Red apricots make spring

Chapter 24
Running back to the house, Xiaoyan's rough servants were laughing and washing their faces and feet, talking to each other about the gossip and rumors they had heard during the day, calculating whether the monthly money should be paid tomorrow, and complaining secretly Ever since the master's concubine Mrs. Li has taken care of the house, the monthly money has never been paid on a daily basis.

A group of people were talking lively, and suddenly Wen Wen ran into the house in a panic, Qiaoer led the way and smiled and said: "Is there a ghost chasing you outside or what? You ran so fast, be careful to plant your teeth, and catch up tomorrow." Speak!"

Everyone laughed, Rourou got a little familiar with them, and knew that these people like to tease others for nothing, not with any malicious intentions, so they also smiled and said: "Yes, yes, there are ghosts chasing me outside! Big lantern Eyes wide, bloody mouth, and a big white tongue hanging out, just like that—"

As she spoke, she made a grimace, and Qiaoer screamed repeatedly in fright, and hurriedly hit her with a pillow, yelling: "I told you to frighten me!"

"Okay, let's all be quiet, shouting so loudly, the aunt who is in charge of the night watch will hear it later, and she will scold again." Xiaoyan is a relatively mature person, and while making the bed, she muttered and complained: "What do you say can't be done, it's so dark Oh my god, talking about ghosts...doesn't make people sleep peacefully?"

Everyone laughed for a while, tidied up and prepared to go to bed, Wenrou suddenly saw Qiaoer wiping her face with a box of facial grease, leaned over to look, and saw that it was also white solidified grease, but it had no fragrance, so she asked her : "How much is a box of this facial fat?"

Qiao'er didn't bother to answer, she just dipped her fingers in the oil and wiped it carefully on her face, until the corners of her eyes and forehead were wiped one by one, and she felt that they were clean, she said: "Twenty cents a box! It is said that there is something added in it." What Angelica dahurica, it can grow the skin and moisturize the color, just a little bit, I have to wipe off two boxes a month, and the monthly money is all spent on it."

"Who told you to love beauty? You wipe your face as white as a buttock all day long..." Before Cui Rong could finish speaking, Qiao Er threw away her facial fat to tear her mouth, and scolded with a smile, "You didn't?" Wipe? You wiped more than me! Come on, let my sister see, tsk tsk, a small face is whiter than a buttock..."

Rourou has long seen the toughness of the ancients from Mrs. Wang's mouth, and knows that although they are feudal, sometimes they have no taboos when they talk dirty, so they ignore their laughing and scolding, and only send Zhao An to her. He took out the box of facial fat and asked Qiaoer, "Guess how much this box of mine is worth?"

Qiaoer let out a "huh", took it over to have a closer look, then sniffed the smell, and said enviously: "Your box is mixed with bluegrass juice, it's called Lanze. Let's go!" As he spoke, he looked carefully at Rou Rou and said, "You got rich? Buy such an expensive thing."

"I don't get rich, I regret it when I buy it." Ruan raised her eyebrows, thinking that it was really expensive enough. If it was exchanged for money, it would be enough to buy a lot of food for Wen Gang for several days. She couldn't help saying: "You want No, I'll resell it to you at a cheaper price, so it's fine for fifty cents." Anyway, she definitely doesn't plan to use this kind of thing like a token of love, and it's a waste to leave it for nothing.

"Fifty Wen?" Qiao'er was a little moved, but this thing was not cheap after all, so she was still a little hesitant.

"Sell me, I want it!" Cui Rong has always been greedy for petty gains, seeing that this box of Lanze has no trace of being used at all, she thought in her heart that the monthly money should be paid anyway, so it's better to buy a box and try it out.As for women, the most precious thing is their appearance. Originally, they are not good-looking maidservants, and they usually do heavy work. If they don't take care of it carefully, they may not be able to marry a good man.

"No! Ruhua asked me first, I want to buy it!" Qiao'er has always been high-minded, and her appearance can be regarded as smart and handsome. He still wanted to lower the price, but when he saw Cui Rong spoiling her good deeds, he became anxious, so he couldn't care less about counter-offering.

"Let me ask for it first!" Cui Rong refused.

"I'll add another five cents!" How could Qiao'er allow anyone to overwhelm her.

Cui Rong was greedy for petty gains, and when she saw her adding more money, she felt unhappy, turned over and lay down, and said in a temper: "It's not that there are no places to buy such good things, so I don't care for them! "

Qiaoer ignored her, counted the money and handed it to Wenrou, and then sniffed the box of Lanze again, then carefully put it on the pillow, lay down contentedly, thinking about going to bed quickly, and wake up tomorrow morning I can try it out.

Wen Rou was satisfied with the money, rushed to wash up, lay down to sleep, still worried about whether the bean crisp candy could be sold, and would not be able to sleep for a while.

Bean crispy candies should be crispy, sticky in the hand, and melt in the mouth. Although it will not go bad after a few days, it will get damp after a long time. Not only does it look wet and unsightly, but the taste will be much worse , she couldn't help but not worry, after all, there is only this way of making money at present, if it is cut off, Ruhua's family can only go out to beg for food.

She was thinking about something on her mind, and she was so dazed that she didn't know when she fell asleep, and she had a sweet sleep.In ancient times, it was a headache to not have an alarm clock, and it was easy to go to bed late. Fortunately, she has been here for a while, and she gets up early and goes to bed early every day, and has formed a certain biological clock. The noise of washing can definitely wake her up.

Early the next morning, Rourou woke up and hurried to the kitchen. Seeing that Mrs. Liu was already waiting there, she quickly reported to her the names of the dishes that she had thought up before going to bed last night, along with the ingredients to be used. All the raw materials were clearly explained, so Mrs. Liu sent people to buy vegetables, and prepared breakfast in a mess. Fortunately, the lady's breakfast was always served from the small kitchen with stewed rock sugar, tremella and lotus seeds, so there was no need to prepare it in the big kitchen. Only then did she have some free time, so Rourou could sneak past Xiaohuan and ask her how much Dou Su Tang sold yesterday.

"It's only sold for three yuan." With a bitter face, Xiaohuan put twelve Wen coins into her gentle palm and said, "They really want to eat, but the monthly money hasn't been paid yet, so they have no money to buy, so they have to buy one piece each to try." Taste it, and say that I will buy more after the monthly payment.”

Damn, who knows when the money will be issued that month!If the sugar is left for a long time, it will be wet!Rourou looked down at the copper coins in her hand, feeling very depressed, she hadn't even earned back her original capital yet!

"Hee hee." Seeing that she was bored, Xiaohuan suddenly laughed again, stuck out her tongue and said, "Sister, I am teasing you, don't be angry!"

"Huh?" Gentle raised her head in confusion.

I only heard Xiaohuan continue: "Actually, although only three pieces of bean crisp candy were sold yesterday, after they tasted it, they felt that the taste was much better than the candies they usually ate. When they were discussing, it happened that the third girl heard it and thought about it." Madame loves sweets, she was moved by her filial piety, and gave me a dime, asking me to buy some more for her, to send to Da Furen's house."

"A penny?" Rou Rou's eyes lit up, "It's enough to buy more than ten catties!"

"That's what I said, but no matter how much the third girl and the eldest lady can eat, they can't eat more than ten catties of bean crisp candy. What's more, the third girl usually asks people to buy things and never calculates the price carefully. It’s pawn money for us. I thought, as long as I sneak out to make some candy in the afternoon, it will be enough for business.”

"Okay!" Rourou became happier the more she thought about it, the money would be enough for Ruhua's family to spend half a month first, and she would have time to find a way to raise money. Twelve scattered copper coins were stuffed into Xiaohuan's hands, and he said with a smile, "You can use this money to buy snacks. I'll come back to you when I finish my work in the afternoon."

(End of this chapter)