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Chapter 107
Chapter 107
Mu Wanqing looked over with a smile. It was a few girls dressed in fancy dresses. The one who spoke was a girl in pink, wearing gold and silver. She wanted to wear jewelry all over her body, in the style of a nouveau riche.
When she was in a good mood, she didn't talk to the fool about the lengths or the lengths, and she looked back at Kapok again, which was better than anything else.
With cotton, you can make cotton coats and quilts, and you don't have to worry about heating in winter.
Cottonseed can be used for oil extraction, and can also be used to make ghee and margarine. The cottonseed husks after oil extraction can also be used as waste products to grow mushrooms, process alcohol and glycerin, etc. Note (1)
Cotton rods can be used to make fiberboard veneers, as well as cartons, etc.
It has a wide range of functions and has always been the most powerful economic crop. Now it is only used for viewing, which is a pity.
As soon as she thought about it, her heart was hot, and countless plans had been launched in her mind.
She has decided that her farm will start growing cotton next year!
She wants to turn Xiliang into a cotton production base!
In just a split second, the five-year plan has been laid out in my mind, just waiting for the details to be filled in.
She thought about things seriously, but when she fell into the eyes of the other party, she just ignored and despised them.
The girl in pink stomped her feet, "Hey, you bastard, I'm talking to you, do you know how to be polite?"
"Oh." Mu Wanqing responded lukewarmly, without even looking at her. First of all, she had to get the cotton.
Let's find Du Shaoxuan, he still owes her a favor.
This attitude is the most irritating. The girl in pink was deliberately provoking things, but now she is as excited as she has seized the handle.
"Mu Wanqing, you..."
Mu Wanqing raised her eyebrows, she actually knew her, but she had no impression at all, she could only say that she had offended too many people?
Miss Du shouted, "Miss Zhao, today is our Du family's banquet, are you not giving our Du family face?"
The girl in pink only saw her, her expression changed, "No no no, I'm just straight and quick, and I'll say it if I see something that is not pleasing to the eye."
Her reason was absolutely perfect, and Mu Wanqing couldn't help but complain, "Usually, being straight-hearted is another meaning, stupid, an idiot who can't even control his mouth."
The girl in pink was blushing, "You... Miss, she is scolding me, why don't you reprimand her?"
Miss Du introduced softly, "She is Zhao Yidan, Zhao Yifan's younger sister."
Mu Wanqing suddenly realized, "No wonder."
She made Zhao Yifan pale, and the Zhao family must have hated her.
Zhao Yidan was unwilling and deliberately picked things up, "What do you mean? I suspect you are scolding our Zhao family and my brother in your heart."
Mu Wanqing didn't want to cause trouble, but she wasn't afraid of trouble, "It's all stupid."
"Pfft." Miss Du couldn't help laughing. The two sides of the bickering, one made her feel cute, and the other made her annoying.
Mu Wanqing has won her respect by her strength, but she has changed the current situation of water shortage in Xiliang by herself. As long as there are talented people who can bring benefits to Xiliang, she can get her respect.
As for the Zhao family, it was only through Zhao Yifan's clinging to the Du family that they developed. They were all sucking the blood of the Du family.
"Sister Wanqing, Mrs. Mu, you come with me."
Mrs. Mu didn't mind putting her at the back at all. The invitation post was for Mu Wanqing. She brought her family to attend, and their family was all in the light of Mu Wanqing.
It was her first time to attend such a grand event, and she was very nervous. She lost sleep last night and felt uneasy along the way, for fear that she would make a fool of herself.
But seeing her daughter scolding others in public, the Du family were all polite, and she suddenly felt less nervous.
There are several types of guests, and Mu Wanqing is the one who walks sideways on her own strength. She is considered a mother and daughter.
Miss Du looked at the girls and said with a smile, "Everyone, the weather is hot, and it is easy to get heatstroke when walking in the big sun. Go to the pavilion and sit."
"Yes." The girls bowed their heads one after another, with a very submissive attitude.
Miss Du took Mu Wanqing's hand and walked forward, but she didn't pay much attention to Zhao Yidan. It was clear at a glance who was close and who was far away.
Miss Ding, who was attending the banquet for the first time, was very curious, "Yidan, you are an in-law of the Du family, why is the eldest lady so indifferent to you?"
Zhao Yidan was ashamed and annoyed, secretly blaming Miss Du for not showing her face, but not blaming her either, all the grievances were on Mu Wanqing's head.
"The eldest lady is arrogant, and she treats everyone like this. Mu Wanqing is not a good stalker. If she is staring at her, she has to go to the skin and be careful."
Miss Ding was stunned, "We didn't offend her again."
Zhao Yidan rolled his eyes, thinking about all kinds of ways to treat people, "Some people, you don't need a reason to deal with you, you can do it if you want, just to make yourself happy."
Everyone looked at each other and didn't dare to say anything.
Those who get along with Zhao Yidan are not the daughters of high-ranking officials, they are all similar to her.
People's social circle is strictly divided. For example, it is impossible for a daughter to play with a concubine.
It is worthy of being a century-old Du family, with a profound heritage, which perfectly integrates the Jiangnan gardens and the northwest architectural styles.
The paths are deep and circuitous, and the pavilions and pavilions are covered in red and green.
The lotus leaves are endlessly green in the sky, and the lotus flowers are different in the sun. Mu Wanqing can see a large lot of slim lotus flowers from a distance. The green lotus leaves bring a ray of coolness in this hot summer. Note (2)
The fragrance of lotus flowers rushed towards her face, she took a deep breath, it was very fragrant.
Well, she suddenly wanted to eat fried lotus flowers, crispy and fragrant.
A voice came from my ear, "What are you thinking?"
Mu Wanqing said casually, "Fried lotus flower, lotus leaf chicken, lotus leaf rice, lotus leaf cake, lotus root pork ribs soup, lotus roll fish cake, lotus root starch."
Miss Du was silent, it was really special, but she was a little greedy when she said it. "I want to eat it too. Next time I'll take the ingredients and have a meal with you, how about it?"
Jiang Tongzhi often goes to the snack street, and brings her all kinds of food when she comes back. She eats it very happily, salty, sweet, sour, spicy, all suit her appetite.
It is said that all the food in this snack street comes from one person, and that is Mu Wanqing.
"Okay." Mu Wanqing occasionally wanted to be lazy, so she could spare half a day to cook some seasonal food.
There is a three-story water pavilion in the middle of the water, which is the best place to enjoy the scenery.
At this moment, Mrs. Du was entertaining the female relatives on the third floor, chatting and laughing. It was very lively.
Miss Du brought the two in, and everyone's eyes turned to look at them.
"Mother, see who I brought."
Mu Wanqing and Mrs. Mu took a few steps forward, Yingying saluted, "I have seen Mrs. Du."
Mrs. Du stood up, helped the two up, and looked at Mu Wanqing somewhat unexpectedly.
This girl doesn't even dare to recognize her when she dresses up, she is fresh and refined, her eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, and she is not generally good-looking.
"Come and see our great hero of Xiliang, the creator of Mu's waterwheel, Miss Mu Wanqing."
Everyone was in an uproar, it turned out to be her, did not expect to be so young.
Everyone praised Mrs. Du's meaning, and Mu Wanqing responded generously with a few words of praise. She behaved elegantly and calmly, dealt with it freely, and was not stage fright at all.
In contrast, Mrs. Mu was somewhat restrained and not natural enough.
But what does it matter, everyone is watching Mu Wanqing.
Mu Wanqing was wearing a goose-yellow blouse with a pair of fronts, a light grass-green breast-length skirt, her ears in a bun, and an orange jade plum blossom in her hairpin. The hairpin was fixed with a jasper hairpin. Smart and cute, yet elegant and beautiful. Note (3)
The makeup is clean and natural, the skin is better than snow, the eyes are bright and the teeth are bright, and Hao is holding a tulle palace fan, as beautiful as a clear spring in summer.
Mu Wanqing was playing with the palace fan, her brows and eyes curled up, and a sweet girlish breath emerged spontaneously.
The female family members are most interested in clothing and jewelry, "This dress is so beautiful, where did you order it?"
Mu Wanqing said with a smile, "I designed it for myself, it is more suitable for my temperament."
Everyone is surprised, she still has such ability? However, it is not surprising that she can design a waterwheel, and it seems that she can design a few clothes.
Everyone kept complimenting, and the atmosphere was very pleasant. Suddenly, a woman screamed, "What kind of temperament do you have?"
Mu Wanqing raised her head and looked over, oh, she is somewhat similar to Zhao Yidan, but her face is older and meaner. This is her mother.
Yes, she offended the Zhao family enough.
"It can be salty, sweet and tender."
Mother Zhao glared at her impatiently, "I don't understand, you speak human words."
Mu Wanqing held the fan and shook it lightly, with a sweet smile, "As for me, I always talk to people and talk to ghosts, why don't you understand?"
I can't understand human words, what is that? It bounced back easily, Mother Zhao lost!
The audience: ... good guy, if there is a disagreement, she will tear it apart, but she smiles sweetly and speaks harshly.
Mother Zhao was furious, "Be presumptuous, don't think that you are so frivolous when you get a waterwheel, this is not the place for you to be wild."
Mu Wanqing chuckled, "Oh, what are you relying on for being frivolous in Du Mansion? Military merit? Or did you make a huge contribution to the people of Xiliang? Come on, let us juniors open their eyes. ."
"I..." Mother Zhao's face flushed red, and the words were all stuck in her throat.
md, this is to scold her for nowhere, no credit for her fart, but she is frivolous.
Her hands were shaking with anger, and she couldn't think of a counterattack for a while. In the second round, Mother Zhao lost!
Miss Du Er handed over a cup of tea, "Mother-in-law, please drink lotus seed tea. This lotus seed is picked from this lotus pond and is the most refreshing."
Mother Zhao rolled her eyes, thinking, "You are good, you are the second lady of the Du family, you are so docile and sensible, serve your parents-in-law, and obey your husband, unlike some frivolous people, who do not have three obedience and four virtues. know how to write."
Mu Wanqing just pretended she didn't hear it, drank tea leisurely, and watched the play with great interest, as if she thought their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got along very interesting.
The second lady of the Du family is precious, beautiful, and has a graceful and gentle temperament. Unfortunately, she is a love brain.
There is nothing to say about the love brain, it can only be a blessing.
Mother Zhao was talking, and suddenly the words changed, "Miss Mu, what do you think of my daughter-in-law here?"
This is clearly to make things difficult for Mu Wanqing, how can the second Miss Du family be able to comment.
Everyone stared at Mu Wanqing to see how she would respond.
Without blinking her eyelids, Mu Wanqing said casually, "It's not my daughter-in-law, so what can I say? If you want to live a long life, don't point fingers and make irresponsible remarks about other people's family affairs."
It's so reasonable that can't argue with it.
In the third round, Mother Zhao still lost.
At this moment, the servant came in and said, "Madam, we are going to have a banquet. Do you think it will be placed in Lanyuelou? Or in this water pavilion?"
Mrs. Du watched the excitement for a long time, and then she said slowly, "Just here, the male guests are on the first floor, and the female family members will have a banquet on the second floor."
"Yes."
After a while, a lively voice sounded, "The male guests are all here and want to greet you."
This is also the proper etiquette, Mrs. Du nodded slightly.
Several men walked in, and Du Shaoxuan walked in the front, "Mother."
Mrs. Du was so surprised that she grabbed her son's hand and said, "Ze'er, why are you back? Didn't you say you were going to stay in the military camp for a few more days?"
Du Shaoxuan has never attended such banquets, it's too boring, it's better to do more punches if you have this time.
In the past, male guests were entertained by the old butler of the Du family, but now there are two more sons-in-law of the Du family as helpers.
Du Shaoxuan bowed to his mother, "I'll be back for something, I'll come over and ask you to be safe before leaving."
Mrs. Du pulled him and refused to let go, "Why are you in such a hurry? Stay and have a good meal. Mother has not seen you for a long time."
There was a commotion all over the place, and the female relatives all stared at Du Shaoxuan with eager eyes.
This is the most ideal husband-in-law in the minds of countless girls in Xiliang, the future master of Xiliang.
Everyone present wanted to get married with the Du family and climb up this marriage, which was the real reason why everyone braved the sweltering heat to come from all directions.
Du Shaoxuan didn't like to stay in the pile of female relatives, "Mother, it won't be long, there are many people here, I'll quit first."
He just walked a few steps and was attracted by a figure, "Huh? This is..."
He looked at the familiar and unfamiliar woman, his head blank.
Miss Du smiled and joked, "Ze Di, guess who this is?"
Du Shaoxuan stared blankly at the light and beautiful girl, "Wan Qing, why are you... dressed like this?"
Mu Wanqing looked at herself subconsciously, she was very beautiful, she was a beautiful little fairy.
"Any questions?"
Du Shaoxuan only felt the whole body's blood rushed to his forehead, "You...you are a woman."
Mu Wanqing rolled her eyes, what kind of nonsense was this, and it wasn't the first time he knew her gender. "I've always been a woman, thank you."
Du Shaoxuan was used to seeing her wearing men's clothes, but seeing her wearing beautiful women's clothes suddenly gave her a huge shock.
So beautiful, so beautiful.
His face was inexplicably hot, and his heart was beating wildly. It was the sound of a heartbeat.
The author says:
Note (1) from Wikipedia.
Note (2) The lotus leaves in the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers are different in the sun
Note (3) refers to the style and dress of Hanfu on the Internet. Thank you to the little angel who voted for me or irrigated nutrient solution during 2022-05-14 12:29:59~2022-05-14 23:53:17~
Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: will give you 1 mushroom;
Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: Quinn 1;
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution: 10 bottles of Yushan and Huakaigan; 5 bottles of Weiyuan, my favorite Yingyingshu; 2 bottles of Rhubarb Cat;
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!