There is a proverb in Jinling City, "June heart, hot cow".

The weather in the capital in mid-June was hot and humid.

On this day, after returning from Baishi Academy, Fu Jun walked on the sun-burned stone road as usual and went to Rongxuan Hall to greet Mrs. Hou.

Even with the shade of the trees overhead, the road was not comfortable. Fu Jun thought as she walked, after returning to the room, no matter what Shen's mother said, she would also drink a bowl of sour plum soup first.

It was steaming all the way, and it wasn't until I entered the steps of the main room of Rongxuan Hall that the dizzy sunlight darkened a little.

There is a large ice basin in Rongxuan Hall, and the temperature is quite pleasant.

The little girl opened the bamboo curtain, and after Fu Jun entered the door, she only felt a cool air with sandalwood rushing to her face, which made her immediately breathe a sigh of relief.

"Ouch, four girls come in, look hot." Mrs. Hou said with a smile. and instructed the little girl to serve Fu Jun a warm cup of tea.

Mrs. Hou pays attention to health and never eats raw and cold things. Now Fu Jun is also within the scope of her key protection, so even with Fu Jun's food and other things, Mrs. Hou is also very concerned.

"Drink a cup of warm tea to moisten it, don't be annoying to the four girls. You can't eat too much of the cold stuff. Mrs. Hou kindly instructed.

Fu Jun got up and thanked him, and then picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Mrs. Hou spoke to Zhang again: "The weather is getting hotter and hotter, but I am lazy. If you want to spend the summer in Bezhuang, just go and leave me alone. ”

Zhang smiled gently: "Where the old lady is, where we are." Besides, it's really hot. If you pack up your things and get up at this time, I am afraid that someone in the house will suffer from heat stroke again. ”

In the past few days, because the weather is too hot, many people in the house have suffered from heat stroke. Fu Yao and Fu Qi are also a little uncomfortable, and now they are recuperating in the house.

"You're right." Mrs. Hou smiled and narrowed her eyes slightly, "At this time, it is uncomfortable to leave on the road." Now that the weather is not good, you ask people to boil more licorice and mung bean soup, and prepare more peppermint oil, so that they can use it. And the money was taken out of the duke. And the brothers and girls also have to take care of it, don't eat too much cold food. ”

"Yes." Zhang got up and answered. Cui Shi on the side smiled and quipped: "The old lady is the most compassionate." It's all said from top to bottom. Only we, who are daughters-in-law, have to ask the old lady for some mint oil. ”

Mrs. Hou laughed out loud, pointed at Cui's and said to her mother, "Look, she is so narrow." They also begged me for peppermint oil. I see you're begging for a beating. ”

Cui Shi covered his mouth and smiled: "If the old lady is willing, she will beat me up." ”

As soon as this phrase came out. Everyone laughed. Zheng also joked: "The old lady is reluctant to beat her second sister-in-law." The second sister-in-law is relieved. ”

The crowd was laughing and talking. Outside, a rich mother came: "Old lady, Steward Li in the front yard is here." ”

Fu Jun was slightly stunned.

What is Mrs. Li doing at this time? Isn't there something big going on ahead of you?

Mrs. Hou also seemed to be a little surprised, and her face was a little pale.

"Call her in." Mrs. Hou said lightly.

The little girl answered and raised the curtain. Mrs. Li wore a gray dress and a green skirt and walked in with her head down.

"What are you going to do?" Before Mrs. Li could see the ceremony, Mrs. Hou said impatiently.

Mrs. Li is the steward of the front yard, and she has never been under the care of Mrs. Hou. And a few things that happened one after another some time ago were all handled by the front yard, and in Mrs. Hou's opinion, they were handled extremely inappropriately. Therefore, she is very unpleasant to look at Mrs. Li now.

Mrs. Li paused, but still saluted the masters according to the etiquette, and said in a steady voice: "The slave maid is here to give revenge to the eldest lady." ”

"Looking for me?" Zhang's face was slightly surprised.

Naturally, from Fu Jun's professional point of view, Zhang's surprised expression still lasted too long.

"Yes, the eldest lady asked the slave and maid to investigate, and the slave and maid have found out."

Zhang's face was full of puzzlement at first, and it wasn't until Liu's mother whispered something in her ear that she suddenly said, "It turned out to be this matter." ”

After saying that, she turned to Mrs. Hou and said with a smile: "The old lady forgive me, the daughter-in-law forgot for a while." Originally, I asked Steward Li for help. Because there were a few things missing from the big kitchen, I asked Steward Li to check who had left the house in the past few days. ”

"What's missing in the big kitchen? Why didn't you tell me about this? Mrs. Hou's tone was slightly displeased.

Zhang hurriedly stood up and said in a respectful voice: "The big kitchen is just two kinds of guys for cooking, the same is a small sharp knife for picking chicken and duck bones, and the same is two pairs of silver molds for making pastries and fruits." It was only because these two things were used by the chef that she was old, and she was not used to using them ready-made, so her daughter-in-law asked Steward Li to help check them. ”

"I see." Mrs. Hou's expression eased, "Although it's not important, I only lost something, but I still have to check." There is no room for those who have unclean hands and feet. Later, Mrs. Hou's tone was a little stern.

Mrs. Li stepped forward and said: "Back to the old lady and the eldest lady, the slave and maid checked the person who left the house on the day of the lost property, this is the list, please take the eldest lady." As she spoke, she pulled a piece of paper from her sleeve and presented it.

Zhang took the paper and did not look at it, but forwarded it to Mrs. Hou.

In recent years, Mrs. Hou has become more and more old and dizzy, and she can't see the words on it clearly. So she asked Yu's mother to read it to her.

Yu's mother held the paper and read it, and there were only seven or eight names on it, but more than half of them were from the outer courtyard, and only one daughter-in-law in the inner house went out to buy.

When Yu's mother finished reading, Mrs. Hou asked, "Have these people been tried?" ”

Mrs. Li lowered her head and said, "Back to the old lady, the slave has already asked." The rest of the people have been verified, and witnesses have been found. Only the little guy named Changling said a little vaguely, and the slave maid came to ask the eldest lady to show it. ”

As soon as the word "Changling" came out, Fu Jun's corner of his eyes caught a glimpse of Zheng's hand on the table.

Fu Jun didn't move, picked up the teacup and took a sip of warm tea.

Everything has a beginning, but she never thought it would start so quickly.

Zhang's face showed a little hesitation: "Otherwise, the daughter-in-law should go to the flower hall to ask." Old lady here......"

"Forget it, it's such a hot day, why bother to run to the big flower hall?" Mrs. Hou's words were gentle, but her tone was too flat, "It's very sunny in that flower hall." Just ask here. ”

If you ignore the glimmer of light that suddenly flashed in Mrs. Hou's eyes, these words can be described as very considerate.

"Yes." Zhang replied gently.

Yu's mother on the side ordered: "Bring people into the west room, and watch them." After that, he turned to Mrs. Hou again: "Old lady, the weather is too hot, and it is not easy to set up a screen." So he asked the little guy to talk back in the west, and there was always a floor cover and a fan in the middle. ”

Mrs. Hou nodded slightly, here Mrs. Li had already brought someone, and at this time she gave an order, and after a while, someone from the front yard took Changling to the west and knelt down, and sent four or five rough servants to watch. (To be continued.) )