Lin Jingzhi left Mrs. Lin's small courtyard and went straight to the study. He also found the chief steward Xu Fu and discussed together what gifts to send to the Zheng Mansion tomorrow. Zheng Jianqiu's father was a senior official from the fourth rank, and was an ordinary official.
Even if a wealthy family has expensive gifts, they can't get in.
The eldest steward has lived for more than fifty years and is relatively experienced in handling this kind of matter. However, even so, it took more than an hour after the two of them prepared nearly a hundred fine gifts of various sizes.
Lin Jingzhi checked the written gift list carefully again and saw that nothing was missed. Lin Jingzhi let out a long sigh of relief. Although he didn't have to do this kind of thing himself, there were many rules here and he couldn't break any taboos.
Just like when you go out in ancient times, you have to check the red calendar to see if it is appropriate to travel. Thinking about it, it is really a headache.
After seeing off the butler, Lin Jingzhi could rest for a while and drink some tea.
After sitting on a chair and resting for a while, Lin Jingzhi remembered that Aunt Yu in the backyard couldn't hear Tang Yuxiang's name. He asked the butler how the relationship between the women was, but the butler didn't tell him and just suggested that he ask the mistress.
His personal maid, Tang Yuxiang and several aunts are all his women. To be honest, he really hopes that they can live in harmony.
Is this just a possibility?
Anyway, if it were a modern woman, it would be almost impossible.
Rubbing his temples with a headache, Lin Jingzhi decided to ask, otherwise he would appear to be too irresponsible as a husband.
Because Shi Mo is now running errands with the chief manager, Lin Jingzhi doesn't even have anyone he can help. After thinking for a while, he decided to go to Zhiqiu or Zhidong to inquire in person, and see how Tang Yuxiang and a few others
Is his aunt really having a conflict? After leaving the study, he only ran to the small courtyard where he lived. Coincidentally, when he walked to the door of the small courtyard, he saw Zhidong hurried back from outside.
He was worried about how to divert the two girls away from Tang Yuxiang. He felt happy and secretly sighed that God would help me.
Not long after she stopped, Zhidong walked closer. She saw the second master standing at the door of the small courtyard, seemingly waiting for her. A trace of panic flashed in her eyes, and she quietly put her hands behind her back.
"Zhidong, where were you just now?" Lin Jingzhi asked casually without thinking about how to ask about Tang Yuxiang and his aunts.
Zhidong's heart skipped a beat, and he hesitated, not knowing how to answer.
Lin Jingzhi thought that the little girl was frightened because she was afraid of him, and said quickly: "Don't be afraid, I'm not a man-eating tiger. I just want to ask you today if the Second Mistress and Aunt Yu are having trouble."
What's the conflict?"
Originally, Zhidong's palms were sweating while holding the paper due to nervousness. After hearing this sentence, he relaxed his tense nerves a little. It turned out that the second master didn't know that he had left the house again today, so he secretly wiped his head.
Sweating on her face, she replied: "Back to the Second Master, there was no conflict between the Second Mistress and Aunt Yu. By the way, the last time I asked about Manager Li's family, Aunt Yu saved Second Mistress' life. At that time, Second Mistress
I said thank you to Aunt Yu."
Lin Jingzhi took himself too seriously. In fact, none of the maids were afraid of him. The reason was simple. He was never popular. Also, Zhidong and Zhiqiu were extremely loyal to Tang Yuxiang.
Naturally, I won’t speak ill of Tang Yuxiang. If I really want to speak out one day, I’m afraid I’ll beat him up for the sake of my master.
Lin Jingzhi didn't know that the little girl in front of him was not simple at all. He first saw that she was a little flustered and seemed a little afraid of him, and then she answered in a very orderly manner, so he thought that what the little girl said should be true.
As for why Aunt Yu doesn't like to hear Tang Yuxiang's name, she probably has a problem common to most women, she is jealous!
Knowing that his women had no conflicts, Lin Jingzhi felt at ease and waved his hand, signaling Zhidong to leave.
Zhidong bowed first, then lowered his head and passed by Lin Jingzhi. After walking a few steps, he breathed a long sigh of relief. Lin Jingzhi's unintentional question just now scared her to death.
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Walking to the door of the main room, Zhidong turned around and took a look. Seeing that the second master did not follow him, he quickly got in. Tang Yuxiang was lying lazily on the bed. When he heard the sound, he sat up.
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Zhiqiu's eyes also lit up, he took a few steps forward and asked urgently: "Is the matter done?"
First, he glared at Zhiqiu fiercely, and then Zhidong said, "Why are you shouting so loudly? Are you afraid that others won't hear you?"
Zhiqiu stuck out his tongue when he heard the words, hurried to the door, lifted the curtain, stuck his little head out of the door, looked around, and saw no strangers, he breathed a sigh of relief, ran back into the house, and hurriedly ran back to the house.
The voice said: "There is no one in the small courtyard. Come on, is the matter done?"
"Zhiqiu, look at your worthless look, when will you learn to be more steady?" Although Tang Yuxiang was blaming Zhiqiu, there was a hint of anxiety on her face.
Zhidong knew that his master was anxious, so he went straight to the bed and handed over the contract document in his hand, "Everything goes well, Second Mistress, please put your heart back in your belly."
Tang Yuxiang's eyes lit up when she heard this, and regardless of her image as a lady, she sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed with her bare feet, then took the contract document and looked at it carefully.
It turned out that she asked Zhidong to go back yesterday and sign a contract with Mr. Zhou, which basically meant that she would pay one thousand taels of silver to buy Zhou's Pharmacy and pay a deposit of five hundred taels in advance.
Mr. Zhou must move his furniture, beds and other daily necessities away from the drug store as soon as possible. The next day, Tang Yuxiang settled the remaining five hundred taels of silver in exchange for the deed document of Zhou's drug store, and Zhidong
I left the house today just to handle this matter.
Originally, Zhidong only needed to exchange the banknote for the house deed, but after leaving early this morning, Mr. Zhou put forward new conditions, hoping that he could continue to stay in the drug store and be the shopkeeper for Tang Yuxiang. In this way, Zhou
The old family can still live in the drug store, and with this job, the whole family will not have to wait to die. Tang Yuxiang was originally worried about finding a suitable servant to look after the store, so she readily accepted the offer.
To open a drug store, it is natural to find someone who knows medicine and can also see doctors to visit the store. In this regard, Mr. Zhou's conditions are quite good. In addition, his character must be guaranteed, otherwise Tang Yuxiang will not be able to leave the house easily. Time
Over time, the storekeeper who looks after the store will inevitably have malicious intentions and covet the silver and cash in the drug store.
By then, Tang Yuxiang would have suffered a huge loss.
Tang Yuxiang met Mr. Zhou for the first time yesterday. She saw how Mr. Zhou did not embarrass the refugees when he was seeing a doctor. He would rather suffer some losses and do good deeds for his descendants. For this reason, she naturally believed in Mr. Zhou.
She would not do such heartless things, so Mr. Zhou was willing to be her shopkeeper, which naturally made her very happy.
So Zhidong ran back and forth twice today inside and outside the mansion. When he came back this time, the contract he held in his hand was the document for Mr. Zhou and his wife to work for Tang Yuxiang. Of course, what Mr. Zhou and his wife signed was a living contract.
The contract stated the working period, which was five years.
After Zhidong took out the contract, she poured herself a cup of warm tea and drank it all in one gulp. She had run so far back and forth and was already thirsty. Zhiqiu saw this and took out the tea.
With a cotton handkerchief, he stepped forward to help her wipe away the tea that spilled from the corner of her mouth, and said jokingly: "I'm usually said to be impatient, but when I look at the way you drink water, it's not much better!"
Rolling his eyes at Zhiqiu, Zhidong was about to have a little fun with her when he suddenly slapped his forehead and said in surprise: "Second Grandma, I just met the Second Master at the door. The Second Master also asked me if you were dating Yu.
My aunt is having a conflict!"
As soon as these words came out, Tang Yuxiang frowned slightly and quickly put away her smile, while Zhiqiu's expression changed drastically.
If a man interferes in the affairs of the backyard, it will definitely not be a good thing for the head wife who has the most power in the backyard!dd