General, Madam Called You To Farm

Su Jinniang said sternly, “You just fought your aunt in front of so many people, and she will soon come over to see your bluff. You can use this pair of couplets, although it’s not as good as Chen Xiucai’s*. Luckily, I bought it from the town, and it will be enough to deal with your aunt.”

*Xiucai (秀才) : is a scholar who has passed the imperial examinations in China and obtained the qualification for admission to academic institution in ancient China.

The village flower’s behavior was really strange ah. She just scolded her last time, and suddenly came to help her this time.

Su Jinniang continued, “You go and talk to your husband. Let him say that it was he who wrote it, this should be able to fool others.”

Su Xiaoxiao folded her hands and said, “Su Jinniang, my aunt is your future mother-in-law. Instead of turning to her, you secretly came to help me?”

Su Jinniang frowned and said, “My marriage has not been decided yet, so I may not necessarily marry into the Chen family.”

Su Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows and said, “Ohhh, is that what your family is thinking too?”

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“You just worry about yourself! Your aunt is coming over soon! Whether you want to be embarrassed or not, it’s up to you!”

After saying that, Su Jinniang didn’t care whether Su Xiaoxiao wanted to accept the couplets or not, she left without looking back!

She seemed to be walking very fast, but in fact, she had been paying attention to the movements of the Su family.

When she heard Su Pangya close the back door, the man’s face flashed through her mind, which made her heart keep pounding.

He.….. should have heard it, right?

He would know that she was coming over to help, right?

Would he appreciate her?

Su Xiaoxiao took the couplets to Wei Ting’s room.

-couplets

Wei Ting was still wiping his dagger.

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Su Xiaoxiao said, “It’s already been wiped spotlessly clean, there’s no need to wipe it anymore!”

Wei Ting said, “I like doing it.”

Su Xiaoxiao curled her lips and threw the couplets on the table in front of him.

“What?” Wei Ting asked.

Su Xiaoxiao then said, “This couplets, Su Jinniang gave it to me! It’s really strange, she obviously doesn’t have a good relationship with me. She even exposed my shortcomings in front of you last time, but today she suddenly came to help me!”

“You didn’t ask her why.” To be honest, Wei Ting wasn’t very interested.

Su Xiaoxiao spread her hands and said, “I have asked ah! I said ‘my aunt is your future mother-in-law, shouldn’t you help her?’ Guess what she said? She said that she might not marry Chen Xiucai! What kind of medicine does Su Jinniang sell in the gourd?* By the way, she also instructed me to make sure that I talk to you properly, saying that it’s you who writes the couplets! She was really thoughtful, the three of us are illiterate, and only you, the son-in-law who was from outside, can tell this lie.”

*What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd: deliberately playing tricks to confuse and elusive, the level of sophistication cannot be guessed, and it refers to the attitude of dealing with the world, or the content of speech (mostly not used in positive terms, with derogatory meanings).

Wei Ting said, “The ink on the couplet is wet. With the current weather, it won’t be dry for half a day.”

Su Xiaoxiao looked thoughtful and said, “If what you said is true, then Su Jinniang gave this couplet for nothing! I will still be exposed! I still thought that she was so smart, but it turns out to be like this!”

Wei Ting looked at her and said, “With your brain’s capacity, how do you do business? So stupid!”

Su Xiaoxiao stood up abruptly and said, “Who are you calling stupid!? You won’t write one anyway! If I can’t post it outside, I will be ridiculed! So what if it is exposed, it doesn’t matter!”

Bang!

She slammed the door and went out!

“Bring it!”

Wei Ting said in a deep voice.

“You can do it alone!”

“Paper.”

“Huh? What are you talking about, my husband?” Su Xiaoxiao switched to her loli voice in a second, pushed open a doorway, stuck her little head in, and blinked at him.

The speed of this face-changing was also remarkable.

The corner of Wei Ting’s mouth twitched, and he said coldly, “You want me to write the couplets or not?”

“Hehe, my husband is the best!” Su Xiaoxiao smiled and went to the hall to get the red paper.

The pen brush and ink were bought before she went to prescribe medicine for Young Master Xiang, and it had been kept in Wei Ting’s room.

“Grind the inkstone.” Wei Ting said expressionlessly.

“Okay!” Su Xiaoxiao responded with a smile.

She took out her inkstone and ink stick, and while grinding the ink, she said in a serious tone, “I think ah, Su Jinniang probably didn’t mean to have me exposed. She should just be eager to help and didn’t think much about it.  We still have to be grateful to her, especially you, my husband. Don’t have a bad impression on her because of this matter.”

-Inkstone

-Ink stick

-Grinding the ink

Wei Ting glanced at her with a complicated expression. This girl should have understood everything secretly in her heart, right?

Su Xiaoxiao resolutely shook her head and said, “I really don’t understand anything. I’m just a pitiful and innocent little girl!”

“……”

Su Xiaoxiao, who was so green tea*, was kicked out by Wei Ting——

*Green tea : from green tea bitch (Chinese slang), for girls who pretend to be sweet and innocent but are actually dishonest; an ambitious woman who pretends to be very innocent.