Tang Osmanthus?

Madam Zhou came over and opened the door. Li and Tang Guihua were standing outside.

Seeing that Tang Shiyue had been flirting with Qi Jing for several days in a row, especially today, when the two of them had entered the winery and had not come out for the whole day, Tang Guihua could no longer sit still and had a tantrum at home. Then, she had an idea and told Mrs. Sun that she wanted to go and help.

The reason that Madam Zhou told others was that she wanted Tang Shiyue to help her with some odd jobs.

When Mrs. Sun heard this, she agreed very much.

The family was already in financial difficulty recently, Tang Yongming had compensated Tang Dahuai's family with 40 taels of silver, and the family's assets were almost emptied. Although Tang Yongfu and Tang Yongming had said that they must not conflict with Tang Shiyue at this time, otherwise the clan leader would think that she was not satisfied with his decision.

But helping out in a small winery would earn money and would also help Tang Shiyue avoid trouble, so it was a good idea no matter how you thought about it.

Mrs. Sun also brought Li along so that she could earn as much money as possible.

As soon as the door opened, Tang Guihua smiled as if offering a favor, "Sister-in-law, I came to ask if there is any work to do at home. Come and help."

Madam Zhou knew what was going on as soon as she heard it. She looked down on this kind of behavior of leaning forward instead of backward, and said with a smile, "You are thoughtful, but it's not necessary. There is not much work to do. We have already finished it all."

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Tang Guihua stretched her neck to look inside: "It's done so quickly?"

"Yes," Madam Zhou stood in front of her, "Guihua, do you have anything else to say? If not, I'll close the shop."

Tang Guihua stepped forward and held her hand, saying affectionately, "Sister-in-law, I have nothing to do at home all day. If you have any work to do, just tell me directly. I don't need any wages."

Madam Zhou said, "I have said it all. It is all done."

Tang Guihua was unwilling to give up: "Are you really done?"

Madam Zhou stopped laughing and said, "How could I lie to you?"

"Then," Tang Guihua said, "I heard that Qi Xiaolang is helping you at home?"

Madam Zhou smiled falsely and said, "So Guihua is here to look for Qi Xiaolang. Look at you, girl. If you want to look for Qi Xiaolang, why don't you just say so directly? You even said you want to help me, which makes me feel really bad!" She paused and said, "But we asked Qi Xiaolang to come here for something serious. If you want to look for him, why don't you wait until we get to his house and talk about it?"

"What can you do?" Tang Guihua said dissatisfiedly: "I'll go in and take a look at him."

Madam Zhou said, "When our winery is busy, we don't allow others to enter. Please forgive me." She was about to close the door.

Li heard it and hurriedly pulled Tang Guihua's sleeve, whispering to her, but Tang Guihua refused to give up: "Oh sister-in-law, I don't want to see how you make wine, I just want to see Qi Xiaolang!"

Madam Zhou's face darkened.

She always spoke in a considerate and pleasant manner, but she never expected Tang Guihua to be so ignorant of human nature. If it were any other young lady, she would have been unable to resist and left long ago when hearing this. She was really shameless.

Madam Zhou raised her voice at that moment: "Child, how come you don't understand what I'm saying! We make wine, at least it's a craft, it's been passed down from generation to generation to support the family, and it's never passed on to outsiders, how can you just break in?"

Tang Guihua originally thought it was an easy thing to do. She was already sixteen years old. No matter what she did, she was better than Tang Shiyue, a twelve-year-old girl. Madam Zhou would have to be stupid to refuse.

Unexpectedly, Madam Zhou actually refused. Tang Guihua was annoyed and glared, "Then why is Tang Shiyue in there?"

Madam Zhou said bluntly: "Whether Yue'er is in there or not, what does it have to do with you?"

Li tried to pull Tang Guihua away again, but Tang Guihua was always spoiled, so she pushed her away and glared at her, "Then what do you mean by calling Tang Shiyue and Qi Xiaolang? Who knows what you two are doing behind closed doors!"

Madam Zhou was also angry: "Our head of the family is here too, and there are several children and adults at home. I don't understand what you mean by that!" She paused: "Besides, you keep calling him Qi Xiaolang, what does Qi Xiaolang have to do with you? After all, you are still a young lady who has not been engaged, you should be more careful about what you say and do! Don't be ashamed!"

At this moment, several people were pointing and talking. Tang Guihua turned around and left angrily.

Madam Zhou closed the door angrily and turned back.

Tang Shiyue smiled and greeted her: "I think it would be more troublesome if I showed up, so I didn't go out. Auntie, are you angry?"

"You don't have to leave," Madam Zhou said, "I just wonder why Tang Guihua is so shameless." As she thought about it, she burst out laughing again and said to Qi Jing, "Ah Jing, look, this is all caused by you."

Qi Jing had become familiar with them these days, and he raised his eyes and said, "I didn't do anything."

Madam Zhou smiled and said, "Ah Jing, tell me which of these girls chasing after you you like. I'll help you to mediate."

Qi Jing's face turned slightly red, and he stood up and said, "I'll go over there and take a look." He retreated to the backyard and refused to come out again.

Madam Zhou laughed so hard that she doubled over. Fourth Uncle Tang also laughed and said, "A Jing is shy, don't tease him."

Several people were laughing so hard that they worked all the time until dusk, when they finally sealed the five jars of wine.

Looking at these five jars of wine, several people looked at each other, and all of them had a feeling of...how to put it, a feeling of great anticipation and hope.

Tang Shiyue murmured, "We'll know the result in half a month!"

"Yes." Qi Jing said in a deep voice: "Let's celebrate together then!"

From the next day, Fourth Uncle Tang and Madam Zhou started brewing wine again. Although Tang Shiyue knew how to brew it, in ancient times people attached great importance to keeping their craft secret, so they only helped out, and the big work was still done by the couple.

After finishing this busy period, Tang Shiyue called Qi Yang over and asked him to help keep accounts, including the money for buying medicine, grain for brewing wine, and even the working hours for the two of them going up the mountain to pick sand apples. He recorded every single item very clearly and in detail, including how many trips Qi Jing's mule cart had made.

She found that Qi Yang's education level was at least that of an elementary school graduate in modern times. At least for such a long time, she had never found that he could not write a word. She could not help but hug him and praise him again and again. The little guy's face turned red, but he managed to keep a straight face and no expression. That little guy was simply a cute god!

Tang Shiyue hugged him and kissed him twice, while discussing with him to let him teach Xiao Yaoer to learn to read every day.

She asked Qi Jing. Originally, Qi Yang studied for an hour in the morning, practiced calligraphy for an hour in the afternoon, and practiced martial arts for an hour in the evening. The schedule was really tight, but it was not so sure whether Xiao Yaoer learned martial arts or not. The main thing was that they both had a companion.

Tang Shiyue found that the little guy was quite fond of the sayings "entrusted with important tasks" and "you are the one who should be the best", so of course she used them with great pleasure. Although little Qi Yang looked very difficult to talk to, he nodded solemnly in agreement after she held him and rubbed him a few times.

So the next day, Tang Shiyue sent Xiao Yaoer to Qi's house early.

Xiao Yaoer is very well-behaved and obedient. She has no opinion and no temper. So she specifically told Xiao Yaoer to say each sentence several times and to wait until Qi Yang responds. Then other matters can be left to Qi Yang.

Don't underestimate him because of his small size, but if he really works hard, he can definitely serve as a little teacher, and a strict one at that.

Children can watch children and have their hands free, it’s perfect!

Tang Shiyue leaned against the door and looked for a few seconds, with a kind smile on her face. Qi Jing said from behind: "Go to the mountain?"

Tang Shiyue thought about it and realized that they had been busy for the past few days and there was not much food at home, so it would be good to go to the mountain. So she agreed, went back to get the backpack and sickle, and the two of them went up the mountain together.

Although the two had worked together several times, today was the first time they went up the mountain together openly. When they met the villagers, they greeted them.

As soon as they reached the top of the mountain, Qi Jing turned his head to glance at her. Tang Shiyue asked, "What's wrong?"