"Drink some tea and eat some snacks first." Li Hongshu greeted Mu Siyu.
"No need, my home is far away and it will take time to get back to the village. Let's do things first!"
Mu Siyu said, looking at Li Hongshu's boudoir.
Although she is a eldest lady, there are actually requirements for the layout of the boudoir. In her opinion, it is too old-fashioned. She must not be the first owner here, so she is strict everywhere.
"Ms. Li, if you invite me to reform, do you want to discuss it with the elders in the family?"
"No, I can decide what happens here."
It saves trouble to talk to a smart person. Just one sentence and the other person can easily guess what she means.
"Then please help me find a ruler."
Mu Siyu asked Li Hongshu to borrow two maids for help, and the measurement was in progress.
She was so busy here that her feet never touched the floor. Li Hongshu was playing with Lu Zhiyun next to her with a piece of pastry.
"Your mother doesn't have time to eat, and you're not busy. Eat something! Don't worry, the snacks here are delicious and not poisoned."
Lu Zhiyun thanked her politely: "Thank you, aunt, I'm not hungry and I don't want to eat. Mom is busy, how can I eat here by myself?"
"This little girl is so sensible." The maid next to her said, "I think of my little sister at home, who is also such a sensible child. Every time I have something to eat, I give it to you first."
Li Hongshu was originally just passing the time, but the more she teased Lu Zhiyun, the more interesting she found it. This little girl was young and spoke in a precise manner, and every word she said made sense.
"Okay, Miss Li, the measurement is over." Mu Siyu put away the measured data and put it in her arms. "I will make a reasonable design based on the size of your room, and then you can see which design is more suitable for you.
"
"Have you finished the test? Let's have something to eat."
"No, I have to go home in a hurry. Thank you Miss Li for your hospitality."
"I finally understand. Your daughter really looks like you. Okay! Then I won't keep you."
The maid sent the mother and daughter to Brother Lu Daniu, and they drove the ox cart out of the Li Mansion.
Just as they left, a figure entered Li Hongshu's yard.
"Miss, that maid's name is Jiao Xue. She is the second-class maid in the eldest master's courtyard. She just joined the house not long ago. She said that Mrs. Lu's hands and feet are dirty, so let's..."
Li Hongshu interrupted the maid indifferently: "There are a few good maids in the eldest brother's courtyard, but they are all cowards. They only know how to pester them to do disgusting things. The more she says this, the more I value this.
Mrs. Lu."
After Mu Sijiao returned from Li Hongshu's place, the more she thought about it, the more proud she became. If Mu Siyu wanted to make money, it would depend on her consent. After she made such a 'complaint', Miss Li would definitely not give her a chance.
I really don’t know where that bitch learned the skills to be able to invite Miss Li to the house. You must know that this young lady in the Li family is the most difficult to please. She has been in the family for so long, and today is the first time that she looks at her seriously.
look.
"Jiaoxue, the eldest young master is calling for water! It's your turn to prepare it today."
"Call for water in broad daylight..." Several maids nearby muttered, showing strange smiles.
"The eldest young master just doted on Sister Chunlan. I heard that Sister Qiulan was guarding outside, and her face turned red, like a red plum. The eldest young master is very good at that..."
"You shameless little prodigal, where did you hear all this nonsense?"
Several maids laughed and made a fuss.
Mu Sijiao thought about the handsome young master, and her cheeks were filled with red clouds.
Why should she compete with Mu Siyu? The most important thing now is to get the eldest young master's favor. I heard that the eldest young master is about to marry his wife. If she doesn't get favored earlier, she may not have a chance in the future.
"Daniu, you know Jiang's Restaurant, right? Let's go to Jiang's Restaurant."
Kite didn't come to pick up the goods today. I don't know if something happened to him or something delayed him at Jiang's Restaurant.
There is a government seal on the door of Jiang's Restaurant.
"Auntie, what happened to Jiang's Restaurant?" Mu Siyu asked the vendor setting up a stall opposite.
"People were eaten to death here last night. Early this morning, officers and soldiers took away their shopkeeper and waiters."
"Thanks."
"What should we do now?" Lu Erniu said: "How could a good person eat dead people? This Jiang's Restaurant is too careless."
"I want to go to the county government office." Mu Siyu said, "I just wanted to ask about Jiang's Restaurant."
"Cheng, where is Brother Yi?"
"I don't know if he's here today. He left early in the morning and said he was going to another village today, so I don't know if he's back to the county office now."
"Sister-in-law Lu, why are you here?" Gao Yamen was about to go out on patrol when he suddenly saw a mother and daughter getting off the bullock cart and walking towards her.
"Master Gao..."
"Hey, don't call me Master Gao. I'm just a little government servant. If you don't mind, just call me Brother Gao!"
"Brother Gao, has our man returned to the county office?"
"Not yet! There was a case yesterday. Several other scribes had gone there, but he wanted to go home. He said he would go directly this morning. He hasn't come back at this time, so it must be a bit difficult."
"Brother Gao, do you know about the Jiang's Restaurant case?"
"Are you here for this case? Yes, you made the braised pork they sold, right? In fact, this case is very strange, and it is still being investigated. But don't worry, that person didn't die from eating your braised pork.
"
Lu Daniu and Lu Erniu were relieved beside them.
Although Mu Siyu was a little worried, she was relieved when Gao Yamen said this.
"Can I see the shopkeeper and the waiter?"
"This... I'm afraid it's not good. This case is still under trial, and I don't want anyone to see them." Gao Yamen said: "I will make arrangements for you quietly, but you can't stay too long, you must be quick."
"Thank you."
Mu Siyu said, taking out the braised pork from the basket.
"Take these and share them with the brothers."
"Sister-in-law Lu's craftsmanship is very important to us, so you're welcome."
The shopkeeper of Jiang's Restaurant and Kite were both good people. She wanted to ask them for specific details and maybe they could be of some help. If they couldn't help, it would be a good idea to check with them.
"Someone is here to see you." The cell leader led Mu Siyu into the prison.
She gave Lu Zhiyun to brother Lu Daniu for temporary care.
"Sister-in-law Yi, why are you here?" Kite looked up and saw Mu Siyu.
The shopkeeper heard what Kite said and looked over.
"How did you come?"
"Shopkeeper, what's going on?" Mu Siyu said.
"It's all my fault. I was looking for cheap and bought cheap mutton. Who knew something happened? It wasn't until just now that I realized that it was not mutton, but rat meat, or poisonous rat meat."
"It's not that the shopkeeper wants to be cheap, it's that the newly recruited Wang San is not good at all. He took it upon himself to change the place where we usually buy meat, saying that he found a better source of meat. This time something went wrong." Kite said angrily.
