Xiao Yi waved his hand impatiently: "I have my own opinion on this, you are an inner house woman, what do you know?" ”

Seeing that her father couldn't listen at all, Xiao Qiyun finally couldn't help it and stood up: "My mother is also a woman in the inner house, she doesn't go out of the door, how can she command the people in the outer courtyard to go to Liangzhong Province so far away to harm people?" Daddy, you have to think twice! ”

"Ah Lai, prepare a set of luggage for Qiyun, and tomorrow, go to Zhuangzi with Juan Yun to learn the rules."

Xiao Qiyun realized that she was speaking too loudly, her tone was too rushed, and her expression was not tactful enough, and she couldn't help but regret it for a while, she quickly lowered her voice: "Daddy, eldest sister just came home, and you are not worried that she is not familiar with housework?" Let me stay for a few days and wait until she is ripe before leaving. ”

Xiao Yi thought for a while: "No need, with Ah Lai's help, it's okay." ”

Xiao Qiyun wanted to shout: "If I don't go out, I will die at home." But when I saw Ah Lai on the side, I knew that she would not hesitate to carry out her father's advice, and she would not tolerate and accommodate anyone, and her courage suddenly dissipated, and she gritted her teeth to endure her anger, and quickly thought of a move in her heart.

Ah Lai called the nurse who came in and was waiting outside: "Help your girls go down, and persuade and persuade well." ”

Xiao Qiyun felt that the nurse pinched her wrist, so she gritted her teeth and held back her anger, saluted Xiao Yi, and turned to go out.

Xiao Ayayun was scared silly on the side, and in the blink of an eye, the two sisters she relied on were sent out, what should I do? She is still a ten-year-old little girl, although her biological mother died suddenly, which made her mature a lot, but her intelligence is still very limited, I don't know whether to cry at this time, help my sister intercede, or make a scene, let my father send herself, so that she can be with her sister, she also has a backbone.

After a long time, Xiao Ayayun was carefully helped out by the nurse and the maid, and when she returned to the yard where she lived, she remembered to cry. Xiao Qiyun three, living in a large courtyard, which is verdant with flowers and trees, winding paths, it is very convenient for three people to move around, and there can be relative personal space between each other, the courtyard design is very reasonable, and the house is also very luxurious.

Xiao Ayayun ran to the room where Xiao Qiyun lived, Xiao Juanyun had already arrived, and was stomping his feet in resentment.

"Woo, sister, I'm going with you too." Xiao Ayayun cried.

"Well, Ayaun, you stay, let your cousin accompany you, don't be afraid, she doesn't dare to do anything to you, we are also my father's biological daughters."

"But look at Daddy, how eccentric he is!"

"Humph! There are still three days of incense in the new thatched house, so she didn't just come back, and her father could think of it if he was eccentric. Aya'er, I heard my sister say, if you stay, your cousin and aunt can stay, so we can keep someone here, and we will kill her. ”

Seeing that Xiao Ayayun was crying endlessly, Xiao Qiyun patted her sister's little hand: "Don't cry, my sister is going to learn the rules, Daddy can't let us learn for a lifetime, right?" Will you be back in a few days? ”

"Well, my sister studies hard and strives to come back early, I'm scared alone!"

"Okay, my sister will be back soon." The three sisters were still muttering together about what to do in the coming days, Ah Lai sent someone over and asked Xiao Qiyun to go to the flower hall with the account books.

"Come to Damu, why are you in such a hurry? Isn't it good to have a few days? It's good to let the eldest lady get familiar with it. Xiao Qiyun's nurse smiled and said kindly.

Xiao San is older than Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi treats Xiao San like a brother, so he asked his daughters to call Ah Lai aunt, which is their local name "Da Mu", and now, most people in the courtyard call Ah Lai that.

"This is what the master meant, you better hurry up and help the eldest lady sort it out and take it out, the master is already waiting." Xiao Qiyun is full of heart to investigate the cause of her mother's poisoning, during this time, half of the rights of the Xiao family's inner house are in the hands of Xiao Qiyun's mother, Ah Lai knows that it will definitely not be clean, but she has no real evidence, and she can only remind the master, fortunately, Xiao Yi listened.

Xiao Qiyun's nurse grinded and grinded, and it was delayed for less than a quarter of an hour, Xiao Yi sent an old mother to urge, and she had to hand over the account book honestly.

Wen Jin took a nap and took the maid to the yard he liked, this used to be the Xiao family's guest house, this year Xiao Qiyun was in charge, this garden was not well taken care of, the weeds in it were grown, and the flowers were listless, Wen Jin walked around the room again, and when he came out, he heard that on the aisle outside, several maids and old mothers gathered together and muttered: "Ouch, the master is really powerful, take the eldest lady, oh, I heard that in the future, it should be called the second miss, and the grandfather of the country beat the second miss's nurse, She only helped manage the account for dozens of days, and even embezzled hundreds of taels of silver. ”

How can it be? ”

"Really, it is said that in this year's account books, from summer clothes to vegetables and fruits, and even rice, flour, oil and grain, they are all more expensive than in previous years."

"If you're so bold, aren't you afraid that the master knows?"

"Isn't it good to see the second lady? She thought that she had done a perfect job, and she had unified the caliber by distributing some silver to a few people who had bought it, but she didn't want the old man to take the account book and flip through it casually, and see that something was wrong. ”

"No wonder the old man hurriedly brought the eldest lady back, the second young lady is still too young."

"It's not a matter of age, how can the second lady doubt her nurse? The old woman, looking at the kind eyebrows, who would have thought of it. ”

Wen Jin coughed, and the few people around him hurriedly dispersed, and quickly disappeared from different directions.

Wen Jin's eldest maids Chunming and Xia Yang stomped their feet: "Miss, the master asked you to take care of the house, just these lazy and slippery gossip, you have to clean up one by one, otherwise, this house will be a mess." ”

At this moment, in the council hall of the Xiao family, Xiao Yi frowned and sat in the middle, Xiao Qiyun's face was like ink, standing beside his father, and glaring at the nurse kneeling on the ground hatefully: "My mother is generous enough to you, your family, food and clothing, is no worse than a small rich man from an ordinary family, why do you have to do these three things?" ”

"I, I, I can't do it-" It turned out that the nurse's son was hit by someone else's fairy jump, and owed thousands of taels of silver to loan sharks, those idlers came to the door every day to ask for it, and she also begged Xiao Qiyun, but the master was all about investigating the cause of her mother's death, and she was impatient to listen to the length and shortness of her family, and she was forced to steal a vase, sold it for two hundred taels of silver, and still worked on the daily accounts.

The man came over quickly, and after a few guilty boards, he was carried out through the back door.

Xiao Yi saw Wen Jin coming in from the door with the maid, so he beckoned to her and motioned to sit on the chair next to him: "Jin'er, are you still used to it at home?" ”

"Okay." Wen Jin smiled, "Our family is quite beautiful." ”

"That's good, that's good." Xiao Yi stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "I heard that Lord Qian was full of praise for you, saying that my daughter is not allowed to shave her eyebrows, and she is very capable." ”

"Daddy, that's a false praise from my father."

"Hehehe, your father-in-law is a sincere gentleman with a lot of money, how can he talk nonsense? My son must be very capable. He smiled and reached for a stack of books.

Xiao Qiyun was anxious when she saw this: "Daddy, Qi'er is wrong, and she bears your trust, please order punishment." ”

Xiao Yi turned his head and looked: "Qi'er, you have been living under the protection of your mother, how can you know that people in this world are sinister?" In the future, learn more from your sister. ”

"Daddy, the nurse is usually very good, but this time there is a reason for the incident, I will be blinded, and the tiger also has a nap, right? Besides, if I eat and grow wise, I will definitely be able to manage my family well in the future. ”

Xiao Yi shook his head: "Just you reckless, if I am not at home, how can I rest assured?" After speaking, he picked up the account book and handed it to Wen Jin: "Jin'er, as soon as you entered the door, your father handed over such a heavy burden, you won't blame your father." ”

"It's Jin'er's duty to share her father's worries, why did her father say this?"

Xiao Qiyun was on the side, looking at the father-daughter in front of her, she was like an outsider, her heart was sour and astringent, she grew up beside her father since she was a child, but she didn't expect that it was better to just recognize the door and go home Qian Wenjin, seeing that the power of the housekeeper was about to fall, she couldn't help but stomp her feet, and she was angry, and came to ask: "You just went home, and the people up and down haven't recognized it yet, can you manage the family well?" ”

Without waiting for Wen Jin to speak, Xiao Yi had already sunk his face: "Qiyun, the more you talk, the more you come, how do you talk to your eldest sister?" You, you're so spoiled that you don't even know the most basic etiquette. Xiao Yi thought more and more that Zhao Yulan would not educate her daughter, and strengthened her determination to ask Xiao Qiyun to learn the rules.

When Xiao Juanyun and Xiao Ayayun heard the news, they had already rushed over with the nurse and maid, and in the face of such an ending, they could only hang their heads and secretly complain in their hearts.

"Su Mama!" Xiao Yi said to Xiao Xuanyun's nurse, "You have to work hard these days, and take care of the affairs in the second lady's room for the time being." ”

"Yes, Grandpa Guo!"

"Okay, you guys go down first, I still have something to explain to the eldest lady."

Xiao Qiyun was reluctantly pulled away by Su's mother and Xiao Ayayun's nurse Rong's mother.

"Jin'er, I guess you have also heard in the Qian Mansion, the emperor intends to reuse his father, while I am still in the capital during this time, you quickly familiarize yourself with the affairs of the family."

"Okay, Daddy." Wen Jin stroked the account book, but felt that things were very strange in her heart, as if someone had dug a pit and let Xiao Qiyun's nurse jump, which was obviously a favor for herself.

Although it is hard to be in charge, he controls his own life, which is most in line with Wen Jin's character.

Xiao Yi asked Ah Lai to summon the stewards of the inner and outer courtyards to the flower hall first, and let Wen Jin sit beside him and accept the kneeling of the house slaves: "I've seen the eldest lady!" ”

Xiao Yuchen has been back for a while, and several stewards know that there is an eldest lady who has not returned, and it is strange, now that they have seen someone, they all take it for granted, and they all quickly knelt down and said in unison: "I have seen the eldest lady!" ”

Wen Jin looked at Xiao Yi and saw that he motioned for him to speak, so he said in a clear voice: "Get up." ”

"Miss Xie!"

Xiao Yi instructed everyone: "In the future, the former eldest lady will be the second miss, and the second miss will be the third miss. ”

"Yes!"

Everyone thought that this was the end of it, but Xiao Yi said again: "From today onwards, the whole house will be under the jurisdiction of the eldest lady. ”

A few stewards were taken aback, the eldest girl who didn't leave the cabinet was in charge, and there were not many in the capital, so did the eldest lady even manage the outer courtyard?

Several stewards exchanged glances with each other, and then they all bent down and saluted: "Obey the orders of Grandpa Guo." ”

"On weekdays, your affairs are still arranged by the housekeeper, but if the eldest lady has an order, it must be implemented immediately, do you hear clearly?"

Only then did a few stewards understand what the master meant, it was nothing more than to support the eldest lady, and it seemed that it was not necessarily for the eldest lady to take care of the outer courtyard, so they bowed down again and replied: "Clear." ”

After the steward of the outer courtyard withdrew, the steward of the inner courtyard organized their own subordinates, came to salute Wen Jin, and introduced each person's name and function one by one, Wen Jin dipped the ink with a quill pen, and quickly recorded it in a small notebook bound by himself for later use, most of the servants were just bought, and the master asked him to do whatever he wanted, it turned out that most of the remaining servants of the Xiao family were inspected by Xiao Yi and thought that they were loyal to the Xiao family, and they were not dissatisfied with Wen Jin's arrival. In addition to the close service of the three young ladies of the Xiao family, now Miss Xiao's nurse is sent away, as well as two nurses and more than 20 maids and subordinates, they also came to kowtow to Wen Jin, as for the promise of Xiao Yi, whether he is willing to implement it, it is difficult to say.

Before dinner, Xiao Yuchen really rushed back, this was the first time he had dinner with his father and sister at home, and his face showed a little joy.

Seeing his son, Xiao Yi's face was filled with satisfaction and happiness, and he lovingly asked Yuchen about his life and study in Guozijian, and comforted his son: "Yu'er, don't be too anxious, you are still young, and besides, you have just entered Guozijian, and you are not used to Mr. Teaching the Fa, it will be fine after a while." ”

Wen Jin also persuaded: "Daddy is reasonable, besides, growing up in the countryside, although this is a bit of a loss compared to classmates in terms of reading vision, who of them can know the countryside better than you?" Find out how ordinary people live below? To be a good reader, you must not only know what you know, but also understand the sufferings of the people, so that you can write profound articles, right? ”

Xiao Yi didn't expect his eldest daughter to have such a profound insight, and he nodded in agreement: "Yu'er, your sister is right, she grew up in a wealthy environment, even if she grows taller, she is a little bean sprout that has not stood the wind and rain." Besides, reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, no matter what, you can be regarded as having more experience than others. ”

"Yes, what my father and sister said is, and my husband also said that although Yu'er's writing is not sophisticated enough, her opinions are always good."

"That's good, that's good!" Xiao Yi waved his hand, "Come, get ready to eat, your sister will cook the noodles for you herself." ”

"I just make soup and roll noodles, and the kitchen guy does it." Wen Jin explained.

"I'm looking forward to tasting my sister's delicious food." Xiao Yuchen finally smiled happily.

Xiao Qiyun and the three of them sat on the side, looking at the interaction here, they were sad and angry, they were really raised by their stepmothers, and they couldn't get into their father's eyes.

So, at the Xiao family's dinner table, half of the people laughed and half of the people were depressed, each with its own bitterness, spicy and sweet, after eating, Xiao Yuchen chatted at home for a long time, so he did not return to the school building to live, but followed Xiao Yi to live in the study of the outer courtyard, and prepared to be sent to the school by the family's carriage early the next morning.

Who would have thought that in the middle of the night, suddenly lightning and thunder, a hailstorm, Xiao Yi saw his son wake up in the middle of the night and couldn't fall asleep, and he didn't wake up at the end of the morning, so he wanted to go to Guozijian to ask his son for a leave of absence, he just set up the carriage, and saw that Xiao Yuchen's hair was not combed, and he was still carrying a wet towel in his hand, running all the way out of the house, seeing the carriage, his mouth muttered: "It's okay, it's okay, it should be in time." ”

He didn't care about complaining that his father didn't wake him up, so he hurriedly saluted: "Daddy, I'm leaving, and I'll come back to see you and my sister after a few days of rest." "Get headlong into the car.

Wen Jin's maid Xia Yang chased after him panting with a food box: "Eldest son, don't worry, eldest lady will make snacks for you in the kitchen when she gets up early in the morning, take it to eat on the road." ”

Xiao Yuchen's little servant climbed into the carriage, sat next to the coachman, reached out and took the small porcelain jar and food box she was carrying, and then turned back to say goodbye to Xiao Yi: "Don't worry, Grandpa Guo, this journey will take two or three quarters of an hour, and the son has arrived, and he has eaten and drunk enough." ”

The parting scene was still a little sad, but it was so noisy, everyone couldn't help laughing, watching the carriage walk out of the alley, turning a corner, Xiao Yi turned his head.

Wen Jin was near the second gate and saw Xiao Yi come in: "Dad, try the tofu brain made by Jin'er." ”

"Hey!" Seeing that his daughter actually got up early to make breakfast for herself and her son, Xiao Yi was very moved, and after living for half his life, this was the first time he enjoyed the blessings of his daughter.

Wen Jin's morning cooking is very simple, nothing more than tofu brain with oil sticks, and there are three side dishes, a small plate of hot and sour pickles, a plate of sesame oil and shallots mixed with tofu, and a mixed lotus cabbage. For Xiao Yi, breakfast is much richer than this, but he feels that today's is the most refreshing, the most appetizing, three fritters in one breath and two bowls of tofu brain, until he burped, he stopped talking, the servant handed over the hand towel, he wiped his hands and face, and touched his stomach with satisfaction.

Thinking of his movements, like a country man, Xiao Yi laughed twice self-deprecatingly, and stood up: "Ouch, my daughter is good at craft, and her father eats very comfortably, so I have to take a walk to eliminate my food." ”

The person who cooks likes to listen to a compliment the most, and can eliminate all the hard work for half a day, Wen Jin stood up with a smile: "Daddy, my daughter will accompany you for a walk." ”

"Oh? Ok, good, good! Xiao Yat was flattered and happily carried away.

As soon as the two of them walked out of the banquet room, Xiao Xuanyun's nurse stood outside with her head bowed: "I've seen Grandpa Guo." ”

"What's wrong?" Wen Jin asked, she is now in charge of the inner courtyard, and it is not considered trespassing. "The weather became bad last night, the eldest lady and the second miss both caught a cold, master, wait a few days, the young lady's body is better, let's go to Zhuangzi again, there is no good doctor there, if there is a three-long and two-short, how is it good?"

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