Chapter 24: The Gift
These two pairs of earrings are one large and one small.
The big one is a big ring hollow Fu word earring, Yan Qingge felt that the ear of the fall hurt when he looked at it, and he never had the heart to wear it.
The pair of small, but only the size of a fingernail, are bat hugging the word pattern earbuds.
Ruyi was stunned and said, "However, that aunt is two people, although these earbuds are also made of gold, they are much smaller than earrings, will it seem favoritism." ”
Yan Qingge smiled mysteriously: "The two of them have been indistinguishable from each other since they beat their mothers, and this pair of earrings has to be sent in a different way." ”
As he spoke, Yan Qingge took them apart, put one earbud and one earring, and put them together.
These earrings and earbuds have the word blessing, although they are not a pair, they are so matched, and they look unique. However, this style is not very solemn, just look at it in your own home, and it is absolutely unpleasant to go out.
Ruyi was speechless: "The eldest lady is really clever!" It's also a great match. ”
Seeing that it was already three poles in the day, Yan Qingge explained that Ruyi wrapped the two pairs of newly matched earrings with plain cloths, and took Ruyi and the other Xiang Mama, who was not very good at using eyes and ears, to say goodbye to Yan Songnian.
Yan Songnian just got up and sat on the table for breakfast. Ying'er and Liu'er have very good rules, they were happy last night, but today they are not pampered and arrogant, standing behind Yan Songnian to bring him cloth and vegetables, the service is not leaking, and from time to time they flatter a few words such as the old man's good, so that Yan Songnian's bones are full of comfort.
As soon as he saw Yan Qingge, he thought that these two beautiful concubines who were in favor of him were obtained because of his eldest daughter's uncle, and he couldn't help but think highly of her, and spoke much more cordially than usual.
The two beautiful concubines behind him saluted Yan Qingge even more respectfully, and there was still a little fear in their eyes, as if they were afraid of her.
Please be safe, gossip for a while, Yan Qingge took the initiative to mention the matter of the two beautiful concubines.
"Father, Ying'er and Liu'er were sent by Yanwangfu, and their identities are naturally no better than others. Yesterday, I was in a hurry and didn't have time to prepare, but today my daughter specially prepared a small gift for them. ”
"Haha, let my father guess what the ceremony is, it's the veil you embroidered, right?" Yan Songnian was in a good mood, and even joked with Yan Qingge.
"Of course not." Yan Qingge was disgusted in her heart, who could get her embroidery work? smiled sweeter on his face: "The two aunts look like people with a blue heart, where are the two veils missing." Qingge is giving them jewelry. As he spoke, he turned back to Ruyi.
Ruyi handed Yan Qingge's gift to the two beautiful concubines. Ying'er and Liu'er opened the veil and looked at each other, the fear of Yan Qingge in their eyes was a little more, and they all knelt down and kowtowed.
Their etiquette was a bit big, but Yan Qingge smiled with satisfaction, knowing that they understood what they meant.
These two pairs of earrings are good things, but it's a pity that they are matched like this, and they become a kind of good that can't be put on the table. It's a warning to them not to do things that go against their identity.
Yan Songnian was a fool, he didn't have a few tendons in his head, and he thought that it was the two beautiful concubines who were happy when they saw the gold, so they gave this big gift to their daughter.
Ying'er turned her back to Yan Songnian, put her hand to her heart, and smiled at Yan Qingge with a sincere face: "Thank you for the reward, Liu'er and Ying'er are still the first time to see such a good baby." If the eldest lady doesn't dislike it, Liu Er and Ying'er go back to make a set of clothes for the eldest lady from head to toe. "This is a surrender to Yan Qingge.
"Okay. I heard that the clothes of Jiangnan women are new and clever, but they are very rare, but there are not many people in our north who can do it. You pick up the fashionable summer clothes and make them, I have light and good ingredients there, you just have to ask for the fragrant grandma beside me. As she spoke, she turned her head and smiled at Mama Xiang and said, "Mama Xiang, these two aunts will come to you in a few days to get the ingredients, do you remember." ”
Ying'er and Liu'er hurriedly saluted Mama Xiang. This kind of big family, a capable old woman, is usually stronger than the unpowerful master. But Mama Xiang didn't pay attention to them at all, her face was calm, she hung them aside who bent down and saluted, turned a blind eye, and didn't tell them to get up, ignoring them.
Mama Xiang is seventy years old, deaf and dizzy, usually in Yan Qingge's yard, no one has asked her to do things for a long time, just now on the road because she couldn't see and hear clearly, she almost fell on her heels.
Yan Songnian felt sorry for his concubine, and said angrily: "Qingge, this old Diao slave next to you, why is the shelf so big." ”
Yan Qingge saw that the goal was achieved, and hurriedly said: "Oh, my daughter forgot, Mama Xiang's ears are not very good, her eyes are old, and she can't work, so her daughter assigned her to look at the warehouse." Now I must have heard my daughter speak again, but I'm tired of Aunt Ying and Aunt Liu, so get up quickly. ”
Yan Songnian took a closer look, the old woman was shaking when she was standing old, and her face was ignorant, isn't she old. With a wave of his hand, he settled the account on Yan Qingge's head, and scolded Yan Qingge: "Why did you take such a subordinate out." ”
Last night, Yan Xiuyu asked the family general to send her a letter, which made Yan Qingge even more vigilant.
Although she ostensibly recovered the people in the courtyard, what if there were a few more hidden spies?
There is only one Ruyi she can trust now, but it is really not polite to bring only one maid out, so after thinking about it, Yan Qingge decided to take the incense mama.
Mama Xiang can't see or hear, and she can't read two big characters, so of course she won't betray herself.
I didn't expect Yan Songnian to find trouble here, disgusted that the people she brought were useless, Yan Qingge smiled and explained: "Father, there are not a few good maids in my yard, the old and the young, you can't take a rough little girl who sweeps the floor and weeds to go out, it's better to bring Grandma Xiang, at least she can take a town." ”
Yan Songnian's eyes narrowed, and he seemed to remember some old things: "I remember that your mother chose maids for you back then, and there were a few who were about the same age as Ruyi. Why don't you bring it? ”
Yan Qingge said helplessly: "Father doesn't remember, a few years ago, there was an epidemic in our house, and Aunt Hai was in charge and moved them out with a few aunts, and I never saw them again." ”
Ying'er and Liu'er next to them secretly exchanged glances, and were a little more wary of this Aunt Hai, who had only heard her name but had not seen her face.
Yan Songnian touched two handfuls of beards, looked at Mama Xiang with a headache, and waved his hand: "Since you don't have a maid, ask the steward to pick someone of the same age from Zhuangzi and send it." The house slave of his own house is more at ease than anything else. ”
When Yan Qingge heard this, she was unwilling, she didn't want to use the Yan family's house slaves.
These house slaves have been slaves of the Yan family for many generations, and they have always been intermarried internally, and after so many years, the relationship between them is complicated, who doesn't have a relative? Buying one is buying a whole family.
Aunt Hai is such a shrewd person, but she is afraid that she will have turned these house slaves into her power long ago. Yan Qingge finally cleaned up the yard, and a few more house slaves added to the chaos, wouldn't it be asking for hardship.
Like Zhao's mother before, and the Zhishu and Dali around Yan Songnian, they were all born as domestic slaves, and which one is a good thing.
Despite the displeasure in his heart, Yan Qingge still blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "Okay, everything is under my father's orders." ”
When he went out, Yan Qingge pondered and meditated, and finally had a countermeasure.
She asked Ruyi to go to the front yard and sent a message to the steward, saying that he asked him to choose a group of girls of the right age, the yard of the eldest lady in the house was empty, and the second lady had just returned from the field, and she had to find a maid to serve.
The steward agreed, and the old man was not at home these years, the door was closed, and many people who were originally serving in the house were sent to Zhuangzi to do things, and the house was deserted, and it was time to call back.
Here, Yan Qingge led Mama Xiang, but did not go home immediately, but went to the Zhuyu Courtyard where Aunt Hai lived.
There are only two places in Yan Mansion, Qingxingyuan and Hanyouju, which are larger, and the other courtyards are small and aggrieved. Aunt Hai is a solid pet, and chose the closest pearl jade courtyard to Han Youju, this pearl jade courtyard sounds good, but in fact, the size is like a sparrow's nest.
The main hall of Zhuyu Courtyard is Aunt Hai's house, the east wing room is given to Yan Shuyu, and the remaining dozen maids and women are crowded in the west wing, not even a kitchen, the only view is the two large water tanks in the courtyard, no wonder Yan Shuyu gritted her teeth with jealousy after seeing Qingxing Garden.
Because Aunt Hai returned to her parents' house, the remaining maids and daughters-in-law were happy and comfortable, and they were moving chairs to bask in the sun and gossip in the courtyard. Seeing that Yan Qingge brought a mother-in-law over, no matter what he thought in his heart, he came over honestly to salute.
The eldest lady has been in the limelight a lot these days, and she has cleaned up the affairs of Aunt Hai and Zhao's mother, and everyone in the Yan Mansion knows about it. Many people say that the eldest lady is unkind at a young age, and they don't want to be punished by this unkind eldest lady.
"Get up." Yan Qingge looked at the people under Aunt Erhai's hands, and said lightly: "Zhuangzi is going to send the maid over this afternoon, and I am going to pick a few personal servants for my sister." ”
The dozen or so maids below suddenly started talking in a noisy manner, obviously unwilling to ask for newcomers.
One of them knelt down boldly and begged: "Miss, look at our yard, it really can't live in people, and now there are five people crammed into a small room, and there is not even a small table in the room except for the bed board." The second lady has two big maids, and four little maids follow, so there is no need to add more people around her, right? ”
As she spoke, this woman pushed out four girls with delicate eyebrows, who were the four little maids of Yan Shuyu who were waiting. When she returned to Hai's house this time, Yan Shuyu only brought two personal maids and left the four of them behind.
This kind of little maid is generally bought back to the house and raised from the time of the baby, and she is not relied on on all sides, and her background is innocent. When I was a child, I didn't expect them to do things, but I grew up with the young lady, and there was a special ** for the grandmother, who had been selected for more than ten years, and picked one of them who was loyal and capable, and when the young lady got married in the future, she could be a lifelong helper.
Yan Qingge also had such a girl back then, and Ruyi was one of them, but unfortunately the rest of the girls who came in with her were assassinated by Aunt Hai under the pretext of the epidemic.
Yan Qingge snorted: "If there are many people, it is good to serve?" Seeing that they are not as tall as me, they have to be used anywhere. My father said that his own house slaves were more comfortable with it than anything else. In that case, I'll try your level. ”