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Chapter 170 The boulder landed?

Chunying poured a cup of warm tea, held it to her father in person, and said slowly: "I also had a sudden idea. You know, the granddaughter of Director Wang works with me. The situation in her family in recent years It seems that it is not as good as before, and I don’t need to tell you why, Dad can guess it, right?”

Lu Yougui sat up, took a sip of tea, nodded and said, "One courtier and one courtier, the Wang family has been prosperous for so many years, and it has been a great fortune. We won't comment on the old man's behavior, but he is quite old. , and it is time to give up the position to someone else.”

This is probably the common thinking of most of the stewards who have children in the mansion, right?In the past few years, Chunying has listened to people's discussions, and is close to Nanqi and Shi'er, so she knows something about the Wang family's affairs.Counting from the time when Lord Hou was young, the Wang family has been in the position of manager for more than 50 years, and they control the power of personnel, and their influence in the Hou's mansion is deeply rooted.To be a servant and do this is considered the pinnacle.

But because of this, the new owner of the Hou Mansion is very jealous of them. In addition, the Wang family is huge and there are many black sheep. With a little self-esteem, how could he let his family continue to mess around?It's just that the old lady still trusts the Wang family, and there are many years of master-servant friendship. It's not good for Master Hou to belittle him openly, so he will tell his wife to gradually promote new people and replace the stewards in the house, so as to weaken the influence of the Wang family on the Hou family.The Wang family probably knew it in their hearts, so they have been very well-behaved in the past few years, to the point where no matter what Lord Hou and his wife tell them to do, they will do it.Unfortunately, it still failed to change the minds of the owners.

Chunying said in a low voice: "Father is right. In fact, the Wang family has been prosperous for so many years, and they bought a house outside, and there are fields and shops at home. Except for the slave status, they are no different from the wealthy people outside. So rich, But they are still clinging to the position of manager, and they refuse to give up their position. How can people not be upset? They can redeem themselves. With the friendship between the old lady and Wang Momo, they will never refuse. When the time comes , the Wang family is going to live a comfortable life, and there is a new manager in the mansion, isn't everyone happy? Why is his family so stubborn?"

Lu Yougui smiled and said: "You are so young, how do you know the way of this place? It is true that the Wang family has a house and a field, but they are all bought in the name of the mansion, otherwise the tax alone can make people feel like they are here. His family loses a lot of money every year! If they redeem themselves, most of these properties will be returned to the mansion. How can his family be willing to do so? Besides, with the title of the chief of the Hou Mansion, no one outside would dare to bully their family. How can you give up the benefits in vain?"

"Could it be that catastrophe is imminent, and you still refuse to give up?" Chun Ying squatted beside the bench and said, "Father, I think his family just can't bear to part with those properties, and they are unwilling to leave the Marquis Mansion with nothing, so they refuse to redeem themselves. Otherwise, Even if his family is redeemed, the old lady will not turn against them, there is still a backer? So I want to say, if the Wang family is not reluctant to part with the tax money and insists on putting the property under the name of the Marquis Mansion, it will not be done today. Will be so passive!"

"What move?" Lu Yougui didn't hear clearly, "Although what you said has some truths, it's not entirely true. How can things be so simple?"

Chunying coughed lightly, and said with a smile: "No matter it's that simple or not, our family has to learn this lesson! Dad, even people like the Wang family are in such a difficult situation now, let alone our Lu family used to have a big meal. Loss. In the past few years, you have become more and more proficient in running the silk shop. I am afraid that others will be jealous and will trip you up. At that time, with luck, Dad loses his position in charge and can still work in the mansion If you are unlucky..." She deliberately dragged out the tone, and then put on a frightened look: "Will our life be worse than when you were a child? ?!"

Lu Yougui raised his hand and slapped her on the forehead, and said angrily: "After all, you just want to persuade me to quit my citizenship, right?! Why are you so stubborn, girl? How dare you call Mr. Wang?! No matter how old and foolish Mr. Wang is, he didn't expect a good life, but he must go out of the mansion to suffer?!"

"Father!" Chun Ying took his arm and said coquettishly, "Who wants you to leave your citizenship? You are doing well now, and your family is much richer. Am I a fool? Will I tell you to give up the benefits to others for nothing? "

This made Lu Yougui confused: "Then what do you want to say? What does the back road mean?"

"What I mean is..." Chunying leaned closer to his ear, "Let's buy some land and real estate in private, so that no one will know, and if something happens in the future, we won't be empty-handed. If we are forced to , just try to redeem myself, get out, and don’t worry about living a bad life.”

Lu Yougui thought for a moment when he heard the words, then sighed: "I know you are doing it for the good of the family, but this method will not work. We are servants, and all the plants and trees in the house are owned by the master. Hidden at home, there is no guarantee that it will not be searched out. Back then, your grandma hid the dowry and private house in the secret room, and they were also searched away. If there is a day, it will be nothing."

Chun Ying said: "Father is so confused! Did you forget that my sister is no longer a servant of the Marquis Mansion?!"

Lu Yougui stood up abruptly, looking at his little daughter in surprise: "That's right! Why did I forget her?!"

Chunying smiled and said: "Father is used to it? I always think that my sister has served in the old lady's house, but I forgot that she is no longer from the house." She helped her father to sit down again, and said softly: "Father, needless to say, my sister's filial piety, brother-in-law's character, we have also seen it in the past few years. If you hide the contract documents or something in his house, the people in the Hou's mansion want to search, but they can't find it there. ! If something happens if we put a sum of money in the past, they will have the money to redeem us. Don’t you think so?”

Lu Yougui nodded again and again: "That's true. When your sister was just married, there was a lunatic near their house. He took a kitchen knife and ran to the market to hack people. It happened that your sister and brother-in-law were there. Blocking a knife for your sister, even though it was only a minor injury, is enough to show his sincerity. Besides, he has nothing to say to our family in the past few years. Just because of this, I dare to rest assured that I will entrust my property to him for safekeeping!"

Chunying secretly let go of the big stone in her heart, and said with a smile: "Father, in fact, this is the worst plan, and things probably won't come to this point, but it's just a precautionary measure. Anyway, the family has more and more money in the past few years. We have repainted, changed some new furniture, made a few more clothes and bought a few more jewelry every year, so we have nothing to spend. Mother wants to buy people, horses and cars, but my father is afraid of being jealous, so he refuses to agree. The money is kept. It's also left alone. It's better to buy the property quietly, and you can still produce some money every year. If you don't have time to take care of it, you can entrust it to your brother-in-law. At most, you can get more money for the New Year's Eve. , can also enjoy the blessings, if Xiaohu doesn't get a good job, he doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, don't you think?"

She said something, and Lu Yougui nodded once. After hearing it, she felt more and more that the little daughter's calculation was smart: "This idea is good. Start buying property from now on, and when your younger brother is prosperous in the future, you can redeem yourself and have a family." If you are employed, your mother and I have nothing to worry about." After finishing speaking, he looked up at Chunying, smiled lovingly and said, "When you get married, give more dowry, and your in-laws will not dare to underestimate you."

Chunying never expected that he would talk about herself, and she couldn't make herself blush, so she said with a dry smile: "Father, don't interrupt, we are talking about business!" Clearing his throat, he said: "Speaking of Xiaohu, I remembered one thing. He is six years old this year. He has learned two characters at home, can do simple arithmetic, and memorized three-character scriptures. It seems that it is not enough. The family hired by my sister’s Should the two children be sent to the school? How about sending Xiaohu there together? The few of them take care of each other, and Xiaohu can learn more things. If he wants to be successful, he still has to start from elementary school."

Lu Yougui frowned: "That's all. It's just that your second uncle came here a while ago and mentioned that Young Master Sun is four years old this year. Master Hou intends to let him go to school. He is about to pick someone to serve him. He told me to send your younger brother to him. Send it over. Although your younger brother is young, he is quite smart, and he is by Young Master Sun's side, so the gentleman he invites must be stronger than the ones outside."

Chunying's heart was full of alarm bells: "No way, Dad! If you send it in, Xiaohu will never be able to leave Young Master Sun in the future!"

"I think so too." Lu Yougui agreed with his daughter, but he seemed to be thinking of something else, "Sooner or later, the young master will split up and go out. It's better to stay in the mansion to have a future with young master Sun." So I'm still hesitating, and I didn't agree to your second uncle."

"That's not what I mean." Chunying thought for a while, and then said, "Being a servant by the young master's side, even as a companion, no matter how good the master is, he won't pay attention to teaching him. If the young master makes a mistake, maybe the master will still Use the young servant as a stand-in and beat him up! When the young master grows up, the young servant will also become a long-term follower. I don’t know how many years it will take before he can become a steward. According to this, it is better to let Xiaohu be a few years older. Go to the store to help dad! In the future, taking over the store is better than being scolded and beaten at every turn as a servant?" He lowered his voice again, "Besides, didn't we agree at the beginning that we would let Xiaohu stand out in the future?"

Lu Yougui pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, since that's the case, I'll go back to your second uncle. He said he would come again tonight, he always loves you, remember to say a few good words for dad, lest he angry."

Chunying quickly agreed, and added: "I heard people inside that the second young master is coming back, and it is very likely that he will have a wedding, and he will marry that Miss Liang. I am afraid that this time the second young master will come back again. Feeling proud, Dad thinks I should remind Second Uncle to tell Eldest Young Master to be careful?"

"Then let's talk." Lu Yougui frowned and said, "Why haven't I heard of it before? Not only the young master, but also Xiao Chen should be reminded. Sigh, why didn't this young master dare Stop?!"

Chunying agreed with a smile, leading him to gossip about the store, and when her mother washed her brother and changed into clean clothes, she came out, then asked about her sister's recent situation, and investigated what Xiaohu had learned recently.While happily chatting with her family, she let go of the big stone in her heart, only feeling that the recent days have been really smooth.

At the same time, in the Hou's mansion, the third young master Li You felt that the recent days were really not going well. Although the situation outside was very good, there was no peace at home.He couldn't figure it out, what was his mother thinking?Shouldn't she put her father and his interests first?He hates Manru so much, why can't he get rid of her?
Li You stared at his mother's loving smiling face, feeling extremely entangled in his heart. After answering a series of questions about his daily life, diet, study and health, he finally made up his mind and asked, "Mom... the silver-encrusted dog in my house The sandalwood box...is it with you?"

"A sandalwood box inlaid with silver?" An Shi was a little confused, "Which one are you talking about?"

"That's... the one who installed the servant girl's document in my room." Li You glanced outside the room, "Manru took it away, right? Where did she get the courage? She took my things and didn't tell me One sound?!"

(End of this chapter)