The next day, Xie Chengye was called to the study room in the front yard of Xie's mansion.
"Uncle, are you looking for me?"
"Well, sit down. I heard that you've been working very hard lately, working on the greenhouse with the craftsmen. Are you exhausted?"
Xie Chengye grinned and smiled a little heartlessly.
"Uncle, I'm not tired. Mainly they are doing the physical work, and I'm mainly the one who works with them, and then I'm the supervisor."
"How many greenhouses have you built now?"
"I did the third one yesterday. I think it will be done tomorrow."
"That's right. When the greenhouse is ready, don't rush to deliver the fresh vegetables to the shop. Then I will give you a list and you can deliver them to several houses."
"Yes, uncle."
Xie Chengye already understood what he meant, but he still asked more: "Most of these mansions have heating rooms, do we need them?"
"Of course. What they have is theirs, what we give away is ours. Don't be careless."
"Yes, I understand."
"As for the greenhouse, just let the head of the village keep an eye on it. Then you can help me with something else."
"Please give me uncle's instructions."
"Please help me find out about Xie Mansion's properties on Anhe Street near the outskirts of Beijing. They are mainly farms. Then find out which farms contain grain. The more detailed the information, the better, but don't make anyone suspicious."
Xie Chengye also knew this Xie Huaiyi family.
That family is not authentic!
Back then, my great-grandfather was deceived by their group. In the end, his great-grandfather took the blame and had to leave the capital.
If Xie Huaiyi didn't care about morality and family ties, maybe he would be a young master now.
"Okay, leave this to me, uncle, don't worry."
Xie Xiuwen took a fancy to Xie Chengye's cleverness, so he asked him to inquire.
Moreover, Xie Chengye is not a local, he is a stranger, and he is experienced in doing this kind of thing, so he will definitely not be disappointed.
Anhe Street, Xie Mansion, inner residence.
Xie Chunhua took one look at the gift and said with a bleak expression: "Leave it alone, no matter what, it is my mother's wish. No matter how bad it is, I can't say one more word."
The wet nurse next to me also knew that the young lady was not having a happy life, but what could she do?
Who said it was a concubine?
The distinction between concubine and concubine has existed since ancient times. Now that Madam is willing to show off and send these over, don't expect more.
After the nanny gathered the things one by one, she came over to reply.
"Qian'er heard that the fifth lady threw a tea set in the yard and punished a girl. Do we want to inquire about it?"
Xie Chunhua's face panicked: "Nanny, don't be too meddlesome! She is a direct descendant, we can't get involved in this."
The nanny also knew why the young lady was so afraid, and nodded in response: "The servants just talk. There is no need to pry. When the servants are working together, they may be able to tell the truth themselves."
"If they leak it themselves, we don't care. We must not take the initiative to inquire."
"Yes, miss."
Miss Xie Chunning, the fifth daughter of the Xie family, is not in the same room as Xie Chunhua, but Miss Xie is the direct descendant, and her father is also very favored by the grandpa, so this status is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary people.
Xie Chunning didn't go out much in the past two days. Even the old lady didn't go to greet her for a few days. She only said she was ill.
Because Xie Chunning couldn't come out on his own, and he invited a doctor to see and see that he had indeed prescribed a prescription, the people in each room and hospital only sent some things over, and the masters did not go to visit the patient in person.
Except for a few elders who went there in person, they told the children below not to come over for fear of getting sick.
Xie Chunning was actually suffering from internal heat, and perhaps because he didn't pay attention to his food, he coughed badly.
The Xie family is a large family, with dozens of masters alone. Xie Chunning is in the inner courtyard, and she is sick. To the men outside, it is not a big deal.
In fact, a family leader like Xie Huaiyi simply doesn't remember how many granddaughters and great-granddaughters he has.
Xie Chunning took medicine for a few days, and the cough finally stopped. However, there were blisters on the corners of her mouth, which now formed scabs. She found it unsightly, so she was even more reluctant to go out.
"Miss, when I came here just now, I heard that the steward of Xiuzhuang has come over. He is talking to the third lady at the moment. I see that the lady's face is not good. It must be that the profit this month is not good."
Xie Chunning didn't even raise his eyelids.
She didn't care how the embroidery shop's business was going.
The embroidery shop was her mother's dowry back then, and it was not running well because the people under her were not working hard. If she had relied on her, they would have been replaced long ago.
But after all, it was not her own property, and the manager of the embroidery village was also an old man from her mother's side, so she didn't dare to say this, because she knew it would be useless.
"Don't worry about this, as long as our jewelry shop does a good job. This will be my future dowry, so I must pay more attention to it."
"That's what the lady said."
The maid said, bringing a cup of tea over, and then winked at the young lady.
Xie Chunning looked at the look on her face and knew that there was good news.
"You guys go down first, I have something for her to do."
"Yes, miss."
After there was no one in the house, the maid stood in front of the door for a while to make sure that no one was eavesdropping outside, and then she hurriedly ran to her master.
"I just got the news that the prince is going to race outside the city the day after tomorrow. I also heard that the Duke's wife is already looking at the girl from the Sun family."
When Xie Chunning heard the first half of the sentence, he was quite happy and felt that his opportunity had come.
But after hearing the second half of the sentence, his face darkened: "Sun family?"
"Don't worry, young lady, although we are looking at each other, this is probably not possible. Among the young ladies of the Sun family, only one is of the right age, but she is a little plump in figure. A handsome man like the prince must not be attracted to him. .”
This sounds a little more convincing.
"That's right, but there will be an opportunity tomorrow, so we have to prepare."
"Miss, the corners of your mouth are basically healed now. If you use some medicine in the past two days, and put on makeup the next day, there will be no problem."
Xie Chunning smiled proudly and touched his face with one hand: "I really caught up. If it had been two days ago, I would have missed this opportunity. However, I can't leave the house alone. I still have to find an elder brother. That’s good.”
"Miss, isn't this simple? I've already heard clearly that the prince will have to go official when he goes out to race horses someday. Let's use the excuse to go to Huguo Temple to offer incense. Isn't that just the right time to meet him?"
"This plan is feasible, but my mother will definitely not trust me to go alone. Go and tell Fourth Brother. Isn't he determined to make friends with the prince? This is also an opportunity."
"What the young lady said is that with the Fourth Young Master here, it will be better to establish a relationship with the Crown Prince, and maybe we can have dinner together."
Xie Chunning felt her heart bubbling up after hearing this. If the arrangements were made properly, her good deeds could be settled in the future.
(End of chapter)
