Chapter 178: The bridge can be demolished after crossing the river
Wan Qing jumped up, Li Xiaonan stretched her neck to swallow the mochi in her mouth, and followed Wan Qing out to welcome her.
Gu Yan paused, glanced sideways at the two of them, and for a moment, raised his foot forward, signaling for the two of them to follow.
Turning a corner, he entered the Linshui Nuan Pavilion not far from Gu Yan's courtyard. Gu Yan entered the Nuan Pavilion. While taking the wet handkerchief from the boy to wipe his hands, he looked at Li Xiaonan and asked: "You came to see me? Or are you looking for me?"
Wan Qing, talk to me?"
"I have something to do with you."
He groaned and looked up at the hourglass in the corner of the Nuan Pavilion, "You came here after dinner?"
"No."
"Have you ordered the kitchen to prepare Miss Li's dinner? How did you order it?" Gu Yan looked at Wan Qing.
Wan Qing opened her mouth, but no words came out.
"What's the order?" Gu Yan immediately asked.
"Hui Shizi, um, come with me and um, steam a piece of white water fish."
"I made an agreement with Wan Qing to eat her share of the dishes with her." Li Xiaonan continued.
"Do you know Miss Li is here to see me?" Gu Yan ignored Li Xiaonan and asked Wan Qing with a cold face.
"Yes." Wan Qing lowered her hands and lowered her head.
She was wrong!
"She comes to talk to you, and you treat her to your share of the dishes. That's right. She comes to me, and you treat her to your share of the dishes? What's the rule?" Gu Yan continued.
"Yes, your servant is wrong." Wan Qing hurriedly knelt down and admitted her mistake.
"Two months of monthly payment will be deducted. Go and ask the kitchen to cook some of Miss Li's favorite food and send it here." Gu Yan snorted.
Li Xiaonan looked at Wan Qing sympathetically.
This is really true, but she really didn't expect it, and Wan Qing certainly didn't expect it either.
Alas, there are too many and cumbersome rules for wealthy families. No wonder Wan Qing is so careful. If she is not careful at all, her monthly payment will be deducted!
Wan Qing withdrew in disgrace, and Gu Yan looked at Li Xiaonan, "What happened?"
"Huh? Ah, yes."
Li Xiaonan was feeling sentimental about Wan Qing's monthly money, and hurriedly recovered her mind and got down to business.
"Just now, my cousin Wengweng came over and said that he received a message from shopkeeper He in the morning and asked him to come to Zhaoyue Tower in Linhai Town. Shopkeeper He told his boss that if the money for harvesting autumn silkworm cocoons is not enough, he will pay it from their He family.
Borrow, and also said that the He family is a member of the royal family, and harvesting autumn silkworm cocoons is related to your mission.
"My dear friend, I think you need to tell me about this. When you come out of Linhai Town, you can go directly to me and I will come over."
Gu Yan let out an unexpected ooh.
"You didn't expect it?" Li Xiaonan asked keenly.
"Yes." Gu Yan nodded, thinking carefully about his words: "He Chengze is an old fox. He claims to be a member of the royal family, but I always feel that he does not feel that he is a member of the royal family."
"You seem to have said it once." Li Xiaonan thought for a while.
"He Chengze has given you such great help, do you need to thank him in person?" Gu Yan looked at Li Xiaonan and said with a smile.
"How do you want me to thank you?" Li Xiaonan looked at Gu Yan and asked.
"Talk to him and look at it for me." Gu Yan was straightforward.
"Okay." Li Xiaonan responded more simply.
Gu Yan was slightly surprised. After a moment, he stretched his head forward, looked at Li Xiaonan carefully, and said with a smile: "You used to negotiate a price for everything, why are you so good now?"
"It used to be a private matter. You asked me to teach you arithmetic and other things. You can't teach me for free, right? Now it's your mission. This is a business matter. If you don't handle this business well, it will be the people of Jiangnan who are in trouble. I am doing this for
Myself."
Li Xiaonan sighed.
"I thought our friendship was deeper than before." Gu Yan said slowly.
"Brothers must also settle accounts clearly!"
"It makes sense for brothers to settle accounts clearly. In this case, I'll give you a gift if you make this trip."
"No need for this." Li Xiaonan waved her hand.
"If this errand cannot be done well, I will be the first to cause trouble. It is a business matter as well as my private matter." Gu Yan said with a smile.
"What trouble have you caused? If things go well, you are the prince and crown prince. If things go wrong, you are still the prince and crown prince. Apart from the rebellion in Prince Rui's Palace, nothing else will harm the Prince and Prince's Palace, right?" Li Xiaonan sighed again. p>
"If it doesn't harm the prince's palace, it doesn't mean it doesn't harm me. If I die, I will choose another person to inherit the prince's title. Where did you hear these gossips? How dare you even talk about rebellion?"
"Okay, now that we've finished talking, it's time to say goodbye." Li Xiaonan looked around and said it.
"Was Wan Qing telling you to leave before eating?" Gu Yan then asked.
"Who doesn't know this? Why should others tell me that there are many legends about your palace in Pingjiang City? Gossips are floating all over the sky. Who knows who told whom?" Li Xiaonan said.
Mahu eyes.
Gu Yan glanced sideways at her, then snorted for a moment.
Nine out of ten of the gossip that reached her ears were said by that idiot Wan Qing!
Dinner was quickly delivered from the kitchen, and Gu Yan motioned to Shi Gun to place the plate of steamed white water fish in front of Li Xiaonan.
After eating, Li Xiaonan took two sips of tea and stood up to say goodbye.
"I'll take you back." Gu Yan stood up.
"No, no, just let Wan Qing see me off. You're so busy." Li Xiaonan waved her hands hurriedly.
He sent her back, which made a big noise, but looking at him like that, it was just a polite word.
"Okay, I'll take you to the door." Gu Yan motioned to Li Xiaonan.
After leaving Nuange, Gu Yan asked: "Are you going to Linhai Town tomorrow?"
"Yeah."
"It takes a whole day to go back and forth. Just come over here and wait for me. What do you want to eat tomorrow? Let the kitchen prepare it early."
"Squirrel mandarin fish."
"Hey! You're so rude." Gu Yan laughed.
Li Xiaonan glanced at him sideways and said nothing.
"Just the same squirrel mandarin fish? What about others? What kind of shrimp? Crab?" Gu Yan asked with a smile.
"The shrimps are out of season, but the crabs are still a little early."
"You are so particular." Gu Yan clicked his tongue.
Li Xiaonan glanced at Gu Yan again and ignored him.
"What kind of thank-you gift do you want? Let me give you a hairpin?" Gu Yan changed the topic.
"No, the squirrel and mandarin fish will be considered a thank you gift."
"How about I give Wanqing to you."
"No, I can't afford it." Li Xiaonan flatly refused.
Gu Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at her. For a moment, he laughed out loud.
"A squirrel mandarin fish is too perfunctory. Since you don't want anything at the moment, just send it to me for now. I owe you a favor. You can ask for it whenever you want."
"Can you please stop deducting Wan Qingyue's money?" Li Xiaonan hesitated, looked at Gu Yan and asked.
Gu Yan raised his eyebrows, and after a moment, he let out a long sigh, "Buttons still have to be buttoned, otherwise the rules will be messed up.
"However, for the sake of her dedicated service to you, let's reward her with five taels of silver. It's much more than her monthly salary for two months! Okay?"
