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Chapter 123 Find him a flat wife

After a few days, An Xiu'er felt that the little girls serving her had been replaced by others, and of course Ban Xia was still the same Ban Xia from before.

She guessed that these girls must be the ones Zhang Zhenan brought in to read the books for her, so she pushed Ban Xia away, closed the door, took out the books, and slowly flipped through them.

"Ma'am, let's help you look at it." A little girl really said.

"This account book was given to me by the old lady. It's not appropriate to show it to you." An Xiu'er was still a little worried, so she had to test them out.

"Ma'am, don't worry, the uncle asked us to come here." A little girl bowed and smiled.

Only then did An Xiu'er nod her head in a kind manner, "There are a lot of ledgers in the box, you go and take a look at them yourself, be careful, don't lose them."

"We know." Several girls replied in unison.

One of the more mature girls bowed to An Xiu'er to get those account books, and then distributed a copy to each of the other girls.

An Xiu'er asked them to tidy up the desks in the room, and asked them to sit on the desk in twos facing each other and look through the ledger.

These girls are indeed the ones specially sent by Zhang Zhen'an. They quickly entered the mood and looked at them very seriously. An Xiu'er was also watching from the side, because after reading these ledgers, she realized that there are still so many in this world. treasures.

The prices of East China Sea pearl necklaces, Xihuang agate bracelets, and Burmese jadeite pendants also amazed her. Just one piece of jewelry is enough for them to eat for several lifetimes.

An Xiu'er always felt constrained in Zhang's family, and she didn't spend much money on weekdays. She still had some cheap self-esteem in her bones, and she didn't want Wu to look down on her. But after looking through these accounts, she realized that no matter how noble she behaved, she still had some cheap self-esteem in her bones. In Wu's eyes, she is just a little sparrow, and the gap between her and her life is too far away.

She used to think that the life of the rich was to eat fish and meat casually every day, to wear silk and satin casually, and to be rich with gold ornaments, but now she realized that she was very wrong. What she couldn't imagine was that a small hosta might be worth a fortune.

An Xiu'er couldn't help looking at her packing box, wondering if there was anything particularly valuable in it, she had to be careful in the future, if it was broken, she couldn't afford it.

She touched the simple silver hairpin on her head, and she was a little thankful that she insisted on sticking only this silver hairpin, otherwise, she felt a lot of pressure to have hundreds of taels of silver on her head.

Also, she used to think that each serving of the Zhang family's dishes was very small, but now she realizes that although there are few, the prices of these dishes are too expensive. For example, the pastry that Zhang Zhenan asked to make for her a few days ago It's the materials that cost dozens of taels of silver, and I heard that the process will cost more than a dozen.

She didn't dare to eat it next time.

Especially the furnishings in her house, each piece is extremely precious, she thinks that she will try not to look at it in the future, otherwise she will really not be able to afford it if she gets hit.

Zhang Zhenan said that this ledger is a condensed Zhang family, and the more An Xiuer reads the ledger, the more she feels like this. From this ledger, she has a preliminary glimpse into the Zhang family's life, and because of this, she feels uneasy Every time I see Wu Shi, I don't dare to pretend to be crazy and stupid in front of her as before. Instead, I salute her respectfully, feeling an inexplicable fear in my heart.

Because of this fear, she felt more and more that there was a kind of nobility in Wu Shi's body. Of course, this nobility was piled up with vulgar gold and silver.

In this big house, she couldn't help but be influenced by them, moving closer to them with every move, as if she had lost her aura.

Gradually, she also began to wear fancy clothes, combed her hair in a complicated bun, behaved politely, and moved forward and retreated with restraint. However, in just a few short months, she was very different from when she first arrived.

In the blink of an eye, summer went to autumn, and the leaves on the tree turned from green to yellow, and gradually fell down. At this time, she finally read the box of ledgers Wu gave her.

Of course, it was all thanks to these girls, An Xiuer learned a lot from following them.

She didn't understand anything at first, but after reading this box of ledgers, she not only had a preliminary understanding of the basic necessities of life, but also knew a little about the Zhang family's relationships. After all, the Zhang family's gift list is recorded in on these ledgers.

In order to embarrass her, Wu Shi asked the housekeeper to give her all the Zhang family's account books in the past two years, but she did not expect that she learned a lot from it.

She even discovered a lot of things that were wrong, which made Zhang Zhen'an grab some people's pigtails.

In the past, An Xiu'er didn't know many characters. After reading these ledgers, she basically knew all the characters, and her mental arithmetic became even better. The maids who checked the account were all amazed.

During this process, she also discovered that her learning ability is very good. She learns things very quickly, and she can usually draw inferences from one instance. She is even more good at grasping details and discovering many things. There are several false accounts among them. , all she discovered.

At first, she just wanted to be a hands-off shopkeeper and hand over the account books to these maids. Later, she thought that even if she embroidered flowers all her life, she still couldn't afford to buy a piece of decoration in this house. For a piece of jewelry in her jewelry box, it is better to learn some skills for the time being. She already knows how to embroider. The housekeeper is gone, and he will not be helpless.

Later, she followed these maids to read the account books, and later, she also checked all the account books that these maids had read, and so on, it took more than two months.

The more she got to know the Zhang family, the more concerned she was about gains and losses. I heard that all big families have three wives and four concubines, like Zhang Zhen'an's younger brother, I don't know how many concubines, how many housewives there are, outside Fortunately, Zhang Zhen'an would come back every night no matter how late, if he didn't come home one night, she would inevitably think about it.

On the one hand, she comforted herself by saying that it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, since she is his wife and wife anyway, but on the other hand, she didn't want to share him with anyone.

But if she doesn't share him, others will say that she is jealous, like Wu Shi, who called her over to beat him several times in private, but she skipped the matter vaguely every time.

When I was in the countryside, everyone was monogamous, and there were very few people who had three wives and four concubines, but it was different here, everyone here forced her to give him up to others.

Before Wu called her over, she said that she wanted to read the account book, and she was not in the mood to take concubines for him, but now that the account book has been read, she has no reason to delay.

On the way to deliver the ledger, An Xiu'er was very anxious. Now she is not afraid that Mrs. Wu will cause her other troubles, nor that she will find something for her to do. In her eyes, difficulties are like springs. If you are strong, it will be weak. Weakness is strong. If Mrs. Wu showed her other Zhang family's ledgers, she would be delighted. She could find more things from the ledgers and help Zhang Zhen'an.

So she was not afraid that she would cause trouble for her, but that she would divert her mind elsewhere.

I still remember that before leaving the court, Mrs. Liang always told her how difficult it was to be someone else's wife. An Xiu'er couldn't understand it at the time, but later she married Zhang Zhen'an, and no one was in charge of her. Coax him well, just let him eat and dress well, but now it's different, she also has a mother-in-law above her, although Wu's relationship with Zhang Zhenan's mother and child is average, but Wu's still seems to be a Buddha on her head .

Unknowingly, she came to Wu's yard. Although she didn't make up her mind in the morning and evening, she was very familiar with this yard.

This time, when the little girl saw her, she went in and reported without any delay. She had lived in the Zhang family for several months, and these servants saw that she was still occupying the title of a big lady and had not been driven away. The attitude also slowly changed, and they respected her more than before.

Soon the servant girl came out and asked An Xiuer to go in. An Xiuer walked with the cloth, followed by two young men carrying boxes. When she saw Wu Shi, An Xiuer saluted and stood aside.

"Have you read all these ledgers?" When An Xiuer came in, the servant girl had already informed her. Naturally, Mrs. Wu knew the reason for An Xiuer's visit.

"En." An Xiu'er nodded, and said, "I have written down some problems in this book."

This time, An Xiu'er did not write out all the mistakes in the account book like last time, but wrote a part of it.

Wu Shi flipped through it casually, and couldn't help showing anger on his face. There were some manipulations in the account books of the previous few months, let alone those of the past two years, and the mistakes of the two years piled up. Some are hidden, but there are still many omissions.

Besides, An Xiu'er is not the same as she was two months ago. Two months ago, she didn't understand anything. Two months later, after reading these ledgers, she understood a lot and found more mistakes. A thick stack.

Wu Shi was originally furious, but after flipping through the account book, her anger quickly dissipated. She threw the book on the table and said lightly: "It seems that you are really suitable for this job, I am I underestimated you."

"My mother is amazing, and it took me a lot of effort to read these books." An Xiuer said quickly.

"You did really well." Wu Shi reiterated.

An Xiu'er then said: "Thank you for the compliment, mother. Is there anything else I can help with? I am willing to help mother share her worries and look at the books."

"You don't need to look at the account book." Wu Shi waved her hand lightly, motioning them to lift the account book down. She has a sensitive nose, and even though the room was scented with incense, when the box was opened, the faint musty smell from the account book still made her Very uncomfortable.

The maid noticed her discomfort, so she turned on the incense burner and fanned it lightly so that the incense would burn faster.

Wu Shi felt that there was no more unpleasant smell in the house, so she said: "But you want to help me relieve my worries, which makes me very happy. Now I have one thing that worries me."

"What's the matter?" An Xiu'er asked casually.

"Of course it's about my son's heirs." Wu looked at her coldly and said, "My son is not young, he is already in his thirties, and he has already had children under his knees. You marry my son." It's been so long, and I don't see you are pregnant, if you can't have a baby, I think you should arrange for others to have a baby for my son earlier."

An Xiu'er heard the words and was speechless.

"Why are you silent? Don't you want to?" Wu Shi looked down at her with some sarcasm in his tone.

An Xiu'er simply raised her head and said, "Yes, I don't want to."

"Don't want to? Aren't you familiar with women's rings? You must know the seven out of seven, one of which is jealousy." Wu played with her nails painted with cardamom, her fingers were round and shiny, The care is excellent, and it doesn't look like the fingers that a 50-[-]-year-old woman should have.

"I understand your thoughts, you must be unwilling, so I specially found a candidate for you." Wu Shi clapped her hands, and Ye Jingshu came out from behind the curtain, and she saluted with great demeanor, Then he stepped aside obediently.

"My son is a responsible person. It is unrealistic for me to ask him to divorce you, but it is not a problem to find an equal wife for him. I just want to ask you now, are you willing? "Wu's goals are like electricity.

An Xiu'er lowered her head, her mind was already in a state of confusion: "Why ask me about this matter, you should ask the person involved."

"You are his wife, you should arrange this matter." Wu Shi said.

"When he agrees, the husband is the guide for the wife, so I can't make a decision for him." An Xiu Er answered with her head buried.

"I thought you had become honest during this time, but I didn't expect it to be the same." Wu's voice turned cold, and said: "Do you think that if you don't agree, the matter will not be settled?"

(End of this chapter)