Chapter 83 The Deceitful Slave
"Squeak, squeak, squeak~~~"
Cicadas are breaking through the ground and climbing up the trees.
With the first chirping of cicadas, Jiang Miaomiao's first summer arrived.
A large straw mat was spread under the shady peach tree.
Sitting on the straw mat was a baby who looked like a porcelain doll. A small bun of hair was tied with a red string on the baby's sparse hair.
The little baby in the emerald green floral dress, with his hands and feet as white as lotus roots exposed, was crawling on the straw mat.
Climb to the edge.
I turned around and climbed back, and continued to climb...
He crawled around but couldn't get out of the straw mat, as if he had imprisoned himself.
Mother and Aunt Xiuxiu were picking melons under the melon shed, and they would glance at Jiang Miaomiao from time to time.
Then I saw the little baby's appearance and laughed.
There is no need to worry about her crawling around or getting her clothes dirty.
Xiuxiu smiled and sighed, "What a worry-free child!"
"Yes, the little cotton-padded jacket is much more well-behaved and less of a worry than those two boys." Lu Qingyao smiled with her eyes curved.
Then he turned around and continued picking fruits.
Plant melons and beans around the Qingming Festival.
The melons ripen in the summer months.
At the beginning of spring, they opened up a vegetable patch in the yard and planted some fruits and vegetables.
With the nourishment of sunshine and rain, the fruits and vegetables are growing rapidly.
Now the first batch of ripe fruits and vegetables are ready to be picked.
Lu Qingyao planned to send these fresh fruits and vegetables to the two elders of the Cui family for them to taste.
Just a small token of my gratitude.
By the way, I also took Jiang Zifeng and his brother to school.
He picked up the little baby who was happily crawling on the straw mat and threw a piece of meat bone into Jiang Xiaobai's basin.
Just get ready to go out.
The little white wolf, who had originally half-closed his eyes, suddenly opened them with a gleam in his eyes, and walked forward to gnaw on the meat bones.
Jiang Miaomiao grinned, revealing two white front teeth.
If Jiang Xiaobai has meat to eat, he will not compete with her for food anymore.
She felt that the little wolf cub was growing faster than her. It had been weaned and had become a half-grown wolf cub.
The little wolf wanted to eat meat, but without the big wolf to teach him how to hunt, he could only eat what was ready.
Jiang Miaomiao tried to feed her into a wolf, but failed.
However, what surprised the whole family was that Jiang Xiaobai actually brought his own food.
Early in the morning.
When my mother opened the gate, she saw two rabbits placed at the door.
Two rabbits that are still breathing.
Every few days, some prey would appear at Jiang Miaomiao's doorstep.
Sometimes it's a rabbit, sometimes it's a pheasant, sometimes it's a fox...
Then little Miaomiao had a few beautiful fur blankets.
Lu Qingyao tied her daughter on her back, and together with Xiuxiu, she carried a basket of fruits and fresh bamboo shoots onto the ox cart.
The best growing season for spring bamboo shoots is between February and May. After this period, the bamboo shoots are no longer fresh and tender.
So we decided to send some to Cui Mansion.
Mr. Cui is a typical literati who loves bamboo and loves eating bamboo shoots even more.
This is probably the reason why he gave up the prosperous Jiangzhou and lived in seclusion in Qingshi Town.
But even if I live in seclusion here.
There are still people who come from far away and travel through mountains and rivers to come here.
While Jiang Miaomiao and her family were driving their carriage towards Cui Mansion, someone else arrived before them.
Qi Caiwei led her son and daughter out of the carriage.
Daughter Jiang Zijin and son Jiang Zipei are twins, and little Jiang Ziyan is a few months old.
Originally, she didn't want to bring her daughter to this remote place, but she became even more worried about leaving her with her mother-in-law.
The old woman was sharp-tongued and mean-spirited. Even after she went to the capital and lived as an official's wife for many years, she still couldn't get rid of her poor appearance.
Rustic and stingy.
If I teach my daughter to her, I don’t know what she will become!
The three men stood beside the carriage and stopped moving.
Surrounded by servants behind him.
"Aunt Mei, you're not mistaken, are you sure this is Grand Tutor Cui's residence?"
Qi Caiwei frowned and looked at the gate of Cui Mansion in disbelief.
There is a small courtyard with green bricks and gray tiles, and a few green bamboos extend from the courtyard wall.
It's not even as luxurious as the Xu Mansion next door.
How can one believe that a dignified imperial teacher would live in such a shabby courtyard!
The old servant Mei Gu stepped forward and reported, "Madam, according to the information the master of the family has inquired about, Master Cui is living in seclusion here. It can't be false..."
For fear that the lady would make a wasted trip, she even asked a few more people about it.
It is said that the residence of Old Tutor Cui is the most inconspicuous residence in this area, located next to the residence of County Magistrate Xu Heng.
Moreover, I came to the door several times to deliver visiting cards in the past few days, and the doorman did not say that it was not Cui's house.
Qi Caiwei looked displeased, "Then why can't I get the visiting card in even after submitting it several times?"
She was afraid that the old tutor would take advantage of her and look down on her as a concubine's daughter, so she specially asked her father and mother for two visiting cards.
I thought that no matter how aloof and arrogant he was, he should at least give my father some face.
Unexpectedly, the old man didn't give my father any face at all and actually returned the visiting card.
She had no choice but to go in person with her stepmother's visiting card.
"Madam, I will try again. If I can't see Master Cui, I can't not even see Old Madam Cui!" Aunt Mei stepped forward confidently.
I knocked on the door of Cui's house. A burly middle-aged man opened the door and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Mei Gu felt that the man looked unfamiliar. He was not the doorman she had seen when she delivered the visiting card a few days ago.
But thinking that someone else might be more effective, he took out a silver ingot and stuffed it into his hand.
"Young man, I am the family of Lord Qi, the Minister of Rites in the capital, and I would like to see Madam Cui..."
Before Mei Gu took out the visiting card, the man said coldly, "I don't know him. You've got the wrong person."
After saying that, he slammed the door.
Mei Gu stood there holding the silver ingot.
How could this person be so rude and arrogant!
Qi Caiwei's impatient voice came from behind.
"Aunt Mei, what's going on?"
Aunt Mei walked back with her head down, whispering, "Madam...that person said...that we have the wrong person and won't let you in."
"Waste!" Qi Caiwei cursed, "Did you send in the visiting card?"
"without!"
"Have you given me the money?"
"Give it to me, but I didn't take it."
Qi Caiwei was furious. "Come on, I'll go with you. Give the doorman five more taels of silver, and I won't believe I can't break down this door!"
Then Qi Caiwei took the lead and knocked on the door of Cui Mansion.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
The door opened, and it was the same middle-aged man from before.
The man had a cold face and shouted angrily, "Why are you knocking? Are you in a hurry to be reincarnated?"
Qi Caiwei no longer cared about etiquette and asked Aunt Mei to hold the door open. She said to the man, "How dare you! You little dog slave, do you know who I am? How dare you be so rude!"
After saying this, he signaled the maid to give him some silver.
The man glanced at the few people and looked at Yin Zi with disgust.
"I don't care who you are! I already told you Mr. Cui doesn't see outsiders, doesn't see outsiders. Don't you have ears?"
"How dare you!" Qi Caiwei's face turned red with anger.
She had never suffered such humiliation in her life. How dare a servant insult her!
Several maids and servants received her order and pried the door open, refusing to let go.
Qi Caiwei raised her eyebrows, "Slave, this lady must go in today!"
Based on her experience in managing the household during this period.
No matter how high the family is, there will always be some such cunning servants who deceive their superiors and hide the truth from their subordinates.
The doorman must be deliberately making things difficult for them.
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