Seeing Qingbao coming, Huang Liuniang smiled and said, "Liuya, you go and see those little girls, let's keep which one you like." ”

Qingbao and Ya Po met each other, and then they came out of the living room, came to the eight little girls in the courtyard, and looked behind them one by one.

To tell the truth, although these little girls look relatively clean, they all have vegetables on their faces, and they know at a glance that they are children of poor families.

Qingbao didn't say which one to choose, just smiled: "It's almost noon, you should be hungry too, there are ready-made noodles in the kitchen, you eat a bowl of noodles first, and when you are full and energetic, let's talk about business." ”

As soon as these words came out, not only the eight little girls were stunned, but even Huang Liuniang and Yapo were stunned.

After a long while, Ya Po flattered: "Miss Six is really kind." Don't let Miss Six down, go to the kitchen to eat noodles! ”

After listening to Ya Po's words, the eight little girls entered the kitchen with Qingbao.

On the table in the middle of the kitchen, eight bowls of steaming noodle soup have been arranged, including soup, noodles and shredded meat, each bowl is full, and the full soup is about to flow out.

Since he didn't know how many people Ya Po would bring, Qingbao prepared ten bowls of noodles, and now it seems that there are two more bowls.

The little girls were probably hungry, and after receiving Qingbao's instructions, they each found a seat and picked up chopsticks to eat noodles.

Qingbao didn't leave, just stood at the door and watched these little girls eat noodles.

There was a little girl who was probably hungry, and as soon as Qingbao's words fell, she gobbled up a big mouthful, and the stuffed mouth was full, and the noodles were hot and many, and the choked little girl rolled her eyes, but she still swallowed stubbornly.

There is also a little girl who is anxious, and first took a chopstick noodle into her mouth, but was burned by the hot noodles and turned to tears, sticking out her tongue and constantly sighing.

Seeing that she was hot, the little girl on her right first lay down and blew the hot air, and then sighed along the edge of the bowl and drank the soup.

The fourth little girl looked at her, and did the same, and went down to drink the soup on the edge of the bowl.

The fifth little girl was more calm, she picked up a basket of noodles with chopsticks, did not eat it immediately, but held the noodles high, and waited for it to cool down before she steadily put the noodles into her mouth.

The sixth and seventh girls picked up a handful of noodles in a low voice, put it to their mouths and blew it slightly, and only after the noodles were cold did they eat it with confidence.

The eighth little girl was closest to Qingbao, she looked at the other side, and gently asked Qingbao who was standing at the door, "Miss Six, can I use a spoon?" ”

Qingbao hurriedly said, "It's okay, use it, the spoon is in that cabinet." ”

The eighth little girl thanked her, walked over and took the spoon, gently scooped up a spoonful of soup, put a noodle in it, and then put it to her mouth and blew it lightly a few times, and then slowly ate the first spoonful of noodles.

Qingbao carefully observed these little girls eating noodles on the side, and already had a general goal in mind, and her eyes stopped at the sixth and seventh little girls.

The sixth little girl was average-looking, with low eyebrows and a face, and was very quiet when she ate, without any sound at all.

The seventh little girl is a little more Peugeot, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes than Qingbao, and she eats very well, and she doesn't make too much noise when she chews.

When the noodles were almost finished, the two little girls picked up the bowl and drank the soup.

The seventh girl was not sure how to do it, and at once she put one thumb into the soup, and she quickly retracted the thumb, and then put it in her mouth and sucked it gently.

Qing Bao was looking at it interestingly, only to hear a knock on the courtyard door, and Sizhu and Fang Qingyue rushed over.

Liuya, what are you doing standing at the door, who is in the kitchen? As Sizhu and Fang Qingyue were talking, they squeezed to the kitchen door and stretched out their heads to look inside.

Seeing that there were several little girls sitting inside, Fang Qingyue hurriedly retracted his head by dragging the four pillars, and asked Qingbao: "There are so many people, do you want to choose Yahuan?" ”

"Hmm." Qingbao agreed, while watching the reactions of the little girls in the room, especially the reactions of the sixth and seventh little girls.

When they saw two beautifully dressed and handsome boys appear at the door, the little girls blushed and reacted differently.

The sixth little girl only glanced at Fang Qingyue and Sizhu, and then quickly lowered her head and continued to drink the soup.

The seventh little girl, on the other hand, glanced at the door a few more times, then lowered her head with a slightly red face, and did not drink any more soup, but kept secretly looking out of the door.

Qingbao turned around and said to Sizhu and Fang Qingyue: "You go back to the fourth brother's room to read for a while, and I'll be done here in a while." ”

Sizhu leaned into Qing Bao's ear and whispered, "Choose the third one, the most beautiful one." ”

Qing Bao raised his eyebrows, looked at Fang Qingyue and said, "Which one do you say?" ”

Fang Qingyue pursed his lips and smiled, his big bright eyes sparkling: "Baby, you choose it yourself, she is your maid, you have to choose one that suits your heart." ”

Qing Bao glanced at Sizhu and said disdainfully: "At a young age, you know how to covet beauty, hurry up and read a few more sage books to clear your mind!" Yue Yue, you performed well today, I will make you wine in a while, I guarantee that it is your favorite food! ”

Yue Yue was overjoyed, with a smile on his face, and led the depressed Sizhu back to the room.

After the eight little girls had finished eating and stood in the courtyard again, Qing Bao returned to the living room and said to Huang Liuniang: "Leave the sixth in line the one wearing a pink and white dress." ”

When Ya Po heard this, she hurriedly called, "Brother Zhao, come here." ”

Recruit ......

As soon as Qingbao heard this name, she immediately had a strong urge to change her name, Brother Zhao, what kind of name is this!

Brother Zhao was slightly stunned, then pulled her patched clothes and walked to the living room.

Ya Po said to her: "Brother Zhao, Miss Six wants to keep you, and you will serve Miss Six well in the future." Miss Six is a kind-hearted person, she will definitely not treat you badly, you are diligent in everything, and your hands and feet are clean. If I am sent back for being lazy and stealing, I will ask your father and your mother for the money. ”

Brother Zhao lowered his head and said softly: "Granny Li, I remember everything." ”

Huang Liuniang paid the money, and Ya Po led the remaining little girls back.

After sending the tooth woman away, Huang Liuniang turned around and said to Brother Zhao: "Brother Zhao, right?" In the future, you will mainly serve the young lady, and help make candy when the family is busy. My family is not that mean family, usually as long as you are obedient, no one will bully you. ”

Brother Zhao replied in a low voice: "Please rest assured, Madame, I will definitely serve Miss Six with my heart." ”

Brother Zhao kowtowed to Huang Liuniang twice, and then was taken to the backyard by Qingbao.

Before buying Yahuan for her daughter, Huang Liuniang found someone to open Qingbao's bedroom with the next room, and asked Qingbao to move to the inner room, and the outer one was left to Yahuan to live in.

Because Yahuan also has to take care of Miss at night, for convenience, most people will leave the room outside Miss Boudoir for Yahuan to stay overnight.

Since Qingbao only has one maid ring, she was allowed to live in this room.

If there are more Yahuan in the future, she can't live in this room alone, but has to move to a fixed subordinate room, and the room outside Qingbao has to be lived by Yahuan who stays overnight.

Qingbao first asked Brother Zhao to take a clean bath, grate her head, and find her clean clothes, and then asked her, "How old are you?" ”

Brother Zhao stood up straight and replied respectfully: "Nine years old." ”

"Who's in the house?"

"Daddy, five sisters, and a younger brother."

"Has your family had a hard time? Otherwise, it will sell your home. Qingbao felt that the Xia family was poor enough before, but they were so poor that they didn't sell their daughters, could it be that the younger brother's family would be poorer than her family?

Speaking of the family, Brother Zhao was silent for a while, and then said: "A few years ago, a little brother was added to the family, and my father said that he wanted to buy family property for his younger brother, so he sold the fourth sister and me, saying that he would use silver to buy land." ”

No way......

In order to buy family property, you sold your daughter to someone else as a maid?

This kind of strange thing, Qingbao felt as if he was listening to the Arabian Nights.

But when I think of the change of relatives again, Qingbao feels that in this society, this kind of thing should be very common.

In this patriarchal society, sons are everything, daughters are goods, and they can be sold and resold at will.

Qingbao is once again chilled by this society.

After being silent for a while, Qing Bao said to Brother Zhao: "Your name is too ugly, I'll help you change your name." ”

"yes, okay." Regarding the name change, Brother Zhao agreed very happily, and she hated the name very much.

Qingbao thought for a while before saying, "When you came, half of the summer had already passed, so you should call it Banxia." ”

Banxia is a very quiet child, unless Qingbao asks her, she rarely speaks, she has a rare stability of children of this age. In Qingbao's eyes, she is like an almighty robot, she has never made a mistake or missed anything.

And she is also very diligent, from the moment she entered the Xia family, she quickly entered the role of Yahuan, tidying up the room, cleaning, washing clothes and dishes, sewing and mending...... Do any work, never cry bitterness, never shout tiredness.

Even Huang Liuniang was very satisfied with Banxia, and specially instructed Qingbao several times to let Qingbao treat Banxia well and not bully her.

Originally, a little girl cleaned up everything for her, Qingbao already felt a little embarrassed, although Banxia was bought by her family with silver, but Qingbao still has the concept of equality of modern people, how can it be reversed in a while, so Banxia is getting better and better, never beating and scolding her, what is delicious and fun, and she has never been left behind.

Sizhu looked at Qingbao, then at Fang Qingyue, sighed and said, "Qingyue, I think if Liuya says that salt is sweet, you must also say yes." ”

Fang Qingyue's face flushed, and he glanced at Qingbao cautiously, before he squeaked and said, "That's not it, Liuya is reasonable, and she will definitely not talk nonsense." ”

The four pillars retreated speechlessly.