Chapter 10: Faithful Servants
Zhou Chujin knew about Fan Liu's incident and said to Zhou Shaojin in private: "You did a good job in this matter." If we can't even take care of the people around us, how can we make them loyal. β
In her previous life, her sister had never talked to her about this, and I think she had no way to teach her in this regard......
Zhou Shaojin was quite impressed.
Two days later, Fan Liu returned.
She kowtowed to Zhou Shaojin with a "knock knock": "Thank you Second Miss for saving your life-if it weren't for Dr. Zhou to follow, our family Lu'er's life would have been lost!" β
Zhou Shaojin had the opportunity to ask what happened.
It turned out that Fan Lu had been burning for seven or eight days, and Fan Lu's eldest uncle and aunt were heartbroken with money, so they had been using earthwork and did not seek medical advice......
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help frowning: "It's a big deal that the child is sick, why don't they come to you to get money?" β
Fan Liu's eyes were red, and he said, "The two children were handed over to them to say how much money they would have a year......
No wonder!
Zhou Shaojin thought that Fan Lu and Fan Qi were not young and could take care of themselves, and the Zhou family was not short of this food, so he said: "Why don't you take both of them with you!" β
"How can that work!" Fan Liu's head shook like a rattle, and said, "The two young ladies treat me like a mountain, how can I get an inch and take advantage of the Zhou family." He added, "I have already thought about it, let Fan Lu farm at home, and Fan Qi will be sent to the silk village to be an apprentice, and the two children will also have a way out." β
The eldest son inherited the family business, and the second son fended for his own way. This is a rural practice. In his previous life, Fan Lu died of illness, Fan Qi inherited the family business, and with his hard work, he not only bought more than 30 acres of fertile land, but also opened an oil mill in the countryside, and became a well-known capable person in ten miles and eight townships. Seeing that her son had the ability to take care of herself, Fan Liu stayed by her side until she was about to assassinate Cheng Liu, afraid that Fan Liu would be implicated after her accident, so she found an excuse to drive Fan Liu out of the Grange...... But she stuffed two thousand taels of silver tickets into Fan Liu's baggage......
In this life, Fan Lu survived...... And she no longer wants Fan Liu to go through the hardships of her previous life.
"I still want my mom to serve me all the time!" Zhou Shaojin asked Fan Liu to sit down on the small pestle beside him, and talked to her considerately, "Your mother and son can't always be like this, right?" I think it's better to be together. I'm also more at ease. β
The second lady can take care of herself like this, and she will not milk her in vain!
"As long as the second miss can still use me, I will always serve the second miss." Fan Liu said excitedly, "It's just that the few acres of land at home were left by the child's father, and they are ancestral property, and they can't be lost." I can't help it! And the child, his uncle didn't let him out, and he said two things! Where would I like to throw away a watermelon to pick up sesame seeds. But if I don't keep these places, I will go underground, how can I have the face to see the child's father! β
Zhou Shaojin gave Fan Liu's idea and said, "Do you want to let Qi'er stay in your hometown, and Qi'er will follow you to Zhou's house on an errand?" Not only can you have one less ration, but you also have someone to serve by your side, in case it doesn't work well in a year, Qi'er's monthly money can also subsidize the family, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds! β
It's the best of both worlds.
Everything has been taken into account.
If this continues, they will soon be able to live a good life.
Fan Liu was very moved, but thinking that the eldest lady was in charge of the family, he couldn't help but hesitate a little, and said: "The servant woman of the Zhou family has a radish and a pit, and Qi'er is here, can't she just take the monthly money and not work?" β
As long as Zhou Shaojin agrees, as for other things, it is nothing in her opinion - in case her sister thinks it is inappropriate, she will use her private money to give Fan Qi an example of money. In short, it won't make Fan Liu embarrassed.
"Then the matter is settled." She immediately decided, "I'll go and tell my sister later, if there is no suitable position, let Fan Qi run errands by my side temporarily, anyway, I just need to find someone to help." β
If he just wanted to repay Fan Liu's kindness in his previous life, then when these words came out, Zhou Shaojin suddenly felt that his idea was quite good.
In her previous life, the reason why Zheng's mother was omnipotent was not unrelated to the fact that her two sons were both housekeepers in the Lin family.
Fan Qi was a capable person in his previous life, and he was not necessarily worse than Zheng's mother's sons.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this matter was feasible, and urged Fan Liu: "You go back and arrange the affairs at home." β
Fan Liu was still a little hesitant.
Zhou Shaojin said: "I'm going to copy the scriptures for Mrs. Yuan soon, I don't have time to care about these things at that time, you can't let me even have someone around me to call, right?" "She told Fan Liu about letting Shi Xiang help buy the glass bottle," ...... She can only trust Ma Fushan's family, Ma Fushan's family is busy with spring ploughing, how can she have time to take care of these little things. I can't make it with roses. β
When Fan Liu heard this, he paid it back.
Wouldn't this delay the opportunity for the second lady to show her face in front of Old Madam Yuan?
"I'll go back and bring Qi'er to you." She stood up numbly, thinking that if the eldest lady didn't answer, it would be a big deal to let Qi'er not want the monthly money, and then save a portion of the chew from her mouth, and give the second lady a few bad times that year.
Zhou Shaojin naturally didn't know what Fan Liu was thinking.
She went to Zhou Chujin and told her that she was the master of letting Fan Qi enter the mansion on an errand.
The Zhou sisters lost their mother at an old age, and the people who served around them were very important. When choosing a nurse for Zhou Shaojin, not only did Mrs. Guan personally check it, but Zhou Zhen also nodded, and Zhou Chujin, the character of Fan Liu, was still trustworthy. Zhou Shaojin arranged for his nursing brother to enter the house, in Zhou Chujin's opinion, this is one of the most correct things that Zhou Shaojin has done - Zhou Shaojin will marry in the future, why do you have to bring a few considerate people over? Who better to be the right person than the milk brother?
I just don't know what this Fan Qi's character is?
She reminded Zhou Shaojin: "Give it to Ma Fushan first, and if it's good, then arrange for him to serve by your side." β
Zhou Shaojin didn't have so many worries, and said: "Lu Yao sees horsepower, and he sees people's hearts over time." Ma Fushan is busy, how can he have time to keep an eye on him? Look at good conduct, and don't know when. Why don't you let me do a few things for me in the past two days, whether it's good or bad, loyal or treacherous, you can know at a glance. β
Zhou Chujin raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Zhou Shaojin said with a smile: "The brocade silk is moving. If he can keep his heart, even if there is a small problem, it will not be broken. β
Zhou Chujin couldn't stop nodding and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to know this truth." β
How did you not know?
Zhou Shaojin grinned.
Although she blindly avoided it in her previous life, who was good to her and who failed her, she was clear in her heart, but she didn't want to think about it, and it was all as if it didn't happen. Now that there is no one in front of her to help her, she can only do everything by herself, and she feels that her brain is much more flexible.
The next day, Fan Liu rushed back and handed Fan Qi to Zhou Shaojin: "Second Miss, the affairs of the family have not been settled yet. I'm afraid you're in a hurry to employ people, so I'll bring Qi'er over first. Whatever you have to do, just command him. He can't do anything else, but he has some eyesight, and he will definitely remember what you tell him. β
Twelve-year-old Fan Qi was dark and thin, not as tall as her bookcase, and wore a coarse cloth with a beautiful blue plain face and short brown, and the folds on her clothes were new, which made Zhou Shaojin suspect that this was to see the new clothes that Fan Liu had just bought for her son.
Zhou Shaojin almost laughed out loud.
No wonder Fan Liu said he couldn't do anything else.
With this body, you can't really do anything in the country. But Fan Qi's eyes are dark and bright, and his bones are straight, and he looks like a very shrewd child, but he is just right to be on an errand in the house.
Zhou Shaojin rewarded Fan Qi with a few silver bills as a greeting gift, and then asked Shi Xiang to take him to kowtow to Zhou Chujin, leaving Fan Liu to speak: "Is it that Lu'er and his eldest uncle are unwilling to hand over the field?" β
She didn't say anything, but the second lady was aware of it.
When did the second lady become so powerful?
Fan Liu lowered his head in shame and said, "I have already asked the patriarch to come forward, and I will delay it for a few days at most." β
Zhou Shaojin groaned: "Then report to the official!" β
"Report, report!" Fan Liu's eyes widened like copper bells.
They are good citizens, how can they sue with others?
"That's right, report to the officer!" Zhou Shaojin said categorically, "Since he is unreasonable, then he can only let the government judge." β
"But as the saying goes, the yamen is open, and there is no reason to come in without money." Fan Liu hurriedly said, "I'm afraid that if we sell our family's few acres of thin fields, it won't be enough money for the lawsuit!" β
Zhou Shaojin was angry and said: "Lu'er, his eldest uncle is just a commoner, you are a servant in our family, can't you fight him?" β
"No way!" Fan Liu shook his head, "If this spreads, the master will definitely have a reputation as 'arsoning servants for evil'." I can't ruin the reputation of the Zhou family and the Cheng family. β
"Oops!" Zhou Shaojin was angry and said, "It's not that you really want to go to court, it's just to scare and scare him, you won't even know this?" β
"Oh, oh, oh!" Fan Liu came back to his senses and said busily, "I understandβI said in front of the patriarch that if he returned the field to us, I asked the young lady to come forward and go to the official mansion to sue them." β
"yes, yes!" Zhou Shaojin saw that she understood, and said happily, "Your eldest uncle is definitely not willing to fight with you for these few acres of land." β
Fan Liu couldn't stop nodding and said happily: "Then I'll go back first!" β
Zhou Shaojin asked the Spring Festival Gala to send Fan Liu out.
Zhou Chujin pointed at Zhou Shaojin's nose and said, "Who gave you the idea?" Do you even know that the fox is fake and the tiger is powerful? β
Zhou Shaojin blinked his eyes and smiled: "It's my sister who sued me!" β
"When did I sue you?" Zhou Chujin chased and asked, Zhou Shaojin just laughed, and the two sisters made a mess again.
Zhou Shaojin only felt tears in his laughter.
This is indeed what my sister told her.
In her previous life, she relied on her sister and brother-in-law to marry into the Lin family.
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I saw that some readers said that Zhou Shaojin was a human being in two lives, and he was like a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, which is a bit illogical, and I want to explain it here.
Zhou Shaojin really didn't suffer anything except being bullied by Cheng Xu in his previous life. After that, her nurse took her to Beijing to find her sister, her sister and brother-in-law found her the Lin family, Lin Shisheng was also good to her, and even the servant woman next to her retired, her sister acquiesced to the Lin family's care for her, Zhou Shaojin never had to worry about anything, as long as she lived in her own world, she was forced to face the reality until the Cheng family was beheaded and her life was subverted...... She can only be this character!
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