Chapter 11: It's better to look at the birds
In the lobby of the main courtyard of Boyu Mansion in Ning'an, Old Uncle Yu sat absentmindedly on the top, holding three black and shiny walnuts in his hand, dripping and turning.
His eyes did not fall on anyone in the house, but drifted to a tree outside the window, and on the branch was a bird with beautiful fur, chirping, much better than the people in the house.
"Old man, you are tired from traveling, take a good rest for a while, rest for a day or two and then take over the business of the hand feed and outside, don't worry."
Li smiled reluctantly, and when the Changfang family came back, they didn't bring back the Zhang Pozi she sent. When asked, it was said that the carriage was not enough to sit, so the person was left on the dock!
In order to achieve her goal, she also hinted that Mrs. Zhang should not change her clothes, and instructed the coachman to send people to the dock and return to the house immediately, in order to let Mrs. Zhang squeeze into the carriage of the long house.
Even if it was a car with the servants of the longhouse, it was enough for her to laugh.
But who knew that Yao was so polite, and threw people on the dock and didn't bring them back. You must know that from the wharf to Yufu, it takes an hour and a half to drive at the earliest, and Mrs. Zhang has no money with her, so she doesn't know how long it will take to walk back.
Mrs. Zhang can't come back, who will brush the gong bucket in the house today? The more Li thought about it, the more panicked he became.
Everyone knew from looking at her face that the old lady couldn't hold back the anger in her heart.
And that's just the beginning! Yao Shi secretly laughed, cleared his throat, lowered his head slightly and made a deferential appearance: "Old lady, let's ask my younger brother and sister to continue to take care of it, I am pampered, how do I know how to manage the business of the Bofu?" ”
When Li Shi heard this, he was about to grit his teeth.
In the past, the Bofu still had some income, and the Li family cried and played loudly in the open, and secretly had frequent hands and feet, so he dug out the middle feed from Yao's hands and gave it to his daughter-in-law Zhou. At that time, what she said to the Yao family was "You are pampered, how do you know how to manage the big family business in Bofu".
Now that the Bofu is completely in deficit and has become a showmanship, he wants to throw the mess back on Yao's head. Li's abacus crackled, but he forgot that Yao has never been a fool.
Ning Anbo is in a mess, because the heir to the title has not yet been decided, and no housekeeper can be considered justifiable.
It is said that the Li family is still in spirit, and she is just right as Mrs. Bo's housekeeper. But she didn't want to put money in the house, and she didn't want to work hard, so she naturally wouldn't take over.
Li's work was blocked twice in succession in the past half a day, and he couldn't help but get off the stage in front of everyone, and his tone couldn't help but harden. "Your second brother and sister have worked hard for the Yu Mansion all these years, and I don't know how much dowry has been subsidized, this is all doing work for you."
"Speaking of dowry," Yao raised his head as if he suddenly remembered something, and said with a look of embarrassment, "Father, old lady, it's time for the dowry of the first mother-in-law, right?" ”
Li was choked when she heard this, she was talking about her daughter-in-law's dowry, how did she get involved with that dead man? She had a hard time begging her uncle to let her "take care of it temporarily", how could she hand it over now!
If she hands it over, what will happen if her two sons will need money to pave the road in the future?
The old uncle, who was named by his eldest daughter-in-law, finally withdrew his gaze, glanced at the room without much energy, waved his hand and said, "Find someone to count, I should return it to you." ”
Hearing this, the Zhou family and the Wu family, who were sitting on the side and were silent, were a little surprised, but they didn't expect the old lady who ignored everything to talk so well today.
Over the years, the Li family has used this dowry to subsidize their two rooms, even if it is just for their husbands in private, but it is not stained with some light, isn't it? Knowing that this light would soon be lost, both of them felt a little uncomfortable.
But after thinking about it carefully, the two of them also knew that they couldn't make up their minds about this property, so they both hung their heads and continued to keep quiet. Anyway, they don't need to make up for the leaks, just take advantage of it for nothing.
Li didn't think about it like two daughters-in-law, she had already taken this dowry as her own, and if she wanted to take it out, it was like digging meat from her heart!
"Yao, don't you want to take care of the housework? I asked the second family to take care of it for you, but you don't want to, I think you deliberately did it against me as soon as you came back! Uncle, I have worked hard to run a family for so many years, and I have no credit and hard work......"
Seeing that she was about to howl, Yao immediately raised his voice and said, "Old lady, how dare I go against you?" Our family is looking forward to marriage, doesn't this want to prepare everything that should be prepared? What's more, my brother and sister housekeepers have worked hard enough, so I should share some of them more or less! ”
Seeing her reasonable appearance, Li was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Looking at Yu Zhiyuan, who had been sitting next to him drinking tea after saying hello, Li was even more angry in his heart, and couldn't help blurting out: "As far as your daughter wants to discuss marriage, there are still four school-age girls in the house, it should be fair to prepare!" ”
As soon as these stupid words came out, even Old Uncle Yu, who ignored everything, couldn't help frowning.
"What does the Cen family's dowry have to do with the second and third families? Yeeping all day long about some, you might as well watch a bird! What are you doing here? Get out of here! ”
The old lady rarely sent a return fire, and when she had a seizure, it was still as useful as usual. The sons and daughters-in-law who sat at the bottom hurriedly got up, saluted and left in a hurry.
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In the room on the other side, Yu Can and the four cousins stared at me, I stared at you, I didn't know what to talk about for a long time, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
There are a total of six girls in Yu Mansion, including Yu Can and Yu Ling, and Yu Can is the eldest sister of the long house. The second and third rooms are each two girls, one and one girl, and there is not much difference in age, both of them are thirteen or fourteen years old.
Yu Mingyan from the second room and Yu Mingyi from the third room don't look at each other correctly, and they can sit together as quietly as chickens, all because the Zhou family and the Wu family have raised their faces early in the morning, and they are not allowed to lose face in front of Yu Can, a "soil bun".
As for Yu Zhen in the second room and Yu Min in the third room, they are both sisters and concubines, and if the sisters don't speak, they won't speak easily.
"What do my sisters like to play?" Yu Can thought for a long time before she could hold back a sentence, this kind of enigmatic silence made her feel like she was on pins and needles, and she couldn't help but silently pray that her parents would come and rescue her.
Hearing her question, Yu Mingyan took the lead to show off: "I love to meet my friends on horseback on weekdays, and if I am lucky, I can also get the light of Lord Rongjia to go to the racecourse to play!" ”
Yu Can was very interested in riding a horse and playing ball, and was about to ignore her ostentatious tone and ask a few more questions, when he heard Yu Mingyi on the side cough lightly.
"Second sister don't brag, isn't that all your rubbing? The county lord asked you to stay away from her, and there is no shame in it. ”
"You!" Yu Mingyan, who was exposed, turned cold suddenly, and said angrily, "That's better than someone being rejected by the King of Dong'an!" ”
The two exposed each other's shortcomings, and Yu Can silently breathed a sigh of relief.
She also thought that several younger sisters had become famous ladies, but now it seems that she thinks too much, everyone is half a pound and eight taels, and her surface kung fu is slightly better!