Chapter XI

Aunt Gu came over today to change the five hundred taels of votes given by Wen Shuse that day, and found four hundred and eighty taels and an IOU of twenty taels with blood-red fingerprints.

After Aunt Gu thanked her, she left a few embroidered handkerchiefs she had embroidered as a thank you gift to Wen Shuse, and then said goodbye and returned to the courtyard.

In March, when the sun was in the sky and the climate was suitable, Xie Shao turned his head to look at the girl beside him.

The begonia-colored long skirt, draped in a goose yellow large-sleeved cardigan shirt, and the large green leaves on the top of her head, the speckled light and shadow gently moved on her face with the wind, and the wind moved people to move.

Therefore, it was not the eldest lady of the Xie family who gave Aunt Gu's cousin money, but Wen Er, not five hundred taels, only twenty taels.

Aunt Gu still had a smile on his face when he was there, and as soon as he left, he obeyed his unrelated agreement, and when he didn't see such a person, he turned around and told Xiangyun and Aunt Qing to clean up the wooden round stool.

Xie Shao lowered his eyes and swept it, and the snacks and refreshments on the case were readily available.

The rice cakes in Bailou, the beauty flower tea in Zuixianglou, the tribute peaches he just sent into the house yesterday, two plates of salt and brine mushrooms, and an incense burner at his feet.

The degree of extravagance is not inferior to himself at all.

The Xie family has been making trouble because of her uninvited arrival in the past few days, and in order to appease the old ancestor, he racked his brains and tried to create an illusion that he was very happy.

She's having a leisurely life.

After being stunned, the girl had already carried her skirt into the house.

Xie Shao turned around and went back to the west wing, and was about to sleep, when Xie Jue, the second son of the big house, suddenly visited, and after entering the house, he sat in the circle chair opposite him, and chatted with him about the Spring Festival that would be held in a few days. From the horse to the saddle, after a long time, he didn't get to the point, Xie Shao was so sleepy that he didn't have the heart to boil with him, and asked directly, "How much." ”

Sent away the second son, Xie Shao slept peacefully, and in the evening, Uncle An came to the door with a stack of account books, "The second son said that the son promised him six hundred taels of silver, is it true?" ”

Xie Shao, dressed in a thin robe, sleepy-eyed, got up and sat on the futon in front of the low table, poured a cup of tea, "Here." ”

"The third master is mighty, thank you to the third master."

The starling in the main house, after the west wing was cleaned up, was sent by Wen Shuse to mention it to him, and he parroted his tongue, which shows how much flattery this beast has heard.

Uncle An's tears were about to flow out, "Son, the old man and the second lady have just arrived in Yangzhou on the front foot, if they come back, if they know......"

"What will happen?" Xie Shao had a lazy posture, and said in a manly voice, "Back then, he thanked the servant and resigned and returned to his hometown with his family, not just the current family happiness, it is better to be happy alone than to be happy, a little money can make the whole house happy, why not." ”

"Childe went on like this, he never thought about the future after the past......"

Xie Shao sneered and looked up at Uncle An, "I'm a gentleman, what is the future, my father and mother have built a mountain of gold and silver, and the biggest future in this life is to spend money outside." ”

Uncle An did not give up, "Money is something outside the body, and it will always be spent one day." ”

"I can't finish it."

"It's all over the place." Uncle An's words were excited, and he was loud.

Xie Shao: ......

Xie Shao knew that he was prepared today, and he didn't stop until he reached his goal, so he had to retreat, "Okay, leave the account book here, I'll take a look." ”

Uncle An presented the account book, bent over and saluted again, "Please ask the son to be sure to look at it." ”

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At the beginning of the lanterns, Xie Shao looked at the stack of account books in front of him, and called Mama Fang to the west wing, "What about Wen Er?" ”

"The third grandmother just rested."

Xie Shao turned his head to look at the hourglass, the sunset had just passed, and he asked again, "She is very idle?" ”

Mama Fang is really not idle.

"The third grandmother starts every day, first goes to the Xijin Pavilion and walks two laps, goes back to the house and rests for a while, and then goes back to the cage sleep, wakes up and takes food on the boat, stays in the boat for a while, and then rows to the Half Moon Bridge, the peony field opposite the Half Moon Bridge makes people add a pair of swings, swing for half an hour, and then go to the pavilion, the sun is drying in the afternoon, the three grandmothers like to go to the water pavilion in the south, most of the lunch is used up in the water pavilion and then go back to the yard, and specially invited the painter to come to the door, all the days are into the painting, and the old lady of the Wen family will be sent to pass it to the old lady of the Wen family every two days."

The last time Wen Shuse's dream of returning to the door, after all, came to naught.

I wanted to pull Xie Shao back to the door, but after eating a closed door, I didn't expect any more, and on the second day, I packed up my things and planned to go back to Wen's house alone, but I didn't go out, but I was stopped by the old lady.

Mrs. Xie's original words, "A family affair is wrong, the groom is not the groom, the bride is not the bride, to this trouble, the two families have no face to see people, they are pretending to be stupid and waiting for the other party to come to the door first, in order to appease me, I insisted that Wen Erniangzi is his favorite, listen to Xuanhu, but if it is true, I let the second lady go back, according to the old fox of the Wen family, the second lady can come back?" She Wen Laoshi is such a granddaughter in front of her, knowing that the plan will not work, it is estimated that this son is looking forward to someone going back, and when the people return to the Wen family, what reputation and face, she is afraid that she can not even want her life, hide people, and at that time, my Xie family will not marry an empty one? ”

"She is waiting for a good life, and she needs everything to meet her, but she can't go back to the Wen family."

Wen Shuse couldn't go back, and learned from Qiu Ying that the old lady had really fallen, and she was in a hurry, so she invited the painter to the house, recorded her daily happy days with a portrait, and showed it to the old lady Wen.

It is indeed fulfilling, but to Xie Shao's ears, it is idle.

Early the next morning, as soon as Wen Shuse woke up and opened the tent, Xie Shao came in from under the beaded curtain in the inner room, "Wen Er, pack up and come out, I have something to tell you." ”

The two hadn't spoken for almost ten days, Wen Shuse was living happily, he was suddenly approached early in the morning, he had a premonition that something big was going to happen, he was on guard, and he didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly washed up and dressed and went out, Xie Shao was already sitting in front of the tea table near the window outside.

Wen Shuse wrapped around the light pink shawl on his arm, stepped forward and asked politely, "What's the matter with the third son?" ”

Since yesterday she turned her head and left herself with a neck that she didn't recognize, Xie Shao knew that she still remembered what happened last time.

Afterwards, I figured out why she came and wanted to go back. But he has always disliked to deal with these parents' shortcomings, and he is powerless and unable to help.

didn't investigate her attitude, Xie Shao let her sit opposite him, and asked, "Do you know how to take care of the accounts?" ”

Wen Shuse was stunned.

"The Wen family is a well-known scholarly family in Fengcheng, Zhongzhou, and the discipline of the girls in the family will not be left behind, not to mention the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the management of the family." Picking her eyes, she glanced at the stunned little lady opposite, and frowned slightly, "Old Mrs. Wen hasn't asked Mr. to teach?" ”

Sure enough, it's a big deal.

Wen Shuse's spirit was shocked, didn't they have already discussed that the two of them would live together, why was there a part of the inspection afterwards, she wanted to break with him, but she would never admit that she was uneducated, and replied, "Please." ”

"Will it?"

What does he mean? Answer, please, isn't it just will, he looks down on her, and still suspects that she is lying, and there is impatience between Wen Shu's expressions, "Naturally, what is the matter with the third son." ”

"Yes." Xie Shao piled up the stack of account books that Uncle An gave him to him last night in front of her, "From today onwards, you will take care of the accounts in the house." ”

Bunshse's eyes widened.

Xiangyun and Aunt Qing on the side also took a breath of cool air.

Wen Shuse didn't react, "What did the third prince say?" ”

Xie Shao said again, "You take care of the accounts." ”

Is this a sudden illness and rushed to the doctor? What are her pounds and twos, she still has that self-knowledge, no diamond diamond and no porcelain work, Wen Shuse politely refused, "Such an important work, the third prince still has to think it through......"

"Those who occupy my house, eat me, and use me, must do something." Xie Shao wholeheartedly decided that she was the best candidate to replace him, "Regarding Aunt Gu's cousin, I see that you are not as useless as rumored. has the same virtuous name as a big lady, and you are not far behind. ”

Xiangyun pinched his hand tightly, tensed his spine with Aunt Qing, and gritted his teeth, for fear that none of his teeth would be closed, revealing a voice that should not be there.

As soon as he wore this high hat, Wen Shuse couldn't tell whether he was mocking or praising him, paused for a moment, and asked, "What does the third prince want me to do." ”

"It's up to you, just reconcile the accounts with Uncle An in the same account room every month."

Wen Shuse tentatively, "Then my expenses ......"

"Whatever you want."

It's really a great thing, she has lived in the courtyard for more than ten days, Xie San's financial resources are in her eyes, and she is the first rich man in Fengcheng.

asked her to take care of the accounts, which means that she will have the final say in the future.

His heart suddenly jumped up, but no matter how excited he was, he couldn't let him see it, so he lowered his head and bit his lip and thought for a while, and said reluctantly, "Okay, I'll try." Later, he looked at Lang Jun on the opposite side and bargained with him, "It's not easy to manage the accounts, I'm afraid I'm going to get busy in the future, count the days, I've been to Xie's house for 12 days, and I haven't returned yet......"

As long as she is willing to share it for herself, Xie Shao agreed to her, "At the end of tomorrow, wait at the door." ”

After the matter was negotiated, Xie Shao went back and immediately asked Min Zhang to hand over the key to the treasury to Wen Shuse.

After the breakfast, the three of them went to the treasury and came back dumbfounded, and then opened the long list of shocking numbers on the ledger, Wen Shuse did not slow down, raised his head and sighed, "How should we spend it?" ”

Knowing what kind of person her master is, Aunt Qing hurriedly helped her close the account book, "Lady, this silver is on your body, it doesn't bite, let's take our time......"

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The only trouble that tied him was gone, Xie Shao was relaxed, and when he went out, he met Uncle An again, and raised his hand in a dashing manner, "Find the third grandmother, and she will take care of the accounts in the future." ”

Today, a few people made an appointment to go to Pei Qing's house to drink, and Xie Shao went out and went straight to Pei's house.

The head of the Pei family went to the Eastern Capital a few years ago, and now the official is Shaoqing of Dali Temple, leaving this mansion in Fengcheng, only Pei Qing lives alone, there is no suppressed elder in the house, how easy is it for young people to come, don't look at Pei Qing's majestic face, the little lady will tremble when she sees it, but she has arranged the house poetically, and over the years, it has become a frequent gathering place for several people.

In the past, when you entered the door, there was only one gatehouse outside the gate.

Dismounted today, but saw two guards standing straight on both sides of the mansion gate, Xie Shaozheng was puzzled, Pei Qing came out from inside and beckoned him to enter the door, "Brother Xie." ”

Without waiting for him to take the initiative to ask, after Pei Qing led him up to the corridor, he glanced at the position of the front hall and lowered his voice, "I came back suddenly before a stick of incense, and there was no news in advance." ”

Xie Shao looked inside, a row of doors in the front hall was wide open, the roller blinds on all sides were also pulled up, and there was a man in his forties sitting in front of the tea case, it was Pei Qing's father Pei Yuanqiu, Shaoqing of Dali Temple in the Eastern Capital.

Now that they have met, Xie Shao stepped forward to greet him, "Uncle Pei." ”

"Yo, this is idleness, right?" Master Pei looked at Xie Shao, his eyes lit up, and he said enthusiastically, "After many years, I have become more and more talented." ”

"Uncle praises."

"When you left the Eastern Capital, you were only twelve years old, and in this blink of an eye, you are all married, I heard that you are married to the lady of the Wen family?"

"Yes, the second lady of the Wen family."

"It's good, the Wen family has made some money in Fuzhou."

"Father wants to catch up with Brother Xie, or make an appointment another day, today he is the child's guest." Pei Qing interrupted and let go, "Father is busy first." Pulled Xie Shao and went to the backyard.

Cui Kuang in the backyard, Zhou Kuang has arrived, Pei's Mansion is also a five-in, five-out house, the front yard is separated from the backyard, the movement on both sides is inaudible, and everyone is busy.

After a few glasses of wine, Xie Shao went to the clean room next to him, but when he came out, he saw Pei Yuanqiu with his hands on his sleeves, his back to him, standing on the bluestone slab in the hall.

Apparently waiting for him.

Xie Shao stared at him, was silent for a moment, and greeted with a smile, "Uncle." ”

Seeing him coming, Pei Yuanqiu turned around and stepped forward to continue his greetings, "Is Old Xie okay?" ”

Xie Shao replied, "It's all good." ”

Pei Yuanqiu glanced at him and suddenly asked, "Why, didn't you think about going back to the Eastern Capital?" ”

Xie Shao shook his head, "The folk customs of Dayu pay attention to the fallen leaves and return to the roots, not to mention the beautiful mountains and rivers of Fengcheng, how can the people who settle here be willing to move again." ”

Pei Yuanqiu tilted his head and smiled, "I'm afraid this is what your father meant, you also know the unfilial son in front of me, I have had a lot of thoughts since I was a child, at first I wanted to tie him to my side like your father, but what happened later?" As soon as the relationship between father and son plummeted, they also figured out that children and grandchildren have their own ideas, and parents can't interfere. ”

Xie Shao listened quietly and didn't say anything.

Seeing that he was silent, Pei Yuanqiu asked clearly, "Old Xie still doesn't agree with you going to the Eastern Capital?" ”

Uncle Xie Shaodao misunderstood, "My father and I have similar interests, and it's good for the beautiful scenery of Fengcheng." ”

"I can't see it." Pei Yuanqiu turned his head and looked up at the sky, "When you were twelve years old, you stood in front of the dragon and tiger wall gold list of the Gongyuan, and said, 'Wanjiang rivers and mountains, and you still look at the young man.'" Now the courtiers talk about it, and they are still full of admiration. ”

"It's just that he was young and ignorant, and his frivolous words made my uncle laugh."

"What is youth?" Pei Yuanqiu seemed to be laughed angrily by him, "You want to call an old word, where do you put your father and old husband?" ”

sighed, and said, "The affairs of the world all depend on the destiny of heaven, and those who have a mission in their bodies, the more they want to hide, the more they can't hide, do you know how the royal servant who only worked for a few days died after Xie Lao?" ”

"The reason why Wang Servant was killed was because he had been robbed of money and concubines before, and the other party was afraid, my Xie family has no power, no injustice and no revenge."

"Who said that? Isn't there still a King Jing in Fengcheng? ”

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Pei Qing didn't see anyone in the backyard, so after looking around, he saw Xie Shao walking out with his father, and his face suddenly changed.

When sending Xie Shao out, Pei Qing leaned into his ear and whispered, "This person is very thoughtful, and he has already taken refuge in the right minister's door, no matter what you say to you today, you must remember to be cautious." ”

Xie Shao smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "I know." ”

"Today I was rude, and tomorrow I will come to the door to make amends."

Xie Shao took the reins from Min Zhang's hand and turned over on the horse, "I'm afraid Ming'er is not available." ”

"Got an appointment?"

"Go back to the door."