Chapter 50: Xiao Xue'er asks for help
Today, after some words to teach He Wang and Mrs. Chen, Qin Nianbai was a little tired, and was about to rest, when Xiao Si came to knock on the door.
Xiaoqing went to ask clearly, and hurriedly came back to report, "Madam, the guard at the front door said that Miss is looking for you, do you want to let her in." ”
Qin Nianbai was combing her hair, and when she heard that it was Xiao Xue'er, she hurriedly asked someone to open the door, please come in, although the child is five or six years old, she lives more thoroughly than her mother!
After a while, I only heard Xiao Xue'er crying and running in, shouting at her aunt, "Woo, aunt!" Aunt! ”
"What's the matter?" Qin Nianbai squatted down, wiped her tears for Xiao Xue'er with Juanpa, and asked worriedly, Xiao Xue'er squeaked and whined, and couldn't say it clearly for a long time.
She asked Xiaoqing to get some delicious pastries, and finally coaxed Xiao Xue'er easily, only to say that her mother was punished by her grandmother to kneel in the ancestral hall and didn't eat!
Mrs. He didn't come over to make trouble, and she didn't let people come over to invite herself, but she just punished He Wang's family, and she was really calm!
Qin Nianbai had to start to take precautions, Qin Nianbai knew Wang's temper clearly, and now she suddenly changed her temperament, but she was afraid that someone would give her advice again!
"Xiao Xue'er, you tell your aunt, is the head of the family a guest, your mother didn't serve her well, and your grandmother punished her to kneel in the ancestral hall!"
Qin Nianbai asked gently while handing the pastry to Xiao Xue'er, Xiao Xue'er thought about it and nodded, her voice was sinister, "Well, grandmother's sister, Grandmother Zhou is here, and she will stay at home tonight......"
Qin Nianbai listened to Xiao Xue'er's words, and also understood seven or eight points, no wonder Old Madam He didn't directly bring someone over to find fault!
This lady Zhou is really a scourge, and other people's affairs are so concerned!
This back house, tomorrow will set off a bloody storm, fortunately, He Yan will come back tomorrow, I don't know how they calculate, it's really hard to deal with.
Qin Nianbai beckoned, hugged Xiao Xue'er in his arms, and said gently, "Didn't your mother say that I was a bad person and asked you not to get close?" Why did you think of coming to me for help! ”
Xiao Xue'er rubbed her eyes, looked at Qin Nianbai with teary eyes, and said sincerely:
"You're just afraid that your grandmother will say that you are a bad person, I know that my aunt is a good person, you gave me gifts and gave me food, except for my mother, no one is so good to Xiao Xue'er!"
Qin Nianbai smiled and touched her head, children of this age are the most scheming, no matter who they are, as long as they are good to her, she will consider them to be good people.
Qin Nianbai asked Xiao Qing to wrap a box of pastries, handed it to Xiao Xue'er, and said gently: "Your mother should be hungry, you send this back to her to eat, don't say that I gave it, otherwise she won't eat it!" ”
Xiao Xue'er hugged the pastry tightly with both hands and nodded happily, Qin Nianbai asked the little maid to send her out.
Xiaoqing was very puzzled, since Mrs. had the heart to do good deeds, why didn't she let the eldest lady know!
In this way, even if the eldest lady is a vicious person, she is a little moved, at least she will not be like before, always against her wife, and always looking for her stubble!
She secretly looked at her wife's face, and asked unevenly: "Madam, why don't you let the young lady say it, you have done a good thing in vain, the eldest lady doesn't know, and you have to be angry with us for today's matter!" ”
Qin Nianbai untied the last hairpin in his hair and said calmly: "If it's just my mother-in-law and sister-in-law, then it's nothing, don't forget that there is a good master living next door who gives advice. What a show of frost poisoning! ”
Xiao Qing suddenly understood, quickly looked around, covered his mouth, and said in surprise: "Madam, why don't you hurry up and ask people to bring the pastry back, if the young lady is not strict, say it......"
Qin Nianbai shook his head and said no, although this child is young, he is also warm-hearted, and he is not the same character as her father and mother at all.
And this order, He Wang is kneeling again, he must be hungry, and he will only gobble up the pastry when he gets it, where do you think of it and ask where the pastry came from.
At most, when asked later, Xiao Xue'er answered truthfully and it was fine, after all, what kind of poison could not attack for so long!
Chronic poison also has to have a process, no matter how stupid Mrs. He is, she will not make a fuss about this matter, not to mention, there is a slippery Zhou lady by her side!
The next morning, the courtyard was actually safe, so Mrs. He was so calm, then Qin Nianbai also had to do something, so as not to get caught in the way of others.
Qin Nianbai called Xiaoqing over and said lightly:
"Xiaoqing, you let the housekeeper order to go down, and the slaves sent by the old lady in the courtyard next door will give them something to do, and let them do some rough work outside the courtyard! Don't send it to the inner court! ”
Xiao Qing took the order and went down with a smile.
Wang Niannian was not far away, listening carefully to her ears, but she couldn't hear the reason from a distance.
"Third Miss, what are you doing here? Your account girl, Miss Xu, is looking for you! Mrs. Tian saw that Wang Niannian was sneaky, and said in an unkind tone.
Wang Niannian was a thief with a weak heart, and was taken aback, frowning, "Mother Tian, how can I say that I am also the master's family, you speak politely, be careful I sue my second sister-in-law!" ”
The second lady asked Mrs. Tian to watch the third lady closely, but there can't be any mess!
She is not afraid of things, these three young ladies, when Mrs. Tian was working in the old courtyard, she had heard of some of them, and she always wanted to marry their general!
Except for being the niece of the old lady, her family background is average, and she has no background.
Mrs. Tian pursed her lips, rolled her eyes, and said impatiently: "What the third lady said is true, but this courtyard is now under the management of the second lady, and several of our subordinates from the old courtyard were also allocated to the lady by the general!" You did everything possible to ask our second lady for errands, saying that you were willing to do anything, but my wife just reminded you, didn't it work? ”
Wang Niannian gritted her teeth angrily and clenched her fists, she couldn't turn her face at this time, this woman didn't know how to sue Qin Nianbai!
When the time comes, I will really be kicked out, and it will be difficult to get in again!
As long as the second cousin comes back, she will be able to carry out her own plans.
She showed a smirk, "Mother Tian, I'm going to find Miss Xu!" ”
Although Qin Nianbai told her that all the errands were up to her, she wanted to know the economic lifeline of the yard, so she ran to Miss Xu, who managed the account room, and asked for advice.
This little slut tried his best to teach, but all he looked at was the fake accounts of the apprentices, Wang Niannian knocked on the side and asked about the income of this courtyard, and Miss Xu was silent!
She wanted to inquire about the news from the mother-in-law who managed the procurement, but the mother-in-law only asked her to do things, and she was not allowed to ask anything, and she was not good at using her identity to press!
Wang Niannian came to the tent and saw that Miss Xu was keeping her head down and keeping accounts, and she said in a high tone.
"Miss Xu, last night my second cousin-in-law asked me to take a look at the recent income and expenditure problems, take out the account book and show it to me, don't worry that I can't read it, after all, there is a master like you to guide you!"
Miss Xu frowned, she only took the latest income to the second lady's room yesterday, let her see, how could the third lady say this?
Miss Xu closed the account book, held it down with her hand, raised her head, and smiled, "The third lady doesn't know, I'm just an accountkeeper, and the general ledger of the specific amount is in Madame!" ”
Wang Niannian didn't believe her nonsense, this Xu slut obviously didn't want to show the account book to herself!
Wang Niannian threw his handkerchief over, staring at Miss Xu with a sly look in his eyes, yin and yang weird, "Miss Xu, you haven't married yet, have you?" ”
Miss Xu stood up and smiled, "No, I am the second lady's slave, and it is up to her to decide whether to marry or not!" ”
Wang Niannian smiled at the corner of her mouth and directly took Miss Xu's hand, sighed and said: "Sister Xu, I heard that you are eighteen, my second cousin-in-law didn't mention letting you marry at all, and if you continue like this, you will become an old girl!" If you want, I'll ask my aunt to find you a good home!" ”
Miss Xu's face changed slightly, the second lady also mentioned the matter of marrying a few times, but she didn't want to!
When she was 15 years old, she exchanged hearts with her distant cousin, and her cousin was in Xiucai, and their Xu family was in the middle of the road, and the family affairs that were said to be good were also urged, and the cousin also married a girl from a large family as a wife, and since then, she has never thought about getting married.
Wang Niannian saw Miss Xu in a daze, thinking that she was moved by what she said, so she hurriedly continued, "With an identity like yours, it is not difficult to match a housekeeper!" ”
Miss Xu took out a handkerchief a little sadly, wiped her tears, Wang Niannian thought she was moved to cry, and grabbed her hand again, "Sister Xu, you can rest assured, I will definitely ask my aunt to find you a good family!" ”
"Thank you for the kindness of the third lady, my affairs, the second lady will naturally call the shots, if she doesn't mention it for the rest of her life, I won't marry for the rest of my life!"
Miss Xu withdrew her hand in an indifferent tone, sat back in her original position, took out a pile of fake account books from the side and handed it to Wang Niannian, "Third Miss, in the past two days, I have also taught you some, you can just watch it first, and when you become the master of your own house in the future, you will use it when you are in charge of the house!" ”
Wang Niannian really wanted to tear up all these fake accounts, and then rushed over to slap Xu slut a few times.
But she couldn't do this, she endured it deeply, Xu Slut was right, she was going to be the master of the house, but it was this He family!
When the time comes, the first one will clean her up and that lady of the day!
"I'll go outside and take a look, so I won't bother you!" Wang Niannian smiled and went out with the account book.
"Xiaocui, come here!" The girl shouted in a low voice, and Xiao Cui, who was cleaning in the back, ran over with a bucket of water.
"Sister Qiao'er, you command!"
Xu Qiao'er looked in the direction of Wang Niannian and whispered, "You go and tell Miss Xiaoqing that the third lady always wants to know the account books in the courtyard from me!" ”
Xiao Cui nodded and went out with the barrel.
"What? I knew that this Wang girl was uneasy and kind! When Xiao Qing heard this, he said angrily.