Chapter 182: Test and Test
Yu Ling Ling became Rao Xuekong's personal maid, in addition to her, there was another fourteen-year-old girl named Xiao Cai, Xiao Cai is also lively, she was very happy to be selected, and she twittered to Rao Xuekong that this name was taken by the previous owner, she didn't like it, and asked Rao Xuekong to change one for her.
Because the word Ling has the meaning of coolness, Rao Xuekong changed the name of the dish to Qingqing, Qingqing Lingling, which made her feel a little cool psychologically in this summer afternoon.
At the insistence of Mrs. Rao, Rao Xuekong chose two second-class maids, named Bingbing and Liangliang, which were colder than Qingling, and they were all on the side.
There is also a rough mother-in-law named Aunt Hong. It is said that there will be the title of grandma in the palace or in the home of a big family and a big official, and in the Dayu Dynasty, this is also another embodiment of identity, but there is no one in the small portal, that is, what is the mother-in-law, what is the aunt.
In fact, Rao Xuekong felt that this was more kind.
Aunt Hong looks very steady, tall and strong, doesn't talk much, has a thick cocoon in one hand, and looks like a diligent person.
In fact, Rao Yuanzhi is an honest official, if there is no Rao Xuekong, they will not add any more people, after all, this is also a big expense.
However, Rao Xuekong thought that she would also hand over the family in the future, so she was relieved. If she is to be raised by someone when she is so big, she will feel that something is not right.
Renyazi brought so many people here, Rao Xuekong simply asked for two rough maids, two mothers-in-law, and four young and strong family members.
Mrs. Rao opened her mouth, but in the end she did not object.
When Rao Yuanzhi came back, he found an opportunity to talk to him. Then he said with some concern: "I can't push the person Xuekong wants, I just want to add a few to her." Husband, in this way, there are a lot of people you have to support, and I am afraid that you can't afford it with your little money, how can this be good? ”
Rao Yuanzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Since it is the person chosen by Xuekong, then let's stay." She was right, our daughter looks like a fairy. A few more family members are definitely needed. Sometimes when she has to go out, she can bring a few more people, so we can rest assured. Besides, those two mothers-in-law, there are many people in the family, no one can do this pulp washing and sewing or something? There are also rough maids. Think about it. Hua Yang, this kid has been with you for so many years. I have to let her be a big girl, and there have to be two people to help her share the burden. In short, Yukiko is well thought out. ”
Listen to what he has to say. Mrs. Rao was happy: "According to what you say, Xuekong still has a lot of trouble leaving these people?" ”
"Don't look at our daughter's young age, she has a good brain." Rao Yuanzhi also smiled: "You can relax, there are more people, and we will be more frugal in all aspects." ”
"Husband, I said it lightly, hey, I have to sum it up." Mrs. Rao was still very worried, and after thinking about it, she said, "Isn't there still a vacant land behind our house?" Now that there are more people, I think I will let them go and open up the vacant land, and we will stay in the poor county before, grow some vegetables, and save money for buying vegetables. ”
Rao Yuanzhi nodded: "I'll see it." As for me, just like before, Ping Suri wrote some calligraphy and paintings at home, and asked Hua Yangtuo to sell them for some silver taels. Madam, your embroiderer is very haode, so continue to embroider some handkerchiefs and sachets, and let the flowers be taken together to find a place to sell. ”
"I'll do that, of course."
Here the Rao family and his wife are worried about how to feed such a bunch of people, although Rao Xuekong does not know, but according to her observation in the past few days, she also knows that the economic conditions of the Rao family are not good.
Now what she has to do is to destroy Ji Annian and the second prince's Jihua, and there is another important thing, which is to make money.
This Rao Mansion was destroyed into this appearance, and it cost a lot of money to repair it. Hua Yang has been by Mrs. Rao's side since she was a child, and she knows a little about the economic situation of the Rao family, so she once said something in front of Rao Xuekong unintentionally.
"Don't spend all the money that Madame has saved for this renovation of the house."
And after she entered Rao's Mansion, Rao Yuanzhi and his wife were very generous to her, and the dishes at each meal were extremely rich, and Mrs. Rao also said that the girls had to eat better and eat richer, so that they would be beautiful.
But Rao Xuekong found that the mother-in-law who had been following the Rao family and his wife, that is, the kitchen lady Qin's sister-in-law, her skills in making these dishes seemed very rusty. This shows that the Rao family and his wife did not eat such a hearty meal before, but deliberately improved the food for her.
The courtyard where Rao Xue lived was named Jingxue Courtyard by Mrs. Rao. There were five more people in Jingxue Temple, and it was lively all of a sudden.
The courtyard of Jingxue Courtyard is the most beautiful in Rao's Mansion, it was prepared by Rao Yuanzhi for his daughter, and those peach trees, pear trees, plum trees, and apricot trees in the courtyard were planted by him and Mrs. Rao more than ten years ago, and now they grow very well. Flowers and trees are clustered, and the small artificial pool has just been replaced, so Rao Yuanzhi bought a few koi fish and put them in as soon as possible.
He wanted to replace all the doors and windows of Jingxue Courtyard, but Rao Xuekong didn't agree, because the doors and windows of Jingxue Courtyard were still complete, but the tone of the wood was a little gray.
Rao Xuekong didn't think it was unsightly, as a modern person, such a house was very simple and beautiful in her eyes.
She didn't expect that just because of this, Rao Yuanzhi felt that she was very sensible, took care of her family, and would not let them spend more money. That's why she kept so many more people, and Rao Yuanzhi would analyze those reasons.
Rao Xuekong took a few people back to Jingxue Courtyard, and as soon as she entered the courtyard door, she pointed to the main room where she lived and said: "That one is where I lived, the one on the right is my study, and the rest of the rooms are empty, you can arrange them yourself." ”
Unexpectedly, as soon as her words fell, Ling Ling took a step forward and directly assigned: "I live in the ear room on the left of Miss Qingqing, and the first room in the west wing is cold and cold, and Aunt Hong will live in the wing room closest to the small kitchen." After speaking, she turned her head to look at Rao Xuekong and asked, "Miss, is it good for the slave to arrange it like this?" ”
Rao Xuekong smiled: "Yes." ”
With her consent, Ling Ling arranged other things. "Aunt Hong, then please scan the inside and outside of Jingxue Courtyard, Bingbing goes to wipe the doors and windows and the railings of the cloister, Miss, what are you going to do now?"
"To the study." She's not done yet.
Ling Ling said to Qing Qing: "Then let's go clean up the young lady's room." I'll go make a cup of nectar tea for Miss first. ”
This Ling Ling is really a bit of a supervisor's demeanor, and it is arranged in an orderly manner all of a sudden! Rao Xuekong thought it was very interesting, after this strange experience, she found that she had a super intuition, and she could clearly perceive whether a person was good or evil, of course, this good and evil were relative most of the time, as soon as she saw Ling Ling just now, she felt that she had some hatred in her heart, but she had no malice towards Rao Fu and herself.
Rao Xuekong didn't know what secret Ling Ling had, Weishenme would come to Rao's Mansion to sell herself as a maid, but she felt that she was lucky and picked up a treasure.
Since she doesn't need to have any precautions against Ling Ling, someone will help her with anything she wants to do in the future. Thinking so, Rao Xuekong also relieved to hand over the affairs in this courtyard to her to arrange and manage.
"I don't want to drink nectar tea, make me a cup of lotus heart tea."
She said a word to Ling Ling, and went into the study to continue writing.
When she finished writing the letter and came out, she saw that Jingxue Courtyard had changed a lot.
Everywhere is clean, there is not a trace of garbage, as far as the eye can see, the window sills are clean, and the cloisters are clean. The weeds in the yard were all pulled out, and the dead branches or some fallen flowers under the flower trees were also swept into a pile, and Aunt Hong and Bingbing were squatting beside them, one picking up flowers and one picking up branches.
"Aunt Hong, Bingbing, what are you doing here?" Rao Xuekong walked over and asked curiously.
As soon as Bingbing and Aunt Hong saw her, they immediately stood up and saluted her: "I've seen Miss." ”
"You don't have to be so polite at home." Rao Xuekong waved his hand and repeated the question just now.
"Back to Miss, Miss Fang came here once, saying that these dead branches can be put away, and then a few pots of water can be boiled."
Bingbing said: "And these fallen flowers, Sister Ling Ling said that you can pick them out cleanly and dry them to make sachets." ”
Yes, it is also said that Hua Yang and Ling Ling look a little similar, which is similar to the habit of thrift and shrewdness.
Rao Xuekong smiled and said, "Then you can continue to pick it up." "It's a good habit, and she naturally supports it." What about Lingling? ”
Just now she brewed lotus heart tea, with a hint of sweetness in the bitterness, and the taste was very good.
As soon as she finished asking, she saw Ling Ling walking out of her room with a piece of paper.
"Miss, the slave has something to report."
"Say it."
Ling Ling handed over the paper in his hand and said, "This is listed by the slave maid, what needs to be made up in Jingxue Courtyard, Miss, please take a look." ”
Rao Xuekong raised his eyebrows, took the paper and looked at it, and couldn't help but praise: "What a beautiful hairpin." ”
"Miss has won the prize."
This Ling Ling has really been surprising her. Rao Xuekong looked down, and saw that the things she listed were densely packed, such as incense burners, powder boxes, all kinds of boxes, to buy some cloth to make mats or curtains, as well as candlesticks, teapots, etc.
Although Mrs. Rao has added some things in the past two days in this Jingxue Courtyard, she still lacks everything. But if it weren't for the table listed by Ling Ling, Rao Xuekong wouldn't feel that much worse.
And her beautiful hairpin flower also amazed Rao Xuekong.
"I'll keep this first, and then slowly add it when it's empty, Ling Ling has done a good job." Rao Xuekong praised him without hesitation, and said, "Now I have one more thing to do here. She handed the envelope sealed with red wax in her hand to Ling Ling, "Send this letter to the North Street General's Mansion and give it to Han Gongzi." But I don't want you to reveal your identity, can you do it? ”
She asked before, Ling Ling has been staying in Kyoto for the past few years, but Ling Ling didn't say what she did, and she didn't ask. But for Kyoto, she believes that Ling Ling is familiar. (To be continued......)
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