Mama Li still ran into a gray nose in front of Zhu Jintang for the first time, and her heart was quite uncomfortable, so she walked out of the yard angrily all the way, and bowed her head before passing the corner gate: "I must have committed Tai Sui in my life this year, and I touched my head everywhere, and it was not right to do this, so it was not right, and I was not right to do it, and I was only treated as a monkey by this family, and I was going to be trampled to death." ”

Hearing this, she followed her mother-in-law, hurriedly looked around, and reminded softly: "Mama, be careful that the wall has ears." The slave knows that you are not happy, but ...... The eldest grandmother is now being favored, and the old lady and the uncle treat her as a baby, so they can only grieve your old man. ”

When Mama Li heard this, she spat heavily: "What doesn't hurt!" Depending on what kind of immortal she is, I don't have to be afraid of her, the future is long, who can know what will happen in the future? Let's wait and see. ”

After Mama Li left, Shen Yuechen whispered to Zhu Jintang: "Okay, what's wrong with Uncle Fang?" ”

Zhu Jintang felt that she was asking knowingly, so he said: "If you don't understand, forget it, just because I didn't say anything just now." ”

Shen Yuechen was stunned, embarrassed, and didn't know what to say. How could she not understand that he was helping her and helping her stand up in front of Mama Li.

Shen Yuechen was silent for a moment, then held Zhu Jintang's hand back, and stopped talking: "Uncle feels sorry for the concubine, and the concubine knows." ”

Zhu Jintang replied lightly: "I don't think you may know." ”

Shen Yuechen looked at him a little helplessly, and said very weakly: "Of course the concubine knows......" He favored her, not once or twice, she remembered it in her heart every time, she didn't dare to forget, and she couldn't forget.

When Zhu Jintang heard this, he looked at her fixedly, and seeing that her complexion was a little bad, he gently stroked her face and said, "Mama Li is the old man in the family, you treat her respectfully, naturally, it's right, just don't be arrogant to her." ”

Shen Yuechen nodded and said, "The concubine understands." Since Mama Li has picked a good person, the concubine will receive her love first, and if she doesn't like it later, she will send it out. ”

Zhu Jintang thought for a while and said, "You can do it." It's just that until you learn the rules clearly, don't go to our house, so as not to get upset. ”

"Whoa." Shen Yuechen agreed with a smile, holding his big palm with both hands, "The concubine will personally serve the uncle and not let others touch their hands." ”

Zhu Jintang was very satisfied with her obedient appearance, held back a smile and pretended to be serious: "Don't just say it nicely, then you can serve me now." ”

Shen Yuechen smiled and shook her head gently at him: "The concubine is inconvenient today, and she is lazy, so the uncle should go to the aunts to rest." ”

She had a rare reason to justifiably refuse him to stay overnight. Zhu Jintang couldn't refute it, and after dinner, he left with interest.

As night fell, the courtyard on the west side gradually quieted down. The moon is bright and the stars are scarce, and the moonlight flows quietly like flowing water.

A small lamp was lit in the room, Shen Yuechen sat on the edge of the bed, flipped through the account book by the light, Cui Xin was there, sitting with her head down and needlework, seeing that the light was not too bright, she picked up the scissors and picked the wick, and said softly: "Such a dim light, Miss hurt her eyes carefully, she has been watching it for almost half an hour, let's rest." ”

It's only been half an hour. Shen Yuechen put down the book, closed her eyes, and rubbed her eyebrows, only to feel that tonight's time passed extremely slowly.

Xu Yes, because there was one less person around him, he was not there, and there was one less person's breathing and body temperature, and even the room was deserted, which made her a little unaccustomed for a while. Thinking about it, Shen Yuechen was inexplicably a little lost, but then she secretly laughed at herself: stupid! Idiot! It's so decent, why are you sentimental! I usually don't want to keep him, but now it's easy for him to leave, and I'm worried about it sourly, what is it? This will, there are wonderful people around him who know pain and heat, lingering like glue, so why should he worry......

Shen Yuechen shook her head and smiled bitterly, only letting Cuixin turn off the lights and sleep with her.

Early the next morning, just after midnight, Mama Li led five or six neatly dressed and well-looking new maids into the courtyard.

Shen Yuechen had just sent Zhu Jintang away, and it was a coincidence that she caught up with Aunt Qin and Aunt Sun to come over to say hello, so she asked them to stay together for tea, and by the way, she helped herself check it.

Zhu Jintang rested at Qin Taoxi last night, which finally made Qin's heart a little happy. Early in the morning, he dressed up and came to say goodbye, like a peacock with a lively spirit.

Mama Li brought people in turn, and Qin Taoxi couldn't wait to turn her head to look, a pair of bright eyes only turned around on their faces, as if she was trying to see something from them.

Sun Wenpei was indifferent, still drinking the tea in his cup, this tea is a high-grade Longjing, and he can't drink it often.

Shen Yuechen took a rough look, and already knew it, only to see that they were all mediocre-looking, fair-skinned flowering girls, almost all of them were between fourteen or sixteen, and they were the same age.

Shen Yuechen looked at the Qin family and the Sun family, and asked with a smile, "How is my sister looking?" Can you look satisfied? ”

The corners of Qin's eyes were windy, and he hurriedly swept them a few times, and only said: "The concubines look good, and they all have the face of an honest person." However, as the saying goes, it is difficult to draw the skin and bones of a tiger, and you don't know the face but not the heart. Whether it's good or bad has to be seen more closely. ”

The Sun clan had nothing to say, only echoed a few words from the Qin clan.

Shen Yuechen thought for a while, looked at Mama Li and said, "Mama, dare to ask if these girls have any expertise and skills?" ”

Mama Li nodded, stretched out her finger and pointed to the nearest one, and replied: "That kid can do needlework, sewing and mending, and is very good." The slightly chubby one next to her can cook vegetables and make soup. Again, it's the one in pink clothes, who used to help the owner take care of the children for a few years, and he recognizes a few words. ”

Shen Yuechen listened, and was the first to eliminate the person who knew how to read. There is no shortage of literate maids around her, and Chun Ming Cuixin knows how to read, so she really doesn't need to look for it.

Shen Yuechen thought about it, raised her hand and chose a blushing and somewhat shy little girl, and then picked the one who knew how to needlework.

Seeing this, Mama Li was overjoyed, so she only pulled the two of them forward and said, "Don't you hurry up and kowtow to grandma to thank you." ”

The two men immediately stepped forward and kowtowed in thanks.

Shen Yuechen raised his hand and said, "Get up and talk, tell me what the names of the two of you are." ”

The blushing one cautiously replied, "The slave maid is cheap and welcomes spring." ”

The one who knows how to needle and thread said generously: "The slave maid's name is Xiaofang, and her parents gave her a second one, and she asked the grandmother to take another one for the slave maid." ”

Shen Yuechen smiled slightly: "The name Yingchun is good, just continue to call it like this, as for Xiaofang, I will change one word for you, and it will be called Chunfang in the future." ”

"Slave and maid, thank Grandma for giving her name." The two of them knelt down on their foreheads again, knocking unusually loudly.

Shen Yuechen continued: "You have signed the deed of sale when you go back, and you will be the people in my courtyard from now on." I have always had clear rewards and punishments, and I like to be diligent and sensible, and I don't want to see the cunning and lazy. Mama Li is the housekeeper in the yard, you first follow her to learn the rules, the monthly salary is temporarily five cents of silver, and when you turn back and learn the rules, your hands and feet are also sharp, I will give you a rise, and I will not treat you badly. ”