Chapter 490: Welcoming Spring in the Red Mansion (2)
Chapter 490: Welcoming Spring in the Red Mansion (2)
In just a moment, Wang Xifeng had already arrived in front of Shuangshuang.
He touched Shuangshuang's forehead with his hand and said, "It's okay. Thanks to the ancestors, it's not hot anymore."
Both of them had pale faces and shouted weakly.
"sister in law."
"Alas! Poor thing, this is a great sin.
You have to take good care of it, otherwise it won’t be able to go out with us during the New Year.”
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will definitely take care of it."
"That's good, that's good! Don't be stupid again. Tell me when you run out of charcoal, okay?
But you must not endure this!
If people knew that I left my sister cold in my own home, wouldn't they all say I was incompetent? "
Shuangshuang's face was pale, and she nodded slightly, "I understand. Thank you sister-in-law for your love and care for my younger sister."
Wang Xifeng didn't stay too long. She came here specifically to see how Shuangshuang was doing.
Moreover, in order to show his sincerity, he not only replenished the charcoal supply for this month.
He also gave her a set of red gold headdress and two pieces of new brocade.
He took the cloth from Ping'er and showed it to Shuangshuang.
"These two pieces of brocade were given to me by my brother from my mother's family. Take them and ask Xiu Ju to make some clothes for you to wear during the New Year."
"This... Second sister-in-law, this is not possible. This is too expensive."
"Hey, we are all blood relatives, what's the point of talking about whether it's expensive or not?"
"Then thank you, Second Sister-in-law."
The New Year was approaching, and Wang Xifeng didn't have time to stay here for long. She sat for a while and then said goodbye and left.
Shuangshuang was ill and could not get up to see her off, so Siqi took her place and escorted Wang Xifeng out of the yard.
After Wang Xifeng left, Siqi quickly came back and neatly put the headwear and brocade into Shuangshuang's box.
As he spoke, he muttered, "This must be hidden well, otherwise that shameless guy will borrow it back again."
Then he quickly ordered Xiu Ju, "Hurry, while that shameless person is away, quickly hide the silver charcoal.
If she takes it away again, Second Mistress may not be able to get it back."
"Don't worry, Sister Siqi!
Our girl's condition has just started to improve, if she dares to take it back.
I'll go report it to the old lady and have her kicked out of the house!"
Having said that, she is no slower than Siqi in hiding things.
It was not until they were both having dinner that Nanny Wang came back triumphantly.
Obviously, she sold the silver charcoal at a good price again.
As soon as he entered the house, he naturally expressed his concern for Shuangshuang, and Shuangshuang also responded in the same tone as the original owner.
"I'm fine, don't worry, Mom."
So Mother Wang immediately sat down on the stool and opened the lid of the lunch box naturally.
There was only a bowl of plain white porridge inside, without even any side dishes.
Open the bottom layer and you will see a plate of yam cake with date paste filling.
I silently drooled over the pastries for a moment.
But he asked Xiu Ju in surprise, "Why did you only give our girl such a small amount of food?"
Xiu Ju pouted with an unhappy look on her face, "Look at what Mom said, if she could eat, would we deliberately abuse her?"
"You sharp-tongued little girl, who taught you to talk to me like that?"
Siqi glanced at the curtains that were lowered by both of them and sighed inwardly.
Regardless of whether the girls are awake or not, they will not stand up for their maids.
I had to lower my voice and explain to Nanny Wang.
“Mom, you misunderstood. Our girl had a fever last night and it took a lot of effort to get it down.
The court doctor said that I can only eat these light foods to clear my stomach."
When Nanny Wang heard what Siqi said, she no longer cared about finding fault with Xiu Ju.
His eyes rolled and a plan immediately came to mind.
"Oh, since you have a fever, you can only drink plain porridge.
I'll take this plate of yam cake back home to give to my grandson as a treat."
Then he took out a handkerchief from his bosom and prepared to put the yam paste in it.
Xiu Ju became furious when she saw her like that.
"Mom, what are you talking about?
Our girl only had a bowl of white porridge for dinner, and I specially brought the yam cake for her to eat in case she was hungry at night.
If you take all this back, what will happen if our girl gets hungry at night?"
“Oh, if children eat too much at night, they will have indigestion.
I'll do her a favor and take it away so she doesn't get jealous."
“No, you can’t take it!
For this plate of yam cake, our girl spent 500 coins."
When Mother Wang saw that Xiu Ju dared to stop her, she immediately frowned.
"If the girl is hungry, won't you go get her something to eat? Then what's the point of you?
Besides, the girl didn't even say anything, and you guys are acting like she's the one who's in charge?"
As he said this, he picked up the plate and poured it onto the handkerchief.
Xiu Ju was so angry that her eyes turned red instantly, but when she thought of her master's inaction on a daily basis, she could only endure it.
Shuangshuang looked at Nanny Wang's smug look and her face turned cold.
This is too arrogant. She even mentioned Siqi and Xiu Ju, but she herself has always been the head of the original owner's home!
"Little Orange, we have to think of a way to keep her away from me."
"That's not that easy. Just give her some medicine so she can't leave the house."
"No, I want her to be kicked out of the house, not sent out to be raised in honor."
Thinking back to the original owner's memory, she even dared to steal the filigree golden phoenix hairpin that the original owner took out to show off and exchange it for silver.
I’m afraid there must be a lot of things belonging to the original owner in her house now.
Thinking of the red gold headpiece and new fabrics that Wang Xifeng had given them today, both of them immediately came up with an idea.
However, I have to wait until I can go out before I can implement it, so I put his matter aside for the time being.
He only instructed Little Orange, "Go and find out for me the people and things in this small world."
Little Orange was looking at the original work, and when he received Shuangshuang's order, he came out immediately.
After Xiaojuzi left, Shuangshuang began to look through the book.
Then I compared my memories with the original work and found that there are actually many things in the book that are different from reality.
In order to recuperate, both of them stayed in bed for three full days.
It was not until the court doctor finally said that it was okay to go out that Siqi and Xiu Ju breathed a sigh of relief.
Shuangshuang also breathed a sigh of relief. Mother Wang had been hanging around them every day these days, and she really didn't like it.
Now that I can go out, I can carry out that plan.
That morning, Mother Wang came to Shuangshuang's yard as usual.
Unlike her pleasant expressions of the past two days, today her face was gloomy and she looked very unhappy.
When he saw Siqi and Xiu Ju, he snorted coldly and walked straight into the inner room.
Xiu Ju secretly rolled her eyes and whispered to Si Qi.
"Sister Siqi, I'm sure she lost money gambling again last night."
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