stingy landlady

Chapter 241 The Three Sisters Reunite (1)

Guizhi advised:

"Second sister! Don't think too badly of everyone! Many of the ladies and young women who come to our Lirenfang are from wealthy families!"

"It's not as serious as you think! Locking them up after the wedding! Who would dare get married then! Second sister! You're worrying unnecessarily!"

Gui Hong had been holding back her grievances for a while, with no one to confide in.

"Third sister! Let me tell you, last time I was at the entrance of Zhou Shaoyu's bookstore, I was accidentally bumped into by that little tyrant after he had been drinking, and he wanted to drag me to be his concubine."

Guess where Zhou Shaoyu was? He was right inside the gate, with servants and the manager. What did he say? "The common people can't fight with officials!" Several people just stood by and watched me being harassed and bullied!

"These people! This family! Third Sister! Even if they don't come to break off the engagement, I'm still going to break it off!"

"Alright, alright! Second sister! You've really suffered a lot these past few days! But breaking off an engagement is no small matter, and it's not something we sisters can easily do! Second sister! This needs to be discussed carefully!"

Gui Hong, recalling recent events, said to Gui Zhi:

"Hey? Third Sister! You know, that prince is pretty powerful! After that little tyrant sobered up, he remembered who's behind our Lirenfang. He came running over to back me up! Isn't that hilarious!"

And his sister, the county magistrate's wife, and her husband also came! They wanted to recognize me as their sworn sister, Third Sister! This time, I dare not make any random claims of kinship!

"This Zhou family alone is giving me a huge headache, and now there are two more relatives here and there! I have to be careful about this rule and that rule! Forget it!"

Why would I give up a carefree life to make myself suffer? The Zhou family alone is already enough to make a living!

Guizhi listened to Guihong's complaints! It was good that she finally vented all her grievances! Guizhi was relieved that Guihong was willing to speak up, so that they could find a way to solve the problem.

Unlike Gui Xiang, who keeps everything to herself and makes it impossible for anyone to guess what she's thinking! Once she's made up her mind, nothing can change it.

"Second sister! Eldest sister is also in the county town tonight. I'll have someone call her over. Let's sisters get together tonight, have dinner, and chat!"

Gui Hong exclaimed in surprise:

"When did you come to the county town, sister? How come I didn't know?"

"Hehe! Eldest sister sells vegetables with Manager Han and the villagers! Business is alright! She said your business is different from hers. Your schedules are different. I didn't come to tell you because I didn't want to bother you, second sister!"

"Where does your eldest sister live? If it's inconvenient for her to live here, she can move in. We're family, why should we bother each other?"

"I've asked Ping An to pick up my eldest sister so we can have dinner together! I've also brought Jinxiu along this time, so I'll have Jinxiu and Yanzi go buy meat and vegetables! We'll make dumplings!"

Gui Hong said happily:

"Alright, alright, Third Sister! I've been so busy lately, I've been feeling lazy and weak. But it's been quite a while since I've made dumplings!"

Ping An not only brought Gui Xiang with him, but also Steward Han.

Gui Xiang explained to her two younger sisters:

"We've been cooking and eating together ever since we started doing business together. Since you two sisters aren't outsiders, we decided to let the rest of you not cook and just come over and have a bite!"

Manager Han chuckled and said:

"Master! Second Miss! It's because the eldest young lady knows that we men can't cook, and she's afraid we'll just buy steamed buns to eat again!"

We're so sorry to bother you without prior notice!

Gui Hong said to Steward Han:

"Manager Han! No need to be so polite. Since you are a guest invited by my elder sister, you are naturally our guest as well!"

Gui Xiang took out two handfuls of sweet potato leaves and said to Gui Zhi:

"Third sister! You like sweet potato leaves, right? I brought these over especially for second sister to try! And there are also some rare mushrooms that I received yesterday."

Manager Han bought a wild pheasant at the market. Let's stew it with mushrooms and some glass noodles! It'll be delicious!

Guizhi, seeing Guixiang, happily said to Guihong:

"Hehe! Second sister! If you want to find something delicious to eat now, you have to ask eldest sister! Eldest sister goes to the market to buy vegetables wholesale every day. She can find all kinds of wild vegetables, fresh mushrooms and so on. She also knows exactly which vegetables are in season early."

Gui Hong said to Gui Xiang and Gui Zhi:

“I go grocery shopping every day, and all I see are meats and vegetables! I just don’t know what to buy! I can’t afford anything too expensive, and there are only two or three cheap options!”

When there are few people, food doesn't taste good! Now that you're here, my place is finally lively! Today I'm making celery and pork dumplings, chicken stew with mushrooms and glass noodles, and stir-fried sweet potato leaves!

"Okay! Let's make a cucumber salad and some tomato salad with sugar! Let's make four dishes, sisters! Hahaha!"

At this moment, Yanzi and Jinxiu opened the side door and walked in, followed by two men, namely Young Master Du and Du Teng.

Young Master Du happened to hear Gui Hong's words and continued loudly:

"Manager Wang! Didn't you say you wanted to eat wild aralia shoots yesterday? I brought them today! I also bought a pork knuckle, so you can add two more dishes."

Exactly six dishes, six is ​​a lucky number!

Gui Hong's face darkened, and she said:

"Young Master Du! We sisters are having a get-together today, what brings you here to join in the fun?"

Seeing that Gui Hong was so rude to outsiders, Gui Xiang reached out and pulled Gui Hong aside, saying:

"Second Sister! How can you speak like that?"

Then, smiling, he said to Young Master Du:

"I'm so sorry, young master! My second sister is just a bit short-tempered and quick-tongued. But she has no ill intentions! Please don't mind her!"

When Steward Han saw Gui Xiang talking to Young Master Du, he also came over to smooth things over:

"Greetings, young master! I think the second young lady calls you Young Master Du! Young Master Du, my surname is Han! Shall we sit down and talk?"

Young Master Du glanced at the three Gui sisters, then noticed that Steward Han was also quite handsome, before speaking to Steward Han:

"Young Master Han? Is that it! Manager Wang and I are just drinking buddies! I come here every day to freeload a meal, sorry if I'm bothering you!"

Young Master Du's eyes darted around, unwilling to be driven away, and he turned to Gui Hong and said:

"Manager Wang! You're not being fair! You made so much delicious food today, and you just want to kick me out? We took the meat and vegetables!"

With so many people, you can't possibly need two pairs of chopsticks and two people! Manager Wang, don't you think so?"

Seeing that Gui Hong was about to lose her temper again, Gui Xiang quickly pulled Gui Hong back and secretly glared at her:

"Young Master Du, we know each other well! Please have a seat, let's talk things out. There are many people here today, it's just a meal together."

"That's perfect, you can sit with Manager Han, and the two of you can talk to each other."

Seeing Gui Xiang's attempt to smooth things over, Gui Hong didn't want Gui Xiang to worry too much, so she deliberately pretended to ignore Young Master Du. She only spoke to Gui Xiang and Gui Zhi.

The girls went to wash vegetables and cook meat, while the three sisters washed their hands and made dumplings. It felt like they were back in the days when they made and sold boxed lunches, happily making dumplings to sell every day.

When they talked about the past, the three sisters couldn't help but smile knowingly.