The old lady of the Lin family in Honglou

No matter how lively Gusu is, the Lin family in the capital is indeed a little cleaner, but the head of the family is still very busy offering sacrifices to heaven, earth, gods and ancestors.

Lin Lin took the hand stove and walked around the middle courtyard. At this time, the whole courtyard was completely new. Red lanterns had been hung everywhere on the eaves of the corridors, new hanging couplets had been put on the pavilions at the courtyard gates, and the doors and windows were also decorated with red lanterns. There are new patterns, and the occasional plum blossoms in the garden are also blooming.Time flies so fast, and it will be the Chinese New Year in a blink of an eye.

There was endless sound of firecrackers outside. Seeing the joy on everyone's faces, Lin Lin also felt joyful, looking forward to the new year.At this time, I saw Shuyi coming in a hurry, Lin Lin shook Zhuzhi's hand, Zhuzhi understood, gestured to Zhulan, walked to both sides of the corridor, and stood guard at the corner.

Lin Lin looked at Shuyi who was in a hurry and said, "Why are you in such a hurry, the kitchen is done? What's the matter?" After a year, there were many things to be busy, so Lin Lin canceled the small kitchen and let Shuyi go to the kitchen .

Shuyi quickly approached Lin Lin and said in a soft voice, "Ma'am, someone has put something into the well water in the kitchen. Usually you can't see it, and you can't taste it, but when the water boils, you can smell a slight smell. The small money in the kitchen The girl once touched a little powder by the side of the water tank. After reporting it, she has not used the water in the water tank. The water in the water tank is changed every day, and she is also paying attention to the people who are close to the water tank, but she didn't find anything afterwards. Suspicious person. I just discovered the abnormality of the well water today. Now I can only use the well in the front yard. The housekeeper also asked someone to salvage it, but nothing was fished. It must have sunk to the bottom, so I had to temporarily block the well. .”

"Can those two girls smell what it is?" If no one is found, everyone is suspicious, really.

"It's the smell of longan. Recently, the smell in the kitchen is quite mixed. It's not that you can't smell it carefully."

"Longan, I remember that the longan in the library seems to be sealed up, what did the butler say?"

"The butler went to check it himself, and they are still there, untouched."

"Go ask the housekeeper to find out who has been out in the past two months, scoop them up and ask them, and search for those who have gone out in the backyard, no matter whether they are ordered by the master or not. superior."

Put the longan in the well water, and if you eat too much, it will be effective. Really, at most, you will say that you are too busy and tired during the New Year, so you are really willing to spend your time.Lin Lin thought for a while and asked Shuyi, "Did the kitchen prepare fish and shrimp recently?"

"The fish has always been prepared, and the shrimp has only been prepared in the past few days."

"Go back and find out who paid attention to the preparation of the shrimp. By the way, you will also make two shrimp dishes today. Let people stare at you to see who wants to mention this shrimp?"

Unexpectedly, there are shrimps, too, who would notice this kind of ordinary food.

Lin Lin remembered that she didn't seem to ask everyone how the Chinese New Year was going, so she asked, "For Chinese New Year, has the butler ordered you to add more food?"

Shuyi replied, "Ma'am, these housekeepers have been arranged long ago, and all the things have been bought. The Lin family usually treats the servants very favorably. After the Chinese New Year, each person will be given an extra month's monthly money. There will be a New Year's reward tomorrow." " Shuyi said with a smile, "Madam, don't miss the slaves tomorrow."

Lin Lin looked at Shuyi with a bit of a smile, "Okay, how could I forget you, a great hero, and I will definitely leave you a big envelope."

Lin Lin asked Shuyi to go back to cheer everyone up. During the hectic Chinese New Year, it is very easy for people to take advantage of loopholes. You must maintain a high degree of vigilance. Don't relax your vigilance during this festive time.

The temperature is really cold, and after just a while, her cheeks became icy cold. Lin Lin couldn't stay any longer, so she trimmed a few plum branches in the yard and went back. She asked Zhulan to visit the housekeeper, and waited. The butler is done, let him come over.

The butler rushed to Lin Lin's place just after finishing the work. Those people really took their time to make trouble during the New Year's Eve.

The housekeeper knew that Madam already knew about it, so he said directly, "I have seen Madam, I have found the person, but there are still some details that have not been clarified, but the person has confessed."

Lin Lin looked at the butler, unexpectedly so fast, "Oh, so fast, what's going on?"

"It's Mrs. Zheng in the young lady's courtyard. Mrs. Zheng usually likes to eat longan. She will often buy some when she is out on errands, but she has never registered it. Besides, she can't find many longan in her house. The porter in the inner courtyard also confirmed it. Every time Mrs. Zheng buys a lot of longan when she goes out, the main reason is that Mrs. Zheng often goes to the kitchen, she has already reported this matter to the young mistress, and she is about to send Mrs. Zheng out."

It would be such a coincidence, wouldn't it be used? "Has Mrs. Zheng admitted that she voted for it?"

"I didn't recognize it at first but then I recognized it again."

"Oh, does the housekeeper believe it?" Lin Lin felt puzzled, but she didn't believe the housekeeper would not notice it.

"There are indeed some doubts in the middle, but the young mistress has already been convicted." The housekeeper was also a little helpless.

No wonder this happened, "Is there anyone else who went out with Mrs. Zheng?" Lin Lin asked.

"Twice there were other people, both of whom were second-class girls."

Lin Lin didn't want to ask anything, "Let them out together, you go tell the young lady, just say that I let you, if there is no explanation, just say that they are also suspicious, put them on Zhuangzi first."

The butler was a little unclear, Lin Lin looked at him and told him to go down and make arrangements.When the housekeeper went out, he finally understood.

Lin Lin looked at Zhuzhi and the others busy to and fro, and realized that she really couldn't do much. Hey, lack of common sense is troublesome. Luckily, someone reminded her what to do, otherwise tomorrow's New Year will make a joke if she does something inappropriate. .

When Lin Lin arrived at the main hall, Jia Min was already inside, pointing out how to arrange the dishes that kept coming up.Seeing Lin Lin coming, Jia Min hurried forward to help Lin Lin, "Mother is here, and I just wanted to invite you. The decoration here is almost done."

Lin Lin let Jia Min back, and said with a smile, "Hehe, that's just right, you, you don't need to worry about these things, don't you see, they are also doing well. Although your health is much better, you But now two people are busy."

Lin Lin and Jia Min sat in the side hall, neither of them spoke about what happened today.Of course Lin Lin wouldn't take the initiative to talk about that crap.

"You, you will be busy in the future. The gifts for visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year have been checked. Although you have settled down now, you should not go out too often. Discuss with the young master carefully, choose a good family, and stay more Time to cultivate, people to deal with, don't get tired." This matter is not good, and Lin Lin has to mention it after the year, of course, she has already mentioned this matter to her son, but she still needs to mention it to her daughter-in-law.

"I know that my mother cares about my daughter-in-law. The husband has already arranged this matter, and the daughter-in-law listens to the husband." Jia Min said coquettishly.

Hehe, I really can't stand it, the delicate tone made goosebumps rise, Lin Lin had no choice but to drink tea to hide herself.

When Lin Ruhai came in, the meals had been arranged, and Lin Lin and Jia Min went to wash their hands and prepare to eat.

Lin Lin sat on the top seat and looked at the table full of good dishes, including a braised chicken, a Sixi meatball, a plate of braised pork ribs, a steamed fish, braised prawns in oil, boiled shrimp with garlic, a plate of eight-treasure rice, a plate of The rice cakes also have soup, and various small dishes. Although my appetite has greatly increased after watching these, I have to sigh in my heart. The food for three people is really too wasteful. Fortunately, these can be divided if they can’t finish them go down.

Lin Ruhai sat down on Lin Lin's left, and Jia Min was busy helping Lin Lin pass the chopsticks. Lin Lin looked at Jia Min, "I don't have this habit at ordinary times, and I won't let you serve me today. Come on, take a seat quickly, and wait for the meal to be served." It doesn't smell good anymore."

Lin Ruhai also said, "Yes, hurry up and listen to your mother."

Jia Min had no choice but to sit down.

Only then did Lin Lin notice that the two dishes of shrimp were leaning towards Jia Min. Could it be a coincidence who made the meal?It stands to reason that this seat has been fixed long ago, but Lin Lin doesn't believe this.Fortunately, Nanny Lin has been here all the time, so let's ask Nanny Lin after dinner.

"Does my wife like shrimp?" Lin Lin asked, looking at the two dishes of shrimp.

Jia Min thought that Lin Lin liked to eat shrimp, so she said, "This shrimp is a bit difficult to eat, so I don't like it very much."

"Oh, all right, Nanny Lin, change the stewed shrimp dish here, Haier likes to eat this." Lin Lin asked Nanny Lin to change the one closer to Jia Min.

Lin Ruhai heard it, uh, when did I like to eat shrimp, but I thought it was because my mother liked it, so I thought about peeling more shrimp for my mother later.

After finishing it, Lin Lin picked up her chopsticks and started eating the New Year's Eve dinner.