Li Maner's first reaction was that Xiao Rudi had bad intentions and he must be planning something.
The father and daughter could not go back to Beijing to celebrate the New Year. As the host, Xiao Rudi should invite them to celebrate the New Year together due to affection and etiquette. Xiao Rudi can explain the matter clearly in a concise and concise way. Why did he say that we felt like old friends at first sight and were as close as a family?
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It's obvious that he has bad intentions and has other plans.
"It should be so. It all depends on the general's arrangements." Li Man'er originally thought of taking this opportunity to go out and meet Li Nian. But then he thought about it. He still didn't know what Xiao Rudi's idea was. What if Li Nian was let go?
Being in danger is not beautiful anymore.
It's better to see what the Xiao family means and then make plans.
On the day of the New Year, Li Maner got up early to clean up. He wanted to have a new look during the New Year and couldn't sleep in late.
"The Xiao family is going to offer sacrifices to the stove, girl, why did you get up so early?"
Liu Ya brought a Tang Pozi over, let Li Maner hold it, and put a jacket on her, "The weather in Mobei is really fierce, the ground dragon is burning, Tang Pozi is also covering it, but it's still very cold."
"I'm not deaf, how can I not hear people who come and go in the house? I can't sleep anyway, so why not get up early to avoid being accused of not knowing etiquette."
"I heard that the eldest young master of the Xiao family is back, so the servants moved around and there was a lot of noise."
Li Man'er frowned slightly, "Young master of the Xiao family?"
"Xiao Si, the eldest son of Xiao's family, said he has been in the military camp and came back today to worship the stove. It seems that he will stay in the government office to celebrate the New Year."
Come back to worship the stove? Stay at the house to celebrate the New Year?
Li Man'er recalled what Xiao Rudi said yesterday and couldn't help but snorted. She finally understood why Xiao Rudi said those inexplicable words yesterday. What it meant was that we felt like old friends at first sight, and that we were like a family. Xiao Rudi was doing this in the name of letting go.
Li Xiao's family had the idea of getting married, and wanted to make her his daughter-in-law!
Bah! How dare you think about it!
Li Man'er's face showed a bit of pride, "What's the name of that boy from the Xiao family?"
"Xiao Si."
"Which word?"
Liu Ya shook her head, "This slave doesn't know either."
Li Man'er hugged Granny Tang and smiled, "It doesn't matter." Whether he is Xiao Si, a cat or a dog, be careful that he will be used by her. Before, she was worried about how to meet Li Nian, but now, she can
Come up with a hundred reasons.
Liu Ya thought her girl's smile was so cunning, "Girl, what happened?"
"It's nothing, it's not right, it's a good thing." Li Man'er threw away the Tang Pozi in his hand, "Eat."
"Okay." Liu Ya quickly brought over the food boxes that were hot on the small stove. Because they wanted to make medicine, there were two stoves set up in the side room. They could usually make medicine as well as food.
Li Maner's cooking skills are average, and Liu Ya doesn't know how to cook much, so he still has to go to the big kitchen to pick up three meals a day. The food is cold when he comes back. With the small stove, it's quite convenient to heat it up directly in the small kitchen.
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After the master and servant finished their meal, they thought about the large amount of medicinal materials again.
Li Man'er wants to make more hemostasis powder and a few medicines that no one should know about.
"Liu Ya, take this medicine and slice it into pieces and crush it. I can use it."
"Okay girl." Liu Ya is very strong and can do these tasks easily.
The two masters and servants were immersed in making medicine, and they quickly got into it and forgot about time.
Only when my stomach growled with hunger did I remember to check the time.
"Girl, it's too late. No wonder your hands and feet are weak."
Li Man'er wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Did the kitchen bring food?"
"Maybe not."
The master and servant made hot water for washing and washing their faces. Just as they were thinking of going to the big kitchen to ask, they saw Xiao Qiniang coming in person with her maid and a food box.
"You don't accept the food from the big kitchen. Are you really not hungry even though you smell the medicine? What if you are starving?"
Liu Ya was slightly startled and glanced at Li Man'er. She always felt that what Xiao Qiniang said today was very strange, and it was different from her usual hypocritical demeanor.
It seems even more fake.
"Why are Miss Xiao Qi here?" Li Man'er stood up and said unhurriedly: "It's just a little late, but I'm not starving."
"You can't go without eating. Hey, I brought it here myself. I'd rather have it cooked again on the stove. Try it quickly."
Li Man'er stopped being polite and said, "Then I'll thank Miss Qi."
"You are always so out of touch, and we have known each other for a long time. I call you Man'er, but you can call me Qiniang, okay?"
Liu Ya almost choked to death on her own saliva. Is this person really Xiao Qiniang? She seemed to be possessed by something dirty. Her words were so sour that her teeth couldn't bear it.
"Miss Xiao Qi is too polite." Li Man'er didn't say yes or no, she just asked Liu Ya to bring out all the food and put it on the table outside.
It was still warm to the touch, so there was no need to heat it any more. The master and servant ate at the same table, but it aroused Xiao Qiniang quite a lot. This servant of the Li family was so unruly that there was no way he would eat at the same table as his master.
reason.
She was thinking in her heart, but she didn't say anything out loud. She just made up her mind that Li Man'er should learn the rules well after coming here. She was a noble girl from the capital, but she didn't pay as much attention to etiquette as Mobei.
When Li Maner saw that Xiao Qiniang was not leaving, he was too embarrassed to chase her away. After all, Xiao Qiniang had sent all the food, and she could be considered soft-spoken.
After finishing the meal, the wife and girl came in to clean up the dishes. Li Man'er held hot tea and looked at Xiao Qiniang's boring face, feeling a little sleepy.
"Man'er, did you hear me talking to you?"
"Yes, I heard it." Li Man'er said: "Miss Qi said that there is a banquet tonight and asked me to dress up."
Xiao Qiniang said with a smile: "You are born in a beautiful country. As long as you dress up a little, you will have a look that will overwhelm the country. I will let you compete with me when the time comes."
The more Liu Ya listened, the more confused she became, but this was not the time to speak, so she could only endure it.
As soon as Xiao Qiniang left, she immediately reported the situation to her master, "Girl, this Xiao Qiniang is so weird! She was extra attentive to the girl today, maybe she is holding back some evil."
"It's not that she treats me attentively, it's that her whole family treats me with attentiveness."
When Liu Ya thought about it, it seemed that this was really the case. Even General Xiao treated his girl very differently. Could it be that because the girl cured his leg injury, he was so grateful.
"They have a conscience and know what the girl is capable of."
"You silly girl, do you really think this is just to thank me for healing my wounds?"
Liu Ya was startled when she was told that, and the confidence in her heart gradually dissipated, "Isn't it true?"
"Of course not. Xiao Rudi, he is attracted to me."
Liu Ya almost choked to death on her own spit, "Girl, what are you talking about, that old immortal, how dare he use such crooked ideas?"