home in the end

Chapter 73 Choice
After Ms. Su and Ms. Dong came out of Duobao Pavilion, they only felt a burst of coolness, and their minds were clear.Miss Su looked at the rouge and porcelain bottle she had snatched with a pale face, and her eyes almost burst into flames.

Miss Dong looked at Duobao Pavilion thoughtfully, and she didn't come back to herself until the people around her reminded her, and went back to Xu's house with everyone.

Liang Yimei in Duobao Pavilion was relieved, she was really afraid that Miss Dong would investigate carefully!Xu Runxin sneaked in from the backyard and said with a smile, "How is it?"

Miss Lan stood aside respectfully, Liang Yimei didn't answer, she turned to the back to get rid of the incense in the censer, fanned the surrounding air, picked up the censer, and said to Xiaoer: "Let's go first."

Xiao Er said with a bitter face: "Xiao Meizi, are you sure you didn't harm me? What if they come to your door?"

Liang Yimei comforted him: "Don't worry, even if they come to the door, they won't be able to say anything. The antiques and rouge are real, and they will pay double the price. And you don't have to worry, Mr. Xu will take care of it." Yes, they probably won't come to your door. Right, Mr. Xu?" The last sentence was to Xu Runxin who was beside him.

Xu Runxin nodded and said, "Don't worry, she won't come here."

Only then did Xiaoer feel relieved and said, "If the shopkeeper finds out, he will have to peel my skin..."

Liang Yimei handed him ten taels of silver and said, "I'll let you worry about it."

Xiao Er took it over and said with a smile: "Which one of us is with whom? If you need anything in the future, come to me."

Liang Yimei nodded with a smile and left with Xu Runxin. The Lan girl left when Xu Runxin turned to the back.

As soon as he left Duobao Pavilion, Xu Runxin asked, "Where is the shopkeeper of Duobao Pavilion? Why do you let us mess around here?"

"I heard that they went to Hangzhou to buy goods..."

And in Duobao Pavilion, it was heard that the shopkeeper who had gone to Hangzhou to buy goods was coming down the stairs. Xiaoer stepped forward respectfully and reported what happened just now, and then took out the ten taels of silver and handed it to him. The shopkeeper took a look. Said: "Since it is for you, you can take it."

Liang Yimei returned home and poured herself a cup of tea, and said, "Didn't you just hide behind and watch, how do you feel?"

Xu Runxin frowned and said, "I dare not approach, and I don't know what you are talking about."

Liang Yimei recounted their words and deeds in Duobao Pavilion just now, and she didn't dare to add embellishments. She just narrated in a flat manner without any personal opinions, for fear of affecting his judgment.

Xu Runxin thought about it: "In this way, Ms. Dong is more calm."

Liang Yimei smiled and said: "You are choosing a wife, not a steward! However, she is indeed good. She is calm and self-controlled, much better than Miss Su." After thinking about it, she said: "A wife is the one who will be with you for the rest of your life. Don't you Don't you feel anything else?"

Xu Runxin blushed a little, and said: "I only got along with them today. They were accompanied by the elders before, and there are so many people chattering. How can I pay attention to other people?"

Liang Yimei had no choice but to say: "That's the only way to choose. Since you can't choose based on your feelings, then choose the smart one."

Xu Run asked curiously, "Why is it quite smart?"

"Your wife must be smart and virtuous, so that she can support the family with you, but if she is too smart, she will only become a stumbling block for you. You carry the property of the two families on your back. Who doesn't have any other intentions when they send their daughter here?" It means that if you are too smart, you will become his enemy instead.

"It doesn't matter if you're too stupid. Don't be afraid of opponents like wolves, but teammates like pigs!"

Xu Runxin took a sip of tea and sprayed it out, Liang Yimei said without changing her face: "Miss Su is a woman raised according to the Four Books for Women, Miss Dong is very sensitive, I thought I would be discovered just now, but what is your fragrance? It doesn't smell like anything, but they all seem to be a little irritable."

Xu Runxin smiled and said: "It was stolen from my grandfather. I heard that my grandfather was in business with people from the Western Regions, and he was tricked by them. My grandfather went to find it and studied it."

Liang Yimei frowned and said, "It won't cause any harm to the body, right?"

Xu Runxin said firmly: "No, it can only make people feel irritable for a short time, and it is not of much use to people with a firm mind, but it will have some effect if you smell it too much, but it will be fine if you blow the wind or breathe fresh air .”

Liang Yimei was still a little guilty, "I heard that the Su family is not very rich..."

Xu Runxin smiled and said: "I knew you would be like this, don't worry, I will ask my mother to give her a corresponding gift later, just don't make her lose money, she will come to my house as a guest anyway, I can't let people go back like this .”

Does this mean that he chose Miss Dong?

Liang Yimei raised an eyebrow at him, Xu Runxin's face was a little red, and the two were joking here.Over there, Miss Lan went through the side door and quickly returned to Mrs. Xu's room.

Mrs. Xu dismissed everyone around her and asked her about what happened today in detail. After hearing this, she sighed sadly: "It's really the same as what Dad said...that Miss Liang is really only ten years old?"

Miss Lan nodded, and Mrs. Xu murmured, "No wonder father let Xin'er do business with her and let him live in her family's village..."

Because of the distance, Miss Lan couldn't hear it very accurately, and she didn't dare to disturb her thinking. After a long time, Mrs. Xu came back to her senses and said, "Go and choose some jewelry, the price is about the same as what Miss Su bought. If it's not enough Just go out and call, and give it to Miss Su when she returns in two days."

Miss Lan's heart moved, she had chosen Miss Dong.She said "yes" and went down.

It didn't take long for Ms. Su's gift to arrive. Mrs. Xu opened the rouge box and muttered, "It's really good rouge, what a pity..."

When Miss Dong returned to her room, she frowned, feeling that something was wrong. The maid next to her poured her a cup of tea when she saw her, and said, "Miss, don't be in a hurry. My wife may not like it..." There was a trace of uncertainty in her voice, what woman would not like a good rouge and gouache?

Miss Dong came back to her senses and said, "Choose some more dignified jewelry and send it to Mrs. Xu."

"Miss, this will only make your gift more careless..."

Ms. Dong interrupted her and said, "Before the results come out, we are just ordinary guests, so it's not good to give too expensive gifts."

The servant girl figured it out all of a sudden, she was glad in her heart, and hurried out to choose a gift.The figure of seventeen or eighteen came out gracefully like this. This is the maid she chose for herself when she was ten years old, and she was promoted from the third-class maid to the first-class maid in seven years... Miss Dong looked at her figure, Suddenly, the ten-year-old maid with sly eyes that I just saw today appeared in my mind, following behind that Lan girl... No, no...

Miss Dong suddenly straightened her body. If she was really a lady, why would she only be followed by a ten-year-old maid?Where is her eldest maid?Where is her servant?They were deceived, and it was a very simple deception. Even what she said was not very clever when I thought about it now, it was full of loopholes, but... But why didn't I think of it at the beginning?
She remembered that not long after entering, she only felt a sense of dryness in her body, which could not make people calm down. The reason why she was so calm was the habit of housekeepers for many years. No matter what happened, no one would think that you were weak... …

"Miss, what do you think of this?" The personal maid took out the jewelry she had just selected, and said, "This was made before, the style is not bad, it is just right for Mrs. Xu..."

Miss Dong suddenly remembered that it seemed that the little maid was always around when she entered the store, and that girl Lan just sat aside, and sometimes she would look at the little maid, at first she thought she was giving the little maid I mean, now it seems...

She interrupted the servant girl and said: "You have seen a little girl about ten years old in the mansion, wearing a half-worn pink gown, a pomegranate-colored skirt underneath, buns on her hair, and baby fat on her face. , round eyes?"

The servant girl exclaimed and said, "Miss, do you want to choose a gift for Miss Liang?"

Miss Dong couldn't help sitting up straight and said, "Miss Liang?"

"Yeah, um," the servant girl nodded, "it sounds like Miss Liang when you say that. The maidservant just found out about it, and when Mr. Xu left, the maidservant went to inquire about the reason. Hearing that something happened to the mountain he bought, he went to deal with it. Those little maids said that Mr. Xu bought the land and hills in the west of the city together with Miss Liang, who was only ten years old, but I heard that Mr. Xu went to her house almost every day, either to study with his brother, or Discuss things with her in the farm, and I heard that Master Yan also likes her very much. Is the lady going to follow her way?"

Miss Dong's eyes suddenly lit up. She has been here for more than two months. Although she has met Mr. Xu rarely, she can tell that he is a good character. She has been in charge of the family for seven years and has her own skills of knowing people. At the same time, she also knew that Master Yan was more satisfied with her, and Mrs. Xu was more satisfied with Miss Su.Although the Su family has no money, they are officials after all. In terms of social status, their status is much higher than that of the Dong family. Moreover, Xu Runxin himself is a recruiter, and the Xu family and the Yan family are not short of money. It can be said that she has no advantage in the family world, but What she relies on is her ability, her intelligence.

Thinking that the younger brother is still in the academy, next year he will be able to pass the childbirth examination. Although the second brother is only four years old, no one knows what she will do. Thinking of this, her eyes flashed fiercely, she is an idiot!
The servant girl was overwhelmed by Miss Dong's aura, and felt a little uneasy, so she called out in a low voice, "Miss?"

Miss Dong came back to her senses, and said, "Choose the same thing for Master Yan, and you don't need any antiques. Well, I remember last time my father sent two taels of Yuqian Longjing? Put it up and give it to Master Yan." Go, as for Miss Liang... don't move yet, you can inquire about her later."

It seems that the Xu family handed it over to Xu Runxin because they couldn't choose. Unexpectedly, Xu Runxin invited the little girl from the Liang family. It seems that Mr. Xu valued her very much.

As soon as Mrs. Xu received Ms. Su's gift, Ms. Dong's gift arrived. When she opened it, it was just an ordinary gilt packing. Fortunately, it was exquisitely carved, like jewelry from a few years ago. It was just right for someone her age. Look It can be seen that Ms. Dong has spent a lot of thought.The little bit of grievance in her heart was gone, and she thought that her father was right, after all, the family would be handed over to Xin'er in the future, and Depu liked to travel, so she could rest assured that she had a powerful daughter-in-law.

Yan Lao here received two gifts, and said with a smile: "Miss Su's gift is too expensive, let's return it, and Miss Dong's is more suitable."

The old housekeeper talked about what happened today, and Yan Lao pondered: "Let's accept it, and give her some things when she leaves. At least I can't make her feel bad."

The old housekeeper nodded "Yes".

Yan Lao frowned again and said: "This little girl from the Liang family is not very clever, why did Miss Su get tricked? Hearing what you said, it seems that Miss Dong didn't stop her too much!"

The old housekeeper looked at the master's face, quietly took two steps back, and returned: "Yesterday evening, the young master came to see the master, and the master happened to be playing chess with the uncle in front, and the young master went into the study by himself..."

Yan Lao said impatiently: "Who asked you this? He comes whenever he likes, and leaves whenever he likes..." Yan Lao suddenly remembered something, and said through gritted teeth, "He touched the incense I brought back from the Western Regions?"

The old butler took another two steps back and remained silent.

Yan Lao suddenly jumped up violently, "Bastard, I only got it in the spring. I have been looking for it for more than ten years, and I finally got a little bit of it. It's still very useful... I said, little girl Liang, what's the matter? One sentence can irritate people...Where did that bastard go, go and find it for me!"

Xu Runxin was grounded!After Liang Yimei received his distress letter, she asked someone to bring him two jars of wine, a roast chicken and a boiled fish, and then she ignored him and devoted herself to the farm. It is said that there is a problem with the farm, and there is really a problem with the farm.

Mrs. Xu asked someone to send the two young ladies back. Before leaving, Mrs. Xu gave Miss Su a big gift. Even Master Yan also gave Miss Su a set of the Four Treasures of the Study, which were very valuable, while the two gave Miss Dong a homely gift. .

The corners of Miss Su's mouth couldn't be suppressed, and she raised her eyebrows slightly, but she couldn't stop the joy between her brows. The annoyance of buying too expensive gifts these days disappeared in an instant.

Ms. Dong accepted the gift without changing her expression, but after getting into the carriage, she was a little depressed. She thought about it carefully, did she think wrong?That little maid was not played by Miss Liang!

Her maid looked at her worriedly, but Miss Dong suddenly became excited, with a smile in the corner of her eyes, she asked in a low voice: "Did you pay attention to Miss Su's gift, is it equivalent to the money she spent last time? "

The servant girl didn't know what was wrong with the young lady, but she still replied seriously: "Yes, it is slightly more expensive than what she spent."

Miss Dong relaxed her heart and said with a smile, "That's right!"

Over there, Miss Su's maid was congratulating her, and Miss Su was also a little complacent, rewarding the maid beside her, and happily set off to go back.

Mrs. Xu here invited the official media to bring generous gifts to Dong's family to propose marriage.

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