Chapter 7 Envy

After buying the double portion of food, Mrs. Wu couldn't refuse it, but she felt sorry for Lin Qianqian's hard journey home and didn't want to disturb her any further, so she took the four dishes and a pot of wine back to the big bunk bed where she lived.

There were eight old women living in the large bunk bed, four of them were working, and the rest were sitting under the oil lamp doing needlework, talking and laughing, and they were in perfect harmony.

The people who were sitting under the lamp and chatting stopped talking immediately when they saw Mrs. Wu coming back.

Mrs. Wu walked into the house carrying food, and the fragrance filled the whole room.

She was often bullied by these people, so it was naturally impossible for her to contribute her delicious food to them.

He ignored these people, put the food out, and started drinking and eating.

Whether it is Old Lady Lin or Mrs. Wang in the Lin family, they are all very stingy.

Therefore, the servants in the Lin Mansion had very poor food. They could not eat meat once a month. The maids sitting around the oil lamp smelled the meat and started drooling with greed.

Mrs. Wu ate very seriously, fearing that she would waste Miss Qianqian's kindness.

This braised beef is really delicious. I heard from Hongdou that it comes from Zuixianlou, a place where ordinary people can spend their life savings on a single meal. The taste is indeed extraordinary.

The people living in the same room usually like to bully Mrs. Wu. They know that Mrs. Wu is targeted by the lady everywhere because she saved the eldest daughter of the family, so they often team up to bully Mrs. Wu.

The old women were used to bullying Mrs. Wu, and this time they wanted to snatch her food. As soon as they stood up and grabbed a plate of beef, they were stopped.

"What do you want to do? Put your things down now."

The person who came was Mother Sun.

On her way back just now, Mother Sun met Hongdou who came quietly. Hongdou conveyed the young lady's order and asked her to come to the servants' room to take care of Mrs. Wu, so Mother Sun came to the big bunk bed room where Mrs. Wu lived.

As a result, when Mother Sun came in, she saw everyone making things difficult for Mother Wu.

Mother Sun sighed: Miss Qianqian is really a prophet. She can even predict what happened in the servants' room.

It seems that I need to be more careful in the future and never let Miss Qianqian catch me, otherwise it will be terrible.

When she went to the village to pick someone up, Miss Qianqian kicked her half to death. Today, outside the mansion gate, she was beaten with a stick, and her limbs were twisted and she looked like she was possessed. It was really scary.

"Get out of the way."

Mother Sun was the housekeeper who enjoyed great respect in front of the Madam. The people in the room dared not disobey her and returned the beef they had snatched.

"Didn't you see how Mrs. Chen twisted and crawled outside the gate during the day? You must have heard about who Mrs. Chen offended at that time, right? Mrs. Wu saved Miss Qianqian. If anyone dares to bully her, Miss Qianqian will definitely not let them go."

When everyone heard Madam Sun mention what happened to Granny Chen outside the mansion today, they were all horrified.

I heard that Mrs. Chen was paralyzed. That was a tragic end because she offended Miss Qianqian.

Madam originally wanted to give Miss Qianqian a warning, but she didn't expect that Miss Qianqian would give everyone in the mansion a warning in return.

It’s so horrible. No one wants to be as unlucky as Mrs. Chen.

All those who originally wanted to snatch food from Mrs. Wu retreated to the corner and huddled like quails.

The space next to the oil lamp was empty.

Mrs. Wu was a kind-hearted person. She thanked Grandma Sun for her help and invited her to sit down and have a drink with her.

"Come on, come on, let's have a drink together, Mother Sun."

Mother Sun was feeling hungry, so she didn't refuse and sat down next to Mrs. Wu.

She casually glanced at the wine pot and found that it was written with "Zuixianlou Peach Blossom Wine".

Mother Sun exclaimed, "This wine? It's actually Peach Blossom Wine from Zuixianlou, which costs 10 taels of silver a pot!" Miss Qianqian was really generous.

The old women in the corner of the room widened their eyes in surprise.

10 taels of silver for a pot, what a luxury! They worked in the Lin Mansion for more than ten years, but they still couldn't save enough 10 taels of silver.

Granny Wu was very embarrassed. "I am an old woman who is not worthy of drinking such wine. I originally refused, but the red beans beside Miss Qianqian forced it on me. These dishes were also bought from Zuixianlou. I heard that this braised beef is called Shenxian beef. It is very expensive."

The others in the room were extremely envious.

The kind of luxury that Mrs. Wu had was something that none of them could enjoy even if they saved money for their entire lives; they couldn’t even dream of it.

Comparing yourself with others will only make you angry!

However, the second young lady has no one to rely on and should not be able to defeat the lady from the Prime Minister's Mansion. It will not be too late to deal with Mrs. Wu after the second young lady is at a disadvantage.

Mother Sun enjoyed the meal very much. She had been with Wang for more than ten years and had worked very hard, but she had never tasted what the food at Zuixianlou was like.

Unexpectedly, the one who really let her taste the flavor of Zuixianlou was Miss Qianqian.

In the past, Jiang was also a very good person. If Wang had not married into the family, perhaps all the servants in the mansion would have lived a very comfortable life.

Mother Sun stuffed two slices of beef into her mouth. The beef was braised with great flavor. It had a chewy texture but didn’t get stuck in your teeth. It was so delicious!

"Mrs. Wu, next time you eat at Zuixianlou, don't forget me."

At this moment, the lights in the Changshou Courtyard where the old lady of the Lin Mansion lived were brightly lit.

The furnishings in the house were quite luxurious, with bronze sheep head lamps on the wall, jade cabbage ornaments on the table, and a complete set of beautiful green-glazed tea sets, all of which were Jiang's dowry.

The old lady was eating bird's nest porridge. There were more than a dozen dishes on the table, and there were eight maids and servants serving her.

Before her son became the third place in the imperial examination, she, an old lady, had never had enough to eat in the countryside.

So now that he has money, he is extremely generous to himself.

The maid Xiao Xing was replying to Old Madam Lin.

"The second young lady has already been settled in the mansion. She lives in the stable in the southwest corner of our mansion."

Old Mrs. Lin naturally knew how shabby the house near the stable was, but she didn't feel that she was treating Lin Qianqian unfairly.

For a girl who almost died at birth, being able to survive was already a great grace given to her by the Lin family.

"It's already a privilege for the second girl to live in the stable. She used to live in a poor countryside, and her living environment must be even worse. Tell the second girl that she doesn't have to come and greet me every morning. Out of sight, out of mind."

The Jiang family has fallen into decline, so Jiang's daughter is naturally of no use to Old Lady Lin.

Her only value is to marry the fool instead of Baozhu.

The pair of children born to Wang now are her real grandchildren. After all, Wang’s father has been as stable as a rock in the position of prime minister for many years.

Old Lady Lin now holds Jiang's dowry. According to the rules of the aristocratic families in the capital, Jiang's dowry will belong to Jiang's daughter in the future.

Old Mrs. Lin had long regarded Jiang's dowry as her own. Seeing Lin Qianqian as the owner of the dowry would make the old lady feel uncomfortable, so it would be better for her not to see her.

"Although the Champion Marquis is stupid, his status is not something a vulgar country girl can match. Remember to have someone tell the second girl to learn embroidery and needlework first. Later, I will ask the eldest daughter to talk to the clan school and let her go to school to learn a few words. She is 14 years old now. At least she can be trained for two years before marrying into the Champion Marquis's mansion. It won't be considered that we treat the Champion Marquis poorly."

The next day, after Lin Qianqian got up and washed, she was about to climb over the wall to have breakfast, but she saw a unfamiliar little maid coming over.