At the second quarter of the fifth watch, the piano woke up Rong'er.

I have to do things today, and after freshening up, Rong'er wore dark red clothes that learned from white-collar workers, looking elegant and steady.

On the living room table are bird's nest porridge, crispy fish belly, quail eggs, salted dragon whiskers, plum blossom lamb, and a plate of fruit salad.

"According to the list you wrote last night, Yuqin asked me to make you a plate of fruits and vegetables in the morning. So, I didn't go with greens this morning. Mother Xin said proudly on the side, "Madame asked Xue Ju to tell the kitchen last night, and the third lady has to work hard today to exchange the blue terrier porridge for bird's nest." ”

When I wrote a list to Yuqin last night, I didn't tell her that it was called fruit salad, but only coaxed her to call it a fruit and vegetable meeting.

Taste a bite of fruits and vegetables, the taste is more delicious than the future era, after all, the crops in this era are pollution-free, no chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and no auxin. The handmade tahini is slightly coarse.

Rong'er arranged Xin's mother while eating: "It tastes delicious." Tahini and soybean flour are not delicate enough. During the day, you ask the kitchen handyman to help you make some tahini and soybean flour, and then some applesauce and lemon sauce. There is also granulated sugar to grind a little more finely, and every time you put sugar, you must mix it with water according to the amount I wrote, otherwise it will be too sweet and greasy to eat, and it will be easy to get sick. Tomorrow morning, I will make three fruit and vegetable meetings according to the list I wrote, one for my mother and one for my sister-in-law. ”

"Yes." Mother Xin couldn't help but gossip when she saw that she was happy, "Yesterday the gift from the Gu family, in the morning I heard from Mother Wang in Xiaoxiyuan that the second lady liked it very much, and told the third aunt that she really had to rely on the third sister to live a good life in the future." ”

Yuqin covered her mouth and smiled, "Xiaoxiyuan is smart. ”

"But it's a little abnormal over there in Dong'an Hospital." Mother Xin looked out vigilantly, and said in a low voice, "I heard that yesterday afternoon, the Xue family came to the relative Ping, and the mouth can't tell the know, and the nonsense makes the eldest lady feel bad, after the Ping family left, the eldest lady and Aunt Xue didn't know what was going on in the house, and they actually stained the southern snow-white embroidered brocade on the ground, and they couldn't wash it clean." It's a pity that a piece of high-quality splendor, at least two beautiful clothes can be made for the eldest lady! ”

Mother Xin said that she sighed.

Rong'er was shocked, this news was indeed amazing. Aunt Xue is steady, how could such a thing happen? That's a famous embroidered brocade sent by the solid family. When the second uncle of the Gu family took the goods, the purchase price was 300 taels, and the famous goods were scarce, and the splendid scenery in the market was sold for 400 taels.

Xin's mother knew about it, and her mother must have known about it early in the morning.

"Aunt Xu, mother and daughter, what kind of bad luck is this?" Yuqin muttered quietly, but said in her heart, "In Anping Mansion, except for the Gu family, Aunt Xue is the second shrewd person. It's true that people miss their hands and horses stumble. Shrewd people get into trouble too? ”

Rong'er's thoughts in her heart were not as simple as Yuqin thought. Pretending to be disbelieving on his face, he asked Xin's mother, "It can't be true, right?" ”

Xin's mother was full of confusion, "I also heard that the eldest lady has been in a daze in the embroidery room for the past two nights, and she hasn't slept late. Yesterday afternoon, it may be that the relatives of the Xue family said that the eldest lady's embroidered brocade and Miss Wuer's piano was valuable, and the eldest lady was uncomfortable, so she took the embroidered brocade as a cheap, so she made it like that. ”

The eldest aunt is well-behaved, how can it be unfair to the same people? The long song is worth the same as the embroidered brocade. Just embroidered brocade garments are discounted, and the qin still has a certain collection value, the guzheng is not better than the guqin, and the guzheng will be broken after a long time.

Because Congwan is still young and the coming day is long, the gift given to her is thinner, worth two hundred taels of silver. The sister-in-law is about to give birth, and she gave five hundred taels of silver, and after she is born, the Gu family will also give a big gift.

Rong'er shook her head, incredulous.

After breakfast, Rong'er went out with Yuqin and Yuxiang. When I walked to the Lotus Heart Pavilion, the six drums sounded.

There were two piano sounds from the Autumn Wind Pavilion, Rong'er stopped and looked over there, and then there was a light piano song.

"Second Miss has a new piano?" Yuqin can hear that the sound of the piano is different from the past.

Yuxiang smiled, "Listen to the sound of the piano." The second lady is in a good mood. ”

"It's a masterpiece, and the timbre is brighter than ever." Rong'er praised and walked forward.

Before entering the cave door of the atrium, Gu's angry shout came from Zheng'an Courtyard, "Someone! Home Punishment! ”

Snowflakes looked down the back steps of the living room at the cave door. When he saw Rong'er coming, he saluted her from afar.

From the living room came Ying Conglan's cry, "Mother." Yesterday afternoon we did not mean it. ”

In the living room, Aunt Xu's mother and daughter knelt on the ground, and in front of Gu's lay the southern snow-white brocade, which was dyed with a large black stain.

Rong'er passed by them, a strange feeling, couldn't help but glance at Ying Conglan, she just glanced at herself from the corner of her eye, although her face was sad, Rong'er felt that she hated herself to the bone under the quiet eyes, which made people's hearts blocked. Glancing at Aunt Xue again, she hung her head quietly, just wiped her tears, and did not make a sound, like a stone carving, her body revealed a deep gloomy atmosphere, which made people feel inexplicably cold.

"Mother. Good morning. Rong'er walked up to Gu Shi in a few steps and saluted, and stood aside to watch.

"You are so bad, I can't spare it today!" Gu's face was full of black lines, and he rarely moved like this.

Ying Conglan cried and begged for mercy, "Please forgive my mother." Yesterday afternoon, the fifth cousin-in-law came, looked at the gift given to me by the solid family, put it on the table, the second aunt sent the fifth cousin-in-law back, I looked at the embroidered brocade at the table in a daze, and sighed that there is such a good splendid in this world, the second aunt sat opposite me, and when I sat down, I accidentally pressed one hand on the embroidered brocade, and one flew up and hit my face, and then fell to the ground, and at the same time the tea on the table knocked over the ground, so the embroidery brocade was accidentally soiled. ”

"Why are there stamped footprints on it? More than one place? Gu Shi pointed to the embroidered brocade on the ground and asked.

Ying Conglan defended, "The embroidered brocade fell to the ground, I wanted to hug it but couldn't hold it, it fell to the ground and scattered, and we accidentally stepped on it." ”

"This is obviously the footprint you deliberately stepped on in anger. I think it's a scourge to send me to the West! Let your father judge this matter, and you will also be beaten. This excellent famous embroidery brocade is precious, although our family has a surplus, even the Hou Ye has never been so bad. Not to mention that the market price will be 400 taels, the second uncle of the Gu family took advantage of the favor of the grandfather of the Gu family back then, and only got two horses at the purchase price of 300 taels, and one horse was specially given to you, which is enough for you to make two dazzling wedding clothes! If you don't like it, it's good to get it back for me. No matter how bad it is, I reward the girls, it's all a good thing. Is your family rich? Just like that? Haven't figured it out for so many years? You live in Anping Mansion! Gu Shi was very angry, and gave an order, "According to the rules, you will be fined ten rods each for such waste of high-quality materials!" ”

"It really wasn't intentional. Please forgive your mother. Let me think about cleaning the brocade. "You should cry out from Lan.

I was only beaten with two canes in the afternoon, and there were deep blood marks on my buttocks. Today I have to take ten strokes, but I am afraid that I will not be able to withstand five strokes, where can I eat ten strokes of the cane? Yingjia's cane is a heavy punishment, and if it is not punished, it is already done, and once punished, there is no understatement.

"Can you wash it? This is a handmade product of the highest quality snow white. If you can really wash it, I won't punish you, but just take it back, so that people can wash it alive and put it in the storeroom. ”

"I'm sure I'll find a way to clean it." Should be boldly requested from Lan.

A delaying tactic? Want to delay it until the evening when the Hou Ye comes back and then plead for a lighter punishment?

Xie Shi stood on the left, his face was spring and sunny, and it was completely different from yesterday morning. Rong'er and her eyes met, and a smile flashed in Xie's eyes, this was watching Aunt Xu's good show.

The little man in the tent flashed outside. Gu Shi saw the shadow and said to Xue Ju at the front door, "Xue Ju asked me to go back and forth to tell Lai Jin, I will go to the account room after I finish dealing with things here." ”

Xue Ju went outside to deliver a message.

The atmosphere in the room was still tense.

Rong'er had already thought about it in her heart, and said to Gu's, "Mother." I didn't quite understand what was going on just now. Now it's about a little clear. According to the rules of Anping Mansion, such a waste of valuables is punishable by heavy fines. The eldest sister said that they were careless, and repeatedly said that they could be cleaned and restored, so it was better to halve the cane punishment first, so that the second aunt and the eldest sister could remember, and also warned everyone to take care of the items on weekdays. The eldest sister said that she could clean it out, maybe she really had a way. The other five cane punishments will not be too late to be beaten after she can't clean them. ”