Three days later, the peach wood hairpin carved out by Gu Tingzhi in private was made, and only one peach blossom was set up on the branch with buds.

He stared at the wooden hairpin quietly, and heard footsteps coming, which were instantly tucked into his sleeve.

Jiang Cai pushed open the door of the barracks and walked in happily, followed by Xie Xiude, and his voice, "A letter from home makes you so happy?" ”

Jiang Caimei was shy, "You don't understand this." ”

Gu Tingzhi glanced at him, his eyes paused, he knew that Jiang Cai gave Guo Ke's words when he left, the letter from home? It's better to say that it was Guo Kelai's letter, as for what was written in the letter, Gu Tingzhi also guessed seven or eight.

sneered in his heart, clenching the hairpin in his hand, he was really sentimental, Xie Er had so many people worried about him, how could he need him to appease.

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Over there in Jinling, the new date of the Spring Festival was announced, after the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival was in early June, and now it is the middle of May, and there are no more and more days.

There are also unhappy people, naturally those who are in the exam, worried that they will not fall off the list if they retake the exam this time, and half of the joy and miscellaneous worries will be for a while.

On the day of Jiming Temple, Xie Yuanniang paid for everyone to pay for the release of the money, and Kong also knew, and it was only when Dong Fu asked people to send thank you gifts that Kong only knew.

After sending away the powerful mother-in-law beside Mrs. Dong with a smile, Kong Shi stiffened his face, sat on the couch and did not speak, and there were several gift boxes sent by Dong Fu on the square table in front of him, although they were not opened, but the gift list sent by Dong Fu Kong had already seen it, and it was a few pieces of high-quality jewelry worn by girls.

Mother Liu knew that Madame's heart was unhappy again, so she waved her hand to clear the girl in the house, and stepped forward, "The slave maid just glanced at it, the hairpin style inside is good, gorgeous and not outstanding, just suitable for the eldest girl to wear." ”

Kong's eyes moved, and he fell on the box in front of him, "Send it to Sister Hui, as for Qingshan Courtyard, you don't have to know." ”

Thinking that she had to be sneaky as a mother's gift, Kong Shi was annoyed again, "She has the ability, where did she get the five hundred taels of silver per person?" The shop was given to her, and she was not allowed to squander it so much. I think if this continues, the shop will not be able to maintain itself before the end of the year. ”

Thinking that the house is now throttling expenses, the silver that can be moved in the account is only one hundred taels, but the girl who is generous is five hundred taels per person, so she exchanged these broken jewelry.

Kong Shi waved his hand, "Take it down." ”

The more she looked, the more annoyed she became.

Liu's mother immediately called someone to come in and take the box out, while telling it to be sent to the Moon Tower, and also telling people not to see it, it was Man Yun who came in, who was the most calm on weekdays, and after listening to Liu's mother's explanation, she understood, and retreated with the box.

Kong's family is still having a headache about the expenses in the house, and it is about to be the Dragon Boat Festival, a few families want to give gifts, and those who receive gifts have to return gifts, adding up to a hundred taels of silver, and they can't turn around at all, but there is only a little silver on the account, if they are all moved, there will be no emergency silver, what about the expenses on weekdays?

Mother Liu understood what Mrs. was worried about, and she also sighed in her heart, if Mrs. listened to her persuasion more on weekdays and coaxed the second girl, the things sent by the Kong family were still in Mrs. 's hands, and Mrs. would not have to worry about these things at this time.

In previous years, the Kong family sent things over, and they would bring some small auspicious objects made of gold and silver, which were specially used for rewards, and the eldest girl's ones were kept by themselves, but the second girl's ones were taken away by the lady to use them for the expenses in the house on weekdays.

Otherwise, with the little money that the lord has spent a year, how can the expenses in the house be so large.

can persuade Mrs. to go to the second girl to borrow some silver, but Mother Liu doesn't have the courage, but she is afraid that if she says this, Mrs. will annoy her first.

"Bring me the ledger and I'll do the math." Kong gritted his teeth, the Dragon Boat Festival return gift can't be too ugly, and the dragon boat race can't be too shabby on the day, so he can only save money from the side.

As a result, when he had dinner that night, Xie's father found that something was wrong, there were only four dishes on the table, and they were all vegetarian, he didn't ask in front of the children, and only asked when the husband and wife rested in the evening.

"Brother Ming is at home these days, so make up for him."

Kong Shi was not happy when he heard it, "Are you blaming me for being cautious with the children?" I also want to make up for them, and then I have to have silver, you have a year..."

At this point, Kong Shi stopped, "Tomorrow, I will ask people to buy a black chicken and come back to make soup for them." ”

Father Xie smiled and hugged his wife into his arms, "It's hard madam, my wife and I have suffered all these years." ”

Kong's face flushed slightly, "It's good that you understand." ”

The second time, Father Xie called Yinquan in the study and pushed a box in front of him, "You find a small pawnshop to pawn this." ”

Yinquan glanced at the box, and his face changed, "Master, this is your best love." ”

And it was given by Mrs. Kong, isn't it okay to take it out?

"Work hard, in the future, you will have plenty of money, just take it back." Father Xie waved his hand and said no more.

Yinquan came out with the box in his hand, Xie Wenhui happened to have something to find his father, and when he saw Yinquan holding the box, he asked casually, "Where are you going with the box?" ”

Yinquan respectfully saluted, did not answer, but smiled, "The eldest girl is looking for the master, the master is in the study, the eldest girl should go quickly." ”

He didn't say it, but Xie Wenhui was interested.

Yinquan was afraid of being questioned again, so he walked quickly with the box in his body.

Xie Wenhui stood in place, and suddenly remembered an incident in his previous life.

In the previous life, after Xie Yuanniang calculated Gu Tingzhi, Gu Xie and the two mansions got married, but the life in the house was still sad, and his father did a lot of things in private, the most important of which was that his father took out the paintings that his grandfather sent.

There are a lot of eunuchs in the capital, and there are a lot of people who live by being things in private, and this is not a big deal, but this painting is in the pawnshop of Yang Shilang's house, and the painting has a nomination from his grandfather, and it didn't take long for the matter of his father being his father-in-law's painting to spread, making people laugh at Xie Fu in private.

Xie Wenhui's face changed slightly, and he strode into the study, and asked directly, "Just now, my daughter saw Yinquan go out, but what he was holding in his arms was his grandfather's painting?" ”

Father Xie was quite surprised when he heard his daughter ask, "Why did you think of this?" ”

didn't answer, but Xie Wenhui knew that she had guessed correctly.

She hurriedly said, "How can my father take my grandfather's paintings as if they were going out, and how can people look at them when they pass them on?" ”