The Qi clan and the Nie clan will not have it. "Ya * Wen * Yan * Qing * First * Fa". Among the girls, in addition to Huanhua, only Su Hua actually sent two plates of self-made dim sum, but this also surprised Liuli, she and Su Hua had no friendship. Then there is Shuhua, last time she confiscated Liuli's gifts, but this time she actually sent two poetry books in person, and Liuli did not refuse. At noon, Liang also asked people to send a basket of newly picked grapes to her to taste, although it was not valuable, but it reflected the attitude of the second lady towards the ninth girl.

The old lady promised her a half-day off, and went back to the small cross courtyard to let the girl congratulate her, and Shuangxi came early to give her a gift, saying that she led the laurel begonia to make up money and put a few drinks and dishes for her, and had dinner together. And the old lady here suddenly remembered when she went out, and took the pearl flowers saved by the pearls to her: "I see that whenever Mr. Guo comes, you always stare at her hair accessories, thinking that this pearl flowers are also worthy of your light temperament, so I will give it to you."

It is two small lilies, all of which are made of rice grains and large pearls, and the glass is happily accepted, and the hairpin is very compatible with the small bun on the top of the head.

Liuli, who came to pick up Shuangxi, because of the incident that broke her flipping things, along the way, Liuli also pulled some homely things with her, trying to find some clues, but this person was simply invulnerable, no matter what he asked, his face was not red and his heart was not panicked, as if there was nothing like that.

Liuli's heart couldn't help but become more and more vigilant.

Because there are no outsiders in the small courtyard now, today's maids are making private dishes in the small kitchen, and they also paid for the big kitchen to steam crabs and mandarin fish, and prepare some osmanthus wine, which makes the house full of aroma. The four of them gathered around a table, eating and drinking and laughing a few words, but they were happy. However, in front of the double happiness, Laurel Begonia didn't dare to make too much trouble, and only gave Liuli a birthday celebration and said a few jokes to suit the occasion.

When Shuangxi got up to add water, Begonia sighed and said, "It would be nice if Sister Rui'er was here." Yuegui tugged at her sleeve and motioned for her not to open any pot. Liuli just didn't see it, and munched on the duck's paws. After chewing it, I remembered something: "By the way, do you know that Aunt Cui in the fourth room?" ”

Yuegui and the others shook their heads, "We are only familiar with the maids who go to the big kitchen to get food on weekdays." ”

Liuli said: "What is the name of the maid who went to get food in Aunt Cui's room?" ”

Haitang rushed and said: "I know this, it's Chunxiang." ”

Liuli nodded, threw away the duck metacarpal bone, wiped his hands clean, and said, "I have something to tell you." Saying that, he asked Begonia to take a look outside the door, and Begonia came back and nodded: "There is soup in the kitchen." Liuli beckoned the two of them to come closer and spoke carefully.

As the days entered May, the weather became hotter and hotter, and Aunt Su had been getting better recently, and she often came over to chat with the old lady. "Ya * Wen * Yan * Love * Shou * Fa" I think that she has been close to the old lady for so many years, and the people in the house are also used to it, Biyun Qingshang will always take out a specific mutton fat jade teacup and pour tea with her. At the end of the day, she tasted this year's new Biluo Spring, and couldn't help sighing: "This cup was still given by the old lady when I was still in the boudoir, and I don't want to drink it for so many years." ”

The old lady nodded and said, "Now that Min'er is also married, the letter says that Aunt Ma treats her very well, you should also relax, your body is well-raised, and it is stronger than anything else." "Listen closely, rewind a bit of extraneous meaning.

Aunt Su nodded, smiled and added tea to the old lady.

When Liuli heard the old lady mention Min Hua, she couldn't help but remember that when she went to give the makeup gift that day, Lu Wei urged her to handle Cheng Yingniang's matter, and it was time to think of a way to deal with it. If it drags on any longer, I'm afraid that the more it drags back, the more I am afraid that there will be changes, and the left and right Chen Man's family has been taken away by her, so it is better to take this opportunity to put her on top.

I began to think about the timing.

On this day, the old lady had a weak mouth, and suddenly wanted to eat rock sugar lotus seeds, and after Liuli settled her for a nap, she told Hongmei to go to the big kitchen. was napping next to the couch, Hongmei came back with a snack box, and when she saw Liuli, she pouted: "The small stove is now taking turns to do it, and I just explained that I put less sugar, or put a lot, and I don't know if the old lady will be blamed for staying for a while." ”

Because of Wu Yinzhong's repeated instructions, the old lady has stopped being sweet recently, and she always pays attention to it in ordinary soups. But the He family's ancestral home was originally in the south, and they have always had the habit of putting sugar in dishes for seasoning. Liuli took out the warm lotus seed soup, scooped the tip of her tongue with a spoon and tasted it, it was really a little sweet, but after a moment of silence, she covered it with a lid and called the red plum down.

The old lady got up from a nap, Liuli took the lotus seed soup, the old lady tasted it, and immediately frowned: "Why is it so sweet?" ”

Ruri responded: "Really? I have explained that Hongmei has less sugar, and I think there is a different person on duty on the small stove today, and I don't understand the rules. ”

The old lady asked, "Why haven't you decided on a candidate yet?" ”

Liuli took out a fan and gently fanned it for her, and said casually: "Should it be?" Hongmei said that now they are taking turns every day. ”

The old lady hummed and threw it away.

The next morning, the ladies came to wait for the old lady to eat, the mothers-in-law set the meal, Liuli helped the old lady to the table, and Yu set up the dishes. After the beginning of summer, breakfast was changed to porridge soup and side dishes, Liuli glanced at the steamed lamb's milk soup, and said: "The old lady has a shallow taste first, I look a little old, is it not that there is too much salt." ”

The old lady frowned and tasted half a mouthful, and sure enough, she put a spoon, "These people who don't have long eyes, what are you doing with so much salt?!" ”

Qi picked up another spoon and tasted it, and hurriedly turned back to his mother-in-law and said, "What did you do today?!" I don't know if the old lady's meal should be made separately! ”

The woman hung her head and said, "Today is Liu Shan's turn to manage the small stove." The first time she was on duty, she didn't understand. ”

Qi knew the reason, but he couldn't, so he waved her hand to let her retreat, and at the same time apologized to the old lady: "Now that there is no one in charge of the small stove, the attack is a little uneven, and the old lady forgives her sins." ”

The old lady said: "Chen Man's family has been rejected for many days, why haven't they gone up for others?" ”

Qi Shi stubbornly said: "It is being decided." ”

The old lady endured her temper and asked Liuli to hand her the jujube porridge.

After the ladies left, Ruri came in with tea. "The old lady hasn't had breakfast yet, but she wants to make two more snacks in the big kitchen?"

The old lady said: "That's it, those mudworms, let them do it no matter how good they are." ”

Liuli sighed: "What the old lady said is that this has been going on for many days, the old lady is already not good at eating, and the old lady is so busy every day that she can't even drink the porridge soup she likes when she returns to the house, isn't it annoying?" ”

The old lady kept her eyebrows on her lips silent, not knowing what she was thinking.

Before noon, the old lady came out of the Buddhist hall, Liuli served tea to her, and saw that the sky was about the same, so she asked Luhe to come forward to beat her legs, walked out by herself, and said to Biyun: "The old lady is here to bother my sister to take care of one or two, I'll go to the big kitchen to see." ”

Biyun said with a smile: "How can the ninth girl always be so polite, waiting for the old lady is the slave's business, doesn't this sister torture the slave?" ”

Biyun didn't have the habit of calling herself a slave maid, and Liuli suddenly felt a little piercing when she heard this, but now that she had something to do, she didn't take it to heart, just nodded and went down the steps.

After Chen Man's errand was refuted, due to repeated accidents on the small stove, the Qi family did not dare to be careless now, and the candidate for management was not given for a long time. When Liuli arrived, more than a dozen people in the kitchen were busy with lunch, washing vegetables, brushing pots, and burning fires, and no one noticed her coming.

Liuli walked to the small stove and saw a gray-clothed woman putting a stew pot on a dozen or so small stoves, so she said, "Which one is the old lady's?" The woman in gray looked up at her, and said with a smile: "It's the ninth girl here!" Why are you here in person today? Then he hurriedly pointed to one of them and told her, "This is the old lady!" ”

Ruri looked at it, "What is this stew?" ”

The mother-in-law said: "Today is stewed pear clams, cool and nourishing!" ”

Liuli nodded, "Cheng, I'm waiting here, you're busy." ”

This woman was supposed to be attentive, and when she heard her say that she was going to wait here, she didn't know what she meant, and she didn't dare to ask, but she didn't want to be lazy, and wiped her hands and saw her standing under the door, and she was going to watch her do it, and she couldn't help but be nervous a little, and she wanted to put it in the stew pot to add water, and almost knocked over the lid of the pot.

Liuli frowned, although she didn't speak, but she was very frightening, and the mother-in-law became more and more nervous, the work on the small stove was exquisite, but not much, like stewed soup, usually you can sit while watching, as long as you take care of the fire. But now she couldn't sit still, and stood with her hands down, as if she had nowhere to put her toes.

I have only seen this ninth girl from afar on weekdays, and I have never dealt with her, I only think that this little girl looks sweet and treats people kindly, unlike the kind of person who loves to pick thorns, and now I am a little surprised to see her like this.

Liuli picked a clean pestle and sat down, seeing that the woman was at a loss, her eyebrows and eyes were still tightly twisted, and there was no intention of restraint.

You must know that she is prepared to come today, where will she sympathize with you whether you are comfortable or not?

Now that she has found out that Cheng Yingniang is helping on the big stove, it is also a great errand to be able to go to the big stove, Aunt Su has to transfer her to manage the small stove, I don't know why. She was there today, but there were a lot of people coming and going in the kitchen, and she lowered her head and didn't pay attention to the side dishes.

Last time, Yu Wei said that the big kitchen was about to change hands, and what action did the Yu family have to do, she was bound to get this big kitchen, so would the Qi family give up? The two rooms are so fierce, but it is a little less than the old lady's intentions. But she can't control this, even if Su Meiyin burns the entire He Mansion to the bottom, she won't frown at all, but now how to push Cheng Yingniang out has to think a little hard. First, although she now has a consensus with the old lady, she also said it first, and she is not allowed to take advantage of her identity to make trouble, the old lady is supporting her body and bones for the sake of each room, how can she even say that she will help her meddle in the big kitchen? Second, she can't push Cheng Yingniang out in her own name, that is to say, she can't let others associate Cheng Yingniang with her, otherwise, if the Yu family or the Qi family is suspicious and withdraws her, won't all the previous efforts be wasted? rs