Need for money

Seeing Huo Gengsheng running away like a dog in the water, Lin Jingzhi felt refreshed, and exchanged glances with Shi Mo, both of them laughed out loud, Xu Fu twirled the short beard on his chin, also smiling.

"Second master, if there is nothing to do, the old servant will leave first." Seeing Shi Mo laughing, Xu Fu hesitated to speak, so he took the initiative to stand up, saluted and retreated first.

"Well, then you step back first." Lin Jingzhi responded with a smile.

Waiting for Xu Fu to leave the hall and go far away, Shi Mo said in a panic: "Second Master, there is news from Yang Wei that small-scale locust plagues broke out in many places on the four northern continents."

"What?" The smile on Lin Jingzhi's face disappeared, and he jumped up from the chair in shock.

Shi Mo replied again, "This news is absolutely true!"

Originally, according to Lin Jingzhi's speculation, the date of the locust plague outbreak should still be seven or eight days away. Now that he heard the news suddenly, Lin Jingzhi couldn't help but panicked, and asked eagerly: "Where is Yang Wei, did he say to buy it?" How is the matter of food and grass going?"

Just as Shi Mo was about to answer, Lin Jingzhi waved his hand again and said, "Forget it, I'll ask in person and lead the way."

Since Yang Wei is a secret guard, he cannot enter the Lin residence openly. Even if Lin Jingzhi wanted to see him, he had to hide it from everyone. Under normal circumstances, Shi Mo would deliver the news to the two of them. Shi Mo knew that the matter was urgent, He didn't answer, so he hurriedly led the way.

After leaving the hall and walking tens of meters away, Shi Mo's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he remembered the scene when he was looking for the big housekeeper. At that time, the second mistress was sitting on the seat, her face turned blue with anger, he hesitated for a while, originally He wanted to tell the second master about this, but when he turned around, he found that the second master's face was very anxious, so he didn't say anything more, raised his feet and walked forward again, thinking silently,

'It's not too late to tell the second master after dealing with the major business matters in the mansion. '

Tang Yuxiang was picked up by two little girls early in the morning, and felt depressed for a while, but she is Lin Jingzhi's wife, and indeed she got up without her husband-in-law. She also had to go forward and serve him to dress, clean his face, and rinse his mouth.

Besides, Mrs. Lin personally told her last time that she wanted her to sleep on the same bed as Lin Jingzhi. If she got up too late, Mrs. Lin would definitely be suspicious, and there would be a meal at that time blame.

"Second Mistress, didn't you agree last night that you want to admit your mistake to Second Master? Why didn't you just say so?" Zhiqiu saw that Zhidong had put on the embroidered shoes for the master, and dragged him off the bed.

Tang Yuxiang didn't want to listen to the preaching of the two maids, so she didn't dare to refute, "I got up a step late, and besides, he can run faster than a rabbit. There must be important things to do, and I can't keep him."

"Oh, my second grandma, how can you describe the second master as a rabbit? If this reaches the old matriarch's ears, then what can I do!" Zhiqiu stomped her little feet and looked out of the door worriedly. Look, for fear of being heard by someone with long ears.

Last night Lin Jingzhi left Second Grandma behind and went back to the small courtyard alone, which really scared Zhidong and Zhiqiu, Zhidong also said: "Left and right are just admitting a mistake, how much time will it take, Second Grandma, You just listen to our advice, find a chance, and admit your mistake to the second master."

"Okay, okay..." Tang Yuxiang's little ears couldn't bear the raging, and said five good days in a row, and Zhidong and Zhiqiu laughed when they heard the words.

"Second Grandma, which dress are you going to wear today?" Zhidong asked while untying Tang Yuxiang's belt.

Tang Yuxiang looked down, and said casually, "You don't need to change it, just wear this one. I just put it on at noon yesterday."

"How can this be done? This dress is wrinkled in many places, how can it be worn out again?" Zhiqiu immediately objected when she heard this, and then complained with a resentful face: "Second Grandma, you are really , How can I sleep without taking off my clothes."

From Zhiqiu's point of view, Second Mistress looks like a fairy. If she takes off her clothes and goes to bed, she won't be afraid that Second Master won't fall in love with her.

Tang Yuxiang didn't know what Zhiqiu's plan was, her little face flushed, she pretended not to understand, she quickly turned her head to one side, and looked around.

Zhidong also shook her head vigorously, disapproving that Tang Yuxiang was still wearing this outfit today, and after she held her chin and thought for a while, her eyes suddenly brightened, "Yes, second grandma, wait a minute, I'll get it for you right away. "

After finishing speaking, he ran out of the hut and searched next door, while Zhiqiu pulled Tang Yuxiang to sit down, then dipped a cotton towel in water, and carefully cleaned her face.

By the way, I nagged in Tang Yuxiang's ear again, the main idea was still to persuade her to find a way to catch the second master's heart.

In the past two days, Zhidong and the other four have been called to learn the rules from those old women whenever they are free, so they have a general understanding of the etiquette in this wealthy compound. They told some stories about the compound, so unconsciously, their thinking changed, and because of this, they took the trouble to persuade Tang Yuxiang to please the second master.

Most of the women in those stories ended miserably, while the men in the stories were very cold-blooded and ruthless. They were really afraid that Second Grandma would end up like that in the future because she didn't please Second Master.

After a long time, Zhidong rushed in with a red skirt in his hands, his little face was very excited, Zhiqiu pulled Tang Yuxiang up when he saw this, and then the two of them held the long skirt and made gestures on Tang Yuxiang's body. non-stop.

"The left and right are just clothes, so there's nothing to choose." Seeing the two little girls chattering endlessly, Tang Yuxiang said angrily.

"Today is different." Zhiqiu gave her a look.

"That's right, Second Mistress, you forgot, the old matriarch gave you the authorization last night to handle Manager Li's affairs, today you must dress decently, and you won't be underestimated by those servants." Dong stopped what he was doing, and also spoke.

Tang Yuxiang froze for a moment, and then remembered that there was still a huge trouble to deal with today, and when Liu Mei frowned, she felt a headache.

After the two little girls finished speaking, they lowered their heads again and carefully helped Tang Yuxiang try them on to see where they were gaining weight and where they were losing weight. After a while, they even took a needle and thread to modify everything.

Tang Yuxiang was literate and studied medicine since she was a child, and Xu Xiucai was the only man in her family, so she didn't know anything about female celebrities. When she saw two maids holding scissors and sewing, she finished modifying Luo Qun in a short while, and felt envious for a while. She also learned needlework for a while when she grew up, but this needle is much more difficult than the silver needles used in acupuncture.

After Zhidong and Zhiqiu changed their clothes, they put them on Tang Yuxiang's body. After looking around for a while, seeing that there was nothing sparse, they pulled Tang Yuxiang to the bronze mirror and let her see for herself.

Tang Yuxiang was not favored in the Tang family when she was a child, and after being adopted by Xu Xiucai, the family conditions were not good, so she didn't care much about the clothes, she always felt that the clothes fit well and could cover her body. She also knew that she was good looking , she is considered a beauty in terms of size, but when she looked in the mirror today, she was surprised. It turned out that after being well-dressed, she could be so stunning and moving.

No wonder people often say that people depend on clothes, and Buddha depends on gold clothes. There is a huge difference between dressing up and not dressing up.

The long dress that Zhidong chose is pure red. No matter the workmanship and materials, it is very exquisite. After wearing it, it adds a touch of maturity and nobility to her who is only 16 years old. There is a peony embroidered on the chest The flowers, not big but small, just bloomed on the chest, and the branches stretched from the skirt to the waist. Zhiqiu also tied a lavender belt around her slender waist, which made the already impressive The front chest is more eye-catching.

"Second Grandma is so beautiful, even the fairies in the sky are incomparable." Zhiqiu praised her sincerely.

Zhidong also nodded in agreement, and was about to agree, but Tang Yuxiang, who just came back to his senses, preempted him, "Whoever is a fairy is not a fairy, he will make his master happy, so he is not afraid of being laughed at by outsiders."

"No, in terms of appearance, no one in this yard can have second grandma as beautiful as you, even if someone chews their tongue, they will be jealous." Zhiqiu curled her mouth disapprovingly.

"Okay, you guys are shameless, I can't stand it, so I changed this outfit." Tang Yuxiang felt that although this outfit looked good, it was too eye-catching.

"No!" Zhidong and Zhiqiu stopped them tacitly, then pulled Tang Yuxiang aside and sat down, and began to comb her hair in a bun. Tang Yuxiang was no match for the persistence of the two, and she also liked this very much. Unclothed, had to give up.

Twisting up her long hair, Zhidong gave Tang Yuxiang a startled bun, while Zhiqiu took out a mahogany box from a cabinet on the side, which contained all the jewelry Mrs. Lin bought for Tang Yuxiang when she got married.

"Second Grandma, do you think this white plum blossom hairpin looks good?" Zhiqiu took out the hairpin and gestured to Tang Yuxiang.

Tang Yuxiang was not picky about these things, she had no objection after a second look, but Zhidong couldn't see her eyes, "No, Second Mistress has to dress up a bit more expensively today, it's not appropriate to wear a white one, let me tell you, it's still this purple one." The snow lotus hairpin is pretty."

Zhidong said as he took the hairpin out of the wooden box. Tang Yuxiang didn't care at all, but after a casual glance, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he saw purple light flowing all over the hairpin. The workmanship was fine, the size of a petal Uniform, just like the real thing, it is really beautiful.

Zhiqiu took the white plum blossom hairpin in his hand and compared it, and thought that one was more beautiful, so Zhidong started to insert the purple snow lotus hairpin obliquely between Tang Yuxiang's, and with the decoration, Tang Yuxiang was beautiful scored three points.

Seeing that the beauty in the bronze mirror was a bit outrageous, Tang Yuxiang didn't dare to let the two little maids dress up for her, and tidied up indiscriminately, and hurried out with the excuse of paying respects to the old lady.

Walking on the road, the two maids pouted, very dissatisfied, still thinking in their hearts, if any jewelry is worn by Second Grandma, it will definitely make Second Grandma more beautiful.

Mrs. Lin went to bed early and got up early every day. When Tang Yuxiang came to the door, she had already finished offering incense to her Daoist. After Liu Xiang saw Tang Yuxiang at the door, she nodded slightly, turned around and left Come in, whisper,

"Old Madam, Second Mistress is here to greet you."

"Tell her to come in." After speaking, Old Madam Lin opened her eyes, and with the help of Liu Xiang, she stood up from the futon, then walked slowly to the outer room and sat down.

As Liu Xiang went out to pass on the message, there was a sound of 'ding dong', and the door curtain was lifted. Originally, Mrs. Lin was just sitting indifferently, but when she looked at it, she lost her spirit.

Decades ago, she also came here early every morning to greet her mother-in-law. At that time, she was also bright and beautiful.

"Granddaughter-in-law pays respects to the old lady." Tang Yuxiang didn't notice the old lady's strangeness, and slowly moved closer to her, and bestowed a blessing on her.

After the light voice came to her ears, she woke up Mrs. Lin. Affected by the memory, she was obviously more kind than before, and said with a smile: "Yu Xiang, you are such a beauty, come here, come here Let grandma see."

Hearing that the old lady claimed to be her grandma, Tang Yuxiang was surprised. In the Lin Mansion, no one knew that the old lady was very biased towards her own family. No one dared to call her grandma except Lin.

Liu Xiang didn't expect that the old lady would change her address today, she secretly raised her head and took a look, only to realize that today's old lady is not the same as usual, that smile is a little more sincere and a little more kindly.

When Tang Yuxiang approached, Mrs. Lin took her little hand affectionately, looked at her face carefully,

"Yu Xiang dressed up so beautifully today, she dazzled me as an old woman, but the eyebrows are not drawn very well, Liu Xiang, go and get my rouge box and the brush for eyebrow drawing."

"Yes!" Liu Xiang replied, then turned around and went into the inner room to get things.

"Old Madam, you were supposed to let your granddaughter-in-law serve you, but how could you let her paint her eyebrows." The old matriarch Lin suddenly became so affectionate, which Tang Yuxiang couldn't adapt to.

"It's okay." Mrs. Lin patted Tang Yuxiang's tender and smooth hands, and the gaze in her eyes became more and more eager.

Tang Yuxiang was a little overwhelmed by being stared at, and did not dare to withdraw her hand. In a panic, she had to hang her head deeply on her chest.

After a while, Liu Xiang came back with an exquisite wooden box. The wooden box was dark red and covered with patterns. It was very expensive at first glance. Mrs. Lin asked Liu Xiang to open the wooden box , and then took out the eyebrow brush with one hand, dipped some blue-black paint, and lifted Tang Yuxiang's snow-white chin with the other hand.

Although Mrs. Lin was surprisingly affectionate today, Tang Yuxiang didn't dare to look at her, so she had no choice but to close her eyes.

Mrs. Lin took a paintbrush and carefully observed Tang Yuxiang's face shape. Then she began to draw from the brows, following the direction of the eyebrows' growth, from bottom to top, with gentle brushwork and focused expression. As the painting was formed, her spirit gradually became in a trance, as if she was not drawing eyebrows for Tang Yuxiang, but drawing eyebrows for herself for decades.

Mrs. Lin was also a great beauty when she was young, otherwise she wouldn't be able to enter the Lin family's door. I remember that year, her mother-in-law also painted her eyebrows, and her expression was so focused. At that time, she was known for being strict when she couldn't figure it out Why did my mother-in-law suddenly become interested and insisted on thrushing her eyebrows? It wasn't until today that she realized the meaning deeply.

The beauty is gone, the youth is gone, the former beauty has gray temples and overlapping wrinkles. For a woman, how sad it is!

Tang Yuxiang closed her eyes and let Mrs. Lin draw her eyebrows. I don't know how long it took, but she saw that Mrs. Lin was just holding her chin, and her other hand was no longer making any movements. She waited for a long time After a while, I opened my eyes. What I saw was the complicated appearance of Mrs. Lin recalling the past. Her expression was mixed with happiness, joy, contemplation, indifference, sadness, pain and desolation...

Maybe each of these expressions contains one story after another, all connected together, it is the life of Old Madam Lin for most of her life.

Tang Yuxiang didn't dare to interrupt, she could only stand there like a puppet, she didn't even realize that in her beautiful eyes, there was a real reflection of an old woman in her 50s who was meditating, and there was no figure in her eyes. A little modification is so real, just like the cruelty of reality.

I don't know how long it took before there was a sigh in the hall. This sigh heard everyone's thoughts in their ears. Tang Yuxiang's expression was complicated, and he wanted to comfort him, but he couldn't speak. Liu Xiang just raised his head and looked at the moment The old lady glanced at him, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, and secretly sighed that the old lady was really unpredictable and unpredictable, while Zhidong and Zhiqiu were taken aback, they didn't understand Lin Lin just now. The old matriarch still smiled kindly, and sighed after trying to draw eyebrows for Second Grandma.

"Yu Xiang, I'm tired, you step back, I don't need you to take care of the meal this morning." Mrs. Lin stood up from the chair after speaking, Liu Xiang hurried forward to hold her arm , I just feel that this arm is much heavier today than in the past.

Tang Yuxiang yelled to send the old matriarch off, and at the same time bent down to give a salute, until the old matriarch's back disappeared into the inner room, she slowly stood up, then took a deep breath, and walked out the door.

Zhidong and Zhiqiu wanted to follow when their master turned around, but they were taken aback when they saw Tang Yuxiang's two eyebrows growing, because the two peaceful and slender eyebrows in the past seemed to have an extra He is tough, his brows are raised a little higher, and his heroic spirit bursts out. If his eyes are opened a little wider, he must be full of majesty.

The two women looked at each other in surprise, and secretly marveled in their hearts, this old lady is really not simple, just drawing eyebrows can change people's appearance.

After Liu Xiang helped Mrs. Lin enter the inner room, Mrs. Lin waved her hand to signal her to retreat, and then walked to the bed alone. After Liu Xiang retreated to the door, she remembered something and asked, "Old lady Jun, the second mistress is going to interrogate Guanshi Li today, do you think the servants will follow me to see?"

Hearing these words, Mrs. Lin's slightly languid figure suddenly shook, and became tall and straight again.

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