Chapter Three Unaware
Jiang Nang picked three pastries from the box handed over by Jin Ge'er, and the maid hurried to carefully put them away.
"Take these back." Jingniang Cheng said, sitting up straight.
Brother Jin is confused.
"Where did I take it back?" he asked.
"As you wish." said Cheng Jiaoniang.
Where is the restroom?
Sun Guan's master, who had been smiling and watching from the side, pulled the child over with one hand.
"Whether it's for others or for yourself, thank you for your kindness," she said.
Jin Ge'er let out a surprised cry.
"This is expensive, isn't it?" he said.
Because he often walked back and forth between home and the Taoist temple, he saw and heard a lot, so he knew that this kind of heart was hard to come by.
The pastries of this mysterious view are novel and delicious, initially several big households came to adopt and buy for their own use, later they also started as gifts to each other, one after another the whole city knew, and then spread outward.
It is said that Zhang Chun's father, Old Master Zhang, was the first to use it, but after this saying spread, some people were not convinced.
"This is what I sold first." A peddler said with discontent, "At the beginning of walking around the streets and alleys, it was given away for free, everyone thought it was good, and then they rushed to buy it."
The offering of pastries at this mysterious temple is limited to three boxes a day, with two of them being tribute goods that can only be disposed of freely after the second day's ceremony. No matter how many people come to worship and donate incense oil money, the quantity of pastries remains unchanged. With fewer pastries available, more people seeking them makes them all the more precious.
Those who want to come and talk business, no matter how much money they promise, can't even get in the door, and are not allowed to disturb this quiet place.
The master of the Miao-yao Guan said that he only offered sacrifices in front of the palace and did not want to become a worldly thing.
Only such a place of high virtue and spiritual elegance can produce such excellent desserts, which not only taste good but also have the effects of warding off evil and bringing good fortune, nourishing one's life, and so on, making them increasingly popular.
Just now, the young servant of the Cheng family didn't even get to take down the flag of Cheng Liu Niang, how can you just take so many things and return them to yourself?
"You go to the market and buy some pen, ink, paper and inkstone." The maid took out another piece of paper with a small fly-head script that listed all the things Qing Cheng Jiao Niang wanted.
Jin Ge'er let out a soft cry and carefully took over the neatly stacked pastries, still hesitating as he looked at them.
"Take it away, these things are nothing to my wife." said Sun Guan Zhu with a smile.
It wasn't necessary to send it in the first place, but at that time she didn't know why she stopped Jin Ge'er either. Maybe it was because that little servant reported his own surname as Cheng's family.
How ridiculous! Does the Cheng family really think they can survive just by relying on their ancestors' offerings?
The Innumerable Heavens' Venerable, how could his granddaughter Miao Xian be someone who cannot bear the hardships and is infatuated with worldly vanity?
Jin Ge'er nodded in agreement and bowed his head to thank Cheng Jiaoniang.
"You must let the shopkeeper settle these accounts clearly, only these will do, don't try to deceive with other things." The maid said, pulling at Jin Ge'er's sleeve.
Jin Ge'er nodded and ran away with the box in his arms.
"A shop is gone, run a few more." The maid shouted as she chased out.
Jin Ge'er opened the door and was startled. There were four or five people standing in front of the door, dressed in an extraordinary manner.
These four or five people were also whispering something, and Jin Ge's sudden jump out also startled them.
"Who are you?" Jin Ge'er asked cautiously, taking a step back and blocking the door with his body, eyeing these people warily.
"Little brother, may I ask if Miss Cheng lives here?" said Cao the steward with a gentle expression. "I am from the capital city and I am the steward of the Zhou family, which is the maternal family of Miss Cheng. My surname is Cao."
"I am Chen of Beijing, this is my name card." Fourth Master Chen said hastily from the side, while handing over a card, but did not elaborate on who he was.
Jin Ge'er was somewhat at a loss.
"What do you want?" he asked, showing no intention of opening the door.
"Something is needed from Mrs. Cheng," said Cao's steward.
What? Which one, daughter?
"Wait for me to ask." Jin Ge said with a suspicious look at them again.
"Watch the door and don't let them burst in."
A faint whispering voice came from behind the door, seemingly a young servant receiving instructions from someone.
This silly little kid is quite careful in keeping the house, Cao Guan thought to himself, and he looked up at the door, seeing the two words "Tai Ping" on it.
The name is good, this dish has some meaning.
Chen Siye was getting anxious, he wished he could just barge in, if they had gone to the Cheng's house directly, no one would have said anything even if he did barge in, but since they came here, firstly it was a female audience and secondly the ones present were unmarried women, so barging in was not an option.
"Is someone asking to see the bride?"
In the courtyard, Sun Guanzhu and his maid were standing and talking, both of whom were shocked by Jin Ge's words.
This is the first time someone has come specifically to see his daughter-in-law and used a polite term for it.
"Who is it?" Sun Guan asked hastily.
"One says it's the maternal grandmother's family, one only says it's the Chen family, don't know what kind of person." Jin Ge'er said, handing over the name card in his hand.
Maternal grandparents' home? Madame Zhou's maiden home!
Sun Guan's expression changed to a happy one and he didn't ask any more questions. He took the name card and went into the house.
The maid and Jin Ge followed closely behind.
"Zhou's family?" Cheng Jiaoniang put down her book and looked up after hearing Sun Guanzhu's words.
"Yes, yes, daughter-in-law, it's someone from your maternal family who has come..." Sun Guanzhu said.
Before she could finish speaking, Jingniang lowered her head again.
"I don't know," she said, closing the book. "I'm going to sleep, goodbye."
Sun Guanzhu was stunned and stood still on the spot.
Really don't know? Or just don't want to know?
Has Zhou family also offended this woman?
"Daughter, there is another person who is not from the Zhou family," said Jin Ge'er.
Sun Guanzhu then realized that the name card in his hand was not from the Zhou family and hastily handed it over.
Quzhou Chen's Mingxing
"I don't know." said Jingniang without even looking up.
Cao and Fourth Master Chen outside the door were somewhat stunned.
Cao Guan Shi was shocked and also a bit dazed.
"You just accompany them, don't show your face, it's best to let the Chen family members sign up directly, otherwise I'm afraid you won't even get a chance to see them." Qin Langjun said.
At that time, he was still somewhat skeptical of those words. Now it seems that this woman really doesn't give the Zhou family any face at all.
Don't you know? That half-witted kid said that back then, when no one recognized anyone else, they only recognized Old Lady Zhou. As soon as they heard the surname Zhou, they'd get excited. When they were still stupid, as long as someone said "Old Lady Zhou is here", they'd immediately come to their senses. They wouldn't even respond to Mom and Dad's calls, but the first person they learned to recognize was Grandma.
It's not that we don't know each other, but rather that we know each other too well.
He smiled wryly and looked at the maid in front of the door.
Where did so much resentment come from?
"Big sister, trouble you again to introduce, say in the capital Chen Xianggong for father seek medical treatment." he said.
"Seeking medical attention?" The maid was surprised, had she heard wrong? Still, someone from the capital city came here to seek medical attention?
Are you kidding me?
Chen Siye thought of something again and took out an envelope.
"This is my father's letter, read it and you will understand." he said.
Cao Guan saw him take it out and also thought of something, taking a thin book from his bosom.
"And this one, if you don't understand, looking at it may make you understand," he said.
How can there be so many things you don't understand... Can your wife really understand?
The maid hesitated and took over the door of the room with a creak.
For the first time, both Cao and Chen were locked out by someone they knew.
"It's a young lady's home, and we can't just barge in uninvited. It's not right to see her without meeting the elders first." Old Man Chen said in a low voice, with a hint of complaint.
Cao Guan Shi smiled wryly and naturally couldn't say that it was possible because he had signed up for the wrong number, so he got a cold shoulder.
"Fourth Master, the young lady has been ill since childhood and was raised outside. She just returned, and people in the house don't know she can diagnose illnesses. If you rashly go and say so, I'm afraid the people of the Cheng family will think you're crazy and talking nonsense. It's better to wait a bit, this time it should be possible to enter."
Thank you for your understanding, it's not that everyone is urging me, but I'm in a hurry myself. This time is really strange, and I've created such a text structure that has trapped myself. I know it's slow, but I just can't change it, so I'm anxious. I'm anxious about myself. I'll try to adjust again. It's hard to write and hard to read too. I've also read the article and know where the problem lies. This time we can only suffer together. (PS: The author's words are free, I will add them after posting, so the original word count won't change ~)
