Su Qi wondered if Erbao was going to be beaten or not. She looked at Erbao with a smile and said, "Son, I think you deserve to be punished."
Erbao shook his chubby head like a rattle, "No, I don't need to be punished."
"Mom, I'm keeping accounts for you. Let Erbao show off for a few days, and then we'll settle the accounts together in a few days." Dabao turned into a little warm man.
Su Qi felt that her eldest son was still the best. "Good boy. I'll leave the second one to you."
"Okay."
Erbao felt that life was no longer fun. He wanted his big brother to help him out, but he looked fierce with a big beard.
Several little kids in the village greeted Su Qi one by one, and Su Qi gave them some candy.
Everyone happily grabbed the candy and ran away.
Huang Ruxin came to Su Qi's house with her child.
"Qiqi, I know you are very busy today. But I still came to wish you a happy new year." Huang Ruxin looked around while speaking.
Su Qi knew she had something to say, "Ruxin, there are a few camellias in bloom in the greenhouse. Shall we go over there?"
“You can still see camellias in winter, so of course you have to go and enjoy them.”
Xiang He bowed and smiled at Huang Ruxin, "Madam Meng and our wife are going to enjoy the flowers. I will take the young master to feed him some milk."
"Excuse me, Miss Xianghe."
Xianghe brought over a little chubby kid who was only over three months old. He had his eyes open and was playing with bubbles from his mouth.
"Baizhi, go and serve tea to the ladies." Xianghe carried the little guy to the backyard.
Bai Zhi responded and left.
Su Qi and Huang Ruxin came to the first floor of the bamboo building in the backyard.
The windows on the first floor are larger.
There was another area, exposed on three sides, now enclosed by transparent glass. The glass was from the space, and some of it had impurities. Gu Beiheng said it was colored glass from a small tribe in the East China Sea, rediscovered from passing ships at the dock.
There was a doorway that was covered with thick curtains, making it look particularly elegant and comfortable.
There are several pots of Clivia and a few camellia plants inside.
There are white camellias with pink edges, and there are also gorgeous red camellias, as well as yellow and pink ones.
Huang Ruxin came in and saw a tea table on the west side. The table, chairs and benches were all made of bamboo and covered with soft cushions.
There were vases on the antique shelf in the corner, and a few red plum blossoms were stuck in bamboo tubes on the ground.
Through the glass, you can see the plum blossoms in full bloom in the corner.
Two pots of silver charcoal were lit in the room.
Extra warm.
"Sit down," Su Qi said, pointing to the chair in front of the tea table. She sat down as well, and Bai Zhi brought over a small stove and a pot of boiling water.
"Madam, I brought some cloud tea and daughter's red wine." Bai Zhi squatted down slightly and put the boiling water on the small stove to continue warming it.
Su Qi took a look and said, "Let's cook Nv'erhong. I've eaten too much greasy food these past two days, and Nv'erhong is just the right thing to wash it down."
"yes."
Baizhi picked some girl's red tea and put it into a specially made purple clay teapot, then poured some water into it to clean it.
Then, I poured in clean water and placed it on a small stove to simmer. "This is the snow I collected from the plum trees during the snowstorm. I put it in a jar and buried it under the tree. I dug it out yesterday to prepare for the Spring Festival guests."
"Miss Baizhi looks carefree, but she is actually very smart." Huang Ruxin couldn't help but admire her. She also had two maids by her side in the past.
She also treated them with genuine love and care.
But the maid was loyal to the royal family of Nanli Kingdom.
Chunhe brought some exquisite snacks.
The pastries on each plate were in the shape of December flowers, and were arranged in three plates together.
"The girls around me are all different. Baizhi is smart and has some skills, so she's suitable to go out with me."
Baizhi made the tea and then she and Chunhe bowed and left.
Huang Ruxin leaned forward slightly when she saw that there was no one around. "Qiqi, didn't someone break into Tangjiazhuang and kill someone last night?
Dagui and I also went to see it today. This is what Dagui and I found near the home of the Tang clan leader.
Huang Ruxin reached out and unfolded the paper bag in her hand.
There was only a piece of broken incense inside, and the smell was very faint.
Su Qi frowned and examined it carefully, then reached out to pick it up and sniffed it. It seemed to be a spice made from herbs and wood.
"What kind of incense is this? It smells really strange."
Huang Ruxin's little face was a little pale, and sweat began to appear on her palms.
"Qiqi, this is the spice used by the witch doctors of Nanli Kingdom. Dagui said that the people who sneaked into Tangjiazhuang and died seemed to be from Dashun Kingdom." Huang Ruxin was scared. She was afraid that her good days would soon be ruined.
A poor but happy life.
Su Qi pulled out a hairpin from her head and carefully broke the incense stick into pieces. "This medicine is mainly used to leave a mark for our people. Have you searched for all the incense sticks near Tangjiazhuang?"
Su Qi put down the hairpin in her hand and wiped her hands with a wet towel.
He picked up the purple clay teapot on the small stove and poured two cups of tea.
Then he filled the purple clay teapot with water and put it on a small stove to boil. He also extinguished the charcoal fire inside.
"Dagui took the incense sticks and searched around Tangjiazhuang and Baijia Village."
Huang Ruxin took a sip of tea from the teacup, calming her nervousness. Her brows were furrowed, and a glittering light flowed in her eyes.
"Qiqi. Can you help me?"
"Ruxin, don't be afraid. I asked Mu Guang to personally bring two careful people to help Meng Dagui investigate. Things have been a bit uneasy recently.
As long as you hide yourself well, you'll be fine. I don't think the Nanli Kingdom showed up this time just to target you, it just happened to happen to you."
"Thank you." Huang Ruxin stood up and bowed.
Su Qi walked over and helped her up, then said coldly to the outside: "Bai Zhi, ask Mu Guang to come find me."
"Yes." Bai Zhi responded and left.
Su Qi and Huang Ruxin talked about some irrelevant things inside.
What should we do at the beginning of the new year?
By the way, it also comforted Huang Ruxin's nervous heart.
"Madam, may I know why you called me here?" Mu Guang came over quickly.
"Muguang, come in."
Baizhi lifted the curtain to let Muguang in.
Su Qi handed the paper bag to Mu Guang. The broken incense sticks, which were only the size of the little fingernail, had been crushed into small pieces by Su Qi.
"Meng Dagui is investigating the surrounding area with the broken incense. You take two people to help. Start patrolling from Tangjiazhuang and remember not to miss any suspicious places."
Mu Guang picked up the paper bag and put it to his nose to smell the scent. "Yes."
"Go find Mr. Ke and see if there's any way to quickly find these broken incense sticks."
"I'll go right away." Mu Guang took the paper bag and left.
Huang Ruxin's heart fell into place.
She naturally thanked Su Qi profusely. Outside, the voices of Gu Beihe and others could be heard, as if they were arguing about something.
Seeing that Huang Ruxin was fine, Su Qi asked Bai Zhi to call Gu Beihe and others in.
As soon as the maids came in, they started chattering.
"Sister-in-law, please be fair. Gu Xiaocha came to Xiaoyue just now and said that she had arranged the marriage and asked Xiaoyue to pay some money for the dowry. She even tried to snatch the hairpin from Xiaoyue's head." Gu Beijing ignored Gu Xiaoyue's winks and told her everything they had argued about.
Su Qi didn't expect that Gu Xiaoyue was still in contact with her uncle and aunt.
Although she was a purchased maid, Gu Xiaoyue was not a maid in the Gu Mansion. Su Qi took care of her as if she were a sister and treated her the same as Gu Beijing and the others.
To be honest, Gu Xiaoyue is just a girl from a side branch family.
"Xiaoyue. Are you still in contact with your uncle and the others?" Su Qi's voice was as calm as ever, without any fluctuation in it.
Huang Ruxin frowned. Why was this little girl so confused?
Didn’t her uncle and aunt sell her out?
Huang Ruxin and other people in Mengjiazhuang did not know that Gu Xiaoyue had been exchanged for copper coins and steamed buns by her uncle and aunt in Hulu Mountain.
Just think of her as being sold after arriving at Mengjiazhuang.
Gu Xiaoyue looked up at the talkative Gu Beijing, then lowered her head and bit her lip as she said, "Sister-in-law. My aunt said that we had to do this because our family was in dire straits. Sister Xiaocha is getting married now, and her in-laws want a dowry of twenty taels of silver."
As she spoke, Gu Xiaoyue's voice gradually became lower.
Gu Xiaocha often bullied her and her cousins.
In fact, she was also very angry.
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