Soon, a group of little girls were sent in from Cuizhuyuan.
Xie Wu didn't go to see her. Naturally, Aunt Zhu had to worry about training the maids. After what happened last time, Yang would no longer send people to Cuizhu Courtyard in a short period of time. Besides, there was still Aunt Zhu in Cuizhu Courtyard.
, which made her somewhat afraid.
Mrs. Chen, on the other hand, was extremely busy with making winter clothes for her family.
The budget given by Ms. Yang was small. If the old practice was followed, the money would definitely not be enough. However, Ms. Chen was thin-skinned. Ms. Yang cried again and said that she was having a hard time hosting the agency and could only spare so much money, and asked Ms. Chen to help her think about it.
Trying to find a way, Chen was too shy to refuse, so she persuaded him to come back in a few words.
Wu Qing was so angry, but as a maid, it was hard for her to interrupt, so she had to hold back her anger and come back.
"Madam, why are you so stupid? The Second Madam's words are obviously deceiving you. Why does such a big Marquis lack the money to make winter clothes? But you just refused to say a word. How much have all the slaves and maids used for you?
What a wink!" Wu Qing said angrily as soon as she returned to the house.
"But it's really difficult for the second younger brother and sister to say..." Even though she was complained by her maid, Mrs. Chen still looked good-tempered.
"You believe what I say." After hearing what Chen said, Wu Qing felt even more aggrieved.
"Forget it, it's not a big deal. I can just add some money myself." Mrs. Chen smiled reassuringly at Wuqing.
"You can't spend money like this if you have money! Besides, if you pay money this time, next time, next time!" Wu Qing was so angry that his eyebrows stood up and his neck became stiff.
"Madam, Grandma Li from Tinglan Courtyard is here." At this time, a little maid called outside the door.
Wu Qing frowned unconsciously.
As soon as Grandma Li came in, she gave Mrs. Chen a gift.
"Why are you here, grandma?" Mrs. Chen asked her gently.
"Alas." Aunt Li sighed first, and then continued, "After Mrs. Shizi left, my wife has been uneasy, but she really couldn't find any extra money in her hands, so she thought for a long time, and suddenly
Suddenly I thought of a way."
"What method?" Mrs. Chen asked hurriedly.
Grandma Li smiled and said, "Although Madam has thought of this method, whether it can be used or not depends on Madam Prince's own discretion. She is just making a suggestion."
"Mommy Li, please don't show off. You might as well tell me what the Second Madam has thought of for our Madam." Although there was a smile on Wu Qing's face, there was a hint of sarcasm in her eyes.
She didn't believe that Mrs. Yang would be so kind, and she was probably trying to trick Madam again!
"That's right, we still have a batch of fabrics for winter coats purchased two years ago in our warehouse. Madam, if you want to put them in the warehouse, they will just get dust. How about taking them out and making winter coats, which can save a lot.
Silver is not." Granny Li said with a smile.
"That fabric has been there for several years, is it still usable?" Wu Qing said with eyes narrowed.
"It works. The fabrics are very good. It cost a lot of money at that time. If Miss Wuqing doesn't believe it, you can go to the warehouse and have a look." Granny Li smiled and nodded.
"It's natural. I will go and see it without you having to remind me." Wu Qing also showed no signs of weakness and raised the corners of her lips at Grandma Li.
After seeing off Nanny Li, Wu Qing went to the warehouse as expected.
There was indeed a batch of fabrics stored in the warehouse, and as Granny Li said, the fabrics were of excellent quality. Wu Qing was afraid of fraud, so he checked them all, but found nothing wrong with them.
Could it be that the second lady is really kind?
Wu Qing shook his head and quickly threw this idea away.
If she was really kind, she wouldn't pose such a problem to Madam about winter clothes. There must be something in this that she didn't expect.
Wu Qing thought so, and went directly to Xie Wu after leaving the warehouse.
When the weather gets cold, Xie Wu doesn't like to go out.
Fortunately, Xianyue has a sharp tongue. As soon as she talks about an ordinary thing, it becomes lively and interesting inexplicably, making people not feel boring at all.
Originally, she was going to learn the rules from Aunt Zhu along with the new little girls, but she was too restless, and Aunt Zhu was stricter with her than the other girls, so she sneaked away when she found some time.
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"girl."
Just when Xianyue was talking about something exciting, Miyue suddenly opened the curtain and walked in.
Xie Wu suppressed a smile and raised her eyes to look at Miyue, "How is it? Is the matter settled?"
"Okay. According to the address you gave me, my brother did find an old man named Jia there, and found the black fighting cock you mentioned in his hand. Finally, it took a lot of effort to remove the cock.
I bought it. By the way, this is the money left after my brother bought the fighting cock." Mi Yue said as she took out three 100-tael silver notes from her arms and put them on the small table next to Xie Wu.
"Thank you for your hard work, brother." Xie Wu looked at Mi Yue and smiled lightly.
Mi Yue's face turned slightly red. Her words just now meant that she wanted to take credit for her brother. She didn't expect the girl to see it so quickly, which made her feel a little embarrassed for a moment.
"Girl, what should we do next?" Mi Yue hurriedly changed her words.
Xie Wu raised her hand and touched the red emerald beads hanging on her ears, and then her clear voice sounded softly, "Since the bait is ready, it is natural to lure the fish to the bait.
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In the last life, because of this fighting cock, the first house paid a lot of money for the second house, but in this life...
"Miss, do you have anything else to tell my brother?" Seeing Xie Wu's cold eyes, Miyue asked tentatively.
"Tell him not to be too deliberate, so as not to show traces and make it difficult to get out later." At this point, Xie Wu suddenly curled her lips and smiled, "However, I think your brother can handle this matter well without me having to explain."
After all, it took Xie Shi eight hundred taels to buy the fighting cock from Old Man Jia in his previous life, but Mi Yue's brother only spent five hundred taels.
After receiving Xie Wu's praise, Mi Yue was very happy for her brother.
Neither she nor her brother were born into the Houfu family.
That year there was a disaster in her hometown and her parents died. Her brother took her to sell her body to bury her father. It was the old man who passed by and took money to help them bury their parents.
Because they were not born into the Marquis's family, she and her brother were always ostracized and bullied by the servants of the Marquis. However, she was more lucky than her brother, and it didn't take long for the second lady to point her out to the eldest girl as a maid.
Over the years, she had never thought of asking for a job for her brother. Unfortunately, the second lady was surrounded by many people who really looked down on her and her brother.
I thought that they would be like this for the rest of their lives, but unexpectedly, in a twist of events, they fell into the eyes of the older girl.
Because Xie Wu did not avoid Xianyue when talking to Miyue, Xianyue suddenly turned to her face and said curiously, "Girl, sister Miyue, what are you talking about fish and bait? How can I listen?"
I do not know?"
Mi Yue frowned and lowered her eyes without making a sound.
However, Xie Wu took over Xianyue's words with a smile and said, "It's nothing, I just asked Brother Miyue to hang up two big fish for me."
Xianyue's eyes lit up and she immediately said, "Girl, do you want to eat fish? If you want to eat fish, you can come to me! I'm the best at fishing!"
Xie Wu and Mi Yue looked at each other and laughed in unison.
"Girl, I'm telling the truth." Xianyue thought that Xie Wu didn't believe it, so she hurriedly said in a more serious tone.
"What is real or fake?" As the curtain moved, a voice suddenly broke in.
"Sister Wuqing." Seeing the visitor, Xianyue called out sweetly.
Wu Qing smiled and said, "Why are you here? Aunt Zhu is looking for you everywhere."
Xianyue stuck out her tongue, not wanting to move.
"Xianyue, Aunt Zhu is also doing this for your own good. If you don't learn the rules well, if the girl takes you out in the future, if something goes wrong, won't she lose her face?" Seeing that Xianyue refused to move, Wu Qing's face rarely dropped.
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"I will not embarrass the girl." Xianyue's face suddenly turned red. After saying this, she turned her head and said solemnly to Xie Wu, "Girl, I will do my best for you."
Xie Wuyan smiled and nodded towards her, "Well, I believe you."
Xianyue smiled immediately, feeling as if she had drunk honey.
Just because of the girl's words, no matter how ugly Aunt Zhu's stern face was, no matter how painful it was when Aunt Zhu's stick hit her body, she could endure it.
"Why do you indulge Xianyue so much?" After Xianyue went out, Wuqing twisted her face and said to Xie Wu in confusion.
Xie Wu's eyes moved. She was silent for a while, and then her voice sounded faintly, "Maybe it's because I want to live like her."
"What did the girl say?" Wu Qing didn't hear clearly.
Xie Wu came to her senses quickly. She smiled and shook her head at Wuqing, "It's nothing. By the way, what's the matter with you coming here suddenly?"
After Xie Wu mentioned it like this, Wu Qing remembered the purpose of coming here, so he hurriedly told Xie Wu what Yang and Grandma Li had said.
"My slave went to the warehouse to look at the fabrics and checked them carefully. The fabrics are indeed good and there is nothing wrong with them at all. Girl, what do you think the second room is planning? Will they wait until we need to use those fabrics?
When they were there, they took this opportunity to do something secretly?" Thinking of this, Wu Qing's heart suddenly tightened.
Xie Wu curled her lips and said in a deep voice, "That's not a big deal, after all, those fabrics were not purchased by my mother, and she was the one who suggested using them. If there is something wrong with the fabrics, she can't clear the blame."
"Is it possible that she really means well?" Wu Qing frowned and said with disgust.
Looking at Wu Qing's expression, Xie Wu smiled. However, she did not answer Wu Qing's question. Instead, she asked her, "Who are you going to use those fabrics to make winter clothes for?"
"My servant saw that the fabrics were of excellent quality. I thought I bought them to make winter clothes for the masters. However, they have been stored in the warehouse for two years. I guess the masters don't like them. If you want
If you use it, I'm afraid it can only be given to the people below." Wu Qing analyzed it seriously.
Xie Wu smiled lightly, "If I give it to you, would you like it?"
Wu Qing was stunned for a moment, and then a very unnatural smile appeared on her face, "Girl, slave..."
"A big maid like you, who is so proud in front of the master, always follows the master to choose the latest fabrics of the year, so naturally you don't look down on the styles from a few years ago. The same goes for the younger maids below.
They like brightly colored ones, but they don’t care at all whether the materials are good or not, so..."
Xie Wu didn't say anything else, but Wu Qing obviously understood and was so angry that her face turned green.
"I'm telling you that the second wife has no good intentions and is trying to do all these twists and turns! There is a hole on the left and a hole on the right. Did my wife dig her own grave? How can she use these destructive tricks in secret!"
"However, those fabrics are not unusable." Xie Wu chuckled and added.