[Red Mansion] A little chef came to the Grand View Garden

On that day, in the Grand View Garden, there was a feast of tortoise shells and hibiscus on the mattress. Everyone held a banquet to celebrate the birthdays of Baoyu, Baoqin, Xing Xiuyan and others.In the evening, all the girls in Yihong Yard gathered together and went to Liu Mei's place, prepared forty dishes of fruit and a jar of good Shaoxing wine, and planned to close the door at night and eat wine for fun.

Because it was Baoyu's auspicious day, Liu Mei insisted on filling another role by herself, and carefully prepared fruits and vegetables. She was busy until it was dark, and then she brought a few women back to Yihong Courtyard.

All the people in Yihong courtyard invited Li Wan, Daiyu, Baochai, Tanchun and others to play and get their names.Liu Mei didn't participate, she just waited for everyone's banquet.It's just that Musk Moon has drawn "It's time for the flowers to bloom", "Drink three cups at the banquet to send spring", Liu Mei heard it from the side, and finally couldn't hide her worries, and silently retreated to the side, Ren Yihong courtyard Everyone got drunk at night and fell into a coma.

The next day, news came from the East Mansion next door that Jia Jingbintian, Ningguo Mansion began to hold funerals.

For a while in Jia's mansion, national filial piety and family filial piety were double, and no one wanted to have a banquet anymore, so Liu Mei had a lot of leisure.

Mother Liu took advantage of this opportunity and went into the garden to discuss matters with Liu Mei.

"Mei'er, mother wanted to come here to tell you, you mentioned it last time, please ask for the grace of the superior, I wrote to your father about leaving the house..."

When Mother Liu said this, she rubbed the corner of her clothes in a daze.Liu Mei felt quite surprised: What's the matter?My mother had said it well at the beginning, and said that she would wait for Liu's father to return to Beijing in half a year before making plans, so why did she take the initiative to write and ask?

As Mother Liu was talking, she suddenly burst into tears, "Your sister was seriously ill a while ago, so I knew I had to think of something..."

Liu Mei's heart skipped a beat: It turned out that she was still thinking about her daughter.

"...Because of Fu Lingshuang's incident that day, grandma would throw out forty boards as soon as she opened her mouth, either marrying someone or selling it. Thanks to Miss Ping's turnaround, and the fact that Fangguan's child was willing to testify, there was a turning point."

Mother Liu originally insisted on refusing to leave halfway for Sister Feng, but now, her heart is a little chilly.

"Mother—" Liu Mei pressed her mother's shoulder and comforted her in a low voice.

"After thinking about it, Niang still thinks that what you said is right. If you can stand on your own, even if you are a small household, earning a hard-earned money with your craftsmanship is better than being in this house where you always look at the master's face and get kicked out when you say you are kicked out. So I wrote a letter to your father—”

Liu Mei was very curious and wanted to know what Father Liu was saying.

"Your father said, everything is for our daughter."

Liu Mei felt that her eyes were a little hot-as expected of Father Liu!

"But my mother also grew up in this mansion, and she never went out. I don't know how to ask for grace, and I don't know what we can do outside." Mother Liu was actually very distressed, "That's why I came to you discuss."

Liu Mei nodded and said: "Mother, the most important thing is that you keep this matter in your heart first, and don't tell anyone, not even Wu'er. Let's take some time and go outside to see the situation and find A place where we can settle down, and then think about what kind of business our family will do after we go out. After everything is ready, it’s not too late to follow up and ask for grace.”

Mother Liu heard that Liu Mei was right, she stretched out her sleeves and nodded.

Liu Mei quietly asked her: "Mother, how much money does our family have?"

Mother Liu thought for a while: "There must be about 200 taels!"

200 taels? !

Liu Mei gave her mother a thumbs up, "Mother, you are really good at managing money, you are worthy of being a rich man."

Mother Liu rubbed the corners of her clothes, blushed and shook her head, and said: "You have been eating several portions, and you always hand over the money to Mother, plus... plus receiving some rewards from above every now and then, How can mother not save it for you? In the future, these will be left to you as a dowry."

But Liu Mei thought: Dowry is not dowry, but it is a serious idea to let the Liu family jump out of the fire pit of Jia's house first.

"Ah, Aunt Liu!" Fang Guan was coming to the small kitchen at this time, and when he saw Mother Liu, he rushed up to hug her.

This official Fang often came to help Liu Mei, and finally he started to get started gradually from Xiaobai who knew nothing about cooking.Now she can light a fire, cook rice, and rarely burn a pot of rice.

As for the rest of the cooking skills, Fangguan is still a little lacking, such as chopping vegetables, shredded radishes are still crooked radish sticks, the cooking temperature is not right, and it is common for the outside to be burnt and the inside to be raw—but these are all It takes a long time to practice, Liu Mei is considered to be brought in by the master, and what happens in the future depends on Fangguan himself.

Mother Liu was also extremely happy to see Fang Guan, and because of what happened to Wu'er last time, she was very grateful in her heart.At this moment, a bit of reluctance appeared on her face.

But even though Mother Liu was reluctant to give up, Liu Mei still found a free time, took Mother Liu to go out together, found an excuse, went outside for a stroll, and was going to go outside to see what kind of work there was to do and what the price of the shop was.

She stumbled past a "and stay" by accident, and saw that the business was quite prosperous, and someone asked at the door of the restaurant, asking if the master was here. "Let's stay here" Xiaoer shook his head and apologized, only saying that Master Xie is not here, but only in the main store.

"However, all the dishes in the shop are designed by Mr. Xie alone, and the prices are fair, so you might as well come and try them!" The waiter was used to such inquiries, and greeted people inside with a nod and bow, " After all, we still have vacant seats here, if you come here at this hour, there will definitely be no seats in the main store."

Liu Mei knew that Xie Xiaochuan was probably also a very popular cook.

It's just that Hongshunlou's method is hunger marketing, ten seats a day, never do more, making money every day, that is stable, no more than "and stop", with many branches and large plates, the total number of each store Once the cost is apportioned, the profit will be far behind Hongshun Building.

When Liu Mei was observing the restaurants and food shops on the street, Mother Liu had already asked the prices of the two small courtyards first, and came over with a resentful expression, "It's just a small courtyard with two entrances, and the back is very dilapidated. 20 taels, that Yaman is obviously crazy." Mother Liu shook her head and sighed.

"Mother, it's okay. Let's find a suitable place to settle down first, and then think about making a living. With our skills, how can we not afford it?" Liu Mei persuaded her mother, not panicking in her heart: She can do it at least If you go to Hongshun Building and work for Lin Xiaohong, you should be able to support your whole family.

Just as she was talking, she suddenly saw a figure passing by, she looked familiar, but Liu Mei couldn't remember who it was.

Liu Mei couldn't help herself, she followed two steps, and saw that it was a young woman with a veil wrapped around her head, carrying a big food box and hurried past.

"Isn't that Qianxue?" Liu Mei suddenly remembered, and then she was overjoyed.

Since Qianxue left the house that year, she hasn't seen this girl for a long, long time.For a moment, Liu Mei felt a little excited, and quickened her pace, wanting to catch up and say hello to her.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a system prompt sounded in Liu Mei's consciousness, but there was no further text.

Just when she stopped in surprise, Mother Liu suddenly pulled her sleeves, and the mother and daughter hid together in a sheltered place at the corner of the street.

"Look, do you think that man is Lian Erye?" Mother Liu secretly asked her daughter.

"..." Liu Mei glanced, she had only met Jia Lian once, but she was deeply impressed—a scumbag man!

I saw Jia Lian coming out of a small courtyard at the end of the alley, followed by Xing'er, a young servant of Jia's mansion.There was a young and gorgeous daughter-in-law in the yard who sent her out, with a rather reluctant expression on her face.

Jia Lian didn't want to give up, and took the little daughter-in-law back into the hospital again. She kept her tenderly for a long time, and then turned around and came out again. This time it was a real farewell.

The two melon eaters, Liu Mei, mother and daughter, hid at the corner of the street, watching Jia Lian come out with dumbfounded eyes, and seeing him give Xing'er a few more intentional instructions, they left completely.

"Meier..."

"mother……"

The two looked at each other, Liu Mei roughly understood what was going on, pulled at the corner of her mother's clothes, and signaled that she should not get into this muddy water for the time being.

Mother Liu thought about it, but she still didn't feel too sorry, so she thought of an excuse to buy a small courtyard, and asked the people in Naya, and found out that this place was Xiaohuazhi Lane.

"Actually, there are quite a few decent families here, but this new one..." The local dental man was a little embarrassed, and lowered his voice and said to Liu's mother, "This new little lady is really a bit like a rich family. People's outer room."

Liu Mei had already guessed it, and Liu Mu was a little psychologically prepared, and both of them nodded.

Seeing that the mother and daughter did not reject the matter, the Yaren tried their best to sell it, pointing to the one next to the one Jia Lian left just now, and said: "If the aunt is interested, I can make the decision on behalf of the seller. become."

Mother Liu was still interested in Jia Lian's outer room, and asked quietly, "What's the last name of that little lady?"

The Yaman didn't care, and replied casually: "I heard that the surname is Long, and several servants are calling the second sister and the second sister. I don't know where it came from, but it is really beautiful."

Mother Liu made a note to herself, but Liu Mei, who was beside her, was so anxious and tender.

Didn't Second Sister You have been dealt with by Sister Feng long ago, and now Second Sister Long has been brought out?

This is the self-healing function of this Red Mansion World?

She really felt like crying, but she felt it on behalf of Sister Feng in advance.

Mother Liu carefully asked about the situation in the yard, and then asked Yaren if it would be [-]% cheaper. After getting a negative answer, she took Liu Mei and went home.

"Mei'er, what are you talking about... Shall we find a way to tell Grandma Lian?"

Liu Mei's heart is actually open, she knows that her mother has always been grateful to Sister Feng, and her family wants to ask for grace to leave Jia's mansion, so once she heard that Jia Lian had bought an outer room, Liu's mother had the first thought, Just quickly pass the news to Sister Feng to know.

But Liu Mei has reservations, "Mother, if we reveal this secret matter of the master's house, I'm afraid there will be no good results... If you really want to wake up Lian Er|Grandma, just tell someone about it." In a word, I met Xing'er outside the mansion. There are many people in the mansion, so sooner or later, Grandma Lian will know about it."

Mother Liu couldn't help nodding her head when she heard that her daughter made sense.

Liu Mei was in a dilemma: No matter if it was Second Sister You or Second Sister Long, this Jia Lian's concubine would face Sister Feng in the future, and there would be no good results in the nineteenth. But as for Sister Feng, Sister Feng has done everything she can, she has endured her cheating, and her son has been born, but she still can't restore Jia Lian's sincerity, I'm afraid this is the real tragedy.