Mother Yang glanced at the third lady with her spare eyes, and when she saw the third lady open her eyes to look at her, she immediately kowtowed and said, "Back to the eldest lady, the slave knows a little about this." ”

The eldest lady nodded and said, "If you know, you will say it." ”

Mother Yang raised her head and continued to kneel and said, "Last afternoon, Miss Qingxue went to the big kitchen to get food, and she didn't come back at three o'clock in the afternoon.

Miss Qingxue went out at the same time as before, and she was honest again, and she never delayed the affairs of the young lady. The slave wondered why she hadn't come back yet. ”

The eldest lady looked impatient and interrupted: "But let's focus on it." ”

Mother Yang hurriedly said, "Yes, yes." ”

She didn't dare to talk any more nonsense, and hurriedly said what she had just said to the third lady.

The third lady said angrily: "This group of minions dare to be so sloppy and graceful, see that I don't pick their skins." ”

The fourth lady did not answer, but looked at the few people in the large kitchen in the courtyard.

Steward Hu stepped forward and knelt down and said, "Please ask the four ladies to be the masters of the slaves and maids, the conscience of heaven and earth!" The slave has never neglected the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. ”

The mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law of the other large kitchens also knelt out.

Mother Yang argued: "The slave was not present at the time, so I don't know what the situation is. But Miss Qingxue did say so, and the young lady was also there at the time, and the slave didn't add fuel and vinegar. ”

The steward said: "You don't want to spew blood, what Miss Qingxue said, the slaves and maids don't know, but there were a bunch of people in the kitchen at that time." ”

Mother Yang continued: "The kitchen is all your accomplices, if you hadn't humiliated our Qingxue girl yesterday, she would have been fine, why would she have thrown herself into the well?" ”

The steward kowtowed and said, "Please let the four ladies call the shots for the slaves and maids, although most of the people present at that time were from the kitchen, but it was lunch time, and there were other people in the kitchen who went to pick up food." ”

Mother Yang was shocked, she forgot about this stubble, she knew Qingxue, Qingxue was afraid of Miss punishment, and what she said must have been added to the vinegar.

Coupled with the ones she added to her self-preservation today, she suddenly lost the bottom of her heart.

When the eldest lady heard this, she pointed to the steward and asked, "Then tell me, what happened at that time?" Yang's mother was not there that day, and the snowman was no longer there, so you don't need to say it again. ”

Steward Hu took a deep breath and glanced at the third lady, as if he had made some major decision.

Steward Hu said: "Here's the thing, the day before yesterday, Miss Qingxue came to the big kitchen and said that Miss Yan wanted to eat Babao chicken." ”

The third lady chuckled in her heart and sat up straight all of a sudden.

She looked at Mother Yang and said in her heart, "Aren't they two chicken legs?" ”

Unexpectedly, Steward Hu glanced at Mother Yang on the side, and continued: "Miss Qingxue said at the time that our young lady only needs two chicken legs, and she can't eat a whole chicken, so she has to waste it in the end." ”

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of everyone in the courtyard suddenly turned to the third lady and Mother Yang.

The third lady's pale face was already red to her neck at the moment.

Mother Yang knew about this, and her face suddenly turned red.

Steward Hu continued: "The slave maid has been in charge of the big kitchen for so many years, and she has never made a two-legged Babao chicken. But this was the master's request, and the slave and maid only agreed to come down and did it. It's just..."

She changed her words, kowtowed and continued: "The rules in our house were set by the county lord earlier. Whichever yard has to add vegetables, which yard has to pay silver. For so many years, even the ladies are like this, and the slave maid naturally wants to ask Miss Qingxue for silver.

But... But Miss Qingxue only threw 800 big coins to the slave maid and left. ”

Having said this, the third lady's face was already dark.

She got up angrily and pointed at the caretaker, "You are talking nonsense? ”

Steward Hu kowtowed and said, "Third Lady Mingjian, there were many people present at that time. Yesterday, when the slave maid returned Miss Qingxue's silver in the kitchen, she also deliberately said, 800 big money, please count Miss Qingxue carefully. If the third lady doesn't believe it, she can also ask Yang's mother. ”

The third lady looked at Mother Yang and said, "Say, how much silver is it?" ”

Mother Yang said: "How did Miss Qingxue tell the people in the big kitchen, the slave maid doesn't know, but when Miss Qingxue came back, she did say that the big kitchen charged her 800 yuan." ”

The third lady almost didn't get angry, and everyone here is not a fool, everyone knows that an eight-treasure chicken costs a few taels of silver.

Steward Hu was already straight at this moment, and then said: "In the past, Miss Qingxue often came to add vegetables, and the silver given every time she added vegetables was not enough. Miss Yan is a guest living in our house, and she is young, so it is normal for her to understand the price of these oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.

Fortunately, on weekdays, the fourth lady always gave the slave and maid some rewards, and the slave and maid used the silver to add vegetables to Miss Yan.

But this time, the Babao chicken is really too bad, and a Babao chicken comes down, and it costs six taels of silver. Miss Qingxue didn't even give half a pair of ingredients, and the slave didn't have so much silver to make up for it. But Miss Qingxue had already thrown away a lot of money, and the slave maid had to take it first, and then talk to Miss Qingxue when she had an opportunity. ”

Steward Hu is not stupid, you will add fuel and vinegar, and she will too, anyway, Qingxue is dead, she simply pushed it clean, and said that it was a big money thrown away by Qingxueqiang, and she didn't agree.

When Mother Yang heard this, she said angrily: "You are talking nonsense, Miss Qingxue said it, and it was she who said good things before you agreed." ”

Steward Hu retorted: "What Mother Yang said, the slave and maid are not burned with a lot of silver, and Miss Qingxue has a few good words, and the slave and maid will take out five or six taels of silver?" Besides, if the slave wants to help, then there must be that extra silver. ”

Mother Yang was blocked and speechless, she couldn't say anything, you just want to slap our miss, because our miss is the grandmother of the future family.

The eldest lady said: "What does this have to do with Qingxue's death? Talking about the point? ”

Steward Hu continued: "Yes, in fact, the slave is also to blame for this matter, and the slave and maid always think about whether there is a perfect way. Later, the slave maid thought of Miss Dong, and last afternoon Miss Dong's menu had a dish of Babao chicken.

The slave maid thought at that time, even God helped Miss Yan. It's okay now, adding two chicken legs to that chicken doesn't affect the taste, and it's easy to explain to the young lady. The slave didn't mention to Miss Qingxue that the eight hundred hanging money was not enough to do the Babao Chicken.

As a result, the night before, the slave maid sent the menu over, and Miss Dong's mother Liao crossed out a few troublesome dishes at that time. Say that these dishes are too troublesome, so don't make them in the big kitchen. ”