Although Zhang felt that Lu Dashou's appearance was a little strange, she originally intended to let them and his wife go back to the south, but now it was only a little earlier, but she didn't say no, but there was one point: "You husband and wife have gone south with us, so what should we do with this house?" ”

Lu Dashou hurriedly said: "There are other people in the house, the young couple will escort the old lady and your brother back to the south, and when they see their father and mother, they will naturally come back. ”

Zhang is not as optimistic as him. At that time, there was no one left in the name of the small second room, except for Lu's mother's family, and now the people in the capital house are called, except for Lu Dashou, the rest have been bought from outside in the past few years. She hadn't been trained before, and she didn't use it very well, thinking that she would only stay in the capital for a few months before she would use it. She didn't worry much when she saw that Lu Dashou could suppress these people, but if Lu Dashou really left and entrusted such a big mansion and the things in it to a servant woman who didn't know much, she really couldn't rest assured.

She has also presided over the Jiannan Hou Mansion for many years, and she knows in her heart that some of the popular things between the subordinates, the master of the family is not there, and the steward's mistake is not visible, and the people below may steal things and sell them, and the money in exchange has become a private house. Although the things in her house are basically the bulky things she got when the family was separated, there are furniture, furnishings and so on, and the gold and silver are basically transported back to the south, but those antique furnishings also have a lot of valuable. Even if it's a vase or a set of tea sets, take it outside. can also be sold for dozens of taels of silver, isn't it cheaper? Although these things are outside the body, they are also used to by her family in the past, where is she willing to let a few people who don't know the root cause spoil it?

Zhang shook his head and rejected Lu Dashou's request: "You two should stay and help look after the house, you don't have to worry about going back." The prestige of the county grandfather in the past is still there, and his old departments are still in the court. With their help to take care of it, where will anyone dare to touch us on the road? Besides, we are going to take the waterway, and the people of Caoyun Yamen also have a good relationship with the county grandfather. The long-term follower brought from Fengxian is also quite useful, and you don't need to follow. If you really miss your family, when I go back, I will send someone to replace you. And thou shalt take thy daughter-in-law back to the south. Reunite with your parents and sisters. She looked at Lu Dashou, with a bit of love in her eyes: "Speaking of which, I also mistook you, causing you to be separated from your parents at a young age, and live alone in Beijing. ”

This is her promise, and Lu's mother is her cronie. In her most difficult time, Lu's mother and her family never abandoned her. He did not hesitate to leave his biological son behind, but also rushed to her side, and she will remember this friendship for the rest of her life. Regardless of whether her grandson Zhao Wei can inherit the title of Marquis of Jiannan in the future, this family business is always in her hands, and she will never treat Lu's mother and family badly.

Lu Dashou's face was white and red for a while, and he suddenly seemed to think of something: "The house in the capital, in fact, is nothing, just some cleaning and tidying work, the small ones are not here to watch, and there is nothing to worry about, just two or three months of hard work." The little one really misses his parents so much, old lady, you let the little one ......"

Zhang waved his hand and said with a smile: "I know your filial piety, you can stay in Beijing for a few more months, and as soon as I go back, I will send someone to replace you." ”

Lu Dashou still wanted to say something, hesitated for a moment, and felt that as long as he could go back, it didn't seem impossible to be two or three months late, so he reluctantly bowed his head and retired.

In Zhang's opinion, this conversation is just a trivial matter, but I just remembered that there are many things in the house in Beijing, and only Lu Dashou is a reliable guard, so I am really wronged by this child. But he is only one person, how many things can he see? Presumably, all the large items in the warehouse are dusty, and maybe there are rotten ones, but if this is the case, it is better to pick them out earlier, so as not to put them together with the good things, and over time, the good ones will be damaged.

Zhang thought about it, so he called Qiu Ye to come over alone, took the key to the warehouse, lit the lantern, and went to count the things in several large warehouses.

It's just a rough inspection, it shouldn't take much time, there was a list of records back then, the booklet was in duplicate, there was one in Fengxian's hometown, and one was placed in Lu Dashou's place.

When Lu Dashou arrived with the booklet, his face turned a little pale: "The old lady is fine, why did she suddenly remember to count things?" It's too late tonight, so why don't you look at it tomorrow morning? ”

Zhang waved his hand: "It's okay, my eyes are good." Tonight, I'm going to take a look at a few big pieces of furniture, antique furnishings, and those bits and pieces in the box, and I'll look at them when it's dawn tomorrow. ”

Autumn leaves held the candlestick beside her, pursed her lips and smiled: "The old lady is negligent, I didn't think about counting things before, and I had to leave in a few days before I remembered such a show, if I don't hurry up, I'm afraid it will be too late." ”

Zhang glanced at her with disgust: "You girl, follow your man, and you have learned to make fun of people." ”

Qiu Ye pursed her lips and smiled again, and said softly to Lu Dashou: "Don't worry, how many things are there, I know in my heart, the old lady is just sitting there and listening to the sound, it is me who works hard, and I will not be tired of her old man." ”

Lu Dashou smiled reluctantly: "Why are you so tired of Aunt Qiu?" ”

Lu's mother and Qiuye have both been Zhang's big girls, although they are far apart in age, they are of the same generation, so Lu's mother's son should be called "aunt" to Qiuye. However, Lu's mother is old enough and old, and the girls of the younger generation in Zhang's house regard her as an elder, and few people really abide by this generation, and when they meet, it is just their mother and sister screaming nonsense. Autumn leaves are a few years older than Lu Dashou, he has always been called his sister, and it is the first time he has called his aunt. Akiba felt fresh, so she took a look at him and found that he was a little confused, and she couldn't help but feel a little strange in her heart.

The things in the warehouse were personally watched by Lu's mother and moved in that day, and the rows were neatly arranged, not messy, and the booklet was numbered. It's easy to find. Lu Dashou personally carried the candlestick and followed, and Autumn Leaves walked in front, holding the inventory in one hand. Touching things with one hand, comparing them the same, I really found out that two chairs and a Duobaoge had signs of ant moth, and hurriedly made a mark, and waited for tomorrow morning, Lu Dashou was going to bring someone to move things out. If there is any furniture left intact, precautions should also be taken. However, most of these furniture are made of precious wood. I am not afraid of ant infestation, but there is no need to worry, I only need to check once a year in spring and autumn in the future.

The furniture is checked. It was still very early, Qiu Ye simply began to count a few large antique ornaments, and Lu Dashou persuaded her when he saw this: "The old lady is only afraid that she will be tired, so let's come back tomorrow morning." ”

Zhang sat in a chair in the middle of the storeroom. Hearing this, he raised his voice and said, "I'm not tired. You order a few more, it's still early. Come over tomorrow, we can count those small things, those are only bits and pieces, and we can't finish them in two days. ”

Akiba pursed her lips and smiled, and continued to light again. Although she misses her son, she has nothing to worry about with her husband.

Antique furnishings under the name of the small second room. There are many people left in the capital house, and many of them are expensive materials. The workmanship is exquisite, and it is inconvenient to carry, so I didn't get it back to Fengxian. Among them, there are things that the family of the small second room is used to, as well as supplies for the county grandfather before his death, and many of them are Zhang's private rooms, most of which were given to his wife by the county grandfather before his death.

Autumn leaves' inventory pointed out the problem, and she found that a red sandalwood kang screen inlaid with white jade carved landscapes was missing.

She described to Zhang the kang screen in her memory: "The shelf made of rosewood has no carving patterns, it is a plain shelf, and the middle is inlaid with a whole piece of mutton fat and white jade, which is white and pure without a little variegation, which is very rare." The white jade carved on the head is a landscape painting that the old lady admired when she was young, which is the ...... What is it called, Guo Xi's landscape painting by the Song people......"

Zhang immediately remembered: "It's that, my father used to have a collection of Guo Xi's landscape, love it like a treasure, he went, and brought that painting into the tomb." I grew up watching that painting, and when I learned about landscapes, I often memorized it and painted it many times. ”

"Isn't it?" Qiu Ye smiled, "Seeing that you like it so much, the county grandfather quietly got a piece of white jade, and asked someone to steal a painting of your Lin, and asked someone to engrave it on the white jade, make a kang screen, and give it to the old lady to enjoy." I still remember that after my sisters stole the paintings on the orders of the county grandfather, I sent the paintings to the outer study and handed them over to the county grandfather. At that time, I was only in my early tens, and I was still a little girl sweeping the floor and watering flowers. ”

Zhang also recalled, remembering the past, she smiled, and her impression of the kang screen was deeper: "I will take out the kang screen as soon as it is winter, and put it in the warm pavilion, when the county grandfather went, it was already summer, and in the chaos, I forgot about it......" She was stunned for a while, and then she woke up again: "Is this thing gone?" Could it be that somewhere, forgotten for a while? Its piece of jade is very delicate, and if you are not careful, it is easy to break it, maybe Mother Lu put it in the box? ”

Qiu Ye felt that this possibility was also possible, so he persuaded Zhang: "Let's look at it when Ming'er unpacks it, it's late at night, and the old lady should rest early." ”

Zhang nodded, helped Autumn Leaves and left the warehouse. It was late at night, and they didn't notice that Lu Dashou, who was walking in front of him and playing the lantern, was already sweating.

Qiu Ye returned to the guest house, Lu Yunpeng had already coaxed his son to sleep, and couldn't help but whisper to his wife: "What are you talking about with Old Madam Zhao?" Came back so late. ”

Qiu Ye smiled, whispered to him about tonight's events, and especially mentioned the kang screen: "Mother Lu has always been very organized, she numbered things, and the things that were connected together should be put together, but tonight she couldn't find this white jade kang screen, it's really strange." ”

Lu Yunpeng frowned: "You just said it...... What kind of landscape map is carved on this white jade kang screen? ”

Autumn leaves replied casually while making the bed: "It is a landscape map painted by an ancient person named Guo Xi, I heard that it was a person from the Northern Song Dynasty, and he is very famous for painting landscapes." When the old lady's maiden father was alive in the past, he once collected a landscape painting of this person, regarded it as a treasure, and taught the old lady to admire. When the county grandfather knew, he took the painting of the old lady and asked people to carve this kang screen. She turned back to her husband and asked, "What's the matter?" Is there something wrong? ”

Lu Yunpeng squinted his eyes: "The red sandalwood and white jade kang screen, the carved landscape painting is still painted by this person, I'm afraid there won't be a second kang screen like this, right?" As it happens, I happened to see one at someone's house the other day. (To be continued......)