Chapter 245 Mandarin Duck Bath

As Ye Jiayao expected, after three rounds of drinks, Chunli asked for money.

"Second brother, um, big brother is a little short of money recently, can you... borrow some first?"

Xia Chunfeng sneered: "Brother, why are you always short of money?"

Chunli said awkwardly: "Your sister-in-law is pregnant, and no one is taking care of the business of the embroidery workshop. It has been losing money all the time. My salary is not enough to make up for the deficit!"

Chunyu had just been to the embroidery workshop today. Business was indeed a bit slow, but it was a bit of an exaggeration to say that the salary was used to make up for the deficit.

"Brother, just get rid of those broken stones of yours. It costs a lot of money." Chunfeng said.

Chunli shook his head: "Those are all treasures. I got them with great difficulty. It would be better to cut my own flesh than to deal with them!"

Xia Chunyu habitually asked, "How much do you want?"

As soon as he said this, he saw Song Qi standing behind his eldest brother, winking at him and pointing in the direction of the upper room.

Chunfeng also saw it and lowered his eyebrows to hide the smile in his eyes.

Xia Chunyu's scalp tingled. He had forgotten that Yaoyao was the one in charge of the money now.

Chunli knew nothing and said with a shy smile: "I have my eyes on a piece of Tianhuang, which is the best for engraving seals. The shopkeeper sells it to others for eight thousand taels. I am an old customer, so he is embarrassed to overcharge me. Even if it is six thousand taels, second brother, you can lend me six thousand taels!"

Xia Chunyu took a sip of wine and almost spit it out when he heard the words. He said in embarrassment: "Brother, you want so much? I can't take out so much. I still owe Zhao Qixuan a lot!"

Chunli looked at him with a smile, as if he understood everything: "Second brother, you are still crying poor! Everyone knows that your Tianshangju is making a fortune every day! Are you afraid that your sister-in-law will not agree? You can't make the decision on such a small matter? If you can't make the decision, then I will talk to your sister-in-law."

Xia Chunyu said sincerely, "Brother, I'm not lying to you. Tianshangju's business looks prosperous, but the profit is thin. At the beginning of the year, the village invested a lot of money in it. Instigated by Zhao Qixuan, we also participated in the border trade business. The capital was borrowed from Zhao Qixuan. Now the little profit every month has to be used to repay the debt. We are really short of money."

Xia Chunyu didn't dare to say that all the money was invested in mines to avoid making things difficult for his second aunt.

Xia Chunfeng chimed in: "I know about this, but I don't have the courage to do it, so I just took a small part."

He only knew about the border trade, and he and Xiao Jing invested 100,000 taels of silver each. As for whether the second brother joined, it was not clear, but with the vision of the second brother and the second sister-in-law, they would definitely not miss such a good opportunity.

"Is that so..." Xia Chunli was slightly disappointed, and then he said, "Didn't you get a reward today? One tael of gold and ten taels of silver. How about I lend you a little less and you give me three thousand taels?"

Song Qi started winking again.

Xia Chunyu really wanted to kick him out. I already know it, why are you still making eyes at me?

"Brother, I have to pay off tens of thousands of taels of debt every month!"

If it were in the past, he wouldn't have frowned at three thousand taels, but now Yaoyao is in charge of the accounts, and they really have to pay back the money, so he dare not agree to it casually. Besides, his brother doesn't really need the money urgently, so he can buy one less stone and waste less money.

Xia Chunli was unhappy: "I think you and my third brother are of the same character, both of you are henpecked, right? Forget it, I'll talk to my sister-in-law."

Song Qi curled his lips behind him.

Xia Chunfeng said casually, "Brother, doesn't my sister-in-law still have a dowry? You opened an embroidery workshop, the shop is yours, the goods were provided by the Qiao family, and the capital was provided by my second brother. You didn't spend any money at all. My second brother has helped you enough, so please don't make things difficult for him."

Chunli raised his eyebrows and said, "That's your sister-in-law's dowry. How can I have the nerve to ask her for it?"

"What's the difference between husband and wife? My eldest brother said that we are henpecked, but I think you are the one who is henpecked." Chunfeng teased.

Xia Chunyu said: "In this regard, Jinxuan is much more generous. All my money has been invested in border trade. In the past few months, the expenses of the farm and the family have all been paid for by Jinxuan's own pocket. I feel a little guilty about this."

Chunli said awkwardly: "Okay, okay, I know your difficulties, then... a little less, one thousand taels? You must have one thousand taels!"

Xia Chunfeng couldn't help but reveal a look of contempt. His elder brother was too shameless. He was a young master of a marquis's mansion, but he acted like a beggar. He was just as bad as Aunt Wei. He wasn't ashamed.

Xia Chunyu sighed helplessly and took out his purse: "This is all I have. If it's not too little, take it!"

This is what's left over from shopping with Yaoyao today. There are only two hundred-liang silver notes and some change in it.

Xia Chunli immediately put on a smile, took the purse and opened it to count the money.

"Why so little?"

Xia Chunyu raised his eyebrows and was about to take the banknote back. Xia Chunli held him back and said, "A little is a little."

Xia Chunfeng couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so he drank the wine in his glass and put it down: "Big brother, second brother, I'm leaving first."

Xia Chunli quickly put the silver in his pocket and said, "Second brother, I'm leaving too!"

Song Qi saw the two of them out, and when they were far away, he spat on the ground and muttered, "They are diligent in borrowing, but I have never seen them return it."

Xia Chunyu called out, "Song Qi."

"Hey, here we come."

"You winked at me. Was it the Second Young Madam's order or your own idea?"

Song Qi said: "How dare I interfere in the affairs of the young master? It was naturally the order of the Second Young Madam."

Xia Chunyu smiled bitterly. Yaoyao was a prophet who knew the future.

"It's just a small amount of money, so don't tell the Second Young Madam."

"What if the Second Young Madam asks?" Xia Chunyu glared at him and said unhappily, "Are you stupid? Why don't you just say you didn't have it?"

"Oh!" Boss Song Qi said reluctantly.

In the room, several maids were talking.

"The gifts have been delivered. The madam didn't say anything, but the Marquis was very happy and praised the Second Young Mistress for her thoughtfulness. The Third Young Master received the gifts from the Third Young Mistress and asked me to convey his gratitude." Qiao Xi said.

"The eldest young lady also expressed her gratitude, and asked me to pass on a message, saying that it was about the embroidery workshop. Does the second young lady have any idea?" Xiang Tao said.

Ye Jiayao was ashamed. She had never really put any thought into it. She would think about it carefully tonight.

Xiang Tao continued, "The Fourth Young Master and the Minrui Young Master like it very much. The Fourth Young Master said that he has made great progress in calligraphy recently, and he will write another piece of calligraphy for the Second Young Madam someday."

Ye Jiayao was sweating profusely. She had kept the gift of a baby in the box last time and didn't dare to take it out. She hoped that he wouldn't write some weird words on it this time.

"Second Young Madam, this is a return gift from Aunt Yao. Aunt Wei just wants to say thank you." Yingtao replied.

Ye Jiayao looked at the return gift, which was a pair of pillowcases embroidered with a pattern of butterflies and peonies, very beautiful. "Was this embroidered by Aunt Yao?"

Qiao Xi said, "That should be the case. Aunt Yao is very good at sewing. The girls in the needlework room have to ask Aunt Yao for advice."

Ye Jiayao smiled and said, "I'll change into this tomorrow."

Although the two concubines in the mansion seldom interact with each other, it can be seen from the few times they meet that Concubine Yao is much more considerate in dealing with people than Concubine Wei. As for character, just looking at the eldest brother and Chun Guo, it is obvious who is good and who is bad.

As they were talking, Xia Chunyu came in, and Ye Jiayao asked Qiao Xi and the others to leave.

"The hot water is ready, go take a bath first." Ye Jiayao stepped forward to help him undress.

Xia Chunyu opened his hands in enjoyment to help her untie her belt.

"Is Chunfeng okay?"

"It's okay, it's just a few words, just give in."

Ye Jiayao sneered silently. It sounded good to say that Liuli suffered from depression. To put it bluntly, she was mentally abnormal and had paranoid delusions. She always felt that others were plotting against her. Only someone like her, who was bent on plotting against others, would have such thoughts.

"I hope so!" Ye Jiayao said calmly, "The key lies in Liuli. If she can't adjust her mentality, there will be quarrels in the future."

Chunyu hugged her waist and sighed, "My Yaoyao is still the best. Look how good we are, like honey and oil. We can't even quarrel."

Ye Jiayao poked his chest with her index finger, and warned him with a smile, "It's good that you know it, but don't learn from your big brother, otherwise, I'll show you how I'll deal with you."

"My eldest brother is just bragging. He says harsh words outside, but he doesn't dare to say them in front of my sister-in-law!" Chunyu said with a smile.

"You are not allowed to brag outside."

"I can't brag even if you ask me to. I'm such a down-to-earth person." Xia Chunyu boasted shamelessly.

Ye Jiayao suppressed her laughter and said, "Okay, you stupid ass, go take a shower!"

"Don't call me a stupid donkey." Xia Chunyu deliberately frowned.

"Yes, stupid...donkey..." Ye Jiayao rolled her tongue and dragged out the words, with a teasing smile in her eyes.

Xia Chunyu gnashed his teeth and said, "Okay, you still dare to say that, let me show you how I'm going to punish you. I'll punish you by making you accompany me to take a bath."

Xia Chunyu said this as he picked her up sideways.

"Put me down now, wash yourself, I don't want to..."

"No, I have to teach you a lesson today."

"Isn't it okay that I was wrong?"

"Chun Yu..."

"husband……"

"Well, save some energy for later." Xia Chunyu was unmoved. A couple's bath, he had been thinking about this for a long time. Now that he finally got the chance, how could he let it go.

A moment later, someone was stuffed into the big bathtub without hesitation.

"It's too crowded, let's not get out." Someone struggled to climb out, but was grabbed by the waist by a pair of big hands and dragged back.

"My lady, now that we are here, we should make the best of it. A small bathtub has its advantages. We can get closer..."

Who wants to get close to you? I want to go out...

"If you think it's too small, I'll ask Uncle Jiang to make a bigger one next time so we can take a bath together every day."

"No..." Someone objected quickly and firmly. The servants in this yard were not fools. They were all smart. They would have wild imaginations at the slightest sign of trouble. She didn't want to be fancied by others.

"Then let's just dig a pond. Oh, by the way, there is a bathing pool designed on the blueprint of the farm villa. I think it's thoughtful, right? You can use it for a while, and then we can go to the villa to have fun..." Xia Chunyu put his arm around her waist and with the help of the water's lubrication, he easily penetrated her.

(End of this chapter)