Wang Ting drove into the farm through the back door. The mutton soup had a strong smell. To avoid being discovered, Si Li changed into outer clothes and took Meng Taotao to find Manager Wang.

As evening approached, the housekeeper's courtyard was quiet. Si Li was led into the house by the maid. At first glance, she saw the pale face of Wang, the housekeeper. She sat in the armchair, supported her forehead, smiled softly, and said gently, "The young lady is here. I should have gone to pick you up, but Doctor Chen said that the fetus was unstable and didn't let me move too much, so I had to wait for you in the room."

After explaining, Manager Wang took Cheese Pear's hand and patted it, "How is business today? If Wang Ting doesn't listen to me and makes you tired, I'll talk to him for you. The flower fields on the back mountain are open on the third day of the Buddhist Conference. Which chrysanthemum is the king this year? Is it beautiful?"

Wen Sheng was as concerned and caring as he was in the previous two days, but the biggest oddity was that there was no change since Qing Lian had been here.

"I sold everything I brought with me. I went around a lot. There were too many people on the mountain, so I didn't have time to see the chrysanthemums." Si Li answered her question and mentioned it casually, "When I came back, I saw Qinglian getting on the car. I was too far away to call her. I don't know how Qinglian is doing after returning to the mansion." At this point, Si Li was surprised and said, "Ah, did she come to see me?"

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Looking at the girl who was so happy, Manager Wang couldn't bear to tell her the man's intention. She was silent for a moment, then said, "Miss, you are so busy that you don't know what she is. That is not Qinglian. Madam sent someone to ask about the preparations for your winter clothes this year. It's time to make clothes as the weather gets colder."

Si Li stared at her without blinking, not believing a word she said, but she still lowered her eyes and slowly responded. If it was really so peaceful, Manager Wang wouldn't be so worried that he would get pregnant, and he wouldn't even try to cover up the fact that Qinglian had been here.

"Is that so? My mother misses me, and I miss them too. I don't know when I can return to Beijing. I didn't bring any big clothes with me when I went out to play. Yesterday, I saw Xiao Que taking off her cotton-padded jacket to dry it in the sun. It was quite thick. I was thinking of asking someone to buy some cotton for me to do needlework." When Si Li mentioned returning to Beijing, Minrui caught the sudden change in Manager Wang's expression.

Well, confirmed, nothing good happened.

Si Li wanted to try to test the waters a little more, but a heavy and hurried sound of footsteps rushed in from outside. The sound came before the person arrived, "Madam Wang, what should I do? If the monthly allowance is stopped, should I still take the medicine?"

As soon as the door opened, Doctor Chen, who had come to discuss matters with Manager Wang, froze in front of the door.

Si Li turned around and frowned, asking in confusion, "Did you stop paying the monthly salary?"

Manager Wang stared at Doctor Chen. Doctor Chen pretended not to notice that he would not get even a penny. He was embarrassed for a moment, then rolled his eyes and thought of a plan. "Miss, you can't stop taking this medicine. You have saved your life with great difficulty, you have to take good care of it. Madam said that in order to punish you for misconduct..."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Steward Wang swept a teacup off the table and said angrily, "Get out. If you want to go back to the manor to be the court physician, then go back. There is no room for a big Buddha like you in the manor!"

Doctor Chen saw that something was wrong and that Steward Wang was speaking in Si Li's favor. He bluntly said, "You caused my younger sister to fall into the water, so I will have to stop paying for her monthly salary. You have to pay me for her medicine this month, right?"

After saying that, he ran away. Manager Wang looked at the girl's stunned expression and felt distressed. "Miss, it's not like that. He is possessed by a ghost. Don't listen to him."

Only the monthly salary was stopped. This punishment was much lighter than Si Li had guessed. According to the routine of sending her to the manor and never mentioning returning to Beijing, she would not be able to get her monthly salary in the future. According to the crime her stepmother had accused her of, she might have been sent to Buddhism by family law in other families. Compared with those famous vicious stepmothers, this stepmother seemed particularly unwilling to let her reputation be tarnished.

Alas, it’s only been a short time since I took possession of the property, no, I’ve only paid off a small amount of the original owner’s debt, and already I’m out of money. It’s so sad.

Thinking of the flying silver, Si Li's eyes immediately turned red, and she hurriedly explained, "I didn't push Atang, she pushed me into the water, and I accidentally grabbed her sleeve and fell in together. How could she say that to mother?! Manager, believe me, it really wasn't me!" She became more and more anxious as she spoke, and shook off Manager Wang's hand and walked out, "If mother doesn't believe me, what's the point of me living? It doesn't matter if you fined me my monthly salary. I shouldn't live here and bring shame to father and Atang!"

"Miss! A Li!" Manager Wang came over in a hurry upon hearing that. With the help of Si Li's eye contact, Meng Taotao successfully stopped her own shopkeeper before her. The two petty-minded people reached a consensus. She advised in a pitiful voice, "Miss, don't be impulsive! You only have ten taels of silver on you, where can you go?" The advice was false, and pointing out that she had no money was the truth.

Si Li angrily pulled off her purse and threw it on the ground, "I don't need to bring a penny. Who told me that I can't do anything but cook. If I stay here, I will only cause trouble for others!"

Seeing that chaos was about to break out, Manager Wang knew that once a soft-hearted person gets stuck in a dead end, it would be the most difficult to deal with, so it would be better to go along with her thoughts. Manager Wang sighed and said gently, "Madam is just angry for a moment. As the eldest daughter, how can I let Miss down? The monthly allowance is only one or two silver coins. I originally wanted to keep it a secret and give Miss some money. Who knew that Doctor Chen, who is a money-grubber, would cause a scene and make Miss sad. If Miss wants to go out to relax, I asked someone to pack her things and go to a few small counties outside Beijing. Why do you have to belittle yourself?"

Si Li turned her back to Manager Wang and wiped the corners of her eyes, which were already tearless. "Thank you for your kindness, Manager. But I understand that my mother must have believed what Atang said and is tired of me. I feel much better now, so I might as well open a small stall outside to support myself, so that I don't have to trouble the manager and I don't have to go back to make my mother angry."

"Well, young lady, your health is very important. You still need to take care of yourself. Go out and open a stall to relax and play a game to relieve your boredom. I have some private money here, about fifty taels of silver, young lady, take it with you for travel expenses." Manager Wang thought for a moment and shouted, "Wang Ting!"

Wang Ting, who was standing outside the door, saw the young lady crying because of the news from the mansion. He felt very upset. He lowered his head and walked in, bowing, "Manager."

Steward Wang said sternly, "Go out with the young lady. Go to the stalls and make a few more trips. Don't let the young lady get tired."

"Actually..." Wang Ting glanced at the red corners of the young lady's eyes, but still did not mention the matter of going to the city to look at the store today. He only said, "Actually, the young lady's stall is not easy to run, and I can't help much."

Steward Wang glared at him and said, "You won't help me if you can't? Well, young lady, go to sleep first. If you still want to leave tomorrow, let Wang Ting harness the carriage to take you and your servant. It's better for a young lady to have someone accompany her when she goes out."

Having said that, Si Li stopped refusing and just said a gentle nod before leaving.

Meng Taotao didn't ask many questions along the way. When they were close to the gate of the courtyard and there was no one around, she said, "Miss Sanjianpu already has an idea in her mind, right?"

"You can't live on a farm for long. It's better to leave early and stay away from disputes." Si Li touched the peach tree in front of the yard with regret. "I was thinking of making wine after the peach tree blooms, but now I can't drink it."

In her previous life, Si Li tried to brew peach blossom wine by herself in her spare time. She followed the video blogger's method step by step and it tasted surprisingly good. She chose this yard a few days ago just for the peach blossoms in front of the door. She didn't want to move so soon.

It is true that things in the world are unpredictable and plans cannot keep up with the changes.

Si Li didn't see Xiao Que in the yard, so she followed the sound and saw Xiao Que poking at the fire and reaching her hand inside.

"Be careful!" Si Li was startled and quickly pulled Xiao Que back. Xiao Que was caught off guard and was pulled to sit on the ground. She turned around to reveal her face covered in soot, grinning with a mouthful of white teeth, and raised the charcoal-like round block in her hand to Si Li like a treasure, "Miss, the sweet potatoes that Madam Li sent are so fragrant!"

There was a pot of boiling water on the stove, and the roasted sweet potatoes just pulled out of the fire were emitting an indescribable smell.

This smell is quite familiar to you. If you buy sweet potatoes of poor quality and the core is not cooked through, this sweet yet bitter smell will be produced.

It was too difficult to identify the variety of sweet potato that piece of black charcoal was and explain why it was bitter. Si Li chose to give up and directly broke it open and pointed to the whitish center to Xiao Que, "You can't eat it raw. I'll fry something else. You go pack your clothes first. We'll move to the city tomorrow."

She casually dropped a bomb, and Xiao Que repeated in bewilderment, "Move to the city?"

The sweet potatoes grown on the farm were obviously of average quality, not big, and mostly crooked. If they were put in a modern vegetable market, they would probably only be sold for a few cents. Si Li picked two even-sized sweet potatoes, washed them, peeled them, and cut them into pieces.

After the thin and long sweet potato was cut into a pile of small squares of similar size, Si Li finally paid attention to the topic and explained, "Go to Lai Ju in the city. The manor is too far away. From now on, you can live directly in the city."

"Miss, are you going home?" Xiao Que quickly accepted this statement.

Si Li poured a little thin oil into the pot, and the sweet potato cubes splashed with oil as they entered the pot, and the aroma of roasting slowly spread. Smelling the aroma, Xiao Que put aside the previous question and asked, "Then can I have anything to eat?"

After turning over, the sweet potato chunks turned a caramel-yellow color. To compensate for the lack of sweetness, Si Li lavishly added a handful of rock sugar.

The rock sugar was slowly melted by the oil, and the sweet potatoes were covered with sugar juice on every side, looking like delicate sugar cubes. Si Li's skill was not very good, as evidenced by the sweet potatoes stuck to the bottom of the pot and the uneven sugar juice, but the upgraded heat successfully completed the attempt.

The sweetness of honey and the aroma of fried sweet potatoes blended together and filled the whole room. The warm aroma of autumn and winter made people feel lazy. Picking up a piece of sweet potato and stuffing it into the little bird's mouth, Si Li smiled and said, "I promised you, when have I ever broken my promise?"

The sweet taste of sugar is irresistible. When you bite the outer sugar shell, the fried sweet potato inside is broken open, and the soft and rotten potato meat flows out. Xiao Que gasps from the heat, but still can't bear to spit out the sweet potato. As soon as he finishes eating a piece, he rushes to help Si Li serve the dishes, happily announcing, "I go wherever the lady goes!"

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Si Li paused when she was stuffing sweet potatoes into Meng Taotao's mouth, and then she kept her composure.

Meng Taotao bit the sweet potato between his chopsticks and winked jokingly, "This spoonful of rock sugar is much more expensive than the sweet potato. We may not be able to afford it if we leave the village."

Xiao Que's protest was suppressed by the newly baked sweet potato. Si Li took a peeled sweet potato baked by Meng Taotao with peace of mind. While she was busy just now, she followed behind and turned over three sweet potatoes, pierced them with sharpened wooden sticks, and baked the sweet potatoes under the boiling water stove. Meng Taotao never interrupted her about leaving, but her unchanged loyalty explained her position.

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Thanks to the little angel "Xiaochun Jiangjiangzi" for the grenade, hug and stick with me!

I went to get vaccinated yesterday, and I felt dizzy all day. 555 updates are a bit rare, I will make up for it tomorrow.