After becoming a stepmother,I transfered the whole family into farming

Chapter 172: Wealth and Fascinating Eyes

When it comes to the way big families treat others, ordinary people can never find fault with it.

Especially for a family like the Ding family who pride themselves on being a family of scholars and farmers, even if they don't like you visiting them, they will still politely invite you to come in and sit down first.

Having seen so much about the contempt of the rich and powerful for the poor from Mr. Fan, Liu Ji was flattered.

Thinking about the difficult old lady Ding that Qin Yao and Ding Xiang just mentioned, he suddenly felt that the two of them were judging others by their own mean standards.

Look, how kind the old lady is. She treats country farmers like them and even sends a steward to come. She politely invites them to sit in the side hall first, saying that the old lady is taking a nap and will call them when she wakes up.

Hot charcoal and an incense burner were added to the room, and the faint scent of sandalwood filled the room, which smelled very pleasant.

They were also given snacks and tea and were allowed to eat as much as they wanted.

A maid and a woman stood in the corner of the room, ready to take orders at any time. From time to time, they would smile at them and glance at them to see if they had any orders.

Liu Jichong and the other man politely bowed to each other before sitting down upright on the round stool with an embroidered cover.

But he didn't notice that the maid and the old woman had a flash of surprise on their faces, and then they covered their mouths with handkerchiefs and laughed secretly.

How could he, who was educated, be polite to servants like them?

Now he looked like a country peasant pretending to be educated, but he was showing his true colors, with mud all over his cotton robe. How could he not make people laugh?

But joking aside, this man was indeed very handsome, and the maids and old women couldn't help but take a peek at him frequently.

If you are noticed by the other party after looking at him for too long, you will bow to him and ask him if he has any instructions.

Not only did he fulfill his duty as a servant, but he also didn't let the other party notice and feel embarrassed.

But Liu Ji gradually realized that there was something strange about the maids and old women serving in this room.

I looked at Qin Yao several times and found that she was as calm as a mountain while drinking tea, as if she didn't care about other people's opinions at all.

Such a generous demeanor made him look petty. Liu Ji felt depressed for a while, then he came to his senses and decided to eat and drink.

As a result, after drinking a pot of tea, the old lady still didn't wake up, but he couldn't hold his urination and had to pee.

"Excuse me, where is the toilet?" Liu Ji asked the two servants embarrassedly.

The maid and the old woman looked at each other, and the old woman stepped out and made a gesture of invitation, "Sir, please come this way."

Liu Ji said something to Qin Yao, then followed the old woman and slowly walked out of the side hall.

Along the way, he finally got to see what a rich person's home looked like.

The large courtyard with three entrances, and the small garden alone is bigger than his entire house. The ground is paved with bluestone slabs and patterns made of pebbles.

The wooden buildings were all painted dark, and the window frames were covered with paper, allowing light to shine in, making the house bright and spacious.

It's nothing like their house, where they can't afford to paper. The windows have two layers, the inner one is the window frame, and the outer one is a whole board. To keep out the wind and rain, the board has to be put down, and no light can get in. On rainy and snowy days, the house is always dim.

The most important thing is that their yard is fragrant, with all kinds of incense, and there is no smell of chicken shit or horse manure at all.

The old woman stopped in front of a room with a Baoping door. Liu Ji asked suspiciously, "Whose room is this?"

It was so big and bright, four or five times bigger than his small house.

As a result, when he asked the question, the old woman looked at him with a strange look and explained with a little embarrassment:

"This is the toilet for the servants in the mansion. Please come in, sir. I'll be waiting for you."

Liu Ji felt a ball of fire suddenly burning on his face. He hurriedly picked up his robe and entered the room which was four or five times bigger than his own.

After smelling the unique smell of toilets in the toilet, I felt a little relieved.

After washing his hands, Liu Ji followed the old woman back. He didn't dare to speak easily. He just looked at everything around him, and was surprised at the wealth of the Ding family.

Returning to the side hall, Liu Ji met Qin Yao's gaze with an embarrassed look on his face. After the old woman and the maid had hidden in the corner, he stretched his neck and whispered to Qin Yao, telling her how luxurious the toilets in this mansion were and so on.

My original intention was to have one more person who was as ignorant as myself and show a surprised expression.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yao remained calm and just said "oh".

It was just an "oh"! Liu Ji stared, isn't this worthy of a village woman like you being shocked?

Qin Yao looked at his unbalanced expression and couldn't help laughing, "I've had enough of this tea, how about you?"

Liu Ji was stunned for a moment. What did that mean?

But he still said in a low voice, "This old lady is so sleepy. Half an hour has passed."

After he finished speaking, he, who was always very observant of people's words and expressions, realized that the old lady of the Ding family was not as kind and polite as he thought.

I was dazzled by the Ding family's wealth and splendor before, but now it's time to wake up.

Liu Ji stretched out his hand to Qin Yao, "Give me the recipe."

Qin Yao raised her eyebrows, "Can you do it?"

"My lady doesn't like these dirty things, so let me do it." Liu Ji smiled awkwardly. He knew his place. Why would the evil woman bring him along for no reason? Of course, she had to use him.

Qin Yao rarely gave him a satisfied smile, and then handed Liu Ji a soap recipe that she had copied in her arms.

Liu Ji asked her for another twenty copper coins, then stood up and walked towards the hall door.

Upon seeing this, the maids hurried forward and asked him if he needed anything, and told him to just tell them, and they would run errands for him.

Liu Ji politely refused at first, saying that he had something good to give to the old lady and that delivering it personally would show his sincerity.

The maidservant immediately became anxious. Seeing that she could not calm down, the old woman came forward and gave various explanations. In the end, she just refused to let Liu Ji go to find the old lady by himself.

At this point, after Liu Ji showed his attitude of having to meet the woman, he suddenly changed his tone, as if saying, "If you don't help me, I will rush over without caring about anything." He quietly stuffed ten copper coins into the woman's palm and handed over the soap recipe.

The old woman was illiterate, she only knew it was a piece of paper with important information on it. She was afraid that Liu Ji would rush out and make a big noise without caring about anything, so she put on a cold expression of trying to suppress her dissatisfaction, took the things and went out of the side hall first to help him deliver the things.

However, he did not return a single copper coin he had received, but put it into his purse with a secret smile.

The maid opened her two round eyes and stared at Liu Ji. Liu Ji noticed that she was looking back at him. The light from outside just happened to shine on his face. The maid was so stunning that she was dazzled. After she reacted, she quickly lowered her eyelids.

Liu Ji took her hand and placed five copper coins in her palm one by one. He closed her palm again, let go of her hand, and smiled slightly, "Thank you for your hard work, sister."

Then he turned around and stood slowly behind his wife, waiting with his hands behind his back.

Qin Yao just looked at him and took the five cents.

However, the maid who had only stood in the corner and watched them laugh suddenly became sensible. She came forward to pour a cup of tea for the couple and told them that the old lady would wake them up like this every day and they would be able to see people soon.