No one in the Li family saw Li Fengan for the last time, and all of Li Fengan's explanations were conveyed through Yuan Ji.
Li Fengchang was very dissatisfied with Yuanji's oral explanation. He explained nothing except a bunch of nonsense, as if Li Feng'an had nothing to do with the Li family and they were guests who came to express their condolences.
These servants of Li Fengan are too shameless.
"Li Min has never seen the master before." Zuo said in a low voice.
So you see it's so outrageous, it seems like there is no other master in this family except Li Fengan.
Men are also petty. Zuo smiled secretly: "Now that the eldest brother is gone, he has come to see the master."
In other words, he finally saw that there was a master in this family, and he was the master. Li Fengchang came to his senses and asked the girl to let people in.
"But why do I need to see you again?" Li Fengan looked at Zuo.
Zuo had a guess, which made her a little unimaginable. She pressed it hard and said, "If there is anything you want me to tell the old lady."
Li Fengan just asked casually, and he would find out when the person arrived.
Almost as soon as the girl went out, Li Min came in. It can be seen that he entered the house before reporting. Everyone in the Li family knew him, and he came to send money, so there was no obstruction.
Li Fengchang snorted.
"I've met the second master." Li Min put down the baggage he was carrying and bowed down in one step.
He was not yet thirty, and his sweet voice made him look a few years younger. He liked to wear embroidered robes, flowers in spring, a hat in autumn, and smeared himself with makeup. Li Fengchang sometimes wondered if he was a eunuch.
Li Fengan was deeply favored by the emperor and received many rewards from the palace. It was not impossible to find a eunuch as a follower.
Because Li Fengan passed away, Li Min looked more pleasing to the eye wearing a blue robe without any makeup.
"You are here, go see the old lady." Li Fengchang said calmly, "Don't talk too much about the past when you see the old lady. It will be better for the old lady."
Li Min raised her sleeves and pressed her nose, her voice choked with sobs: "Old Madam, the Second Master and Second Madam express our condolences."
Li Fengchang hummed and said nothing.
Li Min wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. and Madam. I sent the account books first, and the things are still behind. They will arrive in ten days." He held up the baggage in his hand and brought it to Li Fengchang, "Please, Mr.
Master, check it out."
There was a little silence in the room, and Li Fengchang blinked as he looked at the handed baggage.
"Just send it to the old lady." Li Fengchang heard his own voice ringing in his ears.
Zuo stretched out his hand to press his heart, and then heard Li Min's voice: "I will leave these to the second master from now on."
Why?
Li Min Junya's face was sad and solemn: "This is the master's explanation."
What he explained was not only the old lady’s filial piety.
"These are the account books of the two grain stores, as well as the number of grains and cloth allocated in special lines in the big account at home." Li Min opened the bag, placed four of the five account books in front of Li Fengchang, and then sent the remaining one to Li Fengchang.
Zuo, on his side, smiled and said, "This is the filial piety of the old lady. It is appropriate for the second lady to keep it in the inner house."
"What is this?" Li Fengchang took a deep breath and pointed at the account book at hand, which seemed to be a scourge, "Why are you giving these to me?"
Zuo took back the hand that was on the account book: "Since it is for the old lady, I can't keep it."
"From now on, the family will fall on the shoulders of the second master." Li Min held down the account book, "These are the wishes of the first master to the second master. Supporting the family business for the second master also makes it convenient for today's entertainment and travel expenses."
"Why are the family talking about this?" Li Fengchang whispered, his eye circles slightly red, "If he really cared about me, he shouldn't have left so early."
"Second Master." Li Min's eyes were also red, and he pushed the account book over, pretending to kneel down, "The First Master knows that the future will be difficult for the Second Master, that's why he is like this. Please don't refuse, Second Master. I beg you, Second Master.
"
Li Fengchang raised his hand: "What are you doing!"
He didn't really go to help him. Li Min should kneel to him, and he had never knelt before.
But just when he raised his hand, Li Min pushed the account book forward with his hand on the table, and he stood up: "Please take it, Mr. Second Master."
Li Fengchang lowered his raised hand and landed on the account book that Li Min pushed over. He sighed and said no more.
Zuo took a breath and said, "This is for mother."
"From now on, these will all be taken away from the big account together. The accounts are all in the name of the second master. I can only explain to the second master." Li Min apologized, "I just delivered the things according to the master's instructions. The other
You can’t do anything about it at all.”
As he spoke, he looked pleading and his voice became even sweeter.
"Second Madam, please treat me as if you love me. I am just an errand boy. If you don't accept this, I will have to run back and ask for permission."
This was the first time that a foreign man spoke like this in front of her. If Li Fengchang had not been present, Zuo would have been so frightened that she would have screamed, and for a moment she froze on her chair in embarrassment.
Li Fengchang didn't mind Li Min's unruly behavior and said, "Okay, I understand."
Li Min felt relieved and bowed deeply: "Thank you, second master." Then he raised his head and smiled at Zuo, "I will send the filial piety from the old lady, and the second master and his wife will send it to you in the same way. Could it be that the second master and his wife would still deduct it?"
?”
He was not so close to a servant that he would joke casually. In the past, this would have been a good opportunity to teach this servant a lesson, but now...
Li Fengchang said calmly: "You have worked hard along the way, go down and rest."
Li Min bowed deeply: "Thank you, Mr. Second, for your concern."
Zuo called the girl in and arranged for Li Min to rest. Li Min thanked her affectionately. Zuo looked at Li Min with a stiff face and left, then secretly let out a long breath.
She knew that Li Min was very popular with the old lady, but the old lady's age could not be exaggerated, but she couldn't do it. She was only about ten years older than Li Min, and it would not look good if someone saw her!
He must get rid of this habit of his and put away those fancy tricks in front of her.
Zuo's heart, which had just calmed down, was beating like a drum again, and he was already thinking about the future?
As if the matter had been decided, her eyes fell on the account book at hand. The thin book was not unfamiliar to her. She had seen it many times at the old lady's place, but she only looked at the cover and never looked inside.
The old lady is actually a very stingy old lady. She only gives you money when she wants to, not when you need it.
Li Min is not the only one who wants to change his bad habits in the future. There are several housekeepers in the back house who rely on their elders to support their elders.
Zuo's thoughts drifted away again. From the corner of his eye, he saw Li Fengchang reaching out and picking up an account book. He seemed to have used a lot of force to open it, and after looking at it for a few times, he snapped it shut. His chest rose and fell violently, and he did not rush around in the yard.
Ben also gasped for air.
"Is it appropriate for us to accept these?" he said hoarsely.
Although he believed that everything Li Fengan left behind belonged to the Li family, but when he really thought that something of real gold and silver was placed in front of him and handed over to his hand, and that it belonged to him by name, it still made people's hearts beat faster and make them dizzy.
Zuo's hand fell on the account book on his side: "This is my brother's wish. Maybe it's not just for you."
There are three brothers in the Li family, and the third is still in Jiannan Road. Li Fengchang immediately sat up straight: "I will ask clearly."
Zuo took the account book in his hand, patted it gently, and said in a relaxed tone: "Then I will send this to my mother on behalf of my eldest brother."
Li Fengchang thought about the outside world, wondering whether the brothers had collected their own treasures. Thinking about the amount in the grain store account made people's hearts beat. Things in the inner house were trivial: "You make the decision. Honoring your mother is the same."
Mr. Zuo put the account book on his knees, and his heart fell heavily, just like the thick roots of a big tree firmly rooted into the soil.
They are all filial piety, and it makes a difference who sends them there.