The tea on the table was ready, and I sat at the table and waited. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yueying had already gone to the gate to pick up the craftsman.

After a while, Yueying returned, followed by the butler.

I was a little puzzled, and was about to speak, when the housekeeper saluted me and said, "Third lady, I heard your maid say, you invited a craftsman to repair it for a while?" ”

"Yes, but what's wrong?" I wondered.

"No," said the butler, "your maid just told me about it, and I understand what the third lady meant, but doesn't the old lady know about it yet?" ”

I was stunned and said, "I don't know." "Because I thought that this courtyard was where Lan Sheng and I lived, and I had discussed this matter with Lan Sheng before, but it was just a little renovation, and it couldn't affect others.

The housekeeper thought for a long time and said, "It's better for the third lady to ask the old lady for such a thing first." ”

"Oh." I answered.

The housekeeper said: "The slave is not to disobey the three ladies, but according to the rules of this house, the slaves can't let outsiders in casually, the craftsman is invited by the three ladies, and the servants must let him in, but before entering the door, the three ladies should tell the old lady about it." The renovation was a small thing, but ......"

I raised my hand to interrupt him and said, "I see, thank you butler for reminding me." "It's a small matter to renovate a little, but after all, the old lady is in charge of the house, right? Although I paid for all the expenses of the renovation by myself, I also had to communicate with my mother-in-law first.

The housekeeper saluted again and said, "The slave will go outside and wait first, and then a maid will come and tell the slave after the third lady and the old lady finish talking about it, and then the slave will let the craftsman come in, does the third lady think this is feasible?" ”

Since this is the rule established in the Blue Mansion, it is natural that it should be as it should be. I waved my hand to him and said, "Go first, I'll go and talk to the old lady, and then let the maid tell you." ”

The butler retreated.

Yue Ying sighed: "The rules of my uncle's house are really strict......"

I gestured to her to silence her and said, "Talk less, listen more, see more." He stretched out his hand and pulled her closer, and whispered, "It's no better than being cautious at home, no matter what you do." After a pause, he said: "Actually, it's not strict, isn't being cautious more able to protect the safety of the whole family?" ”

Yue Ying nodded and said, "Yue Ying knows, and she will think about Zhu Niang's words before doing things in the future." ”

I smiled approvingly at her, stood up and walked her out, and said, "Let's go to the old lady's side." ”

Walking to the courtyard where my mother-in-law lived, the courtyard was quiet, we slowed down and entered the main house, and heard a small whisper from the inner room, what we said could not be heard clearly, but it felt like chanting Buddha.

I leaned over and saw my mother-in-law kneeling on a futon. After looking around again, I just saw Mei Xiang walking towards us from the other end.

Mei Xiang blessed me and said softly, "Third lady, please wait a moment." ”

I bowed my head, and Mei Xiang went to the inner room.

After a while, my mother-in-law came out, and I blessed her. She pointed to a chair for me to sit down and asked, "But what's wrong?" ”

I continued to bend my body and said, "Shuzhen didn't intend to bother my mother, but I just ...... Shuzhen made a mistake today, and only understood after being reminded by the housekeeper, and now I ask my mother for my guilt and ask my mother to forgive Shuzhen's mistakes. ”

Mei Xiang took the tea, first put a cup on her mother-in-law's table, then turned to my side, and put the tea cup on the table next to me.

The mother-in-law looked calm and said, "What kind of thing is it?" Tell me about it. He raised his hand again and said, "Stand and speak." ”

I nodded, stood respectfully, and said, "Shuzhen has always wanted to change the main room in the courtyard into a small study, so I went outside a few days ago to find a craftsman and asked him to renovate it." ”

The mother-in-law took a sip of tea and said, "The courtyard is where San Lang and you live, and if you want to change it, what's wrong with this?" ”

I lowered my eyes, bent over again, and said, "My mother is magnanimous, but Shuzhen shouldn't have told my mother about it in advance...... The craftsman has already arrived, and he is waiting outside the house......"

The mother-in-law seemed to understand the reason, and was silent for a while, and said, "Although it is the courtyard where you live, you should inform me in advance about the matter of inviting the craftsman." If you tell me beforehand, I will let the steward pay the money in the account, and let the steward find a craftsman. After all, you haven't been in Haining for a long time, and you are not very familiar with this place, wouldn't it be safer to let the housekeeper do these things? ”

I thought to myself, because I was new to the house, so I was embarrassed to ask for money to renovate the mansion as soon as I came. Knowing this, Lan Sheng should have talked about this matter with her mother-in-law first.

Although I thought so in my heart, I just replied on my face: "Shuzhen understands, thank you for your teachings." ”

The mother-in-law said, "Since the craftsman has already come, let him in." If that doesn't work, ask the housekeeper to find another one. After a little renovation, how much money was spent is reported to the housekeeper, and the housekeeper will pay it from the account. ”

Someone pays for it, and it's natural that you don't have to pay for it. But I don't get a point out of it, so it's not good. Besides, in my mother-in-law's opinion, I was already at fault.

But if I take all the money by myself, where will I put my mother-in-law, the head of the family, and the entire Blue Mansion?

After thinking about it, I said to my mother-in-law: "This matter is really at fault in the first place, and Qian Shuzhen should pay for the truth of repairing a little while." After a pause, he said: "This can be regarded as a kind of punishment for Shuzhen himself, and Shuzhen will think more about it in the future." ”

The mother-in-law paused for a while, and then said, "It's good that you understand things like this." Go back, and come back to me if there's anything else. ”

"Yes." I bowed and withdrew.

When I went back, I felt a little more relaxed, but it wasn't very difficult to get along with my mother-in-law. She wasn't the kind of person who spoke out, and she didn't deliberately embarrass me, and she didn't give me any trouble because of my little mistakes. I just have to be cautious in front of her.

Thinking of the housekeeper's instructions, he asked Yueying to go to the outer courtyard to talk to the housekeeper, and then bring the craftsman back.

After telling Yueying, I was a little worried about letting her go alone, so I asked, "Do you know how to go?" ”

"Yes." Yue Ying smiled, and whispered in my ear, "This courtyard is not as exquisite and chic as at home, you can recognize the road after walking a few times." ”

I laughed and screwed her and said, "You have a lot of mouths!" ”

Yue Ying hurriedly covered her mouth and said apologetically: "Ah! Yueying has made a mistake again! ”

"Go ahead," I smiled and patted her on the shoulder, "it's not a big deal......

Although you should be cautious, if you cherish your feathers too much, you will be uncomfortable living in fear.