bookcurios Chapter 123 This is a big deal
Chapter 123 This is a big deal
The maid hurried back to the kitchen.
The rice in the pot is still hot.
She couldn't wait to grab a plate and scoop up the rice. Wow, it was a full plate, more than what the mother and daughter ate combined.
The maid smiled happily and also learned to take a spoon and eat it one spoonful at a time.
As soon as she took a spoonful, her eyes lit up.
There was a chef in the courtyard before, but some time ago, something happened at home and he took a long vacation to go back to his hometown, and their life became difficult. This ordinary fried rice is actually better than the big fish and meat cooked by the previous chef?
She couldn't stop eating, one bite after another.
At this moment, she was very glad that she was in charge of these matters in the inner courtyard. Otherwise, it would not be her turn to make such delicious fried rice.
After finishing a big bowl, her belly almost burst. But she felt extremely satisfied, it was so delicious, and she hoped to eat it again next time.
The mother and daughter talked for a while, and the maid diligently brought toiletries, a fine and soft face towel, and clean water of moderate temperature. She even had a smile on her face: "If you need anything, you can call me. I will help you with anything I can!"
Zhao Susu thanked him with a smile, closed the door, and slept soundly with Meng Yu until dawn.
Of course, the one who actually slept through the night was Zhao Susu.
After Zhao Susu fell asleep, Meng Yu quietly strolled around the villa.
She was short, the light was dim at night, and there were so many shadows of trees that no one would notice her if she just hid under any shadow of a tree.
The area of this villa is about 3,000 square meters. There are not many maids and servants, only about ten or so. They go back to their own residences at night and do not come out.
But there were more than sixty guards scattered around. Except for the eight people guarding the gate, the rest took turns patrolling, divided into three teams, with six people in each team.
The guarding is very tight.
It's a huge undertaking to deal with these two weak women who are powerless!
However, even with such a large force, they were unable to deal with Meng Yu, who was as small as a loach.
Not only did she walk around the yard for a long time, she also quietly left the villa and strolled outside for two hours before returning.
After she came back, she did not go to bed immediately, but asked Xiao Niu to open the training door for her. As usual, she went to beat up a few strong men alone, and then came out with a bruised face and panting like a stray dog.
However, following the last time's four people, and two people with weapons, it was a level four difficulty lineup, this time there were eight people, four with weapons, and a level five difficulty lineup!
This day was so fulfilling that she almost collapsed from exhaustion. The worst part was the pain of being hit on the back by a mace, which she didn't want to experience again.
I heard that the highest difficulty is level 24.
The number of people doubled at each level, and the overall strength of those people doubled. Meng Yu was completely unable to imagine what kind of hell the difficulty of level 24 would be like.
There were only a few steamed buns for breakfast, which were hard and tasted terrible.
However, Zhao Susu, who couldn't even eat wild vegetable porridge before, was not picky at all. The maid looked at Meng Yu and found that Meng Yu was not picky either.
Aren’t children picky eaters? Why did they accept this breakfast so well?
Zhao Susu finally cooked for lunch. The maid was so happy that even her voice was full of joy. She led her into the kitchen. Wow, it was so dazzling.
The maidservant even tried to please him: "I don't know what you want to eat, but I'm afraid it won't be enough, so I prepared some more for you."
Zhao Susu smiled. She didn't plan to show off her cooking skills, so she simply made seven dishes: sweet and sour fish, boiled fish, shredded pork with fish flavor, spiced chicken legs, braised pork, lantern eggplant, and fried bean sprouts.
As the aroma filled the air, she pulled Meng Yu over and asked her what she wanted to eat. Meng Yu ordered sweet and sour fish, spiced chicken legs and lantern eggplant, and Zhao Susu took these three dishes.
The maid asked quickly: "Mrs. Zhao, there are so many!"
Zhao Susu didn't even turn her head: "Ayu doesn't like it, don't eat it!"
The maidservant was immediately delighted. Such delicious food was given to her for free. She couldn't finish it all by herself, so she could give some away as a gift to others.
The mother and daughter lived a comfortable life here, but the Luo family was in turmoil.
After Luo Qingzhu failed to meet Zhao Susu and learned that she had been deceived, he hurriedly sent the news back home.
There are five brothers in Luo family. The eldest and the second are in business, the third one passed the imperial examination and became an official, and is now a fourth-rank official. The fourth one joined the army and is now a fifth-rank Xuanwei general. The fifth one is a scholar and is studying medicine under Dr. Gu.
Except for the third and fourth brothers, they did not dare to let Grandpa Luo know the news, so they let the old man continue to live in Nanlong County and bring him back after they found their sister.
Luo Qingzhu rode even faster than usual, but since the Fourth Young Master rushed to pick them up as soon as he got the news, it was certainly not because of Zhao Susu and her daughter, but because they were going to deal with the Luo family. How could he not have thought of this?
Luo Qingzhu failed to catch up, so he had to rush back home to discuss countermeasures with his brothers.
Luo Changsheng's brows were twisted so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death. Luo Qingzhu looked guilty and said, "It was because I arrived too late that the Yang family took advantage of the situation."
"Did Yang Laosi really do this?"
"I asked him about his appearance and features in detail. It could only be him."
"Then I will go to the Yang family in person!" Luo Changsheng said slowly.
"I will go with you!"
"I am coming too!"
Looking at the second and fifth sons, Luo Changsheng shook his head: "Don't make a fuss. The Yang family took my sister away early to control us. All they want is Yuqing Villa. For the sake of my sister, we can give in!"
"Brother, that's the business you've been working on for three years and are about to open!"
"No matter how important the business is, can it be more important than my sister?" Luo Changsheng sighed, "The Yang family has always had a big appetite. What I am worried about now is that they not only want Yuqing Villa, but also ask for a huge amount."
"They dare!"
"Okay, whether it is true or not, I will know it after I go there myself."
In Jiazhou, the two major forces in the business world are the Luo family and the Yang family.
The Luo family is prosperous, and the Yang family is even more prosperous.
Mr. Luo was the only son in three generations, and it was not until Luo Changsheng's generation that he had children.
The Yang family is a large family. The father of the old man of the Yang family, who is of the same generation as Grandpa Luo, has four brothers, each of whom has several sons, both legitimate and illegitimate.
In Old Master Yang's generation, there were twenty-three male descendants.
The Luo family had children who passed the imperial examination and became officials, and the Yang family also had four. Although the highest official was only of the fifth rank, they were both officials in the capital and local officials, and one of them was a prefect of Haiyang County.
The Yang family wanted to become the richest family in Jiazhou, but the two brothers of the Luo family had unique vision and were often one step ahead of them.
As time went by, hatred arose.
When Mr. Luo was poisoned, it was most likely the Yang family who did it, but there was no evidence and the matter ended up being left unresolved.