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Chapter 179 The Maids' Private Conversation
Since Chunying returned to the room, she became more and more angry, and regretted that she had behaved so well recently that people fell in love with her. If she hadn't told Miss Biao about the young master, she probably wouldn't have Did you get involved in such a ridiculous marriage?What status, prestige, it's all floating clouds!She went to Miss Biao to show her loyalty because she was out of her mind!
Fortunately, she still felt that Aunt Qing was good to her, and she cared about her just now, but it was not worth it at all!Since the conditions of those two managers are so good, why don't Miss Biao and Aunt Qing arrange for Donger Juer and the others to go? !There are also Xuechan, Lanlong, Li'er, and Rui'er!Although Qing Die and Li Zhu are married, the Huo family has too many daughters!Where can it be Lu Chunying's turn? !
Chunying was so angry that she didn't even notice Shi'er came in. The latter peeked at her for a long time and couldn't help but push her: "What's wrong with you? Who messed with you?"

Chunying looked up and saw that it was her, twitched the corners of her mouth, and snorted coldly: "No one messed with me! I'm angry with myself!" Suddenly, she thought of Nanqi again. Compared with herself, Nanqi seemed to have settled down , that Steward Zhou has a decent appearance and looks kind, but unfortunately she is too old to be Nanqi's father, so she must be unwilling in her heart, right?
Ten'er sat down on the opposite side of Nanqi's bed with some boredom, and said, "You are so weird today... By the way, did Dong'er tell you to go to the second gate with my second sister just now? Did you go to see someone? ? After my second sister came back, she hid in the room until I came to look for her just now, and then hurried out. I asked her who she met, but she didn't say anything. "

Chunying hesitated for a moment before saying: "Those are the two previous stewards of the Huo family. From what I can see, it seems that Miss intends to promise your second sister to one of them."

Shi'er was taken aback, and then beamed with joy: "What do you look like?! How old are you? Is your temper good? Amitabha! The young lady opened her mouth, my second sister can finally get married!"

Chunying sneered and closed her mouth again.Seeing Shi'er, she was puzzled: "But what's wrong?" After thinking for a while, she said in surprise: "Could it be that that person has some bad habits?!" She never thought that the other party might be very old. Not without it, Chen Pingan, who is near, and Jinxiu and Linglong, who are far away, are all young and promising managers in their twenties. Most of the older ones were married when they were young. 25 There are very few male servants who are still unmarried, and there must be something wrong with them.

Chunying shook her head and said: "I can't see any bad habits, he looks decent and speaks kindly, but it's a pity..." Not only is he old, but he is also a widower!

Shi'er was puzzled, and was about to ask, but Dong'er walked in from the door: "Chun'er, we have a guest, go and pour tea!" After a pause, he added, "It's a girl from the Zhou family."

Chunying was startled, then realized that it was the wife of Manager Zhou, and said with a sneer, "I have never been in charge of serving tea and water in the upper room. You can find someone else, I'm not free!" Then he pulled over the sewing basket, picked up a piece of shoe upper and sewed it up.

Dong'er raised her willow eyebrows and was about to scold, but Shi'er held her hand and asked, "Which Miss Zhou is it? I didn't hear that there are guests here today?" Dong'er restrained his temper and said patiently: "It's from the family. The daughter of our house manager Zhou, now the whole family has been released. Because Zhou Guanshi took the whole family to Beijing, he specially asked her daughter to greet the young lady. She is not a child that can be dismissed casually! She has been pampered since she was a child, and she is better than a young lady from a wealthy family outside. You have to be strong, if you are rude to her, it will be our young lady's face!"

Chunying just ignored, and when Dong'er was anxious to come up to pull someone, she suddenly shook off the other's hand, and said coldly: "I have already refused, no matter whether the person who comes is Zhou or Cai, it has nothing to do with me! Find someone else!" Then continue to do needlework.

Dong'er stomped her feet angrily. Nan Qi came back at this time, and asked what was wrong. Shi'er told her in a low voice. Her face darkened, and she stared at Dong'er bitterly before going to the mirror to complete the whole process. The hairpin was ringed, and some makeup was applied, but Dong'er was ignored, so he went to the room.

Dong'er sulked for a while, then glared at Chunying: "I really can't help you!" Then she threw her hands and walked away.

Chunying just sneered, she would rather be a dou, if Dong'er wants to marry the steward, feel free to marry her!What are you talking about at her? !

Ten'er stood by the side silently, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and ran out.

With the fastest speed, Nan Qi made the tea, carefully delivered it to the upper room, quickly looked up at the girl sitting opposite Huo Yi, then lowered his head to serve the tea to them, and then carefully stepped aside.

At that time, the girl was fourteen or fifteen years old. Although she was not considered a beauty, she was somewhat delicate, although her skin was darker, but her complexion was very good.Wearing a peach red satin jacket and a navy blue skirt embroidered with lotus branches, although the materials are expensive, it looks a bit vulgar, more like the clothes of aunts and grandmas, and it doesn't match her complexion. Know the rules of dressing up for girls?

However, the jewel hairpins on her head are very dazzling. The two earrings are very simple, but also scary. They are actually two big rubies hanging from thin gold chains, each of which is full of longan eyes. size!It seems that Zhou Guanshi's family is indeed rich.

Nan Qi's heart turned a few times, then he calmed down, and stood aside with his eyes and nose, with a gentle and gentle expression on his face, listening carefully to what the girl said to Huo Yi.

"...I was only ten years old at the time. My father took me to the Old Port. I wanted to go on to Java. Unexpectedly, there was a strong wind, so I had to rent a few houses in the Old Port. It was very windy and windy that year. Already! Hundreds of houses were blown down in the old port area! Two of our ships had their masts broken and were repaired. During the period, there was a storm again, and it took half a year before we set off for Java. When entering the port, there was a strong wind again..."

Huo Yi and Aunt Qing were very nervous when they heard it. Although they often heard the story of going to sea in Nanjing, they all told the story through others. It was the first time that they talked face to face with someone who had experienced it.Aunt Qing breathed a sigh of relief after listening to Miss Zhou's story of resisting the strong wind in Java, and said with a smile: "I was so scared that I was in a cold sweat, and I heard a lot about going to sea, but I didn't expect Yaotong to meet such a Such a thrilling thing! At such a young age, you didn't cry at that time, it's amazing!"

Huo Yi also smiled and nodded, "I only heard that Guanshi Zhou has a daughter, but I didn't know that he would take her to sea. You were also very scared at the time, right?"

But the girl who called Yaotong smiled and shook her head and said, "What is that? If you see it a lot, you won't be afraid anymore. I've been with Dad since I was a child, and I've been used to it for a long time!" She saw that Huo Yi and Aunt Qing were very angry. In a friendly manner, they talked about a few interesting things they encountered in Nanyang, which made them laugh, and then they breathed a sigh of relief. They wanted to move their buttocks to relieve the stiff muscles, but they noticed that the maid who served tea had been standing there. On the side, peeping at myself from time to time.Her heart skipped a beat and she thought, could this be the future stepmother?Looking at his face, he is friendly, but he just doesn't know how to behave?She kept an eye out and looked at the other party quietly.

But Aunt Qing quickly drew her attention away: "Listen to what Yao Tong said, you have been to many places? I have heard that the people in Nanyang are darker and thinner than us. Is it true? ?”

Yao Tong hurriedly laughed and said, "That's true, but it's not a big deal. It's like I have been exposed to too much sun, and I look darker than others. I heard that Namuri (now India), Khorumos ( People in the area of ​​today’s Persian Gulf) and Malin (today’s east coast of Africa) look even darker, especially the people of Malin, they are like black charcoal! Didn’t there used to be “Kunlun slaves”? It's very dark, I also brought back two Javanese girls from Nanyang, who understand a few words of our language, are gentle and diligent, if the lady is interested, I will bring them to show you next time?"

Huo Yi laughed, "That's unnecessary. When I was in Nanjing, I met Nanyang people before, but I never used the maids there."

Yaotong smiled, and went to peek at Nanqi again, feeling a little disappointed in her heart, this stepmother looks okay, but it's a pity that she was born as a girl...

Nan Qi was very nervous. She wanted to show that she was kind, friendly and careful. After thinking for a while, she brought two snack boxes and said softly, "Miss Zhou, can you have some snacks? It's still some time before dinner." time."

Dong'er met outside the door, sneered, and came in to report: "Miss, Auntie, the food is ready, please go to the side hall to eat." Then he exchanged a glance with Nan Qi.

Aunt Qing hurriedly persuaded Huo Yi and Zhou Yaotong to go to dinner, and asked Nan Qi to follow.Dong'er sent them out the door, turned around to pack the tea set, suddenly his eyes turned red, and he put the tea tray heavily on the table.

Ju'er hurried in from the door, gave her a hand, and then quickly looked outside the door: "What are you doing?! If you have a temper, send it elsewhere! Let the lady see it and say you again!"

Dong'er bit her lip, and said unwillingly: "I don't understand! Why did the lady pick two of her?! What's the skill of Nanqi? The master changed three, but I didn't see how much she was favored! All day long Putting on airs, I only know how to curry favor with Miss! Chunying is nothing! In terms of looks, talents, temperament, and loyalty, how can she compare to me?! I don’t know what is good or bad! Think about how we will call them in the future Grandma, I'm disgusted!"

Ju'er was so anxious that she wanted to cover her mouth: "My aunt, how did you say that?! Keep your voice down!"

"What's there to hide?!" Dong'er broke away from her hand, "It's not a shameful scandal! If it were Li'er and the others, I would be convinced, but why Chunying and Nanqi?!" She curled her lips, "Chunying said just now that she doesn't like him!"

Ju'er sighed helplessly, and persuaded her softly: "I know what kind of gamble you are taking, but this kind of thing is not considered a fat job. Just look at the behavior of Manager Zhou and Manager Cai, and ask yourself, if You are Chunying, would you rather marry a man who can be your father? Nanqi is okay, except for Zhou Guanshi who is older and has married a wife, everything else is good, and his character is correct, but Cai Guanshi... Are you willing to live with him forever?"

"What's there to be reconciled to?" Dong'er sneered, "It's just a man, who is it different to marry? With our status, we will marry the young lady in the future, either to marry the steward or the boy of the uncle's house, or to be the son of the uncle. If we stay This mansion lives a good life, and I don't like that kind of fat man, but now..." After a pause, he gritted his teeth and said, "Miss is dizzy, and she wants to live a hard life! The Gu family has strict rules and has been working outside for many years. , what hope do we have in the future?!"

Ju'er's face turned cold: "You said this too? Shut up! You are shameless, let me hear it again, don't blame me for telling Auntie!"

Dong'er glanced at her: "I don't believe you have no idea! I'm not a person like Aunt Qing. She follows her wife and thinks about her all her life. She doesn't marry after her 30s. If the master is not good, she is worried about his wife. The young lady will be bullied in the future, afraid that she will not be able to help because of her low status, so she specially asks for the name of an aunt to help her. In fact, the master has never touched her with a finger! I don't imagine her living like that, my whole family is in Beijing Well, in the future, as long as the family can live a happy life together, I will marry even a fat man!"

Ju'er was angry and funny: "You really are a shameless girl! Can you say such a thing?!" She looked outside the door again, "Shut up! Don't bring it up again! Miss and Auntie have their own opinions !" Seeing that Dong'er was still unconvinced, he sighed: "Guanshi Zhou and Guanshi Cai have different identities now, so we can't just let people go. You and I are needed by Miss's side. In the future, it will be a dowry, so you will be cut off too. Think about it differently. As for Li'er and the others, the young master still can't leave her side. Xuechan and Lanlong have settled for another family, but the others are not qualified enough. Nanqi's natal family is famous and rich, and it can be regarded as the same as Zhou Guanshi's family. The family is right, Chunying is inferior, but she also has an old man who is in charge. The young lady and aunt chose them, there is a reason for it, you... you better take it easy!"

Dong'er pouted: "Chunying has already refused..."

"She refused, and there are others. No matter who they are, it won't be us. Give up!"

Dong'er bowed her head and said nothing, Ju'er tried to persuade her, but neither of them saw it. Shi'er had been listening outside the door for half a day, her face was livid, and she left resentfully.

(End of this chapter)