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Chapter 90
Early in the morning, Qi Yun and Qi Zhao went to the front yard and gave the managers a wax reward before the end of the year.
This wax reward is a red envelope given by ordinary wealthy households to their staff at the end of the year. It is usually given to them during the twelfth lunar month, and it is an extra reward in addition to the monthly money.
Now that the situation is good, both Zhuangzi and the shop are better than in previous years, and the managers under their hands are also working harder than in previous years. As owners, Qi Zhao and Qi Yun made the wax reward three times thicker, so that these people on the bottom of their hands can also have a good New year.
Because of the many wax rewards this year, every shopkeeper's face is beaming.
It is common for them to compete with each other for the amount of money they can earn in order to make money for their shops, but it is true that they can get their own share of the money when they settle the money in the end, after all, they finally come out to work in order to make money and eat. It is common for them to compete with each other for how much money they can earn.
Now that we have received an extra reward for a bumper harvest, it is a festive event in any case, and at the end of the year, everyone is happy to be happier, even those who usually like to quarrel with people, are kind after the reduction and say something auspicious.
For a moment, it was a lot of fun.
In the backyard, Ye Jiao let Xiao Su hold her clothes and Xu Bao in her arms early in the morning and went to Liu's yard together.
The tailor's wife was already waiting inside. When Liu saw them enter the door, he raised his hand and beckoned Ye Jiao, "come here, let the tailor measure you. If you can change this dress, you can still make it a few years ago."
The tailor's wife answered hurriedly with a smile on her face and looked extraordinarily gentle.
It would be unpleasant for her to work overtime like this at the end of the year for someone else.
But the Qi family is not others, this is a wealthy family, there is no richer than them in the eight villages, and recently Qi Erlang's shop is all over the place, and other people are unable to curry favor even if they want to curry favor, so the usual reward money is enough for them to eat.
Because the shop of the tailor wife's house has inherited the business of the Qi family, other ladies with a bit of a face are also happy to come to their own house to cut clothes.
Now it is the Qi family that says it needs to be stepped up. Even if the tailor moves all the embroidery ladies out of the shop, she must first do the Qi family's things well.
Ye Jiao walked over, took off her furry cloak, stood on the wooden stool, looked up slightly for the tailor's wife to measure, and asked, "Mother, have you measured your sister-in-law?"
Liu smiled and turned the string of Buddha beads in his hand and said, "measured, she knows better than you remember."
Last year, Fang himself sulked with himself and made a mistake on the day of cutting clothes. Fang was very distressed, and since then he has always firmly remembered the time when the tailor's wife came to the door.
Fang's side is good, is like to take advantage, particularly stingy, cut clothes money is from Liu here, she did not cut is lost cheap, naturally remember clearly.
Since then, every time the tailor's wife came, Fang seemed to smell it and was always in a hurry for fear of missing it again.
Liu turned the bead again: "just now she came with a stone, all measured, not long after leaving, and now I just need you and Xubao."
Ye Jiao turned around, straightened her arm and looked at the tailor's wife with a ruler. "I saw that Xubao had enough clothes, and she didn't have to do it for a while," she said. "
Liu, on the other hand, picked up the tea and said with a smile, "you just don't know that this child's body is growing in the wind, one appearance a day, and if the clothes are small, it is hard for the child to wear small clothes. If he wears too big, it is hard for him to wear small clothes. If he wears too big, he will inevitably stumble, and naturally he will have to do something right and well."
After listening to this, Ye Jiao nodded, wrote this down, and then looked at the tailor's wife.
The tailor's wife just took the ruler and wrote down Ye Jiao's size in her heart. "Ma'am, it doesn't matter," she said with a smile. "the child always grows faster. I'm used to making children's clothes. You'll know how to hug this size a little bit."
Xu Bao was in Mrs. Liu's arms at the moment, awake, biting his finger and playing.
Liu heard the words and asked Mrs. Liu to shake Xu Bao to her.
Mrs. Liu used to hand the child to the tailor's wife, but did not leave, but put her hands together for fear that she might bump the child.
The tailor's wife, on the other hand, gave it back to Mrs. Liu after a gentle jolt, with a smile on her face: "I wrote down that this dress will be delivered in a few days."
Liu nodded in a gentle voice: "it's hard for you to take this trip, so you can take the reward money." Then someone handed over a purse.
The tailor pinched it and found out that there were three small silver ingots inside. She immediately smiled and said a few auspicious words before she left.
Ye Jiao hugged her own Xubao, sat down at the table, reached out and pinched a piece of sand cake on the table to eat.
Xubao watched his mother eat. Obviously he was still a suckling doll, but he took his finger out of his mouth. With a small mouth, he seemed to want to eat it.
Ye Jiao looked down at him, smiled at Xubao, then Ye Jiao made a slight effort, gathered the little thing's face in her arms and refused to let him see it, and then quickly put all the sand cakes on her hands into her own mouth.
Liu looked strange: "Niang Niang, what is this?"
Ye Jiao hugged Xu Bao again, touched his forehead, and Wen Yan explained to Liu: "Xu Bao always likes to watch me and my husband eat. If we eat and don't give it to him, he won't like it."
Mrs. Liu said, "second mistress, the young master can eat some egg yolks and mashed vegetables for almost four months now."
Ye Jiao also knew this, nodded, reached out to squeeze the sand cake, and said, "they are all for him to eat, but the child likes to stare at the snack and will eat it when he sees it, so just don't let him see it." Then, Liu saw Ye Jiao gather Xu Bao into her arms, let him lie in her arms, cut off the line of sight, Ye Jiao took the opportunity to put the sand cake into her mouth.
The action is done in one fell swoop, and you can tell at a glance that you are already very skilled.
Liu looked at it and always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it, so he had no choice but to let her go.
At this time, a boy trotted over and said, "Ma'am, there is someone outside looking for the second mistress."
Today is the day when Ye Pingrong said she would come back with Qi Ming. Ye Jiao thought it was Ye Pingrong.
But Liu asked, "did he say who he is?"
The young man said, "No, but I looked like the man who the second young master asked his wife to go out to deal with last time."
As soon as this remark came out, Liu knew it.
Ye Erlang was the only one Qi Yun asked his wife to go out to deal with.
After all, there are not many people who can make Qi Yun use this method. After all, there are still more people in the world who want face, and there are too few people like Ye er.
Although Liu knew that Ye Jiao had broken the relationship with him, in the final analysis, it was also Ye Jiao's business, and it was difficult for her to interfere, otherwise she would have lost Ye Jiao's face, so she picked up the tea and said with a smile, "Jiao Niang, the one outside should be Ye Erlang." I'll take care of it for you, and you can make up your mind. "
The reason for saying this is for the sake of Ye Jiao's face.
But for Ye Jiao, she doesn't know what Liu knows.
The reason why Qi Yun used ruthless means to drive Ye Erlang and his wife away last time was not to let them disturb Ye Jiao. Naturally, he would not tell his wife about this matter again, saving her trouble and effort.
But for Ye Erlang, even if he did not know the last dispute, Ye Jiao did not have the slightest affection, coupled with Ye Pingrong separated from his family, cut off relations, that is a stranger.
Little ginseng does not take care of ordinary people, and it is straightforward about the ways of the world.
In her mind, the things in the world are nothing more than black and white, very clear.
After listening to Liu's words, Ye Jiao did not hesitate at all and said directly, "if he comes, I am gone. Now I have nothing to do with him. The husband mentioned to me that he owes money. If he comes to pay back the money, go and tell him. If not, don't worry about him."
When the young man saw that Liu did not speak, he knew that Liu had acquiesced, and he ran to the front to spread the word.
And Liu is to Ye Jiao secretly nodded, looking at Ye Jiao's eyes are also warmer.
In addition to teaching Ye Jiao's behavior and manners, she also taught Ye Jiao a lot of things about the housekeeper. Now looking at Ye Jiao's good idea, Liu has a sense of comfort.
It is as if you have carefully cultivated a flower, and now that the flowers are in full bloom, you are naturally happy.
However, Liu always loved Ye Jiao for fear that she would be sad because she thought of Ye Erlang again.
After leaving the tea, Liu changed the subject with a smile and said, "I ordered some warm sleeves before, and the tailor's wife also sent them. Coincidentally, you come, pick it, and choose one for Jiro."
Ye Jiao had never heard the name of warm sleeves. When she looked up, she saw that the table was covered with cloth and a row of furry condoms were placed on it.
When Ye Jiao saw that Liu had used it, she put her hand in it and took a hand stove, which should be the warmest.
Although Ye Jiao is not afraid of the cold, she knows that her husband still can't blow in the wind, and the warmer the better.
Thinking of this, she got up and walked over with Xu Bao in her arms, looking intently one by one, ready to find the warmest one for Qi Yun.
Outside the gate of Qi family, Ye Erlang left a little lost.
This time he had intended to ask Sister Ye to come with her, but since she went back from Qi's family last time, she seldom went out and usually just picked up Ye Bao and stared at Ye Bao reading, but she didn't want to take care of anything.
And sister-in-law Ye has held on to the money ever since, even if it is a noisy fight, she will not give him an extra penny.
It happened that Ye Erlang was a man who could not become a martial man. He could not do anything by relying on Ye Dalang and then relying on his sister-in-law to let him go out to do things.
But there are some things you can't quit if you touch them, and gambling is one of them.
Ye Erlang could not get the money from home, so as soon as he mentioned Ye Ersao, he had to scratch his face. It was only when he had no way that he thought of coming and begging Ye Jiao again.
As a result, he was kicked out without even seeing him.
Ye Erlang sighed for a long time. For a moment, he was sad that the eldest brother did not want to himself, while the sad little sister did not recognize him, and now he was angry that Ye er-Sao controlled him.
Sighing like this, Ye Erlang didn't want to go home. He hitched a ride to the city, thinking that the gambling shops in the town would not let him in. He wanted to see if the gambling shops in the city could get credit.
But as soon as entered the city, saw a group of people in front of me, blocking the street.
Ye Erlang, a little curious, leaned over and asked, "Brother, what's going on up ahead?"
"I was cheated on by someone. The man's name was Ding Ba. He was a famous scoundrel who was always looking for trouble. This time it was probably another stranger who was targeted by him."
A fellow spectator next to him said, "it's not the same this time. The stranger looks like a rich man who doesn't agree to end it in private and wants to catch Ding Ba to see the official."
"to see an official? There is no need to see an official about such a trivial matter. "
"who knows, but I see that he has a tough mouth, and he doesn't really want to bother the Yamen. After all, Ding Ba is a local and a scoundrel, and if he really deceives him into deceiving the Yamen, I'm afraid these outsiders will have to eat a board."
Ye Erlang listens and feels fresh.
Nowadays, many people do business and sit on Jia, and most of the businessmen who go to other places are friendly and rich, for fear of offending the local people, especially this kind of scoundrel. They often take money to prevent disasters and do not want to be blamed by him.
It is rare to see an official if you don't agree with each other.
Ye Erlang was a little curious and squeezed in to have a look. As soon as he got close, he saw the man in front of him.
Leading the horse, wearing a heavy robe, a pair of bright tiger eyes, just a head taller than others.
But Ye Erlang subconsciously took a step back.
This is Ye Pingrong, the eldest brother he was just talking about.
Just now, when Ye Erlang was shut out of the Qi family, he thought of Ye Pingrong, of the good family together, of the harmony of the three brothers and sisters, and that if the eldest brother were still here, he would not be like this.
But now really saw, Ye Erlang thought is that Ye Pingrong now caused things, especially caused this kind of splashy skin is the most troublesome.
If he is found to have a relationship with him, he will be involved for no reason in the future.
It's not worth recognizing him now.
As to whether Ye Pingrong is reasonable or not, Ye Erlang doesn't care.
He remembers that Ye Pingrong was just a nurse of a drugstore, and it didn't matter what kind of drugstore it was, it was just a shop around.
As a caretaker in the hospital, he is a man who sells his strength, and there must be no future and no backing.
As a guardian, Ye Erlang felt that Ye Pingrong must not have any ability to win the case.
When Ye Erlang thought of this, he turned his head and wanted to squeeze out of the crowd again, lest he should be seen by Ye Pingrong at such a close distance.
But just then, there was a voice: "get out of the way, get out of the way!" The county prime minister is here! "
In the eyes of the people here, they have never seen a high-ranking official, and the county magistrate of Zheng Bapin is already a very big official. nowadays, although there is no need to kneel before the official, the onlookers are still in awe of the official. Immediately spontaneously gave way to let the county magistrate's sedan chair in.
With such a concession, there was more squeeze on both sides, and Ye Erlang could not get away. He could only stand in place for the time being, stretching out his hand to cover his face, and regretted coming to see the hustle and bustle.
Without waiting for the sedan chair to settle down, the county magistrate hurriedly lifted the curtain, came out of the sedan chair, and pushed away the attendants who wanted to come and help him.
The county magistrate saw that he was not young. He probably came in such a hurry that he was a little out of his hat.
Straightening his hat and wiping the sweat off his forehead, the county magistrate strode forward and made a deep salute to Ye Pingrong. "I don't know if your excellency is here," he said in a voice. "I don't know if the next official has lost his welcome, and he still looks at his excellency Haihan."
…… My Lord? Who is the adult?
Others standing far away could not hear, but those who stood near like Ye Erlang could hear clearly.
He was stupefied at first, and then followed the county magistrate's line of sight.
After seeing Ye Pingrong holding up the county magistrate with a flat expression, Ye Erlang was stupefied in the same place if he was struck by lightning.
How can you be an adult.
What about the pharmacy and nursing home?