"Aunt Wang and Miss Wang want to get together." Xiangqiao heard Aunt Wang's words as soon as she entered the door.
"This is Miss Xiangqiao. Do you have any orders?" Aunt Wang saw that she was Zhang Manyun's personal maid, and quickly turned around and asked. "Aunt Wang, have you packed up?" Xiangqiao looked at her and said, "Miss, please take care of her.
I'm going to help out in the kitchen here. As expected of an old man in the house, I've thought of it a long time ago." Xiangqiao praised Aunt Wang.
"I don't dare to be an old slave." Aunt Wang said modestly. "Aunt Wang, don't be too modest. The lady also said that there will be many rewards after you go back. Please be more considerate, Aunt Wang." Xiangqiao told Aunt Wang Zhang Manyun's instructions.
"Please Miss Xiangqiao go back and report to the young lady. I will try my best to avoid losing the face of the house."
"Then please leave it to Aunt Wang." After receiving Aunt Wang's reply, Xiangqiao went out to return to her life.
"Aunt Wang, you are still awesome!" Several people in the room gave her a thumbs up. "Okay, you can go about your business in peace, and keep your mouth shut and don't talk nonsense. I will take the little one first
Qiu passed. After saying this, Aunt Wang walked out with the rough girl named Xiao Qiu.
"Miss, when I went to find Aunt Wang just now, she was also trying to ask you if she wanted to help." Xiangqiao returned to the room and said happily to Zhang Manyun who was reading. "Well, Aunt Wang is following.
She is an old woman, she has good eyesight and does good things. Remember, I will reward her generously when I get back." Zhang Manyun nodded with satisfaction. With such a person by her side, she felt much less worried.
In the west wing, Mother Cai and several little girls are also packing their luggage. "Mother Cai, I just heard from the person opposite that Aunt Wang has been assigned by the eldest lady to help in the kitchen of this house." A doll.
The little maid with a bright face said, "Go to the kitchen.
Did the room help? Then do we need to go?" Mother Cai asked with a frown. "Miss Xiangqiao went to see our young lady. Maybe the young lady didn't agree, or Sister Shucui wouldn't have come over earlier." The little maid continued.
Said, "Mother Cai, are you still going?"
"What are you going to? It's just a country house. Do you think the kitchen can be so big and have any good things? She can go there if she likes. I won't show that courtesy." Cai's mother said disdainfully. Originally, she was there
Have a good stay in the capital. Don’t worry
She was sent to this remote country, and after walking for more than half a month, she was almost exhausted. When she arrived, she didn't even have time to rest, so she went to help in the kitchen, which was a fool's errand. The little maid listened to Cai's mother's words behind her back.
Li stuck out his tongue and stopped talking.
Shucui found Chang's mother in this room and said, "Hello, Mother Chang. This servant is Shucui, Miss Manqing's maid." She saluted to Chang's mother. Chang's mother stopped and asked, "What's wrong with Miss Shucui?"
"My young lady has been walking for a long time and is now a little hungry. I came here to ask Mama Chang if she has anything for breast pads." Shu Cui smiled sheepishly.
"Oh. That's it. Come to the kitchen with me. I remember our girl made some red bean cakes for Master Fu Dou'er, and there are some. They taste very good. You can take them." After saying this, Chang's mother took the cake with her.
She went to the kitchen.
As I was walking, I happened to bump into Aunt Wang and Xiao Qiu. "This is Mama Chang, I am the cook in the mansion. My husband's surname is Wang. Our eldest lady sent me here to help." Aunt Wang said quickly.
"Then thank you to your lady. She happens to be in the kitchen too. Come with me." Of course Mother Chang wouldn't be polite if someone came to help, otherwise how long would it take for these twenty or so people to finish cooking?
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When Shu Cui saw Aunt Wang and the two of them, her face turned red. Compared with others, her young lady was a little unkind. But she couldn't say anything. She had to follow behind in embarrassment.
"Girl, this is Aunt Wang. Miss Yun specially asked her to help." Chang's mother introduced Lin Zhu to the kitchen. Aunt Wang and Xiao Qiu came forward to greet Lin Zhu, but Lin Zhu was wearing an apron at this time.
I'm preparing meals for old doctor Zhang.
As if something wasn't right, she said, "Slave Wang, I have seen Miss Zhu." Aunt Wang was stunned for a moment, then bowed and saluted. "Aunt Wang, you don't have to be polite. You came just in time. I was worried about missing the meal time.
Thank you for coming to help." Lin Zhu said with a smile.
"Girl, do we still have red bean cake here?" Chang's mother walked to the cupboard. "Do you want to eat Fu Dou'er again? Eating too many sweets is bad for your teeth. Chang's mother, don't spoil him too much." Lin Zhu was a little worried.
Helpless, ever since she had a whim and wanted to try making pastries, after making them, this Fudouer loved to eat them. Sometimes she would eat them.
After Lin Zhu discovered this, he only allowed him to eat two pieces of cakes every day, one piece in the morning and one piece in the afternoon. "The two ladies were tired from the journey, so they sent some snacks over and let him eat."
Let them relax first." Mother Chang felt that she could not favor one over the other. Since one was hungry, she would give it to both.
"That's right. I was so busy that I forgot and didn't ask them if they had settled in. Then, Mother Chang, please go and ask them for me. I will apologize to them later during dinner." After Lin Zhu said this, he asked Chang
Mother took some pastries and passed over, while Zhang Manyun's portion was carried by Xiao Qiu, who came with Aunt Wang.
Chang’s mother knocked on Zhang Manyun’s door first. Xiangqiao opened the door and saw, “Mother Chang is here.” She said hello to Chang’s mother, and Zhang Manyun who was sitting in the room heard her. “Our girl asked me to come.
Look at Miss Yun, I brought some snacks over here." Chang's mother said with a smile.
"Xiangqiao, please speak to Mother Chang in her room." Zhang Manyun's voice came from inside, "Mother Chang, please come in." Xiangqiao said while gesturing. "Miss Shucui, go over first, I will be there in a moment.
"Mother Chang told Shu Cui and then entered Zhang Manyun's room.
"Miss Yun, this is the red bean cake made by my girl. Please try it. I hope you don't dislike it." Chang's mother asked Xiaoqiu to bring the cake to Xiangqiao. "Thank you Miss Yun for letting the girls from the Wang family come to the kitchen to help."
"Mother Chang is too polite. It's us who have disturbed Sister Zhu, so we should help with something. I wonder what Sister Zhu is doing?" Although Mother Chang didn't claim to be a slave, Zhang Manyun didn't take it seriously. "The girl is still in the kitchen.
I was busy preparing food for the old gentleman and couldn't spare any time, so I
Let me see how the two ladies are settling in. The place in the countryside is rough, so please bear with me, Miss Yun." Mother Chang saw that the house had been tidied up, the decoration was simple, and there were not many valuables.
, I guess I know that in rural areas, the brocade quilts on the bed are very particular.
"What did Mother Chang say? It's not too late for us to thank Sister Zhu. The room is also very elegant. I think Sister Zhu put a lot of thought into it." Zhang Manyun was very good at talking, and Mother Chang nodded secretly. "It's all.
These simple items are not worthy of Miss Yun's praise. Since you have almost packed them here, I won't bother you.
Miss Yun has rested. The place to fetch water is in the water room in the front yard. The hot water is boiling there. If needed, just send someone to get it." Mother Chang felt that they must wash up when they arrived, "I'll go and take a look.
Miss Qing, please leave now." "Thank you, Mother Chang, for reminding me, Xiangqiao, send Mother Chang off." Zhang Manyun gave Xiangqiao a secret wink.
Xiangqiao understood what she meant and followed Chang's mother out. "Mother Chang, thank you so much." Xiangqiao took out the two hundred taels of silver notes again and handed it to Chang's mother. "Please give this to Chang."
Mom, take it." Mother Chang glanced at the banknote and asked, "Miss Xiangqiao, what does this mean?" She did not take it.
"Mother Chang, don't worry too much. This is my lady's wish. So many of us came to disturb Miss Zhu, and my lady feels really bad about it, so I ask Mother Chang to pass it on to Miss Zhu on your behalf." Xiangqiao's words were very pleasant.
I didn’t mean to look down on Lin Zhu at all. “So that’s how it is.
, Miss Xiangqiao, please take it back. I'll thank your lady on behalf of the girl. You don't have to be so polite. Since we are the old man's family, our girl will definitely entertain you well. You go back and reassure Miss Yun. These things don't count for the girl.
What, the old man also understands." After Chang's mother finished speaking, she left.
Xiangqiao was a little messy with the two hundred taels of silver notes. When did the country people become so rich that they didn't even pay attention to the two hundred taels. Seeing people walking around outside, Xiangqiao quickly took some banknotes and returned to the house.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Manyun asked, looking at the still stunned look on Xiangqiao's face. Xiangqiao put the two hundred taels of silver notes on the table in front of Zhang Manyun. "Does she think it's too little?" Zhang Manyun's
The tone is a bit bad.
"No, it's not." Xiangqiao quickly shook her head. "No, Miss, then Mother Chang didn't even see how much money the banknote contained." "What's going on?" Zhang Manyun asked in confusion. "Mother Chang
"She is a member of the old man's family, and Miss Zhu will do her best to entertain you. She also reassures you," Xiangqiao said with some hesitation, "Miss Zhu seems to be very rich."
"Oh, how do you know?"
"That Chang mother doesn't care about the money at all, and she also said that the old lady also knows that Miss Zhu is capable of entertaining us." Xiangqiao's words made Zhang Manyun think deeply. She also knew that Lin Zhu had given old doctor Zhang a pot of top-quality orchids before, although
Let the second master Zhang Wei
Ze took it to exchange for something else, but later I heard someone talk about it. It was a very rare orchid, and it must be worth a lot of money. If Lin Zhu gave such a pot of orchids as a gift, she would not be short of herself.
This is two hundred taels of silver. "Haha, this is quite a joke."
"Miss, what are you talking about? You sincerely paid for it, and you also asked Aunt Wang to go to the kitchen to help. I think Miss Zhu will definitely understand what you mean." Xiangqiao finished speaking.
Zhang Manyun's face also relaxed a lot, "No wonder my mother named you Xiangqiao. You have such a lucky mouth. Nothing bad comes into your mouth." Zhang Manyun said with a soft smile.
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