuan's explanation:

"I don't care if you have a little love or a big love, I just ask you, did this matter come from your own mouth? You should be the one who deserves this ass!"

Now that Tong Shaoqian has covered his ears and stopped listening, Tong Shaoxuan will not continue to reason with her:

"Seeing that you still have the strength to talk nonsense here, it means that A Niang hasn't hit hard enough."

"Tong Shaoxuan?!"

"What do you want me to do? Do you want me to add some sticks to A Niang? Okay, here I come!"

Tong Shaoxuan is usually not her sister's match in terms of strength, and is often bullied, but now the third sister has difficulty walking, so if she doesn't fight back at this time, and get back all the bullying she has suffered in the past, when will she wait?

Tong Shaoxuan rushed over and was about to make a move, Tong Shaoqian yelled:

"Tong Shaoxuan! How dare you!"

"See if I dare!"

Tong Shaoqian was afraid that she would really mess with him, and his butt that had just been well-medicated could not bear another round of injuries, so he could only run away in despair.

Tong Shaoxuan beat Tong Shaoqian for the first time in a physical contest, and couldn't help laughing.

Although I have some headaches, but seeing the third sister running away in a panic, I am in a good mood, my head is not dizzy, but my stomach is still very hungry.

This appetite was so good that Tong Shaoxuan himself was surprised.

Not only the appetite, but even the mental head is completely different.

Like yesterday's wind and cold, if it were in the past, let alone go to the academy today, even if you lie at home for three to five days, you may not be able to get out of bed.It was even more impossible to beat Tong Shaoqian away.

Could it be because the diet Tang Jianwei gave her is working?

Probably.

Speaking of which, even if Tang Jianwei atones for her sins, he is quite distracted.

However, Tang Jianwei probably won't be able to eat the dishes made by himself tonight...

Walking to the front hall, Tong Shaoxuan was ready to eat pickles and porridge tonight.Unexpectedly, as soon as she came out of the bamboo forest, a burst of sweet and sour smell came in the wind, and her stomach, which had just calmed down a lot because of the porridge and pickles, immediately screamed crazily.

Is it...

Tong Shaoxuan walked quickly to the front hall, and saw Tang Jianwei was already standing there, bending over with his back to her to put two dishes on the round table.

Tong Shaoxuan's heart was pounding, and she was so excited that she couldn't even imagine it.

In view of the verbal dispute just before, Tong Shaoxuan couldn't be too excited, so he walked slowly into the front hall.

Tang Jianwei heard footsteps, turned around and saw Tong Shaoxuan, and immediately burst into a familiar smile:

"Madam is back?"

The whole family was watching. Tang Jianwei was so enthusiastic, delivering food and saying hello. If she treated her with a cold face, it might make people think that she didn't know what to do.

Tong Shaoxuan managed to hold up a smile that she thought was quite sincere:

"Well, I'm back."

When Ji Xue, who was behind Tong Shaoxuan, walked around the front with a plate of rice on it, and no one could see Tang Jianwei's expression except Tong Shaoxuan, Tang Jianwei lowered his eyelids, and his sweet smile was dyed in an instant. Added a layer of insidiousness.

"Your play is quite good." Tang Jianwei said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "What do you think of my play?"

It turns out that this is also a play...

"Very good." Tong Shaoxuan walked past her.

Tang Jianwei sent two dishes tonight, one is braised prawns in oil, and the other is appetizing hot and sour soup.

The sweet and sour taste comes from braised prawns.

Tong Changting saw that the size of the prawns was extraordinary. Each one was as long as a palm spread out. It didn't look like a river prawn, but a sea prawn.

The prawns will naturally turn red when they are fully cooked, but the prawns in front of them are not only red, but also bright red all over. The shell is covered with a layer of shiny oil.

In addition to the vinegar and sugar in the oil-braised prawns, the aroma of garlic is also very strong.

None of these three flavors is too prominent, and they blend into an extremely balanced new taste.

The adjustment of the taste seems simple, but in fact, it requires a lot of cooking experience to be so sophisticated and easy to do.

There were ten prawns in total, and there were exactly five people sitting in the front hall, two for each.

The appetizing hot and sour soup has a lot of ingredients, including tofu, fungus, mushrooms, vegetables, and beaten eggs, seasoned with pepper.

After drinking a bowl of hot soup, the whole body feels warm, and the spicy pepper makes this warmth deeper and longer.

The two dishes tonight are appetizers. Tong Boyi mixed rice with the soup of braised prawns. He didn't use any other dishes, and he ate two big bowls of rice with just the soup.

Tang Jianwei still didn't stay after delivering the food and went back.

Tong Shaoxuan turned his face sideways, his eyes followed Tang Jianwei's body until the end of the bamboo forest, and then he looked back.

After taking it back, she suddenly found that the last prawn that should have belonged to her was missing on the plate!

Tong Shaoxuan: "Where's my shrimp?!"

There was still a piece of shrimp tail in the corner of Tong Shaoqian's mouth: "I saw that you stayed there for a long time and didn't eat it. I thought you didn't like it, so I will help you solve it."

"Who said I don't like to eat?! You spit it out!"

"Can you spit it out after eating it? I still have this skill?" Tong Shaoqian moved his body on the soft cushion and said proudly, "I can't spit it out, but I can try to pull it out for you."

As soon as she said these words, she received chopsticks from Song Qiao and Tong Changting at the same time:

"When eating, say these swear words?!"

Tong Shaoxuan was so disgusted by her that she couldn't eat any more. When he left, he walked behind Tong Shaoqian, put his hands on her shoulders, and pressed her down hard.

Tong Shaoqian's wound that hadn't started to heal was in severe pain, and he let out a groan, and almost dropped the bowl and chopsticks in his hand.

"Tong Shaoxuan—! Don't run away if you can!"

Tong Shaoxuan has already run away: "Come after me if you have the ability!"

Tong Shaoqian was furious: "Look, wait until I get better, can you keep your little butt!"

Song Qiao and Tong Changting had nothing to scold, and they were about to lose control of these bastards.

The two daughters are so naughty, but the eldest son is still concentrating on eating.

After eating bowl after bowl, the hot and sour soup would be swept away by him.

"Aunt He, have another bowl of rice!" Tong Boyi shouted to the cook.

Song Qiaotong Changting: "..."

Since Tang Jianwei chased her out of Bajie Street that night and was overly frightened, Sixth Sister-in-Law lay on the bed for two days, until her legs gained strength on the third day, and she was finally able to get off the ground.

Not daring to sell deep-fried dough sticks and egg-filled pancakes anymore, Sixth Sister-in-Law honestly sold the steamed stuffed buns back.

Perhaps because the sixth sister-in-law no longer viciously competed, Tang Jianwei's business was better than a few days ago.

From the dawn of the morning until noon, all the ingredients Tang Jianwei had prepared were sold out, and the money he earned could be converted into more than two or three taels of silver.

She can earn a farmer's monthly income in two days.

Copper coins came rushing in, and every time Zitan went back to the bank to exchange the silver, he always carried a dagger with him in case of accidents.

When I was in Boling before, I also helped Tang Jianwei exchange money, but I have never been so nervous like now.

Probably because there was no shortage of silver in the past, but now she and Tang Jianwei are busy working from dawn to dusk, and every copper coin is earned with blood and sweat, so they cherish it very much and cannot tolerate any mistakes.

The weather in Suxian County seems to have reached the end of the cold. In the past few days, it has been repeatedly cold and warm, warm and cold again, changing for no reason, but it has not continued to freeze, which is a good thing for Tang Jianwei's business.

After the sales of fried dough sticks and egg-filled biscuits surged, they quickly stabilized. Tang Jianwei would bring a few chairs out of the stall when the weather was good, so that those customers who were not in a hurry could have a place to sit and take their time. eat.

More importantly, I want to listen to the chatter between neighbors and neighbors.

She has been in Su County for half a year, but she still has no clue about Ye Niang's case.

The neighbors chatted a lot, but most of them were really gossips, not what Tang Jianwei wanted.

Maybe it's impossible for ordinary people to know the secrets, or maybe Tang Jianwei misunderstood what the eldest princess meant.

Just when Tang Jianwei was thinking about whether to pursue in another direction, she accidentally got a clue that caught her attention.

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Tong Shaoxuan: Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills.

Tang Jianwei: Wait until I fall off the horse and watch you cry.

Tong Shaoxuan:? ?