He Angelica wiped his tears, shook his head and said: "Then I don't know, I only heard that Su Mei Yuan was the residence of the third uncle's first wife, after she died, the third uncle has always locked Su Mei Yuan, planning to wait for the second cousin to grow up and use it as a study, but two years ago, the third uncle's family went to the north to do business, and Su Mei Yuan has been vacant." As for when the second sister lived in Sumei Courtyard, I don't know, but I heard the remaining maids in my yard talk that nearly ten maid mothers from the West Cross Courtyard went to Sumei Courtyard on errands. I also heard from them that it was only because the second sister fell in love with a sea of Nau Mei flowers in Su Mei Courtyard that she begged the second aunt to give her the key to Su Mei Courtyard. ”

Mama Tang was silent for a while, and finally sighed and said, "Alas, the second lady really spoils the second lady!" However, I believe that even if the second lady is young and ignorant, the second lady is the housewife who clearly distinguishes between public and private. What can be moved, what is taboo, the second wife knows in her heart, and she will definitely not occupy the courtyard of the third room without saying a word. Presumably, the second room has already greeted the third room, so it was temporarily borrowed to live for a few months, and when the second lady had enough of those Napoleon wrasses and moved away, the third master and they happened to come back from the north, which didn't affect anything. ”

He Angelica nodded convincingly and said: "What Mama said is very reasonable, it must be like this, the second aunt has always had a clear distinction between public and private, and loves her family." ”

Mama Tang comforted her again: "Third Miss, don't take those subordinate things to heart, although the second miss is a little pampered, she is a kind-hearted child and treats people very well." I guess, she must not know that those people are the people in your yard, so she kept them, go back and wait for me to talk to the second lady, let her change all the original subordinates of the West Cross Courtyard to you, and then ask the old lady to clean up the West Cross Courtyard again, and give you an identical yard, okay? ”

He Angelica's eyes exposed outside the veil flashed with a kind of water that was almost frightened, and he waved his hand again and again and said: "No, please don't go to the second sister!" ”

"Why?" Mama Tang raised her eyebrows, "Second Miss is very talkative, Third Miss, you don't have to be upset." ”

He Angelica hung his head and said intermittently in a ashamed tone: "According to a few maids in my yard, there is not only a sumptuous public meal in the Su Mei Courtyard, but the master also has a small appetite when eating, unlike me, I eat not a drop of the two bowls of vegetables and one bowl of rice sent in the middle of the night every day. On the side of the Sumei Courtyard, a table of delicacies from the mountains and seas, the master slightly moved two chopsticks to reward the next person to eat...... Usually it is constantly rewarded, dozens of brocade flowers and silk are moved to the house every month, as long as it is not into the color of the master's eyes or flowers, they will be rewarded to the next person to make clothes...... Not to mention the silver and copper coins, the lotus package will be half full in a few days, and it will be hung around the waist and jingle, which is very good...... The maids also said that the new master was like a ...... in heaven and in the ground compared to me, a poor and stingy peasant girl."

Mama Tang's hands were itching again, and she got angry while scratching: "Those hooves only talk nonsense on weekdays, and they don't serve their masters well, but they chew the root of their master's tongue there, it's really hateful!" I went back and peeled off their skins to see if they would dare to be disrespectful to the third lady in the future! ”

He Angelica waved his hand again to stop him: "Mama don't be like them, just spare them." After I 'died', the maids in my courtyard must have gone to other courtyards to work as errands, and with a new master, it is inconvenient for me to call them to serve me again after I go home, and indirectly go to break up the master and servant of others. ”

Mama Tang thought about it for a while and agreed: "Then don't be the white-eyed wolves in the past, I'll ask someone to go to the grass cattle market to buy some new ones for the third young lady to pick out, and find a few lovely ones to serve you." ”

He Angelica still refused: "The newly purchased maids outside also don't know the roots and temperament, and it takes a lot of energy to run in with each other." Of course, I am full of enthusiasm for others, but even if I give away all the monthly bills of more than one or two silver, I can't exchange a sincere heart, and in the end I become the laughing stock of others, and I am sad in vain. Therefore, I want to ask my grandmother to be the master, so don't send a new maid to the west across the courtyard, I like to be quiet on weekdays, and I don't need to be served, and having a cicada dress is enough. ”

Mama Tang heard her pitiful, and hurriedly comforted: "Third Miss, don't be sad, some time ago, the old lady asked Master Qi Xuanyu, the son of Tianjizi, to give you a life, and the master said that you will be very expensive in the future, and you can marry a good family, and the good days are still ahead!" Don't take the words of those snobs to heart, it's better to wait for the next person to be selected in advance, and it's not too late to talk about it when the old lady gets back the four hundred taels of silver for you. And didn't you just say that there is a sister-in-law in the Taoist temple who also wants to be a maid for you? The ...... just now What is it called the one of osmanthus flowers? ”

"Her name is Huaihua, and she is seventeen years old," said He Angelica slowly, "although I am not familiar with her, she is quite respectful to me, and she is quite easy to dispatch, and every time I tell me something, she immediately runs to do it, which is very different from my previous maids, and often they turn a deaf ear when I even say it a few times." Moreover, I didn't promise to take her away, and she didn't really care, just told me to help her ask, and if I couldn't make another plan. ”

Mama Tang nodded again and again when she heard this, and immediately clapped her hands and said: "In this way, it seems that their monks have a simple temperament, unlike some little girls in the family, who only know how to rub rouge and wear flowers on their faces, and their stomachs are full of crooked eyes." Since this is the case, I will be the master on my own, as long as it is the sister-in-law of the third lady in the Taoist temple, you can take it home, and return it to the third lady to be a maid. ”

He Angelica was sincerely grateful: "Thank you Mama for your pity, the people around you are more considerate, it will save me a lot of troubles." ”

"The old slave often said to the slaves below that the masters of the Luo family are the best masters, and we slaves are lucky enough to have such good masters. When the loyalty of a slave comes first, people are stupid, lazy, and greedy for money, and when the master can turn a blind eye and not care about them; But if there are slaves who don't take their masters seriously, and do one thing in front of them and one thing behind their backs, that is, they have smashed their rice bowls and have no face to eat the meal rewarded by their masters. Mama Tang's words changed, stared at He Angelica's eyes, and said with a little sternness, "I plan to leave for Luofu immediately, report to the old lady about the matter of the third lady here, and then bring the fourth miss to the Taoist temple to make amends to you." But what the third lady said just now really scared me, what a dream that Brother Zhu would die or something, these nonsense are not allowed to be mentioned again when I go home! ”

He Angelica nodded hesitantly, and promised: "I wrote it down, Mama." ”

"Then, I will take this set of clothes back as it is, and the rouge gouache will not be left for the third lady, and I will take them all back for Jiugu to inspect and see what kind of names they are." Speaking of this, Mama Tang was sad for a while, when did the innocent and lively Fourth Miss learn to fiddle with poison?

He Angelica said apologetically: "It's all my fault, and now my mother is also suffering from itching powder, and I have to travel overnight, so I let my mother run back and forth four times, Angelica is really uneasy." As she spoke, she took out a small wooden box, opened it and handed it to Mama Tang and said, "I happened to read a recipe in a book, and tried to make four pills to avoid motion sickness and relieve fatigue, and I originally planned to use them with Mama on the road." Now I have to stay in the Taoist temple for two days, just do a few more, so please don't dislike this medicine is rude, just take it to relieve fatigue. ”

Mama Tang took it with both hands and said with a smile: "The third lady is really careful, then I will be ashamed." Although I thank Miss San for her kindness, I still feel a little disappreciative in my heart, thinking that the pills made by Miss Three as a child can have any effect, but just eat them as a few jelly beans.

He Angelica thought about it for a while, and then instructed: "I remember that it was said in the book that this medicine has the best effect when taken with it, and Mama doesn't need to drink water to swallow it or chew it, and after a while it will melt itself." ”

"Okay, I've made a note of it," Mama Tang also turned around and instructed her, "Third Miss, you can rest in peace, try not to scratch the itch on your hands, it's not a joke to scratch it, I'll go home and ask Aunt Jiu if there is any good way to stop the itch." I will come back to pick up Miss Three the morning the day after tomorrow at the latest, and I ask Miss Three to wait patiently. He said goodbye and went out.

He Angelica was sent to the gate of the courtyard, waved his handkerchief elegantly, and said crisply: "Then grandma, you go slowly, have a good journey!" ”

Seeing Mama Tang's figure disappearing around the corner, He Angelica grabbed the veil and ordered with a chuckle: "Cicada Yi, we will leave the Taoist Temple tomorrow morning, I want to go and say a few words to Sister Zhenzhu, you and Huaihua quickly pack our luggage, and then add some snacks and red fruit tea to eat on the road, don't forget to bring a mattress spread on the car, otherwise you will have to bear the bumps of the carriage for several hours." ”

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Early in the morning, Gao Jue abandoned the boat and landed on the shore. The water reflects the eaves and leaky windows on the bank of the Qinhuai River, painting the boat Lingbo, although the climate is cold now, but the graceful willows are still fluttering with the breeze, forming a small bridge and wild crossing with the characteristics of the water town. Turning the small bridge, under the shadow of the thick branches, a row of red houses loomed, which was the only red building in the entire drinking horse town.

Gao Jue walked into the manor and went straight to the hall of the main hall.

This manor is built on the mountain, the area is not vast, but the weather under the cornices is magnificent, and the style is natural. Moreover, the magnificent atmosphere of the house is not the most attractive part, the most attractive thing is that the entire ground of the estate is covered with fine white sand that can only be seen on the coastal beach, which seems to have a unique flavor and contrasts with the various flowers and trees in the estate.

Gao Jue walked through the hall, and then walked out of the corridor, and there was another courtyard, and there was no sound in the courtyard. The doors and windows of the side hall on the north side are closed, but there is a faint aroma of wine, and the autumn wind has carried a few flowers and leaves in front of the hall.

"Lao Gao, take the wine!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the flower window in the side hall popped open, and a black thing flew straight towards Gao Jue's head. Gao Jue drooped his eyelids and didn't look up, but just turned sideways to avoid it, and then the black thing crossed a graceful arc and fell to the ground without hindrance, shattering into dozens of pieces with a "pop", and the mellow smell wafted throughout the atrium.

Liao Zhiyuan saw that the nine-year-old Jiaxing old wine was sacrificed to the father-in-law of the land, and angrily grabbed the window frame and yelled: "Didn't you catch it?" You stupid donkey! ”

Gao Jue walked into the side hall with drooping eyelids, sat down on the table, grabbed a jar of half-drunk wine, and poured it into his mouth with his head tilted. It is said to be "poured" because the big hand that grabbed the jar and poured the wine was poured urgently, and most of the wine was poured on the chin with a bubbling beard instead of putting it in his mouth. Half a jar of fine wine, Gao Jue drank it in three or two sips, and only drank three or two sips, and the rest of the wine syrup was given to a long cardigan with a black satin round neck.

Throwing the empty jar out of the open window, Gao Jue also threw himself on the couch, facing the wall inside, and entered a state of false sleep.