Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 53

Madam Hou said a few more words before letting them go. Outside the inner door, Lu Xi had been waiting there early, and nodded when she saw them coming out.

Mother Chen smiled, and said to him, "I sent the person out, and then I will hand it over to Guan Lu. Oh, yes, I just met Madam on the road. Madam saw the cleverness of this girl, so it's better to let the young master simply send him away." She bought it, so she can accompany the girl every day and relieve her boredom."

Nanny Chen's words were firstly to convey Madam Hou's meaning, and secondly, she actually had this idea in her heart.

Although this girl is not as good as she made up casually, she can speak well and be funny, but the young master said that she is strong, can fist and kick, and she is also clever and happy in appearance. If she can buy it, the girl will marry into Uncle Anping's mansion in the future. Let her follow the dowry in the past, and she can feel more at ease.

Lu Xi paused for a moment, then replied: "I'll pass on the words to the young master, please come back, mammy."

Wen Shu pursed her lips and said nothing. Nanny Chen glanced at her again before turning around and going back to the inner door.

After leaving the Hou Mansion, the carriage was already parked outside the side door. Wen Shu climbed into the carriage listlessly, but when the curtain was lifted, he found that there were things inside, two trays, one containing two sets of clothes of different colors skirt, and another filled with half a leg of lamb and a few dried fruits.

She turned her head in surprise, and looked at Lu Xi: "Guard Lu, are the things in the carriage yours? Is the Hou's mansion sending out new year's goods?" There was a bit of envy in her words.

Lu Xi smiled, sat on the shaft of the carriage, shook the reins and said, "Sit down, little lady, the carriage is about to start."

"Oh, good." Wen Shu went in and sat down, and then he heard Lu Xi's voice outside: "It's not mine, it's for the little lady."

"Give it to me?!" Wen Shu was stunned.

"Yeah, tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Today is the day when the Hou's mansion distributes new year's goods to the servants. The young master said that although the young lady is not a member of the Hou's mansion, but she will accompany the eldest girl to Cangzhou after the next year, so she will be considered a part of it. Let me go." I got these things. I probably chose the two sets of dresses according to the figure of the little lady, and I don't know if they fit. If they don't fit, the little lady can change them by herself."

Wen Shu touched the material of the clothes, sighed in his heart, and said strangely that the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, even the servants of this Hou's mansion are dressed better than her!
Look at this material, the feel is much better than the one she bought on the night of the New Year's Eve when she was young. If it were placed in a cloth shop, it would cost thirty or fifty cents a foot. These two sets of dresses plus the cotton stuffed inside , I'm afraid it's not worth the money!Not to mention, there is a fringe on the collar of the autumn-colored jacket on top!
She carefully recalled what she saw in the Hou's mansion, but there was no maid who dressed so well along the way. Could it be that the maid who was close to her was treated this way?
She recalled the clothes of the two girls next to Lu Xingwan just now, but it was a pity that there was a brazier in the room, and they were not wearing jackets, they just wore a small autumn beanie under the plain underwear, there was no way to verify it.

Wen Shu felt a little doubtful, at this moment, Lu Xi who was outside said again: "Oh, by the way, there is also a money bag under the dress, which contains eight small silver nudes in the shape of peanuts, a total of two taels of silver. The lady is ready, don't drop it."

Wen Shu opened it and saw that it was indeed the case. Unexpectedly, she thought of Nanny Chen's words in her mind. She was stunned for a moment, and then said in a steady voice: "Please tell me something from Mr. Lu. Although my family is poor, I will definitely not sell myself." , take these things back, Manager Lu."

Lu Xi laughed out loud with a 'poof': "Little lady misunderstood, this is not selling money, don't worry, keep it."

"Really?" Wen Shu still had some doubts.

"Really, the young master knows that the young lady has lofty aspirations, so she won't force you to sell yourself, so rest assured."

"But this annual gift is too heavy!" Wen Shu murmured looking at the things on the tray.

Lu Xi seemed to know what she was thinking, and said with a smile: "If the little lady really feels that she deserves it, on the way to Cangzhou in the next year, she will just take care of the big girl."

Take care of the big girl more?

This is a discovery of conscience. I feel that using a piece of paper to restrain her to protect Miss Lu may be counterproductive, so I adopted a soft policy and gave her some clothes and food in the name of an annual gift, so that she would feel grateful and protect Lu sincerely. Big girl.

Thinking about it this way, it seemed that everything was going to make sense, and she was going to be amazed at her cleverness!

That being the case, she felt at ease, so she happily accepted the things. Anyway, if she didn't accept these things, she would protect Miss Lu's safety with the contract.

But on the surface, I still thanked him: "Then thank you, sir. I can't express my gratitude in person, so I would like to trouble Steward Lu to bring a sentence for me. My little girl wishes you a prosperous career and a successful promotion."

Lu Xi smiled: "Don't worry, little lady, I will pass on the word."

Since the last horse startling incident, Lu Xi has grown closer to Wen Shu in his heart. After all, a little girl didn't think of jumping out of the car by herself, but took him with her at a critical moment. This kind of loyalty is really rare.

It is also because of this performance that the adults have a little more trust in her, and today's item is indeed under the guise of an annual ceremony. The actual reason is that when he took Wen Shu to the inner door, he happened to let The son saw it.

Seeing that she was still dressed so shabby at the beginning of the year, the young master shook his head, and immediately ordered him to go to the tailor shop outside to pick out two dresses, and specifically asked him to bring a bag of silver nudes that were given to people during the New Year's Day.

Two quarters of an hour later, the carriage stopped, and Wen Shu was walking home with her things in her hands, but she was stopped when she just entered Xiaocha Lane.

"A Ning!"

Wen Shu turned around in surprise: "Father, you're back!" She stepped forward a few steps and looked at Wen Tai anxiously.

Seeing his haggard face and lack of energy, he couldn't help worrying: "What's the matter, why does Dad look so bad?"

Wen Tai waved his hand indifferently: "The old lady of the host family is not in good health, and she is about to die. In addition to the new year's festival, I discussed it with another master, and rushed two nights, finally before noon It's finally finished, and I can spend New Year's Eve with you at home tomorrow."

"I haven't slept for two days!" Wen Shu's eyes widened, "This body can't stand it! You said that you are also an elderly person, why don't you cherish your body at all, let's go home and make up for it Go."

Wen Tai responded, and asked her where did the thing in her hand come from while walking?
He knew very well what kind of temperament his daughter had. She would definitely not be willing to buy such good clothes, not to mention this year's situation, even in previous years.

"Oh, it's a gift from the Hou Mansion. It's said to be a New Year's gift for all the servants."

Wen Tai frowned: "You are not a servant."

"It's true to say so, but I estimate that Mrs. Lu probably saw that I was poorly dressed, and was afraid of losing the face of the Hou Mansion. After all, I will accompany Miss Lu to Cangzhou in the next year, and I will still be a personal maid. I'm poorly dressed, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of the Hou Mansion."

Wen Tai looked at her deeply and said: "Just know what you have in mind, but don't be dazzled by the wealth of the Marquis Mansion. It's most important for a woman to be reserved. Remember, the hired one is a wife, and the one who runs away is a concubine."

"What are you thinking, how can I be a concubine for someone else!" Wen Shu rolled his eyes angrily, "Don't worry, your daughter and I have high ambitions, and I will open a restaurant in the future and let you be my old boss. Don't be a concubine for others, let alone sell yourself as a maid, you can rest assured."

　I went to other places in the past two days, I was a little busy, I didn’t know where I came from, I couldn’t update yesterday, sorry, sorry, today’s update is here.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)