Chapter 516: No one comes to visit for no reason
"It's nothing serious..."
Wang smiled and said, "Look, Uncle Wencheng just killed the pig at home yesterday and sent half of the pig over. I think there is a lot of meat, and there are not many people in the family. No matter how much we eat, we won't be able to finish it all in one year."
"I was thinking about you and Sui, it would be troublesome to prepare pork and other things for the New Year, so I sent some to you, which should be enough for the two of you."
"This is the front shoulder meat, which is fat and lean. It's best chopped into dumpling fillings. I'll stew the ribs into a soup and add some radish or something. I'll stew the strips of pork into braised pork or put it in stews. It's very fragrant. The back seat meat is best fried..."
"I don't know what kind of meat you and Sui like to eat, so I just ordered the same. Oh, and there are some cabbage and radish in it. It's usually eaten as a side dish. The old cabbage leaves are removed, and the leaves inside are very tender."
Zhuang Qingning looked at Wang, who was smiling sweetly and trying to please him, and immediately became alert. "Aunt, if you have something to say, just say it..."
According to Wang's usual character, he would never come to the temple for no reason.
If you think about it in a negative way, then maybe it's like the weasel is paying New Year's greetings to the chicken...
"Nothing, nothing." Wang explained hurriedly, "Ning girl, don't think too much. I really don't have anything to ask you. I just can't finish the pork at home, so I thought of sending some to you."
"Don't think too much. I really don't have any other intentions or plans to do anything."
fine?
No way! Zhuang Qingning felt more and more uneasy, and she covered the bamboo basket that Wang had opened again, "Aunt Wang, they say that you can't receive rewards without merit. If you are really fine, take this thing back."
As he said this, he picked up the bamboo basket that Wang had brought and was about to go out.
“No, no, no…”
Wang was so anxious that she started crying and blocked Zhuang Qingning's way.
"Aunt, please just speak frankly." Zhuang Qingning then stopped.
"I, I..." Wang clutched her sleeves and stammered for a long time before she said, "Ning girl, it was my fault in the past. I always looked down on you and made sarcastic remarks. Later, when I saw that you made money in business, I wanted to match you up with Wencheng..."
"This is all because of my aunt's greed and confusion. Don't take it to heart, Ning girl. I promise that I will never think about it again. This time... just think of it as my aunt apologizing to you for what happened in the past. Just accept it."
After hearing this, Zhuang Qingning blinked and even took a breath.
His suspicious gaze swept over Wang and finally fell on the heavy bamboo basket in her hand.
If there had to be a reason why the calculating Wang came here to admit her mistake and no longer thought about her, it must be that she was engaged to Chu Jinnian.
In an era with clear distinctions between superiors and inferiors, ordinary people were extremely afraid of officials. This could be seen from the fact that He was worried about Zhuang Mingli and Chu Jinzhou taking classes together, which showed the attitude of ordinary people towards officials.
Wang must have known that she was engaged to Chu Jinnian, and that Chu Jinnian was an official in Beijing. She felt that she had accidentally offended the future official's wife, so she was afraid and came to admit her mistake in an attempt to ease the relationship and not pursue her fault in the future.
In the past, Zhuang Qingning was worried about how to deal with Wang's attitude and the gossip she spread about her and Zhuang Wencheng. After all, she was Zhuang Wencheng's biological mother, and for Zhuang Wencheng's sake, she naturally could not pursue it too much. But if she did not control her, she was afraid that Wang would become even worse. Zhuang Qingning was quite distressed about this.
Now, this matter can be said to be easily resolved without her having to do anything.
I never thought that pretending to be engaged to Chu Jinnian would actually result in such an unexpected surprise.
It seems that this decision was a wise one.
Zhuang Qingning felt that her decision was correct, but she didn't know whether to laugh or cry at Wang's fawning. She just stuffed the bamboo basket back to Wang and said, "Aunt, I understand what you are thinking. You should take the meat back."
"How can this be..." Wang thought that Zhuang Qingning didn't want to forgive her, and she immediately became anxious.
"Don't worry, Auntie. I'll ask you to take the meat back. First, we have a lot of meat at home, and we can't finish it. If you take Auntie's meat, it will be a waste. Secondly, Auntie knows that what she did before was wrong. As long as Auntie doesn't do that again in the future, I will definitely not care about it."
Wang was frightened. The meat in the basket must be about seven or eight kilograms, and it was almost the New Year. After Wang figured it out, she would have to arrange a marriage for Zhuang Wencheng in the future, which would cost money. When using meat, she would save some for Zhuang Wencheng's family.
"The radishes and cabbages are left here. We don't have any at home, so we can eat them in a few days. Auntie, take the meat back."
Wang was originally a little worried because Zhuang Qingning refused to take the meat, but now she heard Zhuang Qingning was so generous and only left the radishes and cabbages, she felt happy and ashamed, "Ning girl is Ning girl, she is not comparable to ordinary people."
After all, she is going to be the wife of a high-ranking official in the future. Look at her demeanor, she has the temperament of a mistress of the house.
However, Wang was afraid that saying this would be unpopular and would annoy Zhuang Qingning, so she kept silent and said, "The radishes and cabbages are easy to deal with. The radishes and cabbages in the fields are growing well this year. We harvested a lot and put them in the cellar. When you want to eat them, just go home and get them."
"Forget it. You're shy and I guess you'd be too embarrassed to take it when you want to eat it. I'll go dig some cabbage and radish and bring it to you later."
"By the way, there are quite a few mustard greens. I'll bring some over for you. Pickle them and eat them with porridge in the morning. They're also very refreshing..."
"I'll go dig it up right now and bring it to you later."
Wang smiled and slung the bamboo basket over her shoulder, then walked out. After a few steps, she turned around and looked at Zhuang Qingning.
I didn't feel that way before, but the more I look at this girl now, the more I feel that she has a wealthy face, especially the way she speaks and behaves, which is more pleasing to the eye no matter how I look at her.
As the old saying goes, if one can fly to the tree and become a phoenix, he will not look like a pheasant.
Fortunately, I am not stupid. I listened to her husband Wencheng's advice earlier and tried to curry favor with Zhuang Qingning. Even if I don't benefit from it in the future, at least I won't be blamed for it, right?
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