Chapter 74: Break
Out of the gate of the Treasure Pavilion, An Ruyi saw that it was still early, so he decided not to take the car, and refused to send someone to guide the way to the housekeeper, and the mother and daughter only took Lubi and Peach Blossom to walk along the street at will.
The atmosphere in Beijing is more open than in other places, and there are not so many restrictions on women, so there are many women on the street who wear a curtain hat and only take a maid and a servant to go shopping alone. An Ruyi's mother and daughter's behavior is not maverick. The men and shopkeepers of the shops along the way were not surprised, and some of them even provided rooms for ladies only.
After all, the shopkeeper of Jin Da was not at ease, so he called a clever guy to follow behind a few people, and An Ruyi's coachman did not stay where he was, but also drove the car far behind, so as not to make it inconvenient for the master to be tired and have no car.
An Ruyi naturally knew about this, and she was not unhappy, so she went with them.
After walking most of the street, I walked to the door of a dim sum shop. There was a sweet smell in the air, the smell of freshly steamed sugar cakes. It's quite appetizing. It just so happens that there is a teahouse next door to the dim sum shop.
An Ruyi simply took Liu Yue and the two maids into the teahouse, asked for a private room, took off the curtain, ordered the best tea, and ordered some signature refreshments, and asked Lubi to give Xiao Er a silver ingot of five taels, and let him use the remaining money to run errands to buy a pound of white sugar cake and come back to taste the taste, not enough to report again, if there is any left, there is no need to look for it.
"Enough is enough, and there is left."
Xiao Er took the silver and ran away with a smile. The refreshments ordered by this lady added up to only about three taels of silver, and a pound of white sugar cake fifteen wen. Although half of the reward will be given to the treasurer. But compared to his monthly salary is only 500 yuan, the silver that fell from this trip is almost equal to his two months' salary. It is not easy to meet such a generous nobleman.
The tea and refreshments they ordered, as well as the sugar cakes, were soon on the table. The white sugar cake is also served on a porcelain-white plate. Xiao Er kindly explained that most of the customers who came to their store would let them run errands and buy snacks next door. The dim sum shop next door is the most authentic of this white sugar cake, and many of them are repeat customers. The shopkeeper is also accustomed to matching the dim sum bought by the guests with a plate, which is convenient for himself and others.
It's a good one to be convenient with people, and you can see the subtleties and know it. The business of the shopkeeper of this tea house is really very intimate.
I tasted the tea and all kinds of snacks, and it was all right. In particular, the white sugar cake smells sweet, soft in the mouth, sweet, and tastes good. An Ruyi thought about it, but when she went back, she could buy some more and bring them back for everyone to taste.
I gave Lubi and Peach Blossom some tea and snacks, and asked them to sit on the other side and rest their feet.
Leisurely drinking tea and eating snacks, Liu Yue began to talk to An Ruyi in a chatter. Talking about it, the mother and daughter are talking lively, and Lubi and Peach Blossom will occasionally insert a sentence or two to make fun. The rules of getting along with their family in private are not too rigid, especially for these big girls who serve closely.
As he spoke, he talked about the pair of master and servant he met in the Treasure Pavilion.
"I don't know where they belong to, and they're so arrogant when they rob things. That maid's nose is almost up to the sky, and I wouldn't have given it to her if it weren't for our shop. Although Liu Yue chose to back down at that time, she was actually still unhappy in her heart. It's not polite to grab something, huh! The important thing is that she couldn't bring the hairpin back to the lotus, and she still has a little regret.
How realistic the lotus carving is, especially the petals look so pink. Alas, why didn't she think of it sooner! If lotus, plum blossoms, moon seasons, and peach blossoms were each paired with a pair of hairpin ring jewelry that fits their names, how appropriate would it be?
"Mother, do you say that I will choose a set of lotus, plum blossom, moon season, and peach blossom jewelry for each of them?"
"If you like it, if you like. Do you want to find someone to send a message to the golden shopkeeper and ask him to find a few looks to pick for you? An Ruyi looked at her daughter with a smile, "As for the hairpin, since you let it go, don't be entangled, don't pretend to be generous if you don't feel happy next time." What's wrong with your own shop, is there still a reason to make your own master suffer? ”
For today's An Ruyi, nothing is as important as her own baby girl being happy. She is willing to be rude and willful, she can accept it, and she is willing to be generous and humble in small things, so that she also feels good. Anyway, the entire Liu family is her back, which can ensure that she will have a smooth ride in her life and will not be bullied.
"Hmm...... I know, mother, I didn't struggle with it, I just didn't think it was interesting to fight for that, I have a lot of better ones. Liu Yue thought about it sideways and felt that she was a little funny, so she completely threw it away.
"Okay, just tell them to pick their own. Even if I save them a dowry. Liu Yue clapped proudly. My mother often said that she wanted to save a dowry for her, and she would have to worry about her girls in the future and save some good things.
"What?" Peach Blossom was very happy to hear it at first, but the young lady actually said what kind of dowry came in front of her wife? It's getting worse and worse. She rolled her eyes secretly, and the young lady didn't want to think about how old they were now, so she said this? The young lady is eight years old this year, and the four of them are about the same age, the oldest is less than ten years old, and the youngest is no more than seven years old.
The peach blossoms are also naughty, and their lively temperament is very much liked by Liu Yue, only under the lotus. She speaks bluntly on weekdays and doesn't love her brain: "Miss, why are you so stingy, you have to use only one set of jewelry as a dowry?" ”
Puff, cough, cough, cough......
An Ruyi just took a sip of tea in her mouth and swallowed half of it, and when she heard the words, she suddenly squirted out, and choked sadly, coughing non-stop. Fortunately, it didn't affect Liu Yue. Lubi and Peach Blossom hurriedly put down the dim sum teacup and ran over to pat the back. Liu Yue also stroked her chest anxiously.
Lubi glared at Peach Blossom: "Why are you so big and small, are you ashamed?" ”
The peach blossom was hanging down: "I, I, Madam, I was wrong, I don't dare anymore." ”
Liu Yue was also angry: "It's all your fault, hmph, I'll punish you for not eating all the snacks this month, and divide them among the three of them." ”
"Miss, don't......" Although there are only about ten days left in this month, but thinking that her favorite snacks are about to grow wings and fly away, Peach Blossom really cried this time, and tears and snot fell together.
Lubi pushed her away in disgust, this is too unproductive, didn't she just punish her for eating a few days of snacks, as for it, she spit on Peach Blossom very unsympathetically: "Yes." ”
Lubi is very close to Liu Yue's personal four maids on weekdays, and takes care of the young four people. Naturally, getting along with each other is far more intimate and casual than others.
An Ruyi couldn't stand it anymore.
She relented and said with a smile, "I'm fine, don't be busy." ”
"Ah, what about my snacks?" Peach Blossom immediately asked nervously, and the big eyes on her little face looked pitifully back and forth on the faces of her lady and her own young lady.
"Eat, eat, eat, you're so round, you're not afraid of fat." Lubi laughed angrily. I've never seen anyone so greedy.
An Ruyi glanced at her daughter and didn't speak. The meaning is obvious, you can do it yourself. Peach Blossom didn't bother to take care of Lubi, and quickly turned the target, and followed with a small look. Liu Yue stroked his forehead: "Three days." ”
Peach Blossom glanced aggrievedly at the dim sum on the table.
"Forget it, don't count today, start tomorrow. Two days, no less. Liu Yue couldn't stand it anymore, and was afraid that Peach Blossom's pitiful little appearance would continue: "Don't look at me like that, or I'll change my mind." ”
"Thank you, Miss. It's still the best miss. Peach blossom burst into tears and laughed. She decided that she must eat enough today to eat the amount for the next two days.
The whole room laughed—laughed. How can there be such a greedy girl?