One of the Red Buildings: Three Thousand Miles

Xuanxuan withdrew her hand calmly, gave a slight salute to Aunt Cui, and then turned to Madam Shi and said, "Mother, when I went to Beijing that day, many servants at home were dismissed. One or two, it’s almost okay on the way, now that we’ve settled down, we can only see how daddy arranges it.”

Mrs. Shi glanced at Aunt Cui and nodded at Xuanxuan, "This is a reminder that the paperwork for the master's appointment will probably come down in a few days. Since we are still living in the capital, we can't make do with it. How about it? Let the housekeeper teach you how many people should be filled in the family. By the way, let’s talk about something while everyone is here today. Now there is no border in Beijing. There are many good things in Beijing, and the price is even better. Our family The family’s great business is average. I said that the future depends on myself, so I can’t waste it now. There is a fixed amount of money in the family. In the future, the kitchen will follow the old rules, how to do it, and whoever wants to add more can do it himself. I don't care about this. Just one thing, don't use the money from the public office to waste money. The family doesn't have so much spare money. Mo Xuan wants to run for election, Haoxuan Dexie wants to invite Mr. Zhuxuan, please be small. After two years, there will still be places to spend money. Our family is not that wealthy, so we live in a pinch, and we don’t allow any fuss."

"The madam is really amazing. As soon as she said it, she said that the idea is right, but there is one more thing, so I won't be mean to my own children for the sake of other people's children. Master, you haven't told the madam yet, I am two months pregnant It's gone." Aunt Cui looked at Master Shi timidly with her eyes, Madam Shi groaned coldly in her heart, and Xuan Xuan was stunned.

Aunt Cui's first child, Xuanxuan, was abandoned by Master Shi for three years. This time she is pregnant for the second time and manages the kitchen by herself. If something happens again, who will suffer and who will benefit?

It was not the first time Xuanxuan thought about this matter, but it happened that today the room was full of people, so she couldn't help but glance at the aunts and the two "big girls", thinking secretly.

Xuanxuan found that Master Shi was not too happy after Aunt Cui said it, but instead looked at Mrs. Shi with a cautious expression. "Madam, I just found out. I've been busy with things recently, so I forgot to tell Madam."

Mrs. Shi's expression was indifferent, she couldn't tell whether she was happy or unhappy, she just said flatly, "This is a happy event, why did you hide it? Oh, I see, I guess it's because of what happened back then. Worry about the matter. If this is the case, I might as well break the rules, Aunt Ying, you and Zhu’er move out, squeeze in Aunt Liu’s yard first, and arrange it after I move out of the place.”

Aunt Ying stood up and agreed.

Mrs. Shi nodded and continued to arrange, "Your yard is already big, and you are pregnant and live alone, so you can arrange the servants who came with you to your yard. As for the stove, it will be opened separately. , people who are pregnant will inevitably eat differently from others, and if you pick it up by yourself, you can feel at ease when you think about it.”

Mrs. Shi gave orders, but Aunt Cui was caught off guard. Aunt Cui said in a little panic, "Ma'am, there is no need to be so troublesome, as you said just now, the cost of the house does not need to be the same as before, and if you can save it, you can save it. I think , live alone or open a separate stove, it’s not worth bothering the whole family for me.”

Mrs. Shi's complexion darkened, "This statement is wrong. Now that Xuanxuan is in charge of the kitchen, she always talks about what happened back then, and she always avoids suspicion. Besides, you are not in good shape. According to you, a three-year-old girl can push you away." Pour it into the water, now that the courtyard is full of people, even if you are not afraid of me, you still worry about it. You don't need to say much, it's settled like this, I will settle the money matter with the master, you are adding a child to the Shi family, so you can't treat anyone badly You are a mother. But the monthly allowance cannot be changed, so let me pay two taels a month to subsidize the small kitchen until the child is born. After the child is born, the future will be discussed at that time."

Seeing that the matter had been decided, Aunt Cui could only reluctantly agree, and looked aggrievedly at Master Shi several times, seeing that Master Shi ignored her, she angrily twisted the handkerchief in her hand and sat down.

"That Meng Niang heard that she was able to follow Aunt Cui's wishes, so I also sent it to her yard this time." After Madam Shi finished giving orders, she turned around and said to Aunt Ying, "Haoxuan should continue to study. It is said that he studies all by himself in the room and works very hard, it is you, a mother, who teaches well."

Aunt Ying was excited when she mentioned this, and hurriedly replied, "Everything is taught by Mrs. Madam on weekdays. That child also likes to learn. Now that there is no teacher to teach him, he just memorizes in the room by himself. Don't be lazy."

Mrs. Shi nodded, with a look of relief on her face, and said to Aunt Ying in the tone of someone who had experienced it, "You will benefit from Haoxuan's success, and you should also pay attention to this child's studies. He is still young, and he is not sure yet. Pay more attention on weekdays and know what is the most important thing in front of you."

Aunt Ying responded, "I don't know if Haoxuan is blessed to be able to study with his brother, uh, I don't mean anything else, it's just that this child Haoxuan admires the young master very much. It's good too."

Master Shi and Mrs. Shi looked at each other, they seemed to have thought of the same thing, and frowned at the same time.Master Shi shook his head, "I don't need to mention this matter, I will invite a master to my home later, and I will teach Hao Xuande a special lecture, and the two children will learn it at home first, and then read it when they are older. "

Aunt Ying was obviously dissatisfied with this arrangement, but because she was old and decrepit, Master Shi would look for her at most two or three times a year, and she was very lucky to give birth to Zhuxuan, and she wanted to fight for her son, but She was also afraid that it would be useless to fight for it. She couldn't change what Master Shi and Mrs. Shi had decided.But if she admits it, she is not worth it for her son.

After chatting for a while, Mrs. Shi asked everyone to disperse and go back to their houses, especially Aunt Ying and Zhu'er, who had to go back and tidy up.

Aunt Cui gritted her silver teeth and rushed back to the room, she was so angry that she threw a butterfly.Xiao Ju hurried outside and said that she accidentally broke the cup, please don't make a sound.Then I went back to the house and tried to persuade Aunt Cui, "Don't be angry, Aunt Cui, you don't have to be angry. You can't be angry with the brother who finally conceived."

Aunt Cui poured out a glass of water, poured it all into her stomach, and said angrily, "How can I not be angry, that damn old woman is blocking my way. I tried my best to squeeze that girl down, Why did she lock me up in a few words, and let all the eyeliner I put in a while ago come back to me, how can I not be angry!"

It turned out that Mrs. Shi arranged some servants to serve Aunt Cui, and those people happened to be put in by Aunt Cui while Mrs. Shi was away and she was helping with housework. This time, Mrs. Shi pulled out all of them and threw them away. up.In order to let those people in, she had racked her brains, but now they have uprooted them, so that all her thoughts were not in vain, how could she not be angry.

Xiaoju walked up to Aunt Cui, and whispered in her ear, "Auntie is confused, the courtyard is not our people right now, there is a lot of noise outside cleaning up, maybe there are people inside who want to see your jokes , if you get angry first at this moment, and wait for them to spread the word around the house, it will be bad."

Aunt Cui glanced outside, thoughtful.

Aunt Ying instructed the maids around her to clean up quickly. Aunt Ying’s confidant, Xiaoyun, bypassed the busy little maid, squeezed to Aunt Ying’s side, and whispered a few words to Aunt Ying. Aunt Ying looked in the direction where Aunt Cui lived, and gently He snorted, "Don't worry, we're leaving anyway, and I'm afraid we won't live together in the future. We can live our own lives behind closed doors, and we don't care about her."

After Aunt Ying packed everything up, Zhuxuan went to play with Lin Daiyu again. In fact, this was taught by Aunt Ying. She hoped that Zhuxuan would have more contact with Lin Daiyu Xuanxuan. I remember that I had such a little sister.Everything was settled, and when it was time to leave, Aunt Ying called Haoxuan, ready to leave.

"Sister is leaving now." Aunt Cui's voice was soft and merciless.

Aunt Ying was disgusted in her heart, but she couldn't show it, and she still smiled, "Aren't you afraid of disturbing my sister Qingxiu? Now my sister has two bodies, no more than us. You are precious. Rest well, how tired? If you are tired Just go back and rest, and when you are free in the future, I will come to see you when you feel comfortable, and we sisters will talk again."

Aunt Ying turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Aunt Cui, "Sister, will you leave now? I can't stand my sister anymore, I can't bear my sister being wronged."

Aunt Ying stared at Aunt Cui twice, ordered someone to take Haoxuan away, and stayed in the courtyard to talk with Aunt Cui. "Sister's words are strange. There is a master and wife on top, and I have a son and a daughter. How can I feel wronged?"

Aunt Cui smiled lightly and nodded to Aunt Ying, "My sister is pretending to be stupid. Today, I have made it clear that Madam does not want Haoxuan to study, and the master also acquiesces. Even if my sister doesn't think about herself, she also needs to think about the future of her son." No? My wife has already said that my sister will rely on Haoxuan in the future, and Haoxuan has no good teacher. It’s really two things to talk about whether I can get up or not. My sister feels uncomfortable when she looks at her. I really don’t want to be so contemptuous. Human, even a concubine is not worth being so afraid of."

Aunt Ying was angry, so she suppressed her anger and said to Aunt Cui, "Thank you for your concern, sister, please take care of yourself first." After saying these words, she walked away quickly with a full heart.