Hao Lingzhu grinned and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about?" Could it be that I, the younger sister, can't even embroider a purse for my brother? ”

Ding Yezi unceremoniously took the purse into his arms, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Then I don't care, this is a favor that your brother owes you, if you are willing to give it to her for nothing, of course I have no opinion as a sister-in-law." Hey, hey, hey, hey...... Anyway, I earned it. ”

Hao Lingzhu was speechless for an instant, she really convinced this sister-in-law.

Ding Page accompanied Hao Lingzhu to gossip for a while, and the two chatted about feelings for a while on a novel, Ding Page naturally transmitted a little modern concept to Hao Lingzhu, Hao Lingzhu listened to both envy and disbelief, always felt that the love in the novel was so far away, it was almost impossible to appear in her, and it was impossible for monogamy to be such a rebellious thing.

Ding Page's proud eyebrows were curled, and he said happily: "Who said it couldn't appear in your life?" Could it be that your brother and I are not your relatives? ”

Hao Lingzhu looked at Ding Page with some puzzlement, she knew that the reason why Ding Page could marry into Hao Mansion was because she could prevent Hao Ling from disasters, if there was no this, it would be impossible for her identity to become the young lady of Hao Mansion. You must know that with Hao Ling's character and background, there are a large number of young ladies in Taihe County who are lining up to marry Hao Ling.

Thinking of such an optimistic and kind person as Ding Yezi, Hao Lingzhu couldn't imagine how sad Ding Yezi would be when Hao Ling accepted the concubine, and would he be like this all day with a smile on his face?

Pushing herself and others, if it is replaced by her, I am afraid that it will be very sad, but I also clearly understand that these are inescapable.

Hao Lingzhu's mood dimmed, nodded slowly, and smiled reluctantly: "Naturally, besides you and my brother, where do I have any relatives?" ”

Ding Yezi is no longer strange now, she has long been accustomed to Hao Lingzhu's occasional emotional convulsions, she once tried to ask the reason, but Hao Lingzhu's teeth were too tight, and she couldn't ask anything at all. She only insisted that she had nothing to do, and Ding Page was not good at asking again.

"Lingzhu, you still have to think about the good side of everything, you are still a little girl, you have a good background, you are beautiful, and you have excellent embroidery skills, what are you worried about? Definitely better than me. Ding Yezi tried to think of some words to comfort Hao Lingzhu.

Hao Lingzhu looked blankly at the deep picture of the couple's love depicted in a few strokes in the script, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

Ding Yezi thought about it for a long time and decided to use realistic examples to educate her well, it is not a good thing to be disappointed in life at such a young age.

"Lingzhu, let me tell you a secret." Ding Yezi pretended to be a thief, and whispered in Hao Lingzhu's ear.

Hao Lingzhu gathered her emotions and asked curiously, "What secret?" ”

"You know why your brother is sick, but do you know why I was able to protect him from disaster?"

Hao Lingzhu shook her head, she is not a fortune teller, how do you know this?

Ding Yezi blinked strangely, and said with a smile: "Actually, it was all said by your brother, and before getting married, your brother promised me that he would only marry me alone in this life." You said, why is your brother so generous to let me dispose of Purple Frost? Is it really because Zishuang is Aunt Shen's person? So you see, a lot of things can still happen, and you shouldn't be too negative. ”

Hao Lingzhu was stunned, almost daring to believe what Ding Yezi said.

How is that possible? The eldest brother is the eldest young master of the Hao Mansion, and it is his responsibility and obligation to open up the branches and leaves for the Hao family, if he only has a wife like Ding Yezi, how many children can he have?

"That doesn't seem like a good idea, right?" Hao Lingzhu's eyes flickered, and he said in a small voice.

Ding Yezi seemed to understand what Hao Lingzhu meant, straightened his back, and said proudly: "What's so bad about this?" Life is short, there is no need to wronged yourself, as long as your brother agrees and I am happy, then it's okay. Don't you want to live like this? ”

Hao Lingzhu frowned, and replied with a snort: "I think about it, but it's just ......"

Ding Yezi waved his hand arrogantly and said with a smile: "What's just, don't worry, with your brother and me protecting you, I must find you a single-minded Langjun." ”

Hao Lingzhu's face became more and more gloomy when she heard this, and she said bitterly: "Sister-in-law, you forgot, I have already decided to be a family member." ”

"Forehead ......"

A black crow flew over Ding Page's head, leaving her speechless for a moment.

How did she forget about it? is still discussing love with Hao Lingzhu here, isn't this shooting yourself in the foot? Could it be that she wants to instigate Hao Lingzhu to find a way to get out of the marriage like her? She and Hao Ling should be able to accept it, but I'm afraid that Master Hao can't accept it.

In the end, it was Hao Lingzhu who broke the deadlock by herself, and asked Ding Yezi to go back to work first, and then come to her to gossip when she was free. got down the stairs, and Ding Page hurriedly said goodbye to her and went out.

In addition to dealing with the necessary affairs, the whole day was spent on checking the ledger. What left her speechless was that she originally thought that the cost in November was more than in October because there were too many commonly used things to replace in the middle of winter, and bamboo charcoal alone would cost a lot, not to mention others. However, compared with the same month in previous years, this year's expenses are still much more.

Where exactly is it used more? It is said that the things to be used every winter are almost the same, and there is no import in the house, so why did it cost nearly a hundred taels of silver all at once? You must know that she used to get up early every day to work in the dark, and she couldn't save a hundred taels a year, but now she spends it so much in a month.

Ding Page's nerves immediately tensed, and the miser, who had been hiding in his subconscious, immediately jumped out, and he had to see the reason in the ledger to see where the hundred taels of silver were spent.

I don't know if I don't look closely, but I'm really shocked when I look closely.

Such a large mansion as Hao Mansion is placed here, and there are as many as a dozen people who are busy cleaning the mansion every day. Although the number of masters is not large, there are also a lot, and people need to be served in all aspects, so naturally there are a large number of people. Once there are more people, will there be less place to spend? If you spend a little more on every expense, you may add up to a lot, right?

When he was settling accounts before, Ding Yezi saw that the expenses of each increase were not very large, so he didn't pay too much attention to it, after all, such a big mansion as Hao's Mansion was here, and he could still care about so much silver? If it spreads, I'm afraid that she won't be laughed at by others, but now she finally knows what every little bit means!

After a thorough investigation of the whole, Ding Yezi also had a little bit of a number in her heart, and marked a few key places, ready to wait for Hao Ling to come back, borrow An Xin, and let him go out to explore the current market situation, she wanted to know whether it was really the price of goods that had risen, or some bold and reckless minions who had swallowed the money and silver!

At this moment, Ding Yezi felt more and more that he had no henchmen to use to control his elbows, and it was really inconvenient, and it seemed that it was also a top priority to find some available subordinates as soon as possible.

Although there was a problem with the accounts, Ding Page was not a reckless person, and his face was still impassive, as if he had found nothing. After Hao Ling came back in the evening, Ding Yezi showed him the account book again, highlighting several expenses that she had highlighted.

Hao Ling looked at it carefully, looked at Ding Page with a slightly gloomy eye, and said, "There are really some problems with these items, what are you going to do?" ”

Ding Yezi hurriedly told Hao Ling what she meant, hoping that An Xin would go out to investigate, don't mind that the price has risen, so she misunderstood people in vain.

Hao Ling closed the account book with a bang and sneered: "Rising prices? I want to see which dog slave dares to make up such nonsense to deceive the master! Lady, don't worry about going to check, if someone dares to trick you, the husband will support you! ”

With Hao Ling's words, Ding Yezi also had a bottom in his heart.

It seems that there is no possibility of rising prices at all. Hao's Mansion is also in business, from jewelry and gold ornaments to firewood, rice, oil and salt, everything is involved, and even Hao Ling doesn't know that there is such a thing as rising prices, so naturally there is no such thing.

Then Hao Ling summoned An Xin in, and carefully instructed him to stay in the mansion and wait for Ding Yezi's dispatch tomorrow, so that he didn't have to follow him.

Although Ding Yezi felt that there was no one available, he had no choice but to wait a little longer because the time had not come, and it was not the time to send someone from another courtyard.

The next day, An Xin followed Ding Page's instructions to investigate in the city, and Haofu's daily necessities were supplied by special stores, so it was easy to check. It was not yet noon, and Anxin had already returned with news.

Ding Yezi sat indifferently on the chair with a twisted yellow pear, holding a tea cup with red plum glaze and white porcelain in one hand, and tasted a sip of fragrant tea comfortably.

"Anxin, how is the investigation?" Ding Yezi asked solemnly.

An Xin hurriedly took out a folded note from his sleeve cage and handed it to Ding Page, while saying, "Young Mrs. Hui, the little ones have been investigated, and the current prices are written on the paper." ”

Ding Page unfolded the note and glanced at it, and his brows couldn't help but twist.

Sure enough, as she expected, it was some daredevil who intended to enrich their own pockets!

How can this be true, Aunt Shen has not had this kind of problem in the inner courtyard for so many years, how can this kind of thing happen only a month after it arrived in her hands? Is she, the current housekeeper of the inner court, too unbinding, or are those subordinates too bold and reckless, or are some people deliberately doing it?