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Chapter 145 Papa Lu's New Errand
Chunying quickly scanned the surroundings, took two steps back, and saluted: "Third Young Master..."

"Come on!" The third young master Li You was a little impatient, looking around vigilantly, "I have something to tell you while there is no one, listen carefully, don't interrupt!"

Chunying hurriedly folded her hands and bowed her head as if listening.Li You said quickly: "Did you see it just now? Brother Nian is back, and now he has been transferred to our mansion, and he is working as a servant in the study outside the front. Of course, this is just a statement in front of outsiders. In fact, of course. I won’t wrong him. He’s been back for a while, and he’s always wanted to see you, so I’m just here to tell you, when can I find time to see him?”

Chunying hurriedly said: "I just asked for leave. I will go home tomorrow morning and come back before the application time. Is it convenient to meet then? Now...Miss Biao has promoted me to be a second-class girl. I will wait in the main room. Going out is not as fast as before. Easy."

Li You frowned: "Why did you get promoted? That's not easy. The second girl will go home, and her whereabouts cannot be hidden from anyone."

Chunying didn't quite understand what he meant, so he frowned and thought for a while before saying, "Forget it, I remember that your family moved to a new yard, which is quite close to the garden, right? Remember that brother Nian moved out of the bamboo garden last year?" The house behind Mengshanzhuang?" Chunying nodded hurriedly, and he continued: "The corner door next to that hut leads to several old courtyards in the back street. Brother Nian lives in one of them, and no one else lives in that area Now, Sanqing lives in the hut by the side door again as a gatekeeper, and no one will see him. You calculate the time, leave early after dinner, and just tell people that you have to come in directly through the garden gate, and take the opportunity to meet him Let's go."

Chunying opened her mouth, but nodded in response.Li You seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "I really don't understand why Brother Nian must see you. In short, I have fulfilled his entrustment, but there is one thing I want to remind you." He became serious again, his eyes Staring straight at Chunying: "You have never seen him before, and you don't know him. If someone sees you meeting, you are absolutely not allowed to tell that he once lived in the mansion! Even your parents and close relatives can't tell. do you know?!"

Chunying nodded repeatedly.She is not a fool, how could she make such a mistake?

Li You was finally satisfied, looked around again, and then muttered: "You girl, why did you choose to be promoted to the second class at this time..." Brushing off his sleeves, he walked towards the main road.

Chunying really didn't understand why the third young master was entangled in her promotion. She waited in place for a long time until the figure of the third young master disappeared completely, and another figure walked towards the old lady's yard before leaving the bush , Return to the Wanxiang Pavilion.

Early the next morning, she got up early to freshen up and finished cleaning one-third of the main house very quickly. At this time, Miss Biao woke up.After the aunt and the cousin and the mother and daughter finished washing and having breakfast, they called the soft sedan chair and carried the aunt to the old lady's yard slowly, then she did the rest of the work very neatly. .

Yulan stood outside the door, lifted her toes and peeped into the room. Seeing this, she smiled dryly and said, "Why don't I care about it when I'm a younger sister? It turns out that I have developed a pair of fast hands."

Chunying smiled, and finally tidied up all the four treasures of the study on the desk, then closed the doors and windows, and left the main room, leaving Yulan staring at the door in a daze.A woman brought by Huo's family took a sewing basket, sat on the threshold, and then got busy, grinning at Yulan in leisure time: "What are you doing standing here?" Yulan almost choked, so she had to lower her head gone.

As soon as Chunying went out the second door carrying the burden, she understood the meaning of what the third young master said yesterday.Since she was promoted to the second class, according to the rules of the Marquis Mansion, there was a woman driving a pony carriage to pick her up when she returned home, plus a little girl as a follower. Qiuyu and Manru also received the same treatment when they returned home.

The woman on the second door looked at Chunying calmly, and at the same time eagerly wanted to carry her luggage. Just waiting for the carriage to drive over from the shed, they also came out with a stool and competed with each other with handkerchiefs. After wiping and wiping, she asked Chunying to sit down and rest, and asked her if she wanted some tea.

Chunying was a little taken aback, when had she been treated so hospitablely?It was as if she was the most honored customer in a five-star hotel.Fortunately, her surprise only lasted for a short while, and then she calmed down. She politely (she felt so) refused the stool and the tea, and randomly picked an honest-looking woman to drive, and let The other party called the little girl for him, and then got into the car and set off towards the back street.

This section of the journey is actually very short, from the side door through which the servants leave the mansion to the back street, it is only the effort of a cup of tea.The scenery along the way was familiar, so Chunying sat in the car and closed her eyes to rest.The little girl who accompanies her home is only eight or nine years old, but she is full of innocence, raising the curtain of the car to look out from time to time, with a look on her face that she wants to jump off immediately, and she can't calm down at all.

After finally arriving home, Chunying got out of the car and took two steps towards the door, noticing that the mother-in-law and the little girl were following behind her, and when she rolled her eyes, she took out a piece of silver from her sleeve and stuffed it into the door of the mother-in-law. Putting it in the son's hand, he said with a smile: "Mom has worked hard today, I want to have a good talk with my family, have a meal, and then go back to the house by myself. You should go back first?"

The woman's face was filled with joy, but she hesitated: "This...doesn't seem to be in compliance with the rules?"

"How could it be?" Chunying said with a smile, "I was thinking on the way back just now, it's a crime to make a detour and have to work for my mothers to prepare a car for me. In fact, not far from my home is The corner gate of the garden, I just walk from there, and I can go back directly, which saves my foot strength and doesn't involve a lot of people. Mom can go home and have a look when she is free, right?"

The old woman was moved, she pretended to refuse, and asked the little girl to take good care of her, and then drove away without looking back.The little girl pursed her lips, and looked in the direction of West Street Entrance reluctantly.Chunying noticed it right away, and stuffed ten copper coins over: "Is your name Ting'er? My house is here, and I'm going in. Do you want to go home and have a look? I don't need anyone to wait here."

Ting'er was overjoyed: "Thank you sister!" He cheerfully took the copper plate, and flew towards the West Street entrance like a butterfly.

After Chunying sent her away, she hugged her burden tightly and turned around to knock on the door.

Lu's mother was surprised and happy when she saw her daughter, and she was even happier when she saw the belongings brought back by the eldest daughter: "The things came just in time! This pair of bracelets...and these two rings, I will give them to you at night. Ten'er's mother will send it to you, and your father's errand this time will depend on her to speak well."

Chunying was hugging her younger brother and teaching him how to count his fingers. Hearing this, he was surprised: "Why did you get involved with Shi'er's mother? Shouldn't Xiao Chen be in charge of this kind of thing?"

"No matter how face-saving Xiao Chen is, he can't have the final say on everything." Lu's mother carefully put away her jewelry, "The manager of the house is still surnamed Wang, I asked Shi'er's mother to come back to my house to help with the matter, there will always be [-]% to [-]% chance."

Chunying frowned, not quite believing Shi'er's mother's influence over Mr. Wang's family, so she asked, "What kind of position is dad trying to fight for?"

The courtyard door creaked and opened again. Mother Lu ignored her daughter's question and ran out to greet her: "Are you back? Chun'er is back today too. Let's have dinner together at noon."

Chunying hurriedly laughed and said, "Father, how is your body? Don't exhaust yourself!"

Lu Yougui walked over with a smile: "It's okay! I just finished an errand, and the manager asked me to rest at home for two days. I won't tire myself out." He hugged his son from his daughter and asked Xiaohu what to do today. what.

Chunying hurriedly poured tea and served snacks, and talked with her parents about her recent experience and the process of her promotion, and then asked the question just now: "My sister said that Dad's new job is promising, what exactly is he doing?"

"It's the long follower in front of Master Hou!" Lu's mother said excitedly, "The people around Master Hou, even the toilet washers, are more decent than others! You didn't see that black old seven, but he drove the car for Master Hou. Ri is as arrogant as an old man! Your father is capable and loyal, and he will surely stand out in front of Lord Hou!"

Chunying frowned when she heard this, and serving her closely, in the eyes of everyone in the Hou Mansion, was indeed a decent job, but it also meant greater constraints and responsibilities.She asked: "Didn't daddy always work with Xiao Chen in charge? How could he be transferred to Master Hou?"

Lu Yougui was about to speak, but was interrupted by his wife: "That's a long story! A few days ago, Mrs. Hou Ye wanted to send some people to the south, probably because the people in the south village were useless, so I asked Replacement. This is a fat job! As a result, these good jobs were taken by people from those companies." She emphasized the three words "those companies", "But fortunately, they robbed these fat jobs, so they just The original position was vacated. There are two vacancies next to Master Hou, and the big guys are rushing to grab them! I persuaded your father for several days before he was willing to speak to Manager Xiao Chen. If it had been earlier, it might have already been done. !"

"Come on, look at how proud you are!" Lu Yougui rolled his eyes at his wife, and then said to his daughter, "I didn't want to do this job at first, although I'm decent by the master's side, I'm too tired after all, I don't know if I will Being sent to other places, just like your second uncle used to, he spent only a few months at home in a year. Both of your sisters are in the mansion, and Xiaohu is young, how can I be willing to travel far away?"

This made Lu's mother feel a little embarrassed, she patted him, then hugged her son, turned around and entered the ear room.

Chunying hesitated and said, "Actually...it's good to get a new job...at least the income will be a little more...but apart from this vacancy, there is no other position?" Didn't it mean that there were "several" people sent to the south? "people?

Lu Yougui smiled and said: "Of course there is. There is also a silk and satin shop and a jewelry shop, and two other properties, both of which are owned by the mansion. It can be regarded as a prominent person outside, at least there is no one to control them on weekdays, and there is a lot of money. The original shopkeeper of the jewelry store often ate wine with steward Xiao Chen and listened to his words. Although his family is not as decent as the Lu family, the money is more You earn a lot. But later your mother persuaded me that it’s easy to manage a property outside, but if the business loses money, I will be unlucky, not to mention taking over the shop that someone has managed for several years, and the loss is enough. It's annoying, what should I do if someone slanders me in front of the master?" Speaking of this, his eyes became a little sad: "Your great-grandfather...wasn't it the same..."

Chunying was silent, and after a while, she said: "Father is right, but...it's not an easy job to work in front of Lord Hou. You may be scolded and beaten at any time, and you don't know what the master thinks. If you do too much, you may be reprimanded! Isn't it boring to bow and bow all day long? Dad also said just now that this job...is decent..." She curled her lips, not agreeing with this statement in her heart, "But any time It is possible that I will be sent out on business, and I cannot help myself, my father went to Jiangnan for half a year, and I lived at my second uncle's house, and my mother was alone at home with my younger brother, it was so desolate."

Lu Yougui sighed: "Then what can we do? Our family has a child, can we still make decisions for ourselves? Every job has advantages and disadvantages, and I may not really be able to grab it. If it is not my turn this time, your father and I will still take care of you." I want to continue doing odd jobs, I just hope that Manager Chen will not forget to promise me the position of Deputy Manager."

Chunying thought about it for a while: "Is there nothing else to do? Didn't dad just say...there are two shops and two properties?"

"The two shops were robbed by more than a dozen people, and the land property was slightly inferior. The big farm in Shunyi had a total of forty or fifty hectares of land, and it was close to the capital, so there were three or four people fighting for it, but the one in Hejian Mansion was smaller. The farms are only [-] to [-] hectares, and they are all middle and low-grade fields. They are too far away from the capital, so no one will grab them. I heard that there is not much production there in a year, but the village is very big, with many people, and there is a market There are schools and so on, but with less money, those people don’t care too much.”

Chunying's eyes lit up: "This is it!"

(End of this chapter)