Eating is silent, sleeping is silent, this is for the vast majority of families.

But in the Li family, this sentence is no longer appropriate. The reason is very simple, firstly, the two masters of the Li family have never paid much attention to those cumbersome rules, and secondly, it is because there are children at the naughty and active age in the family, and there is more than one child.

The two little ones were carried to the table by their respective mothers, and when their parents started, they held their small wooden bowls, picked up small silver spoons, and teased their mouths while waiting for the grandmother behind them to serve them rice.

Wang Qifang looked at the two little guys at the dinner table, guarding their rice bowls, like a cheerful little piglet, "Ding, Ding Dangdang is eating well, his heart is full of joy, he sandwiches some vegetables for his son, and serves a bowl of egg soup for his daughter, and he is very busy."

The little girl ate breakfast delicately, when she took a bite of the scallion pancake in front of her, her eyes couldn't help but light up, swallowed the dough in her mouth, asked the next person for a clean small white porcelain plate, sandwiched a palm-sized golden sè oil cake in it, and sent the small plate to Wang Qifang's two mouths, and said with a smile: "Dad, mother, this scallion pancake is delicious, you two old people try it." ”

"Yes, Xiaoya said it was delicious, then it must be delicious." Li Jingtian was very happy to see the little girl's sensible appearance, tore a small piece with chopsticks and threw it into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and nodded with satisfaction, "Well, it's really good." Lady, has there been a change of cook at home? ”

The taste is obviously different from the previous one, and it is also more refined. Li Jingtian looked at Xiao with interest

Small thin scallion pancakes, the heart speaks, in the north, it is really rare to be able to make such a small cake. What's even more surprising is that this cake is fragrant but not greasy, crispy but not burnt, and the thin shredded green onions are evenly withdrawn into the golden dough cake, layer after layer, each layer is as thin as a cicada's wings, except for the outermost layer that is more crispy, the inside is very soft, but very strong.

"Yes, my sister-in-law introduced me, saying that it is an ancestral craft, and I have opened a shop before" This did not catch up with the war, the family escaped, and happened to meet my eldest brother, seeing that they were old and sick, it was really pitiful, so they took them in. Wang Qifang has already tried the cook's craft, so naturally she will not be as surprised as Li Jingtian, but this is specially left for her by her daughter, and when she thinks of her daughter's heart, she feels delicious even if she doesn't eat it.

Wang Qifang stuffed the recorded crane eggs in her hand into the little girl's mouth, mōmōmō her little face, smiled and pushed her back to eat, and continued to chat with Li Jingtian" "This sister-in-law Su's skills are very good, the eldest brother and Brother Xing both like to eat the pasta she makes, and this time they also brought their family to Beijing "Who thinks of my father" This old man is not repaired, he actually fell in love with the thirteen or fourteen-year-old daughter of the family, and he was ashamed to accept the little lady as a concubine, really speaking of this, Wang Qifang suddenly remembered that there were three children around him, And her next words are a little inappropriate for children", so she vaguely covered up the past" "My father doesn't like it, but it just so happens that we are short of people here, and my sister-in-law sent someone to me after discussing it with my eldest brother." Today's breakfast was prepared by Sister-in-law Su? ”

The latter sentence was asked by Zi Zhu, who was waiting on the side, Zi Zhu nodded, and said, "Back to the young grandmother, except for the side dishes, they are all made by Sister-in-law Su." ”

"Do you think it's okay? I told my sister-in-law Su that if the family is satisfied with the first three days of trial, I will sign a ten-year employment contract with her. Wang Qifang turned her head and asked for the opinion of the head of the family.

"Well, this cake is a bit interesting, as long as people are honest, you just have to stay." ”

Li Jingtian has no opinion, being able to work with his eldest brother for a year or two shows that he is a real craftsman. You must know that Brother Mo Yan is easy to make do with everything else, but the word "eating and drinking" has always been exquisite.

"Okay" Wang Qifang responded, turned her head to Zizhu and instructed, "You tell Sister-in-law Su, just say that the eldest young master is very satisfied with her craftsmanship, and when she signs the contract, she will be rewarded with two coins of silver, so that she can work well in the future." ”

"Yes, Grandma!"

Zizhu was busy writing down the errand silently in his heart, and waited for breakfast before going to carry it out.

When it came to the cook, Wang Qifang also remembered today's main task, and she said softly to Xiaoya, "By the way, Xiaoya, I want to buy some people in the house today, and people will bring people in a while, and you will follow me to take a look at it when the time comes." ”

"Mother, I have enough maids there, so I don't have to choose again, right?"

Xiaoya didn't think much about it, thinking that her mother was going to add someone to herself, so she hurriedly shook her head and excused herself.

"How many people are there for you? There are two or three kittens, not all of them can work, where is enough? Wang Qifang's face flashed with a touch of guilt, pursed the corners of her mouth, and said in a deep voice, "In the past, the family situation was special, and my mother didn't care about paying attention to you, so that you were all wronged, alas, not to mention those famous families, it is an ordinary official house, and there is no family where there are only three or four maids in the house." ”

"Mother, where have you wronged us? We've been doing well in the past, and really, my younger siblings and I are very happy. Seeing that her mother was a little sad, the little girl shook her head like a rattle, and said bluntly: "Now that my father loves us again, we are all very happy, little new brother, 1J,

Maruko, are you right? ”

Xiaoya said everything in her heart, after she had that experience, she felt that the current life is really beautiful, too happy, compared with "in the dream, the miserable situation, now she, her mother is not dead, her younger brothers and sisters are also healthy, and even, she has a father." Although she is not her father's biological daughter, Xiaoya can clearly feel that her father really loves her, which is far better than the second young master of the Zhao family. In the dream", Xiaoya saw other people's families and beautiful lives, that is, the second young master Zhao and them, they were also fathers and sons, and his wife and family, but she was alone, wronged, and did not even have a person to cry about.

People must know how to be sufficient, but also know how to cherish.

, "En, what my sister said is right, the little new brother has a father and a mother, and they are much stronger than the five-catty brother." Since Brother Xiaoxin understood his duties, he felt more and more that he was a man and wanted to protect the women in the family.

Now seeing that his mother was suddenly in a bad mood, he hurriedly waved the silver spoon in his hand, and said in a milky voice, "Dad, mother, don't worry, I am now the president of the Confucian Chamber of Commerce, Master Lei said, all the businessmen in the world must listen to me, father, mother, sister and sister "What do you want, just tell me, I, I let the people of the Confucian Chamber of Commerce buy it." ”

Poof

Li Jingtian was drinking soup and listened to his son's words, "I couldn't help it for a while, and I sprayed it gorgeously."

Fortunately, when he sprayed, he turned around in time, "This saved the table full of food from his rain spraying."

After taking the handkerchief handed over by Wang Qifang, Li Jingtian wiped the corners of his mouth casually, and said to Xiaoxin with a smile: "Son, you are really welcome." "This kid, what kind of place does he think the Confucian Chamber of Commerce is?

, "Dad" I am your son, of course I will not be polite to you. Besides, I'm the president, isn't it right to let the people below do something? ”

Brother Xiaoxin is no longer a little kid who doesn't know anything on the day of catching Zhou, he has long heard his mother and sister say that his father is not his real father, and he has also seen his own father, but, from the bottom of his heart, he still thinks that his father is his biological father. Because, the person who coaxed him to play, accompanied him to practice martial arts, gave him gifts, and sent people to protect him was not his own father, but this stepfather.

Wang Qifang was also amused by her son's words, "That's right, the little new brother is the president, and he has to have the courage to be the president." Son, keep it up" When the inauguration ceremony is held at the end of the month, you will use this tone to lecture the Confucian businessmen. ”

The giggle son is so cute, he probably doesn't know where the door of the Confucian Chamber of Commerce is opening, and he also says "I am the president" and I don't know how those old Confucian businessmen will feel after hearing Xiao Xin'er's words.

"Lecture? Mother, my younger brother is only five years old, and he has just learned to memorize Tang poems, so let him lecture the old-timers, is it "Tang poems are only about 20 words, and no matter how concise the precepts are, they will have to be hundreds of words, 1J,

How can a novelty be memorized?

Xiaoya put down her chopsticks and said with some concern.

"Hehe, it's okay, everything has a mother." ”

Wang Qifang also said this, on the day of the inauguration ceremony, how could she be willing to let her son be embarrassed by a group of old cultivators.

"That's it, sister, don't worry, I'm the president."

"Woo, mother, I'm going to be the president too."

Seeing that his parents and sister and brother were chatting so happily, Xiao Ball, who was bored and eating egg custard, stopped drying, pouted his little mouth, puffed out his cheeks and asked for fair treatment from his mother.

Almost talking, laughing, and eating breakfast noisily, Li Jingtian took Xiao Xin Goni and Xiao Maruko to the study in the front yard to take the school homework. Wang Qifang led the little girl to the inner room of the main room together, and the mother and daughter sat on the big kang near the window, whispering.

“…… It was my negligence, if it weren't for your father's reminder, I would have almost forgotten that you are still a child, and you also need a little lady of the same age as a playmate. Wang Qifang gently rubbed her daughter's bun and said faintly: "In the past, our mother and daughter went to the space to stay as soon as they had time, and almost ignored the outside world. ”

"Well, mother, I see what you mean. ”

Xiaoya nodded, the last time I went to ask my wife to say goodbye, my wife had said that she would marry her. Well, Bi Niang also heard what Grandma Bei said, so she let her follow the experience.

"Also, in two days, my mother will take you to some parties, on the one hand, to practice what Grandma Don't teach you, and on the other hand, you can also have a good chat with the little ladies in other families."

"Okay, mother, I'll get along with other little ladies."

"Oh, by the way, there is no special needlework lady in the house, I specially called the people from the Beijing Brocade Workshop and asked them to come over in the afternoon. Now that we have arrived in the capital, we must follow the fashion in the capital. ”

"Eun, I listen to my mother."

"And jewelry, hehe, your grandmother left me a box of rubies and pearls,

I didn't move, I kept it for you and the young lady, and after two days, I asked Zhao Da to find a few reputable shops, and take some new huā samples, you choose a few. ”

Ya knew that this was her mother's intention, she was not easy to refuse, every time her mother said a word, she just nodded obediently and said yes, Xiaoya suddenly remembered something, so she interjected, "By the way, mother, has the cousin of the Lu family always lived in our house?" ”

"Eh?" Wang Qifang was counting the things to be prepared for Xiaoya with her fingers, and suddenly heard such a digression, she was stunned for a moment, and then frowned and asked, "Xiaoya, why did you suddenly mention this person?" Did you hear something? Or did you see something? ”

Xiaoya has always been precocious, but outsiders don't know that maybe someone who loves to chew his tongue said something that shouldn't be said in front of his children.

, "It's not" Xiaoya didn't know what to say, she bit down lightly, and said with some hesitation: "When I went to the conservatory to take care of Huā'er that day" I overheard the girl who served her cousin chatting What they said about her cousin was her father's fiancée, and what cousin also said that her cousin also had a daughter Listen to her cousin's meaning, she wants to take her daughter over, but her in-laws are not allowed. ”

Wang Qifang chuckled in her heart when she heard this, she knew that Lu Qiuniang was not good, but she didn't expect that she had just been quiet for less than half a month, and she began to prepare to do it.

Hmph, what did the maid say, Wang Qifang didn't believe that the two girls would inadvertently run to the greenhouse to chat with the little girl. Also, the fact that Lu Qiuniang has a daughter, even the secret agents of the Chivalrous League can't find out, Li Jingtian also asked Lu Qiuniang several times, but she refused to say, but she told the two maids?

Presumably Lu Qiuniang felt that she was familiar with everything about the Li family, and saw that Wang Qifang, the housewife, was also a soft persimmon who was easy to talk to, and Li Jingtian was full of guilt for her, and the Li family had a lot of money and few people who mastered these, which made Lu Qiuniang think that the time had come.

No matter what Lu Qiuniang's purpose is, Wang Qifang will not fulfill and appease, she pondered for a moment, and explained to Xiaoya seriously: "My cousin is my father's cousin and the "guest" of the Li family. In addition, my cousin and aunt will move to live in the East Cross Courtyard, so don't disturb you and your little new brother Maruko, understand? ”

"Oh, my daughter got it. ”

As soon as Xiaoya heard the East Cross Courtyard, the two big black grape-like eyes turned around, and soon, she locked the location of the East Cross Courtyard in her mind, and couldn't help but smile lightly The East Cross Courtyard is the most remote, and it is most suitable for some restless uninvited guests.

After half an hour, Zizhu walked in and curtsied: "Grandma Da Shao, Mrs. Liu has arrived, can you see it now?" ”

Wang Qifang sat up straight, "Well, let her in, and call Grandma Don't too." ”

As for how to choose people, she just learned from her aunt and sister-in-law, but there are too many ways in it, so it is safer to find a senior professional.

"Yes!"

Zizhu said yes and went out.

Wang Qifang pulled up the little girl, the mother and daughter looked at each other and straightened their clothes, and after seeing that everything was in order, they walked out of the main room together with big hands and small hands.

Mrs. Liu is a woman with a good reputation in the capital, who has been a person for more than 20 years, from the initial low-level woman, who can only do some small business, and has developed into an exclusive good woman in many mansions in the capital today, during which time, in addition to her long time, more importantly, she understands the rules very well, and her mind is also flexible.

No, when she went to the house of Master Qi of Furong Fang two days ago to send the cook, she accidentally heard that the new president of the Confucian Chamber of Commerce was in short supply at home, and the mother of the new president She had also heard that it was the owner of the shopkeeper of Zhao Da in Dongshi.

Knowing this information, Mrs. Liu went out of Master Qi's house, did not hesitate for a step, and immediately rushed to the East Market, found Zhao Da's shopkeeper set almost, huā twenty taels of silver, and bought some things casually, and then met Mrs. Wang's nurse through Zhao Da's shopkeeper.

Then, through Mama Zhao, Mrs. Liu's name successfully appeared in Wang Qifang's list.

It's just that Wang Qifang didn't want many people this time, only ten little girls. After hearing Wang Qifang's request for the first time, Mrs. Liu regained her spirits after a short period of loss, picked 30 little girls with extra care, changed them into clean clothes, and hurriedly came to Pingkangfang.

Wang Qifang sat under the porch in front of the door, the little girl sat next to her obediently, and the mother and daughter exchanged in a low voice while looking at the dozens of little girls standing neatly in the courtyard.

"Don't grandma, you are from the palace, and you are the most experienced in seeing people, why don't you help the little girl palm her eyes and pick a few maids for her."

Wang Qifang saw the thirty little girls dressed neatly, and a touch of slander flashed in her heart, oh, don't these people like to take advantage of women's sympathy the most and deliberately make the children pitiful in order to achieve the purpose of the deal?

Wang Qifang's experience is really limited, so in order not to teach her daughter badly, she had to invite Grandma Don't come out first.

"Yes, Grandma!" ”

Don't Mama bowed slightly, of course she understood what Wang Qifang meant, not so much to let her help pick people, but to let her teach Xiaoya how to pick people.

With a steady step, she slowly walked to the front of the queue, and Grandma Bei looked at it in rows, when she saw that all the girls were wearing clean clothes, the clothes were not good materials, almost all of them had patches, but they were all cleanly washed. Seeing this, Mama Cho nodded with satisfaction, this is what serious business looks like.

"Are any of you literate? Literate stand up. ”

Mrs. Liu obviously instructed in advance, and after these little girls heard Grandma Bei's words, they did not discuss with each other, but according to their respective situations, some stood up, and more stood quietly in the distance.

Don't Mama nodded secretly, and added another point to Mrs. Liu in her heart. Slowly walked up to a few little girls who stood up, and commanded, "Stretch out your hand, palm up!" ”

"Do any of you know how to do needlework?"

“…… Have you ever cooked? ”“…… There is ......"@.