The moment she met Ma Juan, she stared at Bai Yunxi's bun and pointed at her bun in surprise, "Auntie, isn't this the red sandalwood hairpin you like?"
While speaking, she had already subconsciously blocked Baiyun Xi's path, signaling her aunt to look up.
Bai Yunxi stopped and looked at her with a half-smile, "What? Miss Ma, do you want to rob me again?"
"You...it's not me who wants it this time, it's the hairpin that my aunt values." Ma Juan's face was blank, and then she raised her chin, "Why do I keep touching you every time?"
"I also feel very strange, why do you take a step slower every time?"
Baiyunxi bent the corners of her lips, smiled, and looked up at Ma Ruren,
"Do you need me to cut off my love for you?"
She is the wife of the county magistrate and the largest official in Qing County. She is not guilty of offending a lowly person when she rises to compete with a lowly citizen.
Ma Ruren looked at the red sandalwood hairpin stuck in Baiyunxi's bun and frowned almost imperceptibly.
"If you can choose this hairpin, you must like it very much. How can I let you part with it?"
Anyone who has some discerning value should automatically offer it instead of asking. After all, she is a country woman who has never seen the world and is ignorant.
The last time she saw this person in Zhang's Mansion, she felt inexplicably disgusted, and she didn't expect to meet him again today. Under such circumstances, it was really unlucky. I heard that she had a good relationship with Brother Yu, and she could deal with that naughty man.
What kind of good can a person be?
Listening to Ma Ruren's thoughts, Bai Yunxi still had a smile on her face, but she couldn't help but curse in her heart.
Damn, I am greedy and shameless. If I want others to give me money, I have to see if I have that kind of virtue?
"Ma Ruren is worthy of being the county magistrate's wife. She has a virtuous and benevolent temperament, a kind face, and elegant speech. She is really a role model for women in the county. She is different from us country people. She is really enviable."
The more Bai Yunxi spoke, the brighter the smile on his face became.
"Maybe Ma Ruren has never been to the countryside. You don't know that there is a kind of shrew in our countryside. She doesn't like good things. Whenever she sees others eating better than herself, she will feel jealous and try her best to cause trouble.
Like meat."
"Of course, most country people are simple and kind-hearted, but because of this, once they encounter such a shrew, they will stay away for fear of getting into trouble."
Listening to Bai Yunxi's tone, Ma Ruren was confused for a moment. When she reacted, her face tightened and a hint of embarrassment appeared in her eyes.
"They say country people are vulgar. I just heard that before. When I heard you say that today, I was really disgusted."
Bai Yunxi looked at her with a smile and nodded,
"Country people don't have much knowledge. After all, they are poor people. They have no way to complain when something happens, so they can only make fun and make trouble. Unlike the wealthy families in the county, especially the elegant official families like Ma Ruren
A concubine is a born blessed person. She has been in a honeypot since she was born, with clothes on her hands, food on her hands, food on her hands, and mouths to open, and servants servicing her in droves. It is simply a fairy-like life. Just thinking about it makes people fascinated."
"I heard that noble and pampered people like you have a Bodhisattva heart, are kind-hearted, and are reluctant to trample an ant to death. In the past few days since I have been in the county, I have long heard of Ma Ruren's virtuous reputation.
What a rare example of a stepmother."
Everyone in the county knew that this was the stepmother, and she was not wronged.
Listening to Baiyunxi's words like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, there was no room for anyone to answer her words, so she finished the words alone.
Although they are all flattering words and words of envy and jealousy, they always make people feel uncomfortable and cannot find the fault.
Ma Ruren looked at Baiyun Xi quietly. She couldn't get a word in anyway, so she simply stopped talking.
Seeing her smiling face, Ma Ruren picked up the handkerchief and pressed the corner of her mouth.
"I didn't know before, but you are really a sharp-tongued boss. Countryside people are like you. If there is a conflict, they will always quarrel."
Listening to the taunting tone of the passers-by, Bai Yunxi didn't care and chuckled lightly,
"Actually, country people are also very simple. If there is a conflict, at most they will slap their thighs and cry and it will be over. The next day, they can still say hello with a smile."
"Oh, this is new. After a quarrel, don't you hold grudges?"
"There's no need to hold a grudge. It was just a casual chat. It can't be taken seriously. As long as it has nothing to do with food and drink, no one is willing to take the trouble to hold such a grudge, and they are not three-year-olds."
"Listening to what you said, country people are quite interesting. I have never been to the countryside, so I don't know much about them. I have learned a lot today."
Bai Yunxi looked at the hint of irritation between her eyebrows, curved the corners of her mouth, and revealed a suitable smile.
"What's the point? If Ma Ruren is interested in hearing stories about the countryside, there are a lot of trivial things. If you are free, I can sit down and tell you a story without repeating it for three days and three nights."
Seeing Bai Yunxi's smiling expression as he took a step closer, Ma Ruren subconsciously frowned, thinking that this man could really climb up the pole.
If you want to curry favor with an official lady like her, you have to see whether she agrees with it. For a country woman like this, what if her son becomes a scholar? If she didn't rely on the Zhang family, how could she have the courage to walk in the county?
Now I want to curry favor with her again, my face is not that thick-skinned. Unfortunately, she has never been interested in such vulgar people.
Listening to Ma Ruren's thoughts and seeing her posture as if her patience was about to run out, Bai Yunxi changed the subject, bowed slightly, and took the opportunity to hide the mockery on his lips,
"I'm leaving without delaying Ma Ruren's enjoyment."
After saying that, without waiting for anyone to say anything, Wenyou took one step out of the shop. Seeing this, Wenyou immediately raised her heels. The two stood on the street, looked at each other, and couldn't help but raise the corners of their lips and laugh.
"Okay, let's go."
"They are indeed an aunt and a nephew, they are so similar." Wenyou shook her head, neither of them were good birds.
"That's right, it's just that the young one hasn't reached the level of cultivation yet and is not stable enough."
Bai Yunxi narrowed her eyes and raised her hand to stroke the rosewood hairpin on her bun. If she wanted to take something from her mouth, she would have to wait and see if she agreed.
So what about the county magistrate's wife? If she wanted to show off, she would be too embarrassed to speak again. Today, she finally saw clearly the character of the two nephews, especially the Ma Ruren. He had a big cup of top-quality green tea and was serving it with a gentle look.
He has a virtuous appearance, but inside he is a greedy person with short-sightedness.
Sitting in her position, she might be used to being praised for her stinky feet, so she wanted her to offer her a sandalwood hairpin automatically, which was a pretty idea.
At this time, in the lobby of Duobao Pavilion, the shopkeeper silently wiped the sweat from his forehead and tried to reduce his presence as much as possible.
Ma Juan looked at her aunt's unclear expression, then looked at Baiyunxi's disappearing figure, and stamped her feet unwillingly.