Yi'er was a little depressed, because she had just said what she wanted, and after she didn't need to change it, she immediately saw a place that made her a little blocked.

The furnishings of this Wanming County Lord's Mansion have indeed taken a lot of thought, and Yi'er is very satisfied, but if you want to say that the most beautiful place in this is the small courtyard where the shallow pool is located.

The small pond is not big, the green trees and red flowers reflect each other everywhere, the pavilions hang the bridge, the nine curves are continuous, but it is another kind of chic and exquisite, people are in it, the breeze sends the fragrance of flowers, the shallow grass hides fresh, people can't help but feel relaxed and happy, forget the worries and worries.

Several girls were smiling and intoxicated, and when Yi'er boarded the Forget Worry Pavilion, she saw the small waterwheel in the pond at a glance, and her complexion changed slightly.

When Zu Di saw that Yi'er entered this small courtyard at the beginning, although he didn't say much, his face was full of satisfaction, and he couldn't help but feel relieved, thinking that this matter could be regarded as eight or nine, and it could be called smooth. didn't expect that when Yi'er saw the waterwheel, the look on his face changed, Zu Di couldn't figure out what was going on, so he followed Yi'er carefully, not daring to speak.

Yi'er pointed to the waterwheel and said, "Master Zu, this waterwheel can't be the original thing in this house, right?" ”

Zu Di said: "The waterwheel is common in the south of the Yangtze River, but we can't see it in the north, we dare not deceive the county lord, this thing was sent by the prince of Xiang himself, the lower official felt that in the capital, the waterwheel is a rare object, so according to the meaning of the prince of Xiang, it was installed in this shallow pool." ”

Yi'er looked at Zu Di and said lightly: "Lord Zu should know that the emperor has given him a marriage, and in two months, Wan Ming will marry into the Ningguo Mansion, right?" ”

Zu Di hurriedly said: "This subordinate naturally knows that he has not officially congratulated the county lord yet... ”

Yi'er waved her hand and said: "The prince of Ningguo is Wan Ming's future husband, he decorates this mansion for Wan Ming, it is reasonable and reasonable, but the status of Xiang Wang Ye is precious, and it has nothing to do with Wan Ming, Master Zu thinks that in my house, put Xiang Wangye's waterwheel, is it appropriate?" ”

Zu Di was taken aback, hung his head, and saw sweat on his forehead, although he didn't know why Yi'er suddenly changed his face, he also understood that he was pitted by Prince Xiang this time, but Prince Xiang sent this waterwheel over, where did he dare to disobey the will of the prince of the family? But if this matter is in the open, this house is the mansion of the county lord of Wanming after all, and the furnishings in it naturally have to be said by the county lord of Wanming.

Zu Di was speechless, but his body was drooping lower and lower, and he didn't dare to answer.

Yi'er glanced at him and said, "I know this is what Prince Xiang meant, you don't dare to dismiss it directly, it's reasonable, but after all, this is my county lord's mansion, I think there is something in it, if there is nothing in it, I can still be the master, what does Master Zu think?" ”

Zu Di hurriedly said: "That's nature, that's nature." This matter is to blame for the lack of thoughtfulness and thoughtfulness of the lower officials, so the lower officials asked people to dismantle the waterwheel and send it back to Prince Xiang. ”

Yi'er glanced at him again, didn't speak, led the maid down the Forget Worry Pavilion, and went out of the courtyard.

Not to mention Zu Di's side, he hurriedly asked people to go to the pool to carry the waterwheel ashore, and after a while, he was a little embarrassed to send back to Prince Xiang, but said that Yi'er here, when he went out of the house, he saw that the hunchbacked old man and the little maid were still standing on the side, Yi'er had the heart to ignore it, but the little girl's eyes were particularly red, and she looked like a pear blossom with rain, but it was extraordinarily cute, and when her heart moved, she changed her mind and walked towards the two of them.

When the two of them saw Yi'er coming over, they were all startled, and they fell to their knees with a poof, not daring to make a sound.

Yi'er said: "Who are you?" Why are you weeping at my house? ”

The little girl was shocked, her body trembled, she fell to the ground, and she didn't even dare to reply. The hunchbacked old man trembled and said: "The small surname is Tie, and the family is the second, so people call the little Tie Er, and the small one is this house, oh the doorman of the county lord's mansion." This little lady is Shui Ling, the unmarried daughter-in-law of the little unsuccessful son, just because... Just because 。。。。。 Hey, it's all Xiao and Shuiling's fault, the lord of Wanwang County spared us this time, and I won't dare to do it next time. ”

Yi'er frowned, and Lu Fu reprimanded: "My master is His Royal Highness the Lord of Wanming, not a mother, you remember it steadily, and it is also my master who is benevolent, otherwise, just these mistakes can cure you of a big sin, you know?" ”

Tie Er was so frightened that he hit his head on the ground again and again, and shouted in his mouth: "The little one is guilty, the little one is guilty." ”

At this time, Zu Di had already followed, and he was also taken aback, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "The county lord forgives the sin, this Tie Er has a son, his name is Iron Hammer, he is a first-class craftsman of the Construction Division, and several courtyards and pavilions in the county lord's mansion are from the hands of Iron Hammer. This Shuiling girl, it is also a pitiful, she lost her father since she was a child, and her mother depended on each other, and then her mother was also paralyzed, lying on the bed, and the family's livelihood fell on her, because she and Iron Hammer were engaged to be a baby when they were young, so the Iron Hammer family also took a lot of care for them. The county lord's mansion is supposed to belong to two men, so he gave another place to Shui Ling, and received some money to go home every month, which is better than nothing, and it can subsidize some family use. No, the emperor gave this house to the county lord with an edict, and seeing that the county lord will move in soon, their errand of the men will come to an end. The county lord took pity on her little girl, and spared her this time. ”

Yi'er glanced at Zu Di, didn't say anything, and looked at the little girl who was crawling on the ground, and said, "Your name is Shui Ling?" ”

That Shui Ling raised her head slightly, glanced at Yi'er quickly, nodded, and whispered: "The little girl Shui Ling knocked on His Royal Highness the County Lord." ”

Yi'er said: "If I move here, I naturally no longer need a doorman, especially a doorman made by a little girl." Are you worried about this, that's why you're sad and crying? ”

Shui Ling said in a low voice: "Shui Ling knows his mistake and doesn't dare anymore." ”

Yi'er smiled and said: "You lost your errand, you lost this income, and your heart is sad, which is also human nature." But in my courtyard, although I don't need a doorman, I have to set up a porter, and all the errands in the inner courtyard are also in need of people, so why don't you think of coming to me and begging me to arrange another errand for you? ”

Shui Ling was stunned, and looked up at Yi'er a little blankly.

That Tie Er was overjoyed, and hurriedly whispered: "Silly girl, thank you for the county lord's grace." ”

Shui Ling came back to her senses at this time, and was busy kowtowing to Yi'er again, but Yi'er said: "Don't worship me first, you tell me, what will you do?" ”

Shui Ling said: "Shui Ling can do anything, laundry and cooking, fertilizing flowers and plants to catch insects, cleaning and washing, Shui Ling can do it, oh, by the way, Shui Ling used to help in the embroidery building, and will do some embroidery work." ”

Yi'er said, "You still did it in the embroidery building?" Then your embroidery skills should be good? ”

Shui Ling said: "It's just that I can embroider some simply, and I don't dare to praise it as the county lord." ”

Yi'er said to Yingu behind her: "You take a square handkerchief to her, and let her embroider two begonia flowers for me to see." After receiving the order, Yingu really took out the embroidery needle and thread and other items from the carriage, and stepped forward to hand it to Shui Ling. Shui Ling was stunned for a long time, she never thought that Yi'er would test her skills on the spot.

In fact, not only Shui Ling, but everyone present was also confused by Yi'er's actions, but since Yi'er spoke, others naturally did not dare to object.

Although it is a simple embroidered handkerchief, Yi'er only needs her to embroider two begonia flowers, but embroidering this thing is already time-consuming, and when Shuiling finished embroidering and handed it to Yi'er in Yingu, Yi'er sat on the rattan chair and looked at it for a while.

The begonia flowers embroidered by this water rhombus are decent, although they are not so amazing, they are also attractive, Yi'er nodded, and praised softly: "The embroidery is not bad, you have this ability, I will introduce you to an embroidery building and be their embroiderer, what do you think?" ”

When Shui Ling heard Yi'er's words, her face suddenly turned pale, and she said: "Shui Ling doesn't want to be an embroiderer, Shui Ling thinks... Shui Ling wanted to stay and wait in the county lord's mansion. ”

Her voice was already small, and in the end, it was so small that it was almost inaudible, so Yi'er frowned slightly and said, "Why don't you want to go to the embroidery building?" ”

Shui Ling said: "My mother can't take care of herself at home, so Shui Ling has to make time to take care of her." ”

Yi'er said: "Then why do you think that if you stay in my house, you will have time to go back to take care of your mother?" ”

"This... Shui Ling was a little in a daze and couldn't answer for a while.

Yi'er said again: "Besides, those who can enter the house as errands are all domestic slaves who sold their deeds to me, do you want to sell yourself and be a girl by my side?" ”

Shui Ling glanced at Yi'er timidly and said, "Shui Ling is willing." ”

Yi'er looked at the little girl in front of her, smiled suddenly, and said, "It's okay to arrive, I will buy you more, and it doesn't matter if I buy you less, but there are some words, I still have to make it clear to you first." If you want to sell yourself as a slave, but you have to think about it, I look easy-going, it doesn't mean that I don't have a temper, if you sell yourself, you are my person, my most taboo is the slave and the master, if you follow me wholeheartedly, I will also think about it for you, but if you are half-hearted, or even eat inside and out, then complain about yourself, you don't blame others. ”

Many noble masters will be vigilant when they are newly recruited slaves and maids, this is a common practice, but Zu Di always feels that what Yi'er said to Shui Ling is a little different, it seems that in addition to the superficial reminder, there are other meanings in it, but no matter how you say it, it can't be related to him, so he naturally won't and dare not pay attention to this idle matter.