Ya Po came over in the afternoon and brought more than thirty maids, Mrs. Ya.
Nanny Xu selected the people, and she chose and kept six maids and six women, which temporarily filled the manpower of Yaoshui Pavilion.
After sending Ya Po away, Nanny Xu came in and reported: "Girl, the person has been chosen. Do you want to meet him?"
"Bring it in!" Yu Xijiao put down the flower in her hand and said.
This is the most popular lily in the capital. Yu Xijiao felt moved when she saw it, so she brought a few flowers in to take them apart to see the craftsmanship.
Qingyue picked up the curtain, and the remaining maids and mothers-in-law came in one by one to pay their respects.
All the women looked pretty capable, but the two maids were the most outstanding. At first glance, they seemed very picky, but their descriptions were quite regular.
He stepped forward and bowed politely to Yu Xijiao.
"What are these two called?" Yu Xijiao pointed at the two protruding maids and asked.
"Girls, one is called Nian Chun and the other is Nian Xia. If you think the names are not good, you can change them." Nanny Xu said with a smile and pointed at them one by one.
Nian Chun was the one who looked a little older, with a steady look on his face. He didn't look around after entering. Nian Xia looked livelier. He looked up secretly after entering, but then he immediately behaved himself and didn't dare to mess around anymore.
Look, it was obviously an order given.
"This is a good name. No need to change it. Who gave it to me?" Yu Xijiao asked curiously. This name didn't sound like something that ordinary people could give.
"I'm reporting to you, girl. Ya Po asked someone to give me this slave's name. She said that girls like elegant names." Nian Chun reported respectfully.
"Then their names are equally nice?" Yu Xijiao smiled, she was talking about the other maids.
"Girl, their names are different from the names of the two slaves. They were chosen by Ya Po herself, and they are called Xiu'er, Yu'er, Hua'er, and Cao'er." This time it was Nian Xia who answered, and after rolling his eyes,
, the corners of his lips curled up, looking a little disdainful.
This means that the two of them are different.
However, you can tell at a glance from the color, and her words and deeds are different from those of ordinary maids. She has obviously received special training.
The best among a group of maids are often sent to be first-class personal maids.
"Are you two literate?" Yu Xijiao glanced at their faces and asked with a smile.
"Both slaves have a rough grasp of pen and ink. When they were young... they also knew how to read, but later on their family fortunes declined." Nian Chun said softly.
The family is in decline, which means that the previous family background was pretty good, and the daughter of the family can be literate, which shows that this is not an ordinary poor family.
"Are they two sisters?" Yu Xijiao continued to ask.
"No, I didn't know Nian Chun before. I got to know him later." Nian Xia hurriedly waved her hand.
Yu Xijiao smiled and shook her hand gently. Nanny Xu understood and took the person out. When she came in again, she asked: "Girl, these two maids look smart and generous in their behavior. Girl, please
Don’t you want to keep one as a maid?”
Yu Xijiao currently only has one maid, Qingyu, but according to the rules of the Xuanping Hou Mansion, two maids are allowed, and Yu Xijiao still has one available spot.
Yu Xijiao picked up the jujube placed beside her, looked at it and removed another thread, and said casually: "If one of them is left, does Aunt Xu think it is suitable to keep it?"
"My servant thinks that Nian Chun is suitable. Nian Chun seems to be more stable. No matter how he talks or does things, he is in an orderly manner. Although Nian Xia is good, he always feels a little unstable. Compared with Nian Chun, he still feels that it is not enough." Nanny Xu frowned.
He frowned and considered for a moment and said, both maids are actually pretty good, but if I had to choose, naturally I chose Nian Chun yesterday.
After saying that, Nanny Xu asked again: "What do you think, girl?"
Yu Xijiao stopped her hand, pressed the flower core of Juanhua, and said: "Both of them are second-class maids first!"
"girl?"
"It's not like the second-class maids can't be used. You can take them with you in the past few days and take care of anything. As for this first-class maid, I have to keep it first. The first-class maids are personal
If the maid is not trustworthy, no matter how smart she is, it will be useless."
Yu Xi said softly.
Loyalty is the most important thing. What she wants to choose is a loyal and useful maid. Whether it is Nian Chun or Nian Xia, she doesn't know how loyal it is now. Naturally, she has to take a test, and she has another idea.
, she even wanted to carefully select an available maid herself, preferably one who was strong.
A strong maid can play a huge role in critical moments, just like in the aftermath of the day of danger at the lake, if she had been a strong maid, she would not have spent so much energy on the layout.
After thinking about this, it was obvious that neither Nian Chun nor Nian Xia was suitable.
"Girl..." Nanny Xu looked a little hesitant.
Yu Xijiao raised her eyes and said, "Why, is there anything else?"
"Just now Yama told the old slave that these two were brought up as first-class maids. She also said that these are the best ones. They were specially sent to her because she heard that there was a shortage of first-class maids here. There were some before.
The palace also wants maids, but they don't want first-class maids, so Ya Po kept these two." said Aunt Xu.
Yu Xijiao sneered: "Are these two good prices?"
"The price is naturally higher than the others. I thought that the girl really needed it, so I kept him." Nanny Xu rubbed her hands.
"Aunt Xu, did you promise Ya Po?" Qingyue was surprised when she heard this.
"Actually, I didn't agree, but these two maids were listening when I said it. I was afraid of what they would think." Aunt Xu said.
"It's okay. Since they entered our house, we arranged it and gave Ya Po a lot of money. We have the final say for the rest. If the two of them really have any other ideas, it is even less likely that they will be personal
It’s a maid.” Yu Xijiao waved her hand indifferently and said, “Actually, I would rather choose a personal maid myself.”
"Girl!" Nanny Xu and Qingyue looked at each other.
"This matter is not urgent at the moment. Let's take a look first. Aunt Xu should also keep an eye on the two of them. Although she is a second-class maid and has not entered the house to wait on her, it is still very important." Yu Xijiao said.
The first-class maids enter the master's house to wait on him, while the second-class maids only enter the house to wait on the master when the first-class maid is not around.
"I understand, I also remind the girl." Nanny Xu nodded repeatedly and breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She was afraid that these two maids had other ideas and had second thoughts after being frustrated by the girl. In the future, the girl
I'm afraid something might happen when using them.
The person who calls the shots in this house must be the madam, and the people around them know best how the madam treats her girls, and they need to be more careful.
Yu Lanyan's courtyard is very large. It is the best courtyard in Zhengyuan Hou Mansion, but now it is very deserted.
After Yu Lanyan got married, there were only a few rough wives and maids left here. When Yu Lanxuan was preparing the dowry, Yu Lanyan was also busy preparing here. Now she can walk as much as possible, and there is no one left.
He left, and he was helping out at the front now, but now the only maid left is Hongxi.
In fact, her name has also gone to Xin Kangbo Mansion, and she is the manpower Yu Lanyan needs to bring there. Now she is staying here secretly.
As the sky darkened, a little maid hurried over with a food basket. As soon as she entered the yard, she called out: "Sister Hongxi, sister Hongxi."
"Why are you here so late?" The door to the first room on the right opened, and Hongxi walked out with a displeased face.
"Sister Hongxi, the kitchen is very busy. They are all preparing tomorrow's dishes." The little maid wiped her sweat and put down the food basket in her hand.
Tomorrow is the day of a big funeral. There are many people coming, so the dishes have to be prepared early.
Hongxi frowned and did not rush to pick up the food basket: "Outside...is there anything going on today?"
"Is there something... something is wrong." When the little maid heard her question, she suddenly thought of something, her voice trembled, and she looked back outside the courtyard door, feeling suddenly frightened.
"What's the matter?" Hong Xi asked hurriedly. She had been panicking for the past two days, especially after hearing about what happened last night. She was even more panicked today. There was blood on the county prince's coffin. What does that mean? Is this a lie?
!
"I heard that today the eldest girl and the third girl from the Xuanping Hou Mansion next door went to touch the coffin. Their fingers ended up bleeding. It's like bleeding without a wound... No... I don't know if it's true."
The little maid stammered that she was not present at the time and only heard it through hearsay.
But even if he heard about it, he would be extremely panicked at this meeting.
"...Bleeding again?" Hong Xi's eyes went straight, her fingers twitched and she clasped them tightly, "Are you still a big...big girl?"
"Yes...it's the eldest girl and the third girl from the Xuanping Hou Mansion." The little maid looked around and felt that the yard was a little emptier for some reason, then she came closer to Hongxi and said, "Sister Hongxi...all
It is said that the county king has appeared. When the county king was there, he was powerful, but now he is even more powerful...it is harmful."
The more the little maid thought about it, the more frightened she became. Now her lips turned pale. She no longer dared to stay here. There were too few people here and the sky was getting dark. She was afraid!
She hurriedly threw down the food basket and hurried back. She had to go to the crowded kitchen to help, so she wouldn't be afraid there.
Hong Xi bit her lip, watching the little maid leave in a panic, her face turned pale, and she looked towards the direction of the fire, feeling horrified.
After thinking about it, she knelt down in that direction and muttered: "County Lord, I don't want to harm you. I just listened to the third girl. If you want to find it, just find the third girl and the second lady. It's the third girl."
He and the second lady asked the slave to do it. The county prince can rest assured. From now on, the slave will give you a confession every year. If... if you want to take revenge, then take revenge on the third girl and the second lady... slave... I am just a maid, I dare not
Do not listen!"
As he spoke, he kowtowed heavily in that direction several times, then raised his head, his expression became much more natural.
After patting the dust on the corner of her skirt, Hong Xi stretched out her hand to pick up the food basket, when she suddenly heard a sound, like laughter, right next to her ear.
He raised his head in panic, but found that there was nothing around him. When he looked up, the yard was mostly dark, and something seemed to be shaking among the shadows. The hairs on his vest stood up, and he screamed, tripping over the edge of his skirt.