Concubine Raiders Chapter 661: Lost (in)

The carriage stopped, Xu Lingxiao opened the window, Xu Sizhen and brother Jin sitting in the carriage did not look out the window.

The fields in April are lush and full of crops. Several grave bags protrude from the ridge in the southeast. Not long after the Ching Ming Festival, there were still huā petals scattered by wind and rain beside the grave.

"Daddy, is this our farm?" Brother Jin looked up at his father.

Xu Lingyi touched the youngest son's head: "This is your fourth brother's farm!"

Xu Si looked at Xu Lingyi in surprise.

He knew that the farm his mother left for him was in Daxing, but he never came.

Because he is going to get married, did his father bring him here?

I changed my mind and felt that things shouldn't be that simple.

Even if he wants to hand over the farm to him, his father is completely convinced that the steward will show him over. There is no need to take his sixth brother and him to this place early in the morning.

"Father...", he stopped talking.

Xu Lingyi glanced at Xu Sizhen with profound meaning: "Mother Tao is buried here!" Xu Sizhen couldn't hide his surprise.

An unfamiliar and respectful voice came from outside: "Master Hou, a neighbor is passing by!" Xu Lingyi said "Um" and ordered: "Please go up for questioning!"

The answer outside is "Yes".

The people in the carriage couldn't help being quiet, and the sound from outside the carriage came in clearly.

"Are you asking about the farm of Hou Shizi in Yongping? This is all." A slightly older voice said, ", there is Tao Guanshi's mother's grave... I've been here in the morning... I come from here every day. Passing by, why don't you know... Besides, just after the Ching Ming Festival, their family came to pay old lady Tao's grave..., before the Ching Ming Festival burned a lot of paper money..." Xu Sizhen's face changed slightly.

The corner of his eyes couldn't help but glance at Xu Lingyi.

Xu Lingyi sat there quietly, her eyes condensed, majesty between her brows. Xu Sijian swallowed what he said.

Thanks to the steward. Stepped forward and whispered to Xu Lingyi: "I've asked clearly. Tao Guanshi didn't come to tattoo Mother Tao today."

Xu Lingyi gave an "um" and sat for a while, guessing that the neighbor had already gone far, then got up: "Let’s get off the car and have a look." Xu Sizhen didn’t dare to neglect, so he hurriedly followed. The car.

Brother Jin has been in the car for most of the day. Once the freshness is gone, he has long felt ignorant. Now he can get out of the car to get some air and jump out of the carriage happily.

Out there was a middle-aged man in his thirties, in a blue silk gown "very capable. He stepped forward to salute and led them to the ridge.

Soon, they saw the head of the grave with Mother Tao's tombstone.

The head of the grave is clean and it can be seen that it has just been sorted out. The ashes of the paper money remained in the pottery pot used to burn the paper money in front of the grave.

Xu Lingyi stood on the head of the grave with his back on his back, and asked Xu Sichen: "Why do you think of rewarding a hundred taels of silver for Tao Cheng to come to Mama Tao's grave for incense?"

Xu Sizhen was just thinking that he was going to get married soon. It is a happy event. Give Tao Cheng more rewards, let Tao Cheng burn more paper money at Tao’s mother’s grave, so that people in Yin will follow him. That's all.

But if this is the case, when Xu Lingyi was ordered to face him, he couldn't say it.

"Then do you know how much paper money you can buy for one hundred taels?" Fortunately, Xu Lingyi didn't want him to answer, and didn't care about his silence.

Xu Sichen didn't know. But he knew that the maids had a happy event at home, and the first-class ones were only rewarded with five taels of silver to take home. One hundred taels is a big number.

"You can pull eight or nine carriages." Xu Lingyi said indifferently, "It will burn for a long time!" Xu Sizhen said "Ah", staring at his father with a dumbfounded voice.

Xu Lingyi took a deep look at him, then turned and left Mother Tao's grave: "Let's go back!"

The astute brother Jin had already sensed the difference between his father and his brother. He stood quietly to the side, and obediently followed Xu Lingyi into the carriage.

Along the way, Xu Lingyi closed his eyes and rested.

Brother Jin could still sit upright at first, but soon the upper eyelid and the lower eyelid fought and fell slantingly in Xu Lingyi's arms and fell asleep.

Xu Sichen is thinking about what he has seen and heard today.

What is the purpose of father doing this?

Tell him that Tao Cheng is unreliable in Fengyang?

But Tao Cheng is the mother's companion...",...

Thinking of this, he began to feel a little irritated.

This Tao Cheng, usually works very well, why did he make such a mistake this time?

Now Daddy knows "Will you punish him severely?

"Daddy" Xu Si hesitated and said, "Tao Cheng didn't mean to", a bit pleading for him.

Xu Lingyi suddenly opened his eyes: "Do you know why I want to go with you this time?" Xu Si shook his head subconsciously.

"I asked you to go to an outside manager to learn how to manage general affairs" is not expecting you to be able to write and calculate, but to learn how to know and use people and how to use them. "Xu Lingyi stared into his eyes." "But look at you... You are getting married soon, and you want to burn more paper money to Mother Tao. This is not an exaggeration. But you gave Tao Cheng one hundred taels of silver in one go. . If you say, because you are grateful for Mama Tao’s kindness in feeding your mother, you appreciate Tao Cheng for a hundred taels, and it's a success! But you let Tao Cheng buy one hundred taels of paper money to burn for Mama Tao. Everyone has them. Selfishness, if Tao Cheng bought ninety taels and dropped ten taels, it would be fine. But look at him, I'm afraid the ten taels are useless, and the others are all lost to his own pocket. You will not be held accountable once or twice. After a long time, Tao Chengcheng will develop a habit. When you have something important to give to him, he will only think that you are so confused, how can he help you with all his heart? You brother" Xu Lingyipo With some emotion, "In the future, things inside and outside Yongping Mansion will be left alone to you. You have to keep your eyes open. You can't just do it casually just because he is your mother's companion. You know, You will be your errand in the future. Not only your mother’s family, but also the people I left for you, and the people my wife left for you, if you can’t hold a bowl of water, how can you serve the public?"

Xu Sichen has all the flavors in his heart.

How did he know that Tao Cheng would be like this "..., and he can't investigate everything like today!

Naturally, Xu Sichen didn't dare to refute his father, so he lowered his head, and answered "Yes" in a low voice.

Xu Lingyi shook his head disappointedly when he saw that he had no questions to ask himself.

"Taocheng, what are you going to do?" For a long time, he asked his son gently.

Xu Sizhen raised his head." His eyes were wide open, and he looked a little dumbfounded: "I" I'll talk to him about...", "How do you say?" Xu Lingyi said, "Say you've come to see Mama Tao," Found that he didn't burn the paper money for Mother Tao as you ordered?", "No, no." This is definitely not possible. How can anyone leave it to others to do the work, and secretly visit him. "There is no such thing as a family child. But what should I do? He hesitated, "I, I, I..." Xu Lingyi was not here to embarrass his son. Of.

"Do you know why I want to investigate Tao Cheng?" He whispered, "Because Tao Cheng is your most trusted steward! We have to trust a person, and usually have to understand this person. But you You don't know anything about Tao Cheng, just because he is your mother's companion." You have unlimited trust in him. Not only did he leave the matter of the farm to him, he also gave him respect in front of other stewards, allowing him to be above other stewards, but he didn't know anything about him. This is very dangerous. In the future, there will be more people working under you. You must understand who you want to use. Well, to understand a person, we must look at the small things. Take this matter for example. You asked Tao Cheng to do it at once. It can be seen that he still has you in his heart. But only used one-tenth of the silver you gave to buy paper money.” This shows that this person is very greedy. A person who can do things and is greedy, when you use him, you must be careful not to give a large amount of money to him. ……"

Xu Sizheng listened like a fight, and remembered his father's words as if he were swallowing dates.

But Jin Ge, who was originally drowsy, didn't know when he opened his eyes.

He stared at his father intently, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

……

They entered the city with a motorcade going to yùquanshan to fetch water.

In the carriage, Xu Sizhen and Brother Jin leaned right and left on Xu Lingyi's shoulders, already deep asleep. Xu Lingyi's eyes were wide open, "In the dark, they are shining.

The steward took Xu Lingyi's famous post, not to mention that the soldiers guarding the city stepped forward to check, and immediately helped to drive the several carriages aside to make way for them.

Back in the lotus huā, it is already Yinzheng.

Eleven Niang was worried and stayed up all night, so she greeted her with her clothes.

"It's okay!" Xu Lingyi was full of spirits, hugged his sleeping brother Jin, and acted briskly. "It's hard to see the person who has been in the carriage for a day and night. "We went out and walked! "

It may be that he felt the breath of his mother, and asked my brother to pinch his eyes sleepily "seeing a familiar figure.

"Mother!", he twisted his body and rushed towards the eleven mother, "Let's go to see the fourth brother's farm...", he put his arms around the eleven mother's neck tightly.

"My brother, please!" Xu Lingyi hurriedly said, "Your mother can't hold you. Daddy hug!"

Brother Jin is mímí mímí, huh, withdrawing Jiao.

Eleven Niang had no choice, so she let him be held by Xu Lingyi like this, and then put her arms around her neck, don't pinch her son back to the wing.

Xu Sichen was completely awake.

He took three steps and did two steps~IndoMTL.com~ He walked into Danbozhai with a solemn expression and quickly turned around and left Danbozhai.

"Four young masters are awake?" As he asked, he went to Xu Sijie's place.

"Should we go and ask my mother?" Xu Sijie was awakened by Xu Sizhen. After listening for a long time, he couldn't understand what Xu Sizhen was going to say. He could not help but yawn. The general affairs of the hospital. If you have anything you don’t understand, just ask your mother!"

My mother's companion did such a thing, and asked my mother what to do?

"Forget it!" Xu Sizheng was a little frustrated, "Don't disturb your mother about this. You'll go to bed again! I'll go back!" Xu Sijie was very embarrassed not to help his brother.

He thought for a while: "Are you still going to the study this morning? Or, let's talk about it in detail at night?"

"Good too!" Xu Si thought for a while, "so as not to delay your homework."

Xu Sijie asked the little maid to fetch water and wash her face: "If it is Mr. Zhao, you can still ask for a leave. Mr. Chang hates asking for leave...",! ~!