Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 196 Fire

Mother Fang's forehead twitched, and she managed to maintain a smile on her face: "You have already taken the soup, and this lotus pod soup is cold in nature, so women should not drink too much."

Hong Fu rolled her eyes at her and said, "It's just a small bowl, how can it be considered a big drink?"

Having said that, she rudely pushed Fang's mother to go and serve the soup, but this time, she failed to push her.

Hong Fu was immediately furious and screamed, "How dare you stop me? This is what Aunt Lian wants!"

Mother Fang was unwilling to challenge Aunt Lian's special status and only said, "Is it Aunt Lian who wants to eat it, or are you attracted by the silver mold? Humph, you really take us for fools!"

If it were any other time, even if she was given the whole set, let alone a silver mold, Fang's mother would not have objected. After all, she could just inform the old lady afterwards and she would not need to compensate for it.

But not now.

The old lady eagerly held this chrysanthemum-viewing banquet after the Double Ninth Festival in order to redeem the gift of crabs that Aunt Lian had lost.

The various seasonal soups in this set of silver molds are not expensive and not difficult to prepare, but the utensils they are served in are exquisite, elegant, and appropriate to the occasion, which reflects the dignity of the large family.

How could the rude nouveau riche understand these things? They only spend money blindly, wear fancy clothes, and eat delicacies. Only the big families that have been passed down from generation to generation will pay special attention to small details, and quietly reflect the heritage passed down from generation to generation.

This set of silver molds was specially made and there were not many extras. If she took one away, it would be incomplete.

"Old witch, stop slandering me!" Hong Fu was so angry that her true feelings were exposed. "It's obvious that you look down on our aunt and use me as a scapegoat. You are a black-hearted old whore who keeps exploiting us..."

Mother Fang was in charge of all matters in the kitchen and was a well-known figure among the servants in the Shen residence. It had been many years since she had been pointed at and scolded like this, and the scolding was so harsh that she was so angry that her liver ached.

Xiaolu, who was stoking the fire, was so angry that he couldn't help but say, "This is too unfair. In the whole mansion, who doesn't give in to Fengheyuan? If you are considered to be exploited, then what are we?"

Another maid couldn't help but agree: "That's right! You can always take whatever you want from the kitchen. Even the master and mistress's food was taken by you. You can only consider yourself unlucky and make do with it."

"And Sister Song Ying has to make two servings of the old lady's medicinal food in case you suddenly want some. This causes her to have to do twice as much work every day." Xiaolu added angrily.

Another old woman said angrily, "We even have to be on guard against you guys causing trouble when hosting this banquet. We even specially made an extra portion of each dish, which added a lot of work out of thin air."

Facing the accusation, Hong Fu did not feel guilty at all, but rather somewhat complacent. She looked around and found that almost all the maids and servants in the kitchen were looking at her with dissatisfaction.

"Okay, okay! You guys want to use your numbers to bully the minority, right? Just wait, I'll go back and tell Auntie!"

After she finished speaking, she pretended to leave, but when she saw that Fang's mother had no intention of giving in, she immediately gave up this move and tried to forcefully push Fang's mother: "Get out of my way! I'm determined to take the soup today!"

Mother Fang was concerned about the soup behind her and reached out to push her.

Although Hong Fu was fierce, she was only a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old after all. She served in Aunt Lian's room and had never done any heavy work. She was caught off guard and was pushed to the ground by Mother Fang.

She was stunned for a moment, then screamed and rushed towards Fang's mother: "Old whore, I'm going to fight you!"

"Mom, be careful!"

"Stop her quickly!"

Mother Fang was the immediate superior of these maids and servants, and they rushed forward to stop them. Hong Fu had just grabbed the hem of her skirt, but before she could do anything, she was forcibly dragged away by several strong servants.

Hong Fu had never suffered such a loss before, and she was furious. She caught a glimpse of the firewood in the stove next to her, and without thinking, she quickly pulled out a piece of firewood and hit a woman with it while it was burning.

The blazing flames and red-hot charcoal instantly burned the old woman's clothes and scalded her legs.

"Ow—"

The old woman let out a terrifying scream and stepped back hastily, knocking over the wooden board behind her that was filled with cold dishes.

With a loud crash, the food plates fell to the ground.

Mother Fang's eyes went dark. Seeing Hong Fu hitting other people with the firewood again, she shouted quickly, "Stop her! Stop her!"

At this moment, she regretted it very much. She should have let Hong Fu take it earlier. Since there was a missing silver mold, she could just find a way to make up for it. It would be better than making a scene in the kitchen like she was doing now.

Several older maids and old women were also well aware of the interests involved. As soon as Mother Fang opened her mouth, they had already rushed forward, some trying to grab the firewood, some trying to suppress Hongfu.

During the scramble, the firewood fell and sparks flew, and some of them fell on the pine needles piled in the corner...

Hearing the scream, Song Ying was startled and his mind was pulled away from the state of memorizing. After listening for a while, he realized that there was a commotion next door.

It was noisy over there and Song Ying couldn't recognize Hong Fu's voice, but she had already guessed that it was someone from Fengheyuan.

There is a banquet being held in the mansion today. Apart from the people from Fengheyuan, who would dare to make trouble in the kitchen?

Thinking about her master's instructions, Song Ying didn't plan to go over to take a look. She put away the acupuncture song and listened attentively while staring at the stove.

"Fire!" someone suddenly shouted.

Then, Fang's mother's terrified voice drowned out all the noise: "Vegetables! Take the vegetables out! Put out the fire! Put out the fire!"

Song Ying turned his head and found that there was a bright red light next door. In a short moment, the red light became brighter and brighter, and the scorching temperature came through the wall.

Song Ying picked up the small stove and ran to the door.

She saw a commotion outside, and someone seemed to have fallen when running through the door of the kitchenette, making a 'thump' sound.

Song Ying didn't have the mind to think about anything else. He ran to the door in three or two steps, put down the stove and went to open the door, but he didn't open it.

Why is the door difficult to open?

A hint of doubt flashed through her mind, but she didn't care. She simply used all her strength to pull. The two doors shook, and a piece of wood appeared in the gap.

Song Ying was completely confused. She was in the kitchen, so why was the door bolted from the outside?

Then, she remembered the figure swaying at the door just now, and the 'click' sound. It was the sound of the bolt being inserted, not someone falling at all!

Someone wants to take this opportunity to burn her to death!

Song Ying's heart sank, and he shouted to the outside of the door: "Someone, please open the door! I'm still inside!"

The maids and servants outside the door were in a mess and panic, and no one paid any attention to this side at all.

Song Ying shouted twice, but when no one answered, he immediately ran to the window, only to find that the window had been closed at some point.

Her heart sank to the bottom, but she still reached out and pushed the window. As expected, it didn't open. The window was also blocked from the outside.