Chapter XV - The Carriage, the Gift List, and th

　　In fact, for Xu Shan however, the problem that needs to be solved is not only a money to come? 　　But anything is made step by step, too far those do not have to say, for now she is very clear purpose. 　　If she wanted to do something, she needed more freedom and more silver. 　　And with more freedom, silver is not really difficult to hand, after all, no matter her father her mother, and even Zhan Guo Gongfu, are not lack of silver to spend. 　　Just as the old lady and Sister Zhu privately analyzed, for several days in a row, Xu Shanran went to the old lady's Buddha Hall in the evening, while listening to the old lady chanting, while picking up the Buddha beans; the old lady has to talk to her, she will take a couple of sentences, and grandmother happy chat; the old lady did not talk to her, she did not take the initiative to speak, only pondering the beans in the stone, as if picking up picking up a piece of gold from it. . 　　Time is in these two people stretching each other in the slowly pass, a side of the Zhu ma ma watched and some amused and some worried, see their own old master with the passage of time more and more some anger, can not help but want to go to remind Xu Shan Ran. Only did not expect, before she had opened her mouth, Xu Shanran has already opened his mouth on the tenth day: 　　"Grandmother, granddaughter would like to ask you for something." 　　This open to the point sentence after the first ten days of padding simply seemed indescribably crisp, Sister Zhu watched as the corners of her master's mouth curled up triumphantly for a moment, and then majestically flattened down. 　　The old madam was not in a hurry, still finished reciting the day's sutra, and felt self-conscious that she had worn out her granddaughter enough, before saying, "What is it?" 　　"I want to work with Great Auntie to manage the house." Xu Shanran did not turn the tables, speaking simply and bluntly, "It doesn't need to be too much, asking me to manage some small places is enough." 　　The old madam said faintly, "Is this what you wanted to tell me these days?" 　　"Yes, that's it." 　　"Then why didn't you say it in the first place?" Old Madame asked. 　　"Because granddaughter felt that if she directly begged for this from the start, grandmother would most likely not agree." Xu Shanran said. 　　"Then you think I would agree now?" 　　"Because the preparations to be made for this one method have already been done, if grandmother doesn't agree again, granddaughter will have to change to another method." Xu Shanran said. 　　This was a sentence that he had not anticipated before. 　　The old madam sized up Xu Shanran, "What other preparations do you have?" 　　Xu Shanran was silent for a while, looking at her grandmother who was sitting under the Buddha statue, she thought for a moment, "Like ...... pampering? Playing a scoundrel? If it doesn't work again, then cry and make trouble?" 　　Old Madame: "......" 　　Sister Zhu: "......" She felt that her own master wanted to laugh again. 　　But in the end, the old madam didn't laugh either, she just grimaced and drove Xu Shanran away, "Alright, go back, don't bother me every night if you have nothing to do!" 　　Xu Shanran gave a "hmm" sound, stood up from the stool, said calmly: "Granddaughter thank you for grandmother's consent." 　　The old lady's brows furrowed, and the deep lines between them could kill a fly. 　　Xu Shanran guessed that her grandmother probably wanted to say, "Where did I agree with you," but until the time she turned to leave the Buddha Hall, this sentence did not reach Xu Shanran's ears. 　　...... This is the family ah, to do something, it is surprisingly simple. Xu Shanran thought. 　　When it really goes outside, which one can favor you like this? 　　After Xu Shanran left, Sister Zhu laughed, "Old madam, now you definitely know how the fifth girl coaxed the fourth wife." 　　The old madam was silent for a moment, and helplessly said, "This narrow-minded ghost," before revealing a smile. 　　As the highest-ranking female elder in the State Duke's Mansion, the old madam had always done things in a thunderous manner. 　　But two days, Xu Shanran is still in the house and He's still picking out the new fashionable patterns sent by the outside cloth shop, Dou's sent someone over to say that she is looking for the girl to discuss. 　　Because Xu Shanran had never talked to He about these things, He was surprised: "Why would sister-in-law suddenly find Sister Shan to do something." 　　By the Dou sent over is also the Dou's beloved mother, more or less know some things, the heart is also quite some joke He is a confused, even their own daughter did not know what things, now they smiled and did not say anything, only to take the eyes look at Xu Shanran. 　　Xu Shanran ignored this small lawsuit between the eyes, only and his mother to speak: "Perhaps because I have been to grandmother two days ago to talk, grandmother got up the mind to train me a little it." 　　He was a bit afraid of her mother-in-law. 　　This is not that she came in these years the old lady gave her what face, just one to her into the door for many years without any output, even now there is no biological son, the bottom more or less a little inadequate; Secondly, the old lady even treat their own son and daughter of their own grandchildren are often cold face, it is even more unlikely to be daughter-in-law and pleasant color. 　　Now a hear daughter to do things is mother-in-law commanded, He reflexively to nod, but again is the love of the daughter's heart prevailed, she did not point down the head, but slightly worried and Gui mother to discuss: "I do not know if the mother is not what other meaning ...... " 　　"What would grandmother mean otherwise?" Xu Shanran smiled with a calm demeanor, "I'll do whatever my grandmother commands me to do, could it be that my own grandmother will still fight any lawsuits with my granddaughter?" 　　Gui mama thought about it at this time and agreed with Xu Shanran, "Mistress, I think it's just as the girl said, doing what the old madam commands is filial piety to the elders." 　　When He heard this, it was finally just that, but then asked, "Why don't we have mama Gui go over with you?" 　　These days Xu Shanran has been going to the old lady's courtyard, for the sake of their own alone can do something, how can bring another person over, at the moment warm words and soft words of pettiness, will dispel He's ideas, their own with green parrot, and sent by the Dou's mom together, to the Dou's courtyard. 　　The State Duchess of the old lady Zhang's out of several sons, the current Zhan Guo Gong Xu Peifeng has been forty years, the eldest son in two or three months to welcome the new wife into the door, than the fourth master Xu Peidong nine years old, and will soon be the mother-in-law of the sinus is also almost ten years older than the He's more than. 　　Because of the usual and sister-in-law He got along very well, Dou's often look at Xu Shanran even more than looking at their own two concubine daughter is also a little happy. 　　Today is also, Xu Shanran came to the Dou's here, first by the Dou's hand asked how the body of some home what is not adapted to the Dou's smile and pointed to the side of a clean clothes, hair combed woman: "This Zhang mother is also considered to be doing things beside me to do the old man, how do you see her?" 　　Xu Shanran instantly realized the meaning of Dou's help. But she even refused her mother's mother Gui, how would she want another mother Zhang? At the moment, she only did not know, and smiled slightly, "Auntie's mother is naturally a good mother, and I'll have to ask the mothers for advice in the future." 　　Said is later, visible at the moment is refused to want. Dou's once heard this, understand clearly, at the moment no longer mention this head, will be handed over to Xu Shan things and then, will no longer stay more each other, let the little girl to see those who have received the news of the servants underlings. 　　I didn't expect to just send away Xu Shanran, his own master came back from the outside. 　　Dou's hurriedly down to meet, just greeted up to say "master that case trial is over? I'm not sure if you're going to be able to get home, but I'm sure you'll be able to get home." The old man turned around and wondered: 　　"I'm back today, why do I see some people walking in the wrong direction?" 　　My old man is the left royal historian, both impeachment of the hundred divisions and can be heard to play things, plus he is a fine nature, when long time this official now really see what is wrong with the small things also have to think a little. 　　Dou's smiling mother-in-law's command and his own master said, and said: "I was thinking of this year's spring banquet in the house is also almost here, the good sister before the year gave birth to so a big disease, although it has long been well, but the people outside after all do not know, no matter how, will be more people to invite them to take a good look at the good sister.... ...At this juncture, I had thought that since my mother wanted to let the good sister to manage some things, not to take advantage of this opportunity, simply will be a few maids in the house are called over, a person in charge of some of the good. I didn't realize that mother said that these are still the same rules, if there are still people who want to learn how to manage the house first, let them go to her to say." 　　Xu Peifeng has been in the service of the boy to change off the official clothes, another set of half-new and not old household clothes, could not help but say: "Oh, good sister child is their own to find the mother to say?" 　　"Think so." Dou's nodded, while handing Xu Peifeng a cup of tea, while adding, "The other is okay, good sister child chose to do things but really odd, to say look conspicuous, she did not go to manage the kitchen to manage the concierge; to say to exercise the ability, she did not go to do the treasury procurement of things, and chose neither conspicuous nor complex carriage, transcription of the list of rituals, clean up the cabinet of the book such a thing to do! ......" 　　Xu Peifeng was leaning back in his chair to rest, and the boy was pinching his shoulders and back behind him. When he heard Dou's words, he didn't think much about it and laughed, "This you don't understand, managing the access to the carriage is more convenient than the picking up, transcribing the list of gifts directly grasps the relationship between the house and each family, and that book pavilion-" 　　"What's wrong with the Book Pavilion?" Dou answered. Xu Peifeng said she did not understand she is not angry, only slightly amused: his own master this occupational problem is really not light, is to go home to see the family, but also have to think things into the depths, but also do not think about his niece this year only got seven years old it! 　　"Book Pavilion ...... maybe just go to look at books?" Xu Peifeng thought about it for a while this time before saying, after saying that he saw his wife looking at herself and smiling, he couldn't help but smile as well, "Thinking too much! Perhaps it was mother who gave the direct to the selection." 　　Dou felt that this was quite possible, and after nodding in agreement, she talked about what happened between Xu Shanran and Zhao Yunju the other day. 　　Xu Peifeng was unimpressed, slightly humming and laughing, making a note for this time, "If you don't take charge of family matters, how can you talk about state affairs?" 　　Xu Shanran sat in the small octagonal pavilion that was less than the center leaning to the side. 　　This is built for her to enjoy the flowers and moon in her leisure time, and now because of the spaciousness, was temporarily packed out as a place for her to see the servants. 　　Perennially by the Xiao Xiao bamboo trees cover, and surrounded by rockery pond secluded place seems to be in a night on the lively up. 　　Xu Shanran looked at the daughter-in-law's mother who stood outside the court with her hands tied, more or less floating, and after a few moments of silence, opened her voice and said: 　　"You also heard clearly the words of the great aunt, after the carriage, gift list, book pavilion will be managed by me, horse carriage carriage management, the transcription of the gift list, the book pavilion of the clean up, there is nothing to hinder the difficult place, you according to the old rules, properly done is; my rules are also very simple ...... " 　　Every high-ranking person has his own habits. 　　If Lin Shixuan's preference is to make people feel as if they are in the spring breeze but also to show their own wisdom at times, to master the hearts of the people through the feeling of unfathomability, Xu Shanran's preference is much more straightforward. 　　Many of the time, she will say the words through, do the right reward, do the wrong punishment, divided clearly.