It was Shi Fuyin's birthday, and Shi Zhenghe and Jin Yue'e couldn't tell others that their family no longer ate at Yixiang Hall, so they just asked the kitchen to make two more things that Shi Fuyin liked to eat on October 27th.
dishes.
Unexpectedly, just because he cooked two extra dishes, it caused a commotion in Shifu.
"Fourth Madam, did you order two more dishes today?"
Mrs. Shi listened calmly to the report by Mama Lai, the kitchen manager.
Lai's mother nodded with a grimace: "Madam, each room has its own rules for food specifications. The Fourth Madam only asked me to cook more, but she didn't give any money to the kitchen..."
Mrs. Shi snorted coldly: "I think you have fallen into the eyes of money. It's just two dishes, and the kitchen can't cook it?"
Mother Lai's expression tightened: "It can be done, it can be done."
Mrs. Shi's expression softened a little: "This is the first time that the Fourth Madam has opened her mouth. Even if the kitchen sticks inside, she still has to make it."
Lai's mother quickly said: "This slave also knows that as soon as the fourth lady asked someone to come over to deliver the message, I immediately ordered the cook to prepare. Isn't this my slave afraid that... after the first time, there will be a second time?
times?"
Mrs. Shi was silent: "The Fourth Madam probably doesn't know that you have to pay for extra food in the kitchen. I will tell her when I have a chance."
Hearing this, Lai's mother breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as Lai's mother left, Mrs. Shi sneered: "How long has it been since you learned to enjoy yourself? Isn't eight dishes for a meal enough?"
Mother Gu smiled: "The fourth lady's family must have lived a hard life at the border. They suddenly entered the rich and powerful, so naturally it is a little difficult to control them."
Mrs. Shi was too lazy to take care of such trivial matters. If she hadn't seen that Mrs. Shi really cared about the fourth room, she would have just let the kitchen take care of business.
"Go find Mother Zhang later. If I come forward, the fourth brother and sister may not be able to live with you. It might be better to ask Mother Zhang to tell her."
Mother Gu nodded in agreement.
I thought that the matter would just go away, but unexpectedly, during lunch, Yi Guiyuan went to the kitchen to get food from Cuizhu, but she had a quarrel with Mrs. Zhang in the kitchen.
"The sugar-pickled rose braised pork and the steamed duck with wine fermentation are what I specifically asked for when I came here this morning. Why did you give them to others?" Cuizhu looked at Granny Zhang with an angry look on his face.
Mrs. Zhang relied on her daughter to work as a maid in the uncle's Dingrong courtyard. She was not afraid of Cuizhu and said directly: "Who told you not to come here earlier."
"Grandma wants to eat the sugar-pickled rose brine, and Master Shi wants to eat the steamed duck made with fermented rice. They want to take it away, and even an old woman like me can't stop them."
"Besides, these two dishes are what you requested in excess of your quota. According to the rules, the kitchen only needs to prepare eight dishes for you. What qualifications do you have to make trouble here?"
Cuizhu was so angry that her face turned red: "You are just looking down on others and bullying our Yiguiyuan." He said, stamping his feet, "Wait for me, today is the third girl's birthday, and the fourth lady specially gave it to the third girl.
If you gave the food cooked by the girl to others, I will go back and tell my wife."
Seeing that Cuizhu left without taking any food, Mrs. Zhang felt that the matter was getting serious. She hesitated and ran to tell Lai's mother.
As soon as Lai's mother heard that today was Shi Fuyin's birthday, she knew something was going to happen. She glared at Mrs. Zhang fiercely, personally selected twelve good dishes and put them in the food box, and took Mrs. Zhang to Yiguiyuan quickly.
Yiguiyuan.
Shi Zhenghe, Jin Yue'e, and Shi Dingxuan took out the gifts they had prepared. Shi Fuyin was very happy to receive the gifts.
When the family was happy, Cuizhu came back angrily. After entering the house, he first apologized and then told what happened in the kitchen.
After listening to Cuizhu's words, Shi Zheng and his family fell silent, and the smiles on their faces disappeared.
Shi Fuxin looked at Cuizhu with a smile: "Did you quarrel with the people in the kitchen?"
Cuizhu thought Shi Fuxin was blaming her, and felt a little uneasy, but she still said bravely: "I was really angry at that time, they were too bullying."
Shi Fuxin smiled: "Good girl, you have done a good job. If you encounter similar things in the future, you must be so strong. If something happens, I will support you."
As he said this, he took out a piece of silver peanut from his purse and gave it to Cuizhu.
Cuizhu took the silver peanut and looked at Shi Fuxin's smiling face. Only then did she realize that the sixth girl really didn't blame her, and the fourth master and the fourth lady beside her didn't stop her either. Her anxious heart finally calmed down.
Shi Fuxin: "Let me ask you, when Grandma and the people from the Seventh Madam's yard went to pick up the food, did you know that the sugar-pickled rose brine and the steamed duck with fermented rice wine were what we wanted?"
Cuizhu nodded: "I know, I was a step slower than them. When I saw them wanting to pick up the food, I told them immediately."
Shi Fuxin's lips curved into a sneer: "But they still took it away regardless."
Cuizhu nodded again.
At this moment, Lai's mother's voice sounded in the yard.
Shi Fuxin signaled Cuizhu to stand behind Jin Yue'e, and looked at Lai's mother and Zhang's wife with apologetic expressions on their faces as they walked quickly into the house with a half-smile.
As soon as they entered the door, Lai's mother immediately apologized to Shi Zhenghe and Jin Yuee.
"The kitchen is really busy today, so we made such a big mistake. Please don't blame me, Mr. Fourth."
"The main reason is that everyone in the mansion is extravagant and wasteful, and each yard has its own share."
"Today Yiguiyuan ordered two extra dishes. According to the kitchen rules, each hospital must pay for the excess dishes and then register them."
"Miss Cuizhu came in a hurry this morning and didn't register. That's why the vegetables were taken away by people in other yards."
"No matter what, it was the kitchen's negligence. Please forgive me, Mr. Fourth, and Mrs. Four."
Listening to Lai's mother shirk responsibility, Shi Fuxin laughed out loud.
Lai's mother was stunned and looked at Shi Fuxin without knowing why.
Shi Fuxin looked at her with a smile: "Mom, I don't quite understand what you mean. Are you saying that we ordered two more dishes, and these two dishes cost us money?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Lai’s mother nodded: "This has always been the rule in the kitchen."
Shi Fuxin said "Oh" and continued: "According to what you said, each yard has its own share. We can order more of the sugar-pickled rose braised vegetables and steamed duck with fermented rice wine, but why can others take them away?"
ah?"
Lai's mother was stunned.
Shi Fuxin looked at her curiously: "Mom, what are you talking about? Is this question difficult to answer? Do you have a cashier to pick up extra vegetables from other yards? Or...the rules of your kitchen
Only for Yiguiyuan?"
This statement directly made it clear that the kitchen was treating Yiguiyuan differently.
Lai's mother's face tightened and she quickly said: "Fourth Master, Fourth Madam Mingjian, the kitchen definitely doesn't mean this."
Jin Yue'e also understood what Lai's mother was thinking. She didn't want to make the matter bigger or take responsibility, so she just found a perfunctory excuse to send them away.
Considering that it was Mrs. Shi who was in charge of the house, and that she was fixating on the fault of the kitchen and making the matter bigger, it was undoubtedly a slap in Mrs. Shi's face. Jin Yue'e thought about it and had no intention of pursuing the matter further.
"You were also unintentional, just don't make any mistakes again in the future."
Lai's mother felt relieved and said quickly: "No, I won't do it next time." After saying that, she motioned to Mrs. Zhang to lift the food box and put the twelve dishes on the table herself.
"It's the kitchen's mistake today. The four extra dishes should be the kitchen's way of honoring the fourth master, the fourth wife, and the young masters and girls."
Shi Zhenghe suddenly said: "You can take away the extra vegetables."
Lai's mother was stunned and looked at Zhang's mother for help.
Zhang's mother was in a dilemma. She had been serving in Yiguiyuan for so long, and she could see that the fourth master usually did not express his opinions easily, but once he spoke up, the fourth lady and the others would not refute.
Lai's mother became even more uneasy. Just when she was about to order something more, Shi Fuxin spoke up: "Mom, my father asked you to take away the dishes because he didn't want you to break the kitchen rules. I don't blame you.
I mean, you can retreat."
Seeing this, Lai's mother had no choice but to take away the extra vegetables.
After walking out of Yiguiyuan, Mrs. Zhang was a little worried: "Sister, can this matter be over?"
Lai's mother looked back at the yard: "It's just two dishes less. To make a fuss over this matter would be too much for the fourth master and his family...to make a fuss out of a molehill."
Mrs. Zhang nodded: "That's right, it's the grandma and the seventh lady who are going to leave. Even if they think about it, they wouldn't dare..."
Mother Lai glared at Mrs. Zhang, who immediately did not dare to speak: "The masters' affairs are not something we can get involved in. Today you caused trouble in the kitchen. I will punish you by washing dishes for a month."
After saying that, he ignored Mrs. Zhang and left directly.
On the other side, at the dinner table, Shi Dingxuan and Shi Fuyin were both looking at Shi Fuxin.
Shi Fuxin was speechless: "Brother, sister, if you don't eat well, what do you always look at me for?"
Shi Funin: "You are quite good-tempered today. I thought you were going to scold the woman in the kitchen."
Shi Fuxin smiled: "So what if I scold you? It's not painful, so what's the point? It's enough to clarify the problem and warn the kitchen so that they don't treat us as fools. The rest...
.There is ample time."
What happened today was obviously the people in the kitchen taking care of the dishes, but behind the scenes it reflected the contempt the other masters in the house had for their family.
No matter how warm and friendly they appear on weekdays, they actually don't take them seriously.
"When I am not capable, pursuing the so-called equal treatment is nothing more than making people laugh. I don't want to become someone else's laughing stock."
Shi Zhenghe silently gave Shi Fuyin a chicken drumstick: "When dad finds a job, dad will buy you delicious food from outside."
He knew very well that it was because he had not established himself in the palace that his wife and children were treated poorly.
Shi Fuyin smiled brightly: "I just like to eat the chicken legs from daddy."
Yixiangtang, not long after the incident in the kitchen happened, Mrs. Shi knew about it. She waited until night and did not see the second son's family coming to find her, nor did she see Grandma Shi and Mrs. Shi Qi going to Yiguiyuan to apologize.
"The Zhenghe family is more knowledgeable than I thought, but the other people in the house...let me down a bit."
She didn't believe Mrs. Shi Da and Grandma Shi didn't know about the kitchen affairs. Mrs. Shi Qi didn't know, but they didn't do anything.
Aunt An comforted her: "Madam, the Fourth Master and his family have been back too soon. As time goes by, I think other people in the house will slowly accept them."
Mrs. Shi sighed: "Zhenghe and his family have just come back and are not familiar with anything. It is the time when they need care and help from their family. If you take more care of them at this time, they will definitely be grateful. But look at the people in the house.
How is it done?”
With that said, he asked Nanny An to go to the warehouse and get a chrysanthemum inlaid with gold and jade and roll it out with pearls. "Send it to Sister Yin and tell her that the government ignored her birthday today and will give her a grand celebration next year."
...
As November enters, it begins to snow one after another in Beijing.
After Mrs. Shi finished handling all the matters in the house, she walked out of the meeting hall and saw snowflakes falling. Soon, there was a layer on the ground.
"Did the Fourth Master go out today?"
Mother Gu nodded: "We're out, it's been snowing for the past two days, but the fourth master still goes out every day." She said, shaking her head, "How can a fourth master go out and wander around like this, how can he find a job? He
Do you think the capital is a border gate?"
Mrs. Shi frowned. Her husband saw his fourth brother going out every day and thought of introducing him to errands. It was she who made her husband give up this idea.
She did this not because she had any objection to her fourth brother, but because she was thinking about the relationship between her fourth brother's family and the Cai family.
The fourth brother and his family are the saviors of the Cai family. As long as they are willing to come, the Cai family will definitely receive them. Will it not be easy to find a job then?
As long as they have contact with the Cai family, it is equivalent to having contact with the uncle's house and the Cai family.
Climbing up to the Cai family is definitely a great blessing for the uncle's house.
The Cai family is the uncle's family of the emperor. As long as the uncle's house has contact with the Cai family, let alone anything else, it can at least send a signal to outsiders that the superiors will no longer suppress the house.
However, after returning to Beijing for so long, the fourth brother's family seemed not to know the Cai family at all. They neither came to visit nor told their family.
My father-in-law and mother-in-law didn't ask any more questions about this.
"Let's wait and see."
She didn't believe it. She couldn't find a job. The fourth brother and his family could still be stable and not think about solutions everywhere.
.....
Yiheyuan.
Shi Zhengde came back from outside patting the snow. After drinking a bowl of hot tea, he called the concierge to ask about Shi Zhenghe: "Did the fourth master go out today? When did he go out? When did he come back?"
Liu Xinyu was surprised when she saw that he cared so much about Shi Zhenghe: "I didn't expect you to care so much about your fourth brother."
Shi Zhengde rolled his eyes at her: "What do you know? Fourth brother has been looking for errands, but he doesn't even think about what kind of errands he can find in the capital as a border official?"
"He will never be able to find a job. If my mother asks him to take care of the house's affairs with me and knows his whereabouts, I can avoid him."
When Liu Xinyu heard this, she suddenly realized, and then she said nervously: "Mother will really let the fourth brother take care of the general affairs with you?"
Shi Zhengde shook his head: "I shouldn't know how to do it for the time being, but the fourth brother can't always have nothing to do." He said, snorting, "The eldest brother is really cruel. After all, he is from the same mother, and he really doesn't know anything about it.
in spite of."
"Even Lao Qi is not as good as Lao Qi. At least Lao Qi found a tutor for Wu Lang. Although that person is not taken seriously in Qianji Academy, he may still have some skills in joining Qianji Academy as a tutor."
Liu Xinyu also curled her lips: "On weekdays, the eldest brother and sister-in-law are used to being hypocritical, but in fact, they are the most selfish."
Shi Zhengde stood up and said, "Okay, don't worry about other people's business. I'll go sit with Aunt Zhou."
Seeing her husband go to the concubine's yard again, Liu Xinyu suddenly became angry.
No matter how bad the eldest brother or the seventh brother is, he respects his wife the most, but what about the person she marries? The concubines have the most children.
.....
On the fifth day of November, Shi Fuxin and Shi Funin came back from get out of class. As soon as they entered the room, they saw their parents sitting on the kang near the window, beaming with joy, whispering private words.
"Mom, Dad, why are you so happy? Tell us."
Shi Fuxin walked forward with a smile.
Jin Yue'e glared at her little daughter, then said with a smile: "Your father has found a job."
Hearing this, Shi Fuxin and Shi Fuyin both expressed surprise.
"Dad, what kind of job did you find?"
Shi Zhenghe: "During this period, I have been walking around the inner city and the outer city. After thinking about it, I feel that it is better to eat official meals. The only thing I can rely on to make a living is my martial arts."
"Just after winter, thefts and robberies occurred frequently in the capital. The North City Military and Horse Department was in urgent need of manpower and was looking for government officials, so I went to answer the call."
Shi Fuxin: "Dad, do government officials have a grade?"
Shi Zhenghe's expression was first-class and he shook his head: "I haven't entered the mainstream yet."
Shi Fuyin said quickly: "It doesn't matter. The Yamen are also officials of the imperial court, and the Military and Horse Department maintains the security of the capital. Dad's job is very good."
Shi Fuxin also nodded: "That's right, the most important thing is that this job can showcase dad's strengths."
Shi Zhenghe was stunned: "What are my strengths?"
Shi Fuxin smiled: "Dad, you are so good at martial arts. Can you still escape when a thief encounters you?"
Shi Zhenghe smiled. He was also very satisfied with this job. The main reason was that he had hope. As long as he caught more bad guys, there was a possibility of promotion. As long as he had a rank, his wife and children could hold their heads high in the uncle's house.
.
Jin Yue'e waited for the father and daughter to finish speaking before she said, "Should I tell my father and mother about this?"
Shi Zhenghe nodded: "Let's go to Yixiang Hall together."
...
When Shi Zhenghe took Jin Yue'e and his two daughters to Yixiang Hall, they happened to meet Mr. Han coming back with Miss Shi.
"The old lady is very happy, the eldest girl is happy!"
Miss Shi has not been pregnant for three years since she got married, which makes Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Shi pregnant. Now when they heard that Mrs. Shi was pregnant, both of them were surprised.
Looking at Mrs. Shi who was asking Miss Shi to greet her, Shi Zhenghe didn't find a chance to talk about himself until the end of dinner.
Mrs. Shi carefully escorted her daughter out of the house. On the way, mother and daughter whispered private words.
"It seems that the previous secret recipe for giving birth is effective. No, I'm pregnant."
Miss Shi looked at her mother who was beaming with joy, smiled and shook her head: "Mom, I am not pregnant because of the secret recipe for giving birth."
Mrs. Shi looked surprised: "No?"
Miss Shi nodded: "The medicine was too bitter. After taking it for several months, it didn't work, so I stopped. I didn't expect that I would get pregnant after not taking it for several months."
Mrs. Shi was stunned for a moment: "What...what's going on?"
Miss Shi was also confused: "Perhaps the Queen who gave me the child saw that I was sincere, so she gave me the child."
Mrs. Shi nodded repeatedly: "That must be the case. After two days, I will go to the temple to burn incense and pray for my grandson."
Arriving in front of the mansion, Mrs. Shi repeatedly told Uncle Han to take good care of Miss Shi before watching them leave.
After returning to Han's house, Miss Shi finished washing and lay down on the bed to sleep.
When Uncle Han stretched out his hand to put down the curtain, Miss Shi saw that he was about to take away the purse hanging on the curtain hook, and quickly stopped her: "Don't touch that purse, just hang it like this."
The medicinal fragrance in the purse smells very pleasant.
After hearing this, Mr. Han laughed and said, "This purse is so rough that you don't mind it."
The eldest girl smiled and said, "In the end, it's what the fourth aunt and the others want."
After hearing this, Mr. Han said no more and lay down beside his wife to sleep.