"When mother left, did you leave any words?"
Gu Jiu asked softly.
Nanny Gui recalls the past.
"A few days before Madam left, she already had a premonition. She called the servant to her, and told the servant to take good care of the girl and the third young master. She also said..."
Nanny Gui looked hesitant, as if she had something to hide.
Gu Jiu picked up the teapot and refilled Nanny Gui's teacup.
"Mommy drinking tea. When my mother was leaving, did she explain the important things in my life?"
Nanny Gui looked at Gu Jiu in disbelief, "How could the girl know?"
Gu Jiu lowered her head slightly, and said with a calm expression: "I guess. When my mother was leaving, the ones who worried the most were me and my brother.
My father has to worry about my brother's future. As for the major events in my life, my mother is afraid that my father will not care about it and send me out of the house casually, so she told the mother. "
After finishing speaking, Gu Jiu raised her head and looked at Nanny Gui, "Mommy, please tell me what mother told me."
Nanny Gui burst into tears, "Young lady has not only grown up, she is also so smart. If Madam has a spirit in heaven, she will be gratified."
Gu Jiu took out a handkerchief and wiped away Nanny Gui's tears.
"Don't cry, mommy, my brother and I will get better and better."
Nanny Gui nodded again and again, and managed to stop her tears, "Madam told the servants before she died, and after the girl is old, ask the servants to remind the master to keep the promise."
"What promise?" Gu Jiu asked.
Nanny Gui looked at Gu Jiu, the girl really looks like Madam.
She said excitedly: "Before Madam died, she already had a premonition that Master might restore Mrs. Xie to justice.
Madam was worried that Mrs. Xie would play tricks on the girl's marriage, so before she died, she begged the master to marry the girl far away and not stay in the capital when the girl was born.
Madam came up with this method because she was afraid that the girl would be tortured by the Xie family and would not be at peace after marriage. "
"what!"
Both Qingmei and Qingzhu were taken aback, they both cried out and quickly covered their mouths.
The madam actually wants to marry the girl to another place, what should I do.
Nanny Gui said: "Miss, you have to understand Madam's painstaking efforts."
Gu Jiu nodded, "I understand mother's painstaking efforts. However, in my opinion, mother's plan seems too cowardly. Could it be possible to live a good life by marrying far away? Can a person live a good life? Most of the time, you still have to rely on yourself.”
Nanny Gui was very surprised, she looked at Gu Jiu in surprise. It was unexpected that Gu Jiu would say such a thing.
Gu Jiu laughed, "Mommy, I am a different person from my mother."
After finishing speaking, she nodded emphatically, emphasizing the difference between her and Su Shi.
Nanny Gui suddenly let out a long breath, "Young lady and madam are indeed different. This servant can see that young lady is stronger than madam."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Thank you Mammy. I want to take Mammy out of here and live in the city, is Mammy willing?"
Nanny Gui was excited but couldn't believe it, "Slave, of course this is willing. It's just that this slave is old and frail, with rough hands and feet, so I'm afraid I won't be able to serve the girl."
Gu Jiu said: "Mammy doesn't need to serve me, I want to take Mammy back to the city to enjoy the blessings."
Nanny Gui was stunned, and then waved her hands again and again, "No, no. The maidservant can't burden the girl. The Xie family is in charge of the mansion now. If the girl brings the maidservant back, it will only offend the Xie family. This will not be good for the lady."
Gu Jiu laughed, "You don't have to worry about these things. I plan to rent a house in the city, and I will bring Brother Da Zhuang and Brother Er Zhuang to live outside the house and handle some things for me."
Nanny Gui was stunned, she didn't quite understand Gu Jiu's words.
Gu Jiu took a sip of tea and said, "The Xie family is the head of the mansion. I have many difficulties in trying to do something. Therefore, I need someone outside to be my eyes and ears. I don't know Big Brother, Er Zhuang Would you like to leave Zhuangzi and go to work in the city?"
Gui Momo suddenly burst into tears, and said while crying: "Yes, yes. If the girl is willing to use them, one hundred of them are willing.
The other servants dare not say that the girl doesn't have to worry about the loyalty of Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang. "
After crying, Nanny Gui wiped her tears and said, "I thought that I would never be able to get ahead in this life. I didn't expect the girl to come and take our three mothers away. Girl, your kindness, slaves are like cows and horses. I can't even answer."
thump!
Nanny Gui directly knelt down to Gu Jiu and kowtowed frequently.
Gu Jiu quickly helped Nanny Gui up, "Don't do this, Mommy. It's my brother and I who came late, and you have suffered so much these years."
"That's not the case. The maidservant didn't take good care of the girl, and instead, the maidservant was tired of worrying about the maidservant."
Nanny Gui looked at Gu Jiu, and asked again: "Miss wants to take slave and maidservant three away, does Mrs. Xie agree?"
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Don't worry about this matter, I will handle it. Brother Da Zhuang and Brother Er Zhuang, what are you busy with? Can we see each other?"
Nanny Gui said: "Both of them, they will definitely still be working in the fields. They won't be able to come back until evening."
Gu Jiu asked curiously, "Aren't you coming back for lunch?"
Nanny Gui shook her head, "I can't come back at noon. Lunch will be settled in the field, and someone will deliver the food."
I see!
Gao Erfu used Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang as coolies.
Gu Jiu smiled, and said, "Nurse, go rest first. Today is the earliest, or two days at the latest, and I will definitely take you out of here."
Nanny Gui looked at Gu Jiu, her eyes were full of anticipation, and she was worried, "Will you make things difficult for the girl?"
Gu Jiu smiled and shook her head, "Nurse, don't worry."
How could Nanny Gui not be worried.
This is the Zhuangzi of the Xie family, and Gao Erfu, who is in charge, belongs to the Xie family. They want to leave, easier said than done.
Qingmei stepped forward to persuade her: "Nurse, you just trust the girl once. What the girl promised will definitely be done."
Nanny Gui was dubious, more worried.
But she also knew that she couldn't help, and staying here would only add to the chaos.
So she nodded, "Miss, take care. This servant is old, it doesn't matter if you leave or not. Girl, please don't offend Mrs. Xie for the sake of your servant. It's okay."
Gu Jiu smiled, "Thank you Mammy for your concern, I know."
Nanny Gui left.
Qingmei asked: "Girl, what should I do next?"
Gu Jiu said: "Eat first, and then talk about things after eating."
Gao Er Fu ordered the kitchen to prepare a table of food and wine, mostly game.
Gu Ting greeted: "Executives, let's eat together. Drink with me."
Gao Erfu waved his hand to refuse, but Gu Ting forcefully pressed him on the chair, and filled the wine glass again, "Drink!"
Just like that, Gao Erfu was overwhelmed by drinking one cup after another, and soon became drunk.
When Gao Erfu woke up after a nap, the sky had changed.
Gu Jiu sat on the chair, and Gu Ting sat next to her.
On the table, there is a stack of ledgers.
Gao Erfu's mind was still unclear, "Second Miss, Third Young Master, you guys, what are you doing? What time is it?"
Gu Ting raised his eyebrows, "Senior officer, you will not forget everything you have done."
"Me, what did I do? Isn't it just drinking?"
Gu Jiu patted the ledger on the table, and said softly: "Thirty years since the opening of Yao, Zhuangzi has produced 1,800 taels and stored 50,000 catties of grain.
In the thirty-first year of Kaiyao, senior officials took over Zhuangzi. This year, Zhuangzi produced 1,200 taels and stored 30,000 catties of grain.
In the thirty-second year of Kaiyao, that is, last year, Zhuangzi produced 882 taels and stored 15,000 catties of grain. "
Having said that, Gu Jiu laughed mockingly.
Gao Erfu's eyes were flustered, and he stared at the ledger on the table in disbelief, "How do you have ledgers? How is it possible?"
Gao Erfu touched his waist, where is the key, the key is gone.
He suddenly realized, and pointed at Gu Ting, "Third young master, how dare you plot against me. While I was drunk, you stole the key and the account book."
"Bah! I still need to plot against you for the shitty things you did."
Gu Ting snorted coldly, "You can ask for more blessings."
After Gu Jiu laughed, he continued: "The output is decreasing year by year, and the grain in stock is also decreasing year by year.
At first I thought it was a famine.
I think that's how the senior executives reported it. The weather is dry, the water source is insufficient, and the output of the fields is getting smaller every year.
The wife has never been to this Zhuangzi, so she doesn't know the situation on the Zhuangzi. In addition, with the support of the third year of high school blessings, it is natural that what you say is what you say. The wife would not suspect it at all.
Until I opened the ledger and saw that there was a bumper harvest every year, but the output became less and less.
A rough calculation shows that in two or three years, the senior executives have spent four to five thousand taels of silver, let alone corruption.
If I report the situation here to my wife, executive, guess what will happen? "
"No, you can't report it to your wife."
Gao Erfu panicked, his eyes were fierce. For a moment, the thought of killing someone to silence him flashed through his mind.
But when he saw the watchful guards outside the door, Gao Erfu faltered again.
"Third young master, second young lady, I beg you, give me a way out, don't tell my wife what happened here. You and your wife don't deal with each other, right? I'm greedy for my wife's money, you should be happy what."
Gu Ting scolded angrily, "Shameless!"
Gao Erfu didn't care.
As long as he can keep his position and money, even if he is scolded with ten times more vicious words, he is fine.
Once Xie Shi found out about his greed for ink.
With Xie's temper, he must be skinned.
Even if his younger brother Gao Sanfu interceded, it would not work.
"Second Miss, please let me go. We have no grudges in the past, and we have no grudges these days. If you let me go this time, I will repay you twice."
Gu Jiu smiled softly, closed the account book, and asked, "If I keep this matter a secret, will the senior executives really be willing to repay me?"
Gao Erfu nodded again and again, "Yes, I am willing!"
"Very good!"
Gu Jiu smiled with satisfaction.