"Girl, the housekeeper of the big kitchen has been waiting outside early in the morning, wanting to see you."

"See me?" Huo Shui'er carefully rubbed the balm of the gauntlet.

The balm is slightly cool when it touches the skin, with the fragrance of green tea.

"Girl." As soon as the woman came, she knelt on the ground, and her knees made a "bang".

"What are you doing?" Huo Shui'er was a little stunned by her, and Hongli hurriedly ran to help her.

The woman's face was embarrassed, "Girl, you better take back the housekeeping rights." ”

"Now Sister Zhu is in charge of the family, she is the candidate set by her grandmother, and the elders dare not resign." Huo Shui'er smeared the last bit of balm, her slender fingers were as white as jade, and the sun came in from the window, almost transparent.

Huo Shui'er smiled and asked her, "Do you have any ideas?" ”

The mother-in-law has been working in the big kitchen for more than ten years, and the family is the son of Huo Fu, and her husband's surname is Wang, and everyone calls her a princess.

Mrs. Wang prostrate on the ground, "The girl doesn't know that since the cousin girl took charge of the house, she has overturned all the rules that the girl had set before. She was silent for a few seconds before continuing, "In the past, there was more work and more rewards, but now there is no reward system, and the big guys are not very enthusiastic about doing things. ”

"Do you mean you don't want to do things if you don't have money?" Huo Shui'er jokingly said that the peach blossom makeup on her forehead made her delicate and moving.

Mrs. Wang raised her head and sneered, "I can't say that, it turns out that the big guy has a head to do things, so he is naturally more positive." She observed Huo Shui'er's face, those eyes were as calm as a deep pool, she hurriedly glanced at each other, and continued to hang her head.

Mrs. Wang said cowardly, "Now no matter whether you do more or less, you can always take those silvers, and the big guys don't have any passion for doing things." ”

Huo Shui'er's index finger bent into a beautiful arc and tapped the table one by one, "So, you want to say today that the original set of rules was good, right?" ”

"Girl, don't you know, the little guy who eats the dishes has already begun to fool me with low-priced and stale dishes." Mrs. Wang looked indignant.

"Since you all know that he is greedy for ink and silver, just go directly to Sister Zhu to expose him." Huo Shui'er smiled and took a bowl of clear and transparent lotus root noodles.

In the morning, there is no taste in the mouth, the lotus root flour is sweet and not greasy, and the entrance is silky.

Mrs. Wang shook her head in fear, "How dare the slave and maid?" ”

"That's a strange thing you're saying." Huo Shui'er scooped a spoonful of lotus root powder with a small and delicate silver spoon, "Sister Zhu is not an unfair person, if you go to report that little guy, it can be regarded as meritorious, will you still be punished?" ”

There was silence, and the room fell silent for a long time.

The woman hung her head and didn't speak, and Huo Shui'er didn't speak, only the crisp sound of the silver spoon and the glass bowl colliding.

"If there is any injustice, I will naturally find the current family member and say, I can't be the master." After being silent for a long time, Huo Shui'er stirred the remaining lotus root powder in the bowl, "If you are not satisfied with the current system, you can naturally ask Sister Zhu for advice, Huo Mansion has never had a word-and-say rule, and you also have the right to put forward ideas." ”

Mrs. Wang bowed her body deeply, "The slave and maid know." The slave and maid retired. ”

Huo Shui'er looked at her back as she staggered away, turned her head and asked Hongli, "Is it true that everyone in the house is lazy as she said?" There are still people who are greedy for ink and have forgotten the previous rules? ”

Hongli nodded, and Zi Su served Huo Shui'er a bowl of mint water.

"I don't know what the cousin thinks, but she has abolished all the rules that the girl set before."

Shisu also nodded thoughtfully, "I went to the big kitchen a few days ago to choose some ingredients, and there are many inferior ones, but I have never seen them before." It's really not good. ”

Huo Shui'er didn't expect that Zhu Zhu's housekeeper would reach such a point, when she first wore the book, she found that the original supervisor was more than strict and the incentive was insufficient, so she learned from the methods of later generations, with clear rewards and punishments, mutual supervision, and transparent processes together, and the effect was not bad.

I thought that Zhu Zhu would continue to use it.

She has been in poor health these days, living in a simple house, Qinheyuan also has her own small kitchen, and Zisu has always been in charge of her three meals a day, but she didn't feel any big changes in the house, there is a slave to sue today, and there will be a second one tomorrow.

Huo Shui'er poured water into the mint planted in the jar, and the peaceful days of Huo Mansion seemed to be coming to an end.

promised Ji Yuan to embroider a sachet for him, and while he was free today, Huo Shui'er thought about choosing silk threads and patterns.

Aunt Lan happened to come over to deliver the newly made snacks, and when she saw that all she was looking at was dark fabrics and silk threads, she said with a disapproving face, "The girl's family is the same age as the flowers and bones, and she should use pink and blue fresh fabrics. ”

Huo Shui'er smiled and said nothing, and put the things in the embroidery basket, "It's just looking at the atmosphere." ”

Aunt Lan saw the pattern on her forehead and exclaimed, "This dress is unusual, it looks so good." ”

Huo Shui'er also imitated the plum blossom makeup painted by Guan Wan'er in the later world, and today she has nothing to do, and she painted peach blossom makeup. "This painting method is not difficult, it is a good picture, and my aunt can try other tricks if she likes it."

Aunt Lan touched her smooth forehead with some regret, "This makeup is beautiful, I'm afraid that my age can't support such a delicate look." ”

"Where is that?" Huo Shui'er patted her hand, "As long as you like it, beauty knows no age." ”

This was said quite avant-garde, but Aunt Lan laughed happily, "What you said is very true! ”

The woman's family is nothing more than chatting about rouge gouache and gossip in the market. From the newly opened rouge shop in the east of the city, it is easy to use and exquisite, and it is talked about which good son the daughter of the county lord of Qinghe is married, and finally goes around and around, or goes back to Huo Shui'er himself.

"I'm arrogating that too." Aunt Lan said to Huo Shui'er with a serious voice, her eyes were full of sincere persuasion, "The first half of my daughter's life was spent in her mother's house, and whether she lived well or not depends on how spoiled her parents are." But in the second half of his life, he really has to live in his husband's house. Whether you are doing well or not depends half on the business and more on the choice. ”

Huo Shui'er didn't expect to say this suddenly, but she also felt that the other party was sincerely thinking about her, and responded, "Auntie is reasonable." ”

Aunt Lan saw that she seemed to be willing to listen to herself, and she didn't have any disgust, so she continued with confidence, "The girl is the eldest daughter of today's Zuo Xiang, and the only daughter, with her appearance and talent, family background, what's wrong?" The more this is the case, the more the girl has to polish her eyes and choose a reliable and good husband. ”

"Auntie, I can't do this." Huo Shuier's soul is still a modern person, and she has always agreed with free love and independent marriage.

But people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. Although Daxia is open, marriage events still pay attention to the life of a parent and the words of a matchmaker. She didn't know what Huo Gang thought, but at present, just Queen Xu and Ji Yuan, when she thought of Ji Yuan, she was silent.

Aunt Lan only thought that she was worried about Huo Gang and was ready to continue to persuade.

Bai Zhi came in and interrupted the conversation, her tone hurried, "Girl, the queen mother's will." ”

Both of them couldn't speak, and hurried to the front to receive the order.

I thought it was a big deal, but the father-in-law read a long period of awkward words, which was nothing more than praising Huo Shui'er for being respectful and supple, and being a model for a noble girl, and finally smiled and helped Huo Shui'er who listened to the order, "The girl is really a blessing, the mother personally gave the girl ice, it is really the first share of the noble girl in Beijing." ”

His face was full of flattering smiles, this was the proclamation errand that the master had asked for him, and he had also mentioned that this was a great master of creation, and he must not be taken lightly.

Huo Shui'er knew that this was Ji Yuan's handiwork, and said to the father-in-law with a smile, "Thank you, father-in-law." It's a hot day, so let's have some tea with the back and go. ”

The father-in-law was so happy that he went with the little guy, this is the rule, although he eats tea, he still has a reward.

Of course, he also added a sentence before leaving, "Niangniang said, the girl is bitter summer, this ice is specially prepared for the girl, Wanwang girl takes care of her body, and she has to go into the palace from time to time to accompany her." ”

"Mother's grace." Huo Shui'er leaned over.

This is a wonderful thing to say, although it is a reward, it is unreasonable, and it is still necessary to give some to the old lady or Huo Gang, but now the queen is clearly only giving Huo Shui'er ice alone, Huo Gang doesn't care, he waved his hand and left, he didn't feel much about whether it was hot or not, and went to the study to continue reading.

The old lady and Zhu Zhu didn't feel very good in their hearts, the old lady claimed to be the ancestor of Huo Mansion, and Queen Ci Bing actually crossed her directly, making her feel that she had lost face.

Zhu Zhu's nails could almost be embedded in the flesh, staring at the ice cubes pulled towards Qin Heyuan, there seemed to be a voice in her heart shouting, "She is not worthy!" Why! ”

No matter how much dissatisfaction and jealousy there is, I can only press it in my heart, and I have to smile and congratulate Huo Shui'er on getting royal blue eyes.

Aunt Lan looked at the cold ice cubes, and thought of the silk threads and fabrics Huo Shui'er chose today, and something flashed in her mind, but she couldn't catch it for a while.

only sighed, Queen Xu valued it, how could this child make his own decisions about the marriage and choose a truly pleasing husband?

In the evening, Huo Shui'er heard that the princess who came to sue this morning didn't know what had happened, and was sent down by Zhu Zhuhao, beaten for twenty boards, and was already lying at home.

She stared at the pleasing mint in the jar and sighed, "Send some good medicine and silver to her house, so that she can recuperate in peace." ”

It was a calm and not calm day in Huo Mansion, as if there was an undercurrent that began to flow in the backyard.