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“It's not a good tea, I hope the master will not blame.” Pan Er said in a soft voice.
There are too many meanings in this words. Pan Er was originally the person Pei Yong Chang brought to Chen's house. With the complaint Xiang Pu before, Pan Er's words have the same meaning.
When the words of Xiang Pu were said, Pei Yong Chang didn't care at all. Instead, he was a little impatient. But what Pan Er said made him feel very embarrassed.
Every time Pei Yong Chang comes to Chen's mansion, Chen's servants are always enthusiastic. But in fact, that passion was only floating on the surface. It was obviously aimed at his money. Those people despised him in their bones.
Even if he was rich, even if the masters of the Chen family did not receive less benefits from him, the status merchants was still at the bottom of the list. Even though the sons of businessmen were not prohibited from entering the government in the Zhou Dynasty.
Pei Yong Chang is not stupid. How can he not see it?
Pan Er also knows the principle of [1] to quit while one is ahead. She turned away her beautiful eyes and said, “There are always strange servant girls who have gone to the wrong place these days. I'm just a new comer, and I don't know anyone, and I dare not go out. It's just these people who look at my face and look at me again and again. I have to ask someone a few questions. It turns out that some of them are from the yard of the first madam of the family, and some of them are in the yard of the third and fourth madam. I don't know why some of them come here to ask for information. I don't understand the reason, so I can only them to master. “
Pei Yong Chang's eyes set and fell on Pan Er's face in a moment.
“Don't worry about these things, just take care of yourself. I'll take care of it myself. “
“Yes.” Pan Er said softly, hiding the twinkling eyes under the curled lashes.
As expected, a filial son-in-law, such as Pei Yong Chang also has his own mind.
People naturally have to be good for themselves. If Pei Yong Chang didn't have other thoughts, why did he give up the meat on his mouth and sent it to the capital from a thousand miles away? Isn't it not because of the possibility that she will have wealth and honor one day?
It's a pity that once she didn't understand all this before. She even avoided Pei Yong Chang like a snake and a scorpion. She wasted this good help. She won't let it go again.
Thinking about this, Pan Er said, “I want another person.”
She has always said little, especially in the front of Pei Yong Chang, so Pei Yong Chang cannot help but be shocked.
“It's the nurturing Mama of the family that raised me.” she bowed her head half down, and a wisp of black hair fell off her temples, which was set off by the crystal-clear, snow-white skin, that makes people captivated.
“All the sisters in the family were taught by this Mama. They were also a little famous in the family who raised the thin horse. Unfortunately, I was trained half way and didn't learn many things. These things are what I need a lot of help with, so that I can also give a lot of help in my master's affairs. “
Pei Yong Chang couldn't resist beating a spirit. This feeling was too strange for him. He hurriedly brought tea to drink for cover.
At the same time, his eyes have a meaningful glint. He suddenly changed his attitude a little bit towards Pan Er.
He thought it was just a thing to serve people for pleasure. However, today he found out that she was very intelligent and seemed to know her purpose.
Pei Yong Chang narrowed his eyes, and his eyes wandered back and forth on Pan Er's body and feet.
He has always liked smart people because they are usually easy to deal with.
“I'll send someone to arrange it. As for you, take good care of yourself. The master is waiting for you to do things for him.”
When he said the last sentence, his eyes were quite meaningful. Pan Er looked at him with full eyes, but she didn't say anything, just looked shy and lowered her head.
Seeing this, Pei Yong Chang couldn't help being more satisfied. He told Qing Dai to serve the girl well and went out.
Soon, Xiang Pu came running in from the outside with a purse in her hand.
“Young lady, young lady …”
She put the bag on the kang table and excitedly said, “These are all given by the master. The master said that if you want to eat something, you don't have to hesitate. Just give the money to the servants to arrange it. They will not refuse.”.
Xiang Pu's heart stopped. She had never seen so much silver before. Qing Dai was also very surprised. It was Pan Er who turned the purse carelessly, as if she didn't pay attention to the silver at all.
The silver in the purse is very miscellaneous. Inside is a mix of [2] silver ingots and bank notes. The silver ingots are around 50-60 liang. The several silver notes, all of which are worth 100 liang.
Pan Er naturally would not put these silver in her eyes, but the situation now these silver is surely needed. This can be used to do many things.
With silver, the life of Pan Er will be much better.
Just like to take some silver for three meals a day. The servants who run errands are most willing to take such jobs. They can get whatever they want in the kitchen.
Not to mention the tea, hot water and fruit outside the three meals. Usually, if you want to order hot water, you have to look after the hot water lady's face. Now needless to say, someone has taken the initiative to send hot water.
So it's not empty to say that [3] money can make the devil push the mill.
Pan Er also asked people to prepare some snacks for Xiang Pu and Qing Dai to go out with them.
She can't go out because there are so many people staring at her. But these two little girls are just two teenage girls. Without going to the eye-catching place, she looks for the rough messenger who sweeps the floor and cleans the vegetables to talk. She can always hear some details.
In particular, Xiang Pu is very popular outside. Within a few days, someone came to see her.
Pei Yong Chang also came here during this period, saying that the matter of looking for people has been done by others. Pan Er saw that he was in a hurry, and there were hints in his words. Sure enough he had his own measurement.
Pan Er didn't say much, just a little bit in the middle of the speech – shooting the first bird with a gun, no matter what the meaning of the ladies there are, it doesn't affect anything. Anyway, if a sheep is released, a group of sheep is also released, so why offend people.
Pei Yong Chang was shocked. He couldn't help thinking about where she got the news and how she knew what he was worried about.
These days, he is busy with sending Pan Er to the east palace. He didn't think it would be too difficult. Who knows it is more complicated than he thought. Several ladies in the palace have the idea of looking for someone to go to the palace to help the crowned princess. Besides, if only the second madam has said it, it doesn't count. It has to pass the old madam's level.
In this way, it's hard to deal with it. Pan Er's statement made his eyes bright and gave him a new idea.
I also thought that before Pan Er could point out some of his people to send people to the guest house to investigate the news, and guess his purpose, there must be a source channel. But he knew that Pan Er never left home at ordinary times, especially when she was a newcomer.
So, this woman is really amazing!
Pei Yong Chang's eyes were more appreciative, and then he left in a hurry. I'm afraid that he listened to Pan Er's words in his heart.
As for Pan Er, it has nothing to do with her. She only cares for her health. When she listens to Xiang Pu, it's only her way to pass the time.
And the situation she wanted to see came soon.
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