Xia Daohua followed the Xie family's maid forward. Xie Fanglan sat in the hall and did not come out to greet them.
Given their different social status and the troubled times at home, Xie Fanglan's attitude is 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 ask:
"My girl Caique is deeply in love with 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 Caique could have imagined her in that outfit, what a creative idea she would have had!
Furthermore, when she questioned Caique, she not only used the background music from Liao Zhai but also a voice changer! All Caique heard was the disguised voice.
Not to mention that Caique was just an ordinary maid, even if she was a professional spy of this era, she probably wouldn't be able to recognize her own voice.
"What's wrong with Caique? Is there something wrong?"
The expression on Xia Daohua's face wasn't fake—she genuinely cared about Cai Que. After all, she was the one who had brought her to the mass grave. If she'd actually frightened the girl to death, she'd probably bear some responsibility.
Xie Fanglan observed Xia Daohua's expression. Seeing that she really didn't seem to know, she felt a lot calmer. Then she thought again and laughed at herself for being too cautious. Cai Que looked obviously frightened.
Xia Daohua is just an ordinary young lady. How could she possibly scare the colorful bird and even scare people into unconsciousness?
After trying several times, Xie Fanglan concluded that Xia Daohua was probably unaware of her plans.
The smile on her face became much more genuine.
Right now, the family is in dire need of money. It would be great if they could get the "Fragrance of Rice Flowers" in their hands... Unfortunately, the family is so poor that it is difficult to hold any flower shows or banquets for the time being.
Without a suitable excuse, I'm afraid there's no way to lure Xia Wulang into the trap.
What should I think of?
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 moment, chatting with Xie Fanglan for about half an hour, then tactfully stood up and said goodbye.
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 clearly some sneaky people among them. There was even 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 leftovers are absolutely not allowed to appear on the counter.
Therefore, Xia Daohua instructed the shop assistant to properly collect the leftover snacks from the shop and not leave them outside for people to see. When closing time came, Xia Daohua would take the leftover snacks, 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 the one who had hooked up with a noble man, was valued by the noble man, and was just running the store for the noble man.
Come to think of it, even if the Fourth House could get the recipe for pickles from Jiang's family, it couldn't possibly get the recipe for glass from Jiang's family as well, 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 stopped thinking about it.
…
Xie Fanglan sent a confidant to the Enlightenment Academy to deliver a message to Wu Lang:
"Your sister, Xia Daohua, fainted at our house. I went home to report the news, but no one was home. Could you please ask Young Master Xia to come and see her..."
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, and said in embarrassment:
"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, after class was over, everyone was gathering together for a snack when 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 amazing! Whoever marries her in the future will have an endless feast!"
Wu Lang was frowning, wondering why the girl from County Magistrate Xie's family had lied to him. Was Xia Daohua's previous warning to him also related to this matter?
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 off so easily?"
Xie Fanglan was so angry that she threw 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 happened, 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 and won't be able to use the excuse of Xia Daohua being unwell to lure Xia Wulang over!
Xie Fanglan wasn't someone who would give up easily. She took a deep breath, calmed her facial expression, and returned to her calm demeanor: "You can go down."
The confidant did not dare to say a word and bowed respectfully and took his leave.
Xie Fanglan called the maid to sweep up the broken porcelain pieces. She lay on the couch, leaning against the pillow, pressing her forehead, closing her eyes and thinking for a long time, and finally she found an idea.
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