Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 75 Selection (3)

Shen Yuechen shook his head and smiled wryly, only to let Cuixin turn off the light, and sleep with her.

In the early morning of the next day, just after Mao, Madam Li led five or six neatly dressed and well-looking new maids into the courtyard.

Shen Yuechen had just sent Zhu Jintang away, but by coincidence, Aunt Qin and Aunt Sun came over to say hello, so she asked them to stay for tea and help her to check.

Zhu Jintang rested at Qin Taoxi's place last night, which finally made Qin's heart a little bit happy.Early in the morning, I came here dressed up to say hello, just like a peacock with a high-spirited look.

Nanny Li brought people in one by one, and Qin Taoxi couldn't wait to turn her head to look at them, a pair of bright eyeballs only kept turning around their faces, as if she was trying to see something from them.

Sun Wenpei was indifferent, and continued to drink the tea in his cup. This tea was the top-grade Longjing tea, and he could not drink it often.

Shen Yuechen took a rough look, and already knew what they were, and saw that they were all ordinary-looking, fair-skinned young girls, almost all between fourteen and sixteen, about the same age.

Shen Yuechen looked at Qin Shi and Sun Shi, and asked with a smile: "How does my sister look? Is anyone satisfied?"

With wind in the corner of Qin's eyes, she hurriedly glanced over several times, and said: "The servants and concubines look pretty good, all of them have the faces of honest people. But as the saying goes, it's hard to paint the skin of a tiger. Heart. Whether it is good or bad, we have to look carefully."

Mrs. Sun had nothing to say, and only agreed with Mrs. Qin.

Shen Yuechen thought for a while, looked at Nanny Li and said, "Mommy, may I ask if these girls have any special skills?"

Nanny Li nodded, pointed to the nearest one, and replied, "That child can do needlework, sewing, mending, very good at it. The slightly fatter one next to her can cook vegetables and soup And then, the one in the pink dress, who helped the master take care of the children for a few years before, and can read a few words."

After hearing this, Shen Yuechen eliminated the one who could read first in her mind.There is no shortage of literate maids around her, and Chunming Cuixin can all read, so there is really no need to look for them.

Shen Yuechen thought for a while, raised his hand and picked a little girl who was blushing and somewhat shy, and then picked out the one who knew how to sew.

Seeing this, Nanny Li was overjoyed, she just pulled the two of them forward, and said, "Hurry up and kowtow to Grandma to thank you."

Those two people immediately stepped forward to kowtow to thank them.

Shen Yuechen raised his hand and said, "Get up and talk, tell me what are the names of both of you."

The blushing one cautiously replied: "Young maidservant's humble name is Yingchun."

The one who knew how to needle and thread said generously, "Your maidservant's humble name is Xiaofang, and it was given to me by my parents. Please ask grandma to get another one for my maidservant."

Shen Yuechen smiled slightly: "Yingchun is a good name, so let's keep calling it that way. As for Xiaofang, I'll change the word for you, and it will be called Chunfang from now on."

"My maidservant, thank you for your name." The two knelt down on their foreheads again, kowtowing very loudly.

Shen Yuechen continued: "You signed the deed of sale later, and you will be the people in my yard from now on. I have always been rewarded and punished, and I like hardworking and sensible people. Mommy, you should follow her to learn the rules first, and the monthly wages will be five cents for the time being, and when you have learned the rules and become more agile, I will give you a raise, and I will guarantee that you will not be treated badly."

After the painting is completed, the deposit is made, and the fingerprint is pressed, and the person and the money are paid. From then on, he will be a slave and a handmaid for the rest of his life.Nanny Li presented the two written deeds of prostitution, Shen Yuechen glanced at them briefly, and asked Chunming to pick them up and carefully put them away.

A thin piece of paper, black and white, and handprinted as a seal, so easily settled a life, it is absurd and even more sad to think about it.

Shen Yuechen looked at Yingchun and Chunfang, unable to guess whether they were good or bad.Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and it takes a long time to see people's hearts, and it will take some time to see the result.

Nanny Li led the two of them down, gave them some careful instructions, and explained to them how to behave, what to avoid, what to scruple, and what kind of mistakes they should not make.

After hearing this, Yingchun and Chunfang nodded their heads, remembering it clearly.

Shen Yuechen continued to drink tea with Mrs. Qin and Mrs. Sun, and after asking about their daily necessities, he said gently: "The days are getting cooler every day, everyone should pay attention to it, don't always be greedy for cold food, and eat too much raw food." s things."

Sun Wenpei nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Qin Taoxi smiled, did not speak, suddenly got up and clapped her palms, and said: "My concubine, today I actually came to present a treasure to the eldest grandma."

As soon as she finished speaking, her personal maid, Lan Hua, walked into the room with a ball of snow-white objects in her arms, and saluted Shen Yuechen, "Slave Lan Hua greets grandma and the two aunts."

Shen Yuechen raised her hand slightly, only looking at the thing that was about to move in her arms, it seemed to be a living thing.Sure enough, the snow ball moved immediately and made a weak "meow".

It turned out to be a cat.Shen Yuechen couldn't help but frowned slightly, she didn't like cats, especially since it was raised by the Qin family, if it wasn't well kept in its stomach, there was something bad about it.

Qin Taoxi took the white cat from Lanhua's arms, stroking its fur slenderly, and said with a smile: "This is a treasure that I just got yesterday, it is a Persian cat, grandma, you Look."

Qin Taoxi hugged the Persian cat, and slowly approached Shen Yuechen.The cat was white and round, and was originally curled up motionless, but when it heard something, it lazily turned its head and squinted its eyes to look around.

Seeing her frowning, Qin Taoxi pretended not to see her, and leaned forward: "This cat's eyes are extremely beautiful, big and round, with bright eyes, like blue glass beads. Therefore, the concubines named it Liuli."

Glass?Shen Yuechen's calm eyes became slightly turbulent, he pulled out his handkerchief, and gently nodded his nose, "It really is a rare thing."

Qin Taoxi smiled and said: "This Persian cat is really not common, and it is hard to find. The servants and concubines also got the glory of their natal sisters, so they can get such a rare thing. I heard that in the capital, the concubines and concubines in the palace also like to keep them. Let’s play with them to relieve boredom. Grandma, if you like it, why don’t you keep Liuli by your side and enjoy it for a few days?”

Shen Yuechen smiled lightly, and shook her head slightly: "A gentleman does not take what others like. My sister treats this cat as a treasure, so let's keep it alive."

Qin Taoxi touched the cat in his arms, covered his mouth and smiled and said: "It's the concubine who is happy for a while and doesn't think carefully. This little thing has only been brought back for two days, and her temperament is unstable. In case one day she plays wild and shows her teeth and claws The ground hurt the delicate flesh of the eldest grandma, but the sin of the maidservant and concubine."

Shen Yuechen said gently: "My sister is worrying too much. My sister is gentle and quiet, so it's good to raise things. It's just that I'm not as leisurely as my sister. I'm so busy with the big and small things in the yard every day that I really can't find time for it." .”

Qin Taoxi heard the words, her eyes only wandered on Shen Yuechen's face, and the smile on her face deepened: "Grandma is a busy person. Maid and concubine can just raise the glass for you first, and when you are free, maid and concubine will go back to you." Bring it here."

Shen Yuechen gave her a meaningful look, "Then I will thank my sister."

Qin Taoxi saluted with a smile, then sat for a while, and left with Mrs. Sun.

After she left, Chun Ming immediately came over and said, "Miss, that cat is a bit scary, we have to be careful in the future."

Shen Yuechen smiled faintly: "It's just a kitten, there's nothing scary about it. Aunt Qin brought it here not to scare people, but to embarrass me on purpose."

Chun Ming didn't understand the meaning, and asked with a puzzled face, "How could it be?"

Shen Yuechen said indifferently: "The glass mouse, the glass cat, the iron rooster and the copper lamb, all of them are hairless."

Qin Taoxi has a strong temper, so how could she present treasures to her gracefully, but it happened to be a cat, a cat named Liuli.

Chunming heard the words, thought for a while, and suddenly became angry: "So that's what happened... This Aunt Qin is getting more and more shameless, why didn't Miss Cai just say it out, and let the servants scold her properly!"

"What's there to scold, she has always been dissatisfied with me in her heart, so naturally she won't keep her own law."

Chunming hurriedly saluted and apologized: "It's all because the servant has never read a book and can't read a few words. She is an idiot who can't help the lady. It's just that the lady always endures her, and she becomes more and more proud. How many moths will there be?"

"Let her make trouble on her own, just be on guard." Now, his foundation in the Zhu family is not stable, and no one can afford to provoke her. One more thing is better than one less thing.

Shen Yuechen got a little tired from sitting, and ordered Cui Xin to bring her a basin of water to wash her face.

Cui Xin brought water from the outside, Chunming handed her the towel, smoothed her face, and combed her hair again.

Shen Yuechen looked at himself in the mirror, and said thoughtfully, "Today is a good day, come with me to see Brother Ming."

A few days ago, she was tired of things, and she didn't go to see him, and she didn't know if he was doing well.However, I went to pay my respects every day, and saw that the two ancestors were at ease, so I thought he was safe and well.Usually, whenever Brother Ming felt a little uncomfortable, the old lady would feel anxious, and would not think about food and tea, and would be lethargic.

Perhaps, after staying for a long time, I got used to it and felt at ease.Brother Ming no longer cries as much as before, and giggles when he sees Shen Yuechen, as if he has something good in his heart.It's a pity that he is still young, he can't speak with his mouth, he can't write with his hands, he can only laugh, when he smiles, Shen Yuechen will laugh with him, hold his little hand occasionally, and say a few words to him to make him feel at ease.

The more Shen Yuechen loved Brother Ming, the more the old lady loved her. She went back to the west courtyard first, and the old lady sent someone to bring twenty catties of various meat and vegetables, and twenty catties of pearl rice. Snowflake noodles, five small bags of miscellaneous grains and soy flour... The woman who delivered the goods bowed and said respectfully, "This pearl rice was delivered early in the morning from the store. The old lady said that I want the uncle and grandmother to try something new."

Shen Yuechen thanked her with a smile, and personally grabbed a large handful of copper coins to reward her, "I'm sorry to trouble you, and I will thank the old lady for me later."

The mother-in-law spread out her handkerchief, took the reward, and withdrew respectfully.

The women in the yard moved all the meat, vegetables, rice and noodles into the kitchen. Seeing these good meat and vegetables, they were secretly happy, thinking that they could have a good meal in the next few days.

Shen Yuechen doesn't like waste, and Wu Ma has the same temperament as her. She cooks as much as she eats for each meal, and there is very little left over. Occasionally, even if there is left over, it is the maids who take advantage of it. Those who do menial work naturally have no share .

(End of this chapter)