Foster son and husband

Chapter 88 Admitting Mistakes ([-])

Xu Junying took the teacup from Zhuang Yulan, took a sip and then put it down, saying that there were official documents to read, leaving the old lady and younger siblings behind.

If I stay any longer, I'm afraid I still won't see any tricks on the tea soup, so it's better to go quickly, so as not to spoil everyone's interest.

Everyone?It seemed that Mei Niang was the only one who was booing there, causing the old lady to speak, and she was the one who ran the fastest after that.

Xu Junying came out of the upper room and just walked down the steps with Baoju when Zheng Meiyu chased him out and wanted to say "Cousin Ying wait for me", when the door curtain was lifted, Zhuang Yulan jumped up to her and grabbed her hand. Covering her mouth, she dragged her back into the room with a soft but powerful voice:
"Why are you in a hurry? I will arrange for someone to take you back to Qiuhuayuan. If you let Hou Ye take you off, wouldn't it be a big detour and miss his business!"

Zheng Meiyu lowered her head and said, "I want to go back and help my aunt look after Heng'er."

Zhuang Yulan sneered: "If you don't come, won't there be no one to help the eldest lady take care of Heng'er?"

She stared at Zheng Meiyu for a while, then suddenly said: "If you want to go back, go back, I heard that you are the one who takes care of the Tsinghua Institute for Meiniang when she is ill, maybe Heng'er likes to be with you... wait... , I'll go find Mother Ji!"

Not long after, Mother Ji came out and appointed three or four wives, and was about to send Zheng Meiyu back to the Qiuhua Courtyard, but saw a few lanterns wandering in the dark, but it was a few women and servants from the Qiuhua Courtyard who came to pick her up. Ji's mother thought, this would save trouble.Zheng Meiyu and Zhuang Yulan said a few words of farewell politely, and then left with the women.

The brothers and sisters in the house were not interested at first, seeing that the people who shared the tea had all run away, they were even less in the mood to sit down, chatted and laughed with the old lady for a while, then left and went back to their rooms.

In the room at Tsinghua University, Meiniang came out of the shower, wearing only pink underpants with embroidered edges, Cuixi took a willow yellow silk cotton gown for her to wear, and Cui Lian dried her hair with a large handkerchief, After tidying up with a mahogany comb, she sat down on the soft couch with loose hair. Cuisi had already set up two stacks of account books on the low table, one from Xu's mansion and the other from Cyclamen. Mei Niang smiled: Taking both public and private interests into account, the workload is relatively small, and it is relatively easy to do.

As soon as she opened an account book, Mama Wang came over and said, "I asked Cheng'er and Ping'er to go to the kitchen. Mama Cai cooked the dishes herself, and said she would get them back later."

Mei Niang looked up and smiled at Mama Wang: "Mom is so kind! I didn't have enough to eat tonight, I only ate one dumpling, one piece of chicken, one small ball of rice, and not even the soup!"

Mama Wang stretched out her hand, lovingly brushed Mei Niang's hair that was hanging on the side of her face behind her ears, and sighed, "I'm sorry to see you! When does Grandma come back from Jinhua Tang for dinner and doesn't rummage around for food? Go to the old lady. It’s better for us to eat warm and fresh at home... This is the filial piety due to being a junior, but grandma is not as strong as others, and she always has to eat more to make up for it when she comes back!"

Cuixi and Cui Lian came over with needlework baskets, and Cui Si also took out the half-crocheted wool. Seeing that Mama Wang was talking non-stop, Mei Niang couldn't bear to look down on the account book, so Cui Si gently pushed Wang. Mother:
"Have Cheng'er and Ping'er brought someone there? If you haven't come back at this time, why don't you go to the kitchen?"

Mama Wang patted her and scolded with a smile: "Lazy girl! Who sent you? It doesn't matter if I go, the old bones are getting looser and looser as they go. It's just that Mama Cai wanted to cook some good dishes and stew a good soup to remind Mrs. If you’re in a hurry, you won’t be able to make something delicious.”

Mei Niang said: "Cai's mother is the most agile in doing things, she doesn't need to rush—by the way, those mothers in the kitchen are accustomed to taking rewards, dawdling without rewards, not cooking with care, there are only such people in the house, they are all Master, it depends on the size of the reward. Is this the duty of a slave? I only thought that the former Tsinghua University suffered from this loss. After talking about it, I found out that this mansion is provided by the Marquis’s salary, but the master of the first house is not as good as the second house? The second house has a lot of money, right? It’s generous, so hold the second house more! From tomorrow, mom will go to the kitchen a few more times Come on, catch someone who shows up, after the first month, let's tidy up the kitchen, whoever dares to accept rewards, miss work and neglect the master, pull them out immediately, and don't even have to stay in the inner courtyard!"

Mama Wang nodded: "I heard from Mama Cai that the Hou Mansion was not like this in the past. I have never seen slaves who were rewarded for their work. They only had the original monthly money. Since the second grandma married in, everything has always I like to give rewards, and others will follow suit when they see it, and it gradually becomes like this. The biggest master in the kitchen is Mama Liang, and the rewards have to go through her hands, peeling off a layer, and then distributed to the mother who does the work!"

Mei Niang said: "The reward money depends on the time. During the twelve hours of the day, the kitchen is divided into two groups of people to cook, and the reward money must not be collected! If someone cooks in the middle of the night, it should be given! Mom can tell Mama Cai secretly. Let her get ready to replace Mama Liang from February!"

Mama Wang's complexion changed, and she quickly waved her hands: "Grandma can tidy up the kitchen, but don't touch Mama Liang! Mama Liang is the little girl brought by the old lady as a dowry!"

"What about Mama Cai?"

"Cai's mother is the son of the Hou's family, and she is married to Qi Dongsheng, who is in charge of the chariots and horses in the front yard, while Liang's mother is married to the housekeeper Liu!"

Mei Niang was amused by Wang Mama's words, and cut her head: "Who cares who they marry? I don't dare to mess with the old lady, so what kind of business is Steward Liu?"

"Steward Liu used to be your father-in-law's long-term follower. When Master Hou sees him, he still needs to respect him as Uncle Liu!"

Meiniang couldn't turn her head for a moment: "My father-in-law? Who is it?"

"My great grandma! Can you forget this too? It's the old Hou Ye, now the Hou Ye's father!"

Mei Niang closed the account book, and lazily said: "I'm hungry, don't worry about it! The family is not my family, it's useless to worry about it, and no one will reward me if I take care of it!"

Cuisi said quickly: "That's it! Grandma, don't worry, the house is in chaos, it's none of our business!"

Before Mama Wang's scolding came out, a voice came from outside the curtain, scaring a group of people to the point of fainting.

"It's none of your business, whose business is it?"

Xu Junying opened the curtain and walked in. Cuisi lowered her head and leaned on the low table when she stood up. The crocheted woolen sweater was covered on the cyclamen's account book. Cuixi, Cui Lian and Mama Wang were scared Having to kneel down, Cuisi quickly slid down from the couch and knelt behind Ms. Wang, but no one cared about Mei Niang, so she had to put on her shoes, took two steps, blessed her body and said:
"Master Hou is back! Who is standing at the door, why don't you report?"

Xu Junying looked at her with a flat face and said, "There's no one at the door!"

Meiniang froze for a moment: "Impossible!"

The corners of Xu Junying's lips tugged lightly: "I told them to go away. Isn't Grandma dizzy? I was afraid of disturbing you. I didn't expect to hear such bold remarks from your master and servant!"

He bypassed Cui Xi Cui Lian, walked to the edge of the couch and sat down, reached out to look through the account book that Meiniang had just read: "Aren't you dizzy? Can you still reconcile the accounts?"

Mei Niang was afraid that he would touch the pile covered with woolen wool, so she quickly sat on the couch and pressed the account book: "This is the daily expense account, it's very messy, Master Hou can't understand it!"

Xu Junying stared at her, Meiniang thought she shouldn't question her cultural level, so she quickly changed her words: "Your Majesty wants to read official documents, so there's no need to bother about it!"

Xu Junying said: "I just read it."

Mei Niang also felt that she was too nervous, so she withdrew her hand, Xu Junying slowly turned a few pages, and then closed it.

Mei Niang smiled at him: "It's boring, isn't it? I watch this every day!"

Xu Junying said lightly: "Do you feel bored? This is because you are clamoring to come - I listen to you about the kitchen you mentioned just now, just do as you want. Mama Cai replaced Mama Liang, it is very suitable It's true that Liang's mother belongs to the old lady, what she did was not taught by the old lady, when the old lady asks, you just say you asked me."

"Oh, yes!" Meiniang looked at the kneeling people on the ground, and answered absently.

But Xu Junying didn't follow her wishes, asked them to get up, and only looked at Cuisi: "Cuisi, please explain: Why is the house in chaos, but it's none of your business?"

Cui Si lowered her head to the ground, not daring to vent her breath, let alone make a sound.

Mei Niang said with a smile: "Cui Si, she is just a naive girl, she doesn't know anything, and she always says the wrong thing..."

Xu Junying looked at her: "She is not the only one who said something wrong tonight!"

Mama Wang kowtowed on the ground: "It's the old slave, the old slave is wrong! Please punish me!"

Mei Niang couldn't bear it in her heart. Mother Wang always said that her back hurts. How could she suffer like this while kneeling and kowtowing? It's me who should be punished. Cuixi Cuilian, it's none of your business, get up too and make room for me!"

Xu Junying gritted her teeth to hold herself tight.She wouldn't admit to this person until she pointed it out, and even if she admitted her mistake, she would show off!

Seeing Mei Niang knelt down, Xu Junying felt very comfortable, and asked leisurely, "What did you say wrong?"

Mei Niang bit her lips: "I said: take care of the house, no one will reward me!"

"The previous sentence!"

Mei Niang closed her eyes: "My home is not my home, so it's useless to worry about it!"

Xu Junying was silent for a while, then nodded: "Get up!"

Mei Niang stood up first, and then leaned over to help Mama Wang. Xu Junying kept watching her. Her figure was flexible and straight, her hands were always clasped on her waist and abdomen, and she knelt down. Steady, not wobbly or wobbly.

Slowly thinking about it, when she just recovered from a serious illness, how many times did she kowtow to her elders to get up without being supported?Even if you support the ground with your hands, you can't get up so fast.

Seeing that Mei Niang was not wearing a skirt, but only a pair of pink fine linen trousers, she wondered if it was because of the missing skirt?
Thinking wildly, Meiniang had already returned to the couch, and ordered Cui Lian to help Wang's mother go to the next room to warm up her knees, so as not to cause another leg pain tomorrow, and asked Cui Xi to make tea, and Cui Si put the baby on the short table The account book was moved to the rosewood cabinet behind him.

　In the code word, the second update today. . . . . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)