Fair Lady

Xia Ruoyun and Zhang Caishu are also in favor of opening a tofu shop. Firstly, no one thinks the money is too much, and secondly, Xiajia tofu is really rare.

People who have been to Yulin Town and tasted Xiajia tofu are all telling the story, and the story is miraculous. Those who love food, especially women who love beauty and food, are very excited. Several of them have seen it with their own eyes. The changes before and after Miss Xu's second daughter returned to Yulin.However, you can’t go to Yulin just to eat a bowl of tofu nao and drink a cup of soy milk, right?

Knowing that the three brothers and sisters of the Xia family have arrived in the capital, many people have long been asking when the tofu shop will open, where it will open, and whether they can make a reservation like in Yulin.Even Princess Jing and Princess Ziqi asked Xia Ruoyun, but Xia Ruoyun had no choice but to reply that Aunt Mei, who was in charge of the tofu business in Xia Zhai, would not come to Beijing until a few months later.

Just do it, Jin Xida immediately handed over the task of finding a store to his long followers Nantian and Beihai, Liu Mama and Xia Ruoyun also stepped up to buy people, and prepared to send some diligent and honest people to the tofu shop.There are also housekeepers and accountants who are also anxious to implement it. The capital city is no different than Yulin Town. Many things that need to be done outside still need to be dealt with by people like housekeepers and chief stewards.

Yao Xuelan and Concubine Jing both helped the long-term matchmaker in their mansion to send more people to Xia Zhai. Seeing that they were another big customer, the two matchmakers were very active, and they each chose about [-] numbers on the second day people bring.

Mother Liu asked Shuyao to watch it together. The sister is growing up. With Jin Xida as a adoptive father, she will naturally not marry at a low price when she is named on the Shujie Golden List. Learning how to manage the inner house is a must for being a good housewife in the future. Prepare conditions.The selection and employment is the first step.

Ms. Liu was the main candidate, and Xia Ruoyun was just standing by to help with the details.

Xia Ruoyun came to the capital just to help her nephew and niece settle down as soon as possible, and she didn't have a strong desire to control her.She knew that although she was considered the mistress of the family, she was a merchant after all. The Xia family fell when she was as old as Shuyao, and she was just a concubine. The aunt who was born as a maid didn't know anything. To Xia Ruoyun, she really doesn't know much about rules, taboos, and rules.

But Mother Liu is different, she came out of the empress's palace.And exquisite in every way, not to mention the official family, even the royal family's rules are clear, what kind of slaves are suitable for Xia Zhai, it is most suitable for Liu Mama to check.

There are nine people who have been in charge, brought by the two matchmakers.One of the middle-aged men named A Kui made Shu Yao's eyes shine. Isn't this Uncle Kui who was the chief housekeeper in Murong Mansion in his previous life?By the way, Shuyao recalled, the previous life was around this time, well, it seems to be later, close to the time of Chinese New Year.Uncle Kui entered the Murong Mansion and became a steward in charge of Zhuangzi's product management.He was promoted to the second housekeeper in less than a year, and Uncle Kui was promoted to the first housekeeper in the year that Shuyao was about to marry into the Ma family.

At that time, Uncle Kui was considered a famous figure among the servants of Murong Mansion.He is a widower again, the maids in the mansion like to gossip about him the most, and Shuyao is the "eldest lady" who is not taken seriously. She still gossips with relish, so Shuyao has heard a lot about Uncle Kui.

Uncle Kui is an official slave.It was originally the second housekeeper of the Haizhou governor's family. After the governor was convicted and beheaded.Family members and servants were sold as official slaves.Uncle Kui was personally selected by Lord Murong to enter the mansion, because Uncle Kui had helped the former owner's family manage the business and had done a good job.

Uncle Kui only made one request to Master Murong back then, that is, the Murong House must buy his eight-year-old daughter Zi'er at the same time. Zi'er is too weak to do heavy work, and Zi'er's future marriage will be decided by him.

The three generations of official slaves cannot leave their citizenship, and Zi'er can only marry a servant in the mansion in the future, or be a concubine for others.Uncle Kui's request is that Zi'er will never be an aunt in the future, and there is no problem pointing it out to the servants in the mansion, but the candidate must be nominated by Uncle Kui.

Those who value Uncle Kui's ability disdain his arrogant request. A slave is a slave, and the marriage of a slave has always been decided by the master. When will it be the turn of the father who is also a slave?No matter how capable such an arrogant slave is, he will do nothing.

Master Murong accepted this request, and wrote a contract to Uncle Kui.After Zi'er entered the mansion, she went to Murongzhi's yard and became a maidservant, and she changed her name to Xiaoshuang.

Uncle Kui was indeed loyal to the Murong family later on, and made great contributions to the revival of those half-dead shops in the Murong Mansion, and Uncle Kui was very good at managing people, and he couldn't hide any small tricks from him. Stealing and playing tricks is also the reason why he, a foreign slave, can become the chief steward of the Murong Mansion in just a few years. Generally speaking, the chief stewards of wealthy families are mostly trained and promoted from the family's children, or at least they are sold in since childhood. in the house.

That Xiaoshuang is also a capable maidservant. Apart from her weaker body, she learns cooking skills faster than others, and she is also well-behaved. Xiao Ding and Murong Zhi, who are so picky, are very satisfied with her. Uncle's relationship, they are also considered good to Xiaoshuang, they only work as female celebrities, and occasionally make some snacks to eat, and generally don't order her for other jobs.

Shuyao remembered that Murong Qing had quarreled with Xiao Ding several times, and wanted to take Xiao Shuang to her yard, but Murong Zhi refused to let her go.

But when Shuyao came to Beijing for the second time, she heard that Murong's family was deceived in business and the caravan was robbed not long ago, causing serious losses. It was an internal thief who had a combination of inside and outside, and that inside thief was the big housekeeper, Uncle Kui. .And Uncle Kui's small courtyard caught fire on the night of the incident, and both father and daughter were burned to death. It is said that Uncle Kui set the fire himself.

At that time, many people in Beijing were quietly discussing that Murong Jun, the grandson of the Murong Mansion, raped Xiaoshuang, the daughter of the chief housekeeper, Uncle Kui, and that maid hadn't said a word since she was raped.Murong Shangshu and Uncle Murong severely punished Murong Jun, and promised to raise Xiaoshuang as a concubine and enjoy the treatment of a noble concubine. At that time, the big housekeeper agreed, but he did not expect that within half a month, he would silently give the Murong Mansion a heavy blow. one strike.

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Shuyao came back to her senses from the memory, Uncle Kui was telling Mother Liu and Xia Ruoyun his only request: "This slave knows that this request is presumptuous, but this is the only request I have, and I will do my best to repay the master in the future."

Xia Ruoyun and Mother Liu frowned at the same time.It's not a problem to buy that little girl, and it doesn't matter if she's too weak to do rough work, and they don't have to dictate that little girl's future marriage, which will be at least ten years away.It's just that this person is too insolent. He's just an official slave. Where does he have the confidence?Will such a person be controlled and obey the rules?Can you be faithful?

Mother Liu waved her hand, and before she had time to tell Uncle Kui to retreat, Shuyao said first: "We agree. When my adoptive father and elder brother come back, we will write you a contract, and you can rest assured in black and white. Your daughter Little...um...what's your name? Just stay by my side from now on. Auntie, Mother Liu, I like that little girl, so I'll just buy her, okay?"

Xia Ruoyun smiled "puchi": "How old are you? I'm still a little girl, okay?" The always clever niece sat aside and didn't say a word for a long time.Right now, she agreed to A Kui as soon as she opened her mouth. Xia Ruoxue was not willing to lose face to her little family.Moreover, in Xia Ruoyun's view, even a housekeeper is nothing more than a slave in the hands of the master.Jin Xida and Shujie are not easy to fool, as well as Mother Liu.If this Akui acted really arrogantly, it would be sold by then.Moreover.He treasures his daughter so much, and that girl being by Shuyao's side is also a bondage to him.

"Thank you girl, thank you girl. Her name is Zi'er, Zi'er is here, hurry up and kowtow to the girl." Uncle Kui knelt down and kowtowed to Shuyao with surprise on his face, "Don't worry, girl, the slave is not a person who doesn't know what to do. The slave father and daughter will definitely be loyal to the master and do things well. Zi'er will not be an aunt in the future. Being able to marry an honest and responsible person is her mother's confession to the slave before her death. The slave already owes Zi'er a lot to her mother. What they did for their mother and daughter."

Mother Liu had the same thoughts as Xia Ruoyun, she didn't want to embarrass Shuyao in front of the maid and servants.I have seen a lot of people these days. It is rare for the girl to fancy a maid, and that Akui seems capable, and has helped the old owner's business. Except for being a little crazy, the others are the best among these candidates. OK

Seeing Uncle Kui's father and daughter kowtow to Shuyao excitedly, and listening to Uncle Kui's words, I feel even more satisfied. It seems that the girl's vision is good.

Shuyao smiled and said: "Get up, Zi'er, the names of the maids in the mansion all end with the word Jin, from now on you will be called Zijin."

Zi'er obediently kowtowed again: "Zi Jin thank you for giving me the name."

Uncle Kui was also very happy. It was only natural for the master to change the name of the slaves. The girl kept the word "Zi" as a tolerance to them.His deceased wife liked purple the most, so he named his daughter "Zi'er". Now "Zi Jin" sounds better than "Zi'er", why is he not happy?

Shuyao turned to look at Mother Liu: "Mom, since Uncle Kui has been the second housekeeper, we chose him to be the steward. Why don't we let Uncle Kui pick the rest of the stewards and servants? Let's put him to the test."

Xia Ruoyun and Mother Liu thought about it for a while, and it was really a good idea!Immediately let Zijin and Lanjin stand behind Shuyao, and the other maids and wives who are waiting to be selected stand aside first, and the men gather together, and Uncle Kui will lead the selection process.

Uncle Kui is obviously a person who often does this kind of thing, and he doesn't pretend to be evasive. After asking about the vacancies and the number of male servants in the mansion, he quickly changed his role, and began to ask questions and eliminate people in an orderly and methodical manner. , Eight people were quickly selected, including two candidates who could be in charge.Then he told the two toothmaids what he wanted to send over next time, because according to what Mother Liu had just said, he still needs at least six male servants.

Both Xia Ruoyun and Liu's mother were very satisfied with Uncle Kui's performance, and the eight people he selected were immediately decided and left to him to arrange.

Mother Liu selected a few more maids and wives, and four of them, who were eight to ten years old, were placed in Shuyao's courtyard, and they were renamed Mei Jin and Lan Jin respectively. , bamboo brocade, chrysanthemum brocade.

This time, a total of 28 people were selected. Mother Liu asked the two matchmakers to send some more in five days, and they could just go to Uncle Kui.The summer house, plus the tofu workshop and shop, still need about 15 to [-] people.

The two prostitutes naturally agreed happily, especially the one who brought Uncle Kui here, who smiled so hard that his teeth could not see his eyes. From now on, Xia Zhai must be her big customer.

Shujie was studying hard in the study, even the lunch was sent to the study by Yong Jin, Shuyao was not in a hurry to talk to him about Uncle Kui.

In the evening, Jin Xida came back from the palace, met Uncle Kui with Shujie, and talked with him for a long time.

Jin Xida was very satisfied, and immediately decided to let Uncle Kui be the housekeeper of the summer house, and asked Shujie to write a contract to Uncle Kui, saying that Uncle Kui would decide Zijin's marriage in the future.

On the first day of school, Shu Wen brought Xiao Wu back with him. Now Xiao Wu has been staying in Xia Zhai for two or three days and refuses to go back. Hou Ye and Yao Xuelan also let him go.They found that Xiaowu stayed in Xia Zhai for nearly ten days, and he was much more obedient than before. He practiced martial arts every day at the same time as Shuwen (he had just started learning basic skills from Shujie), practiced big characters, and reviewed homework, which made Yao Xuelan very happy , when did this little bully ever be so obedient?Since he looks fresh and likes to play with Xiaoguai and Huohuo, let him stay in the summer house and come back when the freshness wears off and he feels embarrassed. The two families are so close, so it's reasonable to come and go frequently.

In Yao Xuelan's eyes, the three of Shujie were her nephews and Xiaowu's cousins, there was nothing to be polite about, and Jin Xida and Weiyuanhou were also old friends for more than ten years.

The three of Shujie have no objection. Aunt Lan and Mother are good sisters. Although they have never been to the capital and never met Aunt Lan before, they will receive generous annual gifts every year. With the help of Yuanhou Mansion, it is not so easy for her to leave Murong Mansion.

The adoptive father also said that over the past three years, Aunt Lan and Marquis Weiyuan have often stumblingd the Murong Mansion in the capital. The Murong Mansion was pressured by the emperor to punish the Xiao Ding family, so they dared not blatantly trouble Xia Zhai again. The Marquis of Weiyuan also worked hard.

Now that Xiao Wu likes to live in Xia Zhai, they naturally have no reason not to welcome him, and Xiao Wu is so cute and straightforward, one brother and one sister, especially Shu Wen, who is so happy, as if he has suddenly grown taller.

Shu Wen, Xiao Wu, Zhang Xu, and Zhong Jiayi who came to Xia Zhai as soon as Muxiu arrived, plus the little tail Zhang Chen, the Xia Zhai was lively and joyous every day.

Seeing Zhong Jiayi this time, the most surprising thing is Shuyao, the little chubby is gone, and Zhong Jiayi, who is practicing martial arts and is at the age of pulling his head, just passed his 12th birthday, is not "dumpy" at all. He already has the figure of a tall and straight young man.

However, Zhong Jiayi did not forget his previous promise. Seeing that the palace rewarded snow lotus again that day, he urged his mother to make snow lotus cake, and sent two yuan over to Shuyao while it was hot, which made Shuyao dumbfounded. Knowing that I thought she was greedy for snow lotus cakes.However, since Zhong Jiayi sent it over, it was not easy to refuse and let him take it back, so he cooked the red bean and wolfberry cake and the plum blossom cake that Zhong Jiayi said her mother would never forget. Let Zhong Jiayi bring the cooked Xiajia tofu brain and soy milk back to Mrs. Zhongguo's mansion, which can be regarded as publicity in advance. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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