Quick Wear: BE cannon fodder does not follow the routine

Chapter 158 The Lady of the Constable's House (36)

Four years later…

"Brother Xiao, Lanchunju's new courtesan election is underway. We have a day off tomorrow, do you want to go?"

"That girl Ying'er was scratched on the face by a cat and her face was disfigured! What a pity for that face."

"I heard that Miss Ying'er was trying to seduce Mr. Guo, but was caught by Mrs. Guo Er. All the wives of officials saw it."

As Xiao Zhuoxuan was packing up his things, his colleagues continued to persuade him, "Xuan, this beautiful girl has a bad temper. She is not as gentle as the girl from Lanchunju."

Xiao Zhuoxuan immediately retorted: "My wife has the final say. If she tells me to go east, I will never dare to go west."

"Hey! You are a grown man, why are you afraid of a woman? You can't get rid of the reputation of being a henpecked man."

"My wife is gentle and virtuous, she treats people politely, she manages the house in an orderly manner, and educates the children well; outside, she has a skill to make a living, and many officials and their families like her skill. You envy me."

"But my sister-in-law has a bad reputation. It's a fact that she kicked a grown man away. Brother Xuan, are you okay?"

"Those men wanted to molest my wife. If they hadn't run fast, I would have caught them and castrated them. Is it wrong for a woman to protect herself?"

"Of course not. This boss is going to Kyoto to take up a new position. Are you really not going to take that position?"

"I have no talent or virtue, Brother Su is the right person."

"Zhuo Xuan, you are going home. It's just on the way. I have something important to ask my sister-in-law."

"Let's go, Brother Su!"

Xiao Zhuoxuan and his colleagues were walking on the way home. Not far away, they saw a graceful woman leading a spotted donkey with two pheasants, a hare and two bags tied to the donkey's back.

When I got closer, I saw that the woman had a bun in her hair, and was simply decorated with a blue peony velvet hairpin, a pink silk cherry blossom tassel hairpin, and a jade hairpin. She was not wearing any makeup, but she still attracted many glances from passers-by.

In the woman's arms was a baby as delicate as a jade sculpture. The child was just learning to speak and was playing with a sprig of honeysuckle.

Seeing that it was the fierce and fierce Madam Xiao, everyone immediately lost interest and continued with the work in their hands.

Xiao Zhuoxuan quickened his pace and walked over, shouting, "Madam."

Gu Yuxi turned around and said with a smile: "Husband!"

"Madam, why are you so busy again?"

"Daddy!"

The man took away Gu Yuxi's two-year-old son, and the woman explained, "I had nothing to do, so Madam Guo asked me to make some incense and scented tea, so I went out to pick some flowers and some green tea."

"Sister-in-law, you take a rest. I'll lead the donkey."

"Brother Su, I'll hold your hand."

Xiao Zhuoxuan held Xiao Dai by the hand, hugged the child, and said, "Madam, I have a day off tomorrow, so I can help you build the pool."

"It's a rare opportunity to rest. Didn't the officials say you should go get together?"

"They are going to Lanchunju. Madam, do you want me to go?"

"I... naturally don't want you to go. You should just stay at home laying bricks. You can also prepare delicious food and wine at home."

[Satisfaction: 87%]

Seeing that fierce wife being gentle and considerate in front of her husband, Xiao Zhuoxuan's colleagues could only admire why his wife was not gentle in front of others or behind others.

"Sister-in-law, I heard that you have the best beauty creams and rouge. My wife's birthday is tomorrow, and I think the rouge in this store is not as good-looking as yours, so I shamelessly came to ask."

"Brother Su, where did you get the news?"

"Yesterday, Madam Yuan was disappointed and said that she could no longer use your rouge, saying that the one in Kyoto was not as good as yours."

"That's too much praise from Madam Yuan."

"Sister-in-law, why don't you open a rouge shop? Those women go there every day, and you will definitely make money."

"Brother Su, this shop also costs money. I am a woman and I don't know the ins and outs of doing business."

Xiao Zhuoxuan: "Brother Su, my wife's ability is limited. She is already exhausted from taking care of household chores every day."

"You two are husband and wife!"

Pushing open the door of the Xiao family, I saw a wide courtyard with clusters of flowers. Several kinds of melon vines climbed up the racks, forming a green shade, which was pleasing to the look.

"This melon is growing well and has so many flowers."

Xiao Zhuoxuan poured half a bowl of jujube tea for the guest, took a small bamboo basket and carefully poured out the bayberries in the bag, saying, "Brother Su, drink some water first and eat some bayberries. The rouge is in that room. My wife will go get it."

After unloading the goods, the man opened the back door and patted the donkey's back. The donkey then went to the pen in the backyard to drink water and eat grass.

"Zhuo Xuan, your donkey is easy to raise."

"When the place is ripe, it will be easy to raise it."

Gu Yuxi came out with a box and opened it. Inside were porcelain boxes of four colors, eight boxes in total, large and small.

"Brother Su, the rouge in each box is a different color. Take a look. Some are ointments."

The woman held the tool Xiao Yuming in her arms, took the rosy little arm and started to apply the lotion, and the results were different.

"Take this color! Also take a portion of this jasmine ointment and lip balm. Oh, and how much is it? I'll send it to you another day."

"Brother Su, you are too polite. We are all family... How about giving me two taels of silver?"

"You two are too polite. You will suffer a loss if you do this. The rouge shop can sell it for seven or eight taels. No wonder those girls like to come to you to look for perfume."

"We don't usually sell it. Who knows where those girls heard it from? If you ask them, they will say they don't have it. But Sister Su is different."

"Brother Su, please don't leave. Let's have a good drink tonight."

"No need, my father-in-law is still staying at home and will be back tomorrow, so we'll go another day."

Seeing his son trying to catch the rabbit that was tied to the ground and already awake, Xiao Zhuoxuan quickly picked him up and took his son to wash the rouge off his arms.

"Sir, kill these creatures tomorrow. There are pheasant eggs in the bag."

"Then I'll put these animals in cages, and I'll get up tomorrow and kill chickens and rabbits."

"Go!"

Gu Yuxi lit a fire in the stove and went to the backyard to pick some fruits. When she came back, she saw the man and his son laying bricks in a remote corner of the yard.

"Husband, it's time to eat."

"Here we are, let's go, son, your mother is calling us to eat."

On the table were scrambled eggs with pumpkin, roasted pepper eggplant and vegetable soup.

"My lady, eat some vegetables and get more nutrition."

"You eat too."

This was the first time that Gu Yuxi encountered a task that had not been completed even though the children were satisfied. However, she no longer cared. With one year or two years of progress, she would reach 90% by the time she died.

At bedtime, Xiao Zhuoxuan skillfully moved his son to the crib and said to the woman, "Madam, Ming'er is old enough. When he turns three, let him have his own room."

"Let's wait a little longer. My son is too young. It will be cold soon. He will kick off the quilt at night and no one will take care of him."

"Then you compensate me."

"How to compensate?"

"What do you say?"

Xiao Zhuoxuan picked up his wife who was smiling softly and walked towards the bed. He only thought that the hibiscus tent was warm and the garden was full of spring colors...