Exquisite ingenuity

Chapter 50
After Jiu Niang gave Daliang instructions, she went shopping with a basket as usual.

Although she is Zhong Man's shopping wife, she has a fixed amount of money every day.Although the official position of the owner's family is not low, the mistress Shi also has a small dowry, and the business of several shops in her hands is prosperous, and she is very fond of her daughter, and there is no limit on spending money.But this is limited to his own daughter.Regarding the purchase, Shi Shi has to reconcile the accounts with Jiu Niang every ten days.

This Mrs. Shi is interesting. Although she is an official wife, she is very clear about the prices of things sold in the market.

The Zhong family living in Baoxiang Temple has a simple population, and Jiu Niang quickly finished shopping with familiarity.

The basket is just fresh vegetables and tofu, without any fishy smell.

If the girl is a vegetarian, their servants must follow suit.

It's not bad at all, compared to when she was in Taiyuan Mansion, being able to eat food is already a blessing from God.

When Jiu Niang returned to Baoxiang Temple, she found that the mistress Shi Shi had arrived.

During this period of time, Shi Shi came very frequently.

I heard that it was for Zhong Man's marriage.Zhong Man had already reached Ji, but the marriage was still pending, and Shi was so anxious that he lost his temper at them.

Daliang was waiting at the door, washing the horses.

Seeing Jiu Niang came back, he looked at Jiu Niang eagerly.

Jiu Niang walked over without looking sideways, but she whispered: "You are full this night, and you are not satisfied during the day?"

Daliang laughed immediately, watching Jiu Niang's slightly thin body enter the door.

In the yard, the women who followed Shi Shi stayed outside, and nodded to Jiu Niang when they saw her.We are all old people from the Zhong family and are very familiar with each other.

The yard is small, and when Jiuniang entered the kitchen, she could faintly hear Shi talking.

"...You, when we get married in the future, don't be so petty..."

Zhong Man didn't speak.

She was born quite well.Peach blossom eyes, extremely long eyelashes, is about fifteen or sixteen years old, as delicate and beautiful as flowers.

Only in Jiu Niang's eyes, Zhong Man's face is thin and fleshless, a mean and unlucky appearance.

At this time, Zhong Man was leaning halfway on the soft couch, her whole body was limp and powerless and delicate: "The person my mother told me is handsome? Let me say it first. If he is ugly, I don't want it." of."

Zhong Man, who had been immersed in Sanskrit music for several years in Baoxiang Temple, was still a layman.

Shi quickly assured: "The gentleman of that family is naturally handsome, otherwise your father wouldn't like it."

Zhong Man has no requirements for his future husband-in-law except his appearance.

Anyway, it's a marriage, so it doesn't matter if the family is poor or something. Their Zhong family has a lot of money, and there are a lot of servants to serve them. The two of them only need to be responsible for giving birth to children...

Thinking of having a baby, Zhong Man's face flushed.

Shi Shi didn't pay attention to her daughter's abnormality at all.She asked the maid to hand over an account book: "A few days ago, I asked you to learn to calculate accounts. You said that it was hot and you didn't want to learn. Today, it's not hot anymore..."

Zhong Man's slender hands caressed his forehead: "Aniang, it's not hot today, but it's strangely cold. Aniang is in good health, so naturally she doesn't feel cold, but my daughter's health is not good..." She said, turning her body Indent in the fur.

The conditions of Baoxiang Temple are naturally not comparable to those at home.After Shi came here for a while, he also felt a little cold.But it's not too cold to read the account books.Shi Shi felt a little uncomfortable, all because of her poor fortune, why did she only give birth to a daughter like Zhong Man.

She suddenly became angry: "Why hasn't the hot tea been served yet? If the girl suffers from the cold, can you bear it?"

The two maidservants serving Zhong Man quickly knelt down: "Madam, this hot tea has been brewed a long time ago. The girl has never been able to eat hot tea, so it is hanging out."

Shi Shi still persisted: "It's so cold this day, after drying for so long, it still hasn't finished drying? You lazy and slippery slaves!"

Shi was always in a bad mood, so he would curse at others.

The two maidservants were so frightened that they fell on the ground, not daring to move.

Jiu Niang could hear clearly in the kitchen.

The cook in the kitchen was cooking porridge, she didn't dare to make a sound when she heard the words, she just whispered to Jiu Niang: "I don't care if my wife wants to stay here for dinner today."

Jiuniang didn't answer.

But he said in his heart, if the old godly woman stayed to eat, the whole courtyard would not dare to breathe.

Although Shi Shi can't use a whip, he has a bad temper, and beating and punishing maidservants is just a common occurrence.The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. The reason why Zhong Man beat the little maid with a whip is not because he followed Shi Shi's example.

Jiu Niang also hated Shi Shi, wishing she would die.

But if they died quickly, it would make her unhappy.

Then let them linger.

The cook finished the porridge, and the things in the steamer were cooked.

Jiu Niang still helped the cook as usual, and put Zhong Man's portion in exquisite containers first.

Shi Shi beat and scolded the little maid, seeing her daughter still looking lazy, remembering that there will be no meaty vegetarian food later, she put away the account book and left in a hurry.

After Shi Shi left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After breakfast, Jiuniang went to wash clothes as usual.Although she is a shopping woman, her work is easy, so Shi Shi brought back the former washing woman and asked Jiu Niang to do the laundry.

Jiuniang had only walked halfway, and Daliang followed up with a wooden bucket in a pretentious manner.

Although Daliang is a concierge, he also has to carry water part-time.

His wife, Shi Shi, made the best use of people.

The two of them didn't speak, they just did their work silently.

Daliang picked up water several times, and for the last time, he was not in a hurry to go back, waiting for Jiu Niang to wring out the clothes before going back together.

When they were about to return to the yard, Jiu Niang let Daliang enter the door first.

Unexpectedly, just after Daliang entered the door, someone inside shouted hoarsely: "Who, who brought it here!"

The yard was in chaos, and the girl Zhong Man was standing barefoot on the porch, stepping on several pieces of paper.

Daliang was a lowly servant, so naturally he couldn't go over there to check.

Jiu Niang hurried in, and the cook rushed over and said in a low voice, "Don't go over."

Naturally, those who served Zhong Man suffered.

There were two maids and two nurses serving Zhong Man, and they were all silent at this moment, standing aside tremblingly, not daring to speak.

After Zhong Man lost his temper, his body softened: "You little slave, burn it for me quickly! Don't burn it in the yard, take it out and burn it! Burn it and bury it!"

Zhong Man was helped in, and one of the wet nurses quickly waved to Jiu Niang and the cook: "But I heard the girl's order, take it out, burn it, and bury it!"

Although she had already guessed something in her heart, when Jiu Niang walked over and leaned over to look at the papers, she was still taken aback for a moment.

But on the paper, there are two delicate little maids drawn vividly.

No wonder Zhong Man lost his temper.

Jiu Niang quickly rolled up the drawing paper, and pulled the cook out the door.

After walking a certain distance, the cook let out a sigh of relief: "This is really evil. We've been in the yard, but there are more of these things in the girl's room."

Jiuniang didn't believe this.She said perfunctorily, "Probably the wind blows in."

He said so on the lips, but he was shocked in his heart: that mysterious girl didn't lie to her this morning.

(End of this chapter)