Chapter 5 Right and Wrong (5th Update)
Su Su said a few more words to Yang Liu, and then he passed through the north and south from the garden, and went straight to the Lotus Water Pavilion.
This water pavilion is next to the lake, and there is a small bridge in the corridor leading to the pavilion in the lake and the fence pedal for watching the lotus and feeding the fish, now the lotus flowers are blooming just right, and there is a breeze blowing on the face, although such a scenery is not unusual, but the girls are talking and laughing in one place, it is also rare.
The sixth girl asked someone to bring her own painting tools, some of which were very rare from the West.
The girl of the Xue family, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, made a poem, and the five girls of the Marquis of Wenchang played a light tune with their portable flutes. Su Su saw the versatility of the ladies of ancient times.
Su Su arrived for a while, but he didn't come forward, and after looking at it for a while, he went to the small kitchen in the three-room courtyard. Because there is no master to live in now, there are only some rough maids and wives who sprinkle and sweep, and there are only two or three wives in the small kitchen to cook for these people.
Today, I want to hold a banquet in the water pavilion, so I used it here, and the cook was transferred from the small kitchen of Suiyuantang. The girls have a cat-like appetite, and they can't eat a few bites, but they must be extremely delicate and elegant, and the dim sum alone has all kinds of tricks, which are so delicate that people are reluctant to put their mouths down.
When the maid saw Su Sudu stop the work in her hand and say hello, Su Su smiled and said, "Hurry up and get busy with you!" Today, the girls said that good is your ability. The old lady told me to get ready. ”
A few of them are old people who came from Yangzhou, and they know that the old lady has the most clear rewards and punishments, and she must do her best!
One of the housekeepers handed Su Su a plate of dim sum, all kinds of patterns, but the materials were different. "Presumably the girl will have to wait forward for a while, eat some to cushion her stomach first."
Since Su Su arrived in front of the old lady to get the old lady's favor, there are countless such filial piety, Su Su has her own sense of proportion, a plate of words and snacks might as well try, if she doesn't want to let people talk, the words of high and looking down on people will always not run.
Su Su smiled and took it, "Thank you, Mom, for remembering, I'll go to the tea room to have a look, and by the way, I can also ask for a cup of tea with snacks!" The housekeeper was busy waving her hand and telling Su Su to get busy.
Tea is an elegant thing, when the Song family just made a fortune, the old lady invited Dr. Tea to teach the maid in order to be elegant. Those who have learned are valued by their masters, so they cherish the broom and pass it on to their children, and there are a few children in the family who have good craftsmanship.
In the girls' generation, because the female gentleman who taught the girls piano, chess, calligraphy and painting is also a tea ceremony master, the girls are more or less proficient, and they are very close to the female gentleman Su Su!
Su Su knows his own affairs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, one is not that day, and the other is just a maid, and those who have not learned it are called frivolous. At that time, you can put more effort into eating and drinking, not only to learn the craft, but also to honor the master.
In addition to inheriting the original owner's calligraphy, female red, and fragrance, Su Su learned to cook tea, handmade DTY rouge gouache, half-hung cooking, winemaking, etc., and he couldn't starve himself to death by relying on this skill.
The tea room in the courtyard of the three rooms, this is the first time to use, the steward is the tea around the three girls, her son is the son of the family who learned to cook tea well that day, and was the little maid of the second master before, and now he is also the steward of the second room.
Xiangming learned a few crafts from her father, and when she came to the third girl, the girl heard that she could cook tea, so she changed her original name and called it Xiangming.
Xiangming followed the three girls to school, and learned a few hands with the female gentleman, and she was counted among the maids in the house, so she was arranged in the tea room today, and she had to serve in front of the girls for a while, and she was also counted as giving the three girls a long face.
There are also a few neatly dressed second-class maids in the tea room, which will be served for a while.
The six girls thought that the mothers-in-law in the kitchen were vulgar, and they were not allowed to come to the front to serve the dishes, but the old lady couldn't cry or laugh, but she still relied on her, and took out two second-class maids from each girl to take care of the dishes.
At this time, there was no one in the kitchen, and the big girls were all in the water pavilion to accompany the girls, so they ran to the teahouse to chat. Now they all live together, and they are closer than when they were in the garden in Yangzhou, but the maids around the two girls are a little out of place.
Ten second-class maids and a fragrant tea filled the pantry, and Su Su had no place to put his feet when he went in.
Most of the maids present were older than Su Su, but as soon as Su Su came in, they all hurriedly stood up to greet Su Su.
Su Su smiled: "This is to know that I am coming, welcome me?"
Xiangming and Su Su are both big girls, and now they live in the same courtyard, Su Su has something delicious and fun, and they don't often fold it, and they get along very well. After all, Su Su is by the old lady's side, and no one dares to offend them if they can't be hindered.
Xiangming also stood up when she saw Su Su, and said with a smile: "Let me see how thick my skin is!"
The two made a few jokes, and Su Su asked everyone to share the snacks given in the kitchen, just one piece per person. A second-class maid beside the second girl smiled and said: "I want to thank Miss Susu, or the girl has a big face, when we came, the kitchen never gave such a delicate thing, and only the Lord can only eat it."
Su Su glanced at the maid, she has always been kind to others, but she doesn't know when she offended people, and she is not very familiar with this maid.
Su Su also knows that she is not silver, and she can't like everyone, although she is a little inexplicable, but she is not as knowledgeable as her! He said: "The masters have always been kind, the dim sum in the room is not very delicious, they are all distributed to the maids, although such dim sum is exquisite, it is not uncommon in our house!" Where is the matter of face, I am afraid that the mother of the kitchen steward will know that I am greedy, and I am afraid that I will be rude in front of distinguished guests. ”
Such a witty remark made everyone laugh, and the maid wanted to say something, but was pulled by the people around her, and in the end she stopped her mouth, only glaring at Su Su hatefully.
Xiangming waited for everyone to eat snacks and drank tea, and said, "It's not too early, Su Su and I will go ahead to take a look." Let's get ready, everyone! As he spoke, he put the red clay stove, kettle, tea hanger, tea leaves and other things for cooking tea into the suitcase, personally lifted it, and pulled Su Su out of the pantry.
Walking out of the old distance, Xiangming said: "You usually don't like to go out, and you don't like to inquire about things, I guess you don't know what the maid's name is, why do you stir up trouble?"
Su Su hurriedly said: "I still don't know, good sister, if you know, point out your sister!"
"That maid's name is Xianglian, and she is also a child, and the housekeeper's mother who used to be in charge of the big treasury is her sister's mother-in-law, and the eldest lord sold the housekeeper's mother's family that day, including her sister."
Although the Song family has only gone through three generations, the children of the family are also complicated, Su Su was silent for a while after hearing this, and then said: "Thank you sister for reminding you!"
However, Su Su is not afraid, with the old lady protecting them, they just say a few sour words, and they don't have the courage to do anything else. It's just to stir up trouble, is it impossible to be kind to her?