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After dinner, my grandmother was in high spirits. She left me to rummage through boxes and boxes to find some jewelry from the past to discuss which one would reward the maidservants and which would be sent to the Golden Tower's silver shop to be renovated.

Taking advantage of the time that Grandmother and Mother Du were discussing whether to take out the precious stones to make the right earrings or to refurbish the golden base, Hong Chang came to my side and tugged on my sleeve.

"Miss, your little sister, Lu Kui, asked me to send you a message. It's getting late. Her brother is a man, so it's inconvenient for him to stay in the inner chamber. Why don't you let him return tomorrow?"

Originally, he had thought that this Zhou Baishi would be very reliable, and he hadn't expected that he would be so quick-witted in his actions.

Follow the rules, knowing that you can't blindly follow your master's instructions.

"Tell the Green Bandits not to worry, I'll be back soon. The flower garden's corner entrance leads straight to the outer courtyard, then you can take my sign and head out there."

Hearing my words, Hong Chang was silent for a moment, after hesitating for a moment, she lifted the curtain and sent a message to Lu Kui.

This girl clearly had something she wanted to say!

Persuading me not to leave an outsider in the yard?

But I just want to see if this Zhou Baili can handle this kind of situation.

A moment later, Hong Chang came in and told him that Zhou Bei Mu had called his mother in, and they were waiting together at the side room where my mother was keeping vigil.

I thought to myself that he was an astute man, knowing that he had called his mother in to avoid suspicion.

"What did you two talk about for so long?" Just as I was about to take out a small item from the bag at my waist for Hong Chang to enjoy, Grandma Du, who was sitting on top of the small Wooden Pellet and watching Mother Du pick up the jewelry, beckoned me with a smile.

"It's Zhou Hundred Wood! He's waiting in my yard to kowtow to me!" Smiling, I went over to my grandmother and straightened the beaded hairpin on her head.

"Now that the children are all grown up, they have their own matters to attend to!" Grandmother laughed and teased the busy Mother Du, "On the other hand, we old useless people can only leisurely clean up and tidy up these things!"

After teasing the maidservants in the room for a while, he left his grandmother's room. However, it was a quarter of an hour later, and the sky was bright. The sun had not even set.

"Miss, did my brother do something you're not satisfied with?" The Rooster followed me down the corridor with his head bowed, his voice tinged with frustration and confusion.

"Where did this come from?"

"You are not such a cruel master. My brother seems to have a gentle personality. No one knows him better than me. "Today, you punished him to wait for an entire day. This servant thought that he might have done something wrong to anger you …"

Being meticulous was a good thing, but if it was someone like the green bandits, they would inevitably have their suspicions.

"It doesn't seem like my sister's opinion of this matter!"

Before I could say anything, Lan Lingyun quickly interrupted me.

"Based on our young miss's temper, if she's angry, she can kick him out. Even if she doesn't kick him out to be displaced, she can still send him to the side and keep him out of sight. How can we call him into the yard? "Now, the young miss has specially called for the big brother of the Zhou family to come in and put him in the courtyard. She just wants to see if he can take up the job as the young miss."

Careful and cautious, Lan Ling is not as good as the green bandit, speculative meaning, the green bandit like Lan Li.

"That's exactly what you said!" I smiled and pinched the soft flesh of Lan Li's waist, which made her exclaim.

The green bandit relaxed a lot, but he still didn't have a smile on his face. He lowered his head and obediently followed me into the courtyard.

When I changed my clothes and set up the screen, it was already sunset. The sun was setting, reflecting the fresh sunlight of the setting sun on the cracked windows of the red ice. Her heart settled down, and her speech became much wiser. First, I told her that her brother stayed in the side room all day, and didn't go out for a stroll, and even lunch was taken by her mother to eat in the side room. Afterwards, I led her mother in to pay my respects.

When Zhou Hundred Wood entered, he had already lit the lamp, and it was as bright as day in the room. It was still the same neither humble nor haughty kneeling in the morning, and there was not a single hint of irritation in his voice that had waited all day.

"I didn't come to my shop to do anything when I asked for Manager Zhou."

The rest of them were still fine. Zhou's mother, who was standing next to Lu Kui behind me, was shocked. She took a step forward and was about to say something, but was stopped by her daughter.

"This servant knows."

The male voice outside the screen remained calm and unhurried.

I don't know if she had already guessed my thoughts or if she was naturally calm, but I appreciated her attitude.

"Then, does Supervisor Zhou know what I want you to do?"

I'd like to see how deep you are.

"But at Miss's command."

Again!

It's fine if I have to beat around the bush when I'm talking to a bunch of people, but am I supposed to be unfathomable when I'm talking to a servant like you?

What I hate the most is that you pretend to be mysterious. The servants in my courtyard already know my temperament, so they gave you a stool to sit on. If you don't want to sit down and tell me, I won't force you.

It looks like I'll still need some time to get along with this Zhou Hundred Wood.

"Supervisor Zhou is so forgetful. Don't you remember what happened this morning?" I reminded him smilingly that he had asked him about his new wife in the morning, which made the two little girls behind him smile and cover their mouths.

Only Mommy Zhou did not know of this story, and she just stared at her daughter.

It seemed that my words this morning had left a shadow in Zhou Baumu's heart. Just as these threatening words left his mouth, Zhou Baumu's words immediately entered his ears:

"Servant Zi is stupid. Miss wants someone who can help Miss spread the news outside. Miss chose this servant because his sister was working in Miss's room."

There was indeed such a reason, but it was mostly because I had taken a fancy to his young and calm character.

"I heard that the steward is cautious and does things safely. Now that I see that my words are incorrect, the best thing about him is that he has a clear mind and knows what I am thinking. In the future, when the steward is plotting for me, everything will be safe!" "Now, I have a matter that I would like to trouble you to take a look at for me!"

I could not help but secretly despise myself. How could I have learnt this kind of trick of putting on a high hat before begging for help! However, saying it in his heart was one thing, but saying it while saying it was another. This was not something that could be used anytime soon, right?

"Right now, I have some spare money. I want to buy a small manor. It's not too big, but it's best if it's somewhere near Ping City, where the manor belongs to the officials."

The Pingcheng City was in Shandong, and it was a month's journey away from here. Many of Qi Lu's people were from aristocratic families, and some servants and women were looking after them in the village. Some relatives still stayed in the village.

"Miss, you …"

Neither my grandmother nor my mother had an estate in Shandong. With no relatives or old friends, I chose a place like this as a backup so that I could start anew after King Qi's storm.

Was Zhou Baumu surprised that I could come up with such a sum of money, or was he able to see through my thoughts of establishing my own clan?

"Supervisor, you don't mind?"

I'm afraid that even if I say 'but it doesn't matter', Zhou Weiqing is not the type of person to say what he is thinking out loud.

"This servant once heard that the daughter of the Min family in Jiangnan was blessed by her grandfather, and because she was good at settling debts, she was feared by her brothers. At the age of sixteen, she married into the Huang family, which was also a big business family, but now that the Huang family has committed a crime and the mansion has collapsed, and the Old Master has passed away two years ago, none of the brothers in the family are willing to accept her as an orphan. Now, this intelligent Miss Min can only take her son and weave some money to survive by doing some embroidery for others …"

That's why she used such tactful words to warn me not to offend the housekeeper's mother. But this matriarch of ours is different from others. Even if I give up the idea of supporting myself by lying down at her feet and begging for her pity, she wouldn't even plan a single inch for me. I would rather prepare all the escape routes for my future.

"If the Min family's girl kept hiding her strength and humbly showed mercy to her brothers, would she be able to ensure that her husband's family would be accepted by her own brothers after the decline? "In my opinion, the reason why Miss Min has fallen to such a state is not because she is strong, but because she is not strong enough. If she had built up her connections and built up her businesses, she would not have brought a child to such a state."

"You …" I don't know if Zhou Baumu was shocked by my rebellious words, or if he was just at a loss for words, and couldn't say anything to refute me.

"Give this box to Supervisor Zhou!" I tapped on the Pear Blossom Wood Shepherd's flute case on the table, smiling as I looked at the unfazed figure kneeling on the ground outside the screen.

The corners of my mouth curved into a smile as I looked at the two hands carrying the box out to pass to her brother. Inside the box, there were exactly four hundred taels of silver. Three hundred and fifty taels of silver was enough to buy a manor big enough for me, and fifty taels would be the fare for this trip to Shandong.

It wasn't because I was short of money, but because I told him that even though I didn't leave my house, it wasn't easy to fool him either!

"It's getting late, you can leave now!" Seeing that Zhou Bamu completely understood what I meant, I smiled as I served him a cup of tea.

After the green bandit had sent her mother and brother out, Lan Li secretly laid on the edge of the kang with her face tilted upwards and asked, "Miss, will we go to Shandong in the future?"

"It's possible!" Smiling, I touched the brilliant embroidery on the edge of my sleeve.

He no longer needed to care about these troublesome people and matters. Every day, all he had to do was write, read, and read. Seeing that he was about to lead such a life, who would not be happy?

Lan Ling was also beside me, smiling, obviously looking forward to the future.

"Miss, do you really think my brother can do it?" Tonight was the night that Green Bandits would be on duty. While he was helping me change my pajamas, this girl whispered in my ear, "If my brother doesn't manage it well, can you spare him for the sake of this servant?"

Supervisor Zhou was really going to die before leaving his master's office!

Before he could go out to do something, his sister had already dug a hole for him.

"Don't worry!" I patted Lu Kui's hand and tied the last button on my own. "Since I chose him, I will take responsibility even if anything happens to him! Is your brother complaining about something in front of you when you say that? "

Lu Ke was a very smart and sensitive girl. Some words couldn't be spoken out loud like he had said to Lan Li. Instead, it added to his tedium.

Fortunately, Steward Zhou is a man who does things safely and clearly. He would never do something that destroys the Great Wall on his own.

"No, no!" The green bandit's face turned pale as he hastily waved his hands.

I smiled and patted her on the shoulder before I got out of the screen and went to bed.