"The girl is really tormented by the slave maid, this jasper hairpin, the slave maid still remembers that the wife gave the girl a five-year-old birthday gift, the girl likes it very much, and wears it on her hair all the year round, how can she give it to the slave now? What should I do if I am accidentally broken by a slave?" Mother Cai said, reinserting the jasper hairpin on Gu Yutang's double screw bun, and holding Gu Yutang's soft little hand tightly.

Just as Gu Yutang was about to speak, Cai's mother took the lead and said: "It is a blessing for a slave to be able to take care of my brother and sister." The girl should not give anything to the slave maid, the slave and maid are so old, and they don't need anything. The slave maid now only asks Brother Li's illness to be cured quickly, and my sister will find a wishful husband to marry as soon as possible, and it is best to give birth to a big fat boy. Then the slave and maid will be satisfied. ”

Mother Cai looked at Gu Yutang, and a rare smile appeared on her face covered with folds.

In her impression, Cai's mother never seemed to be so happy as she was today.

is such a smile that gives Gu Yutang a sense of peace of mind.

Gu Yutang didn't speak, and hugged Mother Cai in front of him tightly. Cai's mother felt that although Gu Yutang had changed from the past, she was still a child's temperament, so she hugged Gu Yutang and said: "Silly girl, I will not only protect Brother Li, but also protect you, let my mother hold you well."

Herring Fish Lane, Cheng Garden.

Chengyuan is the mansion of Gu Licai, the second master of Gu, and it is a large mansion with four entrances. Because Gu Licai, the second master of the Gu family, has taken care of the Gu family's affairs for many years, and has taken over the transactions between the Gu family and other merchants, the Gu family has occupied two-thirds of the tea market in Yunnan alone, making the Gu family from the original ordinary merchant family to the first family of Chengjiang Mansion, one of the few wealthy merchants in Yunnan.

After the family became big, Gu Licai ordered people to build two gardens at the location of the ancestral house in Qingyu Lane, one is the Hui Garden of Gu Yutang's family, and the other is the Cheng Garden. The two gardens occupy most of the position of Qingyu Lane, and the remaining half of the position is the Siyi Building, the theater building where the Gu family listens to the opera, and the large mansion of Wu Youyi, the prefect of Chengjiang.

Boshanju is located in the northwest corner of Chengyuan, the place is remote, but the advantage is that the scenery is pleasant, as soon as you open the window, it is an endless green bamboo forest, lush, planted in the northwest corner of the entire Chengyuan. The Lin family is a widowed person, after the old lady of the Gu family died of illness, according to the etiquette, she should move to the Hanshan Courtyard in the west, but the Hanshan Courtyard is far away from the main house, and the surrounding scenery is not as good as the Boshan Residence, Gu Li only knew that the Lin family was happy and quiet, so he did not let her move over.

Mrs. Lin has believed in Buddhism for a long time, and every month on the fifteenth day of the new year, she will fast and bathe in the house, and copy scriptures and worship them in front of the Buddha. At this moment, Mrs. Lin was kneeling on the futon, with a string of red coral beads of one hundred and eight characters in her hand, and her eyes were slightly closed, as if she was pondering something.

At this time, the wooden door of the Buddhist hall suddenly opened with a 'squeak', and Mingyu, the maid who was waiting, walked in with a few plates of delicate and small snacks, put them on the table, and saluted: "Old lady, Madam Liang saw that you have so little food for dinner tonight, and I know that you have no appetite these days because of Uncle Li's affairs." I specially ordered the small kitchen to make some small snacks that are easy to restrain and not greasy, including your favorite Jiang rice cake, would you like to try a few pieces?"

Mrs. Lin opened her eyes and glanced at the plate with dim sum on the table, although there were a table full of dim sum, she had no appetite, no matter how delicate she was, she would not eat it.

She flicked the red coral beads in her hand and said lightly: "I heard the news handed over there, saying that after Uncle Cheng went over tonight, the third girl accompanied Uncle Cheng and talked for a long time, and the third girl also asked Uncle Cheng to promise to send Brother Li to the Moyu Pavilion in a few days, and Uncle Cheng will take care of it personally."

Mingyu has been serving by Lin's side for many years, in terms of alertness, she is not as good as Minglan who is in charge of the old lady's small kitchen, and she is not as good as the personal maid Chunhan next to the old lady, in terms of qualifications, she is not as good as Mama Liang, who has been serving by the old lady's side since she was a child. But fortunately, she does things properly and is a mouth-holder, so when she usually serves, the Lin family will always chat with her about a few family things.

Mingyu's tone was still as usual, he brought a cup of tea to the old lady's side, and said slowly: "Uncle Li's condition has been going back and forth for the past two years, and after the eldest lady invited many doctors to see her, it has been unsuccessful. In the past few days, the eldest lady has an accident in the country grange, so she has gone down to deal with it. It may be that the eldest lady is worried that after she goes, there will be no one to take care of Uncle Li, so she asked the third girl to send Uncle Li to Uncle Cheng. ”

Lin took the tea cup handed over by Mingyu, took a sip gently, as if he felt it was too hot, and after blowing it with his mouth, Lin took another sip. "That's what you think?"

Mingyu looked dazed, she didn't know which sentence was wrong, so she quickly leaned over and knelt down, recalling what she had just said in her mind. She thought over her words again, and saw that there was nothing wrong with them.

Suddenly, the old lady gently put the teacup in her hand on the small table next to her, and the collision between the small table and the teacup produced a big sound. "Actually, the third girl is right to do this. I had never realized that she was such a smart child. I know that I will accompany me to the countryside soon, and there is no one in charge of the house, and there will be no one to take care of Brother Li at that time. It is also reasonable that she is willing to send Richer to Da Lang. ”

"What about the eldest lady? Did the eldest lady say when she would come back?" Lin suddenly turned his head and asked Mingyu beside him.

"Old lady, this evening the eldest lady ordered her mother-in-law to set up a car and go out, and I heard that it was the township grange that found out about the steward's seizure of the tenant's money, so the eldest lady went down to check it herself. As for when they will return, the slave and maid do not know. Mingyu knew that there were some things that the old lady couldn't hide, so she simply told the old lady everything she knew.

As early as half a month ago, Mrs. Gu gave her five hundred taels of silver, and asked her to order someone to come and pay her back if there was something going on in the Lin family. Her monthly routine is only three dollars a month, and if she gets the Lin family's reward, it will not exceed one or two silver a month at most. As soon as Mrs. Gu made a move, she gave her five hundred taels of silver, so she naturally wanted to help her do things. It's just that there are many eyes and ears of the Lin family in the courtyard, and she doesn't dare to do anything too exposed.

"Where's the big man? The eldest master has been in the field for so long, saying that he is going to discuss Sanqi's business, why hasn't he returned for so long?" Lin asked again.

"Yesterday, I received a letter from the eldest lord in the children's house, saying that the eldest lord met his fellow department in the field, and several people talked very happily, and I am afraid that they will not be able to come back in two or three months. The eldest lord also mentioned the old lady, saying that you should not worry, old lady, he will return safely. Mingyu looked at the old lady and said word by word.

Raising a child is 100 years old, and he is often worried about 99. What's more, her eldest son has done so many things that make him feel bad, saying that he is going to Wenshan to discuss Sanqi's business, but in fact, he is going to get along with his outer room, don't think she doesn't know anything, the people she sent out have come back to tell her, and her eldest son is indeed going to find a good relationship with her outer room. She didn't want to bother, because she still believed that her eldest son would be lost and know what he was doing.

It's no wonder that the Yang family will run away to find him, although it is her son's fault that all the mistakes are made, but if the Yang family is a powerful one, where will there be a chance to let that outer room take advantage of it. She is old, and these things should not be taken care of by her, so she will agree that the Yang family will go to Wenshan to find her eldest son.

As long as they don't make trouble at home, don't lead the outer room into the door, don't let the children in the outer room go to the family tree, and do things that disgrace their ancestors, they can make any trouble outside, even if the world is turned upside down, it has nothing to do with her, she just enjoys her children and grandchildren at home.