Need for money

Lin Jingzhi left Old Madam Lin's small courtyard, went straight to the study, and brought the butler Xu Fu over to discuss what gifts he would give to the Zheng Mansion tomorrow. Even if the wealthy families hold expensive gifts, they cannot enter the door.

The chief steward lived for more than 50 years, and he was quite experienced in dealing with this kind of thing, but even so, it took more than an hour for the two of them to prepare nearly a hundred gifts, large and small.

Then he went through the written gift list carefully, and seeing that nothing was missed, Lin Jingzhi heaved a sigh of relief. Don't think he doesn't need to do this kind of thing himself, but there are many rules here, so you can't break the taboo. Just like when you go out in ancient times, you have to check the red calendar to see if it is advisable to travel. After thinking about it, it is really a headache.

Lin Jingzhi could take a rest and drink some tea after seeing off the butler.

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 say anything, but suggested him to ask the mistress Tang Yuxiang and several aunts are his women, and to be honest, he really hopes that they can live in harmony.

It's just this possibility, isn't it?

Anyway, if it is a modern woman, it is almost impossible.

Rubbing his temples with a headache, Lin Jingzhi still decided to ask, otherwise he would appear to be too irresponsible as a husband.

Because Shi Mo is now working with the chief steward, Lin Jingzhi doesn't even have anyone who can handle it. After thinking for a while, he decided to go to Zhiqiu or Zhidong to ask Tang Yuxiang and the others. Is Auntie really having a conflict? When he left the study, he only ran to the small courtyard where he lived. Coincidentally, when he was walking to the entrance of the small courtyard, he saw Zhidong hurried back from the outside.

He was worried about getting the two maids away from Tang Yuxiang's side, he felt happy, and secretly sighed that God helped me.

It didn't take long for Zhidong to stop, and she saw Erye standing at the gate of the small courtyard as if waiting for her, panic flashed in her eyes, and she quietly put her hands behind her back.

"Zhidong, where did you go just now?" Lin Jingzhi didn't think about how to ask about Tang Yuxiang and his aunts, so he asked casually.

Zhidong's heart skipped a beat, he hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

Lin Jingzhi thought that the little girl was frightened because she was afraid of herself, and quickly said, "Don't be afraid, I'm not a man-eating tiger. I came to you today just to ask if Second Grandma and Aunt Yu were having trouble. What contradiction?"

Originally due to nervousness, Zhidong's palms were sweating while holding the paper. Hearing this sentence, he relaxed his tense nerves a little. It turned out that the second master didn't know that he was out of the house again today, so he wiped his head secretly With the sweat on her face, she replied: "Back to the second master, the second grandma and Aunt Yu didn't have any conflicts. By the way, the last time I questioned Manager Li's family, Aunt Yu saved the life of the second grandma. At that time, the second grandma I thank Aunt Yu."

Lin Jingzhi took himself too seriously. In fact, none of these maids were afraid of him. The reason was simple. He was never popular, and Zhidong and Zhiqiu were extremely loyal to Tang Yuxiang. Naturally, he would not speak ill of Tang Yuxiang, and if he really wanted to speak up one day, he would probably beat him up for the sake of his 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, as if she was a little afraid of himself, and then answered in a very orderly manner, so he thought smartly that what this little girl said should be true.

As for why Aunt Yu didn't like to hear Tang Yuxiang's name, it should be because most women have committed a problem, jealous!

Knowing that his women didn't have any conflicts, Lin Jingzhi waved his hand with great joy, signaling Zhidong to leave.

Zhidong gave a salute first, then lowered her head and brushed past Lin Jingzhi, walked a few more steps, and then breathed a long sigh of relief. Lin Jingzhi's unintentional question just now scared her to death. .

Walking to the door of the main room, Zhidong turned around and took a look. Seeing that the second master hadn't followed, he slipped in. Tang Yuxiang was lying lazily on the bed, and when he heard the sound, he immediately sat up .

Zhiqiu's eyes lit up too, he stepped forward a few steps, and asked anxiously, "Is the matter done?"

First, he stared 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 her tongue when she heard the words, hurried to the door, raised the curtain, stuck her head out of the door, looked around, saw that there was no stranger, she was relieved, and ran back into the house in a hurry. Said: "There is no one in the small courtyard, tell me quickly, but the matter is done?"

"Zhiqiu, look at your worthless appearance, when will you learn to be more stable?" Although Tang Yuxiang was scolding Zhiqiu, there was a hint of anxiety on her face.

Zhidong knew that the master was impatient, so he went straight to the bed and handed over the contract document in his hand, "Everything is going well, Second Mistress, you said put your heart in your stomach."

Tang Yuxiang's eyes lit up when she heard the words, and regardless of the image of a lady, she sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed with her two bare feet, and then took a contract document and watched it carefully.

It turned out that she asked Zhidong to go back yesterday, and signed a contract with Mr. Zhou, roughly meaning that she would sell 1000 taels of silver to Zhou's pharmacy, and pay a deposit of 500 taels first.

And Mr. Zhou must move his furniture, beds and other daily necessities out of the pharmacy as soon as possible. On the next day, Tang Yuxiang settled the remaining 500 taels of silver in exchange for the house deed document of Zhou's pharmacy. Going out of the house is to handle this matter.

Originally, Zhidong only needed to exchange the bank note for the house deed, but after going out early this morning, Mr. Zhou put forward a new condition, hoping to stay in the pharmacy and be Tang Yuxiang's shopkeeper. The old family can still live in the pharmacy, and with this errand, the whole family will not sit and wait for death. Tang Yuxiang was originally worried about not finding a suitable servant to look after the store, so she readily agreed when she heard the words.

To open a pharmacy, it is natural to find someone who understands medicine and preferably can see a doctor to come to the store. In this regard, Mr. Zhou's conditions are still good. In addition, his character must be guaranteed, otherwise Tang Yuxiang cannot leave the house easily. Over time, the shopkeeper watching the store will inevitably feel malicious, greedy for the silver and cash in the ink medicine store.

By then, Tang Yuxiang will be at a loss.

Tang Yuxiang met Mr. Zhou for the first time yesterday. When Mr. Zhou saw a doctor and practiced medicine, he did not embarrass the refugees. He would rather suffer some losses and do good deeds for his descendants. Because of this, she naturally believed in Mr. Zhou. She would not do such heartless things, so Mrs. Zhou was willing to be her shopkeeper, so she was naturally very happy.

So Zhidong ran back and forth twice inside and outside the mansion today, and when he came back this time, the contract in his hand was a document for Mr. Zhou and his wife to work for Tang Yuxiang. The deed, which states the period of part-time work, is five years.

After Zhidong took out the contract, she poured herself a cup of warm tea, gulped it up in one gulp, she was already thirsty after running so far back and forth, Zhiqiu took out the tea With a cotton handkerchief, she stepped forward to help her wipe off the overflowing tea from the corner of her mouth, and teased: "I'm usually said to be short-tempered, but I can see how you look when you drink water, and it's not much better!"

Zhiqiu glanced blankly, Zhidong was about to fight with her, but suddenly he slapped his head and said in shock: "Second Mistress, just now, my servant met the Second Master at the door, and the Second Master even asked the servant, are you with Yu Yu?" My aunt had a conflict!"

As soon as these words came out, Tang Yuxiang frowned slightly, and quickly put away her smiling face, while Zhiqiu's face changed drastically.

If a man meddles in the affairs of the backyard, it will definitely not be a good thing for the wife who has the most power in the backyard!