Two days later, June fifteen.
Because it was a serious day for Shangxiang and fasting, the people in Jia's mother's courtyard were tightly packed, not to mention Madam Xing, Madam Wang, Wang Xifeng, Li Wan, and others, including Jia Baoyu, Xue Baochai, and Lin Daiyu.
The older ones tell some Buddhist stories in the main hall, while the younger ones get into the green gauze cabinet and chatter about poetry and songs.
However, he said that everyone was chatting excitedly, and suddenly the eldest maid, Amber, came in and reported: "Old Ancestor, Sister Ping'er is in the courtyard, saying that she wants to report something to the eldest wife and the second grandmother."
If Ping'er was only looking for Wang Xifeng to report, it would not be a strange thing, but including the eldest wife Xing's, it made Jia's mother a little puzzled, so she asked casually: "Why is it so solemn? I have to find their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to report back together."
Amber hurriedly said: "I heard that it was my aunt who sent a message and wanted to exchange some capable maids and servants with our house."
This sounded new again. Since Rongguo Mansion was Jia Yingchun's family, it was reasonable for her to ask for one or two servant girls.
But what does it mean to 'change' a few
Mother Jia was even more curious, and it was about her granddaughter, and there were no outsiders present, so she ordered: "You go and call Ping'er in, but I want to hear, what is the second girl going to do? 'Fal."
Amber led the order out, and after a while, Ping'er was brought in.
After Ping'er saw the ceremony one by one, Jia's mother asked curiously, "The second girl has sent some messages back, why do you still say that you need to 'change' someone from the family?"
"Back to the words of our ancestors."
Ping'er said respectfully, "Listen to what my aunt said, because the Sun family didn't have a serious hostess, there weren't many maids and wives to use, but during the flood last year, I bought a batch of 12- or 13-year-old maids to come back. ."
"Recently, because my uncle found a profitable business, and sent more than a dozen family members to watch it in the south, as a result, even the servants and strong men in the house were stretched."
"After catching up with Shuntian Mansion, the origin of the slaves is being checked, and the second master of the Sun family is working in the mansion again, so it's even worse to hire people to fill it up."
"So my aunt discussed it with my uncle, and wanted to use those newly bought little girls to exchange for a few usable family members from our house."
After hearing these words, everyone suddenly realized.
"That's a really good deal!"
Wang Xifeng immediately clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Last year, my second brother-in-law was ordered to guard the refugee camp outside the city. His little maids were all selected from a thousand choices, and they were all fresh and innocent. After two years of training, the designation is the beginning of our house!"
Mrs. Wang also nodded and said, "There are quite a few maids in our mansion right now, and they are almost at the age to be released to marry, and they have caught up with the strict inspections now. A few heart-warming people come here, and it saves a lot of trouble."
Seeing that the two generations of housekeepers in this mansion have already recognized this matter, other people will naturally have no objection.
Mother Jia pondered for a moment on the kang, then nodded and said, "It's fine in our house, the second girl has just become pregnant, and there is no serious mother-in-law in the family to look after her, so I really should find some right-hand men to help her together. Share the housework, so as not to overwork yourself and hurt your body.”
After a pause, he instructed Wang Xifeng, "Since it's a good thing, you, sister-in-law, should worry about it, find some stable and steady people for her, and are willing to work in the manor."
Just as Wang Xifeng was about to nod her head, someone suddenly flashed out from Jia's mother's side, fell to her knees with a thud, and said crisply, "Old Ancestor, this servant is willing to go to auntie's side to serve you!"
When it was clear that this person was actually a mandarin duck, there was an uproar in the hall.
When others went to the Sun Mansion, Ge Yin had to be promoted a step higher, but Yuanyang is now the top servant in the Rongguo Mansion, and even in front of his wives and grandmothers, he is also a respectable figure.
And when she arrived at Jia Yingchun's side, even if she was trusted again, how could she attain the status of the chief maid of Rongguo
Mother Jia couldn't help but change color on it. She took off her tortoiseshell glasses in disbelief, stared at the mandarin ducks for a while, and suddenly raised her voice and ordered, "I'm a little tired, you all go back first."
Everyone knew that she had something to say in private and wanted to share it with the couple, so they hurriedly bowed and walked out. Even Jia Baoyu and others hurriedly left Jia's mother's yard when they got the notice.
When only Jia Mu and Yuanyang were left in the room, the old lady got down from the kang, gave Yuanyang a hand, and said warmly, "Get up first, what's wrong with you? After all, how could you be making such a fuss?"
Listening to her words, it was like an old grandmother coaxing disobedient children and grandchildren. Yuanyang's eyes suddenly turned red, and he looked up at the old lady reluctantly, and almost changed his mind.
However, thinking that he will continue to stay in the Rongguo Mansion, it is very likely that he will fall into the hands of Jia She, while Sun Shaozong promises to allow him to slowly find his husband, Yuanyang again stunned and choked: "Don't dare to deceive the old man. Madam, the eldest master has intercepted my words and molested me several times, and he even said two days ago that he wants to make me the seventh concubine."
"I also said that if I wasn't happy, I would call my father from Jinling and force me to marry him!"
As she said that, she knocked her head down on the ground and said decisively, "The slaves are absolutely unwilling to comply with this matter, but I don't want to cause you and the eldest master to have a quarrel because of this, and we are in a dilemma. , Coincidentally, such a reason came."
"Also ask the old lady to be kind and allow me to serve at my aunt's house!"
When Mother Jia heard this, her body trembled with anger, and she kept mumbling, "I have such a reliable person left, so the unfilial son still has to make calculations!"
Then he pulled the mandarin duck and said, "Get up now, I'll make the decision for you in this matter, why do you need to hide in the second girl's house?"
Yuanyang refused to get up, but kept kowtowing, saying that he didn't dare to break the mother-son relationship between God's wife and the eldest master.
Mother Jia saw how strong her heart was, and she thought about going to Jia Yingchun's place. In the future, when Jia She went away with that dirty mind, she might not be able to get her back.
So he let out a long sigh, shook his head and said, "Forget it, since you are determined to serve the second girl, you should help her take care of the family, and don't lose the face of our Rongguo Mansion."
Hearing Mother Jia's consent, Yuanyang was both pleasantly surprised and reluctant, and hurriedly banged her head a few times, and said in a sob, "Slave, thank the old lady for her grace, if it is true that there is an afterlife, the slave will be a cow and a horse, and it will be a good thing. I'm going to wait in front of the old lady again!"