Chapter 24: The Steward
Yu Jin listened to the order, nodded to Mu Tianxiang and ran out of the courtyard.
But with a cup of tea, she had already led a middle-aged man in his forties to the door of the house, and handed over to Mu Tianxiang inside.
"Miss, this housekeeper ......" Yu Jin lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Mu Tianxiang, imagining her explanation, but she didn't expect her words to be interrupted by the person she brought.
"Slave Wang An greets the master, and the ladies and ladies and ladies say hello. The middle-aged man named Wang An looked around when he entered the door, looking like a thief.
Now that he interrupted Yu Jin's words and asked the people in the room to say goodbye, he stood in place with his head hanging down as if he was in a decent manner.
This person was dressed in gray cloth, with a short body, thin bones, and a trace of restlessness in his flickering eyes.
After Mu Tianxiang looked at this inexplicable person, his eyebrows suddenly twisted into a knot, and he looked at this person with a suspicious expression, and turned his head to glance at Yu Jin, who was standing at the door with his head down: "Didn't I ask you to find a housekeeper, Uncle Jiang?"
"Little ...... Miss, the slave maid went to Uncle Jiang's house, but the slave didn't see Uncle Jiang, as long as this person was in the house, he said that he was now the manager, and knew that I was going to find the manager, and he said that the affairs in the house now are all taken care of by him, just look for him. ”
Yu Jin saw that Mu Tianxiang's expression was getting more and more solemn, so he explained in a panic, but he didn't expect that Mu Tianxiang just raised the corners of his mouth, ordered the man to get up, and casually glanced at Xie Fugui who was sitting on the side.
"Your name is Wang An?" Mu Tianxiang glanced at this person coldly, and said indifferently: "Is it the housekeeper of this house?"
"Back to the master, although Wang An has been in the house for less than two days, he has indeed taken over the position of the housekeeper and handles the chores in the house. ”
Wang An saw that although Mu Tianxiang's clothes were a little simpler, she did have a beautiful and cold appearance.
Although his consciousness couldn't penetrate her identity, he guessed that he could sit with Xie Fugui, and his identity must be extraordinary, so he called himself the master smartly.
It's just that although he bent on stammering this master who doesn't look like a master, he didn't expect that his word stammering could be regarded as a slap on the tiger's ass.
I saw Mu Tianxiang holding a cup of tea that was about to cool down, and said with a smile: "The house you are talking about, but this Mu Mansion?"
"If you go back to your master, it's our shogunate. Wang An's eyes revealed hesitation, and he didn't understand why she had this question, but after his eyes turned around, he clenched his fists and answered, and secretly glanced at Xie Fugui on the side, but when he saw him sitting next to him with a black face, he suddenly had a bad premonition.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard Mu Tianxiang's roar, accompanied by the sound of the tea bowl being smashed to the ground.
"What a boldness!" Mu Tianxiang listened to Wang An's words, and suddenly threw the cup in his hand on the ground.
The ceramic tea bowl fell to the ground, and suddenly made a crisp cracking sound, which made everyone in the room startled, and at the same time surprised by Mu Tianxiang's sudden attack, it was inevitable that there was a trace of discomfort.
Mu Tianxiang was anxious and angry in her heart, but she just sneered and said: "My current housekeeper of Mufu, who has been taking care of Mufu for nearly 20 years, has been Uncle Jiang alone from beginning to end, I don't know, my mother has only been gone for a few days, how can the manager of this Mufu actually be replaced?"
As soon as Mu Tianxiang's words came out, Wang An knew that the woman in front of him who exuded indifference was Mu Tianxiang, the eldest girl of Mufu, he secretly glanced at Xie Fugui, originally wanted to get some help, but he didn't expect that those Fugui were actually good at evading, and with a twist of his face, he missed his expression of asking for help.
When Wang An saw this scene, he knew that he was cheated by Xie Fugui, and as soon as his eyes turned around, he immediately wanted to push this responsibility away and let it go back wherever it came.
As soon as his legs were weak, the whole person knelt on the ground, and Wang An was immediately excited and begged for mercy: "The eldest lady is clear, the slave has only been in the house for two days, it is Master Xie who has found the slave, and he came to the mansion only now, saying that he just needs to do what he is told, and he doesn't know anything else." ”
"Wang An, you ......" Xie Fugui didn't expect that he saw him in a bad life, and it was his drinking friend, so he kindly helped him and found him such an errand, although he also did it for a purpose, but he never thought that this Wang An would be beaten upside down, and he was a little angry at the moment.
"Since you don't know, there is no need to be a steward, and whoever invites you to come, go to whoever takes the money and go." Mu Tianxiang quietly watched the demeanor of the two and said with a sneer.
"The eldest lady is gracious, although Wang An is not talented, but the family is waiting for a hot meal, and I hope that the eldest lady will be gracious and allow Wang An to ask for a half-salary in the house, so that he can subsidize the family. ”
Mu Tianxiang didn't reply to Wang An, just stared at him quietly for a moment, staring at him a little hairy, thinking that his lie was going to be exposed.
After a while, I heard Mu Tianxiang instruct Yu Jin: "Yu Jin, go to the courtyard again and see if you can meet Uncle Jiang." ”
After that, he didn't say anything, just waited quietly, Wang An wiped his sweat nervously, and Shanshan stood aside and didn't dare to say anything.
Mu Tianxiang knew that it wouldn't be long before he could see Uncle Jiang.
Sure enough, after a while, Yu Jin took Jiang Bo into the courtyard.
Mu Tianxiang knew that if she learned that she had come to the main hall today, Jiang Bo would definitely appear nearby, so he sent Yu Jin out, guessing that Jiang Bo would take the initiative to come forward and appear in front of Yu Jin, saving the time to look for it everywhere, and this is the case.
"Miss, Uncle Jiang has asked you to say goodbye, seeing that you are well, the old slave's heart will be steady. Jiang Bo was greeted into the room by Mu Tianxiang, knelt down in the center of the main hall, and bowed to Mu Tianxiang with a handful of old tears.
"Uncle Jiang, please get up. Mother and Tianxiang have been taken care of by Uncle Jiang for so many years, and Tianxiang can't afford to kneel. Mu Tianxiang stretched out his hand to help Jiang Bo up from the ground, and he didn't mistake Xie Fugui with a stunned and panicked expression on his face when he saw Jiang Bo.
Jiang Bo was helped up by Mu Tianxiang, and the first thing he saw was Wang An, who was standing on the side with his head down, trembling, frowning, and a little hard to believe that this idle, drunken and gambling loser would actually appear in the shogunate.
"Miss, are you okay these days?" Jiang Bo glared at Wang An, and immediately turned his head to look at Mu Tianxiang in surprise, and asked her with tears in his eyes.
"It's okay, it's just Uncle Jiang, I heard my father say that I haven't seen you in the past few days, I don't know where you went, Tianxiang thought my father was laughing.
Mu Tianxiang glanced at Xie Fugui meaningfully, and then smiled at Jiang Bo.
"Miss, it's Uncle Jiang who can't stand you, I'm sorry for Madame, so during this time, I was in the ancestral hall, chatting with Madame, hoping that she would bless you with peace and security, the slave failed to protect her, but I hope to protect your safety no matter what. Jiang Bo's tone was full of reproach for himself, and it also implied his loyalty to Mu Tianxiang.
"Then thank Uncle Jiang first, Tianxiang originally thought that he had time to talk to Uncle Jiang, but since Uncle Jiang is here, Tianxiang still has some other things today, I hope you will give an answer, if it offends you, I hope you don't be surprised." Mu Tianxiang took a step back and distanced herself from Jiang Bo, and her expression suddenly changed to stern.
"Miss, you say, the slave will never say a word of no, Miss. Standing respectfully in front of Mu Tianxiang, Jiang Bo bowed his head and promised.
"In that case, I'm not welcome, Uncle Jiang, I want to ask you, do you know about the spicy fruit in this house?" Mu Tianxiang pointed to the meal on the table that had already been disrupted by her plate, and asked lightly.
Uncle Jiang has been in this mansion for many years, and he knows everything about the daily income in the mansion, and now when he listens to Mu Tianxiang's question, and then looks back at the dishes on the table, he already knows the original reason for the matter.
It's just that when he saw these dishes on the table, in addition to being angry, there was more out of selfishness, pity for Mu Tianxiang.
After thinking about it carefully, he glanced at Mu Tianxiang, although he knew what she wanted, but this answer was probably not what she wanted, sighed, he gritted his teeth, and said to her with a regretful face: "If the slave is not mistaken, those spicy fruits in the house should be left over from the previous lady's reception of guests, because they are rarely used, so they are stored in the kitchen." ”
Thanks to QECVKHJIKL for the peach blossom fan and sachet.