Rumeng has been recuperating from her injuries for more than a month, and her arm can move normally, but she can't be affected by it yet. On this day, the shade of the trees was unusually cool, and Rumeng wrote a few small words after breakfast, and felt that his arm was recovering, and called Ping'er

"Ping'er, come with me to the kitchen"

"What do you do in the kitchenette? Yantai is greasy and I am afraid of staining the lady's clothes."

"It's okay, come back and change it, you go and ask for some newly picked lotus flowers from the lotus pond and I'll wait for you in the kitchen."

Not questioning Ping'er, he got up and walked towards the small kitchen.

Aunt Liu, the cook in the small kitchen, is a branch of the Liu family's clan, who has worked in the Pingyang Hou Mansion for generations. Aunt Liu's son Xiaoshi is ten years old this year, and the wife of the main room, Qi, saw that he was clever and accepted him as a clerk by her son's side, for which Aunt Liu was very proud, and praised her son when she met people.

Saying that, Rumeng walked into the kitchen here, and Aunt Liu greeted her

"Oh my miss, why did you come to this place, you broke the rules, go back to the room"

"Aunt Liu, it's okay, I came today to make two dishes and send them to the third sister."

"Look, the fourth lady is really kind-hearted, it was good to have us prepare in the past, and now I have to come down in person"

Rumeng smiled faintly, this Aunt Liu likes to talk about family things in her free time, I am afraid that everyone will know about her going to the kitchen in less than half a day.

"Aunt Liu, do you still have bean paste paste, I want to use some"

"Yes, there are still a lot of leftovers left after making the bean paste buns as soon as possible, so I'll get them for Miss."

"Miss, the lotus flowers are in full bloom, I want to come three, and I also brought some lotus roots and lotus seeds" Ping'er also trotted in.

The materials are complete, like a dream, tie your shirt and get busy. Although the original intention was to make a show, it was also necessary to put a lot of thought into it.

She took out the petals of the lotus flower close to the lotus heart, rinsed it with water, then took some bean paste and put it on the petals, and took another piece to cover it to make it naturally bonded, so that it was made into a small cake, and after hot oil, it was fried in the pan, which was fragrant and delicious, and not greasy, and it was the most suitable for cooling off in midsummer. Stir-fry another fresh vegetable to match, and today's vegetarian dish will be good.

If you dream that the craftsmanship of your previous life is not unfamiliar, you are a little lucky. Arrange for Ping'er to put it in a food box and send it to the ancestral hall.

I went back to my room and changed out of my oil-smoked clothes and did a simple cleaning. As soon as he sat down, Ping'er came back in a huff, and he didn't say a word when he came back, and poured tea vigorously.

"You have no rules like this, and you are more comfortable when you don't see guests around me, but if you go to a decent family in the future, your elders and relatives are here, you will have to suffer, why don't I set some rules for you from today."

Thinking of her previous life, in the Fang family, Ping'er was like a dream because of everything, and her words and deeds were vulgar, and she was married to someone early by Mrs. Fang. I heard that the family was a scoundrel on the outskirts of the city, because my sister was an embroiderer girl in the palace, and often filled the family's own silver, so she became more and more lazy to eat, wander around the market all day long, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling everything. Ping'er was bullied and scolded by the lazy man all day long, and finally threw herself into the pond on the outskirts of the city.

If you still have the ability to change today, you must protect the people around you.

"Miss, Ping'er just couldn't get angry, and she had a fight with the third lady's girl, Red Lotus"

"On weekdays, I indulge you, because I think that although you and I are the master and servant, we have grown up with each other since childhood, as long as the friendship is genuine. Now that I am looking at it, if you want to live with me for the rest of your life, you have to listen to my arrangement."

Ping'er pursed her lips aggrievedly, and stopped talking. Rumeng didn't give her a chance to argue, and continued

"Just now you have three mistakes: one is that your words and deeds are vulgar and you are flustered; Second, the owner did not ask questions, and should not speak without authorization; The third is the root of the wrong, arguing with others. Do you know that in this century-old house, in the open and in the dark, how many people are waiting for us to make mistakes, without any consideration, all the thoughts and family backgrounds are written on one face by you. ”

"Ping'er, are you convinced of what I said?"

"Miss, the third lady knows that today's meal was cooked by you, and she was so angry that she threw out of the ancestral hall with the food box, I couldn't get angry, so I quarreled with Honglian, Miss's old injuries have not healed, they are not grateful, let's not send it in the future."

"One more mistake, the answer is not what you asked, it seems that you are really going to be severely punished today, go to the yard and kneel, and you are not allowed to get up until the time of the lamp."

Although Ping'er was frightened that Miss Yu was different from usual, she didn't dare to say anything more, and obediently went to the yard to be punished.

Within a moment, the fourth lady personally cooked for the third lady to cook the food, the third lady did not appreciate it, and ordered the girl to throw the dishes out of the door The news spread all over the courtyard, everyone said that the fourth lady also punished her own girl, the rhetoric is that Ping'er is playful, and the food is cold before it arrives in the ancestral hall. A discerning person can see that this is enough face for the third lady. Everyone appreciated Rumeng's actions a little more.

Tomorrow is the day when the third sister will lift the grounding, and Rumeng is very satisfied with the layout of this month to this extent.

In the evening, the news somehow reached the ancestor of the upper room. Then Granny Yan, who was beside the old grandmother, came to the small courtyard like a dream

"Granny Yan, it's getting late, but what does grandmother need?"

"Fourth Miss, don't worry, it's not an urgent matter for the old slave to come today, just entrusted by the old lady to see if your injuries are serious, here is the old lady's treasured cordyceps, it will help your injuries a little, and I specially sent it to you"

Rumeng has been injured for a month, and the old lady must have paid attention to her behavior this month. It seems that the effort was not done in vain.

"Grandmother Lao is concerned, thank you here like a dream, and ask Granny Yan to take me to convey it"

"Fourth Miss is polite, there is no need to convey it, tomorrow the old lady will invite each room to go to the room for tea, let a few of you go with your mother, you can thank yourself when you see the old lady"

Granny Yan said a few more polite words and went back with the lantern.

Ping'er's punishment has also arrived, her knees have been numb and sore for too long, and she asked the doorkeeper to carry her back to the side room like a dream.

The plain lights are bright, and the moonlit night in front of the window is the same, like a dream, and the piano is tuned by hand, cold and clear, and the tone is poignant. What awaits her tomorrow is unpredictable.