Chapter 114 Housework

The two said a few more words. Shuiyan left, stood in the porch and thought for a moment, walked out of the hanging flower door, called the little man in, and whispered, "I remember we have a village not far from Qingzhou?"

"It's Chengshanzhuangzi." The young man hurriedly answered, and Shuiyan touched the young man's shoulder with a folding fan and then ordered, "You ask someone to send a letter to Zhuangtou and ask him to pay attention to the letter from Chen Zhongliang's wife in Qingzhou. Remember, just pay close attention to it. Don't disturb anyone."

"Yes, don't worry." The little man simply agreed. Shuiyan waved his hand and watched the little man walk out quickly before shaking the folding fan and turning to the main room to find Su Zicheng to talk.

Without Liangdi's captives for fun, Li Xiaoyao went out early and returned late. In addition to being bored, Lv Feng took Zhang Gouzi and Zhao Liushun to have fun everywhere in Kaiping Mansion. In a few days, he mixed with those boring and playful second ancestors in Kaiping Mansion. If he can play, Lv Feng can also count 1,000 taels of silver a month. There are many, and there are few words. Gradually, Li Xiaoyao listened to what Zhang Gouzi said and thought about it carefully all night. The next day, he discussed with Lv Feng. Now the willow hutong is full of women living in it. It is not appropriate for him to live here again. He advised him to move back to the courtyard of Lv's mansion. Lv Feng thought about it, which is also the same reason. Living like this, with Xiaoyao The reputation was unfavorable. Although he was reluctant, he still agreed to go back to live in the courtyard of Lvfu that night, but he still went to Liushu Hutong every night to eat and laugh with Li Xiaoyao, talking about the people and things that had fun on this day.

Autumn in Kaiping Mansion is extremely short and passes in a flash. Although according to the rules, it is also October 1st to start a fire to warm up, ordinary people strictly follow this rule. By late September, each family will continue to make fires and burn kangs to keep warm. Madam Fan learned the customs of Kaiping Mansion. Near October, she also watched people check the fire walls and fire kangs outside and raise the fire to warm up.

Li Zongliang sent several people's salaries back. The salaries of officials in Peping were half silver and half in each, and the family in Liushu Hutong was small. Mrs. Fan and Li Xiaoyao greeted them and exchanged rice tickets for silver. Li Xiaoyao held his cheek and thought for a long time. Big brother, they all have salaries. Where is their own salaries? You can't do this for nothing, can you? We have to find a suitable opportunity to ask about this.

Just in October, Shuilian sent a post to visit Li Xiaoyao. Li Xiaoyao frowned for a moment and ordered Wisteria to write a reply for her and made an appointment to receive Shuilian at home the morning the day after tomorrow. After sending the woman of Shuifu back, Li Xiaoyao ordered Liu Yun to go to the Fan family next door to invite Aunt Sun to the flower hall in the front yard. She put on her cloak and went to the flower hall in the front yard to find Mrs. Fan first.

Madam Fan picked up Li Xiaoyao and went in. Yueting stood up and bowed his knees. Li Xiaoyao smiled and said, "My sister and I have something to discuss. Yueting sister should go back and rest first and talk to her tomorrow." Yueting did not answer, but turned her head and looked at Mrs. Fan. Mrs. Fan picked up her cloak and put it on Yueting with a smile and said gently, "I'll let Yuyan accompany you back first." Yueting closed her cloak and lowered her eyes and agreed. Without looking at Li Xiaoyu, she followed Yuyan out of the flower hall. After a few steps, she saw Aunt Sun, who followed Liu Yun. She stopped by the roadside and looked back for a moment before being gently pushed back by Yuyan.

In the flower hall, Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Fan were busy carrying a kettle to make tea from the red clay stove in the corner of the flower hall. Li Xiaoyao silently looked at the two people who took a cup of tea. Compared with those official eunuchs' homes, their life was too difficult.

Li Xiaoyao took the tea handed over by Aunt Sun and turned her head to look carefully at Aunt Sun. She has been bored with many things and doesn't remember how long she hasn't seen her. Since entering Kaiping Mansion, Aunt Sun has been quiet as if she doesn't exist. At this time, she sat on the kang with a cautious look and rules, Li Xiao Yao was full of uncompliedness. Seeing Li Xiaoyao looking at Aunt Sun, Aunt Fan said with a smile, "Sister Sun is always afraid that people will laugh at her from a bandit background. She doesn't know the rules and etiquette. She has never even gone out of Kaiping Mansion. I have persuaded her many times, and she can't listen to it. Tell her."

"What's wrong with the origin of mountain bandits? Aren't we all mountain bandits?" Li Xiaoyao said casually, and Aunt Sun shook her head repeatedly: "You can't say that! Sister Fan came from a scholarly family, and Mr. Fan has been an official! You are even more different. I'm different from you!"

"In the eyes of others, we are all the same. We are all bandits from the State of Wu." Li Xiaoyao looked at Aunt Sun and said with a smile, "If you think about this, you always think about what others think. You can't live this life. Anyway, Zhang Tiemu doesn't dislike you, and Sister Zhang doesn't dislike you. The Zhang family doesn't dislike you. What do you care what others do?" Li Xiaoyao said half seriously and half jokingly. Aunt Sun blushed and didn't know what to say for a moment. Li Xiaoyao looked at her, smiled, turned her head and looked at Aunt Fan about what Shuilian was coming. Mrs. Mrs. Fan frowned slightly and waited for her to go on. Her future sister-in-law, according to her father said. Fa, with a delicate heart, the seven ladies came to visit her. She said so solemnly that she and Mrs. Sun must have some plans. Aunt Sun looked at Li Xiaoyao in surprise. Although she did not go out, she only followed Aunt Yan to do needlework every day, but she also heard Yueting muttered that this Shui family countless times and knew that this Shui family was one of the most famous families in Peiping.

Li Xiaoyao took a few sips of tea, looked at Mrs. Fan, thought about it, and briefly said about Shuitong: "•••••• This seventh lady and Shui Tongda/grandmother are very good. I came to see me to express my gratitude. I thought that Sister Fan and Sister Sun also know her. Everyone is about the same age. The wife is a refreshing person. Maybe she can get along well with the two sisters. If they get along well, everyone can come and go often. In the future, the sisters also have places to talk and move in this Kaiping House. In addition to serving, Sister Sun has become a marriage, and she can't stay at home and make some friends to go to school. She is also cheerful. What do you say?" Li Xiaoyao looked at Mrs. Fan and Mrs. Sun for consultation. Mrs. Mrs. Fan thought for a moment, and her eyes flashed. She nodded with a smile and answered, "Xiaoyao is right. That's the reason." Mrs. Sun looked at Li Xiaoyao and Mrs. Fan blankly. Aunt Fan didn't wait for Li Xiaoyao to say, and gently pulled Mrs. Sun and said, "We have just arrived in Kaiping Mansion. We are not familiar with each other. They are all in the army, and they don't even have a family to associate with every day. Now if we can get the Shui family, we can be introduced to this Kaiping Mansion. The women's circle is online, and they often come and go, and this life can also be more lively.

"What is alive?" Mrs. Sun asked puzzledly. Li Xiaoyao smiled and pushed Aunt Sun. She simply made a joke: "For example, when you get married, there must be a few little sisters to marry. After getting married, Tiemu is in the camp. If you are alone at home, there must be a place to move around and have a speaker. You can't be alone all day long. If you are bored at home, what's wrong with it? Tiemu will be distressed!" Aunt Sun blushed when she heard this, looked at Li Xiaoyao with smiling eyes, and muttered in a low voice, "Isn't there you? And Sister Zhang and others.

"We are only a few people, and we can't just contact each other. When we get to a new place, we always have to make some new friends." Li Xiaoyao said with a smile, "When you go to one place, you have to follow the customs and get along with everyone. In this way, you can live a comfortable life. This is the same as the mountain we merged. When the two mountains are combined, the two families have to walk more and get close to each other to each other."

Mrs. Sun laughed when she heard this: "Look at what Xiaoyao said, where is this place? How can it be compared with our mountain?"

"That's true, it's really not as good as our mountain." Li Xiaoyao smiled,

"That's not what I mean, I mean..." Aunt Sun hurriedly explained, and Li Xiaoyao pushed her with a smile: "I know what you mean. I'm joking with you."

Madam Fan looked at the two people and smiled for a while, stroked Li Xiaoyao's temples with pity, and said with concern, "Don't just plan for your brothers. Your own affairs are the most important. Is there any suitable person?" Li Xiaoyao twisted his body uncomfortablely and coughed gently. He didn't answer Mrs. Fan's words, and only followed the topic just now and said, "I came to my sister, not just about what the seventh wife of the Shui family is coming the day after tomorrow."

"What else? That's what you said." Madam Fan said with a smile, and Li Xiaoyao sighed, "This matter should have been done a long time ago. Our money is tight, and it has been delayed until now. Up to now, we can't be delayed. There are not enough people in the family. We can't ask our sisters to do everything by themselves. If we really want to go out as a guest, we don't even have a girl. This is the same. Similarly, what Sister Sun said is the same as not knowing the rules. Not only Sister Sun, we all don't understand the rules and customs of Kaiping Mansion. We also have to learn about words and deeds. It's better to find a teacher who knows the rules. Sister Zhang and the others will arrive at Kaiping Mansion at the end of the month. It happens that even Sister Zhang will learn together. Learn, you will have a clear heart when you go out later, what did your sister say?

"This is good, this is good! I have to learn this rule or something!" Mrs. Sun said happily. Mrs. Fan nodded and answered. She looked at Li Xiaoyao and asked, "Do you have any plans in this man's hands? And this old M Mother, where can I find such a M Mother?

"In people's hands, let's add a few more rough maids and maids at home. This sister will do it carefully. I mean, you, Sister Sun, and Sister Zhang, add two girls first, and tomorrow and tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, you will ask people to come over and buy six who are quite old and good, and give them to Wisteria ** for a month or two. It can be used."

"Well, I have a jade inkstone. Just add another one, but not too much." Mrs. Fan answered with a smile. Mrs. Sun looked at the two and discussed it. She had never thought about using the maid and maid to make a maidservant.

"Whether it's six or five, there is no more than this one. Sister, three are not enough, and it will be added in the future."

"Well, it's up to you." Mrs. Fan was as kind as the flow. Mrs. Mrs. Sun exhaled and turned her head to see that the two were about to talk. Li Xiaoyao narrowed her eyes and said with a smile, "Sister Sun, just to ask you. After the Spring Festival, you will be full of filial piety. Is this marriage day set in March or April, okay? First handle the marriage between the eldest sister and Brother Erhuai, and then handle the marriage between you and Tiemu, okay? Another thing, don't always nest in the inner courtyard. A few days ago, I let Zhang Gouzi pay attention to the outside house. Naturally, it is not appropriate to put this married house in the Fan family. It's not good to put it here. It doesn't sound good to sound. You have to like your own house. You watch it first and wait until Tiemu and the eldest sister arrive at the end of the month. After Kaiping Mansion, I discussed it with the two of them, decided on the house, and had to clean up, paint, make furniture, and a lot of things. Li Xiaoyao frowned and turned to look at Mrs. Fan and said, "I can't care about this. Sister, worry about it."

Mrs. Sun's face turned red and she couldn't raise her head. Mrs. Fan looked at Li Xiaoyao with a sad smile. There were two big events in this house. Where did the money come from?