Chapter 688 Don't Be Mr. Dongguo
Soon, the night was as dark as ink.
Li Qingping was rolled into a torn straw mat and thrown onto an ox cart along with a large number of weapons, and was sent out of the city.
Dark clouds covered the sky, and the moon tried for a long time but still could not shine through.
In front of Li Qingping, there was only a large dark shadow, and the end could not be seen for a while...
The next morning, Xiao Nuobao did not sleep until she woke up naturally, and she closed her eyes in advance because of a dream.
Her hair was soft and slightly messy, and she sat on the quilt in a daze, wiped her drool and hummed, "Why, why did I dream of Li Qingping?"
In her dream, she saw Li Qingping tied up and cried until her throat was broken.
Then suddenly a big hand came in, grabbed Li Qingping high up and threw her into the abyss!
This is not a good sign.
Xiao Nuobao's heart sank.
It seemed that the girl had probably met with an accident.
Because it had been raining since midnight, Li Qiqiao, out of sympathy for the servants, did not let the maid from the outer courtyard go out to buy vegetables.
So the meal this morning was simple.
Li Qiqiao took out the leftover meat stuffing from yesterday from the ice box in the kitchen, coated it with a layer of egg liquid, and put it into the oil pan. The egg dumplings were golden, fragrant, soft and delicious.
Then the dough was kneaded and stretched, and each person had a big bowl of pea noodles.
At the dinner table, as soon as Xiao Nuobao's butt touched the stool, he buried his little face in the bowl of noodles. He simply loved his second sister-in-law's skill in kneading noodles.
The noodles are chewy and tough, and slippery when eaten. It is really good news for noodle lovers.
When the family was almost halfway through eating, Jiang Fenghu came back from outside.
After getting up early, he went to the department store in the rain to deliver a batch of radishes. On the way back, he saw many people surrounding the government office.
After taking off the rain cape, Fenghu picked up the bowl of noodles and said, "Mom, wife, when I came back and passed by the government office just now, I saw Master Li arguing with the prefect and being dragged to the ground by the soldiers."
"Ah? Why is that? Why is he going to the government office for no reason?" Feng asked subconsciously.
Jiang Fenghu shook his head helplessly, "…it seems that Li Qingping still didn't go home yesterday, and Lord Li reported to the officials that the lady was missing, but the prefect ignored it and only said that it had been less than seven days since she was missing, and the government couldn't intervene, so they started to quarrel."
"Later..." He looked around and said, "Later, the prefect also talked about Li Qingping's pregnancy and ridiculed Lord Li, saying that she might have run away with a wild man and there was no need to look for her. Lord Li almost cried out of anger."
According to the laws of the Southern Dynasty, if a master is missing, the government will send someone to investigate after seven days of no sighting.
However, the rules are dead, but people are alive.
Generally, if a family member of an official in the court or a wealthy person is missing, even if the time is not enough, the government will not ignore it.
Jiang Fengnian couldn't help but frown, "Sir Li is an official after all, why is the government so neglectful! It must be that he is not good at socializing and has no connections in the court, so his colleagues always look down on him."
Feng also put down her bowl and asked puzzledly, "But logically, Miss Li had a miscarriage yesterday, and she should have gone home to recuperate. Why would the Li family come out to look for someone?"
At this time, Nanny Zheng stepped forward and said truthfully, "Yesterday, I had already left a carriage and a driver for her, but she refused to use them. I don't know what happened afterwards."
Little Nuobao listened for a long time before shaking his head and wiping his mouth and said, "Forget it, mother, whatever happens is her own choice. We will not interfere in this matter and we don't need to care."
After hearing this, the whole family nodded in agreement and didn't murmur about it anymore.
After dinner, Feng saw that it was raining continuously and she had nothing to do, so she decided to go to the cellar to sort out a batch of fruits and vegetables that the girls had put there, and planned to send them to the farm for everyone to share.
The little fat girl put on a raincoat, covering her body tightly, revealing only her white and tender face and a pair of little feet stepping on puddles, and followed Feng like a tail.
"Mom~" The little fat girl followed her mother's buttocks, struggling for a long time before speaking, "Actually, I already know that Li Qingping was probably taken away by bad people. After all, Master Li is my teacher. I just don't do anything to help him. Isn't it a bit bad?"
Although she had limited patience with Li Qingping and was too lazy to care about it anymore.
But after Xiao Nuobao made the decision, she couldn't help struggling again. After all, this was a living person.
Mrs. Feng turned around and gently touched the girl's head, without any surprise on her face.
"Since you were silent at the dinner table, I guessed that you probably knew something."
"But, I can tell you that you did absolutely nothing wrong!"
Mrs. Feng put down the things in her hands and said decisively, "It's good to be kind, but you can't be compassionate to everyone, otherwise it will become the story of Mr. Dongguo and the wolf."
"Nuobao, think about it, what does it mean that Li Qingping refused to get on our carriage? She must be very resentful of us. Even if we help Lord Li find her, will she say a good word about us? I'm afraid I don't know how to encourage her father to avenge him."
"Besides, Lord Li couldn't even protect his daughter, and let Li Qingping run away with Gu Shuren right under his nose. His father is like this, why should we help him? We don't owe him anything." Mother
's words were like timely rain, which made little Nuobao firm again.
She hugged Feng's arm and put her little face against it cutely, "Yeah, Nuobao knows, mother taught me right! Even if I have many teachers, mother is my biggest teacher in life!"
Feng was coaxed into a sneer and pinched the little fat girl's nose.
"You are used to sweet-talking mother. Okay, go and pack up. Mother will take you to the manor to see Mr. Zhang. We will go there for lunch at noon."
When little Nuobao heard this, he ran back to the house and changed his clothes.
After all, compared to others, Uncle Xiucai is the real "family member" of the Jiang family!
The continuous drizzle for most of the day finally brought a big cooling down of this hot summer.
Some hot and scalding food can finally be put on the table, and there is no need to worry about sweating while eating.
Xiao Nuobao led his two little nephews to the farm, and ordered a hot pot and shouted for roasted lamb.
Li Qiqiao's hands were turning flowers, and she was dazzling with her knife to cut meat. She also called Da Wen and Xiao Wu to help, and soon the whole house was full of crackling.
Xiao Pangya followed behind the second sister-in-law, pretending to be a chef, holding a small bowl to mix various sauces for dipping the meat slices.
"Put chopped green onions in it, put chili powder in it, put vinegar in it..."
Little Nuobao was busy babbling at the same time. If you didn't know, you would really think he was quite capable, but in fact, he just put everything in!
Soon, Chun Ge'er and Dong Ge'er took the dipping bowls given by their aunt, put a few slices of mutton in them, and ate until their mouths were greasy. They sat on the bench and said they were so satisfied.
"Aunt is the best. She gave us so much food~"
"Yes, Guo Guo is right. Thank you, little Bubu~"
The two little guys were shaking their heads while eating. They would raise their heads from time to time and flatter their aunt before they were willing to continue eating.
Li Qiqiao turned around with an angry smile, "You two are so heartless. I made both the hot pot and the roasted pork slices. You two don't even know how to thank your mother and second aunt!"
Xiaodong scratched his head, vaguely feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't say anything and could only continue to eat.
Xiaochun glanced at his mother and said weakly, "But if it wasn't for aunt who wanted to eat, mother wouldn't have made it for us. So, I still have to thank aunt first."
This sentence was the truth, and Feng and the others couldn't help but cover their faces.
Li Qiqiao was also stuck, and had no power to refute, so she had to give her son a piece of shabu-shabu tripe, "Okay, so much food can't stop you from eating, can you pretend that your mother didn't ask?"
At this time, a burst of laughter came, it was Wu Qing and Madam Wu who came to the manor to see them.
"What is eating so delicious, I wonder if we are late, can we also add some bowls and chopsticks." Madam Wu wore a bright red dress, and
she quickened her pace when she smelled the smell. But what was more conspicuous than her was the little baby who was peeking out in her arms.
When the little Siming saw Nuobao, he was so anxious that his mouth pouted wildly, and his four legs kicked like a little frog!
[Fairy, come quickly, something seems to have happened to your father, and the blessing value is dropping wildly! ]
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