Chapter 34: Can't die, keep it and play slowly
Chapter 34: Can't die, keep it and play slowly
Aunt Zhao's eyelids twitched as she watched.
Although the two accidents that happened to the old lady had nothing to do with the eldest girl, Aunt Zhao strangely felt that they were all related to her.
But she didn't dare to say anything without evidence.
Seeing that the old lady had finally breathed a sigh of relief, the eldest girl prepared to serve her food.
Aunt Zhao frowned, hesitated for a moment, and stepped forward, "Miss, you have been traveling for such a long time, you must be very tired.
Let the old servant serve the old lady some food, and you can go and have a rest."
Xie Lan said nothing, but looked at Madam Zhao dimly.
Nanny Zhao was nervous, but she still tried her best to smile humbly and her attitude was more respectful than ever before.
After escaping death once again, the old lady finally realized that Xie Lan's fate was to bring disaster to her relatives and friends.
How could she dare to let Xie Lan serve her food?
"Since you are tired, Lan girl, you should take a rest and let Madam Zhao serve the dishes."
Xie Lan looked uneasy, "Grandma, let me do it. It's a good opportunity for Aunt Zhao to teach me some etiquette and manners."
The old lady took a deep breath and suppressed her palpitations. She said reluctantly, "You have learned the rules and etiquette very well, so there is no need for me to teach you."
Xie Lan still didn't move, "Grandma, please give me a chance to show my filial piety, otherwise my father will scold me for being ignorant."
The old lady was in so much pain in her heart, liver, spleen, stomach and kidneys, but when she thought of the terrible experience of suffocation just now, she didn't dare to curse.
I could only suppress my anger and force a smile, praising her with all my heart, "Don't worry, your father won't scold you. Our girl Lan is the most filial child."
Fearing that Xie Lan would insist on serving her food, the old lady angrily scolded the maid next to her, "You have no sense at all. The young lady hasn't eaten yet, why don't you quickly bring another set of clean bowls and chopsticks over."
After scolding the maid, she forced a smile and turned back to Xie Lan and said gently, "Girl Lan, today's dishes taste good. Come and sit down and eat with grandma."
This time, Xie Lan finally put down the serving chopsticks in her hand, nodded with a smile, "Yes, granddaughter, I'd rather obey than be disrespectful."
When the old lady saw her sitting down with a smile on her face, she felt a lump in her chest.
Xie Lan turned a blind eye and waited for the maid to bring the bowl and chopsticks. She slowly filled half a bowl of soup.
He drank it slowly and then served another bowl of rice.
Xie Lan held the bowl, taking a bite of rice and a bite of vegetables, eating with great relish.
The old lady looked at this and felt even more upset.
Out of sight is pure.
The old lady held her breath, looked away, and her gaze fell on the plate of tempting four-happiness meatballs.
Thinking back to the feeling of suffocation just now, I still feel a lingering fear.
At this moment, Xie Lan smiled and said, "Grandma, this Four Joys Meatball is soft, tender, fresh and delicious. My granddaughter is in for a treat today."
The old lady was already upset, and after hearing this, she became even more upset.
These four-happiness meatballs are her favorite dish. In order to please her, the cook spent a lot of time and effort to develop them.
But after what happened just now, she never wanted to see this dish again in her life.
Although Xie Lan did not serve her any more food, the old lady was still worried.
I didn’t dare eat the four-happiness meatballs anymore, nor did I dare drink the soup.
She carefully picked up a piece of vegetable with chopsticks, chewed it slowly, and found that there were no more accidents. Only then did she slowly feel relieved.
But the old lady still didn't dare to be careless, she was fully focused on preventing accidents. Not only did she eat slowly, she couldn't even taste the food.
Xie Lan was almost full, but the old lady hadn't taken many bites yet.
Seeing her chopsticks reaching for the plate of steamed bream in front of her, Xie Lan suddenly said, "Grandma, it's getting late. After dinner, ask Madam Zhao to take out my things."
The old lady didn't expect Xie Lan to be so determined, and said impatiently, "Madame Sun, who is in charge of the storeroom key, has asked for leave because of something at home. She will give the things to you when she comes back."
Seeing that Xie Lan didn't say anything and lowered his head in grievance, the old lady snorted in her heart.
This damn girl wants to take back the things that have gone into her hands? She’s dreaming.
Thinking of the box of gold and silver, the old lady felt much better. She picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and put it in her mouth. She chewed it and swallowed it subconsciously. Before she swallowed it, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her throat.
The old lady's face suddenly changed. Without even asking the maid to bring her a spittoon, she bent down and started vomiting.
Aunt Zhao’s eyelids were twitching wildly. Was the old lady...stuck by a fishbone?
While Zhao Ma Ma called the maid to get a spittoon, she patted her back anxiously.
But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't spit out the fishbone.
The maids and old women serving in the hall rushed over to the old lady.
Xie Lan was very considerate and gave up her seat to the maids and servants who gathered around her.
She turned around and sat aside, holding a cup of tea, watching the show leisurely.
The old lady covered her sore throat with her hands, furious. She tasted the sweet and fishy taste in her mouth, and was terrified.
Nanny Sun, who was serving nearby, remembered that she once used vinegar to help her grandson swallow a fish bone stuck in his throat, so she hurriedly shouted for someone to get the vinegar.
The older the old lady got, the more she valued her life. She didn't care whether the vinegar was useful or not, and she just held the vinegar bottle and poured it down her throat.
But a whole bottle of aged vinegar was finished, and it almost killed me half to death from the sourness. Instead of the fishbone being washed away, it got stuck tighter and tighter.
Seeing that the vinegar was useless, Aunt Zhao hurriedly brought a bowl of white rice and said, "Old Madam, eat. Use the rice to swallow the fish bone."
Nanny Sun brought two large steamed buns and said, "Steamed buns will definitely work, old lady, use the steamed buns quickly."
At this critical moment, the old lady didn't care about who was more credible. She swallowed half a bowl of white rice and ate a big steamed bun.
Several methods were used.
Unfortunately, it was of no use except making me choke and roll my eyes.
Seeing that the old lady was about to die, Nanny Zhao could no longer bear it.
She knelt down in front of Xie Lan with a plop, "Miss, please save the old lady."
Xie Lan glanced at her, then stopped being relaxed and put on a panicked look, "Grandma, hold on a little longer. I'll go get you a doctor."
Nanny Zhao was both anxious and helpless. It was already so late, and by the time she invited the doctor back, the medicine would be too late.
But she didn't dare complain.
She watched Xie Lan take two steps and then slowly turn back, "Madam Zhao, you should give grandma another bottle of vinegar. Grandma has taken all my money, and I don't have money to hire a doctor."
At this point, what else is there that Madam Zhao doesn't understand?
The eldest girl was determined to get her things back, otherwise she would never save the old lady.
At the critical moment of life and death, the old lady finally understood her situation.
Money is good, but you have to have a life to spend it.
Although she was unwilling, she finally took out the key and gave it to Aunt Zhao with trembling hands.
Soon, Aunt Zhao came back and said, "My dear, here are your jade, gold and silver.
Those cloths and skirts were taken away by the Second and Third Madams."
Aunt Zhao was very nervous.
Unexpectedly, Xie Lan didn't get angry but laughed instead.
Xie Lan pinched and pressed the old lady's body. Finally, he clapped his hands a few times. The old lady finally swallowed the fish bone.
"Grandma, I saved you again. Fortunately, thanks to the blessing of the ancestors, I did not die young and grew up safely. Otherwise, I would not be able to save grandma today.
With such a great favor, shouldn't grandma donate two thousand taels of incense money to Sanqing Temple to thank the Sanqing Patriarch for blessing me to grow up safely?"
The old lady was so angry that she was shaking all over. Even if she didn't die from the fish bone, she would have been angered to death by this damn girl.
Xie Lan's smile turned cold. How could she let the old lady die? Wouldn't it be better to keep her and have fun with her later?
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