Crossing the Qinghe Landlord gl

Zhang He sent Fang Ying away, and she became more and more unable to understand the behavior of the Zhang family, or the Liu family.There are so many tea merchants in Fuzhou, why did the Liu family choose the eldest house of the Huang family?And why didn't you cooperate earlier, why didn't you cooperate later, more than half a year ago?

After listening to Zhang He's report, Xia Jiniang also intuitively believed that this matter had something to do with their mention of Huang Yu to the Liu family.Zhang He had a headache thinking about it, and said, "Let's ask about all the doubts some other day!" It's useless for them to guess here.

Xia Jiniang smiled and said, "Has Erlang finally thought about asking these things?"

Zhang He was at a loss for words, and asked after a while, "Do I seem to care very little about the Zhang family's affairs?"

"I used to think that Erlang was not doing well in the Zhang family, so he was very affectionate to the Zhang family. But judging from the years of getting along with you, you are a very kind and affectionate person, not a philandering person."

"I really didn't like the Zhang family in the past, and I didn't like my identity." Zhang He said truthfully, "Because the Zhang family is a big family with complex people, I like a simple life, so I want to stay away from them. But thinking about it carefully, My origin was decided from the beginning, but my life was changed by myself, when I was confident enough, my origin didn’t seem to matter anymore.”

"My Erlang will not only be considerate of others, but also understand himself." Xia Jiniang hooked the tip of Zhang He's nose and smiled.

"That's because of the confidence Ji Niang gave me!" Zhang He hugged Xia Jiniang and pecked her lips. Ever since the two of them had to take turns to look after Little Peanut, Xia Jiniang was embarrassed in front of the child, which was rarely the case. intimate.Zhang He pecked once, feeling that the taste was very familiar, so he pecked a few more times.

"Are you a chicken pecking rice?!" Xia Jiniang said coquettishly.

Speaking of rice, Xia Jiniang said again: "The little lady of the Fang family asked us to buy rice. We don't seem to have so much rice."

Zhang He rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "She doesn't want much, just two stones of rice."

Xia Jiniang gave her a meaningful look, then turned and entered the room.Zhang He followed, and said: "Ji Niang, I thought about it, if the peanut is a little older in the future, and can crawl and walk, then it must be watched closely. You and I can't get away Time, why don't we invite another person?"

"You only came to invite the wet nurse now, it seems a bit late." Xia Ji Niang said.

"If we let the nanny take care of Peanut, what if she grows up and is no longer close to us? We don't hire a nanny, just hire a handyman who specializes in washing, cooking, cleaning, and taking care of koi, flowers and plants."

What they have to do now is nothing more than washing and cooking, and occasionally cleaning. Zhang He also needs to take care of koi, flowers and plants, and check accounts at night.They'd have more time to spend when someone else took care of the chores.

"Aren't you worried that she will find out your identity when she cleans us?"

"I do the laundry myself, I can also take care of the flowers and plants myself, and try not to let her in our room."

Xia Jiniang thought about it, judging from the current scale of the mansion, such a handyman was indeed needed to do some chores.Although the cows in the cowshed and the horses in the stable can be taken to the pasture to graze, they still need to be taken care of after they are brought back at night.

The only downside may be that they will have a little more worry in their own homes in the future.

After careful consideration, Xia Jiniang finally agreed to Zhang He's hiring a maid.

Xia Jiniang didn't plan to look for it in Qinghe Village, but found a floating household from Haozhou through a tooth dealer, named "Li Jian'er", who was only sixteen or seventeen years old.

Xia Jiniang confirmed that she was voluntary, and she was not abducted and sold by tooth dealers, so she signed a five-year contract with her, requiring her to live and eat in Qinghe Village during these five years, and to strictly guard her family affairs and not disclose them to the outside world. Half a sentence.And all she needs to do is some chores, as for the cooking, Xia Jiniang still chooses to do it herself.

The reason why those who did not choose Qinghe Village was that they were worried that they had relatives in Qinghe Village who would reveal the situation at home, which was not a good thing for Zhang He, who liked to hide some secrets.

Li Jian'er is a newcomer and is not familiar with the place of life, so he is very restrained.Fortunately, both Zhang He and Xia Jiniang were very approachable, and even Zhang Xian didn't develop a young master's temperament except for acting like a baby to them occasionally, so she was less worried.

The work that needs to be done in the Zhang family is almost the same as she used to do when she was at home, so it is not unfamiliar at all. The only thing that makes her not used to it is that Xia Jiniang will cook by herself, and she will just help watch the fire. .Later, she inadvertently discovered that not only Xia Jiniang, but also Zhang He would do the work himself. How could there be such a superior attitude of the master here?

Even Chen Hong persuaded Xia Jiniang: "Ji Niang, look where there are still masters who want to help maidservants with work, let her do these jobs!"

God knows that she is envious of Xia Jiniang more and more. Although the situation of Li's family is getting better and better, it is far behind Zhang He's family.

She was not dissatisfied with the current situation of her family. After all, Li Qingshi was now in charge of taking care of the family's dozens of acres of land. Even the last flood, they survived smoothly, and many relatives asked them for help.

And Li Qinggui, relying on Zhang He's blueprints and his ability to communicate in both directions, is much more beautiful and respectable in the Yejian than when he was just a buddy before.Aunt Li acted as a matchmaker for him, and the conditions for the woman's family were also improved a lot.

But if the Li family can hire some manpower, she wouldn't want to do the work herself!

Xia Jiniang smiled nonchalantly: "Erlang and the others are used to my cooking, and it's just some small tasks within their capabilities, so it's not a problem."

Chen Hong said again: "But that maidservant is only sixteen or seventeen years old, and she is in her cardamom age, so you have to be on guard against her. But fortunately, you are in charge of the family's accounts, which is always good."

Xia Jiniang was at a loss for words, she knew that Chen Hong had no bad intentions, but she was easy to worry about.

As for herself, she was worried that after Li Jian'er's presence in the family, she and Zhang He would have a little bit of concern, but it turned out that it was only her who had concerns, and Zhang He had no worries!

"Ji Niang, wait a minute!" Zhang Hehui stopped her as if no one was watching.

"What's wrong?" Xia Jiniang asked.

Zhang He walked in front of her, stared at her seriously, and said, "Your face..."

Xia Jiniang was woken up by Little Peanut in the morning and didn't have time to look in the bronze mirror. She thought something was wrong with her face, so she raised her heart immediately: "What's wrong with my face?"

Zhang He kissed him quickly, and then smiled happily as if his plot had succeeded: "Your face is so pretty!"

Out of the corner of Xia Jiniang's eyes, she caught a glimpse of Li Jian'er's frightened look who happened to be passing by, her face was burning red, she glared at Zhang He, and hurriedly ran away to avoid Li Jian'er's sight.Zhang He turned around and saw Li Jian'er, her face flushed slightly, she coughed, and left as if nothing had happened.

Li Jian'er's face was also very hot, and she thought to herself: "In the future, I'd better come to this main house less often, so as not to ruin their good deed again." She felt that she should have this self-consciousness.

Her room is directly opposite the kitchen, and she needs to go outside the backyard to fetch water, wash clothes, and grind rice on weekdays, and she never crosses the front hall at all.Since the side yard and backyard of Zhang He's house were expanded and remodeled, they have been isolated from the main house, and there is still an arched door to go from the backyard to the main house.There is a road leading directly to the backyard from the cowshed and stables in the side yard. Xia Jiniang didn't specifically tell her not to take the road in front of the house, so she didn't have this awareness, so that she broke the intimacy between the two of them.

After adding another person to the family, Xia Jiniang and Zhang He were still getting used to it, and early winter came quietly.Due to a flood, the harvest of each household this year is [-]% lower than that of the first half of the year. Fortunately, it is Qinghe rice, and the [-]% reduction in harvest is still nearly three stones.

The imperial court also ordered tax reduction and exemption, and the people cheered, and the haze caused by the flood was swept away.As long as the tax is reduced or exempted, they don't have to rush to sell rice for money and cloth to pay taxes.

When Zhang He and Xia Jiniang were so busy, Jiang Nu quietly appeared at the door of their house.

When Li Jian'er came out to clean the front door with a broom, she found a girl of the same age as her but with heavy makeup lingering at the door, so she asked in confusion, "Young lady is looking for my husband?"

Jiang Nu's footsteps stopped, she opened her mouth, and seeing the sights from all around, she said, "Nu, I came to look for your wife."

It happened that Xia Jiniang was at home, and Li Jian'er said, "Then you wait here for a while, and I'll pass it on."

Jiang Nu felt a little regretful after Li Jian'er ran in. She turned around and planned to leave, but her feet seemed to be rooted and she couldn't move.When she was able to make up her mind to leave, Xia Jiniang's figure had already appeared at the door. Seeing her, she was a little surprised at first, and then smiled intriguingly: "Since you're here, come in and have a seat!"

Seeing Xia Jiniang's calm look, Jiang Nu became a little annoyed for some reason, and immediately followed her into the house without hesitation.

Li Jian'er went to make tea for them, and when the tea was served, Jiang Nu handed a letter to Xia Jiniang.The latter smiled and said, "Why, is it Miss who delivered the letter in person this time?"

Jiang Nu said: "Young lady, there is no need to misunderstand this letter. This letter was not written by the slave, but someone asked the slave to forward it for you! The letter has been delivered, and the slave should leave!"

As soon as Jiang Nu left, Zhang He came back, they passed each other, Zhang He still felt that her face seemed familiar, so he turned his head to look at her background for a while.Li Jian'er called out from the door: "Lang Jun is back!"

"Hmm!" Zhang He entered the door and saw Xia Jiniang sitting in the front hall, and asked, "Did you have any guests at home just now?"

Li Jian'er watched her heart, she just heard Xia Jiniang call Jiang Nu "Miss", could she be Zhang He's confidante?With this concern, Li Jian'er dared not answer.But then he thought of the affection between Zhang He and Xia Jiniang. Zhang He should not be that kind of person, so he said, "Someone sent a letter, and the letter is in the lady's hands."

"Ji Niang, I just saw someone who looks like Jiang Nu at the door." Zhang He said to Xia Jiniang.

Xia Jiniang smiled and said, "That's her, why didn't you recognize her?"

Zhang He said: "She painted her face like a monkey's butt, how could I recognize it at a glance?"

Xia Jiniang said angrily, "Where did Erlang learn such vulgar words?"

"Oh, I won't talk about it in the future." Zhang He pursed his lips, sat down beside Xia Jiniang, and copied the letter, "I heard that she is here to deliver the letter, who is it for?"

"I don't know." Xia Jiniang hasn't read the letter yet!

Zhang He took a look at it, and his face suddenly became gloomy, his brows were deeply furrowed, as if a storm was brewing.Xia Jiniang noticed the change in her expression, felt something strange in her heart, and asked, "What did you say in the letter?"

Zhang He read the letter back and forth several times before handing it to Xia Jiniang, and then asked Li Jian'er to take Little Peanut, who needed to play after waking up, outside to play.Li Jian'er hadn't seen Zhang He's stern face yet, so he was apprehensive and hurriedly responded.

When Xia Jiniang read the letter, she gasped and asked in amazement: "The affair between my aunt and Jiang Sheng was framed by my elder brother?!"

The author has something to say: Hey, Rashomon, everyone has a strong brain, in fact... I have already guessed eight or nine are close to ten, (*/ω＼*)