Chapter 185: Firecrackers (Part II)
Drain all the people who are on duty every day...... I've never heard of that.
You know, the family is the most noisy during the Chinese New Year. Either the lady and the lady went out to visit the house, or there were guests. The maid and mother-in-law are a little busier than usual, and they can only rest when there are fewer people depending on the situation. If all the people on duty every day are discharged, then those who are not on duty will naturally be lazy. What if an important guest suddenly arrives one day and there are not enough people? It's good to say that this day is two days, and it will take more than half a month from today to after the Lantern Festival......
Aunt Qin looked at Aunt Wen at a loss, Aunt Wen hesitated for a moment, looked towards Qiao Lianfang, and saw the corners of her mouth twitching, and a trace of disdain flashed in her eyes.
Aunt Wen was overjoyed.
Qiao Lianfang was a little awkward in front of Eleven Niang, she was very clear. Listening to Eleven Niang's tone, she wanted to break the pattern of previous years and make a new name. Aunt Qin is unassertive, Qiao Lianfang doesn't say it's supportive, it's good to do it if she doesn't do it - isn't this a good opportunity for herself.
She immediately smiled and said, "Sister, I heard that what you said made sense. If there is something going on in the family, you can find someone with this errand list. It's just that I've never heard of it, and I've never been a homemaker, so I don't know what to do for a while. Otherwise, let Amber teach me how to do it. I have a bottom in my heart, so I might as well put out the list on duty and hand it to Amber Girl as soon as possible. "There was a gesture of complete support.
"Madam," Aunt Qin immediately said unto be outdone, "I think the same as Aunt Wen." It's really shallow, I haven't heard of it. Let Amber teach us! ”
Qiao Lianfang lowered her head and took a sip of tea gently, without saying anything, looking deaf.
Eleven Niang smiled slightly.
It's no wonder that Yuan Niang also liked Aunt Wen very much, she is really an empathetic person.
Now that it's two to one, Qiao Lianfang's attitude is naturally not so important.
She instructed Amber to take out the list of the people on duty in her house and show it to Aunt Wen: "...... This is the amber arranged in advance. Look. Later, Amber will come to your house and tell you how to arrange shifts. ”
Aunt Wen took it and looked at it. found that Eleven Niang set a precedent for all the matters in her house, and then arranged people to be on errands according to these matters. Set a specific time for everyone.
Although trivial and troublesome, it is not a difficult task.
She smiled slightly, and was about to take a sip, but her mind changed again.
Eleven Niang is not at home, so dilapidated and new in her own house - why bother so much.
She thought of the first confrontation she had with Eleven Niang in the small courtyard, and Eleven Niang's seemingly withdrawn but infinitely murderous forbearance towards Qiao Lianfang...... It won't be that simple!
Aunt Wen lowered her head and looked at the list carefully, wanting to find out something from it.
Affair...... Or the same things as before...... Person...... Or the same people...... No, the number of people is wrong......
She has always had a flair for numbers.
You won't forget it if you watch it once.
In the flint lightning, she suddenly realized.
This schedule is really knowledgeable.
At first glance, it is just that all the people have set a value difference, and if you look closely, you can find that according to this errand, the little maid and the rough mother-in-law in the eleventh mother's house can each rest for one day, and the big girl and the decent mother can rest for two days.
A hint of wariness flashed in her eyes.
Now the third lady is in charge, and she has the final say on how much money the public middle school gives. But how to use the money is up to each room. Eleven Niang can't change how much money they give to them for the New Year, but she can decide how to spend the year...... The Xu family is not a small family, the relationship between servants and women is complicated, and some of them have served the old marquis. As a bride, she wants to establish herself in this family quickly, and the best way to do that is to give them favors. Rewarding money is forever, like this, changing the way to enjoy a rest day during the New Year, that is, it does not cost money, and it is not in the way. But for women and servants who do not have a rest time throughout the year, it is good news to be able to rest and rest during the New Year. When the other people in the house knew, they were afraid that they would also be envious, and they praised Eleven Niang for being kind and lenient. I really bought a good name without spending a penny.
Thinking of this, she calmed down and read the list carefully.
Aunt Qin knew that Aunt Wen had always been smart and never made mistakes. I just have to follow Yinghe, neither being the first to come out, nor the last to be the last to be the afterthought.
Seeing Aunt Wen read the list over and over again, she couldn't help but get a little nervous, clenching her fists and staring at Aunt Wen, wanting to see something from her expression!
Qiao Lianfang looked at it with scoff.
This Aunt Qin only knows how to wave the flag behind Aunt Wen, and has never had an idea of her own. You must know that governing a big country is like frying a small fresh. Those old rules affect the whole body, and they can't be changed casually. Eleven Niang is so different, in the final analysis, she just wants to compete with the third lady. If you stand in her place, you will do the same. But I didn't try it on a small scale and used it in the New Year, who knows what will happen. When the time comes, it won't be to cause chaos for Hou Ye.
When I think about it, my heart hurts like a knife.
Master Hou stayed here again last night......
She clutched the teacup in her hand tightly, her fingertips slightly white.
Eleven Niang looked at Aunt Qin, who looked nervous, Aunt Wen with a serious expression, and Aunt Qiao, who was a little distracted, picked up the teacup to sip tea, and patiently waited for the reactions of several aunts - she will preside over the middle feed of the Xu Mansion in the spring of next year. Outside the country must first be inside the soil. With the third lady's personality, what she was given must be a mess of gold and jade. She had to quickly find out the attitudes of several aunts, so as not to press a gourd and float up a scoop when she got it, so as not to make a mess.
"Sister!" After a long while, Aunt Wen raised her head and looked at Eleven Niang with a smile, "After you entered the palace on the first day of the Lunar New Year to congratulate the queen mother, I am afraid that there will be more guests who come to visit you." She pointed to the names of Amber and Hamaju, who were in the first year of junior high school, "I saw that my sister had increased the number of people. Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case. This is your first New Year's in the house, and I'm afraid that there are more people coming to pay New Year's greetings than ever before. If my sister doesn't dislike it, how about me and Qiu Hong in my house come over to give my sister a shot? If you can't do anything else, you won't be wrong when you pour water from this cup of tea. ”
Eleven Niang was slightly surprised.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Wen not only quickly saw her intentions, but also immediately expressed her support to herself, she is really a very smart person!
She smiled and nodded: "If you are really too busy, you have to ask your aunt to come over and help." ”
When Aunt Qin saw it, she immediately said, "I can also come over to help when the time comes." ”
Eleven Niang nodded, and Aunt Qin's and Aunt Wen's eyes fell on Qiao Lianfang's body. And Eleven Niang, who already knew Qiao Lianfang's attitude, didn't need her to express her position at the moment, and without waiting for Qiao Lianfang to react, she smiled and said: "This matter is a little urgent, let's disperse!" As he spoke, he brought the teacup and sent it off.
The three of them were stunned.
Aunt Qin didn't expect that Eleven Niang, who had always been kind and generous to Qiao Lianfang, would ask without asking Qiao Lianfang, and put on a tough attitude...... This made her a little uneasy. Although Eleven Niang is young, she is the daughter of the Luo family. I want to be at the beginning, Yuan Niang...... She hurriedly shook her head, as if in this way, she could put the past behind her.
Aunt Wen thought it was very interesting - she was a concubine, and she had seen those wives and concubines fighting since she was a child. A beautiful and noble woman like Qiao Lianfang is the most taboo by the housewife. Eleven Niang treated Qiao Lianfang like this, either she didn't take her seriously at all, and she didn't bother to fight with her, or she had already thought of a way, this was not the opportunity to act at this moment, and thinking that Xu Lingyi had mostly rested in Eleven Niang's house these days, she felt that she had guessed well. Looking at Qiao Lianfang's gaze, he was a little gloating.
Qiao Lianfang was furious.
What does this mean? A look of not taking her seriously. Do you want to put your wife's score in front of her?
Her face flushed with anger.
It's just a concubine from a humble background, and she became Mrs. Yongping Hou by relying on her sister's intrigues, so she really thought she was a noble body.
What do you want to say, but I feel that I am a little weak at the moment, but I have made Eleven Niang proud in vain; Don't say anything, Eleven Niang must think that she is afraid of her, and she will inevitably pinch her at will in the future...... It's a time of ups and downs. Aunt Wen had already gotten up and smiled: "Then let's go back to the house first." Aunt Qin naturally followed immediately: "It's almost the New Year, there are many things, Madame take care of your health, I will discharge the list of duty in the house for Madame to show at night." ”
The two of them unconsciously distanced themselves from Qiao Lianfang, and without looking at Qiao Lianfang, they all bowed their knees and retreated with a smile.
Qiao Lianfang obviously felt the change in Qin and Wen's attitudes towards her.
Her face was blue and white for a while, and she heard Eleven Niangfeng ask the little girl lightly: "Go and see if the tent is hanged?" lest the house be in chaos when the Hou Ye comes back. "As if she didn't exist.
Qiao Lianfang's eyes flashed when she heard this, she smiled coldly, and respectfully bowed to Eleven Niang and retreated.
Bin Ju couldn't help but be annoyed when he looked at it: "This Qiao Lianfang really thinks he is a green onion." ”
Ever since Eleven Niang admonished Amber, Amber has inexplicably had an indescribable trust in Eleven Niang, and always felt that with Eleven Niang here, things would not be so bad that there was no room for salvation. So don't worry about that. smiled and asked Eleven Niang: "What should the people on duty in the house of the three aunts pay attention to?" There are also the second young master, the eldest lady and the fourth young master, do you also have to expel the people on duty? ”
Amber is getting to grip on the matter.
"As long as the aunt's shift is constant, just follow the aunt's wishes." Eleven Niang smiled, "As for the young masters and young ladies, you can go and tell the big girl in their house in person." ”
Amber smiled and stepped back.
Eleven Niang saw that it was still early when she went to Mrs. Tai's for dinner, and went to Holly's house.
The holly room was still as clean and tidy as ever, with needles and threads scattered in the sewing basket and a few pairs of finished shoes stacked on the kang table.
Seeing Eleven Niang coming in, she was taken aback.
"Madame, why are you here?" She hurriedly put her shoes down the kang to help Eleven Niang, "If something is wrong, the maid will tell me." ”
Eleven Niang sat on the kang, took the tea made by Holly herself, looked at the finely embroidered women's shoes on the kang table, and said with some sighs: "Holly, you are making a pair of shoes in four days now...... It must be boring to stay at home every day, right? ”
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