Zhou Xiangnian looked at the play at the door of the sect, and felt a little unhappy in his heart.

It's not that he likes to meddle in things, but if it's just the maiden junior of the patriarch's wife who comes to quarrel with her, it's okay, and the relatives at the head of the other houses have disputes, and he, the big housekeeper of the six-room and the three-room, doesn't bother to deal with it. The problem is that the second girl Shen not only brought the girl to the door by herself, but also brought a few sedan chair drivers hired by the town, which is another matter.

Those sedan chair drivers, at a glance, knew that they were not decent people in the sedan chair and horse shop, and they didn't even have a complete set of clothes, so they probably were begging for a living on the street. The sedan chairs they use are also made of ordinary wood. The most important thing is that they are afraid that they don't even know the rules and etiquette. Forget it about carrying the female employer to the door of someone else's house and putting it down, they can just stand by and watch the excitement, and their eyes are aimed at the female dependents passing by? Now there are a few foreign men with irregular eyes, but it's really a taboo!

Just like Zhou Xiangnian hired a coachman from the carriage and horse shop to drive into the village, he was also repeatedly told in advance. The coachman knew the rules, and since he entered the village, he only stared at the short section of the road in front of the car, and drove forward slowly, without squinting, and never looking at other people's daughters. This is the rule that a little person who knows how to be polite should be. Zhou Xiangnian looked at the sedan chair men so presumptuous, and thought that his own girl Qin Hanzhen often walked around in the village, so he couldn't feel sorry for himself.

I really don't know where the second girl of the Shen family hired someone from. What's even more ridiculous is that she only brought a girl and came over in a hired sedan chair. The town is several miles away from Qinzhuang, and she is not afraid of being sold? At the beginning, the girl of the Huang family took a girl and wandered around the town every day, it was said that she was looking for the son of a rich and noble family, and her reputation spread extremely ugly. Now the second girl Shen also went out with a girl, and also found four sedan chair drivers outside to accompany her, is this because she is afraid that her reputation is too good?

Zhou Xiangnian is now the main one of Yongjiahou Qin Bai, and knows that Qin Bai has spent a lot of effort to educate the clansmen for more than a year, so that some of the original bad habits of the Qin clan have been corrected. Now that there is clan learning in the Qin clan, the children also know how to read and observe etiquette, and even Qin Keyong, the second son of the patriarch who was originally a little unscrupulous, is much more honest. With such a great feat, Zhou Xiangnian only hoped that the Qin family could always be upright, but now that someone is making trouble at the door of the sect, maybe he will affect the reputation of the patriarch's wife, wouldn't that cause the head of his family to waste his thoughts for more than a year? How can Zhou Xiangnian endure this?!

He raised his voice unceremoniously: "Where are your eyes looking?

Shen Er's girl and several sedan chair drivers were startled by his shout, and they all looked over together, and saw that it was a middle-aged man dressed decently, riding a high-headed horse, no matter how he dressed, he was not comparable to ordinary people - Zhou Xiangnian was born in the Internal Affairs Department after all, and naturally he was not comparable to ordinary wealthy servants - they couldn't help but be a little wilted, and they didn't know where he came from.

The concierge of the sect recognized Zhou Xiangnian, and even more recognized Zhao Mo, who was riding a horse behind Zhou Xiangnian, and was also startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute and greet him: "I have seen the grandson, and I have seen the head of Zhou." ”

Zhao Mo nodded slightly, and turned his head away. Today's events are indeed detrimental to the reputation of the Qin family, but since Zhou Xiangnian has come forward, he doesn't have to do much.

Shen Er had heard of the reputation of Zhao Mo, the grandson of the Liao king, although he was still sitting in the sedan chair, but the sedan curtain was lifted with a rough slit. It's just that she glanced out of the sedan chair, and she couldn't help but feel a little regretful in her heart. It's rare to have a nobleman from the clan, but it's a pity that she's too young to climb high. She had no choice but to put down the sedan curtain, continued to pretend to be dignified and polite, and did not come out of the sedan chair to salute.

Her girl was a little flustered, her master did not instruct, she did not kneel, she did not kneel, she could only stand there stiffly, curtsy a hasty bow, and bowed her head.

Zhou Xiangnian asked the gatekeeper of the sect: "What's going on? The people outside enter the village, and you don't look for a place to settle down, so you let people make noise at the gate?

The porter said with a bitter face: "Manager Zhou, you don't know! In this sedan chair is our wife's maiden niece, who did not know the etiquette before, made a mistake, and annoyed our wife, and the wife had already sent a message, asking her father to take her back, and never allow her to go to our door again! Who knew that now the second uncle's family said that they were going back to Songjiang, and the second cousin girl somehow suddenly came to the door of our house, saying that she wanted to see his wife and apologize to his wife. Our wife had something to say beforehand, how could we be willing to see her? The younger ones had no choice but to let the second cousin go back. The second cousin refused and was unwilling to get off the sedan chair. These sedan chair drivers are all gangsters on the streets of the town, and they don't know etiquette, and the little ones can't drive people away if they want to, and the girl of the second cousin is still noisy. I can't help the little ones!"

One of the sedan chair bearers was the leader, and when he heard that Zhou Xiangnian was just a "manager", he didn't sound like a nobleman, so he boldly stepped forward and said with a smile: "So that this manager knows that the little ones really only make some hard-earned money on the street on weekdays and eat together." This sedan chair was made by the small ones, and it is a new sedan chair, and it is only the first time that it has carried passengers! The little ones don't know what entanglement the young lady in the sedan chair has with this house, but the young lady refuses to get off the sedan chair, so of course we can't leave? If this sedan chair is lost, won't the little ones lose all their money? Please forgive me. ”

Zhou Xiangnian sneered: "What kind of good thing? What kind of things that the masters of our clan can't look at when they go out, are you still afraid that we will detain it? What a joke!" asked with a straight face, "How much silver did Second Miss Shen spend on hiring your sedan chair?"

The palanquin man replied: "The young lady promised two taels of silver for a round trip, but the little ones only received a deposit of five yuan, and they have not received the full balance." It's also because of this that the little ones don't dare to leave with confidence. ”

Zhou Xiangnian scolded: "Are you bullying people who don't understand the market? You actually have the face to collect two taels?!" But he didn't bargain with those palanquin drivers, and only said to the porter of the sect: "Give them double the amount of silver, and ask them to send people back to the Shen family's uncle, what else do you have to worry about? It's better than asking people to make noise in front of the gate and lose the face of the Qin family! If the silver is not enough, just send someone to find me to get it." ”

The porter's eyes lit up suddenly, and he nodded with a smile: "Manager Xie Zhou has reminded you, and the small ones will do it! The small ones will withdraw from the steward, so you don't have to break the bank." He looked back at the palanquin drivers, but his face was elongated, "Did you hear that the money will be paid to you, why don't you send the people back to the town in a hurry?!"

When the sedan chair drivers heard that they could have double the pay, they were immediately overjoyed, and no matter what happened to the second girl Shen in the sedan chair, they responded in unison to carry the sedan chair. The girl was so panicked that she cried and went to stop them, and asked them: "Where are you going to send our girl?

The porter spat at her: "What are you yelling about? I think the reputation of your second girl is too good, isn't it? Our wife said it a long time ago, let you go back." If you really want to apologize, you must at least know what it means to be filial to your elders, right? If you don't even listen to the words of your elders, who will believe that you are sincere? Don't laugh at other people's big teeth!"

The girl was angry and anxious, but she choked on, and didn't know how to refute it. When Shen Er heard it in the sedan chair, she knew that she would definitely not please this time, so as soon as she gritted her teeth, she raised her voice to stop the sedan chair drivers and came out of the sedan chair by herself.

Anyway, there are many female dependents walking around in Qinzhuang, and she has nothing to fear.

After getting off the sedan chair, she didn't go to talk to the porter, let alone comfort her girl, but raised a dignified and smiling face, turned her head to look in the direction of Zhou Xiangnian and Zhao Mo, and walked towards them.

Zhao Mo knew the opportunity, and quickly said: "It's windy outside, I'll go back first." Then he rode his horse first, and Ah Shou immediately went on the road, leaving Zhou Xiangnian behind.

Zhou Xiangnian was stunned for a moment, and when he turned around and saw that Shen Er had already walked to him, he couldn't help but curse secretly. Although he was very unhappy, he turned over and dismounted. After all, the second girl Shen is the maiden niece of the patriarch's wife of the Qin family, and Zhou Xiangnian is the housekeeper of the Qin family's six-room and small three-room, but it is not easy to take it in front of the relatives of the clan. He knew that Qin Bai didn't like such a frivolous person the most.

Zhou Xiangnian hurriedly saluted the second girl Shen angrily, and then turned his head away from looking at the other party's face.

Although the second girl Shen hated him for his contemptuous attitude in her heart, she didn't dare to stand up to her relatives, so she only smiled kindly: "I didn't notice it before, it turned out that Manager Zhou was here." I don't know if Master Hou and his wife have always been good? Thanks to Master Hou, he told my eldest sister a good family matter. I should have come to the door earlier to thank Master Hou and Mrs. Hou. I don't know if Mrs. can be convenient today? I want to say hello to her old man, and thank her for her hard work as a matchmaker for my eldest sister. ”

What's the matter with this girl?

Zhou Xiangnian couldn't help but glance at her, seeing that she was shyly half-hanging her head, pretending to be elegant and golden, she sneered in her heart, and secretly said that this girl said bad things about Uncle Wu last time, and it was all spread to Hezhuang, how can she be embarrassed to pretend in front of the people in the sixth room now?

He said lightly: "Second Miss Shen is polite. Ling Zun and Brother Ling have already thanked our lord and wife, and the thank you gifts have been delivered, so there is no need for the girl to come and thank you again. If it's not early today, the girl wants to go back to the town, so it's better to go on the road early, so as not to worry the elders. Lao Zhou will not be accompanied, please take care of yourself. Then he threw himself on his horse, led the hired carriage, and went away without looking back.

Second Miss Shen was sprayed with dust, and the expression on her face was almost unmaintained. And behind her, the concierge of the sect room was urging again: "The second cousin girl, hurry up and get on the sedan chair." The little ones have already hired a sedan chair for you. If you don't have the strength in your legs and feet, the younger one can call you two mothers-in-law, how about you?"

Second Miss Shen turned around and glared at him fiercely. She knew that if the other party really called her mother-in-law, it would mean that she would be forced to put herself in the sedan chair, and she would only be more embarrassed at that time. She unwillingly glanced at the gate of the Qin family's sect house again, and then at the direction of the ancestral house of the sixth house, stomped her feet, and returned to the sedan chair in resentment.