Qu Xiaodie was a little confused. Xie Yushu said...
"Eat quickly!"
Qu Xiaodie didn't ask why, and finished the egg and rice in the bowl in a few bites.
Xiao Yi eats quickly by nature, but he did this to take care of Qu Xiaodie, afraid that it would be inappropriate for him to leave the table too early.
Seeing that Qu Xiaodie and Xie Yushu had finished eating, Xiao Yi quickly ate his own rice. Since no one had come in yet, Xie Yushu simply poured the remaining eggs into the rice bowl and gave it to Xiao Yi. Since everyone was full, Xiao Yi could clean up the rest.
Xiao Yi didn't hesitate and started eating directly from the bowl. When Grandma Xiao and Grandpa Xiao came in with a girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old, as well as Xiao Yuanhang and his wife, Xiao Yi put down the bowl in his hand.
This girl was her sister-in-law, Xiao Yan. She looked exactly like the old lady Xiao, with the same high cheekbones, thin lips, and triangular eyes. However, she was young and her eyes were slightly upturned, giving her a bit more charm. She frowned as she looked at Xie Yushu as soon as she entered the room.
Speaking of which, this was the first time the two sisters-in-law had officially met. The original owner of this body was suddenly "married" by Xiao Yi to save her from an emergency, and there was no wedding ceremony. Xiao Yan also looked down on Xiao Yi, her second brother who was lame, and by extension, she looked down on Xie Yushu even more. So she hadn't come over at all the time.
She came this time because Old Man Xiao told her that Xie Yushu had sold some fabric and bought a lot of floral fabric, so she came over thinking of picking out a few pieces to make two sets of clothes.
Grandma Xiao and her entourage stormed toward the dining table, looking like they were there to interrogate her.
Xie Yushu and Qu Xiaodie also stood up, and Xiao Yi hugged Xiao Jinyu.
Grandma Xiao pushed Xiao Yi aside and sat down at the table. Grandpa Xiao followed closely behind and sat down on the other side. Xiao Yuanhang and Xiao Yan also sat down. When Xie Yujiao saw that there was no room, she glared at Xiao Yan and stood behind Xiao Yuanhang.
Seeing the empty rice bowl and dishes on the table, and smelling the faint aroma in the air, Xie Yujiao said in a sarcastic tone.
"Wow! Mother, my second brother and sister-in-law's standard of living is really something else. In these days, even landlords can't afford a single fried egg! My sister-in-law makes a whole plateful. Come to think of it, my parents have really suffered with us!"
Xiao Yan first took the egg drop soup that Xie Yushu and the others hadn't had time to drink and slurped it down. After drinking most of the soup and cleaning out all the eggs, she pushed it in front of Old Man Xiao and Old Mrs. Xiao.
"Dad, Mom, you two try this soup. It's delicious. I tasted it for you, and it's not hot at all!"
After saying that, he turned to Xie Yushu and said...
"You're so unfilial! When there's something good to eat, you don't even offer it to your parents-in-law first. You eat it all by yourself. Aren't you afraid of choking to death?!"
We haven't eaten dinner yet. Could you make us another meal, with fried eggs and white rice? And make us some soup too!
Actually, they had eaten before coming over, but they only had cornmeal porridge and were only about 70% full before putting down their chopsticks.
Today, when Xiao Dayong and his group returned, Grandma Xiao specially invited Xiao Yuanhang and his wife over for a meal together.
Then at the dinner table, Old Man Xiao told them that Xie Yushu had sold medicinal herbs in the city and made a total of twenty-one taels of silver. She had also saved the imperial envoy, and the Liu brothers and Xie Tianqi had become government officials and each received a reward of twenty taels of silver.
Old Man Xiao suspected that Xie Yushu had also received twenty taels of silver, but Han Zhongyu had given it to her in the yamen, so Old Man Xiao and Xiao Dayong hadn't seen it and only suspected it.
Xie Yushu was cunning and only gave him one tael. But Old Man Xiao felt that it was unreasonable to give Xie Yushu only one tael when Xie Tianqi and the others received twenty taels. That's why he spoke to Old Madam Xiao, hoping that she would step in and get the money back.
When Old Madam Xiao, Xiao Yuanhang, Xie Yujiao, and Xiao Yan heard that it was forty taels of silver, their eyes lit up with envy!
Moreover, they heard that Xie Yushu had also bought fabric and food, so they didn't even have time to eat and rushed over to ask for money! After entering the door and sitting down, smelling the lingering aroma of the dishes on the table, the group began to swallow their saliva again!
Grandma Xiao also slammed her hand on the table.
"Do as your aunt says!"
After saying that, he glanced at Qu Xiaodie again.
"You bring all sorts of cats and dogs into your home, you spendthrift woman! Do you think food is free? Get her out of here!"
Xie Yushu said
"Qu Xiaodie is the martial arts instructor I hired for my two children at a high price. I paid thirty taels of silver, including room and board. If she breaches the contract, she will have to pay three times the amount of silver in compensation!"
Three times the silver is ninety taels! Whoever drives someone away pays the silver.
Besides, Xiaodie has rendered meritorious service to the governor; if she injures or maims one or two people, it will atone for her mistake!
As soon as Xie Yushu finished speaking, Qu Xiaodie pulled out a soft whip and shattered the soup bowl on the table with a crack. The remaining half bowl of egg soup exploded and sprayed all over the faces of the group!
"Not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can act so arrogantly in front of me. I'll let it go this time for Yu Shu's sake. But if there's a next time, don't blame me for being impolite!"
The group was so frightened by Qu Xiaodie that they almost jumped up, wanting to curse her, but ultimately didn't dare.
The next second, Grandma Xiao jumped up.
"What? You spendthrift woman! You've got this thing, and it costs ten taels of silver a year just to bring it back!"
Ten taels of silver! The fourth son's tuition at the county school is only ten taels of silver a year! You! You! I'm divorcing you!
Old Mrs. Xiao cursed, spittle flying everywhere, and then yelled at Qu Xiaodie.
"We're not hiring you anymore. Give me the money and get the hell out of here!"
"If you want to kick me out now, give me ninety taels of silver. If you want to kick me out, give me ninety taels of silver!" Qu Xiaodie calmly held out her hand to Old Madam Xiao.
Grandma Xiao instinctively wanted to jump up and scratch Qu Xiaodie's face, but remembering how Qu Xiaodie had just shattered such a thick porcelain basin with a single whip, she immediately turned around and rushed towards Xie Yushu.
"You little whore, you slut, you owe me your money!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped Xie Yushu's face!
Xie Yujiao and Xiao Yan watched with excited eyes. When they saw Old Madam Xiao heading towards Xie Yushu, they each stepped forward to hold Xie Yushu down so that her mother could hit her hard!
Would Xie Yushu tolerate them? She kicked them both hard on the ground with two side kicks! Then Xie Yushu grabbed Old Madam Xiao's hand.
Thinking that Xie Yushu had given Qu Xiaodie thirty taels of silver, Old Madam Xiao was furious. She grabbed Xie Yushu fiercely, wishing she could tear her apart.
Xie Yushu let go, and Old Madam Xiao stumbled back several steps due to inertia. Xiao Yi reached out and grabbed her, moving her aside.
"Mom, stand still, don't fall!"
"You, you unfilial son, you good-for-nothing! Your wife is going to cause trouble, and you're still standing here? Go and beat her to death!"
"Silver! That's thirty taels of silver! It's like throwing it down the drain without a sound!"
Xiao Yi said in a muffled voice
"The money was earned by Xie Yushu herself through her herb gathering. She can spend it however she wants; I don't care!"
Besides, it's good for the two children to learn some kung fu; it'll improve their health and prevent them from being bullied. If it weren't for my leg injury, I'd like to teach them too!
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