In the afternoon, he called Wu Guo and handed him the four boxes of cloth taken out of the ring and the new government rules, and gave him 300 taels of silver for the repair of the palace and emergency purposes.

"Wu Guo, five shops, the monthly rent is at least 50 taels, plus the two left by the elder brother, the monthly income is nearly 70 taels. Except for the monthly expenses of the people in the house, you will keep the rest in the account, and the excess will be stored in the silver building. The 300 taels I gave you can only be used in an emergency, and if there is no emergency, you must not use it. Did you write it down? ”

"Yes, the slave wrote it down, but the eldest lady, if the young master comes to borrow it, what will the slave do?"

"I've made it very clear that let them figure it out on their own. But whether it is a young master or a slave in the house, if someone is sick or injured, the government must pay for treatment, and there must be no mistakes. As for the young master of the cousin marrying relatives and concubines, it has nothing to do with my house, they are responsible for going to the house, and nothing can be published in the house, but it can be recorded! Situ Yan just calculated accurately, Situ Li is still young now, and these things will not happen, she also noticed that some maids in the house are somewhat involved with the two cousins, so she specially instructed Wu Guo to say a few words, so that he can have a plan in his heart.

"Yes, the minion wrote it down!" Wu Guo is also a good person, of course, he can hear the meaning of the eldest lady, and he admires the eldest lady so much, it is only a short day, and the eldest lady has seen all these things in the house. With such a master, he still has nothing to worry about.

"Here are four boxes of cloth, two boxes of cotton cloth, and two boxes of silk and satin, to make some new clothes and quilts for everyone in the house. It can be regarded as a reward for my eldest lady to return home. These are not counted in the monthly list. As for the young master's side, the young master can be respected as the master. As for the two concubines, it's good to be guests! ”

"The minions in the house thank you for the reward! The minions have all written it down. Miss, don't worry! Situ Yan nodded, and then explained the affairs of the house to Wu Guo, and talked for nearly an hour, and then returned to the East Chamber for dinner.

"Mama Li, don't stand all the time, come and sit together, and accompany me to have a bite?"

"Ouch, the eldest lady is kind, and the old slave can't break the rules. Now who in this mansion doesn't respect you and praise you, can't you ruin the good reputation that the eldest lady has just erected because of the old slave? ”

"They are all respectful, and they may not know how many times they have scolded me, the eldest lady who has just entered the house, but I can't even get any oil and water for them this time!" Seeing that Mama Li insisted, Situ Yan stopped persuading, chatted with her for a few words, and ate first.

"The rules should have been established in this house a long time ago, otherwise this person's heart will be scattered. The eldest lady has done nothing wrong like this, there are old slaves watching in the inner courtyard, you just have to rest assured! ”

"Mama should be at a blessed age, but now she has to work hard for me and my brother. Are we sorry for you? ”

"Miss, don't say this, the old slave has been a slave of Situ Mansion all his life, and he can still be valued by the eldest lady at this age. That's the blessing of the old slave, where is the tiredness? ”

Although Situ Yan respects this person. But it will only do some superficial, after all, compared to Cui Ping. Mama Li and her are not close. So it's just looking for something to appease people's hearts.

After eating and drinking tea, he explained things to Mama Li, "Mama, you sit first, there are no outsiders in the house at this time, and we will talk!" ”

Mama Li saw that Situ Yan persuaded sincerely, but Ru'er was not there, so she took a stool and sat on the side of Situ Yan's chair.

Situ Yan didn't force it, poured a cup of tea for Mama Li, and then chatted with her, "Mama is old, don't do all these things yourself, just let the maids do it, you can point out on the side, you still have to take care of your body first!" ”

"The old slave can still live to see the eldest lady, and he is happy, he is not tired at all!"

"Your old blessing is behind, when I rescue my brother, I will definitely put a yard for you, and arrange two maids to wait!"

"The old slave Miss Xie treats her kindly, but she doesn't dare to accept it, don't break the blessing of this old bone. The greatest blessing of the old slave is to serve in front of the master, as long as you don't think the old slave is clumsy and slow? ”

"You're old and neat, and this house is well managed. It's just that I'm leaving, and I have to take care of your cousin and young master more. Don't let people be deceived and go without knowing it? ”

"Miss, just rest assured, the old slave has been staring at it, it's not bad, it's just that the eldest miss, the eldest young master is going, I heard that it is far away, where can you rest assured that the old slave alone, it is better to call the two little maids and maids to follow, and there are good people on the road to take care of it!"

"I received Mama's kindness, but the more people there are, the more unsafe it is, with the snow wolf following, I am safe, you don't have to worry. And if it's really difficult, I'll pay someone from the dart board to protect me, and nothing will happen after all! ”

"The eldest lady is resolute and decisive, just like Mrs. Xian back then, Mrs. Xian can feel at ease if she has a spirit in the sky!" As soon as Situ Wan was mentioned, Mama Li's tears couldn't stop flowing, and Situ Yan had to persuade softly first.

"With my mother blessed by heaven, my brother and I will be fine. You can help me take care of this house with peace of mind! After a few words of persuasion, seeing that Mama Li's mood had calmed down, she then instructed, "Here is a silver ticket of 200 taels, you have collected it, if there is an urgent need, come out of here!" ”

"Where can the old slave be used, the eldest lady is out of the house, it is the time to use the money, or are you safe?"

"I still have it, this morning, I just went to buy five shops, and the expenses in the house will come out of the money of the rental shop, even if my brother and I can't rush back for a while, the expenses of the whole house will not be a problem. Mama just put away the silver ticket! ”

"Miss, where did you get all that money, the shops in the capital are not cheap?" Mama Li has been working as an errand boy in a big family since she was a child, so she naturally knows the details of Situ Mansion, but she never thought that Situ Yan would have so much money on her body, and she could still buy a shop in the capital.

"It's all left to me by my brother and my late mother!" Where would Situ Yan tell her that the money was robbed, so she had to bring it vaguely.

"Hey, the eldest young master is such a good person. Why do you have to suffer this sin, what a pitiful child! Mama Li didn't think much about it and believed Situ Yan's words. After all, even if she wanted to break her head, she would not have thought that the eldest young sister in her eyes would be a prisoner who robbed people of money.

Situ Yan saw this Mama Li and wiped her tears again. Hurriedly looked for words to fork over, "Mama, these maids in the house are not young, so those who should be matched are matched!" Don't be mistaken about others, if you make some more trouble, you will lose the face of Situ Mansion? ”

"Yes, the old slave wrote it down!" This Mama Li originally had to persuade the eldest lady a few words, but after only one day's work, the eldest lady not only took care of the house in an orderly manner. Even these dark filths can be seen clearly, and she can finally rest assured. I don't treat Situ Yan as a little baby anymore, I really treat her as a housewife.

Situ Yan was not busy and set off on the second day, first, the new government rules had just been formulated, and she wanted to stay to help Wu Guo and Mama Li shake the scene. The second is that Wu Jin has Li Youzhu there, and she is also happy to have a good rest in the capital, and it is not too late to raise her body better.

On the morning of July 23, Situ Yan changed into men's clothes and told Wu Guo not to come back for dinner at noon. He left the house alone. These days, Mama Li and Wu Guo are also acting well, and they directly assigned the four big girls, Ru'er and Lian'er, to Gao Fu and Gao Lu, the little girls in the outer courtyard. Rui'er and Hong'er, who had a close and unclear relationship with the two young masters, gave the young masters their cousins a room. Because it was the cousin's room, even the monthly routine of the two of them was stopped. For this, these people made a lot of trouble with the two unconscious young masters. It's just that they're making trouble with the wrong person. let Situ Yan reprimand him for a while, and also fined the two cousins for a month. That's when the two of them stopped.

Because there is no serious master in the house, the big girl is still in charge of Ru'er and Lian'er. The three third-class maids of Lu'er, Cui'er, and Dan'er each gave a monthly increase of 500 Wenyue, but their positions were not promoted. This also made the three maids respect Situ Yan from the bottom of their hearts.

First of all, I carefully turned around the capital, found a restaurant at noon, asked for a few dishes, and listened to other people's chatter while eating. The new emperor is in power, and Situ Yan doesn't know what the situation will be in the future, so she wants to listen to the gossip in the restaurant, so as to analyze the current situation.

She sat in the corner of the lobby with her back to the door, and did not see a person she knew entering the restaurant at this time.

"This person looks very familiar when he looks at his back?" The people who came in were Duanmu Xuan and Mu Yi.

"Look at the body shape hair ornament, it's just a child, maybe it's an adult to relieve his hand, so he left the child in the seat, what? Ziheng, you don't have any special hobbies, do you? ”

"If I really have that hobby, you are not afraid of me having those crooked hearts when you are with me every day?"

"Okay, even if I say the wrong thing, you can't forget it, maybe you've really seen this person? Zuo is just a descendant of a famous family? ”

"It's just familiar, I can't remember where I've seen it. Forget it, let's go eat first. Duanmu Xuan thought, maybe it was really a gentleman's disciple, so he didn't think about it deeply. The two went up to the second floor, asked for a private room, and ordered a table of wine and food to eat while chatting.

"I'm afraid that my father's will will will be only these two days, do you really plan to go to the northwest to be this Dingyuan general?"

"I'll go, Father, do I have a choice?" Duanmu Xuan lightly twisted the wine glass, looking out the window with a look of no concern, only he understood that his heart was cold at the moment.

"Hey! The older my father gets, the more suspicious he becomes, but it hurts you and your uncle! Although Mu Yi didn't know what Duanmu Xuan was thinking, after all, he could still feel some of the brothers who had played since he was a child, but on the other side was his father, who was high in the imperial power, and he was powerless.

"Forget it, come on, let's drink! Don't mention these things! There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, there is no hurdle that cannot be passed, but when I go, you will go out of the imperial city less, even if you want to go out, you will bring more guards, I don't want to just go out of Beijing, I will be called back to give you a funeral! ”

"Well, you can't expect me to be better! Forget it, I know you're worried about me, so I won't bother with you! The two are in love, and the concern in these jokes is naturally audible.

After two quarters of an hour of eating, Duanmu Xuan suddenly stood up, "I remember, the person I just saw should be the kid who sold me lanterns when I went to see the Turkic Khan passing through Xinchang County before!" ”

"Ziheng, what are you talking about, why can't I understand?"

"Didn't I mention to you before that there was an interesting boy who was so young but very skilled, do you remember?"

"I remember there was such a thing, could it be that you just saw him downstairs?"

"It's not wrong, I just feel familiar, you wait, I'll find him!" Duanmu Xuan was happy in his heart, and ran downstairs in a few steps, only to see the guys in the store cleaning up the table.

"What about the guests who just sat here?" Duanmu Xuan grabbed the guy and pointed to the empty chair that Situ Yan had just sat on and asked.

"This guest officer just settled the account and left!"

"Where did you go?"

"The little one didn't see clearly!" Duanmu Xuan didn't know what to ask, so he turned around and walked out of the restaurant, looking left and right, where could he still see Situ Yan's shadow, and the people had already gone away at this time. I had to hang my head and go back to the second floor, and stood by the window unwillingly for more than a quarter of an hour before sitting back.

"What? Didn't find anyone? ”

"It's a step late, it's already gone!"

"How could you be interested in a child?"

"If this man can be used by you and me, he will be like a tiger in the future!"

"Could there be such a god? Is it stronger than Brother Zhongxian? ”

"You mention Zhongxian, I just have something to discuss with you!" was forked by Mu Yi, and Duanmu Xuan was no longer entangled in the figure he had just missed, "I sent someone to the north to check a few days ago, and Zhongxian's sister has indeed fled to Henan County, but she has never found anyone." And Zhongxian's matter you know too late, I will make another move at this time, I am afraid that I will attract the emperor's attention, I will go to the northwest this time, and I can help him! Duanmu Xuan already knew about Wu Jin, but he knew it too late, Wu Jin had been convicted by the emperor, and it was difficult to save him, but Wu Jin was sent to the northwest this time, and it happened to be under his control, and it was not difficult to take care of one or two.

"Do you want me to continue to help Brother Zhongxian find his sister?"

"Exactly, as long as Brother Zhongxian can go to the northwest safely, I will always think of a way to protect him, but his sister is afraid that he doesn't know that his brother has had an accident, since he has survived thousands of miles of escape, he must let their brothers and sisters meet, and it is not as convenient for me to leave this matter as you do?"

"It's not a big deal, leave it to me!" The two chatted for a while, and then went back to their respective homes. Duanmu Xuan didn't know that he and Situ Yan passed by again, and the intersection between the two was always so dramatic. After all, the heavens didn't plan for the two to meet like this. (To be continued......)