boudoir

Chapter 92
The Qi family and the Nie family will no longer exist.Apart from Huanhua among the girls, only Suhua actually sent two plates of homemade snacks, but this also surprised Liuli, as she had never had any friendship with Suhua.And Shuhua, last time she confiscated Liuli's gift, but this time she actually sent two poetry collections, Liuli did not refuse.At noon, Mrs. Liang also sent her a basket of freshly picked grapes for her to taste. Although it was not expensive, it showed the second wife's attitude towards Ninth Girl.

The old lady granted her a half-day leave, and went back to the small courtyard to ask the girl to congratulate her. Shuangxi had come to report earlier, saying that she brought some laurel and begonias to chip in and bought her some food and wine, and we had dinner together.As for the old lady, she suddenly remembered when she was going out, and gave her a pair of pearl flowers she had collected: "I see that every time Mr. Guo comes, you always stare at her hair accessories and think about the pearl flowers." It also matches your light temperament, so I will give it to you."

They are two little lilies, all made of rice grains and big pearls. Liuli received them happily, and the hairpin on the small bun on the top of the head is very suitable.

Liuli who Shuangxi came to pick up, because of the incident that she broke through her flipping things, Liuli also chatted with her along the way, trying to find some clues, but unexpectedly this person was invulnerable, no matter what was asked, he didn't blush or panic, and completely followed her. Nothing like that.

Liuli couldn't help but become more and more wary.

Because there are no outsiders in the small courtyard, today the maids cook their own dishes in the small kitchen, and they also pay for the big kitchen to steam crabs and mandarin fish, and prepare some sweet-scented osmanthus wine to make the house smoky. The aroma is overflowing.The four of them gathered around a table, eating and drinking and laughing a few times, it was very enjoyable.But in front of Double Happiness, Yuegui Haitang didn't dare to make a fuss, so everyone wished Liuli a birthday and made a few jokes to suit the occasion.

When Shuangxi got up to add water, Haitang sighed and said, "It would be great if Sister Rui'er was here." Yuegui tugged at her sleeves, motioning her not to leave any pot open.Liuli pretended not to see it, and gnawed on the duck's paw.After eating it, I remembered something: "By the way, do you know Aunt Cui from Sifang Xinna?"

Yue Gui and the others shook their heads, "We only know the maids who usually go to the big kitchen to get meals."

Liuli asked, "What's the name of the maid in Aunt Cui's room who goes to fetch food?"

Haitang rushed: "I know this, it's Chunxiang."

Liuli nodded, threw away the duck paw bone, wiped her hands, and said, "I have something to tell you." He told Haitang to go outside to have a look, but Haitang came back and nodded, "There is soup in the kitchen." Liuli Then he beckoned the two of them to come closer and talk in detail.

As the days entered May, the weather became hotter and hotter. Aunt Su's health has recovered recently, and she often comes to chat with the old lady.Thinking about it, she was used to being close to the people in the house with the old lady for so many years. When Biyun Qingshang saw her, she would always take out a special sheep fat jade teacup and pour tea with her.In the afternoon of this day, she tasted this year's new Biluochun, and she couldn't help sighing: "This cup was given by the old lady when I was still in my boudoir. I don't want to drink it for so many years."

The old lady nodded, and said: "Now that Min'er is married, I wrote to say that Mrs. Ma treats her very well. You should also relax. A healthy body is better than anything else." With a little undertone.

Aunt Su nodded, smiled and refilled tea for the old lady.

When Liuli heard the old lady mention Min Hua, she couldn't help thinking of Heng Wei urging her to deal with Cheng Yingniang's matter when she was going to give the makeup gift that day. It took a long time to think about it, and it was time to find a way to settle this matter .If you drag it on, I'm afraid that the more you drag it, the more changes will happen. She has already taken away the people around Chen Man's family, so it's better to take this opportunity to push her up.

Then he began to ponder the timing.

This day, the old lady had a weak mouth and suddenly wanted to eat lotus seeds in rock sugar. After Liuli arranged for her to take a nap, she ordered Hongmei to go to the big kitchen.Just snoozing next to the couch, Hongmei came back with a snack box, and when she saw Liuli, she pouted and said: "Now the small stove is taking turns to cook, I just told you to put less sugar, or put a lot of sugar, I don't know Will the old lady blame her if she stays for a while?"

Because of Wu Yinzhong's repeated instructions, the old lady has not been addicted to sweets recently, so she always pays attention to the usual soup.But the He family's ancestral home was originally in the south, and they have always had the habit of adding sugar to their dishes for seasoning.Liuli brought out the warm lotus seed soup, tasted it with a spoon on the tip of her tongue, it was indeed a little sweet, but after pondering for a moment, she put the lid back on and called Hongmei down.

The old lady woke up to take a nap, Liuli served the lotus seed soup, the old lady frowned after tasting it, "Why is it so sweet?"

Liuli replied: "Is that so? I told Hongmei to put less sugar. I think there is another person on duty at the small stove today, who doesn't understand the rules."

The old lady asked, "Why haven't you decided on a candidate yet?"

Liuli took out a round fan and fanned it lightly for her, and said casually, "Should it be? Hongmei said that they take turns doing it every day."

The old lady hummed and stopped drinking.

The next morning, the wives came to wait on the old lady for dinner, the wives set the meal, Liuli helped the old lady to the table, and Mrs. Yu set up the dishes.After Lixia, breakfast was changed to porridge, soup, and side dishes. Liu Li glanced at the steamed goat milk soup and said, "Old lady, taste it first. I look a little old, maybe there is too much salt."

The old lady frowned and took a sip, and she put down the spoon, "What are you doing with so much salt?!"

Mrs. Qi took another spoon to taste it, then hurriedly turned her head and said to the mother-in-law, "I made it today?! I don't know if the old lady's meal should be prepared separately!"

The woman lowered her head and said, "Today is Liu Shan's turn to be in charge of the small stove. She is on duty for the first time, so I don't think she understands."

Knowing the reason behind this, Mrs. Qi had no choice but to wave her hand to make her retreat, while apologizing to the old lady: "Nowadays, there is no one in charge of the small stove, so the strikes are a bit uneven, the old lady forgives."

The old lady said: "Chen Man's family has been refuted for many days, why haven't they gone up for others?"

Qi's bite the bullet and said: "It's being selected."

The old lady held back her temper and asked Liuli to pass her the jujube porridge.

After the ladies left, Liuli came in with tea. "The old lady hasn't had a good breakfast yet, can you ask the big kitchen to make two more snacks?"

The old lady said: "Forget it, those bastards, let them do it again, it's better not to order."

Liu Li sighed: "What the old lady said is that it has been going on for many days. The old lady can't eat well, and the old man is so busy every day, he can't even drink the porridge and soup that he likes when he comes back to the house." , wouldn't it be annoying?"

The old lady frowned silently, not knowing what she was thinking.

Before noon, the old lady came out of the Buddhist hall, Liuli served her tea, and seeing that the weather was about the same, she asked Lu He to come forward to beat her legs, and walked out by herself, saying to Biyun: "The old lady is here to ask my sister to take care of me for a while." , I'll go to the big kitchen to have a look."

Bi Yun laughed and said, "Why is Miss Nine always so polite? Serving the old lady is a servant's job. Is this elder sister not a slave?"

Biyun didn't have the habit of calling herself a servant girl before, Liuli suddenly felt a little bit pierced when she heard this, but now she has something to do, so she didn't take it to heart, she just nodded and went down the steps.

After Chen Man's family was dismissed from the errand, the Qi family did not dare to be careless now because of frequent accidents at the small stove, and it has been a long time since they decided on a person in charge.When Liuli arrived, a dozen or so people in the kitchen were busy with lunch, washing vegetables, cleaning pans, and lighting fires. They were so busy that no one noticed her coming.

Liuli walked to the small stove, and saw a grey-clothed woman who was putting a dozen pots on the stove, so she asked, "Which one belongs to the old lady?" "It's Miss Nine! Why are you here in person today?" Then he hurriedly pointed to one of them and told her, "The old lady's is this one!"

Liuli glanced, "What is this stew?"

The mother-in-law said: "Today is stewed Sydney gecko, which is refreshing and nourishing!"

Liuli nodded, "Success, I'll wait here, you're busy."

This woman was supposed to show her so much courtesy, but when she heard that she was going to wait here, she didn't know what she meant for a while, she didn't dare to ask, but she didn't want to neglect her, she wiped her hands and saw her standing under the door, Wanting to see her doing it, I couldn't help but feel a little nervous. I wanted to add water to the saucepan, but almost knocked over the lid of the saucepan.

Liuli frowned, although she didn't speak, but her appearance was frightening, and the mother-in-law became more and more nervous. Originally, the work on the small stove was exquisite, but not much, like stewing soup, which could be done on one side at ordinary times. Sit on the sidelines, as long as you watch the heat.But right now she couldn't sit down, she stood with her hands down, as if she had nowhere to put her toes.

I have only seen this Nine Girl from a distance on weekdays, and I have never dealt with her before. I just think that this little girl looks sweet and treats people kindly. She is not like the kind who loves to criticize. Seeing her like this now, I am a little surprised .

Liuli picked a clean little cock and sat down, seeing that the woman was at a loss, her brows and eyes were still tightly knit, and she didn't show any intention of restraining herself.

You must know that she came prepared today, how could she sympathize with you if you are at ease?

Now she has found out that Cheng Yingniang is helping in the big stove, and it is a great job to be able to work in the big stove. Aunt Su insisted on transferring her to take care of the small stove. She doesn't know why.She was also there today, but there were many people coming and going in the kitchen, so she lowered her head and didn't pay attention to the dishes.

Last time, Hengwei said that the big kitchen was about to change hands, but what would Mrs. Yu do if she dared to do anything. She was bound to win this big kitchen, so would Mrs. Qi give up?It's not as good as the old lady's wish for the two rooms to have such a fierce quarrel.But she doesn't care about this, even if Su Meiyin burns down the entire He Mansion, she won't frown, but how to push Cheng Yingniang out now still needs some thought.First of all, although she now has a consensus with the old lady, she also has a word in advance, and she is not allowed to use her status to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble. The old lady is supporting herself for the sake of Mao Dun, so how could she let her even say to help her intervene? Big kitchen?Secondly, she can't push Cheng Yingniang out in her own name, that is to say, she can't let others associate Cheng Yingniang with her. Otherwise, if the Yu family or the Qi family get suspicious and withdraw her, wouldn't all previous efforts be wasted?
(End of this chapter)