As the name suggests, the Wind Lotus Courtyard is a pool of clear lotus, and the small courtyard is breezy.

When Ruan and the others came, the courtyard had already been cleaned up properly. When a mother-in-law and several maids of all sizes saw them coming, they stood under the porch and saluted them in unison. Lu Yunlan followed Ruan's half a step behind, and secretly sighed that the rules of the Guogong Mansion were strict, and even the little girl in the inner courtyard was not in a hurry.

"Slave maid Qian, in the name of Mrs. Ruan, I came to serve Aunt Ruan."

The woman at the front spoke first, she looked to be about fifty years old, she looked loyal, but her face was full of ability and shrewdness. Lu Yunlan remembered this Qian Mama, the Xu family also transferred her to the Wind Lotus Courtyard back then, and she was teaching the rules and taking care of the inside and outside, she was really a first-class inner courtyard good manager.

"Mama, please."

Ruan didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly asked people to get up, and asked Chunrong to go up and stuff some broken silver according to the rules. Mama Qian did not refuse, but accepted it generously. She smiled slightly at Ruan Shi and Lu Yunlan, and said in a respectful tone.

"Aunt is polite...... My aunt has just arrived, and Madame means to let you choose some useful maids to serve by your side. According to the practice of the house, you will naturally stay around, and you can pick two second-class maids, four third-class maids, and eight people such as the outer courtyard sprinkler. She paused for a moment, and then said, "The fifth lady lives in the Wind Lotus Courtyard together, and she only needs to pick two first-class maids, four second-class maids to serve closely, and the rest of the miscellaneous servants have their own slaves and maids to arrange." ”

Nguyen let out a low sigh.

It's not that she hasn't seen wealth, it's just that she knows her identity, and to put it nicely, she gave birth to a son and a daughter for Lu Zhe, and lives a leisurely life outside; To put it mildly, I have been put out for so many years, without a name and no point, where have so many people served.

There is a saying that "the outer room is not as good as a concubine", which is also one of the reasons why Lu Zhe insisted on welcoming them into the mansion.

Seeing this, Lu Yunlan took a step forward and said with a smile, "Mother, it's better to call your daughter to choose." ”

Ruan Shi was not good at this, thinking that his daughter was getting older day by day, and she was also very assertive recently, so she nodded and agreed.

Mama Qian was a little surprised, and glanced up at Lu Yunlan, only to see that the fifth young lady who came out of the concubine was young, but her speech and demeanor were quite graceful, neither too arrogant, nor cowering, nor weak...... After thinking about it carefully, she took it for granted that Nguyen Thi Su Ri had disciplined her daughter very well.

In this way, Mama Qian's face became more and more gentle.

Who doesn't love sensible girls? Even if this fifth lady is the master, she will secretly be happy to follow a sensible master.

Lu Yunlan said this just now because she saw the face of an old acquaintance in a group of girls.

It is said that people are the most resentful, you give her a bowl of rice, dozens of taels of silver, not enough for her to remember your kindness, but if you block her way and don't let her climb the high branches, then maybe she will remember you for a lifetime, waiting for when there is a chance, and will step on you hard and fall into the quagmire!

Mama Qian is a do-it-all person, she ordered the little maids to prepare tea and seats, and asked Ya Po to bring the little girls prepared in advance to Lu Yunlan to see. Of course, not only the little girl who Ya Po is going to sell into the mansion, but also some children from the Qingguo Mansion are also among them.

Ruan Shi didn't have anything to do, she sat quietly on the chair behind her with tea in her hand, without smiling or speaking, and there was a bit of a clear Ling Ling between her eyebrows.

Ya Po is one of the "three aunts and six wives", and usually makes a living by buying and selling human beings. The most inferior Ya Po made friends with the pious woman, did third-rate transactions, and sold beautiful women into the Chu Pavilion of Qinlou; A slightly better tooth woman enters and exits the well-off home, ushers in and sends some dancing girls and singers to buy and sell transactions; The best tooth wife has very clean hands and feet, and only picks up the innocent people who sell their children and daughters in times of disaster, and raises the young girls by their side to train them for a moment or two, so as not to send them into the homes of big families without rules and ruin their own signboards.

Obviously, the Guogong Mansion is the last one.

The three Ya women entered the courtyard with twenty or thirty girls behind them, and Lian Rong couldn't help but be surprised when she saw this. She grew up with Lu Yunlan since she was a child, and there were only a few sisters who came and went around her, where had she seen such a big battle, and she couldn't help but mutter behind her own young lady.

"It's so ......"

Too what? Too extravagant or too exaggerated? Lu Yunlan smiled, looked at her with her eyes, and signaled her not to talk nonsense.

This is just the daily use of the Guogong Mansion, and it is not excessive, you must know that there are four first-class maids next to Xu's side, eight second-class maids, and the rest are indefinite. It's just that it's hard to say right now.

"I've seen Miss."

The Ya women worshipped very respectfully, and they didn't even look at their eyes, which showed that they were obedient.

Lu Yunlan let them get up, led Lian Rong to look at the girls in front of them, and prepared to start picking people. At this time, Mama Qian suddenly thought of something and walked up to her, and whispered, "Miss chooses someone, the slave maid has a lot of advice, the young one is not in a hurry, put it in the outer courtyard or the third-class ...... first"

Mama Qian was halfway through her words, but Lu Yunlan already understood her hard work.

First, young people are not calm enough to do things, their hearts are undecided, and they are prone to accidents; Second, maybe some of these people have bad intentions, and it is better to wait for a period of observation before deciding; Third, the master rewards and punishes in moderation, and it is easier to buy people's hearts.

Lu Yunlan smiled slightly, and also said in a low voice, "Mama has a heart, I know the severity." ”

Mama Qian didn't say anything more and took a few steps back.

The Wind Lotus Courtyard is not big, and there are thirty or forty people standing at the main station, which is extremely crowded.

Lu Yunlan first picked someone for the Ruan family. She has always thought that the maid's appearance is secondary, as long as she is delicate and supple, and she can look comfortable, especially the person who serves her mother, if she is too prominent, she will inevitably move other thoughts, and there will be more trouble, which is really not beautiful. So she first picked two second-class ones and named them Chunyue and Chunning, and then picked four third-class ones called Chunlu, Spring Lake, Spring Breeze and Spring Water.

The eldest of the six maids was fifteen or sixteen years old, and the youngest was twelve or thirteen, half of them had children, and half of them were bought from outside, so the choice was very fair. It's just that the name is all taken according to the spring character, and everyone laughed for a while after hearing it.

Nguyen also smiled.

"There is already a spring around me, why bother to take it all according to this word, this spring and that spring, my head is big when I listen to it."

Lu Yunlan said unhurriedly what she had thought about a long time ago, "My daughter has heard that the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is full of spring, isn't it very appropriate to take the word spring?" ”

Ruan's knew that Lu Yunlan's little Jiujiu was nothing more than that she was born in Jiangnan, and she wanted to make more articles on the maid's name to make her happy. She shook her head amusefully and looked at the little enemy in front of her.

"It's up to you!"

Six Springs were chosen, and naturally someone took them aside. Lu Yunlan bypassed the first few young girls and walked straight to a tall and fair-skinned girl.

The girl was beautiful and articulate, and when she saw her coming over, she hurriedly said, "The slave Xue Lan has seen the fifth miss!" ”

Hearing the word "Lan", Lu Yunlan smiled quietly.

Sure enough, everything is still developing according to the story of the previous life. When she saw Zhao Xuelan's face in the crowd, she knew that Mrs. Zhao still entrusted Yao Mulian's door and wanted to send her youngest daughter to Fenghe Courtyard on an errand. It is best to send it to Miss Five, not only to help inquire about the news, but also to marry out as a dowry on the day she leaves the cabinet, so as to have a good future!

"Your name is Xue Lan?" Lu Yunlan pretended to be curious, "But the 'orchid' of the four gentlemen in the flowers?" ”

"Naturally not!"

Zhao Xuelan hurriedly said, she wanted to show her face in front of Miss Fifth so much that she forgot her mother's instructions before going out, and played with the few words she had learned, "...... It is the Arashi of the mountain wind, from ...... A river of smoke and water ......"

What's the matter with a river of smoke and water? Shine or reflect?

Lu Yunlan quietly watched her face flush, and she didn't know what she thought.

In her previous life, she had also been so behaving in front of herself, but she felt that she was lively by nature, not only taking people with her, but also treating her as a loyal servant - until after she got married, Zhao Xuelan wanted to climb into Ji Minghe's bed while she was away. As a result, this matter was reported by Jadeite, and he sold it without thinking about it.

After Mrs. Zhao found out, she had resentment in her heart, so she simply did Yao Mulian's internal response, and provoked between the Xu family and Lu Zhe several times.

“…… A river of smoke and water shines on the sunny land, people on both sides of the strait connect the eaves, and the lotus bush is light in autumn. ”

Ruan's voice came faintly from behind the girl, she seemed to be casual and unintentional, but it also showed Zhao Xuelan's shallow knowledge, "The word water fairy from Zhang Yanghao." ”

Zhao Xuelan's face turned pale, and she twisted the handkerchief in her hand and bowed her head.

Lu Yunlan glanced back at her mother, mother and daughter for many years, she understood what Ruan wanted to say. It's just that now is not the time, if you fall out with Mrs. Zhao's family now, the days ahead must be too exciting...... It's better to take your time, grasp the handle, and hit it with one hit, which is the way to win.

Thinking of this, the girl laughed slowly.

"Articulate, I like it very much," as soon as these words came out, even Mama Qian looked at her in surprise, as if she had something to say. However, because there were too many people present, Mama Qian couldn't speak. Lu Yunlan smiled at Zhao Xuelan's pale little face, and said gently, "Go back and let your old son change your name, and come to me on an errand." ”

That's it.

"Slave maid...... Thank you, Miss. ”

Zhao Xuelan lowered her head, no longer dancing with her eyebrows just now. It's just that she bites her lip with her teeth, and she can see that she is very unfair in her heart.

Lu Yunlan didn't care, she continued to pick people.

Others seem to be aimless when they see her picking, but in fact, she knows in her heart that in addition to the girl Xuelan, she is looking for Jade, and the maid who has been with her until the end in addition to Lotus Rong-

She walked over to a medium-sized girl and stopped.

Although the girl in front of her was not as fair as Zhao Xuelan's skin, her eyes were big and dark.

Xu is her gaze was too naked, the girl was stunned by her, and she didn't know whether to say or worship at the moment, and there was a little more hesitation on her face. The tooth woman who brought people on the side shook her head secretly, thinking, "If the mud really can't support the wall, I'm afraid that it will be yellow again."

"What's your name?"

Lu Yunlan stood in front of the girl and asked again in a soft tone.

"Don't be in a hurry, answer me slowly, what's your name?"