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Chapter 11 Supper

"Yuegui, forget it, stop talking." Xun Shuzhi wanted to calm down again.

"Girl, they just saw that you are good-natured and bullied you one by one. Madam Chang said it clearly. The wife asked the kitchen to prepare bird's nest porridge for the girl. But they brought these leftovers... One or two of you were idle and didn't do anything, and they ate the mouths of oil. The girl made needlework and thread until dawn, and then ate the leftovers you had pulled. Who has such a reason, the mansion has really become your world." Yuegui continued to scold.

So what the kitchen is delivered is not bird's nest porridge? Xun Qingran heard the news in the east room and asked Platycodon to open the food box delivered. It turned out to be a small bowl of rice, a plate of fried bitter gourd with oil, and a small plate of pickles.

It's indeed a very "explosive" midnight snack.

"Girl, Yue Gui has started to make a fuss, and the second girl can't stop me. I'll go over and throw this thing on the face of the stinky slave of He Shan's family." Malt was eager to try.

"Who else came to deliver the meal together?" Xun Qingran asked.

"He Shan's family brought two mothers and a little girl. They handed me the food box just now and smeared my alcoholic look on my face. Well, Chang Li's family also came with them."

Xun Qingran lowered her head and thought about it, then asked Kikyo to take out a bunch of money, "Go and give it to the Changli family, saying that I gave it to me. The midnight snack is very good, and it is the time to give it."

Kikyo obeys the order and comes back later.

"Miss, I gave the money to the Changli family. The He Shan family was in the second girl's house and quarreled with Yuegui. The Changli family went in and gave the reward to the He Shan family, saying that the reward was from the girl and the porridge was delicious."

Xun Qingran nodded and listened carefully to the movements over there.

"Okay, you are a slave who is inferior to others. If you can't tell the truth today, your aunt will go to your wife to tell us." It was obvious that Yue Gui mistakenly thought that the kitchen gave Xun Qingran a delicious food, which made her even more angry.

"You little girl dare to catch me?...I want me to say, girl, please save money. If you return bird's nest porridge, you might as well pick a bird's nest and cook it for you. Nowadays, there is not enough bird's nest for my wife. Two days ago, my father-in-law went to the city and paid his own money, and bought a ounce of one or two taels. You don't look in the mirror and see who you are, so you took chicken feathers as a command arrow and wanted to eat bird's nest porridge. It's dark, cold, cold stove, and some of them should be enjoyed secretly." Obviously, the person who spoke was from He Shan's family, full of confidence.

"Who do you think my girl is? Why don't you deserve to eat bird's nest? Let your servant do this. I will fight with you." Yue Gui is not easy to mess with.

I heard the sound of the east room, mixed with the screams of women, and it seemed that the fight started.

"Miss Laurel, let go. There are fish and meat here, but there is nothing in the third girl." An old woman persuaded the fight.

"Don't tell her this. I'm ungrateful. I look at Aunt Wu's face and take care of them. Instead, I'll fight with me to see if you still eat anything in my kitchen in the future."

"We girls are the masters, and we eat and use our own food and food. What care do you do? When will the kitchen become yours? It's shameless." Yue Gui was obviously furious, so she could not hear such persuasion.

There was another rumbling sound, and Yuegui and He Shanjia scolded him more and more and more, but Xun Shuzhi didn't know how to suppress him.

Xun Qingran couldn't help but put on her coat, took the Platycodon and Malt. It happened that a group of people came over outside the courtyard with lanterns. It was Madam Chang who was patrolling the night, so Xun Qingran stopped.

"Miss Three is not asleep yet? What happened? It was in the middle of the night. What kind of morality is it that the girl's quarrels in the yard like this?" said Madam Chang.

"Just going to find the nanny, the kitchen people went to the second sister's house, and we couldn't even do our jobs."

Xun Qingran followed Madam Zhou into the east room, and saw that the inside of the house was in chaos. The food box was overturned to the ground. The original dish was no longer visible, but there were fish and meat. Xun Shuzhi stood in front of the embroidery rack, trembling all over. Yuegui and He Shanjia pulled each other's hair and rolled into a ball. The two kitchen women were also entangled with Xun Shuzhi's maid, Chinese toon and locust flowers. Only Chang Li's family did not participate and helped Xun Shuzhi comfort him.

"Stop, what's the way?" Madam Chang stopped everyone.

"The wife told them to give bird's nest porridge. They had enough food and drink, so they took some leftovers to eat for the girl. The same was true for the third girl." Yuegui had heard Xun Qingran speak to her, and she was right, so she was not afraid.

He Shan’s family members quickly defended themselves, saying that they had no bird’s nest and specially cooked another dish to deliver it, but Yue Gui threw it on her face.

"This matter must be handled strictly." Madam Chang lowered her face.

"Madam, don't be angry, it's not a big deal. It's because Yue Gui is too anxious, these foods are very good." Xun Shuzhi stopped him.

"I'll cook new food and bring it to the second girl. Madam..." He Shan's family was unwilling to make things worse, so they came to Madam Chang and handed over.

Madam Chang hesitated, "In this way, nothing is going to happen. Then all..."

"Oh!" Xun Qingran screamed in shock. It turned out that she wanted to walk over to comfort Xun Shuzhi, but she tripped by the pieces of porcelain under her feet.

"God, this is not during the Chinese New Year. My wife gives her second sister Ru kiln vase!"

Fang's rules include a single account book that records the antiques and decorations in each girl's room. Although these things are placed in the houses of Xun Qingran and others, they have no right to deal with them. If they are damaged, everyone in the room will be scolded and they will also have to find the broken ones to compensate according to the price. This Ru kiln vase is better for Xun Shuzhi. Fang specially rewarded her with the place, which is not a matter of a few taels of silver.

"What should I do?" Xun Shuzhi fell to the ground.

Yue Gui even knelt down. If things were left alone, the responsibility for breaking the vase would fall on her, and it would not be worth the money if she sold it.

"I beg my nanny to make the decision. He Shan's bullying our girl and deliberately smashed the vase given by his wife."

Of course, He Shan’s family doesn’t admit it. The girls in Xun Shuzhi’s room all knew that the matter was serious and they all said that it was He Shan’s family’s murder.

Xun Shuzhi didn't say anything okay anymore, so Madam Chang took down a bunch of people. At this time, she did not dare to wake up Fang, so she had to wait until Fang woke up tomorrow before she argued.

It was already four o'clock at this time, and Xun Qingran went to bed and took a nap, and it was dawn. She hurriedly got up, washed up and dressed, and went to Fang's side with Xun Shuzhi to pay tribute. Xun Qingran originally wanted to mention Xun Shuzhi a few more words, but Xun Shuzhi was worried and absent-minded. Aunt Wu from the opposite side came over and hurriedly pulled Xun Shuzhi to say nothing, so Xun Qingran had to give up.

Fang sat on the couch, with two food boxes in front of him and a pile of porcelain pieces. One of the food boxes was the midnight snack given to Xun Qingran in the kitchen last night, and Xun Qingran did not move at all.

"Tell me, what's going on?" Fang asked.

"The person in the kitchen started to quarrel with the girl Yue Gui. Yue Gui accidentally smashed the vase. Mrs. Don't be angry, just ask Yue Gui to compensate me." Aunt Wu obviously knew what happened last night, and she left Xun Shuzhi alone, and didn't mention anyone in the kitchen, but only pushed the blame to Yue Gui.

"Who asked you, were you there yesterday? You still don't retreat." Fang scolded Aunt Wu and looked at Xun Shuzhi.

Xun Shuzhi stood up, opened her mouth, and stammered for a long time, but she didn't say anything. At this time, a little girl brought in two bowls of bird's nest porridge. Fang waved her hand and said she had no appetite. Xun Shulan took the bowl and started eating slowly.

Fang also asked someone to bring He Shanjia and Yue Gui in to ask questions.

"... Yesterday, Madam Chang came and said that the wife had ordered the kitchen to prepare bird's nest porridge for the girl, but He Shan's back brought some leftovers to the girl."

"Madam, I'm so unfair. I don't have to pay any attention to the kitchen at midnight, and it's not just leftovers."

"You are deceiving your wife. Last night, Chinese toon went to urge you to have a midnight snack. You set up a table of wine and food, just to eat it yourself, and even scolded Chinese toon. What you gave to the girl later was the leftovers of your table."

It turns out that there is still this hidden story, no wonder that the attack happened like that last night.

Fang stared at He Shanjia, turned to look at Yuegui, with a very bad expression. Xun Qingran thought to himself that Fang, the leader, was accustomed to talking big and spending a little money. He often wrote blank checks, but for the sake of being good-looking, the people below also knew her temper, and no one dared to take it seriously to ask for cash. In Fang's eyes, it was obvious that Yuegui, a girl, was ignorant and started making trouble for this matter.

"Madam, I'm wronged. I don't want to make bird's nest porridge for girls to eat. But this year's bird's nest is in short supply. I only bought a few taels of taels two days ago and I've finished eating it." He Shan's defense again

"Since it's gone, why don't you come to report me?" Fang scolded.

Everyone seemed to choose to ignore what Xun Shulan was eating.

"In this way, you are so unconscious. I heard that you even smashed the vase in the girl's house and peeled off your skin later. Shuzhi, how do you usually discipline your servants?"

Xun Shuzhi glanced at Aunt Xiao Wu, bit her lip and said nothing.

"Madam, He Shan's family did not say that the bird's nest is gone, but only said that we girls are not worthy of eating bird's nest. Later, he also said that there were a few ounces of bird's nest in the mansion, but Manager He spent his own money to buy the food for his wife." Xun Shuzhi did not speak for her. Fang was obviously favoring He Shan's family, so Yue Gui was naturally afraid. In desperation, she remembered the words her sister-in-law gave last night.

As soon as this sentence was spoken, Fang's face suddenly changed. Xun Shulan choked in her throat and put down the bowl in her hand.

"What did you say? She said He Zhong was spending money to support us in bird's nest?"

"Yes." Yue Gui observed her words and expressions, realizing that this sentence was her turnaround, so she repeated what He Shanjia said last night, and had to add some seasonings. Everyone seemed to have become the payment from the master of Xun's family, and all the money was paid to support him.
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