Chapter Twenty-Six: Man Niang
Li hurriedly took the conversation: "Old lady, Wei Chen has been copying scriptures every afternoon these days, this child has filial piety, but he doesn't know how to express it, so he closes the door and copies the scriptures. ”
Mrs. Zhang's face was a little less angry, and she bowed her head and said, "In this case, send the scriptures to me to see." ”
Chu Weichen hurriedly responded, and saw Chu Weilin sitting quietly on the side, and was about to say a few words of embarrassment, when he thought of Mrs. Zhang's moodiness, he didn't dare to make a mistake, lest stealing chickens would not be lost.
He came in from outside and saluted Mrs. Zhang: "Old lady, Li Heshun's family has brought someone here." ”
Chu Weilin saluted and glanced out of the window.
In the courtyard stood seven or eight little maids who had not yet left their heads, dressed in cyan servant clothes.
Chu Weilin pondered for a while and understood that there were two small ones to be added to Yishun Hall.
Old Lady Zhang sat up straight and said, "Let Li and Shun's family come in and talk." ”
Li Heshun's family is about forty years old, slightly fat, and in charge of the little maids in the house, she said hello, and then lowered her hand to listen to the instructions.
"Pick two clever ones to do things in the yard, and follow Holly to learn the rules first." After Mrs. Zhang finished speaking to He's family, she asked Li Heshun's family again, "Among the children in the family, there are no thirteen or fourteen-year-old, smart and sensible, dial two to Wei Lin?" ”
Chu Weilin remembered this, and when she heard Old Lady Zhang mention it, she was not surprised, but Chu Weichen frowned.
Mrs. Zhang's eyes were sharp, and she snorted: "What?" You have a first-class and second-class complete house, and your sister's house is missing two second-class, and you are not happy that I want to add someone? ”
Chu Weichen was caught and hurriedly explained: "Grandmother, I'm not unhappy. ”
Mrs. Zhang didn't talk nonsense with her, and waited for Li Heshun's reply.
"Back to the old lady, Zhao San'er's family has a daughter who is exactly thirteen years old, with a good appearance and a clever person, and the slave maid brought it to you to see." Li Heshun's family said with a smile.
Old Mrs. Zhang half-closed her eyes, and her voice was a little tired: "Just let Lunfeng's daughter-in-law take a look." ”
Li Heshun's family should be, secretly glanced at Mrs. Zhang, she rarely comes to the master of the third room, the impression of Mrs. Zhang is still more than half a year ago, the spirit and strict appearance, at this moment when I saw this weak appearance, I couldn't help but be stunned, and remembered that the person in front of me had been sick for a long time.
Chu Weilin was also recalling, she still remembered the daughter of Zhao San'er's family.
In the previous life, the He family looked good, so they asked the Li Heshun family to lead the people to Qinghui Garden, because they were second-class who did not enter the house to serve, Chu Weilin changed her name to Qingyun and handed it over to Baolian for discipline.
Qingyun does things quite safely, and when she sees her in and out on weekdays, it is also pleasing, and Lu's mother praised a few words, saying that in a few years, she may be able to bring it into the house to do things.
Unexpectedly, half a year later, Zhao San'er died violently, and Mrs. Zhang was the most taboo about these, so she let Li Heshun's family bring people back.
I remember that Qingyun was originally called ......
Chu Weilin frowned slightly and recalled, a name flashed through her mind, and then a thought appeared in her heart.
Temporary, Rao is Chu Weilin couldn't help but sweat behind her composure, but there were not many opportunities to try, if she was wrong this time, she didn't know where it would be next time.
Chu Weilin suppressed the turmoil in her heart, and pretended to ask casually: "Mother of the Li family, it seems that Zhao San'er has three daughters, right?" Which one is it? ”
"Girl has a good memory." Li Heshun's family didn't expect Chu Weilin to be so clear, and praised it with a smile, saying, "It's the one among them, because she was born with Xiaoman, they all call her 'Manniang'." ”
As soon as the words fell, Mrs. Zhang's closed eyes suddenly opened, her face was pale, and her voice was a little louder: "What do you say her name is?" ”
Li Heshun's family was shocked, and he didn't know where to make Mrs. Zhang unhappy, so he could only reply tremblingly: "Old lady, Zhao San'er's daughter is called 'Manniang'." ”
"Another one!" Mrs. Zhang was categorical.
Chu Weilin saw the expression of the old lady Zhang in her eyes, this name would make the old lady react so much, and she didn't even hide the dislike and disgust in her eyes.
If you are not mistaken, the Manniang rewarded by the ancestors back then is the knot in the heart of Mrs. Zhang.
"Let's change the name." Chu Weilin was afraid that Old Lady Zhang would see something strange in her eyes, so she simply turned her head and only looked at Li Heshun's family, pretending not to understand what Old Lady Zhang meant.
Mrs. Zhang was very dissatisfied, her face was gloomy, and she was just about to open her mouth to refute, but He Shi happened to pick someone to come in and reply, and this one was interrupted, so she first revealed the matter.
He didn't know the turmoil in the room, and vaguely felt that the atmosphere was not right, but she was afraid of being burned, so she simply pretended to be stupid, and only replied with a smile: "Old lady, I picked two out, and I have already asked them to follow Holly." ”
Mrs. Zhang let out a long breath, leaning on the hand of Jizi and gently tapping the legs of Jizi, occasionally knocking the jade wrench on her finger, making a crisp sound: "Let's do this first, if you are stupid and can't learn well, it's not too late to change it." ”
Li Heshun's family responded, and he wanted to mention another person to skip the Zhao family's mother, and suddenly heard Mrs. Zhang's voice again.
"Wei Lin, let's add that full mother first, you can help me look at the other vacancy, and let Lunfeng's daughter-in-law see if there is a suitable one." Waiting for Li Heshun's family to respond, Mrs. Zhang called Chu Weilin, "Don't change your name, just use it." ”
Chu Weilin was stunned in her heart, and hurriedly lowered her head and thanked Mrs. Zhang.
I don't know if it was because my body didn't recover after my illness, or if the name "Manniang" evoked old memories, Mrs. Zhang dispersed everyone and went back to the inner room to rest.
In the afternoon, Zhao Manniang was sent to Qinghui Garden.
Dressed in a half-new and not old armor, the pants covered the upper and dragged the floor a little, it is estimated that the sister above wore the leftovers, and the appearance was clean, because it was the first time to return to the master, it looked a little uneasy.
After standing motionless in front of Chu Weilin for a stick of incense, Man Niang became more and more cramped.
The Zhao family is a child, and they all serve in the outer courtyard, in order to make the three daughters have a good life, they have taken a lot of effort to let people say good things in front of Li Heshun's family, and they are looking forward to getting an errand in the inner courtyard.
At noon, Li Heshun's family went to call someone, and Zhao San'er and his wife were surprised and delighted, and sent Manniang in with a thousand instructions.
Manniang didn't want to live up to her parents' expectations, but Chu Weilin didn't speak for a long time, which made her heart beat a drum, in case the master didn't like her, he would bombard her again......
Manniang's face turned white.
Chu Weilin didn't know what the person in front of her was thinking, she was all about Mrs. Zhang's abnormal attitude, she was obviously so disgusted with this name, why did she still choose her, and no longer mention the change of name?
I couldn't think about this for a while, so Chu Weilin could only put it down first and ordered: "Baolian, teach her the rules well." ”
Bao Lianfu responded, smiled and said to Manniang: "Come with me." ”
The big stone in Manniang's heart fell, and she nodded heavily.
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