"Uncle Li, that's Mozhuyuan." The mandarin duck pointed to the courtyard in front of him and said to Jia Yun.

Jia Yun raised his eyes and saw a powder wall, counting the sandalwood repair house, and there were thousands of green bamboos to cover it......

Nodding, Jia Yun walked along the zigzag verandah, stepping on the stones under the steps and walking towards the courtyard.

On both sides of the Mozhuyuan house, there is an ear room, and there are three rooms in a row, two bright and one dark, and there are beds and chairs in the place, and the furnishings are exquisite. From the inner room, there is a small door, but out of the back garden, there are large pear blossoms, broad-leaved plantains, and two small regressions. A gap suddenly opens under the wall of the back garden, the ditch is opened, poured into the wall, the edge steps go around the house to the front yard, and the bamboo is circled and comes out.

I have to say, this is a good place to be quiet.

Jia Yun walked around, and then sighed: "The old lady has a heart." ”

Jia Yun has never lived in such a courtyard, it was originally a dilapidated courtyard in the Ningguo Mansion, how could it be so exquisite.

Mandarin Duck said with a smile: "Uncle Lu is going to study, so naturally he has to choose a good place to live." ”

Jia Yun nodded, turned his head to the mandarin duck and sighed: "The yard is good, but there is a lack of someone to help take care of it." ”

The mandarin duck didn't respond, and Jia Yun didn't say more, so he said: "Okay, Sister Mandarin Duck doesn't want to come, and I can't help it, but if you want to come in the future, I'm welcome at any time." ”

"The slave and maid thank you for the uncle's kindness, the slave and the maid are not uninteresting, but the slave and maid have long made up their minds to serve the old lady for the rest of their lives." Although the mandarin duck didn't look at Jia Yun, she was also a little moved in her heart, she was the big girl next to Jia's mother, and the people in the house were also respectful to her, but in the end she was a maid.

Jia Yun also knew that the mandarin duck was just an excuse, and Jia's mother, if the mandarin duck agreed, Jia Yun would say a sentence or two, presumably it was not a big problem, but the mandarin duck didn't have this mind, or he didn't look down on Jia Yun.

For the mandarin duck, Jia Yun does appreciate it, aside from the mandarin duck's beautiful face, the bee waist and shoulders are not to be talked about, the mandarin duck is smart and capable, and kind, and is still a loyal martyr, in the original book, after Jia's mother died, she knew that she could not escape the play of Jia Yu and others, and committed suicide by hanging the beam, not hesitating to use her life to insist on her innocence. The name of the martyr is understandable, and it can be seen from this that she is not a vain maid.

With such a maid, Jia Yun couldn't bear to end up with such a miserable end, so he wanted to pull her, not to mention, Jia Yun's courtyard really lacked a caring person to help her, and it was definitely not someone who wanted to see it.

Jia Yun nodded and said: "If Sister Mandarin Duck is not so loyal, I will feel that I have seen the wrong person, or that sentence, if you want to come, you are always welcome here....."

For Jia Yun, although the contact with the mandarin duck is still short, but he also roughly figured out Jia Yun's temperament, this person seems to be strong and aggressive, but in fact he is a paper tiger, if you are stronger, he will wilt, that is, the mouth is a little flowery, man, they are all such temperaments, but Jia Yun is more bold, in the end, he is still a good character, of course, this is just what the mandarin duck thinks.

So the mandarin duck was not so cold, glanced at Jia Yun, and said: "The slave and maid thank you uncle, the old lady still needs someone to take care of her, and the slave and maid will retire first." ”

After that, the mandarin duck twisted his body and went gracefully.

Jia Yun looked at the shadow of the mandarin duck leaving, pursed her lips, said no more, turned her head to look at Qingwen who was pouting on the side, and said: "Little girl, I am not a good temperament, I do my own thing." ”

Qingwen gritted her teeth and said, "The slave will do her part." ”

Jia Yun didn't feel dirty, she sat on the steps casually, and looked at Qingwen with interest, it's not that Jia Yun has any ideas, the twelve or thirteen-year-old girl is a beauty embryo, so what can she think.

In the original work, Qingwen is also a fierce maid, self-respecting and self-loving, but this strong temper is not easy to get along with.

It was also her temper that hated others and led to her tragic end.

Thinking of this, Jia Yun said: "Come on, it's very important to carry a burden, don't go to the house to put down the burden." ”

Qingwen glared at Jia Yun, and immediately went to the house to clean up.

Jia Yun shook her head when she saw this, this little girl's temperament is really enough, look at this appearance, it seems that ignoring her before made her remember it.

Thinking about it, Qingwen was not happy to come to Uncle Li's side, but Jia's mother ordered it, there was no way, who knew that Jia Yun didn't care at all, and thought about changing her, who was not annoyed about this matter.

However, for a girl with a tragic fate like Qingwen, since she was bumped into by Jia Yun, it is not difficult to stretch out a hand, and if this little girl does not want to stay by Jia Yun's side in the future, she will leave if she wants to, and Jia Yun will not keep her.

Jia Yun had nothing to do, so the old god was outside, and after a while, several figures walked into the courtyard gate, led by a middle-aged man in a cloth robe, who looked like a steward, followed by a few small servants, carrying a large cage and walked in.

When the middle-aged man saw Jia Yun sitting on the steps, his face was stunned, and he immediately stepped forward and said, "Uncle Yun, I am Wu Xindeng, the steward of the house, and the master ordered me to send some things over." ”

Wu Xindeng, he is one of the four major housekeepers of Rongguo Mansion, responsible for managing the treasury of Rongguo Mansion and the purchase of goods in the house, including the rouge gouache required by the ladies of the house, and the textbooks and ink required by the young masters in the mansion for reading.

For Wu Xindeng's Wu family, Jia Yun also knows that their family is not the most prominent in the Jia family's slave world, because there is also a Lai family, but in terms of abundant oil and water, the Wu family is definitely not much worse than the Lai family......

Jia Yun saw that the other party was sending something over, so he nodded and said, "I'm tired of Steward Wu." ”

Wu Xindeng saw that Jia Yun was still sitting on the steps, his face was not happy, although he was the steward of the house, but none of those young ladies were polite, like Jia Yun, his body didn't get up.

But he didn't talk nonsense, pointed to the cage carried by the hands of the few slaves behind, and said: "This is the four books and five classics that the master ordered to give you, and some other books and papers, all of which are the second master's favorite books. ”

Jia Yun nodded, and Wu Xindeng led someone to carefully place Jia Zheng's books and the four treasures of the study.

Qingwen put down her burden and walked out, looking at Jia Yun sitting on the steps, thinking for a moment, and said, "Uncle, in the house, the slave and maid have simply cleaned up, you go and sit in the house." ”

Jia Yun raised her eyes to look at Qingwen, stood up, and walked towards the house.

"Oops.... It's all cleaned up, but luckily I came in time. ”

Jia Yun just took two steps, there was a shout outside the courtyard gate, Jia Yun turned his head to look, and saw a little woman with colorful embroidery, like a fairy concubine, walked in, Jia Yun knew this person, it was Wang Xifeng is also, except for her, there were many people behind her.

Jia Yun stepped forward and said, "What kind of strong wind, blowing the second aunt Lian here." ”

Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Yun who was not as obedient as in the "rumors", smiled at the corner of his mouth, and exclaimed: "It's still not the old lady who remembers this Yun brother, and ordered me to help early, no, aunt, I got the order and quickly found some helpers to give you." ”

After speaking, Wang Xifeng beckoned, and then saw a daughter-in-law in her forties outside the door, with three sixteen, seven, eight, wearing red silk jackets and blue satin pinching vests.

Wang Xifeng pointed to the daughter-in-law in her forties and said to Jia Yun: "This is Wang Baoshan's family, come to be your grandmother and take care of you." ”

Wang Baoshan's family stepped forward and said, "Uncle Yun is good." ”

When Jia Yun heard this, he knew it in his heart, and nodded at Wang Baoshan's family.

Wang Shanbao's family, she is Mrs. Xing's companion, and Mrs. Xing is Jia Yu's wife.

She is not a good stubble, and the famous raid of the Grand View Garden was done by her bewitching Mrs. Xing.

Even the young master and Miss who are serious in a garden dare to move, I am afraid that it will be difficult to get along, but Jia Yun is even more difficult to get along.

Wang Xifeng saw that he had made a tone, and then said to Jia Yun: "This is the sweeping girl arranged for you." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to Jia Wei one by one and recognized: "This Mei'er, this is called Lan'er, and this is Qiu'er."

They are third-class maids, second-class maids are emerald wisps of moire, and only first-class big maids use red.

The rough girl is third-class, and Qingwen is second-class.

In addition to the difference in the flowing water moire, there is also the level of the monthly money.

The third-class monthly money is 500 yuan, and the second-class is a hanging money, that is, 1,000 yuan.

The first class is one tael of silver, and the big dry silver is expensive and cheap, and one tael of silver is roughly equivalent to two thousand dollars.

The three maids have all been trained, and at this moment, Qi Qifu saluted and said, "Say hello to the uncle." ”

Jia Yun nodded, glanced at the brooms, dustpans, buckets, and rags around the three of them, Jia Yun turned his head to Qingwen and said, "Qingwen, you take them to clean the house, be careful." ”

Although Qingwen is young, her status is higher than them, and it is natural to listen to Qingwen's orders.

"I know, uncle, don't worry." Qingwen replied softly, her face looked a lot better, she didn't come to be a sweeping maid, Jia Yun's arrangement was undoubtedly a foil to her heart.

Then Qingwen said to the three of them: "Come with me, clean up early, and the uncle can rest." ”

The three of them glanced at each other, slightly dissatisfied with Qingwen's tone, but they could only respond, and followed Qingwen towards the house.

Wang Xifeng looked at Qingwen and said in surprise: "This is the girl sent by the Lai family, this girl is especially good at needlework, she looks good and dexterous, Brother Yun is so blessed, it can be seen that the old lady is eccentric." ”

Jia Yun was noncommittal, and said with a smile: "Second Aunt Lian said that she was laughing, this girl has a bad temperament, how can she be as good as the aunt said, but the Ping'er girl in the aunt's house, I heard that she is a good one before, and she does things carefully, if the aunt thinks that the old lady is eccentric, let's change it?" ”