I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 177 Making Cards in the Void

Without waiting for Shen Xiaoye to go out of the second door, the guest brought his maids and servants and entered the courtyard inside the hanging flower gate.

Uncle Bai and several men who looked like servants and were dressed in uniform were all standing outside the second gate. They looked at Shen Xiaoye with great grievance. He couldn't even reach out to stop a group of women.

What's more, this group of people are genuine members of the Lu family.

Shen Xiaoye knew his dilemma, smiled at him, and then clasped his fists to Grandma Lu, "Please come in. My uncle is not at home today. How about sitting in the main hall?"

She was telling the other party that the house was currently rented by the Shen family, and that the right of use and temporary owner belonged to the Shen family.

The maidservant beside Grandma Lu was about to get angry, but she didn't dare to do anything after being side-eyed by her.

She looked around the room and did not move towards the main room, but just said, "Miss Shen, please don't mind me coming here uninvited.

After several heavy snowfalls before the New Year, all the houses of the Lu family had to be inspected to make sure there were no leaks.

Look, when is it convenient for the people downstairs to go up to the room to check it out today?"

My aunt and her family were about to come to Beijing, but the house I promised to accommodate them near the Imperial College had not yet been found.

She was a little anxious. She negotiated with her husband for two days, but the enemy refused to agree to let her fourth brother send the tenant away. In this case, she could only "renovate" the house.

Shen Xiaoye smiled faintly and said, "You borrowed money to repair the house and drive people away. Have you asked Lu Guan himself?"

Of course, she said, "A few days ago, when Fourth Master Lu was on vacation, he had someone inspect it.

He said that the house was well built inside and out, and we didn’t need to do any repairs in the two or three years we’ve lived here.”

It's just making cards in the void, she can do it too, "By the way, Fourth Master Lu has also asked the captain of the camp to be the middleman to extend the lease of my house for a few more years."

Outside the second gate, Mr. Bai, who was standing with his head down, couldn't help but look up at her, and found that Miss Shen was telling lies without blinking.

Mrs. Lu narrowed her eyes slightly. She didn't expect that the little girl opposite would not accept the challenge and use Lu Guan to pressure others.

I was thinking of another excuse. "I feel relieved now that it has been repaired. I can check if the furniture inside needs to be replaced."

"Please come to the main hall and take a look." Shen Xiaoye led her to the main room like a host.

At the same time, he said to Mr. Bai: "Take them to the gatehouse for tea first.

Also, tell the Xu family that I have guests coming to visit. Please wait for a quarter of an hour or two."

"Well, please come in." Mr. Bai took the opportunity to retreat quickly. As for how to pass the message, he had to think about it.

The Lu family servant looked at the nanny beside the young lady, and only left after the latter nodded slightly.

The remaining maids and servants, except for the two personal servants, waited in the courtyard and did not follow Madam Lu into the house.

"It's cold in the room. I'll bring the charcoal basin and make you a cup of hot tea. The west room is the study. Feel free to look around.

The east room is where the fourth son of Lu lives, and it is locked when he leaves. "Shen Xiaoye didn't want to spend more time with him, so he walked out of the main hall quickly without waiting for him to speak.

This caused dissatisfaction among the maidservants beside Mrs. Lu, "What kind of people does the fourth young master know? He has no idea of ​​etiquette.

You can't even perform a blessing ceremony, and you're going to make tea now."

"Ahem." The nanny on the other side coughed lightly to remind her to speak less. She moved and glanced at the study, which was simply eye-opening.

The room inside was not even as good as the main hall. There was just a kang table on the kang with cushions on both sides. There was nothing else. There was not even a piece of paper in the so-called study.

Of course, if she went in to take a look, she would find that there was a bookshelf opposite the kang, but it was also empty.

She retreated again and said, "Madam, this room is too simple. There is nothing else in the main hall except a table and chairs."

There were no formal paintings or calligraphy or porcelain, and the cheap tea set on the table was completely useless.

Indeed, Lu Guan didn't have that much money, and he couldn't think of decorating his private house. He just had to make do with the basic necessities for the time being.

After Shen Changsui and his friends moved in, they only used the house as a resting place and did not buy any extra things.

"Madam, if you are a concubine," she paused before saying, "you will have to add a lot of things here. If you think about it carefully, it would be better to rent a complete house in Chongjiaofang or Jiaozhongfang."

“I didn’t find any that were of the right size in those two workshops.

Either they are too big or too shabby. "Mrs. Lu knew this, but she boasted that she had a small house near the Imperial College and wanted to lend it to them.

Seeing that she could not persuade her, the nanny winked at the head maid, but the maid turned her head to look at the door: "Why is it so slow to move a charcoal basin?"

It was quite slow. Shen Xiaoye went to the utility room at the back of the house when entering the courtyard to pick up charcoal.

Little Black Cat followed her and said, "Why not ask them to go and repair the house next door?"

"Not good." Shen Xiaoye would help with house buying, but would not take the hostess to see houses. It was obvious that Madam Lu was not an easy person to get along with. It would be a loss if she hated him after doing something good.

She said, "I'll write a note, and you go to the east gate of the imperial city to look for Xuan Shen, and tell him not to come back yet so that we don't run into each other.

The most important thing is to pass on the news that Lu Guan's wife is here to his eldest brother."

The charcoal in the utility room could be used as a pen. Shen Xiaoye had some paper with him, and after writing something, he quickly put the paper into the purse hanging on the wall.

The little black cat pulled it out and put it into the space of the collar, "It's safe here, let's go."

It moved quickly and soon reached the edge of the imperial city. It quickly found Scrophularia ningpoensis, handed it the note, and left quickly.

Xuan Shen was stunned on the spot. He... he didn't know many words and didn't recognize half of the words. Should he let the young master read it directly, or find someone to teach him?

Shen Xiaoye had never expected this to happen. The charcoal basin was delivered to her and the tea was ready warming on the coal stove in the kitchen.

This ceramic stove combined with honeycomb coal was immediately accepted by many families once it was fully launched on the market.

Seeing that all the money was earned by the emperor, they could only envy him, because the emperor had so many people under his command that he could spread his goods all over the capital almost overnight and formed an absolute monopoly.

Of course, my fourth uncle and Lu Guan should also be given high-quality war horses, which can be regarded as a consolation prize!

Shen Xiaoye looked at the maids and servants who were standing in the yard and freezing, so she turned on the stove and let them come in to warm up.

She herself carried the hot water into the main hall, silently poured the tea, and then sat in the main hall with a polite smile on her face.

Mrs. Lu frowned. She couldn't go to the room where the Shen family lived to check. Otherwise, she would have to pay for renting another place for his family.

So she said, "Miss Shen, can I discuss something with you?"

"I'm still young and can't be the head of the family." Shen Xiaoye refused.

Madam Lu was choked up, and the maid behind her finally couldn't help it, "You are so rude, you interrupted me without even listening to the whole sentence?"

Shen Xiaoye didn't even look at her, and continued to talk to Mrs. Lu, "Do you think the tea is okay? Do you want another cup?"

I haven't even taken a sip yet! Mrs. Lu was so angry that she said, "Miss Shen, this yard..."

"You want to complete the furniture, right?" Shen Xiaoye answered quickly this time.