"Brother Jiang, thank you so much! If it weren't for you, I would have been kicked out yesterday!" Although he escaped danger, Zhao Xing still couldn't help sighing. When he thought of what happened yesterday, he couldn't help feeling chilled.
Jiang Miao rubbed his aching arm and smiled, "It's not because of me. Your master just wanted to find an outlet to vent because he couldn't get things done. If things are done, he will naturally be satisfied and there is no need to vent. However, I think that housekeeper Zhu seems to be a little difficult to get along with. Did Brother Zhao have any disputes with him?"
Zhao Xing's face suddenly darkened: "This old dog is just holding a grudge against me for stealing his nephew's job! It's his nephew's fault for being greedy and passing off bad things as good things, causing my wife to have a stomachache all night. The old dog didn't blame his nephew for being short-sighted, but blamed me instead!"
"This ingredient really can't be faked," Jiang Miao thought of those modern poisonous products soaked in medicine, and became serious, "You can't be careless about what you put in your mouth. At the very least, it can make people sick, and at the worst, it can kill people."
"Indeed, it seems that the boy should not be kicked out. He should be sent directly to the government. Isn't this murder for money?" Zhao Xing wished he could go back to that day, personally escort the boy to the hall, and let the master beat him with a stick.
"By the way, Brother Zhao, when can we go back?" Jiang Miao glanced at Little Stone. After finishing his meal, the child sat there and gradually became sleepy, like a chicken pecking at rice. It was obvious that he was exhausted. He took Little Stone into his arms and let him sleep more comfortably.
It would be too late to prepare dozens of baskets of longevity peaches in the morning. He wanted to make more money from this, so he didn't ask for help from the mansion. He just asked Master Yang Cong to knead some more dough and put it there. He stayed in the kitchen almost all night to prepare the food for today's table.
Zhu's house did prepare a room for him to rest, right next to the small kitchen. He had intended to let Xiao Shitou go to sleep, but he refused to do so, and for the first time he was stubborn in front of Jiang Miao. In this case, Jiang Miao couldn't force him, so he had to let him stay with him all night. When it was almost dawn, he fell asleep in Jiang Miao's arms for a while.
"Wait a minute, the people in front haven't left yet! I just heard from the waiter that both the male and female guests praised your birthday peach. The master will give you a reward later!"
Jiang Miao charged for each birthday peach. Although he did not provide the materials, he charged ten coins for each one. The Zhu family had sixty tables, and each table had eight birthday peaches, which was four thousand eight hundred coins. The Zhu family naturally did not care about the two hundred coins and directly weighed out five taels of silver ingots for him.
When the brothers saw the silver, their eyes widened. Little Stone even exclaimed: "The money my brother earns in one night can buy me!"
Jiang Miao laughed when he heard this, but forgot to correct his values. As a result, whenever Xiao Shitou bought something expensive, he would compare himself to it.
Hearing that there was a reward, Xiao Shitou struggled to open his thin eyelids and said, "Brother, let's not go back yet." He would go back after receiving the reward. After Jiang Miao nodded, he rested his head softly on Jiang Miao's arm and fell asleep again.
Jiang Miao was not very sleepy at the moment. This body was just right for staying up late. When he was this age, his cousin's house would not open the door at night. When he had nowhere to go, he would often stay up all night in the Internet cafe. He was still full of energy the next day. I don't know where he got so much energy back then.
"Your brother is really well-behaved, unlike the boy at my family who throws a tantrum at every turn and makes his mother almost worried to death." Seeing the interaction between the two brothers, Zhao Xing couldn't help but think of his own fat boy. Although his words were full of complaints, the upturned corners of his mouth revealed his true emotions.
"If the boy is more lively, he will be able to take on more responsibilities when he grows up." Jiang Miao hopes to raise his younger brother to be more lively in the future, so that he can put aside the shadow brought to him by his past life and regain the innocence of a child, instead of appearing to be extremely sensible in front of everyone.
"Manager Zhao, the banquet has ended and they have gone to watch a play. The master asked you to bring the young master over." A servant came running over.
"Okay, I'll go right away." Zhao Xing replied, then looked at Jiang Miao, "The master has passed on his legacy, how about letting Little Shitou go to sleep for a while?"
"No need, let him follow me, we will go back later." Jiang Miao was a little worried about leaving him alone. There were so many people coming in and out of the Zhu Mansion today, so it would be better to keep him by his side.
He gently woke up Little Stone, and Little Stone stood up obediently, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and forced himself to follow them.
"Mr. Pei, the young master is here!" Master Zhu's words made both people inside and outside the room raise their heads, and their eyes suddenly intertwined.
"…" Oh my god! Is this the real beauty that can be achieved without any plastic surgery or makeup? Jiang Miao felt like he had been hit hard, and his mental strength and resistance instantly dropped to zero. He thought that he had cultivated an indestructible body after watching handsome men and beautiful women on a certain audio platform for many years, but he didn't expect that his defense would be broken today! Or he didn't have enough concentration!
Is it him? Pei Che remembered what happened at the foot of Puling Temple a few days ago. He stared at the man at the door and accurately detected his emotional changes in an instant, from surprise to obsession to annoyance and even some heartache.
The first two are probably the emotions that other people would have when they see him, but the latter expression looks a little strange. And this person didn't stare at him the whole time, but was distracted in front of him, how strange!
"Young Master, Young Master?" Master Zhu called out a few times, bringing Jiang Miao, who was immersed in his thoughts and beating his chest and stamping his feet because he felt he lacked concentration, back to his senses.
"Ah, Master Zhu, what did you call me here for?" Thinking of the possible reward, Jiang Miao immediately regained the professionalism of a peddler, turned around and looked at Master Zhu with burning eyes.
Pei Che frowned and wanted to look in the mirror to see who was more handsome, him or Zhu Gong from the east of the city? His mentality was probably that I was good-looking, whether I allowed you to stare at me or not was one thing, and whether you didn't want to look at me was another.
"Thanks to you and Master Du, this master's birthday banquet did not go wrong. There is a little gift in this bag, please take it." The little maid behind him held a tray with an exquisite purse on it. The purse was bulging inside, and it was estimated that there were at least ten taels of money.
Jiang Miao's smile became more sincere, but he pretended to shirk responsibility: "Master Zhu, you are too polite. I just did what I should do and got paid. How can I have the nerve to take reward money?" He rubbed his hands, ready to wait for Master Zhu to persuade him again, and immediately reached out to take the bag and put it in his arms.
"Uncle, I think this young master has a noble character and is willing to make money with his own ability. Why do you want to humiliate him with money?" This voice was very pleasant, but to Jiang Miao's ears, it sounded like a saw. Especially when he saw that Master Zhu began to think after hearing his words, the sound of the saw instantly turned into the cry of a crow.
He really wanted to pull the man by the collar and yell: You are noble, you are great, you are using my reward money to exchange for your character? !
Are all good-looking people so vicious? Or is he actually a fool beauty who doesn't understand other people's polite words? Jiang Miao fell into thinking.
Pei Che stared at Jiang Miao, who didn't respond and began to daydream again. He also fell into deep thought. Is it possible that when they all said that he was good-looking, it was actually just a compliment
The atmosphere was somewhat quiet for a moment. Master Zhu, who was the first to come to his senses, broke the deadlock with a smile: "Haha, young master, you have worked hard after all. This little gift is well deserved. Take it."
Jiang Miao quickly reached out and grabbed the purse and put it in his arms. He didn't feel relieved until the heavy weight fell on his chest. He secretly told himself to say less polite words next time.
"Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Zhu. It's getting late now, so I won't disturb you from continuing your work." Jiang Miao said goodbye.
"Hey, young master, don't be in a hurry. Master Pei has a few words to ask you. Please stay for a moment." Originally, the reward money could be delivered directly, but Master Pei seemed to be quite interested in this young master. After asking several questions, Master Zhu asked someone to bring him over to claim the reward.
Jiang Miao looked at Pei Che. This guy's appearance, plus the surname Pei, could he be the legendary most handsome man in Liangjing? The leader of L4? Look at the uncle's exaggeration, his appearance is just... Well, he is indeed good-looking. But this also proves the saying that you can know a person's face but not his heart!
His eyes were full of inquiry, as if he was observing a special species. Pei Che felt a little offended when he was looked at by his strange eyes.
"No need." Pei Che said. He thought the man who made the birthday peaches should know something about Danqing, so he was curious. Now it seems that he is just a greedy and short-sighted peddler.
However, this person's cooking skills were quite good. Thinking about the cute birthday peaches he had eaten at noon, Pei Che thought it would be a good idea to ask him to make a basket of them and take them back to appease his grandmother and younger brother.
Jiang Miao pulled the corner of his mouth, vaguely feeling that he was looked down upon. He offered to leave again with a fake smile on his face.
Master Zhu was about to agree, but he heard Pei whisper something in his ear, so he immediately changed his mind and said, "Young Master, please make a few more baskets of birthday peaches. A customer said he wanted to take some back for his family to try."
Jiang Miao glanced at Pei Che. Was that guest him? Would it be more noble to ask someone to pass on a message instead of saying it directly to someone in person? What a moral act!
In fact, Pei Che just felt that it was not appropriate to interfere. As a visitor, how could he directly order the people hired by the host
"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhu, I live in the west of the city, and I have to walk back with my brother later. It's east and west, and I'm afraid we won't be able to catch the evening drum if we're late." Jiang Miao looked embarrassed. Even if he had to call a donkey cart as soon as he went out later, he would pretend that he was walking back.
"It's okay. I'll have the driver take you back when we're done. It won't waste your time. Of course, I'll still pay you for the baskets separately. Little chef, please don't embarrass me in front of the customers."
“…Okay then.” Now that things have come to this, there’s no point in refusing any further. Anyway, I can make extra money and get a free ride. I’d be a fool not to do it.
(End of this chapter)