Bring your aunt to eat big meat, the scumbag father's family is furious

Isn't her mission in life to spend time with her daughter and granddaughter?

If last night's meal was considered quite sumptuous, tonight's meal only had three meat dishes and three vegetable dishes, which seemed much duller.

Madam Chu's face darkened at the sight and she pulled Chef Yang aside: "What's going on? Didn't I order that there must be at least eight dishes?"

Chef Yang said with a bitter face, "Madam, it's not that I'm reluctant, but I'm starting to feel tight financially."

"How could I be so short of money so quickly? I pawned a whole set of headgear and a bracelet."

She only had this little bit of dowry left, nothing else except the thin silver on her head that was so light it could fly if thrown into the air.

Her dowry was originally quite large, but she gave it all away in order to find her daughter.

Chef Yang couldn't help but tally up the bills for Madam Chu: "Madam, the money you pawned went into buying herbs and building the wall and shed behind the shop. That's most of it. The rest went to the table for the young lady and the young lady when they came the other day. That leaves this much—" He used two fingers to indicate, "You must be frugal."

The old lady is not in charge of the household, so she doesn't know how expensive oil and salt are and thinks everything is too simple.

He had wanted to persuade her the day before, but seeing how cheerful the old lady was, he couldn't afford to spoil her fun.

Old Madam Chu was very sad.

She felt sorry for her daughter and granddaughter.

Qiao Jianer heard the conversation between the two and stepped back silently.

This family, apart from the empty house, is really poor.

Madam Chu returned to the table with a smile on her face. "Chef Yang had to go home for something tonight and rushed back, so he made these few dishes. You guys should make do with them for now. We'll have a better meal tomorrow night."

Chef Yang was so embarrassed that he touched his chin. Why was the old lady using him as a shield?

Qiao Yunni guessed it too, not to mention Qiao Jian'er who had heard the secret. She said, "Mom, there are only four of us. It would be a waste to have too much food. We just came the day before, so it's fine. If you continue to be so extravagant, we won't be able to eat in peace."

"Yes, grandma, the most important thing is that the family is reunited and we are all together, which makes us very satisfied." Qiao Lianer also said.

Seeing the mother and daughter being so considerate, Old Madam Chu felt both guilty and relieved.

After Jian'er comes back from work in the next few days, she will clean up the mess and try her best to revive the medicinal materials business. When they come next time, they can eat good food every day.

It doesn’t matter if she loses money, she can borrow money from a loan shark.

Yes, that’s right, it’s decided happily.

Qiao Lian'er didn't know that Madam Chu had so many inner thoughts, and she always thought of her as someone who was very pitiful. She planned to go and see if she could buy two shops tomorrow, both dealing in medicinal materials. One had to be closer. Grandma had suffered many years of hardship and had become weak. Even if she didn't have to walk, the less bumpy ride in the carriage the better, and it would be easier to take care of her if she was closer to home.

Mr. Chu recounted the incident: "I took a day off today. From morning till night, I followed Wei Biejia and searched all over Yuezhou City. I did see two people who looked similar, but when I asked them, their accents didn't match."

He was so tired that he had no time to care whether the meal was plentiful or not.

"I've been stuck with a day's work. To avoid Master Tu asking about it, I can't delay any longer. The reward notice has been posted. Tomorrow they will leave the city and search in all directions."

Although there was no progress today, Mr. Chu remained confident. He felt that as long as a person was still alive and kept searching, he would eventually find it.

Qiao Yunni and Qiao Jianer were silent. They didn't have much hope. If the old man wanted to make trouble, then just let him do it.

After dinner, Qiao Lianer went to her room to wash off the smell of herbs on her body, then leaned against the head of the bed and flipped through a book of strategies.

Someone pushed the door open gently. Qiao Yunni shook her head at Qiao Jianer, holding a thousand taels of silver in her hand.

"Mother has been willing to do it, but your grandma refused to take it. She said she wanted to build the business on her own. She said we had already spent a lot of money on buying medicinal herbs, and she couldn't just take the money."

"I think she'll get angry if I insist any further, so I'll just give up."

Qiao Lian'er knew that it would be difficult for Old Madam Chu to accept the fact that her daughter, whom she had owed for many years, had just been found and was now being asked to support her.

Last time, I also secretly stuffed it into Madam Chu's hands, and it was not convenient to return it to them.

I just hope that the medicinal materials business will go smoothly.

As it was almost midnight, Qiao Jianer took out the letter again.

Just asking around, the burn marks on her left leg spread to the military camp. It happened that the commanders had won a battle and were reporting in Beijing. The Imperial Guards' surveillance of the Pei family had also become more relaxed. It seemed that the lifting of the ban on the Pei family was not far away.

We did exchange some more daily greetings.

"Mr. Pei, Mr. Pei and Mrs. Pei are in poor health because they are too worried and overworked, so they are physically and mentally exhausted. I have some good medicines that can help them recover a little faster. Good health is the capital of everything and the foundation of the family business." Qiao Lianer said.

The ten thousand taels she took out was really insignificant for a wealthy family like the Pei family and for the capital. The Pei family would not even touch this money.

The only thing she could actually do for the Pei family was to provide these good medicines.

She believed that these medicinal herbs were also very valuable in the capital. Perhaps, this was the most valuable thing in her hands.

No matter how high the Pei family is, the direct cause of their current difficulties lies with her.

As long as she can do it, she will do it with all her strength.

Seeing Qiao Jianer's thoughtfulness and thinking of his parents, Pei Zhujin felt a warmth flowing through his heart, and his nose felt a little sour.

Miss Qiao has all the good stuff in her hands, so the medicine she takes out is naturally of useful and high-quality quality. He is very much looking forward to it.

"Okay, then it's Miss Lao Qiao's turn. Thank you very much."

Pei Shijiu leaned over to listen: "Brother, what is Miss Qiao talking about? Why are you so moved?"

He looked at Pei Zhujin seriously again.

"She confessed to you?"

Pei Zhujin leaned forward and almost spit out the tea he had just drunk.

He slapped his brother on the head and said, "Don't talk nonsense, kid. Miss Qiao is only a few years old and hasn't even reached the age of marriage yet. Don't make jokes like this in the future. It's not good for a girl's reputation."

Pei Shijiu covered his aching head and felt that he was being too abrupt.

"Oh, okay, what's that?"

Pei Zhujin told him that Pei Shijiu also had the same expression on his face as Pei Zhujin.

"The little girl is only thirteen years old, yet she's so thoughtful."

"If those medicines are really effective, she will be our family's benefactor."

Pei Zhujin thought for a moment and said, "The horses in the South Country are not good. Let's send a group of cavalry out to meet the medicine delivery team and let Miss Qiao feel at ease as soon as possible."

"Okay, I'll do it." Pei Shijiu said.

Pei Shijiu needs to take more actions. He is younger and shorter, so he is not easily noticed. Moreover, his martial arts talent is better than Pei Zhujin, so it is more convenient.

Early the next morning, Qiao Jianer's team set out to deliver medicine. They were all Ferghana cavalry borrowed from Old Man Chu and Wei Biejia.

When they stopped the carriage in front of the pharmacy, they found a middle-aged man wandering at the door, as if waiting for them.