Chapter Eighty-Eight: The First Show in the Capital - Spring Banquet
Cuihua is very neat, let Aunt Chun be the head of the Zhongqin Mansion, who said that pension is idle?
There is a kind of pension, called giving full play to residual heat, and besides, it's only 45 years old, it's still very young, okay?
Yuan Fu added ten more guards, most of whom had retired from the wounded barracks, and Heiwa was looking for those whose injuries were not serious and had some fist and foot skills.
I didn't let these people sell themselves and sign a living deed, but after signing for 20 years, they are all about 20 singles, which is equivalent to supporting two generations.
The one who died also bought 20 young and strong, and was responsible for the stable, the account room, the gatehouse, etc.
The fathers, mothers, wives and children related to these people also bought more than 50 people, added 5 mothers-in-law to the stove room, 10 rough sprinkling mothers-in-law, 20 girls who could be used in teenagers, and 16 children who could be cultivated.
Now the Yuan Mansion is also a big business, except for Mr. Fan, Zhao Leiting, Xiaochuan, Xiaoshan, these guest residences, there are only 14 masters in total, guards + servants + housekeepers and aunts + old people (including little girls and boys) = 148 people, not I don't know, I am shocked.
This is typical, the money earned can be used to support slaves, and slaves will also marry and have children, and this team will increase more and more in the future.
These days, from buying people, cars, to buying clothes, etc., spending money is like flowing water, which makes the two heads feel distressed.
"Mother, there are so many people in our family now, is there enough food to eat? I also have to send them a monthly salary, is my father's monthly salary enough? ”
The big head also nodded: "There are too many people, mother, I don't want a little girl, they follow me, I'm not comfortable." ”
The two heads were wrestling their fingers again: "Mother, the storybook I wrote with my brother, I will sell it again and subsidize the family for you, you don't have to save it for me to marry a daughter-in-law in the future, I am still young, I can save it for a long time." ”
"Then our yard is so big, if you don't buy someone, who will sprinkle it? Besides, our family doesn't live in the village now, if you don't have a small house in and out of the house, don't follow the rules, let Mr. Fan tell you about this. ”
"Second child, your father's money is enough to feed all of our family, so save your little private house."
Forgive Cuihua, a peasant woman, hey, she has never seen a high-ranking person in her life, and she can't instill these class concepts herself, so she can only rely on Mr. for everything.
Although Mr. Fan lives freely and freely, he has never married a wife and had children in his life, but he still has old servants and entourage, which is the dignity that the family should have, but as long as the conditions allow, the family has not fallen behind.
All the girls and mothers-in-law were taken by Aunt Chun and Aunt Xia to learn the rules, these are the two of them's forte, and most of these people who bought them are still children, a blank piece of paper, very good, convenient to establish rules.
Aunt Qiu is in charge of the 7 mothers-in-law in the kitchen, and she is interested in learning cooking skills with them, she has long heard that the cooking skills of the stove room in the Yuan Mansion are good, as for the medicinal food, it also needs to come according to each person's body and season, so there is no hurry.
Aunt Dong saw that Lu Xiuniang arranged the embroidery room well, and from time to time she gave a few pointers, making clothes for the lord's house of the Earl's Mansion, what kind of rules did Lu Xiuniang have, this is what Lu Xiuniang would not do, for what clothes should be worn on festivals or other occasions, and the current fashion trends, Aunt Dong has a lot to say.
These children haven't finished learning the rules yet, but because the emperor requires children from three to ten years old to get pox, isn't it their turn?
From the big head and two heads, Xiaochuan, Xiaoshan, Nannan, to the little girls and little girls who meet the age, they were all sent to the pox center on the outskirts of Beijing, and they had to stay in it for half a month before they could come back.
Until the queen's maiden Weiguo Mansion sent an invitation to enjoy the flowers, Cuihua hadn't sorted out the mess yet, mainly because she hadn't managed so many subordinates before, and it took a lot of brains to do a good job in the division of labor.
However, she must participate in this first invitation after coming to the capital, which is also the goodwill of the queen's family.
Weiguo Mansion, now lives the queen's father, eldest brother Gao Huaide (sister-in-law) family, second brother Gao Huaipei (sister-in-law) family, younger brother (sister-in-law) family, the younger brother is Gao Huaiyu, his daughter-in-law and children are all in the capital, and he is training on Dunyu Island.
Mr. Gao returned the military power to his son-in-law early, and when he arrived in the capital, he was considered to be honored, and the eldest and second were also idle in the army, except for the eldest child, their families were not on the front line.
This spring flower viewing banquet is also the first show of Gaofu in the capital, their family lives in a seven-entry mansion, in addition to the palace, the best house in the capital, the Xu family's Cheng'en State Mansion, can not compare.
In the middle of spring, the weather has warmed up, the twins are almost seven months old, and the two babies who can already squeak and scream, they can understand some of their father's instructions, and they have to walk in their yard for an hour every day.
The brothers are not there, and this looks like the mother is going to get rid of them, and even the calm fifth child is gone, patting the girl holding him, pointing to the cuihua with one hand, and making baby words out of her mouth.
Cuihua flashed quickly, and went out with two girls and Mama Chun, this is what Aunt Chun asked to call, saying that she is a lot older, she should be called Mama, this person is obviously a person who likes to join in the fun, and said that she wants to help her palm her eyes, afraid that people will bully her.
While talking, she also showed Cuihua her strength, well, this Chun Mama is a forceful person, and she was also a child of the rivers and lakes before.
Cuihua muttered in her heart: The banquet of the queen's mother's house, who would be so unsightly? The kind of noble lady who picks out and provokes trouble at every turn, she doesn't believe it!
Entering the Weiguo Mansion, soon a mother-in-law came to lead the way, and took Cuihua and her party to the Songhe Hall of the old lady, and the hall was also lively, as soon as Cuihua entered the door, everyone looked at her with burning eyes.
This? This is the newly baked Mrs. Zhongqinbo? Doesn't it mean that it's just a village girl? My God, this appearance is very atmospheric and bright, and it looks like a big woman! The village girls are all better looking than these noble ladies, is there any reason?
"Quick, come here!" Mrs. Gao beckoned to her, Cuihua settled down, walked to Mrs. Gao, saluted her, and Mrs. Gao also introduced her to several people today, such as the Marquise, the Countess, and the General's Wife.
Everyone also greeted Cuihua, and a general's wife also held her hand: "Come on, Mrs. Zhongqinbo, you are a rare guest, few of us have seen you in the capital, this is today, we can compare our daughter-in-law to the end, the end of the Peugeot people!" ”
Someone answered: "Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Yuan is not only good-looking, but also good at cooking in the house, my kid, after eating the banquet in Yuan's house, I will never forget it for many days, Mrs. Yuan, where did you invite the cook, why is it so powerful?" ”
"Yes, yes, my kid said the same, Mrs. Yuan, you can't hide your secrets....."
If you want to ask everyone's impression of Zhongqinbofu, except for the men in the family who can toss, the rest is not good cooking?
Cuihua nodded to this group of noble ladies who were not yet right, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your support for Yuan's cooking, it's just a rural thing, the ingredients are fresh, and it's hard not to dislike it. ”
Mrs. Gao asked several daughters-in-law to greet everyone, she took Cuihua to the small hall by herself, let Cuihua sit beside her, and talked to her about the family, and also asked the twins, expressing her envy.
"Your family is really prosperous, I heard that these two small ones are very strong, next time they come to show me, people of our age, oops, they are rare fat dolls."
"Mrs. Lao, you are concerned, there is still a lot of noise when you go out, but they don't dare to take them out now, for fear that one will cry loudly if they are not satisfied, and when they can run and talk, they will bring it to you to see, it will be fun."
"Haha, okay, okay, it's hard for you to be a good boy, the queen can tell me, the oyster sauce workshop you set up for her can bring her a lot of income in a year!"
"This girl in my family, I didn't like to touch money before, how many times have I told it, but I still don't care, I don't know when I have money and short hands, how much help you have helped her! I really want to thank you! ”
"Old lady, I'm ashamed to say that, I will be on the road, I taught many people to learn to cook, and the tuition fee was only charged one hundred and twenty-one, but the queen mother, I also taught this one recipe, she gave me three Zhuangzi, but they are all high-class, and the mother is too generous."
"Where can this be compared, your recipe is a hen that lays eggs, I know I know, you have a good relationship, I also want to ask you, from time to time to see her, every time I go to see her, she has to say five out of ten sentences to your house, see you today, really fall in love..."
Mrs. Gao knows her daughter's problem, and she is usually not enthusiastic, it is rare to have someone she likes, and she likes Cuihua at first sight, this is a real daughter-in-law, and let her eldest daughter-in-law take Cuihua to meet a large group of noblewomen.
The noble lady who often comes out to socialize in the capital really has few white goals, even if she has a big opinion on you in her heart, she will not jump out to scare people with great fanfare.
The kind of person who is curious about her man's cement mill, she immediately said that she doesn't know half a point about the man's affairs, how can you ask the family.
Cooking skills or something, which one doesn't have a special cook, and who doesn't have a few specialty dishes that don't pass on secret recipes?
Let's talk about the baby, the current boys of this Yuan Mansion are not very old, and their family has no in-laws in the city, so it is too difficult to find a topic.
After lunch, I also watched Mrs. Gao push the pai gow before leaving, when she left, Mrs. Gao gave her a car of gifts, saying that it was for a few dolls in Yuan's house, and she was not allowed to refuse, which was really a full harvest day.
Mrs. Zhong: I didn't expect you to be such Mrs. Yuan! It's so hard to talk about, there is wood!