Thank you for your love for Linglong, Xinyue-karen, and the reward of the three relatives of Mu Shuiyou, O

Xia Ruibei rarely felt the same as Xia Ruixi's words, and leaned meekly on Xia Ruixi's shoulder: "Second sister, do you think Daddy can think of a way?" I don't want to marry into the Sun family, and I don't want to stay at home with you for the rest of my life. As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes.

It's rare for her to say something decent, Xia Ruixi hugged her wordlessly, although this Xia Ruibei is more docile and obedient, but Xia Ruixi would rather her show her teeth and claws as always. In the past, even if the two of them quarreled upside down, they would just forget it, and there was not so much need to think about it and worry about it. Even if I want to argue now, I don't have the strength to argue.

When the girls saw that the master was in a bad mood, they naturally didn't dare to be too happy, so they could only sneak out to glance at the excitement on the street, but they didn't dare to smile anymore. In the dreak, the carriage drove across a long stretch of bluestone road and stopped in front of an inconspicuous courtyard in the depths of the alley.

The courtyard was inconspicuous, but there were a large number of neatly dressed men, women, and children standing at the door. The group of people looked respectful, led by a thin man in a silk robe, and saluted in unison, and welcomed the arrival of their master in a loud voice. Master Xia barely suppressed the irritability in his heart, and greeted every servant gently, especially to the thin man. The thin man diligently led Master Xia's horse, commanded people to remove the threshold, led the car of the two Xia Ruixi sisters into the yard, and whispered a few words to Master Xia from time to time with a smile, but the voice was too low for Xia Ruixi to prick up his ears and couldn't hear half a minute.

Xia Ruixi got into the carriage at the second gate, and she found that this courtyard was not only inconspicuous on the outside, but also inconspicuous on the inside, there were no strange stones and flowers, only some ordinary trees and flowers, and the furnishings were barely passable. Xia Ruibei was even more disappointed: "Daddy, isn't this place as good as our family?" She estimated that even if the industry in the capital could not exceed the Xia Mansion in the Xijing City, it should not be much worse, who would have thought that it would be so simple.

Master Xia sighed lightly: "We have to go here again." The price of goods in this capital is high, and everything is much more expensive than that of Xijing. Don't underestimate this courtyard, the silver is enough to buy a large courtyard in Xijing City. "Xijing City is a place where the ancestral industry is a place where the old and the young often live, even if it is more luxurious and exquisite, no one will say anything. But here is not the foot, there are many nobles, and a rich but powerless family like the Xia family naturally has to keep a low profile, and the more inconspicuous the better.

Xia Ruibei is a heart-eyed child, she doesn't understand Master Xia's true purpose: "Even so, how can you often go to this capital to live here for a month or two in the middle of the next year, why should I wronged you?" What do you do to make money? Isn't that what you use to use? It's not like our family can't afford to live in a good yard. ”

She also means filial piety, and the old man smiled: "It's enough." There are as many nobles here as clouds in the sky, and our family's small amount of money is far from enough to compare with others. If the two of you sisters feel that the utensils are not satisfied, Xia Yu went to change them, and they are used to. ”

Xia Ruixi knew that the gun was the first to hit the ground. It's a good thing that Master Xia is so cautious and careful, so he naturally nodded yes. Xia Ruibei said, "Daddy." Since our family doesn't have enough money. The price of land in this capital is high. So why raise so many people? There are few of us. I don't live here very often. This time it brought so many people again. The yard is also not big. Not much. Isn't it a waste? It means that there are too many people eating idle food.

This one is out. The servants in the courtyard were all shocked. Sneak a peek at this man who has never met. It looks like she is still young and third. I don't know what makes this master look uncomfortable. As soon as he got off the carriage, he had to cut off his servants. The thin man in silk glanced at her even more quickly. Quickly lowered his eyes again.

This girl is really missing a string in her head. As soon as he came, he offended all the locals here. Master Xia reprimanded: "What do you know? This Kyori is different from other places. There are more places to go. There should also be more natural persons. They didn't have a place to eat. "He raises land, and these people are of great use. though a slave. But it is inextricably linked with the slaves in the powerful places in Beijing. Don't underestimate these slaves. When something happens. That's an invisible, vast web of relationships. Those who temporarily sharpened their heads and spent a lot of money to have a relationship with these houses. Where is there such a long-term relationship that is smooth and reliable?

Xia Ruibei has to say more. was pulled over by Xia Ruixi: "Go." It's still early. Let's go see if there's any floor in the house that needs to be added. It's good that people can get it done sooner. ”

Master Xia pointed to the thin man in silk clothes beside him: "This is the head of Xia Yuxia in Beijing." If you have anything to do, just look for him. ”

The thin man stepped forward with a smile and saluted the two sisters: "Xiaodi Xia Yu has seen the two young ladies. If the ladies have any orders. Just let people talk to each other. ”

Xia Ruixi saw that Master Xia valued him a lot, and thought that the people who could be stationed in the capital to stand alone were naturally exquisite, unusual, and it was better to be polite. smiled and owed Xia Yu: "There is the chief manager, the chief manager has worked hard." Xia Ruibei just tugged at the corners of her mouth and nodded, and turned her body to the side.

Xia Yu exclaimed exaggeratedly: "The master's family is so approachable, they don't dislike our subordinates." Having such a master is really a blessing for the villains in the third generation. "In the end, he is the one who is the big manager, and he has praised everyone in the Xia family in one sentence, and he has praised it just right. Even Xia Ruibei couldn't help but smile, and even looked at this thin man much more pleasing to the eye.

After smoothing out the masters' hair, he said with a smile: "Masters, lunch is ready in the kitchen." Do the masters eat first and then freshen up, or do they freshen up and then eat? Small good to arrange. ”

Master Xia said: "There is not much time, let's finish eating first and then settle down." ”

When lunch was put on the table and after looking at those dishes, Xia Ruixi looked at this Xia Yuxia manager more and more. The dishes are full of color and flavor, and the meat and vegetables are properly matched, not to mention, which not only contains the specialties of Beijing, but also the flavor dishes of Xijing, and all of them are the favorite foods of their father and daughter. Xia Yu has been following Master Xia for a long time, and it is not strange to know Master Xia's preferences, but it is rare that he is also clear about the preferences of the two sisters who have never met.

Master Xia had no intention of eating, just hurriedly took a few mouthfuls of rice and put down the bowl, while instructing Xia Jin to serve him to change and wash, and go to get the worship post, while saying to Sister Xia Ruixi: "Later, you two will wait for me for dinner, I don't know when I will come back when I have something to do." ”

Xia Ruixi knew that he must be begging for the matter of the incense, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed: "Doesn't Daddy rest for a while?" I'm tired from riding for half a day, so why don't you drink some hot tea and rest for a while? ”

Master Xia shook his head: "No, it's too late to ask someone for a while." I don't know if I can find someone, so I have to guard it. Saying that he went in a hurry, Xia Yu brought a Tang Pozi to be responsible for the living and eating needs of the two sisters, and also retreated, and followed Master Xia out.

Xia Ruixi felt a heavy block in his throat, and he couldn't eat anything, just looking at a table of delicious food in a daze.

The girls cleaned up the house and came over to ask the ladies to rest. Xia Ruibei was not satisfied with all the furnishings in the house, and Mrs. Tang replaced the curtains, bedding, mats, vases, etc. in the house before dark. Mrs. Tang responded with a smile, and went down to Yan'er to ask carefully about Xia Ruibei's preferences, and after asking Yan'er, she went to Xia Ruixi's room and ran to a little girl and said, "Mama Tang, the second lady just slept." ”

Mrs. Tang was in trouble for a while, she was the first to deal with Xia Ruixi, and she didn't dare to quarrel with Xia Ruixi. I want to change the third miss first, but I am afraid that if I don't change the second miss, I will offend people, so I want to buy it on my own initiative, and I am even more afraid that the master will not like it, and I think she spends money not to please her. was embarrassed, and when he saw Wan'er passing by, he hurriedly called Wan'er and said with a smile: "Miss Wan'er, what does the second lady need, tell the old woman, the old woman is going to buy it together?" ”

Wan'er wanted to shout that Mrs. Tang had also changed all the things in Xia Ruixi's room, but after thinking about it, she was afraid that her own assertion would cause Xia Ruixi's disgust. Now she would rather do nothing than let Xia Ruixi hate her anymore, so she smiled and said, "You are going to ask the second lady yourself?" Does that make you look interested? ”

Tang Zi's eyes flashed, and he said in a low voice, "Didn't the second miss just sleep?" I don't dare to argue with her. I also heard that the second lady's temper is not very good, it is not easy to serve, and the master is very favored, so Tete came to learn from you first. ”

Looking down on the second miss is looking down on his own family, and he still has this self-consciousness, so he sneered: "Who did you listen to?" Talent from Xijing, you know? Our young lady is gentle and virtuous, knowledgeable and courteous, which is obvious to all. If you ask Miss Three, you can't ask Miss Two? No wonder some people in the house say that you people in Beijing look down on the people in our Xijing Mansion, it turns out to be true, what does our young lady need, wait for the old man to come back in the evening and tell the old man that is, don't be busy, you go and work on the third lady's things, don't let the third miss wait. After saying that, he turned around and left.

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Mrs. Tang hurriedly grabbed her and said with a smile: "Auntie, you really scared me to death." Isn't that what I say? Are you serious? It's not easy for us to be on an errand, who doesn't want to please the master? What do you guys like? As he spoke, he stuffed something into Wan'er's hand, "A little gadget, girl, smile?" ”

Wan'er took a look, a delicate box with a good smell, opened it and looked, the rouge inside was pure, delicate and sweet, and couldn't help but smile: "It turned out to be the rouge of Avon Zhai, you are really generous." But I was muttering to myself in my heart, this person in Beijing is different, such a sloppy woman actually shot is Avon Zhai's thing, although this thing is ordinary, not as high-end as the ladies, but it is enough for her monthly money for a month.

Mrs. Tang smiled so much that she couldn't see her eyebrows: "The girl really has eyesight." ”

Wan'er smiled arrogantly: "I've followed Miss for so many years, I haven't eaten pork, and I've seen pigs run, haven't I?" ”

"That's right, the girl is well-informed." Mrs. Tang praised two sentences and turned to the topic: "Where is the second young lady?" ”

"You're asking the wrong person." Wan'er stuffed the rouge back into Mrs. Tang's hand, and pointed to Chun'er who bowed her head in the distance to collect the cage: "See, that's the red man in front of the second lady, you have to beg her, understand?" ”

Mrs. Tang originally looked at Wan'er's demeanor and dress far better than Chun'er, and she was older, so she took it for granted that she was a big girl, but who knew that she looked away. couldn't help but secretly scolded himself for not having long eyes, but it was not easy to take that thing back, so he laughed twice and stuffed it back: "The old woman is filial to the girl, how can there be any reason to take it back?" ”

Wan'er smiled gently, but she still didn't ask for anything from her: "We are all errand people, it's not easy to understand your mind." This thing is worth a lot of money, so it's important that you take it to do something serious for Chun'er. After saying that, she left with a smile, walked not far away, and saw that no one was paying attention to her, so she quickly found a hidden place to hide and look back.

I saw Mrs. Tang hesitate for a moment, walked towards Chun'er, and laughed in a low voice: "Miss Chun'er is good."

Chun'er looked back when she heard the voice, but she still smiled brightly and was blessed: "Is there something wrong with Mama?" ”

Mrs. Tang held her hand affectionately, looked her up and down, and praised: "The girl is born with good looks, and it is rare to be so capable and modest at a young age. No wonder the young lady likes it, and the old woman likes to admire it very much when she sees it. ”

How could anyone have ever praised and touted Chun'er so much? Chun'er was praised shyly and lowered her head: "It is Chun'er's duty to praise the master falsely." ”

Mrs. Tang expressed her respect for the second lady and asked, "What does the second lady need to tell the old woman, and the old woman also went to prepare earlier." ”

Chun'er shook her head: "Erxiao is sleeping now." Xia Ruixi was in a bad mood and lay down after returning to the room to wash, and ordered no one to disturb him.

"That's why you asked the girl to check it?" Tang Zi took the rouge and stuffed it into Chun'er's hand, where had Chun'er seen this kind of formation, her face turned red and she shook her hand desperately and refused to ask: "No, you have to ask the girl about this before you can do it." Mama will go to prepare the third miss first, and the second miss will never have any ideas. ”

Mrs. Tang didn't comply, and stuffed it into her hand: "The girl looks down on the old woman? When the young lady wakes up, she will ask the girl to say a few kind words for the old woman. ”

"I'm not ......"

"If you don't accept it, otherwise you will look down on Lao Tzu, or you will not help the old woman speak well in front of the young lady, we are a family, maybe we will beg each other one day." Mrs. Tang couldn't help but break up and stuffed the rouge into Chun'er's hand, and walked away with a cigarette, letting Chun'er shout without looking back.

Chun'er had no choice but to accept the rouge. Wan'er saw Chun'er standing in the courtyard studying the rouge, smiled lightly, and turned back.

After Chun finished packing up the cage, seeing that Xia Ruixi hadn't woken up yet, and she was disgraced again, she asked Wan'er to guard Xia Ruixi, and she went to take a shower. When she came back, Xia Ruixi was already awake.

Wan'er combed Xia Ruixi's hair, and whispered how this Jingli is, how it is. Seeing Chun'er come in, he looked at her and smiled weirdly, took out a hairpin inlaid with red coral and put it on Xia Ruixi, looked left and right, and praised: "Miss looks good in anything." ”

Xia Ruixi nodded and glanced at Chun'er lightly: "You two are tired for a day, go rest for a while, and come over to serve at dinner." ”

Wan'er retired with a satisfied smile. Chun'er sensitively felt that the atmosphere was a little unusual, and stood aside and refused to leave: "Miss, the slave is not tired, the slave has something to report to Miss." ”

Xia Ruixi took a book and flipped through it: "You say." ”

Chun'er hurriedly replied to Mrs. Tang's matter, and said, "The slave didn't let her change things, but just said that she would wait until Miss woke up and asked Miss what she meant before it could be settled." And she gave it to the slave maid. She handed over the box of rouge with both hands: "The slave didn't dare to ask for it, but Mrs. Tang said that if the slave didn't accept it, she would look down on it, so she threw it in the slave's arms and went, and the slave had no choice but to accept it, and now give it to the young lady." ”

Xia Ruixi glanced at the box of rouge and disagreed: "What she gave you, you can take it yourself." If you're fine, just go and rest. As soon as she woke up, she listened to Wan'er, Wan'er didn't mean anything, but she thought it was funny. This Jingli and Xijing are really different, that is, slaves and maids also bribe each other, and they are so generous, it seems that these subordinates in Beijing are not ordinary rich, nor are they ordinary spirits.

Chun'er was startled, thinking that Xia Ruixi was blaming her, so she knelt down with a "plop": "The slave shouldn't take her things, the slave and the maid will take them and return her." ”

Xia Ruixi had to put down the book: "You get up, take the things and accept them, I don't blame you." If you take it and give her back now, will you not offend her? Anyway, she gave it to you herself, and you just used it, and you haven't used this kind of good thing. ”

"Miss, the slave shouldn't have taken anything from her before." Chun'er listened more and more, the master was blaming her for not doing things well, and now it was difficult to ride a tiger.

What a stupid girl, Xia Ruixi sighed and pulled her up: "Chun'er, what did she want to ask you for when she gave you something?" Is it okay to help her say good things? ”

"Slaves don't."

"Isn't that the end of it? In this case, people must give you something, and if you refuse to accept it, you will offend people, and they will not say what they want them to do in the future, but they will secretly make you uncomfortable. Although you accepted it, you didn't do anything sorry for me, and you didn't hide it from me, which is not unfaithful. ”

Chun'er stood in place and thought for a long time, and took the box of rouge with a smile: "The slave understands, Miss Xie's reward." "It's not wrong for her to receive a report from Xia Ruixi, but if she conceals it, it's wrong, so she wants to thank Xia Ruixi for her reward, not thank others for giving her something.

Xia Ruixi naturally understood what Chun'er meant, she was really teachable.

Chun'er returned to the room, took out the rouge and made a satisfactory gesture in the mirror. Wan'er stood in front of the window and said sourly, "You're really out of shit luck." Someone will give you something so expensive. Knowing this, she laughed it first.

Chun'er smiled: "Sister Wan'er, let's use it together?" ”

Wan'er pouted: "I don't want it, what people send you is yours." But he stood still.

Chun'er went to pull her over: "You treat me so well, let's use it together." As he spoke, he picked out some hairpins and wiped them on Wan'er's lips, and after fainting, he praised: "It's beautiful." ”

Wan'er said distressedly: "Dead girl, this is expensive, why do you pick so much?" Enough for two times. And she said, "Your conscience is not bad."

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The two were laughing, and a little girl hurriedly knocked on the door: "Two sisters, Mrs. Gu in Beijing came to see Miss, Miss asked you to serve quickly." ”