Chapter 77: arithmetic

Pu Jian Ju in the southeast corner of Lin Mansion is the residence of Da Fang. Because Master Lin yearns for rural life, there are no strange flowers and trees here. Some are just a few old apricots that have been grown for a few years and grow strangely. Lao Li, the courtyard is also built with grape racks. A well was dug next to the grape racks, and there are all kinds of buckets.
Mrs. Zhou of the Lin family brought a bunch of girls into the yard under the strong sunlight, and when he saw the green apricot on the branches, he thought of his grandson who was just born with pink makeup and jade. The originally bored mood suddenly eased a lot: "It's still comfortable in my own house, and it will be much cooler than outside."
Everyone hurriedly laughed and said, "Isn't that? It's hard for my wife to work so hard, and it's not easy for such a big sun."
Zhou said indifferently, "Is there any way? The third wife came back, and there are guests at home, and the old lady told me to have a good time. How can I let people down? I must do it myself." The most important thing is to prevent being caught. The long-eyed dead old woman and the shameless Roche grabbed pigtails.
"The lady in charge is hard work." The crowds crowded Zhou into the room, handing kerchiefs, serving tea, and playing fans, busy all the time. Zhou waited for the thin sweat on his body to dissipate, and then waved his hands and ordered the idlers to wait. Ask the pomegranate on the side: "How?"
"Madam, the four girls chose these four kinds of clothes." Pomegranate quickly took out the four kinds of clothes and showed them to Zhou.
Zhou's gaze paused on the two jade-colored lotus shaded chiffon and Xiang-colored Bo Luo, and smiled softly: "She doesn't know?"
Before the words were clear, Pomegranate understood what she was asking, so she whispered: "I don't know what it is, but Litchi has clearly asked the slave and maid."
Zhou's lips pressed tightly, his hand brushed the golden beeswax rosary between his wrists unconsciously, his eyes were heavy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Pomegranate cautiously said: "Madam, or, will the servant go to remind the litchi?"
Zhou gave a sudden smile, and said kindly: "No, let the sewing room do it well, don't cut corners, let alone careless. If you don't do it well, don't want monthly money, and you have to pay for your clothes."
Pomegranate was slightly surprised by her attitude, and she answered softly yes.
"Mother, I heard that there will be a banquet in the evening? I want to eat steamed anchovies and prawns!" Lin Wu ran in with a smile, and went straight to Zhou's sleeve and pulled Zhou's sleeve to make a coquettish request. Since she was a child, she loved to eat these two foods the most. Pian Lin's family is now no better than before. It is not easy to see them at the dinner table except for the expensive foods like shad and prawns.
Zhou smiled, and lazily said: "I ordered you to go down. When you remember, the food is on the table, where is it too late?" To say what is the advantage of being a master, the simplest thing is that it is the most convenient time to satisfy yourself. People's hobbies and tastes.
"I know that my mother loves me the most." Lin Wujiao leaned on Zhou's shoulder and acted like a baby. At a glance, he saw the four pieces of clothing that Pomegranate was packing, and said in surprise: "Hey, these are not my two dresses. Material? Why is it still here?"
Pomegranate knew that she was always stingy and could not explain clearly, so she just laughed.
But Lin Wu understood, and angrily stepped forward and waved the four pieces of clothing to the ground: "Is it making clothes for Lin Si? Why is she so shameless? She is following others to learn everything! Isn't this the world apart? There is nothing else besides these two kinds of clothing?" "Shut up!" Zhou slapped the table abruptly, raised his eyebrows and said: "You haven't suffered enough yet? Do you want to slap again and close it again? Some days?"
Lin Wu's eyes blushed immediately: "Mother, you saw with your own eyes how she harmed me. She went to the hot springs in Zhuangzi to enjoy a happy life, gaining a good name and filial piety, but I was locked up until my sister-in-law gave birth. Okay. It's easy to make new clothes such a joyous thing, and she came to fool me again! I don't follow it!" She shamelessly took the opportunity to seduce Lu Yan, but she didn't dare to say this.
Isn't it just that Lin Wu has been locked up for so long? It was not long until Zhou's position as a steward was regained. If this is not the case, how can the benefits of the few thousand taels of silver be taken up by Roche? They are long houses, and those talents should have belonged more to them, but now they belong to everyone. Zhou gritted his teeth and cursed: "Nonsense! She is the eldest sister, she should have chosen first before you are the younger sisters. Now you have been wearing it for a month before she did it. What do you think? Is she not allowed to wear it?"
Lin Wu was even less excited when he heard Zhou's scolding. He cried, "How dare I have any opinions? They are so good at blowing Xuns, and they are masters in tea ordering, talented, filial, and kind. , Who doesn't praise her! I'm just not convinced, why is my grandmother so partial."
When Zhou heard her saying that Mrs. Lin was partial, he was twelve in agreement, but seeing that she was still confused and really feeling angry, he whispered, "Don't you understand? It's not because of her alone, but you vie with her, and you both lose and lose, and you give others the truth! It's a drag on me!"
Lin Wu burst into tears after hearing this, and looked up at the Zhou family and said, "Mother, I also understand that it is not that simple. You taught me what to do. They are all Lin family girls. Why is grandmother so partial? "
The heart of a girl is a fragile heart. When she was restrained, Lin Liu and Lin Qi ran to Lu's family happily. Although Lu Yun treated her no differently after coming out, Lin Liu and Lin Qi were equally good, and there was an unexplainable familiarity and affection. Lin Liu and Qi often talked to Lu Yun. Some things she didn't know, she couldn't intervene even if she was told to intervene. How could she stand this? The most serious blow came from that day when Lu Yan was about to go to Taiming Mansion to take the exam to resign, she replied shyly to wish him success, but he only gave a faint thanks, turned around and left without looking at her. The words that filled her belly were all held in her stomach, and she couldn't help but feel sad. The most hateful thing was that Lin Qi came to laugh at her.
Zhou said indifferently: "The days are still long. You remember, the last time you were wrong, you embarrassed your fourth sister in public. When I saw her, remember to apologize to her and pay back. As good as she was before. What are the two sets of clothes? Let her wear enough if she likes to wear them!"
Lin Wu opened his eyes wide: "What's that going to happen?"
Zhou said seriously: "Just continue to be sisters with her, respect your third aunt, and treat your seventh brother better." First, Lin Si completely lost Lin Yuzhen's favor at the stove meeting, and then touched Lin Yuzhen on Zhuangzi. The inverse scales. This Lu family's daughter-in-law saw that Lin Si could not do it anymore, didn't she just help to deal with the second room? Dow's temper at one point, hehe...
Lin Wu held his chin and thought for a while, then Fang nodded and said, "Okay, just like before, only she can deal with the sixth and seventh sisters." Thinking about that day, she went to provoke Lin Jinrong and suffered a dumb loss. The great situation turned over in an instant, and Lin Liuqi and Qi were in vain.
Only then did Zhou really smile: "You've grown up." The Sanfang people are all born to Mrs. Lin. One plus one equals two, which is greater than the remaining one. One minus one equals zero, and all are less than the remaining one. She can do this arithmetic problem.
Before going out, Lin Jinrong was blocked by the daughter-in-law of the sewing room to measure her size. The unprecedented enthusiasm of the daughter-in-law of the sewing room surprised her a little. They were all brought up to discuss and study seriously.
Lychee was even more surprised, and then the enthusiasm was unprecedentedly high, helping to make suggestions, but Lin Jinrong was somewhat distracted: "Whatever you are used to, it is impossible to make clothes that you can't wear."
A daughter-in-law smiled and said, "That's what the girl said, but the girl doesn't know. The elder lady has ordered it down. If you are not satisfied with what you do, not only do you have no monthly money, but you have to pay for the clothing."
Lin Jinrong just showed some interest: "Auntie is joking with you."
Another daughter-in-law said: "Yes, the masters are not harsh people, but the young ones always try their best to satisfy the masters, don't they? To say, the big lady treats girls really hard."
Lin Jinrong satisfied her: "Auntie has always been kind and considerate."
Sending away the two daughter-in-laws who were measuring, Litchi said strangely: "Girl, what do you mean by the eldest wife? Such fanfare."
"It's boring." It means that he is virtuous, virtuous and tolerant. Lin Jinrong glanced at the closed room at the end of the promenade: "Let Mother Gui come to accompany me to the dinner, you take them to clean up. Pack the good things. Your uncle will ask people to send money in. You are so optimistic that no one is allowed to touch them, including longan and beans. If someone asks, you know how to answer it?"
Litchi cautiously said: "I know."
Shao Qing, the neatly cleaned Mother Gui came out. Although she tried her best to score a full twelve points, it was not difficult to see her frustration and worry, and she did not even dare to look at Lin Jinrong's eyes.
"It's easy for people to see what the mother is doing." Lin Jinrong calmly told her mother Gui: "I can only do this, and I have to look at herself in the future. You accompany me to this evening. No one will ask more when she goes to his wife in the future."
Grandma Gui's tears burst out instantly, and she squeezed back quickly, and said with a trembling voice: "Girl, your kindness..."
Lin Jinrong smiled indifferently: "Don't say this, it's boring. I only know that the mother is not that kind of person, and I can't bear to be sad for you." There is no difference between a biological child and a breast-born child, and not everyone can do ten or twenty. Years are like a day, always remembering to cover her with a quilt and clothes, and don't dislike her uselessness to make herself suffer. It's rare to see enough of the warmth and coldness of the human relationship and the world is cold.
Mother Gui took a deep breath and smiled and said, "Yes, the old slave won't say anything." Not to mention, she remembered it in her heart.