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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? ”