Chapter 33 Don't drag me into death
Lancang County, Hongchen Pavilion.
"Master, another drink please." The woman, wearing a light gauze, held the glass to the man's lips and said, "Master, is it good to drink?"
With a charming voice, the woman snuggled into the man's arms!
"Good, delicious." The man burped, pinched the woman's delicate face, took out some silver coins from his pocket, and stuffed them into the woman's bellyband. His face flushed, his eyes blurred as he said, "This is a reward from my master."
"Thank you, sir." The woman smiled immediately after receiving the change!
"Xiao Song, you're actually here drinking wine again." A loud shout rang out, and Gan Zongrong grabbed the drunk Xiao Song and said, "Li Niang is in trouble, and you still have the mind to drink wine here? Are you still a man?"
"Ah..." The woman was so frightened that her face turned pale and she ran out.
Xiao Song's eyes were blurry. He tried hard to open them wide, then came closer and said, "It turns out to be my brother-in-law."
"belch."
Xiao Song burped, and the smell of alcohol filled the air. Gan Zongrong pushed him away with a look of disgust, and said with suppressed anger, "Take my son-in-law away."
The servants that Gan Zongrong brought with him immediately carried Xiao Song away. Xiao Song was stuffed into the carriage. The cold wind sobered him up a bit, and he said, "I haven't finished drinking yet."
"Drink, drink, drink, all you know is drinking. Look at yourself now, how can you look like a man?" Gan Zongrong looked at Xiao Song with eyes full of disgust.
Xiao Song leaned against the carriage as it sped along. The cold wind from the window blew into the carriage in gusts. Listening to Gan Zongrong's curses, he closed his eyes and said irritably, "What am I going to do if I don't drink?"
"You..." Gan Zongrong looked at his drunken appearance and said, "Li Niang went to the Xiao family's old house today. It's already dark, and she hasn't come back yet. Aren't you worried that something happened to her?"
The Xiao family’s old house?
Xiao Song's eyes cleared for a moment, then he leaned back against the carriage and said, "I told Li Niang a long time ago not to mess with the Xiao family."
"Li Niang went to be a matchmaker, not to make enemies?" Gan Zongrong said unhappily, "Xiao Song, hurry back to the old house and see what happened to Li Niang."
"Oh, matchmaking?" Xiao Song sneered. He was drunk, so he couldn't even speak clearly. Or maybe it was the alcohol that emboldened him. He said what he usually didn't dare to say. "Gan Zongrong, the Xiao family doesn't belong to a useless man like me, Xiao Song. The Xiao family came from Shengjing!"
"All the male members of the Sheng family were exiled. No one knows whether they are dead or alive. Only the old and the young are left. I heard that two of the three young ladies of the Xiao family have reached marriageable age." Gan Zongrong's eyes flickered and he said, "Xiao Song, you are just a coward."
"Hahaha~" Xiao Song looked at the ceiling of the carriage. The cold wind blew at him. He pounded his chest vigorously and said, "I'm useless and cowardly, so I let a woman ride on my head!"
Xiao Song looked at Gan Zongrong with red eyes: "I have had enough of the Gan family's anger. If you, the Gan family, want to die, don't drag me into it."
Xiao Song lay down on the carriage like a puddle of mud.
"Xiao Song!" Gan Zongrong was about to ask something, but seeing Xiao Song sleeping soundly with his eyes closed, he slapped him hard: "What do you mean by that? Is there some mystery behind this? Hurry up and get up and explain clearly."
Xiao Song moved his butt. No matter how Gan Zongrong called him, he was sleeping soundly.
"What the hell!" Gan Zongrong flung his shirt aside, looked at him with disdain, and said, "Turn around and go back home."
The carriage driver urgently turned around and headed back to the Gan Mansion. Gan Zongrong completely ignored Xiao Song, who had fallen asleep in the carriage. He went straight back to Madam Gan's courtyard and said, "Mother, Xiao Song is a useless man. He's cowardly and a drunkard. If it weren't for the Xiao family, Li Niang wouldn't have gotten into this situation."
Gan Zongrong repeated Xiao Song's words and said, "Mother, do you think the old, weak, women and children in the Xiao family can still cause trouble?"
Gan Zongrong always felt uncomfortable when Xiao Song said, "If the Gan family wants to die, don't drag me into it."
"Zong Rong, although only the women of the Xiao family are left, they were able to reach Hongdu safely and drive Li Niang and the others out. I think they are not completely incompetent." Madam Gan narrowed her plump eyes and said, "I'm afraid Li Niang was just wishful thinking and impulsive."
"In my opinion, Xiao Song has become even more cowardly after seeing someone from our family coming!" Gan Zongrong said unhappily, "He was just drunk and raging at me. Do you think he's crazy?"
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"Miss, it's late." Lianxin yawned. She was grinding ink, and her eyelids drooped and she could hardly open them.
"If you're tired, go to sleep first. I'll write some more." Xiao Jiuyue combined the original owner's memories with the food characteristics of the people of Hongdu. She wrote down a lot of dishes, including main dishes, stir-fries, soups, and desserts. She had to choose carefully. She had to make sure that the one thousand taels of silver would be worthwhile for Fengchun Restaurant!
Lianxin lay on the corner of the table and took a nap while thinking.
After a nap, Lianxin rubbed her eyes and opened them. The oil in the candlestick was almost burned out, but Xiao Jiuyue was still holding a pen and writing seriously!
Lian Xin stared blankly at the nearly burned incense stick, checked the time, and said hurriedly, "Miss, you're just feeling better now. It's already midnight, time to rest!"
"Really?" Xiao Jiuyue put down her pen, a stack of papers beside her. She stretched lazily and said, "No wonder I feel sleepy."
"Press the paper with something to make sure it doesn't get blown away by the wind. You should go to bed quickly too." Xiao Jiuyue loosened the cloak of his coat and lay down on the bed. Sleepiness was overwhelming him, surging like a tide.
At daybreak, Xiao Jiuyue yawned and let Lianxin help her with her makeup and hair. She closed her eyes and said, "Don't tell Mom and Grandma that I slept late last night."
"Yes." Lianxin responded and put some powder on her to make her look better.
Xiao Jiuyue was in a daze. When she was about to reach the main courtyard, she blinked quickly and thought: If I had a cup of coffee at this time, it would refresh me!
She took a deep breath and her mind was no longer half asleep. She walked into the main courtyard. As soon as she entered the main courtyard, she heard that Meiren Niang and others were sitting in the hall. Only Xiao Yurong and Aunt Lan were in the second room. At this time, Aunt Lan also came with Xiao Jiachen.
Xiao Tingwu from the third house seemed to be in better condition than before.
"Grandma, I'm late." Xiao Jiuyue walked in with a smile. Seeing that Old Madam Xiao was in better spirits than yesterday, she felt relieved.
"Not too late, not too late." Old Madam Xiao smiled as soon as she saw Xiao Jiuyue and said, "Our Xiao family's great hero is here!"
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