Taoyao Order

Wu Yan nodded in response: "Okay."

Tao Yao then asked about Wu Yan's plan again: "I see that you have kept this room spotless. Do you plan to continue to stay in this room every day?"

Wu Yan, who was wiping the vase with a rag, paused slightly.

While Tao Yao sipped her porridge, she said, "You have done a very good job in cleaning this house. Neither the maids and wives of my family nor the maids and wives of other ladies I have seen can do it as properly and meticulously as you.

However, I remember you told me that you wanted to open a sewing shop in the future instead of working as a maid for the rest of your life, right? "

Wu Yan bit her lip and then said to Taoyao, "I did. After I packed up everything in the house, I did some sewing by myself while the girl was away."

Taoyao tilted her head and looked at her: "Then you don't want to study with me anymore?"

Wu Yan lowered her eyes and said, "What I learned should be enough."

Tao Yao looked at Wu Yan who was still humble and frustrated. After all, she just sighed and didn't say anything more. She just turned her head and ate silently.

Chu Family, Jiale Hall.

Chu Yuanshan met Bai Zhaowen late at night.

Ever since Bai Zhaowen came back from collecting rent from Zhuangzi, he had heard about his daughter being put under house arrest. It had been three days since the incident between Chu Ping and Tao Yao broke out in the Chu family and Qiu Yue was locked up in the wing. No one has seen her again or knows anything about her condition.

Bai Zhaowen came to see the old man of the Chu family in the morning, but Chu Yuanshan kept him waiting until late at night. Old Mrs. Xu had already gone to bed, and all the maids and women in the house had gone to sleep, so he met him in the study in the east room of the main hall. Bai Zhaowen.

When Bai Zhaowen saw Chu Yuanshan, he quickly bowed and asked: "Old lady, my daughter... my daughter... my daughter made a big mistake and disturbed the old lady. It was all because of my inability to discipline her. I don't know where she is now. , I will definitely discipline her well."

Chu Yuanshan held an unknown book in one hand and a pair of gold-rimmed Western reading glasses in the other hand. Under the dim light, he squinted and read slowly: "The harvest of Zhuangzi below is not bad. ?"

Bai Zhaowen said quickly: "It's all good, it's all good. The rice harvests of the two villages in Baishi Village doubled last year, the fruit and rice harvests in Shise Village were the same as the previous year, and the harvests of several villages in Tangqi Town were the same as the previous year. , I also inspected everything and checked the accounts from last year. There was more rain last year and the mulberry silk harvest was [-]% less than the previous year. Now it is the time to plant mulberry trees again. I also went to Zhuangzi to check. This year’s new Five hundred acres of land have been cultivated and fine mulberry trees have been planted. There will definitely not be a shortage of silk this year like last year."

Listening to Bai Zhaowen's careful reply, which was as down-to-earth and sophisticated as ever, Chu Yuanshan nodded slowly: "You have been to a lot of places in just a few days, thank you for your hard work."

Bai Zhaowen quickly bowed and said: "It should be."

Chu Yuanshan never took his eyes off the book in his hand, and suddenly asked again: "Have you ever heard of the Chen family in Liuye Lane?"

Bai Zhaowen naturally knew that Chu Yuanshan was going to attack the Shao family and Tao Yao's visit that day, so he could only bow and respond: "Of course I have heard that it is the residence of Mr. Shushu from the uncle's library."

When Chu Yuanshan heard this, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Bai Zhaowen, slightly surprised and put down the book in his hand: "Oh? You know? I thought you didn't know, now that I know, what happened to his mother-in-law's visit last time? , you have to talk to me carefully."

Bai Zhaowen pondered for a moment, then looked up at Chu Yuanshan, cupped his hands and said: "Old man, with all due respect, I feel that this young lady from the Tao family is not a good match for me. She comes from a very humble background. If she is a young lady from a high-ranking family, she will not be a good match." That's all, a girl from a teacher's family is really not worthy of our uncle." Chu Yuanshan couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "The wife of the family can't decide Brother Ping's marriage, but it's your turn. Are you coming to decide?"

Bai Zhaowen only said in a deep voice: "I don't dare."

But there was no look on his face that he regarded himself as a "slave", nor did he look like he "dare not" at all.

Bai Zhaowen hesitated for a moment. Now that he has said this, there is no point in hiding this situation anymore. It is better to pierce the window paper, so he said: "If the masters feel that the Tao family girl With such a background, she is worthy of being the eldest grandma of the Chu family, so why not be the daughter of my family?"

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Chu Yuanshan did not show the slightest surprise, but continued: "Is there anything outstanding about your daughter?"

Bai Zhaowen said in a deep voice: "Although my daughter is not outstanding, her father is outstanding and he can always help her and take advantage of her."

Chu Yuanshan smiled when he heard this: "So it's not your daughter who wants to be the grandma of the Chu family, but you who want to be the master of the Chu family."

Bai Zhaowen bowed and said, "I don't dare, but I have served the Chu family for several generations, and I have done my duty well. Let me get a piece of the Chu family's overwhelming wealth."

Even if I become your father-in-law, I will still do my best to assist you and serve the Chu family. "

Chu Yuanshan looked at Bai Zhaowen. He was already the general manager of the Chu family, and he could be considered half a master. He could not be promoted, so he could only have the intention of arrogance. It was also sad and lamentable: "Since you have such thoughts, after all, It’s not like you have nothing to rely on. Let me hear what you rely on.”

Bai Zhaowen bowed to Chu Yuanshan again: "The old man is wise. The old slave has been in the Chu family for so many years, and the secrets of the Chu family have to be investigated by the old slave."

After Bai Zhaowen said this, he raised his head slightly and stared at the changes in the old man's face with a pair of falcon-like eyes.

Chu Yuanshan's face did not change when he heard this, but he seemed surprised and said: "Oh? Our Chu family has a clean family, is it possible that there is some shameful reason that I don't know about?"

Bai Zhaowen didn't see any clues, and he couldn't tell whether Chu Yuanshan knew or not, so he just continued to test: "I don't know what the old lady is doing. The old lady should know why the old lady went to Panyu this time. "

Chu Yuanshan looked at Bai Zhaowen indifferently, but his turbid eyes had now become bright and deep: "It's just that there was something wrong with the trading company in Panyu, and it hasn't been for many years. Let's go over and see if there is anything shameful about it." ?”

Bai Zhaowen sneered when he heard this: "What kind of mistake happened? Are you in a hurry to travel without even finishing the year?"

Chu Yuanshan said: "They left on the twentieth day of the first lunar month, and the Chinese New Year is over on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. How come Steward Bai's New Year's Eve is different from others?"

Chu Yuanshan raised his eyebrows impatiently: "Don't talk nonsense to me. What do you want to say? Just tell me."