088 arrangement

At the gate of Lanyuan, someone picked 3,000 firecrackers with bamboo poles and waited. At first sight of Erye Pei bringing the brigade of carriages and horses back, he hurriedly lit the firecrackers. For a moment, the firecrackers exploded like spring thunder, which was really earth-shaking. Lanyuan's servants got off the sedan chair and surrounded Second Master Pei and cheered. Seeing that Yunqing and others also got off the carriage with a smile, they surrounded them and went forward. After the firecrackers were released, a large piece of scattered bamboo was like flowers before we met. From a distance, it looked like a scarlet carpet. The darkness of people's hearts for months has dissipated in the sound of firecrackers, and they all entered the door with a happy smile and surrounded Second Master Pei and Yunqing.

When he arrived at Lanyuan, Yunqing immediately assigned everyone with Zisu. Most of them remained unchanged according to their previous duties, and only slightly adjusted a few people to follow Zisu to prepare for the New Year's festival. He did not have to worry too much about Yunqing. Yunqing followed the arrangement for a while and saw that it was very appropriate, so he took the jia and the jiao to find Second Master Pei. Originally, Erye Pei was entertaining Sun Cheng and the shopkeeper Zhao in the flower hall of "ten feet of red dust". Unexpectedly, when he asked Fang Zhi, he took his own drunken Wangzhai, which surprised Yun Qing for a long time. After thinking about it, Erye Pei was so polite to them, so she didn't have to go in and make trouble.

Yunqing was about to turn back to his Shiyunxuan, but he turned around and bumped into a man and almost stumbled down. The man saw that Yunqing knelt down and begged for mercy. Yunqing saw that it was the new little maid who attacked the incense courtyard a few days ago and called it Shuiping. Shuiping was wearing a gray-blue cotton jacket, a white vest with pinched teeth, braided with twin buns, and her eyes were as timid as rabbits. Seeing Yunqing looking at her, she didn't even dare to beg for mercy, so she cried.

Yunqing smiled and said, "Why are you so reckless that you don't even look at the road."

Shuiping cried even more fiercely when she heard the words. While crying, she said intermittently, "I know my mistake... I know my mistake... Please forgive me..."

Yun Qing didn't hear clearly and frowned and asked, "What?" Shuiping's shoulders shrank with fear, trembling and repeatedly kowtowed and begged for mercy, "I was wrong! I dare not! I dare not do it anymore! Miss, please forgive me this time!"

Only then did Yunqing realize that there was something different, so he deliberately turned cold and said along with the stubble, "You also need a reason. Tell me, why do you dare to do so?"

Shuiping peeked at her and stared at her with a serious face. She was so scared that she trembled and stammered and said, "I didn't mean it. I really didn't mean it! It was all because Aunt Yun was still lighting the lamp and staying up late. When she saw the light turn red again, she thought it was evil, so she woke up Sister Bai Shao and broke in together! I know that Aunt Yun doesn't like me. This time, Aunt Yun is angry again. Aunt Yun should have asked the young lady to sue me, but I didn't mean to. Please forgive me! I know what's wrong. I really know what's wrong. I don't dare to do it again!"

Yunqing was frightened when he heard this. Seeing that Shuiping was frightened, she was not pretending, and she was even more worried about Yun Mei, so she asked, "The shadow of the lamp turned red? Let's talk about it. What did you see when you broke in with Bai Shao? How did my aunt get angry?"

Shuiping was young and couldn't help crying and saying one by one: "The shadow of the lamp is red. I know that it is common to light a red light in the room near the end of the year, but when I added charcoal to the room yesterday, I saw the red shadow flashing on the wall. It was really unusual. I was so scared that I begged Sister Bai Shao to have a look together. I was afraid of waiting for Aunt Yun to make a wrong. I really didn't mean to disturb Aunt Yun's rest!"

Yunqing was anxious and said, "I asked what you saw when you entered the door!"

Shuiping was stunned and raised her head and said timidly, "Red, so much red! It was held in Aunt Yun's hand, but... But I was afraid... So I followed Sister Bai Shao. Sister Bai Shao also jumped a lot, but stopped me from asking me to take a closer look. Then Aunt Yun... became very angry... Sister Bai Shao said that I was scolded and scolded me for a long time. She also said that she was not allowed to talk to others, otherwise she would sue the second master and the young lady... Unexpectedly, Miss knew so quickly... Begged the young lady to forgive me!"

Yunqing was panicked when she heard it. Yun Mei has been really unusual these days. In the middle of the night? Red shadow? Even Yun Mei will be "big angry" against his servants?

Yunqing wanted to go to the Xiangyuan, but he took a step and heard a call: "Miss." Yunqing turned around and saw that it was Ziyuan, the girl in Second Master Pei's room. Ziyuan said, "The second master said he would invite the lady to go there now."

Seeing Shuiping kneeling on the ground and crying, he couldn't help but look more. Yunqing suppressed his impatience and said with a smile, "I know, I'm going now." After saying that, he said to the jiao, "You don't have to follow. Just take Shuiping back to comfort her first." Jianjia also felt that things were strange. Knowing that Yunqing ordered this, he was just afraid that Shuiping would be timid and didn't know how to talk nonsense, so he nodded and said yes. Then he helped Shuiping up and persuaded him to Shiyunxuan.

Yunqing was worried about Yun Mei, and he was more or less absent-minded. When I arrived at the flower hall of Zuiwangzhai, I saw Second Master Pei sitting on the main seat, and the guest seats on the left and right sat the shopkeeper Zhao and Sun Cheng respectively. When the shopkeeper Zhao and Sun Cheng saw Yunqing coming in, they quickly got up to see the salute. Yunqing also returned the gifts one by one, and then came forward and said, "Do you have something to ask me?"

Second Master Pei didn't see his joy or anger and asked bluntly, "Sun Dong's family just told me that he was nominally the owner, but you actually took the money to buy the shop at that time?"

Yunqing nodded and said, "Yes. On that day, my father was not in Wuhua, and my daughter made her own decision.

Master Pei asked, "Why?"

Yunqing was worried about Yun Mei, so he simply said, "On the one hand, I have been in Su Ji for several years, and I have been reluctant to see it be defeated. Second, the young master of the Su family almost killed my aunt that day. I can't see him being his young master of the Su family. Third, Mrs. Su treats me very well. I don't want to see her and her daughter be defeated by Su for nothing. The young master bullied him; Silai Su Ji became famous on that day. As long as he used the right method with the right person, he would make a steady profit.

Sun Cheng still knew three or five points about these things, but Manager Zhao did not know it. At present, he was shocked by Yunqing's blunt words. Second Master Pei leaned against the high-back chair, playing with the porcelain cover of the tea cup on the table with one hand and his chin in the other hand, frowning and thinking about something seriously.

Yunqing continued: "Su Ji's business has been flat since he changed his master. Later, most of Lanyuan's servants went there. In nominally, they are all novices. In fact, they are all newcomers. What they can help is really limited. Although some people secretly helped them make big orders, they have really not made much money in the past two months. However, I think that Su Ji has not only a hundred years of reputation in the foundation, but also Sun Dongjia, Manager Zhao and others have conscientiously planned for him, so he can't worry about not recovering from the dead. What's more, Su Ji was a hot potato at that time. I didn't spend much money to buy Su Ji. As long as I manage it properly, I will earn it back in a year and a half.

Second Master Pei finally opened his mouth and said, "Oh, do I really care about those silver?" He stared at Yunqing and said leisurely, "What did you mean that the young master of the Su family almost killed Yun Mei? Let's talk about it."

Yunqing also didn't understand what Master Pei meant, but after all, there was nothing to be rude, so he said it and only avoided admiring. Sun Cheng and the shopkeeper Zhao were also indignant. Sun Cheng said, "I don't know that Master Su is such a vicious person!" Manager Zhao also sighed, "The Su family will have today. I'm afraid it's not the young lady's intervention. It's all due to God's retribution and God's will."

Yunqing said, "Fortunately, my aunt was fine that day, otherwise how could I spare him?"

Sun Cheng was silent for a long time and said softly, "Miss's wrist injury... Does it have something to do with the water that went down the river to save people that day?"

Yunqing didn't say much, but Second Master Pei was as interested as listening to the story and continued to ask, "What's wrong with that Mrs. Su?"

This involves Mrs. Su's daughter, Xiao Queer. After all, some things damage the reputation of the little girl. Yunqing said something briefly, just asking Second Master Pei to understand the reason. After listening to this, Second Master Pei finally laughed: "It's really interesting. It really opened my eyes." After that, the words changed, but suddenly said, "Just now, Sun Dongjia said that our Lanyuan has not been arranged yet, so we would like to add all the lanterns in stock to us. If you know Sun Dong's family well, I will leave this matter to you.

Yunqing was stunned and said, "Huh? Er, okay..."

After sending Sun Cheng and the shopkeeper Zhao away, Yun Qing asked, "Why did you suddenly ask about those things?"

Second Master Pei smiled strangely, took her by the shoulder and looked at the maids outside, who were busy arranging, and said in a suppressed his voice, "Today is New Year's Eve. Dad will accompany you to stay up for the New Year. Ming'er is the first day of the Chinese New Year. Let's go to the Pei family's ancestral tomb and tell my ancestors that Pei Wenbai has a daughter to make them happy. When he returned to Lanyuan in the afternoon, he made a good memorial to Mr. Yun, which also reassured him. In the evening, Dad will take you to the Xia family's old house in Jinhehuan Lane to pay tribute to your Xia family's ancestors. By the second day of the Chinese New Year, I think it's time for someone to pick up the sixth brother, and we have to wait at home to see him off. The third day of the lunar new year is a good time to visit relatives. Dad will take you to thank Mrs. Su Er, Sun Dong's family, Lu Fuyin and Zhao Yushi for treating you well in the past six months. Dad will give them all generous gifts and will not treat them badly. On the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, my father accompanied you to the Bodhisattva Temple in the east of the city. After you lived there for so long, my father re-cultivated the temple and gilded the Bodhisattva, thanking the Bodhisattva for blessing you twice. On the fifth day, it's almost time to finish our work. Let's stay at home and have a good rest. Every day, we listen to the play, play cards, guess riddles, and play chess with your aunt and Zisu. It's up to you no matter how you want to play. After the Shangyuan Festival, Dad will go to the Mu family to visit Mr. Mu to make a living plan for you and the Mu boy. What do you think?"