Autumn is overcast and a cool breeze is rising.

Xuemei, the maid in Wei Yining's yard, brought in two pots of chrysanthemums that bloomed just right from outside, shrunk her shoulders and smiled: "Sister Chuntao came to take these two pots of chrysanthemums just now, and our aunt and grandmother specially honored the old lady, a total of eight pots, and the old lady left four pots." Ask Sister Ruyi to send two pots to Mrs., and the rest will be for us. ”

put the flower down, pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, the face of our five girls is big." ”

Chunjiao smiled on the side and said, "Look at your frivolous appearance, two pots of flowers will make you like this." Does the old lady usually reward our girls less? ”

Xuemei stuck out her tongue and said, "Sister Chunjiao, when I came over just now, I heard that Madame was busy distributing materials and cotton for this year's winter clothes. ”

"It's time to send it out, in previous years, it had to be sent down before the Double Ninth Festival," Chunjiao said while folding her clothes: "The winter clothes of the masters have been made last month." We have to do it quickly, and we have to wear cotton in October. ”

"Who says it's not," Xuemei rubbed her cold fingertips and said, "This year seems to be colder than in previous years, so I have to wear a clip this morning and evening. ”

Making winter clothes every autumn is a big deal, but the masters do it first, using the best clothes and first-class silk cotton.

As for the winter clothes of the people, they are all ordinary cotton, and as for the clothing, it depends on what is left in the warehouse in the house.

There is no special tailor in the house, and the cloth and cotton are cut and sewn by the maids in each room, and they often have to stay up all night.

"The girl is studying in the room, let's go outside," Chunjiao said and pulled Xuemei to the eaves together: "You go to the front to inquire, when you can get us here, don't go too late, the rest is not good." ”

Xuemei hurriedly agreed.

The Bao family is distributing it downward, and it is not a simple matter for hundreds of people up and down the house to be distributed within a day.

Qiuyun also asked Bao for this errand yesterday, she said that she was afraid that there would be not enough manpower, although she was inexperienced, she couldn't stand up to being young, and she could run a few more legs for her mother.

Bao didn't think about anything else, and agreed to her casually.

"The rules are as in previous years, starting with the old lady's yard." Bao said: "Several of you divide the labor, you must be orderly. ”

Bao said that he would probably leave, and the rest would be left to Guo's mother and others.

"I'm in charge of the five girls' courtyard!" Qiuyun volunteered: "There are few people in her yard, and I'm afraid of making a mistake if there are more!" ”

Guo's mother didn't object when she heard it, Qiuyun has always tried her best to please her, and she is happy to be a favor for such a trivial matter.

"After breakfast, count the number of people everywhere, and remember the grade. The number of people reported as soon as possible, and then a total report up, after noon took the pair of cards to the warehouse to get something, before dark to be distributed. Mother Guo said: "One person is responsible for one place, if something goes wrong in the middle, I have to do something mean." ”

Everyone agreed, and they scattered to do their own things, and Qiuyun took a little girl who had just left her head and walked to Wei Yining's courtyard.

Halfway through, I happened to meet Xuemei who went to inquire about the news, and Qiu Yun said proudly: "Madame asked me to take care of the affairs in your yard, take me over, and calculate how many people you have there." ”

Xuemei knew that Qiuyun and Chunjiao had a holiday, and couldn't help but secretly scream in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it on her face, and said with a smile: "Sister Qiuyun come with me, it just so happens that everyone in our yard is here at this time." ”

"Didn't the fifth girl go to the old lady?" Qiuyun asked.

"Wake up early and come back." Xuemei replied truthfully.

Qiuyun is silent, with Wei Yining here, she has to restrain herself.

She originally planned to take the opportunity to strangle Chunjiao and others, but this is nothing, and she also prepared a big drama for Chunjiao tonight.

Thinking of this, the unhappiness just now immediately disappeared.

Since Xiao She'er beat Qiu Yunfat that day, she didn't take the initiative to trouble Chunjiao and the others.

However, Chunjiao's heart still couldn't help but feel worried, and she intuitively felt that Qiuyun would not give up so easily.

Watching Qiuyun walk into the courtyard, Chunqiu's psychology chuckled, and he said in his heart that he was really afraid of something.

"Call all the people in the yard and I'll count." Qiu Yun was arrogant, and he didn't blink his eyes: "Stand in a row according to your rank, and you will bear the consequences if you stand wrong." ”

Chunjiao was afraid that she would find trouble again, so she quickly called all the people in the yard over.

However, Qiuyun left after counting, and Chunjiao breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister, did you say she was scared by us?" Xiao She'er asked directly.

"Don't talk nonsense," Chunjiao hurriedly covered her mouth: "The girl said this, don't spread it, lest the dog jump off the wall in a hurry." ”

"I remember, I didn't say it to the public." Xiao She'er felt that she was wronged: "Didn't I just ask you!" ”

"Who knows, I wish it would be all over again." Chunjiao couldn't help but chant a word of Buddha.

In the blink of an eye, in the afternoon, Qiuyun and the others went to the warehouse to receive the clothes and cotton for the yard they were responsible for.

After calling the two little girls to carry the things to the aisle, Qiuyun said to them, "Go to the courtyard of the five girls and tell them, and ask their people to come and get the things." ”

After the two little girls left, she took out two pieces of the bundled clothes and hid them quietly.

At this time, Chunjiao accompanied Wei Yining for a walk in the garden, and the two little girls brought the words, and Xuemei hurriedly called a few people to come over to get them.

When I went back for the Spring Festival, I asked Xuemei: "Have you brought back the material and cotton?" That's enough, right? ”

"It's all there," Xuemei replied, "Wait for my sister to come back and count the points!" ”

Chunjiao opened it and found that two pieces of clothing were missing.

Xuemei was a little anxious and said, "We should be careful when we take it back, it is impossible to lose it halfway." It's all my pig brain, it's good to make it clear in front of Qiuyun at that time. ”

"It's none of your business," Chunjiao reassured her, "I'll go find Qiuyun." ”

"Are you going to do it alone?" Xuemei was a little worried: "Why don't I go with you?" ”

"It's useless for you to go, she's coming at me." Chunjiao decided that Qiuyun must have done it on purpose.

But looking around, there is no shadow of Qiuyun, and I don't know where she is hiding.

Chunjiao was about to tell Guo's mother about it, but Guo's mother was very busy, and said impatiently: "Your yard is under Qiuyun's control, you can go to her." ”

Chunjiao knew the temper of Guo's mother and knew that it was useless to keep talking.

Besides, the two pieces of clothing are not a big deal, and if the mother of the country is still unwilling to take care of it, it is even more impossible to alarm the lady, so she can only find Qiuyun to explain the matter clearly.

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