Seeing Feng Yuheng accept the money, An finally let go of her worries. She didn't mean to please. She had indeed prepared the money yesterday, but she didn't expect that Prince Yu's Mansion would come to give the betrothal gift today, so it seemed that she meant to please.
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"Don't worry, aunt, Aheng will treat my third sister kindly." Feng Yuheng had no intention of promising anything to Anshi. She knew that for Anshi, wanting Rong to live well was what she longed for most.
After sending Anshi and Xiangrong away, Yaoshi pulled Feng Yuheng and asked her: "Do you still remember that tonic was changed?"
Feng Yuheng nodded, "I didn't remember much at first, but after talking to Aunt An for a few words, my childhood memory became clearer."
Mrs. Yao told her: "Your Aunt An is a sensible person. She didn't mean to curry favor with my mother when she became my aunt. Later, when the Yao family encountered trouble, she didn't add insult to injury. Instead, she secretly stuffed a handful of silver coins before we left."
In Zirui’s collar.”
"Good people will be rewarded." She handed the teacup to Yao, "Mother, have some tea and don't think too much. After we move to the next yard in two days, there are still many things that need to be done by mother.
What's the point?"
Yao was originally the matron of the house. Although she was a bit weak-tempered, she was still more than capable of taking care of a small yard. She immediately agreed: "Don't worry, Aheng, you don't have to worry about the complicated and trivial matters at home. It's Zi Rui, it's time
It’s time for enlightenment.”
When she mentioned Feng Yuheng, she remembered that, yes, Zirui was over six years old and was old enough to go to school.
"Aheng really neglected this matter. Fortunately, mother remembered it. However, the Feng family's current attitude still needs to be considered. Let's wait and see for a few days and then find an opportunity to mention it to the government."
The mother and daughter were talking when Grandma Sun brought Grandma Zhao into the courtyard. Behind Grandma Zhao were an old woman and a group of little girls. Liuyuan, which was originally piled with dowry boxes, was surrounded by these people.
Once crowded, it is really full.
Aunt Sun and Aunt Zhao walked around the boxes and finally walked to the main hall. Aunt Zhao had a smile on her face and raised her voice as soon as she entered the room: "Second Miss is so lucky, so lucky!"
Feng Yuheng sneered in her heart, who had followed her old master before without even looking at her?
"What Mother Zhao said, I am a concubine, how can I get any good luck? All the blessings in this house belong to my eldest sister and brother. I am an old woman, so I have to be careful what I say."
Her words choked up Aunt Zhao so much that the old lady didn't understand. It was just a remark made in a formal way, so how could this second young lady not understand anything about it?
But she only dared to curse in her heart. She didn't dare to show any displeasure in front of Feng Yuheng at the moment. Instead, she laughed even harder than before. Since she couldn't explain what she said before, she simply ignored it and said something else.
The words - "The old slave invited a well-known person in Beijing to bring some girls over for the second young lady to choose. In addition, the old lady ordered the old slave to go to the best ready-made clothing store in Beijing to provide the second young lady and the second young master.
Aunt Yao also selected some clothes and brought them over with her. Second Miss, please take a look!"
After she finished speaking, she waved, and a girl came in behind her holding pieces of clothes.
The clothes sent to them at this time are naturally good, with good materials and styles, and there are no secret tricks like before. Feng Yuheng only took a cursory glance and asked Huang Quan Wangchuan to take the clothes and put them in the inner room.
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Then, the man with big yellow teeth also came into the hall. Behind her were more than 20 little girls.
Soon, the small outer hall was also crowded. Feng Yuheng glanced around casually and saw that they were all children of thirteen or fourteen years old. She felt bored, but she had no choice. In this era,
Children from poor families have no better way out than to work as slaves. Furthermore, girls can get married when they are fifteen years old, and there are many people who go out to work in their early ten years. Even if she wants to take care of it, she can't.
Don't have that ability.
After taking a hard look at all these little girls, Feng Yuheng finally selected five of them with thicker bodies to serve as sweepers, and another three as servants. One of them followed Grandma Sun to serve Yao.
The other one followed Huang Quan to take care of Zi Rui, and the other one stayed with her along with Wang Chuan.
Seeing that Feng Yuheng had no intention of choosing again, Aunt Zhao took the initiative and asked: "Are these people enough? After we move to that yard in the future, there will be many places that need people."
She waved her hand, "These are enough, I don't like too many people."
Aunt Zhao nodded, "Everything is according to Second Miss." Then she winked at Ren Yazi, who quickly picked out eight pieces of paper from a pile of papers and handed them to Feng Yuheng, "Second Miss,
These are the deeds of sale for the eight girls you selected. They have all been filed with the government. Please feel free to use them, Miss Second."
Feng Yuheng was very satisfied with this.
Seeing that there were no more instructions from her side, Aunt Zhao left with a group of people shouting, leaving eight newly selected girls standing in the hall waiting for arrangements.
Feng Yuheng didn't have much experience in this area, so she turned her attention to Yao.
Yao took over the task with familiarity and asked, "Do you have your original name?"
One of the more courageous girls replied: "Yes, but they are just some cheap names. I am afraid of offending my master's ears if I say them, so I asked him to give me a name."
Yao thought for a while and said to the five rough messenger maids: "If I give you a name with a character, add the character you already have to the last character."
The five girls thanked each other in unison.
As for the other three girls who were servants, Mrs. Yao still wanted Feng Yuheng to make her own decision. At the same time, she also told Feng Yuheng: "According to the rules, all the girls who are servants are first-class, and there should be second-class ones."
, serve some tea and the like, but Aheng, you don’t like crowds, so just keeping these is enough.”
Feng Yuheng nodded. She really didn't know much about these things. Fortunately, she still had Yao around her.
After looking at the three selected girls, she found that she had no interest in naming them, so she asked them: "What are your original names?"
Several girls answered in turn: "My real name is Qianlan, my name is Ling'er, my name is Hanyu."
"Not bad." She was very satisfied with these names. "There is no need to change them, they are still called like this."
Who would have thought that when these three girls heard this, they knelt down with a plop - "Please miss, please have mercy on me and keep this slave! Please miss, please have mercy on me and keep this slave!"
Feng Yuheng didn't understand, "When did I say I would drive you away?"
Yao explained to her: "When slaves recognize their master, giving them a name is the first reward, especially for first-class servants. Giving a name means that they are completely separated from everything in the past. From now on, they belong to the new master."
Servant."
Only then did Feng Yuheng understand that it was out of respect for others that she dared to change her name. She completely thought the opposite. She also felt that the name was given by her parents and she could not change it casually.
After thinking about it for a moment, I had an idea: "Let's do this. I'll also use a word from your names, and I'll give you a clear word in front of it, okay?"
The girls finally breathed a sigh of relief and said one after another: "Slave Qinglan thanks the master for the name, slave Qingling thanks the master for the name, slave Qingyu thanks the master for the name."
"Okay." Feng Yuheng looked at the new girl in this room, and then squeezed the rendition contract in her hand. This big and loveless Feng Mansion finally gave her a sense of belonging. "You will be ours from now on.
Servants here, in two days we will move from this small courtyard to the house next door. Although the house is not big, it is still a little short based on the current manpower. I like to be quiet by nature, so there are more of you.
As for the monthly schedule, in addition to what Fengfu Gongzhong gives you, I will give you an extra portion every month."
When the eight girls heard this, they all became happy and thanked them all.
Feng Yuheng waved her hand and looked at Nanny Li and Man Xibaotang who were standing at the door: "As for the three of you, your master will surely have new arrangements soon. I am a little girl in Liuyuan Temple.
I can’t pretend anymore.” After saying that, he cast a calm look at Man Xi who was looking over without leaving any trace, and Man Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Because a new servant had arrived, there was simply not enough room in the small Liuyuan. The betrothal gift boxes were moved all over the courtyard. Huang Quan and Wangchuan offered to take care of them in shifts, and Grandma Sun arranged for the others to be crowded into the wing room and the wing room.
As for the three of them, Aunt Li, I don't know what they think. They would rather squeeze together with these servants than mention returning to Jinyuyuan.
They didn't mention it, and Feng Yuheng didn't rush. She still called Manxi to serve her in the bath.
In the opinion of Grandma Li, what she did was that Feng Yuheng deliberately made things difficult for Man Xi. Baotang even felt wronged on Man Xi's behalf, but Man Xi knew in her heart that the second young lady must have something to say to her alone.
With Feng Yuheng's instruction, Wangchuan took Qingyu, who was assigned to Feng Yuheng's house, to continue taking inventory of items in the yard, while Manxi carried buckets of water into the room to prepare for bathing.
Feng Yuheng had already taken out the special medicine for treating onychomycosis from the space, removed the outer packaging, and found a small porcelain bottle to put the liquid in. It looked no different from this ancient thing.
After bathing and changing clothes, she called Manxi to the table, first used nail polish remover to remove the nail polish on it, then asked her to stretch her hands flat, and carefully applied the liquid on it with a small brush.
Naturally, Manxi didn't know what was applied to her nails. She just felt very comfortable, with a hint of coolness, and her itchy nails stopped itching in a short time.
She was extremely surprised and looked at Feng Yuheng with sincere gratitude. However, Feng Yuheng did not explain much about the medicine and just asked her: "Has Grandma Li said when she plans to take you back to Jinyuyuan?"
go?"
"Yes." Manxi told Feng Yuheng, "She said she would stay here tonight to see if there is any action here. If nothing happens, she will go back early tomorrow morning."
Feng Yuheng sneered, "You want to see how I plan to arrange these betrothal gifts, right?"
Manxi nodded, "That's for sure. The eldest lady has always been very concerned about money. If the second lady has so many good things out of thin air, she must want to get them in her own hands."
"Then let her have a hard time." Feng Yuheng said no more. Seeing that the medicine on Man Xi's hand was dry, she applied it again, and then said: "Then you can go back with me tomorrow morning. Everything will be the same as before.
Pay more attention to Mr. Shen, I will go find you if anything happens."
Manxi was very smart and immediately understood what Feng Yuheng meant, "Second Miss, don't worry, I will definitely provide you with support if I stay there."
"Yes." She was very satisfied. "I will give you medicine every five days. You stay in my room for a while, and I will paint it for you after half an hour."