Minglan watched from the sidelines and saw that Mama You knew something about it. In the past few days, she had only taken care of Minglan's food and daily life and had not intervened in the luggage and other things. However... I don't know if it was because she stayed in the village for a long time or because Aunt Wei lacked control over Mama You.
His behavior was a bit domineering. He would hit people and dogs every three days and would scold people when he was caught in the wrong place. Except for Cuiwei, the old lady gave her the gift and did not dare. Dan Ju and others were all reprimanded. Ruo and Zhi Zhi had a few confrontations and almost got into a fight.
Minglan didn't say anything, she just secretly noted that the little girl in the courtyard was lazy that day and didn't follow the regulations. She was grabbed by the ear and scolded by You's mother for a long time in the courtyard. She scolded and beat the little girl, and the whole courtyard was full of chickens and dogs. Minglan Minglan
Cui Wei sat there and read without saying a word. Cui Wei couldn't stand it and tried to stop her, but was stopped by a god named Ming Lan.
Minglan flipped through three pages of the book and waited for Mama You to scold her loudly before asking Xiao Tao to ask Mama You to lift the curtain and come in. Minglan was sitting upright on the kang. Cui Wei was sitting in the corner of the kang doing embroidery work. Dan Ju was tidying up the bookcase. Mama You saw Minglan.
Lan's expression was calm, but she was somewhat uneasy. After serving her for the past few days, she knew that this Liu Niang was a person who would go ahead without waiting. Minglan said without waiting for her to speak: "Xiao Tao, make some hot tea for Mommy. Mommy, please sit down."
Mother You took a nap and sat in a corner, then asked, "Why did you call me?"
Minglan said warmly: "Mom, I have been here for a few days and I have been disciplined all the time, but there is one thing that I feel is inappropriate. I treat my mother as my own person, so I tell her directly, so don't let my mother be upset."
Mother You's head sank and she twitched the corners of her mouth: "Mom, please tell me."
Minglan put down the book, clasped her white and soft fingers together, and said softly and calmly: "Mom looks at the little girl and gives her guidance and discipline. But every time she has an attack, she makes a fuss all over the yard, making chickens and dogs dance, and everyone knows about it."
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Mother You straightened up in dissatisfaction and retorted: "You are young and soft, you don't know how powerful this is. This little kid has been hiding all day long and talking nonsense, so he has to show you how powerful he is!"
Minglan raised her eyebrows and responded directly: "Mom, what you said is wrong. Although I am young, I also know that 'family scandals should not be publicized'. Although we are all members of the same family, we are all in charge of our own three-acre field;
In any yard, the little girl is not naughty, but others pull her in and adjust her slowly | Teach me who is like my mother. You wish you could beat the gongs and drums all over the world. I know you are my mother. You are capable. I don’t know. You think my little yard is not peaceful.
Woolen cloth!"
Mother You was shocked when she realized that Minglan had said that she had been lectured by Minglan in front of three maids. She couldn't put it down, so she refused to accept it and muttered: "Mom is the only one who can tell me, how can I ask my mother to teach my mother, old lady?"
Within a few days of entering, I offended my mother."
Minglan heard a soft voice at the tip of her ear: "That's right. I shouldn't have said that to mom. I'll go back to the old lady and Fang's mom and let them talk to mom."
As she spoke, Mother You immediately dropped her tea bowl and hurriedly held Minglan down. She said with a reluctant expression, "Don't worry, I'm an old lady. I'm confused. If you have something to say, why bother shouting at the old lady to come and disturb her."
"When she was outside in the village, Mother You heard that this little girl was so doted on by the old lady that she kept her in her arms. She knew that she had entered through the Wang family, so she might not have been favored by the old lady. She had only been here a few days ago.
As soon as the fuss came to an end and it was inconvenient, he immediately gave in.
When Minglan saw You's mother acting like this, she didn't chase after her. She nestled down comfortably on the kang and held an enamel filigree copper hand stove to keep warm. She said softly: "Mom, when you discipline the little ones, you can do bad things. Little ones."
If the girls make a mistake, mom, please remember it and teach me a lesson later. If you need to be scolded, you can hit me. There is a ruler here. If you should be fined a monthly fee, ask Jiu'er to inform Liu's mother. What is the mother doing at such an old age to make a child blush?
Isn’t it disrespectful to be rude? I didn’t shout anything when I talked to my mother today, and everyone in the yard knew it.”
In fact, in most cases, wet nurses are loyal to their brothers in raising their sons. They are chosen by their wives, and their families and future are in the hands of the wives. The sons may become young masters, and the daughters may become young maids. Their interests are all tied together. For example,
Nanny Mo Lan is Auntie Lin, Nanny Ru Lan is Wang’s roommate and only Ji... This mother You is halfway through her family background. Minglan only knows about it, so her loyalty is greatly compromised. Hey, it’s okay to be Xiao Changdong’s nanny.
My mother was a temporary worker and was fired after breastfeeding. I thought she was doing well.
Mother You's face turned green and red at one time and said, This mother-in-law is very good at picking up any mistakes and disciplines her in a clear and orderly manner. However, her attitude is so gentle and dignified that she can't say a word. Mother You responded forcefully: "Mom said it was because I saved it and I changed it."
That’s it.”
After saying a few words to smooth things over, Ming Lanyan then said a few words that were very flattering, causing You's mother to walk down the slope and suddenly said: "I heard that my mother had a grandson yesterday. It's really gratifying and congratulatory.
Mother You was stunned for a moment and then said: "I can't say I'm happy, it's just that I have more mouths to eat."
Minglan looked at Mama You and nodded and said, "Danju took five taels of silver and sealed a red envelope to give her some happiness. Speaking of which, she is also her first grandson."
Mother You took the red envelope and put tens of millions of dollars in her mouth, but she jumped wildly. It was not because she had never seen the money, but because she finally knew that Minglan was not Aunt Wei back then. She was definitely not someone who could knead the dough for others.
After Xiao Tao sent You's mother out, Dan Ju finally raised her head from the busy work of home decoration and said, "Mom, I've finally shocked my mother." Minglan frowned. She took a cup of hot tea and took a sip and said, "She is worried about her mother after all."
You should respect her if she is more considerate; not to mention, she did not rebuke all of her mistakes."
Danju knew that Minglan wanted to lower her head and was silent. Minglan couldn't help but have a headache when she thought of her yard. She put down the tea bowl and said to Danju: "Speaking of you, are you blindly honest and letting them climb on top? I know you and Yan Cao
A few are the same. Don’t talk harshly. Mother Cui was here in the past, but in the past two months, I have only been out of the house, and they have become more and more lazy. The day before last, there was a candle burning in the stove. They actually ran away and no one was left. You have made such a big mistake.
It was Cuiwei who gave us a few words of shock, but you also think about how many days Cuiwei can stay with us and she will get married in the new year."
Cui Wei, who was sitting on the kang and doing embroidery, couldn't help but said angrily: "Why do you want me to do whatever you want and involve me?"
Minglan turned to face and said seriously: "If you put your dowry, the old lady has already prepared it for you. If you have been with me for these years, I will not let you go to waste. I have prepared another child for you, but I am forgetful and turned around."
You have to remind me before you go out so I don't forget." Cui Wei has been teased in recent years and has become so thick-skinned that she is too lazy to be shy. She wrinkles her nose at Minglan and lowers her head to tie flowers on the embroidery cloth.
Danju, on the other hand, was embarrassed when she was told that she didn't want to bow her head and just muttered: "I said a few words to them and they said that I am too high-ranking and look down on the little girls." @无文之在Jinjiang Literature City
Minglan returned to her education and continued her work: "Except for Xiaotao, Cuiwei, who has not spoken to me for the longest time, scooped up a couple of pairs of the remaining monthly money and the old lady's respect, which one should go past you? If you don't want them to call mom for punishment, you can
Regulate them to be okay. If something happens and alarms the madam or the old lady, who can escape? Our courtyard has rules and regulations. If you follow the rules and follow them, who can say anything about you? "
In fact, Minglan's idea is very simple. The work should be symmetrical with the position and salary. As a maid, in addition to taking care of the little girl, a large part of her responsibility is to control the other maids. The former is completed by Danju, but the latter is obviously unqualified.
Danjue's face turned pale and she stood blankly. Cuiwei sighed. She was also a child in the family. She knew about Danjue's family affairs. Her father died young and her mother remarried and gave birth to many more children. Her stepfather didn't want to see her mother and he didn't protect her. She was like this before she was five or six years old. She was like a wild child with no one to take care of her. Finally, she couldn't bear to find a way to send her from the village to the inner house so that she could live a more stable life.
Cuiwei put down the embroidery bag and pulled Danjue to the kang and said softly: "Sister, I know you are honest, but you don't want me to think about it. Think about it, mother is getting older. If there is any trouble, she will go to the old lady's place to bring in the rescuers. Isn't it like this?" People say that our mother now has two——"
Cui Wei pointed in the direction of Shan Yue Ju and Tao Ran Pavilion and said softly: "You guys are watching me if you live close by. When I returned home, I clearly signed the things I brought to the little girls, but they didn't follow the rules and started robbing and causing trouble. .That's all. What if something is stolen and water is stolen in the future? It would be really hurtful to ask the mother to settle the lawsuit or to ask the steward mother to deal with the girls; now he has to be gentler if he doesn't offend his mother. .Sister, you have to use some power, otherwise the old lady will be the first to replace your mother. You have to be the one. Over the years, if it weren’t for my mother, your old lady would have chosen her from those few Cuili."
Minglan looked at Cuiwei with admiration and felt that Fang's mother was really good at training talents. Cuiwei's words were thoughtful and pointed out the great relationship and the consequences. As expected, Danju's face gradually showed enthusiasm and seriousness, nodding her head repeatedly as she listened to Cuiwei's instructions with an unusual expression. If you look solemnly and solemnly with a hammer and sickle behind you, you can directly swear to join the party.
Although Minglan has never been in a company, she also knows that the idea in management is to implement responsibilities step by step. There is no need for a CEO to check whether employees are late or leave early. There were several times when Minglan wanted to rush out and yell, but she restrained herself from yelling. Her work only requires her to come forward when making decisions and arbitration.
"Mother." Xiao Tao ran and jumped from outside and came to Minglan and gasped: "Oh, no, I'm not a grandma anymore; the old lady is asking all the ladies to come over." @无文全在Jinjiang Literature City
Minglan finally reacted with surprise and said: "It's so big, the old lady is looking forward to it."
Danju's hands and feet were faster than her words. She immediately found a pair of snow-proof magenta sheepskin boots and knelt down to serve Minglan. Cui Weiwei hurriedly got off the kang and found a light red feather gauze silver squirrel leather jacket from the mother-of-pearl lacquered wood cabinet. He Manao Xiaotao opened the hand stove and added some fire to it to stoke the flames. The three maids were busy dressing Minglan up and down. Finally Cuiwei hesitated for a while between the snow hat and the big golden hairpin and chose the snow hat for Minglan to wear. Cuiwei left the housekeeper Minglan and went straight to Jiantang with Xiaotao and Danju.
In fact, Mrs. Sheng was due to meet Hua Lan on the second day after she returned home. Unfortunately, her mother-in-law, Mrs. Zhongqin Bo, fell ill and she had no time to leave her parents' home as a daughter-in-law, so it was delayed until today.
As soon as Minglan entered the main hall in a hurry, he saw a beautifully dressed woman lying on the old lady's lap, crying softly. The old lady also looked at her with a look of love and caressed the woman's back gently. The grandfather and grandson had not seen each other for about six or seven years and hugged their heads as soon as they met. Crying bitterly, Ms. Wang held a handkerchief and pressed it against her face, but her mood was a bit sour. Two months ago, when mother and daughter reunited after a long absence, Hualan didn't even cry.
Mo Lan and Ru Lan stood nearby and talked teasingly around a four or five year old girl.
Hearing the maid who had lifted the curtain preach, everyone in the room looked up and saw that the tears on the woman's face were still wet, so they stood up and said, "Isn't this the sixth sister? Come over to me and have a look."
Danju helped Minglan take off her snow hat and crane cloak. Minglan immediately stepped forward and asked Hualan to hold her arm and said crisply: "Big."
Hua Lan carefully looked at Minglan's eyes with a hint of amazement. She also saw Minglan's generous and decent manners and remembered how cute she was when she was a child. She turned around and said: "After all, it is the ancestors who can raise people. When I left, Ming Ya'er was only one."
The sickly cat has now become a little beauty."
Minglan also took a sneak peek and saw her wearing a Sichuan brocade with gold buttons and peony pattern. She wore a light-colored straight-grained long skirt under her skirt. She was luxurious and elegant, and her appearance was delicate and charming, but she still had the charm of a mature woman.
The space is a bit tight.
Hua Lan scooped up an embroidery bag from the hand of the maid next to her and stuffed it into Minglan's hand. She casually pulled out a red gold hairpin from her temples and inserted it into Minglan's plain bun. She said, "I haven't seen my cousin for many years."
Don’t be dissatisfied.”
Ming Lan didn't even see clearly what the hairpin looked like. She felt her head was heavy and thought about the weight of the gold. She weighed the brocade bag in her hand and felt it was a jade pendant. She thanked her and raised her head and said, "Xie Dadao."
Four or five old people are looking forward to the big success."
Everyone got excited and Wang pulled Minglan over and pointed at the little girl and said, "This is your niece's daughter, her name is Zhuang'er."
Minglan looked around and saw the little girl, who was white, plump, cute, and cool. Hualan, but her demeanor and behavior were completely different. She was timid and shy, hiding behind her grandma and refusing to listen to Wang's orders. Then she got out half of her head and screamed softly: "Six."
Aunt."
Her voice was soft and cute, like a newly weaned animal. Ming Lan was immediately attracted by the cuteness. She knelt down and looked at Zhuang'er at eye level and said, "Zhuang'er is so good. Aunt Six has prepared something for you."
As he spoke, he took a flat square box from Dan Ju and stuffed it into Zhuang'er's hand. Zhuang'er held the box in his hands blankly, his big eyes flashing in wonder. Hua Lan walked up a few steps and squatted down to help his daughter open the box.
I saw a few things neatly placed in the box. A polished and exquisite brass nine-link chain, a brocade red dogwood rattle, a white jade carved palm-sized fat rabbit strung with a red rope, and a pair of plum blossom-shaped emerald safety buckles. The jade quality was obviously clear.
Zhuang'er scooped up the rattle with one hand and shook it, which was worth a lot of money. With the other hand, he grabbed the fat white jade rabbit and looked at Minglan with a beaming face.
Seeing that her daughter liked it, Hua Lan was very happy and said to Minglan: "I'm afraid my sister has spent money on it, so I should have prepared it early, right? Your niece is very lucky, but my sister spent money on it."
Minglan flashed the brocade bag in her hand and touched the hairpin on her head and said sternly: "I thought I was losing money, but I never thought that I could make a lot of money and have a fat nephew to be our aunt. Only then can I really get my money back."
Hua Lan pinched Minglan's ears and cursed: "Little girl, you dare to tease you, are you tired of life? Look, I will deal with you!" Minglan was pinched and hurriedly took advantage of the opportunity to hide behind the old lady and go to the king of everyone in the house.
Shi Youqi pointed at Minglan and said: "Don't twist her mouth!" @无文之在Jinjiang Literature City
Hua Lan pinched Ming Lan twice and looked over. When she saw Xiao Tao, she said mischievously: "Aren't you the one who followed Ming Lan before? Can your mother play shuttlecock now?"
Xiao Tao happily rushed forward to congratulate her. Back then, she was ordered to supervise Minglan's shuttlecock kicking and won many rewards from Hua Lan. She was very fond of this lady and said naively: "Grandma, my name is Xiao Tao... I beat you out of the house."
Liu Niang refuses to kick the shuttlecock honestly and is delaying it for two days!"
Everyone knows Minglan's habits, haha. Rulan is adding insult to injury. When she saw this situation, she quickly shouted: "Sister, don't you know that in addition to greetings, Sixth Sister has three days of daily life? She doesn't go out when it rains, she doesn't go out when it snows, and it's sunny.
Don’t go out!”
Everyone in the crowd joked about Minglan. Minglan blushed and looked honest, letting them have their way. Unfortunately, there was no thermometer here, otherwise she would not go out if it was above 15 degrees Celsius!
When everyone was happy, they sat around the old lady and laughed and chatted about their daily routine. In the past few years, Hua Lan was very chatty and talked about interesting things in the capital. She was very entertaining and kept everyone entertained. Even though she was a guest to Mo Lan, she never left her out in the cold.
But Minglan had a vague feeling that Hualan was going too far, trying to hide that she was a concubine and could only say a few words to make fun of her.
Hua Lan talked calmly and carefully observed her three sisters, Mo Lan, who was as bright as a lush bamboo, elegant, gentle and delicate, but with a bit of solitary fragrance and appreciation. Ming Lan's eyes were picturesque, especially beautiful and outstanding. Although she was young, she was gentle and cute.
Her speech and behavior were very measured, she was close to Ru Mu, but she didn't go beyond Ru Lansi. Hua Lan nodded secretly.
Finally, looking at her sister Hualan, she secretly sighed that Rulan looked more like Wang, but she was fair-skinned, wealthy, and behaved like a legitimate daughter... Hualan couldn't deceive her, but Rulan was not prudent and dignified enough.
After talking for a while, Old Mrs. Sheng showed Wang a little and looked at Hualan. Wang understood and asked the girls to take Zhuang'er to the garden for a walk. Minglan took a look and knew that the old lady had something to talk about privately.
When she wanted to talk to Hua Lan, she asked Danju Xiaotao to put on a snow hat and a big cloak. Molan Rulan did the same. Wang took her and dressed her tightly. Zhuang'er went out first. Three Lans followed a group of maids and women, and they were like a tide.
Slowly exit the She'an Hall in order.
After everyone had dispersed, the mother and Cuiping in the back room closed the doors and windows and stood guard at the door. Seeing that Old Mrs. Sheng was acting like this, Hua Lan felt a little worried and said, "If our ancestors have something to say to me, why bother doing this?"
Old Mrs. Sheng did not answer the conversation, but only pulled Hua Lan to take a closer look at her expression, which made Hua Lan feel uneasy. Then she said slowly: "Big girl, you have said in your letters that everything is going well in the past few years. Grandma wants to ask you today. You can't hide it."
How is your life going?"
Hua Lan looked a little confused and said forcefully: "It's true what grandma said."
The old lady closed her doors with a long sigh, hugged Hua Lan to her side and sighed, "You want to hide this even from your grandmother?"
Hua Lan finally couldn't help feeling confused, lowered her head and said tremblingly: "I don't know if I'm going to live a good life."