The first to come was Liu Ya, who looked a little strange, followed by a few servants. The first two were slightly older, fifteen or sixteen years old, and the last two were in their teens.

Shen Rui glanced at Liu Ya: "This is?" ”

Liu Ya bent his knees and said: "Second brother, Lao An said that there was no one to serve the second brother, so he assigned these people to the second brother to call, these two adults are Qiuyue and Dongyue, which are second-class examples; The small ones are small peaches and small apricots, which are third-class. ”

Shen Rui looked at the servants, the two big ones were more outstanding, and they were also soft and charming, with fine skin and tender meat, where did they look like servants. It's the two little ones, even if they are young and their bodies haven't grown, they are both beautiful with beautiful eyebrows and eyes

Zhang Laoanren's careful thinking was obvious, Shen Rui snorted coldly in his heart, and said to Dong Xi: "Since it is rewarded by grandmother, Sister Dong Xi will be placed first, but no one is allowed to enter the main house casually." With that, he went into the north room.

Hearing Shen Rui call himself "sister", Dong Xi was slightly stunned, and then reacted that he was lifting himself in front of the newcomer, responded with a smile, and said to Liu Ya: "Why are you still standing, the second brother has just come back, and he hasn't changed his clothes yet, and his sister hasn't gone to serve with him." ”

Liu Ya let out a "hey" and followed Shen Rui into the house.

Shen Rui saw that she looked worried, and asked, "But Lao An scared you?" Don't be afraid of her, it's not her turn to call the shots in this house. ”

Liu Ya listened to this, breathed a sigh of relief, looked up and looked around, and then whispered: "Second brother, Lao An people have asked about the second brother...... asked the second brother which teacher he was, and the surname of the old master of longevity, and how did the sixth master and the sixth mother explain the slaves...... also inquired about the second brother's preferences...... I only said that I only went to serve my second brother, but I don't know...... After the last, he scared the slave and maid, and asked the little maid to be honest and obedient, not to be nonsense, otherwise three years ago, I could reward the little maid with 20 boards, and now I can also reward the little maid with 40 boards. ”

Shen Rui chuckled: "Just for this, it scared you?" I said earlier, you and Dongxi are now carrying the brand of the sixth brother and the eldest aunt, and they are on an errand in the front yard, so you don't have to worry about tossing in the backyard. ”

"With the second brother here, the little maid is not afraid. It's just that I feel uneasy in my heart, afraid that the second brother will be calculated. This Lao An man is talking and smiling, but he is bottomless. Now that these four have been sent, I don't know what will happen next. Liu Ya whispered.

She has suffered from Zhang Lao'an's people, and because she has heard Wang's mother's confession, she knows that Zhang Lao'an's people don't think about flesh and blood at all when they calculate people, so she can't help but feel worried, and she feels that she should take precautions.

Shen Rui thought about it, the two little maids were okay, and the two older ones were not only second-class maids, but they would have to dangle in front of their eyes in the future, so they should be dismissed as soon as possible. He is concentrating on preparing for the boys' exam in February next year, and he doesn't want to waste time arguing with them.

Thinking of this, Shen Rui couldn't help but sneer. This Zhang Laoan really thinks that there are rules in the four rooms, and in addition to the nurse serving the little brother who is not married, there are four maids, two second-class and two third-class. Did she think that if she pointed to the second-class and third-class maids, she would be able to get close to her, take over the affairs of this courtyard, and let herself "idle" Dongxi and Liu Ya.

Seeing that the willow buds were like frightened birds, Shen Rui couldn't help but reassure: "And rest assured, as long as you have the heart to prevent it, there will always be a place to prevent it." ”

After changing his clothes, Shen Rui asked about the kitchen.

Liu Ya was originally broad-hearted, and after reminding Shen Rui, she no longer worried about those bad things, and replied with a smile: "It's all Dongxi's sister Zhang Luo, and the little brothers who are on an errand in front of them are mostly kind people, and they give my sister and the little maid a little face, and the small kitchen is opened." Ben didn't build a stove, but let people run errands and buy rice, flour, grain and oil. ”

When she said this, Shen Rui didn't understand anything. Most of the people on duty in the front yard are young guys, Dongxi and Liu Ya are at a young age, and they are not bad, and they are attentive. The willow buds are still young; Dongxi's age is there, and Shen Rui is not so much a servant by his side, but more like an adoptive mother, and he always has to be released.

Although Shen Rui's body is only twelve years old, he has never thought about having any relationship with Dongxi and Liu Ya, but the peeping of these little guys is annoying.

Could it be that the maids in Shen Jin's yard, they also dare to peep? It's just that I think Shen Rui is young, and there is a promising Shen Jin above, this family will be Shen Jin's in the future, and he, the second young master, will be separated to be a side branch in the future. The Shen family's four rooms have been passed down for several generations, and there are no side branches, but there are side branches in other houses. Most of those people live on their grandchildren. This four-room servant, even if he knows that Shen Rui has a share of half of the Sun family's property under his name, there is a promising young master here, who is willing to "abandon the light and turn to the dark."

Shen Rui's heart was a little blocked, and then he saw Dong Xi pick up the curtain and come in.

Shen Rui said: "It's a mess ahead, and I didn't leave a small guy to talk to you, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient." You don't have to go with two people in the school, and you can stay at home for a long time in the future. Whatever you do, send him to do it. ”

Dong Xi hurriedly said: "Liu Cheng is still young, and there must always be someone appropriate by the second brother's side." Second brother, don't worry about this, there is no little girl today, the maids just showed up, and now that the little girl is here, there will be something to send them to pass the word in the future. ”

Liu Ya also said: "Yes, yes, Xiao Chengcai came to the second brother's side, and he also had to follow the longevity brother to learn the rules so that he could serve the second brother." ”

Shen Rui thought about the appearance of the two third-class little girls, they looked slightly better, and they were quite honest. Think about it, their age is here, what kind of crooked hearts can they have.

Shen Rui nodded: "Money can make ghosts grind, don't be wronged." If the money is spent, make the longevity go again. ”

Dong Xi smiled: "That's twenty yuan, where can you spend it all, and there is a box of silver beans." The second brother should not bother with these trivial matters, if the second brother is delayed in his homework, the servant should die. ”

These twenty yuan and fifty taels of silver beans were exchanged by the Guo family, and the money was all dressed in strings, and the silver beans had one and two coins, which was convenient for Shen Rui to reward the servants and maids. As for Shen Rui's pocket money, there is another preparation

After talking about the money, Dong Xi smiled and said, "Second brother, can the two maids of Qiuyue and Dongyue stay or not." ”

Shen Rui knew that she wouldn't say this for no reason, and frowned: "But what's wrong?" ”

Dong Xi replied: "The maid talked to the two of them, and wanted to inquire about the details of these two people, but I didn't expect to find out that although these two people are from the courtyard of Lao Anren, they are not serving Lao Anren, but serving the fourth sister of the Zhang family." ”

Shen Rui listened, and his face was a little ugly.

The two girls of the Zhang family, Shen Rui also saw yesterday, one is the third sister, who is eighteen years old, and was dismissed on the eve of marriage three years ago; The fourth sister is fifteen, and she also met three years ago, but before Gengti, the Zhang family deceived and sold the Sun family's property, and the family couldn't do it.

Zhang Laoan kept his two nieces and granddaughters at home, naturally not just to relieve his boredom. But this woman's calculation can not be concealed. In order to prevent her from marrying Shen Rui with the Zhang family, Shen Lifang told Shen Juren before leaving, Shen Rui should not marry early.

Unexpectedly, Shen Rui came back, and Zhang Laoan arranged this one.

In this Ming Dynasty, where etiquette and religion were defended, not to mention the maids and maids around the cousins, even the maidservants around the sisters, it was not easy to be a brother. Fortunately, Zhang Laoan is stupid and arranges indiscriminately; I don't know what to say, who knows what unpleasant things will happen

Shen Rui sneered and said, "These two are named 'autumn' and 'winter', are there also spring moon and summer moon, they are the maidservants of the third sister of the Zhang family, and they were prepared for the eldest brother by Lao Anren?" ”

Dong Xi showed admiration: "The second brother is right, isn't that so?" Because of this, the servant has no bottom in his heart. If you want to say that Lao An doesn't hurt the second brother, I heard that he has always hurt that person, how can he arrange it like this? ”

Shen Rui is preparing to take the boy's exam next year, but no one knows about the fourth room; Shen Jin's township test next year is well known. Zhang Lao'an gave these pretty maids who had a relationship with his niece to Shen Rui, because he was uneasy and kind; Shen Jin, the top child who was given to her, is not afraid of delaying Shen Jin's study?

You must know that Shen Rui is only twelve years old, and even if he is tempted by a servant, he may not be able to do anything; Shen Jin is seventeen years old, which is the age of Qi and blood.

In fact, even if Zhang Lao'an is biased towards the Zhang family, he will not be willing to use Shen Jin's marriage as a favor, so he arranges it, but he wants to make the third sister Zhang who was withdrawn from the marriage a second-room concubine or something, so that he can control his grandwife in the future.

Even if Shen Rui couldn't guess Zhang Laoanren's careful thoughts, he knew her partiality and ruthlessness. Those two "months" are in Shen Jin's place, at most, they add a little chaos; In my own place, I may be able to communicate with outsiders at any time and give birth to right and wrong.

"Can you arrange an errand for them?" Shen Rui asked.

Dongxi shook his head and said, "No second brother's words, no mile." ”

Shen Rui smiled: "That's right, I'm about to go to greet the master, and let the two of them go to the study with me." ”

Dong Xi was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "Second brother is like this, will he offend that one?" ”

Shen Rui's expression was faint, and he said: "Although I am not rare in the name of the eldest son, I have never thought of making 'little cabbage'. Mother has never stopped the old man from taking a concubine before her death, she has not been corrected, and it is not her turn to speak. If Shen Jin complains about my younger brother because of this, then don't talk about this brotherhood. ”

Although Dong Xi didn't understand what "little cabbage" meant, he could also see that Shen Rui was unhappy and didn't dare to say anything.

Shen Rui is also telling the truth, in the fourth room of the Shen family, he only cares about Zhang Lao'an and Shen Juren, after all, these two people occupy the status of elders, and they need to be respectful on their faces, otherwise they are unfilial; Zheng's mother and son, but he didn't care about anything. Even if Shen Jin becomes the nominal eldest son of the fourth house, he will inherit the family business of the fourth room as a branch in the future, but Shen Rui is Shen Rui after all, and he will never be attached to the branch like the side branches of other houses.

Not to mention that Zheng has not yet been corrected. Or a concubine, what if Fuzheng is a stepmother? With Sun's great kindness to Shen Jin, as long as the Zheng family treats Shen Rui in the slightest, he is ungrateful, and Shen Jin will be reprimanded.

In the Shen family's study, Shen Juren sat behind the desk, with a hesitant face.

He is only in his early forties this year, in the prime of life, and has lost his wife for three years, so he can't always be a widower. Earlier, when the Sun family was seriously ill, he had thought about correcting the Zheng family, but later there were many things happening to Lin Lin, and Shen Jin was also named his son-in-law, so he extinguished this idea.

Two years ago, when Shen Juren was removed from service, he didn't think about remarrying, but there was always no suitable candidate, either his family background was not good, or he had shortcomings. Now that the two sons have been filial piety, and Shen Jin has reached the age when it is time to say goodbye, someone must be in charge of the inner house, and it is not good to delay the remarriage any longer......