dressed as a scholar

Qiao Hezhi sat on the carriage, raised his eyes and glanced at the man who was sitting quietly beside him with his eyes closed and meditating. He was quiet and a little bluffing. He knew Fang Yu's handling of his servants today.

"Why do you always look at me, but do you have something to say?"

Qiao Hezhi's eyes moved, wondering how Fang Yu knew he was looking at him: "I just saw the lord's serious expression, but I don't know if he is worrying about today's family affairs?"

"That's not true." Fang Yu said bluntly: "I'm just thinking about what to eat for dinner, and what time do you usually eat at home."

Qiao Hezhi: ...

"At home, we usually have dinner in the next hour. As for the dishes... what the lord wants to eat, it's still early when I get home, so I'll just make it later."

"You don't need to be so troublesome, I will use whatever you have." Every dish on the left and right is an authentic local dish that he has never eaten before, and he is just looking forward to it.

Qiao Hezhi didn't know what Fang Yu was thinking, but he didn't forget the business: "I... I heard that the Lord dismissed the servants at the Longevity Hall?"

"You know that too?"

"Ah."

Fang Yu sighed: "The Fang family has not been married for a long time, but now the family style is not right, and there are too many servants that are inappropriate. Now that the leaders are dismissed, it is good to warn those who are not dedicated."

Qiao Hezhi said: "But Mama Qian is the most important servant of my mother-in-law, the master sent her away, and my mother-in-law..."

"My mother kept the house in a state of turmoil all day long. It's really shameful to invite some wizards to break into the house early this morning to sing and dance. Changing her servants is a small punishment."

"Furthermore, that Mrs. Qian is really not worth using. In just a few months in the mansion, she has been greedy for fat and water that is several times the moon's silver. Those who fill in gifts will be given simple and easy tasks, and those who do not benefit from them will be assigned dirty and tiring tasks, and the people below have already complained. Dealing with her will be good for the family and mother."

Qiao Hezhi took a deep look at Fang Yu, and the person in front of him was so strange that he seemed to have never known him before.

Although now Fang Yu knows the truth, distinguishes right from wrong, and treats him very well, logically speaking, it is very good, but he can still vividly remember all kinds of filial piety he had for the Chen family in the past, but now it has changed so quickly, it seems that most of them are still the same. For him, it's really unbelievable.

He couldn't help thinking: "If one day I make a big mistake, how will the lord deal with me?"

When he was thinking wildly, he opened his mouth to ask what was in his heart. When he realized it, Fang Yu was looking at him with lowered eyelids.

"Do you think I'm a little moody?"

"That's not what I meant..." Qiao Hezhi was flustered, and hurriedly explained: "I just... just talking nonsense."

Fang Yuwei looked coldly: "Since you asked, if you really make a big mistake someday, then..."

He paused: "I'll give you two new dishes that you haven't cooked before!"

Qiao Hezhi couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "My lord always thinks about eating, and I'm not afraid that others will hear the joke."

Fang Yu said with a smile: "I don't believe people who don't believe in jokes don't eat."

Qiao Hezhi shook his head.

The two made jokes, and it took about half an hour from Fang's house to Hufengjing. Because of the early departure, the time was announced outside the gate of Qiao's house.

In Fang Yu's memory, Fang Yu didn't have much impression of Fang's house. When he got off the carriage, he saw a very grand and lavish door opening up the stone steps, with high cornices at both ends.

There was a doorman standing by the door. Seeing Qiao Hezhi, he trotted over to salute Qiao Hezhi, and then greeted the room loudly: "Young Master and Young Master are back!"

Immediately, he warmly greeted him and walked into the mansion.

Seeing the gate of his own house, Qiao Hezhi felt rather uncomfortable. The last time he returned home was three days after getting married, but Fang Yu went to the academy that day and did not come with him. The family caused a lot of gossip. Today he came back with himself , It can be regarded as blocking other people's mouths.

The two of them went into the house together, and when they entered the door, the first thing they saw was a screen wall that directly entered the main house to block the view. Turning left, the door passed in front of the inverted house, and then there was another door with hanging flowers. Entering is a large garden, the left and right ends are east and west wing rooms, the north is the main room, and the two ends of the main room are equipped with east and west side rooms...

The Qiao family's house is designed as a three-entry courtyard, but it occupies a larger area than the ordinary three-entry courtyard. The house has diverted water to build a lake, with pavilions and waterside pavilions in the lake. Although it is a commercial tenant, it does not lose its elegance.

If there is no one to guide you, it is not surprising that you get lost in the garden and lake pavilions when you first come.

Fang Yu originally thought that the Fang family was already very large, but in front of his father-in-law's house, it was nothing more than a small witch.

"Hezhi! You're back!"

The two people entered through the Chuihua Gate, and a woman in brocade clothes hurried up to greet them, followed by two rows of women Shi Fufu, five or six of them.

Qiao Hezhi wanted to go up to hug the woman, but seeing Fang Yu at the side, he still didn't move, he just walked up quickly and grabbed the woman's wrist: "Mother."

The woman patted Qiao Hezhi's hand compassionately and lovingly, and looked at Fang Yu: "Master, please come inside."

Fang Yu politely saluted the woman.

"Didn't you say that my uncle came here after class? Why did you arrive so early? Mother and father are also at the door to pick up my uncle and you."

Qiao Hezhi said: "The lord has asked for leave today, so I came here earlier."

"But you made a fuss when you came back, and asked my uncle to ask for a fake companion to accompany you. It's really outrageous!"

Qiao's mother reprimanded her, but it was just a scene. She knew that the friendship between Fang Yu and her son hadn't reached such a level.

Qiao Hezhi was not easy to answer, his mother was half right, but the other half of the family affairs was not easy to tell Fang Yu in front of Fang Yu, so he said, "I want to come back earlier to see my father and mother."

"I'm used to messing around." Qiao's mother said to Fang Yu, "This child was spoiled by his father at home, so he didn't cause my uncle any trouble."

"Father-in-law and mother-in-law have raised Hezhi very well. He is always taking care of him at home. I should thank my father-in-law and mother-in-law."

"Look at what my aunt said... I really don't dare to take it." Qiao's mother smiled and said: "Don't stand around outside, go to the warming room to sit first, mother has prepared cakes for you early in the morning. You Father went to Dongsheng City today, and he rushed back when he heard that you were coming back, but he didn't know that uncle was coming, so he probably won't arrive until later."

A group of people marched into the warming hall. Just as Qiao's mother said, many refreshments have been prepared in the hall.

"Hezhi, you and my uncle are resting here, and mother will cook by herself today."

Fang Yu said: "Mother-in-law, don't be so troublesome, He Zhi and mother-in-law haven't seen each other for a long time, and I miss you, why don't we talk for a while together."

Qiao's mother was a little surprised that Fang Yu was so reasonable today, but she still said: "It's okay, the ingredients have already been prepared, and it doesn't take much effort to cook."

Fang Yu knew that Qiao's mother was being polite, so why didn't he want to spend more time with his precious son, and he was also a man of beauty: "In that case, He Zhi should go to the kitchen to help mother-in-law."

Qiao Hezhi nodded happily, and he turned to Fang Yu again and said, "Then I'll ask my servants to call uncle over, and the lord can show uncle the blueprint, so that you won't feel bored."

"Will it be abrupt now?"

"Uncle always likes to study. If he reads the blueprint of the master, he will only complain why I didn't call him earlier."

Fang Yu smiled: "That's very good."

He picked up a piece of pineapple cake on the table and handed it to Qiao Hezhi: "Eat some."

Qiao Hezhi took the pineapple cake and said softly, "I'll try one piece first, and I'll eat others later in the evening."

Qiao's mother looked at the two of them from the side, but she was a little confused for a while, and she glanced sideways at the female envoy.