novelden Chapter 116 Yujiao, you have the skill to control your husband
Chapter 116 Yujiao, you have the skill to control your husband
Li Yujiao couldn't help but say in her heart: My wife and concubine are both here.
She didn't understand the rules of that era, but she was wondering in her heart: Do wives and concubines eat at the same table?
Wouldn’t the wife feel very frustrated?
Every time the butler introduced someone, Jing Qishan and Li Yujiao would stand up and salute again.
After the complicated formalities, the housekeeper said, "There is another table for our young ladies, but they are not suitable to see men outside the family at the moment, so there is a screen between them."
Li Yujiao had already seen the screen behind her. It was translucent and she could vaguely see several figures swaying.
She couldn't help thinking that they were a wealthy family after all, so they were really particular.
After some formalities, County Magistrate Zhang began to speak. He pointed at Jing Qishan and said, "This Jing Qishan is the one I mentioned to you. He helped me eliminate the Tiger Head Gang and got the evidence of the former county lieutenant."
As soon as Magistrate Zhang finished speaking, her wives, concubines and sons burst into praise:
"You are indeed a young and promising person."
"I didn't expect that there is such a person in our Rongcheng!"
"I heard that you came back from the battlefield. Is it the southwest battlefield? If you can return to the battlefield, you will surely be able to become a warlord in the future, right?"
"..."
Jing Qishan said: "I don't deserve it. I just want to accompany my wife in Rongcheng. As long as my wife is well, that's enough."
After hearing this, the wives and concubines all looked at Li Yujiao with envy.
Nowadays, there are very few men who can express their love to their wives in public, let alone a handsome man like Jing Qishan.
Everyone chatted while eating.
Li Yujiao also picked up the dishes on the table.
These are the dishes for the banquet, such as braised pork with preserved vegetables and steamed spareribs with rice flour.
Except for the taste being a little bland, everything else is good.
After all, there were not many seasonings in that era, and salt and sugar were expensive, so even the county magistrate did not dare to put too much in his home.
Magistrate Zhang's wife asked Li Yujiao, "Your name is Yujiao, right? I heard that you have a gourmet food store in Yong'an Town? If it's convenient someday, let's go and try some food."
Li Yujiao couldn't help but say: "It's a small business, with only a few snacks. If Madam doesn't mind, you can come over anytime."
Jing Qishan answered for Li Yujiao, "Actually, there is no need to go all the way to Yong'an Town. My Yujiao wants to open a shop in Rongcheng and sell the food in her store."
"Oh? Have you chosen a store location?"
Li Yujiao smiled and said, "Not yet. I plan to look around the city in the next two days."
The county magistrate's wife couldn't help but say, "I do know a few shops that are suitable for food, and they are now for sale. Why don't I take you to have a look tomorrow?"
Li Yujiao hurriedly said respectfully: "Thank you, Madam. Yujiao is very grateful."
As he was speaking, he suddenly heard the screen move a few times, and it seemed that there were girls fighting inside.
In an instant, the screen suddenly fell down and hit Magistrate Zhang who was standing behind him. Magistrate Zhang was about to pick up some food, but when the screen hit him, he fell headfirst into the dish in front of him.
Behind the screen, the two girls' hair was almost disheveled and their collars were loose, making them look disheveled.
Magistrate Zhang raised his head, his face covered with vegetable juice and a vegetable stalk stuck in his nostrils.
He was so angry that he yelled, "Zhang Xueqin, Zhang Xuejian, you two rascals!"
The two girls saw that they had caused trouble, and they hurried over to admit their mistakes. The girl in green clothes said, "Dad, I'm sorry, it's our fault. It's all Zhang Xueying's fault. She insisted on seeing if Jing Qishan had three heads and six arms. I told her not to look, but she insisted on looking."
The pink girl said in grievance, "You said Jing Qishan was good-looking. I said Jing Qishan was a stranger and had a wife, but she still looked at me. I covered her eyes, and she pushed me and hit me."
The county magistrate's wife had a cold expression on her face. She shouted, "That's enough, you two, aren't you embarrassed enough? Put the screen back up!"
With the help of the servants, the two girls quickly lifted up the screen.
Magistrate Zhang said helplessly, "I'll go back to the backyard to wash my face. You guys eat first."
After Magistrate Zhang left, the Magistrate's wife apologized to Jing Qishan and Li Yujiao, "These are my two twin daughters, fifteen years old. They have been enemies since they were young. Wherever they go, they quarrel. Their father and I can't control them, not even beating them."
Li Yujiao said: "Their behavior just shows that they have a pair of open-minded parents who can tolerate them. They are blessed."
The county magistrate's wife immediately looked at Li Yujiao with admiration: "You are a very good talker."
The county magistrate's wife talked to A Yujiao about opening a store. The more they talked, the more she felt that Li Yujiao had some ideas, so she admired her and asked Li Yujiao where she was staying tonight.
Li Yujiao said: "Let's stay at an inn tonight.
The county magistrate's wife couldn't help but ask, "Why stay in an inn? We have guest rooms at home. You and Qishan can stay here tonight. Besides, Qishan is a police chief, so the government will definitely give him a courtyard. If you stay here in the future, we can see each other often, right?"
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In this way, Li Yujiao and Jing Qishan were arranged to live in the backyard of the yamen.
The wing room is very large and has servants to serve, which is more comfortable than the top room in the inn.
But after all, this was the county magistrate's territory, so Jing Qishan and Li Yujiao didn't dare to make any big noise, for fear that the old women who were responsible for serving them would gossip about them.
After a good night's sleep, the next day, the county magistrate's wife asked someone to summon Li Yujiao and Jing Qishan for breakfast.
After breakfast, the county magistrate's wife said to Jing Qishan, "Captain Jing, I will go to the shop with Yujiao in a while, so you don't have to follow us. My master said that you have to go to the government office to work."
Jing Qishan looked at Li Yujiao reluctantly and said, "But I am afraid that something bad might happen to you."
The county magistrate's wife smiled and said, "Follow me, are you still afraid that something might happen to my wife? You are already a police chief, and you will be the one doing things for the people in the future. If my wife has to take care of it, you have to take care of the people too."
Jing Qishan had no choice but to say, "I obey your command!"
After Jing Qishan left, the county magistrate's wife turned to look at Li Yujiao and said, "Yujiao, you have the skills to control your husband. You are a man of eight feet tall, but you stick to your wife every day. Why don't you teach me some of your experience? When my Xueqin and Xuejian get married, I will talk to them too."
Li Yujiao couldn't help but say, "Madam, this kind of thing... is hard to say. Besides, Jing Qishan and I are newlyweds. When we become an old couple in the future, he may not even look at me again."
The county magistrate's wife sighed, "That's true. I've never seen a man who has money and power but doesn't take a concubine. But I still admire your soberness. You're not like some women who think a man's mind is all on her if he looks at her a few more times."
Li Yujiao smiled again.
Last night I thought the county magistrate’s wife was magnanimous enough to have dinner with her concubine, but which woman is willing to share her husband?
She felt that she should make it clear to Jing Qishan that if he wanted to take a concubine one day, they would have to divorce.