Chapter 71 (1)
The eldest lady bowed her head with satisfaction, took Fu Duoduo's hand, held her head high, and gradually approached the flower hall proudly like a peacock.
When it was only a few steps away from the flower hall, Zhang's mother and other head-to-head stewards got the letter and came out to greet the eldest lady one after another. Seeing Fu Duoduo serving the eldest lady closely, some of the stewards flashed disdain in their eyes, some smiled flatteringly at Fu Duoduo, and some were calm and calm, and they didn't see any clues at all.
Fu Duoduo glanced at it and secretly remembered these people in his heart.
Zhang's mother stepped forward and approached the eldest lady's side, as if she was about to say something.
Fu Duoduo took a step back smartly and made room for Zhang's mother.
But the eldest lady grabbed Fu Duoduo's hand and said to her: "It's okay, it's all my own family." Then, he motioned to Zhang's mother to say something straight.
Seeing this, Zhang's mother flashed her eyes and said, "The personal maid of the fourth aunt came to report that there were not enough people to serve, so she was called back again." Madam, look at ......," he said, and couldn't help but hold his breath slightly, waiting for the eldest lady's anger.
The eldest lady snorted coldly and said, "Go back, go back, Jin Gui, who is pregnant, is indeed not suitable to call all her people." As he spoke, he took the lead in the flower hall, followed closely by the maid and servant behind him.
As soon as I stepped into the flower hall, the noisy noise like a market stopped in an instant, and everyone's eyes followed the footsteps of the eldest lady.
The eldest lady sat down on the main seat, took the tea from Zhang's mother herself, and then lifted the tea lid, and picked up the teacup to taste the tea slowly, but her eyes were sharp from time to time to observe the people below. Seeing that they also carefully observed her expression, and gradually someone continued to whisper to each other, which made the whole flower hall suddenly noisy, and the eldest lady suddenly slammed the teacup on the table at hand, shaking the teacup and tea lid "Bang Bang", and shouted loudly: "You are really more and more unruly, is this a market, or a vegetable market?" The chirping is endless, like what? Are all your stewards like this? ”
As soon as the words fell, the entire flower hall except for the eldest aunt and Fu Duoduo all knelt down and begged for mercy.
The eldest lady looked at the people below coldly, and said after a long time: "Some of you are also old people, are you still living more and more, and you have forgotten even the basic rules?" No wonder, I've been blowing a lot of wind in my ears lately, and it's all you long-tongued women who are making trouble! What kind of system does it make the whole mansion smoky? His eyes swept over a few of the older servants, who were also richer than the others, and slapped the edge of the table several times with his right hand to show his prestige.
The servants below didn't dare to squeak, they were silent, and even some of them were timid, and they didn't even dare to breathe.
Seeing that the deterrence had played a role, the eldest lady softened her tone and pointed at Fu Duoduo and introduced to everyone: "This is Grandma, I think you all know, now she is learning from me, don't make any dirty little moves behind your back, if I notice it, you will be beaten out with a cane!" ”
The servant woman said yes again and again.
But some of them agreed respectfully on the surface, but muttered disdainfully in private.
The eldest lady stood condescendingly, and of course when she saw the performance of individual servants, she turned her head to Fu Duoduo and said: "Fu Shi, you said before that the slave of the long-tongued woman is the most important, now you look at these people below, which ones are unacceptable, you pick them out for me one by one, lest a few mouse droppings spoil a pot of porridge!" ”
Fu Duoduo's heart was shocked, and he stole a glance at the eldest lady with a solemn expression with his spare eyes, knowing that she had already begun to make drastic rectifications, but he didn't expect to throw her such a hot potato at once. But if you want to prevaricate, it is completely impossible, the black eyes rolled, and Fu Duoduo replied to the eldest lady: "The concubine should receive the order, but the concubine was sick in bed for a long time before, and she didn't know much about the affairs in the house, so she asked the wife to help the concubine alone." ”
The eldest lady glanced at Fu Duoduo and asked, "Who do you want?" ”
Hearing this tone, he agreed, and Fu Duoduo couldn't help frowning and thinking about it, and chose the most suitable person.
Zhang's mother is the eldest wife's companion, and she knows the movements in the house well, but she is the eldest lady's personal mother after all, and the eldest lady must be displeased to pull her out as a shield, and it will be very unfavorable to her in the future, so Fu Duoduo decisively abandoned Zhang's mother. Then, at the moment, only the eldest aunt is more suitable, not to mention that she once followed the old lady to take care of the house, just that the eldest lady deliberately kept her and brought her to the flower hall, there must be something she wants to push on her. In this case, once it is dark and twice it is also dark, it is better to pull her into the water together, maybe you can also use this to make the eldest lady more at ease with her. It's just that if that's the case, I'll be a little sorry for my aunt, and it will cause her resentment.
Fu Duoduo sighed secretly.
It can't be helped, sometimes you have to make a choice.
People die for money, birds die for food, and if she wants to fight for a place in Yufu, she must use some means.
Happiness doesn't fall from the sky, she has always believed in it.
Taking a deep breath and adjusting his emotions, Fu Duoduo said to the eldest lady: "The concubine wants the eldest aunt to help." ”
The eldest lady raised her eyebrows and asked, "Why?" "Very interested.
The eldest aunt was a little stiff, and looked at Fu Duoduo in astonishment, with a little begging in her eyes.
Fu Duoduo frowned and looked away, ignoring the pleading look of the eldest aunt, and replied directly: "The eldest aunt once followed the old lady to take care of the house, so the person must be first-class, no more clumsy than the concubine, and then the aunt is now worshipping under the Bodhisattva seat, eating fasting and reciting the Buddha every day, and the heart is certain." If the concubine is ruthless later, the eldest aunt can still mention a thing or two on the side, so as not to cause public anger and be detrimental to the reputation of the Yu Mansion. Madam, I wonder what you think? In the end, he still couldn't be ruthless, and Fu Duoduo poured dirty water on himself as much as possible, in order to seek a little comfort in his heart.
The eldest lady squinted at Fu Duoduo, and said meaningfully: "You are very thoughtful and comprehensive, but sometimes you have to be right to people and things." Otherwise, maybe others still don't appreciate it, wouldn't it become a superfluous move? His tone paused slightly, and he changed his words again: "Since you want to choose the eldest aunt to help, you can ask her if she agrees or not!" After speaking, he sat down, picked up the teacup again, and tasted the tea calmly, looking like he didn't care about the world.
Fu Duoduo knew that the eldest lady was planning to stay out of the matter, and when the upper and lower slaves exchanged blood like this, it had nothing to do with her, even if it was a complaint, it would not be complained about on her head.
Alas, this is the so-called borrowing a knife to kill people, and she is the blade that exchanges blood.
There was no way, Fu Duoduo could only bite the bullet and said to the eldest aunt: "Auntie, I don't know if you can help the concubine?" After speaking, he was very cautious and blessed the eldest aunt.
The eldest aunt was busy helping Fu Duoduo and said, "Auntie and grandma really tortured me, how can I afford it?" Get up! ”
Fu Duoduo took advantage of the situation, and said: "The concubine knows that you have ignored the world, auntie, and it really makes you embarrassed to let you be like this." It's just that the concubine is really panicked, and ask the aunt to help you with one or two, if you feel that it is not good to take care of mundane things, you can also accompany the concubine to be brave, okay? You have been a vegetarian for many years, so that the concubine is also infected with the Buddha, and sweep away the dirt in front of you. The words were very earnest.
The eldest aunt was very hesitant and looked at Fu Duoduo in embarrassment.
Fu Duoduo looked at it, and sighed in his heart, knowing that there was no drama.
However, the stage has been set up, the gong has been struck, and the performance has to be continued.
There is no way, it is not difficult to be strong, Fu Duoduo can only face it by himself.
At this time, the eldest lady suddenly spoke up and said, "Auntie, didn't you say you were going to run errands for me before you came?" Isn't there an errand right now? His eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at the eldest aunt with a smile.
The eldest aunt was slightly stunned, with a helpless smile on the corner of her mouth, and saluted to the eldest lady: "What the eldest aunt said is that the concubine is confused." He turned around and said to Fu Duoduo: "Since my aunt and grandmother trust me so much, I can't excuse anything, give you courage, I can still do this." "It means that nothing else can help.
Fu Duoduo knew that the eldest aunt had her own difficulties, so it was naturally difficult to say anything.
However, with a sneak peek at the eldest lady who was very leisurely, Fu Duoduo was very impressed by her methods.
Killing people is invisible, and speaking is also appropriately appropriate, interjecting to help her at this time, it is far better than at the beginning just now, it can be said that she felt hope from despair, this difference is too big, and at this time it is equivalent to sending charcoal in the snow, and she will remember the good of the eldest wife.
Secretly keeping it in mind, Fu Duoduo learned the method of the eldest wife.
Just as she was about to pick up the "rat", the eldest lady said again: "Let Zhang's mother follow, and let her write down the names of people one by one." You have been lying on the sickbed for a long time, there are many people you don't know well, and with Zhang's mother here, you can save effort. ”
Zhang's mother followed, and Fu Duoduo was of course pleased.
Because she is there, Fu Duoduo doesn't have to care more about which "rat" to pick, Zhang's mother is the eldest wife's confidant, and she must know which one the eldest lady wants to eliminate, and she just needs to act at the opportunity.
Nodding his head, he said yes, Fu Duoduo took the lead and began to pick up "rat".
Sure enough, in the process of picking, Fu Duoduo walked in front of the servant woman who showed disdain or looked like an old slippery head, and Zhang's mother would make a special introduction, saying that this had served the old lady and had quite deep qualifications, and said that when the old lady was there, she had already worked in Yufu.
Fu Duoduo understood it and asked Zhang's mother to write it down one by one.