Chapter 133 Accompanying

When Eleventh Mother arrived at Mrs. Tai's place, Mrs. Three had already arrived and was sitting on the big kang near the window with Mrs. Tai.

Two hundred pots, one hundred pots of camellias

Hearing the noise, she looked over and saw that Eleven Niang had come in. She stopped the topic with a smile, stood up and greeted her enthusiastically: The fourth brother and sister are here.

Eleven Niang smiled and called "Third Sister-in-law", saluted the Dowager Madam, and then blessed the Third Madam.

The third lady said to her very affectionately: I know you like to eat diced fish, so I specially asked someone to make this dish today.

Let the third sister-in-law worry about it. The eleventh mother thanked the third lady. A little maid brought the imperial chair. The eleventh mother sat down and chatted with them with a smile: Are you discussing the flowers and trees for the New Year?

The third lady nodded and said: The weather this year is bad and the prices of things have increased. She looks very embarrassed.

No matter how expensive the things are, there is still time to celebrate the New Year. The madam smiled and said, just take care of getting everything ready.

The third lady responded with a smile.

The eleventh mother then talked about the maids: I found five of them. When you have time, I will bring them over for you to take a look at.

The madam smiled and said: Then let’s do it in the afternoon.

Eleven Niang handed over the slips of paper with the names of several little girls: These are the names.

The madam received it in the drawer of the small table behind her.

After hearing this, the third lady rolled her eyes and said with a smile: Since mother is free in the afternoon, I will also bring the little girl I selected for you to take a look at. You can help Brother Qin take a look.

The lady smiled and said: OK

As soon as she finished speaking, the wet nurses came over with Sister Zhen and Brother Zhun.

The adults stopped talking and accepted the courtesy from the two of them with a smile.

Mrs. Tai stood up with a smile: "It's such a big deal, let's talk about it after dinner."

The third lady smiled hurriedly and helped the dowager, and the group went to the East Room for dinner.

After the meal, the child was taken down by the nurse to take a nap, while the wife left the third wife and the eleventh mother to talk in the west room.

In two days, the Zhongshan Hou family will marry their daughter. She looked at the third lady with a smile, "You have to prepare for the new year for the whole family. Danyang is pregnant again. As she said this, her eyes turned to Eleven Niang. Eleven

Mother, please go with me

Eleven Niang was stunned.

Ever since Xu Lingyi returned from the great victory in the northwest, the Xu family has closed its doors to welcome guests. Any weddings or weddings for relatives and old friends are always attended by the third master or the stewards of the affairs office. Unexpectedly, when the Zhongshan Hou family married their daughter, the concubine would attend. Can't attend?

Said, and took him with him

There was a movement in her heart, and she vaguely felt that Mrs. Tai's behavior had a lot to do with her, but she couldn't find the reason for this change.

But the results are encouraging.

This at least shows that Mrs. Tai is willing to give her a chance to prove that she is qualified for the position of Mrs. Yongping Hou.

Eleven Niang thought about what happened early this morning.

At that time, she was lying comfortably on the bed when Xu Lingyi came suddenly.

She got up in a hurry, washed herself, and served him breakfast.

He sent everyone around him away, but he stopped talking several times.

Eleven Niang thought that he went out with Third Master last night and didn't come back until midnight. She also thought that Tao's mother had just come to tell her quietly that Xu Lingyi was resting in Qiao Lian's house, but the lights in the east study were always on, so she guessed that he might be with her.

The third master talked about what was in his heart, and then his thoughts fluctuated and he couldn't sleep at night. He woke up early in the morning and wanted to say something to himself, but he didn't have this habit, so it was difficult to say it.

Being able to think of yourself when you want to say something is already a huge improvement.

At that time, she simply broke the rule of saying nothing during sleep and eating, and told him some trivial matters around her with a smile: Wanyizong has three sons, and the younger one can't tell. The eldest and second eldest are very capable.

. Especially the eldest brother, who is very attentive and practical in his work. He was afraid that the heavy snow would collapse the house, so he took his younger brother to clear the snow in the middle of the night. Otherwise, the house over at Goldfish Lane would probably collapse in more than one wing.

Now that Xu Lingyi is going to clean up the outer courtyard, if she can find a job for Wan Daxian and Wan Erxian, Dongqing will be able to live more comfortably in the future. It is definitely inappropriate to force it. The best way is to drizzle and moisten it.

silent.

Xu Lingyi actually looked much more at ease after hearing this. Although he didn't answer her question, he didn't frown at her either, implying that she had broken her eating etiquette.

Now the Madam asked herself to accompany her out to socialize again

Eleven Niang was in a good mood, she smiled humbly, and suddenly felt that everything in front of her became brighter.

The third lady's mouth felt bitter when she heard it.

The Tai Madam has a distinguished status, and the Xu family is the first in the family of Gongqing Bohou. Seriously speaking, the Marquis of Zhongshan is two generations younger than the Tai Madam in terms of age and qualifications. If their family marries a daughter, then the Tai Madam will

It was to give them dignity, so it was reasonable not to go. Half a year after the Xu family closed its doors to welcome guests, Mrs. Tai changed her usual low profile and personally took Eleven Niang to the wedding banquet. She did not want to personally guide Eleven Niang.

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She is not without self-awareness either.

Trying to keep the smile on her face as generous and decent as possible, the third lady stood up: When will mother and the fourth brother and sister go, I can have people prepare the carriage and horses.

It's the first time to go out tomorrow. The madam laughed and said, just in time to have dinner.

Listening to the teasing tone in Mrs. Tai's tone, Eleven Niang joined in the fun and said with a smile: Well, I'll eat less in the morning.

Everyone laughed.

The third lady stood up and said goodbye: I will tell Li Quan's wife to prepare the carriage.

Go ahead. The madam smiled and nodded, and the third lady withdrew.

Mrs. Tai pointed to Jin Zhu beside her: sit down and talk.

Eleven Niang smiled and sat on the brocade.

The madam took out a few red and gold posters from the drawer of the bedside table.

The families written on it are of prominent status and need to wear makeup according to their style when walking around each other. The Madam handed her one. For these families, etiquette is enough. The Madam handed her another one. These families are

It is best to be well-connected and easy-going and generous. After saying that, he handed her another list. If you have time, you can go to these houses. If you don’t have time, let the people from the business office go. He handed her another list and talked about it.

I wrote seven or eight posts for her. Some only wrote about four or five families, but had a long list of titles, and some wrote about more than a dozen families, but only had some names. Among them, the Hou family of Zhongshan was the one without losing etiquette.

within the acceptable range.

Eleven Niang knew that this was the Xu family's social circle.

She accepted it solemnly.

The lady smiled and said: Although there is a roster in the general office, if we do things, if everything has to be decided by the people in the general office, over time, those in charge will inevitably feel careless. It is better to keep it in mind.

Talk about it casually when something happens, letting them know that you are not stupid. As time goes by, even if you are negligent, they will not dare to deceive you at will because of their prestige.

In other words, you need to be familiar with your business so that people below won’t dare to bully you for not knowing what you’re doing.

Knowing that Mrs. Tai was teaching her little by little, Eleven Niang endured the slight excitement in her heart and responded with a serious expression.

Mrs. Tai saw that Eleven Niang had changed from her previous briskness and became serious. She knew that she understood what she meant and was very satisfied with her agility. She smiled and said: The Zhongshan Hou family has the widest circle of friends among us ministers.

, I'm afraid that by then most of the people on this post will meet you. If you write down how to speak and act, you will have an idea in your mind when the time comes.

The Eleventh Mother responded with a respectful response, helped the Madam to lie down, and returned to her room. Without taking a nap, she began to recite the name and title on the post.

My body is younger and my memory is much better than before.

By the time Tao's mother came over, she had memorized three or four posts.

Mother Tao looked at the famous post on her kang with a complicated expression: Madam, are you going to follow the madam to the door?

Eleven Niang smiled and nodded: If the Hou family of Zhongshan marries their daughter, my wife will take me with her.

The madam won the favor of the madam so quickly. Her smile was a little forced.

Eleven Niang can understand her mood very well.

She now has to fully support herself for Brother Chen, but that doesn't mean she is willing to get bigger day by day. Once their chain of interests breaks down, the first person to jump out and embarrass herself may be Tao's mother. This

This is also an important reason why she must carefully bypass Mama Tao to cultivate her own power in the house.

Eleven Niang had no such interest, nor did she have the time to pay attention to Tao Ma's emotion. She smiled and said: The little girl has been brought over, so let's come in and have a look.

Mother Tao regained her original gentleness and calmness, and called the little girls in with a smile.

There are five little girls, the eldest is only ten years old and the youngest is only seven years old. They are all wearing buns, neatly dressed and clean. Asparagus is thin, as her name suggests; Bixiang has a round face with baby fat.

The face is very cute; Tao Liu has delicate eyebrows and looks very quiet. Lian Jiao has a bit of timidity in her eyebrows, which is endearing. Tao Hua looks very similar to Wei Zi, a little carefree.

Eleven Niang nodded secretly.

Each of these little girls has their own characteristics, and there is always someone she likes.

She said a few words in a pleasant manner, "Don't be afraid, just answer her questions properly, don't be afraid." Then she and Mrs. Tao led her to the Madam's place.

The third lady arrived earlier than her.

Mother Gan led five or six little girls to wait on the eaves. The older ones were only twelve or thirteen years old, and the younger ones were about ten years old. They all looked upright. Seeing Eleven Niang and the others, Mother Gan immediately came up to them with a smile.

:Fourth Madam, when you arrived, you looked behind her with dull eyes.

Eleven Niang smiled and nodded to her, leaving Mother Tao and several little girls waiting with Mother Gan, and the little maid lifted the curtain and entered the house.

The wife was talking to the third lady about the maid: I think Fang Ting is not bad. Just keep her as you wish.

It seems that the Madam has already met those little girls.

It's hard for her to spend so much time deciding on the maids in Brother Qin's house before she comes, so that her presence will not cause complications like Yuan Niang did at that time, and she would stuff an outsider in.

Eleven Niang smiled and stepped forward to salute the Madam.
Chapter completed!