Looking at Ling Yuanbao who was still muttering, he said with a smile: "I see. No matter what, she made you so happy, you still have to thank her. Well, it's getting late today, you should go to bed quickly."
Ling Yuanbao was up late today and was already a little tired. But he was still thinking about one thing: "Mom, have those servants who tried to murder me been sold out?"
Originally, Mrs. Ling was going to make the decision on this matter, but Mr. Ling said he wanted to do it himself. After all, it was an attack on his only son, and Mrs. Ling knew that Mr. Ling would never forgive her.
So early in the morning, Master Ling left with a few guards and the family. However, Mrs. Ling naturally did not intend to tell her son about this matter.
"It has been sold. Don't worry. No one in this family will dare to bully you from now on. Go to bed early, get ready, and go to the county school. If anyone bullies you in the future, fight back."
After much difficulty, Ling Yuanbao was coaxed back to his room to rest. Madam Ling found Master Ling and asked, "Did you send all the family away? My son asked about it just now."
Master Ling nodded with an inappropriate look on his face: "They have been sent away. Xiaobao will never see them again in the future."
Xiao Cui's brother was really naive. He actually thought that after knowing my private information that could not be seen by others, he wanted to run away and threaten me. I was a little stunned.
After today, this family will not be able to exist in this world anymore, so how can they meet Baoer again? That’s why Mr. Ling is very happy.
Mrs. Ling nodded in satisfaction when she heard Mr. Ling's answer: "It's been handled, that's good. My son went to Fangjia Village today. I kept hearing him talk about the girl from the Fang family. I plan to go to Fangjia Village tomorrow to see her."
They had both met the girl once, but they couldn't tell anything from her. If their son liked her, they could just buy her, a country girl.
Fang Xiaoxi didn't know that the couple of the Ling family were plotting against her. Her life was still the same as usual, cooking at noon and spending the rest of the time reading books and completing the targets left by her master.
Mrs. Ling originally wanted to meet Fang Xiaoxi the next day, but her son did not go to school and was under close watch. He was either watching them or playing with Fang Xiaoxi in Fangjia Village, so they did not find a chance.
After waiting for her son to go to the county school, Mrs. Ling finally found an opportunity to come to Fangjia Village alone. Under the guidance of the villagers, she came to the door of Fang Xiaoxi's house.
I saw Fang Xiaoxi holding a book and reading in the yard. She was obviously very focused. Someone from the same village called her, "Xiaoxi, this lady said she has something to ask you!"
Fang Xiaoxi looked up and saw Madam Ling. She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and stood up. After putting the book away, she walked towards Madam Ling.
"Xiao Xi has met Madam Ling. I wonder what Madam Ling wants to talk to Xiao Xi about?"
Looking at the little girl in front of him, she is pretty and quirky, especially her big eyes that flicker, no wonder my son likes her.
Mrs. Ling did not state her purpose at the beginning, but looked around the Fang family's environment before speaking: "It's not a big deal, but I heard from my Baoer recently that Miss Xiaoxi treated him very well, so I came here specially to thank her."
When Fang Xiaoxi heard this, she found it a little funny and subconsciously thought that Mrs. Ling was here to warn her to stay away from her son and not to have such wishful thinking.
"Are you talking about Master Ling? He came to Fangjia Village to play Cuju with others. We didn't say much."
It sounded like she was trying to distance herself from Ling Yuanbao, so Madam Ling should understand. And Madam Ling did understand, which meant that this girl had no thoughts about her own son at all
How could that be possible? Her son looked like he really liked the girl in front of him. Mrs. Ling was anxious and said directly, "No, you two haven't had much contact. But my son keeps talking about you all day long, saying that your cooking is delicious!"
Fang Xiaoxi frowned slightly, not understanding what Mrs. Ling's purpose was. Seeing that it was getting late, she still had to go cook!
"Maybe Master Ling was just joking. The Ling family has everything, so there must be a lot of delicious food."
Mrs. Ling nodded: "That's right! The Ling family has a lot of delicious food, but Baoer also said that your cooking is delicious, so I'll stay for lunch."
So you came here to eat here because your son said the food here is delicious? This seems too inappropriate.
Fang Xiaoxi chuckled twice: "Since Madam Ling wants to stay for dinner, please go ahead. As long as you don't mind, our meal can be simple."
Madam Ling smiled a little embarrassedly: "I don't mind, I don't mind."
She was too embarrassed to bother him, so how could she complain about the poor quality of his food? She just wanted to see if what her son said was true.
Moreover, Mrs. Ling had a strange feeling in her heart. It seemed that this girl had no idea about their family. This was not right.
This farm girl, meeting a rich man like her own son, actually didn't try her best to curry favor with them? Mrs. Ling thought, the lunch at noon should not be bad, right? Will she curry favor with her
Fang Xiaoxi didn't have the ability to read minds, so she didn't know what Mrs. Ling was thinking. She quickly prepared the food for lunch and asked her two brothers and father to take it to the mountain where the villa was being built.
Then Fang Xiaoxi made a portion for herself and sent it to Mrs. Ling. When Fang Xiaoxi started cooking, Mrs. Ling knew that although Fang Xiaoxi was young, she was definitely quite capable.
Just smelling the smell made her hungry: "Mrs. Ling, please enjoy your meal."
Madam Ling didn't hesitate and started eating. It's not that she didn't know etiquette, but she didn't regard the Fang family as her equal.
In her opinion, the Fang family was just a peasant family, and they were just mud-legged people. Naturally, they had to curry favor with her, which meant that they couldn't cook at the same table with her.
When she put the food in her mouth, Mrs. Ling was very satisfied. As expected, Fang Xiaoxi's cooking was much better than their cook's. After she finished eating, she raised her head and looked at Fang Xiaoxi.
"Miss Fang, I have something I want to discuss with you."
Fang Xiaoxi knew that the highlight of Madam Ling's visit today had come, so she sat opposite Madam Lin and looked at Madam Ling seriously: "I wonder what Madam Ling is talking about?"
Fang Xiaoxi was thinking in her heart that if Mrs. Ling dared to say anything and told her not to have any contact with Ling Yuanbao in the future, then next time she would just kick Ling Yuanbao out of her house and not allow him to come in.
Mrs. Lin didn't know what Fang Xiaoxi was thinking. Thinking of her own purpose, she felt a little embarrassed: "It's like this, you name a price."
Fang Xiaoxi was speechless for a while? Asking for a price? For what? Not associating with Ling Yuanbao? She coughed twice: "Mrs. Ling, if you don't want me to associate with Ling Yuanbao, I will just pretend that I don't know him from now on. No need to pay."
Although she is very poor, she would not trade friendship for money. This seems to be a bit humiliating to her, and it is also a bit unfair to Ling Yuanbao.
Mrs. Ling's face was full of black lines, thinking that this girl really had no intention of currying favor with their family. What else is she saying? How can she pretend not to know Ling Yuanbao
But looking at Fang Xiaoxi's expression, what she said was true. Mrs. Ling was a little confused, thinking that Ling Yuanbao valued Fang Xiaoxi very much, and if she did this, Baoer would definitely be angry.
"Miss Fang, you misunderstood. I'm not asking you to name a price. I just think that your cooking skills are really good. How about being our cook? Name a price. As long as it's within my acceptable range, I'll accept it."
Fang Xiaoxi blinked her eyes. Oh, so, did she misunderstand? She looked at Madam Ling and said, "Madam Ling wants me to be a cook? I'm sorry, I won't go no matter how much money you offer me. I've already agreed to provide meals for the workers at the construction site, so I can't leave."
Madam Ling frowned and said, "How much money do you earn a month to provide meals for those construction sites? You might as well become a cook."
According to Mrs. Ling's idea, the person who built the villa must not have offered a very high price to a peasant girl to deliver meals, so she should try to bargain for it.
Fang Xiaoxi thought it was too embarrassing to hide it, so she said directly: "It's not much, five taels of silver a day."
Mrs. Ling was stunned. Five taels a day, ten days would be fifty taels, and thirty days would be one hundred and fifty taels. Is it that expensive
"You are not kidding, the price is so high."
If she hired a cook, she would probably have to pay her ten taels of silver a month just for Ling Yuanbao's sake. Suddenly, she felt like she was asking for humiliation.
Madam Ling laughed: "So that's how it is. The person who built the villa is really generous."
She originally came to buy someone, but was too embarrassed to say it directly, so she ended up inviting someone. It was only now that Mrs. Ling realized that she couldn't even afford to invite someone.
Fang Xiaoxi nodded: "Yes, the owner of the villa has always been very generous. So we have a good cooperation, and we don't plan to give up and live up to Madam Ling's kindness."
Madam Ling chuckled: "That's true. It looks like you can't come to our Ling family anymore. So when Baoer comes to visit in the future, please take good care of him, Miss Fang."
Fang Xiaoxi didn't object, she just said softly: "Mr. Ling is also my friend, it's only right that I take care of him."
Mrs. Ling couldn't find a reason to stay any longer, so she stood up and said goodbye: "Then I won't stay today."
Fortunately, I brought a lot of gifts when I came, otherwise it would be too embarrassing. After Mrs. Ling came out of the Fang family, she thought that the Fang family had Master Fang and Fang Xiaoxi, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time for the Fang family to become prosperous.