It's good to know, Steward Xiao nodded reassuringly.

As a result, in the afternoon, Xiao Jingtang personally brought two boxes of silver, totaling 1,000 taels, to the West Courtyard.

"What are you doing?" looked at him with a sneering face, and said gently: "Pension payment?"

"I came in person. Xiao said.

"Oh, thank you. He rolled his eyes and became more gentle: "Do I have to greet you at the door? Thank you again for thinking I'm worth so much silver?"

Xiao Jingtang frowned: "Why are you a woman who is good or bad, whether soft or hard?"

"I don't distinguish between good and bad?" Gentle and fried: "I can tell the difference! Who is good to me and who is not good to me, anyone with eyes can see it!"

At other times, she liked silver very much, but she was not short of silver now, not to mention that this man forced her and tried to make amends with silver?

No wonder his aunts in the yard don't like him! This person's skills in flirting with girls are simply negative!

With a sinking face, Xiao Jingtang was extremely displeased: "I'm like this now, it's not good for you? I'm afraid that it's been too long and I've forgotten what the real bad looks like, right?"

"I forgot. He nodded softly and looked at him like a fighting: "Then Second Young Master Xiao asked me to reminisce?"

"Good. Xiao Jingtang nodded, looked at her deeply, and turned his head to leave.

Steward Xiao was stunned beside him, looked at the second young master who was striding away, and then looked at the second young grandmother who was puffing up, and hurriedly said: "Why is the young grandmother so angry? The second young master has been sitting on the edge today and wants to make amends, why do you want him to not get off the stage?"

"Does he want to make amends?" glared gently: "Did he deliberately anger me?"

"Alas......" The housekeeper didn't know how to say it, so he stood in embarrassment for a while, and then followed Xiao Jingtang.

After being angry for a while, he calmed down gently, and asked Shu Fang a little weakly: "What is really bad what he said?"

Shu Fang's face was tense, and she was silent for a while before she said: "The second young master never cared about the life or death of the master before, he didn't come to the courtyard, and the monthly rules he gave were no different from other aunts, but now you are in charge of the account books...... I don't know if it can be better. ”

Can you?

However, the reality is cruel, at the beginning of the month, when the silver was about to be distributed, the housekeeper came with the news, and the monthly money in the backyard this month was only given a total of two hundred taels.

Two hundred taels! The monthly money she promised each aunt was fifty taels, and four aunts were already two hundred taels, so what about her?

In ancient times, women were supported by men, so men were angry and cut off food, clothing, and monthly money, and women had no way at all. Rao is a husband and wife with deep feelings, there are always times of quarrels and frictions, and when a quarrel occurs, the woman can't live without the man, so it will fall below, and she can't help but swallow her anger.

As soon as Wen Rou came, she wanted to make money, just to prevent this, so with these two hundred taels, she didn't panic, and invited the aunts in the yard again, and said in front of Steward Xiao: "Our second young master has not been able to turn around recently, and has reduced the use of the backyard, and the account room has only given a total of two hundred taels of money this month, according to what was promised to you before, fifty taels per person, I don't need it." ”

It wasn't very pleasant to come back to the meeting, and the expressions of several aunts were not very good-looking, but when I heard this, I was surprised: "How can this be?"

Steward Xiao was beside him, how could Du Wenrou not be able to bribe him to lie, Ruan Miaomeng frowned and asked, "Really?"

"The second young grandmother didn't lie. Steward Xiao said honestly: "The second young master has indeed only allocated two hundred taels to the backyard this month. ”

Everyone was stunned, and Su Lanjin glanced at her gently: "Then the second young grandmother really doesn't want it?"

"Don't. He shrugged his shoulders and said gently: "Anyway, there is food and clothing in this mansion, and I can't starve to death." ”

Speaking is a lot more approachable than before, and the attitude is not so annoying, and the aunts are not unreasonable people, and their expressions have eased a lot immediately. Murong Yin, who had never spoken, whispered: "It seems that the second young grandmother has offended the second young master again." ”

Otherwise, after a good round house, how could there be no thousands of graces, but even more demanding?

"I don't agree with him. Gentle said with a serious face: "He doesn't like me, and I don't like him, so there is no competition with you at all, and you can also find me to play mahjong or something, I welcome it." ”

"What is mahjong?" Ruan Miaomeng asked curiously.

Gentle glare: "Mahjong has not appeared in your era, so what do you usually play?"

I didn't understand the first half of the sentence, but Ling Wanmei next to him still replied softly: "Usually we embroider, make clothes, or go to the street to buy something." ”

How boring is this! Gently shook his head and said: "The four of you can just get together a table of mahjong, mahjong is a very fun card game, wait for me to find someone to order a pair, come back and teach you to play." ”

Four aunts, look at me, let me look at you, although I think the attitude of the second young grandmother has changed too quickly, but I really want to know what mahjong is, so I bowed my head.

"Alright, there's nothing else to do with the money. Said gently: "I'll continue to worry about the second young master's concubine ceremony, you all go play." ”

Glancing at her, Ruan Miaomeng asked, "The second young grandmother of the concubine ceremony is going?"

"Nature is going to go. Gently smiled: "After all, it's up to me to do it." ”

Murong Yin frowned: "The second young grandmother has really changed a lot. ”

"It's changed, everyone is more comfortable. Shrugged his shoulders and said gently: "Hello everyone is really good, don't take the old hatred to heart, especially Miaomeng, I will explain again, the poison on the jewelry is really not what I want." ”

Looking at her strangely, Ruan Miaomeng nodded. Several aunts listened to it, and they still had doubts in their hearts, but they didn't say it, just waited to go out and muttered.

Seeing off the four women, it was already time for lunch, and they sat down at the table with tenderness and joy, only to see a table full of green vegetables and tofu.

"What kind of thing is this?" his face darkened, and he said softly: "Didn't it be all meat before?

Shu Fang sighed: "You should also know that this is the result." ”

"He's not afraid that I'll sue Mrs. Xiao?"

Shaking his head, Shu Fang said: "You have been eating vegan banquets before, and you also told your wife that you love vegetarianism. ”

In other words, it's useless to sue now, Xiao Jingtang is still good for her.

Gently sneered, stared at the table of green vegetables and tofu, did not move the chopsticks, and let the kitchen retreat as it was.

"Eat a little bit. Shu Fang frowned: "How can I do if I don't eat?"

"It's okay, he can't starve me. He got up and changed his clothes, and said gently: "Let's go out to eat secretly, and when others come to ask, let the little girls say that I am so angry that I can't eat and sleep, and we can come back in half an hour." ”

Shu Fang was about to ask, but she covered her mouth without saying a word, dragged someone to explain to the little maid, and then slipped out like a thief.

Xiao Jingtang was eating in his own room, looked at the housekeeper next to him several times, and didn't ask anything. But after all, Steward Xiao watched him grow up, knew what he meant, and replied in a low voice: "The second young grandmother didn't have lunch, she rested." ”

Don't eat? Xiao Jingtang snorted coldly: "I used to know that I wasn't hungry myself, but now it's good, I'll be able to play a temper, so it depends on how long she can be hungry." ”

I don't have any money this month, and I dare not eat? muttering in my heart, the second young master put the chopsticks after taking two mouthfuls of food, went back to the desk and continued to read the accounts, looked up and said, "If she is hungry and asks the kitchen for food, let the kitchen not give it." ”

"Yes. "The butler answered.

An hour passed, and the second young master flipped through the account book and looked up at him a few more times.

Steward Xiao said seriously: "The kitchen didn't send food to the past." ”

Frowning, Xiao was shocked: "I'm hungry for her, won't my mother be going to talk to me again?" ”

"Yes. Just as he was about to go out to order, the second young master stopped him again: "Add a plate of meat and vegetables, otherwise she won't eat it." ”

Steward Xiao: "......" Is this tossing the second young grandmother, or is it tossing him himself?

Wen Rou and Shu Fang ate a full meal outside, touched their stomachs and lay in the yard to bask in the sun, and watched the kitchen deliver food unawares.

"Second young grandmother...... "The little guy in the kitchen was carrying the food box, and before the words came out, he said gently: "Don't eat, take it!"

The little girl was stunned for a moment, opened the food box and showed her: "The second young master has added vegetables for you." ”

"Who is rare?" he rolled his eyes and waved his hand gently: "Take it and take it." ”

The little maid couldn't do anything, so she went to the second young master's main courtyard with the food box again, and told the situation that the second young master said expressionlessly: "If she doesn't eat, forget it, she deserves to die of hunger, and the food will be distributed to others." ”

After finishing speaking, he continued to read the book, looking indifferent.

Since you don't care so much, what kind of food do you want to add? The little guy muttered in his heart, and left with the food box.

During dinner, Steward Xiao asked in front of Xiao Jingtang, "Do you want to give you food from the West Courtyard?"

"Don't give. Xiao Jingtang looked indifferent: "If she doesn't want to eat it, then don't eat it all the time." ”

This is angry, Steward Xiao shook his head: "If you don't give what you say, then don't be soft-hearted." ”

"Who would be soft-hearted?" Xiao Jingtang sneered: "I still beg her to eat?"

If you don't ask for it, you really don't ask for it, the West Courtyard didn't accept the food from the kitchen for two days, and seeing that it was a concubine ceremony, Xiao Jingtang smashed the account book and asked coldly: "Is she starving to death?"

"There's no news from the West Courtyard. Steward Xiao said a little strangely: "I didn't even call a doctor." ”

Shouldn't you really starve to death? In a panic, the second young master hurriedly stepped out of the door.

Gently spitting out the skin of melon seeds, and was reminiscing about the crystal elbow of the delicacy, the door was suddenly knocked open, and someone broke in angrily, but he was carefully holding a small plate in his hand.