Chapter 146: Chillis (3) (1/2)

Chu Lian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. No one had managed to recognise what a good ingredient these were; no wonder the outsider had to sell it for so little.

Since they had gotten these chillis so cheaply, Chu Lian didn’t continue to decline the offer. To be honest, this carriage of chillis would only be able to reach their full potential in her hands.

“Then many thanks to Eldest Brother-in-Law. If I cook anything new with these chillis, I’ll send a share over to Eldest Brother-in-Law!”

“It’s a deal then. Kangshou, call up two female servants to move all these chillis to Songtao Court’s kitchen.”

After giving away the burdensome chillis, He Changqi felt refreshed. He then returned to his own courtyard with his manservant.

Of course, Madam Zou had already received the news of what had happened.

Madam Zou sat in the parlour with an unhappy expression, clearly angry.

The moment He Changqi entered the parlour, he noticed that his wife didn’t seem to be in a good mood. He walked over and took a seat by Madam Zou. “Yuanjing, what happened? Did any of those silly servants make you angry today?”

Madam Zou felt even more frustrated upon hearing him say that, but she couldn’t bear to take out her temper on her dear husband. She could only smoothe out her expression and quietly ask, “Dalang, you brought a carriage full of something back from Honglu Temple today?”

Although He Changqi looked like a rough man, contrary to his appearance, he was very sensitive to the hidden meanings behind words. Thus, he immediately realised that his wife’s thoughts had gone down the wrong path.

“Oh you! What are you thinking? Those were just some goods that some outsider kid didn’t manage to sell off. He brought them all the way here to our capital, but couldn’t manage to sell off his stock for an entire half a year. I took pity on him and spent twenty taels to buy those, just to give him some money to help him get home.”

When Madam Zou heard this, she relaxed. “What was it?”

“Just a carriage full of some ‘chillis’.”

Women were still a little more narrow-minded. Even Madam Zou, who had grown up in House Dingyuan, wasn’t an exception to the rule.