Newlyweds always need to adjust. In later generations, they have to adjust after being in love for a few years, living together for a few years, and then getting married. In this era, it is basically impossible to see each other before marriage... In this case, adjustment takes time.
Since it is a running-in, there must be friction and contradiction.
However, Li Shan didn't expect that the conflict would come so quickly. On the second day of the wedding, Princess Pingyang and Wang Renbiao hadn't left yet, and friction was looming in front of them.
Li Shan was really speechless. In his opinion, it was just looking for trouble. Neither party would give in on a trivial matter. It actually made the guests wait for a long time and the dishes were not even served yet.
Several of the servants who came with the dowry were good at cooking, so it was natural for them to take over the power of the kitchen. But Li Shan first started his business in Dongshan Restaurant. Now Dongshan Restaurant is the best in the east and west cities, and he comes here from time to time to learn skills. Besides, Now, do you know the tastes of Alang and the old lady?
So there was a lot of fuss, and neither side would give in. In the end, the stove was separated, half on one side...As a result, when the time came, no food was served to either family.
After listening to the manager's report, Li Shan was also drunk. You guys are really embarrassing me!
Mrs. Zhu sat there calmly, while Cui Shiniang looked at the steward with a sad look on her face and said slowly: "If I remember correctly, my father specially asked for you from Qinghe."
The steward's surname was Fang, and he had been a servant of the Cui family for several generations. He said respectfully, "My lady has a good memory."
"Qinghe is rich and a land of hometown. You must be unwilling to come to Chang'an, and the Wei Palace has wronged you." Cui Shiniang snorted and looked at Wang Junhao, "Send this man and his family back."
Manager Fang was dumbfounded. He knelt down and begged for mercy. If he was sent back like this, no matter how merciful the Qinghe County Lord was, he would not show mercy and the whole family might be expelled.
Wang Junhao stood up and glanced at Li Shan from the corner of his eye. It was not nice to say that he drove the steward of the outer courtyard back the day after they got married.
Li Shan rubbed his eyebrows and glanced at his mother. Zhu's eyes drooped slightly, so Li Shan had no choice but to look at Wang Renbiao again.
Wang Renbiao advised: "Maybe it is because the two sides do not want to argue. In Huairen's words, this is called harmony?"
Cui Shiniang said coldly: "When a bride enters the house, she has a family, but she is allowed to compete for the kitchen. Is this a sensible person?"
Li Zhaode whispered: "It's better to have hot pot, which is the fastest. Remember that the kitchen has a base."
"You are the only one who likes hot pot!" Li Shan laughed and cursed a few times, then looked back at Manager Fang and said, "Hurry up and go."
So, this lunch was changed to hot pot, which was quite lively, because most of the raw materials and sauces of the hot pot restaurant in West Market were provided by Zhuangzi, so everything was prepared quickly.
This little episode seemed not important to Li Shan, but Cui Shiniang asked Cui Shiniang to formally apologize to Zhu after the guests left. Zhu didn't care much, and had long been prepared to wait for her daughter-in-law to come through the door, but she also It's inevitable to feel a little uncomfortable.
Mrs. Zhu also knew in her heart that although her son now held a high position, was enthroned as king, and had extremely high attainments in both civil and military fields, he still had a shallow foundation in the eyes of those aristocratic families. Those servants who were dowry would not look down on the master, but they looked down upon Li. The servants of the house have a high attitude of looking down from above.
"Sun Moon Lake gathered together because of Alang, and now it is Alang's fiefdom. The villagers are all members of the Li family." Zhu thought for a while and then reminded: "Alang Huairen is very good to the villagers and personal guards..."
"The family can rest assured." Cui Shiniang said firmly: "Now we are all servants of the Li family. Anyone who dares to bully will be severely punished."
"That's good." Mrs. Zhu smiled, "But with so many people, it's inevitable. Don't be too harsh."
Li Shan listened silently. He didn't care about this kind of thing before, and he doesn't care about it even more now. As long as it doesn't get him into trouble, he waited for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to finish talking before saying, "Mother, rest. Let me take a nap with Eleven Niang."
Mrs. Zhu rolled her eyes, her son never took a lunch break!
"Uh, really get some sleep!"
Mrs. Zhu then nodded, "Go and have a rest, the circles under your eyes are dark."
Li Shan then led Eleven Niang out of the main hall, and walked around a path on the side. After passing two circular arches, a clear view suddenly appeared in front of him. On the left was a small pool where the living water from the Sun Pool gathered. On the side of the pool There are more than a dozen towering trees, with various flowers and plants planted below, and there is a small flower bed beside it.
In front and on the right are two rows of exquisite houses, scattered front and back to form an irregular T-shape. Li Shan pointed to the big house at the intersection, "That's the bedroom, the bathroom on the left, the inner study on the right, and the outer study and meeting rooms." In the outer courtyard, the others are maids and storage rooms, you can arrange them tomorrow."
Cui Shiniang asked and looked at it, calculating in her mind that she was surrounded by six personal maids, which was enough to accommodate her. In addition, she could also accommodate various items such as jewelry, clothes, calligraphy and paintings, etc.
"Where are Zhou and Xiaoman?"
Li Shan was a little surprised and pointed to the row of houses in front, "Actually, there are houses in the front and back. They live at the back. They have to take a detour... Well, just take that path to get in."
"Xiao Man is Lang Jun's personal maid, should he live in the front?"
Li Shan smiled lowly and said, "So generous?"
"In Mr. Lang's opinion, I am jealous?"
"Jealousy is not a bad thing." Li Shan said seriously: "It means that the eleventh mother cares about her husband."
Cui Shiniang snorted and said nothing more. She neither took back nor made any other comment on the suggestion she just made. The art of taming husbands is a talent that every woman has.
Entering the bedroom, Cui Shiniang looked around curiously. It was not the usual two rooms, but it was divided into two rooms, left and right. However, there was also a front and rear dislocation. There was a large hall in the middle. "Is it Lang Jun's idea?"
"Well, you don't like it?"
"It's a bit unfamiliar." Cui Shiniang thought for a while, then walked into the inner room and tried on the wardrobe, cabinets and dressing table with a bronze mirror inlaid. "Mr. Lang is really ingenious."
"It was made by Qi Laosan. If it doesn't work, let him make it again." Li Shan said casually, "From now on, I will leave all the housework to you. The backyard was fine before, with Mo Xiang's help. The hospital is in a mess, if that manager Fang is smart, he shouldn't dare to mess with it anymore."
Cui Shiniang carefully removed the hairpin and other accessories from her hair, "If everything is uncertain, it's better to ask the family for advice first. I have just started."
"Mother has long been impatient." Li Shan laughed happily. Mrs. Zhu is really not the kind of traditional woman who takes care of housework. She is more interested in making tea and tuning pianos. She seems to have started to learn painting recently. , but Li Shan thought it was graffiti.
"That ink fragrance?"
"She was just a refugee a few years ago, and later my mother took her as a maid." Li Shan shook his head, "She is a smart person, don't worry."
Cui Shiniang breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that Mo Xiang was an old man who had served A's family for many years and had a deep affection, so she had to be careful of the other party's obstruction.
"I know you still have many things to ask." Li Shan said slowly, "But don't worry, my father-in-law is aware of the situation. What you need to do now is to have a good sleep and talk to you slowly tomorrow. It will be a long time." very long."
(End of chapter)
