Xu Sichen returned to Danbozhai in despair. He lay on the bed unable to sleep, so he closed his eyes and began to recite his father's words.

Are we just going to leave Tao Cheng alone?

He felt uncomfortable thinking about it.

I was a little absent-minded when I went to Shuangfuyuan for class in the afternoon.

Mr. Zhao hesitated and stopped talking, but in the end he didn't ask anything.

Xu Sichun will be in charge of the Yongping Marquis Mansion in the future. It was easy for him when he was young, but now that Xu Sichun is older, Xu Lingyi has begun to teach him how to deal with things. There are some things that Xu Sichun won't say, so it's hard for him to take the initiative to ask.

rise.

Fortunately, after saying hello to Mrs. Xu, Xu Sijie and Xu Sizhen returned to Danbozhai together.

Is it because of Tao Cheng? The weather in Zhongchun was still very cool at night, and the fragrance of tuberose floated in the yard. The two brothers sat leaning on the beauty under the eaves, eating cherries washed by Biluo.

Well, Xu Sizhen's brows were tightly knitted together. He was the roommate left behind by his mother. Xu Sijie had met Tao Cheng several times and felt that he was no different from those stewards who flattered everyone they met. It was impossible to talk about it.

The impression is good, but it cannot be said to be bad.

On the surface, you can treat the other stewards the same way. Xu Sijie thought about it and said, if he has anything to do, you can reward him with some money in private. Just like your mother did to the Guan Qing family. Do what you need to do when you need it.

If you make a mistake, you will be punished the same way. But you should always give your own clothes and jewelry to Guan Qing's family. Do you think you can also learn from your mother? This way you can take care of him and not let other people suffer.

The steward felt unhappy when he saw it. The person in charge of the Qing family was Amber.

Xu Sizhen's eyes lit up: Why didn't I think of that?

Xu Sijie was very happy to be able to help his brother.

If you care, you will be careless. He smiled and said, Fourth Brother is too worried.

Xu Sizhen nodded and admitted sincerely: Yes. When I thought that I couldn't even take care of the people my mother left behind, I felt depressed. Then he smiled and said, your words reminded me. I remember Mrs.

This is also the case. When I want to reward the people around me for something, I will use my own money to do it. I have to think carefully about how to deal with Tao Cheng.

Eleven Niang patted her son's white and tender feet hard: "Okay," and then motioned to the maid to take away the face wash.

Brother Jin covered his feet and let out an ouch.

Mom, she pouted and looked aggrieved. Your hands are so heavy. My feet hurt so much.

It hurts. The eleventh mother smiled and sat down by the kang. Such a big child is still clamoring for her to wash her feet. If you don’t give her a couple of hard spanks, your little tail won’t go up to the sky.

Brother Jin giggled and hugged Eleven Niang from behind.

Mom, today we went to Fourth Brother’s farm. He came back in the morning and just slept for a while before going to Xiumuyuan to squat on horseback. In the afternoon, he painted red in Xu Lingyi’s study. Before he had time to whisper to Eleven Niang, Fourth Brother

The farm is so big that it took a long time for the carriage to walk out. Dad also taught the fourth brother a lesson today. He said that the fourth brother should not give so much money to Tao Cheng. Eleven Niang already knew this.

Xu Lingyi also lay in bed all morning this morning. Although he didn't sigh deeply, he was always in a low mood.

You're a little boy. She smiled and patted her son's little hand on her shoulder. Go to sleep. She has to go to Hidekiyuan early tomorrow morning.

Well, brother Jin got into the quilt obediently. If I had known that daddy was going to spend the night outside, I wouldn't have gone. It almost made me unable to squat., he complained, but I think this matter is okay even though Tao Cheng has done it.

Wrong, but the fourth brother’s fault is even greater.

Eleven Niang was stunned.

A hundred taels of silver can buy several maids. The fourth brother gave Tao Cheng such a large amount of money, and Tao Cheng's eyes were not red, how could he be interested in it. But the fourth brother didn't choose what he said.

Understand, just give him a reward in a general way. It's strange that Tao Cheng didn't move his head. As a result, he was scolded by his father and couldn't even give him a punishment. He said, turned over and looked at Eleven Niang, if I were

Tell him clearly: Twenty taels of silver will buy you wine, and eighty taels of silver will buy you paper money. Do you think he dares to spend only ten taels of silver to buy paper money? He imitated the voice of an adult and spoke in a deep and authentic voice.

Eleven Niang understood what her son meant.

He made it clear which ones asked Tao Cheng to do things and which ones rewarded Tao Cheng. If Tao Cheng was found to have not done what he was told, he could severely punish Tao Cheng. Xu Sichen's words were general, and Tao Cheng began to quibble.

It can be said that he understood that he used ten taels of silver to buy paper money for Tao's mother, and the rest was reward money. Of course, it was almost impossible to dare to argue with the master, but Xu Sizhen's approach was not rigorous after all.

Who did you learn this from? Even so, she was still surprised by her son's precocious intelligence.

The racecourse in Baoding Prefecture wanted to send horses to the Ministry of War. This is what my father said to the steward of the racecourse. With a little pride in his expression, my father gave the man two thousand taels of silver. He said that one of them was eight hundred taels.

He was asked to prepare some, and the remaining two hundred taels were given to the steward to drink. The steward was overjoyed at that time and even kowtowed to his father.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but laugh: You, you have been messing with these messes all day long. Then she said seriously, look, you also saw your father dealing with similar things, and then you knew what to do. You four

I haven't seen my brother, so I don't know. You must not be complacent because of this. If you think your fourth brother is not as powerful as you, blame him. You must know that couples can bully their neighbors if they don't get along, and brothers can be bullied by their slaves if they don't get along. He is your brother. He is your younger brother.

, It’s not good to talk about your brother like this. You must remember your mother’s words. Do you understand?

Knowing this, Brother Jin smiled sheepishly, slid down, and covered his face with the quilt.

Just now, when she was praising herself for being so good, Eleven Niang pushed down the quilt, and Brother Jin's face was exposed. How could she now know that she was shy and should be careful to hold it in.

Brother Jin pursed his lips and smiled.

Eleven Niang went to turn down the wick, and patted Brother Jin while lying down: Close your eyes.

Brother Jin chuckled and hid his face in Shiyi Niang's arms, and soon fell asleep.

Eleven Niang looked at her son's rosy face under the light, and raised the corners of her mouth. After a long time, she gently tucked brother Jin in and crept out of the wing.

After falling asleep, Xu Lingyi put down the book in his hand, looking a little sad.

The eleventh mother smiled and sat next to him because of Brother Zhun's matter. Brother Zhun has a pure nature, and it involves his mother's matters, so there are times when he can't think about it for a while. The Marquis mentioned something to him today, and he

I will definitely think about it carefully later. Don’t worry, Mr. Hou, let’s take a look for now. If it still doesn’t work, it’s not too late for Mr. Hou to frown again.

Xu Lingyi laughed as he spoke.

Eleven Niang took the opportunity to joke: Mr. Hou must not do this again. I feel uncomfortable, but I want to see your face. I am not the one who caused trouble.

She was involved in all these things for nothing, yes, yes, it was Xu Lingyi who held her hand. It was all because I couldn’t say it. The smile on her face gradually faded away, and the eyes she looked at Eleven Niang became serious. She said silently that in this family,

Thanks

Such solemnity made Eleven Niang a little embarrassed.

I have an appointment with my eldest brother tomorrow to settle accounts. She stood up and went to freshen up first. Before she finished speaking, Xu Lingyi exerted a little force on her hands, and Eleven Niang fell into his arms.

I didn’t wash it either. Xu Lingyi whispered in her ear, let’s go together

Early the next morning, the maid came to report that Luo Zhenxing had arrived. Feng Niang went to the bathroom in the living room and the clean room almost in embarrassment. The inner room was wet everywhere. Qiu Yu and the others were either cleaning up in the clean room or changing the curtains. bedding.

Luo Zhenxing asked as soon as Brother Zhun's wedding date was set and he sat down.

We asked Qin Tianjian to help set a date for the day, and we have already asked Huang Sannǎǎi to be sent to Jiang Mansion. We are just waiting for the news from there.

Luo Zhenxing nodded and said hesitantly: Why don't you come over?

In all these years, Xu Lingyi has never asked about the property left by Yuanniang.

The Marquis went to Duke Dingguo's Mansion. Eleven Niang felt a little embarrassed when she thought of Xu Lingyi, who was sitting calmly on the big Kang in the inner room by the window, reading a book.

Luo Zhenxing sighed softly, and just as he was about to say something, Xu Sizhen arrived. Everyone stopped talking and started talking about the handover.

Xu Lingyi paid attention to Xu Sizhen.

A few days after Yuanniang's dowry was handed over to Xu Sichun, Xu Sichun's wedding date was set. He called Tao Cheng into his house, and first politely told Tao Cheng that he had something to do in Daxing a few days ago, and he stopped by to pay for Tao's mother. After going to the grave, he gave Tao Cheng another thirty taels of silver and asked him to buy all the paper money as offerings to Mother Tao, and report the date of his marriage to Mother Tao. Then he asked him if he was short of money. If he was short of money, Just put it into his hands and take it. And for the first time, Tao Cheng was not left to eat in the house.

Tao Cheng left ashamed and ashamed.

Xu Lingyi breathed a sigh of relief and concentrated on preparing Xu Sichen's wedding with Eleven Niang: September 26th is a good day. The new house can be renovated before June. The curtains, curtains, screens, etc. should be replaced before July. .We started to treat guests in August, and decided on the banquet as soon as September entered. I think there is still enough time." He also said, is there any news from Yuhang?

The eldest brother has already sent people to Yuhang. Eleven Niang said with a smile, the eldest sister-in-law and the others are definitely coming, but I don’t know if daddy will come.

Everyone from Nanjing is coming. Xu Lingyi said about the relatives of the Xu family, you should have the courtyards over the Baihua Pavilion cleaned out early, so as not to have no place to live in the future.

The two discussed it for a long time, and the eleventh mother gave Mrs. Tai a birthday party. After the Dragon Boat Festival, the new house was repainted.

Eleven Niang asked Yuan Niang's things to be moved back again: there are left and right rooms in front of the hall, which can be used as a study or a living room for guests. When Jiang comes in, she will make the arrangements herself. Secondly It will be your new house when you enter. Your mother’s things will be placed in the third entrance. You can also go in to pay homage on New Year’s and death anniversaries.

My mother, Xu Sizhen, looked excited and her eye circles were a little red. My mother has been dead for so many years. I thought it was better to forget it. Although she said rejection, her tone was a little hesitant.

If Xu Sizhen hadn't been concerned about her feelings, why would he have hesitated to do this? This was an affirmation of her as a stepmother.

That's it. Eleven Niang smiled and served tea.
Chapter completed!