Seeing that Qi Wang was so obedient and obedient, Liu Xiyu couldn't say what she said next, she sighed, stretched out her hand to stroke Qi Wang's hair, and said softly: "Ah Wang, don't give too much to yourself. Pressure, after all, you are still young, and the days are still long, there is really no need to make yourself so tired."
Looking at the purple under Qi Duan's eyes, Liu Xiyu began to wonder if there was something wrong with her teaching him and Qi Feng recently. For so many years, the couple always felt that the two children were young and neglected their teaching, and now they are cold Grabbing them, the two children might have misunderstood.
Thinking about it, because of an accident in the Qi family, the couple was afraid that the two children would be implicated, so they quietly sent them to Yuzhou City. For fear that people would know their whereabouts, the couple didn't even dare to let them bring a servant .
Later, the Qi family managed to tide over the difficulties. Originally, they planned to send someone to pick them up, but something happened to the Sun family again. The two children had been wandering for so long, and they ate food that they had never eaten before. After coming back, she forced the two children to study...
Liu Xiyu thought about it, and felt that what she did was wrong, she wiped the corners of her eyes, and said in a sullen voice: "Ah, the days are still long, with parents here, don't be so anxious, we will always help you .”
Qi Wang knew that Liu Xiyu probably made up something else in his head, so he didn't explain much, but Qi Wang naturally remembered the other party's love for his son.
"Mother, I know. I was so busy yesterday that I forgot. I will pay attention to my body in the future."
Liu Xiyu nodded, and didn't ask Qi Wang what he did - the blueprints he drew were weird, and the things he made looked like nothing. Liu Xiyu was afraid of hurting the child's self-confidence, so she had the right to act as a child. invisible.
"Ah Wan, I heard from Mrs. Zhang that you found someone to bring Sun Ziyin out and chatted with her for a long time?"
There is nothing to hide about this matter, Qi Huang nodded and said: "Yes mother, is there any problem?"
Liu Xiyu thought for a while, and said, "It's not a problem, but Mrs. Zhang came to me today and told me that after you met Sun Ziyin, the relationship between her and Sun Ziyun became intimate again, as if all the disputes and conflicts between them were gone. It seems to have happened... Mother feels a little strange, after all, I know a thing or two about Sun Ziyin's temperament, she probably won't forgive Sun Ziyun so easily."
But the person who should never forgive is now getting intimate with the other party. This is problematic no matter how you look at it. Liu Xiyu wants to know if Qi Huang has done something—after all, from her point of view, she is not I hope that the four siblings of the Sun family will be affectionate.
Qi Huang smiled and said: "Mother, I am indeed responsible for this, but I can't tell mother what I said to Sun Ziyin, I know it well, mother, you don't need to ask any more questions."
Seeing this, Liu Xiyu really didn't ask any more questions, she took Qi Wang's hand, the mother and son chatted for a while, seeing that Qi Wang wanted to look at the thing he made from time to time, Liu Xiyu didn't bother him any more.
"Go ahead, but remember, you are not allowed to stay up late tonight, do you understand?"
Qi Huang nodded in agreement.
Liu Xiyu always kept this matter in mind, and turned around and told the two servants to take good care of Qi Wang, and then beat the Songxiang Courtyard up and down before leaving the Songxiang Courtyard.
Afterwards, Liu Xiyu went to Ningxiang Yuan where Qi Feng was.
When Liu Xiyu passed by, Qi Feng was looking at the account book. She is smart, and after half a month of training, she has already done things like a housekeeper.
"Mother, this is the problem I found. Please take a look and see if there is any problem."
Qi Feng obediently handed in the account book, Liu Xiyu looked through it carefully, and then praised Qi Feng without hesitation.
"You've done a good job. Although you haven't been in touch with the books for a long time, you are careful in doing things and can bear your temper. This is your advantage, but..."
At the beginning when Liu Xiyu praised him, Qi Feng was quite happy, but when Liu Xiyu said nothing, Qi Feng instantly became nervous.
"Mom, what's the problem?"
Liu Xiyu nodded, pointed to an error circled by Qi Feng in the account book and said: "The charcoal fee here is not a problem, you shouldn't have circled it."
A deep confusion appeared on Qi Feng's face: "But mother, the cost of charcoal fire last year was more than double that of the year before. The difference is too big. How can this be correct?"
She compared it carefully, and found that last year's expenses were much higher than those of the year before, and the year before the year before, even almost catching up with the sum of the previous two years. With such a large amount of expenses, how could my mother say that there was no mistake
Seeing that Qi Feng didn't understand, Liu Xiyu waved to her, motioning for Qi Feng to come over, and Qi Feng obediently went to Liu Xiyu's side and sat down.
"Feng'er, we women are in charge of everything in the backyard, but it doesn't mean we have to focus on the backyard."
Qi Feng seemed to understand, but the child listened to Liu Xiyu's explanation seriously.
"Do you know why the charcoal fee was so high last year?"
Qi Feng shook his head, seeing Liu Xiyu was still staring at her, Qi Feng said uncertainly: "But the people who buy charcoal fire are getting rich?"
Liu Xiyu shook her head and said: "You're wrong, the person who bought the charcoal fire was a dowry that my mother followed from her mother's house, and he couldn't be more loyal to her. Something happened."
The only suspicion was denied by Liu Xiyu, and Qi Feng couldn't think of any reason. She shook her head and said blankly: "Mother, that daughter can't guess."
Liu Xiyu patted Qi Feng's head and patiently explained.
Winter came early last year. As soon as October arrived, there was a heavy snowfall, and the sky quickly cooled down. After that, there was a snowstorm in Jizhou City, and the charcoal cost naturally soared.
You must know that last year, the earth dragon started to burn from October, and it was only at the beginning of March this year that the sky became warmer day by day. Counting last year, the weather was cold and the winter was long, plus coal and charcoal. Prices are soaring, and spending is naturally much more than in previous years.
"Look, you shouldn't just compare our flower usage in previous years, you have to proceed from the reality. The flower usage in our mansion is not static."
The weather changes every year. For example, when the year is good, food will naturally be cheaper, and when the year is bad, food will naturally be much more expensive. If there is a disaster in the south, the price of cloth will also rise. , and even the flowers in the mansion will be different.
"The butler doesn't just keep an eye on the flowers in our mansion. You also have to look at the market prices outside. You don't need to know everything, but you have to understand the general price changes, just like this time. If it wasn't for your mother to tell you this, if you didn't know the price changes outside, wouldn't you be wronged?"
Although Qi Feng is smart, the time he has been exposed to these books is still too short, and it is impossible for Liu Xiyu to explain everything to her clearly from the beginning. She will let Qi Feng learn by herself first, and then teach her from the loopholes that she has. Qi Feng, let her know what is wrong with her.
"That's how it is. Before, I felt that managing accounts was not so easy. At first, I also raised my vigilance. I specially read the account books of previous years and confirmed that the accounts were wrong, so I circled the problem. It turns out that it is not only about looking at For past accounts, it depends on market conditions.”
Qi Feng can be said to be clear at one point. After hearing Liu Xiyu's words, she flipped through the account book again, and pointed out the few problematic places she circled earlier.
"If there was a snowstorm last year, the crops of several villages this year must not be good, so the money paid for selling grain in summer is much less than before. Also here, because the weather is too cold in winter, the flowers used to make cotton-padded clothes in Fuchu It is much higher than in the past few years, and even the medical expenses spent by the servants here are much more, and there are traces of this."
Youdao knows everything. After Liu Xiyu's guidance, Qi Feng quickly understood the things she had mistaken before. Wrong accounts are all marked up.
Seeing Qi Feng like this, Liu Xiyu immediately felt relieved, her daughter is smart after all, it is not too late to teach her now, and it is estimated that Qi Feng will be able to fully master it in a short time.
After about half an hour, Qi Feng finally marked out her mistakes one by one, and then excitedly handed the ledger to Liu Xiyu's hands, explaining her mistakes one by one, Liu Xiyu saw this, Nodding with satisfaction.
"Good job."
Liu Xiyu was never stingy with compliments, if Qi Feng did a good job, she would praise her, even if she made a mistake, Liu Xiyu would patiently explain to Qi Feng why she made a mistake.
After getting Liu Xiyu's compliment, Qi Feng laughed, seeing her like this, Liu Xiyu patted her head, and taught Qi Feng some tricks to resist her.
Qi Feng listened patiently, remembering what Liu Xiyu said one by one in his heart.
After finishing talking about the housekeeper, Liu Xiyu suddenly said: "The Chen family sent us a post to invite us to enjoy the chrysanthemums. We go to the Chen family's flower viewing banquet every year. This year, you should come with me as usual."
However, after hearing Liu Xiyu's words, Qi Feng was stunned for a moment, the smile on her face disappeared quickly, then she lowered her head, her two hands were intertwined, the original thin white fingers were too hard because of it, All the blood on it has faded away.
"Mom, can I not go?"
After a long time, Qi Feng just said such a sentence. It has been more than half a month since she came back from Zhangzhou City. Qi Feng has gradually adapted to the life of Qi Mansion. She feels as if she has returned to the original life in Qi Mansion. The days when I was a young lady.
However, when Liu Xiyu said that she was going to take her out to meet the guests, Qi Feng subconsciously felt a sense of resistance. She lowered her head even lower, not wanting her mother to see her expression at this moment.
Liu Xiyu's sense is so keen, she found that her daughter's emotions are not right, Liu Xiyu raised her hand and grabbed Qi Feng's hand, forcing her to look up at herself.
"Feng'er, tell your mother, why don't you want to attend the flower viewing banquet at the Chen family? Didn't you like going out to the banquet before? And since you came back, you haven't invited those little sisters of yours to the door, and they handed over When the post came, you didn't want to go out, can you tell mother why?"
You must know that Qi Feng liked to attend such banquets very much in the past. She is gentle and pretty. There are quite a few handkerchiefs in this city of Jizhou. Everyone likes to associate with her. There are ten or so days in a month. Kung Fu Qifeng is attending banquets in various prefectures.
It's just that after coming back this time, Qi Feng may have been frightened, and his courage is much smaller than before, and Liu Xiyu is also considerate of Qi Feng. In recent days, while letting Qi Feng take good care of his body at home, she is also teaching her The housekeeper's ability to read the account books did not propose to take her out to the banquet. It was not until her mood had stabilized that Liu Xiyu said that the Chen family would invite them to the banquet.
"You and the second lady of the Chen family are handkerchiefs. The relationship between the two of you is very good. Why don't you want to go?"
However, Qi Feng turned her head away in embarrassment. She didn't want to see her mother's expectant eyes, so she found a reason and said.
"Mother, I feel that my body has not fully recovered, and I have to rest at home for a while. Going to a banquet is a very energy-consuming thing. I don't have that much energy. What if I don't have enough energy to enjoy flowers? If there is a ugliness at the banquet, it is not beautiful."
Liu Xiyu knew that what Qi Feng said was just an excuse to prevaricate, but no matter what Liu Xiyu asked next, Qi Feng always talked about it, and refused to answer Liu Xiyu's question directly.
"Mother, don't ask, I really don't want to go to the banquet because of lack of energy. There is no other reason. After a while, I will definitely go out to the banquet with you after I get better."
Seeing that Qi Feng was still unwilling to tell her the truth, Liu Xiyu couldn't ask any more questions. Seeing that Qi Feng's mood was much worse than before, Liu Xiyu sighed and told her to take a good rest before leaving Ningxiang hospital.
But seeing her daughter who was originally good-natured but now resisting to attend the banquet so much, Liu Xiyu felt that something was wrong, not long after she came out, she asked her maid Lue to call the two big maids beside Qi Feng into her yard .
"Chun Ying Bi Yu, the two of you have been serving the young miss, has she acted wrong since she came back?"
Because she was afraid that her daughter would have some secrets, so Liu Xiyu sent all the maids around her out, and there were only three of them in the room.
After Chunying and Biyu heard Liu Xiyu's words, their bodies trembled, they looked at each other, and couldn't help pursing their lips, and finally they shook their heads together and said.
"Qi Madam, after the eldest lady came back, she ate well and slept soundly, and she worked hard to study and read the accounts every day. There is nothing wrong with it."
It's just that when the two of them answered, their voices trembled uncontrollably, as if they were hiding something.
Where is Liu Xiyu so easy to fool? Seeing that the slaves and servants refused to answer her question, Liu Xiyu slammed the table and said sharply: "Chunying Biyu, I sent you two to take good care of the eldest lady, if you can't even do such trivial things If it’s good, then there’s no need to stay.”
There has never been a shortage of maids in Qi's mansion. Although Chunying and Biyu are personal maids who have served Qi Feng since childhood, it does not mean that they are irreplaceable. Both of them wanted to make excuses, so how could Liu Xiyu tolerate it
The trembling of Chun Ying Bi Yu's two people became more severe, they hurriedly knelt on the ground, pressed them tightly to the floor, and said in a trembling voice.
"Qi Ma'am, the servants and servants dare not hide it because there is nothing wrong with the eldest lady, and the servants really have nothing to say..."
Seeing that the two of them still wanted to hide themselves, Liu Xiyu laughed back angrily.
"Very well, since you guys still refuse to say anything up to now, I'll send someone to sell you off."
After saying these words, Liu Xiyu raised her voice and was about to call someone in, but when the two of them heard this, their complexions suddenly changed. Chun Ying suddenly looked up at Liu Xiyu, seeing that the other party had a serious face, not like It looked like she was joking, Haru Sakura immediately changed her tune.
"Madam Qi, I have something to say."
However, when Biyu saw this, she raised her hand and pulled Chunying's arm. Liu Xiyu saw their small movements, and Liu Xiyu narrowed her eyes, and said sharply.
"Biyu, what are you hiding? If you don't tell the truth, I will sell you two immediately. You two look good, and the drunken tower in the city..."
Before she finished speaking, Biyu's body trembled more and more, she let go of Chun Ying's arm, and did not stop her, but Chun Ying gritted her teeth and told everything she knew.
"Madam Qi, Miss, she may..."
Knowing that once the contents of what she said were leaked out, it would be a disaster for the two of them, Chunying knelt down on the ground and said in a trembling voice.
"Madam, Nubi and Biyu have not spoken about this matter. If it weren't for Madam, you kept asking, Numaid wouldn't have said it."