In fact, even in the capital, there are many battles in the market place. Rao is a girl's family, and those officials and eunuchs who bully the commoners are everywhere.
Just now, the people around didn't dare to speak, but they saw that Miss Shen was a wealthy person dressed in clothes, and she said that she had something to do with the Qi family. provoke
Nowadays, many people have seen this steward Qin. Since he said that this person is a liar, then she is a liar.
There are not many people who go to the official's office if they disagree with each other, but if they do, they are still a little happy.
Ye Jiao was fiddling with the jade pendant in her hand, and didn't pay much attention to Miss Shen, but she could hear Steward Qin's words.
When the old ladies looked over, Ye Jiao nodded, Xiao Su understood, deliberately put on a savage face, took two steps forward and waved her hands in disgust: "Where are you from, there are so many things, full of lies , If it weren't for the second young grandma who just happened to meet, she didn't know what would happen, drag it away and drag it away."
Before Miss Shen could figure out what was going on, a few old ladies from the Qi residence came up and twisted the ground, clutching their arms and yelling, and dragged Miss Shen and her side. The maid headed towards the government's yamen.
Butler Qin smiled and said a few words to Dong Wu, then patted him on the shoulder, and Dong Wu immediately trotted after the old ladies.
The people around were still at a loss just now, but now they made a way out and watched her leave with some disgust in their eyes.
But when she was dragged a few steps away, Shen Da did not realize that she had met the real Qi family!
But when she was in the boudoir, the Shen family couldn't be ranked in front of the Qi family, and Mrs. Shen had never seen what the Qi family looked like. She just saw Ye Jiao and didn't know who she was. By the way, that pretty woman is Qi Erlang's wife
However, just said a wrong thing, why see the official
No, no, these are not important, the important thing is that if you go to see the official, how can you enter the palace!
Lady Shen finally realized that she was afraid. She wanted to go back to Ye Jiao and ask her, and to make it clear to Steward Qin that she couldn't go to the yamen, absolutely not!
However, most of the wives in Qi Mansion were brought from their hometown, or they signed a death deed, and they were the most neat in their work.
Maybe they wouldn't listen to steward Qin's words, but Ye Jiao nodded, and the women naturally followed suit.
Without waiting for Lady Shen to speak, they dragged her away together with all their strength, not giving her a chance at all.
The pearl hairpin in the maid's hand also fell to the ground, and I don't know who picked it up.
The old man got enough gold, so he didn't rush to find the hairpin, but knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Ye Jiao from a distance, walked into the crowd and left.
The crowd watching the excitement also dispersed, but their eyes were looking at Ye Jiao vaguely.
I have long heard that the house over there was bought by the Qi family, but no one has really seen the Qi family. Although it was an accident now, it can be considered that they have seen the true face of the grandmother Qi.
No one remembered the girl Shen just now, but in comparison, Ye Jiao seemed very pure and kind.
A few servants from the nearby mansion were also looking into it, and after finding out what was going on, they turned their heads and went back to their masters.
Little Ginseng didn't care about those, but after talking to Steward Qin a few words, he returned to Qi Mansion, while Steward Qin went to the study instead.
Qi Yun, who was looking at the account book, didn't ask too much about what happened outside. Seeing Steward Qin coming, he just talked to him about the shop business in the capital.
Now in the capital, the Qi family is just a wine shop, but it has done a great job.
Just monopolizing more than half of the wine business in Beijing is enough to establish a position. In addition, the Qi family has won a gold plaque, and the people around them dare not bully them even if they are jealous, and steward Qin becomes more and more like a duck to water.
Moreover, Steward Qin is different from the shopkeeper Wei on the river. He does not have so many smooth methods, but he is gentle and kind, and everything progresses step by step. The foundation is excellent, and the book is very clean.
But Qi Yun still asked him, "Are you good at martial arts?"
Steward Qin smiled and bowed, still as gentle as jade: "Back to the second young master, I have practiced before, and I have a little understanding."
Qi Yun nodded, looked at him more, and asked again, "Do you know who you drove away just now?"
Manager Qin was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head.
Qi Yun said indifferently: "That is the beauty who is about to enter the palace to be elected. The women sent from every state government are registered. Except for the inner court, the yamen next to them have no right to detain or interrogate them."
As soon as these words came out, Steward Qin frowned slightly, and there was sweat on his forehead.
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but said nothing.
But Qi Yun had just gotten a rough idea from Tie Zi's retelling, and looked up at him: "You didn't really want to send her to the yamen, but let Dong Wu follow and see which girl she is, if you provoke her. If you can afford it, you will be at peace with each other, if you can't provoke it..." Qi Yun didn't continue, just looked at Manager Qin.
Qin Guanshi didn't speak, but lowered his eyebrows slightly.
If he couldn't afford to provoke him, he really told Dong Wu to act by chance.
Whether it is tied or frightened, not necessarily.
Seeing his reaction like this, Qi Yun knew that what he thought was right, this person is indeed a kind-hearted person and a decisive heart.
He couldn't help but look at Guanshi Qin again. He really didn't understand, where did a shrewd but timid person like Song Guanshi come from such a bold and careful relative.
But steward Qin saw that Qi Yun had taken his thoughts seriously, so he suppressed his smile and bowed to Qi Yun: "I caused trouble for the owner, and I am willing to be punished, but how to solve this matter I hope the owner can take it. an idea."
Qi Yun looked at him, but did not speak immediately.
How to solve it is easy to handle. From the beginning, Qi Yun didn't take the Shen family girl seriously, but now it's better, it saves the trouble of clambering.
It was Steward Qin who had just let him ponder.
This person is martial and firm-minded, and does not seem to be easy to control.
For example, Steward Song, even if he occasionally said two stupid words, Qi Yun could correct it a little bit, because he knew that Steward Song was a soft-hearted person, and would listen when he persuaded him. Just scold him at the wrong place, and say two harsh words can make him scared.
It is this kind of person who has the ability but is still determined. If he is not smart, he will cause big trouble in the future.
But now it seems that steward Qin is very smart and can read his eyes very well. Qi Yun said slowly: "It's okay, I have my own way, but you." Okay, but it's better to think more about the other things."
Manager Qin heaved a sigh of relief, and instead of wiping his sweat, he bowed his body lower: "What the second young master said, I remember."
Qi Yun said again: "Then you say, what should I do now?"
"Back to the second young master, I'll have someone call Dong Wu back, but..." Butler Qin struggled for a moment on his always warm face, "Second young master, I am willing to accept any punishment, but can I not pay the monthly fine? And expect it to eat."
Qi Yun, who was still speculating on Qin's mind just now, couldn't help but look up at him.
I thought about it a lot, but I never thought that this person was only interested in money.
Looking at it this way, he and Song Guanshi are really relatives...
In the end, Qi Yun only asked him to go to the pan library, and the person beside me remembered it later, and waved his hand to let him leave.
Qi Yun flipped through the account book again, then closed it and put it aside. Instead, he picked up a pen and wrote a letter for Tie Zi to find someone to send it to Manager Song, then got up and went to the backyard.
Before entering the yard, he heard Xu Bao's laughter.
The child looks the same every day. Xu Bao is taller than his peers. Although his voice is still soft, his voice is loud, especially when he laughs, it is very clear and easy to identify.
When Qi Yun entered the door, he saw Xu Bao standing on the soft couch, smiling and teasing Ning Bao with a ball of wool.
It was rare for Ning Bao to be awake, and Xu Bao was holding his favorite toy again. The usual lazy little guy now stretched out his hand to grab it with extra effort, pursed his mouth, frowned, and squeaked to himself. Son.
Ruyi sat there and stared at it, not moving.
But when Xu Bao didn't notice, Ruyi suddenly crawled over and hugged Xu Bao's short legs!
Xu Bao was stunned for a moment, his arm fell, and then the bulging Ning Bao made it by himself, hugged the wool ball with both hands and snatched it away. Ah roll, roll away, shrink into Ye Jiao's arms sitting beside the soft couch.
When Qi Yun entered the door, all he saw was Xu Bao standing there blankly, giggling wishfully, and Ning Bao buried his face in Ye Jiao's arms.
On the other hand, Xiao Su and Mrs. Mo, who were standing beside them, laughed together, deeply feeling that little dolls are the source of happiness.
Qi Yun didn't see the cause and effect, and didn't know what he was laughing at, so he just said: "Xu Bao looks a little taller than before."
Xu Bao, who had just been robbed of the ball of wool, immediately raised his head and looked at Qi Yun with a smile: "Xu Bao is tall!"
Ye Jiao patted Ning Bao's back in her arms, looked at her eldest son, and said after thinking about it: "It's probably because Xu Bao's head is bigger than the other child, so he looks taller."
Qi Yun: …
Xu Bao also shouted: "The head is big!"
As soon as these words came out, even Qi Yun's mouth curled up, but it seemed that Xu Bao's head was indeed bigger than the average child's head, but as a biological father, Qi Yun always thought that such a child was smart.
Every parent sees only the good when they look at their children.
Seeing Qi Yun come back, Ye Jiao put Ning Bao on the soft couch and asked Mrs. Mo to look at it more, then got up and dragged Qi Yun to the outer room.
Then, Ye Jiao handed him a wooden box: "I just bought it, you can see."
In fact, Qi Yun knew for a long time that Ye Jiao had painted a gold ingot and bought a piece of purple jade, but he pretended not to know, and when he opened the box, he looked at the jade with excellent water head inside, and smiled: "It's in good shape, Jiao Niang. Good buy."
Ye Jiao also smiled, sat next to Qi Yun, took the piece of purple jade hanging from his waist, put it together with this, and said, "Go back and find someone to carve a pair, we are good for each of us. ?"
Qi Yun nodded, smiled lightly and kissed Ye Jiao's mouth.
In fact, the price of this piece of purple jade is not expensive, but it is not cheap. It can only be said to be in the middle of the standard if you buy it with a gold ingot.
But a thousand dollars can't buy a smile, Jiao Niang's happiness is better than anything else.
Left and right, Qi Yun felt that what he lacked most now was gold and silver.
But when he was thinking about it, Qi Erlang smelled a strange fragrance.
This strange fragrance was absent, but it was hard to ignore. It drifted away faintly and was slightly sweet, so Qi Yun couldn't help but look at Ye Jiao and asked, "Did Jiao Niang have a new sachet?"
Ye Jiao blinked, subconsciously pinched the brocade bag hanging on her waist, and after feeling it, she said, "No." The original petals inside had been fed to the old man by her to save her life.
Qi Yun looked left and right, and then saw the wooden box on the table.
The box doesn't look very good, the wood grain is messy, the wood is sparse, and it doesn't look like a good wood.
But Qi Yun picked it up carefully, and when he got closer, he could smell the fragrance coming from the wooden box.
He looked at it carefully, and then said, "This is a wooden box of agarwood."
Ye Jiao didn't know much about wood and spices, so she came over curiously, "Agarwood? Is it wood with fragrance?"
"Well, it does have some flavor, but agarwood that has no fragrance is different from agarwood. This one looks sparse in wood and has an average texture. It should be nothing unusual, but it has a fragrance."
Now that she was talking about the box, Ye Jiao remembered and asked, "Master, do you know what it means to buy a casket and return a pearl?"
Qi Yun replied, "I said that I bought beads, but I only want the box not to use beads."
"… What's the meaning?"
"To say people are stupid."
Only then did Ye Jiao react: "She said I was stupid!"
As soon as Qi Yun heard it, she guessed that the girl Shen was talking nonsense, and hurriedly leaned over and kissed Ye Jiao's mouth: "Jiao Niang is not stupid, look, this piece of jade was bought..."
Before he finished speaking, Qi Yun turned the box upside down.
Then I saw sawdust falling out from the inside.
Qi Yun looked inside the box and saw that maybe it was because the old man accidentally dropped it outside and broke the bottom of the box, and there was a layer of cracks under the wooden box.
But the crack was there, but it didn't penetrate the wooden box. I think there was a mezzanine underneath.
Qi Yun took the knife that he usually used to cut fruit on the table and put it in, and picked it lightly.
"Crack!"
The originally sparse and cracked agarwood boards were easily picked apart.
Then, the more intense aroma floated out.
At the bottom of the box, there was a layer of black ink, Ye Jiao couldn't help but ask: "Xiang Gong, what is this?"
Qi Yun didn't do anything, but stared at it for a while, then carefully took a piece and weighed it in his hand, and after a while, he said softly: "This is Chenxiang, its color is like ink, such a color and size. . . . more expensive than gold.”