Chapter 503: The Needle Hidden in Cotton is Terrible
The winter snow scene in the capital is picturesque, and the days pass by very quickly.
The people heated up the big kang, and the old and the young all lay down at home, closing their eyes and blinking, and a day passed.
There were some rumors in the theater that a girl with strange clothes often came to watch the show.
But in such a place of all kinds of people, even two-headed people have appeared, so it is difficult for a strange girl to attract too much attention.
On the Jiang family side, since the stone road has been repaired, they can focus on building the "Little Nine Heavens".
Although Xiao Nuobao went to supervise several times, Pangya's milk fat was not resistant to freezing, and soon she felt that the weather was cold, so she let her brothers do all the work.
Who made her still a four-year-old baby, and it was reasonable for her to be lazy at any time.
The whole family got used to it eagerly.
But Jiang Fengze was very busy.
The arsenal had made progress and had produced the first batch of muskets and fire bombs.
He had to take care of the defense of Xishan, practice firearms in the arsenal, and supervise his sister. He really wanted to grow two clones so that he could have a break.
Fortunately, farmers were idle in winter and there was less work on the farm. When he couldn't take care of it, he could leave it to Fenghu to watch over.
As for the fourth child Feng Jing, he was also a happy little boy.
Since the beginning of winter, the Imperial College has adopted the cold weather schedule, with only one class every afternoon, and then they were allowed to go home.
With plenty of time, Feng Jing had more leisure time to paint.
Before school was over, they could go to the shop in front of the Imperial College and buy some preserved fruits, pastries and other things to feed their gluttonous sister.
On this day, the brothers finally had a day off together.
It was the birthday of the Imperial College's chief priest, so Feng Jing asked his mother for a gift and went to the Wu family for a banquet.
Feng went to the warehouse to look around, and finally picked out a set of tea cups from Ding kiln, and asked Madam Zheng to pack them.
She said, "If Feng Jing goes alone, it seems that our family doesn't value him very much. Why don't we see who is free and let him go with the fourth child?"
It happened that Xiao Nuobao just woke up, yawned and rushed over.
The little fat girl's eyes lit up, "Is Fourth Brother going to the banquet? Then let Nuobao go with you, mother, I promise to eat and drink a lot, and "eat" back all the gifts we gave!"
As soon as winter came, little Nuobao was dressed in thick clothes, and her little body looked particularly round.
At this moment, she was wearing a short apricot-colored jacket, a thick velvet long skirt, a rabbit fur vest on the outside, and tiger-head cotton shoes on her feet.
This outfit made her look particularly round, and it felt like once she fell to the ground, she would be like a small ball, rolling two miles.
Mrs. Feng didn't want her to go, so she pinched her cheeks on purpose, "Mom won't let you, a little fat boy, to attend the banquet, otherwise the Wu family will be so scared when they see your fat body that they will put away all the hard dishes, fearing that you will eat them all?"
Little Nuobao felt hurt when she heard this, and she pouted her back and rushed towards Mrs. Feng.
"Mom, you are bad, Nuobao will ignore you. I said this rabbit fur vest is a magical tool to make you look fat, and I said I don't want to wear it, but you forced me to wear it, and now you say I am a little fat boy."
Little Nuobao pretended to be sad, ran back to the house angrily, grabbed the fourth brother's school bag, and stuffed clothes and snacks into it.
"Nuobao is going back to the palace to play with daddy, anyway, daddy doesn't say I am fat!" Little Fatty threatened.
Seeing this, the whole family held back their laughter and took turns to coax her.
Feng chased into the house in two or three steps, picked up the girl and begged for mercy, "Look at you, isn't mother joking with you? When did our Nuobao become so thin-skinned?"
Little Nuobao pouted and snorted, and continued to kick.
She felt that her mother was implying her again, but she had no evidence!
Feng changed the subject and explained, "Let's be serious, mother, I don't let you go to the Wu Mansion mainly because I'm afraid that Lord Wu will feel uncomfortable."
"Or think about it, when you, a dignified little princess, arrive, your status will be so overwhelming. Lord Wu and his wife are not prepared in advance, and they will definitely be caught off guard. I'm afraid this birthday banquet will not be easy."
Little Nuobao puffed up her cheeks. Although she still ignored her mother, she had already given up the idea of eating at the banquet.
Mother is right. After all, this is fourth brother's social event.
Lord Wu has always been aloof and rarely interacts with the rich and powerful. If a little princess like her goes there uninvited, others would think it is an honor.
But a scholar like Wu Qing might not think so. He might think that Feng Jing is using his sister's power to show off to everyone.
Don't let him lose a good impression of fourth brother.
Little Nuobao relaxed his little face and said aggrievedly, "Okay, I won't go if I don't want to go. However, Nuobao also wants to eat well at home! Mother must arrange a big meal!"
How dare Feng not agree? She is like a diligent old spinning top. As long as the girl pulls it, she has to start spinning quickly!
"Okay, okay, mother will go to your second sister-in-law to make arrangements. Just in the morning, the servant brought in a deer. Let her make roasted deer meat for you!"
"Also ask your second brother to go to Zuixianlou and order a serving of garlic oysters with fine vermicelli on top!"
When Xiao Nuobao heard this, her saliva was dripping uncontrollably. She quickly slurped it back and smiled again.
The mother and daughter were talking about food and almost forgot about Feng Jing. They still had to go to Master Wu Qing's house.
Feng came out of the small kitchen, wiped her hands, and then she slapped her forehead and remembered, "Oh, and the fourth child! Fengnian, you happen to be at home today, so you can accompany the fourth child to the Wu family for the banquet later."
No matter what the Jiang family said, they had to have an adult accompany Feng Jing to show respect to the Wu family.
Fengnian was a steady and steady person. He was the eldest son in the family and had no status that could overpower others, so he was the most suitable person to go.
After the two brothers went out, Sun Chunxue also came back from outside, with a happy face, and ordered the servant to bring in the quilts.
"Mom, look what good things I found on the street. I bought five quilts in total, so that our whole family can change them."
Feng heard the voice and came over to see that she had bought five quilts. Although they looked thick, they were very light to hold and did not seem too heavy.
"What is this?" Feng reached out and touched it, and found two pieces of white down floating on it. Her eyes widened, "Isn't this a cotton quilt?"
Sun Chunxue nodded happily, "Mom, this is a goose down quilt. The vendor said it's much warmer than a cotton quilt, and it doesn't make you feel heavy when you cover yourself with it. He's the only one who sells it in the whole capital! Isn't it a coincidence? The city is so big, and he happens to be selling it at the entrance of our alley. I saw it as soon as I went out!"
"He only has five left, I bought them all, and he gave me a discount of five taels of silver. Let's try to cover it tonight, mother!"
At this time, Li Qiqiao also came out. The three of them thought it was good, so they didn't think much about it. They just let it go to the backyard to dry and use it at night.
But halfway through drying, Li Qiqiao kept a wary eye.
After all, it's not unheard of to fill the quilt with goose down, but it's too expensive and rarely seen.
But shouldn't such a valuable item be placed in a store for rich people to grab?
Why is it being sold on the street, lowering the grade, and still willing to give it to the eldest sister-in-law at a discount?
Li Qiqiao stopped, worried that the stuffing was not goose down, but mixed with reed or bad hair, so she called Madam Zheng to open it together to check.
"Let's open one and check it quickly. If the sister-in-law is cheated, we still have time to chase the peddler and get the money back." Li Qiqiao said carefully.
Madam Zheng took the scissors and started to work without saying anything. "Don't worry, if the peddler really dares to pretend to be good, I will definitely catch him back with my light skills..."
However, she just opened the outer cover and reached into the goose down, and she screamed "Ah!"
"Ah!"
When she took it out and looked at it, she saw that there were three needles stuck in the palm of Madam Zheng's hand, and blood beads came out!
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