Afterwards, Gui Mingyue sent someone to quietly find the maids and mothers-in-law beside the fifth and seventh aunts, wanting to get some clues from their mouths.

Who knows, except for a few of those maids and mothers-in-law who have become the servants of the eldest lady's side, some of them have disappeared overnight.

Jin Qi'er and Ning Xiang originally wanted to set up a set of words from those people who were beside the eldest lady, but who knew that they were either like frightened birds, or they were tight-lipped and couldn't find out a word.

"Young grandma, you said that the fifth aunt and the seventh aunt are two living people who just went like this, why is there no rumor in this Hou Mansion at all, to put it mildly, there is not even a paper burner." Jin Qi'er couldn't help but lean into Gui Mingyue's ear and muttered.

Of course, no one will burn the paper, but only dare to burn it secretly in private, Gui Mingyue sighed and said.

"So that's it?" Jin Qi'er's face was indignant, in this matter, her ability to find out the news was frustrated for the first time.

"It's not that forget it, the truth is always the truth, and one day it will be revealed to the world, but I hope it's not too late." Gui Mingyue said slowly.

"But......" Jin Qi'er was still a little depressed in her heart.

"Sister Qi'er, I don't think I should talk about other people's business, let's go and choose the fabric!" Ning Xiang has been anxious on the side.

Today, the clothes used to make new clothes for the New Year have arrived, piled up in the yard, and the horses are brightly colored, and they are good materials at a glance.

Gui Mingyue was curious, so she also went to the courtyard, the weather was sunny and refreshing, and she felt a lot better when she saw them chattering excitedly one by one.

"Sister Qingxiu, let's go, everyone has gone to choose materials." Shuyu reluctantly spoke, this Qingxiu is also a confusing person, Su Rili is arrogant as if she is already the aunt in this western courtyard.

"There are only a few pieces of cloth left and right, why bother to grab them, all of them are childish." Since this self-proclaimed and high-minded Shuyu first opened his mouth to talk to himself, Qingxiu also opened his mouth to complain.

Shuyu shook her head, this person really thought he was the master, and then he didn't pay attention to her anymore and walked out on his own.

Qingxiu said disgust, but her footsteps followed closely out of the courtyard.

As the fabric of the subordinates' clothes, most of the coarse cloth in other courtyards is solid color, and only the maids and women with heads and faces in the main courtyard can wear some silk and satin that the master wears the rest of the reward.

Who knew that there were such valuable materials as plain brocade and weaving silk in the courtyard.

Shuyu couldn't help but be a little stunned, touching the smooth cloth, and suddenly felt a little abrupt.

Qingxiu fell in love with a lotus-colored brocade at a glance, and most of the swivel jackets and skirts of the plain maids were bright green and goose yellow, which were light and playful solid colors, and Qingxiu liked some that looked generous and elegant.

This batch of lotus-colored woven silk, in addition to the color is elegant and fresh, there is also a dark bamboo leaf pattern, which is even more elegant, the more Qingxiu looks at it, the more he likes it, but he refuses to come forward to take it for the sake of face.

"Sister Shuyu, this is for you, give it to you." spontaneously helped the maids pick up the incense of the cloth, and said that he was referring to the brocade.

Shuyu didn't expect Ning Xiang to take the initiative to show favor to herself, she used to be very arrogant, and then she entered the inner courtyard and became a very favored maid, Shuyu actually liked that one in her heart, so she immediately took over the brocade with some flattery.

In the past, Ning Xiang was an arrogant and arrogant person, but that was in the past, since she followed the young grandmother, she was reborn.

Naturally, I also know that Shuyu intends to lean on the young grandmother, and it can be seen that the young grandmother is still more optimistic about this talented Shuyu.

She will show favor to her, but she is also selfish, and in the future, everyone will inevitably serve in front of the grandmother together, and build a good relationship first, which is different.

Shuyu took the lotus-colored brocade with bamboo leaves and dark flowers, and stood aside happily, waiting for everyone to finish dividing it, and listening to the young grandmother's instructions.

Qingxiu was a little dumbfounded, and a little angry, his favorite horse was gone. And I saw that the blue one returned to the silver pendant, the small flower primrose color returned to the gold bill, and the tortoiseshell took the silver silk pine flower pigment brocade......

Now it seems that even the goose yellow one that Ning Xiang took was dyed with spring petals, which was actually very beautiful and eye-catching.

In the end, there were three horses left.

One piece of red sandalwood and one piece of ochre weaving, and the other one is a plain brocade of white onion green.

The first two horses were reserved for Grandma Jiang and Grandma Cheng at first sight, but the red flowers on the saffron green were really big, and it was really not very beautiful to wear them as a dress that everyone could imagine.

"You ......" Qing Xiu was angry: "Such an ugly cloth, how can I wear it!" ”

Yin Shen'er looked at her coldly from the side, and the words of scolding were not yet spoken.

"Heh," Ning Xiang stepped forward and pointed at her nose, and scolded with a cannon: "If you don't choose yourself, who will complain?" Does Sister Qingxiu really think she is the master? I advise you, it's best to recognize your identity, but it's a maid like us, and you can wear such a good Su brocade, I don't know how to thank the master, what to take here! ”

"You, you, you, I don't know you as well," Qing Xiuqi's lips trembled.

The young Qiao'er temperament is also softer, and he stepped forward to persuade him, saying that the people in the outer courtyard are also distributing the materials, although the hair is not such a good material as brocade and weaving silk, but the color is also bright and good-looking, why not go there to take a look.

Qingxiu frowned and thought for a long time, but didn't speak, stepped forward to pick up the red and green Su Jin, and walked away.

"Qiao'er, what are you doing with her? People don't take your kindness at all. Ning Xiang angrily "turned her elbow outward".

Jin Qi'er on the side, as Ning Xiang's "top boss", naturally hates that Qingxiu and hates it tightly.

"You girl misunderstood Qiao'er, that Qingxiu her, no matter how ugly this Su Jin is, she won't go to the outer courtyard to get that beautiful coarse cloth at all." The silver pendant on the side lazily spoke, Qiao'er is her right-hand man, don't look at her soft and weak, quiet, but she has a plan in her heart, and she does things safely.

"Oh, got it." Jin Qi'er and Ning Xiang nodded hurriedly, and their movements were the same.

"Poof", Gui Mingyue, who had been hiding behind to watch the show, couldn't help laughing, who really raised the cubs.

Ning Xiang is straightforward and spicy, good at communicating, Tie follows Jin Qi'er, Qiao'er and Caiyun are delicate and steady, more like silver pendants. As for Hexiang, who is in charge of the meal, she is like a tortoiseshell who taught her medicinal diet, never paying attention to ordinary things, and is devoted to the kitchen.

"Hehe, it's rare for the young grandmother to laugh," Jin Qi'er quipped, "It's just that only the eldest young master can make the young grandmother laugh." ”

"Why don't you wear thicker when the young grandmother comes out!" Yin Shen'er frowned, and quickly took the fox fur and put it on.

"Young grandmother, look, is this one I chose, beautiful?" Ning Xiang proudly took out her own horse.

Gui Mingyue took a closer look at the goose-yellow plain brocade, nodded, and said, "Good eye, if this is made and worn as a skirt, it can look like a little chicken that has just come out of the shell." ”

The rest of the crowd burst into laughter.

"Oh, young grandma, you're making fun of people again! Slaves and maids do not follow. Ning Xiang twisted her body like a twisted flower.

"Okay, young grandma, I'll send a pair of citrine carved spring flower crotch, how about it?"

"Hehe, the spring flowers are exactly the same color as the flowers on this plain brocade, slave and maid thank the young grandmother for the reward!" Ning Xiang smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into a slit.

"Clever words, and deceiving the reward of the young grandmother," Jin Qi'er said, but she was very proud in her heart.

"Sister Qi'er, dissipate the gas, dissipate the gas, did the slave and maid finish the osmanthus brown sugar cake last time to honor you? The slave will buy it for you again. Ning Xiang was not afraid, and dared to joke.

Jin Qi'er raised her hand and knocked on her head, and scolded with a smile: "I'll go back when I'm free." ”

Gui Mingyue shook her head with a smile, and ordered, send these cloths and those from the outer courtyard to Tailor Xu, along with the size of everyone.

"Whoa!" The fragrance is crisp and crisp.

"I'll help you." Shuyu, who had been watching them with a smile on the side, spoke.

It's approaching the New Year's Day, and the big guys are very busy, to say that the most idle in this yard, that is, she and Qingxiu, Shuyu doesn't like this feeling, maybe it's been too long alone, and she likes to be with a lively little girl like Ning Xiang.

Ning Xiang went to Gui Mingyue to say goodbye, took Shuyu to pack up the cloth in the inner courtyard, and went to the outer courtyard again.

Ning Xiang sent Shuyu to other maids to collect the size of the cloth, but she went to the house of Lao Tzu Niang and Lao Qiu's house.

Lao Qiu's family is also sick at this time, and when he saw his daughter Ning Xiang, who was full of red light and well-dressed, entering the door, he was also happy for her.

"Mother, don't worry, I will do a good job, and you can wear clothes made of brocade in the future." Ning Xiang patted her chest and said, as she spoke, she took out a purse from her body, which was actually heavy with some broken silver.

"This is all given to me by the eldest and youngest grandmothers, for you!"

"Hey, hey, good boy," Old Autumn didn't expect that this daughter, who had always worried her the most, would one day give her a silver flower.

At the same time, he was a little worried, and the old Qiu family couldn't help but speak: "The eldest and youngest grandmother is a kind-hearted person, but after all, this is the Hou Mansion, and everything has to be decided by the eldest lady, you don't just care about serving the eldest and younger grandmothers, and go to the main courtyard when you have time, I remember that Grandma Yuan still likes you......"

"Mother! What are you talking about? Ning Xiang couldn't help but be a little fried: "Do you know that one servant doesn't serve the two masters, how could I, Ning Xiang, do that kind of thing that is ashamed of the young grandmother." Let me tell you, I'm iron-hearted, I was born as a young grandmother in this life, and I am a ghost of a young grandmother in death! ”

"Phew! What are you talking about, girl? For the New Year, say these bad things. Lao Qiu's angry cough.

"Okay, mother, it's not too early, Shuyu and I are going to Tailor Xu, and I'll come back in the evening to treat you your favorite pig's head meat." Ning Xiang said and quickly went out the door.

"Hey, hey, my mother is waiting for you, be careful on the road...... My mother will wait for you at the gate of the house. "The left and right are the old people in the house, and there is not much work to do in this outer courtyard.

In Bianliang City in winter, it is dark early, and the sun sets before the unitary time passes.

"Lao Qiu's family, my daughter went to buy you pig's head meat and hasn't come back yet?" The people in the house who came and went would smile and ask when they saw it.

"Don't talk nonsense, Ning Xiang's girl is doing things for the young grandmother." Lao Qiu's family looked at the darker and darker sky, and they were also very anxious.

At this moment, I saw an ox cart rushing over, and a figure in the shape of a girl jumped from it, and this figure was anxious and staggered.

Before the old Qiu family came forward to inquire, the girl hurriedly entered the door and went straight to the west courtyard.

"Who's that? So anxious. "Lao Qiu's family asked the concierge.

"If you go back to Grandma, it's the jade girl in the West Courtyard." The porter said.

"Shuyu, Shuyu......" Lao Qiu's family patted his head and shouted loudly: "Only she came back by herself, what about my incense girl?" ”