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Mrs. Qi didn't expect Yang Haiyan to ask so directly. What should she say
Seeing her silence, Yang Haiyan smiled slightly: "Mrs. Qi brought this up. Isn't it to tell me who is gossiping, but to make fun of my gossip?"
Mrs. Qi's heart tightened. Mrs. Qin was the wife of the captain. How could she dare to make fun of her gossip in front of her? Wouldn't this make an enemy? Mrs. Qi stammered, "In other words, you are a spendthrift woman, an old hen that can't lay eggs."
Yang Haiyan still smiled, but her eyes were a little gloomy. Although she didn't want to have children for the time being, who else could say that about her? She hated those who were also women but still said that women were not. From ancient times to modern times, there were always such people.
Mrs. Lu hurriedly comforted him: "Don't take it to heart. They have their own mouths, so you can only let them do what they want."
Yang Haiyan smiled and said: "Some people's mouths are too big. They need to be sewn up a little so that they won't talk nonsense."
Mrs. Qi shrank back in fear. Sewing up the mouth? Using thread? This is too horrible, isn't it
Seeing Mrs. Qi like this, Yang Haiyan did not give up. How did Mrs. Qi know those gossips? Did she hear them occasionally? If she heard them occasionally, a serious person would not say such things in front of her. She saw that Mrs. Qi was also a big mouth. To such a person, Yang Haiyan would not be polite: "Mrs. Qi, I wonder who did you hear these things from?"
Ah? You still want to say it out loud? Mrs. Qi chuckled and said, "Mrs. Qin, I just heard it by chance, and I forgot who said it." She regretted getting on the carriage and also regretted saying it. She thought that Mrs. Qin was definitely not an easy person to get along with, and she shouldn't have spoken so quickly just now.
Of course Yang Haiyan would not let her get away with it like this, as it was still a long way to the county town. Her face darkened, "It seems that Madam Qi is taking my gossip for fun, otherwise she would not be able to tell the truth. My husband is a captain of a thousand men of the seventh rank after all, so I want to ask Mr. Qi Baifu whether it is reasonable for his wife to gossip about her superior's family behind his back."
Mrs. Qi was shocked when she heard this. Given her husband's temper, if he knew about this... She couldn't imagine what would happen. Mrs. Qi immediately said, "Mrs. Qin, I was just talking nonsense. I was just talking nonsense. If you don't want to bother with me, I..."
"Chen Private Guard, stop the car."
Chen Dashi stopped the car.
Yang Haiyan said coldly: "Mrs. Qi, please get off the carriage. I don't like sitting in a carriage with people who use me as a source of gossip."
Mrs. Qi's lips trembled: "I... I..."
Yang Haiyan continued, "When my husband comes back in the evening, I will ask him to visit Qi Baifu. Even if he is not on duty at night, we can always see him in the military camp tomorrow." What she meant was, don't run away.
When Mrs. Qi heard this, she almost fainted: "Mrs. Qin, I..."
Yang Haiyan: "Aunt Fan, take that person away."
Aunt Fan said loudly, "Yes, ma'am." Aunt Fan was a cook and had been holding a knife for years, so she was quite strong. And Madam Qi was in a trance, so she easily helped Madam Qi get off the carriage.
After Mrs. Qi was pulled off the carriage and the carriage went away, she came to her senses and ran after him desperately: "Mrs. Qin, please listen to my explanation, Mrs. Qin..." But how can a person's two feet be as fast as the four wheels of a carriage? In the end, Mrs. Qi was paralyzed on the ground, and it was too late to regret.
Not to mention Mrs. Qi, even Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Lu didn't react. It was not until this moment that they truly realized that the woman in front of them was the wife of the thousand-captain, not just the wife of the centurion like them.
In fact, Lu's wife was the most touched. After all, Yang Haiyan got along well with her when she first married here. She thought Yang Haiyan had a good personality, was smart, and was young. Besides, they were both wives of centurions. Later, Qin Fang was promoted, but Yang Haiyan still had the same personality, so Lu's wife never took Yang Haiyan's identity seriously.
It was not until this moment that Mrs. Lu really faced the situation. There is a difference between a thousand-man commander and a centurion commander, and there is also a difference between the wife of a thousand-man commander and the wife of a centurion commander. Yang Haiyan drove Mrs. Qi off the carriage with just one sentence. No, she was pulled off the carriage by the servants. She didn't have the courage to do that. Mrs. Qi would be afraid of Qin Fang asking questions, because Qin Fang was a thousand-man commander and a military commander of the imperial court. But would Mrs. Qi be afraid of Lu Zhide asking questions? No, because Lu Zhide and Qi Baifu were both centurions. To put it bluntly, they were just the leaders of the soldiers and had no imperial military status.
Mrs. Lu calmed down and suddenly had an idea. Should she tell Yang Haiyan about what she heard that day? Apart from anything else, Qin Fang was her husband's boss. Telling Yang Haiyan would be good for their family. If Qin Fang became a guerrilla general, her husband would have hope for the vacant position of a thousand-man commander.
For the first time, Sister Lu faced up to the existence of power, and for the first time, she wanted to seek hope for her man. Centurion and thousand-man captain, centurion's wife and thousand-man captain's wife, a thought flashed through Sister Lu's eyes.
The carriage fell silent. After Mrs. Qi was dragged off the carriage, no one spoke on the way to the county town. When they arrived at the county town, Yang Haiyan said, "Mrs. Yang, Sister Lu, I'm going to deliver the goods. Let's separate here and meet here later."
Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Lu certainly had no objection, and they got off the carriage.
After getting off the carriage, Mrs. Yang breathed a sigh of relief: "I was scared to death in the carriage just now." In addition to being scared, she also had other feelings in her heart.
Mrs. Lu smiled and said, "That's right." She was also frightened.
The carriage arrived at Shopkeeper Ping's shop. Yang Haiyan got off the carriage and saw Shopkeeper Ping standing at the door: "Shopkeeper, you're here really early."
Shopkeeper Ping said, "There are many people at the market today. If there are not enough snacks to sell today, I will ask my servants to tell you and increase the quantity tomorrow."
Yang Haiyan said: "Then I wish you a prosperous business."
Shopkeeper Ping: "Thank you for your good words."
After leaving Ping's shop, Yang Haiyan and Aunt Fan went to the market. They bought a lot of things. However, they did not buy things from peddlers, but things made by ordinary people in Qiguo. For example, the cloth woven by ordinary people and the shoes made by ordinary people themselves were of the same quality as those in the shops, and the prices were cheaper. After buying a lot of things, Yang Haiyan sent Aunt Fan away and asked her to take the things to the carriage first, and she would wait for her here.
When Aunt Fan came back, she saw Yang Haiyan holding a newly bought basket with a lot of things in it. In fact, most of them were seeds, such as winter melon seeds, cucumber seeds, pumpkin seeds, etc. When to plant these seeds and how they grow out, they have to be taken back to the countryside for Niu Da to study. For the first time, a small number of experiments must be conducted.
Speaking of which, in the present world, when great-grandmother was still alive, all the vegetables in the house were grown by her. But Yang Haiyan was young at that time, and as time went by, she had forgotten what to plant in what season.
The main purpose of Yang Haiyan's visit today was to "buy" seeds. After buying them, she followed the aroma and bought a roast duck.
When they got back on the carriage, Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Lu were already waiting. They didn't buy as much as Yang Haiyan, but they were also fast in buying things, as if they were in battle, so they moved quickly.
Seeing Yang Haiyan coming back, Mrs. Lu said, "The things in this market are several cents cheaper than usual."
Yang Haiyan said: "That's right, so it's most cost-effective to buy things at the market."
Mrs. Yang said, "Things are cheaper, but more people are buying them. For the shopkeepers and stall owners, it's not a loss. They are definitely making more money."
Yang Haiyan said: "Small profits but quick turnover."
The phrase "small profits but quick turnover" sounds unfamiliar, but Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Yang also understand its meaning.
What happened in the morning seemed as if it had never happened.
On the way, everyone chatted occasionally and then arrived at the family quarters.
Yang Haiyan: "Aunt Fan, cut half of the roast duck and save the other half for when the adults come back in the evening to eat." I don't know if the roast duck in ancient times was delicious, but it smelled very good.
But when eating at noon, Yang Haiyan felt that the ancient roast duck tasted better than the modern roast duck. Maybe... the ancient roast duck was more authentic.
Just after lunch, the gatekeeper Chen Dashi came to report that Mrs. Qi had arrived.
Yang Haiyan raised her eyebrows: "She's here? Please come to the study."
In fact, what Yang Haiyan did to Mrs. Qi today was just to scare her, but she didn't expect her to come.
Mrs. Qi followed Chen Dashi timidly to the main courtyard, and then Chen Dashi turned back to guard the door.
Nanny Lian met Madam Qi at the main courtyard gate and said, "Hello, Madam Qi. This old servant is Nanny Lian who is beside my wife. My wife is waiting for you in the study."
Mrs. Qi: "Hello, Aunt Lian, please... please lead the way." This was not the first time Mrs. Qi had entered the Qianfu's house. Qi Baifu's boss was also the Qianfu Captain, so she had been to the Qianfu Captain's house. However, it was completely different from the house of Qin Qianfu's family here.
How should I put it? The house has the same specifications, but the captain's house is not so particular, and there are not so many servants. When she came in just now, she saw the rows of courtyards over there (the servants' courtyard). Then there were the private guards and the maids. This situation scared her and her legs became weak.
Nanny Lian brought Madam Qi to the door of the study and said, "Madam, Madam Qi is here."
Yang Haiyan said, "Please come in, Aunt Lian, go and prepare the tea."
Aunt Lian: “Yes.”
Mrs. Qi walked in alone, and when she came in, she saw Yang Haiyan sitting at the desk with a book in front of her. Mrs. Qi forced a smile and said, "Hello, Mrs. Qin. Are you... reading a book?"
Yang Haiyan said: "Mrs. Qi, please take a seat and read the laws of Qi State. Learn more laws. You can use the laws to protect yourself. For example, if you know who has offended me, you can report it to the police directly."
Mrs. Qi's steps trembled and she almost fell down.