Chapter 21 An acquaintance is coming (more updates! First recommended today, please help collect and read the recommendation)
Amid the envy of the exiles, Old Shen spent five times the money and got the keys to several rooms from Liu Mingjie.
She, Xiao Shen, Xie Jinrong, Xie Xiangxiang, their two sons, and their "direct" grandsons all moved in.
All the other aunts, illegitimate grandchildren, and granddaughters moved to sleep in the big dormitory.
The large bunk bed was built by Li Rong and his colleagues for the prisoners because they needed to make packaging boxes.
Tang Zhan, his grandfather and his sister were all in a corner of the big bunk bed. As soon as he entered the inn, he eagerly took the wood, carving knife and samples and started working.
Others also went to get paper, scissors, glue, and ribbons to make paper boxes.
Tang Xiaolin was particularly skilled in carving. In the countryside, he often made dowries for new brides and furniture for others. Making a wooden box was too easy for him.
Tang Zhan could also do it, but he had always wanted to join the army and was interested in martial arts, so he did not learn his grandfather's craft well.
Now, making wooden boxes is their chance to survive.
Tang Zhan found Li Rong and said, "Master Li, can I get two steamed buns in advance? My grandfather is really too hungry and has no strength to work. Can he make a box to pay for the steamed buns?"
Li Rong only gave him one and said, "If you do something wrong, you will have to pay for it."
Tang Zhan didn't bargain any more, just took the steamed buns and went back.
Xie Yanyan didn't think that there was anything wrong with what Li Rong did. On the contrary, she felt that Li Rong was actually quite humane.
Everyone held their breath, the oil lamps stayed lit until the rooster crowed at the second watch, and most people made two paper boxes.
Although Tang Xiaolin only did one, one was worth a hundred of others.
Not only is the box made smooth and round, with tightly fitting hinges, but it is also carved with lifelike peony flowers and a butterfly with spread wings, ready to pop out.
"Lord Li, this box is worth 5 taels." Xie Yanyan couldn't put it down and was amazed at the craftsmanship of the ancients.
Li Rong nodded.
He called Tang Zhan over, gave him five steamed buns and a box of medicine for treating typhoid fever.
Tang Zhan held the medicine in his hand and said gratefully, "Thank you, Lord Li."
Li Rong didn't say anything and said, "Don't thank me. The medicine was given to you by Miss Xie."
The paper boxes that were submitted were all given a steamed bun if they were qualified, but there were also many that failed. Li Rong said to everyone, "Don't be too hasty! If the quality is not up to standard, you will waste materials and your food ration for tomorrow will be deducted."
That means being hungry for a day and not being given anything to eat.
Xie Yanyan was tired after a long day and felt a little drowsy as she lay on the pillow, but she was awakened by the sound of "knock knock knock" on the door.
"who?"
No one answered, but the knocking was persistent.
Xie Yanyan opened the door and looked coldly at Xie Tingting who was crying.
"What are you doing here? There's no money for you! No room for you! If you want a life, turn left and go upstairs to the third room to find Mr. Li."
"Third sister..." Tiffany Xie immediately burst into tears.
Xie Yanyan was still blocking the door, watching her cry.
[She refused to let me in even though I was crying so hard. I really wanted to tear her face off.]
Xie Yanyan: Well, go on!
"Third sister, can you please let me in?"
"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't try to make connections."
"But, we both have the surname Xie. Grandfather was just speaking in anger during the day. You are my third sister!"
[I'll let you be proud for a while, then I'll kill you and whip you three hundred times]
Oh, you want to kill me. You have such big ambitions.
Xie Tingting suppressed her voice, Xie Yanyan did not control the sound, and Xie Ning and Xie Anfeng heard the noise and immediately got up.
"Yan'er, what's going on?"
Xie Tingting looked at Xie Anfeng and Xie Ning coming out, a little frustrated, and said hurriedly: "Third sister, I really have something urgent."
[What should I do? I can’t complete what my grandmother and mother asked me to do]
Xie Yanyan stepped aside and said, "Come in."
Xie Tingting breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went into Xie Yanyan's room.
Xie Anfeng said, "Yan'er, if you have anything, just call me."
"good."
The moment Xie Tingting came in, every cell in Xie Yanyan's body became alert.
Her room was an upper room. Not only was the bed neat and comfortable, but the table and benches were also exquisite. There was a teapot on the table, as well as a stack of unfinished snacks.
Tiffany Xie stared at the dim sum, feeling extremely angry.
"Third sister, grandma wants to give me to Huangfu Ming as his concubine."
"Oh, you don't want to?"
"My third sister didn't want to, so she forced me... Huangfu Ming is older than my father, and my grandmother wanted me to be his aunt because she took the money from Huangfu Ming and couldn't pay it back."
"If you don't want to, tell your parents."
Tiffany Xie cried so hard that her eyes were wet, and I felt sorry for her.
There is a legend in Kyoto that Miss Xie is the most talented woman and Miss Xie is the most beautiful woman.
Indeed, although Tiffany Hsieh hasn't fully grown up yet, she already has a stunning beauty.
"My father and mother didn't dare to disobey my grandparents. They wanted to use me to exonerate Xie Xiangxiang."
"I'm sorry, but I can't help it."
Tiffany Xie quietly reached out to the plate, touched a piece of dessert, quickly stuffed it into her mouth, and ate the dessert and drank tea at the same time.
She said embarrassedly: "Third sister, I am starving. They all eat by themselves and don't give me any food. They force me to submit."
Xie Yanyan looked at her quietly.
"Third sister, can I follow you and make paper boxes to exchange for steamed buns?" Xie Tingting pleaded, "I want to live on my own."
"Just go and sign up with Master Li."
"Thank you, Third Sister. If I don't do well enough, please help me and don't fail me."
Tiffany Xie stayed here for a while, ate some snacks, and then went back happily after receiving the letter.
Xie Yanyan didn't see her off when she left the house. He just closed the door and turned off the lights.
Scanning her movement track, she went downstairs and returned to the big bunk bed. After a while, Fang came out from the big bunk bed and quietly went to Old Shen's room.
Shen's room was not next to Xie Yanyan's, more than 30 meters away, so she couldn't hear the other person's voice or thoughts.
She found a pair of foam-soled shoes in the space, quietly left the room, and squatted in a corner less than 30 meters away from Shen's room.
Shen: "Is it put away?"
"Yes, Tingting put it there herself. She also sprinkled it on her body and put it in the pot."
After Fang finished speaking proudly, Xiao Shen said, "Then tell them to be gentle tonight."
"Don't worry, they are all trained."
"If Xie Anfeng finds out, I'll stop them." Little Shen said, "If they dare to come upstairs, I'll shout 'Catch the rapist.'"
"Grandma, I'm going back first." Xie Xiangxiang's voice.
"Xiangxiang, don't worry. As long as we are acquitted, you should immediately go to Kyoto to find King Xi and find a way to exonerate us."
"Yeah." Xie Xiangxiang responded and walked out.
[Will the poison take effect in half an hour? ]
[Huangfu Ming is just a businessman, and he dares to covet me! I am so angry! ]
【Thank goodness my grandmother had a good plan】
[An expert has predicted that Yan Yan will bring prosperity to her husband and will be very rich and powerful. So stupid people believe this]
[As long as he gets Yanyan away, I will find his weakness and he must be exonerated. When I return to Kyoto, I will not let him go.]
Xie Xiangxiang and Xiao Shen tiptoed back to their room without turning on the light. They lay on the bed, listening to the noises coming from next door.
Xie Yanyan was squatting silently in the corner when he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from somewhere.
[Damn it, the old hag is harming Miss Three again]
[Miss Xie San seems to have noticed it, but what can she hear by squatting in the corner? ]
[Didn't they say that she was sprinkled with aconite powder? It seems that nothing happened to her.]
Xie Yanyan: So familiar!
It was the man who wanted to kill Xie Anhuai in the Marquis' Mansion. It seems that he was also...
Our heroine Yanyan is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. She is recommended for the first time today. Please give some support to Xie Yanyan, my dears!
Collect, check in, read, recommend, my dears, I need your help
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