Ordinary clear day

Chapter 23
The so-called wish is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.At the mere age of seven, Shu Ning wanted to start a fire in the kitchen, how could an old lady agree?Tong Shi clenched her mouth tightly but didn't let go, Shu Ning never said anything good, she was almost lying on the ground, but fortunately she remembered at the last moment that she was an adult who traveled through time, she must not be like a little fart Throwing the face of our time traveler like a child, that's all.

Ermo looked at it from the side and felt distressed. She would never go against the wishes of the two children. Seeing that Shuning really wanted to learn how to cook, she helped Tong's ears and suggested that she only learn some simple ones without using a knife. That's it.Tong slowly let go, and finally agreed to let her daughter learn some cooking skills from Chun Xing, but for the time being, she can only cook pasta. For the more difficult ones, wait two years.

Shuning was a little discouraged.The so-called only making pasta means that she is only allowed to learn how to make dumplings, wontons, steamed buns and steamed buns. It’s not that she has never done it before.

After hearing her complaints, Chun Xing comforted her: "Girl, don't be discouraged. In fact, noodles are also very particular. How to make noodles, what other things should be added besides flour to make it delicious, what heat should be used to steam buns, buns How to adjust the stuffing is all knowledge, and there are many types of dumplings. Didn’t you teach me how to make dumplings with corn filling last time? There are also dumplings that look like goldfish. It can be seen that there is a lot of knowledge here. Even if It’s noodles. In addition to cutting with a knife, you can also pull them by hand, or pull the noodles to make cat’s ear soup. When we finish learning these, the girl will grow up and learn other things. See if this is the reason ?”

Shu Ning thought it made sense, so she obediently followed suit, learning how to knead dough first, and getting flour all over her face and hands every day, so interesting.Tong watched her learn the basics of pasta day by day, and asked her to help when cooking at home. Gradually, she got a little better, and she was very satisfied.

But obviously some people can't see Tong's happiness, and they will come to provoke her immediately.

The grandma in the Earl's Mansion in Jingli, that is, Shuning's aunt Nalashi, sent a letter, along with several bundles and two maids.One of the daughter-in-laws, Mrs. Tong, recognized her as the accompanying room of her elder sister-in-law, Mrs. Nala, and was the most confidant, so she was very polite to her, let her sit on the footsteps in front of her, and asked her about everything in Beijing. purpose of the line.

The daughter-in-law brought a big bag and opened her head, but there were two summer clothes, big and small, one light green and one lake blue, and said with a smile: "It's actually not a big deal, it's just that our second girl sent someone to do it a few days ago." A few new clothes are specially worn in midsummer. Our grandma thinks they are fresh, so I sent some to the grandma and girls in each room. No, I also sent them to the third grandma and the third girl. Why don't the third grandma take a look? "

Mrs. Tong picked it up and looked at it. They were both robes made of thin silk. What was more special was that the sleeve length was three points shorter than usual, and the tulle of the same color was used to make ruffles, and the seams were decorated with unique bows. , the neckline, front, cuffs, and hem of the whole dress are trimmed with white lace, which looks like lace. Every inch, there are small ribbon flowers the size of little fingernails. Some are red, some are pink, some are yellow, and the buttons are not the usual pipa buttons, but white pearls.

These two clothes are not only unique and exquisite in style, but also cost a lot of money. Just looking at the decorative floral lace bows, it takes a lot of effort to make them. Although the pearls used to make the buttons are not big, they are round and full. This item alone costs hundreds of taels to say the least.

Tong Shi almost took a breath, when did the Earl's Mansion in Beijing become so prosperous?To spend so much money to make a summer dress, and to send it to Sanfang, who has always been alienated?

Seeing Tong's surprised face, the daughter-in-law couldn't help but feel a little proud: "This is the most popular style in Beijing now. Our second girl is really a crystal heart glass person. It's hard for her to do such exquisite clothes." What did you come up with? These are not those simple coats and cloaks. Everyone looks the same when they wear them. This kind of clothes are the most attractive, and they can't stand up to those with slightly inferior appearance and momentum." She looked at it secretly. Tong's glance: "Only noble people like masters deserve to wear such good clothes. None of the daughters in the capital can dress as well as our second girl."

Tong frowned, and put down her clothes: "It's really well done, but just looking at it, why do you think the size is not right? The small one seems a bit big."

"Oh, the third grandma has really good eyesight. To tell you the truth, when I made the clothes, I didn't know the size of the third girl. I just estimated that it was about the same size as the fourth girl. I made it according to her figure. I don't know if it will fit or not. It fits well, I thought I would have to change it after I came here, but now the third grandma has noticed it." The daughter-in-law panicked for a moment, but immediately explained with a smile.

Tong was noncommittal, looked up at the girl standing aside, and asked, "Who is this? It's strange."

The daughter-in-law hurriedly pulled the girl over, made her kneel down and said, "Going back to the third grandma, our grandma heard that all the girls under you are married, so I'm afraid that there are not enough people to recruit, no, I specially asked the slaves to give you Bring someone here, this is Qiu Xue, the most clever."

Looking at the girl's delicate and bright face, Tong frowned even deeper.What does in Earl's Court mean?Want to send a girl over to be a concubine for your men?She couldn't help feeling angry, thinking that it would be inappropriate to get angry in front of sister-in-law's companion, so she suppressed it: "It's hard to worry about sister-in-law, it's just my two girls, one is married to a family member, I still stayed to serve. Although the other one married and went out, the family has bought a new one, and it is doing very well. Our three-bedroom population is small, and it is not as prosperous as the big one. Now it is enough for people. What do people do?"

The daughter-in-law smiled: "The third grandma's words are too modest. What kind of family is in our house? What's one more girl? There are too few people, and they will be laughed at instead. Now the third master has been promoted, It’s okay to have one more person in the family.”

Tong Shi was even more unhappy when he heard that. What does this mean? !But it seems that this person must stay, so we must give her a blow first!

"Then let's keep it. But the name is not good. Where does the snow come from in autumn? Isn't it winter when it snows? My newly bought girl named her Chunxing, you can change it to Qiuju."

The girl was a little unwilling, but was forced by her daughter-in-law to kowtow to thank her: "Thank you, Third Grandma, for giving me your name, what a name, you will be Qiuju from now on."

Tong Shi ignored the daughter-in-law and sent her away with a few casual words, leaving the girl kneeling in the hall.Tong Shi drank tea slowly, thinking about how to deal with her.

That girl Qiuju waited for a long time, but Tong Shi did not speak. She is a smart person, so why can't she see that Tong Shi is wary of her?So she took the initiative to say: "Your maidservant has the guts to ask, but the third grandma suspects that the slave maid came here to serve the third master?" Seeing Tong Shi staring at her fiercely, she understood in her heart: "Third grandma, don't worry, slave maid If you don't have this idea, I'm afraid Grandma may not have this idea either, she sent her slaves to you for other reasons."

Tong Shi was dubious: "Why?"

Qiu Ju said: "The servant girl was originally the waiter in the young master's room. The young master intends to promote the servant girl to be the housekeeper, but the grandma is worried that the young lady who has not been through the door will be angry, so she refuses to agree. The young master quarreled and refused to eat, and was locked up. After getting up, the servant girl was sent here by Mrs. Jin. The servant girl belongs to the young master, and will never have any ill intentions towards the third master, so don't worry, the third mistress."

These words were beyond Tong's expectation, but seeing the firm look in Qiu Ju's eyes, she also felt that what she said should be true, and immediately let go of most of her guard.She thought for a while and said, "You should do your best here. As long as you do things honestly, I won't treat you badly. Now there is someone waiting in my daughter's room, so you can stay by my side for now." After finishing speaking, she ruthlessly He stared at Qiu Ju: "If you dare to think something you shouldn't have, you have to be careful with your skin!"

Qiu Ju closed her head silently.

Mrs. Tong sent her to be disciplined by Ermo, and stayed in the house by herself, picked up the two clothes, and the anger in her heart burned again: "Sister-in-law, what do you mean by this?" !Do you have to ask your daughter to think of a new dress just because we, Shu Ning, thought of a new style of cloak to step on her?Your Wanning family is already well-known in the capital. In order not to offend you, our Shuning made it difficult for our parents. We gave up the good name that should have been earned by us. You still refuse to let her go? !
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and seeing Ermo walk in, she couldn't help but tell her the matter.Ermo was also very angry when she heard the two new clothes. She looked at the two new clothes and said, "The big house is really too much. They are all from my own family. How can you bully others like this? I only met the fourth girl a few years ago. The size of the dress is smaller than that of our girl. This dress is said to be made according to her size, but it is better to say that it is made according to the size of the second girl. I am afraid it was made too small for her to wear, so it was given to our girl. They Who do you think we are?!"

Tong said angrily: "In the past, my natal family lost power, and my uncle was still there, so they stepped on me; now that my natal family is up, they still do this kind of thing, it's really deceiving people! This obviously doesn't look down on our Tong family. In their eyes! Did they think that our master would never be able to get up? Just wait and see!!"

Ermo was taken aback, hurriedly went out to see if there was anyone outside, and then came back and said, "Grandma, keep your voice down, there are still outsiders at home today, so it's not good to ask someone to pass it back to Beijing. There are some matters that we I know it in my heart."

Tong Shi nodded, and glanced at the clothes: "The clothes are good clothes, but just looking at them makes people angry!!"

Ermo sneered: "Grandma, what's so angry? The second girl just came up with an idea, do you think she did the sewing and pattern? Back then, our girl made the cloak with sleeves by herself." A spring dress, although not as good-looking as the winter one, but it fits very well. In terms of female celebrities, our girl is no worse than others. Whose daughter can make clothes at the age of six or seven?"

(End of this chapter)