Chapter 11: Life

After smiling and figuring it out, he began to put it into action.

The first task is to figure out what you want and what you don't want, and only when you understand these things in your heart will you be able to hold up a scale in your heart, know what you should do and what you shouldn't do?

Before leaving the pavilion, the life was Xiaoxiao's favorite, free and easy to play, digging treasures, watching the scenery, and then coming back to practice swords, learning calligraphy, occasionally using needlework to make a few clothes, or making porridge and soup, just think about it.

I don't want to do anything? I don't want to chat with my stepmother in the boudoir, I pretend to care, I don't want to attend those banquets after getting married, I don't want to gossip, I don't want to go out of the cabinet to get married, I don't want to get married and have children, I don't want to ......

Forget it, he shook his head with a smile and gave up the idea;

Then Xiaoxiao began to pay attention to Xiao Di, observe Xiao Di's daily life, and analyze Xiao Di's hidden concerns, needs, and desires;

Xiao Di always gets up early in the morning, first goes to practice martial arts, and then comes back to bathe, change clothes and freshen up, generally get up with a smile at this time, the two of them have breakfast together, and then Xiao Di changes into court clothes and goes to court; after the next court, he comes back and changes into civilian clothes, and in the afternoon, he usually stays in the study of the outer courtyard, deals with documents, and then receives visiting guests, or talks about problems with his staff; returns to the inner courtyard at dinner, eats with Hanxiao, goes to his commuter water pavilion to read after dinner, and returns to the inner courtyard when it is time to sleep at night, because Xiao Di does not have a concubine or the like, so he has always rested in the main room, and most of the time he will take the initiative to make a gift to HanxiaoBut Xiaoxiao can feel that Xiao Di is not so keen on this kind of thing, but he is not very cold, from the newlywed to the present, Xiaoxiao has never felt his urgency, only calm and gentle; Xiaoxiao secretly guessed that Xiao Di wanted her probably just because she wanted children, or she also gave her a decent relationship between husband and wife; occasionally when she went out to socialize, Xiao Di would send the little guy around her back to report it, and the provincial smile had been waiting; there was also a time when she forgot to come back to report, and she fell asleep first without waiting for someone, and was woken up in the middle of the night; Later, she transferred a small guy out of the outer courtyard, handed it over to the steward to teach the rules for half a month, and arranged to be an errand by Xiao Di's side, Xiao Di didn't say anything, it was considered a tacit consent.

For more than three months of marriage, Xiao Di's life is so regular and simple, looking at it, he is a person with a lot of self-control, he does everything calmly, and his entertainment is within a controllable range; he never goes in and out of the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion, and there is no gossip, and he seems very restrained and a little unsociable in the flamboyant minister's house;

Xiaoxiao thought about Xiao Di's whereabouts for a day in her mind, but she didn't find out what Xiao Di needed, or it was possible that she didn't find out because she was married for a short time;

Xiao Di is alone, has no parents, and has no relatives, relying on his own ability to get the title of the imperial court, it can be regarded as opening a ancestral hall, and establishing a clan is something to be done in the future, and there is no need to do anything about it now!

Then now you can only work on Xiao Di's life;

The most basic needs of life are clothing, food, housing and transportation; Xiao Di is not very particular about this; the embroidery in the needlework room of the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei is not bad, but it is only good, so Xiaoxiao will specially go to the glass garment workshop to order clothes, Xiao Di In addition to the official mansion, the clothes he wears on weekdays are mostly dark colors, although they are commensurate with him, but they inevitably lack some flying splendor;

The food in Zhenbei Hou Mansion is still very good, but it is all general food, nothing quite distinctive, those are all things that can only be done with recipes, Zhenbei Hou Mansion does not have that background, Xiao Di has no special requirements for eating, quite random, and there is no treasure of any precious recipes, special delicacies and the like.

Zhenbei Hou Mansion was originally a pavilion old man's house when the first emperor, covering a wide area, and later the pavilion old man committed a crime, died in exile, the whole family moved back to his hometown, Xiao Di took the opportunity to buy the house, after several modifications, it looks good, but Xiao Di's vision is different from that of a smile, Xiao Di's style is quite solemn and solemn, and the elegant and chic that Xiao Xiao likes, the flowers and trees are deeply different, so Chi Xuanqi will repair several courtyards in the inner courtyard after seeking Xiao Di's consent, and decorate them with the appearance that Xiao Xiao likes, which has caused a sensation in the capital of Fujian。

As for walking, Xiao Di, who was born in the army, must like horses, and the carriage on weekdays is probably average;

After smiling and thinking about it carefully, he first sent a letter to Song of the Water End Building, and after the Minjing was settled, the Water End Building went to the paper mill in Tiangu Prefecture, and the industries under the name of Han Xiao, except for some special purposes, are mostly responsible for the Water End Building, such as Jiamu Tea Workshop, Aoki Paper Workshop, and Baoding's Horse Farm, and the Linbo Shipping that is now being built is managed by the Water End Building. Xiaoxiao is ready to ask Shui Molou to choose a few good horses to send over, I believe Xiao Di will like it;

The next day, she called Yinluo and Nan's mother over with a smile;

After the housekeeper smiled, all the things in the house were handed over to Yinluo, and the previous housekeeper of the inner courtyard promoted a housekeeper named Nan's mother to help Yinluo. Considering that Nan's mother is an old man in the Hou Mansion and has a better understanding of the situation in the house, she assists Yinluo, and believes that Yinluo can get twice the result with half the effort;

Nan's mother came in behind Yinluo and saluted respectfully.

The little maid moved over two small embroidery piers, and Nan's mother peeked at Yinluo sitting on the embroidery pier generously, and sat down sideways with confidence;

If you want to say that Nan's mother is in her heart, she is twelve points in awe of Hanxiao; I heard that I want to assist a maid housekeeper next to my wife, and the pride in my heart can be imagined, and some friends who are familiar with her are also shouting for her to have a treat, no one believes that a little maid who has not been out of the cabinet can manage the inner courtyard, and it is not Nan's mother who has the final say. Unexpectedly, this little maid is not only not tender, but very sophisticated, those tricks are not taken into her eyes at all, several confrontations, was taught a hard lesson by Yinluo, almost set aside the power in her hands, after understanding the huge gap between herself and Yinluo, Nan's mother is honest, and she is completely honest. Let you do whatever you want, very well-behaved!

Nan's mother's thoughts: A maid who marries is so powerful, I don't know what Mrs. looks like? I haven't seen Mrs. act, I don't know Mrs. Taboo, of course, I am careful, I will do what I do when I see what Yinluo does, and I will definitely not be wrong!

"I called you here because I have an opinion, and I leave it to you to do. With a smile, he went straight to the point.

Nan's mother prepares the interface: It is the honor of the slave, and the slave must do it well. and other words that express the ability to be loyal, when I saw that Yinluo and Qingsha in front of me did not make a sound, I quickly shut up, for fear that the horse's fart would be slapped on the horse's leg, which would cause the lady's dissatisfaction.

"Chunshui, you go and count the people in the house who can do needlework, and to what extent. Let them bring all their recent embroideries to the Lanfang Pavilion;

Nan Mama, you go to help Yinluo and figure out which of them often take out work, and which embroidery is mainly sold;

Xia Yu, go to the sewing room to complete the work in hand quickly, or put it down first;

Qiushuang, you go and inform the manager of the silk shop in our house, and ask them to get a batch of fabrics. Spring, summer, autumn and winter, underwear and outer clothes, to be good, novelty;

Dongxue, go and call the head of the outer courtyard;

Yinluo, you take the pair of cards and personally go to the outer courtyard to pay 2,000 taels of silver, and hand them over to the purchasing office, so that they can go to the silk village in the capital to see, and when they encounter some good and novel materials, just buy them back, and they need a large amount; tell them not to compete with the people for profit, don't care about those small money; after buying back, hand them over to the treasury, I will be useful;

Hongdan, I want to make a batch of clothes during this time, everyone in the house has them, and the subordinates are according to their ranks, two sets of rough maids and maids per person, four sets per person in the third level, one set in each of the four seasons, eight sets per person in the second level, two sets in each of the four seasons, sixteen sets of first-level stewards and four sets in each of the four seasons, and my clothes are not needed;

Make more clothes for Hou Ye, all year round, underwear and outer clothes must be made, make some elegant, bright colors, must be comfortable and fit; but also make some clothes for guests, to be solemn and generous, the style should also be popular; I see that Hou Ye wears those colors of lifeless clothes; you can find Su Niang to help you in this matter, I see that he is very attentive to Hou Ye on weekdays, maybe he will put forward some good suggestions.

This time, you make a charter to make clothes, and then arrange the maid around you to be responsible, you are specifically responsible for Hou Ye's clothes, how many pieces to make, what materials to choose, what patterns to use, what styles to make, you must pass them one by one;

If there is not enough manpower, then find Manager Yang and ask him to go to the embroidery room outside to hire an embroidery lady to work, and this matter must be implemented within a month.

There is also Heshun, all the expenses of this matter let Heshun register the account books, strict supervision, if someone takes advantage of this opportunity to make a lot of money, no matter who it is, you don't have to be polite, give me a hard beating, directly send it out and buy it, I will bear the consequences!"

Explained with a smile, thought about it, and waved their hands to let them all go down.

The matter has been explained, the person who is responsible, the person who manages the money, the person who supervises, and the person who assists has also been arranged, and the next thing is to return to the leisurely life of the past and wait for the results, by the way, drinking tea and watching others busy, smiling and secretly smiling.

I don't know what Xiao Di's expression was when he saw those newly made clothes, whether he frowned, was angry, felt wasted, or didn't like it, and smiled a little bit of anticipation.

Xiao Di's expression is light on weekdays, most of the time his emotions are very stable, and there are very few outward sorrows and joys, it is not easy to see him change his face, so he can't help but have a little bad thoughts, like looking at Xiao Di's emotions when he is outward.

Hongdan has been smiling since he was a child, although he doesn't know what he is careful about smiling, but at least he understands that the little master is looking at the clothes on his aunt's body that are not pleasing to the eye, and he wants to help his aunt dress up, so it must be all kinds of styles, all styles, and all kinds of colors of clothes to prepare, and when the time comes, the uncle will wear it on his body, see that the little master likes that style, and the uncle likes that style, and that kind of will do more.

Hongdan is confident about this, in Shuicheng Hongdan is responsible for this, how to match those clothes and jewelry, Hongdan has undergone special learning and training, it is definitely an expert level, these things are trivial things in Hongdan's opinion, but after all, it was ordered by the little master himself, so it would be good to put a little more thought.

……

When Xiao Di found out, it was already a month and a half later, and Xiao Di suddenly found that there were a lot more seasonal clothes in the wardrobe, and most of the clothes on his body were new, and they fit much better than the previous clothes, especially the underwear was much more comfortable. A few days ago, when he was drinking with Shen Congyi, the commander of the guards of the Imperial Forest Army, Shen Congzhi specially asked him if he had changed people in the needlework room, and his level had improved a lot compared to before;

But recently, the sewing room hasn't measured his body size! The new clothes of the season have already been made, and he won't make so many clothes in a season! Xiao Di secretly put this in his heart. When he smiled and helped change his clothes after going down that day, Xiao Di asked, "Have you made a lot of clothes recently?"

"Yes, I see that most of Hou Ye's clothes are heavy in color, since I am married and become Hou Ye's wife, then Hou Ye's diet and daily life should be my own concern, and I must not let Hou Ye wear those clothes that make people feel heavy at the age of his prime. He replied with a smile and a slight smile.

Smiling has been quite pleasant lately.

She always felt that Xiao Di was still good, especially the blue eyes were particularly beautiful, and now she is wearing those colorful clothes, a handsome guy who is alive, what an eye-catcher!

"Let Madame bother!" Xiao Dijue's smile made a lot of sense, and these clothes were really good, so he laughed at them.

"Report!" a little maid outside hurriedly ran over.

Xiao Di looked at the person with a smile.

"Lord Hou, madam, there is a message in the palace, and the queen mother has diagnosed the happy pulse. The little girl's cheeks were flushed, and she said eloquently.

Xiaoxiao clearly felt Xiao Di tremble, his body that was still soft just now became stiff, and his heartbeat was pounding, which was very different from the frequency of his heartbeat on weekdays.

Subconsciously looked up at Xiao Di and found that his expression was still ordinary, but his eyes revealed infinite complexity, like joy, sadness, nostalgia, resentment, jealousy, and blessing...... Complex is indescribable.

Smile as if you have realized.

Hong Dan hurriedly smiled on the side and said: "Great joy!

smiled and smiled.

Xiao Di was equally silent.

There are many helpless things in the world, and there are many crazy men and women, but I didn't expect Xiao Di to be one of them.

-- Helplessly, the flowers fell.