Confucius businesswoman: proud of the world

Chapter 137

Kong Linglong gave Xiuniang a blessing. She is Doctor Xu's young master, but Xiuniang is not. She is just a guest on loan. She should respect the mistress of the house.

Xiu Niang hurriedly returned a salute and said, "Since you are the Young Master, please sit down!"

Xiuniang didn't get the news beforehand, so she knew that Xianggong must have brought someone here temporarily. Could it be that the master of the Confucian sect didn't notify his subordinates to welcome him in advance when he was traveling?

After thinking about it, Xiu Niang immediately brewed a pot of the best tea in the house and brought it over, serving tea to Kong Linglong's master and servant in a courteous and thoughtful manner.

Kong Linglong took a sip of tea calmly, then smiled at Xiuniang, "Thank you, sister-in-law."

Xiu Niang was startled again, and looked at Dr. Xu, who also hurriedly said, "You are welcome to be the head of the household. Madam, she usually helps the neighbors with a little needlework, so it can be regarded as supplementing the family with me."

Kong Linglong looked around the room calmly. The furnishings were quite old, but they were spotlessly wiped. Even the ground was covered with no scraps of paper. To keep it so clean, it might take more than a day to clean it. once.

Kong Linglong didn't lose her manners when she looked at her, she took a moment to see everything, and said gently to Xiu Niang: "I'll bother you here for a few days, and I'll move out when I find a suitable place to live, so I'll trouble my sister-in-law."

Now Dr. Xu was taken aback: "Young master wants to move away? Why do you want to move away?"

Kong Linglong looked at him and said: "I will live in the capital for a period of time, I will take advantage of the inconvenience of living here, and settle down later, I will ask the girl to help me find a suitable house."

Dr. Xu was speechless. Kong Linglong had said before that she would live there for a while, but this period of time has come to the point where she has been resettled in a house in the capital, so it can be seen that this period of time must not be a short period of time.

He said with difficulty: "Why did Young Master stay for so long? He just wanted to stay, just live here. There are many empty houses at home. Let Xiu Niang clean them up later. It doesn't matter how long Young Master wants to stay. "

Xiu Niang accepted Xianggong's words, and quickly said: "Yes, you are welcome to stay here, Young Master."

Kong Linglong looked at the expressions of the husband and wife, she didn't know that they had different ideas, she smiled and said: "Don't bother sister-in-law to clean up, sister-in-law will give us two rooms, I will let the maids clean up by themselves."

Even if Dr. Xu's family respects her as the young head of the house, Kong Linglong can't say such a thing about borrowing someone else and asking her to clean up.

Seeing that Kong Linglong avoided his question, Dr. Xu felt a little ominous.But it's inappropriate for him to question the identity of the following person, and he avoided answering, and didn't bother with him, that is to say, if he asked again, it would be a bit ignorant.

Xiuniang is obviously a perceptive person, she smiled softly, and said to Kong Linglong: "Yes, look at our brains, the head of the family must have been tired after traveling all the way, come on, I will take you to the room. "

Kong Linglong also smiled back at Xiuniang: "Thank you sister-in-law for your consideration."

At first glance, Xiuniang was a considerate woman. Kong Linglong felt lucky that the first couple she met in the capital met such intelligent and kind people.

When they got to the room, Xiuniang guessed that one of the two rooms was reserved for the two maids, so she set aside the room with the best lighting for Kong Linglong, and next to it was the room where the maid lived.

Kong Linglong naturally saw it, and said with a smile: "Thank you, sister-in-law, I came in a hurry and didn't prepare any presents. I will definitely make up for it another day."

Xiu Niang was already uncomfortable being called by her sister-in-law one by one, and hurriedly said: "I said you are not welcome to be the master of the house, just live in your own house, and tell me if there is anything missing."

He said so, but even with Kong Linglong's status, there was no way he would be missing something. Even though he was away from home, just looking at the demeanor of the two maidservants and the things they carried in their hands, one could tell that they must all be for Kong Linglong. ready.

Kong Linglong said: "My name is Kong Linglong, sister-in-law should be called Linglong from now on."

After all, Young Master is still called by the people of the Confucian family, not the Confucian family, and it seems neither fish nor fowl to be called by this title.

Xiu Niang knew in her heart that it was inconvenient to haggle over such a small matter, so she said with a smile, "Linglong."

Kong Linglong smiled, and the two maids, Fu Ling and Yu'er, had already confirmed the room, and quickly cleaned up their hands and feet.

After returning to the main house, Xiuniang regained her composure, and hurriedly dragged Dr. Xu into the room to talk.

"Your young master, what are you doing in the capital?" Xiu Niang asked seriously with a serious face.

During the usual chat between the couple, Xiuniang also knew that the head of the Confucian family of this generation had changed to a yellow-haired girl. The shock of seeing her just now was even greater. Unlike the shrewd and capable woman she imagined, Kong Linglong actually had a Zhang Wenqing's face looks like a lady from a wealthy family.

Dr. Xu wanted to answer this question, but when the words came to his lips, he could only sigh.

Xiu Niang was also a transparent woman, her complexion changed slightly and she said: "Could it be that she came here because of the embarrassment of the Kong family in the capital?"

Even if Kong Linglong is a yellow-haired girl, she is also the head of the Confucian family. How could she rush to a place so far away from the capital, just wandering around at will, and what happens in the capital, can a little girl like her manage it?
Don't get tired any longer...

Seeing Xiuniang's pale face, Dr. Xu immediately held his wife's hand, and said seriously: "Don't think about what you have and what you don't have, let's not care about what you are here to do, but as far as I see, Shao is hiding but not revealing, my little one." At a young age, he is calm and different from ordinary people, and he is a person with real skills."

Xiu Niang recalled the appearance of Kong Linglong she saw just now, and said: "Of course I can see it too. If she says she has no skills, I don't believe it. Of course, she will not take it easy if she is taught by the old master since she was a child. But Xianggong, This is the capital, you and I know what kind of place the capital is, if it wasn't for... I would rather we live a leisurely life in our hometown, and the girl is too young, after all, she is too young, she is not experienced enough, she is recognized as a person Can you do everything in the world just by being smart and capable?"

Dr. Xu was also silent. He knew that his wife was a very delicate woman, even more transparent than himself. She also knew that Kong Linglong was unusual, but the capital was a place that only looked at status and power, and Kong Linglong was the tallest woman in the Kong family. But in the capital, where the gentry is everywhere, her status is too slight.

You can't change anything if you speak lightly. This is the cruelty of the world.

Dr. Xu sighed again: "No matter what, we can't let the young head really live outside, and let her stay anyway."

The husband and wife agreed, so they stopped talking.

Kong Linglong rested in Xu's house for a whole night, feeling refreshed. The two girls hadn't had a good night's sleep in the past few days. This sleep was really comfortable. Although the environment of Xu's house is average, it can't be compared with Kong's house, but They had been traveling on the road for a long time, and the carriage was not as comfortable as a bed, so the three masters and servants got an excellent rest.

Xiuniang enthusiastically invited Kong Linglong to eat, and the three girls were already hungry, so they followed Xiuniang to the dinner table excitedly.

Xiu Niang said apologetically: "Break tea and light food, Miss Kong, don't be disgusted."

She couldn't call Linglong, so she still called her Miss Kong, neither abrupt nor excessive.

Kong Linglong smiled and picked up a small bun with her chopsticks, "The shape of this bun is interesting."

Xiu Niang covered her mouth and smiled, "I bought this from the entrance of the alley, Miss Kong, taste it."

Kong Linglong ate one, nodded and said, "Sure enough, it has a different taste."

Xiu Niang saw that she could eat simple food without the coquettishness of a rich lady, so she smiled and said, "It's fine if you don't dislike it. I usually stay at home with my husband, and sometimes I cook gruel, so it's easy to buy a basket of these buns."

Kong Linglong ate a few steamed buns, and let the girls take the opportunity to replenish their strength. After wiping her mouth with a handkerchief, she took out a piece of silver from her sleeve, put it on the table and pushed it in front of Xiuniang: "Sister-in-law, we are My sister-in-law will have to pay for the accommodation and meals here."

Xiu Niang hurriedly stood up: "Miss Kong, what are you doing, what's the matter for Mr. Xianggong to see?!"

Kong Linglong said sternly: "I'm temporarily borrowing the house, and I have to pay the usual rent, and I didn't pay too much. When I came here, I inquired about the surrounding housing prices, and they were paid at the usual rental price."

Xiuniang looked at the pure silver on the table, the land in the capital was expensive, and if she wanted to rent a place in the capital, it would be a prosperous land like Xu Zhai. This rent is indeed normal.But Kong Linglong came to live here as a young head of the family, could it be that Dr. Xu, who is a clerk, can still collect money from his own head of the family?

At this moment, Dr. Xu poked his head out from behind the curtain. He was a big man, and it was inconvenient for him to eat at the same table with a few strange women, so he hid behind and ate alone, and came out when he heard any noise.

Staring at the silver on the table, Dr. Xu was also quite surprised: "Ma'am, what is this?"

Xiu Niang glanced at him, then turned her gaze to Kong Linglong: "It's too polite to say that you are the head of the family, it's not good for us."

Seeing Dr. Xu coming, Kong Linglong turned stern, "It's only when shopkeeper Xu is here that I understand better that all members of my Kong family are brothers who settle accounts clearly. This rule is not for survival, but to strengthen mutual contacts. Only Only when you come and go, shopkeeper Xu, is this the truth?"

In ancient times, there were not many relatives and friends, because yellow and white things turned against each other, as long as it was related to money, it would be easy to tear the skin.So this rule of the Kong family seems cold-blooded, but it is actually a way to maintain a good relationship.

Dr. Xu understood immediately. Looking at the ingot of silver on the table, he took the initiative to take it: "Thank you, Master Shao, if you need anything, just ask."

Kong Linglong nodded: "I will."

Xiu Niang looked at this and that, and finally sighed.

The dishes and chopsticks on the table were cleaned up, and the sky was getting brighter. Usually, at this time, Dr. Xu should be going to the medical clinic to open the door.But today, he made a mistake.

Kong Linglong said to Dr. Xu at this time: "Master Xu, you don't have to go to the clinic today, I have something to tell you."

Dr. Xu paused, thinking to himself, he is still here.

He followed Kong Linglong to the big courtyard, Xiu Niang had already retreated knowingly, and the two maids did not follow.

Kong Linglong glanced at Dr. Xu: "Master Xu, tell me about the recent business situation of Baishanzhuang."

(End of this chapter)