To Hold One’s Joy

  Chapter 373 Drinking

  After Xu Fang finished speaking, her whole body was trembling, and her face was whiter than the snow on the eaves.

  Luo Sheng also finished listening.

  Her face looked calm, but her heart seemed to be immersed in a boiling oil pan, tumbling in pain.

  As early as the first time she inquired about the news of the two older sisters, she suspected that the eldest sister was not as simple as dying of illness.

   But even though she did not hesitate to speculate on people with the greatest malice, she never imagined that this was the truth.

  The eldest sister was smothered to death in front of her daughter!

  She could hardly think about how her elder sister felt before she died.

  At that moment, the eldest sister should be so worried about her daughter hiding in the closet...

"Miss Luo, I know that this kind of thing shouldn't bother others, but I really don't know how to get justice for my mother. I had hoped that if I got married, I might have some freedom and strength, but after all, relying on marriage is a It's a matter of luck..."

  It's like a mother, a princess who is married to the Hou family, but married to a man like his father who looks like a beast.

  She envied her second aunt countless times, not for herself, but for her mother.

  Even if she didn’t end well, the second aunt was much happier than her mother.

   "Did your father and stepmother have any plans for your marriage?" Luo Sheng calmed down and asked calmly.

  Xu Fang shook her head slowly: "Over the years, I can feel that my father has always been suspicious of me, probably because he is willing to put me in front of his eyes."

  Once a woman marries, her natal family’s control over her is greatly reduced.

  Luo Sheng sneered: "He still wants to keep you as an old girl forever?"

Xu Fang smiled wryly: "Father and stepmother are both good-faced, it's not enough to keep me as an old girl for a lifetime, maybe it can be delayed for a year or a year, and if I get too old, naturally I won't be able to find any good people. "

   She never even mentioned these words to her cousin.

   It is thankless to speculate about father in front of people who don't know the truth.

   "What about Mrs. Ning Guo, have you asked about your marriage?"

  Xu Fang's face was reddish: "My cousin said to take care of me."

   "Miss Xu is a smart person. After this year, try to let Mrs. Ning Guogong choose a good marriage for you."

   "But the important thing about marriage is the order of the parents, and the words of the matchmaker, my father may not agree to—"

  The corners of Luo Sheng's lips curved into a mocking arc: "Mrs. Ning Guo's face is still enough. When your father is in a state of desperation, I don't want to offend anyone."

  Desperate?

  Xu Fang's heart moved, a little anxious: "Miss Luo, do you have a way to deal with my father?"

   "Step by step."

   "My marriage is not in a hurry..." Xu Fang hurriedly said, fearing that her own affairs would affect her revenge.

  Luo Sheng smiled: "There are no eggs under the nest, and you can't put yourself in it even if you want to take revenge."

  Xu Fang bit her lip: "If I can avenge my mother, I don't care!"

  Luo Sheng looked at her deeply, and said, "Your mother cares."

  Xu Fang was speechless all of a sudden, staring at Luo Sheng in a daze, tears streaming down her face.

  Luo Sheng stretched out his hand to hold the cold hand, and said softly: "Don't cry, revenge is for revenge."

  Xu Fang murmured: "Miss Luo helped me like this—"

  Luo Sheng curled his lips: "Anyway, idleness is idleness. Who told me to dislike your father and stepmother."

  Xu Fang went back, but Luo Sheng couldn't calm down for a long time.

  The persimmon trees in the courtyard were covered with thick silver, and the stone chairs and benches not far away were also covered with a thick layer of snow, shining in the sun.

  Luo Sheng walked over and brushed the snow off the stone bench with his hand.

   "Girl, do you want to sit here? Then wait a moment."

  Keer walked into the house quickly, and quickly came out with a feather duster and thick cushions. She was sweeping snow and laying cushions, and even made hot tea in no time.

   "It's cold here, it's not good to sit for a long time. But if you want to breathe, it's not bad to sit for a while and look at the persimmon trees..." Kerr mumbled, and quickly moved the brazier and placed it beside Luo Sheng.

   "Call the shopkeeper."

   Not long after, the female shopkeeper came over: "What's your order?"

   "I remember that there was a Ma Yushi who occasionally came to the restaurant to drink?" Luo Sheng asked while holding hot tea.

  She opened this restaurant in order to form a net to attract the rich and powerful in the capital, which can come in handy when she needs it, so anyone who has been to the restaurant will pay attention.

  The female shopkeeper is a smart person. Hearing Luo Sheng's question, she didn't show any surprise on her face, and immediately said: "Master, please wait a moment."

  Luo Sheng drank a few sips of tea, and then waited until the female shopkeeper came over with a thick ledger.

  The female shopkeeper stood beside Luo Sheng, flipped through the account book quickly, and reported in a low voice: "Ma Yushi will come on the second day of every month—"

  Her look became a little weird.

"how?"

  The female shopkeeper said: "Every time I come, I will order a bowl of Yangchun noodles and a glass of shochu."

  It turned out that the account book that the female shopkeeper copied and wrote every day was not a simple bookkeeping, but carefully recorded the identities of the guests who came to drink every day, as well as the drinks and dishes they ordered.

  The idea of ​​the female shopkeeper is very simple: the people who come to drink wine are all dignitaries, how can you do it if you don’t know the tastes of the nobles, can you be a qualified shopkeeper?

   "This Ma Yushi is poor enough." Hongdou pouted.

  Luo Sheng's gloomy mood seemed to be illuminated by a ray of light, and he said lightly: "This is the best."

  Officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty pay monthly salaries on the first day of every month, and Ma Yushi comes to drink on the second day of every month, so it can be seen that he has some spare money just after the monthly salary is paid.

  Combined with the food and wine he ordered, it can be seen that this is a very delicious food, but it is not enough money.

   "Write a notice saying that the restaurant will be closed near the end of the year. In order to thank the drinkers, a daily discounted dish will be released. Today is braised beef."

   "10% discount?" The female shopkeeper quickly calculated, "Twenty taels of stewed beef, wouldn't that be enough for only two taels of silver?"

  Luo Sheng nodded.

  The female shopkeeper looked distressed, and whispered: "50% off is actually very kind."

  10% off, isn’t this a free gift?

  Hongdou smiled and said: "The shopkeeper just listen to our girl's arrangement, and the girl is not short of money."

  The female shopkeeper's heart trembled.

   I was careless, I always followed the idea when I opened the makeup shop before, forgetting that she is working under Miss Luo now.

  The female shopkeeper hurriedly went to work according to Luo Sheng's arrangement.

  Luo Sheng ordered Hongdou: "Bring a pot of shochu."

   Not long after, a jade jug was placed on the stone table.

  Luo Sheng picked up the jug and poured a glass of warm wine, drank it slowly and watched the boy chopping firewood in the corner.

  The boring sound of chopping wood came to her ears, which gave her a little peace of mind that had been burdened by too many things.

   Wei Han stepped into the restaurant and asked Shi Yan, "Where is Miss Luo?"

   "Miss Luo is looking at the persimmon tree in the backyard."

   "Alone?" Wei Han asked calmly.

   "Ah, yes."

   Wei Han strode over and opened the thick cotton curtain.

  A girl in a blue cloak is sitting on a stone bench, holding a wine glass, watching the boy chopping wood in a trance.

  She was motionless, and together with the persimmon tree that accompanied her, they froze into a quiet picture.

   Because of this, the sound of chopping firewood seemed annoying to the ears.

  (end of this chapter)