Chapter 43: For Fangzi? The real purpose.
The cold wind instantly tore through the hypocrisy on that person's face.
He originally wanted to make some excuses, but then he felt that there was no need.
Now that everyone is following her, how can she run away?
He chuckled. "You're certainly smart, but unfortunately your reactions are still a little slow."
"A bit slow?" Qiu Yu didn't think so. She took two steps forward and raised the sharp knife hidden under her sleeve. "Who's faster, you or the knife?"
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On the other side, in Jingyue Tower.
On the soft couch behind the gauze curtain, a woman in red was looking at a picture book boredly.
She is in a good mood today and is just waiting for the fish to bite.
But as time went by, the fun gradually faded away.
"Why haven't you brought the person back yet?" The woman in red raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows, her tone slightly dissatisfied.
With a plop, the maidservant beside her knelt down and trembled, "Madam, I don't know."
"I didn't say anything about you, what are you afraid of?" The woman in red gave her a cold look, her eyes filled with disdain. "Go outside and call Cuihong in. I have something to ask her."
The maid breathed a sigh of relief, got up and hurried outside to call for help.
A girl named Cuihong was dealing with troublemakers in the lobby. When she heard that the lady was looking for her, she immediately put down what she was doing and hurried to the top floor.
"Madam, are you looking for me?" she asked, standing behind the curtain.
"Come in, I can't see your little face from this distance."
Cuihong lifted the curtain and walked in. Seeing the person on the couch with half of her shoulders exposed, she frowned slightly and directly picked up the fox fur blanket next to her and covered her with it.
"You're so thoughtful. Come, sit next to me."
The lady's words could not be refused, so Cuihong had to sit down obediently.
But she didn't forget the main thing, "Madam, are you looking for me because of the noodle stall?"
Cuihong said truthfully, "Business at the noodle stall behind our academy isn't going very well. We paid too high a price to get the stall that day, and we haven't even made back our money yet."
"Who told you that?" Madam Lian leaned against the soft silk pillow and said indifferently, "I wanted to ask you why Cong San hadn't brought him back after such a long time."
Cuihong wasn't Cong San, so how would she know? But speaking of this, she was still curious.
"Madam, I went to see that girl. She's just an ordinary person, not particularly good-looking, but she has a good skill. How could you be so attracted to her and go to such great lengths to bring her back?"
"Besides, we have all kinds of girls here."
Madam Lian looked at her and said with a smile, "Why, do you also think that I want to kidnap someone so that she can entertain you?"
"Isn't it?"
"Of course not." Madam Lian raised her hand and touched Cuihong's small face, saying fondly, "That girl's cooking skills are much more impressive than her looks. Have you ever seen anyone who can come up with a new dish every once in a while?"
Madam Lian had actually noticed Qiu Xuan a long time ago. At first, she thought she was easy to deceive and could be lured into a brothel. Later, she thought she was really smart and could figure out how to make money every once in a while.
If such a person were used by her, he would definitely be like Cuihong, holding up half the sky.
Cuihong still couldn't understand. Even if she wanted this person, she could just kidnap him. Why did he have to take over her stall and let the chef in the building study her noodles day and night?
Cuihong looked at Madam Lian, and the moment their eyes met, she suddenly understood.
"Madam, are you trying to erase her traces?!"
"clever."
It is precisely because Qiu Xuan has unique and good skills that people think that thing is one-of-a-kind. If the same food appears in other places, people will subconsciously think that it must be made by Qiu Xuan.
So if she was taken away, it would be too easy for someone to find her.
But now they have opened a similar stall outside, selling food with similar taste. On the one hand, it can confuse diners, and on the other hand, it can also tell the Zong family that this skill is not unique.
If such food were to be found in a brothel one day, it would not necessarily be made by Qiu Xuan.
By then, even if the Zong family wanted to find someone, they wouldn’t know where to look.
Madam Lian played this game of chess just for today.
It’s a pity that she never expected that this plan would fail.
There was a sound outside the door, and Cong San, who had been sent out early, came back, but he was the only one back.
"Where are the people?" Madam Lian lifted the curtain and walked out.
Cong San knelt on the ground, his mind a complex mess. He had never imagined that the young woman actually carried a sharp knife with her...
"The person ran away." Cong San lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Madam Lian.
"How could a man like you let her escape?" Madam Lian didn't believe this. "Then tell me how she escaped."
Cong San dared not hide anything, so he told her everything that had happened today. "The young lady said that she just wanted to live a good life with her family. If you want the recipe, she is happy to do business with you."
Cuihong was startled, and inwardly she mourned for Qiuyu. This girl was truly bold, actually wanting to do business with their wife.
"Okay, very good." Madam Lian raised her head and laughed. She really underestimated the girl.
But the more stubborn they are, the more interesting they are.
"Just keep watching." Madam Lian suppressed her smile and ordered.
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After escaping from danger, Qiu Xuan ran straight to the cloth shop.
She was afraid that those bad guys would attack her grandmother and the others.
Fortunately, those people only wanted to catch her, so when she arrived at the cloth shop, her two mothers were still selecting cloth inside.
"Xiaoxuan, why are you here?" The clan mother was startled. She put down the cloth in her hand and walked over. "Is there something wrong with the stall?"
Qiu Xuan looked around and saw that there was no one following her in the shop, so she felt relieved.
"No, what could happen to our stall? My third brother is watching over there. Someone just said that you didn't seem to have enough money, so I came over to take a look." Qiu Xuan did not hide it.
"Who spread the rumor? How could I go out and buy something without paying?" Seeing that the stall was unoccupied, the clan mother smiled and said, "Since you're here, take a look. This cloth shop just received a batch of cloth today. I think the colors are all beautiful and will suit you too."
As she spoke, the clan mother picked up the lavender cotton cloth at hand and tried it on Qiu Xuan, muttering, "It looks good. Make a new dress with this color for you to wear during the New Year."
Qiu Xiu's clothes are all very plain, and this color is really beautiful and unique.
"Then buy it, mother." The grandmother was happy and bought three pieces of cloth and a lot of cotton at once.
The three of them returned with a full load. On the way back, Zong Anji looked at the pile of things and couldn't help asking about the silver and money.
Qiu Xuan was afraid they would get suspicious, so she explained, "I think Mom was looking for something for a long time but couldn't buy anything. The man thought she didn't have enough money, so he came to the stall to tell us."
Zong Anji laughed when he heard this. He joked, "Mom, see, you can't be so slow when shopping from now on."
The clan mother rolled her eyes at him and was too lazy to say another word to him.
Zong Xiao came back at night. When he went into the mountains today, he found blood in the pit but no prey. He thought that he had not been there for a long time and was discovered by others and picked up.
After going into the mountains with great difficulty, he didn't want to return empty-handed, so he searched for prey for the entire day. It was not until dark that he found a lone wild deer.
The wild deer was not big and looked like a newly grown deer.
Zong Xiao hid in the dark and watched. Seeing that the wild deer had let down its guard, he bent his bow and shot it.
The arrow hit the wild deer's leg, and it let out two desperate "yoyos" and then fell down.
Zong Xiao didn't kill it. After all, it was more valuable alive. He tied up the injured deer and stuffed it into his backpack.
He didn't even take a break for fear that his family would worry.
At home.
Qiu Xuan was still sitting in the house waiting. She felt scared when she thought about what happened today.
If she hadn't reacted at that time, she would have been taken away by now...
Where should she take him? Qiu Xuan couldn't think of anything, but she knew that no place would be safer or happier than now.
She was so lost in thought that she didn't hear anything outside the door until the door was pushed open from the outside and a tall figure appeared in front of her.
"Ah!" Qiu Yu screamed in fright.
"It's me, it's me, don't be afraid." When Zong Xiao entered the yard, he saw that the room was dark. He thought Qiu Xuan had already fallen asleep.
Who would have thought that when the door was opened, she would be sitting on the edge of the kang, not knowing what she was thinking about.
"I was scared to death!" Qiu Xuan turned on the light and only breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Zong Xiao's face clearly.
She patted her chest and said, "Just now I thought those people had found our home."
Zong Xiao closed the door, frowning slightly as he asked in confusion, "Who is it?"
Qiu Xuan naturally would not hide such a thing from him, so she told him what happened today.
"Who do you think they are? Do they want our noodle recipe?" Qiu Xuan really couldn't think of what else those people wanted besides the recipe.
Zong Xiao clenched his fists as a terrifying thought surged into his mind. Afraid that Qiu Xuan would worry, he simply said, "It's probably because of the recipe. Don't be afraid, I'll be following you for the next few days. If that person shows up again, we'll capture him and interrogate him."
Qiu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. With Zong Xiao here, at least she was no longer alone.
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The author has something to say: Thank you all for your company. [Keep it up!] Starting tomorrow, this story will be v-ed. Starting from Chapter 31. Thank you, thank you! Thank you with a red envelope!
Note: There won’t be many villain plots!!! Everything is about making money and living a happy life.
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