The fire burned four full warehouses, and the wealth was reduced to ashes.

The people in the various courtyards couldn't help but smack their tongues, it really hurt to think about it.

Although the winter is dry, but the fire is also strange, Gui Mingyue has to suspect that it is artificial, after all, there are even enemies with her in this courtyard, and there are so many people.

After checking for a few days, I couldn't find the slightest flaw, Lin Zhanmei from Nanyuan was not in the Hou Mansion at all this day, but went back to his mother's house to participate in the little nephew's 100-day banquet; The deeds of the eldest lady and the fourth aunt are in the eyes of everyone throughout the whole process, especially when they are fighting the new aunt, the two of them work hardest, and the maids and mother-in-law around them are even more chaotic, and they have no skills to set fires.

In the end, Gui Mingyue had to admit it, and then there were more bad things waiting for her.

"Sister Qi'er, the two cousins in the side room are making trouble again." Qiao'er and Caiyun, the maids who came to the yard, couldn't help but complain to Jin Qi'er: "I don't like that the food in the past two days is not exquisite enough, and I think the earth dragon is not warm enough." ”

"It's just that the young grandmother is too good to them, they eat and live well in the plain day, but they spend the silver of our West Courtyard, otherwise there are only a few examples of your Dao month? It's not enough to buy the charcoal fire for the dragon! Now the young grandmother's silver is gone, and there has never been a shortage of them, but the days are a little different from before, and the young grandmother's food has changed! It's really not enough people's hearts! ”

"Let's go! Let's reason with them! Jin Qi'er stomped her feet, rolled up her sleeves and was about to go to the wing.

"Come back!" The voice of the silver pendant came from behind him, and he reprimanded: "What is the trouble, I don't know if the young grandmother is upset these days." ”

Jewelry shops all over the country are waiting for new head jewelry, but without these raw materials for making hairpins in gold, silver and jade, all shops are empty, and customers will inevitably be lost after a long time, and even the workshop has stopped working, and everything is panicked.

Ji Yunlang, as the big shopkeeper, can only lie on the couch at this time and be in a hurry, the shopkeepers of each shop are not as good as headless flies, and finally gathered at the door of the Zhenguo Mansion, asking to see their owner, the eldest and young grandmother of the Ji family, Gui Mingyue.

When the old lady heard that so many men wanted to see Gui Mingyue, she asked her subordinates to drive her away on the spot, no matter how Gui Mingyue pleaded for intercession, she closed her eyes and said nothing, and refused to allow her to go out to meet these shopkeepers.

In the end, he only left a sentence, and then disappeared behind closed doors.

Since she has become the daughter-in-law of the Marquis Mansion in this town, she must abide by the women's way, especially in the case of Brother Yi'er going on an expedition, she must be more cautious, and if she sees such a thing as a foreign man in private, saying it will make the entire capital poke the backbone, if she dares to take a step towards this Hou Mansion, it will tarnish the name of this Hou Mansion.

Gui Mingyue was placed under house arrest in the west courtyard in disguise, and the guards who were stationed in the outer courtyard to protect Gui Mingyue's safety could only be silent, after all, this is a family matter, as long as they ensure that the eldest and youngest grandmother is safe, they are also powerless.

Angelica Pavilion all over the country are six gods without owners, a mess, returning home to Chengzhi is also powerless, his flower shop does not know what's wrong, recently there are always some gangsters into trouble, see female guests will harass / play, the flower garden also inexplicably into the beast trampling......

"Break the charcoal fire of the earth dragon, and use braziers in each room." Gui Mingyue's somewhat tired voice came from the house, obviously hearing the voices of a few maids outside.

Also, looking at the piles of charcoal in the boiler room, but if the earth dragon has been burning, it should be burned out in less than half a month.

If it burns out in half a month, then there are still two months to go out of winter, especially in March, when the spring is cold. So Grandma Cheng led the Zheng family to the boiler room to extinguish the fire, and then moved out the charcoal and firewood stored in it, and discussed how to distribute it to each room.

"The firewood was brought to the kitchen, and the charcoal was according to the custom of the other courtyards in the house, and there were two braziers in the master's house, day and night; It is not used in the room during the day, but only one at night; There is a brazier for the two cousins, and it is also ...... day and night Hey, how is this enough......" Zheng and the others muttered quietly while sharing the charcoal fire with their hands and feet.

Cheng Ma frowned and looked at these coarse coal charcoal, if such charcoal is used as a boiler, the fire is big and vigorous, but it is accompanied by thick smoke, because there is a special chimney in the boiler, such charcoal is just right to use, and cheap. If it is used in a brazier in the house, it is not very suitable.

"Has the person who went to the public school to receive the charcoal fire and the portion come back?" Grandma Cheng asked Qiao'er next to her.

Qiao'er sighed and said: "The monthly case was given, but the public middle school said that the silver frost charcoal in each yard was distributed this year, and now it has long been gone, and only some bran charcoal remains...... "Although this bran charcoal can also be used for heating in the house, it is not flame resistant."

"How much does such bran charcoal give?" Grandma Cheng asked again.

"It is estimated that the masters of such bran charcoal do not like to use it, and there are still a lot of left, but Steward Huang said that he can't give it all, for fear that there will be masters in the back...... I only gave enough for a house for a month. Qiao'er said.

Grandma Cheng frowned, and then said: "Divide these bran charcoal into two parts, give one to each of the two aunts, and only light a brazier, most of this winter has passed, and it is enough to estimate the province." ”

"What do you do in the grandmother's house?" Zheng asked.

Grandma Cheng didn't answer, just looked at the sky, ordered everyone to load the coal and charcoal into the car, and then took the Zheng family to drive the carriage and hurriedly left the house.

When she came back, Grandma Cheng yawned with joy on her face but was already tired, and Zheng still couldn't finish her strength, jumped out of the carriage and moved baskets of silver frost charcoal down.

"Now the young grandmother is not afraid of cold or smoke in the house, and it is enough for two months, hehe......" Qiao'er and they also stepped forward to help Xizizi remove the silver frost charcoal, and the maids couldn't help but shout happily.

Passing by the boiler room, the silver pendant listened to their happy chatter, and also came in to see, and saw enough silver frost charcoal, this kind of charcoal is black and shiny, as if it is mixed with silver filament, burning for a long time, not to mention, there is no smoke smell at all when it burns, so there is no need to worry about the master being frozen. While the silver pendant breathed a sigh of relief, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.

The more you get to this time, the more you will see people's hearts. Fortunately, in the West Courtyard, except for Qingxiu, all of them are good.

At this time, she was in a hurry to go to the outer courtyard to find the little maid Ji Shun, and the eldest and young grandmother had an urgent letter that needed to be sent to the dart board, and then the dart board would be sent to the hands of Boss Long.

Although Boss Long did not get enough silver to buy a large amount of tea and silk this time, fortunately, the money from the last business before the fire had not had time to be withdrawn from Yinzhuang, so this time he just took it out and bought some of it, and then went on the road again.

Gui Mingyue wrote to him, asking him to hurry to Longhe Village in Miao Di to find the master of the stone village and Elder You, these two have a deep friendship with Gui Mingyue, and the business cooperation between them has been good in recent years, Gui Mingyue wants to owe a batch of Miao Yin to the master of the stone village on credit, as for Elder You, it is because he needs some medicine to treat Ji Yunlang's leg disease, and it is rare in the Central Plains.

The letter to Boss Long was sent, and Gui Mingyue had nothing to do, so she had to wait anxiously day after day.

Ji Yunyi walked for more than half a month, and two letters came during the period, and every word in the letter was his incarnation, and Gui Mingyue read it over and over again, especially in the most difficult time, and choked up with the letter.

Gui Mingyue didn't reply, because Ji Yunyi told her that because on the way to the march, everything was impermanent, and even if she wrote a letter and sent it, there was nowhere to send it. Gui Mingyue had to bury her thoughts in her heart. On weekdays, she still has to cheer up, whether it is Yun Lang lying on the sickbed, or the business that is waiting for a way out, she is not allowed to slack off.

"Young grandma, do you still want to eat that bird's nest sugar steamed cake today? The slave and maid will sit for you. Jin Qi'er, who rubbed his hands and stomped his feet when he entered the door, still had a smile on his face, said.

"How do you do it? Where's Hexiang's girl? Gui Mingyue looked up from the letter and asked, Hexiang's current craftsmanship is amazing, with her guidance and tortoiseshell's careful teaching, whether it is delicious food or medicinal food, it is very good to Gui Mingyue's taste.

"And, what about Shen'er?" The girl who was silver pendant was guarding her side every day, and she disappeared early this morning, and she didn't know where she went.

"Oh, Sister Shen'er was called to the north courtyard by Miss Caiwei, saying that the old lady had something to ask. Hexiang she ......" Jin Qi'er looked at Gui Mingyue's face, and had to say: "Hexiang, she's sick." ”

"Does the old lady have something to ask? Why don't you tell me. Gui Mingyue frowned and said.

Jin Qi'er hurriedly said: "It should be no big deal, and the housekeepers and maids of each courtyard must be called to interrogate from time to time." Miss Cai Wei also said that she made some snacks, and when the old lady finished asking, she asked Sister Shen'er to bring them back to taste. ”

Gui Mingyue nodded, Cai Wei didn't come to the West Courtyard much today, and blamed herself for being too busy to take care of her.

"You said Hexiang is sick? Do you have a doctor? Gui Mingyue asked again.

"I looked at it, the tortoiseshell went to see it, grabbed the medicine and ate it, it should be fine in a few days." Jin Qi'er hurriedly said.

"It's okay left and right, I'll go quietly." Gui Mingyue said and got off the bed.

"No...... Don't ...... it" Jin Qi'er hurriedly stopped: "It's very cold outside, young grandma, don't go out, be careful of catching a cold." ”

"Are you hiding something from me?" Gui Mingyue looked at her for a long time, and according to her understanding of this girl, there must be something.

"Let's go." Gui Mingyue said lightly.

Jin Qi'er knew that the young grandmother had a temperament, so she had to go, so she had to put a big hat on her, and put a hand stove in her hand, so as to lead the way in front.

Although it was out of the New Year, it was freezing on this day, and it was still unabated, and after walking around the yard, Gui Mingyue's face immediately turned red.

When she arrived outside Hexiang's house, Jin Qi'er opened the door curtain, and Gui Mingyue stepped in, thinking that she could breathe some heat, but who knew that it was as cold as an ice cellar in this house!

Gui Mingyue's face immediately became solemn, and she couldn't help but go in to find the brazier, only to see a few sporadic firewood burning in the brazier, and when she touched it, it was cold and cold, obviously the fire had already been extinguished.

walked to the lotus couch again, touched her forehead, it was very hot, but the quilt was cold.

"Young grandma, why are you here? Don't ...... Hurry back inside, it's cold outside. Hexiang struggled to get up and said anxiously.

"What's going on?" Gui Mingyue pointed to the cold brazier, and couldn't help but say with anger on her face: "Qian'er, what is the matter?" ”

Jin Qi'er chattered for a long time, not knowing what to say.

"Call Grandma Cheng." Gui Mingyue reprimanded.

In a moment, Grandma Cheng arrived.

"Grandma Cheng, why do you say that Hexiang is so cold in this house, didn't you say that the earth dragon was cut off and the brazier was burned instead?" Gui Mingyue said angrily, then thought about it again, pointed to a few subordinate rooms outside in surprise, and asked, "Those rooms, are there no braziers?" ”

Seeing that the young grandmother was angry, Grandma Cheng blushed and nodded, so she had to tell the truth. It was really cold this day, and she also went to the small kitchen to stay at other times except for serving by the grandmother's side during the day, where she was warming up because of the firewood for cooking......

After listening to Grandma's words, Gui Mingyue was silent for a long time and sighed.

"And he took out the silver frost coals and sold them, and returned them with some bran coals, and burned them in every house. When boiling, a shelf is set up on the brazier, and a copper kettle is added to boil hot water. Find a few more cowhide bags, pour hot water into them, make soup pots, and put them in everyone's bed. Gui Mingyue said slowly.

Hexiang and a few maids heard tears in their eyes, what kind of character is the young grandmother, when did she use such a careful calculation? I don't know when the hard days will end, and the young grandmother lives the most delicate and exquisite life, so the big guy looks uncomfortable and tight. I thought of the eldest young master who loved her the most, and if he knew the current scene, he would not know how distressed.

"No, grandma's bran charcoal is burning and has smoke, you can't use it." Grandma Cheng immediately shook her head and refused.

Gui Mingyue smiled and said: "Don't think of your young grandmother as fragile, those past experiences are much more serious than this, Qi'er has been with me all the way, but I know it." ”

"Miss......" Jin Qi'er choked up, Miss didn't say, she forgot the way to follow the young grandmother, the more so, the more panicked her heart, how difficult it is for the young grandmother to come to this day!

I thought it would get better and better, but who would have thought that life would be impermanent and there would be more such incidents.