Yan Shuqing was still a little awake when he returned to the courtyard, and when he drank until the second half of the night last night, the Yan brothers all rested in the front hall, until the sky turned white, Yan Shuqing was a little clear, and then he staggered back to the yard by himself. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, the mother-in-law and maidservants in the courtyard have already begun to be busy, Yan Ruojiu heard the movement and immediately came out to help his father back to the house and lay down again, this time it is okay, Dad is also back, Yan Ruojiu has been worried for a night, this time I can rest for a while, and soon there will be only even breathing in this room.

The first time I returned to Yan's Mansion, I have been busy for three or four days, and the affairs in this courtyard have gradually smoothed out, except for the family banquet on the first day and I couldn't get up to say goodbye, these days Yan Ruojiu followed her mother to the old lady to ask for good morning before starting to do things, after all, when I returned to Yan's Mansion, the rules and etiquette of the line still had to be done.

After a few days, Yan Ruojiu also figured out the situation near the courtyard, and on this day, Mo called Yan Ruojiu over and said: "Ah Wei, my mother will go to your second aunt to sit down in a while, you can accompany my mother." ”

"What is my mother going to do when I go to my second aunt?" Yan Ruojiu asked while flipping through the booklet in her hand.

"My mother thinks that this yard is almost cleaned up, and most of the entourages we brought back are small men and men can't enter the inner house at will, so my mother wants to buy some maids to come in and call." Mo said as he straightened the box.

"Mother, isn't there a slave and maidservant in this Yan Mansion for us to call, why bother with that?" Yan Ruojiu was puzzled.

Mo Shi smiled: "There is no shortage of minions in this mansion for us to call, but these minions are all from the Yan Mansion, and now you and your brother have not been able to have a caring girl by their side, the little maid, my mother thinks that it will be procured when I come out of the Yan Mansion anyway, so it is better to do it together now." ”

"Then the mother wants the second aunt to help?" Yan Ruojiu closed the booklet and asked.

"Sort of, after all, your second aunt is the lady in charge, and it's not a small matter for us to buy a maidservant, so it's better to inform her, after all, we still have to live in this house for a while, right?" Mohs also laughed.

"What is the mother going to do with this money box?" Yan Ruojiu looked at her mother-in-law who had been holding the money box and didn't let go, so she continued to ask.

"Give a gift." Mohs replied simply.

"Send the second aunt? Is it just for the sake of buying a servant? Yan Ruojiu didn't believe it.

"Hehe, you little clever ghost, naturally it's not all, but in the end, we have to stay in the Yan Mansion for a year and a half, and there is a cost for food and clothing, although we try to do it ourselves, but the Yan Mansion is a big house, and all the expenses are spent from the account books in the house, and we are no exception." Mo said as he took out the silver.

Yan Ruojiu frowned slightly and said, "Mother, is this handing over to the family?" ”

"Sort of." Mo Shi took out a few silver tickets and thought for a while and said: "Now I don't know what the food and clothing of each courtyard in the house is about, and I don't know if the five hundred taels of silver are enough for more than half a year." ”

"Mother, you're crazy, five hundred taels is enough for our family to live in the Northland for several years, but it's just that we have been in the Yan Mansion for half a year, so we don't need so much, besides, the Yan Mansion will not lack this money." Yan Ruojiu was very surprised.

"Mother knows." Mo Shi looked at the silver ticket in his hand.

"Since my mother knows, why do I still take so much, this money is the hard work of my father and mother, and it is not easy to use a penny, of course, I have to use it where it should be used." Yan Ruojiu said very disapprovingly.

"Silly girl, I know that our silver is not easy to come by, and I also know that there is no shortage of these in the Yan Mansion, but we can't let them underestimate it, otherwise your second aunt will think that we are the same as the fourth family and rely on the lord to take advantage." Mohs has her considerations.

In the past few days, Mo has basically figured out the relationship and situation between several concubines, the situation is not much better than when she left, her three are also concubines from big families, they are all face and heart, and they are all pretending to be a ball of harmony on the table, but in private they are still intrigued, Mo naturally does not want to be implicated, so she naturally thinks about it more thoughtfully.

Now the big room is said to go out alone, it is better to say that it is forced to have no place by the second room, and the fourth room is clearly relying on his youngest son to rely on the Yan Mansion, although the second room is in charge of the power in the house, but the old lady who has everything to ask about, and the concubines who tear each other down, the life of the second room is actually not so comfortable, as the third room that has just come back, and it is a concubine, Mo and his master have already discussed, try not to mess with these things in the house, and when the time comes, they will immediately move out of the independent house.

In view of this situation, Mo naturally didn't want to worry too much, so he took out more silver.

And Yan Ruojiu knew her mother's concerns and said: "Mother, you have considered not letting them underestimate it, but have you considered whether they will have other ideas for you because of your generous move?" ”

"Hiss......" Mohs ignored this.

"Mother, you have also seen it in the past few days, several aunts and uncles in this house are not very easy to get along with, you have to consider these things clearly, my daughter knows that you want to say, but these five hundred taels for half a year are really not worth it, it is better to ...... It's better to be three hundred taels, so that it doesn't bother eyes, but it doesn't let them underestimate it, what do you see? Yan Ruojiu tilted her head and suggested.

"This ...... It's okay, but ......" Mohs is still a little worried.

"Mother, what are you worried about, these three hundred taels of silver are definitely enough, Brother Ziran's house is only one hundred taels of silver, these are enough." Although Yan Ruojiu is still young, she can calculate these things clearly.

"My mother knows, but my mother thinks that the money for buying the maid still has to come from us." Mohs Road.

"Do you want to buy as our own?" Yan Ruojiu asked.

"Of course, these maids will be brought out in the future, so naturally they will be purchased in our own name." Mohs plans for the long term.

"That's fine, it won't cost a few silver dollars to buy a maidservant, but can the second aunt agree to you doing this?" Yan Ruojiu said a little worriedly.

"That's why I have to say something." Mohs Road.

"My daughter understands, my mother's idea is also good, as long as she accepts this silver, then we will be able to be more free in the future." Yan Ruojiu said with a smile.

"Yes, if this thing can be done smoothly, then we can go out of the house in a few days to see Ziran, and that kid doesn't know if he is used to being outside." Mohs sighed again.

"Is that mother ready to go over now?" Yan Ruojiu asked.

"Yes, my mother has inquired, your second aunt is very busy all day, and only this hour can take a little rest, so I plan to go over now, what about you, go with my mother." Mo put the silver ticket in his sleeve and smiled.

"Okay, my daughter will go with her mother." Yan Ruojiu naturally wouldn't refuse.

After a while, Yan Ruojiu and her mother Mo Shi went out of the courtyard gate together towards the courtyard of the second room, and after a while, Yan Ruojiu and her mother Mo came to the door of the main courtyard of the second room, and the maid inside greeted her from a distance and saluted: "The slave maid saluted the third lady and the ninth girl." ”

Seeing this, Mo smiled and said, "Is your wife here?" ”

The maid smiled: "Madame is here, but the housekeepers and mothers-in-law are still having some things to do, and Madame can't rest at the moment." ”

"I'm still busy." Mohs only came over after looking at the time.

"Yes, at this time on weekdays, my wife should indeed rest, but there are some troubles today, third lady, ninth girl, you two have something to find my wife?" The maidservant asked.

"There's something I want to ask your wife, but since I'm busy, I'll talk about it another day." Mohs didn't want to bother.

"Third lady, but is there anything wrong with the courtyard?" The maid asked.

Mo shook his head and said, "Not really, I just want to come and talk to your wife, but since I'm busy, forget it." ”

"Third lady, you wait a while, allow the slave maid to go in and say goodbye, if the lady knows that you are coming and leaving, but does not inform her, then the slave and maid will have to be scolded, and please wait for a while." The maid was also polite to the third room that they had just returned, and it seemed that the second lady Dong had indeed greeted them in advance.

Mo Shi smiled: "It's nothing, it's just that I'm afraid of disturbing your wife." ”

"The third lady waits, my wife has specially explained, if there is anything in the third lady, we must tell her as soon as possible, the lady said, you have to return to the house and many things have to be run in to adapt, it is inevitable that there will be some inappropriate, so the lady let us pay special attention to your needs there, since you are here today, it is not possible for you to go back like this, please wait a while, the slave will go back." The maidservant saluted, and then hurried into the house.

After a while, the maid who passed the word came out again and greeted with a smile: "The third lady and the ninth girl will come to the house first, the lady will deal with it immediately, she asks you two to wait in the side hall for a while." ”

Mo smiled: "You really won't bother, right?" ”

The maid said while facing Mo's family: "Naturally not, my wife heard that you and the ninth girl arrived, I don't know how happy I am, it's just that this housekeeper is busy with affairs, but I'm afraid that I will neglect the two of you, the third lady, the ninth girl is here, please." ”

Yan Ruojiu and Mo were welcomed into a side hall by the second lady Dong's maids, and the maidservants prepared fruit plates, snacks and tea, and then waited aside, Yan Ruojiu and Mo waited in this magnificent side hall.

This is the season of autumn, and there is a strong fragrance of begonia flowers burning in this hall, this fragrance is not as rich and cold as the begonias that are blooming now, but it is very much like the flame-like midsummer begonias under the summer sun, the taste is strong and hot, making people feel a little hot all over the body, Yan Ruojiu has been in the north for so long but suddenly he is not used to such a strong fragrance.

For a long time, just when Yan Ruojiu was a little dizzy by the aroma, the maidservants came over and asked back and forth: "Third lady, ninth girl, my second lady is over, and I want to invite you two over." ”

Mo put down the tea cup in his hand and said with a smile: "Don't your wife need to rest for a while?" ”

The maid said respectfully: "Madame knows that you two are here, and she is very pleased, and said that she wants to welcome you two over quickly, third lady, nine girls are here, please." ”

After a while, Yan Ruojiu and her mother Mo were led by the maid through the inner corridor into the front hall, and before Mo and Yan Ruojiu could stand firmly, an eager female voice came out with a smile: "The third brother and sister and the nine girls are here, I have been so busy these days that I can't take care of you, don't be surprised by the three brothers and sisters and the nine girls." ”

Before the words fell, Yan Ruojiu looked at the person who turned out behind the screen, which one is this rich woman dressed in dark red and gold trim who is not the Dong family in charge? Yan Ruojiu's heart trembled, and she said silently in her heart: If it is really extravagant, it seems that this second aunt Dong is indeed a lord in power.