The servants were busy, and the mother and daughter were also busy packing their luggage.
After cleaning up, Minghua breathed a sigh of relief and got up to go to Xiao Leshi's house. After entering, she saw Xiao Leshi looking at the room and silently calculating something.
"mother."
"Have you finished picking it up?" Xiao Leshi looked back and smiled.
Minghua nodded, "Not much."
"You came just in time. There is something missing in your house. The buyer will have to make another trip later. There are no quilts and mattresses, so we have to buy them again. We also need to buy pots and pans. Let's spend money this time. There are too many places." She didn't say the rest of the words; how would she live her life after spending so much money?
"Don't worry. I'm going to ask the master for help after the banquet tomorrow. If it doesn't work, you can also ask my senior brother. He is the young master of the Ji family. He has many people and a wide network of contacts. There is no need to do anything else. He can help pull the strings. That’s it. Once the story book is sold, you will naturally have money; you can go out for a walk and see the scenery of the capital."
Don't think about making money.
People of the older generation have fixed ideas and only have a few ways to make money; she can't control others, and the mother of this body will not let her go out to do dirty work for others.
Xiao Leshi felt uneasy, "I can't rely on you to support my mother, and besides, your master..."
"Mom, you are willing to come to Beijing to study with me. My daughter is very grateful to you. My daughter can make money, so don't think about going out to work. If you really can't stay idle, my daughter will find someone to hire an embroiderer for you. You can embroider with me. My mother is learning embroidery and tying to pass the time." So as not to think too much.
"You! You have become the boss of your mother." Xiao Leshi felt uncomfortable because her short daughter looked like a grown-up.
Minghua didn't get it, she just said: "Anyway, mother can live as happy as she wants, I will work hard to make money."
"Okay, why don't you go out and do some work? Don't find an embroiderer for your mother. She's already an old woman. How much can you learn from an embroiderer? It's just a waste of money. After Xiao Leshi finished speaking, he took her hand and said, "We have a house in Beijing. Write a letter to your father and grandparents and explain the situation."
She couldn't say anything about taking her parents-in-law to Beijing.
My daughter has a hard time making money, and her parents-in-law have to pay for food and clothing when they come. The capital is no different from a small place, where every inch of land is precious, and money is needed wherever you go.
She felt guilty and lacked the confidence to take the person over.
"Okay, I'll go back to the room and get the Four Treasures of the Study."
Minghua turned around and left the room. Xiao Leshi sighed blankly. When Minghua came back, a smile appeared on his face. Then he helped Minghua polish the ink and Minghua took up the pen to write.
The whole letter was simple and clear. First, Minghua said hello to the three elders, and then to his two brothers alone. Then he briefly talked about what happened in the capital, and mentioned many things in one stroke.
After finishing the letter, she read it to her mother again. When she returned to Shoufu's residence, Minghua took the letter and manuscript with her.
Returning to the guest room in the residence of the First Assistant, the several maids waiting in the courtyard were busy. Minghua's formal apprenticeship banquet tomorrow had to be discussed first, and her face also needed to be decorated before dressing up.
However, the few maids who stroked Minghua's face were just shaving her eyebrows.
"Miss Minghua, you have a really good foundation. You can look so pretty even if you just practice it; you will definitely be a beauty when you grow up."
"Miss Minghua is beautiful, even if you don't open her eyes. Her brows are gentle and heroic. In seven or eight years, many young men in the capital will be obsessed with you."
"The two sisters are not bad in appearance, but how many young men have they charmed?" Minghua asked indifferently.
The movements of their hands stopped for a moment, knowing that she was angry and they did not dare to speak. They also stopped shaving her eyebrows and knelt down to apologize.
Although they are not Minghua's maids, it is naturally their fault for making the guests angry; once the lady in charge finds out, none of them can escape.
"Miss Minghua, please calm down. The servants are telling you nonsense. Please spare your life, Miss Minghua."
Minghua glanced at them and said, "You are not mine, so watch your mouth; I don't want any gossip about me outside. I know Xiao, but he is not someone who can be talked about casually."
"Yes Yes Yes."
"Get up, trim the remaining eyebrows, and go down and prepare hot water for me. Dinner will be served in the courtyard instead of going to the master's place. You send someone to the master's courtyard to tell him that he will get up early tomorrow. I will rest early today. .”
The two of them said yes again and again, and carefully trimmed the rest of her eyebrows; one took someone to fetch hot water, and the other sent someone to inform the old lady in the courtyard.
When she entered the old lady's yard and met the housekeeper, she told the housekeeper what Minghua said.
The butler nodded after hearing this, "I understand. I will report back to the master later. You must serve me carefully and don't make Miss Minghua unhappy. You will serve Miss Minghua attentively at the banquet tomorrow. If you are promising, Miss Minghua can ask for it." If you go, your future will not be bad in the future."
A reminder made the maid pale.
They just made Miss Minghua angry, how could they still like them?
When the housekeeper saw something wrong with her expression, his face darkened, "What? Are you neglecting Miss?"
"No, no." The maid hesitated and said, "We said the wrong thing just now, which made Miss Minghua unhappy; I'm afraid we may not look down on this slave and the others."
"No eyesight."
The butler walked away with a puff of his sleeves, and the maid returned to Minghua Courtyard and reported timidly. When she got down and met the maids, she told a few familiar people what the butler had said. The eyes of the maids who said the right thing were bright and eager to try.
The faces of the two people just now were as pale as paper.
When working as an errand in the Chief Minister's Mansion, it's too difficult to get ahead; positions are like carrots and pitfalls, and unless one person gets there, no one else can get up. But unlike Miss Minghua, she is now in need of someone. As long as she behaves well and is promoted to serve around her, she will be considered a maid.
According to Miss Minghua's status in the First Assistant's Mansion, her future will be bright; as a personal maid, their future will definitely not be bad.
Now, they are all ruined by their mouths.
"Pah." A maid who said something wrong raised her hand and slapped her on the mouth.
Another maid was awakened and hurriedly held her hand; others gathered around and asked, "Xiao Cui, what are you doing? Why do you slap yourself for no reason?"
"Yes! Miss Minghua is an easy-going person. It would be a great thing if you could really go and serve her. Why are you still beating yourself?" After the maid who asked the question finished speaking, she asked in hindsight: "You Could it be that you have made Miss Minghua unhappy?"
The two of them lowered their heads and said nothing.
With such an attitude, even a fool would know there is something wrong.
However, two competitors were eliminated invisibly, which made these maids not feel happy, but felt heavy.
