C157

Chapter 157 - This Pot of Pickled Rice

"Miss!" The amount of water needed to soak in the rice had decreased again. The rice today had turned hard again. How could she eat this … "Wuwuwu, my hands are really stupid …"

"Silly girl, didn't you put the beans in the east wing last night? Everything is in chaos here …" "Look at the dust on the floor, where are my vegetables …"

"Miss, I saw that there weren't much dried wood yesterday, so I'll go to the kitchen and bring some back …" Humph! Those bastards, the people who cooked the tea started to eat and drink to their heart's content again, waiting for the old master to come back! "

"Alright, alright, stop nagging. Big Brother Xiao has his own plans and his own difficulties. Let's not create unnecessary problems …"

In the side courtyard, the master and servant washing vegetables, and lighting a fire; it was precisely Hu Niu and his maid, A Chou. When the entire Xiao Family's Great Mansion was about to be dismissed from their seats, the two had just started their lunch.

A Chou pushed aside the cotton curtain, he did not know what he was looking for, but after she focused his gaze, he suddenly shouted and jumped up high. Small... Miss! Hurry up and come out... "Come out quickly!" A Chou's tears immediately flowed down.

After Hu Niu heard this, she quickly picked up the curtain and walked out, but as soon as she took her left foot out, it was as if she was being immobilized, and did not move an inch.

The side yard was not big, at the moment, it was already filled with people, with Qing San Ye at the front and Dragon Lord at the back. As for the bald guards, Hu Niu recognised all of them. Big Brother Xiao is back, Master is back, Hu Niu's backbone is finally back.

Xiao Letian's face was ashen, while Jiao Si was so scared that his face was pale. He had always thought that Xiao Letian would not touch him on account of the empress dowager and the emperor, but that whip attack just now had cleared his mind. Xiao Letian was not someone from the Great Qing Empire, they did not care about his rules.

The Jiao Si'er whose face was covered with whip marks hurried over and said with a coy smile, "My Lord, I have been meaning to ask for instructions for a long time. This Miss Hu Niu, how do you plan to settle this? "If you want to accept a concubine, you'll have to decide on the monthly rate of silver in this inner chamber. We wouldn't dare to pay silver without your permission …"

Xiao Letian no longer had the patience to listen to Jiao Si'er's nonsense. He stared at the wronged Hu Niu and extended his left hand to grab the ugly face of Jiao Si'er and forcefully pushed him to the side.

"Hu Niu... Did you have lunch? " Xiao Letian said while trembling.

"Also …" "Not yet, it was just cooked …" Hu Niu tried her best to hold back the tears in her eyes.

Xiao Letian opened the cotton curtain and cried out as he entered the room. There was a bowl of white rice on the black painted table, and beside it was a plate of soybeans and stir-fried carrot tassels. There was not even a hint of meat or fishy smell in the tassels.

When Fu Qing saw the simple and crude food, he immediately kicked at Jiao Si's chest without saying anything further. "Fuck, old dog, you actually dare to insult Master? "You despicable bastard …" After saying that, he struck out with his fist.

Jiao Si'er knew that now was the time of life and death, if he was not careful, he might just die here.

"What did I do wrong? What did I do wrong? [I've always wanted to be my master, so why am I getting beaten up when I'm at the end of it?] Master San, please calm down. Am I not doing this for my aunt? What fault did I have for protecting my family's business for my great-aunt! "

"A girl who doesn't have a matchmaker or an employee, what exactly is living in the master's house? Do you want to be a maid or an aunt? You should at least give us a confirmation, right? We have to recognize a master just because of a woman? Then where will our family's mistress put it? "

"Bastard, you still dare to sow discord!" Qing San Ye clenched his fists and gave him a few ruthless blows.

"Let him talk!" Xiao Letian ripped off the cotton curtain from the door frame and the cold wind blew into the room. Let him say it, let him pour out all of the treasures in his stomach! "

Jiao Si'er went all out, although he was kneeling on the ground, his eyes were filled with dissatisfaction and indignation, "Master, please ask the servants around, have I mistreated Miss Hu Niu before? Wasn't it a big deal in the beginning? But old master, you have to remember that Fu Hui is your legal wife and the mistress of this house is the mistress of the Fuca's house … "

"A few days ago, I was just asking the various courtyards to clean up their own rooms. These two ladies were not satisfied. Not only did they refuse to do it, they even splashed others with water and made a move in the inner chamber. I don't know how I fell in love with such a woman with no rules …"

"Not only that, they even picked up things to eat and wore. They despised the food in the big kitchen and actually opened fire on their own …" But even so, I didn't stop her from going to the kitchen to move the noodles! Hungry for the two of them that day? Why is everyone scolding me now? Everyone is saying that I'm wrong! "I can't accept this, I just can't accept this …"

When Xiao Letian heard this, he almost shouted with all his lungs' energy, "Then let me ask you, why did Hu Niu move from the main house to the side yard? "Who the hell gave you the right …"

Jiao Si'er was even more ruthless, he tilted his head and pushed it over, "Rules … This is the rule that our ancestors gave me! My aunt is the first wife, is the wife, is the imperial edict. The main house must be kept by Aunt Fu Hui, these are the iron rules! "

"With just a concubine, what else can I do if I don't live in a side room? Furthermore, it's not like old master gave him the status of concubine, she is currently a woman without any status and has to stay in our family. If this were placed in the Beijing, our seven great aunts and eight great aunts would be able to beat her to death, killing her would just be crushing an ant to death … "

"Hahaha …" Xiao Letian was so angry that he started laughing, "An ant? Are we ants in your eyes? Crush to death if you want to … Are you telling me any rules? What kind of shitty rules are these? Tell me, where in the world are these shitty rules? "

Xiao Letian looked around, but no one dared to accept his gaze. In the end, the Dragon Lord still went over and whispered to him, "Master, this old bastard's rules really exist …"

"What?" Xiao Letian was completely dumbstruck. He never expected that in Great Mansion, there was actually such a rule. The status of a concubine was only a little bigger than a servant.

The Jiao Si'er finally found a sense of victory. Taking advantage of the victory, he chased after Hu Niu and said, "Master, this servant truly has a public heart, everything I do is in accordance with the rules. If not, you would have already set down Miss Hu Niu's identity as a silver coin and if this servant dared to deduct half a copper coin, I would have immediately jumped into the ocean and become a turtle …"

Xiao Letian was so angry that his eyes turned black. When he saw that it was no good, Hu Niu immediately grabbed onto his back and pulled over a chair for Xiao Letian to sit on.

"Alright, alright, alright. If you want an explanation, then I'll give you one today …" From today onwards, Hu Niu would enjoy all the rights of a wife and immediately move back to the main house. In the future, Hu Niu and Fu Hui would be … It's an ordinary wife! "

A few of Qing Wen's attackers covered their mouths with their hands, their faces filled with shock. They secretly thought that they were lucky, it was thanks to them trying to please them, or else they would have suffered a loss.

Jiao Si'er was shocked by the two words, "What? What the heck... Unexpectedly he was a straight wife! "No, absolutely not …" Jiao Si jumped up from the ground and shouted at the servants in the garden.

"This is nonsense, my lord has let Hu Niu lose her head! This is nonsense …" With that, Jiao Si'er kneeled in front of Xiao Letian and crawled over, hugging Xiao Letian's leg as he cried.

"Wuwuwu …" Lord, you can't mistake yourself, you can't … Where in the world did Chinese people marry Manchu? This was simply against the rules! Master, I beg of you, listen to this servant.

"Old master, since you and Fu Hui's marriage is over, naturally you would marry into the Fuca's house. You can even raise a flag. Just based on your knowledge and ability, raising a flag could be ranked as one of the three flags. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity … "

"Master, you can't make a mistake. I'm begging you, please don't be silly …" "Wuwuwu, Qing San Ye, please advise the old master. If he angers the imperial government, they will really kill him …"

Xiao Letian was so angry that his head was spinning. He raised his leg and kicked the servant in front of him to the side, "This is my decision. Who the hell dares to change my decision? At most, this daddy will just take Hu Niu and leave this Great Qing Dynasty, it's just a big world, and this master will be a man who can support both heaven and earth. This master won't even be able to spend all his money in ten lifetimes, stop bringing up such bullsh * t rules … "

"Don't think that I don't know your background. Don't you want to be a snitch? Go, go and fight! "Men, drag this old thing out for me …"

The more than a hundred servants outside the courtyard watched helplessly as the crying Jiao Si'er was dragged out. All of them felt chills run down their spines, as no one expected Xiao Letian to be so unyielding, to the point where he didn't even care about Ministry of Internal Affairs's face anymore.

"Dragon Lord, let our guards take over these people's work first, and lock the people that Jiao Si'er brought into the granary outside the manor. They will wait for me to finish, go …" Xiang Shaolong took the order and turned his head to walk out. A group of guards surrounded the old men like wolves and tigers and ordered them to leave.

Just as the guards wanted to attack Qing Wen and the other women, Hu Niu suddenly said, "Don't attack them, these girls are rather pitiful, let them stay at home for now. "The grain depot isn't a place the girls can stay …"

Xiao Letian looked at Hu Niu in puzzlement and asked softly, "You, you really kept them? "You're not afraid …" Hu Niu rolled her eyes at Xiao Letian: "What are you thinking about? "That stinky man's mind must've gone astray again …" After saying that, he pinched Xiao Letian's waist with his nails, causing him to grimace in pain.

The male disciples that Jiao Si'er brought from the capital were escorted out of the courtyard by the guards, while the female disciples all stood up obediently behind Hu Niu.

Looking at the completely cold food in the room, he grabbed Hu Niu's hand and said, "I'm really sorry. I really didn't expect such a thing to happen. Don't worry, it won't happen again."

After he finished speaking, Xiao Letian even held up the rice on the table that was half cold, "No matter what, this is the result of your half a day's hard work with A Chou. Come, come, come.

No matter how much the Fu Qing family declined, the skinny camel was still bigger than a horse. Since young, it had never eaten this kind of food before.

"Aiyo!" Pinch rice? "And sand …" The Third Master had only taken a bite before winning the prize. Xiao Letian did not believe it at all. "Impossible, I have already eaten Hu Niu's cooking, it shouldn't be so bad …" In the end, Xiao Letian also won the prize. With the Life Pinch Rice being born in such a state, it could be said that it was something that had never been seen before.

A Chou said bashfully, "Today's meal was not made by the young miss, it was me …"

"Aiya, why didn't you say so earlier …" Qing Wen, Rampage... Didn't I say that your cooking skills are excellent? Hurry up and get the dishes for the old master, the faster the better … "

Just as the women started to prepare their dishes, Qing San Ye asked in a low voice, "Brother, it's fine to vent your anger, but you really can't go all out against this Jiao Si'er. After all, the empress dowager is standing behind him … Hearing my brother's words, Hu Niu, you can treat her as your wife, and can be more pampered, but you still have to let my sister take charge of your reputation … "

"I am only thinking for your sake, it is better to avoid trouble. I think that Hu Niu is someone who understands the logic behind the situation, she should know your difficulties …"

Xiao Letian frowned, and used his chopsticks to beat up the bowl of raw rice, "How could I not know about what you said, but sometimes it's like making a pot of good rice for my family. If I can cook it from the start, it won't be that easy to make changes in the future … "It's better to be difficult at the start, it's still better than returning to the pot in the future!"