Chapter 180: Someone Worries About It (Part II)

Seeing Aunt Qing's eyes staring at her. As if she was about to give an answer herself, Chunying didn't know how to respond, thought about it, and said: "I don't understand Dad's errand, but the shopkeeper of a shop, it's not so easy to change people, accounting, customers, inventory...... You have to make everything clear, right? This is all kinds of things, very complicated, and it can't be solved in ten days and a half months. Not to mention that the shopkeepers of the shops under the name of the Huo family have been in charge for several years, and it is not easy to change them at will, my father seems to be doing a good job in the silk shop, and he has no intention of changing places. I don't understand this, so why don't I have time to go home and ask? ”

After she finished speaking, she carefully looked at Aunt Qing a few times, and saw that there was a trace of disappointment in the other party's expression, but there was no sign of anger, so she added: "Auntie, don't be angry, it's not that I don't know what to do." Instead, ......" lowered his voice, "The assignment of this steward is all in charge of the decision, and it is not like what our family can do what it wants, right?" It depends on the meaning of the top. If there is a life from above, my father will do the errand well no matter what. ”

How could Aunt Qing not know? It's just that she still hopes that her former friend's family can loyally take the initiative to serve, but this is not realistic after all, so she didn't dwell on it for long, so she nodded with a smile: "That's right, and look at the meaning of the top." She didn't have much hope, now the people in charge of the Huo family's shop are all assigned by the An family, Lu Yougui is already running errands under the An family, if he takes the initiative to ask for it, from the Huo family's side to propose that he go, the An family will immediately become suspicious, but it will provoke the Lu family.

She looked up at Chun Ying again, and sighed in her heart. The red carp is a second-class girl, it is better to be close to his wife and the other four people, and he has not been by his wife's side for more than 20 years, plus his husband has served the new master, how can he still be loyal to the old master? Thinking about it, although this Chunying has a good temperament, ability, and carefulness, she can't let go of her parents and relatives, and if she really wants to encounter a big event, she is afraid that she is more concerned about the safety of her own family, and may not be able to share the same heart with their Huo family. Not the material of the henchmen.

But...... Seeing that such a good girl was cheaper than others, she was really unwilling.

Chun Ying saw that Aunt Qing had been looking at her, thoughtful, and felt furious in her heart, and she didn't know what she was thinking, so she hurriedly smiled and said, "What is Aunt looking at me doing?" But what's wrong? And he pretended to bow his head and arrange his clothes.

Aunt Qing hurriedly smiled: "It's okay, it's okay, I just remembered something else, and I was distracted for a while." He took Chunying's hand and looked at her carefully, sighed secretly, took out an agate hairpin from the dresser next to him, handed it to her, and said, "I see that you don't have a few good pieces of jewelry on your body, obviously you are the age of flowers, and Miss has not rewarded you with anything, why don't you know how to dress up?" This is a hairpin I used to get, and now I can't wear it, so I'll give it to you. "I'm going to stick it in her head.

Chun Ying glimpsed that the hairpin was bright and symmetrical, faintly translucent, and it was rare that the whole one was made of agate, not like the usual ones, but inlaid with one or two beads, and a small plum blossom was carved on the top of the hairpin. Hang down a droplet-shaped agate bead with a slightly irregular length of a finger and a half, and you can see that it is worth a lot of money at a glance. She thought that it would be useless, Aunt Qing suddenly gave her such a valuable thing, if it was a simple reward, it would be fine, but she was afraid that in the end, she would have a short hand, and it would be difficult to shirk.

So Chunying stood up in a panic and said, "How can a slave and maid afford such a valuable thing?" Please take it back quickly. ”

Aunt Qing was unhappy: "This is my reward for you, what can you afford to be?" Just the words you reminded the young lady are worthy of ten such hairpins! She pulled Chunying back and put the hairpin on her before saying, "Thank you for your words, we can prepare early and not be busy in the future." Miss must have another reward, this is my share, if you don't accept it, you won't give me face! ”

Chunying accepted it reluctantly, and there was a little joy in her heart. The value is secondary, the color of this agate is very beautiful, and it is rare to see such a red ......

Retracted her mind slightly, Chunying looked up at Aunt Qing, and saw her smiling at herself, but there was a faint tiredness between her eyebrows, thinking that she had taken care of herself in the past few years, so she softened her voice and said, "Auntie is not feeling well?" Please also take care of yourself, meat soup or something, are essential, you have been a vegetarian for many years, and always go to bed early and get up late. Where can the body eat? I see that your health is much worse than when you first returned to Beijing. ”

Aunt Qing was stunned, and her heart was a little moved. She didn't see the wrong person in the end, this girl really has a heart. She lowered her head and wiped the corners of her eyes, and said with a smile: "It's not in the way, I'm also an old person, and my body is very ordinary." As long as the young lady and the young master are doing well, even if I get to the spring, I will have the face to see my wife. ”

Chunying thinks this is really ridiculous enough, and the thirties are also called "a handful of years"?! Is this what the ancient faithful maid thought? Because the master is dead, it doesn't matter if he lives or not? She secretly shivered and persuaded, "You are still young, how can you say such depressing words?!" Even if it's thinking about his wife, it's too early, right?! The young lady is the flesh and blood of the wife, and now she is still young, and she still needs the care of the elders, and the young master is a child, do you just leave them alone? It's not too late for you to say this at least twenty years from now! ”

Aunt Qing consciously lost her words, smiled, and remembered the deceased Li. But his eyes were red, he lowered his head and twisted his handkerchief for a long time, before he raised his head and smiled reluctantly: "That's right, I still have a young lady and a little master to take care of...... "Take a deep breath: "Okay, you go get busy, come and talk to me more when you have time." ”

Chun Ying retreated, recalling Aunt Qing's words, and couldn't help but shiver.

Dad did a good job in the shop, and when we met last time, I didn't encounter any major problems, not to mention that the Huo family's shop was managed by the steward sent by his wife for a few years. It's still unknown what the situation is, it's better to be raw than cooked, and it's better not to change it if it's okay. At most, she mentioned it to her father, and she would never persuade him to change jobs!

Think about the meaning of Aunt Qing's words...... She began to think that it was a problem to perform too well. If Miss Biao becomes the third young grandmother in the future, she will wait next to her, no different from now, Zhou Nian wants to take her there, it is also very convenient, but once Dad goes to the Huo family to be a housekeeper, then it will not be under Miss Biao's care, she wants to get her father and brother out, and it will take more effort, why bother? It's better to keep it as it is.

Chunying made up her mind, so she continued to do things in peace, and did not come out again, nor did she serve around Miss Biao all day long like Nanqi. It didn't take long for Miss Biao to reward a lot of things, which attracted the attention of others, and the original snub attitude towards Chunying quickly changed, Xinghong bent a little when she faced her, and Liu Luzi Gui two saluted her more diligently, only Little Lotus's respect was never less than half a point.

Chunying has paid more attention to Little Lotus since then, although Xinghong has made up Little Lotus to pretend to be stupid, fake Qinggao, and have a deep mind, but she still feels that even if Little Lotus really has a scheming, it is better than a snob who has no head or no technical content, and moreover, at a young age, if she can really control her blushing, it will be too powerful, and having a good relationship with such a powerful person will do more harm to herself.

In fact, she thinks that Little Lotus is still quite a simple child, and her brain is not stupid. What will become of the future is a matter for later.

One afternoon, when she had nothing to do, Chun Ying was in the small kitchen, carefully teaching Little Lotus to use the red whistle and white whistle made of chicken to absorb impurities for the freshly boiled broth, so that the soup base would become clear.

Little Lotus's eyes widened when she saw it: "The soup stock is actually boiled out like this!" Is it because Miss doesn't like to be greasy?! When the soup is clear, can you let me taste it? ”

Chunying smiled: "You can taste it if you want, but you can only taste it in a small bite." This soup is just the base, and the dish is not ready yet. ”

Little Lotus's eyes widened: "What else to do?!" Do you have to put the materials down to boil?! ”

Chunying shook her head: "Does Aunt Li recognize it?" She is the mother of the two sisters, who is now working in the big kitchen in front of her, and I told her to send two pieces of fresh tofu before three o'clock in the afternoon (15 to 17 o'clock in the afternoon). When the time comes, I will take this soup to simmer the tofu, and simmer it to the taste, so that the young lady will eat it when she prepares dinner. ”

"Tofu?! The soup that has been boiling for almost two hours is used to simmer tofu?! Little Lotus looked incredulous.

Chunying smiled, this reaction was almost the same as when she was back: "I didn't believe it before, but now I'm used to it, Miss can't get used to eating those big fish and meat, if you eat it at the old lady and wife's place, it's okay, you make it in the small kitchen, it naturally has to suit your own liking." Do you think this soup of simmered tofu is not worth it? That's because you don't see it much, and sometimes you use this soup to pour the cabbage core, and pour the vegetables from raw to cooked! "In this world, there is no word for waste. She was already quite calm.

Before Little Lotus woke up from the shock, Chun Ying smiled secretly, and suddenly saw Dong'er calling herself outside, so she told Little Lotus to pay attention to the heat, took off her apron and walked out: "What's the matter?" ”

Dong'er looked her up and down a few times, and said with a somewhat unnatural expression: "There are two stewards from our old house, both of whom have just returned from the south, and they will stay in Beijing to do business in the future." The young lady instructed that you and Nanqi go out to meet each other, recognize people, and act more conveniently in the future. ”

Although Chunying felt a little weird, she still agreed, and was about to turn around to find Nanqi, when she was called back by Dong'er, frowning and saying, "Why don't you tidy up yourself?" It's too rude to go out to meet people like this, right?! ”

Chunying looked at herself inexplicably in a Houfu Yahuan uniform, because she had to work in the kitchen, she didn't wear any jewelry, only two silk flowers and a silver hairpin, isn't it good? What's so rude?

Dong'er also seemed to know that he was looking for a, cleared his throat, and said a little uncomfortably: "Then go, Nanqi has already gone first, just on the second gate." ”

Chun Ying looked at her strangely a few times, then raised her feet and walked outside the courtyard, approaching the second gate, and sure enough, she saw Nanqi talking to two men outside the door from a distance, one was about forty years old, and the other was a young and fat man, with a short figure, a big round face, squinting eyes, and a kind manner, with a three-point smile before opening his mouth, presumably a businessman?

Chunying walked over and called "Sister Nanqi" first, Nanqi turned around when she heard the sound, but her face changed: "You...... How did you come? ”

"Dong'er asked me to come, saying that I was asked to recognize the two stewards." Chun Ying smiled and saluted the two of them, "I've seen the two stewards, but I don't know what to call them?" ”

The older man stroked his beard and smiled, and the fat man smiled: "My surname is Cai, this is Steward Zhou, you must be Miss Chunying?" I've heard my sister-in-law Tong mention that this is polite. With that, he bowed down and said hello.

Tong's sister-in-law is the title of Jinxiu after marriage, Chunying smiled and returned the salute, Nanqi looked uncertain on the side, and after a while he reluctantly smiled: "Fang is just saying, the two stewards have just come from the south, I don't know if this journey will go smoothly?" ”

Steward Zhou said with a smile: "It's quite smooth, all the way is by water, the boatmen are all familiar, and the South Seas have been crossed, but this canal is trivial." ”

Chunying grabbed "Nanyang" and "Boatman" Er'an with the tip of her ear, and hurriedly asked: "Could it be that you came from the Nanyang fleet?!" She was a little anxious to know, how was Hu Fei!

(Face the wall to go...... ）。.。