Chapter 726 Exposed
Looking at the busy gift-giving team outside the door, the concierge Lao Li was surprised and at the same time couldn't help but think of the fifth lady's instructions.
At first, he thought that the fifth lady was overthinking it, but he didn't expect that so many people came to give gifts, and they were all heavy gifts. Gifts from any family were rare in the past. Now he respects Fifth Miss like a god.
Because Li Shu's instructions were given, the concierge Lao Li did not accept a gift, not even money to honor him.
However, the concierge Lao Li was still a little worried.
The people queuing up outside this door are all from the homes of dignitaries. Although the concierge Lao Li doesn't know much, he still knows the principle of courtesy.
I have never heard of a single-family home in Beijing being closed down.
Take a look.
There are so many noble houses outside the door.
The fifth lady originally ordered not to accept gifts. Did she not expect so many dignitaries to come to give gifts?
If he rejected them all, wouldn't he offend too many people at once? How could I still be an official at that time?
What happened to the concierge Lao Lijue was so unexpected.
No.
I have to tell Miss Fifth.
So, the concierge Lao Li asked someone to stand in front of the concierge for a while. He trotted all the way to the second hanging flower door to find his wife and asked his wife to ask the fifth lady for instructions on what to do now.
About a quarter of an hour later, Li Shu arrived in front of the gate surrounded by a group of girls and old ladies. The girl on the side was holding a parasol, and the umbrella covered half of Li Shu's pretty face.
Li Shu glanced at the people outside the door, holding an embroidered handkerchief in her delicate hand to half cover her lips, and whispered a few words to Qin'er. Qin'er lowered her head and listened, nodding from time to time.
"My uncle went off to do some errands early in the morning, but you all made your trip in vain. My lady asked me to thank you for your kindness on behalf of my uncle. Please come back, everyone."
Qin. After listening to Li Shu's instructions, Er came to the door, made a blessing to everyone outside the house and said softly.
"Hey, madam, you are too polite. I was the one who was rude. Please accept this small gift."
"Mr. Zhu is young and promising, and he is loyal to his duties. He is really a role model for officials. His future achievements will surely be limitless. We dare not disturb Mr. Zhu's work. This is a greeting from Mr. Zhang, our manager of the treasury, and a small gift. It's not a sign of respect, but I hope you'll accept it."
"You're welcome, young lady. I came uninvited and caused trouble to your house. We adults heard that Mr. Zhu and the young lady got married in their hometown, and we lamented that we could not come to congratulate them in person. So why not personally choose a small gift to wish Mr. Zhu and the young lady a long life together and a happy marriage for hundreds of years."
Everyone outside the house saluted and said hello, said various congratulations and auspicious words, and then presented greeting cards and gift lists to the concierge Lao Li one after another.
The concierge Lao Li didn't dare to accept it. He stood there at a loss and asked Qin'er for help with his eyes.
Seeing this, Qin'er came to Li Shu and asked for instructions.
Shaoqing, Qin'er came to the door again and said to everyone again: "Thank you for your love for my uncle. We appreciate your kindness. You can keep the greetings, but please take the gifts back to you. Wait for my uncle to come. Yes, I will submit the greeting card to my aunt Master, I will visit you one by one when I am free."
"Sending goose feathers from a thousand miles away is a light gift, but it is a gift of great affection. Get off our master.”
“This. The jade stone is a rough stone that our master selected all the way in the Western Regions. It took more than ten days to find someone to ponder and carve it carefully. It is intended to be used as a wedding gift to congratulate Mr. Zhu and the young lady on their wedding, and to wish Mr. Zhu and the young lady a hundred years. Good fit.”
Outside the door The people were unyielding and spoke sincerely, so sincerely that it sounded like they were embarrassed not to accept it.
"Miss, what should I do?" Qin'er didn't know how to reply, so she had to He came to Li Shu again and asked Li Shu for instructions.
"These people are either from Taicang Bank or related to Taicang Bank. They are not here to give gifts with good intentions, they are here to insert a knife. The handle of the knife is held in their hands, and the tip of the knife is inserted into the husband's heart. If Accepting the gift is giving them a clue, and your husband will be controlled by them. How can I check the bank account in the future? Those who come to give gifts are all guilty and have dirty hands. In the future, no matter who comes to give gifts, they will only accept greeting cards and not gifts. It will be easier for the husband to follow the instructions. "Li Shu glanced at the people outside the door, rolled her eyes, and whispered.
Ah
So that’s it, then they are all bad people.
Qin'er and Baozi's little maid Hua'er heard this and suddenly realized, especially Hua'er, if Li Shu hadn't glared at her, this girl would have come to the door to curse.
"Thank you for your kindness, but since it is your heart, let us understand it. You can leave the greetings, but please take your gifts back. It is hot today, so please stay out. You're standing, please come back." Qin'er came to the door again and said to everyone.
Naturally, everyone was unyielding and determined not to give up until the ceremony was completed.
After Qin'er understood the deep meaning, she also knew what to do. No matter what they said, she would not accept the gift anyway.
Don’t eat soft or hard food, don’t drink even a drop of water.
I won’t accept any gifts today. If you want, I will only accept greeting cards.
"Mr. Zhu has a clean and honest family, he is really a role model for us. Mr. Zhu is incorruptible, and we cannot be villains and let Mr. Zhu break the rules. How about this, then we will leave the greetings and each of us will give the gift. Take them home, take every last one back." The people outside the door had hit the wall many times and seemed to have given up. One person looked at it. The leader stepped forward and said, "However, we still have a few pots of flowers here, so let's put them in the courtyard for you to decorate. The pots are made of pottery, and the flowers are ordinary flowers, not worth a few cents at all. Even if the picture is beautiful, no matter who asks you to collect a few pots of flowers, it won’t be associated with greed, so please don’t refuse.”
Soon, several girls came forward with a small flowerpot each. The flowerpots were indeed ordinary pottery pots, with a diameter of more than ten centimeters. The flowerpots were also filled with ordinary chrysanthemums, Roses, peonies, etc. are not expensive varieties. In terms of value alone, this pot of flowers is only worth a few cents.
After counting, there were only six pots of flowers in total.
That’s about twenty coins.
It seems like it’s nothing, it’s just twenty cents. Whether it’s legal or human, there won’t be any problem.
In this way, you are not accepting a gift, but you are also giving the other party a step down, so that the other party can go back and do business, so you can achieve multiple things with one stone.
The concierge Lao Li and others all looked at Li Shu.
"Bring me a pot and have a look." Li Shu pointed to a pot of chrysanthemums and said.
The girl holding chrysanthemums outside the house stepped forward in response. She held the chrysanthemums in both hands respectfully and handed them to Li Shu.
Seeing this, the leading man outside the house couldn't help but smile.
“This potted flower looks quite unique.”
Li Shu took a closer look, her lips curved, and she stretched out her slender hand to pick up the flowerpot. However, her hand was slippery or something. As soon as her hand received the flowerpot, the flowerpot slipped from Li Shu's hand. on the ground.
With a crash, the flower pot broke.
“Huh?”
Exclaims sounded out one after another.
I saw a heavy ingot of gold rolled out of the soil of the broken flowerpot on the ground.
Exposed.
Everyone outside the house had no choice but to leave with gifts and flowerpots in despair, leaving only letters of greeting. (End of this chapter)