The Ups and Downs of Mrs. Yipin

Chapter 8
The next morning, Fang Xiuyi got up early, but Siyuan also woke up.

"Mother, don't worry about the two of us, I will take good care of my brother. Besides, there is that uncle guard, since he was sent by the adults, it should be very good."

Fang Xiuyi burst into tears, "It's all mother's fault for making you feel wronged."

"Don't cry, mother, it's nothing, isn't it just a birthday, isn't mother always with us at other times?"

Fang Xiu hugged Siyuan and kissed him a few times, "Well, it seems that mother is not as open-minded as our baby. This is two taels of silver, you and Fei Yu each have one tael, you can buy whatever you can."

"Too many, mother."

"Not much, don't worry, the money is gone, mother can still make money. Handle it carefully and take good care of Fei Yu."

This day was really hectic, Sandong hired a guard to help light the fire, and Fang Xiuyi did everything else by herself.She didn't know how many people came and what kind of people came. Anyway, the things she prepared kept coming out, and some people even came over at night. In the evening, all the things prepared were used up, so The guests at night are basically cold dishes, appetizers, such as frosted peanuts, tofu mixed with shallots, all of them are served. For tofu alone, Fang Xiuyi made several kinds in a day, homemade tofu, minced meat tofu, mochi Mother-in-law tofu, fried tofu, and steamed bowls of egg custard at night.The guest said the egg custard was delicious. Fang Xiuyi made the egg custard four times. Her egg custard can be filled with dried shrimps, minced meat, or soy sauce alone. I guess the customer was too embarrassed to ask for it.

When Sandong said that the guests had already left, Fang Xiuyi suddenly relaxed, feeling that her hands and feet were not flexible, so she wanted to fall down on the kang to sleep.After she cleaned up the kitchen, the sky was already full of stars. She couldn't see such a scene in her previous life. She couldn't help standing in the yard for a while, remembering the classic love scene in her previous life: lie down and watch the stars with you.She decided not to have any men, and when the weather warmed up, she would take her two children and lie in the yard watching the stars.

As soon as Fang Xiu walked out of the small door, he heard the sound of the piano. It seemed that he had just started playing, and he hadn't heard it just now. In this yard, there should be no one else playing the piano except for Mr. Shang Shu.She didn't dare to walk around, and looked up at the main courtyard. There was a big tree in the northwest corner of the courtyard. Although it was not yet full of branches and leaves, it was still impressive.There was a person sitting under the tree, playing the qin with both hands, and there was another person standing beside him, it was Pinellia, Fang Xiu had met him a few times, but he had never spoken to him, so there was nothing he didn’t understand, the person playing the qin under the tree must be That Master Shangshu is gone.

In the past few months, Fang Xiuyi had never seen Master Shang Shu, and thought he would never see him in his lifetime, but he did not expect to meet him vaguely on such a night.She hesitated, whether to go back, or pretend not to see and go out, or go up to meet her employer.Go back, I'm not reconciled, it's so late, she's about to fall asleep, go out, it's not feasible to think about it, how can I leave pretending not to see, see you, I heard that Master Shangshu likes to be quiet, go up to see me by yourself , isn't it flattering? Will it be misleading on this big night?

Master Shang Shu didn't seem to see his cook, and Ban Xia didn't seem to see either. The sound of the zither was still flowing, which seemed to coincide with the moonlight tonight. It was clear but not full moon. There were regrets, but no regrets.

Although Fang Xiuyi had never studied music, she could still hear something. It seemed that Master Shangshu didn't want anyone to disturb her at all, so she leaned against the wall, shrunk herself up, and moved out carefully and quietly. up the yard.When she straightened her body, she breathed a sigh of relief, and she did a few stretching movements along the way, which attracted the attention of the guards at the door. She smiled embarrassingly, she was really carried away, how can there be such a woman in this era.

Fang Xiu walked back blithely, accompanied by the sound of the zither. After she lay down on the kang, she seemed to be able to hear the sound of the zither, which is really strange. Could it be that the place is too small?Or is Master Shang Shu a peerless master who can use the legendary internal force to send the sound of the piano far away?She didn't think about it, and fell asleep to the sound of the piano.

When they woke up in the morning, even Fei Yu and Si Yuan were startled awake.

"Mother." Fei Yu rubbed his eyes and hugged his mother's neck.

"How was your day yesterday?"

"The guard uncle came to pick us up at noon and took us out for dinner. Then we went shopping and came back after dinner." Siyuan said briefly.

"Well, mother, we have never been to the place Uncle Shi took us to, but it was fun. By the way, mother, look at the table."

Fang Xiu didn't look at it all night, she just wanted to sleep, only now did she see a stone on the table, one foot square, dark gray in color, leaning toward black, as if there was something shiny.

"Did you buy this yesterday?"

"Well, my brother said that this stone is very good, and I also think it is good, so I bought it back. Uncle Shi even helped me negotiate the price, and it cost a tael of silver."

As soon as Fang Xiu held it in his hand, it was quite heavy. Just a tael of silver for such a broken stone?Is it too expensive?But she doesn't understand either, just like the diamond in the previous life, a little thing can cost tens of thousands.Maybe this stone is really a treasure.

"Well, my mother looks pretty good, so I bought it when I bought it, and you can figure out what to carve for yourself."

"I have not decided yet."

Master Shang Shu went to court early, Fang Xiu thought and thought, but he couldn't figure out what Master Shang Shu looked like the night before.Sandong came in, full of smiles.

"Sandong, what's the matter? Does your lord have any orders?"

"It's okay, I'm here to give you silver rewards!" After finishing speaking, Sandong reached out and handed over two cute, shiny little silver ingots.

"What does this mean?" Fang Xiuyi didn't understand.

"Take it, this is a reward from the adults. It is because you worked hard yesterday, and the things you made are very good, and the distinguished guests are very satisfied."

"How do you say that? Although I was a little busy yesterday, I should do it. How can I be rewarded by an adult?" Fang Xiuyi dared not accept it.

"Don't refuse. You know that my lord is a person who clearly distinguishes rewards and punishments. Take what you deserve. Don't disappoint your kindness. If you feel sorry, just work harder in the future. And, I think you also I can afford it, my lord has eaten half as much in the past few months as before."

Fang Xiu accepted the small ingot with trepidation. This ingot weighs five taels, and two is ten taels. It seems that this Lord Shangshu is really rich.

"Sandong, please thank you sir on my behalf!"

In fact, Sandong has already heard from Banxia how the cook left the main courtyard last night.The silver award probably not only means that the food was cooked well yesterday, but more importantly, it may be that the cook knows the importance and is very disciplined.

"By the way, before leaving, my lord said that I want to eat that egg custard at noon, and I want all three kinds of condiments." Sandong was also surprised. After so many years, this was the first time that my lord asked me what I wanted to eat.In the past, I always eat what I eat, and I don’t eat if it doesn’t taste good. I never say anything, and if it’s really not good, I just resigned the cook and found another one. There was no extra order at all.

"I see, it must be done at noon. By the way, Sandong, here is some money. Please give it to the guard Shi yesterday. He took the children out. The children were very happy. He also took the children to eat for two A meal. It is not easy for everyone to make money. You give him the meal money. In addition, this is a box of snacks. I made it the night before. It was originally for the children, but they didn’t have time to eat yesterday, so please also Bring it to Guard Shi, and say thank you for me." Actually, if in the previous life, everyone had a meal together, had a chat, and thanked each other in person, that would be fine, but in this life, the boundaries between men and women are too deep, and she doesn't want to cause unnecessary trouble. scourge.

Sandong looked at Fang Xiuyi, and thought it was a bit of a fuss, but after thinking about it, she also felt that this cook is really a cautious person, and there is nothing wrong with that, only people who understand can live a long and good life.

At noon, Master Shangshu was eating, and Sandong came in again.

"Here, this is the money you gave Shi Dashan. He doesn't want it anymore. He said he likes your two children very much, and he was very happy yesterday. He accepted the dim sum. Also, after the adults heard about it, I have rewarded him for you, and rewarded him with two taels of silver."

"Ah?" Fang Xiu didn't understand anymore, what's going on?Why did the adults reward Shi Dashan for her?

"Cook lady Fang, don't think too much, just do your own job well." Sandong knew that the adults only thought that Shi Dashan helped Cook lady Fang look after the children so that she could do yesterday's work wholeheartedly. matter. "By the way, your lord just said that you are the only one in this kitchen without any helpers, and occasionally you have to cook for a few followers, so starting from next month, your wages will increase to four taels of silver."

Knowing that Sandong was gone, Fang Xiuyi didn't know what to say. She felt that this world was so unreal. In less than half a year, her salary had jumped continuously. Could it be that her good luck really came?Thinking of luck, Fang Xiuyi's heart skipped a beat. In the past, it was smooth at the beginning, but soon the bad luck came, one after another, unexpected, not only wasting the previous good luck It also made her suffer from physical and mental exhaustion and injury.Thinking of this, Fang Xiuyi began to feel uneasy again.

I don't know if it's because of fear, or if Fang Xiuyi is really an unlucky ghost following behind, he can't see her well.On the second day after she thought so, that is, the third day of Master Shang Shu's birthday, Sandong told her with a gloomy expression: Master Shang Shu is sick!
Fang Xiu only felt that the five thunders were thundering, oh my god, could it be that she is really possessed by a degenerate spirit and won't get better for the rest of her life?What about her child?She cared about her children the first time, this Shangshu Mansion stayed well, why did it come out like this?
(End of this chapter)