In the past few days, no one has taken food in the small cross-courtyard, and they have sent people from the big kitchen, thinking that the last time Qi Shi sent that meal in the big kitchen, it really shocked many people, or she avoided suspicion because of Cui Ying's matter, and the person who delivered the meal didn't have much to say, they all put down the food box and left, and then brought back the food box from the previous meal when they came to the next meal.

After the glass activity was completed, he went into the inner room to change his clothes and came out, and saw a person standing next to the dining table, with a white face, clear water eyebrows, a coarse cloth and a pulp washed very properly, and a hand on the vermilion lacquer food box was slightly bent, although it was no longer delicate, but it was white and slender.

Seeing Liuli come out, her thin lips trembled slightly, and her eyes with crow's feet bent down like her body: "Cheng Yingniang greets Miss Jiu." ”

Liuli's eyebrows twitched, and she suddenly remembered what Aunt Su had told her, and subconsciously looked outside the door, where Mama Li was rinsing her mouth with willow branches by the well, with her back to this side.

Cheng Yingniang said: "Girl, please have breakfast." ”

Ruri sat down and looked at her inquiringly. Cheng Yingniang bent her lips very humbly, brought out the breakfast in the same way, and then stood aside with her hands down, looking like she was waiting to be sent.

Liuli mechanically drank a sip of porridge and said in a low voice: "Why are you here today?" ”

Cheng Yingniang used the same voice and reached out to clip a bad goose letter for her, "There are two more people in the big kitchen, and they can't be busy, so they send a slave woman to send two days." ”

Liuli said: "Why did you lay off people again?" ”

Cheng Yingniang lowered her eyes and said: "The fourth lady has a cousin, who was originally a housekeeper in the fourth room, and recently I don't know why I asked to be transferred to the second door to be a housekeeper, and there are two daughters-in-law in the big kitchen who are familiar with him, and it is inevitable that there will be more contact on weekdays, and the third lady is annoyed, so she laid them off and went elsewhere." ”

Thinking that it was because of Liuli's identity as a girl, Cheng Yingniang said very implicitly, but Liuli knew what was going on as soon as she heard it, the cousin of the so-called fourth lady was most likely Hu Jin, and he thought that he hooked up with the daughter-in-law of the big kitchen as soon as he arrived at the second door, and the Qi family knew that he was a member of the Nie family, how could he not suspect that he suddenly transferred to the second door was a bad intention? Naturally, these young daughters-in-law are going to be laid off.

Unconsciously Liuli finished eating a bowl of porridge, and saw Mama Li walking towards the door, so she waved her hand to Cheng Yingniang, Cheng Yingniang understood, and retreated with the food box.

In the past two days, Mama Li embroidered flowers with Liuli, and the beautiful name was for her good, Liuli disdained to compete with her about these things, and everything was at her mercy.

After breakfast, she took advantage of the walk, and went to the back garden with that pair of words in her hand. Today, the snow melted a lot, and it soon arrived at the gate of the park.

This is a very simple access control, a total of only three feet wide a door, outside the door is the sheep intestine alley, He Fu back alley turned a narrow alley. Because there are mothers-in-law who drag filth in and out on weekdays, they still have to be guarded.

Lai Wu lived in a row of three huts in the gatehouse on weekdays, far away from the front yard, which can be described as a high mountain and far away from the emperor, he built a small earthen stove under the eaves, and cooked here on weekdays.

When Ruri arrived, he was sitting on a pony in the sun and cutting wood, very engrossed. Ruri stood behind him for a while, but he didn't notice it. When she got impatient, she coughed twice, and Lai Wu slashed twice before turning around, "Who?" ”

Standing with Liuli's backlight, he squinted for a long time, seeing that it was a little girl, he didn't want to pay attention to it, just hung his head but suddenly jumped up: "Auntie, aunt-"

Liuli waved her hand and said modestly: "Don't call me aunt, you can't afford it." ”

Lai Wu blurted out: "Girl! How did you get here? ”

Liuli took out the scroll and said, "There is something to ask you to help with, here is a letter, you can help me take the 'Shangpin Study' to frame it, and then do an old treatment." This is a deposit, and the full amount will be paid when you withdraw it. ”

After listening to this, Lai Wu repeated, nodded and said, "In the middle of nowhere, when no one wants to go in and out at noon, the small one will be done for you!" ”

Liuli took out a few copper plates again: "Take them and buy two wines to eat." ”

Lai Wu quickly pushed over: "You sent Chun'er back to the little one, this great kindness and great virtue have not been reported yet, how can I collect your money?!" ”

Liuli said: "That's the condition I promised you, it's not kindness, this is the reward you gave me for running errands, it's different." She put the money on the pony and patted it with a little irresistible meaning.

Lai Wu was very uneasy, but he didn't dare to disobey, and he didn't know how to put his hands and feet for a while.

Ruri picked up the piece of wood he had cut and looked at it with interest, and asked, "What are you doing with this?" ”

He suddenly blushed, and couldn't help but rejoice: "Chun'er promised to help me give birth to a son, and I will cut a small wooden doll for her to play with." ”

Ruri smiled and put it down: "Congratulations." ”

Feng Chun'er can get to this point with Lai Wu, which really makes Liuli feel comforted in her heart, Lai Wu's appearance and interest are indeed not as good as Hu Jin, but he can give Feng Chun'er a complete home, a reliable dependence, Feng Chun'er is not made of stone, he should also be moved by him, right? The families of the common people have less disputes between wives and concubines in the aristocratic houses, and there are no various rules and regulations, and the troubles are simple to live and resolve.

The sixteenth day of the month was Yu's birthday, and it happened that Yu's affairs had just been finalized for the female teacher, and he unexpectedly got the news that the lord of Chunyang County would come to bid farewell to the old lady on Chinese New Year's Eve, and the old lady was happy, so she sent a message, wanting to take advantage of the girls on the 15th to give her a birthday in advance.

What makes Liuli nerve-wracking is not why the Yu family was able to win the favor of the old lady so quickly to earn face for her birthday when the turmoil of Cuiying's death was unsettled, but how to prepare for this birthday gift as a concubine.

Rui'er began to have a headache about this matter a few days in advance, from jewelry to embroidery, and she didn't expect a thing that suited her heart. At the end, he sighed: "If only Tian'er was still there, she must know what the eldest lady likes." ”

Liuli was reading a book on the side, and when she heard it, she said, "Then I might as well want Cuiying." ”

Rui'er's face changed, "Why?" ”

Ruri glanced at her, "No why. ”

Rui'er was speechless, silently bowing her head and folding her clothes. Her injuries have basically healed, but I don't know if it was the death of Cui Ying and Tian'er that affected her mood, or from the torture of her body injuries, she has obviously lost weight in the past few days, and she has two big dark circles under her eyes, and she always looks like she is not in good spirits.

Liuli remembered: "When will Dr. Wu come and do you have any questions?" ”

Rui'er stood up with a loud voice: "When I went to get breakfast, I found out, every time he goes to the house to ask for peace for the eldest grandmother and the second grandmother, today is the fourteenth, and when he goes to the front yard after lunch, he will almost leave the child." ”

Liuli glanced at the copper leak, and sure enough, it was almost lunchtime, so she said, "It's time to get the rice." ”

Rui'er saw that she was hungry, and hurriedly walked out of the house.