PFC Chapter 653: Once you send someone away, they won’t come back (7)
Chapter 653: Once you send someone away, they won’t come back (7)
Looking at her son like this, Mrs. Liang always felt as if her chest was blocked again.
Forget it, it’s my own child after all, and it’s already this big. It’s too late to strangle it to death immediately.
"Let me rest for a while today. Tomorrow, I will tell you what to do next." Old Madam Liang sighed slowly, and her voice seemed to carry too much fatigue and vicissitudes.
Then she raised her hand slightly to signal the person next to her to help her back to the room.
Night fell quietly, and it was time for dinner, but Mrs. Liang still did not show up.
The head of the Liang family was puzzled, so he asked the servant who was serving beside him in detail.
I learned that my mother was not feeling well and therefore was unable to come and have dinner with us.
After hearing this, Mr. Liang quickly ordered the kitchen to cook some light and easily digestible porridge for the old lady.
After a while, Xiangsi cooked the steaming and fragrant porridge.
However, when she looked around, trying to find someone to help deliver the porridge to the old lady's room, she found that everyone in the kitchen looked embarrassed.
Most of these maids and servants were still young and did not have much experience in this kind of thing. After all, when they worked in the Liang Mansion before, the rules of the inner house were very strict. Those of them in the big kitchen only needed to deliver the dishes or snacks to the side hall, and someone would naturally present the food to the master.
But now many maids have been sold, so these people have an extra procedure - delivering the food directly to their masters.
The others were fine, but this old lady was really scary.
Because the scene of a large number of slaves being sold in the mansion not long ago was still deeply imprinted in their minds, no one dared to approach the old lady's room easily at this moment.
Looking at the group of young, ignorant and unruly servants in front of her, Xiangsi couldn't help thinking to herself: Since everyone is so scared, I might as well go and deliver the bowl of porridge myself.
Thinking of this, Xiang Si took a deep breath, carefully picked up the tray, and slowly walked towards the old lady's room...
Xiangsi walked gently to the old lady's door, hesitated for a moment before reaching out and knocking.
A faint "come in" sound came from inside. Xiangsi pushed the door open and saw the old lady half leaning on the bed, her eyes were a little empty and confused, which was very different from usual.
Xiang Si said softly, "Madam, I have brought you some porridge."
The old lady looked up at her, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.
"You are so brave. They are all afraid of me, but you are not afraid?" asked the old lady.
Xiang Si replied respectfully: "The old lady is just feeling unwell and has no ill intentions. I have nothing to fear."
"You are not afraid of me, I will find your fault and sell you for money!" Madam Liang said with self-mockery, "I am afraid that in your heart, I am the wife of a wealthy family who is a snake in the mouth but a Buddha in the heart. I look good in front of you, but I will stab you in the back in the blink of an eye."
Xiang Si put the porridge on the table, scooped out a bowl and handed it to the old lady: "Madam is the master, we are slaves. From the day we sold ourselves, our lives are no longer in our own hands, so whatever the old lady does is what she should do."
"Heh! It seems that although it's not a good thing to make a living under Madam Liu, you have learned something." Madam Liang looked at the maid who was not very old, "It's normal for a wealthy family to have some dirty things happen.
But we can’t go too far. Once we go too far, it will be a catastrophe. The Liang family has already been defeated. If we want to rise again, we must have the determination to cut off our own arms.”
Xiangsi lowered her head and dared not answer.
Seeing the confused look of the girl named "Xiangsi", Mrs. Liang shook her head and said, "Alas! I am confused too. Why am I telling you all this? You don't understand anyway."
The old lady continued to talk to herself: "Today's porridge is well cooked. You have inherited your master's true teachings. You should work harder in the kitchen!"
After saying that, the old lady put down her bowl and chopsticks, and seemed to have regained some spirit: "Go down and receive your reward."
Xiangsi thanked the old lady and left.
The next morning, Xiangsi took people to deliver breakfast to several masters, and saw the housekeeper instructing some people to pack their luggage. Although Xiangsi was a little confused, she did not ask much.
After all, only by talking less and doing more can you live longer.
Just after breakfast, Madam Liang called her son and daughter-in-law to her side and said, "Pack everything today. We will leave Anyang City as soon as the city gate opens tomorrow morning."
"Mom, we..." Old Man Liang seemed to have not expected what his mother would do, so he asked in confusion, "Anyang City is the place where the Liang family made their fortune, we..."
"You don't even have a house anymore, what's the point of you staying here?" Old Madam Liang wanted to poke her son's head with her finger to wake him up, "Although the Liang family had some influence here before, there were also many people who didn't like them.
Now, while they are still waiting and watching, we should leave this troubled place as soon as possible to save our lives! Apart from anything else, if we continue to stay in Anyang City, even if Huai Xin wants to take the imperial examination, is there any teacher willing to accept him?
"It is the same when Huaixin passes the imperial examination and gets a job, and then returns home in glory."