Spring in Qingzhou is very short. After March 3, the weather starts to get hot day by day.
Mengying was also ready to change into a spring shirt, and Qingluo searched around. Last year's clothes were already too small, but this year's clothes were not ready yet.
Although she is the head of the family, the family is really at a disadvantage. The whole family has made new clothes, but she is the only one left behind. Needless to say, she knows that it was Mrs. Yao who gave the signal.
Mrs. Yao was waiting for her to admit her mistake, and was using this incident to beat her up. But Mengying changed her usual meek temper this time and refused to bow her head.
Every time she went to pay her respects, if Mr. Yao was not present, Mrs. Yao would not even look at her, and would send her away with a wave of her hand, as if she was a dirty thing that would stain her eyes.
Today's grain has increased to fifteen cents. Master Yao urged Mengying to sell the grain quickly, so as not to wait until the rainy season to get moldy.
Mengying knew that in another month, the food supply would rise to twenty cents per dou, and that would be the best time to take action.
Mengying is looking forward to an increase in food prices, but Mr. Yao is looking forward to cheaper food.
Now his wine shop has no food available. In the past, it was on credit, and the money he got back was not even enough for the original capital. Seven out of ten times, it was postponed.
I really regret that I gave out all the wine in the cellar on credit. Now the remaining wine can only last for two months, and the Yao Family Winery has no wine to sell.
What should I do? There will be no business, and there is still so much money to pay back.
At this time, his butler came up with an idea: "Sir, why don't we mix some water into the wine, not too much, just a little per jar, those big wine jars will be enough to last for a while."
Mr. Yao Er shook his head, "That's just smashing the sign, you must not do that."
He understood the truth, but he had no other choice and creditors came to his door every day. As a last resort, he took the butler's advice and asked someone to fill the wine vat with water.
It was fine at first, but not long after, word spread about Yaojia Winery’s wine being mixed with water.
Those restaurants that used to offer credit have become known as the Yao family's bad wines and refuse to pay their bills.
When Mrs. Yao heard this, her eyes darkened and she almost lost her breath.
But it's no use beating and scolding, Yaojia Winery is over!
The house leaked and it rained all night, so Yao Chengnian, who was favored, failed to pass the child examination.
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When Mengying heard the news, she was also very surprised. According to his previous life, Yao Chengnian should have passed the scholar examination this year.
Could it be that Lan Xiu's incident had such a heavy impact on him that he stopped making progress?
No matter how you say it, this is a good thing for her. If Yao Chengnian is not selected as a scholar, he will not be able to marry the county magistrate's daughter. This is definitely not a happy event for his second uncle's family.
Mengying was in a good mood and asked Hongying to sing a tune.
Hongying cleared her throat, picked up the Yaoqin, and sang:
"Lazy clouds nest, poems when awake and songs when drunk. Yao Qin ignores the book and lies down, dreamless.
Live as fast as you can when you have leisure, the sun and the moon will pass by like a shuttle, and wealth will bloom and fall like flowers.
Youth is gone, what if you are unhappy?"
Listening to this tune, my heart stirred up, "Dreamless Nanke". When I was first reborn, I was afraid that it was just a dream. I didn't even dare to sleep, for fear of waking up to nothingness again.
After experiencing so much, I am now convinced that the current situation can no longer be true. Maybe I really should "live leisurely and live as quickly as possible."
"Girl, girl, it's not good." Qingluo ran in in a panic.
"What's the matter? Tell me slowly."
Mengying brought her thoughts back, and Hongying quickly put away her piano.
"The master sent someone to ask you to go to the study. I saw the old lady just coming out of there. I'm afraid she didn't say anything good about you. The master's face was so gloomy that I'm afraid..."
"Ms. Yin is here, what is she doing here?" Mengying couldn't figure out what else to talk about between her father and Mrs. Yin.
But no matter what, Mrs. Yin must have come here for her. Now that she has a bad reputation, could she be here to ridicule her father?
Hongying tidied up Mengying's clothes, and Mengying hurried to the study room in the outer courtyard.
Sure enough, as Qing Luo said, Mr. Yao's face was as sinking as water, and he sat behind the desk without saying a word.
"My daughter has met her father." Mengying gave a blessing gift to Mr. Yao.
Master Yao suddenly stood up and yelled at Mengying: "Kneel down!"
Mengying did not dare to neglect and knelt down on her knees.
Master Yao came over with a sudden glance, and Hongying got excited and hurriedly exited the door, then closed the study door.
Master Yao walked up to Mengying with his hands behind his back and said, "Who did you hear about the increase in food prices?"
"I heard what Mr. Shu said. He said that war is about to break out. Food and grass must go first, and the price of food will definitely rise. Although my daughter is not talented, she also knows that when the two countries are at war, food must be the top priority."
"Did you arrange the matter between Shi Lanxiu and your second uncle?"
"Yes." Mengying raised her head and looked at Master Yao calmly.
The two men looked at each other, inviting Qiao to look at the daughter in front of him, but as Mrs. Yin said, this did not look like the eyes of a twelve-year-old girl.
But there is no doubt that this appearance is that of her own daughter. Is what Yin said true? Will the resurrection of a dead body happen to her daughter?
Mengying also tried to find the answer in Master Yao's eyes. What exactly did he want to know?
What Mengying didn't expect was that what she was waiting for was a big slap, hitting her hard on the left side of her face.
"You bastard, at such a young age, you actually have evil thoughts and come up with such evil ideas."
Ordinary people would cry and beg their father for mercy after being beaten at this time. But Mengying suddenly laughed, her smile was trembling, as if she was not the one who was beaten just now.
Master Yao was puzzled by her laughter, and the momentum he had managed to maintain just now was half lost.
Staring, he asked, "Why are you laughing?"
"I'm laughing at Mr. Yin. It seems that we are really at the end of our rope. I want to get in front of the coffin and provoke our father and daughter."
"Did she also say that I might have been hunted by some vixen, or that this shell contained someone else's soul?"
"You, how do you know?"
Mengying actually stood up and patted the dirt on her skirt.
"Did...did I wake you up?" Mr. Yao looked at the unruly daughter in front of him and started to speak incoherently.
"Oh daddy, my daughter's knees are swollen." After saying that, he picked up Master Yao's teapot and poured himself a cup of tea.
"Well, daddy's tea tastes better, but mine is a bit bitter."
"You, why are you..." Mengying never dared to act coquettishly with her before, what happened today.
"There are no rules, right? In fact, dad is the real me, but neither you nor mother like me like this. So I changed. The mature look I have now was learned from Sister Bai from Shopkeeper Bai's family in Beijing."
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"Dad, please sit down. If you have any doubts, my daughter will definitely tell you."
Mengying held her chin in her hands, looking like a little daughter.
His daughter guessed his thoughts, but Yao Qingshan didn’t know how to ask.
"If dad doubts me, let me tell you from the beginning. When I was four years old, I climbed on the tea table and broke the tea bowl. You said it was left by my great-great-grandfather, and dad beat me, right?"
Master Yao nodded. He had an impression of this. The cup was from Ru Kiln. She smashed it to pieces without holding it firmly. How could he not be angry?
"When she was five years old, her father taught her to write, and the first character she wrote was '人'. The father also gave her a pen."
"When I was six years old, Sister Shi came, and my father never looked at me again. Do you really understand your daughter?" Mengying burst into tears as she said this.
Indeed, he did not pay too much attention to this daughter. Firstly, he was busy with business, and secondly, when Yang was pregnant with her, they said it was a son, but it was a daughter.
Old Mrs. Yao sighed, which made him not feel happy at all as a new father, but felt guilty. When his daughter came to his side, he mostly dealt with it perfunctorily. He never thought that they could talk seriously face to face like this.
"I..." Yao Qingshan was speechless. He really didn't understand.
"Father doesn't need to explain. I know that the Yao family needs the eldest son, not me, the eldest daughter. So I thought that if I want to get the attention of my father and mother, I must be different.
As a result, I frequently got into trouble. Regardless of right or wrong, I was always the most conspicuous among the children. That was because I wanted my father's eyes to stay on me, even if they were angry eyes, at least they were for me alone.
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Yao Qingshan was a little embarrassed by his daughter's words, but he did not deny that this was true.
"It wasn't until my grandfather passed away and he returned to his hometown that I discovered that Shi Lanxiu and the housekeeper had something secret to tell. But I knew you couldn't believe me, so I found the right opportunity to impress you.
As for dealing with those servants, it’s because they almost killed you, dad. I hate them and want them to die.
As for Shi Lanxiu and my second uncle, I just asked Shi Lanxiu to deliver the food. I didn’t expect them to be so bold.
But no one believed my explanation, because I am not the younger brother."
Mengying shed tears when she said this. The words she had hidden in her heart for two lifetimes were finally spoken out.
His daughter's silent crying made Yao Qingshan's heart drop. Yes, he had neglected to take care of his daughter. He had never even thought about how she was a child and longed for her father's love. "Ying'er, daddy is sorry for you." Yao Qingshan looked at the flower-like daughter in front of him and shed a few tears.
He didn't expect that his indifference would lead to his daughter becoming so precociously intelligent, and he almost fell into the trap of the Yin family.
Mengying shook her head, "No, it's my daughter's fault. It would be fine if I were a boy. I could take the imperial examination and shine on my family, but my daughter's family has such a big family, and I have to give her a dowry when I get married. If I were you,
I would think so."
"No, no, no, it's not Yinger like this. It's dad's fault. He shouldn't have believed that old godly woman's words. Don't blame dad. Don't you like this tea? Take it all and drink it."
After Yao Qingshan finished speaking, he placed the tea pot in front of Mengying.
"Dad, you're welcome, my daughter." Mengying wiped the tears on her face and showed a cute smile.
"Take it, take it, if you don't have enough, come again. Daddy has some good tea here." This is a low profile and an apology to her daughter.
Mengying achieved her goal and didn't stay much. She smiled and left with the tea can in her arms, as if she was afraid that her father would regret it.
Yao Qingshan looked at his daughter's back and breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head, thinking: After all, it was the little daughter who took the tea and left happily.
I was so confused that I didn't see through the Yin family's vicious plan.
Mengying's face sank when she left Yao Qingshan's study. She called Hongying and left the gate of Yao's mansion.
This is the benefit of being the boss, freedom of entry and exit.
Since Mrs. Yin won’t shed tears without seeing the coffin, then she will help her and let her ascend to bliss as soon as possible!