The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 68

Qiao Jiuxiu bit her lip, she suddenly understood Qiao Shaolian's meaning, raised her eyes and looked at him lightly, "You mean, she pretends to be sincere when she treats others?" Why do you want to please yourself when your wife is your backer?This is obviously unreasonable.

"I don't know." Qiao Shaolian shrugged, "I just think that, like Pearl, she is covered with a layer of difficult skin."

"Oh." Qiao Jiuxiu didn't know what to say, so she could only nod her head. Even if Yuzhi really put on a skin, Qiao Shaolian didn't have to make a special trip here. The relationship between them is not that deep. He will come here specifically to remind himself.

"I haven't thanked you for the pearl incident last time." Qiao Shaolian sighed lightly. He didn't intend to be a kind person, but he owed Qiao Jiuxiu's favor for the pearl incident last time. He never liked to owe favors to others. , That's why I wanted to return it soon, otherwise I wouldn't have walked around in the middle of the night, "Pearl's matter, I feel very sorry for my conscience, but my wife is grounded, and I can't help her with her funeral. Fortunately, you went to help her make a longevity tablet, so that she can have a thought below."

Qiao Jiuxiu blushed slightly, she never thought that Qiao Shaolian would thank herself for this matter, "I just felt that Pearl was a bit pitiful, and Hongxiu asked repeatedly, and I couldn't refuse, so I agreed. Don't think too much about it. This has nothing to do with you , but it has nothing to do with half a dime."

She quickly put the matter aside, but she didn't want Qiao Shaolian to think too much, she didn't want to have any contact with Qiao Shaolian.I think it is customary to think that this is a very dangerous woman, and I need to stay away from him.

"Yeah. I know. But I still have to come over and say thank you." Qiao Shaolian got up, he really couldn't stay here for long, and Qiao Jiuxiu had already issued two orders to evict guests, the first time was obvious, and the second time he used his eyes , he could see it all. "Then I'm leaving, remember, be careful with Yuzhi."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, does Yuzhi need her to be careful?She shook her head slightly, but didn't take this matter to heart.She now has to focus on the year-end matters, and there can be no more mistakes.But suddenly he called out to Qiao Shaolian, "Fourth brother, can I ask you not to provoke the maids of Qiao's mansion again?"

She didn't want Pearl to happen again.

Qiao Shaolian nodded and smiled a little weakly, "Don't worry, the pearl incident has taught me a lot. No matter how bad I am, the wife will not allow a maid to think about me. I was naive before."

Hearing Qiao Shaolian's assurance, Qiao Jiuxiu let out a slight breath and said thank you.I believe that after the pearl incident, the maids would not have any idea of ​​the young masters for a long time, they don't want to lose their lives for the sake of the misty wealth.

But this is not absolute.Maybe someone will bet his life for a moment of happiness.Like moths to a flame.

She leaned on the bed and briefly reviewed her life in the past three years, but heard a rustling sound, is it already five o'clock?Have the long-term workers started cleaning too?Thinking of getting up after sleeping for a while, Jinxiu rushed in. .

"Miss, it's not good, the long-term workers are fighting."

Um?Qiao Jiuxiu's eyes widened, what's going on?Quickly put on her clothes and got up, Jinxiu dragged her along and ran all the way, briefly explaining the matter along the way.It turned out that Qiao Jiuxiu originally asked the long-term workers to get up and clean the courtyard at the fifth watch, and the long-term workers were also very enthusiastic. Many people arrived at the quarter of the fourth watch, but found that the front and back yards had been cleaned almost. Knowing that Song Yu has been cleaning alone since the second watch, and by the fourth watch, there is basically no rubbish left.If it was the usual way, Chang Gong wouldn't take it to heart, and would feel Song Yu very much.But this time things are a little different.

Because Qiao Jiuxiu said before that those who do the best work will be rewarded. Now that they have even finished their work, how can they earn performance?The long-term workers are all young and middle-aged, and when arguing with Song Yu, it is inevitable that there will be some movements with their hands, and then it turned into a fight in the end.

Qiao Jiuxiu felt a bit of a headache, the end of the year was coming soon, and now it was the most critical time, yet something went wrong at this critical juncture, if his wife knew about it, he was afraid that it would really be over.Ignoring his image for a while, he walked quickly in a few steps and arrived at the courtyard where the long-term workers gathered.

The long-term workers were originally fighting, and they didn't pay attention to Hongxiu who was trying to persuade the fight.Seeing Qiao Jiuxiu and Jinxiu approaching, Hongxiu also showed a very embarrassed look, "Miss Nine, you are here, please tell them quickly and let them stop fighting."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded slightly, and cleared her throat, "I've heard Jinxiu tell me about it on the way here, and it's already [-]:[-], and it will be [-]:[-], I said, are you going to start work?"

There was already a hint of anger in Qiao Jiuxiu's words.

But I didn’t want one of them to say sadly, “What work is there, Song Yu has done all our work by himself. I don’t think we should go to work anymore, let him do it alone. If the wages are paid , and only give him one person.”

"I didn't mean that. I just thought it was too late to start cleaning at five o'clock, so I came out early. I really didn't think it would cause trouble to everyone. Song Yu is telling the truth. He also has a long-term job in Qiao's house. It’s been a year, and every time I come here, the earliest work is also the most tiring. In the past, no one has ever said anything wrong with him. How come so many people are upset this time? Is he really I don't understand."

Qiao Jiuxiu sighed softly, walked in front of Song Yu, grabbed the broom in his hand, dumped out all the garbage in the dustpan, and then wiped it with the broom. Trash.

"Miss Jiu, you are..." Everyone looked at Qiao Jiuxiu in puzzlement.

Qiao Jiuxiu let out a soft breath, with anger that could not be ignored, "Today is New Year's Eve, the most important moment for us, yet you guys are arguing about such a trivial matter early in the morning. Song Yu did this That's not right, since I have already said that work will start at the fifth shift, there is no reason for him to come at the fourth shift. Although this kind of behavior touched me, it is not advocated. We are a team and need to have a sense of team honor. Now I have After the ground is dirty again, you can continue to work, as if nothing happened just now, don't take it to heart, is that okay?"

Qiao Jiuxiu spoke very sincerely, but she didn't have any intention of blaming Song Yu in her heart.It's just that the popular Chinese law does not blame the public. If she had just supported Song Yu and argued with ordinary long-term workers, she would probably start a complete fight now.The long-term workers heard that Qiao Jiuxiu seemed a little dissatisfied with Song Yu, and they felt a lot more relieved. They picked up the broom and cleaned up the garbage on the ground.Qiao Jiuxiu sighed softly, and pulled Song Yu aside.

"You sit down." Qiao Jiuxiu smiled a little embarrassedly, "I heard they said that you had such a habit before, that you like to do more things, definitely not but purely for performance. They must have misunderstood you. But I can't help it. If I said it was their fault just now, I'm afraid it will cause a quarrel, and my wife will be alarmed at that time. It will not be of any benefit to you, me, or them. Therefore, I decided to help them as a matter of expediency. I hope you can forgive my good intentions."

Song Yu nodded, indicating that he actually understood very well, "Miss Nine, I actually made a mistake in this matter. I only thought that I would go out and finish work by myself as before. I never thought that such trouble would arise. It really bothered you. I promise this is the last time, and I hope you can forgive me."

"I don't blame you, let's go to work." Qiao Jiuxiu patted Song Yu's shoulder lightly, but remembered that men in this world are different, so her hand stopped in mid-air, and she smiled awkwardly He smiled, "Then go get busy, I'm going to do other things too."

Song Yu nodded and joined the labor.Qiao Jiuxiu originally thought that the group of long-term labor unions would be dissatisfied with Song Yu's sudden intervention, but she did not expect that they greeted Song Yu enthusiastically as usual, as if nothing unpleasant had happened just now.

Qiao Jiuxiu sighed slightly, maybe they didn't mean to blame Song Yu, but they blamed it on Song Yu because they were worried that they would lose the chance to perform. In fact, they were quite loving.Now that she has woken up, Qiao Jiuxiu is going to stop by to inspect the road to see if there is any mistake, so that she can remedy it in time.

"Miss, this is the roster for visiting today." Jinxiu handed a booklet to Qiao Jiuxiu.Usually during the Chinese New Year, there will always be some relatives and friends in the house who want to visit each other, because the Qiao family is a big family, so the people who come to visit are also big families, or officials who are officials in the court. It's the people on this roster, she can't afford to mess with them.

"Miss, what do you want the roster for? And it's such a detailed roster." Jinxiu asked a little strangely.Qiao Jiuxiu had asked her to prepare the roster, which should not only include name, age, but also a description of height and appearance, and if she was an official in the court, she should state her official position and the main management matters.If you are in business, you must write clearly what kind of business you are doing, and what are the facades.She and Hongxiu worked together for a long time to get this information out. I really don't know why the young lady put so much effort into it.

Seeing that Jinxiu didn't understand, Qiao Jiuxiu felt that it was very necessary for him to explain to Jinxiu, so he said, "Jinxiu, I ask you to think about it, if you are a big person, I hope you don't want others to remember your name, and even to your name. The name is thunderous, like an old acquaintance, doesn't this make you feel particularly honorable?"

"Yes." Jinxiu frowned slightly, and nodded slightly after a long time, "But miss, what does this have to do with this roster?" You know, I have been with Hongxiu for a long time.

"Of course it's useful. I'll remember your contribution." Qiao Jiuxiu smiled lightly at Jinxiu. "Okay, I'm going to memorize these materials now, so don't bother me."

Jinxiu let out an oh, and although she didn't know what kind of plan Qiao Jiuxiu had, she nodded and retreated.While making the list, Qiao Jiuxiu walked to the kitchen. The ingredients in the kitchen were all ready, she checked it, and she was very satisfied.Just when he was about to exit, he suddenly heard a loud commotion in the kitchen.

"What's the matter?" Qiao Jiuxiu walked in, and the cook who was holding the spoon was about to cry. Qiao Jiuxiu knew this cook. She was a 12-year-old girl, the daughter of the second chef. For wages, his father must have gone out to work, so he let the child clean up in the kitchen alone, but he didn't want to knock down a dish.

(End of this chapter)