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Maybe it was because Qi Jintang went home, maybe it was because his elder brother was here, He Hua slept particularly soundly that night, as if he wanted to make up for all the sleep he had not had in the past few days due to fear and fear. When he opened his eyes in the morning, his body felt The bed beside him had already been empty. He stretched out his hand to pull open the bed curtain, only to find that it was already bright outside.
Miao'er heard the noise and came in. When he saw Hehuā standing up, he smiled and said, "Amitabha, grandma finally had a good sleep. The blue circles under her eyes in the past two days have also disappeared a lot."
"What time has it been and no one called me?" He Hua stood up to wash up and looked at the watch on the bedside table. It already pointed to three o'clock. It seemed that he had slept long enough. .
Miao'er was waiting aside with a handkerchief in hand, and knew what Hehuā was going to ask later, so he said directly: "I got up early in the morning, and specifically told the slaves not to disturb them. I left grandma to rest, and breakfast was prepared by Liu’s mother. After breakfast, I and my uncle went to the front office and said they didn’t know when they would come back, so they asked grandma to eat by herself when the time came, without waiting for them.”
Hehuā knew that he couldn't help much in these matters, so he simply sent people out to buy vegetables, meat, and fresh fish and shrimp. When they came back, they were finely chopped into velvet, and the egg whites were mixed into small cakes with various fillings. If the sticks and dumplings are cold but not dry today, cover them with clean gauze. They will neither dry out nor spoil. When you want to eat them, add two spoons of soup stock and bring to a boil. Add some minced coriander,
A steaming bowl of sesame oil and chili noodles can be eaten.
If you don’t want to eat Kundu, you can also grease the frying pan with oil and put a pot of dumplings on it, pour some water on it, and simmer for a while. When the dumplings are cooked, there will be a layer of golden crunch on the bottom.
In the end, Hehuā simply stirred up the eggs and tried to make pan-fried egg dumplings. He asked the ladies and girls to gather around the brazier and get what they liked to eat. As expected, they all ate to their heart's content. They all said that in such weather, it would be better to eat some hot soup. The body of the water is comfortable, but the fried dumplings are soft on top and crispy on the bottom. When you bite through the dough, the fillings inside are fried out and the oily water is hot. It tastes more delicious than boiled dumplings.
The meal was full of talk and laughter, and we spent a lot more time than usual. Before the dishes were neatly cleared away, someone came from outside to report that Mrs. Ma had sent a gift, and handed over a gift list.
Hehuā took it in surprise and unfolded it to take a closer look. They were all tea leaves, cloth and the like. Seeing that she was confused, she asked someone to call the person who gave the gift to come in to talk, but she said she put down the gift and the gift list and left.
"What's the point of this errand? How dare you accept gifts from people? You won't leave anyone behind. What if there's something wrong with the things you send?" He Huā frowned and asked.
Ma Chao lowered his head and did not dare to say a word. After he finished scolding He Huā, he said: "I will remember it from now on, little one."
"That's all, bring the things over and take a look." Hehuā ordered people to carry the things into the back hall. After opening each item, it turned out to be a few tea leaves and a few materials. She felt more and more strange. Although these were not cheap goods, But it's not a rare thing. This tea is not as good as the one she used to treat guests last time. Why did Mrs. Ma bother to send someone to deliver it. No, there must be something else going on here.
She was thinking about something in her mind, and subconsciously picked up a piece of material. When she started to hold it, she felt that the weight was wrong. She frowned slightly and raised her hand and waved, "It's okay, you all can go down."
After everyone left, he asked Miao'er to close the door, carry a few pieces of fabric to the upstairs bedroom, shut the door and windows tightly, and then found a pair of large scissors for miscellaneous use from the cloth winding machine. The core began to be dismantled, and not long after, a large cut was made and it was picked up and shaken. Sure enough, a silver chain fell out. The rest were all the same after being taken apart. Miao'er nervously counted them three times before she dared to say: "Grandma, grandma, there are five hundred taels of silver in total." She had never seen so much silver in her life. She was so stunned that she could hardly believe her eyes when they suddenly piled up in front of her eyes.
In the past, she thought that being an official was very easy to make money, but after arriving here with Qi Jintang and He Hua, watching He Hua calculate the accounts every day, she felt that being an official was really not easy, especially in such a poor place.
I didn't expect to see so many silver chains so brightly today, each one standing on the table in a naive manner, as if waving to people, Miao'er subconsciously said: "It's good this time, grandma doesn't have to worry about money. , even the capital to open a store is enough.”
Hehuā is naturally not as simple as Miaoer's idea. She naturally understands these so-called unspoken rules of officialdom, but what makes her feel uneasy is that Mrs. Ma was not warm to her before, and could even be said to be a little cold and contemptuous. After all, What was the reason that made her suddenly change the steering direction at this time, and instead began to be courteous to herself
Is it because Mrs. Ma has some news that she doesn't know that she flatters herself in advance, or is it simply a trap because she failed to catch her last time to cause trouble, and now she continues to drag her into trouble
She sat at the table and thought about it for a long time, but she still went around in circles on these two possibilities. She could only send someone to the front to see what Qi Jintang was doing, saying that if he was free, he would go home and there were some things she wanted to discuss with him. .
After a while, Qi Jintang and Borong returned to the back house one after another.
Hehuā saw that Qi Jintang's expression was not good, and his already worried heart became even more worried. He hurriedly asked: "What, didn't the matter resolve smoothly?"
Qi Jintang saw the worry on He Hua's face, and then softened his expression and said: "It's okay. It's almost solved. There are only some joints that haven't been opened yet, but the progress is going well and the situation is good for us. You don't have to worry."
However, Borong was not like Qi Jintang who reported good news but not bad news. He even had something to say to his sister, asking directly: "Hehuā, how much money do you have on hand?"
Hehuā was stunned when he heard the words, and then he understood. Qi Jintang's so-called "opening up the joints" meant giving gifts to build relationships. All the money in the family was passed through her hands. Naturally, she knew everything. After a little thought, she said : "I have more than two hundred taels of silver myself. Before I left, my parents-in-law brought me one thousand taels. I don't have any big expenses here. I have some daily necessities left. It won't be a problem to scrape up one thousand, two hundred and two hundred taels for use." At this point, she hurriedly said, "I asked you to come back to talk about silver. Just now, Mrs. Ma sent some tea cloth. Who knew that the core of the cloth was wrapped with silver keys? The finest grained silver." A total of five hundred taels. The people who came from her house put down their things and the gift list and left. I didn’t even see a shadow, let alone ask anything. What should I do now?”! ! !
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