"Since Sister Yue is busy, go quickly." Feng Xian saw her master's chest heaving, and was obviously a little angry, so she quickly sent the daughter-in-law of the Yue family away, and said softly: "Grandma, calm down. As long as Aunt Jiang makes a fuss, how many days can the eldest grandma jump around? We don't need to rush at this moment."
"Hmph! How long will she stay there? Look at her attitude. Will I ignore her because of this? Not to mention me, even the old lady and her mistress won't say anything because of this. At most, they will scold her and ignore her for a few days. After a year or so, if she comes up with some delicious food again, won't she be able to revive?"
At this point, he couldn't help showing hatred on his face, secretly thinking that the hasty preparations at the beginning actually let Chuan Ge'er escape this disaster. If I had known this, I should have waited a few more days patiently and made all the preparations. Are you still afraid that there will be no chance? Alas! What a pity, what a pity! If that little bastard died, this woman would be skinned alive, and there would be no chance for her to turn over. The Marquis' Mansion would never tolerate a woman who harmed the master's flesh and blood.
Arriving at Grandma Fang's room, Xu Ranyun saw Madam Yang, Liu Min, Su Nuannuan, Aunt Lin, and others all there. Xu Ranyun put aside all his worries, and after greeting each other, he said with a smile on his face, "I'm late, it's not my fault. I just said that I came out early today, but I didn't expect that everyone would be here in such a cold day."
Old Lady Fang laughed and said, "Is it so cold outside? You look pale."
Xu Ranyun said, "Isn't it? There's no wind, but it's dry and cold. But now it's good, the old lady's room is really warm like spring, I just feel warm all over." After saying that, he looked around again and pretended to be happy, "That's great, I thought I was late, but I didn't expect there were people who were even later than me. Second brother's wife has always been attentive to the old lady, why are you late today?"
Before she finished speaking, she heard a voice from behind the screen laughing, "I just went out and met two managers. They pestered me and insisted on asking for instructions before I could do my work, so I was late." Then Shi Yurou turned around the screen, bowed to Old Lady Fang, and then looked at Su Nuannuan and smiled, "Good sister-in-law. You are free today. Our master is still eagerly waiting for the candied silk dish you mentioned, but you didn't tell him to give him the recipe quickly."
"What kind of candied silk dish is this?" Old Lady Fang asked immediately. Before Su Nuannuan could say anything, Shi Yurou hurriedly said, "Old Lady, you don't know? That's right. Sister-in-law said that it was only made once in the palace. I heard that the Empress and the Princes praised it highly. We haven't seen it in our house. Sister-in-law, why is this?"
Su Nuannuan glanced at Shi Yurou. Although this woman is on good terms with her now, she will never forget to dig a hole for herself whenever she has the chance. She immediately smiled and said, "The candied fruit dish is too sweet, and the whole thing is wrapped in sugar. Most people in our house like to eat sweets, but eating too much of these sweets will do more harm than good. I made this when I entered the palace last time. It was also because the queen had a poor appetite, so I made candied fruit to whet her appetite. Now it happens that some refugees who have nowhere to stay because of the snowstorm have come to the capital. My second brother somehow found out about this and asked me for the recipe, so I said I would give him the recipe in exchange for two thousand taels of silver to make clothes and bedding for the refugees. Originally, this was not a big deal, but the old lady was curious and had to get to the bottom of it."
Old Lady Fang laughed and scolded, "Bah! You are getting more and more daring, you even dare to make up stories about me. What do you mean by getting to the bottom of it? Just say that my ears perked up when I heard about food. Since you said so, you don't need to make too much. It's almost the New Year, so why don't you just make some and we can just eat them as New Year snacks?"
Su Nuannuan smiled bitterly and said, "Grandma, it's not that my granddaughter-in-law is lazy. It's just that people in our house eat too many sweets. We have desserts, sweet soups, milk and cream every day. There are also many dishes in the kitchen that require sugar, not to mention the various porridges. Now add this candied fruit. No, no, we eat too much. It's not good for our teeth." She couldn't explain to everyone what diabetes was, so she had to push her teeth out. It's common sense that sweets are bad for teeth.
Old Lady Fang refused and just said that she would not eat much. In the end, Su Nuannuan reluctantly agreed. The old lady then smiled like a child who got candy. Suddenly, Xu Ranyun laughed and said, "It turns out that sister has already received the second master's two thousand taels of silver. If so, why did you use the private treasury? I thought sister was short of money, so I wanted to give some money to help, but now it seems that it is useless. Sister, do good deeds and accumulate virtues, it is a good thing, and you should give us a chance."
Su Nuannuan's eyes lit up, and then curved into a crescent. Honglian, who was standing beside her, almost laughed out loud when she saw this. She quickly turned her head to the side and lowered it, thinking to herself, Grandma Yun, Grandma Yun, you really don't learn from your mistakes. You dare to plot against me? Haven't I been cheated enough by her in the past? Now I'm doing a good deed, and you bump into me. How can I let you go?
Sure enough, Su Nuannuan smiled and said, "Sister, you are right. It was I who neglected it. How dare I stand in the way of everyone doing good deeds? Since sister said so, you should help me if you can. Send the money to me. I will make sure that every penny is used for the victims. I have started this matter ten days ago. Now I am familiar with it and will not waste a penny. Alas! I heard that there are thousands of victims. Those noble families and government officials only know how to give out porridge. In such a cold day, what's the use of just eating enough? If you don't have a place to stay, you will freeze. Frozen to death. So I haven't had the energy to study the recipe these days, I've been busy with this matter, I'm worried that I don't have much money on hand, the private treasury is my private treasury, even if I can shamelessly ask for money from my master, I dare not give it all, right? Now that my sister is willing to help, it can be regarded as a solution to my urgent need, but I don't know how much money my sister will give? I didn't think it through before, maybe everyone here has the same idea as my sister, it doesn't matter, a family that does good will surely have more blessings, everyone wants to donate money, just send it to me, my accounts are clear here, I am sure that every penny will be used for the victims. "
Before he could finish his words, Xu Ranyun's face turned pale and cold sweat broke out on his body. He cursed madly in his heart. Su Mengnuan's ancestors were all innocently implicated. God knows that this black-bellied foodie is not their descendant or granddaughter at all.
Madam Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She looked at Su Nuannuan and didn't even know whether she loved or hated her. Although she had hated Su Mengnuan before, the wife of the Marquis was kind by nature. She heard that Su Nuannuan was considerate and did good deeds in a unique way for the victims, and she agreed with her. But... do you want to harm Xu Ranyun like this? Aren't you putting her on the fire? It won't look good if you take too much or too little. That's not all. You also spared everyone. Those who don't want to take the money will hate Ranyun to death because of this? This child said he was kind, and now he is kind, but why is his trick to harm people so insidious?
Madam Yang thought so, so you can imagine how much Liu Min and Shi Yurou hated them. They complained in their hearts: Bah! What do you mean by shamelessly asking me for money? What do you mean by not daring to come? The prince is now obedient to you and listens to you. Do you think we don't know? There are rumors that the prince of Anping loves his wife like his life and fears her like a tiger. Do you think we haven't heard it? Who are you showing off your face like a bullied little wife? Is there anyone who lies like you? Shameless, too shameless.
Just as she was thinking about it, she saw Su Nuannuan turning to Shi Yurou with a smile and said, "Thanks to sister Yun today, now that I've spoken out, I might as well be thick-skinned. Sister-in-law, our master's private treasury paid out 5,000 taels of silver. Second brother's private treasury probably doesn't have as much as ours, but at least you should give something as a token of your appreciation, right? Um... what do you think of 2,000 taels..." Before she could finish, she saw Shi Yurou's face change drastically, so she hurriedly said, "It's my fault, it's my fault. I shouldn't have underestimated Second Master and sister-in-law. Then 3,000 taels will do. Any more won't work. I know you have money, but we are the eldest son's family after all. You can't go over us, right? Okay, then it's settled."
Who made the deal with you? Two thousand taels... no, three thousand taels? Why don't you take a knife and cut my flesh? Shi Yurou was almost going crazy. Fortunately, she was sitting in a chair, otherwise she would have to sit on the ground. She forced out a smile that was uglier than crying. She kept saying, "Two thousand taels... not a small amount. Our master dare not compare with you."
"Alas, we are all family, why should we be so modest? I tell you, being too modest is just pride. If you are proud, do you still want to take out five thousand taels? Isn't this forcing us? Alas! Our family doesn't have any extra grain...extra silver."
Shi Yurou really cried, but when she heard the last two sentences, she immediately swallowed her tears in fear and said repeatedly: "Three thousand taels... Three thousand taels will be enough, we can't take out more..."
"Second brother and sister-in-law are indeed just like sister Yun, both are kind-hearted people who are eager to help others."
Su Nuannuan nodded "touched" and was delighted: people in this era were honest and kind, and there were very few fraudulent donations. The victims were really miserable. She was very happy to be able to get money from these women who only knew how to intrigue and make some cotton-padded clothes and quilts for those poor children and women, making these women heartbroken.
Xu Ranyun, you bastard.
After Su Nuannuan reminded her, Shi Yurou immediately pointed the finger at Xu Ranyun: If she hadn't brought up this topic, everyone could have just pretended to be confused and let Su Nuannuan do whatever she wanted. Now it's good, three thousand taels of silver are gone for no reason, and the second master's shop agreed to give up two thousand taels and changed the recipe for the candied vegetable, but she was blackmailed for three thousand taels and got nothing.
The more Shi Yurou thought about it, the angrier she became. She looked at Xu Ranyun and said coldly, "Many hands make light work. Since Sister Yun wants to take money, it can't be too little, otherwise how can you explain to my sister-in-law? I know you are a rich man, but now the private treasury is managed by my sister-in-law, and I am afraid you can't take out too much money. But a lean camel is bigger than a horse, so at least two thousand taels can be taken out, right?"
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