Chapter 152 Mrs. Fu shook her head repeatedly and sneered: "No matter how domineering you are, you still have to be confident. You are just the adopted daughter of the Yan family. How can you ask a daughter of the Yan family to come and beg you?"
Hu Ajing said: "When you say this, aren't you afraid that your cousin will sell the jade?"
Yan Funing said coldly: "It's true that Caiyu was once my maid. Why does Yan Haitang think that a former maid can manipulate me at will?"
Hu Ajing scratched her neck, as if she had seen through the truth: "That's because you can't spare 100 taels of silver to redeem the jade!"
"Yes, I don't have 100 taels of silver. Even if I did, do you think I would redeem the jade?" Yan Funing smiled, "If it were you, would you spend 100 taels of silver to redeem a maid?"
Hu Ajing choked immediately.
If it were her, she would never be taken advantage of.
100 taels of silver can buy several maids.
Yan Funing added: "It's true that Caiyu and I have a master-servant relationship. Yan Haitang wanted to use Caiyu to make me angry, but she made the wrong calculation."
If her guess was correct and the Yan family wanted her to go back, then she would be of use.
By saying this now, she could protect Caiyu from being bullied by Yan Haitang to the greatest extent.
Mrs. Fu rolled her eyes: "You don't care about the life or death of the former maid, you are cruel. If the Yan family wants you to go back, I will take you with me. You can decide whether to go or not."
It has to be said that despite her age, Fu's thoughts are deeper than those of her granddaughter.
As soon as the cruel words were spoken, Yan Funing was very calm, but Fu Nanyao was extremely nervous.
Fu Nanyao knew that her sister-in-law had a deep relationship with her maid Caiyu. What if the Yan family wanted to take Caiyu? Her sister-in-law was in the countryside and it took time to rush to the county town, so she really couldn't protect her for a while.
Then she pulled Yan Funing's sleeve and whispered, "Sister-in-law."
Yan Funing patted the back of her hand to signal her to calm down, and said calmly, "Let's cook quickly. It's not good to make my husband hungry."
Mrs. Fu seemed to have punched cotton, snorted coldly, and pulled Hu Ajing away.
Yan Funing and Fu Nanyao returned to the kitchen.
Wan Niang was supported by her youngest son and Ali, and also went to the kitchen: "Funing, they used colored jade to blackmail me. I think your maid has a good relationship with you."
Fu Nanyao answered helpfully: "Mom, my sister-in-law and Caiyu have a very good relationship."
Wan Niang asked anxiously: "Then according to what the Hu family's ancestors and grandchildren said, what will happen to Caiyu?"
Yan Funing comforted her: "Mom, Caiyu is fine." She turned to Ali and said, "Let's light the fire. The fire needs to be strong."
Ali responded and sat back behind the stove.
Yan Funing took out the vegetables soaked in the basin and shook them dry.
When the pot was hot, she poured in the oil. When the oil came up, she added the vegetables and stir-fried them quickly.
Listening to the sound of the spatulas touching each other, Wan Niang couldn't help asking worriedly: "Ms. Fu said harsh words, probably to make you anxious. It's not worth spending 100 taels of silver to redeem a maid. Don't go. Redemption, once that maid is sold to Ren Yazi by them..."
Yan Funing stared at the food in the pot and kept cooking with her hands: "Mom, the more harsh words Mrs. Fu says, the more clear it is that the Yan family is eager to call me back. They call me back, probably because they want something from me. .You don’t have to worry, I will take care of it.”
Wan Niang nodded and then left the kitchen.
The green vegetables are quickly fried and taken out of the pot.
Yan Funing took two bowls of stewed pig trotters with soybeans, one large and one were also two plates of small bowl of soybean stewed pig's trotters and a plate of green vegetables were placed in the food box.
The ancestors and grandsons of the Hu family came over and did not say why the Yan family wanted her to go back.
If she asked, they would think she was willing to go would be difficult to implement her plan by then, so she didn't ask.
Thinking of Yan Haitang's unstable character and how he would deal with Caiyu, she couldn't help but feel arose in her heart, and she wanted to go outside for some air.
Then he went to the main room and said to his mother-in-law, "Mom, I'm going to deliver food to my husband today. You can eat at home first without waiting for me."
Ali said: "Sister-in-law, I'd better send it off."
Fu Nanyao pulled Ali: "Sister-in-law wants to see my brother, don't get involved."
Yan Funing glanced at Fu Nanyao lightly, but did not deny it in front of her mother-in-law.
Wan Niang smiled and said, "That's fine, let's eat first. Funing, put an extra portion of vegetables and rice in the food box, and eat with Ci Yi in the village school."
Yan Funing nodded: "I know, mother."
After saying that, he returned to the kitchen and filled two bowls of rice, took two pairs of chopsticks, put them in the food box, and carried them out the door.
It was a day in early March with a gentle breeze.
Along the way, on both sides of the village road, the sun-facing branches were dotted with green, and the bright spring light reflected the pond like a mirror.
Her mood suddenly brightened, Yan Funing picked up the food box, and her steps became brisk unknowingly. - In the village school, Li Zheng and his daughter were talking with Fu Ciyi outside the school building.
In the teaching building, the sound of reading was loud.
Fu Ciyi glanced across the window lattice from time to time, supervising whether the schoolchildren were reciting carelessly, and sometimes correcting a few sentences.
Li Zheng sighed: "I went to the town recently to discuss with the pavilion chief how many palace ladies should be selected in our village. The pavilion chief still said what he said last time, saying that my daughter can be sent to the palace."
Fu Ciyi said: "What do you think?"
"Originally, I didn't want to send my daughter to the palace, but in our village, there are not many unmarried women of the right age. The key is the words of the pavilion chief. He said that if the palace maid can be favored by the royal family, she can also fly to the branches. The possibility of becoming a phoenix." Li Zheng said frankly, "I'm just a Li Zheng, I can't even compare to the director of the pavilion, but I also want my daughter to have a good home."
If he is the county magistrate, then his daughter can get the spot of the show girl.
But he is not the county magistrate.
Then I thought about it, if my daughter enters the palace and becomes a palace maid, what are the chances of her being favored by the royal family? Even if she likes her, she is at most a concubine or a bed-warming maid.
The chance of becoming a real master is low, but that doesn't mean it's impossible.
Fu Ciyi said bluntly: "This matter is related to my daughter's lifelong event. I think it's good that you can consider it carefully. The opinions of others are actually unimportant."
The implication is that there is no need for Li Zheng to ask him about this matter again.
Li Zheng naturally heard it: "Master, if my daughter can have a good marriage, I will naturally make a decision and never send her to the palace. Now where can I help her find a good husband?"
When he said this, his eyes stared directly at Fu Ciyi.
The girl behind him had even more glaring eyes.
Fu Ciyi was startled, thinking about how to get people to leave the village school...
Then he heard Li Zheng say again: "My wife is excellent in all aspects of character, knowledge, appearance, and will definitely make a difference in the future. It is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Of course, I don't mean to make my daughter a child, but I hope that for my sake, the Master will marry her as an equal wife. In this way, she will not have to enter the palace. In the future, the Master will gain fame and have two wives by his side, which will be a good story."
Enjoying the blessings of everyone is what most scholars yearn for.
Anyway, he had this purpose when he was studying.
Yan Funing had just reached the courtyard of the village school when she heard Li Zheng's remarks.
(End of this chapter)