Wei sighed and said, "Madam Xu, who served my sister before, said that the doll was dirty, so she took it to wash. But when she washed it, she damaged the satin, and said that my sister was delicate and couldn't play with damaged things, so she had the doll thrown out of the house. My sister cried so hard that day and even fell ill. The master had no choice but to replace a few servants and temporarily transferred me to serve my sister."
oh……
Seeing Wei's secretive look, Chen Ahfu understood a little. She had always wondered why the little girl's grandmother became a nun, why there were other relatives in the family, why there were only father and daughter in the house, and why there was no female relative to help take care of the sick little girl. Perhaps there was a deeper reason, even the servants might not be doing it entirely for the good of the master...
Not long after, the maid Qiaoer came in with a food box. Wei smiled and said, "My father-in-law said that you haven't eaten yet, so eat something first and then teach me how to make glutinous rice dates. I don't know why, but the girls I and Aunt Zhou made just don't like it that much."
She placed the food on the round table in the living room, four dishes, one soup and two bowls of rice. Chen Ahfu felt hungry as he smelled the aroma, but it was already past mealtime.
She also asked the maid Miao'er to take Qiqi and Huihui to the yard to eat because they were too noisy in the house.
After the mother and son finished their meal, Dabao's eyes began to drowse and he kept yawning. Wei asked Chen Afu to carry him to the beauty couch in the west room to rest, and then took a small Luo quilt to cover him.
Afterwards, the two went to the small kitchen in the backyard together.
Wei was about 24 or 25 years old, fair-skinned and pretty, smiling even before she spoke, very likable. Chen Ahfu also told her about how Luo Xiaoguanshi had helped his family.
Wei smiled and said, "I heard from my head in the capital that my two children often come to your house to eat and drink, so it's only right that I help you with this little favor." She added, "Sister's fourth birthday will be in three days. After her birthday, Master still wants Sister to live with us in Tangyuan. Master said that the air in the countryside is good, and it may be good for Sister's growth. Sister likes Sister Chen so much, so you should come to Tangyuan more often in the future..."
When she came to the kitchen, she found all the ingredients for making sweet-scented osmanthus and glutinous rice dates. There was no fresh sweet-scented osmanthus now, but there was a can of candied osmanthus. While cooking, Chen Ahfu explained the steps of making glutinous rice dates to Wei and Mrs. Zhou, who was in charge of the kitchen. When she put the dates into the pot, she was sweating from the heat, so she took out a handkerchief from her bosom to wipe her forehead, and took the opportunity to shake the little yellow residue into the pot.
When the glutinous rice dates were ready, Wei tasted one and said with wide eyes, "Oh, we made it this way too. Why is Sister Chen's so much better?"
The kitchen manager, Mrs. Zhou, tasted one and said it was delicious. After hearing what Wei said, she smiled and said, "Everything depends on fate, and the same applies to cooking and brewing. The same ingredients and steps may not produce the same taste. If they all tasted the same, why would the restaurant spend a lot of money to hire a chef? They can just take the recipe and find someone to make it."
While praising Chen Afu, this statement also gave himself a way out.
Wei nodded in agreement.
Chen Ahfu smiled. She was still thinking about how to explain it, but Aunt Zhou helped her to smooth it over.
This time, they made a lot, and the two small porcelain basins were full. Wei took out a fine blue and white porcelain plate, put a plate of glutinous rice dates in it, put the plate in the food box, and asked the little girl to take it to the front yard to honor the master. She said, "Last time, my head of the family brought the glutinous rice dates made by sister Chen to the mansion. Not only did my sister like it, but the master also liked it. But seeing that my sister liked it, the master didn't want to eat more."
Then, he asked the maid to carry the rest and went to the upper room together.
The upper room was quiet, and the two children had not yet gotten up.
Wei only took out a small dish of glutinous rice dates and placed them on the table in the living room, and put the rest into a food box and took it to the side room. Just as she finished cleaning up, Miao'er's voice came from the east room, "Ah, Sister is awake."
Wei smiled and said, "Oh, this date is really tempting. It must have awakened my sister."
Chu Hanyan woke up and had to wake Dabao up.
Chen Ahfu went to the west room, Dabao was still sleeping soundly on the beauty couch. Chen Ahfu gently woke him up, he was a little grumpy and pouted, he wanted to cry.
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "This is sister Yan'er's home. Let her hear you crying and see if she will embarrass you."
Dabao's eyes suddenly opened wide, he jumped up and said, "Mom, I was wrong, Dabao didn't cry." He suddenly became very energetic.
A little girl brought a basin of water and Chen Afu washed Dabao's face.
In the outer study, Chu Lingxuan finished the last date on the plate and muttered, "She's here, why don't you let her do more."
Manager Luo, who was standing at the side, pursed his lips and suppressed a hint of smile. How long has it been since my master has been so childish? It seems that after the sudden change at home and the eldest lady was forced to become a nun, he has never been like this again.
He also reported to Chu Lingxuan in more detail about the Chen family, how Chen Ahfu treated the disease, Dabao's condition, and how he was bullied by gangsters in the village. He also said that the best-selling button of his cousin's grandmother was designed by Chen Ahfu, and she signed a contract with Nishang Embroidery House, etc. He had also said some of this before, but not in such detail.
After listening to this, Chu Lingxuan nodded and said, "This family is quite reliable. Mrs. Chen is quite smart, and my sister seems to like her very much." He coughed unnaturally and said, "When my sister goes to Tangyuan in the future, she can spend more time with the mother and son. Otherwise, let Mrs. Chen be a needlework master for my sister Yan. In the future, when we are in the countryside, let her teach my sister how to do needlework regularly."
Manager Luo was stunned. Teach my sister to do needlework? After thinking about it, he understood what the master meant and immediately bowed and replied, "Yes."
Chu Lingxuan frowned again and thought to himself, for some reason, when he first saw Dabao in Sanqing County, he felt that he looked familiar, and today he felt even more familiar with him. But he was sure that he had never seen that child before. Perhaps, this was just a matter of rapport.
Also, why do I feel that Chen Xiaoniang is familiar today... It's really weird.
Chu Lingxuan and Manager Luo went to Yuetaoyuan together again.
As soon as I entered the yard, I saw Qiqi and Huihui standing in the yard, talking with their heads up. One was reciting a poem, and the other kept shouting, "Dabao wants to pee, Dabao wants to pee." They were all Chen Dabao's voice, which made the maids and old women cover their mouths and laugh.
In order to make his daughter's yard full of life, Chu Lingxuan had people plant many flowers, trees and birds in the yard. But only today did he feel that the yard was really full of life.
No wonder the mother also likes the child and the two human-like parrots. Perhaps, with the little swallow, this place will be more lively, right?
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