Red makeup against the world

Chapter 98
Although Lin is a concubine, she still learned something under the name of her aunt.Although she attaches great importance to money and is impulsive and irritable, it doesn't mean she has no brains.No matter how close the servant girl is, she can't say a lot of things, and she can only hold her hardships in her heart.

Qiaolan and Xiangtao looked at each other, and in their identities, they didn't dare to persuade them anymore.Lin Shiku sat for a while, and said wearily: "Qiaolan, send a message to the Marquis of Anping. It will be rainy days in a few days, and I want to take my family to the Dabei Temple to eat Chinese toon, and invite Madam of the Marquis to go with me."

Qiaolan responded and said: "Old Madam, don't worry, I will go out immediately, and I will definitely deliver the message."

Mrs. Lin ordered again: "Take the basket of fresh fish from Zhuangzi as well, and ask Mrs. Hou to try something new."

Mrs. Anping Houfu is Lin Anjia, the eldest sister of the Lin family.

As a concubine, the Lin family lived cautiously in the Lin family before she got married.He tried his best to show his intelligence in front of his aunt, but also restrained himself deliberately, so as not to overshadow his aunt's limelight, and tried every means to get close to Lin Anjia.She knew deeply in her heart that her marriage was in the hands of her aunt, and whether she got married well or not depended on her aunt's evaluation of her.

When going out to socialize with her aunt and sister, she followed closely behind Lin Anjia, liking what she liked, worrying about what she worried about, hating what she hated, and doing her part as a green leaf to serve as a foil.When Lin Anjia needs it, she can roll up her sleeves and act as her pawn.

It has to be said that her method was quite successful, better than those concubines who were only thinking of hooking up with a young master at the banquet.Sure enough, she won the love of her aunt Lin Anjia, and even won her the opportunity to be raised under the name of her aunt, and spread the good reputation of being virtuous and courteous, which is why the Tu family got such a good marriage.

After getting married, Lin knew that in order to gain a firm foothold in the Tu family, apart from childbirth, the support of her natal family was also very important.For decades, she has maintained a close relationship with her aunt and sister.After the death of her aunt, she even asked about her health every day, making Lin Anjia treat her concubine sister as a confidant, and talked about everything.Now she is very angry, and the best person to confide in is Lin Anjia, and she also wants to hear the advice of her sister-in-law.

After Qiaolan retreated, Lin asked, "Is the mason here?"

"Well, it's been a quarter of an hour, and I'm waiting outside." Xiangtao replied.

Mrs. Lin waved her hand and said, "Let them go to the 'Green Bamboo Garden' right now. Within three days, clean up the kitchen over there."

Mrs. Tu led Xu Wenyu to play all morning, and returned to "Songtao Courtyard" around noon.To Mrs. Xu: "Go back first, Yu'er will eat at my place."

Xu Wanzhen teased Xu Wenyu, saying: "What did great-grandfather play with you?"

Xu Wenyu replied crisply: "We saw dragonflies, and there were many beautiful flowers. There were a group of big white geese swimming in the water, which looked exactly like the white geese at our home in Suzhou."

"Then you obediently accompany your great-grandfather to eat, and come back for lunch after eating. It can't be like yesterday, when you didn't sleep at noon and got sleepy, and you can't wake up today."

Xu Wenyu nodded suddenly, and replied seriously: "Sister, don't worry, I will be obedient."

Old Master Tu stroked his long beard, watching the siblings ask and answer, he was in a good mood.

Mrs. Xu and Xu Wanzhen returned to the "Green Bamboo Garden". As soon as they entered the door, they saw a plasterer busy in the separated kitchen.Madam Zheng came up to her and said, "I've been here for a while. I don't know when the old lady and young lady will come back, but I decided to make my own decision and let them start working."

Mrs. Xu nodded in agreement, and said: "This is very good. If we are not here in the future, you can directly make decisions about these matters if you can make decisions, and let people come to find us if you can't."

Mother Zheng is a good citizen, and after the master of the Xu family left, she has the highest status.When she saw things, she was not shirking and procrastinating, wasting time, but being able to stand up and take responsibility for these matters was a manifestation of her loyalty to the Xu family.Moreover, in the Xu family right now, there are only two masters, Mrs. Xu and Xu Wanzhen. It is better to delegate the power to her, so that she can feel trusted and not delay things.Madam Zheng is very measured in her work, entrusted to her, she will not do things that cannot be decided by others, which is reassuring.

Mrs. Xu and Xu Wanzhen went back to the upper room, and it was time for dinner, but it was a long time since He Xiang brought the meal from the big kitchen.

In this regard, the two are well aware.It must be that what happened at Mrs. Tu's place in the morning reached Lin's ears, and Lin took the opportunity to express his dissatisfaction.The Xu family can only endure the small things like food if they are delivered a little later.So what if he came to the door to question him?Lin has countless excuses to cover up perfectly, and it seems that the Xu family doesn't understand her hard work.How would Mrs. Xu do such a thing?

Xu Wan was really afraid that Mrs. Xu would think too much, so she said with a smile: "Grandmother, I sat with my great-grandfather all morning, drank a lot of tea, and ate pastries. I'm really not hungry now."

Mrs. Xu knew what she was thinking, patted her hand, and said: "I guess it's time to come. It's only a few days, and it will be fine when the kitchen is repaired."

Mrs. Lin is Mrs. Xu's eldest sister-in-law, and even Xu Wanzhen's elder. Even if she has any dissatisfaction, she can't make it public.This is the upbringing of our young lady.

Sure enough, after a while, He Xiang brought someone to bring the meal.He bowed to Mrs. Xu: "Madam, it's He Xiang who is wrong. A second-class maid made a mistake just now, and I punished her. It's too late, please forgive me."

Mrs. Xu waved her hand and said: "It's okay, it's all from my family. Eldest sister-in-law is busy with things, so you can delay it in the next few days." She didn't take He Xiang's confession of guilt, and fooled the matter away.Straightforwardly, she knew what Lin meant, and she was mentally prepared to be late in the future, so that He Xiang didn't have to make excuses.

She couldn't say anything wrong with her eldest sister-in-law, but she didn't intend to swallow her anger in front of a maid.He Xiang's face turned red, the Xu family already knew it well, she could only embarrassingly agree and back down.

Yulu and Biluo opened the food box, and as expected, although the food was good, it was already completely cold.A plate of sweet and sour fish rolls was originally an appetizer, but it was completely cold at this time, and the sweet and sour sauce that was poured on it looked greasy and sticky, which made people lose any appetite.

I opened them all and looked at them, and the other dishes were similar.This is what was given to the master, so the food for the servants can be imagined.

Mother Zheng saw it, and said: "Don't use it, old lady and young lady, be careful of cold stomach. I'll take it down and steam it on the stove with boiling water."

It's true that the cold food can't be eaten, Mrs. Xu nodded, and said: "Look at the other food, and find a way to heat it up."

It's too petty for Lin's actions.But if Mrs. Xu didn't care about it at all, she wasn't that magnanimous.Especially Xu Wanzhen and Xu Wenyu are still children, they have always been exquisite in food, how can their stomachs stand such cold meals and cold dishes?Fortunately, Xu Wenyu ate at his great-grandfather today.

Due to the current situation, although Mrs. Xu didn't say it in her mouth, she had already made a note of it in her heart.

(End of this chapter)