Chapter 171: Calling Jiang Dong
In fact, Lan Ting's depression was suddenly born, and it was really his own fault.
The reason stemmed from the fact that he mentioned that Chai Sheng and Mo Wen finally arrived in Beijing: "Today, in order to end the second sister, it was delayed to this hour, and it was too hasty to set up a banquet in a hurry, Ah Zhuang has arranged accommodation, so that Chai Sheng and Mo Wen can rest first, and we will pick up the wind and wash the dust for them tomorrow, if Hui Hui has any needs, he doesn't have to worry about the old rules in the house, he can send someone to explain Ah Zhuang." β
"There's no need for this, Ah Zhuang has already passed the word in, Brother Chai Sheng and Xiaodao heard that we are not available today, so they have already found an inn to live in." Chun Gui didn't realize that this was outside of meeting Lan Ting, in her opinion, Chai Sheng and Mo Wen were entrusted by their brother to come to the capital, and what they were worried about was what difficulties she encountered in the Taishi Mansion to help them in time, so Chai Sheng naturally didn't want to bother the Taishi Mansion a lot, and owed favors first: "Brother Chai Sheng's entry into Beijing this time is not just a temporary residence, it is inevitable to rent a residence and settle down, although he has always regarded his father as a general respect, and I am no different from my siblings and siblings, but in the end, in the end, in name, I can't be called the in-laws of the Taishi Mansion, Although it is a warm feeling, Brother Chai Sheng will feel too bothered in his heart. β
Although she said carefully, she didn't reveal the meaning of "just in case, be cautious about people's favors", but Lan Ting also guessed more or less what the eldest brother's plan was to arrange Chai Sheng to come to the capital, and he didn't understand the eldest brother's worries, and even rejoiced that Chungui finally had such a relative who thought about her sincerely, but he suddenly minded that Chungui also had such worries at this time, could it be that he didn't do well enough, so he still failed to win Chungui's trust?
He suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and finally after all these days of getting along, Chungui still didn't regard him as the closest person.
is different from the fact that he can naturally open his mouth to Chungui, please take care of Lan Xin, but Chungui has always refused to speak to him about his needs for the personnel of his mother's family.
Uncle Zhao's originally happy mood suddenly became depressed, and he stood up: "It's so easy for me to come back, and I don't plan to go to the outer courtyard again today, let's cook and eat by ourselves tonight, I'll do it, let's go and see what ingredients are prepared first." β
The result of depression and depression is to be attentive, how can Lan Ting's emotional reaction make Chungui aware of it, so she still sits and sipps tea without moving, revealing an ignorant smile: "Very good, very good." β
Completely forgot that today is Mama Fei's first day on duty, this "Bodhisattva" who is responsible for supervising the grandmother of the court is reviewing the personnel in the garden with blazing eyes, and even the naΓ―ve and romantic Ju Xi is aware of the crisis, and the volume is an octave shorter when speaking, but it is the spring return that should be cautious in words and deeds so as not to be caught and become the first fire of the new official.
As a result, it didn't take long for the peace and ease in the tea room to be disturbed, Mama Fei was different from Mother Cao, and she didn't chase Lan Ting for the "gentleman distant blister kitchen", which was actually an education based on misunderstanding, she directly advised Grandma Ting: "For all women, take it for granted, wash the wok, boil the water and decoction soup, don't learn from lazy women, don't understand and think." Although the eldest grandmother is the main one, there are servants waiting for her daily diet, but since the uncle cooks by himself, how can the eldest grandmother turn a blind eye, and ask the eldest grandmother to follow the internal training and go to the kitchen to help. β
A quote from the scriptures simply makes spring return
The law refutes, she can only run to the kitchen to perform her duties as a woman, and because Mama Fei is just a part of the advice, she can't express her dissatisfaction when she returns in the spring, when Lan Ting repeatedly asks her not to work, she can only accompany the smile and say insincerely: "Idle is also idle, but you have a hand and someone to speak." β
As a result, it turns out that people who are reluctant to work will be unlucky, and Grandma Ting, who was originally very skilled in cooking, actually stumbled, and when she was a helper, she could burn her fingers. Lan Ting's eyes on the side were quick, and he immediately pulled Chungui's fingers and soaked them in cold water, and took a closer look, seeing that fortunately the scalding was not serious, but the delicate skin on the fingertips was slightly red, Lan Ting sighed lightly, because he was half-squatting, he needed to raise his eyes slightly to see Chungui's face: "Does it still hurt?" β
didn't wait for Chungui to respond, so he grabbed the finger and breathed softly to his mouth, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the man's slightly cool lips touched the fingertips slightly.
It seemed that both of them were stunned for a moment.
Chun Gui couldn't help but blush, as if he had been burned in the face.
Lan Ting's smile seeped into his eyes.
Because of the "glorious injury", Chungui was finally persuaded to leave the kitchen by Lan Ting's will, and I don't know if he realized that Mama Fei was strictly implementing the function of supervision, so that Chungui could no longer be lazy as he wanted, in short, Lan Ting did not forget to tell Mama Fei that Grandma Fei burned her hand, and she was able to make Chungui open her mouth with a fair meal.
When Qingqing was quietly "recuperating from his injury", Chungui saw Mei jealous come in with the curtain lifted, and explained that Chungui's task to her brother was successfully completed, and Chungui praised sincerely: "Brother Shoucheng is still so neat. β
Let's say that a little earlier, on the way to the large courtyard outside the Taishi's Mansion where many people lived, in the rather spacious alley, a tall and sturdy young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes walked towards that end with a worry, and he didn't pay attention to another young man who was limping forward on the alley wall, but was stopped when he passed by: "Brother, can you help me help a helper?" β
The big-eyed young man was not an indifferent person, he hurriedly stretched out a helping hand, and looked down at the lame young man's ankle, but he couldn't see the extent of the injury, so he asked, "Why did you hurt your foot, and where are you going?" β
"I was instructed by the master to go to the market to comprador some needs, but also to take this road for convenience, I didn't think that just out of the alley, I found that the money bag fell sometime, and I was anxious to look for it along the road, and I didn't pay attention to it and gave my foot away."
"You're coming from the north? Could it be that he is also a subordinate of the Taishi Mansion? What do I think of you? β
"I'm Grandma Ting's companion, I haven't been in the house for a long time, and I'm not usually on an errand in the house, so my brother shouldn't have seen me." The lame young man was very talkative: "My surname is Song and my name is Shoucheng, what do you call my brother?" Where is the errand? β
"My surname is Jiang Mingdong, and now I'm just running errands for the compradors in the house." As soon as Jiang Dong finished speaking, he saw a green cloth bag lying under the root of the wall a few steps away, and hurriedly picked it up a few steps: "Brother Song, take a look, this is your lost property?" β
"Not exactly." Song Shoucheng took the money bag and looked relieved: "Although the eldest grandmother is lenient, she will not be punished even if she loses this money, but I am afraid that I will complain that I am such a big person who can't run errands well, and I will be irritable by them." He shook out a piece of broken silver to thank Jiang Dong for his enthusiastic help: "Thanks to Brother Jiang today, this is small."
In fact, money is not a respect, and when he is free in the future, the younger brother will invite Brother Jiang to have a drink. β
Jiang Dong hurriedly excused himself: "I got your brother's money with a gesture, what kind of person have I become?" But if you are injured like this, it's better not to go far, you have to trust me, I will run this comprador for you. β
"How can you trust Brother Jiang, it's just that you have to work again."
"We are all on an errand in the Taishi Mansion, what do you say about labor or not, I will help you go back first and then run this errand, I don't know if it will be delayed or not?"
"Don't delay, don't delay, Brother Jiang is a happy person, I won't say pretentious and polite words, we have a fate to meet today, and we will be confidants and friends in the future."
It turned out that Chungui promised Ziying to "draw a knife to help" last night, thinking that since this was the case, he had to try to prevent Jiang Dong from being transferred into the mansion through the housekeeper's way in time, and it was also a merit to let Ziying eliminate his delusion as soon as possible and avoid his soul from scattering. It is not difficult for her to interfere in the personnel of this outer court, she only needs to say a word in front of Lan Ting, but of course she can't open her mouth for no reason, so she thought of letting Mother Song's son get to know Jiang Dong first, and when her son heard that things were going well, he hurriedly took advantage of this night's dinner to start a plan.
first diligently poured a cup of wine for Lan Ting, and then served thoughtfully and put a piece of meat into his bowl, at first glance, it looked like he had something to ask for, and it was logical when he spoke: "Because Brother Chai Sheng was entrusted by his brother to come to Beijing to buy an industry first, I thought that Brother Chai Sheng's life was unfamiliar and inevitably asked for a helper, and I was planning to let Uncle Song pay attention to hiring a reliable person, but I didn't expect that today Brother Shoucheng happened to get acquainted with a subordinate in the house, called Jiang Dong, and now he said that he was running errands with the comprador at home, and his temperament was very righteous and sincere. He is also familiar with the road conditions in the capital, but he is a ready-made candidate, so Brother Shoucheng recommended him to Mei Jealousy, and I also trusted Brother Shoucheng's vision, so I thought about transferring this person to me for my use. β
Uncle Zhao, who has a lot of opportunities in the day, is not familiar with all the slaves in the Taishi Mansion with a great family, and he has never heard of the name Jiang Dong, but since Chungui has opened his mouth, and it is such a trivial matter, of course he agreed.
"Since Brother Chai Sheng has arrived in Beijing, it is better to promote this matter as soon as possible, maybe he will be able to use his manpower immediately, just like renting a place to live, with Jiang Dong's help, it will be much smoother." Chungui hurriedly struck while the iron was hot.
"The personnel of the outer courtyard is now handled by Uncle Jiu, I asked Tang Hui to inform him, it can be done tomorrow, just when the banquet is held, you explain to Chai Sheng, and let him take the people away."
Things went well, and Chun Gui instructed Qu Chu to inform Zi Ying in his mind, but he didn't expect Qu Chu to reply when he replied: "Zi Ying said, although she is grateful to the eldest grandmother for doing what she says, and she also thinks about her for such a guilty and deserving person, but unfortunately whether she can eliminate her delusion is not something she can control, I'm afraid I didn't see Jiang Dong completely give up the plan to assassinate the second master, and her delusion can't be eliminated." β
Chun Gui is also helpless, because even if she has already drawn up a plan, she can't personally dissuade Jiang Dong from taking revenge, and during this time, she must use Mo Wen, who is "good at Taoism", to come forward, and at least wait until tomorrow to teach Mo Wen face-to-face, there is no way to do it overnight, and I don't know if I can catch up with Ziying's deadline.
There is something in her heart, and it is inevitable that her heart is not right, so Grandma Ting stumbled for the second time today, and smashed the bowl on the ground while eating.