That night, Li Yuanzhong's family was called back by Li Kangping's family.

As soon as he entered the door, before he could say hello to Mrs. Li, he was scolded by Mrs. Li.

"Old stuff! I asked you to go to another courtyard, but I didn't let your family go up and enjoy the happiness of being an uncle. ”

When Li Yuanzhong's family heard this, they shouted and said, "Madam has really wronged the slave!" The errand you gave, where do the slaves dare not be unsatisfied! ”

Mrs. Li squinted her eyes slightly and sneered, "Dedication? What did that girl do in the other courtyard? Look at all the stuff you've been giving back these days, it's all useless nonsense! How? Do you want to go back on your righteousness for the one hundred and eighty taels of silver that Yang Qiqi rewarded? ”

Li Yuanzhong's family knelt on the ground tremblingly, with a little crying, and said aggrievedly: "Madam, please Mingjian!" The slave maid is the son of the Li family, and she is the Duke of Yuguo who came with his wife. Slaves and maids can still distinguish between inside and outside. It's just that the seven girls are either studying in girls or reading books in the house, or they are cleaning up flowers and plants. Every seven or ten days, she will communicate with her master, Mr. Pei, in a letter. Up and down the courtyard, they are all the seven girls' own people, and these are the only things that the slaves and maids can see and hear. The minions around the seventh girl are like gourds with saw-mouthed mouths, and they can't ask anything. The slave asked anxiously, and she was afraid that the seventh girl would see something. Besides, when I go to someone's house on weekdays, the seventh girl doesn't take me with me at all. At the beginning, the seven girls kept their slaves and maids to serve in the courtyard for a few days. But the seven girls' daily diet and daily life are really tricky. ”

When Li Kangping's family heard this, he couldn't help but help Li Yuanzhong's family speak, and said, "Could it be that she is suspicious of you?" It stands to reason that the person that Madame gave her, she should be reused! ”

Li Yuanzhong's family shook his head, unable to answer Li Kangping's words.

Mrs. Li looked at her aggrieved and ignorant, and she was angry, "You have been by my side for so many years, you can't even tell what she thinks, is it deliberately embarrassing you?" ”

Li Yuanzhong's family explained: "Madam, the three big girls around the seventh girl have gradually grown up, and they are now sending little girls to the house. Those little maids are also scolded every day. You don't know how tricky the temper of the Seven Girls is. The incense in the study can't use sandalwood, you have to use jasmine, but the taste can't be too good, and the smell of ink is washed. This different ink should be matched with different floral fragrances, thick and light, all of which are different. Where will the ink smell smell? If it wasn't right, she wouldn't be able to write. Let's talk about eating on weekdays. She doesn't get meat in the morning, and she can eat even a little lard in the snack. In that dim sum filling, how can there be a little oil? Can that be delicious? If you eat fish, you have to get rid of all the spines, and it is not pleasant to bite a little. Also, the seventh girl doesn't eat cold food on weekdays, and she doesn't touch it at all. Where does the slave know which one is cold and which one is small. Li Yuanzhong talked about Yang Qiqi's special habits, and he was simply bitter.

Mrs. Li angrily threw the lid of the tea bowl at hand on Li Yuanzhong's body, and said angrily: "Did I let you remember this?" ”

Li Yuanzhong's family shook his head with a bitter face, "However, if the slave maid wants to stay by the side of the seventh girl, these things must be kept in mind." The seventh girl and a few girls around her looked at the face of the lady and respected the old slave. If the old slave can't do it well, they won't say anything, they just won't hand it over to the old slave again. can be replaced by an ordinary little girl, who is scolded every day, and has been sent away several times before and after. ”

Li Kangping's family was particularly surprised: "In the mansion before, I didn't see the seventh girl so difficult to serve. ”

"When you see it, you'll know what I'm talking about. There are also close-fitting Chinese clothes, covered quilts, and mattresses, and even how much cotton is heavy, and how much it is spun. The slave and maid looked, even the nobles in the palace may not be so exquisite! "The more Li Yuanzhong's family talks, the more they complain, it's just bitter," the slave maid looked, the seventh girl didn't seem to deliberately want to embarrass the slave maid. After that, when he saw that the slave and maid could not do it, he handed it over to someone else. Look at it, the color screen that used to be by the side of the Seven Girls was later sent back to the Liang Guogong Mansion by the Seven Girls! ”

Mrs. Li was suspicious in her heart, reluctantly eased her color a little, and reminded Li Yuanzhong's family: "You can pay careful attention to me these days." Let you find some clues yourself, you have a waste, you can't point to it. Then you can show me, where did this girl get so much silver, who gave it to her, and in private, she has dealings with whom! But if there is anything wrong, you will come and tell me. ”

Li Yuanzhong's family nodded again and again when he received the order, and assured Mrs. Li: "Madam, just rest assured, the slave will pay attention to it this time." ”

Mrs. Li reluctantly let Li Yuanzhong's family leave.

After more than ten days, Li Kangping's family inquired about what Mrs. Li had explained to her.

"There is a ship that has gone to sea in the south, and I don't know who it is, I heard that the fleet is quite large, and the battle is not small."

After Li Kangping's reply, Mrs. Li was somewhat relieved.

She naturally didn't know that these news were all dispersed by Yang Qiqi. Yang Qiqi has been in business for so many years, and there are two places, Guijin Building and Roujin, and the news is like a net from heaven to earth. Others dare not guarantee it, but she can completely grasp the source of Mrs. Li's information. It's good that Mrs. Li doesn't let people go out to inquire, but once she spreads people out, it is what Yang Qiqi wants her to know, and she can only hear something.

Here, Mrs. Li is relieved, but Yang Yuyan is worried about it in her heart. Mrs. Li is not like Yang Qiqi, and now Yang Qiqi is still living in another courtyard, and she is really difficult to do. Thinking of this, Yang Yuyan became more and more angry. I couldn't help but secretly hope that the 300,000 taels of silver were really squandered by Yang Qiqi, and then Mrs. Li could punish her severely.

After about half a month, the food and clothing of the other courtyard suddenly tightened.

Li Yuanzhong's family eats and drinks well in the courtyard all day long, and has spare money for recreation, serving Yang Qiqi for half a year, and the reward alone is enough for their family to set up a small courtyard in Luoyang.

The use of the courtyard has been reduced suddenly, and the most obvious experience from their subordinates is that the food is poor, and the ordinary reward money is gone.

Li Yuanzhong's family pondered in their hearts, this should be what Mrs. Li said. On this day, I deliberately took advantage of Yang Qiqi's time to go to the girls' school to go to Yang Qiqi's courtyard to talk to Zhuxin.

Li Yuanzhong's family has been on an errand in the courtyard for so long, and he knows that the three girls around Yang Qiqi are very smart, but it is Zhu Xin's shallow mind. In her opinion, in the end, she is practicing martial arts, and she is very arrogant and coarse!

Zhu Xin was teaching the little girl who had done something wrong in the courtyard when she saw Li Yuanzhong's family coming. Hurriedly stopped, and went to invite Li Yuanzhong's house to sit at the door with great enthusiasm and respect.

Li Yuanzhong's face was full of smiles, and he first exchanged some side words. Left and right are just what kind of flowers are planted in the yard of the seven girls, and whether the seven girls have eaten well or not.

Zhu Xin replied in great detail, almost knowing everything. In the end, he did not forget to comfort Li Yuanzhong's family: "The girl grew up in front of her husband since she was a child, and our husband is a very picky person." So the girl is naturally a little picky. It was not easy for the slave and maid to write down all the girl's habits. ”

Li Yuanzhong's family pursed his lips and smiled, and sighed: "The girl is gentle to me, I have seen the girl reprimanding others!" ”

Zhu Xin looked very envious and said, "That's natural, you are the person from the front of the lady." Of course, our girl respects you a little more, how dare I say a heavy word to you! ”

Li Yuanzhong's family asked Zhu Xin and said: "There are so many girls in our family, but I am only willing to serve the seven girls, if nothing else, just say that our seven girls' shots are really more generous than the nobles in the palace!" Our girl has so much silver? ”

Zhu Xin smiled: "Where do we girls have so much silver!" It's just that our girl is extraordinarily generous, and she doesn't have any private treasury. On weekdays, Mr. and all the sons sent it during the New Year's holidays, as well as the input of our grain and oil shop, and the girl spent it easily. Our girl is good at everything, but she doesn't know how expensive firewood and rice are if she doesn't belong to her family. When I go to the Yongping Marquis Mansion in the future, if we let our girl preside over the feed, it will be really troublesome! ”

Li Yuanzhong's family nodded in a sudden understanding, and asked Zhu Xin again: "Is it really so much silver given by the girl's senior brothers on weekdays?" ”

Zhu Xin sneered and said, "Of course, several sons are very private. Not to mention anything else, just the son of the He family can give our girl tens of thousands of taels of pocket money a year. The girl could not spend all the money before she could save it. However, a few days ago, the third master was defeated, and now he is not so rich. ”

When Li Yuanzhong's family heard this, he couldn't help but ask Zhu Xin tentatively: "Recently, the use of our other courtyard has been reduced a little, but the girl's hands are tight?" If it is tight, just tell me, and I will go back and speak to my wife. ”

When Zhu Xin heard Li Yuanzhong's words, he waved his hand again and again: "No, no, no!" It's nothing, don't alarm Madame. Merely...... It's just ......" Zhu Xin looked like he didn't know how to answer, and bit his lip in embarrassment.

Li Yuanzhong's self-bamboo heart saw something wrong in his expression, and immediately kept this matter silently in his heart. When dusk, Li Yuanzhong's family quietly left the courtyard and returned to the Yuguo Mansion.

Li Yuanzhong's front foot went out of the courtyard, and the person who was staring at her immediately went to the main courtyard to report to Yang Qiqi.

"Girl, Li Yuanzhong's family really didn't disappoint at all! I can't wait to deliver the letter. ”