Mingxia shrunk her eyes and looked at the Zhai family, and saw that the Zhai family, the Leng family and the others did not pay attention to the two of them, so she exhaled lightly and shook her head gently.

The shadow area in Mingyue's heart has not decreased but increased, the Zhai family and the Zhou family have a significantly different attitude towards themselves than before, even the coachman who drove the car was also kind to him, no, it was especially good to the three girls of the Yin family who looked at him, and even had a kind of humble and flattering.

The gift given by the Zhou family is also quite strange, isn't it more affordable to give rice, flour and oil than clothes? Why do you just send a set of good dresses to the fast and cool girls in each room, there is a kind of whitewashing, beauty drifting, and finally selling at a good price.

Mingyue approached Mingxia again and asked in a low voice, "Does Cousin Zhengren have big yellow teeth, looped legs, slanted eyes, and crooked mouth?" Or is it dumb, lame, or inhumane? ”

Although there is a saying that "fat water does not flow into outsiders' fields", Mingyue would rather believe that there is a conspiracy and conspiracy hidden in it, rather than believe that Yin Xian has become kind-hearted and kind-hearted, and let her mother's "poor and sour-looking" niece be her daughter-in-law.

Mingxia's mouth was so open that she could almost stuff a whole egg, and the eyes that looked at Mingyue were obviously looking at a strange look, and her body moved out imperceptibly, which was to keep Mingyue at a safe distance.

Mingyue hurriedly waved her hand, straightened her body, and said with a sneering face: "It's too stuffy in the car, just kidding, take it seriously." ”

Judging from Mingxia's attitude, this cousin Zhengren is not only not ugly, but also a strong son, Mingyue breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling that this banquet may not be as he said, there are all kinds of traps.

Although the carriage is bumpy, the speed is really fast, compared with the ox cart, it can be called the ancient high-speed railway, the bright moon is the uneven mountain road to the top of the seven meat and eight vegetarian, in a daze to the county, stopped in front of a large courtyard.

The tall cyan gatehouse, the bronze door, with the rusty and mottled iron ring on it, there is a stone on the left side of the door, the vehicle is steadily parked next to the stone, the coachman raises the horsewhip, spins in the air, and waves quickly, and the horsewhip "snaps" in the air and makes a whistle.

The door immediately opened, and three people came out, in front of him was an old master with a wrinkled face, who was pitifully thin, like a thin mouse who had not eaten for many years, with a dark brown robe, a small hexagonal hat of the same color, and a black belt tied around his waist, unlike others who hung gold, silver and jade ornaments, and on his belt hung an abacus the length of a palm.

The four-legged column of the abacus has been worn off the dark red lacquer color, mottled like a newly unearthed cultural relic, the corner of Mingyue's mouth is a pout, it is really a good model of "love and dedication", and he will not forget his own line at any time, this must be the Zhou family's account Mr. and housekeeper Liu Yong.

Behind Steward Liu were two little maids in dark red clothes, with double buns on their heads, who walked to the front of the car and made a tsundere "please" pose.

Then the coachman jumped off his horse and raised the curtain.

The first to get off the car was the old lady Zhai, and the little maid was quite decent, holding each other with her hands.

Leng held the child in his arms, the little maid took the handle and hugged the child over, Leng owed his body, like slow motion, on the one hand, he was afraid that the skirt would be blown away by the wind, and on the other hand, he was afraid that the posture would be indecent.

When they arrived at Mingxia and Mingyun, Mingxia and Mingyun temporarily formed a helper, supported each other, and got out of the car gracefully, and a smile of unknown meaning flashed in the little girl's eyes.

Mingyue was the last to come down, and she wanted to raise her legs and jump out of the car like a woman, but when she raised her eyes, she saw that the maid was looking at her burlap clothes with disdain.

Mingyue slowed down, stood on the wheel, looked at the maid condescendingly, took out the aura of the unruly princess in her impression, stretched out her slender jade hand, and pointed at the little maid from afar.

The little girl rolled her eyes, looked down at her embroidered shoes, hung Mingyue on the car, and ignored it.

Mingyue pouted and smiled, when it came to qi cultivation kung fu, there was really no one she couldn't win, her slender fingers were stretched out like this, her eyes were light and clear, and her clothes were hunting and flying in the autumn wind, even if her face was yellow, even if she was in burlap clothes, even if her hair was in a bun, she gave birth to an outstanding demeanor.

The black horse snorted in a hurry, the wheel moved, Mingyue didn't even pick her eyelids, she still looked at the little maid with humiliation, like a generous master punishing a naughty subordinate.

Steward Liu, who saw this matter in his eyes, nodded secretly, this girl, don't look at the dress is not very good, her bearing is not ordinary.

Coughed lightly, the wind swept towards the little maid, the little maid finally stepped forward reluctantly, Mingyue's hand was at a high place, the little maid's hand was raised high, Fang held on, with Mingyue's getting off the car to borrow, the little maid had to bow her head and bend over, as if she was a slave welcoming the rich lady back home.

After getting out of the car, the little maid glared at Mingyue hatefully, shook off Mingyue's hand, and hid behind Steward Liu.

Steward Liu did not let everyone enter the house, but picked up the abacus on his waist, and said while playing the abacus: "The skirt is made of soft silk, and the material is three feet three, and it costs one or two or four dollars of silver and five cents; The gown is made of brocade, the material is two feet one, and it costs eight coins and twenty wen; Rabbit fur costs five coins of silver, and silver is sixty wen; The new plate flower costs eighty-seven dollars, the embroidered shoes cost seven dollars of silver and fifty-five dollars, a set of clothes costs two and a half pieces of silver and ninety-seven dollars, and three sets of clothes are, that is, seven taels of silver and ninety-one dollars. ”

Several women and girls of the Yin family, including the Zhai family, were stunned, didn't the skirt be given for free, but also silver? How much do these three sets of clothes cost? All the Yin family's family funds plus one piece of silver are afraid that it is only ten taels of silver, and it is estimated that the whole family will starve to death if they buy a skirt.

Zhai's face turned pale, with the embarrassment of poverty, the embarrassment of being stopped, and the disappointment of his daughter.

Mingyue looked at the expressions of the Yin family, feeling extremely pitiful, and didn't want to be too arrogant to the Zhou family, so she said to Steward Liu: "Steward Liu, when the coachman came to my house in the morning, he picked up people from the perspective of stringing relatives and picking up relatives. If integrity is the most important thing in business, how can there be a reason to buy and sell? If you don't 'give', will we 'buy'? When it comes to integrity, I have to say the same, there is a problem with your accounting, obviously a set of skirts is two and a half pieces of silver seventy-seven dollars, you have a set of twenty dollars more, three sets of I have calculated sixty dollars, now eggs are two dollars a piece, buy thirty eggs, hatch thirty chicks in the spring, an average of ten eggs a day, three thousand six hundred and fifty eggs a year, become three thousand six hundred and eighty chickens, a chicken twenty dollars, you have calculated our Yin family seventy-three taels of silver, if you hatch into chicken cubs......"

Steward Liu's slender eyes were bigger than copper bells, of course he knew that he had calculated an extra twenty yuan, he deliberately miscalculated, it was the lord and his wife who ordered him to do this, and from the degree of reaction to asking for money, let's see the character of the three girls, so as not to marry a tigress in the family in the future, and by the way, see if there are any girls who will settle accounts.

The girl's embarrassed attitude was expected by the lord and the lady, and she didn't dare to expect that any girl would find out that the accounting was wrong, after all, it was not easy for a peasant girl to be literate, let alone settle the account?

Steward Liu thought of all kinds of emergencies, thought about crying and crying, thought about scolding, thought about waving his sleeves and left, but he didn't expect that a girl jumped out to accuse herself of not being honest and miscalculated, and accused him of scolding the other party for seventy-three taels of silver!!

Steward Liu smiled wryly, and arched his hand respectfully and said: "Miss Mingyue is really smart, not only can she read and write, but she can also calculate!" It's Liu who is big, I heard that Miss Yue will settle accounts, so I have the heart to give it a try, Liu is willing to lose, old lady, lady, young lady, please hurry up. ”

The change is so fast.

Zhai wiped the sweat from his forehead, and for the first time, a trace of gentle eyes floated towards Mingyue.

The battle of the Zhou family just now is not small, the courtyard pattern inside is not big, just a courtyard with three entrances, the front yard is the living room and dining hall, the middle courtyard is the inner courtyard, and the backyard is the courtyard and stables.

The two maids and a coachman are also the only three servants of the Zhou family, and Steward Liu did not sell himself to the Zhou family, but was the big shopkeeper, housekeeper, and account room hired by the grocery store.

Because Yin Xian didn't like his mother's family, except for the old lady Zhai, Yin Jin, Yin Yin and the two eldest grandsons, no one else had come to the Zhou family, and they all looked around with a happy face.

Yin Mingyun looked at everything with a curious expression, there was a shadow wall carved with plum blossoms in front of the living room, a large blue and white porcelain fish tank with fish inside, and bright and crystalline fruits on a silver plate..... The eyes didn't blink, and they almost got into every object.

Yin Mingxia and Yin Mingyun were just the opposite, lowering their heads and staring at their embroidered shoes, following closely behind Leng Shi, if it weren't for the delicate blue figure, I was afraid that people would ignore her existence.

Mingyue was also curious about the residence of the Zhou family, the "rich" family of the Yin family, only glanced at it twice, and then smacked her lips and sighed secretly, this wealth is only relative, but Er'er, who has been influenced by the culture of Greater China for 5,000 years, is obviously very disdainful, and naturally picks and chooses.

This shadow wall has carved Dapeng wings, ten thousand horses galloping, carved plum blossoms are to be unlucky for a lifetime? The blue and white porcelain glaze is uneven, and it must be a defective product eliminated by the official kiln; Why is there only fish in this big fish tank and not lotus flowers? What is the reason why the fish raised is not a golden dragon or a koi, but an ordinary crucian carp? The pot containing the fruit is bamboo, which will not make people laugh, if it is silver, it has a sense of nouveau riche, if you show off your wealth, the glass cup is not more stylish and emotional......

Zhou Yi, who was sitting in the center of the main hall, saw the expressions of the three girls in his eyes, especially Yin Mingyue, who was even more puzzled, in the past, he disliked this poor girl in the countryside, what kind of expression did this girl have, and the family background she had worked hard for half her life, was she disgusted?