Passerby's daily life

Chapter 51 Right and wrong (fifth more)

Susu talked to Yangliu for a few more words, and then went from the garden across the north and south, and went straight to the lotus water pavilion.

The water pavilion is next to the lake, and there is a small cloister bridge leading to the pavilion in the lake and the fence pedal for viewing lotus and feeding fish. Now the lotus is blooming just right, and there is a breeze blowing. Although such a scene is not unusual, the girls are together It's rare to talk and laugh everywhere.

Miss Six asked someone to bring her painting tools, some of which were very rare oil paints from the West.

The girl from Xue's family, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, wrote a poem, and the five girls from the Marquis Mansion of Wenchang blew a light tune with their flutes.But Susu has seen the versatility of the ladies in ancient times.

Susu arrived for a while, but didn't come forward, looked at it for a while and then went to the small kitchen in the courtyard of Sanfang.Because there is no master living now, there are only some maids who do the cleaning, and there are only two or three women in the small kitchen to cook for these people.

Today, we are going to hold a banquet at the water pavilion, so we use this place. The cook is transferred from the small kitchen of Suiyuantang.The girls have cat-like appetites, and they can't eat a few bites, but they must be extremely delicate and elegant. The dim sum alone has all kinds of tricks, so exquisite that people can't bear to eat it.

Seeing Susu, the servant girls stopped their work and said hello. Susu said with a smile, "Hurry up and do your work! It's up to you girls to say yes. The old lady who rewarded you told me to get ready."

A few of them are old people who followed from Yangzhou, knowing that the old lady is the most rewarding and punishing, busy saying that she must do her best!
One of the women in charge handed Susu a plate of dim sum, which had all kinds of patterns, only the materials and methods were different. "Presumably, the girl will go forward to wait for a while, and eat some food to pad her stomach."

Ever since Susu came to the old lady and was favored by the old lady, there are countless such flattery and filial piety. Susu has her own sense of propriety. A plate of dim sum is not a problem. no.

Susu accepted it with a smile, "Thank you, Mom, for thinking about it. I'll go to the waiter and ask for a cup of tea and snacks by the way!"

Tea is an elegant thing. When the Song family first made a fortune, the old man specially invited Dr. Tea to teach the servant girl in order to be arty.Those who have learned well have been valued by the master, so they treasure their brooms and pass them on to their children. Among the children in the family, there are a few good craftsmen.

When it comes to the girls' generation, because the female teacher who teaches the girls piano, chess, calligraphy and painting is also a master of tea ceremony, the girls are more or less good at it, and the one who learns well is Susu who is very close to the female teacher!
Susu knows her own family affairs, but she is just playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Firstly, she has no talent, and secondly, she is just a maid.At that time, you can put more effort into eating and drinking. Not only can you learn the craft, but you can also honor your master.

Over the past few years, Susu counted down what she knew. In addition to inheriting the original owner's calligraphy, female red, and fragrance, she also learned how to cook tea, hand-made DTY rouge powder, half-baked cooking skills, and brewing wine. I can't starve myself to death with craftsmanship.

The tea room in the courtyard of the third room is used for the first time, and the person in charge is the tea beside the third girl. Her father is the son of a family who has learned how to cook tea well. He used to be the servant of the second master, and now he is also The steward of the second room.

Xiangming learned some handicrafts from her father, and when she came to the third girl, she heard that she could cook tea, so she changed her original name and called it Xiangming.

Xiang Ming went to school with the third girl, and learned a few things from the female teacher. She is considered among the maidservants in the mansion. Today, she is arranged in the waiter, and she will serve the girls in a while, so it is considered a favor. The three girls have long faces.

There are also several well-dressed second-class maids in the waiter, who will be in charge of serving the dishes later.

The sixth girl thought the women in the kitchen were vulgar, and they were not allowed to serve the dishes in front of them. The old lady couldn't laugh or cry, but she still obeyed her, and removed two second-class maids from each girl to serve the dishes.

At this moment, the kitchen was quiet, and the maids were all accompanying the girls in the water pavilion, so they went to the waiter to chat.Now they all live together, and they are closer than when they were in the Yangzhou garden, only the maid next to the second girl is a bit out of place.

Ten second-class maids and a cup of fragrant tea crowded the tea room to the brim, and Susu had no place to set foot when she went in.

Most of the maids present were older than Susu, but as soon as Susu came in, they all hurriedly stood up to greet Susu.

Susu smiled and said, "You know I'm here, so you welcome me?"

Xiang Ming and Su Su are both big maidservants, and now they live in the same courtyard. Su Su and the others don't often hide and get along with each other, and they get along very well.After all, Susu is by the old lady's side, and no one dares to offend them if they don't get in the way.

Xiang Ming also stood up when she saw Su Su, and said with a smile after hearing this, "Let me see how thick-skinned I am!"

The two made some jokes, and Susu asked everyone to share the snacks given by the kitchen, and it happened to be a piece for each person.A second-class maid next to the second girl said with a half smile but not a smile: "I would like to thank Miss Susu, she still has a lot of face. When we came, the kitchen had never given such exquisite things. It seems that only the Lord can match it." eat."

Susu glanced at the maid, she was always kind to others, but she didn't know when she offended someone, she was not very familiar with this maid.

Susu also knows that she is not a silver coin, and cannot be liked by everyone. Although she is a bit baffling, she is not as knowledgeable as her!He said: "Masters are always kind. The snacks in the room are not big, and they are distributed to the maids. Although such snacks are exquisite, they are not uncommon in our house! Where is it a matter of face, I am afraid that the mother who is in charge of the kitchen Knowing that I am greedy, it is true that I am afraid that I will be rude in front of distinguished guests."

Such a witty remark made everyone laugh, but the maid wanted to say something, but was held back by the people around her, she finally stopped talking, and only gave Susu a bitter look.

After drinking tea, they said: "It's getting late, Susu and I will go ahead and have a look. Everyone, get ready too!" Saying this, he put the small red clay stove, kettle, Put the tea sticks, tea leaves, etc. into the carrying case, carried them out by himself, and pulled Susu out of the tea room.

After walking far away, Xiangming said: "Usually you don't like to go out, and you don't like to inquire about things. I guess you don't know what that maid's name is. Why are you making trouble?"

Susu hurriedly said: "I still really don't know, my good sister, if you know, please tell me!"

"The maid's name is Xiang Lian, and she is also a child of the family. The mother in charge of the big warehouse was her sister's mother-in-law. That day, the old master sold the whole family of the mother in charge, and her sister was among them."

In the big family, the children are intertwined. Although the Song family only lasted three generations, the children of the family are also complicated. After hearing this, Su Su was silent for a while, and then said: "Thank you sister for reminding!"

However, Su Su was not afraid, with the old lady protecting her, they only said a few harsh words, and they didn't have the guts to do anything else.It's just picking things up. Could it be that when she is kind, she can't be pinched?

(End of this chapter)