Shipin Dalizheng

Eighth Master glared at him and said, "Shuanzi, why did you steal your sister's candy?"

Rong Xiaoshuan was stubborn, "I'm a boy, so I should have the candy. My sister is a girl, so she doesn't deserve to have candy."

The Eighth Master's hands were quicker than his brain. He picked up the chopsticks and knocked them on his hand, "Put it down."

Rong Xiaoshuan felt pain and reluctantly let go.

Eighth Master asked with a dark face, "Who taught you?"

He thought it was Eighth Grandma and glared at her. Eighth Grandma yelled, "Why are you looking at me? When did I say that? You only have one granddaughter, why would I care? Xiaoshuan, tell me, who was talking nonsense in front of you?"

Rong Xiaoshuan was frightened and shrank his head as he said, "Ah..., it's the Third Master's little treasure. He said that all the delicious food in the house belongs to him, and the three losers can't eat anything. He also said that it's wonderful to eat alone, but I haven't eaten alone."

The Eighth Grandfather slapped him with his chopsticks again, feeling that his grandson's thinking was a bit seriously distorted. He said cruelly, "Our family is different. She is your sister. She takes it first. She can let you take it. You can't snatch it away, otherwise you will be beaten. Laiwang brother, you pick it first."

Wangdi looked at the two candies and chose the smaller one. "Give the bigger one to your brother."

After the candies were divided, the three boys put them in their mouths and sucked them, bubbling with happiness. Eighth Grandma also warned them, "Don't show off in front of the other kids in the village. Other kids won't be able to have any. If you tell me, there won't be any tomorrow."

The boys were coaxed out of the wildness in a short while. Wangdi bit the candy into three pieces with his teeth and put one piece in each of his grandparents' mouths. They were about the size of peanuts.

Although the saliva of the girl was stained with her granddaughter's, the two old people were moved. After all, it was the girl who knew how to care for people. As for the grandson, that's all.

The atmosphere in the compound was not so good either. Rong Tang was so angry that he was in a bad mood until the evening.

He was angry, and not far away from him, Daya was picking flower ears while crying.

Chuncao came to plead for Daya again, "Master, you also said that Daya's character has been determined by her family and it is difficult for her to change. Don't be angry with her."

"Whoever is angry with her, I am angry with the whole world."

Chuncao chuckled.

"Master, Daya is not a bad person, and she's not lazy at work. She's just... how can I describe it? Family disgrace shouldn't be made public, and I don't want to cause you any trouble. Today, you got so angry that you upset the balance of the Third Master's family. Once the window paper is poked, it will be difficult to maintain harmony. Daya must be afraid that the family will get into a quarrel and her mother will be scolded again. She's a grown woman and has been promised a husband. She's very afraid that a bad reputation will spread in the family and ruin her marriage. I heard that her future husband is only sixteen years old and has already passed the examination for a student. Maybe he will pass the examination for a scholar in the future, and Daya will also be the wife of a scholar. Oh, every time Aunt Dahu and I tease her, she blushes with shame, as if she is very infatuated with her young husband."

Hearing her exaggeration, Rong Tang finally smiled a little, "You still call me little husband, little husband, I'm older than you."

Chuncao added silently, "It's bigger than you too."

Seeing that his face was no longer sour, I told him about the current situation. "We just had Huixiang and Huizhen a few days ago. The rooms in the middle courtyard were already not enough. Now Qiaoqiao has appeared. I have nowhere to accommodate her. How do you think we can solve this problem, young master?"

Rong Tang was surprised, "There are so many people at home already?"

"Do the math! Four guards, you and me, Tongqian and Doctor Zhang, Li Jin and Boss Tian, ​​Huixiang and Huizhen, plus Qiaoqiao, a total of thirteen people. Rong An also said that if he gets busy, he will stay in this courtyard and not leave. Sometimes, Butler Tao will stay overnight when he can't go back and forth. We have three upper rooms in the middle courtyard, four on the left and four on the right. Minus the living room in the middle, there are ten bedrooms in total. Boss Tian lives in the front courtyard, Huixiang and Huizhen have a room, and there are no empty rooms in the middle courtyard. We can't let a little girl live in the front courtyard!"

Rong Tang hissed, "Is it so tight?" After thinking for a moment, he said, "How many empty rooms are there in the front yard?"

"No, there are two rooms in the east, occupied by a kitchen. The north room of the kitchen is Rong An's office. There are three rooms in the west. Boss Tian lives in one, one is used as a wine koji room, and one is used as a sugar storehouse. Qiaoqiao can live in the same room with me, but it won't be a long-term thing."

Rong Tang thought about it and pointed to one of the five main rooms in the front yard that was still empty.

Chuncao looked strange, "That's the main room! Who are you planning to let live here?"

Strictly speaking, Rong Tang is the only legitimate master in the courtyard. Apart from him, all others are servants and have no right to live in the main hall.

"Let's not talk about that for now. Let's ask who should be moved to the front! Tongqian, he's just a servant, he should live in the outer courtyard."

"He refused to obey. He said the young master appointed him as his most trusted confidant. How could a most trusted confidant live so far away? Other people's personal servants live next to their masters."

"The four guards?"

"I don't want to. They said they were responsible for protecting the young master, so how could they be so far away? Logically, their house should surround the master."

"Doctor Zhang..."

"He said you were seriously injured and needed emergency treatment at any time. If we stayed too far away, someone would come and expose us. And Li Jin is only eight or nine years old. You can't let a child live in the front while a group of adults huddle in the middle."

I go!

Chuncao whispered in her ear again, "I heard Huixiang and Huizhen talking yesterday. The middle courtyard is so small, and it's so inconvenient for the master and servants, men and women, to live together."

Their room was at the southernmost end of the east wing. To the north were Li Jin, Doctor Zhang, and Tongqian. The west wing was occupied by the four major guards. When they opened the door, except for Chuncao who lived in the room on the west side of the main hall, the rest of the place was occupied by bachelors.

I go!

Rong Tang had no way to refute it and was ashamed.

"Build, build a house. This prince doesn't believe it anymore. He can't even provide a place for his men to live."

He rolled up his sleeves, put his hands on his hips, and all his anger disappeared.

Chuncao's eyes curved, "I want an independent courtyard."

Oh no, Chuncao feels that he has money now and wants to find ways to spend it.

Rong Tang made a bold statement, "Give each of them an independent courtyard, so they can marry wives and have sons.

The next day, Rong Tang decided to make a full recovery.

He called the village chief over and told him about his plan to expand the compound. "Fence off all this land and build houses on it. At the backyard winery, cut a door through the back wall to temporarily separate it from the front. Once the new winery is built, move there. I have something to do today and need to go to Fuxinzhuang. Rong Zhan and Rong Wanli will come with me, and the other two will stay at home to protect the compound. For business matters, talk to Rong An, and for money, talk to Chuncao. Oh, and I heard the village seized a few large carts, and I'm requisitioning them all today."

Rong Dajiang said, "We can't be careless when building a large courtyard. The people in the village are all half-baked. We have to find a master in town or the county."

"I've told you to do whatever you want. I trust you and your son."

Rong Dajiang was deeply moved.

Five new carts were loaded with equipment and harnessed to the horses in the yard. They needed a few capable drivers from the village. Rong Tang pointed at Rong Dashan and said, "Uncle Dashan, you go too."

Rong Dashan was stunned. "Isn't it time to buy food and wine today? I..."

"Leave it to Uncle Dazhu. The payment doesn't have to be made immediately. We can agree to settle it every ten days or half a month, or even settle it all at once when the goods are delivered. Uncle Dazhu, you'll be responsible for buying the grain. It's best to find a stable supplier, and don't be stingy and only buy three or five hundred kilograms at a time."

Rong Dazhu's face turned slightly red. They always felt that they had little capital and could not make big deals, so every time they bargained, they only wanted one truck of goods.

Seeing Rong An nod, he knew he had enough money, so he gritted his teeth and did it.

Rong Dashan silently got on a cart and drove the horses. He was dismissed from his post as purchasing manager after only two or three days.

The Third Master also heard it, and his lips trembled. Could it be that the troubles at home had annoyed Prince Tang and even displeased his eldest son?