Chapter 173: Comfort from Snowball
Erfu returned to the warm pavilion, sat on the warm kang wrapped in the quilt, called Yuqing, and whispered a few words, then showed a wry smile, waiting for the eldest grandmother and Zhao Dezhu to talk back.
On the other hand, Zhao Dezhu, who was left in place by the eldest grandmother for a long time, came back to his senses after thinking about the expression of the eldest grandmother a few times when he spoke, and decided to temporarily conceal Zhang Bao's gaffe, and walked to the Xinuan Pavilion in the main house to reply.
"Master, the slave has already handed over that thing to Grandpa Zhang, and I expect that in a few days, I will always get the exact news!" Zhao Dezhu said softly.
Erfu bowed slightly, "Now that the charcoal in this courtyard doesn't dare to be used, you can go out again tomorrow to buy some things for daily use, and then put them in your inverted room!"
"The master means that he thinks that the hands and feet of the people behind him are not clean!" Zhao Dezhu's eyes lit up.
"There are a lot of people in the back, it's hard to guarantee that no one will do anything inside, and only you and Li Shoucai live in the inverted room, I believe in you. Erph pinched her swollen brow and continued.
Zhao Dezhu's face changed in an instant, holding his small chest up, and slapping loudly, promising that no one would have the slightest chance to take advantage of it, and he would definitely guard those things well.
Erfu looked at Zhao Dezhu's expression of sacrifice and loyalty for the country, and finally showed a smile, waved his hand slightly, and asked Zhao Dezhu to go out.
After explaining to Zhao Dezhu, the eldest grandmother walked to the backyard, called the flower girl to ask for the key to the small warehouse, and then walked to the warehouse, and checked the silver charcoal that had a problem.
Speaking of which, the firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, lamp oil, fire candles, charcoal and other things used in this small courtyard on weekdays are all locked in the two warehouses next to the small kitchen. And these things are also in charge of someone, there are only two keys to the lock on the door, one is in the hands of the cook Hua Niang, and the other is in the hands of Yuqing.
The eldest grandmother naturally didn't suspect that Yuqing would do something to Erfu, but she suspected that there was a problem with this thing before it came, or if someone had just done it in the yard, so she hurriedly went to the warehouse to investigate.
The storeroom has only two tiny, tiny windows. and in a position more than one person high. It's definitely not something that these little girls can climb up behind, even if there is really a master of martial arts, the size of an adult can't wear through that small window. So the way to do it was to get controlled, unless it was to take the key into the storehouse, or on the way to the Erff room with the silver charcoal.
Based on the above problems, so when the big mama was looking for the flower girl to ask for the key. I asked if I had ever borrowed a key or been to Curry alone.
It just so happens that Hua Niang has always been a cautious person. The key had been hanging around her neck since the day it was handed to her, and she would follow anyone who wanted to go to the vault to pick it up. I'm afraid that some people will not register their things when they get them, and they will not be able to reconcile the accounts when they get them, and they will have some unlucky things.
The eldest grandmother asked. Hua Niang was startled at first, and soon shook her head seriously. And then the people who have been in and out of the warehouse these days have been reported clearly, I have to say that the memory of this flower girl is really first-class, since the beginning of the year, in addition to the second-class maid Yudie and Yufen have been to the warehouse five times, it is the rough mother-in-law Hu Pozi and Tian Pozi have been to twice, and Hua Niang has also been to twice, take some seasonings and other things that are not commonly used.
It is suspected that the target was directly fixed on the second-class maid Yudie, Yufen and the rough mother-in-law, because the second-class maid can go to the room to serve on weekdays, and the rough mother-in-law does not dazzle, and it will not attract attention anywhere, and they will usually be called in by the big maids to move and lift, but they cannot be ruled out.
As for why the eldest grandmother did not suspect the flower girl, it was naturally because the flower girl was the cook who served in the front yard, and later because the fourth master felt that the small kitchen here was understaffed, so he was assigned to it, speaking of which is the fourth master's person, so it is impossible to do anything to the stomach of the fourth master, and if the flower girl will be bribed in the past, but the husband of the flower girl is a steward outside the fourth master, the big grandmother bets that this flower girl is a diehard party of the fourth master, if such people have rebelled, it can only mean that the baby is too back.
The warehouse was very dark, with a very weak smell of decay, and there were some kitchen things in the room, and the bottles and cans were spotlessly wiped on the shelves, and there were two ordinary large vat in the corner of the wall, which were pickled vegetables in autumn, just because Erfu was pregnant these days, and the fresh vegetables she ate were all from the Zhuangzi greenhouse, and no one had touched them, and they fell a little dust.
For the things in the room, the eldest grandmother just glanced at it casually, but focused her attention on the outside.
There were two or three large wooden shelves outside, and the silver charcoal brought from the house was placed on the place near the door, and the eldest grandmother had already smelled some unusual smell when she passed by just now, but because it had not been checked, she had not yet been sure, but she already had a suspicion in her heart, and she went to check something else first.
One of the most important is the red candle that Erf uses every day. Nowadays, there is no high-tech thing like electric lights in this era, so indoor lighting relies on candles, of course, the candles used in the fourth master's house are also smokeless high-end goods, which also have a faint jasmine fragrance, which is also made by the fourth master for Erf.
A wrist-thick red candle neatly and orderly stacked in a brocade box, but as soon as the lid of the box was opened, the big grandmother smelled the burst of flower fragrance, and there was no strange fragrance, the big mother looked at the traces on the shelf again, and saw that it had not been moved, it seemed that no one had moved its hands and feet, so she moved to the front of the pile of charcoal and stood still.
Although silver charcoal is just ordinary charcoal for heating, it is also very valuable, so when it is distributed in the house, it is also calculated according to Lou, and it is placed at the door as it is when it is brought back, so that it is convenient for people to take it.
The eldest grandmother squatted down, carefully looked at the imprint under the silver charcoal basket, and took out a few pieces in turn and smelled them, only smelling a little smell from the charcoal at the nearest door. Only a few hands and feet were used in the charcoal that Erf would use, but the rest of the charcoal was clean.
It's just the residual smell of the stars, but it also shows that this is the place to do it, after all, that thing is powdery, and it is impossible for the person to control the breeze blowing at the door, plus when you do it, there may be someone next to you. She could only sprinkle some hastily. There's no guarantee that it won't fly out at all, and that's what will leave those smells.
After the eldest grandmother carefully wrapped some of Loudi's powder, she returned the key to the flower girl. After asking some more gossip, he raised the box of red candles in his hand and said with a smile: "I see that this warehouse is quite clean, and it is really difficult for you to clean it up often!"
"What did Mama say? Isn't this our duty!" Hua Niang responded with a humble smile, "But Mama is also a misguide." I really didn't clean up this thing, when Yudie and Yufen came to fetch charcoal a few days ago, they inadvertently scattered a lot, and I was afraid that the master would know about the punishment. That's why I borrowed a broom and other things from me to clean up, and wiped down all those shelves!"
"So that's what happened!" said the eldest grandmother softly with a gleam in her eyes.
Hua Niang seems to be deliberately trying to put gold on the faces of the two. told the events of that day clearly, causing the eldest grandmother to nod again and again. smiled and agreed, and then entered the main room directly through the back door.
It's just that Hua Niang didn't see it, and the moment the eldest grandmother walked into the main room, a pair of eyes were already shining.
Erfu looked at the brocade box in the hand of the eldest grandmother a little strangely, raised her jade fingers, and asked a little strangely: "Grandma, what are you ......?"
"The old slave thought that something was wrong with this charcoal, so he went to the back to take a look, and he was afraid that he would be discovered by the person who did it, so he deliberately took something as a cover!" The eldest grandmother handed the brocade box in her hand to Yuqing and said softly.
Feelings this thought to play Infernal Affairs, Erf thought a little helplessly.
The eldest grandmother didn't care about what Erfu was thinking, and quickly told what she had discovered before, and directly targeted her suspicions on Yudie and Yufen.
Erfu recalled slightly, and finally remembered who these two people were, and asked Yuqing, "Is there anything unusual about the two of them these days?"
"No!" Yuqing hurriedly shook his head and said softly.
"Okay, there is no evidence to prove that they did it, let's take a look first, it's not good to wronged people and make people feel cold!" Erph said with a wink.
If you find the inner ghost, her safety will be guaranteed, and she must be driven out of the inner ghost, and you can also use the anti-plot or something, right!
Erfu thought she was very clever and ordered Yuqing and Yulan to pay attention to their movements, and then fell asleep peacefully.
This night, Erf slept very peacefully, but the fluffy feeling on the side of her mouth made Erfu frown a little unpleasantly, opened her eyes that were still a little astringent, and finally saw the thing that made her very unhappy, which turned out to be the tail of a snowball.
Erf's pet snowball was lying on her stomach facing the outside, her head resting on the side of the kang, and one tail wagging and rubbing against Erph's cheek.
"Qiu'er, what are you doing, didn't my mother say that you are not allowed to go to bed!" "Erfu is now pregnant, and the fourth master is afraid that the dog will not know how to several, and it will hurt Erfu's body, so he specially arranged two dog slaves to move Xueqiu and Baifu to live outside, and then saw Xueqiu run to his bed again, and poked the soft hair under Xueqiu's ear helplessly, counting down.
Snowball heard the movement of the owner behind him, turned around quickly, looked at Erfu with a pair of black eyes, licked the tip of his nose with his little pink tongue, and wagged his tail more cheerfully.
Erfu rubbed Xueqiu's head helplessly, and didn't let Yuqing and the others come in to serve, so he directly took the coat hanging next to him and draped it on his body, picked up Xueqiu again, sat on the couch by the window, and chatted with Xueqiu.
Since the fourth master left, Erfu simply felt that life was like a year, fortunately, there were two mascot-like Pekingese dogs like Xueqiu and Baifu by his side, otherwise Erfu would really be lonely and long-haired, but the top and bottom of the West Courtyard had the strict orders of the fourth master, for fear that these two little ancestors would make Delf uncomfortable, and they were really guarded against these two little ancestors, but these two little guys were also too smart, and they could always avoid the blockade of Yuqing and others, sneak into the room, and climb onto Erfu's bed.
This is not this snowball drilled in again, compared to Yuqing and others who are afraid of snowballs and Baifu running in to play, Narf is a dog lover of life, for the resistance of cats and dogs, it is basically equal to zero, if it is not for the fact that she needs to raise a fetus now, she can't wait to eat and sleep with Xueqiu.
However, there are many bad problems with this snowball, unlike the way ordinary dogs wake up their owners, and this thing likes to sweep around Erf's face with its tail, causing Erf to be almost allergic to dog hair.
When Snowball saw Erf holding herself and playing, the sound of Ha eating Hachi was even louder, and her little tail wagged extremely powerfully, worthy of the title of Pug!
"Where's your little friend!" Erph pinched Snowball's little teeth, which looked like buckteeth, and pulled Snowball's two front paws to tango and whisper.
"Wangwang......" Although Snowball is smart, he has not yet learned to speak, and of course he can't speak at all, plus he was a little tired from being tossed by Erf, and whispered his objections, and seemed to look at the direction of the door with a weak heart, so he continued to watch Erf wagging his tail.
However, although the sound of the snowball was very small, Yuqing and the others, who were waiting for Erfu outside, still heard it, and they didn't care about the call of Erfu, so they hurriedly ran to the room, and saw a master and a dog playing happily on the kang, and three black lines appeared on the door of their heads in an instant.
"Why did you get in!" said with a smile as Erf blinked awkwardly, hiding the snowball beside her.
Yuqing has been convinced of Erfu's love for dogs these days, and she also knows that Xueqiu and Momofuku are good dogs with human nature, but it is not necessary to separate the two dogs from Erfu, but every time she sees Erfu's expression of being a thief, she has a small flame in her heart, as if the ears of a little devil have been drilled out of her head, and she instantly transforms into a housekeeper's wife, and begins a long persuasion set of words that move with affection and reason.
And Erfu, who shook at this time, did not have the consciousness of being the master, so he carefully hugged the snowball/Baifu, and looked at Yuqing pretending to be pitiful, at this time, Yulan and others always felt that their master's brain was not very good, and silently lit a candle for the tall, mighty, handsome and handsome fourth master, and said secretly: Good cabbage has made the pig arch.
Sure enough, after a set of tirades as usual, Yuqing shook his head resignedly, shouted two hundred blessings outside, and saw Erfu, who was sitting on the kang pretending to be pitiful, his eyes lit up, and then he saw a black dog's head poking out of the door, and he slipped into the warm pavilion. (To be continued)
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