Lord Shang Shu is easy to bend down

Chapter 259 All kinds of tastes
Three days later, the mahogany hairpin that Gu Tingzhi carved in private was finished, and only one peach blossom was standing on the branch.

He stared at the wooden hairpin quietly, and when he heard footsteps approaching, he immediately put it away in his sleeve.

Jiang Cai pushed open the door of the barracks, walked in happily, followed by Xie Huide, and his voice, "A letter from home makes you so happy?"

Jiang Cai said happily, "You don't understand this."

Gu Tingzhi glanced at him, his eyes paused, he knew what Jiang Cai told Guo Ke when he left, a letter from home?It might as well be a letter from Guo Ke. As for what was written in the letter, Gu Tingzhi also guessed a lot.

Sneering in his heart, he tightly held the hairpin in his hand, he was really affectionate, Xie Er had so many people thinking about him, how could he need him to comfort him.

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On the other side of Jinling, the newly set date for Chunwei was announced, it was just after the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival was in early June, and now it is mid-May. They gathered again in Jinling, those who failed the exam before, now have the opportunity to take the exam again, naturally happy.

There are also those who are not happy, naturally those who passed the exam, worried that they will not fail the re-examination this time, and the joy and worries are equally divided for a while.

Mrs. Kong also knew about Xie Yuanniang's advance payment for everyone at the Jiming Temple. It was only when Dong's mansion sent a gift of thanks that Mrs. Kong knew about it.

After sending off Mrs. Dong's capable mother-in-law with a smile, Mrs. Kong sullenly sat on the couch and said nothing. There were still a few gift boxes from Dong's mansion on the table in front of her. Mrs. Kong has already seen the gift list sent by the Dong Mansion. It is a few pieces of high-quality jewelry worn by the girls.

Madam Liu knew that Madam was in trouble again, she waved her hand to clear away the maids in the room, and leaned forward, "I just glanced at it, and the hairpin inside is in a good style, gorgeous and not overpowering, it's just right for a big girl to wear."

Kong's eyes moved and landed on the box in front of him, "Give it to Sister Hui. As for the Qingshanyuan, you don't need to know."

Thinking of her being a mother who had to be sneaky to deliver things, Kong became agitated again, "She is really capable, where did she get the 500 taels of silver per person? The shop was given to her, and she didn't let her spend it like this I think if things go on like this, before the end of the year, the shop will not be able to sustain itself.”

Thinking of the current savings in the house, the movable money in the account is only a hundred taels, but that girl is generous with 500 taels per person, so she just exchanged these pieces of broken jewelry.

Kong waved his hand, "Take it down."

The more she watched, the more disturbed she became.

Mama Liu immediately asked someone to come in and take the box out, while ordering it to be sent to Wangyue Tower, and also told people not to see it. It was Manyun who came in, and she was the most calm on weekdays. After listening to Mama Liu's explanation, she understood. With the box back down.

Kong is still having a headache about the expenses in the mansion. The Dragon Boat Festival is about to come. Several families want to give gifts, and those who receive the gifts have to return the gifts. They don’t add up to 100 taels of silver. If all the money is moved, there will be no emergency money at that time, so what about the daily expenses?
Madam Liu understood what Madam was worried about, and she also sighed in her heart. If Madam listened to her advice more on weekdays and coaxed the second girl, the things sent by the Kong family would still be in Madam's hands, and Madam would also Don't worry about these things.

In previous years, when the Kong family sent things over, they would also bring various auspicious small objects made of gold and silver, which were specially used as rewards. The eldest girl kept those for herself, but the second girl's were all taken away by the wife. It is used for daily expenses in Fuchu.

Otherwise, with the master's salary for one year, how could it be possible to spend so much in the mansion.

Madam Liu didn't have the guts to persuade Madam to borrow some money from the second girl, she was afraid that Madam would get annoyed by saying this.

"Bring me the account book and I'll do the math." Kong gritted his teeth. The Dragon Boat Festival return gift should not be too ugly, and the dress on the day of the dragon boat race should not be too shabby. We can only save money from other places.

As a result, during dinner that night, Father Xie realized something was wrong. There were only four dishes on the dinner table, all of which were vegetarian. He didn't ask in front of the children, and only asked when the couple had a rest at night.

"Brother Ming is at home these days, give him a good boost."

Kong Shi was not happy when he heard it, "Are you blaming me for being cautious about the children? I also want to fix it and make up for them, and there must be money, you a year."

At this point, Kong stopped, "Tomorrow I will ask someone to buy a black-bone chicken and make soup for them."

Father Xie smiled and hugged his wife into his arms, "Thank you Madam, Madam and I have suffered all these years."

Kong's face flushed slightly, "You just need to understand."

The second time, Father Xie called Yinquan in the study, and pushed a box in front of him, "Find a small pawn shop and pawn this."

Yinquan glanced at the box, his face changed, "Master, this is your best love."

And it was given by Mrs. Kong, so why not pawn it?
"As a job, if you have more money in the future, just take it back." Father Xie waved his hand and said no more.

Only then did Yinquan come out holding the box, Xie Wenhui happened to be looking for his father for something, and seeing Yinquan holding the box, he asked casually, "Where are you going with the box?"

Yin Quan greeted respectfully, did not answer, but smiled, "Miss is looking for Master, Master is in the study, Miss, hurry up."

He didn't say anything, but Xie Wenhui paid attention instead.

Yinquan was afraid of being questioned again, so he walked away quickly with the box in his arms.

Xie Wenhui stood where she was, and suddenly remembered something from her previous life.

After Xie Yuanniang plotted against Gu Tingzhi in the previous life, the two families of Gu and Xie got married, but life in the house was still sad. His father pawned a lot of things in private. up.

There are many officials and eunuchs in the capital, and there are quite a few people who live by pawning things in private. Originally, this was not a big deal, but this painting was pawned in the pawnshop of Yang Shilang's family, and the painting was nominated by his grandfather. It didn't take long The news that his father became a father-in-law's painting spread, making people mock Xie's house in private.

Xie Wenhui's complexion changed slightly, and he also strode into the study room, and asked straight to the point, "Just now my daughter went out from seeing Yinquan, but what is he holding in his arms is the painting of grandfather?"

Father Xie was quite surprised when his daughter asked, "Why do you think of this?"

There was no answer, but Xie Wenhui knew that she had guessed right.

She asked anxiously, "How can father treat grandfather's paintings as public, and what will people think when they spread it?"

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