MTL - It’s Hard For a Good Wife and Mother-Chapter 98
Lie drove the carriage all the way forward, and Prince Qiongqing was also motion sick all the way, he couldn't eat anything except fresh fruit, and the fresh fruit he ate was also for the purpose of vomiting when he vomited.
Zhao Yingzi was so worried that she stopped sitting in the carriage, and simply sat outside the carriage with Lie, temporarily avoiding the mistakes she made.
Inside the carriage, the servant Zizi looked at Qiongqing worriedly. The young master's body seemed to be getting weaker. A person who is extremely picky about eating like the young master really shouldn't come out with Mr. Zhao, but he didn't dare to talk too much, although Young Master would not beat and scold him, but the cold air around him could make his teeth chatter.
"My lord, let me cut a plow for you to eat!"
Qiongqing didn't speak, but only stopped him with gestures. Now that the carriage was driving at full speed, he couldn't eat anything with his stomach upset, and the carriage was bumpy, and he might cut his hands if he was not careful.
"Young master, drink that wild honey again?"
Qiong Qing shook his head.
"Master, how about eating some sweet-scented osmanthus cake? Although the sweet-scented osmanthus cake is rough, it can at least fill your stomach..."
"Ceramic glaze, I can't eat it." Qiongqing finally spoke, and suddenly, his fingers moved involuntarily, calling out, "Commander Zhao!"
Zhao Yingzi also noticed something strange in the next second, so she lifted the curtain and rushed to Qiongqing in the car and said, "It's best to stay in the car and don't move, I will protect you all!" Then she turned to lie and whispered a few words.
Lie raised his whip and lashed the horse's back, and shouted "drive!" The horse suffered pain, neighed, and ran forward desperately with all four hooves.
The carriage jolted harder and harder, but Cilan saw the awe-inspiring coldness all over Qiongqing's body, and he was fully on guard, he faintly felt that there might be danger ahead.
The carriage passed a bend, and suddenly a dozen black-clothed and masked men jumped out from the bushes on both sides. Zhao Yingzi turned around, drew out the soft sword from her waist, and rushed towards the group of black-clothed masked men like a silver snake.
The man in black was probably just an ordinary bandit, not Zhao Yingzi's opponent. In the blink of an eye, Zhao Yingzi injured three of them and killed two of them. Seeing each other's strong martial arts, the group of people were a little timid and slipped away one after another. However, when they left, they still had the strength to drag away their dead companions. This made Zhao Yingzi suspect that they were saving their strength, and it was very likely that they were in the early morning. Followed behind them and waited for the opportunity to move.
Zhao Yingzi didn't intend to chase, she swished a few times in a bush, wiped off the blood on her shoulders, retracted her waist, and chased the carriage that Lie had driven far away with light work.
Seeing the master sitting next to him safe and sound, Lie's heart fell back. If he had to protect the master and the servants in the carriage, the master would not need to do it himself at all.
"This place is a bit remote, and there are no people in the area for dozens of miles. I may meet those people again, and I killed two of them. They should come to seek revenge on me!" Zhao Yingzi held a leaf in her mouth, He smiled indifferently.
"Master, do you think they are ordinary bandits?"
"Well, the martial arts are mediocre, but most of the bandits are crooked melons and jujubes, good and bad. This time, I noticed that the bodies wrapped in black are very well-proportioned and slender. This is not like a bandit at all, but more It's like being handpicked."
"However, two of them were killed by the master..."
"Yeah, I also feel strange. Now I regret that I didn't stab those two or four people more times. It can't be a fake death, although I'm sure I broke their throats!"
Although Zhao Yingzi said it with a smile, Lie felt that she was fully on guard, presumably the master was also uneasy.
The carriage drove continuously for two hours, before reaching a small town, stopped to replenish dry food and drinking water, and let the horses rest for a while, so that they could eat enough forage, and the people could also have a hot meal.
Qiongqing still couldn't eat, but in order to have the strength to go on the road, he could only force himself to drink a cup of wild honey mixed with warm water and eat two pieces of sweet-scented osmanthus cake.
Zhao Yingzi ordered a plate of braised pork, a plate of fried peanuts, a plate of fried Chinese cabbage, and a small wooden barrel of brown rice. Porcelain only ate fried peanuts and fried Chinese cabbage, and the big pot of braised pork was shared by Zhao Yingzi and Lie. Porcelain looked at Zhao Yingzi biting the fat, and the fat flowed, making her beautiful lips more plump and rosy. She always felt that the food looked delicious when it was in her mouth, and Porcelain couldn't help but His cheeks flushed, and he quickly lowered his head.
Lie quickly finished his meal, and went to the town to find fresh fruits for Qiongqing, and when he came back after an hour, he had an extra bag in his hand, which contained a dozen persimmons and four or five pomegranates.
The group set off again.
Luling Town.
When Mo Dai and Maru Niu woke up, it was late, and the whole family had already had lunch, so they didn't wake her up because they were afraid of disturbing Mo Dai's sleep.
Mo Dai went to the sink in the kitchen room to wash her face, lifted the lid of the pot, and sure enough, seeing her and Maru Niu's lunch being warmed in the pot, a feeling of warmth flowed through her heart.
Mo Dai thought, this house belongs to Shi Shi, and the tens of thousands of taels at home also belong to Shi Shi. After all, she doesn't earn much money by herself. Right now, the family's income is mainly from the profits of the massage parlor in Shuiquan Town and the high consultation fees earned by Mu Qianche, a genius doctor. One-third or more of the profit of the massage parlor comes from selling snacks and embroidery. In other words, she is not the only one making money in the family, her husbands are also making money.
She doesn't plan to touch Shi Mo's money, and she wants to stay in Luling Town for a few more months, and wants to see with her own eyes what the lively New Year's Eve that Shi Mo said is going to be like, so she can't stay in the house all day long , she has to find a way to make money.
After eating, Mo Dai called the whole family to the dining room, and said that she wanted to make dim sum and sell it in Bai Duoyin's inn, and set up a dim sum counter in the lobby of the inn, and all she had to do was pay the shopkeeper's counter fee. It's not that she hasn't thought about opening a shop, it's just that she is new to Luling Town, and she is not familiar with the local customs and customs here, so she might be inappropriate to act rashly.
Xiao Sheng was overjoyed after hearing this: "My wife, I'm in charge of making dim sum!"
Mo Dai nodded and said with a smile: "That's natural, most of the dim sum will be made by you, you are the pastry chef!"
Xiao Sheng blushed involuntarily, and muttered in his mouth: "Evil-minded, he likes to tease me!"
Modai pretended not to hear, and continued: "Since it's a dim sum counter, delicious dim sum is the most basic thing. Besides, our dim sum should be novel and interesting, just like the Lucky Star Rabbit that was packaged in Wandering Town. It still needs to be packaged!"
Xu Shaolin couldn't help but also cheered up: "Are you still selling Lucky Star Rabbits?" He thought that the bamboo boxes he wove every day would be useful this time.
"No, we won't make Lucky Star Rabbit. There are quite a lot of food made in the name of horned deer in their town. But I noticed it when I was shopping. Most of them sell venison and antler. There are no horned deer cakes yet. This time we will make horned deer cakes." When Mo Dai talked about horned deer, her eyes were bright, and she got up and ran to the study in the front yard to get a pen and paper, and began to draw while talking.
Mo Dai wanted to create a group of animal snacks in the name of the deer, which were divided into four shapes: standing still, running, lying still, and neck up. One shape is released every day, and the number is limited to ten. It is also placed in a bamboo box, but the shape has been slightly changed. This time, the gift purse inside is made into the shape of a wishful dream pillow, embroidered with the shape of a horned deer and the name of the divine deer. A whole set sells for two taels of silver.
Of course, it is not easy to make these animals come alive, but Xiao Sheng looked at the patterns drawn by Modai, looking eager to try, and he couldn't wait.
The special counter can't exclusively sell desserts like horned deer. The honey bean shortbread, osmanthus cake, mung bean shortbread, etc. that Xiao Sheng used to make should also be put on sale. Besides, Modai also wants to bake sponge cake, toast bread and For biscuits, of course, the premise is to order an oven and build a stove, which cannot be realized in a short time, so we can only focus on the snacks made by Xiao Sheng first, with Modai assisting.
In the days that followed, the Mo Dai family was busy, Xu Shaolin was in charge of weaving bamboo boxes, the three Mo Wuyun brothers were in charge of making those gift purses, Xiao Xiao would no longer be the mistress, and was in charge of selling, while Mu Qianche and Mo You were in charge of selling. Responsible for taking care of the children, if a patient comes to seek medical treatment, Mu Qianche will take on the role of a genius doctor to treat the patient.
Of course, Mo Dai thought that she was just a foreigner, not a native of Luling Town, and making dim sum in the name of Shenlu would most likely be bullied by the locals, so Mo Dai approached Wan Yan and got it from her. The patent right for the production and sales of Shenlu Dim Sum allows you to sell Dim Sum with peace of mind and is not afraid of imitation.
On the first day of the dim sum sale, when the guests who came and went to the inn heard that the Shenlu dim sum sold by Mo Dai cost two taels of silver each, they couldn't believe it. When Mo Dai opened a delicate bamboo box and showed the snacks and gifts inside to everyone, they couldn't help but sigh. Whether it was the lifelike Shenlu snacks or the gift Ruyi Dream Pillow, they were all exquisite products. It is even more beautiful when packed in the green bamboo box.
A rich man paid two taels of silver to buy it, and immediately picked up the divine deer snack and ate it. He thought it tasted like something he had never tasted before. The antlers tasted salty, the deer head tasted sweet, and the deer body Rich milk fragrance, and wrapped in sweet but not greasy honey bean filling, this unique taste combination is like tasting all the meat of the deer, the so-called whole body is precious medicinal materials.
One person took the lead, and the remaining nine bamboo boxes were sold out quickly, and those who didn't buy had to leave regretfully.
A few days after the dim sum was launched, the response became more and more intense. Many guests passed through Luling Town from outside, but they delayed their departure time because they had to wait to buy Shenlu dim sum, which indirectly boosted the business of the inn.
Shopkeeper Chou was happy, and walked around Xiao Xiao's dim sum counter all day long with a smile on his face. From time to time, he wanted to stretch out his paw to grab a piece of honey bean shortbread to satisfy his cravings, but every time Xiao Xiao patted it back.
At this day's hour, Xiao Xiao was about to put away the unsold snacks on the counter, but saw another piece of honey bean shortbread secretly stuck on a paw, Xiao Xiao picked up the wooden shovel and "snapped" it. The back of the hand with hairy paws.
"Hey, I'm dying of pain! Isn't it just a piece of dim sum, it's still leftovers, how stingy!" Shopkeeper Chou muttered, curling his lips.
"You are not stingy, you buy it!" Xiao Xiao pushed back unceremoniously.
"Look at your vigor, don't forget, you are using the inn's territory to do business, don't be ungrateful!"
"Tch, don't talk nonsense, we'll pay you two taels a month for the land!"
"Tsk, what a fussy girl!"
"Each each other!"
"Sharp teeth!"
"Thank you very much!"
"I really want to shoot you to death..."
Shopkeeper Qiu was arguing fiercely with Xiao Xiao when he suddenly saw a carriage driving towards the door of the inn.
Shopkeeper Qiu took a look, his eyes widened immediately, but he saw that the driver was a tall and burly man, he was comparable to the Shi Gongzi he had seen before, no, he was stronger than Shi Gongzi. Moreover, the gray gown of the driver was covered with dark stains, upon closer inspection, it turned out to be bloodstains. Only then did shopkeeper Qiu realize that the man's waist seemed to be continuously oozing blood.
Shopkeeper Qiu trembled immediately, and wanted to run to the gate immediately and close the door panels, so as to keep this suspicious-looking person out, but unfortunately, she hadn't reached the door yet. , the tall man carried out a woman of the same stature from the carriage, the woman seemed to have been seriously injured and unconscious, and let the man carry her into the inn limply.
Then came down a handsome young man from the carriage, and then a noble man wearing a black gauze hat and a moon white gown. Yes, Qinggui, although his moon-white clothes are also stained with mottled blood, but he looks like a **** who does not eat the fireworks in this world. It made people feel that he might become immortal in the next second.
The young man supported the noble man and followed the tall man into the inn.
"Shopkeeper, there are two upper rooms, the carriage outside is taken to the backyard, and the horses are fed some good food!" The tall man spoke, his voice was mechanical, all on the same key, without any cadence, and it sounded cold and strange Scary, the guests passing by in the lobby in twos and threes also immediately hid in their rooms to avoid harming themselves.
Although shopkeeper Qiu was scared, she still hurried to the counter to check the guest check-in book. She trembled more and more during this check, and her voice was a little hoarse: "I'm very sorry, sir, there is only one ordinary room left. Yes, look..."
The man looked at Shopkeeper Qiu, his face still expressionless, but the silent air pressure made Shopkeeper Qiu break out in a cold sweat, subconsciously he raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat off his forehead.
"Guest officer, it's true, villains dare not lie to you!"
The man didn't speak, and although his eyes were cold and severe, his face was actually tired, especially because his waist was still injured and bleeding continuously.
Xiao Xiao was a little surprised when the tall man appeared with the woman in his arms, isn't that who and who? Although that who had teased her at the beginning and tried to get Mo Dai's idea, but that who was under that who felt good, at least he used to listen to her quietly and didn't find her annoying at all.
"Master Lie?" Xiao Xiao called out subconsciously.
Lie turned his head and saw that the woman who had been chattering in his ear so annoyingly was actually in the lobby. For some reason, he suddenly felt relieved, and the anger that was mentioned was vented. Once vented, he Then his body swayed, and he quickly pulled himself together, he could hold his master in his arms, but he couldn't fall down on him!
Xiao Xiao was driving the carriage, feeling overwhelmed, she didn't know how Mo Dai would react when she saw her leading these people back, but when she saw the large blood oozing from Lie's waist, the shocking red It made her heart ache, so her words came out without thinking: "Come back with me and let the genius doctor heal your wounds!"
Lie's dull expression suddenly softened a little, he felt that Xiao Xiao finally said something that made him not feel annoying.
Tomorrow is the first day of the first winter month, and Modai knows that from tomorrow onwards, Luling Town will start to be bustling, so she specially made sandwiches with the toast bread that she baked tonight, but the color is not ideal, but the taste is still good. Sandwiched fried eggs, boiled green vegetables, sliced steamed bacon sausages, and spread Xiao Sheng's homemade meat sauce, which is slightly sweet and salty. In addition, a large pot of milk tea was brewed, and a casserole of lotus root noodles was cooked. Ready to have this for dinner.
The two little Wamaru cows have long been looking forward to it, and the youngest, Mo Xiaoman, has recently started to eat some porridge and milk as supplementary food, and he already knows that food is better than milk, so he looked at the sandwich. , also stretched out his little hand to reach.
For more than ten days, Xiao Sheng has been making snacks, and found milk everywhere to make condensed milk on the grounds that the children at home had no milk to drink, while Mo Dai ordered a thick iron oven, and made it himself I built a stove by hand, embedded the oven, and after many trials and improvements, I finally made it, although the appearance looks a bit ugly.
At this time, the whole family was sitting at the table waiting for Xiao Xiao to come back for dinner.
The door was slammed, and Mo You ran over to open it, and was a little surprised when she opened it: "Sister Xiao, why did you come back with the carriage?"
Xiao Xiao smiled guiltyly: "Drive the car into the yard first, and then talk about it. By the way, where is Modai?" Xiao Xiao asked while driving the car into the yard.
"My sister has prepared delicious food and is waiting for you!" Mo You replied while closing the door and locking it.
"Ah, is that right? Once Mo Dai makes a move, it will definitely be a blessing!" Xiao Xiao couldn't help but said, and her stomach growled at the same time. She never steals snacks when selling snacks, and the rest will be directly Bringing it back, Shopkeeper Chou has been groaning for a long time, she is not willing to give her a piece after all, that dead old woman is so stingy, she just refuses to spend money to buy dim sum from the counter.
At this time, Lie couldn't wait to carry his master Zhao Yingzi out of the carriage. When Mo You saw a big man coming out of the carriage suddenly, and he was covered in blood, he felt a little nervous immediately, and trotted back to the backyard. Inform Mody about the situation.
Lie appeared in front of Mo Dai with Zhao Yingzi in his arms, and then knelt down straight to Mo Dai: "Please ask Miss Mo to let the genius doctor save the master. Unfortunately, she was tricked by the enemy and was stabbed in the chest, and the knife It is poisoned with a poison that I have never seen before." Lie said, the pain in the waist and the excessive blood loss caused cold sweat to ooze from his forehead, but he still gritted his teeth and endured it, waiting for Mu Qianche to agree.
Mo Dai was a little surprised at the sudden appearance of Yu Lie and Zhao Yingzi, and Zhao Yingzi had always been a master of martial arts, how could she be reduced to such a level? However, it is important to save lives now.
Mo Dai asked Lie to carry Zhao Yingzi into the guest room in the front yard, Mu Qianche followed, and Mo You also followed with the medicine box on her back.
Zhao Yingzi's wound was close to her heart, Lie didn't untie her clothes, but directly tore off her middle clothes to bandage her. When Mo Dai tore off the clothes on Zhao Yingzi's upper body, Lie took the initiative to turn around and retreat outside the door, Mo You blushed and ran out after her, but Mu Qianche didn't feel uncomfortable at all because she was a doctor.
"It's been more than two hours since I was poisoned." Mu Qianche said lightly.
Zhao Yingzi's wound was black, and there was a faint stench of festering and decay around it, which had already spread to her heart. Perhaps, as said in martial arts novels, she had the true energy in her body to survive until now.
"Do you know what kind of poison it is?" Modai asked.
"I don't know, but the symptoms of this poisoning are somewhat similar to the 'rotten heart' from Qiong Kingdom that Master said at the beginning. If it spreads to the heart, it will not cause immediate death, but will slowly corrode the heart. Will die of heart rot."
"It seems that Zhao Yingzi can hold on quite well." Mo Dai suddenly raised the corners of her lips and smiled.
"It's pretty strong, it seems that there is some kind of mind supporting her." Mu Qianche also admired Zhao Yingzi's powerful mind power.
Seeing Zhao Yingzi, who was unrestrained and flamboyant in the past, turned into the current appearance with black lips, gray complexion, and the appearance of dying at any time, Mo Dai felt mixed emotions in her heart. That day, Zhao Yingzi left without saying goodbye, and never regarded her as a friend at all, and she had made up her mind to exclude Zhao Yingzi from the people worthy of making friends, thinking that there would be no future, but now it was only a few months, but she was on the verge of death. The state of death appeared in front of her, which made her a little unprepared. It was God's will!
At this time, Zhao Yingzi's lips moved suddenly, and Mo Dai leaned close to her lips to hear her intermittently raving: "...protect Xiaoqinger...Xiao Daidai hasn't...slept enough...not reconciled..."
After hearing this, Mo Dai suddenly slapped her on the forehead, this guy looked so obscene when he was about to die, she decided to torture her and save her when she died.
Seeing that Mo Dai took a picture of Zhao Yingzi, Mu Qianche guessed that Zhao Yingzi must have babbled something indecent. Thinking about it, she thought it was funny, Zhao Yingzi was obviously a woman but she kept pestering Modai endlessly, her words were full of frivolity What a weirdo!
Lie outside the door was worried when he heard a slap-like sound coming from the room, so he asked, "Miss Mo, what did the genius doctor say? Master, she..."
Mo Dai couldn't bear to hear Lie's weak voice, Zhao Yingzi was so lucky to have such a loyal subordinate as Lie, so she said, "Don't worry, the genius doctor said there is help!"
Hearing this, Lie was completely relieved, finally exhausted, so he just fell straight on the side porch pillar, Mo You quickly grabbed him, but because of too much force, he was completely crushed by him, and pushed hard When he was walking, he suddenly felt warm, wet and sticky in his palm. When he saw it in front of his eyes, it turned out to be blood. He was startled, and hurriedly shouted: "Young master, young master, it's not good. Here, this young master lost too much blood and passed out." Already!"
Mu Qianche hurriedly came out to help Lie rescue Mo You who was under pressure, helped him into another guest room, checked his wound, although it was a bit serious, but it was not poisoned, so Mo You went to the backyard to get a He bought a bottle of strong wine to clean his wound, then applied medicine and bandaged it, and asked Mo You to take care of him.
After all, Mo Dai was not cruel enough to watch Zhao Yingzi die before coming to save her, and poured a bowl of water from the teapot in the study. Mu Qianche knew very well that she was going to save someone, so she followed into the room, And close the door.
Lie was still restless in a coma, but now he no longer had a dull face, but frowned, with a painful look on his face. Suddenly, a strong fragrance came from the room. Mo You closed his eyes and sniffed it intoxicated. He knew that it was the miracle doctor who was using the secret medicine handed down from his ancestors to save the injured woman. It smells so good to live on him!
Lie smelled the fragrance, the uneasiness in his heart gradually subsided, and his brows relaxed.
Not long after, Mo Dai came over with a small bowl of water and handed it to Mo You, the water was exuding a stronger fragrance, and Mo Dai said: "This is a sip of potion saved from his master's mouth, hello Give him a drink!"
Mo You nodded, but his strength was relatively weak, and he felt strenuous enough to lift Lie up, and almost knocked over the small half bowl of water. Mo Dai shook his head helplessly, so he stepped forward to support Lie himself, and squeezed his mouth open , took the small half bowl of water and poured it down in one go. Mo You looked at Modai's overly rude actions in surprise, and couldn't help thinking to herself, although my sister looks weak, she is still a woman!
After the two men were rescued, Mo Dai, Mu Qianche and Mo You returned to the backyard for dinner. When they came to the dining room, they found that Zhao Yingzi and Lie had brought two men over and were sitting in the dining room Beside the small table on the right, a man wearing a black gauze hat and a moon-white gown, although stained with blood, still looks elegant, and the air around him seems to be a bit fresher than the other side. And that young man in Tsing Yi, with a handsome face, presumably was the man's servant.
"Who are these two?" Mo Dai looked at Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao scratched the back of his head, his eyes flickered left and right: "Hey, I don't know, it should be Mr. Lie's friend!"
Mo Dai's eyebrows twitched involuntarily, and sure enough, it was useless to ask her.
But at this time, the servant Cihuang took the initiative to reply: "Ms. Hui, my name is Ciqing, and my son came here to visit relatives in Mr. Zhao's carriage!"
Mo Dai was stunned by the phrase "return to the girl" by the porcelain glaze. Based on this alone, she knew that the man wearing the black gauze hat must be of extraordinary background.
"Well, let Mo You take you to the guest room in the front yard to stay for one night, and tomorrow you can leave here to visit relatives." Modai said with a smile, her tone was very gentle, but Cilan felt her words It was cold, and the implication was obviously to let them leave quickly. If they weren't all men, I'm afraid they wouldn't be allowed to stay tonight!
The noble man sitting on the side suddenly leaned over at the moment when Mo Dai's words fell, and passed out.
