The people in Xingchuan didn't let Li Jiangwei wait too long, and after arriving at Xiangqu on the second day, they went to the compound to pick up Li Jiangwei. The one who came to connect with Yue Kang was Yu Yongyi, who mixed in under the guise of being a steward.

Li Jiangwei looked at Yu Yongyi, who was wearing steward's clothes, and her eyebrows and eyes were slightly modified to distinguish her from the rice shopkeeper, and she couldn't laugh or cry.

"Miss! Ah Yi is back! ”

Yu Yongyi smiled innocently, with a young woman behind her. The young woman claimed to be an old man of the Li family who had served Lu Miaoyan. Because her husband's name is Gao Ming, everyone calls her Gao Ming's family.

"I wonder how many people Miss brought with her on this trip?"

"Not much. In addition to Ah Yi, there is another person. As for Yingzi being from Wenjin Bookstore, I don't plan to take her to Xingchuan. ”

Gao Mingjia smiled: "Fortunately, I brought a maid over." As soon as the words fell, a little maid was called forward.

This little girl looks extremely well-behaved, half a head shorter than Yingzi. He is not very old, and his eyes are bright. The appearance is still somewhat similar to Liyue.

"Since Miss doesn't have a maid with her, let her serve Miss."

Li Jiangwei accepted the maid and asked gently, "What's your name?" ”

The maid smiled sweetly and said, "Nian Yue! ”

Li Jiangwei was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What are those two words?" ”

"The thought of longing! Sister Liyue's Yue! ”

"Who are you?"

"Sister!" Nian Yue said proudly: "Dear! ”

Li Jiangwei looked at Gao Ming's eyes, and there was a little more gratitude.

"Okay, you can follow me in place of your sister Liyue. Be obedient, you know? ”

"Know! Nian Yue won't embarrass Sister Liyue! ”

The childish face is full of fighting spirit.

Yingzi, who was on the side, listened to it and was a little lost: "Miss doesn't want Yingzi to continue to follow?" ”

"Definitely. It's just not appropriate to go to Xingchuan and take you. Li Jiangwei said with relief: "If you want to follow, just stay here honestly." Later, when I return to the capital, I will take you with me. ”

"But....." Yingzi's toes touched unconsciously: "What should I do if Miss forgets her maid?" ”

Li Jiangwei thought about it, went back to the house and handed over a sachet embroidered with bamboo leaves that she bought yesterday to Yingzi, "You keep this for me." Li Jiangwei said solemnly: "I'll go back on the way, and I'll come back." If you lose it, don't go back to Beijing with me. ”

After hearing this, Yingzi put away the sachet with a serious face.

After boarding the car, Nian Yue sat quietly on the side. Nian Yue looked like she was only eight or nine years old, her body bones had not yet opened, and her face still had a little baby fat. Li Jiangwei was reluctant to let such a young child do heavy work, and when she saw her so well-behaved, she was born to tease.

poked Nian Yue's little fleshy face, looking at her confused eyes, Li Jiangwei was in a good mood.

"But bored in the car?"

Nian Yue hurriedly shook her head, "Nothing!" ”

"And I'll tell you two stories?"

"Okay!"

There is a cute little girl by her side, and Li Jiangwei's motion sickness symptoms are not as bad as before. There are not many guards from Xingchuan, and for the sake of safety, it is better to ensure that they can stay at the post station at night as much as possible.

At night, Li Jiangwei asked Nian Yue to call Gao Ming's house. The purpose is to find out what the situation is in the Li Family Courtyard in Xingchuan, and I can think about how to deal with it.

After leaving Nianyue, Li Jiangwei asked, "I don't know what the situation of the other courtyard is now?" Who's in charge of the family? ”

"Miss Hui's words, now the good girl is in charge."

"Good girl?"

Gao Mingjia nodded and explained: "The old lady's health is not good, and after discussing with the Hou Ye before leaving, the Zhou family sent the old lady to Xingchuan to recuperate. The mountains and rivers of Xingchuan raise people, and after I went, my health improved. After all, the elderly are old people, and when their relatives are not around, it is inevitable to be lonely. When the eldest lady is older, when she goes back to visit the Xingchuan Lu clan, she will come to visit the old lady from time to time. ”

The Zhou family mentioned by Gao Mingjia is Li Jiangwei's biological mother in this life.

"The old lady is very happy every time she sees the eldest lady coming. She couldn't bear the old lady's loneliness, and she didn't have much time to stay with the old lady. So he found a girl who looked a little similar to himself and named her Xiaoshan, hoping that Xiaoshan would serve the old lady for him. ”

This little kindness is the good girl mentioned earlier.

"Xiaoshan is favored by the old lady, and the food and clothing are all compared to the specifications that the lady should have, and there are other maids waiting for her. This little kindness can also be regarded as a competition, and it can coax the old lady to be happy every time. ”

"Why are you in charge of the house?"

"This ...... It's a long story. ”

In the original Li family's courtyard, a housekeeper mother beside the old lady was in charge. This mother has been serving by the old lady's side, the person the old lady trusts the most when she is sober.

Who knew that someone in this mother's family was seriously ill, and in order to raise money for treatment, she did not hesitate to covet the silver taels of the Mo Courtyard. The amount of money was huge, and it almost collapsed the entire courtyard. Xiao Shan couldn't look at it, so he gathered a group of maids to arrest the mother and send it to the official. and told Lu Jiangfeng about it.

Lu Jiangfeng recognized Xiao Shan, and just as the position in charge was vacant, he let Xiao Shan take over. Xiaoshan is also a person who will seize the opportunity and take good care of the other courtyard.

"Since Xiaoshan started housekeeping, everyone called her a good girl in order to show respect. The good girl was very good to the old lady, and when the eldest lady was away, she relied on her alone to appease the old lady. Just ......"

Gao Ming's family was a little hesitant, and she didn't know whether to talk about it or not.

"What did she do when she took charge?"

"After taking charge, the good girl is not as kind as before. When facing us, he always talks and does things with a shelf. When he chastilates, he shows no mercy. How to say that? It's just that there's a lack of human touch. Looking back, the good girl is also to fulfill the eldest lady's entrustment, and if she doesn't hold a shelf, the old people in the other courtyard are not easy to control. ”

Li Jiangwei quietly remembered all the words of Gao Mingjia in her heart.

"It's great to be able to manage it. As long as the family is not messy, the old lady will live a good life. ”

"Huh...... That's what I thought too......"

"Tell me how the old lady is doing? How much can you eat lately? Can't sleep in the middle of the night? Do you usually get up and walk around? ”

"The old lady's memory is still the same. But otherwise, much better. At the mention of the old lady, Gao Mingjia laughed: "Eat what should be eaten, sleep when you should sleep." It's not like in the capital, where you wake up from a dream at every turn, and you wake up talking nonsense. ”

Hearing that the elder's body was fine, Li Jiangwei was also relieved.

"I heard a message from the eldest lady that the young lady was going out with the Lu people to run errands. How many days will I stay when I go back to Xingchuan this time? ”

"How much do you know about the Lu family?"

Gao Mingjia's expression suddenly became serious, and he looked around to make sure that there was no one around, and then he lowered his voice and said, "I know the inside story of the Lu family." Although the young lady is busy, I have everything in the other courtyard. ”

After speaking, he nodded at Li Jiangwei.