Regarding An Chengshao's injury, Xu Xiuyi knew that nothing would come of it if she asked. She was not someone who wanted to get to the bottom of it, let alone a stalker. An Chengshao refused to talk about it, so she simply didn't ask.
She also cleaned up the wound on Young Master An Cheng's foot. She was worried about his injury and asked: "Where is Lu Qing and Lu Hong?"
"He went back to outside the customs to help me with something."
"That little boy is the only one you're taking care of here?"
"My name is Xuxu."
That little kid jumped in from the door at some point, which really startled Xu Xiuyi.
But An Chengshao seemed to have known about it for a long time. He was not surprised at all. He just scolded: "You can just eavesdrop. You still have the guts to come out."
The little boy smiled and brought a fruit bowl to the bedside, and recalled to Xu Xiu: "Sister, you eat."
He didn't call Xu Xiuyi girl or miss, but called him elder sister. Xu Xiuyi was a little curious about his identity, so she just heard him say: "My sister Qin Yan told me about you. Did you cause my sister to cut herself?"
The third grandma of the Su family with her own skills."
Qin Yan’s younger brother.
However, there seemed to be no hostility towards Xu Xiuyi at all.
An Chengshao glared at him: "If you have the time, go out and make tea."
"I won't."
"There will always be pouring water."
"No way."
"Then go out and stay."
Qin Xu raised his little face and muttered dissatisfiedly: "I'm bored alone. It's hard to see a living person. You chase people away again. My father sent me here, not to let you lock me up all day long."
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He turned back and looked at Xu Xiuyi: "Sister, are you a native of the capital?"
Strictly speaking, no, but logically speaking, it is. After all, her body grew up here, and her soul also has a memory and emotion of this place.
"yes."
"Then sister, can you take me out to play?"
Qin Xu's face was full of expectations, but when he saw Xu Xiuyi hesitated, he put on a pitiful look.
"Sister, I've been in the capital for seven or eight days, but I haven't even had a good meal like this. I've been eating dry food for five days, and I'm so hungry."
Hungry.
Xu Xiuyi looked at Mr. An Cheng, who blushed and said, "I can't cook. I'm injured and can't go out. I don't trust him going out alone. Once Lu Qing and Lu Hong leave, we will just
Can eat solid food."
Xu Xiuyi was speechless.
If she hadn't come here today, it would have been impossible for him to recover from his haphazardly bandaged and suppurating wounds. It is estimated that the two of them would have to eat dry food for the rest of their lives.
No wonder the older one looks bad, and the younger one also looks unhealthy.
She was helpless and distressed. Seeing that it was still early, she simply stood up and said to Qin Xu: "Where is the kitchen? Take me there."
Qin Xu came up happily and took Xu Xiuyi's hand.
Among the Qin family siblings, one regards Xu Xiuyi as an enemy, while the other is very friendly to Xu Xiuyi.
Although Xu Xiuyi didn't know why Qin Xu didn't hate her because of her sister's pain, she thought it was because of the child's simple nature and simple behavior.
After taking care of Young Master An Cheng, he lay down. He had a slight high fever. Xu Xiuyi repeatedly ordered him not to get up. He also said that if he dared to get up and move around, he would never come again. Young Master An Cheng then left Qin Xu uneasy.
Pull Xu Xiuyi away.
Anfu's kitchen is so clean that you can't even see a speck of grease, and it's obvious that he doesn't cook much.
There is a bamboo basket on the kitchen stove. In the bamboo basket are some dried steamed buns, which are as hard as stones. Next to it is a black jar with salted dried radish stuffed in it. If it weren't for this kitchen, it could be as big as three houses of a poor family.
Xu Xiuyi really suspected that he had entered a slum.
In an ordinary wealthy family, any kitchen would not be like a paradise, with all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas available, but it was the kitchen of An Chengshao's house, where even mice might not be willing to visit.
"This is what you are eating these days?"
Xu Xiuyi pointed to the dry buns.
Qin Xu nodded vigorously, with an aggrieved look on his face: "Brother An gets up every day and boils some water. We soak Momo in the water, mix some honey in it, and it will become your honey-soaked steamed buns. If you get tired of the sweet ones,
Just soak it into steamed bun batter and eat it with pickles, but the pickles were pickled by Lu Hong before, so they are unpalatable and extremely salty."
I feel distressed again. It's strange that his wounds can heal after eating like this.
Suddenly I thought of the Fifth Prince, aren't we friends with each other? Why don't you come over and take care of me?
"Where is the Fifth Prince? Your brother An is so injured, hasn't he come to visit?"
Qin Xu smiled and said: "I came here once, but when she saw Brother An's blood, she fainted."
Dizziness.
Xu Xiuyi was speechless.
"Then he should send someone to take care of you."
"Sent, a eunuch was sent over, but Brother An didn't like having a eunuch at home, so he sent him away again."
"How can there be such a person? Then the fifth prince will not take care of you anymore."
"Come here more often and deliver meals."
Xu Xiuyi's hand holding the pot lid paused: "Then you still eat steamed buns?"
"It's better to eat steamed buns. The fifth prince fainted that day, so he didn't dare to come again. He probably felt a little guilty for our brother An, so every time the food was delivered, she cooked it herself and others cooked it.
Things cost money, and the things she made could kill people. Brother An couldn't make the Fifth Prince sad, so every time he accepted the food, all the food was dumped and kept piled in the slop bucket in the back alley, not even the dogs.
Come and eat.”
Xu Xiuyi felt ashamed, how unpalatable it was.
It's really hard for An Chengshao to drink Qin Xu.
Looking at the kitchen, there was nothing else except oil, salt, sauce, vinegar pots and pans, a basket of dried steamed buns and a jar of pickles. Xu Xiuyi thought thoughtfully. If she cooked by herself, it would probably delay her return.
, if it was bought from a nearby restaurant, An Chengshao was injured and tabooed many things, so she couldn't explain them one by one.
However, she can borrow someone else's kitchen.
After taking Qin Xu out of the door, she went straight to a restaurant opposite.
Qin Xu had been in the restaurant kitchen for a long time, and everything he saw was fresh.
The ingredients in the kitchen were all ready-made. Xu Xiuyi ordered a casserole and a squab. Although she was not very proficient in cooking, she could cook home-cooked dishes and a few small soups.
She took the spoon, controlled the amount of oil and salt, and cooked a pot of vegetable porridge.
In about half an hour, two vegetables and one meat, plus a cup of porridge and a cup of pigeon soup, were all packed into the food basket, and she led Qin Xu back.
Along the way, Qin Xu looked curiously at the streets and alleys, full of longing.
"Is this what the capital is like?"
"Is this your first time here?"
"I came here once when I was a kid, but I can't remember it."
When he was a child, he now looks only seven or eight years old.
"Your sister, how are you?"
Qin Yan has an extreme temper. If An Chengshao treats her like this, she will do something irrational if he can't protect her.
However, Qin Xu looked nonchalant towards Qin Yan: "I don't know, I'm being imprisoned by my father with her mother."
It turns out that they have the same father and mother, so it’s no wonder that their emotions are a little weak.
Xu Xiuyi reached out and rubbed Qin Xu's head.
"When I'm free in two days, I'll take you around to see the real capital."
"Can I enter the palace?"
"I can't do this. The palace is not accessible to ordinary people just by asking."
"Oh." Qin Xu was obviously a little disappointed, but he soon became interested again and pestered Xu Xiuyi to tell him some interesting places.
Xu Xiuyi told Qin Xu about several interesting places in the city. Qin Xu looked forward to it and urged Xu Xiuyi to keep his word and take him to play in two days.
I thought there was nothing to do these days. With An Chengshao injured like this, she would come over to take care of her from time to time, so she said, "Let's take you to the vegetable market tomorrow. How about we cook at home tomorrow?"
It was just a vegetable market. Others heard that she was entertaining the children, but Qin Xu was probably bored. Even a vegetable market seemed strange to him and he said excitedly: "Okay, okay, then you must not break your promise."
Will turn into a puppy."
The character of a child.
Xu Xiuyi chuckled: "I won't break my promise."
While he was talking, he had already returned to Anzhai. The sky was getting dark, and a huge fire cloud reflected the whole world red. Xu Xiuyi had to leave. I'm afraid Jin Yu was already impatient.
After returning to the room, An Chengshao had a low fever. He was probably extremely tired and haggard, and had already fallen asleep. Xu Xiuyi asked Qin Xu to keep the porridge and pigeon soup. When the temperature cooled down, An Chengshao still couldn't afford it, so he could have a fever.
Boil a bowl with some hot water and heat it up.
Qin Xu was reluctant to let her go and held her hand: "Can't you stay?"
"I want to go home. I'll come back tomorrow. You can go back and tell your brother An, don't move around. I'll bring medicine tomorrow."
"Your husband is dead, why don't you elope with my brother An?"
The child said innocently, and Xu Xiuyi chuckled: "You are a child, who taught you this? Okay, go and eat quickly. I don't know if what I cook will suit your taste."
Qin Xu raised his head: "I like to eat roasted whole lamb. The roasted whole lamb made by my mother is the most delicious in the world."
When he said this, his face was full of pride.
Xu Xiuyi rubbed his head: "I don't know how. If I go to your house as a guest later, I will also try your mother's craftsmanship."
Qin Xu's face suddenly became a little lost, and he lowered his head and said, "You can't eat it."
"Why?"
"She's dead."
Xu Xiuyi was a little shocked, and Qin Xu raised his head sadly: "Go back, you must take me to play tomorrow."
I don't know why, but I feel a little more pity for the child.
"Okay, go back and eat quickly. Be careful and the food won't taste good if it's cold."
"Well, walk slowly."
Xu Xiuyi smiled slightly and waved goodbye to Qin Xu.
Jin Yu had already slept in the carriage, and then she saw Xu Xiuyi coming over. Her nose was sharp and she smelled the smell of oil smoke on Xu Xiuyi's body.
"Where did grandma go, and why is she smelling like oil smoke?"
Xu Xiuyi hurriedly yelled: "Of course you have to invite people to eat when you are doing things. I probably got it at the restaurant. Go back quickly. Just prepare some thin porridge for me tonight. I don't have much appetite."
I don't know if it's because I smoked too much oil smoke, or if I don't feel hungry because I miss An Chengshao.
However, in the past few days, her appetite has been bad. After hearing about it, Mrs. Su Li, the eldest daughter, even sent her home-made hawthorn balls. They were sweet and sour and appetizing, but she didn't do much if she ate too much and it hurt her teeth.
To eat, just take two pills every time you can't eat, and you can barely eat.
A few days ago, I made an agreement with Su Jinye to have time to check her pulse, but the business in the store was not good, so Su Jinye became more diligent, staying in the store from morning to night, and rarely saw other people.
However, a big reason may be that he is hiding from Su Li. Ever since Su Li tried to give his cousin to Su Jinye but failed, there has been some estrangement in the relationship between Su Jinye and Su Li. Xu Xiuyi sees this
Yes, but Su Li didn't say anything, and Xu Xiuyi didn't ask.
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It was almost night after returning home, Xu Xiuyi washed up and was about to go to bed. Someone knocked on the door, and the voice of Su Yalan, the aunt of the Su family, was outside.
Xu Xiuyi put on a cloak and went out. Su Yalan stood at the door, holding a lantern. Her face looked pink and tender, as if something happy had happened.
Xu Xiuyi welcomed her in.
"Sister, aren't you still asleep?"
"I can't sleep because I have something on my mind. I want to talk to you."
The tone was cheerful, which didn't seem to be a bad thing. Xu Xiu recalled: "Oh, what's the matter?"
"Xiu Yi, I can't just eat and drink at home all my life. In the past few days, I heard that Jinniang embroidery shop was burned down. Their family has no plans to make a comeback. The largest embroidery shop in the city is in decline. I have been sewing since I was a child.
My skills are pretty good, and the empress in the palace also likes to buy things from Jinniang Embroidery Village, but both the Queen and the Queen Mother say they are not as good as my craftsmanship. So I thought..."
"Open an embroidery shop?"
"I have this idea. Don't worry, I'm not here to take care of your borrowing money. When I came out of the palace, the Queen wished me well and gave me some money and jewelry to pawn. I wanted to set up a store to make a pawn.
The business is still enough, I came to you, but I don’t want to show my face, after all, I am a dishonorable person."
Xu Xiuyi hurriedly said: "Sister, you are too worried."
"It's okay. I've long been used to it. I'm very open-minded. I have to survive after all. If I survive, I can't carry the baggage of the past with me. I want to start over."
"So Xiuzhuang, what are your plans?"
"I didn't tell my mother, and she didn't have time to pay attention to me today. My fourth brother is getting married. As for the matter at hand, she is busy all day long, and she doesn't even have time to see me. And I don't
I didn’t think about it, I just had a rough idea. You are a good businessman. I couldn’t sleep today, so I came to see you.”
"Sister, what you want is for me to come forward and you provide money and manpower?"
"I have inquired carefully. Jinniang Embroidery Village has no plans to make a comeback. All the original embroidery ladies have been dismissed. We are pressed for time and quickly recruit these people for our use. You come forward to open the embroidery village. The embroidery village's
I have already thought of a name. It is called Peony Embroidery Village. I have stayed in the palace. I know that the women in the palace like rich and luxurious things most. Peony is the best flower in the world, the most graceful and luxurious. The name
It started loudly."
Su Yalan was about to start something big, and Xu Xiuyi couldn't interrupt her, so she let her tell her all her ideas.
Su Yalan wanted Xu Xiuyi to come forward to help her open this embroidery shop, so the staff of the embroidery shop invited those embroiderers from Jinniang Embroidery Shop back. The main business customers of the embroidery shop were the female relatives of officials and the empresses and concubines in the palace. When she opened the embroidery shop,
All the money was paid by Su Yalan.
To put it bluntly, Su Yalan was behind the scenes and Xu Xiuyi was in front. Su Yalan relied on Xu Xiuyi's ability and good reputation, and she did not lose to Xu Xiuyi. After agreeing on the money from Xiuzhuang, Xu Xiuyi could take one of the layers.
In fact, this was an attractive condition. Xu Xiuyi didn't need to do anything to get the money for free.
However, there are risks. After all, this is a business with the palace, making money, so it is naturally a win-win situation.
Except for anything else, if Su Yalan just leaves and refuses to admit it, Xu Xiuyi will have to bear all the risks.
She still had to think carefully: "Sister, don't you have a better candidate? I, the Baoning Hall, am already very busy."
"I can only trust you. You should know that my mother didn't want to see me before. Now that the Su family has been implicated because of me, she is even more unwilling to look at me. As for the boss, we have not been close since we were young, and only Jin
Yuan and I have the same mother, you are my brother’s wife, and I regard you as my dearest person.”
When she said this, it was hard to tell whether it was true or false.
However, Xu Xiuyi would not soften her heart just because of these few words. She only heard her say: "Sister asked me to think about it."
"Hey, as long as it doesn't take too long, I'm afraid those dismissed embroiderers will go back to their hometowns, and it won't be easy to find them back then."
"kindness!"
After agreeing to Su Yalan's consideration, she sent Su Yalan away. Lying on the bed, Xu Xiuyi thought about the matter over and over again. She still felt that this kind of business where the profits were shared by everyone but the risks were borne by herself was not worthwhile.
However, there is no compromise. That is to make a contract with Su Yalan, go to the government to do justice, and state that she is just managing the embroidery shop on behalf of her, and the boss behind the scenes is Su Yalan.
I just don’t know if Su Yalan is willing.
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After thinking about this for half a night, Xu Xiuyi fell asleep late at night. The next day, she got up early in the morning and asked Jinyu to prepare the car, but did not ask Jinyu and Yinyu to follow her, and went out alone.
She got up early, and except for a few Chaos shops on the street, they had just started to serve hot water. She asked the coachman to spare a few times, and finally bought a drawer of hot steamed buns and two bowls of Chaos. She had bought them from the room earlier.
She took a big jar and asked the boss to put the Chaos Buns into the jar. She sent the car back the long way and walked to the east of the city.
It was simply that the weather was hot, and it took more than half a cup of tea to arrive at Anzhai. The buns and Chaos were not cold yet, but the skin of Chaos was a little burnt, but the smell was still very fragrant. Qin Xu came over to her as soon as she entered the door.
, looking eagerly at the jar in her arms.
"I'm hungry, sister."
"Get the bowl."
After giving instructions to Qin Xu, Xu Xiuyi carried the jar into Young Master An Cheng's room. Young Master An Cheng had already gotten up, but his wound was probably very painful, and he was still sitting on the bedside looking unhappy.
Xu Xiuyi frowned and stepped forward to probe his forehead.
"Why are you still burning?"
"He went out for a walk last night."
Qin Xu came back without knowing when, holding three bowls and three pairs of chopsticks in his hands.
After being glared at by An Chengshao, he muttered in a low voice: "You dare to do it, but you don't dare me to say it, so I just said it. You don't dare to hit me anyway, sister, he went out last night."
Xu Xiuyi looked at Mr. An Cheng with a cold face, a little annoyed: "Are you willing to die? If you don't cherish yourself, well, I won't care about you either."
After saying that, he was about to leave, but his arm was grabbed and An Chengshao apologized: "I'm sorry."
"Can't you tell me what you did?"
Before he could answer, she waved her hand irritably: "That's all, I don't want to hear it either. You always have so many secrets that you can't tell. You can go and make a movie."
After saying that, I felt that I had lost control of my emotions again. Looking at An Chengshao's weak appearance, I couldn't harden my heart after all.
Qin Xu had been serving wontons all night, so he sent the wontons to Xu Xiuyi first: "Sister, what is a movie?"
"Oh, it's nothing."
"Sister, please eat. Will you take me to play today?"
He looked at Xu Xiuyi eagerly.
But when Xu Xiuyi saw An Chengshao like this, she couldn't rest assured. She could only apologize to Qin Xu in a soft voice: "I'm afraid it won't work today. You can take care of your brother An at home. I'll go buy groceries and I'll be back soon."
, I will prepare something delicious for you this afternoon."
"Didn't you say you would take me to the vegetable market with you?"
"But I'll be back soon, at least in time for a cup of tea."
Qin Xu was obviously a little disappointed, but he quickly raised his face and said, "Then I'll go too. Even if it's time to sneeze, I want to go out for a walk."
"Oh well."
Xu Xiuyi originally wanted to take Qin Xu to visit the vegetable market. After all, the vegetable market also had some stalls selling gadgets, and she could buy some gadgets for Qin Xu. But obviously, she couldn't just wander around today, and she had to come back after buying something.
Qin Xu was eating steamed buns with Huan Chaos alone at the table. Xu Xiuyi fed An Chengshao breakfast with spoon after spoon. The smell of blood on his body was very strong, and the obvious wounds must have been torn apart. She was extremely angry, but she saw
He looked so weak that he couldn't bear to have an attack.
She didn't say a word while feeding him. An Chengshao didn't know she was angry and reached out to touch the back of her hand gently, but she threw his hand away angrily: "Eat."
"Xiu'er."
"You eat without talking or sleep without talking."
"do not be angry."
"I don't."
She was still speaking harshly. An Chengshao sat up slightly. Because the wound was involved, his eyebrows knitted together in pain: "Xiu'er, I know I was wrong."
He apologized, but Xu Xiuyi was still distressed and angry. She sighed deeply: "Lie down and don't move. Master Cheng, I don't care what happens to you, but I want you to think about me before you do anything."
An Chengshao looked a little apologetic: "I was wrong."
"Stop talking, let's eat. When you're done eating, I'll go buy some groceries. Qin Xu, what do you want to eat?"
Qin Xu turned around: "I want to eat beef."
"anything else?"
"mutton."
"anything else?"
"chicken."
"Don't you eat vegetables?"
"I haven't eaten meat for many days and I want to take a supplement."
Being old-fashioned, Xu Xiuyi couldn't help laughing when she heard this: "Okay, I'll patch it up for you."
"And you?"
She turned to look at An Chengshao on the bed, only to see An Chengshao's eyes looking at her affectionately and maliciously, and softly uttered a word from his mouth.
"you!"
Xu Xiuyi's face flushed, and she used her lips to scold him: "Qin Xu is still here."
He smiled slightly, loving how she looked worried about him, angry with him, shy, smart and capable, bold and generous, all kinds of ways.
——Digression——
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