Yutai Bi

Chapter 120
In the evening, the family gathers for dinner in the Zhengqi Hall.Mrs. Zhang didn't get up, only the old lady, brother and sister Du Yansui and Cen Sanniang were present at the dinner.

Cen Sanniang asked Fang's mother to go to the kitchen, and ordered to cook the usual meals in the Duke's mansion, instead of cooking southern dishes for herself.The kitchen made stewed noodles and fried five side dishes.

Mrs. Du glanced at the dining table, and asked Cen Sanniang gently: "If you are not used to it, ask the kitchen to cook southern dishes for you."

Cen Sanniang smiled and said, "It's fine to make a few meals of rice once in a while. I'm not picky about food."

Mrs. Du's heart warmed, she glanced at Du Yansui, and said nothing.

The family finished dinner peacefully.Du Yanwan got up to see Mrs. Zhang, Du Yansui and Cen Sanniang did not leave, but stayed in the old lady's room to talk.

The two wanted to tell the old lady about selling the floors in the afternoon, but they were afraid that the old lady would be angry.One sentence from the left and one sentence from the right accompanied the old lady to talk about the family life.

She is very satisfied with Cen Sanniang.Don't say anything else, just pass through the door and accept the empty account.After opening several courtyards behind the Duke's Mansion, it was empty, but it was not easy to still look normal.

Knowing that Du Yansui took the lead, Cen Sanniang also knew the family background of the Duke's Mansion.Mrs. Du guessed that the two of them stayed because of the lack of money in the house.She had already made preparations, and picked up a box from the side of the couch and asked Mother Yin to take it to Sanniang: "The head of the family doesn't think there is too much money. I have saved some private houses over the years, but they are useless. Take it, Sanniang. It's also looser."

The old lady subsidizes the public with money from her private house, which seems to be no problem.But Cen Sanniang glanced at Du Yansui, and saw that he was about to speak but then tightened his mouth, so she knew there was something wrong with the money.

She got up with a smile, put the box back on the table next to the old lady, and said in a cheerful tone, "I know that grandma loves Sanniang, and the house is not short of money for the time being. One day, if the hands are tight, the granddaughter-in-law must remember." Come to grandma to borrow money."

Not short of money?Mrs. Du frowned, pulled Cen Sanniang to sit beside her, and said earnestly, "Sanniang, grandma knows how you are. As the saying goes, marry a chicken and follow the chicken. The Du family is poor, as long as you are willing to be the daughter-in-law of the Du family No matter how poor the Du family is, they don't have the face to use their daughter-in-law's dowry."

"Ninth brother told me already. Don't worry, grandma." Cen Sanniang knew that Mrs. Du had misunderstood, so she quickly winked at Du Yansui.

Du Yansui cleared her throat, got up and threw off her robe and knelt on the ground: "My grandson is not filial."

Cen Sanniang had no choice but to get up and kneel beside him.

Mrs. Du looked at the two suspiciously and said, "Get up and talk, what's the matter?"

The two did not move.Cen Sanniang lowered her head, thinking that I would sell the floor of your house as soon as I walked through the door. Will your old man scold me for demolishing the house and selling tiles tomorrow?

Du Yan was heartbroken: "In the afternoon, I accompanied Sanniang to the back yard to have a look, and pawned some things on my own initiative..."

Cen Sanniang glanced at him and felt relieved.He knows how to take matters into his own hands and is willing to protect himself.Even if the old lady scolded her for coming up with bad ideas, she wouldn't be too sad.

"Oh?" Mrs. Du was very surprised. Is there anything in the backyard that can be pawned?She laughed immediately, "Get up and talk. What should I do?"

The two stood up, and Du Yansui said in embarrassment: "Grandson saw that the corridor in front of the main house was covered with a good gold silk floor. I thought that if it is locked, it is also locked. Why don't you use it for emergency, so I asked Mr. Du to get up quietly?" Go and sell it. Don’t worry, grandma, when I have money in the future, my grandson will rebuild the Duke’s mansion..."

"Haha!" Mrs. Du let out a hearty laugh, interrupting Du Yansui's words.

The old lady is not angry?Cen Sanniang and Du Yansui exchanged glances, and felt relieved.

"Oh, what the old man said back then has come true today." Mrs. Du smiled happily, pointing to the two of them to give way, and then said, "If you don't talk about it today, I will forget that there is such a place. Back then, the old man’s subordinates in the south found a few good logs in the mountains to honor him. The journey was far away, and the Duke’s Mansion had already been built when it was delivered. The household items were furnished with clean nanmu rosewood. It’s not enough to make a house of furniture. It's a pity again. I wanted to store it in the warehouse, but the warehouse was full. The old man used it to lay the floor of the corridor in front of the main house. When the sun shines, it is really like a brocade. I always feel it's a pity, the old man said Ah, if thieves come to the house and steal the house, the floor can still be raised and exchanged for some money."

The old lady recalled the old days, with deep nostalgia in her eyes.

At that time, Cai Guozheng was favored by the first emperor.The Duke's Mansion is so rich that even the storerooms are full, and the precious golden silk nan was actually used to lay the floor.

But now the mansion has been vacated, and the splendid floor has also been sold.

Looking at the happy grandmother, Du Yansui felt extremely sad: "The grandson is not filial."

Mrs. Du glared at him and cursed: "Those are dead things, what's the use of keeping them? As long as there are people in the Du family, it's better than gold and silver mountains filling the mansion!"

As she spoke, she thought of the family of the eldest son whose home was ransacked and beheaded, and the second son who was exiled to death in Lingnan.Mrs. Du's eyes were moist, she didn't look at Du Yansui, and said to Cen Sanniang gently: "Sanniang, this mansion will be handed over to you in the future. You can let it go. If there is any difficulty, grandma can think about it here Method."

Cen Sanniang likes the straightforward and reasonable old lady.She nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, grandma."

The two quit.

Mrs. Du breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Mother Yin, "I like this child very much. Yan Sui really cares about her."

Mother Yin said with a smile: "The old lady is guessing that selling the floors is the young lady's idea?"

Mrs. Du laughed and scolded: "How can this boy Yan Sui be so panicked selling a floor? He is afraid that I will blame Sanniang." She sighed and said, "If the emperor does not withdraw the establishment of the Duke's Mansion, we will I can only display the genealogy of the Duke's Mansion. It is extremely rare for her to marry and take over the empty bills without complaining. How can I scold her. I would like to see what she will do with the money sold for the floor. How to do it."

Back in his yard, Du Yansui also asked Cen Sanniang: "How do you plan to spend this money?"

Cen Sanniang took a pen and wrote down the current expenses of the Duke's Mansion on a piece of paper: the monthly silver for the masters of the Zhengqi Hall, and the monthly silver for the servants of the mansion.Eat in January.

She remembered that Si Niang once said that on the day the bed was made, Mama Yin's clothes were still half new.At the end of spring and the beginning of summer, everyone in the house has to make new clothes for the season.Another addition.

With silver, you should buy more servants to do rough work.The big kitchen supplies the whole house's meals, and there are four cooks including Mrs. Ah Fu, and four servants need to be fixed to do the work.The mansion used to be full of servants who served the master to do needlework, so it was necessary to build a separate sewing room, at least four embroiderers.After calculating the additions, he took notes again.

Hearing Du Yansui's question, she didn't even lift her head: "Follow the expenses of the mansion first. Save the excess first. Think about ideas before spending them to have a baby."

When Du Yansui heard the latter sentence, his mind moved slightly.Thinking that Cen Sanniang hadn't come to Kuishui yet, she held back her thoughts.How long will he sleep on this arhat couch?The more Du Yansui thought about it, the more uncomfortable she became.Slowly approaching Cen Sanniang: "Why is your handwriting so ugly? Come, let me teach you."

Without waiting for Cen Sanniang to agree, she reached out her hand from behind, shook her hand and taught him: "When I was a child, my father used to let me practice calligraphy with an egg in my hand, so that the posture of holding a pen is standard."

"Don't write it down! This is the account book I have painstakingly kept!" Cen Sanniang was anxious.

"I'll teach you in the study tomorrow. I'll teach you how to write every day from now on. Handwriting must be practiced well, otherwise people will laugh at you." Du Yansui let go of her hand awkwardly, and at the same time found a reason for herself confidently.

really that ugly?Cen Sanniang held the pen and carefully read her handwriting.

Smelling the fragrance of her body, looking down at the white and tender earrings in front of her, Du Yansui swallowed her saliva and couldn't help licking them.

Cen Sanniang shuddered itchyly, and softly scratched obliquely on the paper with the ink-soaked brush.Her face was on fire, and she accused him angrily: "Don't make trouble, please."

The voice was delicate and soft, and it sounded like she was acting like a baby.

Du Yansui's heart was on fire.He took the pen from her hand, held her face and kissed it.

Her lips were incredibly soft, as sweet and delicious as glutinous rice cakes steamed during Chinese New Year.Du Yansui sank deeply into it, so naturally licked it, bit it lightly, tossing and turning nostalgic.

Cen Sanniang suddenly came to her senses and subconsciously stretched out her hand to push him.

He held her face to prevent her from turning her head, and said in a low voice, "...I'm not full yet."

Cen Sanniang lowered her eyes shyly.Just as he didn't know where to put his hands and feet, Ah Qiu's voice suddenly came from the door: "Young Madam, Mother Fang is afraid that you will be hungry at night, so she asked Ah Fu to make you southern snacks."

Cen Sanniang burst out laughing: "Hurry up and bring it, my uncle is hungry."

She raised her head and stared at him defiantly, her eyebrows twitched, as if to say, when Ah Qiu comes in later, you can fill your stomach with pastries
Du Yansui pinched her face angrily and resentfully, snorted, sat aside and picked up the ledger to read.

Cen Sanniang was proud: "Ah Fu's mother is an excellent cook. The shortbread she made is coated with honey and filled with meat. It is delicious and crispy. Aren't you hungry? Eat more later."

Du Yansui didn't raise her head: "Your hair is messed up."

Cen Sanniang hurriedly stretched out her hands to lick her temples: "Is it still chaotic?"

Du Yansui was still focused on reading her account, tapped his fingers on his lips, and did not speak.

Oops, what happened to her mouth?Cen Sanniang ran to look in the mirror like a whirlwind.A face as bright as a peach blossom was reflected in the mirror. She licked her lips and looked around to see what was wrong with her.Inadvertently, I saw Du Yansui's wicked smile in the mirror.Cen Sanniang immediately understood that he had played tricks on her, and her face was instantly on fire, scorching hot.

(End of this chapter)