Tao's mother went out, hesitated for a while, and went to Eleven Niang.

The little maid in front of the door stopped her: "Mom, Madame is talking to Sister Amber. Do you want me to say it? Although his face was nervous, his tone was very firm, and he did not mean to ask for her opinion.

Tao's mother understands in her heart. Amber kills the chickens and stops the monkeys.

She smiled coldly and walked away.

The little maid was also bold enough to stop people, and when she saw Mother Tao leaving, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and her smile brightened.

Tao's mother transferred to the back room.

As soon as I got up to the verandah, I heard a low laugh coming from the Hamaju room.

She smiled thoughtfully and knocked on Hamaju's door.

It was Xiulan who came out to answer the door. The little girl blushed and still had a smile on her face.

Seeing that it was Mother Tao, she was stunned, and the smile on her face also narrowed a little, and she murmured: "Mother Tao! ”

It's so fast!

It's not been a half-day kung fu person, and these little maids don't have the fear they used to have when they see her.

It's really thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi...... Who's the hand of the deer is not necessarily!

She forcibly suppressed the reprimand she blurted out, and said, "Why is it so lively? What's going on? ”

Xiulan came back to her senses and smiled again: "Mother Tao, please sit in the room." Sister Binju is looking at Madame's box of jewelry for Sister Holly with us? As he spoke, he turned sideways and let Mother Tao in, and said loudly behind her: "Mother Tao is here!" ”

Someone over there had already heard the sound, and the laughter immediately decreased by half, and by the time Tao's mother walked in, the room was already quiet.

In addition to Binju, there are seven or eight little maids in the house, such as Shuangyu, Fangxi, Yanrong, and Lan Xuan. Everyone sat or stood around a round table in the middle of the table, looking at the silver hairpins on the table.

"Mother Tao, you're here!" Seeing this, Binju stood up, and the other little maids stepped aside with some cringe, emptying a round table, "You are a rare guest." Hurry up, please take a seat! ”

Hearing Binju say, "Please sit down", a few little maids came back to their senses, and Lan Xuan had the courage to take an embroidery pier and put it in front of Tao Ma**.

Mother Tao was also polite, sat down, smiled at the jewelry on the round table, and asked Binju: "Is this Mrs. adding a box to Holly?" At the same time, he casually picked up a distraction full of ponds.

She was secretly surprised.

It turned out to be solid.

According to this view, these jewels do not have twenty taels of silver, but I am afraid that they will not be able to be beaten. plus wages......

I didn't expect Eleven Niang to be quite generous to the people around her. It's no wonder that these maids work so hard for her.

And Binju saw that Tao's mother looked careless with that distraction, and she was very contemptuous, thinking that this was something that Holly was marrying, and she was unhappy in her heart. quietly put things one by one into the big red and gold-painted box: "Mrs. also added some silk and satin, porcelain box ......" to earn face for Eleven Niang, in fact, not as much as she said.

Just as Yan Rong made tea and brought it over, Tao's mother put the distraction on the table, and Fang Xi looked at it and hurriedly received the big red gold box into the high cabinet on the side.

Mother Tao looked at the corners of her mouth and pursed slightly.

Small eyebrows and small eyes, I'm afraid I won't be able to take it!

She took a sip of the teacup, and then said slowly, "Where's Holly?" I came to her on the orders of my wife......"

Shuangyu sneaked over. Seeing Tao's mother, she was already at a loss. Hearing her ask, she immediately said, "I'll go find out!" As he spoke, he ran out as if he was being chased by a ghost, and gently patted Amber's door next door to Holly: "Autumn rain, autumn rain, have you seen Sister Holly?" ”

Qiu Yu was ironing Amber's clothes with a iron, and came to answer the door with a iron: "I've been locked up in the house for the past few days to do needlework, aren't you at home?" ”

As he spoke, Holly opened the door: "What's the matter?" ”

Shuangyu looked relieved: "Sister Holly, Mother Tao said that she was ordered to come to you." You're not at home. She's sitting at Sister Hamaju's place now! ”

Holly listened to the busy answer, and said, "You tell Mother Tao, I'll change my clothes and go with her." Then he went back to the house and hurriedly freshened up, changed into an apricot red jacket and went to the Hamaju house.

Except for Lan Xuan, the little maid who followed Binju, everyone else was gone.

"Mom kept me waiting." Holly said politely, "Let's go over!" ”

Mother Tao didn't get up, looked at her and smiled: "This Shuangyu, she ran away without hearing the words clearly-she must have sneaked out of the fifth young master's house." ”

Holly and Hamaju were stunned when they heard this.

Tao's mother explained, "Madame asked me to take you to meet her. I just want to bring me the dowry list that I have negotiated with my wife, and you can take a look at it......"

Holly's face turned red as she listened.

In private, the lady's temperament is very out-of-the-box, and this is really what she did.

“…… When I walked to the door, I couldn't find it, which scared me into a cold sweat. I turned back and went back to find it. As a result, the maid said that Amber had something to do with her wife, and no one was allowed to enter. I waited at the door for a long time, and I was afraid that the dowry list would be left on the road, so I had to delay the road and look for it again......" As he spoke, his brows furrowed, "I haven't found it yet." It's really urgent. ”

When Binju heard Tao's mother say this, she didn't want to talk to her, so she had to say insincerely: "Mom, do you want us to help find it?" ”

"That's the best! That's the best! Tao's mother hit the snake and stood up with a smile.

Holly smiled and asked, "What does Amber have to tell Madame about something?" No one will be allowed to enter, God Shinto! ”

Mother Tao's smile was a little ambiguous: "Holly girl is a person who understands. What do you have to do behind closed doors......" she prolonged, "does it need to be said?" Then he smiled and pointed to the courtyard where Qiao Lianfang lived in the east.

The news of Qiao Lianfang's pregnancy had already spread throughout the entire Xu Mansion with lightning speed. Holly also knows. When he heard this, he smiled reluctantly: "Amber was originally rewarded by the eldest lady!" ”

"The Holly girl is doing needlework in the house every day, I'm afraid I don't know some things, right?" Tao's mother said, "Yesterday, the eldest lady called Mrs. back to the bowstring alley and asked Mrs. to choose one of Amber, Coral and others to serve the Hou Ye, who knows, Mrs. politely refused." made the eldest lady angry. Then he muttered a sentence "Amber's mother and Lao Tzu are still on an errand in the Zhuangzi in Jiangnan", and then "oops", looking like he was self-conscious, "What are you talking about?" These things are decided by the lady. ”

Binju didn't like Mother Tao's frivolous tone of talking about Eleven Niang, and immediately said loudly: "Yes, what are you talking about!" These things are decided by the lady. Then he asked her, "If the dowry slip falls on the road, and the wind blows, if it falls on the snow, I am afraid that it will be useless." Let's go find it soon, shall we? As he spoke, he walked outward.

Tao's mother responded "yes" and followed Binju outward.

After walking a few steps, his footsteps faltered, stopped, paused, turned around and glanced back at Holly: "...... It's a pity! ”

Then he shook his head and sighed and walked away.

It's a pity? What is a pity?

Holly looked at the back of Tao's mother with a bewildered face...... He covered his mouth violently.

Her heart was pounding, and her face was unconsciously struggling.

Eleven Niang looked at Amber with a smile: "I, I, I, I haven't said a word for a long time, this is not like your Amber!" ”

Amber blushed even more, thinking of how good Eleven Niang was to her, she finally got courageous, and said, "I want to be your housekeeper mother......"

Eleven Niang nodded and said seriously: "It turned out to be for this!" I thought you didn't have the money to change the money? ”

Amber couldn't help but be stunned like a drum in her heart.

Eleven Niang had already looked her up and down: "However, the mother in charge is a daughter-in-law." What are you......" The eyes are shining, and the words are playful.

Amber realizes that she has said the wrong thing. couldn't help but be ashamed and ashamed, and shouted "madam" coquettishly, getting up and leaving.

"Amber!" Eleven Niang stopped her.

Amber pouted and turned away.

"Amber," Eleven Niang still had a straight face, but there was no ridicule in her eyes, replaced by solemnity, "Amber, I'll leave all the things in my house to you." ”

Amber was stunned, and her eyes moistened uncontrollably.

"I ......," she had just said a word, and the exclamation of the little maid came from outside.

The two of them couldn't help but change their faces slightly, and they both looked out the door.

I saw the curtain lift, and Holly rushed in.

"Madame!" Her face was pale, but a strange flush flew up her cheeks, which looked a little blurry.

The little maid who came in behind her was sweaty, and her expression was terrified: "Madam, it's not me ......"

"Go down!" Eleven Niang said in a deep voice, then got up and looked at Holly: "Something's wrong!" ”

"Madame!" Holly walked towards Eleven Niang.

The pace was a little slow, a little superficial at first, but then it became more and more determined.

Eleven Niang stared at Holly, her face full of disbelief. Watching Holly come over step by step, she slowly stopped in front of her, knelt down slowly, and shouted "Madam".

The past is like a frame shadow, and scenes pass in Eleven Niang's mind.

She closed her eyes in pain.

There is a glitter of water in the corner of the eye.

There was a strange smell in the house.

Amber looked at Eleven Niang in surprise.

I found her hand hanging from her skirt tightly clenched into a fist.

Then she heard the voice of Eleven Niang like a sigh in the autumn wind: "Holly, I'm very tired today, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it tomorrow!" ”

"Madam......" Holly shook her head and prostrated at Eleven Niang's feet, "Madam, you treat me like a mountain, and I can't repay it." I can't leave you alone at this time. She raised her head, raised her pink face, and looked at Eleven Niang with tears in her eyes, "I am willing to share my worries for my wife and serve Master Hou!" ”

"Ah............h

As if awakened by her voice, Eleven Niang slowly opened her eyes.

His eyes were as black as midnight.

Look down at the holly at your feet.

Holly tearfully met Eleven Niang's gaze, "Amber is the eldest lady's person, and Niang and Lao Tzu are still in Yuhang's Zhuangzi; Binju only has the posture of a middle-aged person; Zhu Xiang is too young......"

"So, you think you're the best fit!" Eleven Niang's voice was faint.

But I don't know why, but Amber clearly heard a few ridicules.

A hint of hesitation flashed across Holly's face.