There were not many guests in the teahouse at this time, so the three of them chose a private room to chat, which was quite quiet.
"I wonder what kind of tea Man'er girls usually drink? The plum blossoms here are good and very popular among the girls. The tea has a hint of plum blossom aroma. You can give it a try."
Li Maner smiled and said, "General, do you still understand this?"
Xiao Si saw a beautiful girl like Li Man'er for the first time, and saw her smiling so charmingly. His face felt a little hot at the moment, "I'm just a little captain, not a general."
Xiao Qiniang said quickly: "My brother is the most indifferent to fame and wealth. What he values is serving the country and killing the enemy, he doesn't care about official position." Xiao Qiniang gave Xiao Si a wink to signal him not to say this.
Li Man'er was born in the capital, and her maternal grandfather was Ning Liancheng. What kind of good thing has she not seen? What kind of good son has she not seen? Let's just say that the marriage she originally promised was to the young father-in-law of the Duke of Rongguo.
Tong Qiao. Tong Qiao's mother is the eldest princess, and her uncle is the current emperor. She doesn't like such a family, so how can she care about something as superficial as an official position.
Xiao Si received her sister's signal and said quickly: "Speaking of tea, I don't know much. I only know that this tea sells very well in Mobei, and most of the tea buyers are women, so I recommend it to you."
"What do you think, Sister Xiao?"
"That tea has a unique flavor. My sister can try it."
So Xiao Si called the waiter and ordered cloud plums and melon slices, as well as two other snacks and two snacks.
"Why did you say you needed an escort just now? Did you meet that blind person?" Xiao Si thought that Xiao Qiniang said that on purpose to create opportunities for him.
"That's not true." Xiao Qiniang glanced at Li Man'er, feeling sour in her heart, "We went to Jibaozhai to buy things, but Sister Man'er accidentally sold a luminous pearl. Na Tian
The fat man asked for eighty thousand taels to buy the Night Pearl, saying it would be a birthday gift for his boss's elders. Sister Man'er carries tens of thousands of taels of silver notes, so she naturally needs to protect her."
Night Pearl, eighty thousand taels!
Xiao Si forced himself to endure it, not showing a surprised expression, but still couldn't help but let out a slight breath of cold air.
"Sister Man'er actually takes such valuable things with her on the street? What if she gets caught by a thief?"
Li Man'er only said: "Shopkeeper Na Tian had people blocking the stairs. No one else knew about it. How could the news leak out? It's just a pearl. What's the fuss about it."
The brother and sister looked at each other and saw the meaning in each other's eyes.
This Li Man'er must marry into the Xiao family. The benefits she can bring are too many. A single bead can cost 80,000 taels. This is such a big deal.
Thinking about it, coming to the Ning family is her confidence. It's no wonder that she has such a bad reputation in the capital, but she still lives a prosperous life.
"Don't forget, He Yuanying went upstairs."
"He Yuanying? Why is that annoying guy also there?"
Xiao Qiniang coughed lightly and said to herself, "You are a grown man, how can you be so ungraceful! No matter how annoying He Yuanying is, he is from a girl's family."
Xiao Si also reacted and quickly explained to Li Man'er, "It's not that I'm rude, but this Miss He's past is really a bit... Well, it's not something that a girl can do anyway. Talking about it for three days and three days
I can’t finish the night.”
"You are biased against her." Li Man'er said: "I think Miss He is a nice person. She even asked me to play polo together! Moreover, if her reputation is bad, there is no other girl in the world who has a better reputation.
Am I, Li Man'er, worse?"
Xiao Si...
Xiao Qiniang...
This person is not playing his cards according to the rules. How can he make fun of himself and say it so straightforwardly?
Fortunately, the waiter came over to serve tea, which temporarily alleviated the brother and sister's embarrassment.
The tea is fragrant, with a hint of plum blossom aroma, and the color of the tea soup is also very beautiful.
Li Man'er lowered his head and smelled it, then took a sip of the tea in the cup and praised: "It is indeed a good tea."
Xiao Si was a little happy, this was recommended by him, how about it?
"I just said this tea is good! I didn't expect that Miss Man'er is also involved in tea ceremony."
Li Man'er put down the tea cup helplessly. This person must be too good at putting gold on his face. What he said was clearly perfunctory, and he couldn't even tell.
Besides, she was not smelling the aroma of the tea at all, but smelling that there were no ingredients added to the tea. Was he really a member of the Xiao family? Why couldn't she even tell this?
"I actually don't understand much, but the captain laughed at it."
"It's a rare occasion for you two to come out. Stop chatting, Man'er, and have something to eat. The dim sum here is really good, and it's very different from the capital city."
Li Man'er knew that Xiao Qiniang did it on purpose. She said this as if she and Xiao Si were getting along very well. Although this was an illusion, Li Man'er did not expose it because she had other plans.
Sure enough, halfway through drinking the tea, Xiao Qiniang gently stroked her forehead and closed her eyes.
Zhuyu hurriedly stepped forward, "Girl, are you okay?"
"What's wrong with my sister?"
Xiao Qiniang said: "It's nothing."
"You don't look good, but you feel uncomfortable somewhere."
Li Man'er glanced at Xiao Qiniang. She looked rosy. What was wrong with her? These people thought she was blind? She was a doctor.
"I just have a bit of a headache, maybe because of the wind, which makes me feel a little uncomfortable."
Li Maner said quickly: "Sister Xiao, let me show you. After I finish speaking, I will grab Xiao Qiniang's wrist."
"No need." Xiao Qiniang quickly hid her hands in her sleeves, joking, Li Man'er's medical skills are so good, what would she do if she saw out?
"This is an old habit of mine. Whenever the weather is cold or the wind blows, it happens like this." Xiao Qiniang said a little guiltily: "Sister Man'er, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay with you any longer. I want to go back.
Let’s rest for a while.”
"That's good, I'll go back too."
Xiao Qiniang hurriedly said: "What can we do? You finally came out once, so you should look around. Oh, by the way, didn't you promise He Yuanying that you would go play polo with her in the next year? Why don't you let your brother take the lead?
You go to the stadium to see it, I don’t feel well, so I’m going back first.”
Li Man'er didn't insist, "Okay then, sister, go back and rest early."
Xiao Qiniang was overjoyed and said quickly: "Don't worry, I'll be fine after I lie down for a while. You are a girl who is unfamiliar with the place and you carry so much money with you, so you should be careful. Don't worry, my brother
You are very skilled in martial arts, and the people around you are also powerful. With him protecting you, you will be fine."
Li Man'er didn't argue with her and just nodded.
Xiao Qiniang stood up calmly, Zhuyu quickly stepped forward to support her, and the master and servant walked out. Xiao Qiniang secretly gave Xiao Si a look, asking him to seize the opportunity.
Xiao Si pretended not to see it, but her heart beat even harder.