Qibao was listening to her uncle's serious nonsense, and the villagers believed it, so she had no choice.
When everyone got home, Xiaowu and Xiaoliu were already slumped in their chairs, unable to get up. Their hands were cut several times today, but they still kept their heads down and worked without saying a word.
Seeing her grandchildren so exhausted, Wang said with some heartache, "You finally got a day off, but you exhausted yourselves like this."
The servant beside him was busy pouring water for his master. Xiao Wu took the cup and took a big sip, saying, "Grandma, I'm so hungry. When is dinner?"
Wang said, "The meal is ready. Go wash your face and you can eat soon."
Mrs. Jin and Mrs. Yin brought the food to the table. The brothers ate with relish. For a moment, the usual talking sounds disappeared, and only the sound of chewing food could be heard.
After dinner, everyone washed up and went to bed. Fuqiu really did what she said. She poured Qibao's bath water into the basin one ladle at a time, and then poured it out. She ran back and forth several times before she finished it, and the floor was not wet.
Qibao had exerted a lot of effort today and fell asleep on the bed.
Inside the private room of Zuixianlou in the capital, although it was dark, the lights were still on and there were many pedestrians wandering on the street.
Jing Chen and Su Su Chenyu sat by the window. Su Chenyu said, "Your father is really something! Is there no money in the treasury? He actually used my status as my uncle to pressure me to send him some wine. You know where this wine comes from, I can't make the decision!"
Jing Chen said, "The money in the national treasury is not used to buy him wine. He has his own small treasury, but he is reluctant to take it out. If he doesn't give you money, then you don't give it to him."
"Hey! It's easy for you to say that. He is the king of a country, and I can't refuse him and lose his face. Otherwise, can you help me talk to him? How about asking him to pay for it? You can't let that little girl suffer, right?" Su Chenyu said with his eyes rolling.
"Don't worry, he will pay for it."
Su Chenyu chuckled and said, "I knew you had a way. My father and grandfather can't even drink this wine without paying for it. My father even called me an ungrateful person for it. No, I'm going to ask for compensation when I see that girl tomorrow. She has a lot of good stuff!"
"What does this have to do with that girl? If your father wants to drink, just give it to him and pay for it yourself."
Su Chenyu said, "I'll pay for it myself? Don't be ridiculous. If they really don't pay, then they'll keep all the money for the wine. How much money would that cost? You know how much this wine sells for now. A small bottle the size of a palm sells for a hundred taels, and even the rich are scrambling to buy it. Luckily, I have some status, otherwise, I wouldn't even be able to talk to you here right now."
"I will help you too because of the girl's kindness in saving my grandmother's life."
Su Chenyu laughed teasingly and said, "Is it really just a favor for saving my life? I remember you gave me 10,000 taels of silver at that time."
Jing Chen asked, "Is ten thousand taels of silver more important than my grandmother's life?"
Su Chenyu felt that this was a bit awkward to answer, so she changed the subject and said, "I heard that the jam in the Empress Dowager's palace has become so well-known that even the concubines in the palace often visit her just to have a sip. But you know what, the water made from the jam is really delicious when chilled. My mother and my grandmother drink a glass every day. But my family didn't have much ice stored last year. How much do you have in your palace? Can you give me some?"
Jing Chen said, "Well, I'll have Ye Feng send someone to send some to you tomorrow."
"I know you care about your cousin, but you're not such a petty person."
"Do you think I'm giving it to you? I'm giving it to my grandparents to cool down. Stop flattering yourself. Let's go!" Jing Chen said and stood up to leave.
"It's getting late, I have to go home too."
So the two cousins stood up and walked out of the box side by side.
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In the past two days, Qibao took his sixth brother and uncle to the mountain to help every day. Today, because he had some things to do, he did not go to the mountain. It happened that an accident happened on this day.
Mei Niang originally planned to carry the bucket of ice water to the place where the wood was piled. Just as she put the bucket down, she saw the man who went up the mountain running down the mountain like crazy. Mei Niang was far away and could not hear any movement. Seeing this, she thought something must have happened, so she ran to Xu's house.
"Master, Madam, something seems to have happened on the mountain! All the workers have run down the mountain."
The other people in the house also heard Mei Niang's cry and went out.
The old man also hurried out the door and saw that the villagers had already run down the mountain.
Qibao didn't know what was going on. When everyone came over, he immediately grabbed someone and said, "Uncle Daniu, what's wrong? Why are you all so scared?"
"Oh my god! There's a... there's a huge beast! It can eat people!"
Qibao asked hurriedly, "Aren't White Wolf and the others here? Is everyone else hurt?"
The old man also stepped forward and asked worriedly, "Is everyone okay?"
Everyone then stopped and looked behind them, only to find that no wild beasts were following them.
"It's okay, we are all fine, but, Danniu, did you really see any big beast?" someone asked.
The Xu family was a little confused. From what they heard, it seemed that only Da Niu saw it?
The old man hurriedly asked, "What happened to Daniel?"
Xu Daniu took a breath and said, "I was working halfway when I suddenly had to go to the bathroom. I found a deserted place to relieve myself. But halfway through, a black head popped out from behind a tree, staring at me with its teeth bared. I was so scared that I ran away. When the others heard me say there was a wild animal, they followed me down the mountain."
Qibao subconsciously looked somewhere and found some suspicious traces.
The old man said, "That's impossible! You didn't go into the mountains, so how could a large wild animal escape? Did you see clearly what it was, Daniu?"
Xu Daniu patted his legs and said with a wrinkled face: "I only saw that it was black, with only half of the head showing. My attention was focused on that mouthful of white teeth, so how could I stare at it carefully? Saving my life is the most important thing!"
The old man said, "Everyone, let's go back and rest today. The white wolf is still on the mountain, and I don't think it will let the beast follow it down the mountain."
Xu Daniu said worriedly, "Will something happen to the white wolf? Judging from the half of its head, this beast is definitely much bigger than the white wolf."
The old man was also a little worried about the white wolf's safety, but he said comfortingly: "Don't worry! Frost and Snow White are with her two children. I think the four of them together will be safe."
The old man asked the villagers to stay at home and rest for half a day today. If there are really large wild beasts on the mountain, the safety of the villagers is still the most important thing.
When the Xu family saw that the villagers had gone home, they returned to their house. Not long after they sat down, four white wolves ran in from outside.
As soon as the old man saw them come back, he immediately stood up, touched them, and said, "Are you okay? Are you hurt?" After that, he turned over the white wolf's fur with his hands and found that it was not injured, so he felt relieved.
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