Jiang Ling'er followed her grandma to the main courtyard.
Round cobblestones begin to appear along the roadside. If you walk straight ahead, you can see a patch of dark red and light red plum blossoms in the small courtyard. They are the only bright colors in the silver-covered world.
Several carved windows were slightly open, and the semi-open-air pavilion was filled with smoke.
In front of the desk, a girl with picturesque features is holding a feather in her hand, followed by several maids carrying a heater. They are chatting and laughing, giggling and dancing like butterflies.
Seeing her coming, they all turned their eyes over.
"You are the one that grandma talks about every day. You are so cute, Qingguo," a soft voice sounded, and the maid on the side handed her an exquisitely crafted red agate hairpin, "You You are rewarded for your ingenuity."
Qingguo put the hairpin into the girl's hand and looked at her face carefully, "Miss, this little girl's face is indeed fairer and tenderer than the one in the embroidery room."
The maids in the embroidery room are different from the other maids. They only need to move the needle and do not need to be exposed to wind or sun, so most of them are beautiful and beautiful.
Li Fengyun pursed a smile, looked around, and put the feathers aside, "Little girl, do you have any prescriptions that I can use?"
Jiang Ling'er was determined, but she still didn't raise her head, "Miss, I have a few skin-beautifying formulas on my hands. They are all secrets passed down from family, and I don't show them to others easily. Now that I am a member of the Li family, I naturally want to give them to others." For the master."
Li Fengyun smiled when he heard this, nodded, and put the half-drunk ginger-date tea on the tray, "You are loyal. Since this recipe is your family inheritance, you won't accept it. Our Li family is not like that. Xiaoxiao, as long as you match my facial cream, I will be rewarded heavily."
"Yes." Jiang Ling'er bowed and retreated.
On the way back, she couldn't calm down for a long time.
There are many rewards, does that mean that she can go to the fairy world with the eldest lady?
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In the small courtyard of the west wing, Jiang Ling'er was tinkering with various medicinal materials.
"Clang!" It was the harsh sound made by the iron basin hitting the ground.
She didn't look back and knew that Li Xinran was starting to act like a monster.
"Hey, our good sister is so attentive. I accidentally dropped the basin. I won't disturb you, right?"
A figure of Pingting appeared in front of her. It was not difficult to see the girl's slender waist even though she was wrapped in a thick shirt.
Seeing the pearl hairpin on Jiang Ling'er's head, she picked up the iron basin and pretended to drop it again. Li Huarui on the side scolded, "Are you finished yet?"
Jiang Ling'er paused and continued sorting the herbs in his hands as if nothing had happened.
Li Xinran only felt that a punch had hit the cotton, and he took a breath in his heart, feeling extremely depressed.
She threw all the bowls, chopsticks and pans on the table to the ground, picked them up and threw them again in frustration. For a while, there was a sound of pinging bells and banging bells in the small courtyard.
"Second sister," Jiang Ling'er turned her head with sharp eyes, "I prepare these face creams for the eldest lady. If I sue the main hospital about what you did, do you think she will transfer you to another place? , like where the dung is? I heard that there is a shortage of people there."
The dirtiest and most tiring job in the Li Mansion is the dung room, and only those who have made serious mistakes will be assigned there.
Nowadays, no one knows that the eldest lady is the most popular person in the Li family. The big flag pulled out by Jiang Ling'er really shocked the three people in the small courtyard.
Li Xinran was frightened. Tears gathered in her eyes, and her eyes were red. She looked extremely pitiful.
As the eldest sister, Li Huarui looked shocked. She looked at the usually taciturn little sister with something strange in her eyes.
"Ling'er, your second sister has no bad intentions, she just wants to vent her anger. You must not tell the eldest lady! If she goes to the cesspool, she will die. What can she do..."
Tian Zhu, who was on the side, picked up the pots and pans on the ground with great eyesight, pulled the dumb Li Xinran and ran into the kitchen.
Looking at the anxious and slightly worried face of the eldest sister in front of her, Jiang Ling'er felt soft in her heart, "Sister, if it's because of the second sister's facial cream that she didn't make it, then I'll be the one who has to go to the toilet. On weekdays, I treat the second sister Sister can turn a blind eye, but this matter is so important that I can no longer indulge her."
Seeing that the eldest sister's expression was still a little disapproving, Jiang Ling'er didn't say much, lowered her head and fell silent.
After she put down the curtain and left, she began to count the various items sent by the eldest lady and nodded with satisfaction. Regardless of the fact that this tool was much more complete than what she had used before, even some medicinal herbs were rare and rare treasures.
Lay out the fresh plum blossom petals sent by the eldest lady, dry them, and put them into a special distiller. When very little essential oil appears in the porcelain bowl of the filtered condensate, carefully set it aside.
After the foxtail flower rhizomes boil out oil in the usual way, grind the expensive flowers and herbs into juice and mash them together with the dried herbs.
For three days in a row, the small courtyard was filled with the cold fragrance of plum blossoms.
Because of the eldest lady’s instructions, she was even exempted from the task of fetching water in the morning.
Usually, meals will be provided in the dining room every three days. Because Li Huarui is usually the first to return to the hospital, she will go to the dining room to receive food from several sisters. The one who has the most leisure time now is Jiang Ling'er, who naturally has to receive meals. It fell on her head.
Passing by the main courtyard, I saw grandma directing several maids to sort flower petals.
Seeing her coming, his eyes narrowed into crescent moons, "I heard you told me about the effectiveness of these plum blossoms, and the eldest lady ordered me to pick them. It seems that she is very satisfied with you, and I will give you a reward soon."
"Thank you for your kind words, grandma." Jiang Ling'er thought about sending a few jars to grandma's room. The plum blossom essential oil facial ointment was rare, but the other effects were good.
Grandma is kind-hearted, but you still have to be filial to those who should be filial.
In the yard, the three of them had finished their work and were eating dinner on the table.
Tian Zhu kept picking up meat dishes with his chopsticks, "Ling'er, what's the happy event today? Why did you share so many meat dishes with us?"
In addition to the usual white porridge and steamed buns on the table, there are also several meat dishes with oily and bright aroma, and even a few more types of pickles.
"Thanks to Ling'er, we can eat a few more dishes. Come and sit down. Thank you for going to get the meal today." Li Huarui smiled at her.
Jiang Ling'er hadn't had anything meaty for a long time. She picked up a chopstick and fried bacon with green peppers. When she ate it, she thought it was nothing more delicious than this.
Especially the fried bacon, which is alternately fat and thin. The juice fills the whole mouth. It tastes dry and not greasy. She can eat three big bowls of rice porridge!
"Tian Zhu, where is your second sister?" The three of them waited for a long time but did not see Li Xinran.
"Eldest sister, I went to look for it. Second sister asked us to eat first and she will come back later." Tian Zhu said carelessly.
"You girl! How long has it been? Did she tell you what to do?" Li Huarui laughed and scolded the girl with bulging cheeks.
Just as he was talking, a pink velvet figure came into view. Different from the exaggerated pace in the past, Li Xinran was humming a small tune today and looked in a very good mood.
Glancing at the food on the table, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, "Sister, I ate at Xiaokui's place. Tian Zhu, keep my share for yourself."
She hesitated for a while, and then said with a smile on her face, "Ling'er, second sister, I want to apologize to you. You should be an adult and not remember the faults of villains. Don't be as knowledgeable as my elder sister."
Li Huarui held their hands together and said with a smile, "We are all sisters, how can we have an overnight feud?"
As soon as their hands touched, Li Xinran withdrew his hand like an electric shock. Jiang Ling'er didn't pay much attention and continued to eat.
The atmosphere was filled with embarrassment, and everyone dispersed after finishing their meal.
Jiang Ling'er put three jars of facial ointment into the basket and walked to her grandma's room.
