Chapter 123: Soup Kitchen (I)

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"Very good!" Hearing Eleven Niang ask about something she was familiar with, Xu Lingyi came back to her senses, and there was a look of satisfaction in her eyes, "The porridge sheds of each family have been set up, and the porridge will start early tomorrow morning." I looked at the food prepared by each family, and it was not difficult to support it for a month. ”

Eleven Niang nodded: "That's good!" As long as we can get through this winter, we will be better by the beginning of spring next year. ”

Xu Lingyi nodded, took a sip of tea, and said, "Who did we send in the house to help cook the porridge." ”

Since they want to set up a porridge shed to do good deeds, how can the daughters of the Xu family not participate in it. But it was impossible to get them to give porridge. In this way, you have to think of a workaround. Each room sent the most faceable mother to help with the soup kitchen. And these mothers are just sitting in the small sheltered cubicle in the porridge shed and gossiping, watching the rough mother-in-law and the little maid doing things on the side.

"It's Mother Tao in our house!" Eleven Niang smiled, "The second sister-in-law is Mother Xiang, the third sister-in-law is Mother Gan, and the fifth brother and sister sent Mother Shi." ”

Xu Lingyi said "um", and Eleven Niang called the end of spring to come in to change his clothes, warm the bed with a hand stove, and serve Xu Lingyi to rest.

Early the next morning, Mama Du took Mama Xiang and others to the porridge shed, and the rough mother-in-law and the little maid at the bottom had sharp eyelids, surrounded their sedan chairs early, got off the sedan chairs, and welcomed them to the small shed where they were resting.

Gan's mother asked people to take the leaf card: "...... Don't sit still, everybody. ”

Everyone looked at Du's mother.

Now that the third lady is in charge, Du's mother is not good at splashing Gan's mother's face, so she responded with a smile.

In such cold weather, who doesn't want to hide from the point.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw it, and each took out the broken silver and raised the leaf cards.

When the time came for the soup kitchen, everyone lost their cards and went to the front of the porridge shed to urge the mother-in-law and the little maids to give the porridge. Ragged men, women, and children crowded up, and the powerful whips of the servants snapped in the air, shocking the swarming refugees and shouting at them to line up.

The people who received the hot porridge regarded the mothers who stood next to the porridge shed wearing gold and silver as the daughters of the Xu family and kowtowed to thank them.

No matter who you are, in such an atmosphere, you can't help but feel a little proud.

When I returned to the house in the evening, I couldn't help but tell my wife about it.

Eleven Niang smiled: "That is the case, my mother will work more these days!" ”

"Madame, don't worry." Tao's mother smiled, "I will advance and retreat with several mothers." ”

Eleven Niang nodded.

Tao's mother asked about Xu Lingyi's going to Aunt Qin's place tomorrow for the night: "...... What did Hou Ye say? ”

"Didn't say anything?" Eleven Niang thought that everything was the same as he was last night, "I also want to ask my mother if I want to bring a few clothes for Master Hou!" ”

"That's not necessary." Tao's mother smiled, "Master Hou originally had clothes in every house. ”

Eleven Niang breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.

If you still have to bring your clothes, it will not be like moving.

In the evening, the two went to Mrs. Tai's place for dinner together. Everyone is talking about soup kitchen, and the third master and the third wife are the protagonists this time, and they can't help but be full of interest, and they go back a little late. Aunt Qin had already brought the little maid to wait at the door of the east corner. Seeing Xu Lingyi and Eleven Niang, he hurriedly squatted down and saluted.

Eleven Niang smiled and broke up with Xu Lingyi at the East Corner Gate and went straight back to the house.

Amber was about to move to her bed and step on the night watch, but was driven back to the east by Eleven Niang: "You weren't as attentive as you are now!" ”

She was speechless for a moment.

Eleven Niang didn't know her thoughts. Zhengse said: "You go sleep with yours!" I'm not a little girl who doesn't know the world, I know it in my heart! He smiled again: "If you are bored and call you in the middle of the night to gossip, you are not allowed to be lazy and shout." ”

Seeing that she was still in a ridiculous mood, Amber put her mind at ease, nodded again and again, and went to the east to take a break.

Sleeping alone in a large bed, with one less person breathing together, it seemed more or less lonely. Eleven Niang was really not used to it at first. But thinking that she would have to go to greet Mrs. Tai early tomorrow morning, and thinking that she didn't know how many people were waiting to see her expression, she counted the sheep and fell asleep.

When I woke up the next day, it was quiet all around, but I faintly felt that I heard the sound of serving Xu Lingyi getting up and washing up in the east.

It's across an alley, how can you hear it!

It's a terrible thing to get used to!

Eleven Niang closed her eyes, shrunk into the warm futon, and fell into a deep sleep again.

When I arrived at Maozheng, I woke up automatically.

Amber and Green Cloud had already prepared the washing water and dried the clothes and waited for her to get up.

"Master Hou has already gone to the early court." Amber served Eleven Niang to dress, "Breakfast at Aunt Qin's." There was a word from the small kitchen, saying that Aunt Qin was asking for water in the middle of the night. ”

"Got it!" Eleven Niang nodded, feeling that it was really inappropriate to let Amber pass on such words, "Don't worry about these things in the future!" ”

Amber stopped talking, but finally nodded.

After freshening up, Aunt Qin and Aunt Wen came to greet her.

Aunt Qin's face was red and a little shy, but Aunt Wen's eyes kept rolling on her face, as if she wanted to see something from it.

Shi Niang smiled faintly, asked Qiao Lianfang's illness as usual, and after a few idle words with the two, she got up and went to Mrs. Tai.

The weather was so cold, and the third and fifth ladies arrived earlier than Eleventh Niang.

The two of them greeted each other with a smile when they saw Eleven Niang, but their expressions were a little inquiring.

Eleven Niang felt a little funny.

When he married in, he knew that Xu Lingyi had a concubine and a child, could it be that just because what he heard became what he saw, he had to cry and make a fuss...... People often can't see their situation clearly with the change of circumstances, forget their original intention, lose their goals, and don't know what they want, which is the real danger!

She has never forgotten what kind of mood she had in to marry the Xu family!

Eleven Niang generously met with the two and went to see Mrs. Tai together.

Mrs. Tai was sitting on the big kang near the window and watching Brother Zhen and Sister Zhen play with the rope.

As soon as Shi Niang entered, her eyes fell straight on Shi Niang's body.

Another probing ......

Eleven Niang remained silent, smiled and saluted Mrs. Tai.

Seeing her smile and calm expression, Mrs. Tai couldn't help but bow slightly, and there was undisguised satisfaction and relief in her smile.

Eleven Niang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that she had passed the test.

And Brother Zhen and Sister Zhen saw the elders come in, and hurriedly got off the kang to salute everyone, and the little maids brought brocade and put it in front of the kang.

The third lady said about the soup kitchen: "...... The weather is too cold, and I want to give a subsidy of 30 yuan per person per day to my mother and the little maids who help in the porridge shed...... Even if it's a family member, you can't let them be busy in vain. Do you think this can be done? ”

"You've got a good idea." Mrs. Tai laughed, "There is no shortage of these money." It's good for you to earn this decent. ”

The third lady heard this, and hurriedly got up to thank Mrs. Tai: "Mother is really a bodhisattva. ”

Mrs. Tai asked Xiang's mother next to the second lady: "It's just a little bit, let her go back to Xishan as soon as possible!" Yizhen's side was already short of manpower, and Baba dragged her over from Xishan. ”

"Who's to say it's not." The third lady smiled, "It's just that this is a great good deed to accumulate virtue, and the second sister-in-law also wants to participate in the grand event." Speaking of Du's mother again, "...... I'm also old, so it's hard to have a cold wind and cough every day! ”

Mrs. Tai nodded: "You are very thoughtful!" ”

The third lady told Mrs. Xiang's mother what she meant, and sent someone to send Xiang's mother back to Xishan. discussed Mother Tao and Mother Shi again: "From tomorrow onwards, Mother Du will not go to the porridge shed...... The two mothers might as well go and see it every two days, so there is Gan's mother there. ”

They all ended up relaxed, Mother Tao and Mother Shi looked at each other and smiled, thanked the third lady, and dispersed.

"Do you think there's anything unstable about this?" The fifth lady touched her belly and said casually.

Mother Shi handed the cut apple to her in a crystal plate: "The third lady has always had a lot of ideas, but now she can't say!" ”

The fifth lady pinched the royal blue cloisonnΓ© enamel fruit fork with her fingers, forked a piece of apple and handed it to her mouth: "You look at Mother Tao." If she goes, you still go every day. If she goes every few days, you can go every few days. ”

Shi's mother smiled and said "yes".

"Every few days?" Eleven Niang was a little surprised, "Is it the original soup like this, or is it the third lady's idea?" ”

"It turns out that soup kitchens are the same." Tao's mother smiled, "It looks like the Chinese New Year is coming, and the family is too busy to do anything, and I sent a special person to work there on an errand, who has time to go every day." It turns out that I just need to go to see it every few days. ”

Eleven Niang nodded: "Then follow the old rules." However, you also have to be careful, lest Mother Shi go and you stay at home. It's always bad. ”

Mother Tao hurriedly said, "Madame, don't worry. We don't do the head or the tail. Lest there be any rumors and rumors, and I think we are fighting with the third lady. ”

"It's good that mom knows what to do!" Eleven Niang said, Xu Lingyi came back.

Tao's mother hurriedly retreated.

Eleven Niang called Xia Yi to serve him to change clothes.

"What are you doing at home today?" Xu Lingyi wiped his face with a steaming cotton handkerchief, and glanced at the needlework basket on the kang out of the corner of his eye, "Do needlework at home again?" ”

"I did a needlework in the afternoon." Eleven Niang smiled, "I went to my mother's place in the morning to sit for a while." ”

Xu Lingyi nodded, changed her clothes and went to Mrs. Tai with Eleven Niang.

When she entered the door, she heard Mrs. Tai's laughter.

She couldn't help but wonder.

I don't know who can make Mrs. Tai so happy.

When the curtain was lifted into the west room, Eleven Niang saw a strange woman wearing a lilac-colored gown sitting on the pestle next to Mrs. Tai's kang and talking with Mrs. Tai.

Seeing Mrs. Tai looking up at Xu Lingyi and Eleven Niang, she immediately stood up: "Master Hou! The slave is fragrant, please give you a salute! As he spoke, he squatted down deeply and was blessed.

Xu Lingyi smiled and nodded: "It turned out to be Xiangyi!" "Rare kindness.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but look at the woman.

At the age of forty, he has a square face, a tall figure, and looks a little stout.

Seeing that Eleven Niang was very curious, Mother Du hurriedly smiled and said, "Fourth Madame, this is the fragrance that served in front of Mrs. Tai earlier. You haven't seen it. Now the two of them are in charge of our Xu family's grange in Henan's hometown. I heard that Hou Ye married a new lady, and he specially took the opportunity to send New Year's goods to greet you. ”