Chapter 135: Silk Picking
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Shi Jieyu's eyes flashed, and she thought silently in her heart. For Liu Zhaoyuan, she has always been on guard. There is no simple woman in this palace, not to mention that Liu Zhaoyuan has suffered such a big secret loss of herself. "Haven't been there since?"
"No, if you had been there, there wouldn't have been news today. Crescent replied respectfully.
"These days, keep an eye on some Yijing Palace. If there's anything going on, report it immediately. Shi Jieyu's gorgeous face showed a hint of fierceness. In order to protect this hard-won dragon fetus, you can't be too careful. For Emperor Qinglong, there is no shortage of imperial heirs, but for the concubines in the harem, the imperial heirs are a symbol of glory and wealth, and they are also life savers.
Early the next morning, Xu Wanzhen finished her morning exercise and discussed in the flower hall. At present, there are few people in Qingzhu Garden, and there are not many things. She also divided her responsibilities clearly, and the housekeeper and daughter-in-law performed their duties, and it only took half an hour to complete the handling and return to the west wing.
Cui Sleeve came to pay a visit and said, "Du Qiuying, thank you, Miss." Cui Sleeve is the name Tu Manzhen gave her, and since she is no longer in "Wen Hanju", she calls herself by her real name.
Xu Wanzhen smiled: "Since you are here, you are the person in my room." Your deed of identity was handed over to me by my eldest cousin yesterday. Between master and servant, don't be polite. Then he asked, "How are your injuries?"
Cui Sleeve replied respectfully: "If you go back to the eldest lady, although you have not recovered, you will be fine." ”
"That's good, from today onwards, you will change your name to Caisi, and you will be my first-class maid. As long as you are faithful, you will be treated well. When Xu Wan was really in Suzhou, the maids around her were named after textile raw materials, such as kudzu and mulberry, and now she also plans to follow this naming method, which is also equivalent to a way to commemorate the original owner.
Xu Wanzhen knocked it and said: "Sangzi, give the external plaster to the silk picking, it's not good for the girl's family to leave a scar." ”
Cai Si said: "Miss Xie gave her name, and Cai Si must do her best." In fact, she has no way out, the Tu family has no way back, and there is nowhere else to go except to follow Xu Wanzhen with all her might.
Xu Wan was very satisfied with being able to accept the silk. A well-trained big girl is not readily available. It is very rare that this situation of Tsze can ensure her loyalty. It just so happens that she lacks a big girl, isn't that right?
Wen Yan said: "In the past few days, you have gone down to recuperate from your injuries. When the wound heals, he will be in my room, help me take care of the hairpin ring clothes, and let Sang Zi do some errands. ”
Sang Zi said angrily on the side: "Miss, look at you, don't you want Sang Zi if you have a newcomer?"
Looking at Sang Zi's ease in front of Xu Wanzhen, Caisi's restraint in her heart was removed. She knew that Xu Wanzhen arranged for her to serve in the house in order to avoid going out to meet the masters of the Tu family and save some embarrassment. I was really considerate of Xu Wan in my heart, and I was quite moved. You must know that Tu Manzhen, who grew up serving her as a child, has never thought about her in the slightest.
After Cai Si retreated, Qingluo came to report, and the people came.
Xu Le'an brought the people into the door, and his own mulberry led them in. There were about ten girls, and Sang Zi asked them to stand in three rows in the courtyard before going to Xu Wanzhen.
In this Gaomang Dynasty, Xu Wanzhen saw people for the first time. In modern times, human traffickers are shouted and beaten by everyone and lose their conscience, and Xu Wanzhen also hates this kind of person who destroys other people's families.
But when she came here, she found that there are several kinds of people. The kind of abduction of children on the street is called abduction, which is the modern kind of human trafficker, and if caught by the government, it is also punished.
But more people are in a legal business, and they are actually doing intermediary business. The poor families could no longer live, so those who sold their sons and daughters were sold to these people, and those who were more honest had in their hands the convicted officials, dependents, slaves and maids, which could be sold for a good price. But it doesn't mean that these people are pure and good, and it is also common to buy and sell and help kidnappers ship.
Therefore, Xu Wanzhen specially instructed Xu Le'an to find the person with a clean reputation. She doesn't want to be an accomplice to the abuse, and although she can't do anything about the situation, she should try to avoid it when she can.
Xu Wanzhen came to the courtyard, and a middle-aged woman greeted her, and said with a humble and flattering smile: "Dare to ask if this is Miss Xu? ”
She looked up and down, and saw that this Wang Pozi was quite neat, with a silver hairpin on her head, and an inferior jade bracelet on her wrist, which seemed to be living a good life.
Xu Wanzhen nodded and looked at the girls standing in the courtyard. is not as good as the maids of the Tu family, even though they are all younger than now, but they are all spirited and have no stage fright.
And at the moment, these girls are of different heights, but they are all weak and have vegetables, are in a state of mind, and their faces are frightened. There were a few tall ones, and their clothes were stretched thin, and they were much shorter. When I want to come in the hands of people, I don't suffer less.
Xu Wanzhen asked, "Among you, have any of you ever been a maidservant?"
Because Xu Le'an had confessed before, Mrs. Wang specially found some maidservants to bring. Xu Wanzhen's question was answered by five girls, and Sang Zi led them to stand aside.
He asked again: "Can you have a lot of strength?" This question made Mrs. Wang stunned, and one of the girls replied angrily: "I have the most strength in the village, and the two boys can't do it." "The girl looked fifteen or sixteen years old, stout, honest-looking, and rustic.
Xu Wan was really happy to see it and asked Sang Zi to take her aside.
This girl has been in Wang Pozi's hands for two or three years, and she bought it very cheaply back then, and Wang Pozi still thinks she has earned it. Who would have thought, this girl is not very old, but the amount of food is not small. The big families disliked her for being rude, and they couldn't pick her up, and when she was sold to the store to work, she was accused of eating too much, and although she had great strength, after all, there was no boy to call for convenience, so she was withdrawn. After raising it for two years, the food money exceeded her original selling price, and Mrs. Wang thought it was smashed into her hands. I didn't think much about bringing it today, but now it seems that there is still some hope.
There are less than ten left, Xu Wanzhen said: "Raise your heads, what are you good at, tell me yourself." ”
The girls entered the courtyard, and looked at the surrounding environment and the kindness of the young lady, which seemed to be a good place to go, and they all wished to stay here in their hearts than in the hands of the people. There was envy in the eyes of the girls who were picked aside. Hearing the young lady's question, there was a look of hope in everyone's eyes.
A fair-skinned girl took the lead and said, "Miss Hui, I'm good at needlework." ”
Since someone started to start, "I cook deliciously", "I, I will comb my hair", and they quarreled for a while.