Chapter 518： Disdain from my mother

Chapter 518 Dislike from my mother

I have to say that people who can climb to the position of housekeeper have much more flexible and smart minds than ordinary people.

The housekeeper arranged the gardener's affairs with just a few words.

Then, he talked about the yard again, "The kind of yard that the uncle and the princess are interested in are usually kept in the archives of the Ministry of Household Affairs, copied by age, and then handed over for sale. Of course, if you want to buy in advance, It's not impossible to come down.

"In this way, the uncle and the princess took the old slave with them. Let's go to the Hubu Yamen together. The old slave took the Marquis's name card and went in to ask how much the yard cost. If you can buy it, just buy it directly, okay? good?"

“Okay, thank you, steward.”

Of course I am happy with the good news. The gardener has decided that if the yard is purchased again, the preliminary preparations will be basically completed.

As for famous flowers…

She has too much stuffed into her space. She needs to move it out quickly so that she can relax a little.

Soon, the chief steward gave a few words to the stewards of the house, picked up the basket of grapes, and followed the Li family's carriage.

In half an hour, the Hubu Yamen will have a lunch break, and all the squad rooms are very lazy.

The clerks casually drank a cup of tea and chatted, and then dispersed.

The chief steward took the marquis's name card and went in, and within a moment he led two minor officials out.

The two clerks were very polite. They stood under the car window and saluted Li Laoer and Jiayin. Then the housekeeper took them to hire a carriage on the street and went straight to the small courtyard in the southeast of Xindu.

The seal on the front of the small courtyard is difficult to remove, but the back door can be accessed.

Everyone entered through the back door. Li Laoer and Jiayin only looked around before settling on this place.

The small courtyard has a two-and-a-half-entry layout. There is half a yard at the front door, where carriages and sedan chairs can be parked.

Entering the second door, the patio is very spacious, enough for both flower beds and flower stands.

There are three rooms in the main room and three rooms in the west wing.

It is convenient to entertain ordinary guests, stay with the gardener's family, or move potted flowers to take shelter on stormy days.

Finally entering the courtyard, the three west wing rooms can be used for daily living, and the three main rooms are reserved for occasional banquets with distinguished guests.

The most desirable thing is that there is a moon gate on the east wall. Through the moon gate, there is a small garden, about the size of an acre of land.

Jiayin’s first reaction is that this is perfect for a greenhouse!

Think about winter, when the grass and trees are withered and the snow is falling, what if there was a greenhouse as warm as spring, full of flowers.

The guests sat among the flowers, admiring the flowers, drinking a cup of tea and chatting. Absolutely no one can resist such enjoyment and temptation!

The two clerks received instructions from their superiors and were particularly polite to Uncle Li and the princess.

Hearing that they had reserved this courtyard, they said that they could go through the formalities immediately.

The price is very cheap, only eight hundred taels, which is almost a breaking price.

You must know that this place is very close to the East City. Officials who need to go to court, or the second son of a wealthy family, all prefer this location.

Such a yard is priced at two thousand taels and can be sold in the blink of an eye.

Li Laoer is an earl and needs to go to court. According to the rules, he cannot do business himself or compete with the people for profits.

Jiayin is the princess. She is young, so no one may care about her, but she still needs to be careful, so the yard is named under Tao Hongying's name.

Everyone returned to the Hubu Yamen. Jiayin used the hidden compartment in the car as a cover to actually take out the banknotes and a bag of broken silver, and asked Zheng Feng and the chief steward to go through the formalities.

In addition, Li Laoer also asked Zheng He to run errands and go to Cyclamen to get a banquet. Just in time, Zheng Feng and the housekeeper came out with the house deed, and the boy from Cyclamen also arrived with a big food box.

The two clerks and their superiors were very surprised to receive thirty taels of silver.

I didn’t expect that there would be a banquet at Cyclamen. I can have a good lunch, of course I’m even happier.

They have done a lot of work for the nobles before, but most of them are bossy. Not to mention the benefits, it would be nice if they don't get scolded.

There are not many people who are as generous and considerate as the Li family. It’s hard to say. They will still look forward to more visits from the Li family in the future...

Old Mrs. Li has been a little distracted all day long. To be honest, her granddaughter has rarely been away from her for so long when she has grown so old.

At one moment she was worried that her granddaughter would be hot and thirsty, and at the next she was worried that her son would lose her granddaughter.

There are many kidnappers and bad people on the street. My granddaughter is beautiful and cute. What if she is taken away? !

Tao Hongying was worried that her mother-in-law would be at home alone, fearing that she would not eat well, so she came back from the canteen early in the afternoon, and sure enough she saw that her mother-in-law had only eaten half a bowl of porridge.

When she heard her mother-in-law say that she was worried about her daughter being abducted, she couldn't help but tell the truth.

“Mom, as the old saying goes, a child with crooked melons, cracked dates, and jujubes is a treasure. In your eyes, Fu Niu’er is very good, but maybe when the kidnapper sees Fu Niu’er, he will still dislike her.

"After all, she is so fat. She can run away even if she wants to be picked up, but she can't even carry her! Besides, even carrying her back is a waste of food. The food needed to raise her alone is enough to support three skinny children!"

This is really my mother, every word I say is "disgusting"!

Shuiyun and Wenjuan covered their mouths and couldn't help but laugh.

Mrs. Li also pinched her daughter-in-law while laughing, and said angrily: "My granddaughter is good in everything except being fat, so why is no one abducting her? If you are so disgusted, don't be Fu Niu'er's mother, adopt her to Yu Ru, she can wake up from her dreams with laughter!”

Tao Hongying pretended to be pinched and hugged her mother-in-law's arm. She complained that her mother-in-law was partial and only loved her granddaughter but not her daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Li almost had her hair knocked out of her bun, and she laughed and cursed: "You and Fu Niu'er are really close friends, but my hair doesn't suit your eyes."

Tao Hongying chuckled, took the silver comb from her head, sat behind her mother-in-law, and combed her hair again.

At the time of excitement, the carriage entering the city came back.

Jiayin ran in from the door with the snacks from Jiulianzhai in her hand and sweat beads on her forehead, shouting, "Grandma, I'm back, I've brought you something delicious!"

Maybe she didn't see the threshold. She tripped and rolled in.

Everyone was startled. Tao Hongying ran up to her and picked up her daughter.

At this time, you can see the benefits of thick meat.

Jiayin did a gourd roll, and apart from the dirty clothes, there were no bruises or scratches on her body.

Li Laoer carried the grapes and followed behind, taking two steps slowly. He watched his niece "perform" without stopping her.

Needless to say, he was beaten by my mother again.

"I told you that you don't care about the child. I was worried that you lost Fu Niu'er, but when you got to the door of the house, you even let the child fall!"

Li Laoer died unjustly, but he didn’t dare to argue with his mother. He could only hold up the grape basket as a shield and said, “Mom, I’ll wash the grapes for you!”

After saying that, he ran away quickly.

Jiayin was very hot and her outer shirt was dirty, so she simply took it off and hugged grandma’s thigh to act like a baby.

"Grandma, let me tell you, my second uncle and I bought a yard, which is very good! It also has a garden, and we can build a greenhouse! In winter, I take grandma to see the flowers. It must be warm and beautiful, like a heavenly palace. !”

(End of this chapter)