Chapter 9: Trouble
In the early morning of the second day, Luo Qinghe got up early to boil the herbs opened by Lang Zhong to Yueniang, and then put some rice and washed it into the pot to boil the porridge.
As soon as he went out, he saw Zhu'er running in with her clothes and belt.
Luo Qinghe hurriedly led Zhu'er to the stove, lifted the lid of the pot, handed Zhu'er two steaming meat buns and said: "Sister Zhu'er, I went to work today, and I have to work hard for you to take care of grandpa and my mother, this bun is specially reserved for you, you hurry up and eat it, there is soup there!" β
"No... No, the eldest lady said that it is not easy for you to make money, and I am not allowed to eat your food. Besides, you've given us meat pies..."Although Zhu'er said this, she was young, and she glanced at the meat bun.
"Don't tell your aunt! You've got to help my family all day, I want to thank you, can't you? This is what I specially left for you, I will be sad if you don't eat it..."Luo Qinghe saw that she was cute, and patiently coaxed.
As soon as she heard this, Zhu'er took it with peace of mind, and tasted it in small sips: "Sister, this bun is so delicious!" β
Seeing the fragrance of what she was eating, a trace of cunning flashed in Luo Qinghe's eyes, and he began to talk: "My sister didn't have anyone who said anything on her mind, so I could only tell you when I called you here." Alas... When I heard them talk about that yesterday, I was really panicked. β
"What are you afraid of!" Zhu'er was really fooled, pinching the bun and looking like a little adult, and said: "This family affair is the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, which is what they want to retreat!" β
Fang's house, back kitchen.
Luo Qinghe sat in front of the stove, stunned.
Just now, she took advantage of the fact that the second elder of the Wang family and Yueniang were not awake, and said something from Zhu'er.
Zhu'er said that yesterday, the Shen family sent a few people to the Wang family to say that it was the New Year. According to the rules, it is normal for the two families who have made a marriage to greet each other during the New Year's holidays, and the gifts they give are all wine, tea and snacks, but the people of the Shen family are indeed empty-handed, and they only gave thirty taels of silver.
Even if the Wang family suffered a fire, but Luo Qinghe hadn't passed the door after all, the Shen family didn't need to give so much silver even if they were helpers, and seeing that their attitude was a little salty, the second elder of the Wang family was stunned to confiscate the silver, and the Shen family drank a few sips of tea and left.
As soon as they left, the two elders of the Wang family became more concerned, suspecting that the Shen family had the heart to withdraw from the marriage when they saw the defeat of the Wang family.
What an unlucky dynasty this! Luo Qinghe snorted, and said in his heart: What is the marriage major event to be ordered by the parents, the words of the matchmaker, but the husband and wife can't see each other if they don't get married, how can they live a good life in the future! If I want to find out about this, I have to quietly inquire about the Shen family myself, but in this feudal society, a woman takes the initiative to inquire about the affairs of her fiancΓ©'s family, which makes people laugh!
"Qinghe!"
Yesterday, the little guy came to the back kitchen again, and seeing that Luo Qinghe was in a daze again, he stepped forward and pushed her, and shouted softly.
"What's wrong? The second master is looking for me again? β
"No, I came to you quietly. No, after Mr. Zhao ate your flowery cake yesterday, he felt that his stomach was a little cold when he ate this cake in winter, and the transparent jelly tasted alone, so I asked if you could change it! β
β¦β¦ Therefore, although there is a benefit to loving food, the disadvantage is that it is very troublesome! Luo Qinghe rolled his eyes and scolded secretly.
Xuan cake is a dim sum that is eaten cold, and it melts when heated, and this condiment is originally less, and there is no aroma of fresh fruit if you sprinkle white sugar directly in the stone fish maw... Luo Qinghe was thinking about countermeasures, but the little guy was impatient.
"Oh Qinghe, you hurry up and think of a way! If you offend Mr. Zhao, you and I won't be able to eat and walk around! β
This damn slave society! Luo Qinghe gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly, but because of his livelihood, he could only nod helplessly.
"That's it." Seeing that Luo Qinghe agreed, this little guy had a smiling face, patted Luo Qinghe on the shoulder and said, "My name is Wuwen, I am the young master's scholar, and there is another white one next to the young master, called Rongmo." Call me Brother Wuwen! β
This yellow-haired boy, how old is he to recognize his sister everywhere? I'm afraid that the young master is not a good thing! Luo Qinghe complained in his heart, but no matter how unhappy he was, he could only agree on his face.
After Wuwen left, Luo Qinghe turned around and said to the other busy people in the back kitchen: "This Mr. Zhao has a new request, what do you seniors think?" β
"What can we think? It's just some countrymen who have never seen the world, how can they have eaten and seen a young lady from a big family like you? β
should not squeak when speaking, but Aunt Zhou on the side sarcastically said bitterly.
When Luo Qinghe heard this, he saw that the other people in the back kitchen didn't react at all, as if they were running away from her, and suddenly said in a bad heart: Yesterday, one was happier than the other, but today is the same attitude! Could it be... What did the chef say behind her back?
Luo Qinghe originally wanted to ask Aunt Qian, but in front of everyone's eyes, Aunt Qian didn't dare to tell the truth because of the face of the chef.
Luo Qinghe thought about it, and immediately pretended to have a stomachache and ran out of the back kitchen, quietly went to the front yard to find Cuiling, pulled her into a secluded corner, and said, "Sister Cuiling, I want to ask you something..."
Before she could finish speaking, Cui Ling looked at Luo Qinghe defensively: "What's the matter?" β
Seeing this look, Luo Qinghe knew in his heart that something must be wrong, but for the sake of information, he still asked cheekily: "I came to the kitchen today and found that everyone's attitude is not right, I want to ask my sister but what I did badly......"
"It's not that you're bad, it's that you have a city, Mama reminds us to stay away from you, otherwise I don't know when I'll let you calculate!" Cui Ling was a city house, and he thought that his words were hurtful, so he pushed Luo Qinghe away and left by himself.
Luo Qinghe suddenly understood, most likely because she was anxious yesterday and committed a big taboo.
She herself has only been here for the first day, but she just came up with an idea to please the attention of the guests, so she was eager to gain a firm foothold in the Fang family, and she was so high-profile to win people's hearts! Those people were happy yesterday, but they looked rich, but she was so generous with a little girl, so it was not good for the subordinates who were rewarded in the future to swallow their own bounty money again and again, and in this mercenary house, everyone felt that inexplicable closeness must have some scheme, so it was strange not to be alienated from Luo Qinghe!
Luo Qinghe patted his head and stayed where he was, distraught.
Here, after Wuwen threw the problem to Luo Qinghe, he hurried into his young master's yard.
Although he entered the courtyard, Wuwen did not go to the young master's place, but walked straight to a remote hut.
Before he entered the door, he saw a middle-aged man with a somewhat similar face to Wuwen hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Where are you going to play crazy again!" β
"Do I have something serious to do, or did the young master order me!" Wuwen said a little aggrieved, "Dad, where is the young master?" β
"The old lady just sent someone to call the young master!" The woman with a charitable face smiled and said, "Son, go in quickly, they are roasting sweet potatoes just now, and I left two for you." β
"That's just right!" Wuwen's eyes lit up, and he turned around to leave: "I'll go and serve some young master's honey, sweet potatoes dipped in honey are delicious!" β
"Presumptuous! You don't talk about him, you take the master's things to eat, like whatever! Seeing that the woman did not stop her, Wuwen's father couldn't stand it anymore and reprimanded.
"It's okay, Wuwen has followed the young master since he was a child, and it's okay to eat honey after so many years!" The mother of the dance is informal.
This is, but I heard a slightly serious middle-aged female voice say: "Our subordinates are subordinates after all, no matter how good the relationship is, we must remember our identity, the honey is left for the young master by the old lady herself, you will eat it at two ends in three days, if the old lady knows, maybe how to punish you!" β
Wuwen's mother was a little embarrassed to hear it, but she was an elder, so it was inevitable that she would be a little faceless when she said this.
"It's all right, just don't get it today, come in!" I heard the voice of an old woman in the house.
As soon as Wuwen's mother heard this, she got down the slope and pulled Wuwen into the house.
Inside the house, a gray-haired old woman sat on the edge of the bed and was holding the soles of her shoes, and when she saw them coming in, she said earnestly: "You guys, we can tolerate messing around at home, but outside, who else will get used to you?" Although this is not a good thing to say, we must always remember our identity, and we must not lose proportion in front of the master internally, and do not smear the master's face externally. β
The old woman straightened her waist and continued: "Besides, it is the end of the year, and there is a Mr. Zhao from the Fang family. I heard that Mr. Zhao is full of poetry and books, and he thinks that he pays the most attention to etiquette, what if he sees that the people of the Fang family are so unruly and looks down on the Fang family? If the two young masters have no famous teachers, who of you can afford this sin! β
The Wuwen family who said it was ashamed and didn't dare to speak, and the atmosphere was very embarrassing.
"That's it, Wuwen is still a child, and the rules can be learned slowly!" Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, the serious middle-aged girl cleared her throat and came to be a peacemaker.
Seeing that the family of three already knew that it was wrong, the gray-haired old woman didn't say anything more, sighed and lowered her head to continue the work at hand.
Wuwen's father is also a middle-aged man, and the old woman said that he didn't know how to educate his son, so he couldn't help but be a little panicked in his heart, and he was so depressed that he walked out for a walk.
That old woman is the grandmother next to the second lady, Granny Wen. Recently, I heard that the young master was going to apprentice, so I specially pulled a new cloth to make a decent new pair of shoes for the young master, but my daughter-in-law only knew how to spoil her son......
Wuwen's father was very helpless, and he didn't want to go back to the house to stay, so he could only walk all the way, passing by the racecourse, but he saw that those shovels and brooms were sweating profusely to clean up horse manure, and thought to himself: Although this child is not particularly clever, he is really down-to-earth and hardworking, which is much stronger than Wuwen! Thinking so, Wuwen's father also picked up a broom and stepped forward to help.
And here, the young master in their mouth was just as stunned as Luo Qinghe.