Chapter 18 The Eighteenth

Day The meal took an hour or so, and the colorful lights in the flower hall had already been lit.

A maid brought strong tea for the masters to rinse their mouths. Yingchun and the others said awkwardly, "The Kung Pao Chicken is delicious, but you can't eat it with garlic like that. It's too indecent."

Baoyu also covered his mouth. The old lady didn't think of this. Thinking of the particularity of the Jia family, she nodded, "Well, just this time."

In the next few days, the old lady searched through the mall and found the recipes of the dishes she had exchanged. Under the guidance of netizens, she restored Mapo Tofu, Fish-flavored Shredded Pork and Kung Pao Chicken.

However, according to the tastes of people at that time, some adjustments were made.

Once the dishes were made, they were sent to the masters of the Jia family several times, and they received unanimous praise. According to their evaluation, they were adjusted. After that, the old lady collected the recipes and did not allow the big kitchen to make it often.

Because she was busy with this matter, the old lady did not notice the undercurrents of the servants in the Jia family.

When she reacted, it was Xichun who came to complain, saying that the maids and servants below had contradicted Daiyu. When Daiyu wanted to punish them, they said, "Master, you can beat us, our lives are cheap anyway." Daiyu was so angry that she cried.

The old lady was surprised, "What's the matter?"

"Nothing, just for a bowl of ham and sour bamboo shoot soup. Sister Lin said that the soup tasted wrong, and the maid knelt down and swore, 'The other girls' soups are the same.' She also said..."

"What did she say?"

"Even if the girl is dissatisfied with her, she can't just wrong her like that."

"Yes, they are all the same,"

Xichun stammered, "The soup was spilled by the maid."

The old lady frowned, "Go call Zijuan over."

"How did Sister Lin get bullied?"

"No way, the news of those maids and servants being slapped in the face should have been heard by now, who else is so tactless?" At

this moment, Zijuan came over. After asking, the old lady found out that this kind of thing had happened more than once. Every time, it was a small matter that made Daiyu angry, and then she would curse and cry out for injustice, and even said in a heart-breaking way, "My life is cheap

anyway." There were so many things that now, wherever Daiyu went, the maids and servants would avoid her, as if they were avoiding the plague.

Today, Xichun saw this incident and reported it to the old lady, otherwise "the young lady would not be allowed to speak." When Zijuan said this, she wiped her tears and said, "Grandma, you have to make the decision for Miss Lin." "It

's rebellious, they are ganging up to deal with Lin Daiyu."

"Why, have they forgotten that they are servants of the Jia family?"

"You also said it was the Jia family, not the Lin family. That time, the old lady didn't say much about Lin Daiyu's slapping, but she didn't punish those maids and servants. They may feel that the law cannot punish everyone, and they think of ways to make things difficult for Daiyu. If you really say that these maids and servants did something wrong, it's not, but it's just annoying. Besides, Lin Daiyu can't complain every time. After all, she is a guest. If she annoys Grandmother Jia, Grandmother Jia may think that Lin Daiyu is causing trouble. '

'Damn, this is too vicious. '

'Isn't this similar to modern "cold violence"?

The old lady asked Yuanyang to check immediately to find out who started it and where the source was.

Yuanyang went to find Lin Zhixiao's wife and Wang Xifeng. Not long after, the three of them came to Rongqing Hall together to report the situation.

"It was those maids and old women who were beaten by Miss Lin who held a grudge and slandered Miss Lin everywhere, and... and instigated everyone to say..." Lin Zhixiao's wife knelt on the ground and hesitated.

"Speak!" The old lady was furious at this moment. She really didn't expect that the people below were so dirty. She used to have simple interpersonal relationships. At most, she had quarreled with the villagers when she was young. When did she have such dark thoughts and joined forces to bully a little girl?

"Yes, yes," Lin Zhixiao's wife said hurriedly, "It is said that Miss Lin is sharp-tongued and has a bad temper. If she just accepts bullying, I am afraid that her life will be difficult in the future. Besides, Miss Lin is not our, our mansion... Ancestor, it is the old servant who did not manage those maids and women well, please punish them."

Lin Zhixiao's wife saw that the old ancestor's face was not good, and she kowtowed quickly.

Wang Xifeng also apologized in great annoyance. She had been busy with the three things that the old ancestor had told her these days, and she actually ignored everything in the mansion.

The old lady waved her hand, "Tie those people for me." She could imagine how sad Daiyu would be if she heard these unpleasant words. However, she had a question, "Do I want to throw them all to the government?"

"If they are family-born children, you can deal with them yourself, old lady. If it is a white contract, you can drive her out of the house. '

'Old lady, you must beat Lin Daiyu a few times to vent your anger. '

'They are too bad. '

'That's right. I remember there was a Lai Madam in the Jia Mansion. Her grandson Lai Shangrong escaped slavery and became an official. But after Jia Mu died, Jia Zheng passed by Lai Shangrong's territory with his coffin and borrowed money. Lai Shangrong gave him fifty taels, just like sending away beggars. '

The old lady took a deep breath. Lai Shangrong? She returned her attention to reality. Since she traveled through time, this was the first time she felt angry at the people here, and the first time she felt that as Jia Mu, she had the fate of a person in her control.

"Give each of you ten boards, throw the children born in the family to the farm, and drive all the white contracts out of the house."

"Yes."

After a while, the sound of boards and howling rang in the courtyard of Rongqing Hall.

After this incident, everyone in the mansion was cautious in their words and deeds. They all recognized Lin Daiyu's status and dared not act recklessly by relying on their qualifications.

After the old lady dealt with the matter, she went to find Lin Daiyu again.

But this time, she did not comfort her gently, "Lin girl, if the fourth girl did not come to me, would you not tell grandma about this?"

Lin Daiyu's eyes were red, and the little person pursed her lips stubbornly.

The old lady sighed, "Even if you don't want to tell grandma, you can ask the two maids for advice. Are you going to wrong yourself like this?"

This time, Lin Daiyu finally choked up and said, "I, I don't want to upset grandma."

The old lady was silent, and then she was impressed by the intelligence of this little girl, and she also really realized the sinister intentions of those maids. If every time Daiyu got into trouble, the old lady had to solve it and comfort her, the old lady might really feel impatient.

"Then you must learn to be very strong and not be hurt by them." The old lady embraced her, "If you really don't want to trouble grandma in the future, go and ask the two maids and find a way to solve it yourself."

"Okay," Daiyu hugged her grandmother tightly, "Daiyu knows."

However, soon, with Lin Ruhai's return to Beijing, no maids or old women in the Jia family were lucky enough to do so, and they dared not offend Lin Daiyu anymore.

The main reason why Lin Ruhai was able to return to Beijing this time was because of the things the old lady had presented that time. The current emperor summoned him back to Beijing, mentioned his previous position, and rewarded him.

On the day he returned to Beijing, he came to the Jia Mansion to pay a visit to Grandmother Jia.

Lin Ruhai learned about everything the old lady had done for Daiyu through his own channels. The first time he saw Grandmother Jia, he bowed deeply, "Mother-in-law, everything you have done for my daughter, I am deeply grateful."

"Daiyu is my granddaughter, so I should do something for her." It was the first time the old lady saw Lin Ruhai. He was dressed in blue silk and had a jade pendant on his waist. Although he was fifty years old, he didn't look like he had aged much. He was gentle and graceful in his behavior. Jia Zheng was not good enough in front of him.

The old lady knew where Lin Daiyu's scholarly demeanor came from.

"No matter what, I will remember it in my heart."

The old lady thought, I just hope you can help the Jia family in the future, but she couldn't say that, so she only asked about Lin Ruhai's arrangements during his return.

The two chatted for a while, and when they left, Lin Daiyu was taken back to the Lin Mansion. It was agreed that

she would come back after the New Year's Eve worship. After that, the old lady fell into a busy schedule. The most important thing was that she had to take the female relatives with imperial decrees to the palace to pay tribute on New Year's Eve.

This was the first time the old lady participated in such an event, and she couldn't help but be nervous, so she didn't experience the fun of the ancient New Year at all. However, she met the wife of the Duke of Anguo at the palace banquet. After that, she had to join the ranks of socializing. This Duke's wife, that Princess of the County, and some wives of court officials who came to pay respects to her...

If it weren't for the help of netizens, she might have collapsed on the spot. That's it. After a round, the old lady also felt that she was going to die.

However, after New Year's Eve, time passed quickly.

First, Lin Ruhai left, and then Jia Lian left Beijing.

No one in the mansion knew what Jia Lian was doing. They only knew that he was in response to Jia's mother's request. Only Wang Xifeng looked forward to it and missed him every day.

Three months passed in a flash. For everyone in the Jia mansion, it was not easy to feel the passage of time.

However, this day was a very special day for Daiyu and Sanchun, because they had pocket money for the first time in addition to the monthly allowance. Especially the old lady said that the shop was for their own use, so they could sell some things for girls, such as rouge, powder, silk, hairpins, jewelry, etc.

But there is one thing, they have to bear their own profits and losses. If the shop cannot be opened, the money will belong to them after pawning, and the ancestors will not create another shop for them.

But even so, the little girls were very excited.

Baochai smiled and said, "All these are available in my shop. If I had known earlier, I would have told the ancestors to let you come to my shop to get them."

Daiyu stuffed a fruit into her mouth and said, "Does the family need us for these? They are given to us by our ancestors to play with." Tanchun replied, "That's right. Do you think we can run the business? We just need to find a shopkeeper and arrange a servant to run errands."

What Tanchun said was true, because soon everyone in the Jia family knew that the girls were looking for servants to run errands. Those who had no work to do on weekdays and were embarrassed wanted to come over and recommend themselves.

As a result, many things happened.

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The time method, except for some necessary explanations, will speed up the process of time.