Rise From the Humble

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 orders were in front of him, the concierge Lao Li didn't accept any gifts, 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.

But I have never heard of any single-family home in Beijing being closed down.

Take a look.

There are so many dignitaries and dignitaries outside the door.

The Fifth Young Lady originally ordered not to accept gifts. Did she not expect that so many dignitaries would 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 Li Jue 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, and he trotted all the way to the second hanging flower door to find his wife, asking 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, held an embroidered handkerchief in her slender hand and half-covered 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."

After listening to Li Shu's instructions, Qin'er came to the door, made a blessing to everyone outside the house and said softly.

"What the hell, Madam, you're 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.”

"Young Madam, you're so polite. I came uninvited and caused trouble to your house. We adults heard that Lord Zhu and Young Madam got married in Xiangzi. We lamented that we could not come to congratulate you in person, so why didn't we personally choose a small gift? , I wish Lord Zhu and Madam Zhu 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. Now, I will give the greeting card to my uncle, and when he is free, I will visit you one by one."

"Sending a goose feather from a thousand miles away is a light gift but a heavy sentiment. Although this gift is small, it is our master's sincerity. Please be kind enough to accept it."

"This pair of jade talons are the rough stones that our master selected all the way in the Western Regions. They spent more than ten days thinking about them and carefully crafted them. They are just for the purpose of congratulating Mr. Zhu and the young lady on their wedding. Madam, we have a happy marriage for a hundred years."

The people outside the door were unyielding and sincere in their words. They were so sincere that it sounded like they were embarrassed not to accept them.

"Miss, what should I do?" Qin'er didn't know how to reply, so she had to come to Li Shu again and ask 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 will leave them with a clue, and the husband will be controlled by them. How will he check the bank account in the future? Those who come to give gifts are all guilty and have unclean hands and feet. No matter who comes to give gifts in the future, they will only Receive greeting cards, not gifts. With the greeting cards, it will be easier for your 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.

When Qin'er and Baozi's little maid Hua'er heard this, they 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, sir, but since it is your heartfelt wish, then we will accept it. Sir, you can leave the greeting card, but please take your gifts back. It's hot today, so please don't stand outside. 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 gift was given.

After Qin'er understood the deep meaning, she knew what to do. No matter what they said, she just wouldn't 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’ll 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 can't be villains and let Mr. Zhu break the rules. Let's do this. Then we will leave the greetings and each take the gifts home. No one can do it. Take the rest back with you." The people outside the door bumped into the wall too many times and seemed to have given up. A person who looked like the leader came forward and said, "However, we still have a few pots of flowers here, let them be placed in the courtyard. Let's decorate it. The flower pots are made of pottery, and the flowers are ordinary flowers. They are not worth a few pennies at all. They are just beautiful pictures. No matter how many pots of small flowers you say, they won't be associated with greed. Please don't refuse anymore. ”

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 really nothing. It's just twenty cents. Whether it's legal or human, there won't be any problem.

In this way, you don't receive a gift, but you also give 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, held the chrysanthemums in her hands with great respect, and handed them to Li Shu.

When the man in the lead outside the mansion saw this, a smile appeared on his face.

"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 flowerpot broke.

"ah?"

There were screams of surprise.

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 flower pots in despair, leaving only letters of greeting.