Chapter 37: Shopping
Zhao Qianrou shook her head:
"The concubine body will not go, the Xianggong and Steward Liu must be going to discuss important matters, and the concubine is a woman, so it is not easy to mix."
"In that case, then..."
Lu Wenjing just wanted to get out, but Lan Ying stepped in:
"Since marrying into the Lu family, the young lady and the slave maid have not been out of the Lu family's gate for a long time. Miss, why don't we take this opportunity to go out and breathe? ”
To be honest, Zhao Qianrou is only caring about making clothes for her husband these days, and she has no time to hang out.
But in his heart, he was embarrassed to say it to Lu Wenjing, so he had to look at Xianggong with inquiring eyes.
Lu Wenjing felt the expectant gaze of the lady, and also felt a little ashamed.
Although he has never been in love, he also knows that girls like to go shopping with their boyfriends, and the lady has been married to the Lu family for several days, and she hasn't taken her to visit the Beijing teacher together...
Thinking of this, Lu Wenjing nodded:
"Let's go together."
A smile appeared at the corner of Zhao Qianrou's mouth:
"Well, Ying'er and I will go clean up, please wait for a while with Xianggong and Steward Liu..."
"There's no hurry."
Lu Wenjing smiled and bowed his head, and when he saw the lady and Ying'er entering the house, he sighed and said:
"Uncle Liu, it's hard for you."
Liu Si smiled bitterly:
"The old slave is a subordinate, it doesn't matter if it's difficult or not, but you, young master, are broad-minded, and it is rare to be able to tolerate a woman like Steward Lan."
Lu Wenjing could hear that Liu Si still had resentment in his stomach, and persuaded:
"As the saying goes, men don't fight with women, there's no need to be angry with a little girl."
Liu Si's expression was straight, "The old slave has lived for most of his life, don't you know the truth that women are difficult?" is still the same sentence, as long as the young master accepts that girl, the old slave should treat her as the second young grandmother, and dare not make another mistake. ”
Lu Wenjing didn't expect that Old Housekeeper Liu was so persistent about his concubine, and his head was big for a while.
"Ying'er is nominally a maid who came to marry, and she is also the young master's person, so it doesn't matter if she accepts a concubine or not, right?"
Liu Si's eyes lit up:
"It seems that Steward Lan is already a young master's person? No wonder she's so arrogant..."
"Don't talk nonsense, Uncle Liu..."
Lu Wenjing just wanted to explain, but Liu Si put on a "comprehension" appearance and said in a low voice:
"Don't worry, young master, the old slave won't say a word about you and Steward Lan."
"You misunderstood, I'm telling you..."
"Hey, the old slave won't look away, Steward Lan just entered the mansion, and he was promoted by the young master, it must be through the convenience of the marrying maid, and the young master early... Hehe, it's still the young master who is powerful, and the old slave was worried about it in vain before. ”
Lu Wenjing's face was extremely ugly:
"I have nothing to do with Lan Yingke, look at her, where is there a little bit of a girl, the place where it should develop is not developed, the strength is as big as a cow, and that stinky temper, which man can stand it?"
Liu Si's gaze glanced behind Lu Wenjing, and suddenly his expression was serious:
"The old slave thinks that Steward Lan manages the East Courtyard in an orderly manner, and he is a rare talent..."
"Talent? I think she's going to ride on the young master's head to make a fortune... Hey, let's not talk about this first, Uncle Liu, you really misunderstood just now, me and that girl..."
Lu Wenjing was halfway through his words, and a gust of wind suddenly blew behind him, which made him shiver.
Turning her head slowly, Lan Ying was holding her waist, gritting her teeth in anger, staring at herself with fierce eyes, like a little beast about to go crazy.
"Ying'er..."
"Young master, slaves are so unbearable in your eyes, huh?"
Lan Ying clenched her fists, and she made a crisp burst of beads, which was amazingly shocking.
Lu Wenjing swallowed a mouthful of saliva, hurriedly looked at the lady behind her, and sent a distress signal.
Zhao Qianrou shook her head helplessly and persuaded:
"Ying'er, you are gearing up, do you still want to fight each other? Put away your temper tantrums. ”
Hearing this, Lan Ying obediently accepted the "supernatural power" and snorted coldly:
"Miss, you also heard it just now, young master, he said bad things about slaves behind his back, I can't bear this tone."
Zhao Qianrou was a little stunned:
"Is it wrong for the husband to say that you have a bad temper? Don't beat people up at every turn, not only will my face be disgraced, but the Zhao family will also be ashamed of you. ”
“... I know I'm wrong, miss. Lan Ying hung her head, but there was still some stubbornness on her face.
At this time, Lu Wenjing breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:
"Lady, have you and Ying'er packed up?"
"It's all packed, only the hairpin was removed, and the clothes were changed, and it didn't take much effort."
As a family member of a businessman, when she is away, Zhao Qianrou is of course not qualified to wear gold and silver, not to mention her maid.
However, under the plain clothes, it is difficult to hide Zhao Qianrou's unique temperament and natural and exquisite appearance, compared with them, the ladies of those dignitaries are like a group of vulgar women with heavy makeup.
Even the maid Lanying is also lively and smart, and when she is not angry, she can be regarded as a little Lori who makes people look at her a few more times?
Lu Wen nodded:
"Now that we're all ready, let's say hello to Daddy and let's go."
Liu Si said: "The master has already gone out, saying that the Jin Gang has a tea party, which will be held in the guild hall, and the two families of King Shen have gone." ”
"Tea party?"
"The Jin Gang will hold a tea party at the end of every year to redistribute the shares and dividends in the Jin Gang, and then check the account books or something, in short, there are rewards and punishments."
"It's not yet the wax moon, why is the tea party advanced?" Lu Wenjing asked.
"It's not that the Lu family has offended the Jiao Mansion, the Shen and Wang families are afraid that the Lu family will have an accident on the way, so they have been making a lot of trouble recently..."
There are some things that Liu Si should not say, but Lu Wenjing can guess it.
The Lu family united several major businessmen in Shanxi to create the Jin Gang, which has the absolute right to speak, and the Shen and Wang families are also major shareholders, and together with the Lu family, they are known as the three Jin Gangs.
The essence of a businessman is to pursue profits, and in the eyes of the Shen and Wang families, it is too stupid for the Lu family to offend the Jiao Mansion, which is to oppose the nine thousand years old, which is not only unprofitable, but also endangers their own business.
Therefore, they must be eager to clear up their involvement with the Lu family now, and at the same time collude with the Jiao Mansion to find an opportunity to attack the Lu family.
Lu Wenjing could imagine the scene of his father being persecuted by those two families at the tea party, and his eyes couldn't help but turn cold.
"Let them make trouble, how many days can the grasshoppers after autumn jump?"
Turning to the lady:
"It's rare for the lady to be interested, let's not waste time, let's leave immediately, right?"
Zhao Qianrou smiled:
"Have you figured out where to go? Jingshi is so big, there are many places to play. ”
Lu Wenjing thought for a while and replied:
"Lady Xijing, let's go to the vicinity of Chengxian Street for a stroll, I remember that there are a lot of cultural and entertainment shops in that place, and there are Confucian Temple and Guozijian in town, the atmosphere must be good."
"Although the atmosphere is good, the Confucian Temple is a place to worship saints, women are not allowed to approach, we are a family of merchants, and our status is low, I am afraid that I will be slandered by those prisoners..."
Zhao Qianrou said worriedly.
Lu Wenjing originally just proposed, but as soon as the lady said this, she had some thoughts that she had to go.
"Lady, don't be presumptuous, we didn't steal and rob, are you still afraid of those poor scholars? As long as you don't enter the Confucian Temple and the Guozijian, they can still eat us? ”
Lan Ying rarely agreed:
"Miss, the young master is right, Chengxian Street is not a men's street, why can't we go?"
Although Zhao Qianrou was still a little hesitant, after they said this, she also nodded and said:
"There is really no clear rule that women can't enter Chengxian Street, so it's up to Xianggong's proposal."
Opinions were quickly agreed, Lu Wenjing didn't want to delay any longer, and led the lady out of the East Courtyard, followed by Liu Si and Lan Ying.
The location of Lufu is in the southeast of Jingshi, not close to Chengxian Street, and it is tiring to walk over, but it does not prevent a few people from enjoying the scenery along the way, and chatting some gossip by the way.
Behind him, Steward Lan's mouth was still like a knife, and he sneered at Liu Si from time to time.
But the strange thing is that this time Liu Si actually learned to be obedient, with a smile on his face, and never went back.
But Lan Ying suddenly felt bored, and couldn't help but say:
"Hey, Old Man Liu, why are you suddenly silent? Are you afraid of this girl? ”
Liu Si took it for granted and said:
"The young master's words made the old slave suddenly, since Steward Lan is also the young master's person, how dare the old slave make a mistake."
When Lan Ying heard this, you were a little proud:
"It's good if you know, you have to show respect to this girl in the future, don't look at people in the cracks of the old door, anyway, I also married with the young lady, and my identity is not ordinary."
Liu Si actually gave up:
"Steward Lan is shrewd and capable, the young master must be very satisfied with you, otherwise, he will not tolerate it everywhere, the old slave wishes Steward Lan a positive result as soon as possible."
"Repair... Achieving positive results? ”
Lan Ying felt that this old man seemed to have something to say, yin and yang weird, and when she wanted to interrogate in detail, several people had already arrived at the intersection of Chengxian Street.