Mama Li ignored Mama Lin's diligence, only closed her eyes slightly and said: "Look at this tea, the color that floats up is all tea leaves, but what sinks down are those scum stalks that can't be put on the table." This ups and downs is also quite a bit of a doorway. ”

Mama Lin and Fushun's daughter-in-law glanced at each other, and Fushun's daughter-in-law stepped forward and said with a smile: "The younger generations are vulgar, where do you know these ways, and it is thanks to Mama's teachings that there will be no big mistakes on weekdays, and you still have to worry about Mama in the future." ”

Mama Li smiled and said, "Since you know that you have accepted my love, it will be easy to do." As I said that day, it will be at least this number every month from now on. Mama Li said and gestured.

Fushun's daughter-in-law choked, and her heart was a little ruthless. This opening costs twenty taels, and it is too big a lion's mouth. Although the kitchen has always been managed by Mama Li, she picked up this fat difference by relying on Mama Li's nod, but she also inquired about the filial piety given by the kitchen stewards before was about ten taels and no more than fifteen taels per month, and when she came here, it would cost twenty taels, which was not too much of deception.

Mama Li also sneered in her heart, and those kitchen stewards before only gave a dozen taels of silver every month. That's because those stewards are not as good as Fushun's daughter-in-law who can pull money into her pocket, so she didn't say anything. As soon as this Fushun daughter-in-law took office, she was not merciless when she could fish or not, and she didn't know how much silver was worth the ingredients deducted from the second and third rooms every month, but now she only wanted to send her with a dozen taels, how could there be such a cheap thing. At the beginning, she also saw that this daughter-in-law came out of the old man's yard to allow this fat difference, but she didn't want to be an unenlightened person.

"Mama, isn't that a bit more? There is no precedent for this in the kitchen. Fushun's daughter-in-law squeezed out a smile and said.

Mama Li didn't raise her eyes and said: "There is no precedent for this in the kitchen, and there is no precedent for the kitchen steward to arbitrarily deduct the ingredients of the masters." ”

Fushun's daughter-in-law felt a sudden burst of heart, a little short of breath, but she was unwilling to make wedding clothes for others like this.

Mama Li glanced at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in front of her, and said in a rambling voice: "Since you can't set this precedent, then there must still be someone in the Manchu who can set this precedent." It's been so long, it's time for me to go back to the old lady, and after a long time, the old lady should ask. So saying, he stood up.

Mama Lin immediately stepped forward to stop Mama Li, and glared at her daughter-in-law fiercely and scolded: "I don't have any eyesight, who is Mama Li?" Since I can come to this courtyard today, I can afford to look at you, and I also look at the face of the old man. Why don't you come up and make amends! ”

Turning his face and smiling at Mama Li, he said, "My daughter-in-law is not sensible, so you can forgive me when you are old." I'm in charge of this matter, it's only twenty taels, and I can't do it without a copper plate. ”

Fushun's daughter-in-law glanced at her mother-in-law and wanted to refute it, but her mother-in-law's momentum immediately weakened. Grindingly stepped forward, took out a few taels of silver from his sleeve pocket, and put them into the purse that had just been thrown on the table by Mama Li.

Mama Lin pulled Mama Li to sit, and Mama Li sat down again.

"At our age, it stands to reason that we shouldn't worry about these juniors, if I ignore others, I also look at her as a talent in Qiuheng Academy, and repeatedly promote her to give her face. Do you know how many good days are left for those of us who are half-cut into the coffin? Isn't it all the world of these young people in the future? If you don't teach her well now and let her know the severity, how can she get on the stage in the future? Mama Li took the purse handed over by Mama Lin and said in a rambling voice.

Mama Li smiled: "What Mama said is that you still have to teach the lessons in the future, and they won't forget your good when they become them." As he spoke, he pulled Shunde's daughter-in-law up to make amends.

Shunde's daughter-in-law saw that the money had been handed over anyway, and it would be useless if she was unwilling, so she immediately changed her smile and stepped forward to say a blessing to Mama Li, and said: "The younger generation is not sensible, thank you Mama for mentioning it." ”

Mama Li nodded, took a sip of the tea bowl on the table, and sat for a while before getting up to say goodbye.

This time, Mama Lin didn't stay long, but said: "Mama is busy, so I won't stay here more, so as not to delay Mama's business." ”

Mama Lin and Shunde's daughter-in-law personally sent Mama Li out of the yard.

Seeing that Mama Li turned around the verandah and disappeared, Shunde's daughter-in-law put away her laughter and spit a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground.

"The old immortal thing, relying on the fact that he has to be used in front of the old lady, and the old man will be powerful and blessed, I bah!"

Mama Lin glared at her daughter-in-law: "Put away your behavior as a villager!" Something that can't be put on the table! A few taels of silver will make you breathless, what else can you do in the future? ”

When the daughter-in-law of Shunde saw her mother-in-law's authority, she immediately became honest, and only dared to mumble: "The daughter-in-law is angry when she sees that this old pious woman is deceiving people too much." Mother, you are the first proud person in front of the lady of the family, and this mother-in-law will not sell your face. ”

Mama Lin looked around and saw that no one else was there, so she scolded in a low voice, "What do you know? Although the lady said that she was in charge of this family, she did not have to look at the eyes of that one in everything. She pointed in the direction of Songling Temple.

"Don't say it's me, even the lady usually has to sell this woman a little face."

Shunde's daughter-in-law glanced at her mother-in-law, and stood there with her eyebrows lowered and didn't dare to refute.

Mama Lin glanced at her daughter-in-law and said, "Besides, don't think I don't know how much benefit you have made in the kitchen." ”

Shunde's daughter-in-law raised her head when she heard this and wanted to explain, but Mama Lin stopped and said, "Don't tell me about some things that you don't have, I won't ask you for silver." I am also a son, what is not his? You serve him well, and give me a fat grandson is better than anything else. ”

Shunde's daughter-in-law blushed, thinking that the silver would still be held in her hand and was a little happy in her heart, so she stepped forward and whispered in shame: "Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law is provincial." ”

Mama Lin explained: "It's just that you can't conflict with Mama Li in the future, if she wants money, you will give it to her, you must know that if you don't have this errand, you won't be able to get anything." ”

When Shunde's daughter-in-law heard this, although she was unwilling, she had to respond respectfully.

Mama Lin instructed her daughter-in-law a few more words, then sent her back to the kitchen, and went to the council hall to find the Jin family.

Here, Mama Li returned to Songling Courtyard, and saw the new third-class maid Banxia standing on the edge of the bamboo curtain in the main room, waiting, so she beckoned to her.

Banxia got the instructions of her mother, Mama Liu, and knew that this Mama Li must be served, so she immediately trotted in front of Mama Li.

"Mama. What do you command your servant? ”

Mama Li asked, "The old lady has breakfast?" Is it good to use? What are you doing now? ”

Banxia immediately replied: "The old lady has had breakfast, and she used a bowl of green stem porridge, a small flower roll, half an egg custard and some pickled melon slices. Now the second lady and the ladies in each room are chatting with the old lady. ”

Mama Li nodded.

Banxia said again: "The old lady asked about you, but I didn't ask again when I heard that you went to the needlework room." ”

Although Mama Li didn't go to the needlework room, she didn't care when she heard this girl say this, but she just thought that it was the girl's mother-in-law who casually helped her cover up when she saw Sun's question, so she nodded and entered the main room by herself.

In the bright room of the main room, Sun is sitting on the couch with his eyes closed, Siniang and Liuniang are standing side by side in front of the couch and reciting the first of the Shenli Heavenly Palace in the "Dizang Sutra", and the voices of the two are crisp and neat.

In Sanniang's opinion, if it is a poetry recitation, it is not bad, but if you want to memorize Buddhist scriptures like this, it is really awkward enough. But she was also quite impressed by the fighting spirit of these two girls to compete for favor, if she faced such an awkward article and couldn't memorize it in the case of knowing six tricks about it. Therefore, she may be the most attentive person in the room, and she has developed a good habit in her previous life to respect the efforts of others.

The second lady smiled at the corner of her mouth, and sat there, no one looking, as if she was listening carefully.

Yuan Niang tried hard to listen, but because it was difficult to read the Buddhist scriptures in the mouths of these two sisters and the right number in her memory, it was not that Siniang and Liuniang memorized the wrong number, on the contrary, they were not bad at all, but it didn't feel like a Buddhist scripture.

Wu Niang also sat upright honestly, but her big flexible eyes were constantly moving, obviously out of state, so she was the first to notice when Mama Li came in.

Mama Li entered the room and didn't speak, and walked lightly to Sun's couch and stood. Sun sensed someone approaching, opened his eyes slightly, glanced at them, and closed them again.

After a cup of tea, Sun opened his eyes and said, "Okay, the back is not bad." Let's stop here today, and listen to it next time when I'm free. ”

Siniang and Liuniang were very excited to get Sun's affirmation, and it was not in vain that they got up early and were greedy for more than a month. The two smiled and looked at each other and said in unison, "Yes, grandmother." After speaking, Liuniang didn't forget to slightly turn her face to Wuniang and cast a demonstrative glance.

Wu Niang was yawning slightly, and inadvertently received Liu Niang's eyes and was stunned, a little confused, and was glared at by Liu Niang.

Sun said again: "You are all dispersed, I want to rest for a while." ”

And they all got up and took their leave.

Sun got up early today, and he was a little sleepy at this time, so he half lay down and closed his eyes to recuperate.

"How did you stay in the sewing room for so long? What's going on over there? Sun asked casually.

Mama Li paused in her heart, thinking that this time she went to Qiuheng Courtyard to do something that could not cross the bright road, and when she saw that Sun thought she had gone to the sewing room, she did not refute, but replied: "There is nothing to do, I just chatted with the grandmother in charge about the fashionable patterns, and thought about picking a few to make clothes for the old lady." ”

Sun's eyelids moved, but he didn't open his eyes, only said a faint "hmm" and stopped asking.

Mama Li saw that Sun no longer spoke only when she was tired, so she went to the right room and took a fan from the couch to fan Sun. But he didn't see the sharp glance that Sun suddenly opened his eyes and threw at her when she turned around.