Jia Lian accepted the task of picking up Daiyu, and changed his laziness from the previous few days. After leaving Mengpo Zhai, he went to the front yard to select the people who would accompany him.
This world is no different than that of later generations. The probability of encountering bandits and other dangers on a long journey is relatively high.
Jia Lian is not stupid enough to ride alone for thousands of miles. Who will he talk to if his head is cut off along the way?
Therefore, even if he has to go on a journey, he must choose a few capable followers.
After doing this, he was ready to go to the accounting office to collect the necessary inventory fees. When he heard Jia Mu's call, he turned back to Rongqing Hall.
"I've met my ancestors."
When he discovered that Wang Xifeng was the only one in Rongqing Hall besides Jia Mu and a group of maids and servants, Jia Lian knew that Jia Mu would probably act as a peacemaker between him and Wang Xifeng.
I shook my head in my heart, as expected, the meowing cat had sweets to eat.
Just after showing off, Jia Mu became concerned about his affairs. In the past few days, Rongqingtang had no intention of asking about him.
"Lian Er, I heard that you had a fight with your wife and moved to the study room out of anger?"
Jia's mother is a qualified head of the family. When she rebuked Jia Zheng before, she was very dignified. Now she acts as a kind elder, and there is no disharmony at all.
"My grandson is guilty. Because of a trivial matter, my ancestor was troubled and questioned."
Jia Mu waved her hand and said, "Is there any problem? Your wife has told me everything. She is just a little girl. How come the couple has become inseparable from each other until old age?"
Well, for the sake of your wife serving me all year round, I will take care of this matter for her.
You are missing one person in the room, I will compensate you by one more person, and then this matter will be over, what do you think you can do?"
When Jia Mu said this, there was no room for Jia Lian to refuse.
But when he heard that Jia Mu wanted to compensate him alone, and looking at Wang Xifeng's gloomy face next to him, Jia Lian couldn't help but laugh again.
If that was the case, he actually won the first game with Feng Lazi, and Wang Xifeng shot himself in the foot.
So he nodded and agreed to Jia Mu's wishes.
Seeing this, Mother Jia didn't hesitate. She smiled and waved to the side. Then she saw a pile of maids, and three of them were pushed out by their companions.
They are all the maids in Jia Mu's house who receive one or two months' worth of money, and they all have the same look and feel.
Seeing this, I have to say that Mrs. Jia is also an experienced face-controller. She particularly likes good-looking people.
As long as the grandchildren in the family are good-looking, she will not be stingy with her love and rewards.
Needless to say, among the Sanchun sisters, Yingchun and Tanchun are both granddaughters of this mansion. But the youngest, Xichun, is the real lady of Ningguo mansion. Because she lost her mother when she was young, she is so cute.
He was taken over and raised by Mother Jia since he was a child...
This is true for grandchildren, and the same is true for maids.
She was very picky about maids, and since she had nothing to do after being raised, she was free to take care of the maids in the mansion. She kept the good ones, and sent the bad ones around, so that the best maids in the entire Rongguo Mansion were
, most of them are in Rongqingtang.
And the one who can be chosen to serve in front of me is even more outstanding.
It's just that her status is so respected that even though many young and old men in the two houses covet these pretty girls, they don't dare to do it and have no way of doing it.
Unexpectedly, today he was lucky enough to receive a reward from Jia Mu, who still let him choose.
It seems that Jia Mu is not just trying to mediate the conflict between him and Wang Xifeng, but also has a deeper meaning, as a reward for his performance today.
Taking a quick look at the three maids, they are all capable maids who usually serve Jia Mu. Their monthly income is enough to make one or two silver, and they are the highest-level maids in the Jia family. There are only more than ten such maids in the entire Rongguo Mansion, and
Jia's mother has eight of them.
Perhaps Jia's mother was also worried that Wang Xifeng would do something evil again, so she made this arrangement. Even if she grew up next to an old man, Wang Xifeng wouldn't dare to mess around with her even if she was a maid!
But it's a pity that she is still reluctant to let him choose the one she loves most...
Jia Lian was thinking to himself, and subconsciously glanced behind Jia Mu, giving her a gentle look at the mandarin duck on her shoulder.
"Ping, Xi, Yuan" is the representative figure of the maids in Rongguo Mansion, and the others have probably lost some.
Ping'er is in the hands of Wang Xifeng, and Xiren is also Jia Mu's maid. Now she has been placed next to Jia Baoyu by Jia Mu. This mandarin duck has never been found, and is held tightly by Jia Mu herself. This can be seen from this.
It is so rare that even Jia Mu cherishes it.
"Haha, our ancestors gave you three such beautiful ones to choose from, and you're still not satisfied? Are you still eyeing the Yuanyang girl?"
Wang Xifeng kept staring at Jia Lian resentfully. Although Jia Lian only glanced at Yuanyang, she was keenly caught and immediately laughed out loud.
Everyone knows that Yuanyang is now the most powerful maid around Jia Mu. It would be a good thing for Jia Mu to know that Jia Lian covets Yuanyang and get angry and withdraw the reward.
Wang Xifeng's words also made the people around burst into laughter. Half of the clouds flew up on Yuanyang's face, but they quickly turned away and then glared at Wang Xifeng.
Others are afraid of Mistress Lian, but she is not afraid. If they dare to make fun of her again, they will definitely spit on her.
Jia Mu also smiled, but her smile was not so kind.
There was no trace of panic on Jia Lian's face. He held up his hands and said with a smile: "Miss Yuanyang is a first-class good girl in the house, but who doesn't know that she is also the beloved of our ancestors? It seems that our ancestors love something,
How dare my grandson seize food from a tiger's mouth and think so.
The grandson thinks that if the ancestor sincerely rewards the grandson, the grandson does have a candidate, so I ask the ancestor to be generous."
"Oh? If you don't like any of them, then who do you like?"
Jia Mu took a look at the three people she had picked out and was surprised again. Jia Lian had thought well. In order to encourage Jia Lian's filial behavior today and to prevent another fire in Jia Lian's backyard, she took the precautions seriously and put the best of her usual care into practice.
The good maids brought it out.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Haha, if the ancestor is willing, why not give Qingwen to his grandson." Jia Lian said with a smile.
"Who?" Jia Mu didn't understand for a moment, but a servant smiled and said: "Old lady, could it be that little girl Lian Erye was talking about, Qingwen? She was the one given to the old lady by her mother many years ago. The old lady said it when she saw it
Well, I even named him myself, and then asked people to take him down to learn the rules, and said he would be called to serve me in the future."
"I remembered."
Jia Mu still had an impression, but she was curious: "Such a little girl, how did you know her?"
Jia Lian smiled and replied: "The last time I came to pay my respects to my ancestors, I bumped into her once on the porch. I heard someone call her Qingwen, so I remembered her."
Jia Mu hummed and said to the people around her: "I said that every good thing in my house, young and old, they all want it. You still don't believe it? Now you can see that in my hand
Someone is trying to take away a little girl who is still learning the rules, let alone other good things?"
All the servants and women laughed: "My ancestors also know how to take care of people. If a girl comes from somewhere else, I'm afraid Second Master Lian won't look down on her either."
"What else does he dislike..."
Jia Mu looked sideways at Jia Lian and snorted inexplicably, which made Jia Lian feel like a light on his back.
He didn't show anything more, anyway, he took the initiative to fight for it, and there was nothing he could do if Jia Mu didn't give it to him.
Thinking about it, Qingwen was still young at this time and had not been awarded Jia Baoyu by Jia Mu, so she should not be reluctant to part with it.
Sure enough, although Mother Jia was a little dissatisfied when she remembered Jia Lian's past, she still did not change her original intention and sent someone to call him.
And the three first-class maids, who knew they had been eliminated, consciously stood back obediently.
I can't say I'm too disappointed, nor can I say I'm very happy.
It's a good thing to be the aunt in Master Lian's house. After all, Master Lian is not only a serious master of the family, but also a handsome and handsome man...
The bad thing is that the way Mr. Lian behaves... is really not very admirable.
Not to mention, there is Mistress Lian in his house who is eyeing her! Who can live peacefully with someone like Mistress Lian staring at her every day?
I haven’t seen that the two people who lived in Mr. Lian’s house were also good girls in the house. Mistress Lian had only been in the house for a short time, but they all “died badly”.
Not long after, Qingwen was brought in under the guidance of the young daughter-in-law.
Xu Shi arrived in a hurry. She was only wearing a light red light plaid thin coat, an apricot long-sleeved shirt underneath, a light-colored tie around her waist, and a white sarong with purple patterns underneath.
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Although she is not as brightly dressed as the maids, she just raises her head and everyone in the hall can see her face clearly, and they can't help but secretly exclaim: What a beautiful girl!
She has a delicate little face with melon seeds, a thin mouth that is naturally rosy, and above her small nose are thin eyebrows and beautiful eyes, as well as a few light bangs and one hanging down by her ears.
Braided hair. Although she is young, she is already a complete beauty.
When Wang Xifeng saw her, a cold light shot out of her eyes, staring at her closely.
At this moment, Qingwen didn't know why she was called here in such a hurry. She just stepped forward and greeted Jia Mu in a polite manner.
Jia Mu pulled her in front of her eyes, touched her little face and looked at her carefully, and sighed: "If I hadn't promised you before, I would really be reluctant to let go of such a good girl."
All the ladies also laughed: "If this girl hadn't been born so well, I'm afraid Second Master Lian wouldn't have chosen her over the three older girls in the old lady's house."
"Hmph, he is quite scheming. On the surface, he is losing money by exchanging a big girl for a little girl. But just looking at the girl's appearance, you can tell that he has been planning for an unknown amount of time, and today he finally got a chance!"
After Jia Mu finished speaking, she didn't care about other people's reactions. She just pulled Qingwen and asked, "How old are you?"
Qingwen blushed slightly and replied: "Old lady, it's already National Day."
In fact, this was not the first time that Jia's mother asked her her age, but at this moment she could not bear to criticize the old lady for being forgetful.
Her eyes couldn't help but glance towards Jia Lian.
No wonder the nanny who just called her here was so mysterious. It turned out that the old lady wanted to give her away...
"It's only eleven, okay...I heard from the ladies that you are not only good-looking, but also excellent at sewing, and that the older maids can't compare to you? But is it true?"
Qingwen just smiled. Although she didn't dare to show off, everyone could see her confidence.
Jia Mu sighed again: "It would be a pity to give such a good girl to Lian Er."
Jia Lian chatted, knowing that Jia Mu was still biased against him, so he smiled and said: "If our ancestors really can't bear to part with each other, it's better to just stay with them. The grandson just said that, there's no need for our ancestors to bear the pain of parting with us. Anyway, we're not here."
People dare to say that you, old man, have gone back on your word..."
"Bah, you don't have to be clever in front of me. Since I told you, he will be yours from now on, but..."
Jia Mu glanced at Wang Xifeng and said: "This girl has just entered the house not long ago and is not very old. I will keep it for you first and teach you two the rules. I will return it to you when you come back from Yangzhou.
But I have agreed that if you go to pick up your sister Lin this time, if the errand is not done well or your sister is wronged on the way, it will not be so easy to take this person back."
No matter how good she looks, she is just a little girl, so Jia Mu is not reluctant to part with her.
If Jia Lian chose one of the three she gave, she would have nothing to say. But Jia Lian already had a goal, which gave her a feeling that her children and grandchildren were thinking about her things. She felt a little unhappy and didn't want to
It made Jia Lian so happy.
Of course, the reason she said was also true, and she really wanted to help Jia Lian train others, and by the way, she also wanted Qingwen to stay by her side to gain more experience, so that she could live more peacefully by Wang Xifeng's side in the future.
Jia Lian is happy to see Jia Mu's decision come to fruition.
He was also worried just now that it would be inconvenient to take Qingwen away during this trip. If Qingwen was handed over to Wang Xifeng at this time, he was really worried that Wang Xifeng was using evil tricks.
Jia Mu's decision just solved his worry.
As for the possibility of Jia Mu not paying back...
Come to think of it, Jia Mu, as a first-class Rongguo concubine, is such a noble person, and she can't do anything to get rich by breaking her promise.
He raised his eyes to look at Qingwen and found that she was also peeking at him. When their eyes met, she immediately ran away.
Jia Lian couldn't help but smile. He was the second in the list of the twelve golden hairpins in the Red Mansion. He was also the most beautiful maid in the Red Mansion. He had snatched it from Jia Baoyu.