The next day, Wei Changying called Mr. He to talk about arranging for someone to serve tea at noon.
At first, Mr. He said that he would just let his niece, Zhu Shi, lead a few people there. When he heard that one of the guests wanted to ask Shen Zangfeng for a beautiful maid, he immediately changed his tune: "Zhu Shi and the others have not seen the young master's guests. However, I am afraid that I am not familiar with the customs and the service is not attentive. Should I let Tuanyue and the others take the people there?"
She had just made an agreement with Wei Changying on behalf of her niece Zhu Shi, and she would help Zhu Shi find a good family in two years! How could such a lecher be allowed to liven up people's backyards halfway? He is not someone who clings to others. She has already planned for her niece's lifelong events, and must let her marry a decent man and become a serious wife.
What's more, with the current young lady of the Shen family and the future guard chief Ying of the Shen family's mistress, she is not lacking in power. The meeting without hesitation pushed the errands to Tuanyue and Xinyue - these two maids were the same in appearance, and they were originally serving Shen Zangfeng. They had not been asked to leave until now, so it was safe to go to the front.
"The Tuanyue and Xinyue Clubs are going over, but there are three guests here, why can't we just ask two maids to serve them?" Wei Changying watched He Shi quickly change his words, and then looked at himself worriedly, as if he was afraid of himself He would insist on letting Zhu Shi go to the front, feeling it was a bit funny - this guest named Nian Yuan had not even entered the door, but he had frightened his usually aggressive and promising wet nurse.
She was afraid that Mrs. He would see her embarrassed smile, so she lowered her head to cover it up, flipping through the list of servants, and said, "Auntie, I will order a few more. While I still have some time, I will teach you a few words and change into some new clothes. I will order them later." Let’s go and serve together.”
Hearing that it was not necessary to let Zhu Shi go, Mrs. He breathed a sigh of relief. After a moment of concentration, he asked: "Since some of the guests like to ask for pretty maids, they don't know whether to choose pretty ones or more ordinary ones." of?"
These words were similar to the way he had asked Shen Zangfeng yesterday. Wei Changying laughed out loud: "It's better to be more normal. When we arranged the manpower before, we only ordered the maids to sweep the house, and we actually forgot to point out a few. The maid is dedicated to waiting for the guests. This time, I will send a few people over to deal with them first, and then decide on the specific ones."
He mused: "In my opinion, it's better to choose something more beautiful."
Wei Changying was a little surprised: "Why?" She had already said that although there were people who liked fishing among the guests, there was no need to give them away now!
He said plausibly: "This is the first time that the young lady has helped the young master greet guests. Although the young lady does not come forward, the maid sent out also represents the young lady's dignity." She lowered her voice and said, "Young madam, if guests come, Seeing that all the maids are as beautiful as the moon and the crescent moon, they will definitely comment on the young madam when she looks back. As a young master, none of the servants can even have their heads trimmed! Isn't this why the young madam is jealous? Anyway, our young master is a serious person, so why not put some good-looking people in here, so that the young lady can gain a reputation as a tolerant and virtuous person, and the young master will also look good on his face!"
Wei Changying didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "It's just a few maids. They came here today to discuss serious matters. Who would pay attention to so many?"
But Huang also felt that what He said was reasonable: "There are a few maids in our courtyard who are clean and have a bit of color. It was the first time that the young master and the young lady entertained guests after their marriage. As a result, one of the maids went out to serve them. If you are uglier than the other one, how can we have any dignity in our yard? It also makes the young lady stingy!"
Wei Changying couldn't help but said: "What if that person takes a fancy to him and asks for it?"
Huang and He said in unison: "It's just a servant. Since he is the master's guest, he will give it to him."
Mrs. Huang also said: "The young lady thinks that it is for their own good to keep people in and not send them out, but some people may be looking forward to being favored by visitors. If they can be favored after passing by, no matter how low their status is, they can rely on favors." I can live a life of delicious food and spicy food!”
"Isn't that right?" He said, "Especially among the rough messengers, there are some pretty ones. Not all of them are willing to sweep the yard and do rough work all day long. When they are old enough, they will have a servant. Such thoughtful people, young lady If you leave them in the yard, where else can you go? It's better to let them out and let them try their luck. They won't think that the young lady doesn't care for them, they will only think that the young lady is considerate!"
"..." Both aunts thought so, and Wei Changying had to think carefully. After thinking about it, he muttered, "Then you also ask Aunt Wan if there are any people you want to keep, don't send them out by mistake. Also, any servants who want to be sent out should be asked privately, and if you really don’t want to go, don’t force it.”
Wei Changying was also afraid that Mrs. Wan would have any opinions, so he specially called Mr. Wan to come forward and explain. However, the Wan family, the Huang family, and the He family had the same view: "After the young master and the young lady got married, this is the first time a guest has come to the door. According to the maid's opinion, it is better to send a few more delicate maids out. This will also Decent. My maid has heard before that Mr. Nian did ask for the two maids who used to serve the young master. However, Mr. Nian is not an unreasonable person. He only got two people last year, so he definitely doesn't want to come again now. The truth is needed.”
Judging from her words, she was in favor of sending Zhu Shi and others out directly, and she thought it would be okay to send them out.
But it was related to her niece's future. He still couldn't rest assured, so she said: "Sister Wan doesn't know that Zhu Shi and the others have been serving the young lady since they were little. They are all spoiled by the young lady. They are afraid that they will not be able to get on the stage. Don't miss the young master." It’s about business. But there are a few older ones below. Although they have been doing rough things before, they are also stable and their appearance is not bad. "
How could Wanshi still not understand what she meant? She didn't argue, just smiled faintly: "My sister has always been in charge of the little maids. My sister agreed, so I think it's not a bad idea."
So after deliberation for a long time, six maids were appointed to serve at the front. In addition to Tuanyue and Xinyue, there were also a few maids who originally cleaned the courtyard and helped in the kitchen. After Wei Changying saw it in person, they all looked pretty good. Among them, there was a young maid named Luzhu who was just around the age of hair. Her eyebrows were curved like the moon and her eyes were shining brightly. Her appearance was even better than that of Zhu Shi, who had not yet fully grown their eyebrows. Three aunts saw her. They were all satisfied. Mr. Huang and Mr. He thought that with such a maid coming to entertain the guests, Wei Changying would not be considered a jealous woman who did not allow a long and eye-catching maid to exist in the backyard. .
But Wan's satisfaction was because she felt that if the dewdrops came out, Shen Zangfeng would not be laughed at by the visitors and was so controlled by his wife that he would not even dare to let a neater maid around.
These maids had never done close-service work before. Although this time they were just serving tea and water, and there was no complicated work, Wei Changying still asked He to seize these few hours to train them. Don't show your timidity when the time comes.
They are all in the same courtyard, what kind of movement can they hide? Zhu Shi and the others were naturally surprised when they saw that Mr. He suddenly asked Luzhu and others to teach them personally. They rushed over to ask. Mr. He felt that time was tight, so he was impatient to deal with them and said in a hurry: "The errand that the young lady personally ordered is... The people the Young Master wants to use are now eager to learn from them, and you are here to cause trouble!"
After being driven out by her, Zhu Lan rolled his eyes and took Zhu Shi to find Qin Ge and Yan Ge who had just been replaced by Jiao Ge and Han Ge. They greeted each other affectionately and asked them about the reason.
This is not a secret, and looking at He's face, Qinge and Yange asked them to call them "good sister" a few times, and then said with a smile: "The master will bring guests back to discuss matters in the afternoon, so he asked the young lady to send some people. Go to the front and wait, isn't Aunt He temporarily training Lu Zhu and the others? "
It is a must to tease Zhu Shi, "Speaking of which, Aunt He is doing this for you. I am afraid that if you are born well, one of the guests will take her away from you!"
The maids laughed together and said: "Zhu Shi, you have to be careful! Since there is such a person among the young master's guests, and they escaped this time, there may be another time! Then you have to be careful The customer asked me to go to someone’s backyard to be my aunt!”
Zhu Shi blushed with embarrassment, holding up her skirt and ran into the house: "Nonsense, nonsense! Auntie must think that we are not good enough in serving you, so she wants to teach Luzhu and the others!"
Then he turned around and spat, "What aunt! Am I that kind of person? You are talking nonsense!"
Although Zhu Lan and others were not directly ridiculed, they all commented that the guest who liked to ask for maids from the master was a bit lustful, and they would spit a few times to show that they were not willing to be asked for maids like this.
However, due to such a commotion, the three guests Shen Zangfeng invited that day, Gu Yiran and Liu Xixun, were all ignored. Before Shen Zangfeng came back from seeing off the guests, Zhu Shi and others surrounded him and went back after their errands. Luzhu and his party asked about Nian Shengxu.
When Luzhu heard Zhu Shi said, "One of the guests today is not serious. Sister Luzhu, did you notice who he was when you were serving him? What kind of person is he? Our young master actually let him go." She immediately cheered. Blushing, he entered the house without looking back and slammed the door!
Zhu Shi couldn't help but be puzzled. Among the people who went to wait with Lu Zhu, someone pulled them aside and whispered: "Isn't he the one the young master calls Mr. Nian? He looks like a gentle man, with a fair face and a good appearance. He was polite, but his character... Sister Luzhu served him tea. Before the tea was put down, she asked him to touch the handle. Later, when he wanted to refill the tea, Sister Luzhu didn't want to go, so he was unhappy when another sister came. , let Sister Luzhu go over. Sister Luzhu didn’t dare not go. She didn’t want to have her hand touched by him this time, but also asked him to take away a purse... The other two people who came together today were the Gu family from the imperial capital. The young master, a young master from the Liu family of Donghu, was on pins and needles by his behavior! But this year, Mr. Gu ignored the instructions of Mr. Gu and Mr. Liu, and even sniffed the purse in front of everyone, shaking his head and saying "Hello, beauty!" Fragrant... Young Master was a little unable to hold the tea at that time!"
Zhu Shi and others were dumbfounded when they heard this, and said: "Did the young master tell me about Sister Luzhu...?"
"The young master smiled bitterly and asked Sister Luzhu to go down, saying not to disturb their conversation, and Sister Luzhu was able to escape!" This little maid is called Shuang'er. She is responsible for sweeping the corridor, and she is familiar with Zhu Shi and the others. She quietly He said, "And it sounds like Mr. Nian is not a member of the family, he is just the young master's staff - I don't know where he got the courage to do this in front of the young master... What will Sister Luzhu do now?"
Not only did the little maids look at each other after talking about Luzhu, but Wei Changying, who also heard that Luzhu was molested, also had a headache: "The aunts all said that we should choose more beautiful maids to serve, but now Luzhu is being... What should we do now?" Do it? Is this person going to give it or not?”
Mrs. Wan was very embarrassed. Although she had not publicly affirmed her promise before, she made it clear in her words that Nian Chuan only got two maids from Shen Zangfeng in the second half of last year and would not continue to ask for more people so soon. At that time It was also suggested that He's niece Zhu Shi be safely sent out to serve him. Fortunately, Mr. He was worried and forced Zhu Shi to stay. Otherwise, if Zhu Shi was molested today, she would really not be able to explain to Mr. He.
So at this moment, he said sarcastically: "My servant has never met Mr. Nian a few times. I heard about it from hearsay and almost got him killed..."
Mrs. Huang hurriedly interrupted: "What are you talking about, Sister Wan? We have all seen Sister Wan's character these days. After all, Mr. Nian was from outside, and we women have always guarded the backyard. If It’s weird if you know everything about it.”
He was reminded by her and quickly said it didn't matter.
Wei Changying waited for them to finish their polite greetings, and then said: "Nian Chuan is the person in front, we can't control him. But now the Lu Lu he is teasing is the maid in the backyard, what should we do now?"
The three aunts looked at each other and said, "Why don't we wait for the young master to come back and ask him?" (To be continued)