Chapter 25: Running a Bad House

Xiaobai, who left her mouth to hang an oil bottle, Tang Xiaoyu wanted to clean up everything, although she was still very tired, she had no reason to rest, if she wanted to be the master of the house, she had to take responsibility, no one was lying down to win the world.

She walked down the wooden ladder with the balustrade of the treasure bottle, the yard had been cleaned and sprinkled with a layer of water, she looked around, and found that the guards trained by Zhao Shanhe were personally guarding the four corners of the flower hall, and Xiaobai was taken away on the territory of the Cao Gang, which was indeed a bit of a slap in the face of Zhao Shanhe. Tang Xiaoyu lowered his eyes for a moment, and then walked into the flower hall again, Wan Ling and Mrs. Wan had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw Tang Xiaoyu coming, their expressions were surprisingly the same - they were all looking forward to it.

"Sister-in-law. ”

"Goddaughter. Mother and daughter spoke in unison.

Tang Xiaoyu nodded, signaling them to be a little restless, she walked to the table of the eight immortals and sat down, the flower hall was full of fragrance as usual, after eating and drinking, the fruity fragrance in the room was less mouthwatering and more tranquil, because there were no oranges, the maid who served the fragrance peeled the grapefruit, and made the flower lining with the grapefruit peel under the seasonal fruits, and the red and yellow matches are also very joyful of harvest.

In the face of the eager gaze, Tang Xiaoyu couldn't travel too far, she quickly returned to reality, exhaled a turbid breath, and said: "Godmother, sister, I have talked to Mrs. County Ling about the matter of Fengxiangjun, and I want you to make a statement." ”

"Ke Ling'er, it's not that you have already sent people to the county government, and you haven't expressed your position yet. Mrs. Wan was anxious when she heard this, she looked a little haggard, she should have been unable to sleep all night, Wan Ling pressed her mother's hand, and asked her not to be in a hurry.

"Girl, isn't that okay? Wanling asked.

It would be nice if it was really that simple, Shangguan Lingwan, whose IQ belongs to the main drama family, how can there be a truth that one sentence means one, Wan Ling still didn't understand, the relationship between identity and words and deeds, Tang Xiaoyu couldn't help but sigh, and said seriously: "Twisting the Qitang master is the attitude of the Cao Gang helmsman, what is the attitude of the righteous township monarch?

"Sun County Ling and the supervisor of the imperial history of Lord Wu are close friends, temperament and conduct are very deed, must be a good official who is jealous and evil and enforces the law impartially. ”

In the face of Tang Xiaoyu's successive interrogations, Wan Ling and Mrs. Wan Lao were confused, their two pairs of eyes were as eager for knowledge as Mengtong, but they might not be able to understand the world of adults at once, Tang Xiaoyu did not blame the two, the ten thousand families have been businessmen for generations, and now it is also the first time that the eldest girl has been on the sedan chair, and the Qijia family has made half of the town alarmed, the end of the rivers and lakes is naturally simple, a fight is determined to win or lose, the sun rises and the days shine, but the official eunuchs are not like this, most of the winners and losers on the spot are losers, and forbearance often represents deeper calculations.

Those people have to break a sentence into several paragraphs to listen to it in detail, this is the price that the family of the Minister of Life has to pay, Tang Xiaoyu likes Shangguan, just because she has an aura of drama, it seems that this aura has become more and more obvious recently, and even the people around her have begun to become normal.

"Girl, I really didn't think about it. Wanling is very direct, right and wrong, she eagerly solves: "You say, I'll do it, I'll learn to do it." ”

"I don't need you to do anything, it's just that when the old lady of the Qi family comes to the door with her family today, you can promise to go to the county government to intercede, but there must be conditions. Tang Xiaoyu lifted the gourd pattern kettle, her mouth was a little dry and she didn't want to drink tea, she just wanted to drink boiled water to quench her thirst, there were two teapots on the coffee table, the rouge glazed teapot was filled with tea, and the melon flute pot was filled with boiling water.

Tang Xiaoyu was about to pour water with the handle of the pot, and on the ground, the fragrant pear on the side reminded her in a low voice - the pot was well water, and she didn't drink the raw well water, Tang Xiaoyu put down the kettle, picked up the teacup and took a sip of dissatisfaction.

"What are you going to do! Didn't I tell you, the flower hall only needs to boil the cold water!" Wan Ling looked at Tang Xiaoyu and pouted, she frowned and reprimanded Xiangli: "My sister can't even drink saliva at home, what do you want you to do!"

Xiangli lowered her head, so frightened that her body was about to shrink under the floor, Wan Ling still didn't spare her easily: "I asked you to take care of Xiaoyu, what did you run to do yesterday, and Xiao Yi, you don't even know that your little aunt was kidnapped!

Mrs. Wan was also angry: "These servants and maids in the Wan family are used to being lazy, and they can't go to the hall, Xiangli, why haven't you learned that your sister is a little steady." ”

The head of the family lectured, Tang Xiaoyu drank tea indifferently, and said in his heart: Wanling's anger is actually more because he doesn't know how to express his guilt for himself, and reprimands the maid for being lazy, which is probably a rough way for Wanling to apologize, and Xiangli is unlucky to hit the muzzle.

"Don't boil the water yet, can you boil the water by yourself while standing stupidly!" Wan Ling was really angry, and he was also a person who could deter the other party with a word in his eyes, Xiangli was so frightened that her little face was like a vegetable, and she slipped out of the flower hall in fear.

The maid is not Tang Xiaoyu's person, even if she does something wrong, she will not reprimand her who knows the difference between inside and outside, and only the master of the Wan family is qualified to teach the maid of the Wan family, so it is also one of the reasons why Tang Xiaoyu will not open her mouth to intercede for Xiangli.

After Wanling finished training, Tang Xiaoyu put down the teacup and said: "Godmother, sister, let's make a long story short, you must put forward conditions to the Qi family, the Qi family has IOUs from many people in the town, and you will select some people in the family who are old, weak, sick, disabled and pregnant; ”

"Why bother, why do you have to choose. Wanling didn't understand: "Is it okay to be exempt from everything?"

"Sister, it's the same to repay debts and money, it's the same everywhere, it's just that the Qi family is excessively exploited, and the lamb is used to harm people to provoke public anger, and the Qi family also has a hundred and eighty people, and hundreds of brothers in Fuhutang, not counting their families, people are still in the Cao Gang, and they are the brothers of the Cao Gang. Tang Xiaoyu was patient and explained the reason to Wan Ling and Mrs. Wan Lao, and they had less ideas in their minds about the face of the eunuchs, which was not in the way, just mention it a few times: "Cao Bang is the head of righteousness, you are the helmsman, you can't be unrighteous to your brothers, you must bear the title of Jieyi Township, and you can't be ruthless to the people." ”

"The government took miscellaneous money to raise interest, with a monthly interest of six cents, and the Qijia family borrowed money from the government to release it to the people, and made a private contract, which was also allowed by the government. But they are greedy and excessive, and they have to make eighteen cents a month before they are angry. "The money of the prefect's yamen, Tang Xiaoyu is not guilty of chaos, so as not to serve people's rice bowls, and the Qi family is also a tree with deep roots, she will peel off the bark of this big tree piece by piece, and the tree will die without bark, and then wait for them to naturally wither and return to dust, let alone dirty their hands.

Mrs. Wan seemed to understand, and she asked, "Except for those who are exempted from debts, the rest will be according to the monthly interest rate set by the government, is that what it means?" ”

Haha, sure enough, the old lady is still shrewd, and she can get through with a little click, Tang Xiaoyu smiled lightly: "Godmother, you said six points, I'm afraid that Mrs. Qi will hit the pillar on the spot, so I will give ten points according to other people's rules, and four points to earn." ”

"Oh, yes, yes. ”

"If the Qi family doesn't agree, then send off the guests, and if they agree, let them send the IOUs in their hands to the Wanjia family, and then the two of them will find the people in the town, and do the matter of waiving the IOUs openly. After Tang Xiaoyu finished speaking, she got up directly and planned to leave, but she was not a kindergarten child, she didn't need to be taught by hand, she still had something to do.

Wan Ling opened his mouth to stop her and asked, "Sister, where are you going?"

"In the council hall, Lao asked my brother-in-law to send two more people to watch Xiaobai, and if he came out again, he would directly break his leg, so he didn't have to ask me. She left this sentence that made her legs cold, turned her head and walked out of the flower hall.

Tang Xiaoyu, who was thinking about how to deal with Wang Qian and the others, walked from the verandah on one side to the hanging flower door leading to the outside of the house, as soon as she appeared, Xiao Yi ran over from the opposite side, and hurriedly asked for guilt before she stood firmly: "Hall master, you can punish me no matter how you want, don't drive me out of the Cao Gang." ”

"Stand up! You and Xiangli went to get the book for Vanilla, did you get it?" Tang Xiaoyu paused for a moment, his eyes stayed on Xiao Yi's face for a few seconds, and then turned away to look out of the corridor, it was already noon, when the sun was the most poisonous, the light-loving plants in the courtyard were carnivaling, stretching their branches and leaves arbitrarily.

Tang Xiaoyu, who was tired of light, couldn't experience the joy of plants, and the sunlight was too dazzling to make her lose the courage to go out.

Xiao Yi looked outside the corridor for a moment, then walked to the bottom of the stone steps smartly, opened the paper umbrella on his back, and grinned fearfully: "I got it." ”

"How is that merchant girl?" Tang Xiaoyu walked out of the verandah and hid under the umbrella, she still felt that the merchant was strange, why did so many traversers be crammed into a story, was it planning to have a party or a fellow villagers' party?

She was startled by the Xinglong Inn and Granny Gan, and then fainted when she couldn't stand it, and now she is still lying in Sister Pomegranate's inn, hall master, you said this girl is stupid, why did she go out alone, even if there are no bad people, there is always a jackal, tiger and leopard on the mountain road. Xiao Yi is still cautious when he speaks, and like a child who has caused trouble, Baba is waiting for the adult to forgive.

Who knows, after all, Tang Xiaoyu can't ask the tiger and the wolf, does he also feel that stupidity is not enough to enter, so as not to be infected stupid: "Repeat to me what she said yesterday." She didn't remember who said it, it was very simple to hurt someone, just send a fool who had not achieved enough and had more than enough to lose.

"She said~~~" Xiao Yi's memory is not bad, and she recounted the words of the merchant last night, Tang Xiaoyu was very satisfied, and felt his eager eyes to be punished, she smiled: "It's not stupid, go and call Aunt Su Fen to the East Hall, and then find your sister to receive the punishment." ”

"Why are you looking for my sister?"

"From today on, your sister Yilan is the second master of Xinyi Hall, or do you want the third master to punish you. Tang Xiaoyu pulled the handle of the umbrella from his hand, strode towards the front door with the umbrella, Xiao Yi wailed for a moment, and chased after him to beg for mercy.

"Hall master, I don't dare anymore, you let me go to the third master to punish the order, and after beating me, I will announce my sister's position as the second master with the brothers, okay. Xiao Yi clasped his hands together, almost wanting to worship Tang Xiaoyu as God.

"Why?" She asked knowingly.

Xiao Yi Wogua's face instantly turned into a bitter gourd, and Ai Ai said: "Hall master, I was really wrong, my sister's new official will definitely be prestigious, I won't try to catch me, she will be my whole family ascend to heaven alone, my father will definitely not intercede, my second brother will not, I am wrong, I must have a long memory." ”

"Otherwise, if you fine me half a year of silver, I will fall into my sister's hands on August 15, and it will be broken. ”

Tang Xiaoyu shook his head, crossed the threshold and came to the street, the town had returned to its former liveliness, and the noise could be heard through the pink walls and tiles, there were carts and horses, there were hawkers, and there were boatmen's horns.

It's a pity that there is a lot of crisis under the calm, and the people who pass by thousands of homes on weekdays will come to greet them, and today they all seem to be evasive, they don't know what happened to the Cao Gang yesterday, but they are just subconsciously seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.

"If I said it late, your sister won't be able to guess your thoughts?" Tang Xiaoyu retracted his gaze and looked at Xiao Yi and asked rhetorically.

Xiao Yi pawed his face, he thought for a while: "I must know, eldest sister is like a mother, she knows if I fart." ”

"Know what your sister will do if you are clever. She asked again.

"I must have beaten me again immediately, and then my father knew that he would come to scratch me again, and then the second brother. Xiao Yi had already thought of the ending.

Tang Xiaoyu sighed, and said step by step: "Since you know that being clever is a crime, why don't you want to think about it, before I go back to the council hall, tell your sister that I will promote her to be the second master, and the superior Liwei will let her take you under the knife, and it is estimated that you can suffer a little less." ”

"Hall master, you didn't lie to me, you like to play tricks on people when you're angry, and the three masters have been tricked by you before, and it's miserable. Xiao Yi looked at Tang Xiaoyu cautiously, as reverent as a student handing over an essay to the teacher for evaluation.

Tang Xiaoyu smiled harmlessly, and replied to him with a decent face: "I didn't lie to you, go and lead the horse for me." ”

"Hey!" Xiao Yi jumped on the spot with joy, he ran to the stable, and soon disappeared into the corridor behind the gate.

With Yuan Dingbang in the council hall, she can not rush back, and now Tang Xiaoyu wants to get to know the person of Shangshang, so as not to be another giant pit from the golden finger or the system.

If you are not afraid of the system pit, you are afraid of the system, and the system is a not very smart sub in Tang Xiaoyu's heart. She had to be on guard everywhere, and it was really tiring to live in a place where she was in the company of stupid people.