For a few days in a row, Minghui would go out of the house every day to buy, all kinds of things.

The eldest lady became more and more puzzled, and the things that Minghui bought not only contained medicinal herbs, pigments, but also spices.

Hu's mother asked her to quietly follow behind not too late, and she went to the largest spice shop in Baoding Prefecture, Evening Fragrance House, and heard that she said to the guy in Evening Fragrance House: "This is the white sandalwood and red sandalwood that I bought from you yesterday, you smell it yourself, is this the best grade?" I was reprimanded by my young lady, you are also a time-honored brand, why do you still do such shoddy things? ”

The guy didn't admit it: "This sister, what you say is not interesting, the entire Baoding Mansion, who doesn't know that our spices are genuine, besides, this white sandalwood and red sandalwood, our shop has also sold a lot, and no one has ever said anything bad." ”

Not too late to sneer, raised his voice, and said loudly: "I understand, for so many years, you have kept good sandalwood for your own shop, and picked up the remaining inferior goods to sell as high-quality, no wonder they say that buying is not as good as selling, what a time-honored brand, a shoddy time-honored brand." ”

Although there were not many customers in the morning, there were three or five, and the door of the shop was open, and the sound of not too late was heard from the door to the street, causing passers-by to pause and stretch their necks to look inside.

The shopkeeper heard the movement from inside, walked out quickly, and saw that although it was not too late to be dressed as a maid from a large family, but in plain clothes and plain skirts, there was a white velvet flower the size of a fingernail on the bun, so he guessed which one it was, after all, the Xicheng Ming family had just finished the funeral.

The shopkeeper's eyes glanced at the two open oil-paper bags placed on the counter, frowned, and said to the man: "Since the guests are not satisfied, then let the guests be satisfied, and take the guests to choose inside." ”

After speaking, the shopkeeper smiled and said to the next day: "Little sister, there are a lot of these two spice shops stored, and I asked the guy to accompany the little sister to choose inside." ”

Nodding nodding late, this is a busy city, Evening Xiangju is a time-honored brand, besides, yesterday the eldest lady had taught her how to identify the upper, middle and lower grades of these two spices.

The subordinates of the Ming family were also watching the lively crowd at the door, his eyes were sharp, and when he saw that when he followed the guy into the inner room not too late, the shopkeeper's wide sleeves brushed on the counter, and the two packs of white sandalwood and red sandalwood were swept into the counter by him.

After a while, he walked out with a basket on his face, and said as he walked: "Wanxiangju is honest in business, genuine, and at home, worthy of being a time-honored brand." ”

The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief, and glared at the guy fiercely while no one was paying attention.

The subordinates of the Ming family rushed back to the house and told the situation at that time, and the eldest lady frowned: "It seems that the guy secretly regarded the inferior goods as good goods and sold them to guests who didn't know how to do it?" ”

The subordinate nodded: "Looking at the attitude of the shopkeeper, I think it must be like this." ”

The eldest lady waved her hand to make her subordinates stand back, and muttered, "It seems that she is still a knowledgeable person." ”

The house rarely buys spices, they all buy made incense sticks and incense cakes, so she can't distinguish between good and bad spices, and among the wives she knows, there doesn't seem to be anyone who understands this.

The eldest lady was stunned for a moment, and then remembered one more thing, she asked the little maid to call Mother Hu and asked, "The eldest lady's monthly money has been paid?" ”

Although it is still the middle of the month, the old man Ming personally told him to let the eldest lady calculate the monthly example for Minghui according to Mingda's standard, ten taels per month, this month is not a whole month, and the whole month is also issued in advance.

Mingda is the grandson of the eldest house, and his monthly routine is the highest, and Mingya and Mingxuan are only five taels.

Now Minghui is also ten taels, and the eldest lady feels that she has given too much, but this is set by Master Ming, and she really can't help but give.

She not only asked Mother Hu to send Minghui a monthly silver in advance, but also set a second-class price for the two maids who were not too late or too late, each with one tael of monthly money.

Mother Hu said: "According to your orders, it has been sent, even the two maids' have also been sent." ”

The eldest lady took out the list written by Dong Baomo in the past few days, read it several times one by one, and said to Hu's mother: "The things on this list, even if there are only two or three taels of each, add up to at least forty or fifty taels of silver. ”

Mother Hu also wanted to say it a long time ago, the ten taels of monthly silver were only sent out yesterday, but the eldest lady had been buying it for seven or eight days.

"Maybe the old lady left the silver for the eldest lady." Mother Hu said in a low voice.

The eldest lady also thought so, she snorted coldly: "The old lady left the silver for the eldest lady, but none of us saw it, but the eldest lady's dowry has to come out of the house." ”

Miss Chang of the Ming family in Xicheng, the dowry must not be shabby, otherwise it is the Ming family that will be disgraced, and the girls who have not yet married the Ming family will be affected.

The eldest lady remembered what the person sent to her mother's house said when she came back, and her sister-in-law was furious, and Wu Lizhu fell ill after she went back.

As long as the eldest lady thinks about it, she feels that her heart is clogged.

After dinner, the children all went back to their yard, and the eldest lady wrapped the cloth bag containing sea salt in a cloth towel, put it on the lap of the old man Ming, and said softly: "This is what Brother Tong brought back from Haixing, and I heard that it is used to treat the cold legs of the old with hot compresses." ”

Brother Tong is the eldest wife's maiden nephew Wu Tong, and Wu Lizhu's brother-in-law.

Master Ming sighed and said, "Brother Tong went to Haixing?" Yes, if you perceive the afflictions of the people, you will go to the shore of the sea of suffering. ”

The eldest lady and you are honored: "Brother Tong has had great ambitions since he was a child, Lizhu is not bad, sister-in-law is really blessed, and a pair of children are very filial, but it's a pity that ......"

"What a pity?" Master Ming closed his eyes, and the slightest heat was transmitted to his knees through the cloth towel, which made him drowsy.

"When I went back from the banquet that day, Lizhu was sick, and she hasn't gotten better yet, and my sister-in-law is in a hurry, and it's not good." The eldest lady was a little aggrieved, and her voice was sour.

She lowered her head, brewing feelings, and waited for Master Ming to ask, "Why are you sick?" ”

As long as she thinks about the grievances suffered by her niece, the eldest lady feels uncomfortable, and Minghui's slap is not only on Wu Lizhu's face, but also on her heart.

The eldest lady burst into tears, seeing that the tears were about to burst out of her eyes, but she couldn't hear Master Ming's question, the eldest lady couldn't help but look up, but saw Master Ming crooked on the big pillow, his eyes slightly closed, his mouth open, and he snored slightly.

After many years of husband and wife, the eldest lady knew at a glance that the eldest man was sleeping deeply.

The eldest lady was so angry that she wanted to curse, and she got up and went to the next door in hatred.

Hearing the sound of dragging a chair next door, Master Ming opened his eyes, he already knew that Minghui had beaten Wu Lizhu, he had been waiting for the eldest lady to speak, and after waiting for a few days, the eldest lady didn't say anything, and he was still praising his wife in his heart for being sensible, but today it still disappointed him.

In the small courtyard, Minghui sat cross-legged under the lamp, directing not too late and not too late.

"Take five taels of white sandalwood and cut it into thin strips."

"Two taels of honey, melt in hot water."

"Soak the white sandalwood in honey water, cover the jar, and it's not too late, you remember to take it out in three days."

"Then take eight taels of white sandalwood and split it into pieces."

"Take a cake of Xiazhou Bijian, cook two water, soak the white sandalwood slices overnight, it's not too late, remember to take it out tomorrow."