Unexpectedly, after searching for a while, she actually found something wrong.
“Lord, this girl’s ring has a mechanism.” Shui Ling ripped a silver ring off the maid’s middle finger and presented it to Li Lao Er.
She said excitedly, "There are uncles and elders in our village who are skilled in mechanisms; I've seen them many times since I was little. This ring is so thick; it's definitely extraordinary!"
Li Lao Er took it, examined it carefully, and fiddled with it gently. He didn't know where he touched it, but suddenly a silver light shot out in front of him and struck a branch of a flowering tree.
The branch visibly turned black immediately...
poisonous!
Everyone was startled.
If that maid had attacked upon seeing Jiayin, and the poisoned needle had struck her...
For the first time, Li Lao Er lost his temper with his niece, his face dark as he scolded, "Go back now, you don't need to get involved in anything, just take care of yourself and don't cause any trouble!"
Jiayin was also terrified, realizing that she had been a bit too overconfident.
Fortunately, the little girl, for reasons unknown, wanted to get close to her first, and her medicine powder was also highly effective, taking effect very quickly.
Otherwise, she would probably be meeting the King of Hell by now...
"Okay, Second Uncle, I'll go keep Grandma company right away." Jiayin replied obediently, grabbed Baozhu and Shuiling, and immediately ran away.
They caught an old woman in the kitchen and a maid in the garden; that's about all the men the other side sent.
After all, no one's elite assassins are made of vegetables; how could they possibly deploy a dozen or more people every time...
Once outside the garden, Jiayin patted her chest, and Shuiling wiped away cold sweat.
Only Baozhu's eyes were shining with excitement!
"Sister Jiayin, who was that maid just now? An assassin, or a martial arts practitioner?!"
"Why would she want to assassinate you? Is there some misunderstanding? Does she think you are her father's killer?!"
"What was that powder you threw out? How come she collapsed so quickly?"
Jiayin was both amused and exasperated. She tapped her on the forehead and said, "I've told you to read fewer storybooks, but you never listen! What are you thinking about? I'll tell your mother that you're never allowed to go out again."
"Oh dear, Sister Jiayin!" Baozhu quickly begged for forgiveness, "I was wrong, I was wrong, I'll never read storybooks again!"
She clung to Jiayin's arm like a koala, acting spoiled and unreasonable.
"Sister Jiayin, could you give me a bottle of that powder? Waaah, if anyone bullies me in the future, I'll just throw some at them!"
Jiayin was annoyed by the commotion, and seeing the maids and servants brought by the guests looking over, she had no choice but to say, "Alright, alright, here's a bottle for you."
"I'll have someone send you some fruit in a few days, and then we can smuggle it over together."
"Haha, that's great!" Baozhu was still young and somewhat naive, having been pampered by her family.
She completely forgot about the fright she had just experienced, and was only excited to have obtained the magical powder.
I don't know how Li Lao Er dealt with the two maids and servants, but in any case, no further incidents occurred for the rest of the day.
When the banquet was set up, four tables were set up for male guests in the front yard, while five tables were set up for female guests in the back yard.
In the past few years, Tao Hongying has trained five or six apprentices, all of whom are hardworking and talented.
Two more were brought over today to help with cold dishes.
The rest of the stews and main dishes were all prepared by Tao Hongying and Jia Huan themselves.
It's not that Tao Hongying and Jia Huan are unhappy because they don't work; they're just naturally inclined to be lazy.
In the Li family's simple mind, the fact that someone had personally come to celebrate the baby's one-month birthday with gifts and wished the child a healthy and safe growth meant that the Li family's personally prepared meal was their most sincere way of repaying the kindness of the hosts.
Clearly, this reward was well-received and praised by everyone.
Cyclamen Restaurant is now the most popular restaurant in Xindu. The private dining room on the top floor is only booked once a day, and the reservations are even open until after the New Year.
People without status or position don't even have the chance to taste the flavors of private kitchen dishes.
However, it is said that nowadays, the private dishes at Cyclamen are all made by apprentices, and the fourth wife of the Li family rarely cooks anymore.
But at today's full moon banquet, almost half of the main dishes were cooked by Madam Li herself.
The female guests' tables were filled with dishes that women like, mainly sweet and sour.
For example, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, sweet and sour pork with pineapple, garlic vermicelli shrimp with open back, braised double-section pork, baked pumpkin with salted egg yolk, and beef brisket with tomato, etc.
All the female guests loved the food so much that they all asked for an extra bowl of rice, disregarding all etiquette.
The rice from the Li family, I don't know where they bought it from, turned out to be perfectly separated, soft, sticky and sweet.
If you look closely, you can see that the surface of the rice grains is covered with glistening rice oil, which is truly a rare find.
Others might have been fine with it, eating as much as they wanted, but Old Madam Jia was quite unceremonious, grabbing Old Madam Li's hand and demanding more.
"Hey little sister, where did you buy this rice? Take some with you when you leave, it's so delicious."
Grandma Li laughed when she heard this, but she didn't agree. Instead, she looked at her granddaughter who was entertaining guests at the next table.
This rice isn't sold in the market; it was brought out by her granddaughter. If she rashly agrees to it and puts her granddaughter in a difficult position, that won't do.
Jiayin had already heard about it, and when she saw her grandmother's gaze, she smiled and said, "Grandma Jia, this rice was bought by my family's caravan in a small town when they went to Chuanzhou Prefecture."
"It's so delicious, it's quite unexpected for our family. We still have 100 jin left, I'll give you 50 jin, okay?"
"When the caravan passes by there again, I'll have someone buy more."
"Okay, of course it would be great." Madam Jia happily agreed, and then said to Old Lady Li, "Don't worry, little sister, I have a few sable pelts, I'll have someone bring them to you tomorrow."
"In winter, if you make a padded jacket, it will definitely keep you warm."
Grandma Li laughed heartily, picked up a piece of fish for her, and said reproachfully, "I was wondering who Baozhu took after in terms of personality. Looking at it this way, it's clear that she's been spoiled by you, her grandmother."
"Oh dear, what do you mean by 'corrupting'! My Baozhu is so wonderful, she has such a blessed face and such a good temper."
Madam Jia protested, which made Old Lady Li laugh again.
There were only these two elders at the table, and when they were happy, everyone else was naturally happy too.
Amidst laughter and conversation, everyone ate their fill.
The male guests from the outer courtyard were also quite satisfied with today's dishes.
Unlike the sweet and sour flavors favored by the female guests, most of the dishes on their tables were strongly flavored, perfect for pairing with alcohol.
For example, cilantro beef, roasted lamb chops, cumin-flavored sliced meat, stir-fried pork kidneys, salt and pepper shrimp...
The male guests ate with gusto, drank some wine, and left completely satisfied.
After a busy day, they finally saw all the guests off. The Li family, young and old, were exhausted, especially the old lady.
Many women had previously inquired about Jiaxi and Jia'an, wanting to know where they were now and what jobs they were doing...
But she, as their grandmother, was completely unaware of this, and was even worried about their lives.
Li Zhensheng and Li Lao Er were sitting in the outer courtyard, talking to two guests who had stayed behind on special occasion...
One of the guests was Lord Zheng, a colleague of Li Lao Er. They often interacted and were quite familiar with each other; otherwise, he wouldn't have brought his wife along to offer his congratulations today.
The other is Chu Yuanwai, Li Zhensheng's long-time partner.
Back when he hadn't yet acknowledged his ancestry and was still called Wang Xinqiu, the two were very good friends.
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