CHAPTER XVIII

Wen Shuse returned to Xie's house, the sun was already in the west, and after getting off the carriage, he was pulled by Mrs. Xie to the yard, and when she returned to the house at sunset, she had another makeup box in her arms.

At night, the three masters and servants took up the lamp and opened the box given by Mrs. Wen today, and the eyes were full of dazzling, and the gold and silver wealth piled up in the two boxes were eye-catching.

Xiangyun approached with a lamp, shining the pile of gold and silver, and sighed, "The lady is not a ruined lady, she is clearly a fortune lady......"

Wen Shuse shrugged his head, and didn't feel happy, this box of things, grandmother gave her all the Wen family's property.

Wen Suning is right, her uncle is an official in the court, and the Wen family's big house will have to go to the Eastern Capital sooner or later, and now that her grandmother has given her family property, only that house is left.

Dafang has to leave tomorrow, and I don't know what will happen tonight, so I don't feel at ease, so I asked Aunt Qing, "Have you told Qiu Ying about it?" ”

Aunt Qing nodded, "Xiao Nizi didn't agree at first, the slave maid said that she would sell her and not let her follow the eldest lady to the Eastern Capital, so she should come down, if the eldest lady and the eldest lady really want to fight the idea of the house, she immediately reported to the second lady." Seeing that she was still worried, Aunt Qing persuaded, "Don't think about it, lady, who is the old lady?" The home that lasted for decades after the old man left, I thought that the Wen family couldn't open the pot back then, and the second master had no money to enter a private school, and I didn't see the old lady arrive at the house, and now the big house wants to sell the house to buy a house in the eastern capital, can she agree? The lady relaxed, and the old lady knew it. ”

That was true, but she couldn't see her grandmother angry.

Wen Shuse asked Aunt Qing to put away the box, remembering Wen Suning's appearance today, she couldn't help but be angry, and complained crooked on the easy chair, "Over the years, everyone has been counting on my father and third brother to earn more money outside and subsidize a room of people's families. But what is the situation now? In the eyes of outsiders, the Wen family is the eldest uncle, the official of the Ministry of Works, and the eldest brother and the second brother. Speaking of his father again, who doesn't know that he is a fisherman? If there is a father, there must be a son, and the third brother was led astray by him, and if he didn't read the book, he had to carry it with the crabs in the sea. The eldest lady's abacus is loud, the family goes to the eastern capital to enjoy happiness, and asks the father and the third brother to be their money bags, which is a brother, I am afraid that it is better than the Bodhisattva. ”

In the Wen family, she kept holding back, for fear of being heard by her grandmother, and when she returned to the Xie family, only Aunt Qing and Xiangyun were left, so she poured beans into the bamboo basket and said "crackling".

The maids and servants outside also noticed that the third grandmother didn't seem to be returning to her parents' house this time, and when she heard the anger inside, she tensed her spirits.

Wen Shuse hated it very much, "The thing I hate the most in this life is the person who asks people for money......"

"Is the third sister-in-law here?"

The grumbling was interrupted by a little lady outside the door, and Wen Shuse closed her voice.

Mama Fang didn't want to let people in, "Second lady, third grandma has already rested." ”

"So early, I waited for her for an afternoon, why did she rest."

"Second Lady ......"

Mama Fang didn't stop, the footsteps outside rushed in, getting closer and closer, as soon as the curtain was lifted, before Wen Shuse got up from the easy chair, the little lady in front of her looked around the room, and finally her eyes fell on Wen Shuse, there was no room for negotiation, and she said, "Third sister-in-law, give me a hundred taels of silver, I have taken a fancy to a bracelet, and I will buy it tomorrow." ”

This knife is on the ......

Aunt Qing and Xiangyun pinched their sweat together.

Mama Fang knew that Wen Shuse was in a bad mood, so she hurriedly caught up and persuaded Xie Erniang, "It's late tonight, the third grandmother just came back again, Erniangzi should come back tomorrow." ”

Xie Erniangzi frowned, "No, I didn't buy the bracelet, I can't sleep tonight, the third sister-in-law just needs to answer, and don't trouble her, grandma will get it for me." ”

In the past, the third brother has always been like this.

The corners of Wen Shuse's eyes jumped suddenly, and she was the Bodhisattva with a golden body, and she couldn't escape being searched anywhere. But he calmed down and asked her, "What kind of bracelet did the second lady buy?" ”

"The new ...... that arrived in the spring of the Cui family"

"What is it made of, it costs a hundred taels?"

"Although a bracelet is only twenty taels, I will buy two, and the rest will ......" suddenly stopped talking, and the second lady looked impatient, "I have already told the third brother, he asked me to find you, you give it to me, ask so much for what." ”

Xiangyun glared angrily, he had never seen such a person asking for money, compared to the Wen family's big house, it was almost inferior.

Just as she was about to have a seizure, Wen Shuse turned her head and commanded, "Go and bring my purse." ”

Xiangyun turned around and went to look for the purse angrily, the second lady of the Xie family stood in the house and waited, Wen Shuse didn't look at her, turned her head and asked Aunt Qing, "Where did I say just now?" ”

Aunt Qing didn't move, "The third grandmother is talking about silver." ”

"Yes, Silver." Wen Shuse continued, "People say that people who are not subject to food and who reach out to beg for money can still be so reasonable, and I don't know what to think, is it shameless......"

After thinking about it for a while, he hurriedly looked at the second lady in front of him and explained, "Second lady, don't be careful, I'm talking about my Wen family's family affairs." ”

I didn't care what kind of look the second lady was, Wen Shuse said again, "It's not fatherless and motherless, you should go to your parents to ask for money, even if you have no father and no mother, then don't you have a brother, your brother is unreliable, people are always able-bodied, you don't have the ability to make money, and other people's money is blown by the wind......"

Seeing that Xiangyun handed over the purse, Wen Shuse pulled the tie, poured out all the things inside, buried his head and flicked it with his fingers, raised his head after a while, and looked at the second lady with an apologetic face, "It's really unfortunate, there are only these coppers left in the purse, if the second lady doesn't dislike it, take it?" ”

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That night, the big room exploded.

The second lady hugged the eldest lady and cried, "Dozens of copper plates, she is called Hanako, no, she just scolded me for calling Huazi, and asked me if I have no father and no mother......"

The eldest lady was so angry that her eyes turned black, if she hadn't seen that it was getting late, she would have to kill the old lady and sweep the thing out of the house.

The second day of washing, even the morning did not take care of eating, the eldest lady took Xie Erniang to the old lady's yard, as soon as the person arrived, the words of Wen Shu last night, added oil and vinegar to the old lady Xie, "I married into the Xie family and followed the uncle to live for half a life, today because of a little money, let a yellow-haired girl outside be buried into a begging for food, others call me a big lady, in my opinion, how can I deserve it, today's face is ashamed of it......"

The eldest lady first depreciated herself, and then dropped the number of Wen Shuse from top to bottom, and she had to ask the old lady to give an explanation, and she was making a lot of trouble, and a servant outside the door hurriedly walked over, and said when she entered the door, "Madam, the shopkeeper of several shops is blocked outside the courtyard gate, saying that he wants to find the eldest lady to reconcile accounts, no matter how he bangs, he can't leave, he has to see Mrs. ......."

The eldest lady looked stunned, "What account?" ”

When the eldest lady came to find Mrs. Xie crying, the shopkeeper of the Xie family's shop happened to come to the door to pay the account, and Uncle An brought people to Wen Shuse.

According to the practice of previous years, the shopkeeper will first deduct the amount of the inner house. Every store has such an account, which is full of records of the goods that the Xie family went to withdraw from the house.

The gouache used by the eldest lady and the spices from the Xie Mansion are all taken from the shop......

In previous years, even if the second lady was in the house, this account was also crossed from the account book, but today I saw the third grandmother flipping through it for a while, and suddenly said, "I don't recognize this account." ”

"The masters of the house have to go to the account office every month to withdraw the money for gouache and spices, how can they still go to the shop to get the goods? On weekdays, the masters are busy with affairs, and they can't remember these clearly, so they can only let you add a pen, who knows if it's true or not? I'm sorry for all of your accounts today, I can't admit them. ”

When several shopkeepers heard this, they were startled, and hurriedly pleaded, "Third grandmother, these are indeed all taken away by the masters of the house to the shop, how dare the minions hang accounts privately......"

"That makes even more sense." Wen Shuse looked at a few people suspiciously, "Listen to Uncle An, some of you have at least five years of experience as a shopkeeper, it stands to reason that you will not be foolish, the shop is open to do business, collect money with one hand and give the goods with the other, even if it is not sold, the goods should be there, now that the money is not good, since you say that your accounts are innocent, then whoever takes it will go and find someone to come back." ”

Before the wave subsided, another thunderclap was blowing.

After hearing this, Mrs. Xie was stunned, turned her head to look at the stunned face of the eldest lady, the heart disease that had been trapped for many years was finally cured, and she silently recited a Bodhisattva manifestation in her heart, her eyes rolled, and she fainted.

"Old lady......"

"Mother's ......"

"Quick, go and call the doctor." Nan Zhi helped people into the back room, and when he saw that the eldest lady was still following, he was not polite, "The old lady has not recovered from an illness in front of her, so don't come to stimulate her, if there is a good one, how to explain to the uncle and the second master." ”

Holy damn it.

The eldest lady had no choice but to go back first, and as soon as she arrived at the gate of the courtyard, she was surrounded by several shopkeepers, "The eldest lady, please settle the accounts of this month's ...... first."

"The minions also have a few strokes in their hands."

"And the ...... of the minion"

The eldest lady's head was big, "What's the matter with you, who gave you the guts to block the door." ”

The shopkeeper simply knelt down for her, "The eldest lady forgive me, the eldest lady is the deputy envoy's wife, and her status is noble, and she will definitely not embarrass us slaves for a few dozen taels of silver......"

As the shopkeeper, today he was asked by a little lady speechless, compared to the missing accounts, his reputation over the years is the most important.

No matter what the eldest lady said, several people were not moved, and they tried their best to find the creditor to fill in the account.

In addition to the eldest lady, the rest of the masters of the big house were not spared, and one morning, the house became a pot of porridge.

The eldest lady was so angry that she smoked, and when she was done, she broke into the courtyard angrily to find someone, and Wen Shuse had already taken Aunt Qing and Xiangyun out to buy flower pots.

After hearing this, the eldest lady's temples jumped for a while, and she turned her head and asked Mama Fang, "What about the third child?" ”

"The third prince is not here, and he didn't come back last night."

The eldest lady threw down a cruel sentence, "Cheng, then wait for the uncle to come back to him." ”

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Wen Shuse went to Bridge City.

Shicai sent the shopkeeper away, and sat in the yard blowing the wind alone, and suddenly couldn't smell the fragrance of the flowers in the past, so he thought about buying a few flower pots and came back, and placed them in the yard.

Talking about it impromptuly, he went out the door.

After this visit, I bought a bunch of things, and it was only when I arrived that the arms of the three masters and servants of Riyu were already full, but the flower pots had not been bought.

Xie Shaozheng was squatting in the teahouse with Zhou Kuang, the window sash on the second floor was opened, and most of the movements of the bridge city could be seen at a glance, Zhou Kuang leaned against the window, watched a few people approaching from a distance, vaguely recognized Wen Shuse, his eyes couldn't help but stare tightly, and he was sure when he got closer, and hurriedly reached out and patted Xie Shao on the opposite side, "Quick, sister-in-law, sister-in-law......"

Xie Shao accompanied Zhou Kuang out of the city to chase people yesterday, did not return home overnight, and returned to the teahouse in the early morning to continue to guard people, dozing off with his head propped up in his forehand.

I saw that in the bustling crowd, there was a bright and dazzling little lady standing with a hairpin and a cape, and the dazzling sun was falling on her, it was the girl of his family.

It seems that he ran into an acquaintance, and he stood at the bottom and didn't leave.

Wen Shuse did meet an acquaintance, and she was the lady of the Wei family who didn't deal with her very well.

"Isn't this Wen Erniang? It's been a long time since I've seen you, but now are you okay? Seeing that Wen Shuse was silent, he said, "At first, I heard the servants talk about it, and I couldn't believe it, didn't Wen Erniang tell everyone before that she was going to be a sister-in-law to Ming Da Niang, how do you say that you will get married and marry ......?"

Wen Shuse was holding a bunch of things, tired and in no mood, "Wei Niangzi wants to say how I married Xie San, right, I just suffered retribution, married to a stupid son of a lot of money, the husband doesn't love the elders, and he has a very unsatisfactory life, Wei Niangzi is satisfied?" ”

Unexpectedly, she scolded herself, Wei Niangzi made a fuss, and hurriedly pulled the maid away.

The bunch of things in Wen Shuse's hand still didn't hold steady, and he fell to the ground with a "bang, bang~".

Zhou Kuang upstairs didn't hold back, and said "Eh~".

When Wen Shuse raised his head, he only saw Xie Shao who poked his head out of the window, his eyes were facing each other, his face was stiff, and the secret Taoist was unlucky to drink water and stuff his teeth.

It was too coincidental to say bad things about him twice, and it was too coincidental that without waiting for the people upstairs to attack, Wen Shuse planned to strike first, "I think Lang Jun always listens to people like this, which is very bad." ”