"What's the matter?" Gu Deyuan glanced back at the maid who was kneeling on the ground and put her head on the ground, frowned and said coldly. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Back to the master, the slave Donghua, originally in the yard of the second lady, because she did something wrong and wet the dress of the second lady with tea, she was lowered by the second lady to Ximing Lake to do a sprinkler sweeping girl, and just happened to meet the eldest lady who fell into the water, because the slave and maid were accustomed to water, so she saved the eldest lady, but as soon as she returned to her yard, Zhao's mother instructed the slave and maid, saying that all the work in the yard in the future will be done by the slave and maid, and then let the people in the yard stare at the slave and maid, as long as the slave and maid are a little slower, Zhao's mother will beat and scold the slave and maid."

Donghua knelt on the ground and cried silently, and when she saw that no one interrupted her, she spoke again: "Old lady, the slave maid voluntarily sold herself to the ancient mansion, originally wanting to earn more silver taels to honor her father, so no matter how hard and tiring the work is, even if it is to let the slave and maid wash everyone's clothes with cold water, or clean the yard all night, the slave and maid will do it willingly, and they will do it in peace." Find your mother and tell me that there are no new clothes distributed this winter, so that the slave and maid can make up the old jackets of the sisters in the same house, and the slave and maid don't think much about it, but the slave and the maid don't understand, why the slave and the maid are responsible for the big yard that twenty people are busy with, but others can be idle and have nothing to do every day to talk and have fun and reward, if it is only because the slave and the maid saved the eldest lady and deserve it, the slave and the maid have nothing to say, but now I beg the old lady to be gracious, for the sake of the slave and the maid to save the eldest lady, let the slave and the maid have a way to live, and the slave and the maid should be grateful. ”

Dong Hua was going to go automatically, but everyone's attention was not in the back, but noticed that Dong Hua was indeed wearing a shabby thin jacket, and the hands in front of his forehead had long been red and swollen from the cold, and even the joints had been cracked and bleeding.

You must know that according to the custom, on the 23rd and 4th day of the lunar month of the previous year, the ancient mansion will distribute a set of thick new clothes to everyone to celebrate the New Year, and this year's new clothes have been distributed to all courtyards on the evening of the 23rd.

After listening to Donghua's words, after looking at Zhou, who had been doing Donghua, Youzhi turned their eyes to Zhao's mother.

Mother Zhao's face was a little pale, and even in this cold winter wax moon, she could faintly see some beads of sweat, she gathered the placket on her chest without a trace, but no matter how she concealed it, she couldn't escape everyone's eyes.

This Zhao's mother is wearing a new cotton jacket, which can be vaguely seen through the placket, she is wearing more than one, it can be seen from the neckline alone, inside the new jacket, there is actually a plain linen cotton jacket.

What else I don't understand now, it's not that the house doesn't issue new clothes, but Donghua's clothes, which were swallowed by Zhao's mother, and they are so bold that they are worn directly on themselves.

"Mother Zhao is really bold, you dare to be ignorant of a new dress in the house, I don't know how many other things are in your pocket?" Gu Jiaoxiang sneered, asked as if jokingly, and then changed the conversation, and spoke again: "And he also made his own decision to let the other people in the courtyard only receive monthly money and not do things, he is really everyone's nobleman." ”

She intended to implicate the matter on the other people in Ximingyuan, so that after a while, when everyone came, she would have a chance to debunk the confessions that had been strung behind their backs.

Gu Jiaoxiang's eyes couldn't help but look at Dong Hua who was kneeling on the ground, thinking that Dong Hua could see her prompt clearly and directly sue the other party for this fatal blow, she felt more and more that this maid was not simple, perhaps, she could take this opportunity to bring her to her side.

In any case, with Donghua's scheming, it is what she needs most at the moment.

There was a burst of messy footsteps in her ears, Gu Jiaoxiang put away her thoughts and turned to the moon gate of Wenhua Pavilion in the courtyard of the study.

"You are so bold, your mother sent you to Ximingyuan to trust you, but I didn't expect you to be lazy and slippery behind your mother's back, don't work hard, and cheat your wages with peace of mind, do you know what crime to be guilty of?"

Because everyone was ordered by Xiangzhi'er before, they originally came with the attitude of testifying for Zhao's mother, but they didn't expect that when they first arrived in this courtyard, they were first found guilty of being questioned about Zhao's mother, and they were stunned for a moment and didn't know what to do.

"Don't change the topic, I sent someone to call everyone here to ask about Zhao's mother, what are you doing with irrelevant words?" Zhang stood up and interrupted Gu Jiaoxiang.

Gu Jiaoxiang was stunned for a moment, lowered her head, and muttered unwillingly: "Mother is broad-hearted, and it is irrelevant to have a slave who cheats the expenses of the ancient mansion behind the master's back and ignores his conscience." It's as if the ancient mansion is not your home, and the money is cheated out of someone. ”

said that she was muttering, but her voice was clear and loud, and everyone present could hear it.

Zhang's face was pale, and he glanced at her viciously, and was choked in the face by this little girl three times and twice, no one will have a good temper, and she is not a person who can control her temper, and pointed to Gu Jiaoxiang's nose and scolded: "What have you learned all day long, you only know how to make trouble with the elders, do you have any education?" ”

"Who do you think is responsible for the upbringing of the children in the house? As a housewife, I don't know how to discipline my children, only a distant scolding of my relatives, a little unpleasant, I will see it in front of everyone and a junior, you want to tell me, this is what you call upbringing? The one who responded to her was Gu Changfeng on the side, who was already sitting on the back chair that Changsheng had just moved and was staring at her with a straight face.

Seeing this, Zhang opened his mouth and wanted to refute it, but suddenly received Gu Deyuan's eyes, froze for a moment, and then understood in his heart, and changed his face as soon as he twisted his waist, and his originally uncertain complexion suddenly disappeared, replaced with a face with a hypocritical smile, and turned to Zhao's mother and scolded: "I trust you in vain, and I sent you to be the housekeeper of Ximingyuan, you are good, you are carrying my clothes secretly and deducting the maid's clothes!" ”

Mother Zhao knelt on the ground, curling her neck and listening to Zhang's lesson in fear.

"In that case, I will fine you three months' monthly money, and go back to the good life to review and review,

Next time, don't do something like this that chills my heart, or I won't spare it, do you hear? Zhang's face was stiff and he spoke to Zhao's mother, this punishment is decent, it really looks like that, it feels very fair.

"Thank you, ma'am, thank you, ma'am! The slave and maid must remember the teachings of the lady, and do things well in the future, so that they will no longer be greedy and cheap, and break the rules of the ancient mansion. As soon as Mother Zhao heard her wife's words, although the fine of three months of silver was a little painful, she was able to save her life and save the errand of the housekeeper's mother-in-law, and immediately knelt down gratefully to thank her.

"Mother Zhao has learned a lesson, and she must be more attentive in the future." Zhang smiled and shook his hand to get Zhao's mother to retreat.

Gu Jiaoxiang sneered in her heart, how could she pass the test so easily, took a step forward, and just stood beside Mother Zhao, and broke her posture when she wanted to get up.

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