kingnovel Chapter 333 The villagers of Songji Village have arrived.
Chapter 333 The villagers of Songji Village have arrived.
The feud between the Gui sisters did not last long.
Gui Shan is the eldest sister, so no matter what Gui Yuan thinks in her heart, she won't say anything on the surface.
She apologized to her sister, and the two reconciled. But only the two of them knew that a rift was destined to remain.
The Feng family.
The Third Young Mistress waited for Feng Zizhou to return, asking him with concern if he had eaten and how his meal was.
Feng Zizhou was puzzled. He scratched his head and said, "Third Sister-in-law, you're so free today, why are you asking me if I've eaten?"
"It's just that... I saw you came back early today, and I was worried you hadn't eaten yet." The third young mistress's eyes darted around. "Your sister-in-law is very busy today, so I didn't want her to worry."
Feng Zizhou, unsuspecting, nodded and said, "Third Sister-in-law, I'm actually hungry and haven't eaten yet."
The third young mistress hurriedly pulled him to her courtyard for a meal and even had her son come over to play with Feng Zizhou.
Feng Zizhou was truly hungry, and he wolfed down his food in a whirlwind.
His four-year-old nephew looked at him curiously: "Uncle, are you that hungry?"
"Don't even mention it. When we arrived, the food was already served, but something happened and we didn't get to eat. Then we had to take people back, which delayed us. I was so hungry."
When the third young mistress heard him say he was sending someone back, her eyes crinkled with laughter: "You mean... sending... the second young lady of the Gui family back?"
"Hmm." Feng Zizhou nodded, then looked up again. "Hey, Third Sister-in-law, how did you know?"
The third young mistress smiled happily and asked, "Zizhou, you seem quite interested in the second young lady of the Gui family? Let me ask you, what do you think if you were to marry her?"
Feng Zizhou, who had been eating voraciously, froze upon hearing this and nearly choked.
The third young mistress quickly had someone bring him water to rinse his mouth: "Eat slowly."
"Third sister-in-law, she and I are just ordinary friends. You can't talk nonsense like that. If... if you ruin her reputation, that would be terrible."
After finishing his meal, Feng Zizhou hurriedly returned home.
The Third Young Mistress was overjoyed and turned to the Young Master's wife, saying, "Sister-in-law, Zizhou still cares about Miss Gui's reputation. It's clear he really cares."
The Crown Prince's wife asked, "Is the marriage settled?"
After a moment's hesitation, the third young mistress said, "That boy is very confused; he probably doesn't even know it himself."
"Then let's wait a bit longer. If we rush into a deal for him and he's not happy about it, that would be troublesome."
Thinking this over, the Crown Prince's wife went to tell her mother-in-law about it, hoping to make her happy as well.
Feng Zizhou didn't think much of it at the time. Later, when he met Xie Lan, Xie Lan warmly invited him to play polo and asked him to bring Princess Rou Shu along.
Xie Lan nodded gently: "That's fine then. We'll be going back in half a month."
"So soon?" Feng Zizhou said with some reluctance. "Brother Xie and I hit it off immediately, but it's a pity we didn't have time to get to know each other better before you have to go back?"
Xie Lan smiled and said, "We can still keep in touch by letter after we go back."
Feng Zizhou nodded: "Okay, it's arranged then, we'll go to the polo field the day after tomorrow. I'll go find Zhao Ning."
After he left, Xie Lan's friend asked curiously, "Second Master, wasn't that the young master of the Feng family? He was the one who was with Princess Rou Shu before... Since you don't mind, why are you befriending him?"
Xie Lan said, "What's there to mind? He and the princess are just destined to be apart."
"But outsiders always point fingers and say hurtful things."
It's simply that Princess Roushu was unwanted by Feng Zizhou, and his Xie family was forced to marry her because of their weak position.
If they continued to associate with each other, the rumors would become even more unpleasant, saying things like Princess Roushu and Feng Zizhou were having an affair, and that Xie Lan had cheated on her.
Xie Lan's gaze turned slightly cold, and he simply said, "I never listen to rumors. Young Master Feng is simple-minded by nature, a person who dares to love and hate, and my wife is also a person of strong character. They have known each other since childhood, and are both upright people, so why should they fear what others say?"
Upon hearing this, the friend was incredibly impressed: "I know I shouldn't listen to rumors, but being caught up in worldly affairs, it's inevitable to be bothered by them."
Feng Zizhou turned around and went to the Princess's residence, wanting to invite Zhao Ning to play polo the day after tomorrow.
Unfortunately, they were turned away. The maid who came to report said irritably, "The county princess is ill and will not see guests."
"Are you sick? Are you alright?"
Feng Zizhou pressed for answers, but the maid rolled her eyes, didn't reply, and went inside. He was left standing outside, completely unaware of what had happened.
When Zhao Ning learned that Feng Zizhou had arrived, she was furious: "He's completely insane! Why would I want to associate with him!"
The mother smiled and said, "Princess, that's just how Young Master Feng is. You two used to argue a lot, but you would make up afterwards, so he doesn't take it seriously."
Zhao Ning didn't say anything, but turned her head and leaned on the table, looking at the scenery outside the window, and asked, "Sister A-Yun is going, so should I go too?"
Neither the mother nor the maid answered.
Zhao Ning simply got up and went to bed, covering her head with the blanket.
Originally, Xie Lan and Feng Zizhou had agreed to play polo, but Princess Rou Shu learned that Zhao Ning and Feng Zizhou had a falling out and refused to meet. So she sent out invitations to all the young masters and ladies of various families to come and play polo together.
The Marquis of Anle's residence also received the invitation.
But the Si family didn't have time to go because the villagers of Songhe Village had come to Kyoto.
The group that arrived included Zhu Lao Er, Zhu Lao Si, and He Song's family.
The entire Si family was overjoyed. They had been in the capital for half a year, and although they had integrated into the city, they still felt somewhat out of place.
Seeing old friends again felt especially warm and familiar.
When Lai Di saw her parents and brother, her eyes immediately welled up with tears, and she rushed into her mother's arms and started to act coquettishly.
Si Xingzhi and his younger sister greeted Zhu Lao Er and Zhu Lao Si, one asking about the situation in Songji Village and the other asking about the shop.
Si Muyan then called He Laiqian over and asked him to talk about the developments over the past six months.
He Laiqian was the most clever. Knowing that Si Muyan didn't want to hear polite words, he told her everything that had happened.
Although the hot pot and spicy stir-fry are made with Si Muyan's exclusive secret recipe, there are many talented people in the world, and even better hot pot and spicy stir-fry have already been developed.
These items from Sijia Shop are no longer very competitive in terms of taste or price.
The same goes for duck products; many people try to imitate them, resulting in duck products with different flavors.
"The reason we can still stay afloat is because we've brought out the Marquis's name. Everyone knows that the Si family shop was opened when the Marquis's family was down on its luck, so they're all willing to give it a try."
Si Muyan nodded: "But this is not a long-term solution. Everyone just wants to try something new. Who goes to the Marquis's mansion all the time?"
He Laiqian said, "Yes, and what you said before, Miss, about turning Songji Village into a tourist city, has all been shelved. The villagers don't really want to make any changes; they all feel that it's good enough to maintain the current situation."
Si Muyan asked, "They don't want to do it, what about you?"
He Laiqian turned around and looked at Zhu Lao Er and Zhu Lao Si, and said in a low voice, "They want to make down jackets."
"down jacket?"