Chapter 231 Loss of power
"Grandma, it's all rumored outside. It's the people in the warehouse who are unreasonable, break the bottle, and beat people.
That's why you lost the second wife's bottle. In order to make your face look good, and in order to be kind, the second wife beat Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Zhu. Now people say that the second wife is generous, so that kind of thing happened, and she can let you go like this. After all, you are a little younger and more energetic. Cherry's cheeks were bulging with anger, and her face was full of anger: "The maidservant said that's not the case, and they said, "Why do you take your own dowry to make up for it?" It's just black and white upside down. Douer was an honest man and couldn't help saying, "Grandma should have figured it out at that time. Who broke the bottle? I really can't find out." Lin Jinrong smiled and said, "Isn't it the end? If you check it repeatedly on a broken bottle, how long will it take to delay and how many people will be involved? Is it clear? How do you think the situation in the warehouse now compares with the previous days?
The warehouse is safe these days, which is completely different from the situation of being quiet on the surface a few days ago, but the dark tide is turbulent. It is really safe. These details can be seen from the eyes and actions of the keepers. Douer thought for a moment and said, "Although that's the case, the maidservant always complains for grandma."
Lin Jinrong sighed, "There is a face in it, who doesn't want it. But if you can't have both, the inside is much more important than face.
Litchi embroidered Lin Jinrong's chest on the side, and raised his eyes and smiled when he heard the words: "The face looks good, and the inside is affordable. But grandma's bra has to have a good face and inside. Lin Jinrong stained a little water and bounced on her cheek: "This mouth is getting sharper and sharper." Guiyuan came in and whispered, "Grandma, Fangzhu is here again. I sent a few pomegranates made of silk.
It is said that he has been resting at home for the past two days and has nothing to do. He is filial to his grandmother. As he spoke, he opened the small box in his hand. The four pomegranates made of red silk in the box were vividly made, as if they were alive and very fine.
Lin Jinrong took a look: "It's over."
Fangzhu looked in the outside detective's neck, and his heart went up and down. It has been five days since Lin Jinrong made it clear that he would wait for Lu Yan to come back to determine her where to go. She was worried and sent a box of homemade cakes on the third day. She didn't meet Lin Jinrong, so she put down the cakes and left. After that, there was no news. She thought about it, so she pricked these pomegranates again and inquired about Lin Jinrong before sending them in.
Guiyuan didn't come out when she went in, and she couldn't help crying again in her eyes. Mother Gui saw it aside. For a moment, she couldn't bear it again, so she waved her over and poured a cup of tea to her: "The sun is big, come here and sit and wait. Grandma is a kind-hearted person, and she won't be angry for too long. Now everyone in the house knows that she has lost her master's favor, and she is no longer like before. Even Lin Yuzhen and Lu Yun never sent anyone to find her or ask her. She lost power here, and her man Liu Wu was walking in the outer courtyard. He sighed when he came home, and there were two children waiting to be fed. At this time, Fang Zhu was the most sad time in his heart, and he got this comfort,
The eyes are red. Thousands of words surged into his throat, but he couldn't say a word. He had to bow his head and whispered, "Grandma is a good person." What else can I do if I didn't hit her or scold her?
Mother Gui sighed and didn't have much to say. She just poured some water into the bamboo cup.
In a moment, Guiyuan came out and said proudly, "Grandma took Huāer, saying that it was good, but she had to take a nap. I didn't have time to see you. It's lucky to reward you. Go back and wait first."
Fangzhu looked at the usual money in front of him dryly and didn't pick it up. He forced a smile and said, "You have to work more, sister, buy more for your sister to wear."
Guiyuan took it rudely: "Go back. I'm going to do my job, too." Now Fangzhu is in her eyes, but there is no threat at all. Even if Lin Jinrong is very compassionate and Fang Zhu can come back to be a duty, it can no longer be as beautiful as before. It's nothing more than the master's pity and feeds.
Fangzhu said with difficulty, "I don't know if the second master is coming back soon?"
Guiyuan is impatient: "How can we and others know about the master's affairs? The second master will come back soon. Do you still want to talk to us?
Mother Gui stared at her and comforted Fang Zhu: "Go back and wait first. Didn't you say at that time to go for half a month? It's also fast." Fang Zhu lowered his head and walked heavily out of Lin Jinrong's yard. There are people coming and going. Several rough ladies are moving some clumsy old furniture. When they saw her coming, someone greeted her: "Liu Wu's family, come and give me a hand." This kind of work is not done by a decent girl like Fangzhu. In the past, these people didn't dare to talk to her like this at all, and they didn't dare to joke. But at this time, her face suddenly turned red, pretending not to have heard it, and it's okay to pass by these people.
It took two steps, and I heard people say, "What is it? I eat free food every day. Now I look proud. In a few days, I have to be sold. What's rare? What's the shelf?
Fangzhu only felt that his face was burning. He turned around and saw that the person who said this was a little close to Mrs. Meng. Mrs. Meng's family was sold a few days ago, but after all, she has been in this house for many years. There are always a few relatives of Lou. She can't afford to provoke Lin Jinrong and Lin Jinrong's capable girl in front of her. It's always okay to find trouble for her, a loser of power.
Before she opened her mouth, the man had said with a provocative face, "What are you looking at? Unconvinced? Who doesn't know about your little thing? It's just a dog that the master doesn't want. What do you care about? Don't look at you now, you're still learning to wear some silk and satin by the masters. In a few days, I'm afraid it's not as good as me!"
These words kill the heart, and Fangzhu's heart is extremely uncomfortable. Looking at everyone else, they are all holding up their handkerchiefs to watch the fun. Although she was not a very popular person in front of her master in the past, she was also a little decent, because she and men could do it, and she was a little arrogant. At this time, she was depressed, but she was impatient to pay attention to these people. She quarreled with them and lost her identity and dignity. Then he turned around with tears in his eyes, found a quiet path, wiped two tears, and slowly walked away to relax. But this situation fell into the eyes of others, and he was really sad and frustrated.
The garden of the Lu family is very large. Most of the masters live in the south, west and east. If they go to the north, there will be few people. Except for a small yard where no one lives, there is only a large lotus pool. A water hail was built on the Hehuā pool, which is a good place to cool down in summer. Every midsummer day, the owners of all rooms and courtyards always bring basin cabinets to enjoy the lotus. But it's really rare to be visited on weekdays. In the afternoon, everyone who is not on duty goes to lunch break, and the duty on duty will not come here. She wants to sit here and avoid it, so as to avoid going out of the house, so that everyone knows that she has nothing to do, chewing her tongue, and the rumors are unpleasant.
The lotus huā pool only cleared the mud last winter. The water was clear, and the lotus leaves field. When the wind blew, it made a "pupping" sound, which looked very green and lovely. There are a lot of koi raised in the water, and they all eat roundly. It is the beloved thing that Mr. Lu bought from other places at a high price.
Fangzhu walked half a circle along the pool, and his mood gradually improved, and he was quite cheerful. Lin Jinrong was also willing to let her enter the yard, and he didn't say anything to death. What he should reward her was always money, not something that was not used as a kind of cakes. That means something. Lin Jinrong just hangs her up and makes it for Lin Yuzhen and Lu Yun. He should still be willing to let her go back.
She doesn't expect to be the same as before. Even if she goes a little farther and goes to the tea shop or something, she is willing to do it. It's better than being caught in two ends.
Thinking of this, she felt much better, so she went to the water house, found an in-notable corner, and sat down to rest. Sitting and sitting, I was a little sleepy. I looked around with my eyes open and saw that the surroundings were quiet, not to mention the shadows, not even the sound of birds, so I boldly pulled up my clothes and half lay on the pillar to sleep.
In the shade of the willow tree by the pool, a man came out, stared at her for a long time, and then shrank back. Fangzhu didn't know at all. She had been worried for several days. She couldn't eat and sleep peacefully. She suddenly relaxed and was indescribably tired, and she still slept sweetly.
Mr. Lu also has the habit of taking a lunch break every afternoon. On this day, he first toured the small huāpu outside the Juxian Pavilion, pulled out a few grasses, and went to the porch to tease his beloved hanging sparrow, and his sleepiness gradually came. As soon as he stretched out, he saw Lu Lun and Lu Yu staring at him in the window of the study. They thought that the two children would be sent to Taiming Mansion soon. When his heart softened, he said, "I'm going to take a lunch break. If you two don't sleep, you can also go out for a walk."
Where did Lu Lun hear this sentence? With a cheer, he turned around and grabbed a book and threw it into the sky. He jumped and ran to catch it. He rubbed Lu Yu's cheek twice and said with a smile, "Let's go for a walk in the garden!"
Lu Jin [Xing] was so excited that his eyes lit up, but he looked at Mr. Lu timidly. Old Master Lu sighed and walked over and touched Lu Jin's head. When he was going to touch Lu Lu Lun, he found that Lu Lun had long been as tall as his own, and he couldn't help laughing. Lu Lun was naughty. He bent down and lowered his head to touch him.
Although Master Lu often scolds Lu Lun for being stubborn, in fact, he loves this bold and pure grandson very much. He can't help laughing and tells the servants: "Good life to serve, don't have any problems."
Just before he turned around and entered the house, Lu Lun scolded the servants away viciously. He sneaked to his yard with Lu Wei, took out a fishing line and a small package containing a small knife, flint, salt, huā pepper and other things. He sneaked away from the servants and picked up the The remote path walked to the north of the garden, stopped halfway, and dug half a bottle of earthworms in the hut.