"Miss is back! Miss is back!" Yingchun got the news, like a happy lark, ran all the way back to the yard from the hanging flower gate, with an excited smile on her face.
Wutong came out from the house, pulled a face, and shouted at Yingchun: "What are you shouting! There are no rules!! The lady has only been away for a few days, and everyone is lawless!! Slaves, behave yourself , that's the face of the young lady. You are so rough, no wonder the girl doesn't like to take you with her when she goes out!"
The joy of welcoming the spring was poured head-on with a basin of cold water, the cheerful footsteps stopped, and the smile on his face gradually faded. Wu Tong is the eldest maid beside the young lady, and she is also the first person in the mansion to follow the young lady. I don't know when a pattern has been formed, and all the maids and women in the yard are under her control.
In the beginning, Wutong treated the other maids with a pleasant face, but when the lady promoted Xichun and Hechun to fill the vacancy of the eldest maid, she changed, became moody, and sometimes looked at people like a knife, It makes people feel a little scared for no reason.
All the maids and women in the yard know that Miss has no rules, as long as she does her own thing well. The girls below all secretly said that they should be more relaxed in front of the lady, and don't need to pay so much attention. Even if there is a small mistake, the lady will laugh it off. But if it was in Wutong's hands, and she happened to be in a bad mood, she would be punished with a monthly punishment, or hit with a board.
Ever since the young lady returned to Tanggu and handed over the greenhouse vegetables on the Huangzhuang to Xichun to take care of, and only brought He Chun along with her, leaving Wutong and loquat to manage the yard again, Wutong was in a bad mood. I tap and tap all day long, and when things don't go my way, I'll give you a lesson, and I'll take out and toss about every small mistake at the tip of the needle. The little girl in the yard didn't dare to say anything on the surface, but she had already complained behind her back, looking forward to the young lady's early return from Tanggu. Because, in front of the lady, Wutong will restrain a lot.
Yingchun didn't have the good luck of Xichun and Hechun, and was promoted as a first-class girl by her master, so she didn't dare to confront her head-on. : It's no wonder that the master will reuse you if you do one thing in front of your face and another behind your back! You deserve to guard the three-acre land in the yard forever! !
As soon as Yu Xiaocao entered the inner courtyard, she was surrounded by a group of maids and walked towards her own courtyard. While walking, ask if there is anything important recently. There was a smile on Wutong's face, and he rushed ahead of the loquat, and said with a light smile:
"Since the autumn harvest, the young lady has gained a lot of fame, especially since the vegetables in the greenhouse are on the market. Who in Beijing doesn't know how to break the seasonal restrictions and let the vegetables and fruits ripen whenever they want, young lady! The days when the young lady is not around Here, many beauties in Beijing have posted posts, inviting the young lady to various gatherings. If the young lady just returned to Tanggu, she would probably be very busy!"
Yingchun curled her lips secretly, she is really a two-faced person. When he was treating her just now, he was as fierce as a she-wolf, but now he is pretending to be a pure little white rabbit, smiling so obsequiously.
"Pick up the important ones!" Yu Xiaocao is not at all interested in socializing with those ladies in Beijing. She either recites sour poems without illness, or shows off her talents. These are not her specialties, okay? Those who invited her to this poetry meeting or that party, were they sure they didn't want to see her make a fool of themselves and add some jokes? So, even if she was in the capital, she wouldn't go to those boring parties!
Wutong rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "Master Jiang Siniang, the head of Linglong Embroidery Workshop, has sent a post to visit. Miss, are you interested?"
Jiang Siniang's early years in Beijing also caused great criticism just like Miss. But people used their own strength to break everyone's false opinions. The Linglong Embroidery Workshop under her management is not only famous in Beijing, but also has branches in many surrounding states.
The dresses designed by Jiang Siniang not only use bold colors, but also match them properly. Even if they are in contrasting colors like bright red and green, it can become a graceful and luxurious dress in her hands without losing its beauty. Incidents of begging for clothes with huge sums of money happened frequently in Linglong Embroidery Workshop. All the noble ladies in Beijing are proud to have a dress designed and embroidered by Jiang Siniang herself!
It's a pity that in recent years, Jiang Siniang only accepts five sets of custom-made clothes per season, and she doesn't accept everyone's orders. According to her words, it depends on fate. People who catch her eye, even if they don't receive a penny, she will happily design and embroider. Even the concubines in the palace must abide by her rules, who made her hold the emperor's "model heroine" handwritten letter in her hand!
In Wutong's view, it is such an honor for such a legendary woman, everyone in the field of embroidery and clothing, to visit her own lady! If those ladies with ulterior motives found out, wouldn't they be so jealous? You know, even my wife can't have a piece of clothes that Mr. Jiang sewed by himself!
Jiang Siniang? Yu Xiaocao paused for a moment while taking off the cloak. That Mr. Jiang who refused even the prime minister's son's marriage proposal because he cared about his career? The two of them have no intersection on weekdays, why would she want to visit her
"Also, Princess Minglan will hold a 'Flower Fighting Party' in the middle of this month, and I have posted a post for you, Miss. Do you want to..." Other ladies are fine, Princess Minglan is the jewel in the palm of Da Zongzheng's family , they are still cousins with King Yangjun.
"Flower Fighting Club? How about a flower fight?" Yu Xiaocao knew the name of Princess Minglan, and it was said that she learned riding and archery with her brothers since she was a child, and she was no match for anyone else. She has a slightly arrogant and willful temperament, but she is not comparable to a lady with high eyebrows and low eyes, waiting to be laughed at.
Wu Tong took Miss's cloak, handed it to Yingchun, and quickly explained: "It's actually very simple, that is, every lady invited must bring a pot of flowers. Whoever brings the most expensive flowers is the winner."
"Oh? Those who win, will there be prizes?" Yu Xiaocao was more concerned about this. When it comes to precious flowers and plants, there are still many precious varieties she found in the valley in the hands of the princess. The last time she took refuge in the valley, Princess Jing took her close maid and wandered around the valley. When she left, she harvested a lot of flowers and plants she wanted!
Indus pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "Every participant not only has to bring a pot of flowers and plants, but also bets on the lottery. The winner can win all the lottery from all the participants!"
"Everyone's lucky head?" Yu Xiaocao rubbed her chin, smiling with big eyes, like a little fox full of ghost ideas. Those ladies in Beijing are all good-looking, and the value of the lottery will definitely not be low, so... does it mean that I can make a small fortune
After changing into her home clothes, Yu Xiaocao walked out of the courtyard: "Go, please go and greet the godmother first! I haven't seen Xiao Linlin for a long time, so I'm panicking!"
Wu Tong said jokingly: "Miss and Young Master are indeed siblings. Young Master has been talking about 'Where is Sister?' and 'When is Sister coming back' these days? He doesn't even eat his favorite egg tart!"
Xiaocao's courtyard is very close to the main courtyard, and she had already reached the door of the main house while she was talking. Linglong greeted her with a smile, and said, "Miss, madam and young master are talking about you. Especially young master, when you hear When I got the news of your return, I was going to look for you in your yard, but my wife coaxed you down."
"Sister!" As soon as the door curtain was lifted, a small meatball rolled over from inside, hugged Yu Xiaocao's leg, raised her round face, pouted her mouth, and said unhappily, "Sister, don't you?" Take Linlin out to play, bad boy!"
Yu Xiaocao bent down to pick up the little meatball, and almost lost her footing. Fang Haolin's little friend is getting fat again, she can't hold her anymore. Seeing this, Wutong wanted to take the young master over. Xiao Panglin didn't dump her at all, he shook his little hand and said, "I don't want you, I want my sister!"
Xiaocao carried little fat Lin into the inner room, beside Linglong and Wutong were protecting her tightly, for fear that the two little masters would fall. Mrs. Fang burst out laughing when she saw the situation, and said: "Look at you two, one is getting thinner and the other is getting fatter, it looks like a monkey hugging a fat little pig."
"Linlin is not a little fat pig, Linlin is Monkey King, and I have a golden cudgel to fight monsters!" When Xiaocao was at home, "Journey to the West" became Fang Haolin's little friend's bedtime story.
Although the little guy is young, he worships heroes very much. He regards the monkey grandson in the story as an idol. He also specially asked his father to get him a round stick, which he said was a golden cudgel. He danced vigorously and "killed demons and demons" at the flowers and plants in the garden. As a result, Mrs. Fang didn't dare to move out those precious flowers and plants, for fear that this little demon star would treat them like monsters and get rid of them!
Mrs. Fang hugged the little guy to the imperial concubine and patted his little butt. If he was allowed to make trouble, the utensils in this room would suffer. She patted the couch next to her, let her daughter sit down, and asked, "Is this trip going well? Is Tang Gu all right?"
"Escorted by the guards of the king of Yangjun all the way, it's hard to think it goes well! The more than 100 mu of land next to Zhuangzi was bought by the king of Yangjun, and they all set up greenhouses. Whether it's the craftsmen who built the greenhouses, or Those who are responsible for planting vegetables in the greenhouse are all familiar hands who are used to in the village in the suburbs of Beijing. My daughter used to give pointers occasionally, and it’s not much work!" Yu Xiaocao took a small piece of cantaloupe from the fruit plate and put it in Zhang Zhang Little Linlin, who was waiting to be fed, took another piece of watermelon and ate it with relish.
"My mother is biased, why can my sister eat watermelon, but Linlin can't?" The weather in early winter is already very cold sooner or later, and watermelon is also cold. Little Linlin's body has only gradually become stronger in the past six months, and Mrs. Fang dare not eat watermelon. Tell him to eat more, no, I'm asking for an opinion, right