Dong Shu didn't know what Xu Shiqiu was thinking, but she could feel Xiang Gong's arm around her tightening, she leaned on Xiang Gong's chest, and she could clearly feel Xiang Gong's heartbeat instantly faster just now.

It's just that Dong Shu didn't know what to say, so she could only lean on Xianggong's chest like this and let him hug herself.

Xu Shiqiu didn't stay here with Dong Shu in his arms all the time, and after about another cup of tea, he let go of Dong Shu and left here with her, and after going to visit Xu Yanzhu by the way, he returned to Shihuan Courtyard.

The silence just now really made him intoxicated.

But Xu Shiqiu also understands that if he wants to give the little lady a happy life, he can't always immerse himself in that kind of life.

Not long after Xu Shiqiu took Dong Shu back to Shihuan Courtyard, Cuihua, who went to lead the way for Xu Jun and Xu Jie, also returned to Shihuan Courtyard.

Seeing Cuihua come back, Xu Shiqiu asked her to rest for a quarter of an hour, and then went to inquire if there were any older talents in the town and county.

"Old Xiucai can't be too old, you go and choose a few first, and then report it to me to know, and then I'll go and find out carefully."

Xu Shiqiu didn't dare to choose an old talent to come to the Xu family at random, not only because the Xu family had her little lady and some young girls.

The most important thing is to find an old talent with a good temperament who can understand what he really wants them to learn.

What he wanted was not a group of students who would participate in the imperial examination in the future, but a helper who could read and read the account books.

If the three brothers Xu Jun really have children who are suitable for studying, he will directly send him to a good academy to study, instead of staying at home and delaying it.

Xu Shiqiu thought so in his heart, and roughly told Cuihua what he meant.

After listening to Xu Shiqiu's words, Cuihua frowned and nodded, and then left the main house of Shihuan Courtyard.

After watching Cuihua's back disappear completely, Dong Shu looked at Xu Shiqiu and said, "Xianggong, isn't it a little hard to leave these things to Cuihua to do?" ”

Dong Shu didn't think that Cuihua would not be able to do what Xu Shiqiu ordered, but she was really worried about Cuihua's hard work.

Since Cuihua arrived at Shihuan Courtyard, the clothes of the two of them have been washed by Cuihua, the courtyard cleaning, and the watering, fetching, and boiling water on weekdays are almost all completed by Cuihua alone.

Dong Shu didn't understand it before, but now she knows that these things are done by at least two or three servants in the courtyard of her mother-in-law and Yanzhu.

Although Cuihua is stronger than the average manservant, she is also a girl's family after all.

Originally, doing things in Shihuan Courtyard every day was enough for her to be busy, but now, even outside things need her to come.

Xu Shiqiu didn't expect so much, but when he heard Dong Shu's words and thought about it carefully, he really didn't think it through.

But he couldn't find a suitable person for a while, so Xu Shiqiu could only keep this matter in mind, thinking that he would find someone to share these things with Cuihua in the future.

At that time, one person will be responsible for the affairs inside the courtyard, and the other person will be responsible for the affairs outside.

But today, since the little lady spoke, he still has to give Cuihua some rewards.

The most important thing is that Xu Shiqiu didn't expect Cuihua to be so capable.

At first, he just tentatively asked Cuihua to do something, but later found out that she could do a lot of things that the manservant might not be able to complete quickly, and when he encountered something, he subconsciously thought about telling Cuihua to do it.

I have to say that Xu Shiqiu didn't expect that the servants he randomly found when the little lady came to menstrual would be so capable.

Xu Shiqiu felt that this must be the blessing of the little lady who was too deep, so he would let him find such a capable and obedient Cuihua.

Thinking of this, Xu Shiqiu immediately looked at Dong Shu and said, "If you can find a servant as capable as Cuihua, it must be because the lady's blessing is too deep. After saying this, Xu Shiqiu also sighed: "Before I didn't have a lady, I didn't have such good luck." ”

Dong Shu couldn't see Xu Shiqiu say such a thing, as soon as she heard Xu Shiqiu mention it, she immediately stretched out her hand to cover his mouth, and then looked at him and said seriously: "Xianggong, don't say such things in the future." No matter how you are, no matter how I am, I'm just your lady, and you're just my father-in-law. ”

Dong Shu watched Xu Shiqiu just finish saying this, Xu Shiqiu reached out and took her into his arms and kissed her on the lips.

This will be in Shihuan Courtyard, and Dong Shu also clearly knows that no one will come except Cuihua, so after Xu Shiqiu kissed her, she not only did not be afraid, but took the initiative to raise her hand to hook his neck and try to cooperate with him.

Xu Shiqiu originally just wanted to kiss the little lady with a little bit of water, but who knew that she would take the initiative to cooperate with her.

In this way, what was originally just a kiss of dragonfly water slowly developed to the point that the two couldn't help but roll onto the bed.

Fortunately, Xu Shiqiu still felt that it would be daytime, so he didn't toss much, as long as Dong Shu was once, he quickly dressed and got up, for fear that he couldn't bear it anymore and delayed the night.

After Xu Shiqiu got up, Dong Shu only lay down for a quarter of an hour, and when Xu Shiqiu boiled hot water and brought it to the ear room, she got up to bathe and dress up and prepare for the dinner party in the evening.

Tonight's dinner is official, but because of the identities of Xu Jun and Xu Jie, it is destined not to be too high-grade.

But if it is not official, their father is a brother and brother to the deceased general, and they also came to help Xu Shiqiu, and the Xu family should arrange a dinner party to entertain them.

Thinking about these things, Dong Shu chose the dress to wear tonight.

The upper body is a pink shirt and a silver-red placket embroidered with camellias, and the lower body is a light apricot-colored horse-faced skirt.

This one is brighter in color, and with the decoration of a few pieces of jewelry, it looks more formal than in the morning, but it is not too solemn, just right for her age.

Dong Shu would dress up like this, and she guessed that Mrs. Xu and Xu Yanzhu would never choose this color at night.

The facts were not wrong, Mrs. Xu and Xu Yanzhu's outfits were both slightly formal but not too solemn.

Mrs. Xu chose purple purple, and Xu Yanzhu still liked the lake blue.

The dishes of the dust washing banquet at night are also delicate but not too expensive dishes, seeing these, Dong Shu felt that she had not guessed wrong, although her dress tonight was not guided by Xu Yanzhu, she did not make a mistake.

It seems that she can try to choose more clothes and jewelry on her own in the future.

Xu Jun and Xu Jie didn't expect that the Xu family would prepare such a sumptuous dust-washing banquet, but in the eyes of the Xu family, there was no too formal reception, but Xu Jun and Xu Jie felt flattered.

The two brothers ate exquisite dishes that they had never eaten before, and they also made up their minds that they would do their best to fight for their own heirs in the future, and they would be able to live such a life in the future.

Xu Shiqiu didn't know what Xu Jun and Xu Jie were thinking, after the dust washing banquet, Xu Shiqiu discussed with the two brothers, they had a day off, and they began to help him do things the day after tomorrow.

Let the two brothers Xu Jun and Xu Jie rest for another day, and Xu Shiqiu is also preparing to subdivide what he was going to do before, and see if there is anything that must be done without hurry.

After all, there aren't so many people now, and he can't do it all in a short period of time.

Since Xu Shiqiu spoke, Xu Jun and Xu Jie naturally didn't say anything, and after Xu Shiqiu proposed to let them take them around Xiahe Village the next day, the two of them accepted this arrangement.

After a day of arrangement, Xu Shiqiu finally arranged the things he was going to do in detail.

In the early morning of the third day, after Xu Shiqiu got up for morning exercises, he ordered Cuihua to invite Xu Jun and Xu Jie to the living room where Shihuan Yuan entered first, and prepared to inform Xu Jun and Xu Jie of his arrangements.

"There are two things that need to be done most urgently.

The first thing is the teahouse in the county, which I plan to give to my mother's cousin. He had been a buddy in a restaurant for a few years before, and he was the cousin of the lady, so he didn't have to worry about loyalty.

But the leg he had broken a few days ago and had not grown well was broken again, and now he has been recuperating for a longer time, but the follow-up changes to the county teahouse need someone to keep an eye on. ”

After Xu Shiqiu said this, he picked up the teacup in his hand and took a sip of tea, then continued: "This is the first thing. In addition to this matter, I have several other shops in the county and the town, which were originally mother's, and now I have taken over, and I am ready to take my mother to inspect them all.

Let's see how these shops are doing, if they need to be changed, and let the people in the shops know that this shop is mine now.

One of the two brothers needs to follow us to inspect these shops, and if there is any problem, I can arrange it in time. ”

As soon as Xu Shiqiu finished saying this, Xu Jun looked at Xu Shiqiu and said, "These two things, our brothers can do it alone." ”

Xu Jun watched Xu Shiqiu's voice just fall, and Xu Jie also nodded and said, "The third brother is not wrong, Shi Qiu, you said these things, one of our brothers can do it well." The shop that needs to be changed is in the county, and we just walk, and one day is enough to walk back. ”

After listening to Xu Jun and Xu Jie, Xu Shiqiu nodded with satisfaction in his heart before he spoke: "Since this is the case, there is one more thing that needs to be done by another brother." ”

After saying this, Xu Shiqiu took another sip of tea before continuing: "In addition to the shops and fertile fields in the county and town, there are also shops and two granges in the capital and some fertile land.

Originally, the shops in the capital were all managed by my sister's people, although my sister would not calculate me, but after all, I was married, and I couldn't always count on my sister.

So maybe when the second brother arrives, there will be another brother who needs to return to Beijing. ”

After saying this, seeing Xu Jun and Xu Jie looking at each other in a little surprise, Xu Shiqiu thought for a while and continued to speak: "My two Zhuangzi outside the capital were bought for me by my father before.

The steward in Zhuangzi was a personal soldier who followed his father at the beginning, and after he was injured, he was arranged by his father to work in Zhuangzi.

I remember that the two Zhuangzi are both big Zhuangzi with mountains and lakes, and as long as they are well planned, it is impossible to only grow grain and sell grain every year.

Both brothers have farmed the land, so they should know what I mean, and they don't know if I'm right. ”

Xu Shiqiu has never farmed, and all his conjectures come from the books he has read.

So after saying these words, he looked at Xu Jun and Xu Jie a little nervously, wanting to wait for their answers.