"Grandma, the general is going to sleep in Aunt Fei's room tonight, so you should go to bed early too!" The eldest girl, Qiuxiang, stood carefully beside Hong Mian and reported to her.
Hong Mian, who was dressing in front of the dressing table, heard the news, slapped the dressing table, and said angrily: "Youshi went there, he slept in that yard last night and the night before, and he went tonight again." , are you going to pamper that bitch at this time?"
Qiuxiang flinched, but didn't dare to answer.
Hong Mian was in a fit of anger, and angrily tore off those beaded flower buds from her head, and threw them on the dressing table, messing up her carefully combed bun.
"Go, go to the courtyard to find the general, and tell me that I'm not feeling well, please come and have a look at the general!"
While Hong Mian gave instructions, she wiped off the heavy makeup on her face with a handkerchief, trying to wipe off the heavy makeup and make herself look haggard, so as to make the general feel bad!
When Qiuxiang heard that her master asked her to go to Aunt Fei's place to invite the general, she felt her body tremble and her back felt cold.
Aunt Fei is not easy to mess with. If they dare to invite the general away from her, Aunt Fei will find fault with them later. She is just a little maidservant, if a favored aunt wants to deal with them, it's just a matter of touching her upper lip to her lower lip
Qiuxiang rolled her eyes twice, and said cautiously: "Auntie, my servant thinks that if the general really wants to come to our courtyard, he will come here by himself even if he is not invited. I will definitely leave after a while, no need to let the man in that courtyard taunt us, let the servants say, if you want to teach the general to live in our courtyard every day like before, you might as well learn a few more It's a nice song, it's bringing the general to our courtyard, if the general comes here voluntarily, no one will be able to say anything!"
Chen Bingrong is a descendant of a family. He was born in a place of wealth and wealth since he was a child. He has seen and played with all kinds of beauties. The oiran of a small county like Hongmian, if not for She has a good voice and she sings beautiful songs, he really doesn't pay attention to her.
Strictly speaking, he redeemed her because of the songs that Hong Mian could sing, but after all, the songs that Hong Mian could sing were limited. In the past few months, he had already repeated those songs that Hong Mian could sing over and over again. I've listened to it over and over again, and I'm already tired of listening to it, and by the way, I'm also a little tired of this song, so I especially favor Aunt Fei.
Hong Mian has learned how to serve men since she was a child, and she is the best at observing words and expressions. Of course, she has also realized why the general dotes on her and why she doesn't dote on her anymore. What could she do
"Why don't I want to learn a few more beautiful tunes, but this tune is not something we can learn if we want to. The person who taught me the tune is far away in Nong'an. Now she is getting involved with Mr. Duan again. It is no longer rare to earn my five taels of silver."
That day, Hong Mian saw Duan Yuanhuan being courteous and careless to Shen Ruolan outside the county government office in Nong'an County, and thought that Duan Yuanhuan had taken a fancy to Shen Ruolan, and also thought that the two had already gotten together, that's why they said so.
After listening to this, Qiuxiang smiled and said, "If she really got involved with Mr. Duan, it would be easier. Although Mr. Duan is rich, he is only the richest man in a small county. Our general is the general who guards the north." Well, you are his concubine, so it is natural that the tide rises and all boats rise, so if you ask Duan Yuanhuan for a good friend to come and teach him a few days of music, forgive him and dare not refuse."
After Hong Mian heard this, she hesitated a little. With her current status, he really dared not refuse to ask Duan Yuanhuan for someone, but she couldn't bear to force him after all, after all, he was The first man she fell in love with in her life, he has always been warm and generous to her, she couldn't bear to take his favor away.
Seeing her hesitant look, Qiuxiang said, "Don't hesitate, auntie. If you continue to hesitate, let the girl in the courtyard conceive before you. Wouldn't we lose?"
Being pushed by her like this, Hong Mian thought about what would happen after falling out of favor, and finally made up her mind, and immediately wrote a letter to Duan Yuanhuan, asking him to send Shen Ruolan to her, and return it to him after she used it.
After the letter was written, Hong Mian asked Qiu Xiang to find someone immediately and send it to Nong'an overnight. She couldn't wait to find Shen Ruolan and defeat Aunt Fei to regain her favor...
**
Five days later, in the early morning, three carriages set off from Kaoshan Tun'er and headed north. Two of the three carriages were covered, the other was not, and Shen Ruolan and Qiao Qiao were sitting in the two covered carriages. For Mrs. Zhen's family, the third car without a canopy was full of vermicelli and dried tofu.
With Shen Ruolan's help, Qiaozhen's sister-in-law finally got rid of her mother-in-law's control, took her husband and children, and went to Jizhou with Shen Ruolan to open a shop.
Originally, Mrs. Guo was afraid that her son and daughter-in-law would secretly earn a lot of money and not hand it over to her, so she didn't want her son and daughter-in-law to leave, but Shen Ruolan promised that she would let Qiaozhen's wife get back at least every month for the old lady to work in the pink house. Earn so much wages. Later, Aunt Xie and the others helped persuade them to make peace, saying that even if Qiaozhen and the others did not give her the extra money they earned, they would at least get back the money Shouchang earned in the Fen House. the same? After they left, they could still save the rations of Qiaozhen and their mothers. Otherwise, how much food would a mature woman and those four children have to eat in a year
It doesn't count if you can't eat food for the old and the young, and the daughter-in-law has to resent her because she didn't let them go to Jizhou. Thinking about it this way, it really doesn't do any good to force them to stay. Plus, Shen Ruolan ordered her son and daughter-in-law to go. It's a compliment to their family, if she holds it, in case Lanya is annoyed, don't ask their men to work for her, or don't ask their mothers to sell the vermicelli at her place, their family How much loss do you have to suffer
After much deliberation, they finally decided to let them go. First, they had to take back the money they earned in Shouchang. Second, their mothers could save a lot of rations for the family by leaving. It's not a face for Lan Ya, so in the end, he reluctantly agreed with his son and daughter-in-law to go to Jizhou.
When Qiaozhen's sister-in-law's family heard that they were finally able to get rid of her in-law's family, they were so happy that they almost jumped up, packed up quickly, and left with Shen Ruolan with the man and child.
Before leaving, her mother-in-law told her again and again that she was not allowed to spend the money she earned, but she had to bring it back to her, and she was not allowed to buy anything she wanted, and she could only buy it after she got her consent.
Qiaozhen is a caring person, and she didn't disobey her in front of her mother-in-law. No matter what she said, she obediently agreed, but she had already figured it out in her heart. When she arrived in Jizhou, she was appointed to work hard and sell a lot. Vermicelli, when the time comes, you can earn some money and give it to her daughters. The old lady wants them to work hard and earn money to spend for the sons of the uncle's family and the uncle's family. Go ahead and dream!
Three days later, the group arrived in Jizhou
After arriving, Shen Ruolan took Qiaozhen's sister-in-law's family and the car vermicelli to the house that Liu Hanxiang and the others rented.
The house was rented by Shen Ruolan at the beginning. After Shen Ruolan sold out the printing factory, she told the new owner of the printing factory, who is also the shopkeeper of Tianxia Zhizhi, to ask him to keep these girls and continue to typesetting or writing for them. The script, or you can keep it and copy it.
Under Shen Ruolan's strong recommendation, and also because the girls were really useful, the new owner finally kept them and continued to work in the printing factory.
The girls kept their jobs, so they are very grateful to Shen Ruolan, so even though Shen Ruolan is no longer their boss, the girls are still very enthusiastic when they see her coming. While pulling her into the room, he talked to her in a hurry.
After entering the room, Shen Ruolan sat down, greeted everyone for a while, introduced Qiaozhen's family to everyone, and explained her reason for coming.
She planned to let Qiaozhen's sister-in-law's family live here for a few days, and store the vermicelli and dried tofu here first, and then let the family move out and live in the shop after finding a suitable shop.
Seeing Guo Shouchang's honest appearance and the fact that Shen Ruolan brought them here, the girls were very relieved, and said in unison, "Why do you have to move around? Our place is spacious, and even a few more people can live here." Come on, why don't we just stay here forever, otherwise we girls' family will guard this big house in Nuoda, we'd be scared!"
This house is a courtyard with two entrances. There are East and West Wings between the first and second entrances. The layout is not much different from Shen Ruolan's house. Liu Hanxiang and the others live in the back yard, and the front yard is always empty. Qiaozhen and the others The whole family came to live, and they lived in the main rooms as soon as they entered, which was just right!
The cart of vermicelli and dried tofu is temporarily placed in the wing room, as for Shen Ruolan, she doesn't live here, she plans to stay in a hotel.
While chatting, I suddenly heard Liu Hanxiang's low laughing voice from inside, and said, "Little thing, you're so naughty!"
Could it be that there are two Liu Hanxiang? Or, whose voice is exactly the same as Liu Hanxiang? Shen Ruolan was taken aback when she heard that, Liu Hanxiang was clearly in front of her eyes, so who was speaking in the room
Shen Ruolan looked at Liu Hanxiang in a daze, what's going on? Could it be that there are two Liu Hanxiang? Or, whose voice is exactly the same as Liu Hanxiang
A girl named Zhao'er smiled and said, Miss Lan, don't be surprised, this is said by the mynah raised by Hanxiang's sister, and that mynah is very smart, and in just a few months, he can learn the accent of Hanxiang's sister so vividly Yes, it can be faked.
Peony and Lotus are children, their eyes widened in surprise when they heard that there was a talking starling, and there was a longing look in their eyes. Zhao'er guessed what they were thinking, so she took a few children into the inner room to see mynah.
Shen Ruolan didn't have that much idleness, after talking to everyone, she went out with some vermicelli and dried tofu.
She will first go to those familiar restaurants to sell her vermicelli and dried tofu. Of course, the purpose is not only to let these restaurants buy vermicelli and dried tofu from her home, but to let more customers Knowing that there are two kinds of vermicelli and dried tofu, and then expanding the influence of vermicelli and dried tofu.
She went to Baiweiren's first, and found Tian Jingzhi, the owner of Baiweiren, and sold him her vermicelli and dried tofu.
Tian Jingzhi had never seen these two ingredients, vermicelli and dried tofu, and was very curious after seeing them. Shen Ruolan took these two ingredients to the kitchen and cooked a few dishes for her, namely stewed chicken vermicelli, hot and sour noodles, Stir-fried dried tofu with meat, tofu skewers in chicken soup, serve them after cooking, please Tian Jingzhi to taste.
After Tian Jingzhi tasted it, she was very satisfied, and immediately made a decision, making a promise to Shen Ruolan to buy from her for a long time.
Later, Shen Ruolan went to several restaurants that she used to frequent, and took many more orders.
The last one I went to was my old hotpot restaurant. The new owner of the hotpot restaurant seemed to trust Zhou Zheng very much and entrusted him to take care of the whole hotpot restaurant. Shen Ruolan sold vermicelli and dried tofu to the hotpot restaurant. Zhou Zheng had no reason not to accept it. Therefore, I also made a long-term commitment to get goods from her.
When she came out of the hot pot restaurant, it was already late, and Shen Ruolan was planning to find a place to eat, when she met Shen Jincun unexpectedly.
Shen Jincun also just came out of the dim sum workshop. He got off work and was about to go home.
Seeing Shen Ruolan coming, Shen Jincun seemed very happy, and asked when Shen Ruolan came? What to do in Jizhou, Shen Ruolan must go to the house for dinner.
Shen Ruolan answered one by one, but, she didn't want to see Shen Ruomei and Aunt Shen, so she rejected Shen Jincun's invitation, and only reasoned that she had finished eating, and she had urgent matters to go to their house.
However, Shen Jincun was not discouraged, and if he couldn't do it today, he booked another night with her. He repeatedly stated that Shen Ruolan must have dinner at home in the evening, and told Shen Ruolan the detailed address of his home.
Seeing that he sincerely invited Shen Ruolan, she couldn't refuse, so she reluctantly agreed.
Seeing that she agreed, Shen Jincun agreed to let her go.
Before leaving, Shen Ruolan suddenly remembered that Shen Jincun had bought a baby starling before, so she asked casually, "Brother Jin Cun, where is your starling?"
In fact, she only remembered that Shen Jincun had raised a mynah when she heard the mynah talk at Liu Hanxiang's house today. Then, somehow, that mynah disappeared, so she asked casually.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Jin Cun heard her mentioning his starling, his face turned red, and his eyes were a little misty and dodged. Later, he faltered and said that the starling didn't like it and flew away by himself.
Seeing his stuttering and faltering appearance, Shen Ruolan was a little puzzled.
However, soon a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and a bold idea suddenly flashed across her. She widened her eyes, feeling as if she had suddenly discovered a huge secret.
However, seeing Brother Jin Cun's evasive and evasive appearance, as if he didn't want others to know his secret, Shen Ruolan held back and didn't speak out.
Brother Jin Cun is still a ignorant teenager, and he doesn't know how long his feelings for Hanxiang can last. If it's just a teenager's impulsiveness and doesn't take it seriously, then she might as well pretend that she doesn't care about it. I know, just let this silence remember the past and forget it. If the yelling comes out, if it doesn't work then, it will have an impact on Liu Hanxiang's reputation.
After parting, Shen Jincun went home and told his parents about meeting Shen Ruolan today.
When Uncle Shen heard that Shen Ruolan had come to Jizhou, he said strangely, "Didn't this girl just go back a few days ago? Why is she here again?"
Shen Jincun then talked about Shen Ruolan's coming to Jizhou to sell vermicelli and dried tofu, and then boasted: "Sister Lan'er is really capable, I am ashamed of myself as a man."
One day, Uncle Shen, Shen Ruolan came up with a new money-making gadget, so she couldn't help but nodded and said, "Okay, okay, this girl has a lot of brains and a lot of mind, and the things she tinkered with will definitely make money. Our old Shen family can have money." Such a child can be regarded as the merit of the ancestors."
Aunt Shen sneered and said, "It doesn't matter to you whether you accumulate virtue or not, and whether you make money or not? They don't give you a penny if they make money, but you still have the virtue of being honorable and proud. They come to Jizhou I don’t even mention to come to see you, and I don’t even mention to bring you a taste of delicious food, how can I pay attention to you as an uncle? Why are you still proud of yourself here?”
Uncle Shen was not happy when he heard these nonsense words, and said with an old face, "You are quite old, don't just say things that are not in your conscience, what is Lan'er doing to us? Why don't you know how to be content?" You don’t know how to be grateful? Feel your conscience and think carefully. If you two sons don’t have Lanya to help you, can you live the life you are now? Why don’t you have to be trapped in the countryside farming and collecting cow dung? Our family Rent a house in this big city like a master, and don't have to do any work, who is all thanks to?"
Aunt Shen curled her lips unconvinced, "What's the matter? Even if she, Shen Lanya, pulls us, our family fortune and deposits are not for nothing. Don't they also help her with work? Without our son's dedication Do your best to help her, where can she earn that old money? Maybe she can't earn that old money? "
"Hmph, do you think your son is the only one who can help others? It's hard to find three-legged toads, and there are too many living people with two legs. If they pay you some money, don't say that your son is not good at fighting like this." Those who know a few things, even those who can read and write, are also hired, if they want to drag us, do you think they can use your son." Uncle Shen said very conscientiously.
Aunt Shen didn't take it seriously, pouted her lips, and said in a strange way, "Just tell her, don't forget, when our daughter is gone, what is her attitude when we beg her? How could Meier refuse to help us even though Meier was alive or dead? If she had made a move at that time, how could Meier have suffered such old crimes?"
For the fact that Shen Ruolan didn't help them at that time, the aunt has always been brooding, and she will never forget it. However, she forgot how Mei'er treated Shen Ruolan at that time.
Uncle Shen actually quite agrees with the old woman's reasoning, and he also blamed Shen Ruolan for not being able to rescue her at the time, but he considered the issue more rationally, knowing how his daughter treated Lan'er before, It's reasonable for Lan'er to hold grudges against her, so it's not surprising if she doesn't help her.
When Shen Ruomei heard her mother mentioning this matter again, she gritted her teeth in hatred.
This bitch, Shen Ruolan, not only took her mother's life, but also very likely caused her to be kidnapped. The chief culprit of treachery almost killed her by Shamo'er. She wrote down this revenge, and she will avenge it sooner or later.
However, there is one thing that she still can't figure out: Since Shen Ruolan and King Zhan are dating, why does she go back to Kaoshantun? Wouldn't it be more convenient to stay in Jizhou to communicate with King Zhan? What are you doing back home? You know, it's hundreds of miles away from here? She's gone, how inconvenient is it to see King Zhan
Could it be? Could it be... His Royal Highness King Zhan doesn't want her anymore
If that's the case, it would be great. If King Zhan doesn't want her, maybe, maybe, she still has... a chance...
Thinking of this, Shen Ruomei suddenly became energetic, and the whole person was refreshed!
Uncle Shen was not on the same channel as her, and was thinking about what delicious food Lan Ya would come to prepare tomorrow night. He said solemnly, "No matter what you say, Lan Er will come to our house for dinner tomorrow night. The auntie has to prepare well and make some delicious food for the child, now that the second child and the second wife are not here, the child is working here alone, you have to look like an elder when you are an elder."
Uncle Shen also saw the old woman's resistance to Lan'er, so he had to resort to coercive means. Since he couldn't persuade her to accept Lan Ya well, he could only make her accept it in the form of an order.
After all, Aunt Shen is still afraid of Uncle Shen. Men in northern rural areas have the habit of beating their wives. In ninety-nine out of a hundred families, women are afraid of men. Aunt Shen is one of the ninety-nine. When she saw the old man's face lowered, and he ordered herself solemnly, she had no choice but to agree reluctantly.
"Tomorrow, by the way, bring back Fucun and his family of three, and let's have a family reunion dinner!" Uncle Shen ordered again.
Shen Jincun quickly agreed, in exchange for Aunt Shen and Shen Ruomei's big eyes.
**
On the second day, Qiaozhen and his wife began to sell everywhere with vermicelli on their backs, while Shen Ruolan worked hard to find a suitable store everywhere. Opening this store is different from a restaurant, it has to be opened near the market, not far from selling vegetables The place, and the door face must be clean and tidy, and the door face must be bigger.
It was not easy to find a suitable house. Shen Ruolan walked all morning, her legs almost straightened, but she couldn't find a suitable house.
At noon, Shen Ruolan walked into Baiwei's house, intending to have lunch here, but unfortunately, she ran into an enemy—Lu Yuan.
A month ago, she slapped this guy fiercely in front of everyone, but now when they meet, it's like enemies meeting each other, and she is extremely jealous.
Seeing Shen Ruolan entering the restaurant alone, Lu Yuan immediately walked over to meet her, and said maliciously: "If a daughter's family walks around in public like this, Lao Qi doesn't know how to take care of you?"
Shen Ruolan said in a cold voice, "Excuse me, does this have anything to do with you? What is your standpoint to blame me? Are you full or have nothing to do? You also have to meddle in other people's affairs , don't you feel that you are in debt?"
"Tsk tsk!"
Lu Yuan said disgustedly, "Showing teeth and claws, sharp teeth and sharp mouth, there is no dignity and gentleness that a daughter should have. Lao Qi must be blind to not want An An to want you."
Shen Ruolan crossed her arms and said with a smile, "You said that he is blind, I think you are blind, you are not only blind, but also blind, you don't even have the ability to distinguish right from wrong, how pitiful. It seems that you are hopeless, you should go back and prepare for your funeral while you still have breath."
Lu Yuan was speechless after Shen Ruolan lashed out at him, he was so angry that his liver hurt, and he said, "You better be careful, this is Jizhou, and you won't be allowed to play wild."
Shen Ruolan sneered, "So, you can come and find fault with me, and you don't have to worry about being slapped in the face anymore."
"you… "
Lu Yuan quickly looked left and right, lest someone might hear that he had touched her big mouth.
At this time, there were only two relatives around, and Chen Bingrong and others were in the private room upstairs, so don't worry about being overheard by them.
Seeing that there was no one around, Lu Yuan felt relieved a lot. He peeped at Shen Ruolan and said sinisterly, "I bet you that you won't be able to marry the royal family in the end!"
Shen Ruolan said without showing any weakness: "I also dare to bet that you must be the stupidest idiot I have ever seen!"