Wu Baozhang couldn't even laugh.
How did Zhou Shaojin know that she could make these snacks
She asked Chunwan to learn how to make rice cakes from her. She had said that if she asked the maids around her to help grind the rice, Chunwan would definitely tell Zhou Shaojin after she returned. Zhou Shaojin was not only liked by Mrs. Guan, but also favored by Mrs. Guo. If she muttered a few words in front of the elders, how would the people in the Cheng family look at her
But a full ten kilograms of rice...
Cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
Wouldn't that cost her half her life
Did Zhou Shaojin do this intentionally or unintentionally
She looked fixedly at Zhou Shaojin.
Zhou Shaojin looked at her with a smile as clear as autumn water. His black and white eyes were so clear that they seemed to reflect a person's shadow, as pure as a child's.
How could a girl like this plot against her
Wu Baozhang immediately denied his suspicions.
But what about the ten kilograms of rice cakes
Her mind was racing.
Zhou Shaojin felt quite proud.
Don't you want to pretend to be virtuous? Then I will help you do so and let you pretend to your heart's content.
Not only did she ask Wu Baozhang to make ten kilograms of rice cakes, she also asked Chunwan to learn how to make snacks from her, forcing her to do it herself. Let's see if she still brags in front of her elders!
Zhou Shaojin looked towards the Spring Festival Gala.
Chunwan was very puzzled.
She was the head maidservant beside the Second Young Miss, in charge of her food, clothing and other expenses, but she dropped all of that to follow Grandma Nuo to make rice cakes… Grandma Nuo’s rice cakes were good, but the outer courtyard kitchen could also make them, and theirs were more to the taste of the people in Jiuru Lane than Grandma Nuo’s. The Second Young Miss wanted to send rice cakes to the Eldest Young Miss, but instead of asking the chef in the outer courtyard kitchen to make them, she asked her to learn from him… Wasn’t this putting the cart before the horse!
But Chunwan had always respected Zhou Shaojin. Since Zhou Shaojin had given her the order, she still responded with a smile, bowed to Wu Baozhang, and said, "Grandma Nuo, I am clumsy. If I do anything wrong, just scold me."
Wu Baozhang said hurriedly, "Miss Chunwan, you are too kind. I hope my little tricks can catch the eye of your second young lady."
Zhou Shaojin used to be a person who couldn't speak, so the maids Zhou Chujin picked for her were all able to socialize with others.
Chun Wan smiled and said, "You are too polite, Grandma Nuo! If our Second Miss looked down on Grandma Nuo's craftsmanship, she wouldn't let me put aside all the things in the house and follow you to make rice cakes. I am afraid that this is Grandma Nuo's family craftsmanship. Fortunately, our Second Miss will not go out often, and will never use what Grandma Nuo taught her to make money. Grandma Nuo can rest assured to teach me!"
Wu Baozhang was so angry that his nose was crooked when he heard this.
I didn't expect that this Spring Festival Gala performer looked innocent and pretty, but his words were as sharp as knives.
What kind of ancestral craftsmanship? What kind of Second Miss never goes out, and would never use what Grandma taught her to make a profit
His father was a fourth-rank prefect, not a street vendor.
By saying this, wasn't she implying that she came from a humble background
She also told me to teach her with confidence.
If she can't learn it, doesn't that mean I'm unwilling to teach her
Wu Baozhang looked at Zhou Shaojin again.
Zhou Shaojin stood there with a smile on his face, as quiet as a crescent moon, as if he didn't understand the meaning of the Spring Festival Gala's words at all.
She couldn't help but feel angry.
This Zhou Shaojin is really a fool beauty!
If Zhou Chujin hadn't protected her, she would have been eaten to the bone.
Thinking of this, she felt sad.
Although her brother Wu Taicheng treats her well and protects her in everything, he is short-sighted, incompetent, and often gets into trouble, leaving her to clean up the mess.
Zhou Shaojin's father was only a fourth-rank prefect. Her biological mother died young and her father remarried. She didn't even have a brother, but she lived a much better life than her. She lived with her half sister in the home of her grandmother, who was not related by blood. But her father always cared about them and brought them things from time to time. Her two cousins also treated her like a treasure, fearing that she would be wronged. Even Cheng Lu was said to have had his eyes on her... They were the same person but had different fates.
Zhou Shaojin is just so lucky.
She couldn't help but smile and said to Chun Wan: "It's just food! If I were stingy, I wouldn't agree to tell you!"
Chun Wan hurriedly said, "Don't blame me, Madam Nuo! I can't speak." After saying that, she knelt down and bowed to her three times.
Wu Baozhang didn't want to argue with her, for fear of leaving an impression of being narrow-minded in front of his elders. He chatted with Chunwan for a few words, made an appointment to learn how to make rice cakes, and then said goodbye.
Mrs. Guan then smiled and said, "The autumn heat is so severe that making so many rice cakes will probably go bad. If you really like to eat them, tell Madam Lu who is beside Mrs. Guo and ask the kitchen in the outer courtyard to make them for you. After all, Grandma Nuo is your sister-in-law!"
If the Third House wanted to ask the kitchen in the outer courtyard to make something for them, they had to say a lot of nice things and give them money. The Fourth House and the Fifth House would not even bother with this, as they would only end up getting into trouble, so that's why Old Lady Guan said this.
Zhou Shaojin only pretended to be surprised and asked, "Is ten kilograms a lot? How much is ten kilograms?"
In her previous life, when she first married into the Lin family, she made a fool of herself because she didn't know how much a pound of rice was. Later, when she proposed to let Aunt Mu take charge of the household chores, the old lady of the Lin family didn't insist. She must have thought that she was not a suitable housewife, so she gave up, right
Mrs. Guan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, pointed at her and said to Mrs. Mian: "I think you really need to put in some effort to teach her. Otherwise, after she gets married, I'm afraid she will be sidelined by the housekeeper."
Mrs. Miao agreed, with a hint of bitterness flashing across her face.
It wasn't that she didn't want to teach before. The first reason was that she was too busy with Gao'er's marriage. The second reason was that since Zhou Shaojin would be her daughter-in-law and had the He family's girl in the background, she could just teach Zhou Shaojin slowly about the little things in her own house... Who knew that plans wouldn't change as quickly!
Then Old Lady Guan talked about how Cheng Yi's wedding preparations were going, and forgot about this matter. The task of making ten kilograms of rice cakes fell on Wu Baozhang.
But Zhou Shaojin didn't forget.
She went back to the house and sent the servants away to whisper to Chun Wan: "… If she wants to be in the limelight, go ahead, but she always likes to step on others to be in the limelight. I have no grudge against her, and I haven't fought with her for anything, so why should I be her stepping stone? This time when you go over there, you must be more careful and watch her make the ten kilograms of rice into rice cakes by herself. If she tries to be clever, remind her and tell me when she comes back."
Ever since Zhou Shaojin knew that Wu Baozhang and Cheng Lu had been together for a long time, she suspected that they had been together in her previous life when she didn't know about it. The grievances she had suffered in her previous life kept lingering in her mind, and she could no longer treat Wu Baozhang calmly.
As for Zhou Shaojin in his previous life, Wu Baozhang certainly didn’t have to be afraid of him.
But in this life, she moved to Hanbi Mountain Villa, and it was impossible for Wu Baozhang not to be wary of her.
Only then did Chunwan understand.
It turns out that Grandma Nuo had a grudge with the Second Miss when she was still in the boudoir. No wonder the Second Miss asked her to learn how to make rice cakes from Grandma Nuo this time. It turned out that she wanted to teach Grandma Nuo a lesson.
She assured, "Second Miss, I know what to do! Anyway, if Grandma Nuo shows off like this in front of you again, we will let her suffer the consequences without saying a word."
Chunwan is worthy of being her maid!
Zhou Shaojin squinted his eyes, smiled and nodded, and asked her to take ten taels of silver from his box, saying, "Money makes the world go round. Use it to bribe the people around Grandma Nuo."
"I save that!" Chunwan took the silver.
Zhou Shaojin instructed her again: "Wu Baozhang is a cunning man. Tomorrow morning, you should bring an eight-colored gift box to pay your respects to Madam Wen and say thank you to Madam Nuo for teaching you how to make rice cakes. Make this matter clear to Madam Wen so that she can't refuse."
Chunwan was better at this kind of thing than Zhou Shaojin, and gave her advice: "After all, I am a humble servant, I think it would be better to ask Madam Mian to take me there. With Madam Wen's personality, if there is such a thing that can attract attention, she will definitely keep an eye on Madam Nuo."
"Your idea is good!" Zhou Shaojin said, "but I don't want to involve the elders. What do you think about quietly inviting Nanny Shang to come over?"
"It would be better to let Madam Shang and Madam Lu tell them." Chun Wan said.
The two of them had been whispering in the room for most of the day. Seeing that it was getting late, Chunwan sent someone to buy eight-color gift boxes. Then the two of them stopped talking, one went to the outer courtyard, and the other walked around the room excitedly.
This time, Wu Baozhang must suffer a loss!
Zhou Shaojin felt excited just thinking about it, and wanted to find someone to talk to and share his joy.
She immediately thought of Cheng Chi!
I haven't seen Uncle Chi for several days.
She stood in the middle of the room with her lips pouted, hesitating for a long time, but finally she couldn't control her feet and went to Tingli Pavilion.
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Cheng Chi was counting the money when he looked up and saw Zhou Shaojin sticking half of his head out.
He couldn't help but sneer.
When did this little girl come? How long has she been here? Why doesn't she come in
He thought about how she could barge in with a clear conscience when he was talking about serious matters with Wei Dongting and others... He also thought about Zhou Shaojin's rabbit-like personality... Could it be that he had been too cold to her in recent days and scared her
Cheng Chi's expression relaxed involuntarily, and he smiled at her and said softly, "Did you get into trouble?"
Seeing that he still treated her with the same warmth and kindness as always, Zhou Shaojin thought of what Nanny Shang had said to her just now, "How can this man be happy every day and have a smiling face all the time? A few days ago, the Fourth Master was so busy that he was settling accounts with the Li family even before he went to bed. If the account is a little different, it will not be a matter of tens or hundreds of taels, but thousands or tens of thousands of taels. How can the Fourth Master have the energy to have a good face to everyone?" She became bolder and walked in with a smile on her face.
Cheng Chi put down the account book in his hand, tried to make himself look more gentle, and asked: "What happened?"
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but beam with joy, and told Cheng Chi how Wu Baozhang tried to please Old Madam Guan and Madam Mian, and how he was going to plot against Wu Baozhang.
Seeing that she was full of pride, Cheng Chi became even more cheerful and said with a smile, "Do you want my help?"
"No, I don't have it." Zhou Shaojin waved his hand and said confidently, "I can do it myself!"
Cheng Chi laughed.
Zhou Shaojin thought of Cheng Chi's strength and hesitated again, saying, "Uncle Chi, do you have a better way?"
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Today's update, sisters.
I have to work overtime tomorrow at someone else's company, so I can't write. To be safe, I will write part of it today and another part tomorrow at noon. The update is tentatively scheduled for around 8 o'clock in the evening.
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