Half a year later.

Gui Mingyue took the little maid Jin'er, Yin'er, and tortoiseshell, as well as Li Mobai, Hui Wa'er, the entourage and the two old craftsmen specially given by the eldest cousin. and a box full of silver tickets, a few boxes of rubies, seedlings of silver, and of course the most eye-catching thing is the stone of the carriage...... returned to the house in Yu Village, Nanyang County.

When Yu saw his little daughter get down from the carriage, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Mother, don't cry, Yue'er is a big joy when she comes back." Gui Chengzhi said with tears in his eyes, and then blamed Gui Mingyue: "It's been more than three years, and you only know how to write a letter to your mother, but you haven't written a letter to your brother." ”

"What's the matter, every time I send a letter to my mother, it's a few pages thick, most of which are asking about my brother, sister and Chengqi, but every time you just tell me that everything is fine, let me see it, but it's okay." Gui Mingyue saw her mother crying, and she couldn't help but want to cry, so she had to change the topic and say.

Gui Jingxue stepped forward quickly, took her little sister's hand, looked at her carefully, and said, "Yue'er, the situation is even better." Come inside, Daddy is waiting for you in the main hall. ”

"Come into the house, come into the house, the second lady is finally back, and the lady is relieved. In the past few years of Miss's absence, Mrs. has been thinking about it in her heart...... Miss is tired along the way, the old slave remembers that Miss loves to eat milk bird's nest red date soup, and put it on the pot early this morning and simmer it slowly. Grandma Li, who was beside Yu's side, chattered happily.

Gui Mingyue stepped forward and called "Mama Li", Mama Li is the old man next to the Yu family, when the situation at home was so bad that she scattered all the house slaves, this Mama Li used to serve by Yu's side without receiving any wages, but then the situation was too bad, or Yu personally sent her away.

Gui Mingyue was about to walk towards the courtyard surrounded by everyone, when she suddenly remembered that there was one person missing, so she swept around the crowd, only to see that guy was sitting in the corner secretly wiping his tears.

Angry and funny, he walked over, handed a handkerchief to Gui Chengqi, and Gui Mingyue said angrily: "How old is it, return the golden bean." I heard that you won the show, and the second sister hasn't taken care of you yet, congratulations. Don't cry, the second sister brought you a gift. ”

"Don't bluff people with gifts, I'm not a child." Gui Chengqi turned his head awkwardly and wiped his tears.

Gui Chengzhi stepped forward and patted his younger brother on the shoulder, his younger brother's sensible and hard-working behavior on weekdays is distressing, only in front of Yue'er will he show a trace of childishness.

Helped Yu to the main hall, and after sitting down, Gui Mingyue knelt down and kowtowed three times to the two elders. Seeing that her father Gui Hongyuan had white hair on her head and her mother Yu's red eyes, Gui Mingyue couldn't help but have a little whimper in her voice, and said: "Daddy, mother, my daughter is back, it's all because Yue'er is not filial, which makes the second elder worried." ”

"Okay, Yue'er, just come back." Gui Hongyuan waited in the hall, and he also glanced at it.

After dinner, Yu took Gui Mingyue and Gui Jingxue to the back room, and the mother wanted to say something considerate in one place.

"Yue'er, don't be nagging at your mother, you are thirteen years old now, and you should avoid suspicion. That young man named Li Mobai is really handsome, too conspicuous, I think he is following you every step of the way...... When you are outside, it can be said that you are protecting you as a guard, but now that you have returned home, and then follow, this is not appropriate......" As soon as Yu sat down, he couldn't help but say worriedly.

When Gui Jingxue heard this, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker.

Gui Mingyue scratched her head and said, "Mother, don't worry, this Li Mobai won't stay by my side for too long, for him, I have other uses." ”

Yu Shi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, she knew that Yue'er had always had an idea. It's also a shame to say that he was pampered and raised by his father Yu since he was a child, and he has no ability, and he has an inexplicable dependence on this daughter. When she was less than ten years old, whether it was in the shop or at home, with her, it was like a backbone.

"Yue'er...... In the past few years since you left, in fact, a lot of things have happened at home, and you are already very tired today, and you don't want to worry about these things, but ...... "I'm afraid that everything will come together tomorrow, and Yue'er will inevitably be unable to resist it for a while."

"What's wrong at home? And the shop, did something happen too? Every time she wrote a letter, she said that everything was fine, and she really thought that everything was fine, hey, it turned out that she was not the only one who reported good news and bad news.

"I'll talk about the things at home," Gui Jingxue's gentle and calm voice sounded: "A few days ago, I drove Aunt Li and Li Yu out of the workshop......

"What?" Gui Mingyue couldn't help but be surprised and asked, "Why?" "Not to mention this Aunt Li, her hairpin-making skills are no less than the Yu family's skills, she is also the mother of the silver pendant...... And Yinshen'er's younger brother Li Yu is also an extremely clever person, as long as he is willing to guide, over time, he can be of great use.

"It seems that these two people, Yue'er is quite interested in them?" Yu Shi saw that Gui Mingyue's face was anxious, and he couldn't help but feel a little weak.

"That's natural, it took a lot of effort for my mother and son to receive them in the workshop." Gui Mingyue asked helplessly, "I don't know what they have done?" ”

"This ...... In fact, there is no big fault between them, and when they first arrived in the workshop, they were also very diligent and conscientious, and the things they made were good. It's because of the technical views that are different from the craftsmen on our side, and later there were disputes with the masters on our side. Both of them are stubborn, and they can't get along with each other. We also want Aunt Li to withdraw from the workshop so that we can live in peace," Yu explained with difficulty......

"Who knows that Li Yu, this kid doesn't know what to do, because this matter annoyed the workshop, and it came to me. His words are also quite arrogant, saying that their mother and son are your people, and everything they do is arranged by you. They have ruined your reputation everywhere, and in a fit of rage, I drove out the mother and son. Gui Jingxue then said slowly: "Yue'er, you won't blame your sister. ”

Gui Mingyue held her head, not knowing what to say for a while. What is going on, I still need to know a lot about it, as far as she knows, Aunt Li should not be such a vexatious person, could it be that she has misseen people? Ay!

"Yue'er, don't worry, if you want, we'll let these two come back." It's just two subordinates, Yu said softly.

Gui Mingyue swallowed and said helplessly: "Don't use it for the time being, I'll go to the workshop tomorrow and take a look." ”

"The workshop is now in charge of your sister, tomorrow you go with her, some of the craftsmen in it have changed, most of them are new, I'm afraid you don't know ......" Yu said,

"New here? What about the previous ones? Gui Mingyue suddenly had a headache.

Gui Jingxue sighed and said: "I have gone some, they are all insatiable, clamoring for a salary increase all day long, what is the use of keeping such people." Saying that, Su Rili's gentle face also showed a layer of hatred.

Yu glanced at her with an uncertain expression, sighed and said: "Now that your sister is back, don't be biased by your mother, this matter of managing money and accounts and doing business, Yue'er is indeed better." You also happen to be rarely idle, you don't have to run both the workshop and the home, and it has been difficult for you in the past few years. ”

"Yes, second sister, this is the key to the treasury...... I see that the affairs of the workshop and the family are still in charge of you. It is really difficult for my sister to manage a huge workshop, and as for the affairs of the family, I also believe that the second sister will be more suitable to be in charge than me. After Gui Jingxue finished speaking, her face remained unchanged, and she lowered her eyes and took a sip of tea.

Gui Mingyue smiled slightly and said: "My sister has always been in charge of all the big and small things in the family, so naturally my sister has to work hard." As for the workshop, my sister and I are not directly in charge. ”

"Why? You don't care, so who cares? Yu asked suspiciously.

"My sister and I don't care because I have an outside business, my sister has a home to manage, and people's energy is limited, if you want to manage one end well, it is bound to be easy to ignore the other end." Gui Mingyue patiently explained.

"Yue'er is right, Yue'er has to work hard to arrange things over there in the workshop, and my sister supports you." Gui Jingxue nodded in agreement, and since entering the house, this can be regarded as a smile.

"Thank you, eldest sister," Gui Mingyue continued: "I will select a suitable craftsman in the workshop, and if I can't choose it, I will hire someone else." ”

"Okay, then do as Yue'er says!" Yu Shi breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and pointed briskly to a few fox skins and bear skins piled on the table, and said with disgust: "I know how to spend money indiscriminately!" My mother doesn't have to worry about food and clothing at home, how can I get this kind of thing", and said to Grandma Li beside her: "Look at this, it's a snow fox skin, you touch it, how slippery and thick, this is a mile that even the people over there in the General's Mansion don't have." ”

Mama Li also praised it: "Second Miss, this is called filial piety, not to mention the General's Mansion, slaves and maids, it is difficult to find such a good fur in the entire Nanyang County." ”

"Eldest sister, this is for you." Speaking of Gui Mingyue, the envoy summoned Jin Qi'er to come over with a small box that was not light.

"Oh, thank you, Yue'er." Gui Jingxue saw her mother's Yu's happy appearance, and she didn't know why she felt a little bad in her heart, she was also her mother's daughter, and no matter how she worried about running the house over the years, her mother was not as happy as she is today.

Seeing that the eldest lady was not eager, Jin Qi'er couldn't help but step forward anxiously, helped open the box, and said: "Miss, take a look, these jewelry are new styles made by the young lady every time she goes to a place, and each one will be left for you." In the end, I saved up this whole box......"

"Jin Qi'er! I don't know the rules! Gui Mingyue scolded.

Only then did Gui Jingxue look at the jewelry box, took a deep breath, and saw all kinds of jewelry, crystal, jade, gold and silver in the box, all kinds of jewelry, dazzling, jewelry, and couldn't help but make people dizzy when they looked at it.

Even the little maid beside her, Xiao Aya, couldn't help but wow.

"Yue'er, this ......" I'm afraid the things in this box are worth a thousand gold, and it's more than that. Gui Jingxue didn't expect Gui Mingyue to remember to keep a copy of every jewelry made on the road.

"Miss, these jewelry are so beautiful, if you wear each jewelry for a day, I think you can wear it for a year, and it won't be the same!" She sensed it.

"Thank you, Yue'er, you have a heart." This time, Gui Jingxue said from the bottom of her heart.

Gui Mingyue shook her head with a smile, and said playfully: "Who let me only have you as a baby sister, I have to coax it." ”

"Yue'er, naughty again! How do you talk to your sister, it's not big or small. It's also thanks to your sister's gentle and tolerant temperament, otherwise who can spare you, a leather monkey. Yu pretended to be angry and scolded.

Everyone laughed again, and the night was late, and the mother and daughter went back to sleep without getting enough.

However, Gui Mingyue knew in her heart that there were still many known and unknown battles waiting for her to fight tomorrow.