Marrying into a poor family

A month later, Li Siniang left with more than a dozen people.

Among them are Ma Hui and Uncle Qi.

Bao'er was left behind and followed Aunt Sang and Su Shi in the inner house. However, now that Mrs. Su has to take care of the house, she is very busy every day and has no time to take care of her children. Therefore, during the day, Bao'er either goes to the school or goes to the Xiangfang to play with Lian'er and Lanhua. He is the treasure of this family, and there are people everywhere he goes. Give me something to eat.

Because of what happened before, he was very timid and did not dare to stay alone, so Aunt Sang followed her step by step, so that her health actually improved again.

Beijing.

Li Siniang finally returned to the place where she grew up. In fact, she was very unfamiliar with it. For the past ten years, she had lived in the back house of the Li family. Not to mention walking around, she rarely even went to the front yard.

But now she is seeing the world as a blessing in disguise.

Someone had been sent over to rent a small yard before, and everyone settled down first.

The next day, Li Siniang took Ma Hui and several maids to Yahang.

The Li family lives in Wutong Lane in the south of the city, which is at the junction of the circles of power and wealth.

You say it is still the residence of a powerful family, but the powerful people disdain it. You could say he comes from a wealthy family, but the people of Wutong Lane themselves are not willing to do so.

Therefore, Wutong Lane and the adjacent Feifeng Street, Nanzhu Lane, etc. are the entry-level choices for wealthy families who want to enter the circle of the powerful; of course, they are also the last stubbornness of declining aristocratic families who do not want to leave the circle of the powerful.

Therefore, if the Li family wants to live in a real circle of power, it will not be easy for Li Siniang to rent or buy a house.

But Wutong Lane is different. As long as you have enough money, you can have many choices.

However, Li Siniang came back with money, and her main focus was to "show off".

Ma Hui saw the prices of several yards on the side. The rental and sale prices were ridiculously expensive, and she almost fainted, holding her chest.

But Li Siniang was very calm. After all, she had been in charge of the old lady's private treasury and had seen wealth.

This is why Qin Xiang keeps her by his side again and again.

Only such a person can be a capable person who can take care of everything for her before entering the capital.

Li Siniang's ability was actually limited. Qin Xiang let her do things this time because she wanted to verify her vision again.

At the intersection of Nanzhu Lane, Feifeng Street and Wutong Lane, there is a house that occupies a large area, twice as much as the courtyard inside. It has such a good environment and convenient travel conditions, but this house has been abandoned for many years. People care.

The previous head of this house was a marquis, but after committing a crime and seizing the title and ransacking the house, the whole family was exiled. It is said that the whole family later died on the road.

The former head of the household was a high-ranking official who was transferred back from other places. He had a lot of money and couldn't find a good place to live, so he chose this house to settle down. He also quickly picked up the elderly and children at home, and the family was enjoying themselves happily.

But the good times did not last long. Soon after returning to the capital, the high-ranking official who ruled the world with one hand was about to be imprisoned because he was implicated.

The officials knew that the situation was over, so they informed the women and children at home about the situation.

Therefore, when the government came in, the old lady and other female relatives at home drank poison and died together. The scene was particularly terrifying, and even men who had seen too much life and death had nightmares.

Something happened to two families one after another, and no one was spared.

After the incident spread, the courtyard became a haunted house. Even if the price was equal to half the other houses in Wutong Lane, they had already eaten dust for more than four years. Li Siniang pointed at the house with her finger and said to the dentist: "Let's take a look at this!"

Yaren didn't dare to lie to her, so he briefly explained the situation of the house. Although the words were very vague, Ma Hui and others couldn't help but frown. They just felt that this house was uninhabitable and how unlucky it was.

However, Li Siniang nodded and said calmly: "That's it. Now take us to see the house."

Ma Hui hurriedly took Li Siniang's hand: "Sister Siniang, how can you see this house? It's too unlucky. The second master and his wife will definitely not like it."

"Ma Hui, I discussed this matter with my wife before I came here, and I asked for her consent."

She still likes Ma Hui a little bit. Therefore, Li Siniang explained to Ma Hui seriously,

However, Ma Hui frowned and shook her head. She seemed to be kind, but in fact she said accusingly: "Sister Si Niang, my wife definitely doesn't know the details of this house. When she and the second master find out, they will definitely be angry, and you don't want to Think, who would like a haunted house?”

Li Siniang turned her head and looked at Ma Hui steadily. Ma Hui, who was oppressed by her emotionless eyes, finally shut up.

"Ma Hui, you meddle too much! Remember, just do your own thing, don't make your own decisions, let alone be self-righteous." The smile on Li Siniang's face disappeared. Although her words were calm, her words were serious. warn.

Ma Hui was stunned. Along the way, although Li Siniang was very worried and seldom smiled or talked to everyone, she was still very gentle and never got angry. Everyone's food, clothing, housing and transportation were arranged in a perfect way.

Ma Hui gave her the nickname "Good Old Man" in private.

However, when she showed her face to Ma Hui for the first time, Ma Hui realized: It turns out that the cold face of the good old Li Siniang turned out to be a bit scary.

But the next moment, Ma Hui thought of the reason why she was afraid of Li Siniang.

It's not because Li Siniang is the chief housekeeper of the Xiao family, and she has full authority to handle everything in the capital under the orders of her wife. Especially, all the money is in her hands.

Thinking of this, Ma Hui pursed her lips and turned away with some dissatisfaction, but at least she did not continue to stop Li Siniang.

Ma Hui was a brave girl. Later she arrived at Su's Incense Shop. Because she was smart and willing to learn, she quickly got started with it. In addition, she was lively, sharp-tongued, and good at observing people's emotions. She summed up a set of clothes for the guests who came in. , accessories, and accompanying maids and servants, we can quickly judge the person's net worth and ability to buy things. What's more, she has an advantage in receiving female customers, so the price she sells exceeds that of all the waiters. .

The shopkeeper always smiled and praised her. Even when she went back to Xiao's house to deliver things, Mrs. Su praised her ability.

As a result, Ma Hui was praised so proudly that she dared to point fingers at Li Siniang.

Yaxing is very close to Feifeng Street, so it only takes half a stick of incense walking.

The dusty side door slowly opened, and Li Siniang took the lead in stepping into this big house.

The main courtyard has three entrances. The first entrance is the front courtyard, and the second courtyard is the courtyard of the hostess. In addition to living in it, she is also responsible for handling daily affairs and receiving guests.

The third courtyard is the inner courtyard, with a huge garden next to it.

In addition to the left and right courtyards of the three houses, there are also two adjacent houses in the garden. The houses are not big, but they are hidden among the green trees. They are both two-story buildings. They are apparently embroidered buildings for young ladies to live in.

Because it was the house where the Marquis once lived, it was naturally very impressive. However, it was later occupied by officials, so the height of the threshold was lowered, and other illegal places were also modified.

However, if the Xiao family wants to live there, they need to make some improvements. After all, Xiao Chenyu has no official status yet. If someone takes advantage of him, he will really be doomed.