Chapter 97: Looking ugly but wanting to be beautiful
After the old lady finished speaking, she said to the girls sitting on the footrest: "We adults are talking here, and you girls are nervous here. Now the plum blossoms in the garden are blooming just right, so you guys can Let’s take Mu Yatou to the garden to see the plum blossoms. "
After hearing this, the girls on the steps got up together, blessed Mrs. An, and walked out elegantly.
Caiwei also saluted Mrs. An, blessed the ladies, and followed the ladies.
After walking a few steps, Caiwei realized something was wrong.
The ladies in front were laughing and walking together, occasionally whispering, or making fun of each other, but no one paid any attention to her.
Caiwei understood that these ladies were silently rejecting her, probably because she had just stolen their limelight from Mrs. An, or because she was dressed shabbily and felt embarrassed to be with her, or because She was prettier than them all, so she was jealous. In short, no one paid any attention to her, and she didn't bother to get close to them. After walking a few steps, she saw a turning point, then she stumbled and headed towards the turning point. .
The area of An Mansion is huge, and the various courtyards are scattered in different directions. Caiwei walked for a while and felt like she was lost. She was about to find someone to ask, when she suddenly heard footsteps coming from behind.
"Miss Mu, please wait a moment."
A female voice came from behind.
Caiwei stopped and turned around, seeing the young lady wearing a rose red woven gold braided braid that she saw in Mrs. An's house.
Caiwei was very impressed by this lady, not only because she was the first lady who condescended to talk to her, but also because the lady's behavior was very special when she just rewarded her with something.
Because they wanted to please the old lady, everyone had to pretend to give Caiwei one or two things, but the rewards were mostly less valuable items on their bodies, such as rings or earrings. There was this lady who gave Caiwei a red gold and ruby hairpin on her head.
This hairpin is not only exquisite in workmanship, but also valuable in its genuine materials. It is a two- to three-weight pure gold flat hairpin, with six or seven nail-sized rubies inlaid with red flowers. There are countless tiny little inlays around the red flowers. Diamond, this hairpin alone is worth two to three hundred taels.
Caiwei didn't understand why this lady was so generous. When she gave Caiwei the hairpin, her hands were obviously hesitant. Although there was a smile on her face, she still couldn't hide the reluctance in her eyes.
Seeing her coming over, Caiwei thought she regretted giving away the things and wanted to get them back, so she stood there and waited for her.
Yu caught up with Caiwei and was panting from exhaustion. She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and panted for a while. Then she raised her eyes, looked at Caiwei with a smile and said, "Sure enough, it's seven points of appearance and three points of dress. Miss Mu wears it." Putting on this red gold and ruby flower hairpin makes it look even more beautiful!"
Caiwei smiled and said, "Madam, you must not have come here specially to praise me, right? If you have anything to say, it doesn't hurt to ask madam to speak directly."
Yu didn't expect Caiwei to be so straightforward. Her smile suddenly froze, but she quickly returned to normal. She coughed and said, "It saves trouble to talk to people who understand. Since Miss Mu has made it clear, I will also No more beating around the bush."
"I am Mrs. An's niece-in-law and the proprietress of Hongyun Restaurant. Because I know that Miss Mu's barbecue skewers are very special, I specially offer this gemstone hairpin to ask for the seasoning recipe for Miss Mu's barbecue!"
Hey, it turns out that she is the wife of Mr. Lu. Caiwei was secretly happy. She was worried that she had no place to look for that scumbag, but his wife bumped into her. It's really hard to find anything without wearing iron shoes, and it takes no effort at all!
"Young lady, I'm afraid you have never seen such good jewelry. To be honest, this is made by the best craftsmen in our town's 'Hundred Styles Silver Building'. It cost a full three hundred taels of silver! Take this piece of jewelry In exchange for Miss Mu’s prescription, it’s not a loss!”
Yu persuaded her in a persuasive manner, as if she had deliberately let Caiwei get a huge advantage in this transaction.
Caiwei lowered her eyes, with a sarcastic smile in her eyes. This stupid woman treated her as a fool. She wanted to cheat her out of a secret spice recipe that was so popular that it only cost three hundred taels of silver. But it was really a scam. Gotta have a good abacus! However, if she knew that her man used the money she helped earn to go to a brothel to spend time and debauch, would Buzao be so eager to make money?
Thinking of this, she laughed evilly: "It's not difficult for Madam to want my secret recipe. As long as Madam can convince Mr. Lu to let go of Niannujiao Miss Chaoyun, I will personally hand over the secret recipe to Madam."
Yu was startled, and it took him a while to understand what she meant. He immediately lowered his face and scolded: "You country girl, what are you talking about? What kind of person is my uncle? How can you go to such a dirty place?" "Lord, don't talk nonsense, lest disaster comes from your mouth."
Ouch! Threatening her, Caiwei laughed. She was not afraid of any trouble coming out of her mouth. After Yu Shi threatened her, she became even more open-minded.
"Whether he is lying or not, Madam will know after you send someone to check. Why bother to deceive yourself and others and just take it out on me, a little girl?"
"You...are presumptuous..."
Yu was stabbed in the lung tube and couldn't help but become angry and furious.
"How do you, a girl who has not left the court, know whether my uncle goes to the brothels or not? Maybe you think that my uncle is handsome and rich, and you want to come in and be a concubine. Hehe, speaking of it, I am not narrow-minded. As long as you How about handing over the secret recipe for kebabs and I'll let you in?"
When Caiwei heard this, she burst out laughing, making the branches tremble with laughter, unable to restrain herself.
Mr. Yu scowled and shouted, "You uneducated thing, why are you laughing?"
Caiwei covered her mouth and said with a low smile: "Although Madam I laugh is ugly, her thoughts are so beautiful, haha..."
"Little bitch, what did you say?" Yu stared at her in disbelief, unable to believe her ears.
"This girl said that although you look ugly, you think quite beautifully!" Caiwei suppressed her laughter and looked at the woman in front of her mockingly.
"You... you are a bold little whore. You took my things and dared to talk to me like this. Did you borrow the courage from heaven?"
Mrs. Yu clutched her chest and was so angry that she couldn't speak. Looking at the whole town, there was no one who didn't know that she was the young lady of the Lu family. Who dared to be disrespectful to her in the slightest? This yellow-haired girl from the countryside, why did she act like this? Arrogant?
