Chapter XXIII

Lu Man said politely, "I'm sorry to trouble the pink lotus girl, I'll let you go." ”

Fan He put a small package in his hand on the kang table and opened it, which contained a few ingots of silver and a few strings of copper coins. said with a smile, "In this house, the grandmothers' monthly routine is twenty taels of silver, and the third grandmother married in the twenties of last month, and the eldest grandmother asked the eldest lady again, and gave half a month last month, so the third grandmother has a total of thirty taels of silver." The two girls who serve you have not yet been graded, and the eldest grandmother will give them according to the example of second-class girls, one tael of silver per month, and one and a half months is one tael of silver and five hundred yuan. ”

Lu Man thanked him, and Hong Aya handed over another purse.

Fan He took the purse and didn't sit down, and said with a smile, "I'm still busy today, the slave and maid have to hurry back, and I'll come to bother the third grandmother when I'm free in the future." ”

Han is clever, and even her girl is taught smartly.

Lu Man smiled and asked Hongya to send her out of the yard.

Hong Aya came back, holding her own one or two pieces of silver and five strings of money, "This house is really rich, and the slave maid is still a big girl in the Lu family, and there is only a monthly case of 300 wen a month." ”

Lu Man is also happy, now he spends money quickly, and he is worried that he has not made any money, so much is brought now.

The two of them collected the money and went to the porch to turn over the books.

As soon as they were done, Midoriya came back with two baskets. There is a pound of pork belly in the basket, a box of tofu, a few tofu skins, a side of cold powder, a handful of leeks, three steamed buns, a small bag of white noodles, a small can of soybean oil, a small cup of sesame oil, and a number of condiments such as chili powder, Sichuan pepper powder, ginger, green onion, garlic, rice wine, salt, sugar, etc. The reason why I bought so many seasonings was because I wanted to keep them for later.

Seeing so many good things, Lu Man smiled with crooked eyebrows, but it was a pity that there was no cumin powder and monosodium glutamate, onions, green peppers, and potatoes.

She is hungry for barbecue, and now there is nothing to make barbecue, so she can only use a large iron pot to make some unauthentic iron plate cooking to satisfy her hunger.

Midoriya gasped and said, "Third grandma, those mothers-in-law in the kitchen are too bullying. With such a little thing, I took five silver bills from the slave and maid, which was one or two pieces of silver. didn't give the green pepper yet, said no, the slave obviously saw it. He chirped again, "Dead mother-in-law, her heart is blacker than eggplant." ”

Lu Man said, "We are weak, but not everyone can step on two feet." It's because I didn't think about it before, and the green peppers are only available in the greenhouse now, and they must be reluctant to give it to us. He smiled again, "I've paid my monthly money today, and your share is in the house." ”

I heard that Lu Man took thirty taels of silver, and he also had one tael of silver and five strings of money, and all the discomfort of Green Aya ran away at once.

She said in a low voice, "Listening to the second family of Wang, the fifth master's body and bones have not been very good, and she doesn't know what the specific illness is." I only know that the fifth master took medicine every day when he was a child, and he got better after the age of ten. Now I occasionally go to Dingzhou Mansion, saying that I am looking for a famous doctor, Dr. Qiu. ”

The subordinates don't know what the disease is, so they should be reluctant to let others know.

Lu Man remembered that the eldest son of the second lady seemed to have died at birth, so he said, "Then don't ask about the fifth master's illness in the future." ”

Midori nodded and said, "When the slave came back, I saw the eighth master and the second girl playing by the Slow Star Pavilion with the flag chief from a distance. I heard that all the masters in the house have gone to the Tsurumei Hall, and dinner will be eaten there, and the kitchen is busy. Why didn't they go? ”

Lu Man said secretly, the concubines in this house are really difficult. Why should they be left out when all the masters are gathered together? Looking at the clothes of the little brothers and sisters, they are also wrapped in gorgeous clothes, which shows that they are not restrained in terms of material. But in terms of political rights and interests, they are treated differently, and they are still an eyesore to put it mildly.

This kind of differential treatment is sometimes even more hurtful.

Thinking of those two children, especially the thin and lovely little girl, Lu Man felt a pang of pity in his heart. I thought, why don't I make something suitable for the little girl, and invite them over for dinner.

Then he said, "You first put the books in the box, then wash these things, rub a small lump of noodles and wake up, and I will invite the eighth master and the second girl." ”

Slow Star Pavilion is a pavilion built on a rockery, and the terrain is so high that it can be seen from all corners of this house.

After walking for more than half an hour, I saw the little brother and sister and the flag chief playing under the rockery from a distance.

As soon as the flag commander saw Lu Man, he ran towards this side like the wind, and he didn't listen to Jiang Zhankui's shouts at all.

Lu Man smiled and patted the flag chief, and led it towards the little brother and sister.

Jiang Zhankui glared at the flag commander fiercely, and Jiang Jiu timidly greeted Lu Mandao, "Third sister-in-law." ”

Lu Man touched her bag and said, "Today, I'm going to cook some rare food in the yard and invite you to try it." ”

Jiang Zhankui raised his head arrogantly and snorted, "I don't believe what you can do to eat rarely." ”

Lu Man said, "I can make teppanyaki, have you ever eaten it?" ”

Jiang Zhankui said stiffly, "I haven't eaten it, it's not delicious when I hear the name." ”

Jiang Jiu said, "Starling, Jiu'er just heard from a mother-in-law that Heming Hall hasn't been so lively for a long time, so it must be that the other masters have gone, but they didn't let us go." Jiu'er also wants to be lively......"

After saying that, he pouted. The implication is that I can't go to Heming Hall, and I also want to go to Lantingzhou to join in the fun.

Jiang Zhankui looked at his pouting sister, immediately surrendered, and hurriedly said, "Okay, let's go." He also said to Lu Man, "My sister has a weak stomach and can only eat good food." ”

Lu Man smiled, "Don't worry, I will make wontons for the second girl." Then he asked, "Do I need to inform the people in your yard?" She wondered why the children of large families were always alone wherever they went.

Jiang Zhankui said old-fashionedly, "Just write a note and ask the flag commander to send it back." ”

Lu Man glanced at the flag commander approvingly, "The flag commander is really capable, and he can also deliver letters." ”

The flag commander snorted twice more with joy, and his tongue stretched out longer.

Lu Man took Jiang Jiu by the hand, and the three of them and one dog went to Lanting Continent.

Several people went to the room first, and Lu Man took a paper and pen and handed them to Jiang Zhankui.

Jiang Zhankui wrote a few words on the paper, "We have dinner in Lantingzhou and come back after dinner." After thinking about it, he wrote a few more words, "Don't worry, I won't let my sister eat indiscriminately." Then he took out a purse from his bosom, put the note in it, and the flag commander ran away with the rope on the purse.

Lu Man not only lamented the cleverness of the flag chief, but also lamented the cleverness of Jiang Zhankui. A six-year-old child can write so many words, and the words are still very good, and his thinking is also thorough. The old concubine's suppression of such a concubine can only be a loss for him. If the guidance is good, the family will be like a tiger.

The straight back and knife-like side face appeared in front of her eyes again, these two brothers are not willing to be subordinate.

They went to the backyard, Lu Man let the two children play in the yard, and she led Red Aya and Green Aya to be busy in the kitchen.