Chapter 255: He Fu's Dilemma
In Wang Yun's house, Cao Ju is also a frequent visitor, but there has been no news of Diao Chan, which can't help but make Cao Ju wonder, is it really as in history, Diao Chan is fictional?
Without Diao Chan, naturally there would be no serial scheme, how did Dong Zhuo die at the hands of Lu Bu?
Cao Ju was a little curious, but a little worried, if Lu Bu didn't kill Dong Zhuo, no one would be able to kill Dong Zhuo, and history would be greatly changed. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The General's Mansion has long been crowded, and Yin Xue even dismissed some of his subordinates, making the General's Mansion extremely desolate, with less than ten servants left, and all of them were women. Because Yin Xue is widowed, He Jin's father and son are both dead, only He Yan is just over a year old, and it is indeed inconvenient to have a male servant here.
On this day, Cao Ju suddenly felt that he hadn't been to He Mansion for many days, so he asked Dian Wei and Gan Ning to prepare a few gifts, and took the two of them to He Mansion to visit Xiao He Yan.
After coming to Hefu, he found that even the doorman who guarded the door was a maid, Cao Ju couldn't help but be stunned, and immediately asked: "Where is the doorman in Fuzhong, why are you guarding the door here?" ”
The maid replied: "Back to the horse, the young lady thought that it was inconvenient for the men in the house to stay, so she sent them all home, and now there are less than ten people in the house, all of them are women. ”
"Hmm." Cao Ju nodded, I have to admit that Yin Xue's idea is still very correct, but in this way, there is also a trouble, if there is any rough work in the house, there are no men, how can these women do it?
Cao Ju is the identity of a colt and He Yan's father-in-law, the maid didn't dare to slack off, she wanted to inform Yin Xue, but was stopped by Cao Ju, and she saved herself from running errands.
In the back garden, there was none, and Cao Ju walked all the way over, but he didn't meet a single subordinate, and he was strange in his heart, and secretly thought, didn't he say that there were less than ten subordinates, why was there only the maid who guarded the door, and there were other subordinates?
The house behind it turned out to be empty, which made Cao Ju wonder, so he took Dian Wei and Gan Ning to the front courtyard, and finally at the gate of the front courtyard, he heard the sound of talking inside, and walked inside.
The voice came from the living room, and the person who spoke was a woman, and her voice was slightly rough: "Young lady, if we didn't fall into the well on purpose, there is actually no man in the house, and all the dirty work and tiring work fall on our bodies, and it is difficult to carry it, and please forgive us and let us leave." ”
Yin Xue sighed and said: "Everyone works hard, how can the concubine not know, but now that the father-in-law has died, there are no adult males in the He Mansion, and it is really inconvenient to keep many male servants." Secondly, the livelihood of He Fu has been cut off, and the upper and lower expenses can no longer be as before, and the concubines must be careful in order to make a long-term living. ”
The servant woman said: "We don't know the situation in Hefu, but we are not slaves, but only working in Hefu, and we rely on this income to support our family, so the young lady may increase the monthly money for us, or increase the number of men, and perform their duties, if not, we can only ask the young lady to resign." ”
When Cao Ju heard this, he sighed secretly in his heart, although He Jin had no ability, he was not a greedy person, and after his death, he didn't leave much property.
"This ......" Yin Xueden hesitated again and sighed, "Before my father-in-law was alive, he also had a little asset, but a few days ago, Lord Sikong suddenly sent someone to the mansion, saying that he was reported by someone and searched all the valuable things in the mansion and the real estate title deeds. ”
It turned out to be like this, Cao Ju heard it, he was shocked and angry, just now he felt strange, originally the He family was a big family in Nanyang, and later because the He family entered the palace, all the doors were honored, even if He Jin died, the wealth left behind was definitely a lot, how could he not even open the monthly money of the subordinates.
The servant woman said again: "The young lady is difficult, we will understand, but I wait for the difficulty, and I hope that the young lady can also understand and allow me to resign." ”
He Shi sighed again and said, "Sister-in-law Wu, could it be that even you are going to leave He Mansion?" ”
Sister-in-law Wu blushed and said: "The young lady is kind to the concubine, and the little young master also grew up eating the milk of the concubine, and the concubine treats the little young master as her own. However, the food in the house dropped suddenly, and the concubine felt that the milk had been insufficient for several days. ”
"The young lady also knows that the concubine body is to support the little master first, and the rest will give the concubine's net worth girl, but now it is only enough for the little young master, and the concubine's net worth girl has not had milk to eat for two days, so... Therefore ......"
Without waiting for Sister-in-law Wu to finish speaking, Yin Xue sighed again, and said quietly: "That's it, that's it, since that's the case, the concubine can't force you to stay, so let's go." ”
Sister-in-law Wu was also a little unbearable, and said: "Young lady, although the current He Mansion is declining, but the horse is the father-in-law of the little young master, and he is quite important to the prince, why doesn't the young lady ask the horse for help?" ”
Cao Ju thought to himself, yes, I've been a little busy during this time, and I didn't expect Dong Zhuo to send someone to forcibly search He Mansion, since you are already living in a difficult situation, why don't you want me to ask for help?
Next, Yin Xue's answer made Cao Ju understand: "It is rumored from the outside world that my father-in-law died at the hands of the concubine, although this matter has not been confirmed, it may not be true, how can the concubine easily ask the concubine for help, if it is true, wouldn't it be ......"
So that's the case, Cao Ju thought to himself, it seems that Yin Xue still has some suspicions that He Jin's death is from his hands.
Speaking of which, this matter is also a coincidence and inevitable, if it weren't for Qu Mu being arrested, He Jin would definitely die at the hands of Qu Mu, naturally there would be no need for Huang Zhong to make a move, and there would be no troubles later.
Sister-in-law Wu said: "Young lady, the concubine doesn't believe that the concubine is the one who kills the general, in Luoyang City, the horse is the only good official who can be the master of the poor, how can he kill the general?" ”
This is the word-of-mouth effect, Cao Ju sighed in his heart, and no longer continued to listen at the door, so he coughed twice and walked into the living room.
In the living room, in addition to Yin Xue, who was holding He Yan, who was already asleep, and Sister-in-law Wu, the nurse, there were four servants and two maids, and then counting the maid at the door, there were really less than ten people.
Maids are generally slaves and maids, and servants, mostly for poor families who come to work in large households, can leave, but maids cannot, unless they have a deed of sale.
Yin Xue didn't expect the Cao party to come suddenly, and there was no notice in advance, so she couldn't help but be stunned.
Cao Ju smiled slightly and said: "Young lady, I heard that Lord Sikong had sent someone to search the house and raid the house, and I was worried that something would happen to the young lady and Yan'er, so I hurried here, and I asked the young lady to forgive me if I took the liberty of it." (To be continued.) )