By Jia Xiuzhen

Sister Feng really did what she said, after the Xue family moved into Lixiangyuan, within a month or so, she disciplined a group of little girls transferred from the remote courtyard in Lenglang enough to work in the inner courtyard.Asked whether Li Wan would like to pick two from the new batch or the original two, Li Wan never likes to make decisions, so he said that if Jing'er and Xiaoyan are willing to come back, they will come back, if they are willing to stay in Lixiang The hospital just let Sister Feng choose someone to replace it, don't let her choose.Sister Feng laughed at Li Wan for avoiding trouble, and sent her daughter-in-law in charge to do it.

Jing'er, Xiaoyan, and the little girls transferred from other yards were all surprised to hear that they had to choose whether to return to the original place or not. It's the slave's turn to pick and choose.But I don't know that this Lixiangyuan is suddenly crowded with people, and it is another place where people come and go. After a while, looking at the behavior of Xue's family, naturally there are people who want to get close and people who want to stay away.

The personal servants are naturally the Xue family's own, and there are loopholes for the miscellaneous and rough jobs to take advantage of, and it is inevitable that Sister Feng will come to plead for mercy.There are so many important things that Sister Feng has in a day, and she is not willing to worry about such small things. When Li Wan said this, Sister Feng happened to have Li Wan's idea, but she also saved herself from worrying.

After everyone dispersed, Jing'er and Xiaoyan discussed, Jing'er was willing to stay in Lixiangyuan, and Xiaoyan was more willing to return to the original courtyard.Jing'er was confused when she heard this, so she asked Xiaoyan: "You are using your brains! You didn't see how many little girls who had children wanted to come in. Yesterday, Pomegranate also said that Mrs. Du secretly gave her a lot of money. A snack, let her give up the work here to her daughter!"

Xiaoyan replied: "Aunt Qian's family also mentioned it to me, asking me to give it to her daughter, and promised me a penny."

Jing'er said: "A lot of money, bah! Everyone is as smart as a monkey, and we are all fools. Lixiangyuan has two monthly money." Looking at Xiaoyan again, said: "Don't talk to me. I said that you were bought by that penny! You can't be so shallow!"

Xiaoyan blushed slightly, and said: "It's not because of the money, I really miss Grandma's yard, it's too messy here."

Jing'er blamed: "Hey! We are little girls, not Miss Master, you still want to hide and be quiet!"

Xiaoyan thought for a while, and then said: "You also said that you are a girl, so it's not the same wherever you work. It turns out that the sisters and mothers in the yard are familiar with each other, and we are used to how the master behaves. Unfamiliar, what's the point?"

She looked at Jing'er timidly, and said in a low voice: "Didn't you still say that you wanted to be the big girl next to Lang Geer, why have you changed your mind now?"

Jing'er sneered, looked around, tapped Xiaoyan's forehead and said, "Won't you open your eyes to see, open your ears to listen? If it was like that before, you can only stay in that yard. The girl is the best. Now that there is such a good thing, why go back after leaving there?

Think about it, go back to making clothes and choose materials, not to mention the outside, the ones in the respective yards are all old ladies, wives, a few girls and the second master Bao, and then go to the yard of the second grandma and the eldest grandma.The second grandma is the housekeeper grandma. When she arrives, in our courtyard, she will always be the last pick.Isn't that the case with powder?Even eating is the same.

Look at those masters in the hallway now, didn't the original ancestors also belong to the mansion?After being separated out, they are now begging the second grandmother to find a living.Our mansion will belong to the second master Bao in the future. Is it possible that you want to be sold again in the future? "

Xiaoyan was dumbfounded when she heard this, and murmured: "This... this... what does this have to do with us... Didn't you say that our house does not sell people?"

Jing'er sighed and said: "You can tell by looking at you like this, you haven't thought about it at all, I say you, don't learn from a family like Miao'er, who spends all day doing things and sewing, talk to those sisters and mothers more. Hey, listen to what people say, otherwise I don’t know if they are sold. If Lang Ge’er is separated in the future, we people will probably follow. At that time, we can’t afford to leave the house If there are some people, will you sell us again?"

Xiaoyan was taken aback for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No way, grandma is rich."

Jing'er rubbed her forehead and sighed: "You really... have been in this yard for more than a month, and you still think that grandma is rich? Grandma just lives on a monthly payment, and what kind of uncle's house is just a gift. Bring some food and clothing. Look at the people who live in this yard! It’s only been a month, and we’re still little girls, how much reward have we got? It's considered generous when rewarded, and it's not a big deal to just give three or five taels of silver.

Although she also lives in the mansion, unlike Miss Lin, she owns all her food and food.Not to mention anything else, just look at the ones bought in the kitchen, as well as the ones delivered from other people's own shops. Although I dare not say that it is better than the old lady's kitchen, it is not much worse!Can we have something like this in our original yard?It's just a few nuns taking a few taels of silver to go to the kitchen to get one or two dishes, and most of them are to please a few girls.Can this be the same? "

After listening to Xiaoyan, she was silent for a while, and Fang made up her mind and said: "Then you stay here! I want to go back to our yard."

Jing'er rolled her eyes, and said with a long sigh, "I'm really winking for the blind."

After hearing this, Xiaoyan thought of Su Ri's clumsiness, and thanks to Jing'er's advice, she escaped those little tricks, and even got some benefits.After all, it was the sisters who had been companions since entering the mansion, and she spoke out her thoughts in one go: "Jing'er, you have always been smart, among our group of people, even the children of those families are counted. It seems that there are not many people who are smarter than you.

I'm just stupid, and there's nothing I can do about it. Even though you've been teaching and telling me, when something happens, I'm still stupid.Although it's good here, it's so good. You can see that even the children who are purchased and on the bank are trying to squeeze in. It's just been a month, and it's not peaceful.

I'm stupid, and I don't have that much thought. I used to stay in Grandma's yard comfortably. Whether it's the master or the sisters, it's easy to serve.Jing'er, you stay here, I'd better go back, anyway, we can play together when we are free, just like before. "

Jing'er didn't expect Xiaoyan to say such a thing. After thinking about it for a while, she sighed and said, "Since you have said that, what else can I do. It's okay, just stay here quietly. I will take care of you when I am free." Go talk to you."

The two finally reached an agreement, and when the daughter-in-law came back, they each expressed their intentions. Xiaoyan also got a dime from Qian Hua's family, which was a surprise.

When the little girls outside were muttering and discussing, a woman had already answered the inside. Aunt Xue laughed and said: "It's Feng girl's narrow way again, it's just a few little girls anyway, let them go."

Turning around, he asked Tong Xi again, "Did you remember all the decorations you just mentioned? I found them all today, so it's easy to arrange them."

Tong Xi hurriedly read it again, and Aunt Xue heard it correctly, so she nodded and let her go.Baochai was packing clothes and jewelry with Yinger, and seeing Tongxi gone, she asked Aunt Xue again, "Why is Mom thinking of arranging things again now? It would be great if I took them out when I first arrived, and now I still have them." You have to find everything."

Aunt Xue smiled and said: "It's all children's talk. We live in someone's house. We are newcomers. We arranged it randomly. It's not suitable for deep or shallow. It's been a while now, and we have also gone to several rooms. But, it’s better to make a similar arrangement.”

After hearing this, Baochai said, "Mom is exactly what I think."

Aunt Xue said angrily, "Did you still say that just now?"

Baochai threw away the clothes in her hand, took Aunt Xue's hand, and said with a smile: "I didn't think of the decoration, but the clothes I told Yinger to wear."

After hearing this, Aunt Xue said: "It's going to be very hot in no time. Your brother said a few days ago that the fashion in Beijing is different from ours. Let the silk shop send you the clothes. Hurry up and let the needleworkers make them." , it will be easy to wear at that time."

Baochai said with a smile: "Mom, look at my brother, these days, he said earlier that he would go to school, but he was so worried. His uncle really suppressed him and there was nothing he could do. Now it's good, but he's grown up in school, and he leaves early and returns late. .Finally saw it once, and it was in the style of clothes and jewelry. I was so anxious, as if I had no clothes to wear."

Hearing this, Aunt Xue laughed and said: "Although your brother is not worry-free, he knows how to love others. We stop and go along the way, although we try our best to arrange the way, it is not safe after all. Now How much trouble can be saved by staying with your aunt. Your brother can also go to the ethnology school in the mansion to make some friends, and he is probably more sensible. You can also get some sisters as companions, among other things, the girls in this mansion What a standout,"

Looking at Baochai, he patted her hand and said with a smile, "Fortunately, our girls are not inferior to anyone else. It's good to have fun together. Your brother is always walking around. Seeing the style of Beijing, it is natural I'm afraid that you will get a joke when you get along with the girls in the house, and our family does not lack those things anyway, so you follow your brother's mind and make some clothes and jewelry, so as to stop his noise."

Baochai laughed and said, "Mom, don't talk about it. We've never seen anything during this journey. Even though I was in the house, I heard you talking about it with my brother. It took my aunt's help to calm it down several times. Now we live in the mansion, not only for company, but also for business outside, and less people worrying about it, so Mom can rest easy."

Aunt Xue heard it and said with a smile: "Sure enough, my girl is a governor, much better than your brother."

Baochai went on to say: "Because of this, we have to be more careful in our actions. Since I entered this mansion, I have paid attention to it, and it is quite different from what I have seen or heard in ordinary times. The most important thing is that this accumulated The young servant has more face than the master, the housekeeper Lai Da, the young masters will call grandpa when they see it, this is something I have never heard before.

So I think, in this mansion, the master needless to say.From the old lady to the wife and even Sister Feng, they all treated us very well, but we should pay special attention to these slaves.A while ago, I heard from a little girl in the yard that sister Lin was the one who cooked medicine and porridge in the past, and she was pointed out and said that she was not the serious master of the Jia family.Now we are also borrowing, if this kind of talk is provoked, I can't stand it. "

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "This is really worrying and worrying. It is precisely because of this that I told your aunt that we will take care of all the daily expenses. This is the normal way. After all, the slave, It's just a word of profit, and if you look at it along the way, there is nothing you can't figure out. But if you give a few more rewards, there will naturally be a lot of good things to say."

Baochai felt that the matter was not so simple, and was about to say it again, when it was reported outside, "My lord is back!"

Aunt Xue heard this and said, "I'll talk to your brother about the shop, don't bore you."

After hearing this, Baochai had no choice but to stop talking and said, "Yinger and I are still packing our clothes."

Aunt Xue nodded and said to the outside world: "Let the uncle go to my room. I have something to ask him." Then she asked Baochai a few words and went out.

This Baochai took Yinger to open the box to pack the light summer clothes. Yinger took out one by one for a closer look, and if there were any that were not the right size or the color and style were not fashionable, she put them aside. If you can't make up your mind, ask Baochai.Baochai sits on her back, thinking about what she had just said to Aunt Xue.

The Xue family is known among the four great families in Jinling as pearls are like earth and gold is like iron, which shows how rich they are.Unexpectedly, Xue's father passed away early, and Xue Pan was still young. Although he still runs a lot of shops, it is hard to be as prosperous as it was back then.Especially along the way to the capital, it is inevitable that there will be internal traitors and foreign thieves in the business. If it is not for the names of the four major families, and they are related to the Wang family and the Jia family, I am afraid that a lot of money will be lost.So far, the benefits of power can be described as personal experience.

Now, because Jia Mu and Jia Zheng stayed together, and Wang Ziteng happened to be promoted to go on tour, Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang hadn't seen each other for many years and wanted to spend more time together, so they borrowed and lived in Jia's house.It is said that it is borrowing, but it is really borrowing an empty courtyard in the mansion. The daily fee and supplies will be waived. This Lixiangyuan has all the halls and buildings, and it is a family life after closing the door.Even so, it is in Jia's mansion after all. Baochai always goes to Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang's place to say hello to Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang every day. Come and go.

She is also caring, she sees everything in her eyes and keeps it in her heart. She secretly sighs that she is worthy of the century-old noble family of the hairpin family, but suppresses the previous arrogance and self-sufficiency, and only thinks about how to establish a reputation in such a place. .

Ying'er took out another bijia embroidered with three-color peonies with flying flowers and gold thread, and showed it to Baochai. Baochai only glanced at it, and said, "It's too eye-catching, put it away."

Ying'er looked at the piles of clothes on one side, and said, "Girl, these clothes are made of the best material, and they fit well now, so they are all put away?"

Baochai glanced at her and said calmly, "Put it away as soon as I tell you to. I don't wear these now."

While accepting it, Ying'er was still dissatisfied, and muttered: "I see that the girls in the mansion are all dressed brightly. On the day we first arrived, all the big clothes were either silver red or light yellow, and they looked very pretty."

Baochai was thinking about her own business and let her mutter.