I was a housekeeper in ancient times

Huan Jieer showed a flattering smile, "Mom, don't you think the colors of these two clothes are too bright? They don't really suit you."

She didn't bother to pay attention and said, "I'll wear it when I'm younger." Then she walked away.

Huan Jie'er was stunned. After observing for these days, she found that her mother really didn't care much about them. If she said she would not give Shan Ge'er money, she really would not give it.

She thought that if she had said that last time, her mother would change her mind to some extent, but she didn't expect it to have any effect and even she ignored her.

Before, her mother would ask her to come along when there was something delicious to eat or drink. But now that she has Zhu'er and Hongluo, there is no place for her, her biological daughter.

She knew her mother was different from before and would not pamper her easily. She was afraid that her mother didn't care about her and would not consider her.

She followed happily, holding onto Lin Weiqiao's arm, and pretended to be intimate and said, "Mom, I was just joking, why are you so anxious? Can I still snatch clothes from you? I have plenty of them myself."

Lin Weiqiao said: "Who knows if you will eat from the bowl and look at the pot."

When passing by the garden, Papaya came over panting and handed her a notebook with the prices of vegetables and meat in the past few days recorded. The increase was not big, but it was a waste of manpower to ask.

She nodded, "Okay, do you know where the big kitchen usually buys its goods?"

Mugua said, "I know. I can find out once I ask. Mom, do I need to ask anything else?"

"No, just go back and have a good rest. You've worked hard lately."

"You're too polite, mom. This is not hard work at all."

She is not responsible for paying wages, otherwise she would really like to increase Papaya's monthly salary. She doesn't want to treat him too unfairly, but if she gives him the money directly, Papaya will refuse to take it.

She thought about it and asked Sister Huan to go to her room to get two silver rings and then get a bag of rice and flour.

Huan Jie was confused, "Mom, where can I go to get rice and flour? The big kitchen?"

She said, "Tsk, go see who to buy a bag from, or go out and buy some."

"what?"

"Are you going or not? If not, call Zhu'er over."

Upon hearing this, Huan Jie'er didn't ask any more questions and turned around immediately. When Zhu'er was mentioned, she became obedient.

Lin Weiqiao asked Mugua again whether his father had come to see him again and whether he knew that he had redeemed Yanyan.

He lowered his head and said, "Why not come? He seems to be using me as a cash cow. He would cry to me if I didn't give him money. Especially after he knew that I begged my mother to redeem Yanyan, he treated me as someone who has great abilities. He even wanted to get Yanyan back, and I scolded him."

Lin Weiqiao curled her lips, "Your father is such a person, if you continue to help him, it will only encourage his greed. He will only think that he has raised a good son, and he will think of relying on you in the future."

"But if I don't help him, I'm afraid he will sell out his younger brothers and sisters..."

"Whether you help him or not, he will sell his children. How about this, you don't have to give him money anymore, just send him some rice and flour regularly every month, so that his family won't starve to death. You don't have to worry about the rest. If you can't bear to chase him away, let me do it. Don't let him drag you down."

Huan Jieer brought a silver ring and half a bag of rice. She gave these things to Mu Gua and said, "This bag of rice is for your father. These two silver rings are useless to me. You can save them and use them when you get married."

Papaya took the things and left with tears in his eyes.

Seeing this, Huan Jieer couldn't help but complain, "Mom, you are so good to Papaya."

She said: "He works for me, he works hard, he never complains, I should be nice to him, right? I just feel I am mistreating him. If you work for me like this, I will pick the moon from the sky for you."

After chatting for a while, she went to the big kitchen and prepared to cook. Huan Jieer thought she could get something to eat at the same time, so she followed her.

When we arrived at the big kitchen, there was not many people there at that time. Only Aunt Jiang was washing various kitchen utensils, and A Ya was cleaning the wood ash from the stove.

Seeing her coming, Aunt Jiang put down the papaya shreds in her hand and shook the water off her hands, "Mom, why are you here at this time? There's no one here."

She asked: "Who is responsible for purchasing here?"

"It's Aunt Muju."

"What about her?"

Aunt Jiang looked at A Ya, and A Ya said, "She should be at home now. Aunt Mu Ju usually stays at home after she finishes her work in the morning."

She found a stool and sat down. "Then go get Aunt Mu Ju for me and tell her that there is something important."

A Ya quickly wiped her hands and turned around to look for it.

Aunt Jiang was a little confused when she saw how serious she was, so she asked carefully, "Mom, what's the matter?"

She crossed her legs and said, "It's a big event. Go and call a few free people to come and watch the show. The more people there are, the more exciting the show will be."

Although Aunt Jiang didn't understand, she still went to call for help.

At this time, there were large dark clouds in the sky, and it was overcast. It didn't rain for a long time, making the weather hot and humid, which made people feel irritable.

There was no one in the big kitchen at the moment. The pots and pans were unused, and the chopping board was not wiped clean with a faint stain of blood, which attracted a few buzzing flies.

There was a smell in the air that belonged only to the kitchen. It was neither unpleasant nor unpleasant.

Lin Weiqiao found a palm-leaf fan to fan herself. In this weather, she felt like getting angry even before anyone arrived.

Not long after, A Ya came to find Aunt Mu Ju. Aunt Mu Ju had a look of impatience on her face and was muttering something, most likely swearing.

Aunt Mu Ju was taking a nap at home when Ah Ya suddenly came and woke her up, saying that Lin Weiqiao had something important to discuss with her and asked her to go to the big kitchen.

She hadn't slept enough, and thought that Lin Weiqiao was here to cause trouble again, so she didn't want to pay any attention to her, but A Ya kept asking her to go.

She thought that if she didn't go, with Lin Weiqiao's temper, who knows what kind of trouble she would cause, so she came reluctantly.

She said with a fake smile: "Mother Lin, you have come to me with so much effort, is there something wrong? I am not as free as you, Mother Lin. I also have things to do."

Lin Weiqiao took a sip of water, "Really? I heard people say that you usually have nothing to do after you finish shopping in the morning. I wonder what you are busy with?"

"Uh...I don't need to tell you what I'm busy with."

"That's true. But..."

As she spoke, Lin Weiqiao took out the fake account book and said calmly, "I still have the right to ask about the matters in the kitchen, right?"

Aunt Mu Ju was originally furious, but when she saw the fake accounts, she calmed down and her anger instantly subsided. She pretended to be calm and asked, "Of course. I wonder what mom wants to ask?"

Lin Weiqiao looked at the crowd that had gathered to watch the fun, and saw that there were quite a few of them, so that was enough. She opened the fake account and read out the following: "On the fifth day of this month, we bought 20 catties of fresh lotus roots, at 25 cents per catty. On the ninth day, you bought another 30 catties of fresh lotus roots, at 35 cents per catty. What kind of lotus roots are rising in price so fast? They are even more expensive than pork."

Aunt Mu Ju didn't expect that she was actually reconciling the accounts and even went to check them. She was so scared that her face turned pale and blue.