Chapter 41: Small Talk
In the Jing'an Hou Mansion, the West Courtyard has always been a clean and secluded place, except for some lazy or sick little maids, most of the daytime there are no idlers, therefore, this is also an excellent place to gossip. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Removing Xia Yan and some favored old grandmothers around the ancestors, Mama Rong is the most liked by the ancestors. She has followed her ancestor since she was a young girl, and she has been serving her ancestor tea, until the ancestor married her to Zhang Shen, who had no interest, and she gradually became estranged from her ancestor.
On weekdays, there are no errands, and the idle maid does not dare to laugh with her, so she has to go to the West Courtyard to see the old sisters from time to time, and by the way, she chatters.
Just when she said where it came from, Mama Rong crushed the peanuts in her hand and fed them into her mouth, only then did she remember, sighed and said to Mama Liu: "...... Since I married Zhang Shen, it was useless, I haven't had a good life with him, when I was a girl, in addition to the monthly expenses in front of my ancestors, there was still some surplus silver for me to play. But since I followed him, my life now is not as good as those maids. ”
Mama Liu also sighed and whispered a few words of comfort to her.
Na Rong Mama continued: "Take this matter as an example, you can tell me, this is obviously something that the Hou Ye handed over to him, if he does this errand well, how big will he have to look?" ”
hated and knocked a melon seed, "And it's also for the second lady, now I don't know which one in the house, the second lady is the most favored by the Hou Ye." This can not only grow a face in front of the Hou Ye, but also please the second lady, but he pushed it to the Zhao steward who can only play some lip service all day long, tell me...... What is he doing here? ”
Mama Liu echoed and laughed a few words, and comforted: "That's what I said, but you don't know about the errand of Xiangjun Academy, it's always been difficult to handle, if it's not good, not only can't you eat well, but you also make a fuss." Steward Zhang's move can be regarded as a wise way to protect himself. ”
"This Mingzhe has a fart to protect himself!" Mama Rong spit out the melon seed shell in her mouth, "He can exchange the silver for a few children to spend on his life?" A few of our girls are about to drink the northwest wind, and he will give me a wise way to protect myself! ”
"Hi...... Isn't this also a helpless move! Mama Liu lowered her eyebrows and sighed, "Our family is not having a good time, and you don't know that my nephew either eats wine or gambles all day long, and loses the entire family." I have three children in a row, and they are all money-losing goods, and this day is getting more and more difficult. ”
wiped away her tears, "If it weren't for the fact that I went to the second lady's courtyard to deliver cakes a few years ago, she heard about my family's situation and kindly rewarded me with ten taels of silver, I don't know what would happen at the moment!" ”
Mama Rong jumped up like a grasshopper, and the peanuts and melon seeds in her pocket fell to the ground, "This hand is ten taels?!! ”
He sat down again in despair, and cried out, "My good boy! This Shulan courtyard is so generous? How much silver did the eldest lady leave for the second lady? ”
"Shhhh ”
As soon as Mama Rong heard this, her heart was even more unbearable as if she was scratching by a cat, and she was busy swearing and swearing to say a lot of good things before she moved Mama Liu.
She mysteriously whispered in her mother's ear: "I heard that this eldest lady left a large dowry for the second lady when she left, which is more than what she brought in back then...... That's just a lot more! ”
"How is this possible?" Mama Rong shouted, "Didn't you say that the Zhuangzi shops in the hands of the second lady were all given to Master Hou?" I heard that those Zhuangzi shops were not well maintained, and Hou Ye also lost some silver when he took over, so Hou Ye was angry! ”
"You only know one thing, you don't know the other!" Mama Liu shook her head, her eyes were both disdainful and mocking, "What kind of character is the Hou Ye, can the eldest lady and his husband and wife for so many years?" How could she not have expected today? Those silver jewelry and the like, no matter how they are, will never be put on the bright side! ”
Mama Liu's words were like soul soup, which made Mama Rong dizzy, and she was very envious, and said, "That second young lady is amazing!" It's good that you showed your face in front of the second lady, and you can be regarded as having a good life in the future. It's just a pity for us old ladies, who are still suffering here! ”
"What are you talking about?" When Mama Liu saw that Mama Rong was moved, she pushed her with a smile and seduced her, "The second miss has always been generous, if you do something for the second miss and ask the second miss for a favor, will you be afraid that there will be no benefit to you at that time?" ”
planted a temptation in her heart again, and persuaded: "You are the person of the ancestor again, you can do a lot of things, why can't you sell it well with the second lady?" You see that you are now old, and your sons are not very capable, and when you return home after you say goodbye, who will support you if you don't have some savings in your hands? ”
Mama Rong was a little moved when she heard this, and as if she had realized something, she looked at Mama Liu suspiciously, "I look at your words, it doesn't look like you're talking to me." It's like you're here to be a lobbyist for the second lady? ”
When Mama Liu heard this, her face immediately turned cold, "Sister Rong, I am willing to say this to you today for the sake of your sisterhood." If you think so, then if you don't do it, what effect will it have on you? But you look at me like that......"
She was about to leave, but Mama Rong panicked and grabbed Mama Liu's sleeve, "Don't be angry! You know my temperament, I can't talk about it in my mouth, and I want to be lively, where do I really think like this! ”
Mama Liu turned her head to look at her, and she didn't leave, but asked, "What about this?" ”
"If I do it in the future, you will have to say a few words for me in front of the second lady." Mama Rong had a smile on her face.
Mama Liu also regained her warm smile and nodded, "That's nature." ”
After chatting with Mama Liu, Mama Rong went back with a bag of pastries and fruits.
How did she not know that Mama Liu was a lobbyist for the second lady, and what she said just now was just to put pressure on Mama Liu to see if she could make a few words...... But I didn't think that Mama Liu seemed to have more money in her waist, and her whole speech became much harder, and her face changed on the spot.
But looking at it this way, what Mama Liu said is completely true.
She is also a treacherous and slippery person on weekdays, if even she is loyal to the second young lady, the second young lady is afraid that the silver in her hand is only a lot more than she said.
This matter can indeed be considered.