And what does Mei Yuanqing mean by explaining so much? Does he think she is too pretentious? Or has he changed?
The more Zhang Ruoruo thought about it, the more unhappy he became, and emotions arose in his heart.
As a result, before finishing some official duties at hand today, Mei Yuanqing hurried back to the study after saying this.
Zhang Ruoruo wanted to mention how the Wei family treated her harshly, but before she could say anything, she had already walked out of the room.
She could only shut her mouth reluctantly.
"Why is the house so cold? Guizhi, longan, put more charcoal in it." Zhang Ruoruo rubbed her arms. She didn't know if it was her imagination, but she felt extra cold today.
"Miss, we don't have any extra charcoal fire. We have used too much in the past few days... It will be burned out in five more days. I don't know where to find it for Miss the next day." Guizhi hesitated. Then he opened his mouth.
"No? The Mei family is so rich, how can it still be short of some fire? You can ask for it from the mother in charge."
Seeing her nonchalant look, Guizhi explained: "Miss, the tea cup ornaments you smashed are all kept on file by the mothers. The mothers said...that every month They all have a certain amount, and once they are used up, they are gone. So some of the ornaments in our house have not been replaced by the servants. The charcoal fire is even gone."
Zhang Ruoruo turned around and gave her a fierce look, the red hairpin on his head shook, "Are you telling the truth?"
"You are a servant serving a young lady. How dare you deceive me?"
"I don't dare to judge you, but this Wei family is too mean. They are just decorations." She looked around and found that the room was much empty. "You guys come with me and ask for some I don’t believe in the charcoal fire and ornaments. I went to ask for them in person, but they were still unavailable.”
When they arrived at the ground, Zhang Ruoruo stepped forward and showed a faint smile, "Mom, I have used up the charcoal fire in Zhuxi Courtyard, and I want to get more. The decorations in my house are also somewhat damaged. Do I need to repair them?" superior."
The steward's mother was wearing a dark brown jacket. She was tall and thin, with concave cheeks and high cheekbones. Zhang Ruoruo cursed in his heart, knowing at a glance that he was not a good person.
The mother in charge looked at her up and down. Zhang Ruoruo felt a little uncomfortable being looked at, so she said in a very calm tone: "Ms. Zhang, there is no rule in a house without rules. Madam has already set the rules for us. Everyone, There is a certain share of all the things that can be obtained every month. Zhuxi Courtyard has changed two sets of decorations this month. I don’t know why Miss Zhang’s yard is always damaged.”
Zhang Ruoruo was a little embarrassed when asked. She couldn't say that she had smashed it. She could only explain: "Maybe the maids were careless, so they damaged some things."
"Since the maid's hands and feet are not safe, I will send you two maids to serve you. If you always have such maids by your side, you will lose face when you go out." The mother in charge always hangs out in this house. A familiar person, how could he not know that she was lying? After hearing this, he said calmly.
Zhang Ruoruo could only force a smile and said: "I am used to using this maid, so I don't want to use it anymore."
The mother in charge stood there and continued: "As for the charcoal fire, my wife has already ordered it. Everyone in the yard will start a fire at the beginning of the month, and then enough for one month will be distributed. I remember that your maid Guizhi came to collect it. There is a basket of gray charcoal. This gray charcoal is no better than the charcoal fires people use, and it is even more resistant to burning."
"It's been cold these days, so I'm burning more."
"Then please ask Miss Zhang to be more frugal next month."
This makes it clear that no more will be given to her.
Zhang Ruoruo was so angry that he fell down after hearing what his mother in charge said.
But she doesn't get angry easily.
He could only smile sarcastically.
She took Guizhi and left the place. As she walked, she kept twisting her handkerchief and muttered: "These servants are really nothing. They can't even try to make a charcoal fire." After a pause, she seemed to think of something. What, "Perhaps it was the Wei family's special order, just to embarrass me!"
When she thought about the bad days, and the fact that Mei's mother had yelled at her when she was in Ci'an Hall, she hated her for being just a maid.
He pulled the veil in his hand until it was deformed.
"Miss, forget it if it doesn't work. It's not long until next month anyway. How many more days can those gray charcoal last? Otherwise, I'll go get some other charcoal to make do with it." Guizhi suddenly thought of where the mother in charge was. Accumulated black carbon.
Thinking about the not-so-good charcoal fire, even if she took some, it would be fine.
Zhang Ruoruo was really unwilling to give in, but the room was surprisingly cold without a charcoal fire in winter, so he could only nod.
"OK."
In the Hongxia Pavilion, Wei Jingwei was writing. Her beautiful side face looked a little gentler under the candlelight.
Su'er entered the door, walked quickly to her side and said, "Miss, that Zhang Ruoruo went to the mother in charge as expected. The mother wanted to replace it with a new one. The management was strict, so naturally they didn't give her anything. They took I bought some black charcoal and went back. At the moment, she is getting angry in Zhuxi Courtyard. I heard from the little maid that it is very smoky inside."
Wei Jingwei kept her hands on her hands and replied without raising her head: "Let her make trouble. As long as she doesn't make trouble in front of me, we will pretend that she doesn't know about it."
"But... I'm afraid that she will make trouble with me later, and he will come to trouble the young lady again." Su'er said with a frown.
"Looking for trouble with me? Why are you looking for trouble with me? Everything I give her is in compliance with the rules. Even if she comes to find me, I will say the same thing." She raised her head and smiled, "Besides, this person is afraid of her. Don’t make a fuss. If you make a fuss, you’re afraid of making people unhappy.”
Su'er's eyebrows suddenly curved, "Young lady is very clever, this servant would never have thought of this. By the way, I found out what the young lady asked my servant to inquire about before."
Wei Jingwei stopped the pen in her hand and said seriously: "But what happened that day when the material merchant suddenly sold the materials to us at a low price?"
She was a little concerned at the time and specifically asked Su'er to inquire about it. After a long time, there was finally news today.
Su'er nodded, showing some doubts, "The merchant refused to tell me why. I asked someone to ask the merchants around. One of them happened to be nearby that day, so I told my servant."
The businessman doesn't want to say it? That would be interesting.
"What on earth is going on?"
She originally suspected that someone had tampered with the materials. After all, she didn't believe in such sudden good things.
However, subsequent verification by workers and shopkeepers revealed that the items had not been tampered with.
Then she didn't understand even more why that person helped her for no reason.
