Chapter 114 Xie Liangchen...?
At that time, Jiang Nuanzhi was grinding medicinal herbs.
I was taken aback by her question.
"Don't pretend you don't know anything. Are you doing this on purpose?"
Jiang Nuanzhi looked at the old man's persistent expression and her lips twitched: "Do you know what it means to be destitute? Do you think my house looks wealthy? We're lucky to have clothes to wear, and you still complain?"
Seeing the old man stunned, Jiang Nuanzhi continued, "If you're not feeling well, settle your bill and leave. I won't keep you any longer."
The old man's face stiffened for a moment, then he suddenly forced a smile and stepped forward: "Girl, I was just joking with you, why did you take it seriously? What you said makes sense, who can disagree? Such a big family, it must be very tiring for a little girl like you to support it."
After saying that, she immediately looked at Jiang Nuanzhi's actions with disapproval and said, "Stop it! Look at you, with your slender fingers, how can you do such rough work? Hurry up and go out to play. Leave this kind of work to us men."
As she spoke, she took the medicine grinder from Jiang Nuanzhi's hand and sat down in her seat to grind the medicine in a very professional manner.
Jiang Nuanzhi: "."
This person's emotional intelligence is top-notch.
That's why they say she's the national advisor; even though everyone speaks, her way of speaking makes people feel comfortable.
However, looking up, down, left, and right, there was not a trace of a woman.
Jiang Nuanzhi was almost certain that she had been living as a man for many years. Her movements and tone of voice were so natural, as if she had been born that way. Thinking about it, she became even more curious.
"Anuan, what...how could he be here!"
A little later, while Jiang Nuanzhi was washing up, she heard Ping'er's voice behind her.
Turning around, she saw Ping'er, who had just returned from school, looking at the old man grinding herbs with a look of great alarm, her little brows furrowed tightly.
"Ping'er, come in."
The next second, Li Rong's voice came from inside the room: "I have something to say to you."
Ping'er's tightly furrowed brows remained unchanged. He clenched his little fists and looked at Jiang Nuanzhi with a puzzled expression.
Jiang Nuanzhi walked over and took his book box: "Your father is calling you. You can go and talk to him first. If you still have any questions, come and ask me. I will answer them to the best of my knowledge."
Ping'er nodded, and before entering the room, she gave the old man one last deep look with her dark eyes.
The old man grinned and said, "This child is really handsome. I knew we must be related. You little rascal, you actually lied to me! This child looks very familiar to me; I must have met him before."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "."
Seeing Ping'er isn't a good thing, is it?
It has to be said that Jiang Nuanzhi is now starting to worry for this imperial advisor.
Ping'er's gaze just now was somewhat unfriendly. If there really was a deep grudge between them, it's possible that this kid might get up in the middle of the night and chop him up.
After all, in the original book, he directly killed his stepmother.
Jiang Nuanzhi felt that Li Rong was somewhat easier to handle, at least he was a decent gentleman. But Ping'er was not. Don't be fooled by this kid's ability to speak to people in a way that suits them, his ability to manipulate people. But what he believes in is very difficult to change, and what he decides to do is very difficult to stop.
If this old man is truly the Imperial Advisor, and something happens in her home, she'll likely be in for a lot of trouble from now on.
Could it be... that someone has to sacrifice this villain's blade?
A short while later, Ping'er came out of the house.
Seeing Jiang Nuanzhi staring at him, he smiled and said, "Why are you staring at me, Nuanzhi? I'm so hungry today, Nuanzhi. Is there any food left at home?"
Jiang Nuan was taken aback, but immediately nodded: "I made ribs for lunch and saved some for you. I also cooked a pot of pearl soup for you, thinking I'd warm your stomach when you get back tonight."
"Thank you, Anuan," he replied with a smile. Then he picked up the ribs and a bowl of pearl soup, and sat down at the table to eat them politely.
Farm families usually eat two meals a day. Xia Xiang ate a little late, and no one felt hungry yet. Jiang Nuanzhi still cooked a large pot of pearl soup, thinking that anyone who was hungry could have something to eat.
Before long, Xiao Baozhu came up to Li Junping and stared longingly at the bowl of ribs in his bowl.
As usual, Li Junping deboned his ribs and fed them to his younger sister. He even smiled and helped her wipe the grease from her mouth. Almost half of the bowl of ribs ended up in Xiao Baozhu's stomach.
Jiang Nuanzhi looked at him and he seemed no different from usual, as if the wary man she had seen before was just her imagination.
However, a little later, Jiang Nuanzhi noticed that Ping'er seemed preoccupied. His homework, which he usually finished in half an hour, took him more than an hour today, and he was often lost in thought.
Jiang Nuanzhi initially intended to keep an eye on the children, but later she got sleepy and went into bed.
That evening, the old man happily got a room for himself.
Jiang Nuanzhi hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to take Baozhu with her to sleep in the cabin, but then decided against it. This person was just too much like a man. Let her sleep in that room instead.
Lu Shizhu still disliked her, preferring to sleep on a makeshift bed in the kitchen rather than sleep with her.
Fortunately, we'll go to the Lü family clinic first thing tomorrow morning. Lü Shizhu will just make do for one night, so it won't be a problem.
Before going to sleep, she secretly thought that building a house should be put on the agenda.
The next morning, Jiang Nuanzhi woke up very early.
I was woken up by Young Master Lü.
This guy was like he'd been injected with chicken blood; he got up early and was running around in the yard. He even made Big Black lie on the ground panting with its tongue hanging out, refusing to get up no matter what.
Jiang Nuanzhi resignedly washed up and then took out the ointments from yesterday one by one. She randomly opened a few bottles to check them.
Seeing that the ointment looked and felt good, she nodded in satisfaction.
Then, under Young Master Lü's expectant gaze, he said with a smile, "You've been in a hurry, but a meal won't make a difference. You rest first, and we'll leave immediately after we eat."
I casually boiled some porridge, mixed in some pickled vegetables, and fried a few eggs—that was my breakfast.
Baozhu and the others wanted to sleep a little longer, but Ping'er got up and had breakfast with them.
After eating the sticky millet porridge, Jiang Nuanzhi felt languid all over, but she couldn't help but perk up.
Turning around and seeing the anxious young master Lü, Jiang Nuanzhi said with a wry smile, "Let's go, let's head to your house now."
Just as they were loading things into the carriage, they saw Xie Liangchen and Afu walking towards them.
They didn't go to Uncle Niu's house next door today; instead, they came straight to their own yard.
Jiang Nuanzhi frowned, but Xie Liangchen had indeed helped Baozhu before, so she couldn't ignore it. Seeing him standing there without saying a word, she nodded politely.
After waiting for a while, the man still didn't speak, so Jiang Nuanzhi simply got into the carriage.
Are you going to the county?
Xie Liangchen held back for a while before finally managing to utter this sentence.
Before Jiang Nuanzhi could speak, a surprised voice suddenly came from behind her from behind.
"How do you know our medicine can sell for one hundred and forty taels of silver?"
Xie Liangchen: ".Hmm?"
Lü Shizhu: "Yes! That's right! I was involved in the whole process!"
Xie Liangchen: "???"
What does this have to do with him?
Young Master Lü: "Oh, no need to praise me, it's just a small matter and not worth mentioning."
Xie Liangchen: "."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "."
It's a bit embarrassing.
She immediately pulled the person into the carriage, then beckoned Ping'er to get in, gave Xie Liangchen a polite, fake smile goodbye, and drove off.
(End of this chapter)
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