Chapter 10 Reaction

The next day, Eleven Niang went to pay her respects to the eldest lady a little earlier than usual.

The eldest lady was combing her hair and was quite surprised to know that she was here.

It takes one day to tie one knot. Eleven Niang explained with some embarrassment that Master Jian can't tie it as fast.

There was a smile in the eldest lady's eyes, and she said: In this case, you will no longer have to help me distinguish between morning and dusk. It is your filial piety to me to embroider the screen properly.

Eleven Niang thought for a while and respectfully agreed.

The eldest lady knew that she had something to do, so she rewarded her with a bowl of sheep and asked her to retreat.

It was Luo Qiao who sent her out.

She took the opportunity to invite her and Forsythia.

Luo Qiao was slightly startled and said with a smile, "It's no coincidence. Sister Forsythia is ill, and I am the only one with the eldest lady and a few maids to serve her. I don't know how busy she is."

Just getting together, Eleven Niang said with a smile, sister’s errands are more important. We live in the same courtyard, and we will have opportunities in the future.

Luo Qiao also laughed: When we have free time someday, let's go to Noisy Eleven. The eldest lady in Eleven asked the little maid next to her: Has Miss Eleven left already?

The little maid went out to take a look, then came back and replied: No, she was talking to Sister Luoqiao.

The eldest lady nodded, and Luo Qiao lifted the curtain and walked in.

What are you talking about with Eleven Niang? The eldest lady asked seemingly unintentionally.

Luo Qiao's heart tightened and she said with a smile: Miss Eleven is placing wine in the room for Hu Huo to take the wind at noon, and invites Forsythia and I to join in the fun.

The eldest lady did not ask any more questions and changed the subject: What did Wu Xiaoquan say?

Luo Qiao said: Mr. Wu said that at this time, there was news from the court that the emperor would use troops against Northern Xinjiang after the new year, and the price of gold fell sharply. The amount you exchanged is too large, and ordinary banks cannot bear it. The powerful banks are eager to see you.

They won't give in on the price. If you calculate it this way, the price difference is between four and five thousand taels. It's really not cost-effective.

The eldest lady frowned: Just tell him, four or five thousand, just four or five thousand. Find a way to exchange them all before mid-February next year.

Luoqiao responded and left.

Eleven Niang returned to Luyun Tower and asked Binju to leave a message for Jiaoyuan Shiniang and Eleven Niang. Dongqing went to Xu Ma's residence.

Mother Xu was not here, and the little maid serving her had a perfunctory attitude: I will tell you when mother comes back.

Dongqing just showed her courtesy, exchanged a few words with the little maid, then turned around and went to Wu Xiao's family.

Wu Xiao's family was having breakfast. When they heard that Dongqing from Miss Eleven's room was coming, she put on her shoes and went to meet her: If you have anything to do, let the little maid tell her. Why does Miss Dongqing have to go and have breakfast in person?

Come in and add some.

This kind of politeness made Dongqing stunned for a while, and she finally came to her senses after a while: Thank you, Mom. I've already had breakfast. Then I told you my purpose.

Wu Xiao's family heard that she still had something to do, so they didn't want to leave her alone, so they readily agreed: Tell Miss Eleven, and they will definitely go there when the time comes.

Holly went to Yao's mother full of confusion.

Mother Yao stood at the gate of the West Cross Courtyard with her arms akimbo, and said loudly as if she was afraid that others wouldn't hear: You Miss Eleven are interested in inviting me to have a drink, but I don't have the time. The eldest lady just sent me a gift.

The people cleaned out the heat pavilion in the back garden and lit the ground fire so that it could be used during the Chinese New Year. After saying that, he waved his hand as if to ward off mosquitoes and flies. Let’s talk about it then.

Dongqing was mentally prepared when she came, knowing that she would definitely not have any kind words for her, but when she was working in a courtyard, she couldn't hide without looking up and down. She just pretended that she didn't know her malicious intent, and kept smiling: "Arrived"

Then I will send a little maid to invite mother

Don’t reach out and hit the smiling person.

Mother Yao hesitated to speak. Then she gave a cold hum as an answer.

Someone next to me laughed and said: You are a family from now on, and she is doing errands in front of the master. You can at least give her some face. Just go and have a glass of wine later.

Holly stiffened.

If someone said something like this, it must have been Yao's mother who said something.

She also thought that a few days ago, Yao's mother brought eight-color gifts and went around the village asking the Xia family what to do. Their daughter, who works as an errand in Luofu, gave it to my nephew. I came to visit the in-laws, so that she went back and came to eat at home.

My sister was having a wedding, and all the neighbors asked her when she was going to get married.

Thinking of this, Holly was so angry that her chest hurt, and she turned around and went to the kitchen.

Mother Cao, who was in charge of the kitchen, saw her with a worried look on her face: "Girl, you should change the menu. Ten taels of silver is more than enough to buy the duck in the eight soups, but the soup includes ginseng, gastrodia, angelica, wolfberry, and wolfberry." As she said this, disdain flashed in her eyes.

What's more, you ordered stir-fried river fresh chicken soup, sea oysters, whitebait, winter bamboo shoots and magnolia slices. Since the girl is in charge of Miss Eleven, she has to think carefully about it. You know, she is said to be a little big-hearted. I don't know, she is also said to be bullied by us people.

Miss Eleven doesn't know anything about the kitchen.

Holly's face was swollen and flushed.

The last time the fifth lady treated us, she only took ten taels of silver, and she even made a Buddha jumping over the wall. She had reduced the amount according to the quota, so why was it not enough in her hands? It’s just that the world is in a cold world, and looking at ten

The first lady is not as decent as the fifth lady in front of the eldest lady.

It's because I'm not sensible. I hope my mother won't take it to heart. She forced a smile to accompany Cao's mother. Mom watched and added, added, and subtracted.

Mother Cao nodded, turned around and ordered the woman in the kitchen to chop the duck, leaving her back to Dongqing.

Dongqing returned to Luyun Tower with one foot high and one foot low.

Being blown by the cold wind through the forest, I finally came back to my senses.

Today is a treat for them, and there are still a lot of things to do. How can you leave business alone and get angry with the two mothers?

Speaking of which, the two mothers are older than themselves, entered the house earlier than themselves, and have higher status than themselves. If there is anything bad about them, they should have been punished. Think about when they first entered the house, they didn't learn the rules well and were beaten and scolded.

Even when I was young, I was sometimes deprived of food and sleep. How could I not be able to stand this anymore after following Miss Eleven for several years?

Even though she enlightened herself in this way, Dongqing still felt unspeakably uncomfortable in her heart.

She stared at the white walls and gray tiles in the winter snow for a while, then turned around and went to a warm pavilion in front of Lujun Tower where today's banquet was held.

Covered in white snow and emerald green, the red paint warm pavilion is as warm as a ball of fire.

Lifting the big red plywood curtain, the hot air rushed towards me.

Bin Ju, Qiu Ju and Zhu Xiang had just tidied up. The black lacquer chairs were polished to a shiny finish, and there were silver-red flower cushions on the small stools. Tea dishes were placed on the coffee table, and two large square tables were placed side by side in the middle.

Sister Dongqing, look and see if there is anything to add or subtract. Bin Ju smiled and greeted her.

Before Dongqing could answer, Qiuju had already smiled and said: I think I need to provide a few pineapples.

Bin Ju said, "It would be better to put a few plum blossoms as an offering of pineapples."

To insert plum blossoms, you need to open the box and take out the plum vase. Miss Eleven has three plum vases in total. One is from an old kiln made of five clays, one is from a Ru kiln with azure glaze, and one is from an official kiln with sweet white porcelain. They are all of the best quality.

There will be many people and things to do, and if one of them is lost, he will never cry again. Qiu Ju argued a little unconvinced.

Bin Ju couldn't help but sigh: The pineapple and citron were all kept by the mother who was in charge of the yard. If she went to get them, it would be better to open the box and get the plum vase if she asked her to check the cards.

For a moment, the three of them were speechless.

The faint sadness just now suddenly turned into a wave. Dongqing couldn't help but hugged the twelve-year-old Qiu Ju: If only one day, we could do whatever we want.

During lunch, Eleven Niang asked Dongqing about the treat.

Mother Xu was not at home, and the maid said she would convey it. Mother Wu said she would definitely come when the time came. She paused and said, Mother Yao might not be sure yet, but I promised to send the maid to invite her later. The fifth lady was writing, but she didn’t see her.

, Ziwei said that she would only know if she could come after asking the Fifth Miss for permission. At the Tenth Miss, she only saw Baizhi. Baizhi also said it depends on the situation. At the Twelfth Miss, Liu’s mother replied, saying that the Twelfth Miss went to bed early.

, there must be someone around to serve. When she comes, Yutong Yuhuai cannot come, and when Yutong Yuhuai comes, she cannot come. In balance, such a lively scene should be given to young people. She will

Not coming. Let Yutong Yuhuai come with the two little maids Bai Zhu and Jin Zhu.

Mother Xu had never met, and the attitudes of Mother Yao, Jiaoyuan Ten Niang and Twelfth Niang were the same as before. In other words, only Wu Xiao's family suddenly became very enthusiastic.

Eleven Niang nodded slightly and said nothing.

The room fell into silence.

Amber, who was standing behind her, had a thoughtful expression on her face.

At the end of the afternoon, Wu Xiao's family came. They also brought two jars of Jinhua wine: I am idle, Miss Eleven wants to see if there is any use for me.

It sounds like these are just polite words. How could Eleven Niang really ask her to help? She put down two-thirds of the wound and got up to entertain her.

Farewell, farewell, farewell. Wu Xiao's whole family waved their hands again and again. You give Brother Xiu auspicious knots. This is a first-class event. I only need Amber to accompany me. You are busy with your work. I will go to Miss Dongqing's place to sing a song.

Well, listen to her orders and insist on going to Nuange.

Eleven Niang was indeed worried about the unfinished wound and ordered Hu Bo to accompany Wu Xiao and his family to Nuange.

Dongqing went to the kitchen to order the dishes, while Binju, Qiuju and Zhuxiang were waiting for the guests in the house.

Seeing Wu Xiao's family come in, everyone saluted her enthusiastically. She returned the salute and chatted with Bin Ju and others with witty remarks, making them laugh.

After a while, Yu Tong and Yu Huai brought Bai Zhu Jinzhu. When they saw Wu Xiao's family, they all showed surprised expressions, but Wu Xiao's family greeted a few people calmly.

Yutong and others hurriedly restrained themselves from the salutes of Yise and Wu Xiao's family.

At this time, Ziwei from Wu Niang's house came.

Wu Xiao's whole family took the initiative to say hello.

Ziwei's face was full of astonishment. It took her a while to come back to her senses and salute Wu Xiao's family.

My mother was also here. I really didn’t expect her to murmur a few words, and I was shocked to realize that I had made a mistake. I quickly smiled and made up for it. I said that my mother is a busy person, but she came earlier than me.

Wu Xiao's family remained calm and smiled amiably: I am just an idler, unlike you, who all have errands to do and can't leave behind.
Chapter completed!