Mama Chang was stunned: "Don't the old lady know?" The slave and maid heard about it by accident, but maybe it was wrong? ”

Sun closed his eyes for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Call the porter's mother-in-law to see me." ”

Mama Chang persuaded: "The old lady should summon her after dinner, this delay in the time of eating is not good for your health." The slave maid will go to the front yard to bring the porter to you, and you can ask as much as you want when you run out of food. ”

Hearing this, Sun nodded: "Let's pass the meal." ”

Mama Chang hurriedly went to beckon the little girls to pass the meal, and when she saw the girls carrying the meal and fish into Sun's door, she turned around and went to the outer courtyard.

The palace is the gate of the wide beam of three rooms and five frames, the door is green and black, and the openwork of the golden toad is embedded with three clouds, and the gate of this kind of regulation is very rare in the county seat of Qingcheng County.

There is a gatehouse on each side of the gate, which is used by the disciples to rest their feet, and sometimes it is also used to entertain servants and stewards from Beppu.

Mama Chang walked into the gatehouse on the right, and saw several mothers-in-law sitting around a small square table, drinking tea and eating melon seeds.

When the mothers-in-law saw someone entering the house, they all looked up.

"Yo, Mama Chang! Come in, please come in. A mother-in-law saw that it was Mama Chang, so she hurriedly got up and greeted her, smiling and asking Mama Chang to sit down.

Mama Chang smiled at this excuse and said, "Don't be busy, don't be busy, I'll leave after I finish speaking." ”

Saying that, she said to the grandmother who was pulling her: "Li family, when the He family sent the worship post yesterday, you went into the inner courtyard to report?" ”

The Li family was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It is indeed the inner courtyard where the slave maid entered, what's wrong?" "This kind of thing, the mother-in-law who guards the door has always been in a hurry, even if she can't get the reward, she can show her face in front of the master.

Mama Chang glanced at the Li family, and stopped talking a little, but after hesitating for a moment, she said: "It was the old lady who invited you in for questioning, presumably just to ask about yesterday's events." ”

When the Li family saw Mama Chang just now, her expression was a little hesitant, but she didn't believe it, and she couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in her heart.

Yesterday, this Chang Mama came to her to ask about the visit of the He family, and today she said that the old lady summoned her. It's impossible to say that it's really okay. On weekdays, I am always worried because there are few opportunities to show my face in front of my master, and it is not necessarily a good thing that this is really summoned. The Li family remembered the little girl who was beaten dozens of boards and driven out of the house a few days ago, and a cold sweat was already breaking out on her forehead.

She smiled reluctantly at the few janitors over there: "Since the old lady summons me, it must not be delayed, I will go in and reply, you guard the door." But I couldn't help but regret that I robbed this errand yesterday.

The mothers-in-law hurriedly got up to send Mama Chang and the Li family out of the gatehouse, and Mama Chang led the Li family to the direction of the second gate.

When the two of them walked to the bottom of a corridor, the Li family looked left and right, and found that there was no one nearby, and they hurried a few steps to stop Chang Mama and stopped Chang Mama, and said, "Chang Mama, please stay." ”

Mama Chang was surprised: "Li family, what's the matter?" ”

The Li family said urgently: "Mama, can you tell me the truth, what is the matter with the old lady recruiting slaves and maids?" The slave maid was afraid that she would not deal with it properly later, which angered the old lady, and asked Mama Chang to mention one or two slaves and maids. ”

"This ......" Mama Chang was a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, the Li family hurriedly touched their sleeves, took out a few coins of broken silver, stepped forward and stuffed the silver in their hands into Mama Chang's hand without a trace.

Mama Chang took the silver, hesitated for a moment, and finally did not push the silver back.

Sure enough, the Li family breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this. Mama Chang, who was beside the old lady, was willing to accept the money, which showed that things were not out of control.

Mama Chang looked left and right, and pulled the Li family to a secluded place.

"Do you know the Li family, what is the origin of the He family who came to the door yesterday?"

The Li family was stunned when they heard this: "What's the origin, isn't it the ...... of Xicheng Aquarius Street?"

Before the Li family finished speaking, Mama Chang interrupted: "Do you know who the late old lady of the He family is?" ”

The Li family was confused: "Yes...... Isn't it something amazing? "She has heard about some things about the old lady of the He family, but she is nothing more than a merchant lady with some means, which is nothing to the Wang family.

Mama Chang sighed and said: "This old lady He's surname is Ma, and she is the distant cousin of the old lady's sister-in-law. ”

"It's a relative of the old lady. But yesterday, when the grandmother next to the young lady of the He family sent the post, she didn't say that their family was related to our house......"

Mama Chang interrupted again: "This is also a common thing! What kind of family do you think about their family? What kind of family is our family? If she rushes to recognize her relatives, if we do, they are afraid that they will be said to be clinging to the powerful, if they don't recognize them, what face will they have in the future? I only came to see the old lady under the guise of an apology. ”

When the Li family heard this, they felt that what Mama Chang said was the same. The He family is also the leading rich and noble family in Qingcheng County, how can they have to scruple about some face in front of their subordinates, if they were said to be distant relatives of the old lady's mother's family at that time, but they have not moved around all these years, it is inevitable that they will be suspected of the intentions behind this climbing family.

"But the He family hasn't moved around with our house all these years, why did the old lady suddenly remember this family?"

Mama Chang shook her head and said, "Where can we guess the thoughts of these masters?" However, yesterday the old lady received a letter from Beijing, and it may not be known if the old lady mentioned in the letter that there is such a relative. ”

Hearing this, the Li family nodded and said, "It must be so." Then he said, "Then why did the old lady summon the slave today?" ”

Mama Chang sighed: "The old lady and the old lady have always had a good relationship, but yesterday the relatives of the old lady came to visit the old lady and didn't even see the old lady's face. ”

"This, this is a wronged slave, yesterday the slave did report to the ...... of the inner court"

Mama Chang waved her hand and said: "You can just say this to the old lady later, the old lady has always been lenient with her subordinates, and it is not a big deal to think about it."

The Li family was anxious when they heard this, and pulled Mama Chang's sleeve and said, "Mama, Mama Li must be unwilling to take responsibility for this matter, so she pushed the sin of negligence onto us porters." But the body and bones of the slave and maid are no better than that teenage girl, if they are beaten with a stick and driven out of the house, then the slave and maid will have no way to live. Mama, you have always been a good talker, this time please save the slave and maid, the slave and the maid will not forget your good. ”

Mama Chang sighed when she heard this, thought about it, patted the Li family's hand and said, "Later, if the old lady asks about yesterday's events, you will answer truthfully, originally you can't do anything as a little porter, and the old lady also understands." Just remember to say that the people of the He family are here to visit the old lady, and don't mention apologies or anything like that. ”

The Li family was puzzled: "Why do you have to do this? ”

Mama Chang glared at the Li family and said, "You are confused." This He family is embarrassed to say that he is here to climb relatives, afraid that we will not recognize it, but the old lady likes others to say that our house is only willing to make friends with powerful people, and ordinary relatives have to find an excuse to enter the door on weekdays for fear of being kicked out? ”

"But even as a relative, the people of the He family didn't see the old lady yesterday, so that others wouldn't gossip about our house?"

Mama Chang said: "So today, the old lady asked people to go to the He Mansion to invite the Mrs. He into the mansion to talk, this is to tell them that they didn't see each other yesterday because they were not available, not because they disliked this relative." The old lady did this to cover up our rudeness yesterday, so as to block the mouths of those who were staring at our house outside, you of the Li family, don't talk nonsense and make the old lady unhappy. ”

When the Li family heard this, they realized: "Thanks to your reminder, the slave maid wrote it down." ”

Chang Mama said: "You don't have to worry too much, I'll accompany you in later, you see my eyes and reply, if there is something, I will try my best to help you deal with it." ”

The Li family was overjoyed, and thanked Mama Li again and again.

"It's not early, the old lady should have just had dinner, let's hurry up, don't let the old lady wait."