Yutai Bi

Chapter 123
Du Yan's ears were sharp, and she could hear clearly. The sadness suddenly turned into bursts of ecstasy, and she said loudly: "Okay! I'm not in a hurry at all."

Cen Sanniang blushed with embarrassment, pushed him away forcefully, turned her head and left.

Du Yansui laughed loudly, picked up the shovel and followed slowly.

Although Cen Sanniang got what the old lady said, she took over all the big and small things in the house.Du Xifu went to Zhengqi Hall as usual.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Du did not get up for a nap.Mother Yin greeted her son in the living room.

"Mother." Du Xifu greeted his mother with a bow, and sat down with a smile on his face.

He came to Zhengqi Hall almost at this time.Before the old lady got up, he could talk to his mother first.

However, Mother Yin didn't let him wait today: "Xifu, you can go to the young lady directly for matters in the house in the future. Don't come here again if the old lady didn't call you."

Du Xifu was stunned.

"Son, before the Young Madam passed the door, even though Young Master Sun was the housekeeper, he had a duty, and the old madam could only pass you on to report back. Now that the old madam has delegated the authority to the young madam, if you come again, the young madam will inevitably feel guilty." Not happy." Yin's mother said softly.

Du Xifu remembered Cen Sanniang's appearance in his mind.She is only fifteen or sixteen years old, petite and exquisite, and looks younger than the second girl.I was a little unconvinced in my heart. Can a little girl support the current situation of the Duke's Mansion?

Knowing a child is like a mother.Mother Yin said softly: "Xifu, don't forget your identity."

There was a bit of sternness in his eyes.

Du Xifu lowered his head embarrassingly, and said in a low voice: "My son is also thinking about the family."

Mother Yin sighed and said: "Young Master Sun is back and has been appreciated by the emperor. Do you think that after so many years, life will get better now, and you are afraid that the young lady will use her as the manager?"

Du Xifu was speechless.

Yet it is what it is.Their family is the companion of the old lady, and they have children.During the most difficult time in the mansion, his two brothers served the master loyally.Zhien became the chief guard of the mansion, and he was the general manager.Hei Qi is Young Master Sun's personal bodyguard, so he will never fight with Zhien.But what about myself?Now the Young Madam presides over the Zhongfu, and her three companions still live in the outer courtyard.

He found out about one family.It was temporarily lent to her by Cen Sanniang's natal brother. The man in charge is surnamed Wang, and he is in the handlebar style.The daughter-in-law knows how to cook and went to the kitchen.The boy is now staying in the porter as a servant.He is not worried about this family.

The heads of the other two households are men, one surnamed Liu and the other surnamed Chen.I heard that when I was in Longzhou, I was in charge of the young lady's mother's dowry farm.The two looked very smart.He is not an ordinary farmer who only knows about farming.Right now, the young lady has just passed the government, and Du Xifu couldn't help but think far away before she arranged any tasks for them.

"Even if the young lady has other arrangements, you have to remember your identity." Mother Yin persuaded her son earnestly.

Du Xifu's eyes flashed, and he responded obediently: "My son understands."

If Cen Sanniang didn't have that ability and acted unfairly, he still had to ask for an explanation for himself.After all, he was dedicated to the Duke's Mansion, and if Cen Sanniang said that he would change people, he would only chill the hearts of the servants in the mansion.

At this time, the voice of the old lady came: "Is Xifu here?"

Du Xifu quickly stood up and said respectfully, "Old lady is well."

Mother Yin glanced at her son, and went in to help the old lady get up.Inevitably, I also said a few good words for my son: "He is used to it, and he hasn't changed it for a while. The slave has already told him to report directly to the Young Madam in the future."

Mrs. Du patted her hand, she didn't understand something, she said with a smile: "Since he's here, let him come in and talk about it. What are Yan Sui and Sanniang going on these days."

Mother Yin sighed, raised the curtain and called Du Xifu in.

"...the floor was not pawned in the pawn shop, so I found a wood store in Dongshi to sell it on consignment. It happened that a family gave their daughter a dowry, and they took a fancy to the wood. They sold it for 200 taels. After deducting the commission from the shop, they got 2000 taels The whole money. Young Master Sun ordered to catch fish from the lake in the back garden and sell them. The day before, he caught 200 catties and caught three old turtles the size of washbasins. They quietly loaded the car through the back door, and walked in through the city gate. Young master Sun is really capable. He knows the owners of several big restaurants in the city. He excused that the fish was raised by our farm himself. A few hundred catties." Du Xifu said with a smile on his face.

The old lady laughed loudly: "They really dug our house three feet into the ground."

Du Xifu hesitated for a while and then said: "Young Madam asked her mother in charge to send a list, and the mansion needs to add twenty servants. I also want to buy four embroiderers and two gardeners."

He glanced at the old lady.With more money in hand, the addition of people at one go increased the number of people in the Duke's Mansion by one-third.The servants who do rough work are worth 200 taels of silver.The embroiderer and the gardener were even more valuable, and three or four hundred taels of silver went out in a blink of an eye.One-third of the monthly money and expenses will be added to the monthly mansion.How long will it take two thousand two hundred taels of silver?
Young Master Sun has tried his best to make money.The young lady comes from a wealthy family, and she spends a lot of money to buy people's shops, what will happen in the future?

Du Xifu was worried.

He still has another worry, so many people have entered the mansion, and they only recognize the young lady. In the future, his brother may not be able to control the mansion.

"Since it's the Young Madam's wish, let's do as she wishes. The old lady will enjoy a happy life in the future." Mrs. Du said with a smile on her face.

"Yes." Du Xifu was a little disappointed when he heard the old lady say this and knew that the old lady had really let go of power.He didn't show any dissatisfaction, stood up, respectfully bowed to the old lady and retreated.

Cen Sanniang sent him to discuss matters today, so he wanted to see what else this young lady wanted to do.The spring was bright outside, Du Xifu took a deep breath, adjusted his robe lovingly, and walked towards the side courtyard.

A dozen or so pots of peonies dug from the Princess Mansion are all placed in the backyard garden.

Cen Sanniang was discussing with Du Yansui: "The silver can still be used for the time being, and it doesn't make much difference if it is more than 1000 taels or less. I want to invite a good gardener to replant this Yulou Diancui branch and sell it."

Du Yansui couldn't help laughing: "You're keeping the hen and only selling eggs. It's not as easy as you think to cultivate a famous plant."

"Do you want to give it a try?" Cen Sanniang looked at the peony in the urn more and more reluctantly.

"You decide." Du Yansui was not in a hurry to sell the floor and fish with a buffer of money.Seeing that Cen Sanniang likes it, I thought it would be good to let her keep it to pass the time when she is free.

Just as he was talking, Ah Qiu led Du Xifu in.

Du Xifu stepped forward to see the ceremony, and respectfully waited aside.Looking at the pot of Jade Tower Diancui, I admire Du Yansui even more in my heart.He didn't know it was dug from the princess mansion, but Du Yansui thought it was found in his back garden.

"It's like this, Manager Du. I have two accompanying rooms in the front yard..." Cen Sanniang came to him mainly for the whereabouts of Uncle Liu and Uncle Chen.

Du Xifu's heart tightened, he lowered his eyes and continued to listen.

"In the past, the two of them were in charge of the farm in Longzhou. Now that I have come to Chang'an, I still want them to take care of the farm. It is convenient for Mr. Du to travel outside. Can you find a proper dental shop? I have a small place in my dowry. Zhuangzi, I want to buy another one. Guanzhong has always been a granary. The land is fertile, and you can never lose money if you buy land." Cen Sanniang laughed.

Du Xifu heaved a sigh of relief for no reason, cupped his hands and said: "Young Madam has ordered, I will start to do it now."

Cen Sanniang said again: "The servants who need to be purchased in the mansion also ask Director Du to be more considerate. If you want to find Xiuniang, the most urgent thing is to find two experienced gardeners."

Du Xifu glanced at the pot of Jade Tower Diancui, hesitated and said: "Young Madam, I don't know if I should say a few words or not."

"Tell me." Cen Sanniang said kindly.

"Young madam is looking for a gardener to cultivate peonies? No one in Chang'an City loves peonies. Most of the gardeners who really have this skill have been searched for. I'm worried that I won't be able to find one I like." Du Xifu thought to himself, why not Sell ​​this pot of famous products while the flowers are blooming in April, and the mansion will be more generous.

"That's it." Cen Sanniang was a little bit reluctant.

Since Cen Sanniang didn't intend to change his manager, Du Xifu felt that he needed to mention a few words to the young lady: "Famous peonies are hard to find because the branches are hard to survive. If the young lady wants to raise more, it would be better." Peonies, it will take only a few years."

Du Yansui glanced at him when he heard this.

Du Xifu spoke to the point, but he could hear the distrust and contempt for Cen Sanniang in his words.

"Understood, you go and do those things first. Young Madam and I will think about it later." Du Yansui dismissed Du Xifu without waiting for Cen Sanniang to speak.

After the person left, Cen Sanniang became distressed: "What Manager Du said makes sense."

Seeing that she didn't recognize her at all, Du Yansui became angry: "Isn't it just a famous peony? It can only be sold for 1000 taels of silver. I've made the decision. I'll find you some books later, and you can learn by yourself." Branching. Any gardener is born with it."

"Me?" Cen Sanniang shook her head, "It's a pity that I can't support you."

"Sanniang, we came here anyway. What are you afraid of?" Du Yansui persuaded.

"Forget it. I'm greedy. Sell it. Keep those ordinary ones for me. They have grown for more than ten years, and the branches are so thick. If you give them to me to practice, there may be unexpected surprises." Cen Sanniang did. Decide.

The flowers are about to be sold, they are so beautiful, Cen Sanniang looks at them with some reluctance.Pick up the scissors and cut off a branch and hand it to Qiu: "Take it to my room."

(End of this chapter)