Chapter 160: Family Business
"Eh, you're going to do the laundry? Washed mine too. Huan'er dusted off the crumbs on her hands, took out two changed jackets and handed them to Pe'er.
Although Zheng Lingyi generously allowed people to use hot water, each person only got two buckets a day, which was naturally surplus for washing, but it was difficult to say if it was to be used for laundry.
However, Pei'er only has Mother Jin and her own body to wash today, and it is enough to mix it with cold water, but there are two pieces of hard stuffing in Huan'er, and the hot water may not be enough.
"I only wash my mother and two sisters, and you wash your own clothes." Pei'er had already done a lot of work for Huan'er on weekdays, and her dissatisfaction with her was accumulating day by day, so she turned her face and refused.
"Okay, you little slut, you stayed because of my sister's relationship, and you won't admit it in a blink of an eye?"
Huan'er forced her clothes into Pei'er's arms and threatened: "If you don't wash it, I will tell my sister that you are a servant who seduces the master and breaks his body, and you are very cheap!" Let's see if Madame still keeps you! ”
She poked her words at Peer's wound, and it bleed, and the pain was terrible. Suddenly, Pei'er's eyes turned red and she ran out crying.
Huan'er actually knows the inside story, not because Pei'er is willing, but because the master's style is not right, but she wants to distort the meaning to threaten Pei'er.
Seeing Pei'er so uncomfortable, she laughed again, kicked the door shut with a snap, and continued to eat pastries leisurely, until Lu Nong came to urge, and Huan'er got up lazily to do things.
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Although there are no precious antiques or priceless calligraphy and paintings, there are pastries on the table, hot tea in the pot, and charcoal in the brazier.
Zheng Lingyi calculated the monthly income, and there were more than enough people to support this yard.
Qiao's may know about her several deeds given by the Zhonggong, but she doesn't know that Zheng Lingyi's private trade in medicinal materials has become bigger and bigger, and she doesn't know how much income the shop given by the county lord has every month.
She didn't know that Wu Zhi had been away for the past few years, and he seemed to be extremely embarrassed, but he could still earn some shop real estate.
As for the deed given by General Wu last time, Qiao didn't know anything about it.
The deed itself is worth a lot of money, and what is even more rare is that General Wu privately introduced these shopkeepers and stewards to Zheng Lingyi.
Zheng Lingyi set a rule, let Lu Nong go outside to meet with these shopkeepers every month, and go out of the house to meet every two months.
Because Zheng Lingyi did not invite the housekeepers to come into the mansion to discuss matters, to this day, the rest of the Wu Mansion is still in the dark.
Old General Wu didn't say anything when he learned of her approach, but just frowned.
Zheng Lingyi has not been very happy after taking the benefits of General Wu, and then one day, when Zheng Lingyi went to Nanyuan to sit down, he mentioned this matter again, and General Wu told her that he had left a few pieces of property for each of the children who came out of the house, and then handed it over to them after starting a family.
It is impossible for General Wu to remember the dowry in Qiao's hand, he can't do such a thing, as for the children allocated by the Zhonggong to the concubine, it is nothing, but he is afraid of provoking the dissatisfaction of the children and causing many unnecessary disputes.
General Wu simply saved some by himself, although it is not enough to be rich and rich, as long as the children do not ruin the family business, it is always no problem to have no worries about food and clothing in this life.
Although General Wu was deceived and did wrong things, in Zheng Lingyi's opinion, General Wu is still more reliable than Zheng Guogong's father.
Zheng Lingyi was tired of doing everything during this time, but fortunately, there were these family matters that needed to be dealt with in order to force her to cheer up.
She stayed in the quiet residence most of the time, and didn't go out to see her friends much, occasionally looking at the letter sent by Wen Xiangzhi, or asking someone to deliver a message to Shen Qin.
Gao Man has also been here a few times, she is a little strange, as if she has something to say and wants to say, but because of Zheng Lingyi's current situation, she doesn't want to trouble her, so she endured it.
Just now she brought her daughter here, but she said something serious.
It's the New Year's Day, and tomorrow there will be a family banquet, and Goldman is also in charge.
"If it's a bunch of noisy people, I won't bother you, but tomorrow is a few of our own eats, you persuade the third brother to give me a few thin noodles."
Gao Man's words also refer to the banquet two days ago, when the Qiao family hosted a banquet to entertain several relatives from the Qiao family, and it was lively all day, and he didn't come to inform Jingju at all.
Zheng Lingyi and Wu Punishment are even more happy and quiet, the Qiao family comes, even if the Qiao family comes to let Zheng Lingyi go, Zheng Lingyi still has to weigh the weight, if one accidentally makes trouble again, even with the things of the year, it will be too difficult to end.
Wu Zhi was angry at the beginning, even if Qiao Guanying suffered by himself, but he was too ruthless at a young age, this matter was not so easy to solve, and I don't know how General Wu suppressed it.
"Okay, I'll talk to my husband about this, with my father in charge, I can't make any trouble if I want to."
Previously, because of Aunt Jiang's death, General Wu personally exempted Zheng Lingyi's morning and dusk, and Qiao's naturally couldn't oppose him, and Qiao's thought that Zheng Lingyi didn't get any benefits in front of Lu's, and saw her fainting in front of him, and his heart was very happy, except for deducting the degree, he didn't embarrass her much.
But after all, several months have passed, and Zheng Lingyi refuses to go out anymore, which is indeed too disrespectful to the elders in the eyes of outsiders.
Gao Man also smiled lightly, and saw Lu Nong accompanying Sister Mei to play with the flower rope, and his smile deepened a little, but he didn't know what he thought of, and he glanced at Zheng Lingyi without saying anything.
In fact, Zheng Lingyi is always a little short of breath and a little guilty when he faces Gao Manyi right now.
Because he used Gao Man to deliver the news in front of Qiao's before, he deceived Lu Nong to come back, but Gao Man also treated her as usual without any resentment.
Zheng Lingyi didn't know if she didn't realize that she was being used at all, or if she didn't care.
"Green." Zheng Lingyi didn't think that Gao Man was also a dull person, so he simply pierced it, "You haven't thanked the second sister-in-law for interceding in front of the old lady for you that day." ”
Lu Nong hurriedly got up, came to Gao Manyi and knelt down, and said very seriously: "The kindness of the second young lady, the slave maid has always been grateful to her heart. ”
"Brother and sister, what are you doing? Lunong, get up quickly. It's just a few words, and I don't have much to do with it. Gao Man also hurriedly said.
"I owe it to my sister-in-law, and I know it very well in my heart." Zheng Lingyi looked at Gao Manyi and said frankly.
Gao Man also glanced at her silently, the expression on his face was much relaxed, and he no longer had the polite and detached dignity, but became a sense of indescribable freshness.
She whispered after a while, "To be honest, I didn't sleep all night that day. ”
Zheng Lingyi looked at her stunned, and after a while, the two laughed together.
"Later, I thought about it myself, and I felt that your tears may not all be fake, in the end, you are a person of the most affectionate and sexual, much better than that one."
That one, naturally, refers to ten thousand yuan.
Goldman has always been a self-denying person, and it is rare to say this.
Zheng Lingyi was very reluctant to say that "I don't want to live with you." ”
Gao Man also shook his head and said, "I'm actually a little blind, the two housewives together bully you, what is this?" I was just scolded by my mother-in-law for being stupid, it didn't hurt or itch. ”
"Grandmother, what's bad!"
Sister Mei'er's soft and glutinous voice suddenly came, she was fed a spoonful of steamed cake by Lu Nong in her mouth, and although her speech was vague, Zheng Lingyi could also understand it.
"How can these gossip be learned faster than poetry? Who taught you?! Gao Man was a little angry when he heard this, and said to Sister Mei.
Sister Mei was very clever, and quickly drilled behind Lu Nong, but she was still unconvinced: "It's bad!" ”
"You!" Gao Man also got up to catch her, but Sister Mei hurriedly pulled Lu Nong to block her.
Lu Nong and Zheng Lingyi are protecting their daughter and the other is blocking their mother, as if they are playing eagle and chicken.
"Second sister-in-law. What does Sister Mei mean? Zheng Lingyi asked Lu Nong to take the child outside to play, pulled Gao Man to sit down again, and asked.
Gao Man also turned his face and said nothing, Zheng Lingyi saw that something was indeed happening, and it was something that Gao Man did not want to be in front of others.
"It's not for my business, how can mother-in-law embarrass you?" If this is the case, Zheng Lingyi is not guilty.
"Brother and sister, don't think about it, she has been thinking about this for a long time." Gao Man also said, his eyes flashing with obscure emotions, like clouds slowly covering the sky.
A few days ago, Sister Mei'er celebrated her birthday, and Qiao's asked a maid dressed in red and green to give a gift, and Li'er stayed, and the maid was also left to be accepted as a room.
Wu Yongan is not waiting for the room, but the original two rooms in this Lingxi Courtyard are the maids brought by Gao Man from the Gao Mansion, and the temperament is very obedient, and the family is pinched in her hands, and it will never be able to turn over the sky.
But the name Mu Nian that Qiao shoehorned in is different, in addition to the appearance mark, he and Wu Yongan have known each other since childhood, I heard that in private it is always Erlang Erlang's shouting, and he refuses to let go of people coquettishly.
Qiao's family had already prepared to be a concubine for Wu Yongan, but at that time, due to Gao Manyi's family background, he hid it for a few years, and now he finally can't help it.
"She brought people on Sister Mei's birthday, just to urge me to have a child, but the doctor said that I must recuperate my body before I can give birth, she is pressing step by step, doesn't she want my life?"
As soon as the conversation box opened, Gao Man couldn't help it, and tears and resentment poured out.
Gao Manyi's father is upright by nature, and one or two of Lianna's concubines are very honest, and he himself is a concubine, and he treats the concubine room very well, but he never exceeds his duty, so the back house is very quiet, and she doesn't have to worry about her mother at all.
But it also led to Gao Man's lack of experience in dealing with it, and he watched Wu Yongan take people in, knock out his teeth and swallow them in his stomach.