Chapter 241 The Thief's Heart Is Still There
Xia Daohua followed the maid of the Xie family and walked forward. Xie Fanglan was sitting in the hall and did not come out to greet them.
Given their different social statuses and the fact that her family was going through a turbulent time, Xie Fanglan's attitude was quite normal.
Xia Daohua didn't argue, and presented the gift with a smile. She exchanged a few pleasantries with Xie Fanglan, and chatted with her for a while. Suddenly, she heard Xie Fanglan suddenly ask:
"My girl Cai Que has deep feelings for your brother, but has she offended you?"
Xia Daohua looked confused: "Cai Que? Are you talking about the pretty girl who visited my brother at the Enlightenment Academy several times?"
Xia Daohua was not worried at all that Caique would recognize her.
At that time in the mass grave, if Cai Que could have thought of her in that outfit, what a creative idea she would have had!
Furthermore, when she questioned Caique, she not only used the soundtrack of Liao Zhai, but also used a voice changer! What Caique heard was only the voice disguised by the voice changer.
Not to mention that Caique was just an ordinary maid, even if she was a professional spy of this era, she would probably not be able to recognize her own voice.
"What's wrong with Caique? Is there something wrong?"
The expression on Xia Daohua's face was not fake - she was really a little concerned about what happened to Cai Que. After all, she was the one who brought her to the mass grave. If she really scared the girl, she would be somewhat responsible.
Xie Fanglan observed Xia Daohua's expression, and seeing that she really didn't know, she felt much calmer. Then she changed her mind and laughed at herself for being too cautious. Cai Que looked obviously frightened.
Xia Daohua was just an ordinary young lady. How could she scare the colorful bird and make people fall unconscious?
After trying several times, Xie Fanglan concluded that Xia Daohua should be unaware of her plan.
The smile on her face became much more genuine.
At this time, the family is in desperate need of money. If only they could get the "Fragrance of Rice Flowers" in their hands, that would be great... But the family is so depressed that it is difficult to hold any flower shows or banquets for the time being.
Without a suitable excuse, there would be no way to lure Xia Wulang into the trap.
What solution should I come up with?
Xia Daohua had already noticed Xie Fanglan's absent-mindedness. Could it be that this girl hadn't given up yet? She sat for a while and chatted with Xie Fanglan for about half an hour, then stood up and said goodbye with a tactful look.
Xie Fanglan looked at Xia Daohua's back, thoughtfully.
If we start with this little girl, will it be effective?
Xia Daohua returned to the store. These days, Daohuaxiang's business has gradually stabilized, basically maintaining an average daily turnover of seven or eight taels of silver.
However, there were more people hanging around in front of Daohuaxiang's door. There were obviously some sneaky guys among them. There was also a beggar at the foot of the wall opposite Daohuaxiang.
He lay there basking in the sun every day, with a broken bowl and a crooked wooden cane beside him, but he was never seen begging from anyone.
When Xia Daohua passed by, she would sometimes put a bag of snack crumbs in his broken bowl.
The dim sum leftovers are actually very delicious, but they just don’t look good.
If you go to a cheap grocery store, you can also sell it for money.
But in a high-end place like "Daohuaxiang", things like dim sum crumbs are absolutely not allowed to appear on the counter.
Therefore, Xia Daohua instructed the waiter to put away the snack crumbs in the store properly and not leave them outside for people to see. When closing time came, Xia Daohua would take the snack crumbs wrapped in paper away.
Take it home and Jiang will deal with it.
The four branches of the Xia family spoke with one voice and did not mention the ownership of the "Daohuaxiang" shop to the outside world. They only said that Xia Daohua was appreciated by the boss and worked in the shop.
Inside the Xia family, apart from the fourth branch, only Erlang and Taohua knew something, and Cheng also guessed a little.
In the eyes of others, the fourth branch was just someone who had hooked up with a nobleman, was valued by the nobleman, and was just running the store for the nobleman.
Come to think of it, even if the Fourth House could get the recipe for pickles from Jiang's parents' home, it couldn't be possible that it could also get the recipe for glass from Jiang's parents' home, right?
However, after accepting this statement, Xia Yougui and Sun became restless again.
Fortunately, the old couple agreed to let them farm the newly bought land. The second wife and her husband were too busy taking care of the land to handle it, so they temporarily gave it a break.
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Xie Fanglan sent a confidant to the Enlightenment Academy to deliver a message to Wu Lang:
"Your sister Xia Daohua fainted in our house. I went home to report the news, but no one was home. Could you please come and see me, Mr. Xia..."
When Wulang heard this, he became extremely anxious.
But when he was about to go out to see the summer rice flowers, he suddenly remembered what his sister had told him, so he said awkwardly:
"It's not convenient for me to ask for leave here. Please go to the old house to report the news."
After the man left, Wu Lang found his classmate Lu Guanchao, borrowed his servant Xiao Du, and went to "Daohuaxiang" to see if Xia Daohua was there.
Xiao Du is a child of eight or nine years old. He is articulate and nimble, but his face still has a bit of childishness, which makes people happy at first sight.
A quarter of an hour later, the class was over and everyone was eating snacks together. Xiao Du came back and replied:
"Mrs. Xia saw me in the store and treated me to some pine nut candy and jade cake. These are the snacks that Mrs. Xia brought for you."
Wu Lang opened the paper package that Xiao Du brought, and found two greasy chicken legs inside.
He ate one himself and gave the other to Lu Guanchao.
The chicken legs are not big, but they are very fragrant and taste like Texas Braised Chicken.
While eating, Lu Guanchao said, "Old Xia, your sister's cooking skills are so good! Whoever marries her in the future will have an endless feast!"
Wu Lang was frowning, wondering why the little girl from County Magistrate Xie's family lied to him. Was Xia Daohua's previous instructions to him also related to this matter?
After hearing Lv Guanchao's joke, she rolled her eyes at him and said mercilessly, "My sister is not an ordinary person. How can I be married to anyone so easily?"
Xie Fanglan was so angry that she smashed a tea bowl: "Did that kid really say that?"
The confidant replied:
"Yes, Xia Wulang was also very anxious at first, but I don't know what he thought of, and he suddenly changed his mind. I even waited for a while at the entrance of the academy, but he didn't come out."
Xie Fanglan was so angry that her teeth were itching.
If it doesn't work this time, I'm afraid I'll alert the enemy. I can't use the excuse of Xia Daohua being unwell to lure Xia Wulang over here!
Xie Fanglan was not the kind of person who would give up easily. She took a deep breath, calmed her facial expression, and returned to her calm appearance: "You can go down."
He didn't dare to say a word and bowed respectfully before leaving.
Xie Fanglan called the maid to sweep up the broken porcelain pieces. She lay on the couch, leaning against the pillow, pressing her forehead. After closing her eyes and thinking for a long time, she finally found an idea.
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