Chapter 12: A Chance Encounter on the Way
Seeing that Lin Jiuniang didn't speak, Mama Han said again: "Miss Jiu, the old slave is in his fifties, and there are a lot of things that have happened to the people I have seen in this life. To say something that shouldn't be said, the old slave just wants to find a down-to-earth master, so that the old slave can spend his old age in peace, so that his daughter can have a good home, as for anything else, the old slave doesn't care. ”
Lin Jiuniang leaned against the window and said in a low voice: "If I can't marry into the Hou Mansion in the future and can't be the wife of the prince, will Mama regret me?" ”
Mama Han smiled heartily and said: "Miss Nine, I have been a palace maid in the palace since I was a child, I was released to marry at the age of twenty-nine, I found my dead ghost man at the age of thirty-five, I gave birth to my Yingniang at the age of thirty-seven, and I was widowed at the age of thirty-nine, and I had to sell myself into the palace of Yuhua Zhenwang again. Besides, what should not be said, what is the Mansion of the Marquis of Zhongyong, no matter how rich and noble you can go to the palace? I have seen a lot of wealth in the palace, but it is just a passing cloud. ”
Lin Jiuniang silently looked at Mama Han's face, Mama Han's expression was calm, her tone was gentle, and she didn't look like she was lying.
Lin Jiuniang secretly sighed, her heart was relieved, and she immediately smelled an attractive aroma.
"Falling winter, why is it so fragrant?"
Lin Jiuniang lifted the curtain and asked with a smile.
Luo Dong said with a smile: "There is a Cui Ji dessert shop over there, many people eat wine and Lantern Festival there, what you smell is the aroma of wine - Miss Nine, you are usually the most generous, just reward us with a bowl." ”
Lin Jiuniang looked out of the window, and sure enough, there was a lively scene on the street, and there was warmth in the hustle and bustle, such a scene was completely different from the lifeless Lin family mansion on weekdays, no wonder Luo Dong was so excited.
"Okay, just eat, we have money."
Lin Jiuniang was interested, and without waiting to discuss with Mama Han, she got out of the carriage and walked straight into the dessert shop.
Mama Han wanted to say something to stop her, but after thinking about it, Lin Jiuniang was only nine years old this year, and she thought that she had just come to serve by her side, and she didn't want to be disgusted, so she swallowed back the words that came to her mouth.
Lin Jiuniang smiled and said to the shopkeeper: "Boss, give me twenty bowls of wine to brew Lantern Festival!" ”
As soon as the boss saw Lin Jiuniang's dress, he knew that she must be a young lady from a rich family, so he hurriedly came up to wipe the table, and asked diligently: "Miss, is this wine-brewed Lantern Festival to be made in Jingzhen or chilled?" ”
Mama Han asked, "How much is Jingzhen, how much is Bingzhen?" ”
The boss replied: "A bowl of four cents in Jingzhen, and a bowl of eight cents in ice." ”
Suo Chun smacked his tongue and said, "The iced one is so expensive!" ”
The boss smiled: "Girl, it's summer, and ice is very expensive." I'm a small business, and I can't sell a few bowls of chilled food a day, and when I see that your young lady is the daughter of a big family, she must not be bad for these dollars. ”
This little money is nothing in Lin Jiuniang's opinion, she smiled and said, "Let's come to the ice." ”
Lin Jiuniang sat down, and when she saw Mama Han and the four big girls standing aside, she stretched out her hand and beckoned, "What are you doing standing, this table can seat six people." ”
Zhixia said: "Miss Jiu, you are the master and we are the servants, how can we eat at the same table?" ”
Lin Jiuniang said disapprovingly: "What master and servant, we are sisters, and Mama Han is our elder, why can't we eat at the same table?" Hurry up and sit down. ”
The four big girls were very surprised.
You must know that Miss Nine used to care most about the status and humility, and she was bent on marrying into the Hou Mansion as the wife of the prince, so although she was quite sympathetic to her subordinates, she always had contempt and arrogance in her words and deeds, and she had never been so kind and cordial as she is today.
Seeing that the four big girls were all standing still, Mama Han took the lead in sitting down with a smile and said, "Okay, whatever Miss Nine says, sit down." ”
Seeing Mama Han sit down, the four big girls also sat down one after another.
Lin Jiuniang looked around and saw that although the dessert shop was not big, it was very clean and tidy, and she couldn't help but feel moved.
It would be nice if I could understand business and make money like my eldest brother, even if it was to open a small shop like this. At least you can afford your own food and clothing, and you don't have to ask for everything.
Although he is now rich and noble, he does not worry about money, but he relies on his eldest brother and the Lin family, and he does not earn a penny by his own ability. If you don't have the ability, you can't control your own destiny, you can only be at the mercy of others, although the eldest brother can protect himself for a while, but he can't protect himself for a lifetime.
The most important thing is that she doesn't want her big brother to protect her anymore.
In the previous life, she was confused, and she didn't understand many things, but in this life, she can see clearly that the eldest brother has a deep conflict with the sister-in-law because he is too protective of himself. The sister-in-law is a virtuous person, although she has a pimple in her heart, but she doesn't say it, she just blindly endures it. However, one day she will not be able to bear it, and when that day comes, I am afraid that my eldest brother will be embarrassed......
In this life, she can't embarrass her eldest brother anymore......
After drinking the chilled wine and brewing the Lantern Festival, Jiu Niang asked Suo Chun to count one hundred and sixty copper coins to the boss, and was about to hurry, but heard a young man on the table next to him say with a smile: "This young lady is so generous, otherwise, please invite me to drink a bowl of chilled food, right?" ”
Luo Dong immediately looked at the strange man vigilantly, and said loudly: "It's true that my young lady is rich, but this money is not blown by the wind, and she has no relatives with you, why do you want to drink wine?" ”
The young man stood up, arched his hand to Jiu Niang and said: "People in Xiahuaizhou, go to the capital to join their brother, because of accidental accidents on the way, and now they are shy - this is the only way to open up to Miss, and I hope Miss will not mind." ”
Lin Jiuniang glanced at him a few times, and saw that this young man was about twenty years old, with willow eyebrows, apricot eyes, hanging gallbladder nose, and a hint of charm in his delicateness, like a pampered young master from a large family.
Seeing that his words and deeds were quite graceful, neatly dressed, and he didn't look like a scoundrel, he bowed his head slightly and said, "Since the son speaks, I can't save your face." Lock the spring and give the son five taels of silver. ”
Suo Chun reluctantly took out his purse and whispered, "Miss Jiu, you haven't had five taels of silver a month, so you gave it to him?" ”
Lin Jiuniang said: "Fuzhou is far away from the capital, and five taels of silver as a travel fee is not much. ”
Only then did Suo Chun pull his face and take out two pieces of broken silver and hand them to the young man.
The man took the silver, shook it, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Miss, dare to ask Miss's name?" I will repay it tenfold! ”
Lin Jiuniang smiled slightly and said, "It's just a little money, so you don't have to take it to heart." ”
But there were sharp-eyed people on the side who recognized the marks of the Lin family on the carriage and began to discuss.
"It turned out to be the young lady of the Lin family, no wonder she was so generous."
"It's no wonder, the Lin family is so rich, five taels of silver is nothing, five hundred taels, fifty thousand taels is nothing!"
Mama Han frowned, leaned into Lin Jiuniang's ear and said, "Miss Jiu, there are many people, let's hurry up and get on the road, don't delay the hour." ”
Lin Jiuniang also felt that she was a little reckless, so she hurriedly got into the carriage with Mama Han.
The carriage moved forward slowly, and Mama Han was a little relieved, and said with a reproachful tone: "Miss Nine, you can't easily show your wealth outside, don't be so reckless next time." ”