"Girl, the slave has brought you something good." Mother Yang's old face was full of red light, her smile was full of folds, she mysteriously came to Shu Manyao's side, said in a low voice, and lowered her head to glance at Chunchen and Xia Xi who were standing on the side.

Chunchen was a little dissatisfied, snorted lowly, got up and walked out. Xia Xi glanced at Shu Manyao, and saw Shu Manyao nodding, so she got up.

Mother Yang hurriedly took out a book from her arms and handed it to Shu Manyao: "Girl, this is what my eldest son bought from several bookstores, you can take a look, if it doesn't fit your heart, if it doesn't meet your heart, let that kid change it next time." ”

Shu Manyao reached out and took the book, turned two pages, and sneered in his heart, sure enough, it was the same as in the previous life, the front was a couplet, and the back was a legend of the warbler. It's just that I don't know if the nurse knows about it.

She and her brother are illiterate, but once it was an accident, what about two or three times, or even every time?

"Mama, where did you buy this book?" Shu Manyao suppressed the hatred that surged up in her heart because she remembered the events of her previous life, and asked with a smile.

Grandmother firmly believes that a woman is virtuous if she is not talented, although she can't resist her father, she agreed to invite Mr. Shu Manyao, but she is most tired of Shu Manyao holding a book to read, so Shu Manyao just wants to read this book, so she has to ask the nurse to secretly go out to buy it.

"I heard from that kid in my house that I bought it in a shop called Baiwei Bookstore, what, girl, it's not this book? The shopkeeper deceived us! Mother Yang was suddenly furious, and reached out to pull the book: "Girl, you wait, the old slave will let your brother take someone to smash the shop!" ”

Shu Manyao smiled and shook his head: "Mom misunderstood, I just think that this book seems to be thicker than the second sister's one, and I am a little confused." ”

Mother Yang's fangs suddenly laughed: "That kid also looked at this book thicker than others before, so he bought it back, and now the book is really expensive, just such a book, it costs two taels of silver!" ”

Shu Manyao smiled, leaned back on the easy chair, and shook it slightly: "Mom, this time it's annoying to the nurse brother, you went and got five taels of silver yourself, and went back to let the nurse buy snacks to eat." ”

Mother Yang hurriedly waved her hand: "Buy something for the girl, where is the trouble?" The old slave wished he could make two more trips, but the girl should not be polite to him. The silver girl kept it for herself, and the girl was getting older and bigger, how could she do without a few silver in her hand? That Xu is not a haode, he is like a bodhisattva on his face, and he is a mean person underneath, and he will not give the girl half a cent more per month, and the girl's silver still has to be saved. ”

"Where can the milk brother pay for his own money, and the nurse should not be polite to me, follow me as a master, the milk brother has no good errands, and I am afraid that there is not much money in my hand, I can't always buy something and have the milk brother pay for it himself, in the long run, the milk brother has to sell himself to be able to afford the money?"

Shu Manyao said with a smile and squeezed Mother Yang's hand: "If this is the case, I won't dare to let my brother buy me something in the future." ”

Mother Yang's eyes were slightly red, and she wiped her eyes with her sleeve: "If the girl is still considerate of him, then I will listen to the girl." ”

The old lady is a person who values the rules, and emphasizes the distinction between master and servant the most, since the girl was carried to the old lady's yard to raise, the girl has never called the nurse again. screamed out at this time, and Yang's mother was really sad. If the lady is still here, where will the girl live so carefully?

After a pause, Mother Yang glanced outside: "Girl, that girl in Chunchen is really not a haode, the old slave saw her and the parsley over there secretly hiding in the garden and talking yesterday." ”

Shu Manyao smiled and nodded: "Don't alarm Chunchen first, it's still useful for me to keep it." Mom, you go to the storeroom to look for it, I remember, I still have a stone blue Wufu huddle brocade? Also, you go to the sewing room and ask for some gold thread to come back. ”

"The girl is going to do needlework for the old lady? In a month it will be the old lady's birthday, will it make the old lady unhappy to do just a little needlework? Mother Yang said with some hesitation, Shu Manyao's tone was still slow: "Mom, just go and ask for it, I have my own opinions." ”

Mother Yang saw that Shu Manyao's eyes were closed, so she had to quietly exit the door, and saw that only Xia Xi was sitting under the hugging building with a small stool to do needlework, and she was immediately a little annoyed: "What about those little hooves in Chunchen?" One by one, they see that the girls are good-natured, so they all go lazy! Sooner or later, I'm going to sell you all! ”

Xia Xi hurriedly got up and said with a smile: "Mom, don't be angry, Chunchen is going to the big kitchen to get snacks for the girl, Qiu Chao and Dongdui are making clothes for the girl, Jing Chun and Jing Xia are going to Madame to get this year's wool, and Jing Qiu and Jing Dong are going to pick flowers and make spices." ”

A few words were clear, although Mother Yang was angry in her heart, she couldn't say anything at this time, so she only snorted and went outside the yard.

Xia Xi saw her go out, so she quickly packed up her needlework and walked to the flower hall. It's just that before I entered the door, I heard Shu Manyao say inside: "Don't come in, I'll lie alone for a while, you go and get the rose dew, go to the small kitchen and stew me a bowl of rose nut soup." ”

"Yes, girl, slave and maid will go." Xia Xi answered, went around to the next room, took the rose dew from the cabinet, and hurried to the small kitchen.

The courtyard where the old lady lives is very large, and it is divided into three small courtyards, the middle is where the old lady lives, the left is where Shu Manyao lives, and the right is empty. The small kitchen is in the back, only two separate rooms, and the old lady's meals on weekdays are all taken from this side.

When Xia Xi went in, she happened to meet Jin Ling next to the old lady, and Xia Xi hurriedly saluted Jin Ling: "Sister Jin Ling, why did you come here in person today?" ”

Jin Ling glanced at Xia Xi with a smile: "The old lady wants to eat the fruit cake I made herself, why did you come here too?" Did the big girl tell you something? It's a bit unfortunate that you're here, it will take a while for my fruit cake to be steamed, and the other three stoves are occupied, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a little longer. ”

There are a total of four stoves in the kitchen, Xia Xi glanced at it, except for Jin Ling's side, the other three, one is a big pot, which is about stewed soup, and the other is a steamer, about steaming rice, the old lady likes to eat rouge rice, the entrance is soft and glutinous, no need to chew hard. But this rice has to be steamed for an hour, and it has to cool for a while after steaming, so the small kitchen has always been prepared early. On the other stove, soup was also stewed.

"This soup is stewed for the old lady?" Xia Xi asked with a smile: "I remember, the old lady didn't like to drink this fish soup the most, saying that there was always a fishy smell, and there were too many fish bones, so it was really troublesome to drink." ”

Jin Ling glanced at Xia Xi with a smile: "This fish soup is stewed for the eldest young master, the old lady said that the eldest young master is studying outside all day, it is really hard, this fish soup is the most brain-replenishing, and it happens that the eldest young master is coming back today, so I ordered someone to stew it early in the morning." ”

Xia Xi hurriedly smiled and said, "Look at my memory, I actually forgot that today is the day when the eldest young master comes back." How long will it take for Sister Jin Ling's fruit cake? It's rare for us girls to want to eat rosehip prava, and if we don't have time here, I'll go to the big kitchen and have a look. ”

Jin Ling frowned slightly, and paused before saying: "I still need half an hour, when I finish steaming, you make rosehip praline soup again, it is estimated that it will be noon, the eldest girl is afraid that she will not be able to use it, you better go to the big kitchen and have a look." ”

Xia Xi nodded, and said a few more words to Jin Ling, and then hugged the rose and revealed the door. Jin Ling looked at Xia Xi's back, pursed her lips secretly, and only continued to stare at the steamer on the stove.

The big kitchen is far away from the yard, and when the summer evening passes, the mothers-in-law inside are gathering together to idle, and when they see the summer evening, no one moves. Xia Xi couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart, if it weren't for the fact that her own girl's temperament was really soft, she wouldn't have lived in the old lady's yard and was so despised.

Helpless, Xia Xi had no choice but to go into the kitchen by herself, and was about to go to the cabinet to get the ingredients, when a mother-in-law suddenly stood up: "Ouch, Xia Xi girl, things here can't be moved, everything has a share, if it is a little less, we can't explain it to Mrs., the eldest girl is a kind-hearted person, you can't let us be scolded, right?" ”

Xia Xi frowned, stretched out her finger and pointed to the table surrounded by the group of mothers-in-law: "You said that everything has a share, what are you eating?" Could it be that they were all brought from home? Doesn't this doorkeeper know that things from outside can't be brought into the house casually? ”

The woman raised her chin and smiled: "What the girl said is not right, this is a frame, how can we not know the rules of the house?" Although this thing is in the cupboard, we have paid for it, and at the end of the month, we will report it to Mrs. Madame is a forgiving and merciful person, as long as we have no problem in accounting for us. ”

As she spoke, the woman glanced up and down at Xia Xi: "If you want to use the things in this kitchen, it's okay, as long as you give the silver like us." ”

Xia Xiqi's face turned red: "This is for the big girl!" ”

"Who knows if zuihou has eaten the big girl's mouth, don't I know you aunts and grandmothers? One by one, in the name of the master, they give themselves what they want to eat and drink, I'm whew! The old lady is not fooled, either give the silver or leave, Miss Xia Xi is a smart person, do you want my wife to say it again? ”

The woman pinched her waist and looked disdainful: "Besides, the eldest girl lives in the old lady's Ronghua Garden, and the Ronghua Garden has its own small kitchen. Do you really think I'm a fool? ”