Compared with powerful officials of the same level, the Li family does not have many servants. This is because all the masters in the family do not have the habit of being served.
However, there are still maids who are responsible for tidying up the room, cleaning, serving tea and water to the guests, etc. Since Zui Mo and Ruo Qing moved here, the manpower at home seems to be somewhat insufficient.
Before leaving, Ruoqing selected a few sisters from the hook list who were diligent and innocent. They knew the basics and had no other worries.
Butler Li stood in the yard, looked at the women standing in a row, and said solemnly: "This is our Lord Marquis, please open your eyes and look carefully. Don't mistake the wrong master in the future. I will bring you back later."
You guys went to see Madam..."
He and Ruyi didn't scold the maid very much on weekdays. It was Li Bo who played the role of black face. In his words, servants should behave like servants. Even if the master is kind, the servants should not be ignorant.
The new maids needed to establish their authority. After speaking with a straight face, Uncle Li waved his hand and said, "Okay, starting from the far left, you will introduce yourselves one by one."
"My name is Xiaoqiu." A maid said timidly.
"My name is Xiao Rong." Another maid stood up.
"Slave Xiaorou."
"My, my name is Xiaodie."
There were a total of five maids entering the house this time, and they were going to lead them to meet Ruyi Zuimo later. Li Yi's eyes scanned them all and moved to the last woman in white.
The woman smiled and bowed slightly to him, "Xiao Qing has met Mr. Hou."
Uncle Li turned around, smiled and said, "Young Master, I will take them to meet the Madam and the Second Madam."
"Wait a minute, I still need someone who can study ink in my study..." Li Yi thought for a while, then looked at a few maids, pointed casually, and said, "Just Xiaoqing."
Uncle Li looked at him with some surprise. The young master's study had long been occupied by the second lady. The most common thing he did on weekdays was to bask in the sun in the yard. It was fair to say that he lacked a maid to hold his shoulders and beat his legs. This was
What kind of ink are you grinding...
However, the entire Li family belongs to him, so having a maid is naturally not a problem.
Uncle Li looked at her and said, "Xiaoqing, then you can follow Mr. Hou from now on."
The woman lowered her head and bowed again, "Yes."
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I'm afraid it won't snow this winter.
As the Lantern Festival approaches, the weather begins to gradually get warmer, and by noon, there is no longer much chill.
Yongning and Shouning took off their thick fur clothes and were laughing and playing on the lawn. Li Yi sat and had a leisurely barbecue. The two finally got tired of playing and ran over and squatted next to Li Yi, swallowing their saliva and looking at each other.
He watched the golden fat dripping onto the charcoal, making a sizzling sound.
"It's not normal, this is definitely not normal." Li Xuan stood in the distance, looking at this scene, with a look of worry on his face.
Li Mingzhu turned to look at him and asked, "Why is it abnormal?"
"Miss Ruoqing has disappeared for three whole days." Li Xuan counted the numbers on his hands and looked at Li Yi again, "How could he be so calm, and still have the mood to sit there and barbecue, and still have the heart to feed Shouning?
?”
"Isn't this bad?" Li Mingzhu looked at him and asked, "Do you want him to be negative and decadent?"
Li Xuan shook his head and said, "Have you ever heard of an old saying?"
"What old saying?"
Li Mingzhu looked at him and asked: "What old saying?"
Li Xuan whispered: "If you don't explode in silence, you will perish in silence."
Li Mingzhu looked at her doubtfully: "Which ancient person said this?"
"Lu Xun."
"Who is Lu Xun?"
"What Li Yi said last time was a writer, thinker, educator..., don't worry about who Lu Xun is..." Li Xuan shook his head and said, "Don't look at him smiling on the surface, maybe in his heart...
, in short, he is very dangerous like this, and the calmer he appears, the more dangerous he is."
"Then what is normal for him to do?"
"Looking for it!" Li Xuan said anxiously: "He should be more anxious than anyone else. He is searching all over the world. He will never be as calm as he is now. Think about it, what will he do if you lose it?"
"When the time passes, don't mention Miss Ruoqing's affairs, and don't mention the Holy Religion..." Li Xuan finished his words, and after giving another warning, he walked over quickly.
"I'll come, I'll come..."
Li Xuan took the iron pick from Li Yi's hand and said, "You rest, I'll bake it for a while."
Unexpectedly, His Highness the Crown Prince was also diligent. Li Yi handed him the iron sign in his hand and took a chicken wing that he was wearing. He had just been feeding the two greedy cats and didn't eat much himself.
"Put it down and don't move!"
Li Xuan snatched the iron pick from his hand, took off the chicken wings with chopsticks and put them on the plate, saying, "It's easier to eat this way."
Li Yi looked at him and suddenly asked: "Do you have anything to ask me for?"
Li Xuan shook his head violently: "No."
"Really not, you only have this one chance."
"Really not..."
…
Li Yi shook his head. He didn't know what was wrong with him today. Just in case, he stayed away from him. After eating the chicken wings, he walked straight to the Huxin Pavilion.
The weather is nice today. I caught two fish on the way back, one to make soup and one to braise.
Li Xuan finished grilling the fish, and when he turned around, he realized that Li Yi was no longer beside him. He looked back and said in shock: "Mingzhu, stop him quickly, he is going to throw himself into the lake!"
…
"This is why I changed my clothes when I came back." Li Yiru explained to Ruyi, Miss Liu Er and Zui Mo.
After all, wearing different clothes when he came back than when he went out, and still wearing Mingzhu's clothes, would indeed cause a big misunderstanding. For those who didn't know, they would think that he had done something dirty.
He was just subconsciously avoiding Mingzhu's grasp when he was fishing...
As a result, the fish ran away and he fell into the lake.
The water in the lake was bone-chillingly cold at this time of year. If Mingzhu hadn't brought him a new piece of clothing from the nearby women's college, he would probably have gotten sick from the cold today.
Of course, many of her clothes are neutral, and they don't look so out of place when worn.
Although he had changed his clothes, he still looked a little embarrassed. Ruyi helped him take off his coat and said, "I asked Xiaohuan to boil water. My husband, please go take a hot bath first."
The lake is not clean, so he needs to take a good bath, and even though he is wearing Mingzhu's clothes, his underwear is still wet...
Soaking comfortably in the tub, the water steamed, Li Yi closed his eyes, and the remaining chill disappeared immediately.
There was a "squeak" sound from the door, and it was slowly closed again. Someone added hot water to the bathtub, and Li Yi said, "Press your shoulder for me."
The figure who was about to walk out the door stopped, and after a while, a pair of soft hands were placed on his shoulders.
The hands moved slowly on his shoulders. At a certain moment, Li Yi said: "Xiaohuan, you don't need to press here, just press the previous place."
"I..., I don't know where Miss Xiaohuan pressed the button before."
Hearing the voice coming from behind, Li Yi opened his eyes, turned his head, and said in surprise: "If..., Xiaoqing, why is it you?"
The woman behind him smiled sheepishly, "Duan'er is making a noise, Xiaohuan went to coax her and asked me to come over and add water for her..."
