The woman in front of her was dressed in a green black skirt and tied with a moon-white waist seal. The demeanor is dignified, and a twisted silver bracelet on the wrist is exposed from time to time. When she saw Lu Yi, she saluted unhurriedly: "Greetings to Miss Five." ”

"Mama Zhou doesn't have to be polite." Lu Yi helped her up, and handed over a cup of tea that had been brewed in the morning.

A few girls behind him were about to carry things in, and the woman in charge looked left and right, and ordered, "You guys are dotting and arranging properly." ”

Lu Yi was about to add tea, but Mama Zhou hurriedly stopped: "Fifth Miss, don't be busy, the old slave came this time at the behest of the old lady and the old man." The two of them are very worried, the second lady has lived here for many years, and the old lady said that the floor drain is damp, and she has added a yard for the young lady on Chaofang Street. ”

The girl with a double bun on the side shouted first: "Miss lives in such a courtyard, and she says that it is the old lady's old house, but after all, it has been many years, and it is embarrassing to say it." This time, thanks to the fourth lady who found the yard, the fifth lady was only worthy of the identity of the descendant of the Shanglu clan in the past. Our ancestral hall must have a head and a face, and the things prepared for Miss Fifth are also excellent, those few red gold pomegranate hairpins are very good, they are customized by slaves and maids in Chuanyang, and Miss wears them out to make people recognize that this is our Chuanyang Lu family! ”

"It's a hindrance to bring these miscellaneous items, so I'll just take that pipa and tea set with me." Halfway through the girl's words, Lu Yi smiled, "I don't need these." ”

"Fifth Miss is simple and elegant, why do you need to talk about this?" Mama Li, who was slightly chubby beside Mama Zhou, glanced at the girl, and said to Lu Yi, "The fifth young lady is kind and benevolent, and the Lu family's ancestral hall sees it in her eyes." It's just that whether you go out or live in an inner house, you still have to prepare these necessary things. Besides, there should be a caretaker next to the young lady, so that those poisonous women will not bully you at will. The fifth lady is like a treasure in the palm of her hand in the ancestral hall, sensible and intelligent, and she is not taken care of by the ancestral hall when she is small in Huachen, so this big insect salivates in her mouth and dares to move her hands and feet. This time, Mama Zhou and I are here to serve, and we must have protected the young lady. ”

Mama Zhou also said: "Miss moved to Chaofang Street, everything is the same as before." The two of us just swept the courtyard and did the rough work of making tea and cooking. ”

Lu Yi thanked the two, and saw that Mama Zhou pulled a woman from behind her, with a delicate appearance, combed a double bun, and only a hairpin.

Mama Zhou pulled her master and pulled her in front of Lu Yi: "Girl, are you reserved when the master and servant meet?" ”

Lu Yi recognized this person at a glance: "Shen Jin? You're here! ”

Shen Jin is a maid who has been with her since she was a child, and she knows some kung fu and has a good relationship. She didn't follow back to Chuanyang back then, and Shen Jin separated from her, and she didn't see her for three years, but she hasn't changed.

"It's better to pick and choose, than to pick a familiar one. Since Shen Jin is here, she must take good care of the young lady. Whoever dares to disrespect Miss will immediately fold him. Mama Li showed an indignant expression, as soon as she thought that Miss Xiao dared to do those things, she became angry, "Fifth Miss is here, and the majesty of the master must be established." ”

Shuangya took her mouth and continued: "Miss's majesty is naturally a tree, otherwise the cheap maid of the Xiao family will dare to have a second time." I heard that she is now more proud of her husband Yin Hui's promotion, Miss is here, how can she come out to show her head? Miss should teach her a good lesson, otherwise she thinks that our Chuanyang Lu clan is easy to bully! ”

At this point, Lu Yi no longer paid attention to her, thinking that Yin Hui's marriage was also coming, she took a sip of tea and said: "There are two grandmothers, originally I went back to Huachen with a congratulatory note to Yin's mansion, but I didn't have time to prepare a gift, and the two will get married in the near future, and I asked the grandmothers to buy some for me." ”

Lu Yi heard earlier that the levy had passed, and the Yin Mansion was very pompous, and the five hundred dim sum in the year was really not enough. September has passed, and this October is so lively.

"They moved quickly, and they didn't do it all together in January. The villain who tends to be inflammatory, is not worthy of our Lu ancestral hall to congratulate him on the New Year, that is, the young lady and the kind old lady are forgiving, and when she comes out, she has already prepared a gift for that person. I just won't let the young lady go alone, the old slave endured it for a long time, and I also wanted to join in the excitement. ”

"Mama Li is right, I will also go with me, how can a woman with no family background be arrogant?" Shuangya is tired of this, and she really looks like a person who can speak.

"What's your name?" Lu Yi asked with interest.

The girl thought that she had won the favor of her master, and it was not in vain to talk for a long time. She knelt down and bowed, and said, "Miss Hui, my name is He Ning." The slave maid's family was originally an official, but the slave and maid were bought because Daddy had committed a crime. ”

Lu Yi asked Mama Li again: "Where did you find such a clever person?" ”

Mama Li has always been a fast-talker, and she also has strength in her hands, she has served the Zhang family in the Lu family's ancestral hall for more than ten years, and she has a lot of means to discipline the maids below, and Lu Yi is in charge of things by her when she is young. She naturally knows Lu Yi's temperament, not to mention Lu Yi, the five young ladies in the Lu family's ancestral hall are all trained, and they know that they are not easy to reveal their identities outside, so as not to make it profitable for those who have a heart. Lu Yi doesn't like to be extravagant the most, she doesn't dare to talk, this He Ning ancestral hall picked up, the girl with a heart heard that she came to Huachen to serve, and she knew that Lu Yi had little to do and was fighting to come, this He Ning must have used silver for the housekeeper's grandmother.

"Miss, it's been two years since the slave maid entered the house. It is a blessing to have the privilege of serving the young lady. He Ning said, about to shed tears for this fate, "Miss has been greatly humiliated, He Ning will say anything to let out this evil breath for you!" ”

Mama Zhou is meticulous and pays attention to etiquette, she doesn't talk much but can convince people, and her background is not bad, she is a person who knows etiquette under Zhang's family, she has seen the world, and Lu Yi is also familiar with her etiquette in the past. She is not surprised by such a battle, there are a few girls in the house who like to play Xiao Congyin and invite merit, and the soft-hearted lady is also very considerable.

Lu Yi put down the poetry book in her hand, and glanced at He Ning, who was kneeling on the ground, with disdain in her eyes: "I haven't gone back for three years, but there are many more articulate people in this mansion." ”

When He Ning heard this, he didn't know why: "The slave and maid that Miss Fifth said are not yin or white." ”

"Aren't you white?" The corners of Lu Yi's mouth rose, "It's also you who protect your master, and you forget something." ”

He Ning breathed a sigh of relief, and continued: "Unlike others, slaves and maids can't see their masters being wronged. ”

"It's excellent." Lu Yi took a sip of tea, leaned lazily on the chair, and suddenly looked serious, "You don't know, our Lu clan is interested in concentrated interests, and the clan is very close." Therefore, the ladies of the family are very peaceful. Like you, if you are fake and mean-spirited, you should be dragged out and killed, so as not to separate our ancestors' family affection. ”

Only then did He Ning realize that she was not facing honey but a knife, Lu Yi's eyes were tightly nailed to her body to make her afraid, and they all said that Old Man Lu spoiled Fifth Miss to the sky, and she couldn't help but tremble and beg for mercy: "Fifth Miss Slave didn't mean that!" Slaves and maids are faithful protectors of the Lord! ”

"A clever mouth says black and white upside down." Lu Yi put down the teacup suddenly, and everyone in the hall was startled, "You have reminded me many times here to deal with Xiao Xian, did you instigate the ladies to deal with the clan relatives to compete for the property in the past?" This can't keep you, Mama Zhou, you should write a letter to the ancestral hall immediately, this person is full of right and wrong, and she is not allowed to go to Chuanyang again. ”

He Ning panicked when she heard this, and she raised her voice: "Miss, don't be like this, the slave is just a ......"

Mama Li hurriedly covered her mouth and said, "Miss, this cheap maid has given money to follow, and the old slave will discipline her well and not teach her to talk nonsense." ”

"This girl is very noisy, and her tongue is unforgiving, and sooner or later she will hurt herself." Lu Yi said, "Where to go back and forth, go back and hand it over to Liu Sima's subordinates to do things, and she is not allowed to pick right and wrong." After teaching, stay in the ancestral hall and serve well. "Liu Sima's service in the ancestral hall is the most convincing, and it is best to teach her to train.

immediately caught He Ning and left, and Mama Li borrowed one or twenty small servants outside and moved to Chaofang Street. Although it is a downtown area, the courtyard is in the mansion "South Pearl Gate", the east and west courtyards are separated by high walls, the courtyard is not big, the interior is arranged beautifully and elegantly, one or two golden cinnamon trees fall with the branches of the string of crispy fragrance, and a clear spring under the tree is covered.

Mama Zhou replied: "Fifth Miss, this is the fourth Miss who found it, it was the house of the imperial merchant Wang Shi at that time, and after the sale, the partition wall made a residence, and now the market has been changed to Nanzhumen." Only the young lady lives in the east courtyard, and the west courtyard is smaller to live with two female dependents, who were widows and widows, and the husband lost some money to live in after the death, and it is not difficult for them to do some needlework, and the young lady can rest assured. ”

"I'm most relieved to leave these things to you and Mama Li." Lu Yi looked at a bare pear tree in the yard and just smiled.

The next year may be a blooming tree.