Not...... I have to say that the pastries in Mochizuki Tower really live up to its name, and the taste is really good, even better than the last time she ate it at Hao Lingzhu's.

Aunt Shen was satisfied to see a faint smile on Ding Yezi's face, and asked with a light smile, "How is it, but it still suits your appetite?" ”

Ding Yezi wiped the crumbs on his hands with a handkerchief, and smiled politely at Aunt Shen, "The dim sum of Mochizuki Tower has always been famous, and it is really good, but I really tasted the blessing of Aunt Tuo today." ”

Aunt Shen turned her head to look at Mother Shen, and ordered with a light smile: "You ask Cuizhi to go to Wangyue Tower to buy a few more boxes, and prepare more for the page to eat on the way, so that she won't be able to eat outside when the time comes." ”

Ding Page looked at Aunt Shen inexplicably, what is the situation? She didn't seem to say she was going out, did she? Besides, all the relatives of the Ding family live in Taihe County, and most of them haven't been in contact much before, but now that she has become a relative, it is impossible for her to come and go, and she has no reason to go out?

"Auntie, I didn't say I was going to travel far, did I? The pastries in Mochizuki are still freshly made, so you don't need to buy too much at once to prepare them at home, and they will taste bad after a long time. ”

Aunt Shen had a faint smile on her face, but her soft voice said words like a thunderbolt.

"Page, you also know that it is almost October, the farming is coming to an end, the grain that should be harvested has been collected, and it is time for the Zhuangzi in our house to send someone to recover the rent."

Ding Page was stunned, pointed to himself with one hand, and said in amazement: "What does my aunt mean, do you want me to collect it?" ”

Aunt Shen was very happy when she saw Ding Page's helpless look, and said with a smile: "Naturally, you will receive it." In the future, you will be the one in charge of this house, and you will be the one in charge of the money, will it be difficult for you to hand over the work of collecting money to others? Besides, there is no one available in our house now, so we have to let you go on this trip. ”

Ding Yezi really didn't expect that there would be such a thing waiting for her.

"Auntie, who was in the house to collect rent before?" Ding Page tried to find a scapegoat for himself.

Aunt Shen said with a smile: "Hao Ling used to go, but now Hao Ling is sick, is it possible that you, a lady, are unwilling to go instead of him?" ”

"No, auntie, I didn't mean that," Ding Yezi hurriedly waved his hand, joking, no matter how he was, he couldn't let Hao Ling drag his illness to collect rent, "I'll go, but I don't know what the situation is, someone has to take me, right?" ”

She didn't know anything about the various Zhuangzi in Haofu, nor did she know how many peasant households there were, how many acres of land there were, and she didn't know where those Zhuangzi were. Even if she is sincere in doing things, someone who knows about it must take her with her. Moreover, this matter of collecting rent must not be so simple, right? Otherwise, Aunt Shen would kindly let her do it?

Alas...... Thinking that he was about to become a charter wife, Ding Page felt extremely hurt.

Mother Shen didn't know when she brought a stack of account books, put them on the table next to Ding Page, and then retreated to Aunt Shen's side.

Aunt Shen smiled lightly and said: "Page, this is the situation of each village in the house, how many acres of land have been rented by each family are written in detail, you just have to collect the money according to the accounts." I will let Steward Li go over with you when I go back, he used to follow Hao Ling to collect rent, and I know some information. If there's anything you don't know, just ask him, is there anything else to ask? ”

Aunt Shen has helped Ding Page think about it properly, the assistant has also found a good reason, and she will not have an excuse not to go out.

It's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, since it was originally what Hao Ling should do, then it's also the right thing for her to do it for her.

Ding Yezi adjusted his mood, and said to Aunt Shen with a faint smile: "Auntie, don't worry, since Steward Li has also said it, there is no problem on my side, but I don't know when to leave?" ”

Aunt Shen said: "Let's set off in three days, take advantage of the good weather these days, and come back early after collecting the rent." ”

Then I heard Aunt Shen say a few words of advice, and Ding Yezi said goodbye and returned to the East Courtyard.

Thinking that the honeymoon is not over yet, she is going to travel far away to collect rent. Although all the Zhuangzi in Hao Mansion are also in the vicinity of Taihe County, these Zhuangzi run down one by one, and it is simply unrealistic to have seven or eight days. If there is any more accident and a delay of a few days, she suspects that she may not be able to come back in half a month.

Half a month! For so long, God knows what will happen in this house. She believes in Hao Ling, but she doesn't believe in Aunt Shen!

As soon as he stepped into the door of the east courtyard, Ding Page frowned a little and went straight to the bedroom.

Hao Lingwu was still happily lying on the recliner flipping through the idle books, when he heard the sound of hurried footsteps, he hurriedly looked up, but saw that Ding Page came back with a gloomy face. He sat up straight and asked in surprise, "Lady, what's wrong with you?" ”

Ding Yezi paused, turned back to Dong'er and said, "Dong'er, you go out and wait first." ”

Dong'er replied respectfully, turned around and went out, An Xin casually closed the door and walked away.

Ding Yezi sat down on a chair beside him, and poured himself a glass of water to drink. I ate a piece of almond cake at Aunt Shen's just now, and I didn't even have time to drink a cup of tea, so I was told by her that she wanted her to collect rent, and now she was dying of thirst.

Seeing that Ding Page was silent, Hao Ling knew that something must have happened, so he hurriedly got up and walked to Ding Page's side, and asked cautiously: "Lady, is it what happened to your aunt?" Tell me the truth, rest assured, I will always support you. ”

With a cup of tea gurgling, Ding Yezi made room to talk to Hao Ling, "It's not that Aunt Shen has done anything to me this time, I said that since we got married, she seems to be pretty good, so she was waiting for me here." ”

Hao Ling didn't know why, "What's going on?" ”

Ding Yezi glanced at him and said in a sullen voice: "Aunt Shen said that it was time for the autumn harvest, let me go to the Zhuangzi below to collect rent." ”

"How could you be asked to collect rent? Where do you know how to collect rent? Don't rent it back, but you were cheated away. ”

Ding Page was speechless, did he feel sorry for her, or did he scold her for being stupid?

Hao Ling saw her dissatisfaction, and said with a sneer: "Lady, don't get me wrong, it's just that the matter of Zhuangzi's rent collection is not so simple, I'm afraid that you will suffer alone." ”

Ding Yezi said helplessly: "Then what can I do?" You still have a fever occasionally, so you can't let go, right? I will never agree, you just need to take good care of your body at home. As for Zhuangzi's side, Aunt Shen said that she would send a Steward Li with me, saying that if you don't understand, you can ask Steward Li. When you used to collect rent, this Steward Li also accompanied you? ”

Hao Ling bowed his head and frowned in response: "It was indeed Steward Li who accompanied me before, but it was just ......"

"Just what?" Ding Page asked puzzled.

Hao Ling shook his head and sighed lightly, "It's better to let Anxin go with you, Anxin has always been by my side, and I know a lot of things, and I can rest assured that he will go with you." Although Steward Li is good, sometimes things are a little unreliable, and when you do this kind of thing for the first time, you will inevitably not be able to take into account many problems. ”

"Huh? No way? How could Steward Li be unreliable? So how can things be left to him? ”

Ding Page was stunned, there is no reason, could it be that the background is too hard?

Hao Ling explained slowly: "Then Steward Li is a distant relative of Aunt Shen, and his ability to do things is not bad, so he has been staying in Hao's Mansion to help do some things. He is indeed an expert at accounting and is also an upright person, so there is no problem with him collecting accounts. But others are a bit rigid and stubborn, and sometimes they can quarrel with others if they don't agree with each other, which is very inappropriate. If Anxin goes with you, and he pays attention, there should be no trouble. ”

Ding Yezi immediately shook his head and rejected his proposal, joking, if An Xin left with her, wouldn't he directly send his piece of fat to the mouths of those wolves? She also counted on Anxin to help her take a good look at him.

"No need, if An Xin goes with me, there will be no competent person here to serve you, I will pay attention to Steward Li's side, as long as he is a trustworthy person."

Hao Ling seemed to understand what Ding Yezi meant, and asked with a smile: "Really not?" ”

Ding Yezi shook his head firmly, "I really don't need to." ”

"Do you know what the accounts are? Aunt Shen should have handed over all the account books to you, right? ”

Ding Yezi nodded, thinking of the thick stack of account books, and then thinking that in this era where only abacus can be used, and there is no convenient calculator to use, she is a little melancholy. She can't use the abacus at all, even if she takes the time to learn it now, she won't even be able to learn it in three or two days. Could it be true that she was going to add them one by one on the scratch paper like a schoolboy?

"Well, it's all left to me, I'll send it to the study, and I'll look back."

Hao Ling suddenly smiled and asked, "Lady, let me ask you something, don't be angry." ”

Angry? What could make her angry? Ding Yezi had a bad premonition in his heart.

"What's the matter?" She asked, pretending to be relaxed.

Hao Ling hurriedly shrank back and asked with a smile, "Lady, will you settle the account?" If you don't know how to settle accounts, how can you read the account books? ”

Ding Yezi's face instantly darkened, he glanced at Hao Ling speechlessly, and said in a deep voice: "Anyway, I used to be a businessman, how could I not settle accounts?" Although selling tofu is a small business, and I don't usually need something as complicated as a ledger, my brain is not in vain, is it? If you want to look at the ledger, you should be able to cope with it. ”

Ding Page's self-confidence surprised Hao Ling, but since they met, Ding Pagezi has always been an image in his eyes that is neither humble nor arrogant, and his brain is also very clever. I think as she said herself, there should be nothing wrong with reading a ledger, right?