Concubine Raiders Chapter 111: Xishan

Chapter One Hundred and Eleven Xishan

Eleven Niang came out to wash, Xu Lingyi was already in bed, and the two leaned on the bed to talk.

"The fifth siblings moved to live in the garden, and the second sister-in-law went to the other courtyard in Xishan. I recruited the servants in each house. Otherwise, the family must be messy..." Xu Lingyi gave birth to the family these days Tell Eleven Niang about her, "My mother is getting older and my second wife is not around. You have to help take care of her elders!"

Eleven Niang responded quickly. Thinking of Mrs. Tai and Xu Lingyi's courtesy to the second wife, they discussed Xu Lingyi: "Should you send someone to greet you? See if your second wife has anything you want, so I can take some."

Seeing that she is so sensible, Xu Lingyi smiled and nodded, watching her eyes soften: "You can think of it this way. She is alone. We, brothers and sisters, should take more care of her. If it’s okay, you should also go to her to walk around.” As he said, referring to the land of the eleven mother, “There is a master named Chen Ping in the Ministry of Industry. Although he was born in Juren, he is very good at Zhishui. I have heard that What kind of fruit tree is he planting in Daxing. I asked him. I wanted to invite him to see on your farm. Who knows he heard that I have 500 acres of sloping land and he is very interested. I want to buy one hundred taels a year. The price of silver is rented. I think the price is okay, depending on what you think?"

Eleven Niang did not expect Xu Lingyi to move so fast. She turned her mind quickly: "Master Hou is very knowledgeable. Since he said that the price is ok, I can't be wrong. It's just that I rented the land to this Master Chen, and the companion room at home was fine. I’m afraid that something will happen. I heard from Guan Shi Jia that it’s best to plant fruit trees on slopes. I don’t know what kind of renting method he and Lord Hou have discussed in detail? I don’t think that fruit trees can benefit from a year or two. , I must be renting for many years. Can Lord Hou help me ask how many years Mrs. Chen wants to rent? Is this rent fixed like this? Or is it adjusted with the rise and fall of surrounding land prices?"

Her voice is as clear as a silver bell, and she talks a lot, but she is clear, and she has a point.

Xu Lingyi couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he sat upright with some admiration for her, and said: "Chen Ping wants to rent for ten years, and one hundred taels of silver a year will be fixed to death, and he will pay three years' rent in one breath. . If the lease is to be renewed after ten years, he must be the first."

Eleven Niang heard something again.

The land is one acre and five taels of silver, and five hundred acres of land is two thousand five hundred taels of silver, but Chen Ping paid three hundred taels in one go...

She pondered: "There shouldn't be many 500 mu of slopes around Yanjing like me, right?"

Xu Lingyi couldn't help laughing: "Yes. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to get a three-year rent."

Eleven Niang has a little more confidence in her heart.

Although she has a taste of drinking a dove to quench her thirst, she can do something else with the three hundred taels of silver. Including the three hundred acres of sand. Fortunately, Xu Lingyi's face is wide enough, so she found a way out all at once.

"Master Hou sent someone to talk to Mrs. Chen!" Eleven Niang smiled, "It's easy to talk about renting the land, but I have to use my people to help him manage the garden!"

Xu Lingyi smiled and said: "You want to steal a teacher to learn art. Ten years is too long, right? It's better to take people out and do something else."

"It's not like stealing a teacher to learn art." Xi Niang smiled, "It's just a rare opportunity to let them learn craftsmanship, and they will have food in the future. It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish."

Xu Lingyi's eyes flashed with appreciation.

"Let Mr. Bai go tomorrow!" He smiled, "But don't worry, it's almost Lidong now, and the rent is next year."

"If you want to rent, just decide on these few days!" Eleven Niang thought about the three hundred taels of rent, "I've arranged a few rooms for the companion room early. This looks like the beginning of winter."

"I see." Xu Lingyi said, lying down.

Knowing that he was going to sleep, Eleven Niang blew the lamp.

In the dark, she listened to him rustling and turning over. She wanted to ask Xu Lingyi whether she still followed the previous rules and rested in each aunt's house for five days or set a new rule? But listening to his fading breath, she decided to find an opportunity to talk about it again.

In the early morning of the next morning, I sent Xu Lingyi to the morning court. Amber and the others were packing the cages at home. She took two second-class maids, Luyun and Hongxiu, to Mrs. Tai to greet her.

Madam Tai is telling Mama Du: "...Pull out more charcoal. Send Mama Ding from our small kitchen here. She does the best hot pot. The weather is getting colder and colder. Eat hot pot to make it warmer. . And the white plum, orchid, bamboo and satin flowers that were appreciated in the palace last year were all brought over..."

Eleven mothers knew that this was about the second lady.

Seeing her coming, Mrs. Tai waved to her: "We will go to see Yizhen together later!"

Eleven Niang was very surprised.

Last night Mrs. Tai did not mention going to the Xishan Courtyard. It seemed that it was a temporary motive... Xu Lingyi went directly to the court early this morning. She definitely didn't know that the wife was going to the Xishan Courtyard.

She smiled and greeted Mrs. Tai, and said: "Mother, do you want to talk to Master Hou. I also send a few accompanying people..."

"Don't worry!" Madam Tai smiled, "This is in Yanjing, not in Miaojiang. Are you still afraid of who will be hijacked?"

Eleven Niang naturally agreed with a smile, and she said she wanted to go back and change her clothes. She was too busy to go to the outer courtyard to find Manager Bai, and asked him to report to Xu Lingyi about the wife's going to the Xishan courtyard. He hurriedly changed a scallop with a green four-happiness pattern and went to Mrs. Tai.

I ran into the third lady in the door.

She has the account book in her hand and just came out of the lady's room.

"Four younger siblings are still blessed to go out and play for a day. Unlike me, there is no free time every day." The tone was quite disapproving.

It’s nothing to do, so don’t behave.

Eleven mothers smiled and said: "Those who can do more work. We don't have a third wife, and we can't be so happy."

The third lady listened very well, and there was a little triumph in her eyes. I chatted with Shi Niang for a few words, and said goodbye because of the excuse.

Eleven mothers just entered Madam Tai's room, and Madam Fifth came.

I heard that they are going to the Xishan Courtyard, and they clamored to go: "I want to see Ersao."

Mrs. Tai smiled and scolded: "We are going to give Yizhen something, not going out to play. You stay at home for me, but you can't run around."

She pulled the sleeves of Mrs. Tai to act like a baby.

The wife was determined not to let her go out this time: "Out of Yanjing, the road is uneven..." I think she is pregnant and afraid of fetal gas.

When Madam Five saw this, her smile became very obedient, and her tone was very sweet: "Then I will let the maids accompany me to pick flowers at Lijingxuan." A child's pampered appearance.

"Okay, okay, okay." Taking the second place, Mrs. too hurriedly responded, "Be careful not to let any bugs sting."

The fifth lady smiled into a flower: "No, no."

The lady shook her head: "Why are you so skinny?" There were smiles in her eyes and eyes.

Although it is light and simple, there are more than a dozen black-painted flat-top carriages lined up, and the guards on the inside and three floors are already very impressive.

Pedestrians on the road avoided.

A group of people went to the other courtyard of Xishan in mighty.

Eleven Niang and Madam Tai were sitting in a carriage, their expressions were still a bit trance.

Unexpectedly, I would leave Xu Mansion without preparation...

She served Mrs. Tai cautiously, for fear that Mrs. Tai was unwell-after all, she was old, and the carriage had no shock absorption measures, and might not be able to withstand the bumps.

Madam Tai smiled with her nervousness: "It's okay, it's okay." But the filial piety of Xi Niang still made her feel very useful.

After going for about an hour and a half, Xishan Courtyard arrived.

A young man had reported to the other yard to take care of his affairs, and entered the Chuhua Gate, and the maid and the woman fell on the ground.

The second lady greeted her with shame: "Mother, it's not good to be a daughter-in-law!" He said hello to the eleven mother, "Let the four younger siblings drag on."

Eleven Niang hurriedly stepped forward to meet the second lady.

Madam Tai laughed: "I'll see if you are used to living!" I looked around.

The ancient trees in the Xishan Courtyard are deep, with whitewashed walls and blue bricks dotted with it, which is as elegant and distant as an ink painting. The bluestone corridor in the yard is clean and tidy, the black pillars and floor pillars are polished brightly, and the newly opened chrysanthemums are placed on the stone railings.

Mrs. Tai nodded with satisfaction, and the second wife helped her into the house.

There are still Zhu Dan, brown, pen, ink and paper on the painting table. Apparently the second lady was painting before they arrived.

Mrs. Tai walked to the painting.

It is a map of the red leaves of the Western Hills, which is about to be colored.

The second lady smiled and said: "Mother, don't worry about me. I'll be fine here."

Mrs. Tai took another look at the moonlight white curtains in the room, the cloisonne three-legged elephant trunk incense burner, and the wood hibiscus inserted in the blue and white flower goblet on the high table, and smiled: "You like it."

"The scenery here is unique." The second lady helped Madam Tai sit on the big kang near the window in the east, and the maid gave the old Jun's eyebrows to everyone. "Get up and walk in the woods every day, and then return Painting or reading in the house is very comfortable."

Mrs. Tai smiled deeper.

The second lady greeted the eleven mother: "You just came back yesterday? How about the big lady?"

"Everything is fine." She and the second lady said politely.

Mrs. Tai asked Mama Du to bring in the things she brought for the second wife.

The maids filed in and out. The soft and soft big welcome pillow, the crystal clear crystal plate, the cloisonné enamel hand stove, the jade-like croissant lantern, the silver gilt hairpin warm inkstone box...there are many small piles of kang.

The second lady is very upset: "Mother, I can't use so many things."

"It's not more convenient than at home. It's inconvenient for everything." Mrs. Tai disapproved, "If you lack anything, you can't keep it silent. Just tell me."

The second lady hurriedly bowed her knees and saluted the lady to thank her, let Yuexiang collect the things, accompany her to drink tea, and asked about her body, a mother came in and showed: "Where is lunch?" Madam looked at Madam too.

Madam Tai smiled and said: "Just put it here!"

The old lady bent her knees back with a smile, and let someone hold the table, and the second lady set the chopsticks herself.

Of course, Eleven Niang will not be idle, helping out.

The arrangement is almost finished, a young man ran in and said, "Here is Lord Hou?"

So fast?

Eleven Niang was slightly surprised~IndoMTL.com~ I saw Xu Lingyi walking in stride.

He is wearing a big red official uniform, and the lion on the tonic stands tall and majestic.

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