Chapter 52
Chapter 52
Son-in-law serving tea
The next day, Shi Qing was woken up by the servant calling the door, and as usual, he sat up and called, "Come in."
The door opened, and two servants walked in with water for washing, not surprisingly.However, behind the boy, he followed Qu Suili!
Shi Qing's heart skipped a beat, thinking that she was only wearing obscene clothes, she quickly grabbed the brocade quilt and covered her body, and said: "You go out first, I'll get dressed."
There was a slight smile on the corner of Sui Li's lips: "My husband is here to help you get dressed and get up."
Damn you!He called himself "my next" last night, and changed his name to "husband" so quickly?
"No! You go out!" Shi Qing flatly refused!Usually he dresses by himself and does not need a servant to serve him.Shi Qing is suspicious and Sui Li wants to take the opportunity to insult himself.
Why does the idea of being afraid of being indecent to yourself come up?Too strange.
Sui Li glanced left and right, walked to the marriage bed, bent down to pick up the clothes that he had thrown on the ground, and when he lifted them up, he leaned forward and asked, "Are you wearing this? Or a different one?"
"Leave it alone, get out!"
Sui Li picked up all the clothes on the ground, put them on the brocade quilt one by one in order of wearing, and said with a smile: "Afraid that my husband will look at you? Are you shy?"
"Get out!" Shi Qing's face blushed uncontrollably when Sui Li gave him such a smile, feeling that he was being molested by Sui Li, which greatly provoked Shi Qing's dignity, and he shouted in embarrassment: "Speak nonsense again , see if I don't poke you a transparent hole!"
As he said that, Shi tilted his hand to touch the bedside, and found nothing: "Where is my gun?" Usually, after he gets up, he would practice first and then wash up, so he put it on the bedside.
The servant standing respectfully at the side replied: "Madam said that it is not appropriate to see weapons in the bridal chamber, so it has been moved to the study."
Sui Li smiled and asked, "Do you want me to bring you a gun for my husband?"
The so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling face, Shi Qing felt Sui Li's intention to please him, and he was angry, and he couldn't get angry again, so he just said: "Get out!" and added: "Don't call him "husband"! "It disgusts him to death.
Sui Li smiled, and exited the wedding room in a good manner.
Shi Qing hurriedly got up, dressed and washed, took advantage of this spare time, and asked the young man about his departure last night.
The boy replied that the elder brother didn't sleep last night, he had tidied up the study and had been reading for a while in the study.After dawn, the elder brother went back to the west chamber to wash, changed into the clothes sent by the boys and put them on, cleaned up himself, supervised the boys to clean the courtyard, watched the time, boiled hot water, and called The young master got up.
Haven't woken up all night?But how do you look, Qu Suili looks radiant?
Then I thought again: Isn't it a great joy to marry a brother with great luck, great fortune, and great opportunity for no reason?Although he is a married couple, a foreigner can be regarded as a golden nest if someone can provide him with food, lodging and pocket money. Of course he is happy. When he is in a good mood, he will naturally glow.
When Qing washed and dressed properly, he opened the wedding room again, only to see Qu Suili standing outside with a team of maids, holding food boxes, and said with a smile: "It's time to eat."
Why is this person so restless?How could he be able to hook up with so many maids to deliver breakfast with such supernatural powers?Do you really think of yourself as a brother?
Seeing Shi's face quickly collapsed after he opened the door, Sui Li explained with a rather innocent smile: "Madam ordered the maids to bring breakfast." He didn't do anything, just said a few words to the maids , I learned a little about the daily life in Mofu.
On normal days, the three masters of the Mo family eat separately.Under normal circumstances, Mrs. Zuo's Madam Zuo ordered the maids to deliver breakfast for Shi Qing, but at most four maids would be sent instead of eight maids like today, presumably in order to give it to the new elder brother. My son supports the noodles.
Shi Qing nodded and motioned for the maids to come in and set the meal.He secretly evaluated in his heart: "Okay, he is a clever person, and he can read his face."
For a while, the maids set up the meal and went out. When I looked at it, I saw that the table of eight immortals was almost filled with dishes, and the richness far exceeded my usual expenses.
In fact, although the Mo family is a noble family, it is not extravagant. Obviously, with so many dishes, it is the wife who wants to prepare noodles for her son in front of the new elder brother.
If Shang Ruo Sui Li is really his elder brother, Shi Qing may think that the way his wife makes the noodles can make him look good in front of his new elder brother.
But Qu Suili is a resident who intends to eat and drink for nothing in Mo's house for three to five years, so he will show it to the residents, is it necessary?
Before Shi Qing could speak, Qu Suili spoke first: "Oh, there are so many dishes, how can I finish them all? It's a waste, what a waste!" Quickly called the maid to stop, and said, "Sisters, take the order and go home. I can't eat so much, it's a waste."
The leading maid smiled and said: "If you can't finish eating, just give it to the servants."
Shi Qing stepped aside and said lightly: "Qianlan, tell Madam, from now on, all the expenses in my courtyard will be the same, and there is no need to add another allowance." It's not a problem to support an idler.
Qian Lan laughed again and said, "How can it be done? Now that the young master is married, it is natural that the elder brother should be included in the yard. Madam sent a message early in the morning to find four handsome and clever men in the house of the generals. My boy, be my elder brother and my personal servant."
Forget it, I can't tell the girl clearly, so I'd better go back and tell my mother.Shi Qing sat down first, lifted his chopsticks to eat, and secretly evaluated in his heart: Well, this person knows how to save money, not bad.
Regardless of the fact that there are only three masters in the Hou's Mansion, the Manchu Mansion actually has quite a population.
Among them, when Lord Hou and the eldest son were alive, some of the comrades or subordinates in the army were disabled, some died, and the Hou Mansion brought them and their relatives to the mansion or the farms on the mansion to raise them.
Because they took refuge in the Marquis Mansion, they could be exempted from taxes and donations. Therefore, all of these adopted families signed contracts of sale and became slaves in the government. The Marquis Mansion promised that if they wanted to leave, they would not ask for their ransom money and would Get them out.
The servants of Lord Hou are all selected from these families. Because they have experienced life and death and suffering, when the imperial guards with swords killed Shangxitang, none of the servants of the Mo family shrank back.
The servants of the Mo family can be regarded as the most effective servants in Yiyong City.
Precisely because of raising too many household generals, although the master is small, the expenses are extremely huge.
Fortunately, Mrs. Zuo is a good money maker. He manages a dozen shops and twenty farms in order to support these hundreds of thousands of people.Under such great pressure, everyone in the Mo family has developed a family tradition of not being extravagant and practicing frugality.
Shi Qing secretly evaluates Sui Li here, and Sui Li also sits down and eats.While eating, he commented on each dish in terms of color, aroma, etc., as if he was tasting the dishes of a restaurant, and gave some suggestions for cooking.
Listening to Sui Li by his side, pointing fingers at a table of dishes, talking nonsense, and finally couldn't bear it anymore. With a "snap", he slapped his chopsticks on the table: "Enough, is it over? If it's not delicious, don't eat it." Eat." Do you really think that Mo Mansion is an inn, and you don't have enough food, and you still want to eat well?
Sui Li glanced at it, and said with a smile: "When I am free, cooking some delicious food is definitely better than these. To be honest, the cooking is so bad, our family should change the cook."
The chef of our family is the leader of the prince who followed the son. He broke his leg and had no relatives in the family.After entering the Mo Mansion, he was unwilling to eat for free, so he returned to his old job and became the chef of the Mo Mansion. His cooking skills are not too refined, but they are not unpalatable.This kind of cook can be changed just by changing it?
Shi Qing glanced at Sui Li, didn't want to speak, picked up the chopsticks and ate again, secretly evaluating: This person is a foodie, greedy for appetite.
After breakfast, Shi Qing followed Li to tidy up his appearance again, and went to greet the old Hou Ye and his wife.
Sui Li ordered tea to Hou Ye and Zuo Shi in a regular manner, and called himself son-in-law, and followed Shi Qing to call Hou Ye and Zuo Shi grandpa and mother.
Generally, a son-in-law does not call his wife grandpa and mother, but his father-in-law and mother-in-law.By calling Sui Li this way, he obviously lowered his figure, and understood that he was the lowly status of a visiting husband.
Both Hou Ye and Zuo Shi kindly expressed a few words of encouragement and care, and gave out red envelopes.
The whole process went smoothly, and nothing happened.
It's just that Shi Qing felt that the two elders were too warm towards the new brother.
The two elders kept booing and inquiring, and said that Shi Qing had been pampered, and if there was any nonsense, I asked my elder brother to take care of it.If it gets too much trouble, you can tell them, they will make the decision for Sui Li.
Shi Qing felt that his grandfather and mother really regarded Qu Suili as their elder brother.
After inviting Ann, sat down and drank tea, and said some superficial words, it was time to leave.Zuo went to take care of the housework by himself, Shi Qing asked Sui Li to go back first, while he and Lord Hou went to the study to discuss matters.
Because it was already four o'clock when I came back last night, and there were relatives there, Shi Qing couldn't say much, until now, I had the opportunity to tell my grandfather in detail about the process of entering the palace and meeting Miao Pengxuan on the way back.
Old Master Mo said: "I already knew the details of this Xinxiangfang. I just wanted you to stay out of the officialdom and not need to know the dirty things in it, so I didn't tell you about it."
"Oh, what is the origin of Xinxiangfang? Miao Pengxuan said that there is a big backer behind it." In Shi Qing's perception, Xinxiangfang is a flower boat, and the flower boat is a brothel floating on the river in disguise. There are actually people who are willing to be the backer of a brothel, this style is too low.
"Xinxiangfang's boss is the nephew of the chief steward of Prince Yi's mansion."
"So, the big backer behind Xinxiangfang is King Yi?"
Regarding his grandson's precise judgment, Lord Mo laughed and said: "He is a slave's nephew, what financial resources and ability does he have to make a fragrance boat? With his status, who dares to build a fragrance boat for him?"
After going down the river to rescue people last night, and after getting ashore, Shi Qing glanced at Xinxiangfang, and saw that the boat was very tall, with three floors of cabins, docked at the bank of the Meihe River, it looked like a giant.
At that time, I just glanced over it and didn't think about it carefully. At this time, I was reminded by my grandfather, so I just thought about it carefully.
The Rongguo etiquette system regulates the actions of the people under the rule in all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation.There are many things that cannot be used if you have money, it depends on whether you are qualified or not.
Civilian ships have a maximum of two floors, and ships with three floors of cabins are definitely trespassing, and the government can arrest people for investigation.
For a super-luxury three-story flower boat like Xinxiangfang to pass by in a majestic manner on the Meihe River passing through the city, it is not a question of whether the backing is strong or not.
Shi Qing understood and corrected: "Xinxiangfang is the property of King Yi!" That's why no government dared to move a flower boat that seriously violated the etiquette.
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