Chapter 262: A Nail
Fatia came to Xu's house the next morning, and looked around when she entered the courtyard.
"Lord Xu's mansion is completely different from other officials." She said to Laiwang, the servant of the Xu family.
Laiwang is eighteen or nineteen years old, he looks very energetic, and he is an orphan taken in by Xu Yongzhi when he was fighting in Yangzhou, so he calls Xu Yongzhi "Dad", and the child has not yet become married.
At this age, it's the time to see beautiful girls and talk a lot.
"Then why is it different?" Laiwang asked Fathia with a smile.
"Other people's houses are all south-facing, with many floors of courtyards, the lord lives in the innermost, and Lord Xu's house is a circle of houses, all with a second floor, and each room has an outward window, doesn't Master Xu want to spend money?" Fathia said.
This woman is shrewd, this is a clichΓ©, deliberately provoking you.
In fact, if you hear this, if you are a careful person, you will be alert.
"What is this called! My dad actually built a big house, but he didn't live there. Laiwang began to argue for the head of the family.
"Why don't you stay?"
"My mother said, people can't forget their roots, we used to be businessmen, so we should live in a businessman's house." Laiwang said.
"That's not right, if you used to live on the grassland, wouldn't you have to live in a tent?" Fatia was clearly teasing Laiwang.
"Our family is not on the prairie!" Laiwang said.
"Little brother, what you said doesn't make sense." Fatia said with a smile.
This made Laiwang a little angry, he looked nearby, Uncle Ah Fu was not nearby, he lowered his voice and said to Fatia, "I'll tell you the real reason. β
"Ah, really? Won't you be scolded? "Fatia's move is also to get away with it.
"My father's light skills are very good, this kind of house can directly allow him to go back and forth on the roof of Tokyo City, in addition, there are so many windows facing the street, you can use archers to defend when you need it, you must not tell others." Laiwang said.
"I see, it's too clever." Fathia said.
In fact, there is another truth, Xu Yongzhi did not say it, and Laiwang did not know.
The old man regards his wife and concubine and maidservant as private property, and does not allow the male servants in the outer courtyard to get involved, so there will be many doors and separate functional areas, so that only the two men, the little boy and the old man, can see the female dependents, and the adult male servants are separated from the outside.
But for Xu Yongzhi, he doesn't keep slaves and maids, and he is also at ease with his wife and concubines. These women are not fuel-efficient lamps, nor are they dared to provoke any male servant, so that kind of deep house compound is completely unnecessary.
"Our Xu Mansion is the most powerful mansion in the whole city of Tokyo, and my father's martial arts are the best in the world." Laiwang said.
He was deeply proud of the platform he worked on, he was still young, and there was nothing else to brag about.
"Are you Master Xu's son? That's amazing. Fathia said.
Laiwang didn't dress like a slave, because the Xu family didn't allow slaves.
He ran an errand at home, and when he went out, he said that he was the son of a small family, and some people believed him.
"I ...... No, but I've always called my lord my father. Laiwang said.
"That's like kissing." Fathia said.
"You wait here for a while, I'll go and ask my mother to come over." Laiwang brought Fatia into the living room.
"Little brother, what's your name?"
"My name is Rawang."
"Thank you, Brother Laiwang, it's such a pleasure to talk to you."
"The woman of this state is so direct!" Laiwang thought secretly, I don't know why, he was happy in his heart.
Duan Meimei heard Laiwang say that the Persian girl had arrived, nodded, Xia Xiaogui and Chen Xiaohuan came to the living room together, although Sister Qiao also shouted to come yesterday, but today she was going to visit the clinic in Shanzitang, so she still went obediently.
"Miss Fatia, it's hard for you to come early in the morning." Duan Meimei said.
"It should." Fathia said politely.
"This is a big Qin blue diamond," Duan Meimei asked Lai Wang to take out the diamond, "We are four sisters, we have to cut it into four parts." β
Fatia quickly spread the flannel on the table, and took out tulle gloves and put them on.
"What, I'm still afraid that I won't be able to drill if I scratch it?" Xiaogui asked.
"Mrs. Wu Guo, the diamond is the hardest thing in the world, this diamond will not cost, but your table is also very expensive." Fathia said.
"Connoisseur." Xiaogui thought to himself.
Fatia took out another hand mirror and looked at the blue diamond.
"Since it's the hardest in the world, how can you cut it?" Duan Meimei asked.
"Mrs. Chu Guo, of course I used a drill to cut the drill," Fatia raised the cutting knife in her hand, "I have a little bit of a drill on the head of the knife here, but it's enough." β
Duan Meimei understood that Fatia was indeed an expert in jewelry, but this did not rule out her suspicion, and it was not difficult for Li Forsythia to raise a girl who could cut gemstones.
"Ma'am," Fatia began, "are you really sure you want me to cut it?" We have better teachers in our family who are more experienced. β
"It's you who cut, we don't want an old man to touch such a beautiful diamond." Chen Xiaohuan said.
"Young people may have more ideas when they come to design, and the results will be amazing." Xiaogui said.
"My luggage, please come to Brother Wang to help me move in." Fatia said to Laiwang.
"I'll go!" Come to Wangxing and rush to go out.
Xiao Gui grabbed the kid's hand.
"Wait, what are you doing with your luggage?" Xiaogui asked.
"Madam, this piece of rough diamond, is not a hinged silver can be divided into four on the spot, to break the shape first, and then cut into four, to make the rough stone into a diamond, that is not one or two knives, the shape of the pear is about to cut more than 400 knives, the chicken heart may be 600 knives, I calculated, if it is fast, it can be done in ten days, my labor fee is 500 yuan, I have paid 100 yuan before, can I?" Fatia is very old when it comes to business.
Duan Meimei was taken aback.
"Ah, okay, let's go get my luggage." Duan Meimei commanded.
"There is one more thing to trouble Madame, I worship Mingzun Bodhisattva, vegetarian, food and lodging, so please prepare it for me in the house." Fathia said.
Laiwang brought in the luggage outside, "Mother, where do you get it?" β
"West Wing Guest Room." Duan Meimei said.
"Don't," Xiaogui stopped again, "let her go to the cross-courtyard and live with me, I will accompany her every day, so as not to be lonely." β
Xiao Gui blinked, and Duan Meimei nodded.
"Okay, Mrs. Xiaogui......" Laiwang was a little reluctant.
Laiwang was raised by Duan Meimei, he only called Xiaogui Mrs., he could distinguish this relative from each other, and he cared about it.
If it is in the guest room, it should be supplied, and Laiwang may be able to give it away, and there is a chance to meet Fatia.
If it was at Mrs. Xiaogui's place, Laiwang Na Xiaogui would naturally call the maid from his side to send it.
"After sending the little noble lady and Fatia over, come back immediately." Duan Meimei said to Laiwang.
After Laiwang came back again, Duan Meimei sat at the table.
"You get down on my knees." Duan Meimei said.
"Mother!" Lai Wang said worriedly.
"There are no slaves in the Xu family, you call me a mother, and I will let you kneel, can you understand?" Duan Meimei said.
"Mother, I can understand." Laiwang said.
"You're going to marry a daughter-in-law, I'll marry you a good one, but now, stay away from this woman, this woman is dangerous." Duan Meimei said.
"Mother, I don't have ......," Lai Wang defended.
"We're all from the past, and we know what it's like to like other people." Chen Xiaohuan said.
Laiwang stopped talking, Chen Xiaohuan can be regarded as the aunt and grandmother of the Xu family, no one dares not to listen to her when she speaks.
"You're not convinced, aren't you?" Chen Xiaohuan asked.
"Girl, don't you dare to come to Wang." Laiwang said.
"Don't say anything, don't dare, you say what you think." Chen Xiaohuan said.
"She's just a little girl, why are you so unkind to her?" Laiwang said.
"Laiwang, you are a child, you have been in the house, you have not walked the rivers and lakes, you don't know the sinister, let me tell you why, this woman knows most of the situation in our family, she may be Lianqiao's person, if you trust her, you may kill each of us."
"I know that you like her, and it is very natural for young people to like beautiful girls, so I will not arrange for you to do things that are not good for her, but you should stay away from him."
"Teenage girl, deceiving people can already be very powerful, you ask your mother, I was deceiving people when I was a teenager."
"That's right." Duan Meimei nodded.
Laiwang kowtowed, indicating that he was convinced.
"Let's get out." Duan Meimei said.
Come to Wang and go out, Duan Meimei will take a look at Chen Xiaofan.
"The children were so old back then." Duan Meimei said.
"I'm really worried that he will repeat his brother's mistakes." Chen Xiaohuan said.
"Next month, he will be sent to Anguo to exercise, learn to do business in the branch there, and also meet the world, always put it at home, the child will not grow up." Duan Meimei said.
Not to mention that the two of them were discussing how to arrange Laiwang, but they said that Laiwang, the child, came out, felt depressed, and there was nothing wrong with him, so he was reprimanded for a long time.
He went out, trying to stay away from the courtyard where Xiaogui lived, and unconsciously walked to the courtyard where Sister Qiao and Genealogy lived.
"Brother Wang!" The genealogy shouted to Laiwang.
"Come and make a stick with me!"
Laiwang went to answer the genealogy, and he never imagined that this would cause a big disaster!