After binding the loving mother system, I was so bad

While Su Xuanming was spending lavishly in the teahouse, Gu Nanxi was not idle either.

"This egg custard is not as fresh and delicious as usual." Gu Nanxi scooped a spoonful of crab roe and egg custard and frowned.

Lu Mei looked around and saw that the servants were far away. Then she whispered in Gu Nanxi's ear: "Master, I went to the big kitchen and saw that the dishes there were not fresh."

Food is the primary need of the people. One of the important criteria to judge whether the quality of life is high or not is the food!

"How is it not new?" Gu Nanxi asked with concern.

"The cabbage leaves were full of worm holes, the dried fruits were all stale, the eggs smelled strange, and even the crabs were dead!"

Gu Nanxi was numb. Without delicious food, her life would be miserable and she would lose most of the fun in life.

"Why is this happening? Why are the servants in this mansion so arrogant?"

Gu Nanxi frowned. They were greedy on normal days, but now they dared to give rotten leaves to their master?

Lu Mei looked solemn and shook her head, saying, "I have asked the housekeeper about this matter. We have a long-term cooperative merchant in the mansion for this procurement work. Although the price is a bit higher, the quality is guaranteed."

"Just a few days ago, Li Ningjing said that she would be responsible for the expenses. So, the shopping task fell to her father and brother."

Gu Nanxi realized, is spending other people’s money to buy things the same as spending one’s own money to buy things?

The Li family didn't have much financial resources to begin with, so if they wanted to supply such a large mansion, they would of course have to hold back on money.

However, even though she understood, Gu Nanxi didn’t want to eat rotten leaves herself.

Gu Nanxi motioned Lumei to go to the money box and took out a string of copper coins: "Go find a few idle guys and buy some food before the night market closes."

Lumei left immediately.

The commercial economy of the time was relatively developed, and there were special idle men responsible for delivering takeout food.

Lumei thought that the wife's appetite had grown a lot during this period, so she ordered a lot of dishes: "Wine crabs from the bridge hole, spicy pig lungs from the shop at the end of the night market, koji rice noodles, ginger shrimps, and mutton fat chive cakes from Dingfenglou..."

The order was too big for the idle man to finish it all by himself, so he called a few other idle men to split up the shopping.

When these delicacies reached Gu Nanxi's hands, they were still hot.

"It's great to be rich." Gu Nanxi took a big bite of the spicy lung.

Because chili peppers have not yet become widely popular, spicy canned lungs use garlic and other ingredients to increase the spiciness, which gives them a unique flavor.

Gu Nanxi had just taken a bite when Su Yunyan rushed in crying.

Gu Nanxi did not blame the gatekeeper for being irresponsible. After all, with this girl's extraordinary strength, who would dare to stop her?

"Mother, we can't live like this. For a bowl of papaya stewed with bird's nest, they actually used broken bird's nests!" The more Su Yunyan cried, the more miserable she felt her life was.

Before I was born, my father went to the border and stayed there for more than ten years without ever coming back.

The eldest brother was loved by his grandmother, while the second brother was born prematurely and had poor health, so he had always been the apple of my mother's eye.

I am the only one who is not loved by my father and mother. Now, when I eat a bowl of bird's nest, I have to eat the crumbs!

"I went to ask Jingniang's father about it. Guess what he said? He said that a whole nest and broken nests are both bird's nests. They are all swallows' saliva, so what's the difference?"

Su Yunyan cried so hard that she was out of breath.

Gu Nanxi felt that what Jingniang's father said made sense, but unfortunately, this was something that the spoiled girl who grew up in a wealthy family could not accept.

There is no right or wrong, it's just a difference in consumption concepts.

Before Gu Nanxi could figure out how to comfort the little girl, she saw a little maid standing at the door, mumbling to Lumei.

Then, Lumei ran over with her eyes shining and her face glowing.

"Master, Li Ningjing and Dalang are arguing!"

"Where is it? Let's go and see!" Su Yunyan stopped crying instantly, wiped her face with a handkerchief, and wished she could run away immediately.

Gu Nanxi, who had just finished reading the storybook, also decided to go along.

Lu Mei was embarrassed: "But, Master, you are still under house arrest."

Gu Nanxi tapped her forehead and said, "You are so stubborn. Go and call a few strong servants to carry the bamboo chair out. I will lie on the bamboo chair and my feet won't even touch the ground, so it won't be considered a violation of the ban."

House arrest, house arrest, what does house arrest mean?

Only the feet are banned, no other parts of the body are banned!

"Master! So this is what house arrest means!" Su Yunyan felt that her trip was not in vain, she learned something new!

Gu Nanxi and her daughter were afraid of missing the fun, so they didn't even bother to dress up and went straight to the scene of the quarrel.

In the back garden of the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion, a pretty woman, pinching her waist, scolded a much taller man, causing him to almost lower his head to his chest.

Gu Nanxi motioned Lumei to go forward: "Go to the stone mountain. It's too far here and we can't hear clearly."

Several servants were panting with exhaustion, but when they thought about being able to laugh at Li Ningjing's joke, they suddenly became full of strength.

"Hey, second brother, why are you here?" Gu Nanxi looked down from above and immediately saw Su Yunting sneaking behind the stone mountain.

Su Yunting was startled. He turned around and saw that it was his mother and sister. He instantly breathed a sigh of relief and motioned for them to lower their voices: "They are having a great time, don't disturb them."

Su Yunyan lowered her voice and said, "Didn't you say that you were so angry that you couldn't get out of bed? How do you still have the energy to come here?"

Su Yunting laughed: "This trick is more effective than a hundred-year-old ginseng. It's just that big brother is too disappointing. If it were me, I would have to fight back."

"You should be less angry with your second sister-in-law in the future. With your physique, any woman can blow you away." Su Yunyan was really worried about her second brother.

Su Yunting: "Shut up and watch the show."

It was already late in the evening. The mother and her two children hid behind a rocky hill, not daring to even breathe.

Not far away, Jingniang's scolding voice could be clearly heard: "Su Lang, you actually still blame me? Do you know that in order to be with you, my Li family's wealth was almost gone."

Jingniang wiped her tears and said, "The other nobles dislike me and boycotted my business. Have I ever complained to you about these difficulties?"

"The little people in the mansion don't obey me. They appear respectful on the surface, but they don't know how to manipulate me in their hearts."

"I originally thought that you were considerate and understanding of me. But what did you do?! You spent a hundred taels for a trip to a teahouse! Are tea leaves made of silver? Is the water for making tea made of gold?"

Su Xuanming was weak and begged, "Jingniang, I, this. Please help me this time. I have already written the IOU, and I can't let them come to my house to ask for the debt. It will lower my status."

Jingniang was furious: "Identity, identity, what is your identity? You are just the eldest son of the Yongchang Marquisate. You haven't even got the title of Crown Prince, so what kind of status do you have?"

Su Xuanming looked very embarrassed, but he still couldn't bear to get angry at Jingniang, so he just whispered, "Jingniang, how about you return the housekeeper power to you? With you here, I can pay back all the money in a month."