"Is it popular?" Ruan Miaomeng in front of the dressing table already looked very good, and said with a smile while taking the hairpin on her head: "Our second young grandmother is also sensible." ”

"How's it going over there?"

The little maid standing behind said in a low voice: "Ye came out of the west courtyard in the middle of the afternoon with an angry face, and there was no reaction to the actions of the second young grandmother, but I heard that the second young grandmother was delivering food to the master's yard." ”

This is interesting, Ruan Miaomeng chuckled twice, and her face seemed to be affectionate: "As long as she is sensible, our life will be better, and the rest, don't pay attention to it." ”

"Yes. The maid answered, and withdrew with her hands down.

Glancing at the head on the table, Ruan Miaomeng picked up a golden hairpin and kissed it, looked at the bronze mirror for a long time, sighed with satisfaction, and then lay down on the gold-inlaid jade pillow, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

She's not stupid, and she won't engage in those dramas in the yard to compete for favor. With these gold, silver and jewelry, my heart is more stable than that of a man.

The main courtyard study.

Xiao Jingtang smelled the tempting smell of barbecue, mixed with the spices of the Western Regions, which attracted a lot of reticle, and he couldn't help but put down the account book in his hand and looked up.

"Second Young Master. The housekeeper came in with a plate, and his face was a little embarrassed: "The second young grandmother has to let people send this." ”

A plate of shiny roasted pork rind is as clear as jelly, smooth and elastic, and brushed with a layer of spices, without the slightest smell in his impression, but very similar to the carefully made barbecue meat of Zhen Shi Zhai.

Xiao Jingtang's throat moved.

"Let it go. He said, "It's a shame that she can send me this kind of thing." ”

The housekeeper sighed, looked at the pigskin and said, "The master doesn't eat such things, why don't the old slaves help you eat them, and when you go out, you will say that you are useful, and you can be regarded as having an explanation for the second young grandmother?"

"What do I need to explain to her?" Xiao Jingtang said unhappily, "You just put it down." ”

"Yes. ”

Some reluctantly put the plate on the desk, and Steward Xiao thought to himself that the second young master would put it away if he didn't eat it, but it was really a bit of a waste. Even though it's pork skin, it's so delicious......

However, the master's will cannot be violated. The old butler bowed and withdrew, and closed the door. However, when it was time to go to bed, when he pushed the door in again, the plate of roast pork rind on the table was gone, leaving only traces of spices, and there was still a lingering fragrance.

"Second Young Master?" he whispered in surprise, and Steward Xiao glared: "You have eaten this thing?"

"Nope. Looking at the ledger without raising his head, Xiao Jingtang said with disgust: "It smells too uncomfortable, I fell." ”

Steward Xiao frowned: "Why did you pour, it was better to dispose of it to the old slave, what is the grain ......?"

Before he finished speaking, the old housekeeper with good eyes saw the remaining spices on the corner of his second young master's mouth.

“......”

It's pigskin, and even if it is fragrant, you can't eat it all at once!

The housekeeper was a little shocked, but he knew that the second young master had always loved face, and he couldn't say it in front of him if he saw through it, so he could only press his throat and swallow the words back.

"It's getting late, it's time for you to wash up and rest. ”

"Butler, I think there is something strange about the accounts in the house. Ignoring his urging, Xiao Jingtang frowned and looked at the account book in his hand: "How can the expenses in our yard be more than in my mother's yard?"

According to the example, even if he has many aunts in the yard, he shouldn't have so much expenditure. is about to welcome the new aunt, if it has been such a big expense, although it is not said that it is unbearable, but in the end it looks shocking.

"Don't you remember?" the housekeeper reminded him: "You are in charge of the account books in our yard personally, and every time Aunt Ruan asks you what you want, you give them all." Calculated in bits and pieces, a month's worth of silver is not a lot. ”

Ruan Miaomeng?Xiao Jingtang frowned, and looked at those headless accounts carefully, it seemed that they were all on her head, and she was given two new heads a few days ago, and she was not polite, choosing the best materials and craftsmen, and the cost was not small.

This is a bit sad, as a man, he can't be stingy. But Ruan Miaomeng spends half of the yard alone, and that's not a thing.

Squinting his eyes, Xiao Jingtang put down the account book, looked up at the housekeeper and said, "This kind of thing, is it that the young grandmother is in charge of other families?"

"Yes. The housekeeper bowed his head and glanced at him: "But don't you think that the second young grandmother is too selfish and likes to treat her subordinates harshly, so you don't let her take care of it?"

"Now you can. Thinking about that person's shrewd appearance, Xiao Jingtang snorted lightly: "With the title of the second young grandmother, you should also do something that the second young grandmother should do." Give her a monthly limit of five hundred taels, let her take good care of this yard, if there is a lack of anything, anger and resentment, leave it to her to worry about. ”

The housekeeper paused, and if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with it. Aunt Ruan is extravagant and wasteful, and the second young grandmother's door-picking temperament may be cured.

The old slave understood, and sent the account book to the West Courtyard tomorrow. ”

"Hmm. Xiao shook his head, finally closed the things on the table, got up to wash, and went to bed to rest.

His room was cold and old-fashioned, with no frills at all, except for a bed with carved mahogany shelves and a set of rosewood tables and chairs. In the past, Mrs. Xiao didn't think it was like a room, so she always asked people to send some paintings and ornaments. But in the end, he was taken into the warehouse by Xiao Jingtang, and gradually stopped caring about him.

Xiao Jingtang is similar to this room, monotonous and boring, but also valuable.

Lying in such a place, he used to dream of all kinds of accounts and business trivialities, but tonight, for the first time, the second young master had a spring dream.

The woman in the dream had a waist like a water snake, her eyes were like silk, she spit out a letter and hooked his body, and asked coquettishly: "Does the second young master like people?"

"I don't like it. He replied, as always.

The woman was not annoyed when she heard this, she was still smiling, licking his Adam's apple with the tip of her tongue, and wrapping her legs around his waist, which made him unable to hold it, and she really had a spring supper with her.

When he woke up, it was already dawn outside, and Second Young Master Xiao sat on the bed and recalled the woman's face, and his face was very ugly.

"Housekeeper. He shouted: "Did you send the account book to the West Courtyard?"

The housekeeper standing outside pushed the door in with a basin of water, and said with a smile: "I sent it over, but the second young grandmother went out, saying that she was looking for a doctor, and I am afraid that it will be too late to explain it properly." ”

Looking for a doctor? Xiao Jingtang nodded, didn't ask any more questions, got up with a straight face and washed, and then went to go about his own business.

Gentle hummed all the way to Pei's mansion, although she sat in a sedan chair outside and wore ordinary clothes that were not eye-catching, she slept well last night, and her complexion was very good today.

"Did the second young grandmother meet anything happy?" Pei Fangwu was already waiting in the flower hall, and his eyes lit up when he saw her: "Healed from the injury?"

"It's not a big injury, it's getting better pretty quickly. He smiled politely at him and asked gently, "What is the butcher's name, do you know what is the butcher's name?"

"Well, the person is in my house now, surnamed Zhang, the fifth in the family, if you don't like it, just call him Zhang Laowu. ”

Zhang Lao Wu has enough lungs, blows three pigs a day, and has skills in slaughtering and cutting, not brute force. Such a person is best suited to train and then work in a glass kiln.

Nodding gently, she was about to say that she would invite him to come and see him, but Pei Fangwu had already ordered her to go down, so she didn't have to worry about it at all.

There was a new dim sum on the table next to her, and Wen Rou remembered that she had drunk two mouthfuls of porridge for breakfast, and she was not welcome at the moment, so she picked it up and ate it.

The corner of his eye swept her, Pei Fangwu chuckled, pretending not to see it. When she had eaten her fill, she asked her to remove the plate and replace it with a fragrant tea.

"Last time I went back, did the second young master embarrass you?" he asked.

Gently shrugged: "I almost died to save him, and I am still embarrassed, isn't that a beast?" He promised me that in the future, each will go his own way and will not interfere with each other. ”

How can there be such a couple? Pei Fangwu stopped smiling, his face was a little serious, he opened his mouth to say something, but he felt that it was inappropriate, and swallowed it back.

"Madam, don't grieve yourself. ”

"I'm not aggrieved. He smiled gently: "There is money to be made, and the small life is prosperous, I don't have to reach out and ask the man for money to spend, I am not aggrieved at all." By the way, I'll show you something. ”

Stretched out his hand and handed over the drawings, and said gently: "If it can be successful, this ceramic conference, Childe might as well try this." ”

Pei Fangwu was stunned for a moment, then took it and opened it to take a look.

The bottle with beautiful lines is full of cracks for some reason, and there is a ceramic base at the bottom, and the pattern is chic.

"What is this?"

"Shattered cracked glass bottles. After taking a sip of tea, he smiled gently: "Doesn't the Xiao family want to compete with you? They all win with gemstones, what kind of glass ceramics do you care? A glass bead is 1,500 taels, what else in this world can be more expensive than this vase carved from a pure natural huge gemstone?"

"But ......" Pei Fangwu was a little shocked: "That's the Ceramic Conference?"

"Wow. Stretched out his finger and said gently: "The base is ceramic, if they are not convinced, then let the Xiao family pick out the gems on the ceramics!"

"......" soldiers made dangerous moves, but if you think about it carefully, it is more likely to win than that set of dishes.

After thinking about it, Pei Fangwu sent the maid out, looked at her seriously and asked, "Madame can make this kind of thing?"

"Yes, but the material here is a problem, and the bottle may be greenish. Said gently: "When Zhang Lao Wu comes, I will communicate with him, sign a contract, and then tell him what to do." ”

It is said that it is a pure natural giant gemstone carving, but in fact, it still has to rely on artificiality. The artificial, which no one else knows, is natural, and anyway, no one in this place should be able to make glass except her.

Glancing at her waist worriedly, Pei Fangwu said: "If you are too tired, you don't have to do this thing, and you don't have any hope of winning the championship." ”