In addition to Qingyue, Cai Yuran also brought a mother Chu here, in addition, Zheng Qijun's mother Wang, Qiaoyu, and Cui'er are old people, and the others are all newly bought, with a total of more than ten people, and the rest are the people stuffed in various courtyards.

Zheng Qijun said that he would come back before lunch, and while Cai was not paying attention, he stole a sip of incense and ran out.

Mother Chu came in with tea, and when she saw someone coming out, she quickly avoided it, looking at Zheng Qijun's back like a child, she couldn't cry or laugh.

Seeing that Cai Qiuran's face was flushed, Mother Chu didn't say anything, thinking that it was okay to do this, the young couple didn't need to be so serious, so as not to lose their fun.

Putting aside the pine nut ginger tea that nourishes the body, Mother Chu looked at the stacks of account books on the table, and said with some surprise: "Uncle handed it over to you so soon?" ”

Cai Yuran nodded, she didn't think this was such a rare thing, she took a sip of sweet and spicy ginger tea, and flipped through an account book casually.

Mother Chu glanced out of the door and asked Cai Yuran in a low voice: "Sister, look, how much is that Qiaoyu's monthly silver?" ”

Cai was stunned for a moment, not knowing why Mother Chu asked like this, "Which one is Qiaoyu?" ”

Mother Chu's wrinkled eyelids lifted, her mouth furrowed, and she said, "It's just a very handsome girl, and the old slave is afraid......

Cai Yuran understood, the sip of ginger tea he drank was like a bowl of hard rice overnight, and it was very uncomfortable to fall on his stomach.

She took the account book that recorded the monthly silver, and only turned a few pages before she saw Qiaoyu, which was together with Cui'er's name, both of which were two dollars of silver per month, two sets of clothes in one season, and no more.

Cai Qiran burst out laughing, and reversed the account book for Chu's mother to see, Chu's mother couldn't recognize many words, only saw a second coin, so she smiled and bloomed, and said again and again: "Okay, the courtyard is quiet, good." ”

Cai Yuran drank all the ginger tea in one go, his stomach was hot, and his whole body was a little more comfortable. Because the side hall was narrow, she instructed Qingyue to say that she wanted to meet the people in the courtyard in the open hall.

In the open hall, there is a large Luohan bed, on which there is a small square coffee table, all of which are red pears. Qingyue put the celadon tea set in her dowry, the celadon was translucent, the wood was calm, and it looked very elegant and atmospheric.

Cai Yuran nodded with satisfaction, pinched the teaspoon and fiddled with it by herself, and the golden silk beads on her wrist were half exposed, this jewelry was her mother's favorite object in front of her, she saw things and thought about people, and she didn't often wear it. It's just that Zhou said that the first-married lady is not easy to dress too plainly, although he disdains to ignore the dog's eyes and looks down on people, but why ask people to say a word behind their backs?

Mother Wang first brought Qiaoyu and Cui'er to see her, and Cai Yuran accepted the gift safely and gave Mother Wang a seat.

Cai Yuran glanced at Cui'er, with big eyes and a round nose, and she looked like a duty. Look at Qiaoyu again, it is indeed pretty, but it is also a regular dress, a plain cotton jacket, and only a few red plums are embroidered at the cuffs.

She was satisfied, and opened a box on the coffee table, which contained a white jade and jade pendant.

Qingyue handed it to the two of them, and the two of them pushed it first, and then took it, and immediately hung it on their chests.

"Can you choose a good little girl under your hands?" Cai said suddenly.

Cui'er looked a little sneering, Qiaoyu glanced at her, and then said: "The slaves and maids have cloudy eyes, waiting for the lady to pick it." ”

Cai Yuran knew that they didn't know their own temperament, so they didn't dare to make up their minds rashly, so she smiled and said to Qingyue: "Let someone come in according to your deed." ”

One name corresponds to one person, and there were soon six people standing in the room, tall, short, fat and thin, all different, but their eyes were honest, and there was no such wandering.

Cai asked if they could read? Do you have a craft? There is a mother who is on the stove, and the pine nut ginger tea that Cai Yuran just drank is cooked by her, and another maid said that she is also good at making soup and snacks, and she also returned to the small kitchen.

Cai Qiran picked two more clever ones and put them under Cui'er and Qiaoyu to discipline. The remaining two were counted as rough envoys, one was returned to the stove for miscellaneous work, and the other was returned to the courtyard.

Although before Cai Qiuran came, they were almost in this division of labor, but Cai Qiuran always made a decision, one radish and one pit, so that everyone could be at ease.

The tea on the small stove was boiling, Cai Yuran made a cup by herself, her movements were leisurely, ignoring everyone, and Qingyue was beside them to set up rules, every word was very strict, and everyone was a little drumming in their hearts.

But then, Cai Qiran said that everyone has worked hard these days, and asked Qingyue to give them an extra half a month's monthly silver on the spot, and everyone went out happily.

As for those who were not in her hands, Cai Yuran didn't know at all, and Mother Wang thought she really didn't know, so she deliberately stayed to tell her about it.

Cai Qiran smiled and didn't speak, first asked Qingyue to bring a pair of thumb-sized gold ingots and put them in a mahogany box embedded with gold double happiness.

"I heard that my mother's son is going to get married, which is suitable for the gold ingots to be placed in the bride price, which is my congratulatory gift." Cai Qiran said with a smile.

It's not that a pair of gold ingots are precious, but this box and the style of the gold ingots are very delicate and decent, not ordinary people can take it out at once, although Wang's mother has some furniture, but it is also difficult to find, Cai Yuran's move is naturally to make a face for Wang's mother.

"Ma'am, ma'am." Wang's mother wanted to refuse, but she pinched the box but was reluctant.

Cai Qiran felt that this Wang's mother was also a person who didn't have so many twists and turns, but she was a little more satisfied.

"The deed is not with me, and I am not their master, what kind of silver should I send in a hurry?" Cai Qiran said to Wang's mother: "Seeing that everyone has taken half a month's extra monthly money, I feel uncomfortable, and I see whose fool jumps out first, let's take him the first to operate." ”

Listening to Cai Qiuran's idea, Mother Wang was relieved, she has suffered a lot of Wu Rouxiang's idleness in the past few months, which is nothing to her, but she is afraid that her own housewife will not be able to cope with it, and even the people in the entire courtyard will not have a good life in this mansion.

After seeing people, it's time for Cai to see things.

"Bring the two sisters' things first, and I'll take a look." Cai Qiran knew very well in her heart that only these two sisters-in-law were reliable.

"Madam, and the one sent from the palace." Qingyue just turned around, suddenly remembered, and hurriedly said to Cai Yuran.

Cai Yuran forgot about this sister-in-law, she was obviously stunned, and said, "Then bring it too." ”

Zheng Lingyi gave Cai Yuran a set of very beautiful purple agate pearl heads, the purple agate is clear like the sunset reflecting the morning dew, and the pearls are slightly embellished among them, adding a bit of agility and liveliness, even Qingyue was amazed, and said: "This is really hearty, I know that Madame, you love purple the most." This purple jewelry is rare, let alone a complete set. ”

Cai Qiran is not a person who likes to toss and dress up very much, and he can't put it down when he touches this set, and asked Qingyue to take several sets of clothes to match, and said: "I will wear this set when I go back to the door, it is so good-looking, put it away." ”

Qingyue went directly to Cai Qiuran's house, and Cai Qiuran opened Zheng Changchang's gift again, which was a pair of hand-embroidered pairs of peacocks.

I remembered that Zheng Changchang occasionally mentioned that she was still embroidering congratulatory gifts for Mi Jiyue and Sister Luo, and I don't know when she started embroidering this painting, is it very tiring to embroider? Cai Qiran liked these two gifts very much and made up her mind to give them back to her two sisters.

Qing Yue turned back and saw this peacock picture, pursed her lips and smiled, and said softly: "The beauty in the inner room is missing a picture at the back, and the slave will hang it up." ”

Cai Yuran glanced at Qingyue, moved the ivory box in front of him, and opened it with his fingers hooking the small buckle.

With Zheng Lingyi and Zheng Changchang's gift jewels in front of him, Cai Qiran was looking forward to it, but he never thought that what was in this ivory box was just a red old ginseng.

"Madam, this old ginseng is also good." Qingyue saw that Cai Yuran had no expression on her face, thinking that she was very disappointed, so she said.

Cai Qiran frowned and said, "I'm not thinking it's bad, just take this box to put old ginseng?" Shouldn't this thing be wrapped in silk cloth and packed in a closed box? Although the ivory box is good-looking, it can be hollowed out everywhere and leaks, and it is obviously not lined. ”

Qingfeng thought for a while, but didn't come up with a reason, and said with a smile: "Xu is just for a momentary look." ”

Cai Qiran touched the groove in the ivory box, and put an old ginseng, which seemed to be a little bigger, Cai Qiran always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't hold anything practical, so he said: "Let's put it in the warehouse first." ”

For the rest of the gifts, Qingyue asked Qiaoyu and Cui'er to come in, and opened them one by one for Cai Yuran to see, and when Cai Yuran saw what he liked, he took it close to take a look.

Zheng Qijun has so many sisters, and the things sent by Zheng Yangyang are quite interesting, a bottle of palm-high pot-bellied Maitreya Buddha is the most suitable to play on the coffee table.

Cai Qiran also knew a little about the current situation of those sisters, and sighed in her heart that the housemother of the Guogong Mansion had successfully ruined the lives of so many women.

"Madame, this beaded curtain is interesting." Cui'er herself likes it very much, and thinks it is exquisite, clear and colorful.

Cai Qiran looked at it and smiled, and said: "It's good, it's not needed now, it can be hung up in the summer, which one sent it?" ”

Cui'er searched for the name post over and over again, but she didn't find it, thinking that she had lost it in the warehouse, and she went back to look for it, but she didn't find it.

Cui'er had a mistake on the first day in front of the housemother, and came back anxiously to resume her life, just when she saw Zheng Qijun coming back, holding a pot of daffodils in her hand, she said something to Cai Qiuran, Cai Qiuran lowered her eyes to hide her surprise when she heard this secret, and it was ordinary when she raised her eyes.

Hearing Cui'er say that she didn't find the name post, Cai Qiran didn't say anything, and said, "It's okay, just remember to hang it out in the summer." ”