"Big girl, go back too," Madame Tai interrupted Wei Ya and said, "Your cousin Ying will rest at my place first, well, I'll go to your place after lunch." ”

"Then I'm ......"

"Then we'll retreat," Wei Ya, who was about to say something more, was interrupted by Cao's mouth.

"Miss Lao Yingbiao is accompanying Mrs. Tai." Cao Shi said apologetically to Wen Hongying.

"Second uncle and mother are polite," Wen Hongying said: "It's all what I should do." ”

……

Counting it, Mrs. Tai has not seen Wen Hongying for more than a month, she took her granddaughter's hand and asked Wen Hongying about her diet and daily life, Wen Hongying was not annoyed, and talked to Mrs. Tai about her daily life in detail.

Listening to the laughter and laughter coming from the house, Bi Tao held a bowl of sweet soup that was said to be Wen Hongying's favorite, and hesitated, not knowing whether to send it in at this time.

The curtain was raised, and Tao's mother walked out with a smile on her face.

Bi Tao hurriedly said hello softly and respectfully, and when she looked up again, the smile on Tao's mother's face had disappeared.

Mother Tao glanced at the tray that Bi Tao was carrying, and asked with a nonchalant face, "What is this?" ”

"Back to Tao's mother," Bi Tao replied cautiously, "It was just sent from the kitchen, and it was Miss Yingbiao's favorite dessert last time." ”

Bi Tao was clever and didn't mention that it was specially sent by Liu's mother from the kitchen.

The daughter of the kitchen steward Mother Liu and the daughter of Mother Tao are both aunts in the second master's room, one gave birth to the fourth young master but was less favored, and the other gave birth to the second young lady but was favored.

Aunt Liu and Aunt Tao have been fighting in the second room for many years, and Mother Liu and Mother Tao are naturally incompatible, but Mother Liu and Mother Tao are both old people brought by Mrs. Tai from her mother's family, so many years, although Mother Liu is not as powerful as Mother Tao, but she has been in charge of the kitchen of Xiyuan for many years, and she is also a person who has won the trust of Mrs. Tai, so although the two do not deal with each other, they have always maintained harmony on the surface, but it is another thing in private.

"What a good thing! The value was sent over in front of Baba. Mother Tao glanced at the sweet soup again, and waved her hand impatiently: "I will reward you for eating." ”

"Hey!" Bi Tao responded happily on her face: "Thank you for your mother." In my heart, I secretly regretted taking such an errand.

Mother Tao didn't take care of Bi Tao, turned around and walked out of the upper room, and didn't walk a few steps, but saw Cao Shi leading a well-dressed woman and a few sturdy mothers-in-law carrying a few large boxes to meet her.

"Yo, I'm in a hurry and don't know what to do, but by chance, I ran into Mother Tao!" Cao Shi greeted Tao's mother happily and said, "Mom, come and sum up with me, see how this should be, well, this is Lu Niangzi of Zhenxiu Embroidery, Mom should know it." ”

The named Mrs. Lu hurriedly stepped forward to greet Tao's mother.

Zhen Embroidery Workshop is one of the best embroidery workshops in the capital, and there is a good friendship between the noble and wealthy families, and Mother Tao, as one of the best characters in Xiyuan, has naturally dealt with and is familiar with Lu Niangzi.

"This is ......," Mother Tao looked at the people in the embroidery workshop puzzled.

"Hey, Mom, didn't I think that it would be rare for the Hou Ye to spend the New Year at home, I just wanted to make a few more clothes for Mrs. Tai, and also make Mrs. Tai happy," Cao Shi explained distressedly: "Today is a day that has been set with the Zhen Embroidery Workshop a long time ago, but I didn't expect to catch up with Miss Yingbiao to enter the house today, and it happened to be a coincidence, didn't I bump into it at this time?" ”

Lu Niangzi hurriedly stepped forward to hold Tao's mother's hand, and said flatteringly: "Please ask Tao's mother to help me say a few words, this day has been set a long time ago, it is really not easy to change, and it is just usual, but, you also know, the shop was busy this year, and the embroidery girls of our Zhen Embroidery Workshop have not slept a good sleep for a few days and nights in order to rush to work......"

When I'm busy, I'm most afraid of being disrupted by others, and sometimes it's a big problem that affects the whole body.

"This ......" Mother Tao also understood Lu Niangzi's difficulties, but she looked at the upper room not far away, and said embarrassedly: "Mrs. Tai is chatting happily with Miss Yingbiao, this, I really don't want to disturb......

"Oh, Mother Tao, you must save me," Mrs. Lu put a bracelet in her hand on Mother Tao's wrist naturally, and said with a smile: "Who doesn't know that Mother Tao is the most popular person in front of Mrs. Tai, if you don't help, no one can help me, right...... Besides, isn't it better for the eldest lady of Ningguohou's Mansion to be there, it's not a secret, I just went to Ningguohou's Mansion to serve just the day before yesterday, not to mention anything else, but Miss Wen's vision is really good, this is just enough to make Miss Wen a staff officer for Mrs. Tai, Mother Tao said, isn't this reasonable? ”

"Yes, Mother Tao," Cao Shi also helped: "You can pity poor Mrs. Lu, look at the dark shadow under her eyes, I'm afraid I haven't slept well for a few nights." ”

"It's really Mrs. Xie's compassion." While thanking the Cao family, Lu Niangzi showed the black and blue under her eyes to Mother Tao, and prayed: "Mother Tao, you can do well, let me sleep well today......

Mother Tao sighed helplessly and said, "Okay, okay, I'll go in and take a look." ”

Mrs. Lu was grateful and sent Tao's mother to the upper room.

After Tao's mother left, Cao took a group of people from the Zhen Embroidery Workshop to wait in the side room.

The little maid served the tea lightly.

Cao Shi played with the tea cup in his hand while looking at the large boxes at the door.

Lu Niangzi noticed Cao's gaze, so she smiled and said softly: "Second lady, please rest assured, these are all fabrics carefully selected by me, all of them are exquisite and luxurious," and she got closer a little, she whispered: "I guarantee that Miss Guifu has not seen and liked it." ”

Cao Shi chuckled and took a sip of tea, and said, "Lu Niangzi is an old man who has served the Ningguo Hou Mansion and the Zhenguo Hou Mansion for several years, and I still believe in this bit of eyesight." ”

"Second Mrs. Xie trusts." Lu Niangzi said busily.

Cao Shi nodded lightly and said, "Serve well, the reward will not be less." ”

"Hey, yes, yes......" Lu Niangzi replied repeatedly.

After a cup of tea, Tao's mother appeared at the door.

Cao and Lu Niangzi stood up.

Lu Niangzi hurriedly greeted her and looked at Mother Tao with anticipation.

"Come with me," Mother Tao said with a smile, "Mrs. Tai asked the people from the Zhen Embroidery Workshop to go in and serve." ”

"Okay, okay!" Lu Niangzi responded with a smile on her face, and at the same time told her mother-in-law to carry things.

"The second lady is a busy person, you can go as busy as you go." Mother Tao smiled and said to Cao's family: "Mother Tao is here to serve, the second lady can rest assured." ”

"Can I still believe my mother?" Cao Shi smiled and held Tao's mother's hand, tacitly patted it twice, and said, "Then Mrs. Tai is bothering Tao's mother to serve here." ”

"Look at what the second lady said, how dare you deserve the word tired," Tao's mother smiled at Cao's family, and said: "This is what Tao's mother should do." ”

……

After Mother Tao sent the people from the Zhen Embroidery Workshop to the upper room, she went to the kitchen to check the preparation of lunch, turned around, and then returned to the upper room.

"Tsk! Tut! Tut! Lu Niangzi praised repeatedly: "Look, look, Mrs. Tai, look at it, this material, it can be lined with Miss Watch's appearance and temperament, you can take a look, this fabric is so good on Miss Watch, Miss Watch's body seems to be full of light......"

Mrs. Tai also looked satisfied, and nodded with Lu Niangzi's praise, but it was Wen Hongying, and the expression on her face was a little uncertain.

"Okay, I also need this piece of material," Mrs. Tai said happily: "Well, just make one set of the two styles I liked just now." ”

"Hey!" Mrs. Lu's eyes couldn't help but smile into a slit, although she had long known that today would be a big business, but she didn't expect Mrs. Tai to be such a big deal, she couldn't help but praise with envy: "Mrs. Tai really loves Miss Cousin!" ”

Mrs. Tai looked at Wen Hongying lovingly, full of smiles, if it was before, she would not be so expensive, always thinking that she would keep all the good ones, anyway, they would end up in the hands of Wen Hongying, but now it is different from the past, Mrs. Tai is eager to give all the good things in the world to Wen Hongying.

"Miss Wen, come and take a look," Mrs. Lu held several embroidery patterns and showed them to Wen Hongying one by one, and said, "What kind of embroidery pattern is good on the belt?" ”

Wen Hongying grimaced and glanced at it casually.

Young girls are all beauty-loving, and it is natural to be happy to be able to make a few more new clothes, Wen Hongying was also happy at the beginning, but, gradually, she couldn't be happy, and even Lu Niangzi's smile made her uncomfortable.

The Zhenxiu Workshop is also often walked to the Ningguohou Mansion, and the person who serves is also this Lu Niangzi, but today, the booklet and the fabrics displayed by the Zhenxiu Embroidery Workshop are all gorgeous and novel that she has not seen before, but Lu Niangzi clearly served in the Ningguo Marquis Mansion just before yesterday, such an obvious difference, especially being looked down upon by a small businessman, Wen Hongying's heart is resentful, but, on the other hand, she knows very well that even if today's fabric appeared in the Ningguo Marquis Mansion the day before yesterday, she felt, Mother will definitely not let her do it, so Lady Lu didn't do anything wrong...... Just after figuring out this, Wen Hongying's heart was even more depressed.

"You look at it." Wen Hongying said impatiently.

Lu Niangzi smiled, peeked at Mrs. Tai, and saw that Mrs. Tai was looking at other fabrics, and did not notice Wen Hongying's unhappiness, so she was relieved, and no longer asked Wen Hongying for impatience, but only responded happily: "Okay, let's use this." After that, I picked one and asked the mother-in-law next to me to remember it.