Chapter 563 Everyone praises, that's the problem
As Sang Zhixia mentioned the shoe uppers, Hua Shan quickly went through the people who came in and out of the Xu family in her mind, her eyes narrowed slightly. "Master, there aren't many people coming in and out of the Xu family. The only people who come in are the ones who deliver firewood every five days, and the sister-in-law from the young lady's nanny's family who came to visit a few days ago."
The only person who knew that Nuonuo had an extra pair of expensive shoes was someone who had been in and out of the Xu family recently.
But the person who delivered the firewood always entered through the side door in the backyard, delivered the things to the woodshed and left. There was someone watching him the whole time, and he could not enter the north yard at all. It couldn't be him.
Sang Zhixia had a rough idea in her mind and raised an eyebrow, "Did the people who came to visit that day see Nuonuo?"
Diancui blamed herself for being careless and said with her head down, "I only saw her from a distance, and then Madam Xie took her away. I never got close to her."
That makes sense.
Except for the attentive ladies, ordinary people would not pay attention to what the children are wearing on their feet or what the pattern is.
Sang Zhixia nodded to Diancui and said, "Go ahead."
Things can go wrong anywhere, but not at home.
When Sang Zhixia thought of someone's claws that were stretched too long, a layer of frost slowly appeared in his eyes.
"Where's Wang Jie? Why didn't I see him today?"
Yungui was a bit of a stickler, and he couldn't figure out how the conversation had progressed from Wang Laosan to the shoe upper, and finally to Wang Jie. He let out a bewildered "Ah" before saying, "I don't know either."
"I haven't seen him for three days, but I heard him say before that he wanted to go to the tea plantation over at Mo Ding Mountain to get some newly harvested spring tea to give away. Whether he really went there, I can't say for sure."
The tea plantation on Moding Mountain has expanded a lot, and its production is no longer limited to the precious Mo tea.
This year's spring tea is good. Except for the good ones that were sold, Sang Zhixia asked someone to send the remaining broken leaves, which were not so good, here, just to add some flavor to everyone's mouths.
However, it is one thing for Sang Zhixia to give it voluntarily, but it is another thing to ask for it.
Sang Zhixia seemed surprised and amused, and said playfully: "Now that Steward Wang has such a big reputation, can he just go and ask for tea?"
Yungui couldn't respond and just stood there motionless.
Sang Zhixia didn't want to embarrass him, so after a moment's silence, she stood up and said, "Since he went out for something, when he comes back, let him come find me."
"Don't mention today's trivialities to him. Just tell him I have something to ask him. Got it?"
Yun Gui hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Boss. I know what to do."
Sang Zhixia didn't want anyone to know that she had come here to hear gossip, so she came through a small side door of the farm and didn't disturb anyone when she left.
When Yungui heard that there was no need to send him off, he nodded heavily like a fool and turned around to go back.
Xu Tongsheng used the excuse of going home to get something and followed Sang Zhixia out of the farm.
On the way back, Sang Zhixia suddenly said, "Uncle Xu, what do you think of Yungui?"
Xu Tongsheng was telling Sang Zhixia how adorable the fat piglets in the pigpen were when he was surprised to hear this: "Why would the boss ask me this out of the blue?"
"Uncle Xu, you and I are old acquaintances. Why are you going through all this trouble with me?"
Sang Zhixia laughed: "If you didn't have something to tell me, why didn't you go have tea with Uncle Gu instead of following me all this way?"
Xu Tongsheng was not a person who signed a contract to sell himself, and Sang Zhixia never treated him as a servant who could be ordered around at will.
Therefore, even if the farm has a series of managers, big and small, these managers have no control over Xu Tongsheng.
He has always had a say in front of Sang Zhixia.
Xu Tongsheng stroked his beard, feeling both amused and helpless. He said, "That's why they say young people have better brains. Look at your cleverness. It's really something that others can't match."
"Boss, I'm taking advantage of my seniority to ask you a question today. Are you suspicious of Wang Jie?"
Sang Zhixia neither admitted nor denied it, and said with a vague smile: "What do you mean?"
"Well, I'm old and my eyesight is blurry. Boss, just treat it as nonsense and don't take it too seriously. It's just..."
Xu Tongsheng hesitated for a moment with a complicated expression, then suppressed his hesitation and said, "When the farm was first built, people like Zheng Erhu and Wang Jie hadn't arrived yet. I'd say, with a big heart, I can barely be considered an old hand on the farm."
"I've spent a lot of time with these people and seen a lot. I don't know about other avenues, but I've never been able to fully understand Yun Gui."
Perhaps because the words were out, Xu Tongsheng no longer tried to hide them and said to himself, "Yun Gui is prudent in his work, calm in his temperament, and never causes trouble. No matter how you look at it, he is a well-rounded person in every aspect."
"It's just that we're human beings. They say that life is all about ignorance, and it's rare to find something that has everything. We're all human beings for the first time, so how can we expect to be perfect?"
Everyone is prone to carelessness and mistakes. After all, as long as one is in a familiar place and loses his or her guard, his or her true nature will be exposed over time.
But as Xu Tongsheng reflected carefully on the past few years, he couldn't help but sigh: "I just think that if this person treated the farm as his own home, he wouldn't be so nervous all the time, determined to make every possible mistake."
"But if you're still stuck at home, then your heart has never been with this family. You can't be sure where your heart is. You don't look like a family that is open and devoted to each other."
"What does the boss think?"
After Xu Tongsheng finished speaking, he looked at Sang Zhixia with a smile, as if he was expecting her reaction.
Sang Zhixia's eyes gradually brightened with amusement, and she said with a smile, "Uncle Xu, are you trying to play tricks on me too?"
Xu Tongsheng said with a straight face: "Alas, you can't say that."
"I just took advantage of my age and poor brain to gossip a few words, the boss can't find fault with me."
Sang Zhixia was at a loss for words for a moment, then shook her head and said, "How dare I pick on my uncle?"
"Don't worry, Uncle Xu. I know what it is."
But it’s not the time to lift the lid completely yet, so I can’t say everything.
Xu Tongsheng was a shrewd man. He felt relieved when he heard this and said immediately, "I was just worrying too much. Please don't blame me, boss."
Xu Tongsheng walked the person to the door of the house. After Sang Zhixia entered the house, he staggered to find Uncle Gu for tea.
Sang Zhixia returned to the north courtyard and sat down. Xu Yu, who was holding the silk ribbon, turned around and raised an eyebrow, asking, "Didn't they catch that Yun guy?"
"Your surname is Yun?"
Chen Jing'an, who had a rare moment of free time, was sitting with his feet up watching Xu Yu walk the child. He asked suspiciously, "Weren't they supposed to arrest someone named Wang? How did they change it to someone named Yun?"
Xu Yu was too lazy to talk to the fool and concentrated on pulling the silk ribbon.
Sang Zhixia took a look and felt complicated: "Is this how you take care of the children when I'm not at home?"
Xu Yu held a wide silk ribbon in one hand, and tied to the other end were two delicate little dolls.
Nuonuo and Yuanbao were at the age when they could no longer be held and were about to learn to walk. Usually, the adults would hold their hands and walk slowly in the yard.
Xu Yu knew the advantage of not bending over. He simply tied the little baby's chest with a silk ribbon and slid on the ground!
The little kid couldn't walk steadily, and once he fell forward, Xu Yu would pull the silk ribbon to straighten him back.
Nuonuo and Yuanbao were not picky, and did not mind their father's dog-walking posture. They were tied with a silk ribbon and staggered, giggling. Sang Zhixia laughed so hard that she couldn't help but wonder if she had given birth to two fools.
Xu Yu selectively ignored the possible dissatisfaction of Xu Wenxiu and his mother-in-law, and said proudly: "They walk faster this way, and they are happier than when I hold their hands."
"Zhizhi, why don't you try it?"
Sang Zhixia noticed the figure that came in later and shook her head tactfully: "I won't try it. You can have fun by yourself."
Xu Yu couldn't deny the idea of playing. He flicked his wrist and just as he pulled up Yuan Bao, who was about to fall head-on, a roar exploded behind him: "Xu Yu!"
"That's how you look at my grandchildren!"
Xu Wenxiu rushed in like a god, first pulling Xu Yu's ear, and then yelling, as if afraid that someone would snatch the baby away, so he and Madam Xie each picked up the baby on the ground, turned around and left.
Xu Yu sighed with regret after losing his toy.
Chen Jingan scoffed, "Serves you right."
Nuonuo and Yuanbao are the apple of the eyes of the whole family. If they get a little bump on their skin, it is worth three more sighs from the family members every day.
Xu Yu deserves to be criticized for playing like this.
Xu Yu ignored Chen Jing'an's provocation. Chen Jing'an felt very lonely. She looked at Sang Zhixia eagerly and picked up her previous words: "Sister-in-law, didn't you say Wang Jie was very strange before? Why are you suddenly talking about arresting the people in Yunnan and Guizhou?"
"Isn't Yungui praised by everyone? Is there something wrong with him?"
Sang Zhixia took the tea that Xu Yu handed her and said in a gloomy tone, "Even if everyone praises it, that would be a big problem."
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