Chapter 19: The Hou Mansion Family Banquet (6)
Mung Bean also rubbed his eyes, and even the circles under his eyes were red: "Miss, Sister Hongdou is right, the slave and maid have been with Miss for seven or eight years, and Miss treats the slave and maid like brothers, this love, the slave and maid will never forget, and it will ...... in the future."
Ye Mengmeng looked at these two girls and was very moved, and said thoughtfully: "I really didn't expect that Miss Ben's image in your minds would be so tall...... In this case, it is okay if the third lady does not go there, I have thought of a better destination for you. ”
What? No... Not going? The two big girls were dumbfounded. "Miss, you ......"
Ye Mengmeng sighed: "You are so good to me, how can I bear to let you be called around?" ”
"That'...... What does Miss mean? Red Bean asked tentatively.
"That's it, you have also served me for so many years, and there is no merit and hard work, I think, it is better to take advantage of the opportunity to release people in the mansion and go back to your hometown!"
"Hometown?" The two big girls looked at each other, stunned. "Little ...... Miss, the slaves and maids are the sons of the family, and the Hou Mansion is the home of the slaves and maids, you let the slaves and maids ...... Where do the slaves go? ”
"A child?"
Ye Mengmeng was a little surprised, she hadn't thought of this yet, and hurriedly beckoned to the peas. "Sister paper, how does the house deal with the children of the family who want to leave?"
Red Bean Mung Bean's lips moved, and he wanted to argue: When did they say they were leaving? Seeing that the young lady's expression didn't look like she was joking, she didn't dare to speak for a while.
"This ......" Pea glanced at the two of them, although they couldn't bear it, but there was nothing they could do if they annoyed the young lady. Miss, this is generally Mrs. Bao, and ...... Then with ...... Matching. ”
"Matching?" Ye Mengmeng's eyes lit up. "yes, why didn't I think of that? That's a good idea. Red beans and mung beans, you two are also eighteen years old, right? At this age, it's really time to be a match. ”
The two big girls trembled in fright, and then they realized the seriousness of the problem and fell to their knees.
"Little ...... Miss, you ...... You spare the slave and the maid, the slave and the maid will never dare again......"
Red beans and mung beans crawled on the floor and wept bitterly. As big maids, their goal is to make their master a concubine in the future, rather than casually matching a poor boy.
Ye Mengmeng said strangely: "This is strange, you two are old, it is normal to match people, why are you crying?" He turned his head and instructed Pea, "Go, let Mama Li come over." ”
Mama Li is Ye Mengmeng's nurse, as soon as she heard that she was going to get the two big girls out to match people, she secretly scolded "You deserve it!" ”
These two little hooves treat them as confidants on weekdays, but as soon as the young lady disappeared, the two of them couldn't wait to go to the courtyard of the third lady to climb the high branches and offer courtesy, she couldn't see the frivolity for a long time, and even her master forgot who it was.
"Mama, is there a suitable person in the house? Red Beans and Mung Beans are eighteen years old, and they should have been matched a long time ago, if they delay any longer, they will not be able to marry if they become an old girl, and at that time, others will blame me for being unkind. You say, don't you? ”
Mama Li glanced at the two big girls kneeling on the ground, the corners of her mouth twitched, and said, "That's exactly the reason." It's okay that the young lady doesn't ask, but when she asks, the old slave thinks of the two people, but it just so happens that the two offspring are just right. ”
"Who?"
"Ah Feng who tidies up the vegetable garden in the backyard, and Ah Hua who pours night incense in the thatched house......"
Ye Mengmeng's eyes lit up: "Okay, very good, it's just the two of them." Mama, this matter is handed over to you, and you must get this matter done within three days. ”
The red bean mung bean's face suddenly turned pale and pale.
Ah Feng in the vegetable garden, although young, is a little stupid. Ah Hua, who poured night incense in the thatched house, had a normal brain, but he was in his forties, and his feet were lame......
Miss chose these two people for them, didn't she want to give them a way to live?
"Miss, the slave knows that she is wrong, Miss, spare the slave and maid......" Red Bean Mung Bean hid his face and cried.
Ye Mengmeng stepped back the chair half a meter to avoid being dragged by them to the corner of her skirt.
"Who says you're wrong? Now that the economy in the house is in difficulty, even the masters still eat pickles for dinner, this time the third lady is in charge of more than 200 people, do you know? If you report to your wife, like you, you don't know what to do, maybe you will sell it in the kiln. Miss Ben has been in charge of the master and servant for many years, and she has done her best to be the master and choose to match you with people and leave a mouthful of food for you to eat. Are you not satisfied? Let's go pack up our things and follow Mama! After saying that, he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.
"Miss......"
The two girls still wanted to beg again, but Mama Li sneered: "Come on, Miss's words have been made very clear, the two girls should follow the old body, right?" ”
Red Beans and Mung Beans glanced at each other, and when they saw that the general trend had gone, they had no choice but to get up and follow Mama Li out with tears.
The room was finally quiet. Ye Mengmeng yawned and asked, "What about the peas?" ”
After a while, Pea timidly lifted the curtain and walked in.
"Miss, do you call a slave?"
Seeing the red beans and mung beans being kicked with his own eyes, the peas couldn't help but feel hairy in his heart, for fear of being kicked out by the eldest lady, or matching someone...... Although she is not a child of the family, she has no relatives at home for a long time, and she doesn't know where to go even if she leaves the house.
Ye Mengmeng smiled: "Don't be nervous, Miss Ben has always been fair, with clear rewards and punishments, you haven't gone anywhere in the yard these days, not like them to climb high branches, and you have done a good job." In this way, Miss Ben asked you to be a big girl and change your name to 'Qingcha', how about it? ”
"Huh?"
Pea staggered her head, unable to believe her ears.
"Little... Miss, are you telling the truth? ”
"Of course it's true." Ye Mengmeng looked at her with a smile, and suddenly asked, "How many slaves and maids are there in our yard?" ”
Qingcha said: "Miss, there are not many people left, counting the slave maid and Mama Li, there are only two mammies left." ”
Qingcha couldn't help but sigh secretly. In the past, this yard was so lively, but now it is scattered, it is depressed, and it is old and desolate.
But the young lady nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, yes, four people are enough." Slaves are more valuable than many, and no matter how many people have different intentions, it is useless. ”
Qingcha nodded. She feels that the current lady seems to know a lot of truth, and she always speaks the truth.
Ye Mengmeng glanced around, and indeed felt that the room was a little deserted. The most important thing is that she is seriously short of manpower around her now. No, she has time to train a few of her own people, in this era, how can she do without a few henchmen?