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Both families were settled, and Hehua was struggling with the monthly money. With so many people in the house, she didn't know how much money she would have to spend a month. She first asked Liu's mother to ask about the local market, and then asked Miao'er to talk to Wen. Shi Tantan's tone. e3 latest update
Miao'er went away for a while and then came back and said: "Returning to grandma, Sister-in-law Hong said that in the past, she used to have two sets of clothes a year. She paid 500 yuan for working as an errand in the house, and a shilling for a respectable person. She followed the men around outside. Maybe give me a tael of silver and half a pound of money, and it would be decent to get a reward occasionally."
Hehua nodded when she heard this and said, "This person is quite honest. You should get closer to her in the future and ask more about the Qi family in the past."
Miaoer agreed not to mention it, and helped the lotus spread paper and grind it.
Hehua thought for a moment, and then decided to make clothes for the four seasons every year. The wife in charge of the house and the eldest girl wrapped in moon cakes would be paid one ounce per month, and the handyman and other girls would be paid half a ounce per month. When on duty If you are injured or sick, you don't have to spend any money. If you are willing to eat together in the big kitchen, if you want to start your own business, you will be given rice every month.
Miao'er saw the lotus flowers clearly arranged one by one, and said with a smile: "Grandma is really a kind person, and she is thoughtful. She even thought about seeing a doctor and taking medicine."
"Put it here for now, wait for me to come back and take a look." Hehua dried the ink on the paper and put it aside. He suddenly thought of something and asked: "Miao'er, I only wrote half of the letter home I wrote two days ago. Son, I didn’t see it on the table the next day, so I forgot to ask, but did you accept it?”
Miao'er frowned and thought for a long time, then said with some uncertainty: "The letter... If I remember correctly, I took it away when I went to the Yamen the next morning, and said that I sent someone to send it home with me. "
Hehua was shocked when he heard this: "Then the letter hasn't been finished yet, how can I send it back?"
Miao'er shook her head repeatedly: "Grandma doesn't know, and I don't even know what I'm doing. I don't know how I dare to ask."
"Forget it, let's wait until he comes back." He Hua couldn't understand and couldn't send someone to ask for such a trivial matter, so she put her hands aside and continued to go to the kitchen to watch people making moon cake fillings. Chapter 358 Wrapping Mooncakes.
Before noon...the moon cake mold was also delivered. It was not a round cake shape like the lid of a teacup as Lotus thought, but more like the shape of the tip of a paddle, a hand-held handle...a round notch was recessed in the wide front, and you could reach out. After touching it, it turned out to be smooth and smooth, and the patterns and fonts inside the mold were all clear. I was very satisfied with it, so I asked someone to reward the craftsman with two hundred coins.
Now that the mold has been obtained, Hehua said that she would move all the fillings to the flower hall in the afternoon. Everyone sat in the flower hall, which was spacious and cool... perfect for wrapping moon cakes.
Mother Liu prepared the dough for wrapping moon cakes in the morning. Now that it was almost time, she said she would cut it out. The Ma Yong family and the Huang family also volunteered to help. Several girls also happily agreed, spreading out several large panels in the flower hall, carrying various fillings and placing them scatteredly. They also placed the molds next to the names of the fillings, just waiting to wrap the mooncakes in the afternoon.
Qi Jintang came back for lunch... When he passed through the flower hall, he saw pots and pans arranged inside. When he got to the back, he smiled and said, "Are you going to move the kitchen out?"
Hehua stood up and took off Qi Jintang's coat, feeling that the inner coat was damp again... He asked the girl to go down and mix some warm water, then she twisted a towel and wiped Qi Jintang's body, and said with some distress: "The backlog of official work is still there. Didn't you handle it well? Why do you have to work so hard for such an urgent matter? It's still hot today, and I've been wearing big clothes in front of you all day long. Even if you don't mind the heat, I'll panic for you."
"It's okay. You serve mung bean and lotus seed soup every day. It's so hot everywhere." Qi Jintang opened his hands and let her wipe him. "They are all trivial things. It doesn't matter if you leave them alone, but you have to." You can’t do it until the end of the year. In fact, it’s not really a hot time anymore… We were on the road when it was the hottest, and we didn’t catch up at all.”
The two people were talking, and a girl walked in unexpectedly. She screamed when she saw this situation, turned around and ran out again.
Qi Jintang immediately frowned and said, "Who is this?"
Hehua didn't see who it was at all, only knowing that it was definitely not Miao'er and Xiaozhen... They had been following him for more than half a year, and they had never been so rash before, so they said, "Maybe it's one of the two girls who just came here." Some people don’t understand when they are working for the first time. I originally said to let them rest before coming back, but because they had to wrap moon cakes, they all stepped forward diligently, so they thought it would be a good idea to lend a hand. Who knew that they would get angry? Like a cat."
While she was talking, her hands were not idle either. She wiped the sweat off Qi Jintang's body with warm water, took a linen robe and gave it to him, saying: "Let's put on this one at home. It'll be cool and refreshing at least. We'll leave in the afternoon." Wear your official clothes again." As he picked up the clothes on the hanger, he felt the smell of sweat, and carried them far away with feigned disgust, "Fortunately, I made two more sets, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to replace them.
While the two were talking, they went downstairs to prepare for dinner. Hehua handed the clothes to Miao'er and asked, "Who came up just now?"
Miao'er glared at Banxia who was huddled in the corner and said: "Here, the top-notch one is so attentive, but no one calls her. The servant is still thinking, why didn't she see her when the meal was being set? She was coming over to invite me. I went to have dinner with my grandma and saw her running down in a panic."
"That's all, you should teach me more in the future. One of you and Xiaozhen will be watching in the room or downstairs. Leave the food preparation to them. You don't have to interfere in everything." He lowered his head and saw the clothes Miao'er was holding, and said, "Let Mrs. Wen do the laundry. Let her wash it in the backyard. She can also take care of the children nearby, and she doesn't have to go to the front to wait on her. But I It’s up to you and Xiaozhen to wash your close-fitting clothes.”
Qi Jintang had already sat down and was about to eat. When he looked up, he saw that Lotus hadn't come yet. He turned around and saw that their master and servant were still standing at the top of the stairs saying something. He raised his voice and said, "You two are together every day. Is there anything you can't say enough? You're not hungry." I'm hungry."
"Why are you starving to death?" He Hua scolded and came over. He first reached out and filled Qi Jintang's soup and set it aside to dry before sitting down to eat.
The two of them have never been particular about eating and sleeping without talking, and they were not deserted during the meal. Hehua then thought of the letter from home and asked, "Did you send the letter I wrote that day away?"
"You just remembered?" Qi Jintang couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "You have already walked far away."
"I haven't finished writing yet..." He Hua thought that he must have read the content, and felt a little embarrassed, so she lowered her head to eat.
"I wrote the ending for you. Otherwise, if you write it in such detail, I will have to use a box to pack your family letters in a few days." Qi Jintang said with a smile, "But don't worry, you will report the good news and not the bad news." , I’m not stupid either.”
"Actually, what I wrote is true. After living for a while, I think it's not that bad. I'm just staying at home. I'm not tired from doing some housework every day. I'm just thanking you for your hard work." Hehua picked up a chopstick. The dishes were placed on Qi Jintang's plate, and he suddenly remembered and said, "Have you written a letter to your father-in-law and mother-in-law?"
"Are you saying that I'm not as filial as you?" Qi Jintang glanced at her.
"Hey, the great master Mingjian, how dare the little woman." Hehua pretended to be scared.
The two of them just joked around and continued to eat, but Miao'er and Xiaozhen who were waiting on the side couldn't help but laugh. Banxia and Bai Zhi both looked strange. In the past, they thought that the master's family was stern, but this was the first time they saw them. Such a kind man.
Ban Xia just went upstairs and accidentally bumped into Qi Jintang with his upper body exposed. Although most of it was blocked by the lotus, he couldn't see the real thing, but he was blushing and his heart was beating fast. He only heard Qi Jintang drink, and ran down with frightened hands and feet. Lou, when I saw Qi Jintang and He Hua talking and laughing, I felt that I was still very kind. My heart that was beating wildly just now finally returned to its place, and I boldly looked at Qi Jintang a few times.
She was just curious, but Miao'er looked at her from the side. She thought unhappily, no wonder her grandma wouldn't let her stay with her. It seemed like she would have to keep a closer eye on her in the future.
After lunch, He Hua discussed a few words with Qi Jintang about labor wages. Qi Jintang naturally obeyed her and slept crookedly on the couch outside for a while, changed clothes and went to the front Yamen.
In order to make it easier to wrap the moon cakes, Hehua changed out of her wide clothes and big sleeves, and wore a narrow-sleeved, well-fitting Luo shirt, a homely half-armor, and a semi-old horse-faced skirt tied around her waist, and she removed the hairpin ring. After wrapping her hair with a scarf and tying it up, she came downstairs and led the four girls to wrap moon cakes.
Mrs. Liu had already prepared all the noodles, and brought a large basin over. She, Ma Yong's family and Huang's wrapped them. Among the girls, only Miao'er and Banxia knew how to wrap them, so they followed suit. Hehua led Xiaozhen and Bai Zhi to make the molds. .
As expected, the draft in the flower hall was cool, and everyone was chatting and laughing without feeling tired. They wrapped up a lot throughout the afternoon and placed them on the curtain made of thin bamboo strips. After brushing with oil with a clean brush, Mrs. Liu took it out and baked it. system.
Seeing that it was getting late, Hehua patted the flour on his hands and said, "That's it for today. I think the rest will be ready by tomorrow morning. Let's try the delicious ones first tonight. Don't worry. It tastes so bad that it’s given away to others.”
"It's all made of good stuff, but it tastes terrible wherever it comes from!" Xiao Zhen couldn't wait to go to the kitchen, but he still suppressed his temper and came with the chief to wait on He Hua to wash her face and hands.
Seeing that her eyes were not on her, Hehua just glanced at the kitchen. She smiled so hard that she couldn't stand up and said, "Don't look at it. You can't bake it right away even if you see through the wall. I'll give it to you when I wait for dinner." enough."
Xiao Zhen suddenly turned red with embarrassment and stamped her feet: "Grandma knows how to make fun of people."
After dinner, the mooncakes were baked and served as expected. Qi Jintang smelled the aroma as soon as he walked in and said, "Hey, did you make something delicious?"
Seeing the appearance of the mooncakes, each one had its fillings written on it, including lotus seed paste, egg yolk, assorted sugar fillings, etc., and praised: "This is a good method, I hope you can figure it out, but if you are illiterate, But I still don’t know what it is.”
"Then only give it to people who can read." Hehua secretly stuck out her tongue at him, then called to Xiaozhen and said, "Bring one of each kind of stuffing and cut it into eight parts. Let everyone try it and see how it tastes."
Qi Jintang took a bite of each one with great interest. He kept praising them, but he only ate up the lotus paste, egg yolk, jujube puree and sweet-scented osmanthus. Hehua secretly remembered it and thought to herself, wrap up a few of these and keep them for him. . ! ! !
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