Sanniang and Bai Ying went back to Hefeng Courtyard, waited for the clothes to be finished, the girls served tea, and Sanniang sent the little girls out. Only let Bai Ying wait to read.

"This Chang Mama was also the grandmother's dowry back then?" Sanniang asked.

Bai Ying picked up a fan and gently fanned the wind, and replied: "Yes, I heard my mother say that the four big maids who were married by the old lady's side are now only Mama Li and Mama Chang. ”

"This Chang Mama is just a second-class mama, and she doesn't often appear in front of her grandmother on weekdays, but what's the reason?"

Bai Ying tilted her head and thought for a while: "It seems that I heard that this Mama Chang was also a proud person in front of the old lady back then, and was later assigned to a steward, but she didn't want to die of a sudden illness before she passed the door. It was rumored in the house that Mama Chang's life was Bo Kefu, who was destined to be a lonely personality and an ominous person. The old lady stayed away from her, and only asked her to do some work that was not close to her. ”

Sanniang thought for a moment and asked, "Then do you know what grievances there are between her and Mama Li?" ”

Bai Ying hesitated for a while, but still replied: "I've heard of it, but it's also a rumor, and I can't count it." ”

Sanniang said: "It's okay, you just say it." ”

"I heard that Mama Li had an older brother back then, and there were some problems here because he was sick in the womb, and he still couldn't say a complete sentence when he was thirty years old." Bai Ying pointed and said.

Sanniang nodded and motioned for Bai Ying to continue.

"Mama Li's family is the old lady's maiden servant, and her parents are very capable. They saw that their son was thirty years old and had not yet married, so they hit the idea on Mama Chang back then, although Mama Chang was also an old lady, but her parents died early, and only one brother depended on each other. Mama Chang's brother is an honest man, and he also feels sorry for his sister-in-law, so he disagrees with this family, and even spends money to make a relationship with Mama Chang to serve in front of the old lady. Mama Chang slowly gained the trust of the old lady, and it was not easy for the Li family to beat Mama Chang's head. After two years like this, Mama Chang and Mama Li became the first-class maids in the old lady's room, but Mama Li's brother accidentally fell into the frozen pool and froze to death one winter. But Mama Chang let the old lady's mother make a good promise, and planned to let her marry the housekeeper after the old lady got married. But I don't want to ......."

Sanniang nodded when she heard this: "I see." ”

Sanniang took the book and flipped a few pages, and said: "Since your family and Mama Chang are both from the old lady's mother's family, they must also know each other." I have something I want to do with you. ”

When Bai Ying heard this, she immediately said, "But according to Miss's orders." ”

Sanniang asked Bai Ying to come over and explain her in detail.

Bai Ying was very shocked when she heard this, but she didn't interject, and after listening carefully, she nodded and said, "Miss trusts the slave and maid so much, and the slave and maid will definitely live up to Miss's trust to handle this matter well." ”

Sanniang asked Bai Ying to retreat and replaced Bai Zhi to serve.

In the evening, Sanniang scolded the little girls as usual, leaving only Bai Ying to serve in front of her.

"Miss, the slave maid over there has already been there." Bai Ying served Sanniang and went to bed and said softly.

Sanniang leaned on the head of the bed and said, "Does she understand?" ”

"The slave maid looked at her and understood, and she also asked the slave and maid to thank Miss on her behalf."

Sanniang nodded: "Since she was able to gain her grandmother's trust back then, she was not a dull person. ”

"The slave maid heard another thing."

"Oh?"

"Yesterday, the He family in Xicheng was imprisoned because the owner of the family was suspected of selling illicit salt, and the old lady of the He family rescued the head of the prison in order to dredge up the relationship, and now she is in a hurry to sell her property. The eldest young master of the He family was afraid that the old lady would sell all the properties in the name of the He family, and in the future, he would be left with an empty shell, so he also secretly sold the family's real estate. I heard that the eldest master of our family has bought a courtyard of the He family in the suburbs through the hands of the young master He. ”

Sanniang remembered the conversation between the old lady and the Jin family that she heard in Songling Courtyard this morning, and it turned out that the couple were both aiming at other people's properties. It's just that I heard that this uncle likes to call friends to participate in literati gatherings on weekdays, linger in the Qinglou Chu Pavilion, spend money very like running water, and he doesn't have any cash in his hand on weekdays, and many times he needs Sun's subsidy. This time, can you buy another hospital with such a large amount of money?

"The slave maid listened to the slave's aunt that the ice cellar in the outer courtyard only stored less than one-tenth of the ice of previous years this year, and sometimes the ice used in the outer courtyard was taken from the inner warehouse."

This year, the ice in the Hefeng courtyard is very nervous, and the kitchen side of the ice cellar in the inner courtyard is always deducted, so it turns out that it is necessary to take care of the use of the outer courtyard. And the outer courtyard is in charge of the purchase is the son of Mama Lin next to the Jin family, and the husband of Shunde's daughter-in-law, the steward of the kitchen in the inner courtyard. Sanniang understood a little.

"You can walk around more with your relatives in the house on weekdays, our Hefeng Courtyard is already closed, listen to more news, and if something happens, we can react early." Sanniang whispered to Bai Yingdao.

Bai Ying also responded softly.

This time, Bai Ying took the initiative to listen to the news from the outer courtyard and listen to Sanniang, and Sanniang was naturally happy to see this phenomenon, which also showed that her consideration was not wrong at the beginning, and Bai Ying had formed a certain factional consciousness. Back then, Dad said that the so-called faction is actually to reuse your subordinates, as long as there is no serious conflict of interest, he will naturally become a member of your faction.

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Today is another sunny day, early in the morning the sky is already full of light, and there is a dazzling light everywhere. Sun's got up very early, in addition to the two big girls who are serving today, there is also the little girl Banxia who has just entered the Songling Courtyard, and a little girl named Agarwood who has just entered the inner room to serve closely, Banxia's mother is the third-class grandmother Liu Mama in Sun's courtyard.

Mama Chang came in as usual to comb Sun's hair.

"This bun is still the best combed by you." Sun praised in the mirror.

"The slave doesn't dare to be the most important word, the slave's mother is better than the slave." Mama Chang picked out a three-winged warbler feather beaded golden hairpin from the jewelry box and put it on Sun, saying with a smile.

Sun thought about it carefully and said with a smile: "I remembered when you said this, your mother Lao Tzu was also serving my mother to comb her hair, and my mother also loved to comb this bun back then." ”

Mama Chang smiled: "The old lady really has a good memory, and she still remembers the slave's mother." Back then, the slave maid heard her mother say that every time the old lady met a guest, she didn't like to comb her sideburns so much that she liked to comb her hair, but she didn't want to let the ladies of various provinces follow suit after she went back. ”

Sun was very happy to listen to Mama Chang talk about her mother's family in the past, and when she heard this, she said: "Speaking of which, I was also very greedy for your mother's combing skills, and wanted my mother to give her to me, but my mother did not agree, saying that I was still young and coaxed me that your mother could not comb a little girl's hair." I didn't think that later, although your mother was gone, my mother asked you to come to me to serve. ”

Mama Chang said: "The slave and the slave's mother are blessed. ”

Because of mentioning the past, Sun felt a little closer to Mama Chang, so he chatted with Mama Chang about a lot of things that were still in the boudoir back then, and Mama Chang also cooperated with the memories.

"I still remember that your mother's embroidery work is also very good, and her mother's shoes are embroidered by her on weekdays, and she also embroidered a small kang screen embroidered on both sides for her mother, which made the ladies of Beppu very envious."

"Although the slave and maid have learned the combing skills of the slave and the maid, she has not learned any embroidery skills. I remember that the young lady wanted me to embroider a shoe upper for you, but I insisted on embroidering the yellow bird into a duck, which was laughed at by Lingzhi and them for many days. ”

Sun laughed out loud when he heard this: "Yes, yes, yes, I also remembered." I thought your embroidery must be as good as your mother's, but I didn't want to...... Hahahaha......"

Mama Chang pretended to be unconvinced and said, "Miss, don't laugh at me anymore." Don't you know, since then I have been practicing needlework, and after twenty or thirty years of practice, I am now a little smaller, and now it is not comparable to the craftsmanship when I embroidered ducks. ”

Sun Shi said in disbelief when he heard this: "It is said that a three-year-old child sees the bottom, and your needle and thread are just that little catty." ”

Mama Chang said hurriedly: "Isn't there also a saying that diligence can make up for clumsiness?" If you don't believe it, the slave will take the embroidery for you to see. ”

Sun smiled: "Then take a look." The expression was like a joke.

Mama Chang immediately got up and went out, and soon came back with a burden.

Mama Chang put the burden on the small table on the side, unwrapped the knot, and inside were some embroidered uppers, purses, sweat towels, and a pair of soft-soled embroidered shoes.

Sun glanced at the embroidery, but was stunned. These things are exquisitely made, Sun picked up a purse embroidered with "happy eyebrows", only to see that the plum blossoms on the plum branches were like real petals falling on the purse, and the two magpies even had their feathers on their bodies.

Sun picked up the soft-soled embroidered shoes again, and the upper of the shoes was embroidered with yellow orioles between flowers, both flowers and birds were vivid.

"These shoes?"

Mama Chang was a little embarrassed: "It was a shame that the slave maid couldn't even make a pair of shoes back then, and over the years, the slave maid had to make a pair of shoes every year according to the style of the shoes at that time, and this pair was made a few days ago." ”

Hearing this, Sun Shi measured the length of the shoes with his hand, nodded and said, "You have a heart." It's just that over the years, my feet have lost a little weight, and I don't know if they still fit or not. ”

Mama Chang said: "Every year when the slave maid makes shoes, she will find the shoes worn by the pair of young ladies to make a mold, so the shoes should also fit." ”

Sun Shi was satisfied when he heard this: "In this case, I will wear it and try it." ”

Mama Chang was overjoyed when she heard this: "Then, the slave is waiting for you to try on shoes?" ”

Sun nodded, and Mama Chang stepped forward to help Sun take off the shoes he was wearing and replace them with the pair of yellow orioles embroidered with flowers.

After putting it on, Sun tried to take a few steps, nodded and said, "It does fit, so let's stay." ”