After Mother Zhu came out of Ren Yao's off-plan apartment, she saw Qingmei and Xue Li were standing under the corridor not far away, and they seemed to be arguing in a low voice.
Madam Zhu frowned, walked over, lowered her voice and reprimanded: "What are you doing! It's useless at all, it's all nonsense! Tomorrow I will tell my aunt to sell you all!"
Qingmei glanced at Sydney sideways, and sneered: "I'm afraid that someone will get a few good words from the new master, so they won't take the old master seriously! They have already climbed high branches."
Mammy Zhu glanced suspiciously at Sydney after hearing the words.
Sydney's tears were about to fall: "Mommy, don't listen to her nonsense, slaves don't..."
"No? No, why are you following me wherever you go these days, but you've scolded me alone? Everyone says that you, Sydney, and Xi'er in the wife's room have become the lady's confidant! Xi'er left just now. At that time, I deliberately pulled you aside and whispered, I came to ask you, but you refused to say it! You two are already together!" Qingmei gritted her teeth and raised her voice slightly.
Sydney hurriedly defended: "Xi'er is just praising the embroidery of the purse I gave her before, thinking..."
"Oh, it's finally revealed? What kind of purse are you giving her? Why don't I know that I'm with you all day? Are you secretly trying to please the other side behind my back? Fortunately, I'm an honest person. You're playing around like that," Qingmei pouted.
"What the hell are you calling me at night!" Mammy Zhu stretched out her hand and twisted it on Qingmei's arm, Qingmei wanted to shout in pain, and she swallowed her moan when she met Mammy Zhu's staring eyes.
Seeing that Qingmei was honest, Mammy Zhu frowned and looked at Sydney. Sydney bit her lower lip, trying to say something but couldn't.
Madam Zhu originally wanted to ask, but she thought that she had something to do quickly, so she held it back for the time being, she just stared at the two maids and said, "I'll settle the account with you tomorrow! Don't hurry in and serve the young lady!"
Both maids bowed their heads and said yes.
Madam Zhu just turned around and turned her head to ask, "You went to the backyard to ask for water. Have you seen Madam Liu?"
Sydney said in a low voice, "Mother Wei invited you all to have a drink before. Madam Liu drank a few more drinks and was helped by the little maid to go back to the room to rest."
Mammy Zhu just remembered that Mammy Wei thought she was older than that niu sister-in-law, and had a surly eldest son who worked as a second-in-command in the coal mine, so she thought she was already a foreign affairs mama with a fortune, so in the afternoon When I was in the yard, I let the people in the yard speak, and I wanted to invite everyone to a drink in the evening.
She shied away today because she was going to do some errands outside, and only took a three-cent silver naked child from Wei Wei for tea money. Zhu Wei couldn't help but sighed psychologically: This Wei Wei is going to be happy for nothing. .
Although she thought so, but after all, this matter has little to do with Zhu Ma. Anyway, she also received the tea money, and Wei Wei gave it to her on her own initiative, so there is no reason to spit it out.
So Madam Zhu went to Madam Liu's residence in the backyard without any hesitation.
Passing by a backyard where the mother-in-law and maids rested when they were on duty, a little light and laughter leaked from the gap under the cotton curtain through the curtain. It should be Wei Wei and the others talking together after drinking. .
In Ziwei's courtyard, it is not strictly forbidden for maids and wives to hold banquets in private, after all, everyone will have a happy event. Just don't allow it to miss errands. Drinking is only allowed to drink fruit wine that is not very intoxicating, and it is still limited. Madam Liu guessed that she was a very light drinker, and would only drink a few glasses of fruit wine.
Madam Zhu just stood by the curtain outside the ear room and listened for a while, then looked left and right, and walked towards Madam Liu's residence.
Madam Liu was sitting on the head of the bed and was being served tea by a little maid. She looked up when she heard someone pushing the door in and she was stunned for a while, then hurriedly laughed: "It's Madam Zhu? blowing?"
Mammy Zhu was usually close to Mammy Guan, Mammy Liu's nemesis, so Mammy Liu's relationship with her was just normal. Seeing her uninvited tonight, I was really puzzled.
With a warm smile on Madam Zhu's face, she glanced at the little maid who was waiting on the side: "I wanted to talk to you about something, so I came over by myself. Don't blame me for not inviting guests."
"How can it be." Guan mao smiled politely and said to the little maid, "Go to the small kitchen and look at the stove. Today, the third master is staying in the main room, and you may need hot water later."
The little girl responded.
Madam Zhu turned her head and watched the maid gently close the door, and then stepped forward with a smile: "It's a good thing for me to come here today."
"A good thing?" Madam Liu asked in confusion.
Mammy Zhu nodded and got closer: "I heard that you also wanted an errand for mama in foreign affairs?"
Madam Liu heard the words with a smile, but she said, "Mother Zhu's news is well-informed."
Madam Zhu shook her head and smiled: "Don't be mad at me, I'll just ask you one question today, do you still want this errand?"
Madam Liu heard the words suspiciously and said: "What do you mean by Madam Zhu? Don't you mean Madam Wei or Sister-in-law Niu has already been decided? Madam Wei should have a bigger chance of winning."
Madam Zhu curled her lips: "Let's tell you the truth, Madam plans to set up two foreign affairs maids first, and then choose one of the two maids to officially take over after a year. This Niu is one sister-in-law and the other one. … the other one has yet to be decided.”
Madam Liu was startled and sat up slightly: "Is this true? Then Madam Wei..."
"Hey, what do you care about him? You just tell me if you want to be the difference." Madam Liu waved her hand, smiled slightly, and looked unpredictable, as if anyone who wanted this errand was just her words word thing.
Madam Liu pondered for a while, and then asked suspiciously, "Do you have a way?"
Mammy Zhu smiled again, but she didn't speak, but she looked like a default.
Madam Liu has been thinking about it for a longer time now. To be honest, who wouldn't be jealous of the second-class maids in the newly vacated yard? But now that the third wife is back, it is still up to the third wife to decide on this matter, but they don't have any friendship with the third wife, even if they want to walk around, there is no way.
only…
"Why didn't you tell Mammy Guan about this? I remember that the two of you have always had a good relationship." Mammy Liu is not stupid either. After thinking about it carefully, she felt something was wrong.
Mammy Zhu seemed to have expected her to ask such a question for a long time, and smiled calmly: "Even if I have some connections, I still need to consider my master, Mammy Guan has some personal friends with me, but it's a pity that her family That nephew is really a piece of mud that can't support the wall. You must also know that although this foreign affairs mama's errand is a bit oily, our third master is a perfectionist. If the errand fails, I am the person who recommends it. I don’t dare recommend anyone who has to take responsibility. I looked at the whole courtyard, except for Wei Wei’s eldest son, your second son Liu Wei, who is very promising.”
Madam Liu felt very comfortable listening to these words, and she was not so defensive about Madam Zhu: "Then Madam Wei..."
Madam Zhu smiled and said nothing.
Mammy Liu remembered that Mama Wei invited everyone to drink today, Mammy Zhu didn't go, wondering if there was a festival between the two? Or is it that Madam Zhu's master, Aunt Fang, is not very satisfied with Madam Wei
Madam Zhu has been paying attention to Madam Liu's expression. Seeing that she is a little shaken, but also seems to have some doubts, she rolled her eyes, and suddenly patted her thigh: "Hey! Forget it, I'll show you some more. It's been a while since you came to our Ziwei Courtyard. You should know that our fifth young lady is the most favored in front of the third master! And although the backyard is the wife's decision, everyone knows that as long as the third master says a word, the wife will never Say no to a word."
Madam Liu pondered what Madam Zhu said, and seemed to have some understanding: "You mean to let the fifth young lady stay with the third master..."
"Shh—" Mammy Zhu pretended to look around, "you just need to be clear in your heart, you don't have to say it."
Mammy Liu pondered for a moment: "I know the rules in the yard. Mammy, you also need to do some work, I don't know how much..." Mammy Liu made a gesture.
Madam Zhu was very happy with Madam Liu's introduction, and pretended to hesitate for a while: "It stands to reason that I should not open this mouth, but as you expected... I still need to manage this matter. How is the number?" Zhu Mammy made a gesture of twenty, which meant twenty taels of silver.
Madam Liu was silent again for a long time. Twenty taels of silver was not a small amount, but it was not that she couldn't get it. Besides, if she could get this job, she would be able to get the money back by doing a few errands to the third master, and even with it. Let the youngest son in the family show his face.
It's just, in case this doesn't work out... this money...
Madam Zhu seemed to be a roundworm in Madam Liu's belly, and she immediately smiled and said, "Well, you will pay the five taels first, and you will pay the rest when I finish the matter tomorrow? I'll give you a receipt too." Madam Zhu is a white wolf with empty gloves, so she is full of confidence.
Madam Liu was stunned for a moment, and felt that if this was the case, there was nothing to worry about. If she had a receipt in her hand, she could even get five taels of silver back.
If she didn't take advantage of it, she would have lived for so many years in vain, so Madam Liu immediately smiled and said, "Mother Zhu is sincere, and I am naturally a cheerful person, so it's settled."
Madam Zhu covered her mouth and smiled, but she was very proud.
Madam Liu got out of bed and dug out 5 taels of silver from the bottom of her closet. Madam Zhu called the maid to get the paper, pen and ink pad. She couldn't write, but they secretly exchanged money and money between them. The written data has its own term and symbol, as long as the numbers match the numbers, and finally press the fingerprint.
When the two finally parted, they were all overjoyed.