When did the man come back late at night, Jiang Xinyao slept in a daze and didn't know, and when she woke up in the morning, the ** shop around her was already cold. , with you all the way!

Xin Yao hugged the quilt and was stunned for a while, and waited for the maids to come in one after another to serve before getting up to wash.

Seeing that the eldest grandmother was not talking to them as before, Weiyun smiled and said, "What is the eldest grandmother wearing today?" The gilt filigree that I wore when I went out yesterday is a phoenix that looks good, why don't you wear it again today? ”

Jiang Xinyao picked up the step and looked at it, and sighed: "It's too heavy, at the end of the day, the neck is heavy, it's simpler." Danyue, tell Manager Xiao, today I want to meet Manager Lu and ask him to bring me the account books of the past few months for me to see!. ”

Danyue smiled: "Grandma, today is not the first day of the new year, nor is it the fifteenth, and it is still far from the end of the month, what are you looking for Manager Lu to do?" ”

Weiyun scolded with a smile: "Little hoof, grandma let you go, just go, where did you get these words?" ”

Xin Yao thought for a while, and then said, "Go and find Xiao Qing again." ”

Seeing Weiyun glaring at her, Danyue turned around and walked out of the house.

Accompanying the old lady to breakfast, Xin Yao went to the conference hall as usual.

Today's Xiao Mansion is very different from the Xiao Mansion more than two months ago, and the deepest experience is not the two male masters, but the subordinates of the Xiao Mansion.

Last month, the grandmother smiled and sent the two rooms in the house to Zhuangzi. kicked out a greedy housekeeper mother in the old lady's yard. and fined Mr. Xiao a month's monthly money.

Old lady, the uncle didn't even say a word, and was tossed by the grandmother.

There is a reward for punishment, the flowers in the garden are a little brighter than usual this spring, the grandmother is happy to see it, and the people who take care of the garden, even with the steward Xiao Ding, are all rewarded. And the grandmother is generous, and a reward is one or two silver, real money. Who doesn't blush?

A few days ago, a few school-age girls were released in the house, and a few were paired with small girls. The eldest grandmother found someone to buy thirty girls and boys, and Li's mother **.

This movement made everyone from the chief manager to the guard feel at risk. I am afraid that my pit will be occupied by other radishes, and I will lose the good errand of Xiao Mansion, and I will be more and more conscientious.

So what everyone saw was that the courtyard of Xiao Mansion was clean, the food was delicious, and there was a special person in charge of every bowl and plate, every grass and every seedling. The maids are no longer idle to gather in one place to knock melon seeds and chat about family life. The little guys no longer act in a hurry, and they are in a panic.

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Xin Yao had just finished sorting out things, and Lu Chenxiao, who had received the news, hurried over.

Xin Yao retreated from everyone, leaving Danyue by her side. The two of them took a closer look at Qingfengtang's account book.

Lu Chenxiao sat down and drank tea, his heart churning.

According to the old rules, in a month, he only enters Xiao Mansion on the first and fifteenth days of the new year. At the end of the month, I took the account book for a day. Today, the eldest grandmother suddenly called him, didn't say anything, just looked at the account book, and he didn't know the bottom of his heart.

After Lu Chenxiao drank three teas, Jiang Xinyao raised her head from the account book and asked, "Manager Lu, it seems that the silver expenditure on buying medicinal materials in the shop in the past few months is more than in previous years. Is it the long price of medicinal herbs recently? ”

Lu Chenxiao hurriedly said: "Back to grandma, after the Chinese New Year, the medicinal materials have risen slightly, like Panax notoginseng, fairy crane grass, and blood charcoal." Palm, mugwort leaves, acacia flowers, elm, white and these herbs rose the most. ”

Xin Yao smiled: "Manager Lu." What are the effects of these medicines, you can tell me. ”

Lu Chenxiao said: "For example, the medicinal part of the herb Panax notoginseng is its root, which is sweet and slightly bitter, and it is the best to dispel blood stasis and stop bleeding, and to promote blood circulation and relieve pain." Another example is crane grass, which is bitter and astringent, and is often used to detoxify and treat sores, astringent and stop bleeding. The other medicinal flavors are roughly the same effect. ”

Xin Yao's heart moved slightly, and she forced her heart to say: "Manager Lu, do you have a spectrum in your heart about the reasons for the price increase of these flavored medicines this year?" ”

Lu Chenxiao said with a smile: "Grandma, there are many reasons for this, and in the distance, it is the seed problem of the herb and the weather." The seeds are not good, the yield is low, God does not help, the harvest is poor, and there is artificial hoarding, profiteers frying medicinal materials, there are reasons in all aspects. In my opinion, there were no floods or droughts last year, and most of them were stockpiling medicines. ”

Xin Yao said again: "Manager Lu, who is hoarding medicine, can you find out?" ”

Lu Chenxiao thought about it and said with a smile: "It's not that it can't be checked, it's just that it will take some time." Big *** means ......"

Xin Yao said with a smile: "It's not necessary, all that can be found is the people on the surface, and the real buyers are only afraid that they are hidden in the dark." Why waste this energy. ”

Lu Chenxiao smiled faintly and said, "What Grandma said is very true. ”

Xin Yao asked Lu Chenxiao about some other medicinal materials, and then asked Danyue to politely send people away.

Jiang Xinyao talked for a long time, and was about to drink tea to moisten her throat, but when she saw the youngest son of Manager Xiao, Xiao Qing poked his head at the door.

Xin Yao called someone in, whispered a few words, and went back to the room. When I entered the East Courtyard, I saw Li's mother catching up in a hurry.

Since Mother Li followed her to the Xiao Mansion, she has been much calmer than in the Jiang family, and she is no longer as quick and frizzy as she was in the old mansion.

Mother Li gasped, trotted all the way to Xin Yao, looked around at no one around, swallowed her saliva and hurriedly said, "Big ...... Grandma, something is wrong, the Qiu family has come to the door. ”

"Qiu family, which Qiu family?"

Mother Li was so anxious that she was sweating, stomped her feet, and said, "It's the Qiu family who was kicked out of the house on the first day the eldest grandmother got married." ”

Jiang Xinyao let out a soft "oh", bent her eyes and smiled: "But what's the matter?" ”

Mother Li bit her lip and said fiercely: "I didn't say anything, I just wanted to see my grandmother." But ......"

"But what?"

Seeing that Mother Li looked like she wanted to speak and stopped, Danyue was so anxious that she couldn't do it, so she hurriedly asked.

Mother Li glanced at the eldest grandmother worriedly, and said softly: "I see that Qiuxia's lower abdomen is slightly bulging, as if she is pregnant, grandma, look at this ......"

Jiang Xinyao sighed in her heart, her body shook slightly, and her face seemed to be smiling rather than smiling, as if she was sad rather than sad.

"This is a good thing, you ask Chief Manager Xiao to send someone to the Terracotta Division to tell the uncle about this, and I will be gone to the Qiu family, and Manager Xiao will arrange it." Light Moon. You go and ask the four incense sticks, when is the small day of Qiuxia before leaving the house, and then find the old lady back. The pulse always has to be called. ”

Mother Li, Danyue saw that the eldest grandmother looked light and breezy. It's not a taste in my heart. It's only been two months since the eldest grandmother entered the door, and the room in front of the uncle was pregnant, what is this called? The two accompanied the young grandmother into the room one left and one right, and turned around to the outer room.

Jiang Xinyao returned to the room and suddenly felt a little tired.

has been married for more than two months, and she has a deep understanding of Xiao Han's kindness to her. This man is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, although he doesn't talk much, his heart is extremely fine, and everything is according to her heart. It's a ** drowning for her, except for being busy, I really can't find anything else wrong.

Since Li's mother can see that Qiuxia has a body, it means that the child in her belly must be at least four months old. Counting the days, it is clear that it is related to Xiao Han. If this is true. And how should she deal with herself?

Jiang Xinyao let out a long breath and leaned on the collapse to close her eyes. The land in the capital is really shallow, and it really comes from what it is. Could it be that what he said in front of King Jing yesterday made the father-in-law of the land listen to it, and he will cash it out today?

God, do you want to play with me like that?

The autumn family's visit to the door is just a time for tea. Everyone in the Xiao Mansion knows that no one dares to talk about it in private.

Manager Xiao invited people to the side hall, looking at people, but secretly anxious in his heart.

Xiao Ji, the second housekeeper, got the news and hurriedly put down the things in his hand. He trotted to Xiao Chong, lowered his head and said softly, "Manager Xiao, what should I do?" ”

Xiao Zhong pulled the person into the corner, wrinkled his brows and said, "Didn't you find someone to keep an eye on, why did such a big thing happen." Didn't even find out? ”

Xiao Ji was embarrassed: "After staring at it for a month, there was nothing abnormal, so I withdrew back." ”

Xiao Zhong couldn't wait to spit on Xingzi and spat him in the face.

At the beginning, he said in front of his grandmother that he wanted to handle the affairs of the Qiu family properly, but it was only more than two months, and Qiu Xia even quietly conceived the child, so where did he leave his old face with the grandmother?

The knife-like eyes glared at Xiao Ji fiercely.

Xiao Ji closed his mouth, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and stared at Xiao Zhong with a frown.

Xiao resettled his mind and immediately ordered: "Hurry up and do two things, one is to find the people from the Qiu family, and the uncle will definitely ask when he returns; Immediately sent someone to the vicinity of the Qiu family's house to investigate, left and right neighbors, don't miss any of them. ”

Xiao Ji couldn't help asking, "Big housekeeper, do you mean this kid ......?"

Xiao Zhong frowned and glanced at him, and sneered, "What nonsense? Just go! Come back, go and get me the four incense sticks in the uncle's room......"

Xiao Ji hurried out of the yard.

In the main room of the east courtyard, Weiyun and Qingxu stood in front of Xin Yao, one left and one right, and they couldn't say anything. （http：／／.)。

Seeing that the two of them had expressions that wanted to persuade but didn't dare to persuade, Xin Yao rubbed her stomach and said with a smile: "Come on, don't look sad, it hasn't fallen this day, it's just collapsed, isn't there a tall person on top!" ”

Weiyun stepped forward, walked behind the eldest grandmother, and said while bowing her head and beating her shoulders: "Grandma, uncle is not like such a person." I think the uncle is obsessed with the grandmother! ”

Qingxu hurriedly answered: "Yes, yes, yes, that one named Qiuxia is not a serious person at first glance, she just can't swallow this breath, and deliberately blocks the grandmother!" ”

Xin Yao sighed comfortably and said, "The matter is not one, two, three, don't guess." Whatever her intentions, this is not something we should be anxious about. ”

Qingxu lowered her head and said softly: "Grandma, what if this thing is true......?" ”

Weiyun slapped his shoulders and said busily: "What is true, fake, grandma, don't listen to her Hu Qin, she is ......"

"True or fake, what does it have to do with us? Your grandmother and I have not been wronged to the point of raising a concubine for others. Go and get the needle and thread, today I want to embroider two stitches. ”(..)

( Miss Jiang Si )