Chun Ying went back to her room. The more she thought about it, the more angry she became, and she regretted that she had behaved so well recently, so that people fell in love with her, if she hadn't told Miss Biao about the little master, she probably wouldn't have provoked such a ridiculous family affair, right? What status, prestige, that's all floating clouds! It was because her brain was in water that she would come to Miss Biao to show her loyalty!

She still thinks that Aunt Qing is good to her, and she still cares about the other party, but it's not worth it at all! Since the conditions of those two stewards are so good, why didn't Miss Biao and Aunt Qing arrange for Dong'er Ju'er and them to go?! There are also four snow cicadas, blue dragonflies, hedges, and stamens! Although Qingdie and Lizhu are already married, there are more girls in the Huo family! Where is her turn to get Lu Chunying?!

Chunying was so angry that she didn't even notice Shi'er coming in, the latter peeked at her for a long time, and couldn't help but push her: "What's wrong with you?" Who messed with you? ”

Chunying looked up and saw that it was her, pulled the corners of her mouth, and snorted coldly: "No one provoked me!" I'm angry with myself! Suddenly I remembered Nanqi again, compared with myself, Nanqi seemed to have been settled, and the Zhou steward looked upright and looked kind. It's a pity that she is too old to be Nanqi's father, she must be unwilling in her heart, right?

Shi'er sat down on the edge of Nanqi's bed opposite him a little bored, and said, "You are so weird today...... By the way, did Fang Cai Dong'er ask you to go to the second gate with my second sister? Are you going to meet someone? When my second sister came back, she hid in her room until I came to look for her, and then I hurriedly went out. I asked her who she had met, and she wouldn't say. ”

Chun Ying hesitated for a moment before saying, "Those are the two former stewards of the Huo family, I see, Miss seems to be intent on giving your second sister to one of them." ”

Shi'er was taken aback, and then looked happy: "What do you look like?!" How old is it? Is it good-tempered? Amitabha! Miss opened her mouth, my second sister can finally get married! ”

Chunying sneered and closed her mouth again. When Shi'er saw it, he wondered: "But what's wrong?" After thinking about it, he exclaimed, "Could it be that person has any vices?!" She didn't expect that the other party might be very old at all, and the young stewards were not nothing, Chen Ping'an, who was near, and the husbands who were far away were all young and promising stewards in their twenties, and the older ones, most of them had married wives when they were young, and among the children in the family, there were very few male servants who had not married a wife after twenty-five, and there must be something wrong with them.

Chunying shook her head and said, "I don't see any vices, and the person looks pretty good." He also spoke kindly, but it was a pity that ...... "Not only is he old, but he is also a widower!"

Shi'er was suspicious in her heart, and was about to ask, but Dong'er walked in from outside the door: "Chun'er, a guest is coming, go and pour tea!" After a pause, he added, "It's the girl of the Zhou family." ”

Chunying was stunned, then reacted, it was the woman of Steward Zhou, and sneered: "The work of serving tea and pouring water in the upper room has never been under my control, you can find someone else, I don't have time!" With that, he pulled the needlework basket, picked up a piece of the upper and sewed it.

Dong'er raised her willow eyebrows and was about to scold, but Shi'er stopped her hand and asked, "Which girl is Zhou?" I didn't hear of any guests today? Dong'er held back her temperament and said patiently: "It is the daughter of the Zhou steward of our family, and now the whole family has been released, because the Zhou steward took the whole family to Beijing, so he specially called his daughter to ask the young lady for peace." She's not a family child who can be sent away at will! Pampered from an early age. It's three points stronger than the young lady of the big family outside, if you are rude to her, you will lose the face of our young lady! ”

Chunying just ignored it, and when Dong'er was in a hurry to pull people, she shook off the other party's hand and said coldly: "I have already refused, no matter if the person who comes is surnamed Zhou or Cai, it has nothing to do with me!" You find someone else! Then continue to do needlework.

Dong'er was so angry that she stomped her feet, at this time Nanqi came back, asked what was wrong with some doubts, Shi'er whispered to her, her face sank, and she stared at Dong'er hatefully, only to go to the mirror to fix the hairpin ring, make up some fat powder, ignore Dong'er, and go to the upper room.

Dong'er sulked in place for a while, and then glared at Chunying: "It's really Adou who can't be helped!" Then he shook his hand and walked away.

Chunying just sneered, she would rather be a dou, if Dong'er wants to marry the steward, she can marry her! What are you twitting at her?!

Shi'er stood silently on the side, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and ran out.

Nanqi used the fastest speed to brew the tea, carefully sent it to the upper room, raised his eyes and quickly looked at the girl sitting opposite Huo Yi, then lowered his head and served the tea to them, and then carefully retreated to the side.

The girl was fourteen or fifteen years old that week. Although she is not a beauty, she is also a little delicate, but her skin is darker, and her complexion is very good. Wearing a pink satin jacket and a royal blue embroidered skirt with entwined branches, although the materials are expensive, it looks a little tacky, more like the dress of aunts and grandmothers, and it does not match her skin color, maybe this girl is because there is no mother at home, so she doesn't know the rules of dressing up for girls?

However, the few jewel hairpins on her head are very dazzling, and the two earrings are very simple, but they are also terrifying, and they are actually hanging two big rubies with thin gold chains, each of which is the size of a dragon's eye! It seems that Steward Zhou does have a lot of money.

Nanqi's heart turned a few times, then he calmed down, and stood aside with his eyes and nose, with a gentle and obedient expression on his face, and listened carefully to what the girl said to Huo Yi.

“…… I was only 10 years old when my father took me to the Old Port with the intention of continuing on to Java. Unexpectedly, he encountered a strong wind, so he had to rent a few rooms in the old port. It was a stormy year! In the area of the Old Port, hundreds of houses were blown down! Two of our ships had broken masts, which were repaired, and during the storm, it took half a year to toss and turn before we set out for Java, only to be caught in a gale-strong ...... when we approached the port."

Huo Yi and Aunt Qing listened nervously, although they often heard stories about going to sea in Nanjing, they were all relayed through others. This is the first time I have spoken face-to-face with someone who has experienced it firsthand. After listening to Miss Zhou's story of resisting the gale in Java, Aunt Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I was really scared out of a cold sweat, and I have heard a lot about going to sea, but I didn't expect Yao Tong to encounter such a thrilling thing!" You didn't cry at that time at your young age, it's amazing! ”

Huo Yi also smiled and nodded: "I only heard that Steward Zhou has a daughter, but I didn't know that he would take his daughter to sea." You were scared too, right? ”

The girl who called Yaotong shook her head with a smile and said, "What is that?" If you see a lot, you won't be afraid. I've been with my dad since I was a child, and I've long been used to it! She saw that Huo Yi and Aunt Qing were very kind, so she told a few interesting things she encountered in Nanyang, which made them laugh, and she breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to move her ass to relieve her stiff muscles, but she noticed that the maid who served tea had been standing on the side, and peeked at herself from time to time. Her heart moved, thinking to herself, could this be her future stepmother? Looking at the face, he was kind, but he didn't know how to behave? She kept an eye on her and quietly looked at the other party.

But Aunt Qing quickly diverted her attention: "Listening to what Yao Tong said, have you been to many places?" I've heard that people over there in Nanyang look darker and thinner than us, is it true? ”

Yao Tong hurriedly smiled: "This is true, but it's nothing, just like I have more sun and look darker than others." I've heard that the people of the areas of Nan Wuli (present-day India), Kurulmus (present-day mouth of the Persian Gulf), and Malin (present-day east coast of Africa) grew darker, especially the Malin people, who were like black charcoal! Didn't there be a 'Kunlun slave' in the past? I heard that they are also extremely dark, and I also brought two Javanese girls back from Nanyang, I know a few words about us, docile and diligent, if Miss is interested, I will bring them to you next time? ”

Huo Yi smiled: "It's not necessary, when I was in Nanjing in the past, I had also seen Nanyang people. It's just that I haven't used the girl over there. ”

Yao Tong smiled, and went to peek at Nanqi again, faintly disappointed in her heart, this stepmother looks okay, but it's a pity that she is from a girl's background......

Nanqi was very nervous in her heart, she wanted to show that she was very kind, friendly and careful, after thinking about it, she took two dim sum boxes and said softly: "Miss Zhou eat some dim sum?" It's still some time before dinner. ”

Dong'er saw him outside the door, sneered, and came in to reply: "Miss, aunt, the food is ready, please go to the side hall to eat." Then he glanced at Nanqi.

Aunt Qing hurriedly persuaded Huo Yi and Zhou Yaotong to eat, and asked Nanqi to follow. Dong'er sent them out, turned around to clean up the tea set, and suddenly his eyes turned red, and he put the tea tray on the table heavily.

Ju'er hurriedly walked in from outside the door, pulled her, and quickly looked outside the door: "What are you doing?!" If you have a temper, send it elsewhere! So that the young lady saw it, and she wanted to talk about you again! ”

Dong'er bit her lip and said unwillingly: "I don't understand!" Why did the young lady pick the two of them?! What are the skills of Nanqi? The master has changed three, and I haven't seen how favored she is! There are shelves all day long, and I only know Miss Bajie! Chunying is even less important! In terms of appearance, talent, temperament, and loyalty, which of her is comparable to me?! I don't know what to do! Thinking that in the future, if we are going to call them grandma, I will be disgusted! ”

Ju'er was so anxious that she wanted to cover her mouth: "My aunt, why did you say it?!" Be quiet! ”

"What's there to hide?!" Dong'er broke away from her hand, "It's not an ugly thing!" If they change the fence, I will also be convinced, but why is it Chunying and Nanqi?! "Pouting," Chunying just said that she didn't like others! ”

Ju'er sighed helplessly, and persuaded in a good voice: "I know what kind of anger you are gambling, but this kind of thing is not fat, you look at the appearance of Steward Zhou and Steward Cai, and ask yourself, if you are Chunying, would you rather marry a man who can be your father?" Nanqi is okay, except for the fact that Steward Zhou is older and has married a wife, everything else is good, and his character is also good, but that Cai is in charge...... Are you willing to live with him for the rest of your life? ”

"What's unwilling?" Dong'er sneered, "It's just a man, isn't it the same who to marry?" With our identity, we will marry with the young lady in the future, either to marry the housekeeper or kid of my uncle's family, or to make my uncle small. If I stayed in this house and lived a good life, I wouldn't look down on that kind of fat man, but now ......" paused, gritted his teeth and said, "Miss is dizzy, and she wants to live that hard life!" The Gu family has strict rules and has been working abroad for many years, what hope do we have in the future?! ”

Ju'er's face turned cold: "You also said this?" Shut up! Shameless and skinless, let me hear it again, but don't blame me for telling my aunt! ”

Dong'er glanced at her: "I don't believe you have no ideas in your heart!" I'm not a person like Aunt Qing, she follows her wife, she thinks about her all her life, she doesn't marry in her thirties, the lord is not good, she is worried that Miss Mrs. will be bullied in the future, afraid that her low status will not be able to help, and she specially asked for an aunt's name to help, in fact, the lord has never touched her finger at all! I don't imagine her living like that, my family is in Beijing, as long as I can live a good life as a family reunion in the future, even if it is fat, I am willing to marry! ”

Ju'er was angry and funny: "What a shameless girl!" Can you say this kind of thing?! She looked out the door again, "Shut up!" Hugh is going to bring it up again! Miss and aunt have their own opinions! Seeing that Dong'er was still unconvinced, he sighed: "Steward Zhou and Steward Cai are not the same now, and they can't just let people over." You and I have to be used by Miss's side, and it will be a marriage in the future, and you have broken off other ideas, as for the fence and them, the little young master can't leave him, and the snow cicada and blue dragon have set up someone else, and others are not enough. Nanqi's mother's family has a big reputation, and the family is rich, and Zhou's housekeeper can be regarded as a door-to-door match, although Chunying is one layer behind, but there is also a steward Lao Tzu. The young lady and the aunt chose them, and it makes sense, you ...... You'd better be at ease! ”

Dong'er pouted: "Chunying has already refused......"

"She refused, and what about others, no matter who it is, it won't be us, let's die!"

Dong'er lowered her head and didn't speak, Ju'er persuaded her well, but neither of them saw it, Shi'er had been listening outside the door for a long time, her face was pale, and she left hatefully.