Kunming, Yangzonghai Fu Mansion, Dingwu Marquis Mansion newly bought private residence in Kunming.

Because the house was the private residence of Fu Ming, a traitor of the previous dynasty, and had been submerged in the treasury for many years, Jiang Haiyang, the Marquis of Dingwu, bought it this year and made it a gift for Tao's fortieth birthday a few days ago.

As soon as Tao got the title deed of the house, he came to see it, only to feel that the Fu house was dilapidated and could not be inhabited at all, so he called the little maid and invited a mason to come over and repair the house. He also invited the steward of the old Sheng family in Chengjiang Mansion to come up and add new furniture ornaments to the new house. This house is Jiang Zhiming's marriage in the future, if you think the house is crowded, you can take your daughter-in-law to live here.

And the distance between Yang Zonghai and Dingwuhou Mansion is only a few streets, if Jiang Zhiming wants to accompany his daughter-in-law back to live for a few days, it is also more convenient.

Tao sat in the hall and watched Mama Li, who was serving him in front of her, instructing the people on their errands. The subordinates got errands, and they all went down to get busy, and Mama Li returned to Tao's side again.

Mama Li looked at the little maid who was moving the furniture outside the house, and replied: "Madam, these girls brought over by Steward Zhang today have all been seen by the slaves and maids, they are all girls from good families, and they were sold to our house as slaves when the family had no money." Although there are a few disobedient thorns, as long as the slave and maid teach carefully, they will always understand the rules. ”

"Thank you for your hard work, it turned out that I had already let you go home to raise you, and I invited you from all over from Dongshan. If it weren't for the people around me who didn't have a use, I wouldn't have made you work so hard. Tao looked at the former Mama Li, Mama Li was originally a nurse who served her, but her body was not very good in the first two years, and her eyes were no longer visible, so Tao put her back to her hometown to be raised.

But this new mansion can't do without a mother in charge, and Tao has no mothers around him, only a few big maids who are waiting. Those big girls are only a few years older than these girls, and if they are kept in charge, these girls will inevitably be a little unconvinced.

Only by finding an experienced and older mother can these new little maids be able to live in town, so Tao thought of Mama Li.

Tao took out a silver ticket from a wooden box on the high table next to him and stuffed it into Mama Li's hand, "Mama Li, you take these silver coins first, you helped me discipline these girls, you can't let you do it for nothing, right?" When you discipline these girls, choose a few of them and put them in the hall and the east and west wings to serve, and the rest will be deployed by you. ”

"Madam, it is my duty to help you discipline the girl, I have a monthly amount of silver every month, you give me so much silver, how can I make so much? Please take the money back!" Mama Li said, and with trembling hands, she stuffed the silver ticket back into Tao's hand.

There was no way, Tao could only shake his head helplessly, the nurse was still stubborn! After so many years, no matter what he says, he will not accept his own money.

"Madam, the expenses in the house have been getting bigger and bigger over the years, and my wife has used her dowry money to fill the gap. The old woman is so old, it is enough to eat, wear and wear it, so let the silver wife keep it for herself! As soon as Mama Li's voice fell, she said, "If the wife has nothing to order, the slave and maid will go down first." ”

Seeing that Mama Li was going out, Tao hurriedly stopped her, "Nurse, your health is not very good, I will inevitably be a little worried if you live alone." I specially called a little maid to come, and I usually wait for you to freshen up. ”

As Tao spoke, a little maid wearing a green armor walked in from outside the house, looking young, thirteen or fourteen years old, but the saluting movements were very skillful, not like a little maid who had just entered the house, but like a child in the house.

"Her name is Chun'er, she is the second daughter of Mrs. Tan's family on the stove in the Hou Mansion, and her mother learned a good cooking skill, although there is a small kitchen in this house, but the cook has not been recruited yet, so I transferred her here to serve. Her cooking skills are very good, and you can try it too! Tao pointed to Chun'er, who was standing beside Mama Li, and slowly introduced.

"Madam, in fact, the wife can take care of herself, when I was in my hometown, my son and grandson moved out, and I took care of myself alone. It's just that my wife sent a little maid to serve me, so I was disrespectful, and I also tried her cooking. Mama Li looked at Chun'er beside her and replied with a smile.

After Mama Li and Chun'er went out, the mother-in-law who was sent by the Tao family to Punpu to inquire about the news came back. After retiring the maid who was waiting in the house, the mother-in-law dared to speak: "Madam, the girl of the Gu family has been following Brother Zhiming these days, and Brother Zhiming also told Mrs. Lin that he wanted to marry the girl of the Gu family, but Mrs. Lin did not agree, saying that she wanted to go back and ask Mrs. Gu what she meant?"

"How do you know that Old Madam Lin doesn't agree? Did she tell you personally? Maybe others said that they didn't agree in front of others, but secretly agreed to this marriage a long time ago. I don't know what kind of magic that Gu family girl has, who actually fascinated my son?" When he remembered that his son actually liked the daughter of a merchant, Tao only felt that hatred was not made of steel.

The mother-in-law was speechless when Tao said this, and she didn't know what to say. After thinking for a while, he said slowly: "Madam, when I inquired in the second room a few days ago, I learned that the girl of the Gu family had a baby kiss with the third son of the Jinping Fan family when she was a child. It's just that the Gu family and the Fan family have had little contact over the years, but I'm afraid that this doll will also be invalid. ”

"The girl of the Gu family and the third son of the Jinping Fan family actually have a baby parent? Did the two sides exchange tokens? If you exchange tokens and set up notes, and want to withdraw from the marriage, I am afraid that you will have to go to the government. Tao said, looking down on Gu Yutang in his heart again?

I already have a baby kiss with someone else, and I still come to hook up with my son? He also let his son be obsessed, what kind of ability is this?

"Madam, listening to Mrs. Lin's words, it seems that the two families have exchanged tokens. It's just that Jinping's Fan family has already fallen, and Mrs. Lin looks down on the Fan family, so she has little contact with them. The third son of the Fan family is a tuberculosis ghost with a lot of smoke, and his health is not good, presumably the eldest wife of the Gu family will not let the Gu family girl marry him. ”

The mother-in-law who spoke was Tao's confidant, and she was often sent out by her to inquire about various news.

"I can't marry the third son of the Fan family, so I want to marry my son, the Gu family girl is really good. I have to go down and see for myself, and see what kind of bull ghost and snake god the person who fascinated my son is? If I don't look down on her, I know that no matter how much my brother likes her, I won't let her into the house. Dow patted the high table next to him and said loudly.

Her son, even if he can't marry the royal relatives, he has to marry a girl from a big family, and the girl must have good facial features, good looks, and a talented girl who is good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and female popularity. She wants to go down to Punpu to see for herself, which of Gu Yutang's criteria for her daughter-in-law does she meet?

"Madam, the family background of the Gu family girl is not worse than our house, the Yang family of Lu Liangwei's maternal grandfather of the Gu family girl, her maternal grandfather is Tanhualang of the previous dynasty, her maternal grandmother is a girl from Lu Liangwei's Ruan family, and her grandmother Lin is still the only daughter of the Hou Mansion, and the relationship between the eldest wife of the Gu family and the second wife of the Gu family is also good." The mother-in-law knelt on the ground and told Tao everything she knew.

"I know all this, if I hadn't seen that her grandfather's family was Lu Liangwei's Yang family, I wouldn't have allowed Brother Zhiming to be with her. If we can form a family with Lu Liangwei's Yang family, our mansion's status in the Yunnan family can be further improved. And so many people in the Yang family are officials in the imperial court, and Brother Ming's career can also go smoothly. Dow couldn't help but sigh as he spoke.

"Today, the Hou Ye came to me and said that when I went to Pengpu, I would help Da Lang take a good look at it, if there is a good girl at home, help Da Lang handle his family affairs. I looked at the old man's heart, Da Lang was his own son, and I knew that Brother Ming was more like a descendant from a relative's family. As soon as Dow's words fell, tears began to flicker in his eyes.

"Madam, the eldest prince has been brought to the master since he was a child, and when he has not gone to the old lady's room, the eldest prince has always been taken care of by the master himself. Now that the eldest prince is about to be released as an official, he should naturally consider it for the eldest prince. The mother-in-law didn't know what was going on, so she could only persuade her like this.