Chapter 296 Transmigrated Woman
"Hey, have you heard? The people from the Marquis of Wenyang's mansion are currently searching everywhere for a woman who sells pig's feet."
"I've heard about it too. They say the eldest young master has fallen in love with the woman who sells braised pork trotters rice, and the Marquis's mansion is planning to get rid of her!"
"Young Master? Isn't it the Second Young Master?"
"Wrong, wrong, it's the Third Young Master!"
"Second Young Master!"
"Young Master!"
"Third Young Master!"
"..."
Su Xiucheng, the fourth son: escaped a disaster!
Su Jingwen suddenly found that the braised pork trotter rice in his mouth no longer tasted good.
"So why did your family hire a woman who sells braised pork trotters?" Xue Zheng suddenly asked. Although Jiang Yuming and Wang Meng didn't speak, they also strained their ears to listen.
So what exactly happened? They want to know!
Su Jingwen didn't know how to answer his question, because he didn't know why his family suddenly needed to find a woman who sold braised pork trotters.
"Chirp chirp is greedy." He casually deflected the question to Chirp chirp, since she wasn't around anyway.
Braised pork trotters with rice is a dish that suddenly became popular in Beijing last year, supposedly originating from other regions. Initially, it was sold at the docks by a few young farm women to men doing manual labor. Many people criticized them for being immoral and disrespectful.
However, as more people started eating there and made money, these complaints disappeared. Gradually, many stalls selling braised pork trotters rice appeared in Beijing.
The restaurant they're eating at now is the most famous in the capital. It's located at the entrance of the alley in front of Qingyang Academy, and sometimes there's even a queue.
The stall owner was a short, dark-skinned, overweight man with two children.
His family's pig's trotters are thoroughly cleaned and have no unpleasant odor, stewed until they fall off the bone, tender, and smooth. Garnished with vegetables and drizzled with a spoonful of broth, many students love to eat here.
However, most of the people living in this area are men who do manual labor.
People around were talking about the recent strange occurrences at the Marquis of Wenyang's residence, and some even joked about the stall owner: "Little Hu, if you ask me, you just don't have the luck. You're too ugly, otherwise you could have dressed up as a woman and entered the Marquis's residence to enjoy a life of luxury."
A kind smile appeared on the dark, chubby man's face. He scratched his head, looking innocent. "What good fortune do I have? I just want to raise my son well. Brother, would you like another bowl?"
Su Jingwen subconsciously turned around and glanced at the stall owner. The stall owner, Hu, met Su Jingwen's gaze and still had that simple, honest smile on his face. "Young man, want some pig's feet?"
Su Jingwen shook his head, then turned around and continued eating.
Ever since Qiuqiu started clamoring for braised pork trotters rice the day before yesterday, the Marquis's mansion has offered a hefty reward for a cook who can make it. Qiuqiu's requirement is that the cook must be beautiful.
Among a group of rough and simple faces, Chiu Chiu didn't choose any of them and decided to stuff herself to death with pork trotter rice.
She feels nauseous whenever she smells pig's feet at home.
"Third brother, what are you looking at?" Su Xiucheng took a sip of the herbal tea, which tasted medicinal and was unpleasant, but it was free. He frowned and took another sip, then asked his elder brother, "I have a feeling that things aren't that simple."
Although Chiu Chiu can be a little willful at times, she is mostly a very well-behaved baby, and it's rare to see her causing so much trouble like she is now.
Su Xiucheng could think of what Su Jingwen could think of as well. He gestured for his younger brother to be quiet and said, "We'll talk about it when we get back."
Jiang Yuming, unaware of the situation, looked down on the two of them: "You two are so close, aren't you? You're even whispering to each other while eating. You're off tomorrow, didn't you make plans with Que'er to go shrimp catching? Anyway, Lu Diandian is going, she said she's going to let the geese graze in the river."
"Go, of course we'll go. Spring is here, it's time for Chiu Chiu to go out and get some exercise."
When the topic of tomorrow's schedule came up, the twins didn't mention the female lead again.
Hu Die bent down to stir the broth in the pot, then squatted down to add firewood to the stove. Her position was exactly behind Su Jingwen.
Their conversation was clearly heard.
No one noticed that the short, fat, dark-skinned man actually had a pair of long, slender hands...
Hu Die wondered who this "Chirp Chirp" was. She had been in the novel "The Powerful Minister's Beloved" for almost two years, and not only had she not waited for the male lead to come and marry her with a grand wedding procession, she had also been chased by people from different factions and had to run around like a stray dog.
For two years, she lived a life of hiding and fleeing, only settling down in Beijing last year with her two adopted children. In the book, she's supposed to make a fortune through her culinary skills to attract the male lead's attention. The handsome, strong, and tragic male lead will gradually be drawn to her, and the two will eventually live happily ever after.
That's the real meaning behind her transmigrating into the book.
But when she arrived in the capital and inquired, she learned that the male lead she had been longing for had been driven out of the capital by a little brat named Qiuqiu. The next news she heard about him was the devastating news that he had been beheaded at the Meridian Gate.
Hu Die's vision went black and she lay at home for three days before recovering. She rushed to the street where the execution took place, only to arrive just in time to collect the male protagonist's body.
She spent twenty coins to hire a beggar to move the male protagonist's body to the outskirts for burial, which made her trip worthwhile.
In her past life, Hu Die was just an ordinary person with no particular hobbies except for reading novels. She especially loved the male protagonist in this political intrigue novel, to the point of obsession.
She overheard her roommate badmouthing the book, calling the male lead she loved an ingrate. Enraged, she accidentally pushed her roommate off the building. While fleeing, she was hit and killed by a truck. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself transported into the novel.
Hu Die felt no remorse whatsoever; instead, she was solely focused on finding a way to reunite with the male protagonist. Now that he was dead, she would make that child named Qiu Qiu pay the price!
She comes from the modern era and has read so many novels about palace intrigue and family feuds, how could she not be able to defeat a child from ancient times!
She not only wants Qiuqiu to die, but also wants the entire Wenyang Marquis's mansion to be buried with the male lead!
She could have been the female lead, instead of being relegated to cooking for a bunch of lowly people!
It is a blessing for the Marquis's family to offer sacrifices for her!
Just wait and see, none of them will escape!
Soon, the residents living near Qingyang Academy noticed that the pig's feet rice stall owner who used to set up a stall nearby had stopped operating, and no one knew where he had gone.
It was as if he had never appeared.
If the Su family were here, they would find that the stall owner's disappearance without a trace is just like the scene where they always manage to track down the female lead only to end up with nothing.
Su Jingwen stopped at the alley entrance, refusing to move forward. Su Xiucheng caught up from behind, "Why did you stop?"
Su Jingwen pointed to the empty space: "The stall owner is gone."
The brothers were of one mind and instantly understood what the older brother meant, but...
"He's a man."
"Do you remember what that uncle said when we were eating here that day?"
Su Xiucheng thought for a long time but couldn't remember. "What did you say?"
Su Jingwen said, "The uncle said he'd let her dress as a woman and enjoy a life of luxury in the Marquis's mansion. But what if she was originally a woman disguised as a man?"
It seems they've found the person Chichi has been looking for all along!
The twins asked Jiang Yuming to ask the teacher for leave on their behalf, and then ran to the government office where their father worked.
If this person is truly that important, we must find her as soon as possible!
Since she left so quietly, she must have overheard their conversation. To prevent any mishaps, it's best to find her first.
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