Chapter 139 New Year's Gift

Grandma Qi Er proposed to let Dong'er come over to assist when Xun Qing was the director. If this was before this morning, Xun Qingran would be very grateful, but Second Grandma Qi only brought it up now.

Xun Qingran smiled slightly, "Dong'er is the one who has to be used in front of the second sister-in-law, the second sister-in-law is like this, and she needs to serve the second sister-in-law to make people feel at ease." How about getting her to come and help me. I understand the beauty of the second sister-in-law. ”

"I have several experienced grandmothers waiting here, and there is no shortage of her." Second Grandma Qi said with a smile, "It's just that I've been in charge of the family for a few years, and I know best how the family behaves." Everyone is a heart-to-heart, and it is difficult to be honest and not slippery. I know that my younger sibling is capable, and I sent Dong'er over, and my younger sibling is much more reliable than others even though she calls her. ”

Xun Qingran saw that Qi Er's grandmother said this, so she smiled and agreed.

When he returned to Ning Yuanju from the Pomegranate Courtyard, he saw that there were no outsiders on the left and right, so Mai Xian was not angry: "Grandma is too good to talk." Miss Dong'er is indeed a good helper, but the first time grandma was on the council, it was when the personnel were unfamiliar, why didn't the second grandmother send her. At this time, seeing that her grandmother had subdued the second master's nurse, the people below didn't dare to make trouble, so she asked Dong'er to come over. Where is the help, according to the servant, obviously seeing that there is no excitement to see, send someone to do the ear report to God. ”

Xun Qing made a look and asked Malt not to talk nonsense, but turned his head and asked Mama Song.

"What do you think?"

Mama Song took two steps forward and replied respectfully: "Grandma's disposal is naturally not wrong. ”

"The fourth master specially asked Mama to help me, and I also value Mama very much, but I didn't want Mama to say this to make me happy." Xun Qingran said with a smile, "I didn't intend to pay attention to these things, but I just excused myself." But since I took over, not for myself, but for the face of the fourth master, I have to do my best to do a good job, at least let people not make mistakes. ”

"That's what Grandma said." Mama Song said, "The slave agrees with grandma, not by saying good things to make grandma happy, but by grandma it is very appropriate." The second grandmother sent Dong'er, and she had her own plans for the second grandmother, and the grandmother agreed, so she might not let the second grandmother get her wish. It's not a slave who flatters grandma, presumably grandma has already figured out a way to make the best use of Miss Dong'er. ”

Xun Qingran smiled and didn't speak. Mama Song is right, Grandma Qi attaches great importance to the power of the house, and there is no way to do it now, but she definitely can't let go of it in her heart, and sending Dong'er over always has the meaning of inserting ears. Xun Qingran can also understand this. Besides, Xun Qingran has not been thinking about the power of this housekeeper since then. Of course, Xun Qingran also has her own plans, Grandma Qi Er kindly sent someone, she shouldn't waste her kindness, for example, the simplest, what is the errand that is not easy to do, isn't there a suitable candidate now!

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The season has entered the wax moon, and the rents and New Year's gifts on the Zhuangzi everywhere have been sent one after another. According to the old practice of previous years, it was still the second master of the Qi family, Qi Xiu, who was left at home for the New Year, as well as gifts outside, and the rest were distributed to those side tribesmen who were attached to the Qi Mansion according to the roster for New Year's use.

In the inner courtyard, as soon as Xun Qingran finished dealing with today's family affairs, the second lady of Qi sent someone to call her to the upper room of the prayer hall. It turned out that it was to prepare a New Year's gift to the virtuous concubines and concubines in the palace, and the mansions that came and went.

"This is last year's gift list, you take someone to the treasury to see, roughly according to this list, you estimate it yourself, will prepare for the annual gifts of each family, and open a list to show me."

Xun Qingran took the order and respectfully agreed.

"There are also congratulatory gifts from the Hou Mansion, which are also prepared together, and they should be thicker." Second Lady Qi said again.

A few days ago, the old man of the Zeng family had entered Beijing, picked up Mrs. Zeng and his daughter Zeng Jing out of the Hou Mansion, and the next day, the marriage of Dingyuan Hou Fangxin and Zeng Jing, the third daughter of the Zeng family, was set, and the wedding date was set on the tenth day of the lunar month. Fang Xin is the Hou Ye who holds real power, and he is also the nephew of Second Lady Qi's sister-in-law, and the brother of Second Grandma Qi's sister-in-law, so this gift naturally cannot be thin.

"Go ahead, this matter cannot be delayed." Second Lady Qi commanded.

Xun Qingran retreated according to his words, took the key, and went to the backyard warehouse to rummage for things.

Seeing that Xun Qing was gone, Second Mrs. Qi took a sip of tea, leaned on the pillow and breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing this, Caidie hurriedly walked over and gently helped Second Mrs. Qi pinch her shoulder.

"My wife has been tired for the past two days, and now that this errand has been arranged, my wife can breathe a sigh of relief." Caidie said softly.

The second lady closed her eyes and nodded, "It's still good to be literate and hyphenated." It's not good to leave this matter to the gentlemen outside. It turned out that when the second grandmother was on the council, it was not so convenient. ”

"The fourth grandmother is from a scholarly family, and yesterday I heard the daughter-in-law say that the second grandmother approved a few words on the bill and took it out, not only the gentlemen in the account room were surprised, but also the masters and gentlemen in the study outside, and they also gave thumbs up and praised. It is said that the pen is light and smart, and it contains wind bones, which is worthy of being a girl from the Yingchuan Xun family. ”

"Girls who study in other families naturally work on this. Several girls in his family have been practicing calligraphy since childhood, and the same is true for the big * milk family. Second Lady Qi nodded.

"Madam, and Strange Na. The girls around the fourth grandmother are also literate, I heard that the writing is not bad, that malt, and I will plan to plate that. I envy these little girls in our house. Caidie's tone was also full of envy.

Second Lady Qi shook the Buddhist beads in her hand and did not speak. Originally, I thought that Xun Qingran was just an excellent look, but other aspects were mediocre, but now it seems that this is not the case at all.

Seeing that the second lady of Qi didn't speak, Caidie's heart turned slightly, and she hurriedly laughed again, "The maid is still thinking, the fourth grandmother is already like this, the four girls of Xunfu, the niece of the wife's relatives, as soon as she comes to the capital, she has the reputation of a talented woman, and she doesn't know how smart and capable she is." ”

Second Lady Qi's face sank, opened her eyes, and put down the Buddhist beads in her hand.

Seeing this, Caidie hurriedly knelt down, "The servant is talking nonsense and saying the wrong thing, please punish your wife." ”

"Get up, where did you say the wrong thing." Second Lady Qi waved her hand to let Caidie get up, "If you don't say it, I've almost forgotten about it in the past two days." You go and call," Second Lady Qi lowered her head and thought for a moment, "Go and call Zhang Yong's family." ”

Seeing that Second Mrs. Qi didn't mean to blame, Caidie hurriedly got up from the ground, went out and called Zhang Yong's family in.

Second Mrs. Qi instructed Zhang Yongjia in a low voice, and Caidie only heard the words "You go to ......, and you want to meet the last ......" next to her.

After Mrs. Qi finished instructing, she instructed Zhang Yongjia a few more words before sending the person out.

Xun Qing was dyed in the warehouse, she was not in a hurry to pick a New Year's gift, but took the book from the daughter-in-law in charge of the warehouse and counted them one by one

All kinds of objects in the storeroom. When they found the right one, they let people move it out and put it aside, and the master and servant were busy for more than an hour, and finally picked out something. Xun Qingran wrote a list and asked people to carry things to the prayer hall for the second lady of Qi to see.

Second Mrs. Qi looked at everything according to the list and nodded.

"It's okay too." There were some increases and decreases, Xun Qingran wrote them down one by one, and went to the treasury again to get the second Mrs. Qi to be satisfied.

"You show the old lady all the list and things, and see if the old lady has any additions or decreases, and you can do it."

Xun Qingran agreed, and took people to Rong's Yinian residence.

Rong asked Xun Qingran to read the list to her, thought for a while, and then said, "It doesn't hurt anything else, you only add the New Year's gift of the Minister of the Interior Chaifu, and the old lady of his family believes in Buddhism, you replace the Western amber bonsai in the list with Guanyin's, I remember that there is a jasper in the treasury, so I replaced it, if it is gone, it can also be replaced by the coral Fuxian Bodhisattva statue." There is also this Li family, minus one percent. I won't tell you the reason, you must know it. ”

Xun Qingran nodded, she had heard about the Li family's children in the Rong family beforehand.

"That's it, you go and discuss with the second wife, and send someone to send it to each house." Yung Road.

"Thank you, old lady, for your advice." Xun Qingran smiled and was blessed. Second Mrs. Qi asked her to prepare the New Year's gift according to the old year's list, and then made additions and subtractions. is also making additions and subtractions on the gift list, and the second lady of Qi did not have a word of explanation and guidance, but Rong Shi said it to her transparently, this difference, Xun Qingran naturally felt it.

Here, the New Year's gift was done, and people were arranged to send it to various houses, and it was getting late. Xun Qingran went to the Rong family to ask for peace again, and then returned to Ning Yuanju for dinner.

Because of the recent hard work, Xun Qingran specially ordered the kitchen to prepare a table and send it, a table was placed on the kang, and another table was placed on the ground. Xun Qingran sat alone on the kang, so she asked Mama Song to come and sit together. Mama Song refused.

"It is already a great grace for Grandma to give food and let the minions eat with her. There is no reason for the minions to follow the grandmother to eat at the same table. Grandma values the minions, and the minions must know the etiquette and not break the rules. Mama Song said.

Xun Qing couldn't be reluctant, so she had to let her sit with a small pestle each with bellflower and malt under the house.

After the master and servant had eaten, Mama Song led someone to withdraw the wine and food.

Xun Qingran left a few girls in the house, talking and eating.

"Grandma, Mrs. asked grandma to prepare these New Year's gifts. The wife went to the yard of the second grandmother, and I don't know what she discussed with the second grandmother, so Dong'er took someone to prepare a number of gold and silver, gadgets, and rulers, one by one. The maid looked at it, some of them were no less than these families, and they didn't know who they were for, and they were carrying their grandmothers on their backs. Seeing that there were no outsiders, Baozhu whispered in Xun Qingran's ear.

Xun Qingran blinked, this New Year's gift is a big deal, and she can know a lot of information from it, she knows that it is impossible for Second Lady Qi to reveal the bottom of the Qi Mansion to her. The list of gifts this year is all the people who come and go in the Qi Mansion on the surface, who is the secret gift for?

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Send the first change.,Dive down and work hard to code the second change.,Ask for pink.。

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