Rebirth of the little landlady

Chapter 183 It Always Backfires
Ni Xiaopang clearly knew that every sentence of the old lady had a deep meaning, but he couldn't understand it. He could only look at the old lady with a naive smile and a ignorant expression, looking more and more stupid.

Yuan Bao sneered in his heart, the children of merchants learned to settle accounts and "know their duty", so did they come to fight for the position of heir to the Hou Mansion because they were overthinking it?The old lady's words were extremely wise, she praised and criticized in secret, and killed all the young masters in the banquet hall with one pole. You must know that the Yu family was born as a merchant!

Don't you look down on merchants?What does it mean to come out in such a special place?

Yuan Bao quietly glanced around, and found that many smart young masters surnamed Yu understood the subtext of the old lady's words. Some showed resentment, and some showed a look of indifference, but no one really did this feel nervous.

Why is this?Yuan Bao couldn't figure it out.

However, no matter what, the old lady's way of saying this weakened Ni Xiaopang's threat from another angle.

The old lady obviously thought of this too, so after she finished praising Ni Xiaopang, it didn't count, and she specially rewarded Ni Xiaopang with a pair of gold collars, and put them on for him herself - she thought Ni Xiaopang was a merchant The young master who was born was still a young master who was looked at by the Ni family.

Everyone has a meeting gift, and it has just been distributed, but this reward is Ni Xiaopang's only one, so Ni Xiaopang's hatred value has risen again, and Yuan Bao can only grit his teeth secretly in hatred.

After Ni Xiaopang received the reward, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed his head three times, with loud bangs, to express his joy, and the smile on his face became more and more vivid—he is really I was very happy, thinking that I might be expelled from the house, it is always good to have more money around, at least this thing can please Yuanbao, right?
Ever since Ni Xiaopang returned to his seat, the sneering and sarcastic muttering around him has not stopped. It is whispered, and Ni Xiaopang can hear every word and every sentence clearly. The intentions of these young masters surnamed Yu are very Obvious.

Yuan Bao looked at Ni Xiaopang worriedly more than once, for fear that Ni Xiaopang would not be able to hold back and do something too extreme. After all, such insults are hard for young people with high hearts to bear. of.But Ni Xiaopang gave her a reassuring smile, and continued to eat and drink with the old god on the ground, until after the old lady left the table, Ni Xiaopang also got up and said goodbye.

After leaving the banquet yard, Ni Xiaopang took Yuan Bao's hand habitually, and found that Yuan Bao's palm was full of sweat, and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?"

Yuan Bao shook her head, could she say that she was clenching her fists because she was so angry?Afraid that Ni Xiaopang would be worried, he changed his voice, "I was just a little nervous just now."

"Don't worry, for your sake, I will be careful not to cause trouble." Ni Xiaopang's voice was still calm.

Yuan Bao couldn't help asking, "Aren't you angry?"

Ni Xiaopang sighed, "I've been used to it since I was a child, if I was angry, I would have died of anger."

An indescribable sourness overwhelmed Yuan Bao's heart, she suddenly stopped blaming Ni Xiaopang for Ni Xiaopang's use of her back then.

For some things, it is one thing to be clear in your heart or to imagine it casually, but it is another feeling to experience it personally. The depth of it is definitely a huge difference. With this appearance, Ni Xiaopang grew up day by day in such an environment!
Yuan Bao couldn't imagine how Ni Xiaopang survived, especially in a hopeless situation, if he didn't go crazy and didn't murder and set fire, it was considered good!
Yuan Bao held Ni Xiaopang's hand tightly, and didn't let go until he reached the soft sedan chair, which made Ni Xiaopang very happy.

Day by day, Ni Xiaopang and Yuan Bao went out to play whenever they had free time, and when they were at home, they read, practiced calligraphy, painted, and became female celebrities. They depended on each other and were not lonely at all. Of course, they occasionally encountered some troubles, because Ni Xiaopang was unusual, and the young masters surnamed Yu joined hands to frantically find trouble for them.

However, when he was in Ni's mansion, the young master surnamed Yu couldn't enter Ni Xiaopang's yard. He met him a few times when he left the mansion, but Ni Xiaopang hid him. If he really couldn't hide, he fled openly. Having confronted, this made many people have the impression of "extremely cowardly" towards Ni Xiaopang. Ni Xiaopang didn't care about it, but during the candidate period, these young masters still had scruples and didn't dare to go too far.

The gathering of the young masters is usually held once every ten days, but except for the first time, the masters of the Ni Mansion have never appeared again, and Ni Xiaopang's performance is also the same as the first time, there is nothing outstanding.

At the same time, some well-informed people discovered that those young masters surnamed Ni who could not attend the banquet were called by the old lady to meet them almost every day. On the surface, this seemed fair, but in fact, it was still Ni The young master with the surname has gained a lot of money - it's more impressive to perform alone than to fight together!
Gradually, everyone lost their vigilance towards Ni Xiaopang, and began to think of other ways to get ahead. Ni Xiaopang and Yuan Bao both heaved a sigh of relief, feeling that their plan of "playing stupid" was very successful, and they just waited for the day when they returned home safely. It's been a day!

Ni Xiaopang and Yuan Bao were happy, but some were unhappy.

Ni Yuze came to observe Ni Xiaopang's small garden in person almost every night, and Ni Xiaopang and Yuan Bao did not disappoint him, they would appear in the small garden on time every day, running, frolicking, and having a great time, but, they They never climbed that acacia tree again, which shows that they have nothing to say against others.

In addition, Ni Yuze knew everything about Ni Xiaopang and Yuan Bao's daily words and deeds, and the more he knew, the less he could understand these two children.

Let’s say they are not greedy for money. Even if they buy some inconspicuous things, they have to bargain a lot. I will eat every bit of it, and I don’t care about the contemptuous eyes of others; I have to plan my daily expenses in advance. Once there is an overspend, even if I don’t make up for it today, I will definitely save it the next day. There is no difference in copper coins, this cannot be called greedy for money, this is absolute stinginess, or stinginess without grace!

Let’s say they don’t know how to enjoy themselves. They are good at appraising luxury goods, especially Yuan Bao, who can tell the exact price every time; basically every time they go out, they will go to a very high-end place, sometimes It's restaurants, restaurants, sometimes teahouses, brothels, dim sum shops... In short, as long as it is the best and unique, it will never be let go; especially the embroidery village that is most valued by the Ni mansion and even the entire Ni family, it is almost I have to go to every house. Not only can I not put it down when I see all kinds of exquisite products, but I also have to look at them carefully and endlessly. Afterwards, Yuan Bao will record her favorite patterns and stitches. It was time difference to see the screen of "Tianxiang Guose" for the first time.

But so what?They still refused the carriage from the Ni Mansion, and they gave the servants a lot of rewards, naturally not many, and they would never covet what they shouldn't want. No matter how much they like something, they don't have the greed to possess it , It's just pure appreciation, even if people look down on you, you can take it lightly.

If all of the above, Ni Yuze can still think that these two people are scheming and good at covering up, then what he doesn't understand the most is their happiness: even if they eat cheap food from roadside stalls, even if they spend a lot of money to save money The sun is running, even if the heavy rain ruins You Xing on the way, even if they are bullied and run away...they are still fucking happy and laughing every day!
After knowing this, Ni Yuze felt like a fire was burning in his heart, and it actually made his left chest hurt. Ni Yuze found it very interesting, no matter how dull he was, he understood that he was jealous of them, and besides, he was neither slow He won't dare to admit his thoughts, he's just curious, why is he jealous of them? !

"Looks like I have to find something for them to do." Ni Yuze thought to himself.

So, within a few days, Ni Xiaopang and Yuan Bao received their first official visitor since they arrived at the Ni Mansion—the shopkeeper of the Ni Family Embroidery Village in Qing'an, Fucheng.

It is said that he is the shopkeeper of the embroidery shop, but in fact he only manages a small area of ​​the embroidery shop and a small workshop - that is, the business of embroidered eggs.

After seeing the ceremony, the shopkeeper handed over a letter, which was from Ni Xiaopang's family from Qing'an County. After arriving in Fucheng, Ni Xiaopang and Yuan Bao both wrote letters to their families, asking for their best wishes and saying hello, and Yuan Bao also told them The time to go back may be delayed, so don't ask Su Chunsheng to read it, and they all received a reply letter, which is also an ordinary few words-everyone knows what can be said in the letter and what can't.

It can be said that this letter from the shopkeeper is the only letter with substantial content that they have received after they arrived in Fucheng for more than a month. take care of.

This news, how should I put it, is both unexpected and reasonable.

Originally, before Ni Xiaopang came to Fucheng, the old master and the second master had decided to hand over the embroidered egg shop in Fucheng to Ni Xiaopang, and even showed Ni Xiaopang the account book, but Ni Xiaopang hadn't had time Whatever he did, he was sent to Fucheng.

In fact, it was more convenient for Ni Xiaopang to take care of the shop when he arrived in Fucheng, but because of the threat of being expelled from the family, Ni Xiaopang naturally would not take the initiative to go to the shop to point fingers, even if he and Yuan Bao went shopping. Passing this embroidery shop, I also concealed my identity, and went to see it as an ordinary guest.

"Fifth Young Master..." Seeing that Ni Xiaopang was silent, the shopkeeper reminded him in a low voice.

But Yuan Bao felt that the shopkeeper seemed to have too much respect for Ni Xiaopang, maybe she was too used to Ni Zhong's attitude towards Ni Xiaopang, that's why she felt different!

Ni Xiaopang looked up at the shopkeeper, "Why haven't I met you? Are you from Qing'an County?"

The shopkeeper quickly replied, "The slave is not from Qing'an County. The second master didn't bring the shopkeeper with him when he came to Fucheng. The slave was recommended by the master to be the shopkeeper for the second master..." It seemed that he was afraid that Ni Xiaopang would not believe it. , and added, "The slave also sold a death contract, in the hands of the second master."

Ni Xiaopang smiled and nodded, with a good-natured look, "Okay, okay, then we are a family!"

The shopkeeper waved his hands again and again, "Don't dare, dare not!" He is a master and he is a slave, even though his surname is also Ni.

"Well, just keep the account book. I'll find time to take a good look at it later." Ni Xiaopang was unwilling to engage in such meaningless humility with him.

"This..." The shopkeeper showed a look of embarrassment, "Slave is stupid, the profit of this shop is **** declining, and it has only been a few months since the end of the year..." It is already the beginning of August Well, if you start accounting in November, there are still three months, which is actually not too short.

"Yeah, I see." Ni Xiaopang nodded in response, the shopkeeper was not good enough to say anything, so he had to leave.

"Oh, I know it's not a good thing, but I just can't figure it out." Sitting in the chair, Ni Xiaopang muttered to himself and asked Yuan Bao, "What do you think?"

Yuan Bao rolled his eyes, "Don't tell me, think for yourself!" Turning around, he went to the study room, laid out the paper for coloring, and started to paint, because they couldn't go out to play today because they had guests.

Ni Xiaopang was not annoyed, and followed Yuan Bao into the study. Yuan Bao was painting, and he sat there with his eyes on the sky and the earth. Why do you want to do more? In short, it is something that others have told you to do, so we have to do it, as long as it remains the same as before!"

Yuan Bao put down the paintbrush in his hand, clapped his hands and laughed, "Little Fatty is so smart!"

Yes, no matter what schemes the Ni Mansion or the Ni family have, they can only accept the arrangement, so it's useless to think too much. In addition, Ni Xiaopang's so-called "as before" is just to show his past. For the skills that cannot be concealed, others must still be kept secret. It can be said that this idea is quite smart and cautious.

Ni Xiaopang was in a good mood after hearing Yuan Bao's praise, and admired Yuan Bao's painting from the sidelines. After Yuan Bao finished painting, Ni Xiaopang enthusiastically suggested, "How about it? A competition?"

"Okay!" Yuan Bao was also very happy, since they had nothing to do anyway, this was a "serious thing" they hadn't encountered for a long time!

Ni Xiaopang took over the account book from the shopkeeper, although it has been in business for less than a year, this account book has three thick books, Ni Xiaopang lined them up and placed them on the desk , and then took two sets of pens and ink and put them aside, then asked, "Who turned over the account?"

Yuan Bao said, "One person, one page, do you dare?"

"Then why not dare," Ni Xiaopang was very relaxed, "There is no shame in losing to you." Yuan Bao was his master in the first place, but this cannot be said.

"Okay!" Yuan Bao took the lead to stand in front of the table, and Ni Xiaopang stood on her left. Yuan Bao shouted, "Get ready, start!" The two began to flip through the account books alternately, and then, the speed became faster and faster. It's no different from flipping through random accounts. Those who didn't know it thought they were flipping through the ledgers for fun, but they never thought they were settling accounts.

In less than 10 minutes, the three major ledgers were flipped through by two people, and then they rushed to the pen and ink aside, and after writing a few words, Yuan Bao put down the pen first, and quickly Then, Ni Xiaopang also put down his pen.

"Oh, it's still a step too late!" Ni Xiaopang shook his head regretfully, but with a smile on his face, but when he saw what Yuan Bao wrote, he shouted again, "You're lying! "

It turned out that on the paper of the ingot it was briefly written, "One for grinding and drilling, one for servant, two for drawing, and eleven for embroidery."

And Ni Xiaopang wrote in a regular manner, "There is one person who drills holes, one mate, two embroiderers, and 11 embroiderers."

It was because of the difference of a few words between the two that Yuan Bao was one step faster.

Yuan Bao said triumphantly, "So what? You can write faster than me. If I win, I win!" She was very satisfied with Ni Xiaopang's progress.

"Okay, okay!" Ni Xiaopang was also happy, because the results of their calculations were exactly the same, and then he picked up the pen and blacked out the two pieces of paper he had written on like Yuan Bao did with those paintings that he didn't want others to see.

They only thought that the walls have ears, so they paid attention to every word they said. They didn't expect that in this room with no one else, their every move would be clearly seen by others, including what they wrote down.

Before Ni Xiaopang's two sheets of paper were completely blacked out, two people appeared in Ni Yuze's room. They demonstrated Yuan Bao and Ni Xiaopang's every move to settle the accounts in the study just now. Because they were too shocked, the account book was turned over. It seemed to be a little faster than Yuanbao and the others, and then he wrote down, no, it should be copied, and handed it to Ni Yuze.

Ni Yuze was no less shocked than these two "observers". He let out a breath and said, "It's a little tricky."

Ni Yuze knew that Ni Xiaopang would settle accounts, but he didn't expect that he would calculate so quickly, and the point of entry was so special. No, looking at the words written on that piece of paper, Ni Yuze changed the word "special" to "clever" in his heart .

What surprised Ni Yuze even more was that Yuan Bao could do it too.

However, Ni Yuze recalled the conclusion obtained through previous investigations and observations these days: Ni Junfei is unreservedly good to Yuan Bao, so he is not surprised - this must be taught to Yuan Bao by Ni Xiaopang!

"They didn't write anything else?" Ni Yuze asked. According to his years of experience in doing business and reading accounts, the words on this paper should be just a part of some kind of account book. Now he really wants to see that "smart" account book.

"Master, no more." The two "observers" answered honestly.

Ni Yuze nodded slightly, yes, such a wonderful way of calculating accounts should be hidden.

The two people who didn't know that they had revealed the truth stayed in the house for another three days honestly in order to cover up the truth. Then they took the account book to the embroidery egg shop and arranged their calculation results.

But not long afterward, there was news that Ni Xiaopang had so much talent for settling accounts, and even his maids were good at settling accounts, and Mr. Ze even praised him with embarrassment, " Only by handing over the family business to such a person can I feel at ease!"

(End of this chapter)