One of the Red Buildings: Three Thousand Miles

Xuanxuan Lin Daiyu accompanied Mrs. Shi to look through the account books, and Mrs. Shi sneered endlessly. In the end, she didn't even have to sneer, she just threw the account books on the table, leaned back, and asked Madam Wang, "What is this?" It's hard for Aunt Cui to spend so much on housekeeping."

Grandma Wang apologized, "No, after all, this is the result of the servant stopping me. The servant thought, I can't put a jade bottle on it for the sake of the mouse. The money in this official has always been that. Use less, after all, this is Beijing, there is no need to go elsewhere."

Mrs. Shi took the tea from Xuanxuan, took a sip, moistened her throat, "How can we live in such a crowded place with so many people in our family? I can't do the same when I bring Yu'er back. I remember that there is my Lin family's old house in Beijing, and our Shi family also has a courtyard in Beijing, why don't you live here, and come here instead?"

Wang Momo curled her lips, "My Madam doesn't know, this is the place chosen by Aunt Cui, and it's the house of her distant relatives. We paid money to live here."

Mrs. Shi sneered, Lin Daiyu nodded and sighed, "A piece of land costs money." Xuanxuan covered her mouth and laughed happily.Mrs. Shi looked at the two of them, couldn't bear it anymore, and also smiled.

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When Aunt Cui returned to the house, she was so anxious that she didn't know what to do.Aunt Cui's maid, Xiaoju, comforted her, "Don't worry about getting angry, Auntie, so what if Madam comes here, Madam told you about the housekeeping, Master knows everything you do, don't worry about it." If you really want to blame me for spending more money, at worst, my aunt will say that she didn’t take care of the house and that she is not very frugal, what can Madam say? There is a master on top.”

Aunt Cui settled down, sat down on the chair slowly, twisted the handkerchief angrily, "Isn't it just a few coins..."

Xiaoju said, "But the point is, we don't know how much we used."

This is where Aunt Cui is stupid, she just wants to win the limelight and make Master Shi feel that she is doing a good job, and also wants to get something for her natal family, and let her family know that despite being a concubine, she is still living a splendid life.She thinks well about everything and does everything. She also swaggered in Shi's house for a long time, and even promoted a few of her confidantes she thought she thought to be her confidantes, and went to a few of Mrs. Shi's "right-hand men" ", as a result, I just forgot to look at the account books!

Shi Zhong reminded her, but he only mentioned it. After she reprimanded him angrily, she never said it again. At that time, she thought she had won, but now it seems that this is waiting for her to dive into the pit.

Aunt Cui clutched her chest and moaned, "Oh, my chest hurts, it hurts like hell. I'm afraid, the old disease has relapsed."

Xiaoju has been with Aunt Cui for a long time, she is used to seeing Aunt Cui's tricks, she runs out of the house understandingly, and publicizes that Aunt Cui's old illness has relapsed and she needs medicinal materials and rest.

Aunt Liu twisted her waist and poked her head out to listen for a while, then went back to the room sarcastically, and said to Mo Xuan, "This foxy girl is finally safe and sound, hum, and she's using tricks again, I don't know why the master always trusts her."

Mo Xuan chuckled, she wasn't angry these days, but Aunt Cui's words were disrespectful to her, and she tolerated most of it in front of Master Shi, for which she won Master Shi's approval.Concubine Liu didn't have her skills when she waited, and Concubine Cui treated Concubine Liu too much. At this moment, when the wife came back, the house was angry, and Concubine Cui called her sick. For Concubine Liu, it was a great joy .

Mo Xuan warned Aunt Liu, "Don't talk too much, Auntie. Since Madam is here, this inner house will still be in the care of Madam from now on. I reckon we won't live here for a long time."

Aunt Liu said cautiously, "Look, big girl, should I sell it to my wife and say something?"

Mo Xuan shook his head hastily, "This is not right. Auntie, I will listen to you about other matters, but I want to be able to stand firm in this family. I hope Auntie will still listen to me. Compared with Auntie, I can figure out what Dad wants thought."

This is true, Mo Xuan may be reckless, may have no brains, or may have done very badly in other matters, but on the side of Master Shi, she does what she does right, she is favored by Master Shi because of Xuan Xuan Women are beyond reach.

Before noon, Master Shi hurried back from outside, sweating profusely, seemed to be in a good mood, with a smile on his face.Mrs. Shi brought Xuanxuan and Lin Daiyu to welcome her at the door of the main house. Master Shi went over and grabbed Mrs. Shi's hand, and said happily, "Madam is back. It's been a hard journey. Why come out to bask in the sun now, be careful of getting dizzy."

Mrs. Shi welcomed Master Shi into the house, Lin Daiyu Xuanxuan got up to leave, Mrs. Shi had already said in a letter that she would bring Lin Daiyu back, so Master Shi was not surprised when Lin Daiyu appeared.

"Ma'am, guess who I'm going to meet today?" Master Shi asked enthusiastically.

Mrs. Shi saw that Master Shi was happy, so she also asked with a smile.Master Shi laughed a few words before he said, "It seems that this time God is also looking towards me. Today I went to visit my mentor, but in the end, I met Brother Guanghua at the teacher's house. My younger brother is now the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and I also Being able to say a few words above, it seems that this promotion is at the right time, place and people, and everything is complete."

Madam Shi's expression changed suddenly, her eyes widened and she was speechless.Master Shi spoke with great enthusiasm, but Mrs. Shi didn't listen to a word, and it took a long time to stand up with her face wrapped around her body, and said to Master Shi, "Master, I'm not feeling well right now, and I want to go back to my room to rest. Do you want to see it?"

Mrs. Shi got over his head, was startled, quickly supported Mrs. Shi, and sent Mrs. Shi to the house without any exception, Mrs. Shi pushed Mrs. Shi down on the bed, and asked Mu Ge to rush to invite the doctor, panicking for a while.

It was rare for Mrs. Shi not to keep Master Shi busy, and it was also rare for Mrs. Shi to toss with everyone. After lying down, she closed her eyes, and a tear flowed down the side of her head.

As soon as Mrs. Shi fell down, Xuanxuan immediately heard the news and hurried over. Master Shi was coming out. When he saw Xuanxuan, he stopped him, "Go in later, your mother needs to rest temporarily. The doctor will come to see you later." Then go in and see your mother."

Xuanxuan looked at the closed door worriedly, turned around and wanted to go back reluctantly, but was stopped by Master Shi.

"Xuanxuan, come here, I have something to ask you for my father." Master Shi said.

Xuanxuan showed a timid look on her face, she was determined not to go, but she didn't dare, so she had to hang her head and follow Master Shi to the study.The study room in the three-entry small courtyard is very small, and Master Shi is a burly man. Mammy Wang followed Xuanxuan and stood in Master Wang's room, making it seem a bit crowded.Master Shi didn't close the door, but asked his servants to wait outside, and asked Xuanxuan and Nanny Wang himself.

"What kind of grievance did your mother suffer in the Lin family?" Master Shi asked after deliberating for a long time.Xuanxuan was shaking like a sieve and suddenly stopped, looking up at Master Shi in puzzlement, not understanding what Master Shi meant by this question.

Master Shi had no choice but to continue to ask, "Or, why did your mother get sick as soon as she came back?"

"Couldn't Mother be mad at Aunt Cui?" Xuanxuan asked subconsciously, and seemed to realize something was wrong after asking, and hurriedly continued. "Uh, dad, it's hard for my daughter to say that. You should ask someone else, Madam Muge Wang, or the housekeeper. They will explain things clearly to you. It's not easy for my daughter to intervene in the matters of the elders."

Aunt Cui has already claimed that she is sick, and it is impossible for Mrs. Shi to be really angry, but Xuanxuan can only say so at the moment, and she does not know what kind of medicine Mrs. Shi is selling in the gourd.Therefore, Xuanxuan, who dare not say too much, and who is not easy to say too much, can only avoid talking about it.

Master Shi was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what Xuanxuan meant, turned his head a little stiffly, and motioned for Nanny Wang to explain what Xuanxuan said.

Wang Momo lowered her head and answered truthfully, especially the account book, which was very detailed, especially the distressed appearance of Mrs. Shi when she read the account book, not to mention the vivid description, which opened Xuan Xuan's eyes. For the first time, she Knowing that Wang Momo is actually so literary, she can describe things so vividly, which makes her admire.As expected, I was still too young!

Xuanxuan's exclamation was always in his heart, but Master Shi's anger was exposed. Hearing what Nanny Wang said, Master Shi was a little angry. He turned his head and saw Xuanxuan, and asked angrily, "What do you think? ?Since you are here, why don’t you persuade your mother a little bit, you don’t know how old you are to share your parents’ worries.”

Xuanxuan was disdainful in her heart, it was clear to vent her anger, but it was not easy to push back, so she had to reply respectfully, "Daughter is not allowed to intervene in the affairs of the elders, and besides, although the daughter is stupid, under the guidance of her mother, she is in the Lin family. Helping with the housework for a period of time, the 800 taels is really not a small amount. The daughter wanted to defend her aunt, but she couldn't find a suitable reason. Aunt Kuang was ashamed of herself before being reprimanded by her mother, and her old illness relapsed , it’s really hard for my daughter to say anything else, wouldn’t it be a bad thing if my aunt and mother feel bad if they are stupid?”

Master Shi listened silently, asked Aunt Cui that Aunt Cui was ill, and after getting an affirmative answer, he sneered, "The ability to cause trouble is not small, 800 taels!"

Xuanxuan bowed her head and said nothing, this 800 taels is not a small sum, now ten taels of silver can make a family of three live a stable life for a year. Selling 50 taels, Xuanxuan admired Aunt Cui very much, how did it cost so much?Baobuqi filled her own pockets, but the amount was not too much. If Aunt Cui knew that there was so much less on the account, she probably wouldn't be so arrogant when she greeted Mrs. Shi today.

Thinking of this, the corners of Xuanxuan's mouth rose slightly, whoever was unlucky, no matter why Mrs. Shi took this step, Xuanxuan privately thought that at least from now on, it was a good move.

In fact, Xuanxuan made a mistake, but achieved unexpected and expected good results.

Wang Momo immediately responded to Mrs. Shi's previous order, "Madam asked the servant to send someone to clean the old house in the west of the city. The servant thought that the Lin family's house is big and it is next to our Shi's house. But I can deal with it. The cleaning has already been ordered to be done, and the master and wife will be able to move there in at most two days."

Master Shi squeezed his beard and couldn't stop nodding, admiring, "After all, it's Madam, who handles things differently from that half screwdriver, it's reassuring."