The boundaries of the capital can be said to be every inch of land, and the small Beijing officials with a thinner family can only rent some small houses to live in, and it is not enough to buy a courtyard house with that little money after all. "Ya * Wen * Yan * Love * First * Hair"

Wang Dong has been the governor of Datong for several years, although he is not a greedy official, but in that environment, he has accumulated some family funds. Therefore, after arriving in the capital, he paid for his own money and bought a three-entry mansion in the east of the inner city.

Because Wang Dong only took the Xue family to office, there were few people in the family, so it didn't seem crowded.

Main ......

Xue was sitting on the kang near the window, concentrating on sewing a Doro's fox fur jacket for Wang Dong. Four years have passed, and the Xue family looks a lot plumper, but the beauty has not diminished, but it has added a little bit of the charm of a young woman.

Because she was in the inner room, she only wore a lake-green embroidered pink plum narrow sleeve gown, her black and thick hair was curled into a fallen horse bun, and only a jasper five-bat ruyi hairpin was inserted obliquely into the bun. The dress is very casual, but with that beautiful face, people dare not force it.

"Madame, take a break, you've been doing it all morning. It's just autumn now, and the lord doesn't need such thick clothes. The maid wearing a pink vest on the side couldn't help but persuade.

Xue didn't look up when he heard this, but said with a smile: "Wait until the winter is in the winter and then sew, it will be too late." Last winter, it was so cold that it was freezing in Beijing, and because we were new to the city, we didn't know what was going on here, so we didn't bring any big sweaters. In the end, I had to go to the ready-to-wear store and buy ready-made. It's just that the ones bought outside, where do you have the soft and fitting clothes that you sew by yourself? ”

The maid also seemed to remember the days last winter, and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, the slave is afraid of the cold, and she put two jackets on her last year to survive." As he spoke, he folded his arms and trembled.

Xue Shi was raising his head and biting the thread. I couldn't help but laugh when I saw it.

"I'll make you thicker cotton clothes this year, and I've asked Mama Xue to buy new cotton this year to keep your children warm."

The maid was overjoyed when she heard this, and hurriedly saluted: "Madame is kind and compassionate. ”

Xue shook his head and sighed lightly. His eyes wandered a little: "I know, it's not easy for you to be maids." If I can take care of it, I'll take care of it. ”

The maid pursed her lips and smiled embarrassedly when she heard this.

Xue Shi didn't just say it. She is really good to the mother-in-law and maids in the family, never deducts monthly money, and her clothes and daily food are good. The maids and ladies do not use lynching when they do something wrong. "Ya * Wen * Yan * Love * First * Hair" is also thanks to the support of a cold-faced and iron-fisted person like Mama Xue. Otherwise, the minions in the house will be soft and easy to bully by the Xue family.

At this time, the curtain outside was lifted, and a tall, thin and dark-skinned old woman walked in first, followed by a little maid with a red lacquered coffee table.

"Mama Xue." The maids beside Xue's side were busy giving way to Mama Xue.

Mama Xue glanced at the peach-colored vest maid with a straight face: "Didn't you want to take someone to take out the bedding and cushions in the warehouse to clean them?" Why are you still lazy here? ”

The maid hurriedly bowed her head and replied: "The slave and maid have already been to the warehouse, the bedding and cushions have been moved out, and the face and lining have been dismantled and handed over to the mother-in-law in the laundry room at the back." ”

Xue Shi was also busy saying: "I wanted to drink tea to stop her." Later, I left her in the house to chat for a while, Mama, don't blame her. ”

When Mama Xue heard this, her face became even heavier, and she turned back to the door and said, "Who was on duty outside just now?" ”

Almost immediately. The two little maids walked in tremblingly, curtsied, bowed, and whispered, "Yes." It's a servant. ”

Mama Xue glanced at the two little maids and said coldly, "Go and kneel down in the corridor for an hour." ”

"Mama......" Xue hurriedly shouted.

Mama Xue interrupted without waiting for her to speak: "I arranged for them to be on duty outside to be responsible for reporting and adding tea to the master." They will be punished for their failure to do their duty! There are no rules, there is no circle, madam, don't be too soft-hearted! ”

The two little maids didn't wait for Mama Xue to say it again, they hurriedly retreated and knelt down on the porch outside.

Mama Xue looked around the room again: "Where is Mulian?" Didn't she stay and serve her? ”

This time, without waiting for Xue to speak, the maid in the pink vest said: "Back to Mama, Mulian will go to pick embroidery thread for Madame." The slave maid happened to be idle, so she took her on duty. ”

When Mama Xue heard this, the wrinkles on her face seemed to be able to trap flies: "What did I tell you?" Each of them should be a good personal value, and do his part well. She is a big girl, won't she send the little girl outside if she wants to take the embroidery thread? And you! It's right to come back after doing your own thing, when will it be your turn to replace someone else? Since you're so idle, let's go and clean up the front rooms today. ”

The maid had a bitter face when she heard this, but she didn't dare to refute it, so she had to bend down and say yes.

At this time, another disc-faced maid came in with a curtain lifted, and a rattan basket with a few embroidery threads in her hand. Looking up at Mama Xue in the room, she was also startled,

Mama Xue glared at her: "It's just right to come, leave your post without permission, and punish you and Agarwood to clean the left and right wings of the courtyard before entering." ”

Mu Lian was a little inexplicable, and looked at the agarwood on the side in confusion, and the agarwood quickly glanced at her, Mu Lian knew that this was to ask her not to talk too much and quickly receive her life. She was also smart, so she hurriedly put down the rattan basket in her hand and bowed down to respond.

Agarwood and Mulian bowed to the Xue clan and retreated.

Xue's face was a little red, she lowered her head and subconsciously bit her lip, but she didn't say anything again. When Mama Xue wanted to punish someone, it was useless for her to persuade her, obviously the maids also knew this.

"Madam, I won't say anything else, and the four big girls around you can't be too laissez-faire! Today, Peilan, Qingdai and Agarwood arranged some errands for me because of lack of manpower, but Mulian stayed. You can't leave people for a moment, this is the rule, the old slave has said it many times. If you have something, send the little girl outside, and the big girl can't leave her. ”

Xue lowered his head and said softly, "I know, Mama." It's just that the agarwood and mulberry were given by the old lady, so don't be too harsh. ”

"The maid that the old lady gave to her is also a maid, not a master. If you do something wrong, you will also be punished. ”

Mama Xue glanced at Xue, shook her head, turned around and picked up the blue and white porcelain bowl from the red lacquer tray in the hand of the little girl behind her and handed it to Xue: "Madam, you should take medicine, it's just right to be hot and cold after putting it for a while." ”

Xue couldn't help frowning when he saw the medicine bowl in front of him. Before I could even eat it, the bitter taste seemed to have slid down my throat. It's just that she is not a child anymore, and she has also suffered hardships, so naturally she will not refuse to drink because of the bitterness of the medicine, so she can only reach out and take the medicine bowl handed over by Mama Xue.

It's just that the bowl came to his mouth, and Xue couldn't help but stop and said, "Mama, I've been drinking this recipe for a year, and it's still ...... Isn't it useless? ”

Xue sent the little maid out, and then said unhurriedly: "Drink it for a while, if it doesn't work, I'll go find a prescription for you." Saying that, Mama Xue's eyes glanced around Xue's stomach a few times, and there was some disappointment in her eyes.

The old man's family only left the bloodline of the second lady, if the second miss can give birth to Lin'er, with the royal family's mercy to the Xue family. Maybe you can make this child surnamed Xue. It's just that the second lady has been married for four years and has not come out, which is really anxious. If it is the problem of the third master of the Wang family, but after all, the third master gave birth to a son and three daughters. Then it can only be a matter of the second lady.

In any case, the incense of the Xue family ancestral hall cannot be broken! Mama Xue pursed her lips and looked firm.

If the second lady can't give birth, then she can only ...... Mama Xue made up her mind.

Seeing that Xue raised his head and drank the medicine, Mama Xue stepped forward and took the medicine bowl and put it in the tray, and took out a handkerchief for Xue to intervene and wipe his hands.

"Madam, when the old slave came back from going to the temple to add sesame oil yesterday, he met Miss Ruyu." Mama Xue said suddenly.

Xue Shi was stunned when he heard this: "Miss Ruyu? Whose lady is that? "There is no one named Ruyu among the boudoir ladies she knows.

Mama Xue glanced at Xue: "Madame may not remember, Miss Ruyu is your cousin." Her father is the cousin of the old man, but he is a concubine and has no fame. ”

The Xue family was silent when she heard this, she was just a little maid in the laundry room when she was in the Xue family, where did she recognize any relatives of the Xue family? Even her father she had only seen from afar a few times, and she still hid in the shadows and peeked at her. She had met her sister twice, but at that time the status was very different, and every time they met, she was embarrassed.

Mama Xue knew that the Xue family was not impressed, and said: "Miss Ruyu's father went early, and there is only one widowed mother. He used to walk around our house a lot. She's two years younger than you, and she's eighteen years old. ”

Xue Ruyu and her widowed mother were attached to the Xue Hanlin family back then, and the Xue family's Xue Hanlin vein was very thin. Xue Hanlin has no brothers, and the closest bloodline is Xue Ruyu's father.

Because of this, Master Xue and Mrs. Xue took great care of Xue Ruyu's mother and daughter, and they also took them to live in the house from time to time. Later, the Xue family was raided, the old man Xue and the young master of the Xue family were killed, and the female relatives of the Xue family became official prostitutes. But because it was only a raid on the house and a killing, it did not exterminate the clan, and the side branches were not implicated, so the mother and daughter of the Xue family were able to escape.

"Cousin Ruyu, what is she talking about?" Xue asked without words.

Mama Xue sighed: "Miss Ruyu is still Yunying and unmarried, and she has not been married. ”

Xue was a little surprised, he hasn't said kiss since he was eighteen?

Mama Xue couldn't help but sigh when she thought of the mother and daughter she saw yesterday buying some needlework and purses outside the mountain gate of Dabei Temple, she understood a little. I think that Miss Ruyu's mother and daughter don't look down on those poor families, and the rich and noble families don't look down on Miss Ruyu without a dowry. caused Miss Ruyu's marriage to be delayed again and again. So much so that at the age of eighteen, he didn't say goodbye. (To be continued)