Mingzhu and her sisters played on the Zhuangzi for more than ten days before reluctantly returning home, and the old lady promised to wait for the hot weather to bring them to play, otherwise Jiatong would not want to go back.

There are a lot of things to play here, Jiatong also follows people to dig insects in the field, dig sweet potatoes and roast them, roast ears of wheat and roast corn, and all qiē can be roasted and eaten.

"I like roasted wheat the most, and when I rub it with my hands, the wheat grains fall out, and they are fragrant." Jia Tong nestled in Mingzhu's arms and gave her something to play with, and her eyes lit up with excitement.

"Really, you also ate roasted wheat, that is delicious, I used to eat snake soup when I was a child, have you ever eaten it? We caught it ourselves. Mingzhu teased Jiatong.

"They caught it, but my maid didn't let me eat it, for fear that I would spoil my stomach, what a pity, I will definitely taste it next time." When Jia Tong heard this, he immediately frowned his little face and had a regretful expression.

"It's okay, we'll play again in the summer." Mingzhu saw that her sister was having fun, and she was also very happy.

When they returned to the house, the old lady was also very happy, and she was kind.

Jia Xuan came over to say goodbye, "Say hello to grandmother." ”

"Well, it's not a big deal, so you should go back and rest early." The old lady waved her hand, and she was tired from a day's work in the carriage.

"Yes."

The girls retreated en masse, Mingzhu went back to her yard alone, and Jia Xuan hurriedly stopped her behind, "Sister, wait for me." ”

Mingzhu looked back at her without being surprised or pleased, and her face was calm.

"Something is wrong with my sister?"

"Sister, can I go sit with you for a while?" Jia Xuan looked a little apprehensive.

"Ming'er, I'm a little tired after a day's carriage ride today." Mingzhu responded with a light smile.

"Okay then, sister, rest early." Jia Xuan nodded helplessly, with some loss in her eyes.

"Hmm."

Mingzhu turned around and went back with Red Rui and Turquoise.

After entering the house, Zhuxin fetched hot water to wash Mingzhu, and Yinzhu helped her change into homely and comfortable clothes.

"How are Jiaxuan doing?" Mingzhu washed her face and smeared some emollient balm, loosened her hair into a loose bun and asked.

"It's not good, it's very sad. The people like to top red and step on white the most, and they don't give the second lady any less anger, and the second lady and the third lady are busy with the director. can't take care of her, and doesn't care if she turns a blind eye, the second lady has had the hardest life ever.

Last month, even the monthly silver sent down became three taels, and she ran to find the second lady. The second lady sneered, this is the rule given by the house, and the rest is subsidized by these mothers, and I am not your own mother, why should I use private money to subsidize you. That's because your mother feels sorry for you and sticks her own money to you, and the money in the house is counted. A snatch of white made the second lady embarrassed. I haven't been out of the house for days. Miss, what should you do about the monthly silver? ”

Yinzhu asked Mingzhu if the silver would continue to be issued like this this month, or if it would be changed to the same as before.

"No need, in the future, I will follow the monthly rules in the house, and all the subsidies will be stopped, so that she will know that my mother has not treated her badly, so as not to feel wronged by her." The pearl is also temperamental.

"Yes, slave maid understands." Yinzhu nodded slightly.

"Miss, is this good? Will it affect Madame's reputation? Zhu Xin was a little worried, afraid that this concubine would say something that she shouldn't say.

"It's okay, she doesn't dare yet. It doesn't matter if she says it, no one will believe her words, the monthly routine in the house is three taels, and the rest are all made up by their respective mothers to supplement their children, and now my mother is angry and unwilling to make up for it, what's wrong? Is there something wrong? Mingzhu laughed for a while.

"Yes."

"In the future, including clothing and jewelry, you can use the fat powder in the house, and I don't need to continue to send it to her." Mingzhu sneered.

"Yes, then it is estimated that the second lady will be more difficult, what can I do with three taels of silver and four seasons of clothes once a quarter, we little maids pay for it from outside." Yinzhu smiled. I think this second lady is a little unkind.

"Yes, she used five taels of silver for a box of gouache, or a tribute to the ladies for the best goods, I want to see how proud she is." Mingzhu is very angry at Jiaxuan's disrespect for Yongtai. Be sure to fix her.

"Yes, slave maid understands."

It didn't take two days for the day of the moon to be issued, and Jia Xuan's things were the least, and she thought she had made a mistake, "Where's my satin?" And where's my fat powder? ”

The mother-in-law in charge laughed and replied respectfully. "That's the eldest lady who ordered us to supplement you, there have always been these cases in the house, and the extra ones are the wives of each house and courtyard to supplement their children, and it has been this old case for many years. You can find the eldest lady and tell the eldest lady to go, the brocade you use is all tribute goods in the high-class palace, six or seven taels a horse, and the fat powder is also five taels a box, where can we get it for you as a slave. ”

After saying that, he bowed and retreated, regardless of how ugly Jia Xuan's face was.

"Miss, the eldest lady is really annoyed." Zhilan frowned and reminded.

"How could my sister be so angry?" Jia Xuan also felt aggrieved.

"Miss, that's the eldest lady's mother, she can't tolerate others to say that Mrs. is not good, don't look at Miss is the most tolerant on weekdays, but in fact, she is very short-sighted, which aunt was disrespectful to Mrs. in the past, let Miss know, or in two days this aunt will be able to be rectified by the people to complain bitterly, Miss's means you have not been taught, that is called high, you can make the enemy miserable without taking action yourself."

Jiaxuan lowered her head, and suddenly remembered that her aunt also went to Zhuangzi? Who is the most beneficial, not yourself but Yongtai. It seems that he was also pushed by Mingzhu under the circumstances of not knowing what to do, and relieved Yongtai of a trouble.

She shuddered, "So what should I do now?" ”

"I don't know, Miss's temper is extremely tough and decisive, what she wants to do will definitely be done, I heard Mrs. say that the person who is most like the master is not the eldest young master or the second young master, but Miss, her temper is the same as the master, stubborn and hard, and she will never look back." Zhilan was Madame's maid in the end.

"Can my sister forgive me?" Jia Xuan was a little sad and a little overwhelmed.

"I'm afraid you'll have to suffer for a while, and if you don't let the young lady breathe this out, I'm afraid you won't be able to pass the test." Zhilan also felt that her young lady was doing something wrong, and she had less respect for her wife, probably because of this reason that annoyed the young lady.

"I ......, I see." Jiaxuan looked at the unbright material on the table aggrievedly, and really couldn't stand it, how could there be silk and satin, what inferior goods were given to me, and I didn't know how many years of old things I had pressed.

"After a while, you go to ask Mrs. to say goodbye and embroider something for Mrs., the slave thinks that it is because you don't respect Mrs. enough to annoy the eldest lady, which the eldest lady absolutely can't bear. You see that the third lady often embroiders something to express her gratitude to her wife, why don't you learn to do it. "Zhilan has the meaning of reminding. (To be continued.) )