Chapter Seventy-Four: A Feast Comes on Occasion
I can't bear it anymore, this time, I'm going to send the Fang family to hell in advance! -- Zheng Qian
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Since the burning of the fabric, Mo Xiangsi has left home again and began to frequently go in and out of the silk village, after all, now the list brought back by Yin Mo has also arrived in a hurry.
Mo Xiangsi is still following the big and small affairs, putting forward her opinions and ideas from time to time, but she is no longer obstinate as before, but begins to try to follow Fang Zhong and the old shopkeeper at home to discuss, although most of the ideas Fang Zhong and other old people do not agree very much, but Mo Xiangsi breaks the sand pot and asks in the end, as long as they can convince themselves, Mo Xiangsi is not so stubborn.
Fang Zhong increasingly felt that Mo Xiangsi had brains and talent in business, and especially Mo Xiangsi, who lowered his posture like this, became more and more loveable.
Mo Xiangsi flipped through the account books handed over by the grange, and suddenly remembered something and said to Fang Zhong, who was settling accounts on the side: "Steward Fang, today's village below, this year's rice is ironclad and has no harvest, and the rice seedlings have already died, and now in such a hot weather, some have even rotted in the water, I thought, since this is the case, it is better to let them pull out the rice seedlings, clean the ground, and wait for a good harvest next year." ā
Fang Zhong raised his head with a smile and said, "Madame, I'm afraid she hasn't planted the land, right?" ā
Mo Xiangsi also smiled: "I've seen it, but I don't know what's going on." ā
Fang Zhong said: "This field is different from silk, it doesn't need to be so clean, and the rice seedlings are rotten in the water. Wait for next year to turn into fertilizer, just moisturize the crops, these heavy rains. I'm afraid that the fertilizer in the field has been washed away, and now it's time to make up for it. ā
Mo Xiangsi was also very surprised: "It turns out that there is such a saying." ā
Mo Xiangsi lowered his head and counted the accounts again, watching the silver on the account rise from the original stretch to the current tumbling up, Mo Xiangsi was overjoyed in his heart, thinking that the silver was gradually increasing in the account, and it felt more exciting than fighting and competing.
"Madame, the affairs of the fields have been as you said. He divided the land into a village and handed it over to the head of the powerful village to manage. That person was personally selected by the shopkeeper Lu, don't worry, madam. As long as the situation is stabilized this year, we will only look at the next year. ā
Mo Xiangsi smiled and nodded: "But what's going on here in the Silk Village, I heard from the shopkeeper Qin that the silk has been driven out." Just waiting for the inspection to depart in three days? Why is it in such a hurry? ā
Fang Zhong said: "I discussed with the old shopkeeper in a few shops, in previous years, the autumn harvest was in early October, and the tax was paid in mid-October, but this year, looking at the situation, it is difficult to ensure that the prefect does not make trouble in advance, and the Fang family will definitely be overwhelmed by the prefect at that time, and the cloth of the Fang family must be sent out before this, otherwise this batch of goods will definitely be divided by them, so they will rush to send it out in mid-September as much as possible." Speaking of this, the old slave remembered. Madam, this trip is indispensable to trouble your senior brothers, and Shopkeeper Qin must not have had time to tell them yet. ā
Mo Xiangsi said: "Then I'll go back tonight." Tell them personally, don't worry, it's okay. ā
Fang Zhong smiled and said, "Alas, the old slave naturally trusts Madame. ā
Mo Xiangsi packed her things and went back in the evening, in fact, she really wanted to go back, and she had been busy here for the past few days. Can't take a good bath, it's so hot. She felt that she was going to stink, so she didn't care about eating when she went back, and first instructed Jin'er to prepare water for her to bathe.
After bathing and changing, Jin'er came in and asked Mo Xiangsi where to set the meal, Mo Xiangsi thought for a while and said, "Go to Yuyan, I have something to discuss with him." ā
Jin'er responded and instructed the new little maid to make arrangements.
Mo Xiangsi led Jin'er to Yuyan's residence, and said to Jin'er with a smile: "New little girl, you have done a good job." ā
Jin'er said with a smile: "Madame has won the award, but the Fang family has not been a newcomer for so many years, and now thanks to Madame's blessing, the slave maid is also happy to look at these little girls, so she can't help but teach them more attentively." Otherwise, how can you be worthy of Madame. ā
Mo Xiangsi listened to Jin'er's words, but couldn't help laughing: "Originally, I only thought Xiu'er could speak, but I didn't expect that now Xiu'er has left with Xiang, and you are the only one left here, and your mouth is like smearing honey." Who did you learn this from? ā
Jin'er smiled a little shyly and said: "Slaves don't dare, they are all those little girls below who are festive, and they follow them every day, and they learn to talk like that." I was going to sell a good job here with my wife, but I was disgusted by my wife. ā
Mo Xiangsi feels that at home, it is really a completely different feeling from the shops outside, which makes people feel comfortable and comfortable. Talking and laughing with Jin'er, he unconsciously arrived at Yu Yan's residence, and before he could enter the door, he saw the little guy inside greet him.
"Madam, the third master is not here, and as soon as it was dark today, the third master made an appointment with the eighth master to go to the fifth master."
Now the people of Acacia Gate have gradually been recognized by the Fang family, Fang Zhong instructed the people in the family, the people of Acacia Gate are Mo Xiangsi's mother's family, so according to the ranking of the year, the third master, the fifth master and the eighth master shouted, and Mo Xiangli was also called the second lady.
Fang Zhong originally intended to let Mo Xiangsi and the others change their names to "second brother" and "fifth brother", but the people in Acacia Sect all smiled at this. After all, it is difficult to change the name after more than 20 years, and second, although the Acacia Gate is gone, but now it is called as if it is still there, which is also a tacit sustenance for everyone.
When Mo Xiangsi heard that Yu Yan was not there, she was slightly stunned, and said to Jin'er: "I went to Xiao Yanzi, then let's go and have a look, maybe there is something lively." ā
"Madame has a point." Jin'er also laughed.
Sure enough, before Mo Xiangsi and Jin'er arrived at Xu Yanbin's courtyard, they heard a lot of noise over there.
Mo Xiangsi and Jin'er went all the way there, and as soon as they arrived at the door, they saw Xiu'er coming out with spring in front of her, she was pointed out by Mo Xiangsi to take care of Mo Xiangli's pregnancy, she is here, that is, Mo Xiangli is also here.
Xiu'er was also surprised when she saw Mo Xiangsi coming, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Madame is also here?" ā
Mo Xiangsi asked, "What's wrong?" What are you doing here? ā
Xiu'er smiled and said, "Madame doesn't know. Hasn't the fifth master been reading books for two months, all of them are being instructed by the third master, and the third master is going to take the fifth master exam today. The eighth master thought it was interesting, so he followed, and the second lady was naturally even more indispensable, and the young master was even more lively, and then the ninth master listened to the big movement here, and also came over to have fun, and everyone saw that there were more and more people. The second lady mentioned yƬ or she would start a poetry club to compose poems, but the ninth master didn't like it. It is better to appreciate the elegance and vulgarity, those who want to compose poems write poems, and those who don't want to make poems will also put fruits, wine and meat, and today's ninth master treats him can be regarded as after he became the head of the Fang family. For the first time, I invited the little maids up and down the house to sit down. In this way, it is also a big trouble, everyone is listening to it and coming here, and now there are three or five tables in the courtyard, and the ninth master urges us to hurry up and bring some fruits and prepare some wine and food. ā
Mo Xiangsi listened to Xiu'er's series of words like jumping beans, and she was also happy in her heart, how long has it been since such a big family got together properly, this is really better than a day. Mo Xiangsi smiled and asked Jin'er to go with Xiu'er: "Go to Taibai Mansion to order some good wine and food, you don't need to make it fresh, and the wine should be the best." Credited to my account. By the way, don't forget to buy roast chicken for your young master. ā
Jin'er Xiu'er responded one after another and went happily.
Mo Xiangsi pushed the door in, looking at the lively family, and before anyone arrived, they came first: "It can be seen that I really don't take my senior sister seriously, and such a good thing is not called me." Xiao Jiu is still clamoring to pay for it himself, I'm afraid I don't remember that there is still a senior sister like me. This bunch of people who have no conscience! ā
Listening to Mo Xiangsi's joke with a smile, everyone looked at it in surprise, Rong Yun was even more excited and couldn't wait to come up and pull Mo Xiangsi to sit down, but now he is the head of a small family after all, and he can no longer be as presumptuous as before, so he also smiled and stepped forward to make a thousand apologies: "How dare you, it is naturally wine and meat through the intestines, and the senior sister will stay in her heart!" ā
Mo Xiangsi smiled and wanted to step forward to twist his mouth, this was Fang Jin who had already come up to pull Mo Xiangsi's clothes regardless of it, and smiled happily: "Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law!" ā
He hadn't seen Mo Xiangsi for a long time.
Mo Xiangsi did not reject it, and was pulled by him to sit down.
Yu Yan also looked at Mo Xiangsi and smiled: "Senior sister, we don't accept this blame, senior sister, do you still remember the Mid-Autumn Festival night on August 15?" At that time, we sent someone to invite the senior sister, but we were scolded by the senior sister back, the senior sister is a busy person, only those of us who have nothing to do every day will be so boring. ā
Mo Xiangsi was stunned for a moment, but she vaguely remembered that at that time, she was still thinking about the disposal of that batch of cotton silk in the silk village, and she was hurting, and a little girl came over and told him to let her go back for the Mid-Autumn Festival. In fact, Mo Xiangsi also knows that it has been less than a year since the Acacia Gate was extinguished, and this so-called festival is a kind of torture for everyone, so he didn't dare to stay alone, and he wanted to get together to talk and laugh, and then get drunk, and then pass.
And at that time, Mo Xiangsi was worried about trivial matters, and he didn't hear what the girl said too clearly, anyway, he saw what he was annoying at the time, and scolded directly: "Do you have nothing to do when you are full all day long?" What a Mid-Autumn Festival! Get lost! ā
The little girl was scolded by Mo Xiangsi so much that she didn't dare to say a word, and came back crying.
Mo Xiangsi remembered this, and then smiled awkwardly: "Okay, okay, then I'll treat you today, isn't it okay to apologize?" I was still going to come to eat, but I was deceived by you and gave out the money. But I told you beforehand. I didn't come here without eating, I don't understand what the poetry is, you just do it, I just come to eat. ā
Originally, everyone was just joking and didn't mean to blame, but now when Mo Xiangsi said this, they all smiled: "Senior sister finally invited you to have a meal, then those of us who have eaten, don't all suffer losses." ā
Everyone sat down with a smile, and Jin'er Xiu'er took the little girl to the footsteps quickly, and came back while talking. Just poured the wine, Mo Xiangsi raised his glass and was about to say something, but suddenly heard a noisy noise from the front yard.
Everyone was shocked, and Rong Yun said: "It's okay, it's okay, everyone drink first, I'll take a look." ā
Everyone was uneasy when they heard the noise outside, and before Rong Yun could get out of Xu Yanbin's courtyard gate, he saw Zheng Qian with a group of people from the government, holding torches and shackles, coming violently! (To be continued) R655