Chapter 21 Sister and Brother
"Who says it's not, this Ye Qing girl is rare to know some words, and she is sincere and generous, thoughtful and meticulous, she is a maid who is loved by many families, but it's a pity that this girl is very stubborn, and she doesn't want to part with her brother for anything, so she has been looking for more than two years and has not found a very suitable master. The pen %fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info "Ya Pozi's words are true.
"Has she read?" Mo Shi was curious, usually a girl from a small family would not have this opportunity to study.
"The little one looks at her knowing some words, and she is also very well-educated in talking and doing things on weekdays, and she is a good candidate for a maid, and the only thing that worries her is her brother who is in his early tens." Ya Pozi said truthfully.
"Mother." Yan Ruojiu was a little moved by compassion.
"Mother knows." Mo Shi signaled Yan Ruojiu Shao'an not to be impatient, and then said to the tooth wife and the housekeeper mother-in-law: "That's it, I also took a look at it just now, and there are a few more favorites in my heart, but I want to chat with those favorite girls a few more words, and then make sure." ”
"That's nature, that's nature, I don't know which girls Madame wants to find to come in?" The housekeeper said with a smile.
"Well, let's call that girl named Xiang'er in first." Mo thought for a moment and commanded.
"Yes, the little ones will go." The housekeeper's mother-in-law took the mother-in-law down, and brought Xiang'er in alone by the way.
Mo Shi asked some questions carefully, and then a girl named Shen'er came in, and after asking three or four people, Mo Shi called Ye Qing to come in and ask questions alone.
Ye Qing entered the room and saluted respectfully to Mo Shi and Yan Ruojiu, "Madam, girl." ”
Mo Shi smiled a little: "Ye Qing, right? ”
Ye Qing nodded and said, "Mrs. Hui's words are exactly." ”
"Ye Qing, have you read a book?" Mohs asked.
"Back to Mrs. Hui's words, I read it for two years, but then I didn't read it anymore, but I recognized some words." Ye Qing replied.
"Where is your ancestral home?" Mohs asked again.
"If you go back to Mrs., Ye Qing's ancestral home is Jingli, but she moved to the south with her parents, and later, the family was in the middle of the road, and she had no relatives and no reason in the south, so she took her younger brother back to Beijing." Ye Qing still replied gently.
"Since you are from Beijing, then there are uncles, aunts, foreign relatives and other relatives in this capital?" As soon as Mo heard that he was from Beijing, he thought that there should be some relatives, and such a child should be purchased carefully.
"Mrs. Hui's words, no, if there is still a family member, Ye Qing will not sell herself as a maid." When Ye Qing mentioned his relatives, the sadness on his brow made people a little stunned.
"Do you have no relatives, or do you have relatives who don't want to recognize each other?" Yan Ruojiu asked a somewhat hurtful sentence.
"If you say that you have no relatives, it's also a lie, it's just that you can't find your relatives all these years, and now that Ye Qing is older, and there is a younger brother to support, I can't take care of those relatives who don't know where they are, I just want to live a good life with my younger brother." Ye Qing's expression was a little sad, but with a kind of admirable calmness.
Relatives can't be found, this sentence reveals sadness, this pair of sisters and brothers is afraid that as Ya Pozi said, in the eyes of those relatives are a great burden, I am afraid that no one wants to mess with these things that only can't get in and out, such relatives are better than not, it is no wonder that Ye Qing has such a rare indifference and calmness at a young age, I am afraid that he has suffered a lot and seen a lot of faces.
Thinking of this, Yan Ruojiu said a little apologetically: "Ye Qing, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you." ”
Yan Ruojiu's words fell, Ye Qing, who looked guarded and sad, suddenly stunned, and then her face had obvious cracks, she looked at Yan Ruojiu in disbelief, her eyes were full of disbelief and surprise, the corners of her mouth squirmed for a long time and she didn't speak after all, but the moment she lowered her head back, Yan Ruojiu seemed to see the falling crystal tears.
Yan Ruojiu was a little more embarrassed and said, "Ye Qing, I really didn't mean to. ”
"Girl, you don't have to worry, I ...... I'm fine. Ye Qing's voice was obviously a little choked.
Mo Shi glanced at Yan Ruojiu, as if complaining that she shouldn't expose Ye Qing's experience like this, Yan Ruojiu also pouted helplessly and muttered: "Mother, I really didn't mean to, but listening to what the tooth wife said, and listening to Ye Qing's words, I think their relatives will not be well, so ......"
"Anime!" Mo Shi also saw that Ye Qing's mood was wrong, so he directly stopped him.
"Yes, mother." Yan Ruojiu took two steps back helplessly and stopped talking.
Ye Qing looked at Yan Ruojiu and seemed to be very uneasy because she was reprimanded, she could hear the rare respect and long-lost family affection from the conversation between Yan Ruojiu and Mo's family, and most of the depression and arrogance between her eyebrows were resolved, and she felt a little sorry for Yan Ruojiu in her heart.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing took the initiative to speak: "Madam, it's not about the girl, the girl can see it thoroughly, and Ye Qing's relatives are probably the same, so Ye Qing said that he has no relatives to the outside world, just to stop mentioning it, and now the girl just told the truth, but it's nothing, and please don't blame the girl." ”
"Hehe, you care about her, Ye Qing, I see that you have a different temperament, you must be from a big family, you also know that a family like ours selects maids, naturally it is necessary to interrogate carefully, I want to choose a personal maid for my daughter, of course, it is good to know the roots, so some questions may make you a little uncomfortable, please don't care, whether you can enter my yard or not, being able to meet is a kind of fate, and naturally we must respect each other, which does not matter what status." Mohs is also a sincere person.
"Madam, Ye Qing knows that Madame is kind-hearted, and she can also feel the kindness of Madame and the girl, Ye Qing also wants to stay in such a family, but, Ye Qing also said that the only condition is that the younger brother can stay together, and it is good to arrange anything at will, just let me take care of him." Ye Qing also had some yearning for Yan Ruojiu here.
"This ......" Mo hesitated.
"Mother, why don't you call Ye Qing's younger brother in for questioning first, and then you decide." Yan Ruojiu suggested.
"This ...... It's okay, Ye Qing, you can personally go and bring your brother in. Mo's mouth was relieved.
Ye Qing was a little happy when he heard this: "Madame wants to see Ye Qing's younger brother?" ”
"Naturally, I can't make the final decision until I see your brother, so go quickly." Mohs smiled softly.
Ye Qing saluted and went out with a little excitement with the hem of her skirt, which finally looked like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl.
After a while, Ye Qing brought a lean little boy who was a head shorter than her into the door, and as soon as she entered the door, Ye Qing came and pulled the little boy and whispered, "Ye Lan, please say hello to Mrs. and Girl." ”
The little boy looked a little scared, but he was very well-behaved, and according to Ye Qing's words, he was in good order, and respectfully saluted Mo and Yan Ruojiu.
Ye Qing said respectfully: "Madam, girl, this is Ye Qing's younger brother, Ye Lan, who is only over ten years old this year, although he is a little delicate, he is also able to work, and he can also read." ”
"He can read too?" Mo Shi was surprised, and he was puzzled, this tooth woman would not be kind enough to invite some teacher.
"Yes, Brother Ye Lan can also read and write." Ye Qing smiled slightly.
"Did you teach it?" Yan Ruojiu couldn't help but say again.
"Yes, although we are poor, boys can't help but study, so I taught my younger brother some first, and occasionally my younger brother will come to the study to help, and he can also audit some of them." Ye Qing took his younger brother Ye Lan's hand and said very seriously.
"Your name is Ye Lan?" Yan Ruojiu took a step closer and asked.
"Yes...... Yes, my name is Ye Lan. The little boy's face turned a little red when Yan Ruojiu suddenly approached, his heart trembled, and his voice trembled a little.
Yan Ruojiu pouted, tilted her head and looked at him for a while before sighing: "It's a pity that this body is a pity." ”
"I ...... No...... I can do anything, as long as I can be with my sister. The little boy Ye Lan was suddenly a little anxious, the little hand holding his sister Ye Qing was also clenched, and his little face was a little redder anxiously, as if he was afraid that he would not be left behind, and he was afraid that he would be separated from his sister.
Yan Ruojiu snorted and laughed: "What are you nervous about, I just think your body is a little thinner, and I didn't say that you can't work, what are you nervous about." ”
Yan Ruojiu's jokingly complaining made the little boy Ye Lan a little overwhelmed, and the corners of his mouth were faintly white.
Ye Qing smiled slightly: "Brother, don't be nervous, Mrs. and the girl are very good people." ”
"Sister...... I ......" Ye Lan was a little scared and a little faintly excited, although she lowered her head, but the corner of her eyes kept secretly looking at Yan Ruojiu, and the girl in front of her who was smiling so brightly made him very envious and curious.
Seeing this, Mo smiled and said, "Ah Wei, come here, I just said you, you're going to make trouble again, aren't you?" ”
Yan Ruojiu raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Mother, I'm just telling the truth, by the way, mother, you have also seen it, what do you think?" ”
"Hmm...... It's good, but it's really thin. Moh agrees with his daughter.
"Ma'am." Ye Qing was a little nervous.
"However, in the end, it is still young, and it should be able to adjust back after a while, but it will be hard for Ye Qing." Mo Shi suddenly changed his words, which made Ye Qing a little overjoyed.
Yan Ruojiu also smiled happily: "Then the mother agreed?" ”
"You like it so much, Ye Qing is also a very good child, what reason does my mother have to oppose it, it's just to raise one more person, Ye Lan is in the house, Ye Qing can also serve you with peace of mind, I don't have any opinion, I just don't know Ye Qing Ye Lan, what do you sisters and brothers mean?" Although Mo agreed, he still had to ask the wishes of the two siblings.
"Madam, you and the girl are kind, you can keep our sister and brother, it's too late for our sister and brother to be grateful, how can we have other opinions, we are naturally willing." Ye Qing and Ye Lan were both a little excited.
"Ye Qing, although I also like you very much, but in the end, you have to sign a deed of sale, and you still have to explain in advance what conditions you have." Mohs reminded.
"Ma'am." Ye Qing pulled Ye Lan and suddenly knelt on the ground and said: "Madam, you can accept our sister and brother is already a great favor, we don't dare to expect anything, it's just that my brother is still young, after all, he is a man, Ye Qing wants to sign a death deed by himself, and his younger brother can sign a living deed, and when the younger brother is old, he can redeem himself and start a family alone, which can be regarded as worthy of my mother's entrustment." ”
"Your child is very sentimental, the death deed is not redeemable but it is the back road of your sister and brother, for the sake of your brother who feels so sorry for your brother, I won't say that he is dead, sign the living deed first, sign it for five years, if there is another accident in the future, it will be easy to deal with, you don't have to worry about your brother having no way out, what about you, you can also redeem yourself and marry a good family in the future, but it is also a merit." Mohs is really kind-hearted.
"Madam......" Ye Qing was a little at a loss.
"Get up, if it is family and wealth, who wants to be someone else's servant, I can understand this, your sister and brother have a deep relationship, but it is also rare, I am not a ruthless person, you are willing to stay, you can stay, as long as you can do things well, I will not ask for the rest, but there is only one point, you must not do evil, deceive and conceal it, if it is discovered, I will not be soft." Although Mo Shi was touched by the deep affection of Ye Qing's sister and brother, as the head of the house, some rules still have to stand in front.
"Yes, it's madam, Ye Qing understands, Ye Qing must keep it in mind." Ye Qing pulled his younger brother Ye Lan and kowtowed again.
"Okay, get up, I still have some people to ask, you take your brother down first, and when I ask, I'll do it with Ya Pozi and them in one go, you go out with your brother and wait first." Mo Shi sent the right words, and Ye Qing and Ye Lan naturally got up and went out immediately.