Time passed very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was already New Year's Eve. I gave the girls who had worked hard to rehearse a holiday and gave each of them a red packet of ten taels of silver. The other nannies, servant girls, and manservants also gave each of them five taels of silver. I let Ji Lantai accompany them to the streets to buy New Year's goods. Actually, Aunt Zhang had already prepared everything that needed to be prepared. It was very boring for them to stay in the courtyard all day long. It was good to give them a chance to go out and relax.
The girls went out all day, and I slept at home all day. He had been too tired recently. I only got up during dinner time. Nian Yue combed my hair and whispered in my ear about how lively the streets were. There were so many people that they were squeezed apart several times. Fortunately, there was Getu, so there was no trouble. I heard her talk excitedly, so I didn't want to interrupt her. It was Siyue who came in and stopped her.
Although Wang Dabao is a rough person, he is indeed good at cooking. He has learned all the dozens of recipes I wrote one after another, and the taste is very authentic. I plan to teach him how to make a few snacks after the new year. In the evening, Gu Yun and his wife were also invited by me. Three tables of people had a lively reunion dinner. After the meal, I got someone to remove the bowls and chopsticks and make tea. I said seriously,"Since everyone is here today, I have something to say. Recently, we have been preparing for the opening of Rouge Restaurant. Everyone has worked hard. I am very grateful to you. I am full of confidence in the future of Rouge Pavilion. Although I bought most of you, I have made it clear that as long as you work for three years, you can leave or stay as you wish. Although the servants are bought out, I will give you a monthly salary, ranging from five to ten taels. You all know that the servants of ordinary families only earn twenty to thirty taels of silver a year. As long as you work hard, I'll add more. In my place, I try my best to avoid beatings. As long as I don't make a big mistake, I definitely won't beat or scold servants. I also hope that you can behave yourselves. Can you do that?”
"Yes!" The servants all agreed happily. I nodded in satisfaction and continued,"I'm very tolerant of you, and I hope you can agree to one condition of mine. You all know that I am a…woman. There are some things that I can't show up for. To the public, the owner of Rouge Tower is my cousin-in-law, Gu Yunhe, and my cousin, Li Xiuying. You are not allowed to mention my existence to anyone, understand?”
"Understood." The answer was a little hesitant, but it was still neat. I repeated,"Remember, you are not allowed to mention me to anyone in Rouge Tower. If anyone disobeys, beat them out!"”
When everyone had dispersed, I got up and sat alone in the small hall to watch the New Year. Outside, Yingluo and Manluo were happily setting off fireworks with everyone. I sat in front of the table. A lute was placed diagonally on the ground. I bent over to pick it up and plucked it twice. Inadvertently, tears streamed down my face. In just two short months, I lost the new moon and the unformed child in my belly. It seemed like it was only yesterday, but it also felt like a thousand years had passed…
The wind comes, the rain comes, why do they all know that I can't hear you, I can't hear your voice is too small, the wind stops, the rain stops, who is crying in my dream? I don't understand, I don't understand, the people in the sky are all laughing, I don't want to ask if you remember who I am, the ice and snow on your fingers melt into tears, the sky only gives us half sweet water, no matter how we drink, we can't learn…
"Big Sister!"
"Madam!"
"Are you alright?"
The noisy voices woke me up from the sad song. I slowly glanced at them and forced a smile."I'm fine. Why are you here? Are the fireworks over?"
"Sister, what are you singing? It's so nice!”Tan Xin helped me wipe away the tears on my cheeks and asked me softly.
"It's a sad old song." I looked at their worried eyes and said,"Don't worry about me. You guys go play."
"Sister, are you thinking of your child?”Manluo looked at me thoughtfully. I miss my mother too…"
Everyone's eyes reddened. I smiled and hit her." Wretched girl, why are you talking about your mother? It's the new year and you're crying. You're provoking me!" All of you go out and play. I'll give you a day off tomorrow. You're not allowed to sleep today. Stay with me until the New Year!”
He followed them to the garden, where eight large firecrackers had been set off on the ground, and ten fireworks were set off neatly beside them. I lifted my cotton robe and took the lighter from Ji Lantai's hand. I lit a flame and ran away quickly. In an instant, bright fireworks bloomed above their heads. They were colorful and dazzling. I held back my tears as I watched the fireworks bloom one by one. I muttered, Xinyue, I'm sorry. If there's a next life, I'll treat you well! And my child, you and I are not fated to be together. Reincarnate into a good family! If we are fated in the next life, we will be mother and son again. And Yin? Someone I truly loved and hated. From now on, I will try my best to forget you…
Suddenly, there was the sound of firecrackers. Yingluo screamed and lit the firecrackers. It turned out that the new year had arrived. "Look!" Manluo pointed at the palace. The fireworks in the palace are so beautiful."
I raised my head and looked. Sure enough, the fireworks in the palace were high and dense, all of them auspicious. The bold girls in the courtyard were setting off fireworks, and the timid ones were screaming. It was really lively. I quietly retreated to the inner room. Jilantai helped Xin Yue make a spirit tablet. I went forward and lit an incense stick. He sat with her until dawn…
Early in the morning, I took off my white clothes and changed into red from inside to outside. From today onwards, I am a brand new Jin Se.
According to tradition, I am the host. On the first day of the new year, I have to accept everyone in the family to kowtow and pay their respects. First, it was Ji Lantai. I gave him a red packet of fifty taels and jokingly told him to marry a wife. He left with a red face. Next, it was Yingluo, Xuerong, Xuesu, Tanxin, Manluo, Jiangsha, Wan 'e, Meiwu, and Shuying. Each of them had twenty taels. Ye Lu, Ye Wen, Siyue, and Nianyue each had ten taels. The other nannies, servant girls, and manservants each received five taels. Everyone thanked me. I deliberately said with a sunken face,"You all got red packets. Who's going to give me red packets?”Everyone burst into laughter.
After a day off on the first day of junior high school, the second day of junior high school began to rehearse. I only found time on the fifth day of the lunar new year. After lunch, I asked Ji Lantai to prepare a car to go to Rouge Restaurant.
After getting out of the car, he looked up and saw that the red door was tightly shut. On the door, there were three big words written in black on a red background: Rouge Restaurant. Three willow characters, neat and tidy…No, I suddenly came to my senses. These are my words! Gu Yunhe directly took my words to the board. He shook his head helplessly. Fortunately, his handwriting wasn't ugly.
Jilantai opened the door and I walked in. The custom-made chandelier on the second floor had already been installed. It was shaped like sixty-eight candlesticks and was gold-plated. It was hung from the first floor with a long copper chain. The eighteen wall lamps on the wall had different shapes of women holding candlesticks. There was a movable insert at the place where the candles were inserted. There was a thin chain below it. If you pulled it, the insert would block the candle light. If you pulled it again, the insert would open and the candle would light up again. The curtains on the opposite stage had been hung. The outermost layer was red, and the inner layer was pink, pinkish purple, light yellow, and light green. At that time, he could put it down or hang it up according to different scenes. The water walls on both sides had been connected to water, and the murmuring stream flowed down from the top to the pool below. There were already eight water lilies planted in the pool and sixteen koi fish. There were a total of sixteen six-seater rectangular tables and six eight-seater tables in the hall. They were all made of heavy rosewood. At the front were six long tables for three people, so they could clearly see the performance on the stage.
Gu Yunhe brought me upstairs. The small nameplates with red and black characters were hung on the doors of the eight private rooms. The four on the left were Phoenix Perching Parasol, Phoenix Guide, Phoenix Coming Court, and Phoenix Seeking Phoenix. On the right was the Song of the Phoenix Pond, the Spring of the Phoenix, the Cup of the Phoenix, and the Phoenix. The room he saw last time was Phoenix Wood. I entered the second room, Phoenix Guide. This room was more plain in style, with a light peach wood color. The dining table for 16 people was made of fragrant wood. The floor was covered with a light brown Persian carpet. The chandelier was a simple palace lantern. The gauze that separated the inner and outer rooms was white silk embroidered with osmanthus flowers. The furnishings in the inner room were the same as the Phoenix Perching Parasol Tree. There were a few long stools, but the material was also fragrant wood. The mural on the wall was Xi Shi washing gauze. Feng Laichao's style was similar to Feng Qiwu's, but the tables and chairs were made of red sandalwood. The carpet was a soft, dark purple rug embroidered with winter jasmine. The mural was also replaced with a painting of a beautiful lady pouncing on a butterfly. Feng Qiuhuang's entire body was bright red. The red wall was painted with a group of maids and music, and the tables and chairs were made of red rosewood. The red chiffon was embroidered with phoenixes and the red peony carpet was rich and noble. The chandelier was made of golden octagonal glass. It's basically the same as I imagined.
I nodded repeatedly, praising Gu Yunhe for fully understanding my meaning. The renovation was completely in line with my meaning. He humbly brought me to the right room. The layout of these four private rooms was slightly different. On the left side of the door was the balcony. The red sandalwood round table in the Song of the Phoenix Pool only had twelve seats. Behind the light purple veil was a long couch, and in front of it was a small open space covered with a hard fur carpet for dancers to dance. The whole room was purple and red, and the floor was covered with a bristled carpet embroidered with violets. The wall was painted with a picture of a beautiful woman picking flowers. The chandelier was a purple butterfly tassel. Feng Shichun's pattern was the same as Feng Chiyin's, but the color was mainly green. There was a twelve-seater black rosewood round table with a painting of a maid in spring on the wall. The chandelier was in the shape of a spider plant. There was a green winter jasmine carpet on the floor. The Feng Yu Cup was mainly black, and there were twelve seats on a round ebony table. The black carpet was embroidered with white plum blossoms. The chandelier was a black bowl-shaped, simple and elegant. A zither was placed on the low table behind the black veil. The last room is the Phoenix Room. I originally wanted to use gold as the base, but Gu Yunhe said that gold was exclusive to the royal family, so I could only settle for the next best thing. I used a milky yellow color that was close to milky white. The round table for twelve people was made of striped ebony, the yellowish-brown carpet was embroidered with hibiscus flowers, the chandelier was made of sheepskin, and three lanterns were strung together from big to small. The mural is a painting of the heavenly palace of Dunhuang. There were a few round stools beside the low table behind the creamy yellow muslin. Outside the door, the corridor was painted with pictures of birds paying homage to the phoenix. At the end of the corridor, there was a small room. The small door was open in the dark, and one would not be able to see it if one did not look carefully. This room was reserved for myself. There was a small ladder leading to the backstage lounge. From the small window in the room, he could see everything in the hall, including the balconies on both sides of the private room. If the people on the balcony didn't have the intention, they wouldn't have discovered me no matter what.
After looking at the second floor, I went to the kitchen where the coffin shop used to be. Wang Dabao was instructing three or four servants to carefully wash the silverware. The ten guest rooms upstairs had been cleaned up, and the servant rooms in the backyard had also been tidied up. I looked at Gu Yunhe with satisfaction." Cousin, you're really not simple. In just a few days, you've managed to take care of this Rouge Building. It's been hard on you!"”
"Madam is too polite!" He said excitedly," The Rouge Building renovated according to Madam's drawings is indeed different. I was a little worried at first, but now it seems that it's really unbelievable that Rouge Building doesn't make money!"”
"It's good that you have confidence." I looked at Li Xiuying behind him and said,"I'll ask the girls to move in tomorrow. I'll have to trouble Cousin then.”
"Madam is too polite!" Li Xiuying pursed her lips and smiled." Everything has been arranged. We're just waiting for the girls to move in tomorrow."”
I took out the "advertisement" that I had already written and asked Gu Yunhe to copy a few copies and post them in the downtown area. He opened it and read,"Grape wine, wait for the moon, raise a glass to persuade you to do your best, beautiful women are rare in Rouge Pavilion." Madam's notice was ambiguous and really left people hanging.”
"Would they have come if I didn't keep them in suspense? He did not want to put up too many. He put up one at the entrance of Rouge Pavilion, one at the city gate, one at Vermilion Bird Street, and one at East and West Street.”
Gu Yunhe nodded and went back to his room to copy. I'll ask Jilantai to prepare a car to go back to Wangchen Residence and tell the girls to prepare to move.
On the morning of the sixth day, Uncle Zhang and a few manservants moved the girls 'soft clothes over first. The girls only set off after eating. I made them all wear veils. They can't let anyone see their faces before the opening. Ji Lantai and Uncle Zhang had to make two trips back and forth before they were done. Forgotten Dust House only had Aunt Zhang and Si Yue Nian Yue left. With the addition of a young stable boy, it returned to its original deserted state.
Jilantai sent them off and came back to pick me up. I went over to see that they had settled down. There were still two rooms left on the second floor. Xuerong and Xuesu insisted on sharing a room, so I let them do as they please. After they settled down, I called them over to discuss the arrangement of the private room. Originally, my plan was for Yingluo, Xuerong, Xuesu, Tan Xin, Man Luo, Wan 'e, Mei Wu, and Shu Ying to each take a room, and each room would be assigned two maids. Apart from the original five hundred taels of silver and my twenty-eighty split, the tips all belong to the girl in charge of the box. If she is willing, she can also give them to the servant girls in her box. After hearing my plan, the other girls were all very excited. Only Xue Rong and Xue Su were a little hesitant. I gently asked what was wrong, and Xue Rong said,"We sisters have never been separated. We want to be in the same box.”
"Is that so?" I looked troubled." This way, there will only be one private room. The notice says that there are eight private rooms. When the time comes, one will be missing…"
"Sister!" Yingluo suddenly came up mysteriously."I have a very good candidate!"
"Who is it?" I asked with interest.
"You!" The nine girls said in unison.
“……”
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