Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 233 As long as she guards Jintang dutifully
Qiao'er kept it in her hand to prevent him from touching it, and she said annoyedly, "You don't care about women's things? What should I do now? Don't get in my way here."

After hearing this, Zhu Quan didn't take it seriously, but became more courageous. He stretched out his fingers and touched a little rouge around her mouth, then put it in his mouth to taste the taste, and said in a low voice, "Mmm...it smells so good. Smell! Such a good thing, where did you get it, can't you steal it?"

Zhu Quan often came to deliver the account book to Li Shi, so he got acquainted with the maids in the yard every time he came and went, joking with them from time to time, flirting with them for a while.

When Qiaoer saw that he said he was stealing, she immediately changed her face, pushed him away and said, "Get out of here, what nonsense are you talking about? You are the thief."

Originally, Zhu Quan just wanted to tease her, but when he saw that she was really annoyed, his face flushed with anger, and he calmed down and said, "I was just kidding with you, why do you take it seriously?" After speaking, he leaned over again Said: "I don't think this thing is cheap, why is Da Furen in a good mood today, so I rewarded you with this?"

Although rouge and gouache belong to women, he can be regarded as a half-expert.There are so many maids in the yard, all of them are painted with makeup, he usually takes the opportunity of profiteering to steal the rouge from the mouths of the maids, and he tastes some exquisiteness when he eats and eats.

Qiaoer didn't want to get entangled with him, so she just put the box away again, staring and said: "This is not rewarded by Da Furen, this is what she didn't want. Da Furen is not in a good mood today, if I were you, hurry up Go in the past, so as not to get hit by the board and not be able to get out of bed."

After Zhu Quan heard this, he didn't dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly walked away, but he didn't forget to turn his head and say: "Don't leave first, let's talk when I'm done."

Seeing his playful and frivolous smile, Qiao'er hurriedly lowered her head and spat on the ground, saying: "Bah, who cares to wait for you, you shameless bastard."

Qiaoer took the rouge back to the house, originally wanted to hide this good thing and use it slowly by herself, but it was a pity that she didn't hide it, everyone followed the scent, and quickly turned the box out.

In order not to let everyone misunderstand, Qiaoer had no choice but to tell the ins and outs of the matter.

Everyone couldn't help but be amazed when they heard this, they passed the box to each other, smelled it again and again, wiped it again and again, only to realize that Grandma is really capable, even making rouge.

Among them, a maid in charge of sending flowers followed, "I heard that Grandma has hired many people to make rouge and gouache in the garden. I think the girls who came to those flower houses must have this good thing in their hands."

Her seemingly unintentional words moved everyone's hearts, and they all started to think about going to the garden to see what happened, hoping to get some benefits and some rouge by the way.

Messages are often the fastest to be passed on among servants.

In just a few words, a piece of news can be conveyed so miraculously that everyone knows it.

A box of rouge is not a rare thing in the first place, but its origin is too eye-catching.

The grandma made things to honor the grand lady by herself, not the best, but also excellent.

Although the maids in the courtyard have rouge and gouache in their monthly order, they are all cheap goods in the market, the color is thick and vulgar, and the fragrance is either too heavy or too light.If you want to use something good, you have to wait for the masters to use up the rest, or you have to subsidize the money and buy it outside.

Everyone has a love of beauty, not to mention these young maids who are in their prime years, they go to the Changchun Garden in twos and threes, seemingly wandering around intentionally or unintentionally, but in fact, those who are eager to go are all These are the big houses located in the southwest corner.

In the past, the sensual Mr. Zhu placed many dancers and actors in the Changchun Garden, but during the national funeral, it was unavoidable that people would criticize them and get into trouble, so the old man sent all those Yingying Yanyans away.As soon as those people left, many places in the garden became vacant. The vacated places have not been cleaned up thoroughly, but just left unoccupied.

Shen Yuechen often walked around in the garden, accidentally found those spacious and bright big houses, and saw that they were empty and no one cleaned them up, and felt that it was a pity.

Because of the preparation of rouge and the training of manpower, a lot of space is needed.Therefore, she deliberately chose the spacious and well-ventilated large rooms in the southwest corner, and then asked Nanny Song to clean them up and use them as "workshops" for making rouge and flower dew.

Nanny Song handled things quickly and arranged everything properly. Those servants who worked in the workshop all worked very hard because they received Shen Yuechen's monthly money. The clear punishment has also accelerated the efficiency of everyone's work.

Seeing the sudden appearance of many idlers in the garden, Nanny Song was somewhat surprised and displeased.

Although Changchun Garden is big, it is a place for the masters to have fun, not a place for servants like them to go in and out.

Nanny Song is quite pretty, but she likes to keep a solemn face, with a cold and majestic aura.

She randomly asked two maids to ask questions, but the answers they gave surprised her even more.

The rouge she gave to Shen Yuechen before was given to the eldest lady Li Shi, but the eldest lady didn't care much, and directly threw it to the maids below, which made those maids move their minds and wanted to come here to see the excitement.

It is not a secret in the Zhu family that the eldest lady Li doesn't like the eldest grandma Shen Yuechen, everyone knows it, and Nanny Song is no exception.

The eldest lady's seemingly unintentional move once again secretly verified the tense relationship between her and the eldest grandma Shen Yuechen.

Such a situation really made Nanny Song feel a little embarrassed.She is the least willing to participate in the fight, she just wants to remain neutral, not to curry favor with anyone, not to rely on anyone, and not to get herself involved in any troubles.Back then, she was willing to stay in the garden for so many years because she wanted to live a stable life.But now, people don't look for everything, and the closer she gets to the grandma, the harder it will be for her to live in the future... Nanny Song frowned in worry, and only reprimanded the maids who came to watch the fun, But just scolded and went away, and then came again, even the scolding couldn't get over it.

For several days in a row, maids from all courtyards in the east and west went to the garden together. This kind of thing inevitably aroused the curiosity of the old lady, so she asked Aunt Yang, "What new things have been added to the garden recently?" No way? Why are those girls running there every day, as if they were in a pile."

Nanny Yang said with a smile: "Back to the old lady, it's not a new thing, it's just that the grandma took care of the flowers and plants in the yard and made a lot of rouge powder, which aroused the excitement of the little girls, so they all went over Just watch the fun."

The old lady raised her eyebrows slightly, "Why is it because of that child again? They have been tinkering in the garden all day, and they haven't seen her produce anything decent."

Hearing this, Nanny Yang murmured slightly: "The servant got one by accident, do you want to show it to you?"

The old lady raised her eyes and glanced at her, unexpectedly, she also joined in the fun.

Nanny Yang then went out for a while, then brought a rouge box to the old lady, smiled and said, "Please look at it, old lady."

The old lady took it in her hand and looked at it. Before opening the lid, she could faintly smell a faint fragrance. After opening the lid, she saw that there was less than half a box of bright red ointment inside, which was smooth in color and fine in texture. Gently tap the tip, spread it on the back of your hand slowly, and the color will gradually change from bright red to pink, which is very pleasing to the eye.

The old lady couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then she tapped it with her fingertips, put it on the tip of her nose and smelled it carefully, she could only feel the aroma, which was faintly mixed with a hint of sweetness, which seemed to be fruity.

Nanny Yang secretly glanced at the old lady, seeing her stunned look, she couldn't help smiling to herself.

After all, Grandma is a thoughtful person. It is no wonder that the old lady is surprised that she can tinker with such delicate things.

The old lady was startled, and just now she squinted her eyes and looked around, shaking her head slightly, as if in disbelief: "Is this thing really from the garden?"

No matter how she looks at it, she feels like she bought it from outside.

Nanny Yang replied softly: "It is indeed from the garden. I heard that it was Grandma who got the prescription herself."

There was a wave of turmoil in the old lady's eyes, and she said lightly: "It's thanks to her that she figured it out."

Nanny Yang knew that the old lady liked these things, so she immediately praised Shen Yuechen a few words: "Grandma has always been thoughtful, and she is young and full of energy. Nature is extraordinary."

After hearing this, the old lady just smiled: "Then you are good at complimenting others, and your words will almost bring her to heaven."

Nanny Yang lowered her head and said, "The servants are also telling the truth."

The old lady was also amazed by Shen Yuechen, so after hearing what she said, she didn't object, but said plainly: "She has thought about this, so she might as well think about how to please her mother-in-law. I don't think she is Really smart, but relying on a little bit of cleverness, it's just fooling around."

Right now, Li Shi is still lukewarm and distant towards her.If it was a daughter-in-law from another family, she would definitely be in a hurry to curry favor with her, but she still has the leisure to make rouge and gouache, and she is not in a hurry.

Nanny Yang bowed her head and said nothing, deliberately avoiding the subject of the long room.

The old lady was also worried about the long room, seeing that Shen Yuechen was devoting her mind to other things, she couldn't help but become even more anxious.

"...Old lady, in fact, this rouge box was taken from the maid at Da Furen's place. Grandma sent it to her personally. Unfortunately, Da Furen didn't like it, so she threw it directly to the maid at the bottom."

Nanny Yang didn't intend to speak for anyone, she just told the truth.

The old lady's eyes flashed, she looked at the box again, and then sighed softly: "What's the use of giving her rouge? What she wants is a grandson."

From the old lady's point of view, even though there was something wrong with Li Shi, she was forced by the situation, so she couldn't bear to criticize her. As for Shen Yuechen, even though she felt pity, she couldn't show it too much. After all, Shen Yuechen had Jintang alone. If you protect it, you should be content.It doesn't make sense, let the whole family hold her like a jewel in the palm... Yang Nanny thought for a while, then said: "Grandma is only sixteen this year, after all, she is still young..."

Her words were pun intended, firstly to comfort the old lady not to worry, secondly, she wanted to take care of Shen Yuechen.After all, she is also a poor woman, unable to give birth to a child and being disliked by her mother-in-law... The old lady said lightly: "Now, I don't expect much from her, as long as she can stay by Jintang's side, Just make him happy."

Nanny Yang nodded: "Yes, the most important thing is to serve the young master well."

(End of this chapter)