The little girl of the landlord's house

Chapter 129

Xie Yujiao sighed, and after thinking about it, she still closed the box, put her hands on it, looked at Xu with watery eyes, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and said, "Since mother said so, Then I will accept it. It’s just that the money is given to me, and the imperial court’s share will be less in the future.” Judging from the thickness of these bank notes, Xie Yujiao estimates that there are three to four hundred thousand taels, which is really half of the Xie family’s The family wealth is gone, but what is left, I am afraid it will not be cash.Although the amount of silver is not much for the imperial court, it is undoubtedly a huge sum of money in the time when even a copper plate can't wait to be split into two halves.

"Chaozong, you don't have to worry about it. The family still has these fields, which produce harvests every year, and the shops in the city. Your uncle runs a good business. When he gets married and starts a business, I'm afraid the money will be saved back. "Although Mrs. Xu doesn't understand these economic activities, when she discussed with Xu Yuxing last time to take out this large sum of money, Xu Yuxing also analyzed it to her. After more than ten years, when Xie Chaozong grows up, if he earns it back, he will be able to manage it well and the family business will be even bigger. As for what Xie Yujiao took, she deserves it.

After hearing this, Xie Yujiao only sighed lightly, thinking that Xie Chaozong was still young after all, and the family still couldn't do without her, so she said, "Don't worry, mother, when I live in the city for a while, I will Stay home for a while."

Mrs. Xu said: "In fact, it doesn't matter where you live. It only takes half a day for the carriage to go back and forth. I just can't bear you." As Mrs. Xu said, she just said, "I'll let Mama Zhang and her family follow you there. I can do it, and I can always help you in the future."

Xie Yujiao knew that the ancients had a companion room when they got married. There were many slaves in rich families, and there were some people who could accompany them every now and then. However, although the Xie family was rich and noble, there were not many slaves, and most of the servants used by the family were like this. The poor tenants in the area did not have the custom of staying with them, so Mrs. Xu chose Madam Zhang's family and planned to let them go to the palace to help Xie Yujiao.

Mother Zhang has been with the Xu family for decades, Xie Yujiao has the heart to let them separate, but if there are really fewer people brought there, it is indeed not plausible.Xie Yujiao only lowered her eyebrows and thought for a while before she said, "Let Mama Zhang and Housekeeper Liu stay, and I will take Magpie and Changshun over there. I heard from the prince that Mama Liu has been adding servants to the palace recently. Go there in advance and pick a few people to go to other courtyards, and when the time comes, outsiders will not know."

Mother Liu is a person from the palace, and she is very good at selecting servants. All servants sell dead contracts. There are so many refugees fleeing from the north these days, and the big families who migrated from the north want to buy them. People, the poor people who fled from the north are going to sell people again. After all these coming and going, Renyazi's business is actually the best in Jinling City.

After hearing this, Mrs. Xu felt a little shy. After all, the Xie family is a small family, and she doesn't know much about the business of human trafficking. The maids around her are also daughters of tenant families, and they are all kind when they get old. Of those released, only those who are willing to stay and serve will continue to stay in Xie's house.

"Those can only be like this. You still have to gather a few people. When you get married, you must invite a lot of ministers and dignitaries. Then you can't let them watch the joke."

"They can watch as much as they want, and it won't hinder me anyway. Once I put on the red hijab, I can pretend that I can't see or hear anything."

Hearing what she said, Mrs. Xu couldn't help laughing, patted the back of her hand again, and sighed: "Now your life's event has been settled, and the Emperor Chaozong is still young, so I'm not in a hurry, but your cousin sees it It's too late, but I'm a bit worried, you married a prince, although you two are happy with each other, but if your cousin is married too poorly, then your uncle will be ashamed!" Xu Shi said, sighed heavily again, thought for a while and asked: "The prince has a lot of connections, when did you ask him if there is any suitable candidate that he can introduce to your cousin?"

It's not that Xie Yujiao didn't ask Zhou Tianhao about this before, but Zhou Tianhao is 25 this year, and people of his age, not to mention having children, at least have married wives.

"Why is mother asking this again? The lord is quite old, about the same age as him. I'm afraid I can't find them. Even if there are, there are too many older cousins..." Although Xie Yujiao deliberately introduced Kang Guangshou For Xu Huiru, but she also knew that according to Xu's general thinking, it must be unacceptable, but now she looks at Xu Huiru herself, she seems to have some meaning, so she can't help but continue: "I really want to find one, but it's not No, it's just that when a wife dies and has a child again, the mother will definitely not agree, so why should I say that?"

Although Mrs. Xu is not smart, she has a bit of savvy when it comes to the relationship between her children. Today Xu Huiru poured out the teacup when she mentioned Kang Guangshou, which is strange enough for her. Now that she heard this again, I couldn't help but asked curiously: "You... you mean Mr. Kang?"

Seeing that Mrs. Xu finally guessed Kang Guangshou, Xie Yujiao nodded and said, "To tell you the truth, Mrs. Kang seems to have some interest in Huiru. During the Lantern Festival this year, he brought Huiru to release the river lantern. It's just that Huiru is young and he is a widower, so he always feels that he can't say this. In fact, according to Mr. Kang's conditions, he is now a widower and has heirs. I'm afraid that Jinling City wants to marry him. , still lined up!"

Why doesn't Mrs. Xu know this truth? Mr. Kang's young No. [-] Scholar has already met once in a hundred years, and his family background is so good. If you really compare it, only Xu Huiru is not worthy of him, and he is definitely not worthy. Not Xu Huiru's.It's just who would want their daughter to be a stepmother when she gets married at a young age?Apart from this point, in other respects, Mrs. Xu was actually a little tempted.

"I have no control over this matter. I have to wait for your uncle to come and discuss it with him. If he agrees, I can give you an accurate statement. In fact, Mr. Kang's character and appearance are really needless to say. "After Xu finished speaking, seeing that it was getting late, she continued: "You should also go back to your room and rest early. From tomorrow onwards, the dowry will be carried to the city one after another. When the other houses are settled We're going to live there too."

At that time, although the Xu family will also go with them, at the Xie family's ancestral house, he also told Steward Tao that on the first day, a three-day banquet will be set up to entertain the relatives of the Xie family and the people nearby.

It was the end of Xu when Xie Yujiao returned to the Xiulou, because the day was approaching the fifteenth day and the moon was a bit rounder than before, Xu Huiru had already fallen asleep.Xie Yujiao soaked in the bathtub for a while, and when she was about to get up, she suddenly heard a creaking sound at the door.

At this time, the door of Xiulou's small courtyard had already been closed, and no one would come in or out. Just now Xie Yujiao asked Ziyan to go upstairs to tidy up the bed for her. Could it be that it was done so soon?
Xie Yujiao only raised one of her slender thighs, dipped some fragrant soap on her fingertips, gently wiped it on her fair long legs, and said, "Why did you come down so quickly? There are mosquitoes in this weather, you can burn some incense." Already?"

There were only two wall lamps lit in the bathhouse, the air was thick and the light was blurry, but Xie Yujiao's smooth and beautiful legs could still be seen clearly.Zhou Tianhao only felt his blood flow retrograde for a moment, and by the time he realized it, warm liquid had already flowed down his nasal cavity.

Zhou Tianhao covered his nose in a hurry, and was about to go out quietly, when he happened to hear footsteps coming from outside the door, and jumped onto the beam in a hurry.

In ancient times, houses were all made of wood, and it didn't matter if someone slept on the thick and strong wood. Zhou Tianhao only held his breath, and looked at Xie Yujiao's smooth and jade-like back without moving.

Zhou Tianhao only felt that the hot blood in his nasal cavity was surging even more, he hurriedly turned his head and raised his forehead, not daring to peek again, but he couldn't help but peek at Xie Yujiao again and again.

Xie Yujiao took a look and saw that there was no one in the room, so she turned around and soaked herself in the warm water.At this time, Ziyan held a lamp in her hand, pushed the door in and saw Xie Yujiao was still soaking in the bath, she just said: "Miss, get up, it's getting late, the slave has already made the bed."

Ziyan clinging to the lamp came forward, took a step, and suddenly saw two drops of dark red liquid on the ground, she couldn't help squatting down to take a look, and asked: "Did the girl come to Guishui again? The doctor said it was Guishui. It's time to take a bath, and the girl doesn't listen to the advice again."

Xie Yujiao's Guishui has returned to normal in the past few months. Although the day is approaching, it has not arrived. It is a bit strange to hear Ziyan say this at this time. She just stood up from the bath, picked up the sweat towel beside her and wrapped it Body, with a pair of smooth and slender arms slightly hugging her chest, raised a pair of bare feet and stood up from the bathhouse.

"Since the girl didn't come to Guishui, where did the two drops of blood come from?" Seeing Xie Yujiao standing up, Zi Yan didn't care about the blood on the ground. She just put down the lamp and went forward to take a clean sweat towel for Xie Yujiao. Wiping the body, usually girls don't like people to serve them personally, so only she and the magpie can stand by and serve the girl when she is bathing and cleaning herself.

Xie Yujiao was stunned for a moment when she heard the words, she covered the spring light on her chest with one hand, took up the lamp that Ziyan put down with the other hand, and shined it on the two spots of blood. Thinking, raised his head slightly.

At this moment, Xie Yujiao was standing under the beam of the house, and when she raised her head, she suddenly felt warm on the back of her hand, as if something had fallen on it.

(End of this chapter)