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Chapter 305 Aunt's Request

The Jin family cried for a long time, and Mother Lu was so anxious that she was sweating profusely, she kept telling her to come in, lest the neighbors see the joke and brother Quangui to persuade her.Jin Quangui just hung his head and stood by the side without saying a word.

Chunying smiled and said: "Auntie, let's go in and have a good talk. It's useless for you to cry here. Come in and sit down, maybe my mother can help you talk about it."

The Jin family just cried, and even pulled Jin Quangui a few times. If Jin Quangui wanted to earn or not, he reluctantly stood there and did not persuade his wife.Lu Yougui let out a cold snort from inside the room, Lu's mother blushed and said harshly: "Forget it, if the trouble continues, I'll drive you away!"

The Jin family hurriedly stopped crying, got up twitching, entered the door, and apologized to Mother Lu again: "Auntie, I really didn't mean it, but just thinking about your brother... I feel wronged!"

Lu's mother glared at her brother with a look of hatred, and then said: "Why don't you get out of here quickly?!" She went to the main room first.

Jin Quangui followed in with his head down, but the Jin family turned around and blessed Chunying: "Niece, why don't you go in first?"

Chunying frowned and said, "You are an elder, so please invite me first."

The Jin family smiled and moved into the house hesitantly.Chunying followed and found that her father had already returned to the room, and her mother and uncle were sitting at the table in silence, so she went forward and quickly cleaned up the leftovers, and took them to the kitchen to wash them.

The Jin family smiled and boasted: "Sister Chun is really capable, look at her work posture, the girl I have seen is not as neat as her!"

After hearing this, Mama Lu's expression softened a little, she looked at the old money bag in her hand, and asked, "Okay, what are you doing with it again? I told you it was for my mother to see the doctor, and there is only one tael of silver left. You can also pick several medicines. I told you long ago that you don’t need to pay them back.”

The members of the Jin family hurriedly said: "Although the aunt cares about her mother, brothers and nephews, she has no reason to give money to him for nothing! I heard that he has come to ask for it a few times before? I didn't know at that time, if If I knew it earlier, I would definitely stop it!"

Her voice was so loud that everyone in the kitchen could hear her voice. Chunying glanced back and smiled mockingly, not at all believing that her aunt knew nothing about her uncle's coming to beg for money.Who is she fooling?Suddenly doing such a sex-changing thing must have a purpose!
Lu's mother also had a trace of suspicion in her eyes, but she believed her brothers and sisters swearingly, and felt that her natal family finally gave her a face, and the eyes she looked at her brother softened a lot: "Okay Well, since my siblings have said so, I will accept the one or two taels of money, and you don’t have to pay back the other three or two taels of money. After receiving the monthly money, I will invite a good doctor to come and take a look at it. It is necessary to cure the disease. If there is any leftover, buy some delicious food for the elderly and children. You were hungry before? Quangui is too nonsense! How about selling it?!"

"Isn't it?" The Jin family quickly echoed, "If it wasn't for this matter, I wouldn't dare to quarrel with him, and my mother wouldn't be dizzy. Poor her, she has endured all her life, and she still has to worry about her children and grandchildren when she grows old. I can’t even live a peaceful life!” After saying that, he glared at his husband, Jin Quangui still lowered his head, but turned slightly in another direction, avoiding his sister’s sight, but surprisingly, he didn’t argue.

Seeing that he didn't say a word, Chunying was even more puzzled.

Lu's mother didn't have any doubts at all, and her tone became more gentle: "Isn't it? I wanted to help a bunch, but my mother was angry again. I'm really wronged!"

"Her old man is just confused." The Jin family laughed, "She has woken up a long time ago, she knows what she said, and she regrets it a long time ago, but she can't shame herself to apologize to her daughter. Auntie always She is the most filial, and please don't be angry with her old man."

Mother Lu remembered that she wanted to apologize to her eldest daughter, Qiuyu, but couldn't hold back her face. She finally showed a smile on her face: "Forget it, a family of flesh and blood, how can there be an overnight feud? What's more, it's my mother!"

"Mother must be very happy to know!" The Jin family's snake-fighting stick said, "Auntie, you don't know, her old man is reluctant to eat a piece of meat on weekdays. With money in hand, she must be thinking about your brother first." And the little nephew. Both of them broke her heart. Needless to say, your brother, the goddamn villain who made the screwdriver learned to gamble, even lost his job, and now everyone in the Manhou Mansion I dare not ask him to work again, saying that the third young mistress ordered him to be dismissed, and I dare not use him again. I heard that the master of the East Mansion is also recruiting people, so I urged him to give it a try. I know that when people saw that he was too old, they didn't want him. Now I don't know what to do. There is also a boy and a daughter in our family who are old enough to work as servants, but there are no vacancies in the two prefectures. Now the family The five people are all supported by my [-] Wen-month money, not to mention my mother's old man, even I worry about it day and night, believe it or not, how can my mother's illness be cured if this continues?!"

Mother Lu sighed after hearing the words: "This kind of thing depends on everyone's luck. Since I gave birth to Xiaohu, I haven't had an errand in the past few years. Sister Chun didn't enter the house until her 11th birthday. I remember that my nephew is one year older than Xiaohu, and he hasn’t yet reached his tenth birthday, and my niece is even younger! After entering, she is just a servant or girl who is a rough envoy, and there is no master of the same age. It’s better not to go in as a handyman. You can find errands outside, and all the shops are recruiting apprentices. You can ask someone to ask which one is lacking! It’s better for my daughter to stay at home and learn sewing for a few years.”

Thank you so much from the Jin family, and sighed again: "Although the aunt told us the way, we don't know anyone, and we don't know where the job is good..."

Chunying vaguely guessed her aunt's intentions, she was angry and funny, but seeing her mother's expression, she was worried that she would give her a guarantee. In the end, she agreed to help, which was against her own will, but she didn't agree to help, and she fell again. He wiped his mother's face, hurriedly finished the work at hand, quietly went back to the main room door, and listened to what they had to say next.

Sure enough, Mama Lu asked, "Where do you want to go? At the other end of the Hou Mansion, maybe you can't do it? Since the Third Young Mistress has spoken, I'm afraid no one will dare to arrange errands for Quan Gui. Now the Third Young Mistress is at home. Well, if the wife was in charge of the house before, or the elder and young mistresses were in charge of the house, there are still ways to think about it."

The Jin family's eyes lit up: "Exactly! So I discussed with your brother that only the East Mansion can go! Auntie, isn't Sister Chun the proud person in front of the second old lady in the East Mansion? Can you... "

"Why didn't my aunt say it sooner?!" Chunying interjected lightly by the door, "I just kowtowed to leave the house this morning, and I won't be working there from now on." After speaking, she sighed heavily: "This is terrible. What should I do? The so-called people leave the tea to cool down. I am no longer working in front of the old lady, how can people look at my face?"

The face of the Jin family froze: "Leaving the mansion? Why... Are you out of the mansion?! Aren't you serving in the East mansion?!"

Lu's mother was a little unhappy: "What's the matter if you don't serve in Dongfu? My daughter should be a girl for the rest of her life?! This is the grace of the master!"

The member of the Jin family regretted that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly smiled and said: "Yes, yes, auntie is right, I was wrong. This is the kindness of the master, and no one else can ask for it." Chunying laughed tirelessly: "You don't have to worry about your niece, how many girls can get such kindness? Although you have come out, you are more decent than other girls!" Turning her eyes, she stared at her: " Since that's the case...can Miss Chun help you think of a way..."

Chunying suddenly clapped her hands vigorously: "That's right! I've also heard about the recruitment of people in the East Mansion. Anyone who is strong and willing to work will usually be recruited. How old is uncle? It must be the one who has been in charge for a while. My old eyes are dim and I saw it wrong. Uncle, why don't you try again, wash your face and hands, put on clean clothes, and speak politely. Uncle has been in the waiter for so long, so he should know how to reply. If you want to get an errand, you should It's not difficult. I remember that the waiter in Dongfu is about to add two qualified people."

The Jin family's smile was a bit forced: "That's...that's right...the old job...it's better than a job I haven't done..." Clearing his throat, he continued: "And...your cousin and Cousin... In fact, at the age of two children, it's not too early to enter the mansion. There are others who are younger than them. Sister Chun, I heard... the young master's study in the East Mansion needs to add people? And the young lady also Do you want to add a girl? They said they were looking for someone who is pretty and smart. Our boy is the smartest, and the girl is also the smartest, and she looks good. If it wasn't for the help of someone to hand it over, I would have chosen it long ago. !"

Chun Ying smiled.The fourth young master is about to get married, so why do you need a boy who is less than ten years old by his side?The people he wants to add to his study are older, mature and literate book boys who are going to run errands with him in the future!As for Miss Fourth's girl, is she a candidate for the housemate who is preparing for a dowry in the future?In my memory, my cousin is only seven or eight years old, while Miss Fourth is already 13 years old. How old will she be when the latter gets married?Besides, this kind of girl must be selected with great care, and the whole family must be under the name of Dongfu to be selected.Both uncle and aunt work in the Hou Mansion, no matter how good-looking the cousin is, it is impossible for her to be chosen.

It was just these words, and she was impatient to explain clearly to her aunt, she just said: "My cousin is too young, what the fourth young master wants is someone who is older and more stable, and the girl from the fourth young lady's place probably wants someone from Dongfu. If you have a child at home, you need to be two years older. Auntie should stop thinking about these two places and choose honestly. As long as there is nothing wrong with it, there is still a good chance of being selected."

The Jin family's unwillingness to give up: "It's not these two places, the second old lady or the second master's place is also good, and the second wife's courtyard is also good, sister Chun, can you help to say something nice..."

"I can't." Chunying looked at her lightly, "I said just now, auntie, I'm gone, and my words have long since lost their weight. Besides, I have a life in there, so I don't have many enemies. Now I Of course I'm not afraid, I'm afraid that my cousins ​​will be bullied if they go in under my name." Just kidding, are those three places so easy to enter? !She was able to be the second old lady's girl back then because Shi'er entrusted the Mu family, and the Mu family entrusted Aunt Xu, and Aunt Xu called her in. When she came to the second old lady, she was guaranteed by Miss Huo's cousin first. succeed.What's more, now that the second master has been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War, the people in the courtyard must have been screened over and over again!

It's just that she refused too directly, and the faces of the Jin family were not very good-looking. Mother Lu glared at her daughter and cursed in a low voice: "What's so difficult?! You've only been away for a day, so what's the matter if you go talk about it? ! My uncle’s family has an errand, so we don’t need our help!”

Yes, it may not be necessary, but on the other hand, I have to be tied to this family. If they do anything bad in Dongfu, I will be responsible for it myself.Besides, it's not that difficult to find an errand now, so why should she be the recommender?
The members of the Jin family seemed to understand that Chunying was determined not to get involved in this matter, so she immediately lowered her face and said with a sneer: "I know your family is rich now, you live in a big house, you wear silk and satin, and you wear gold, silver and jewelry." , eat chicken, duck and fish, and then there is no one in your eyes! It’s just sister Chun, my aunt is selling the old saying today, everyone has the same background, no matter how rich your family is, it will be rewarded by the master! You are still a girl , I can’t change this background for the rest of my life! Don’t really think of yourself as a young lady!”

Before Chunying could say anything, Lu's mother's face sank: "What kind of talk is this! We Chun'er intend to remind you to save you from wasting effort, but you use this kind of words to annoy people. I thought you really understood People, if you want to lose your temper, get lost!"

The Jin family changed their previous low-key appearance, and raised their necks: "What? You kicked him out after you hit your family's guilty conscience?! Let me tell you, that's your mother and brother. You're starving to death, you're big fish and meat here, but you refuse to give your relatives a bite to eat, I yelled that everyone in the capital knew it, let's see how you behave!"

Chunying smiled instead of anger: "Auntie, you are actually guilty of saying this, right? Why doesn't your family have food? Didn't my mother give you money? Ten taels a few days ago, five taels today, it doesn't count as returning A total of more than a dozen taels of money was spent. Who needs to spend so much money a month? We all come from the same background. No matter how rich our family is, it is still ours. As a wife, I feel that more than ten taels of silver a month can't afford a bite of food. Is it because my uncle is too addicted to gambling, and you don't know how to run a family, or we are not kind enough?! If others know about it, I will ask the manager of the house Let's judge and see who is right!"

When the Jin family heard this, they felt a little guilty.If it gets to that point, her family will not be able to find another job, and even her own share may not be able to keep it.Just admitting defeat like this, she was not reconciled: "Who said I don't know how to manage a house? It is clear that the old man spent money to see a doctor! Could it be that you are reluctant to spend money on seeing a doctor for your mother and grandma?!"

Chunying said coolly: "It was just my aunt who said that my uncle was lying before, and that my grandma has recovered long ago, so I don't need to take those expensive herbs? If my grandma is really seriously ill, what does my aunt mean just now? You actually intentionally concealed your grandmother’s illness?! This is amazing, but you are not filial as a daughter-in-law..." She turned her head and smiled at her mother: "Mother, just now my father told me that he wanted me to go back to the manor from time to time to say hello Well, you said such a deed, do you want to tell Mr. Xu?"

Mother Lu hesitated. Although she was angry, she hadn't made any plans yet.The Jin family took the opportunity to say: "What are we afraid of?! Let's leave the tea, Miss Chun, you don't think you have weight in your words, do you?!"

"Come on." Jin Quangui, who had been silent all this time, said, "What's the trouble?! Don't make your niece a joke!" Then Chao Chunying grinned, "Son, don't blame your aunt. Your younger brother and sister are worried. Uncle will make amends for you on her behalf." After saying that, she really bent down.

Chunying hurriedly turned to avoid it: "Uncle, don't do this, I can't bear it. If you always listen to my mother's advice and gamble less, we will be lucky."

Jin Quangui responded with a smile, ignoring his wife's income, pulling her arm and walking out the door.After all, Mother Lu couldn't help shouting: "Wait a minute!" Handing over the old money bag, she took off her gold earrings and silver-plated gold hairpin, "Take it away, honestly find an errand If the East Mansion still fails, I will find a way!" Jin Quangui's eyes lit up, he quickly took the jewelry, thanked him a thousand times, stopped his wife from going out, and before he reached the alley, his wife had already snatched the jewelry.As usual, the couple scolded and disappeared into the twilight.

Chunying hurried up to close the door, then turned her head and said sullenly: "Mother, you don't really want me to help them find errands, do you?!"

"How can it be?" Lu's mother was a little listless, "Look at your aunt's appearance, and think about what she said, don't I understand?! If they really can't find a job, just find an odd job for them. Well, whether they like it or not is out of our control."

Chunying smiled, and stepped forward to hold her mother's arm: "Mother, I brought back a silver-plated gold hairpin, which is more delicate than the one you used to wear, and it was specially reserved for you. Come and see it with me, Like it or not?"

(End of this chapter)