After I wear the book, I use the food to attract the attention of the big guys

The silk in the box is exquisite in workmanship and bright in color, and you can get a good price just by buying it.

Not to mention that Xu Lai asked his servants to open several boxes, including porcelain, brocade, and even a small box of silver ornaments and a few silver tickets.

The value of these few boxes of gifts is enough for an ordinary family to live peacefully in Xuanzhou for several years.

"If the girl still thinks it's not enough, we can discuss it again." Xu Lai smiled gently, but it made people feel glaring for no reason.

The meaning of the governor's office is obvious, and they want to use money to calm things down.

Looking at Xu Lai's expression that seemed to be a smile but not a smile, Xie Niannian was very aware of his current situation. How do ordinary people compare with princes and nobles?So she raised her eyebrows and said lightly: "Director Xu is joking. The governor's mansion can make decisions for the women. It is the governor who is fair and honest. How dare the women ask too much? That's enough."

"It's so good, do you need to send someone to take the girl home?"

"No need! I'll be fine on my own." Hearing this, Xie Niannian's heart immediately rang an alarm. It's not safe to live alone, so don't let anyone find your place.

Xu Lai looked at it meaningfully for a while, staring at Xie Niannian feeling uncomfortable, and finally bowed to Zhou Ci: "Trouble Master Zhou, this matter is over, and the villain will leave first."

After finishing speaking, he took the people away in a mighty way, leaving only those few boxes behind.

Zhou Ci also felt relieved, he was used to being straightforward, and for Xu Lai, a person like Xu Lai who speaks and does things with hidden needles, he was really afraid that he would turn against the other party on the spot and make trouble difficult to deal with.

Anyway, Xie Niannian himself is also a talker.

Seeing that the matter was finally settled, Xie Niannian breathed a sigh of relief, got up and said goodbye to Zhou Ci.

"Okay, next time I must try Miss Xie's barbecue in person." Zhou Ci gave a rare kind goodbye, and asked his servants to send Xie Nian Nian out.

After leaving the Zhou residence, Xie Niannian held another ceremony to Xie Peng, with a sincere tone: "Thank you, young master, when I am free in the future, I will personally come to thank you, young master."

"Miss Xie, you are welcome. We are from the same village. We should help each other." Xie Peng returned the gift, and then helped Xie Niannian to load all the things into the donkey cart.

Xie Niannian smiled gratefully, and then drove home in a donkey cart.

When he got back to his home, Xie Niannian threw himself on the bed and didn't want to move anymore. He said too many polite words, and felt that his face seemed to be wearing a mask, and his smile seemed a little stiff.

But at least it was resolved, Xie Niannian was relieved, she could continue to set up a stall, and with Zhou Ci's relationship, she didn't have to worry about being troubled by the governor's office.

And with the money given by the governor's office, she can even set up a shop in Xuanzhou City without having to wake up early every day.

It's just that Chi Qing, Xie Niannian rolled a few laps on the bed, and she has already regarded Chi Qing as a friend.

In ancient times, letters were slow, and Chi Qing was elusive. If I went to Xuanzhou City by myself, would I still have a chance to meet her?

Xie Niannian rolled his bun into a mess of weeds, and couldn't figure out why, so he simply gave up and got up to make something delicious for himself.

With a chicken coop on his head, he rummaged through his kitchen, found flour, the fresh pork he bought today, and dried mushrooms. He looked at the ingredients in front of him, and Xie Niannian was going to make dumplings for himself.

Wake up the noodles, and then roll them into dumpling wrappers with proper thickness.Mince the pork and marinate it with soy sauce, salt and egg liquid.

Dried mushrooms are soaked in hair, simply blanch in water and then cut into cubes, then add minced ginger and mix well with the marinated pork.

The fillings and skins are ready. Xie Niannian holds the skins with one hand and mixes the dumpling fillings with the other. Gently pinch the two hands together, and the ingot-shaped dumplings are formed.

Cook them in the pot, pick them up, and put them on a plate. The fat dumplings are neatly placed together, still steaming. They look so cute, and it's hard to bear to eat.

But Xie Niannian was so hungry that he was really hungry. He took one bite at a time without mercy. The dumpling skin was soft and tough, the filling was full and juicy, and it was extremely smooth to eat.

After eating a bowl and taking another sip of dumpling soup, I feel full and satisfied from the bottom of my heart to my stomach.

The meaning of food is not only to fill the stomach, but also to soothe the heart.

Xie Niannian thinks that whenever he eats a delicacy, he will feel that he is actually living in this world.

After eating and drinking enough, he locked the compensation given by the governor's mansion in the cabinet, and after tidying up, Xie Niannian lay down on the bed and fell asleep almost as soon as he hit the pillow, having a good night's dream.

The next morning, Xie Niannian was woken up by a commotion. There seemed to be some dispute in the village.

She casually tied her hair in a bun, washed it, opened the door and went out to have a look, and happened to see Village Chief Xie surrounded by a group of people not far away.

Xie Niannian went up, and before he could walk in, he heard a big man yelling: "My house lost two chickens! I saw footprints, they must have been made by people!"

Another woman also looked worried: "The lock of the firewood room at home was picked, and I lost a bundle of firewood."

The big man just now smiled: "How much is your bundle of firewood worth? My chickens have been raised for a year! They can sell for several dollars!"

"What do you know? That thief can pry my firewood house today, and steal from my main house tomorrow!" The woman was not convinced, and hastily retorted.

The village head in the middle had a headache when he heard it, and interrupted the dispute between the two with a scold: "Stop arguing! Report to the officials first."

After listening to it for a while, Xie Niannian understood that someone in the village had been robbed and was discussing a solution with Village Chief Xie.

It has been a long time since Lihua Village has been thieves. There are occasional conflicts among the villagers, but most of them are still kind people, and no one would do such a thing.

Now a thief suddenly appeared, probably fleeing here from another place.

"What's the use of reporting to the official? I think we can check ourselves faster than those big shots!" The big man said with disdain on his face: "If you want me to say, the most suspicious thing is that there is only one living on the mountain?"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Xie Niannian frowned: "Don't talk nonsense without evidence."

"Why is there no evidence, I have never seen her sell her prey, so how does she make a living? I think you are fascinated by her!"

"Don't say a few words!" Seeing that there was another quarrel, the village chief slammed his crutches on the ground.

When the crowd became quiet, he looked around and said slowly, "There may be thieves and bandits recently. Everyone is optimistic about their finances. I will go to the county government office tomorrow."

After hearing the village chief's words, the onlookers and those arguing with each other gradually dispersed. Only Xie Niannian remained where he was.

The village head looked at Xie Niannian suspiciously: "You lost something too?"

Xie Niannian shook his head and handed over a package with a smile.When I took it apart, I saw that it was two bolts of fine silk.This silk was brought by Xie Niannian when he went out, in order to thank Xie Pengju.

Just as the village chief wanted to refuse, Xie Niannian pushed her back. She smiled and said, "Thanks to Mr. Xie, who helped me a lot in the city."

Xie Niannian didn't explain exactly what it was, but after hearing what she said, the village head accepted it with peace of mind.

Originally thought that encountering a thief this time was just a coincidence, Xie Niannian went home and made several sweet potato skins, and planned to continue to set up a stall tomorrow, but unexpectedly something happened in the village at night.

The night was dark, except for the occasional chirping of owls, the whole village was very quiet.

But Xie Niannian, who was already fast asleep, suddenly opened her eyes, her heart skipped a beat, and she caught a glimpse of the black figure printed in front of the window.

"Who's there!" Xie Niannian sat up all of a sudden, feeling the hairs all over his body stand on end.

The figure paused and quickly left from the window.

But Xie Niannian was still in a state of shock, all drowsiness was gone now, and he didn't dare to think deeply about what would happen if he didn't wake up at a certain time.

She got up and checked the door lock, but she didn't dare to sleep any more. After lighting the lamp, she stiffly sat at the table until dawn.

It really isn't safe to live alone, Xie Niannian thought.

Xie Niannian's house is actually on the edge of the village, next to the back hill, and the nearest few houses are more than ten minutes away.Originally, Xie Niannian felt pure, but what happened tonight really shocked her.I couldn't help but start thinking about whether to move to the city.

I thought I might have to wait until the morning, but I didn't expect that the light of the torch was lit in the distance, and then there was a hoarse shout: "Catch the thief! Come and catch the thief!"

People in the village rose up upon hearing the sound, and after a short while, fires lit up in twos and threes.

Xie Niannian pushed open the door, saw a thin figure running in front with sharp eyes, and the one who ran and shouted after him was the big man who lost the chicken during the day.

The figure looked thin and small, but it jumped extremely fast and had good physical strength. Xie Niannian watched him run from the distant field ridge to the foot of the mountain on the other side without slowing down.

On the contrary, the big man behind him slowed down halfway through the run, watching the little thief run into the mountain.

After that, several people followed up one after another, asking the big man about the situation.

Xie Niannian also put on a foreign fir, ready to check the situation.

It was still a bit chilly in the spring night, the little donkey in the yard kicked the fence a little uneasy, and then opened the gate. The lateness of the expression!

Xie Niannian's heart skipped a beat, and he took a few steps back. He accidentally stepped back to the threshold, and was about to trip over the threshold, so Chi Qing grabbed his hand and pulled him up.

She patted her heart, took a deep breath, and then looked at the "culprit": "Why are you here!"

Chi Qing made sure that Xie Niannian had stood firm, let go of her hand, and answered concisely: "Look for someone."

Xie Niannian was taken aback for a moment, almost thinking that she had come to find him.

At this time, the crowd in the distance stirred up, and then saw a few people holding torches and scattered.

It was a bit far away, Xie Niannian could only hear a few words, and he frowned a bit puzzled: "What are they talking about?"

"It is said that the thief has accomplices, and they are probably still hiding in the village. They are going to find them."

Chi Qing answered quickly, speaking very clearly, as if he heard it with his own ears.

Before Xie Niannian had time to ask why she appeared here, he remembered the gossip in the village during the day, and seeing the flames coming from that side, Xie Niannian hurriedly pulled Chi Qing into the yard and closed the door. Door.

While pulling Chi Qing, she muttered: "You don't sleep at night? Who are you looking for?"

There was no answer for a long time, and the people behind stopped and couldn't pull it. Xie Niannian turned around in doubt, and found that Chi Qing was staring at her window.

Xie Niannian simply stopped and walked in to look carefully. Under the moonlight, he found two shallow footprints under the window sill.

Seeing these two footprints, Xie Niannian felt bad, and his voice subconsciously became aggrieved: "The village was attacked by thieves during the day, but I didn't expect the thieves to find my house at night. Fortunately, I woke up, otherwise I would have lost all my belongings .”

Chi Ting didn't speak, but lowered his eyes, as if he was thinking about something.

The moonlight shone on her, as if covering her with a thin layer of veil, softening her face, giving birth to the illusion that she might be very close.

Xie Niannian took a look, and said in a strange way: "I only have one person, so weak, I want to live with Miss Chi."

As soon as she said it, she regretted it, a little annoyed that she said the wrong thing, would it make people feel abrupt, but suddenly she heard Chi Qing's calm voice: "Okay."

Xie Niannian was taken aback: "Huh???"