After lunch, Nangong Yue boiled the medicine captured by An Niang into a decoction by herself, and was about to take the decoction to Lin's Qianyun courtyard, but she didn't expect that Lin just came.
Unexpectedly, her daughter really boiled the medicine for herself, Lin's eyes turned red involuntarily, and under her daughter's expectant eyes, she drank the medicine in one gulp.
Then, Mrs. Lin talked about the business of this trip, "Sister Yue, don't you still have a vacancy here..." It turned out that for Su's birthday banquet, the mansion planned to add some new maids, and Mrs. Lin thought it happened that Nangong Yue was here. There is also a gap, so I plan to fill it up.
During the conversation, Mother Liu had already brought the matchmaker to the Black Bamboo Courtyard, and the matchmaker brought over a dozen young girls, the oldest one was fourteen or five years old, and the youngest seemed to be only six or seven years old.
In the empty courtyard, there were more than a dozen little girls standing in a row, with different expressions, some looking forward to, some cautious, some flustered... All of them have good looks, at least more than handsome, and occasionally there are a few who are particularly outstanding, There is a bit of beauty between the eyebrows. Logically speaking, a maid should not pick someone whose appearance is too outstanding. If her appearance overwhelms her master, it will be unbeautiful.
It's just this, Nangong Yue doesn't care. She had seen too many beautiful women in the palace in her previous life, some of them were beautiful, some were pure and pure, and some were femme fatale... After seeing many of them, she realized that these were not the most important things.
She looked around, but didn't choose immediately, but just whispered something in Yimei's ear, and Yimei asked them to introduce themselves.
Naturally, most of the people who will be brought over by the matchmaker to sell are from poor families, so the names are not very pleasant, and they are all flowers, springs, and dicks. They have never seen anything in the world, so they are very cautious and nervous. Most of them stumbled and couldn't make a sentence. Therefore, it is rare to find two or three articulate, orderly and loud voices, which naturally attracted Nangong Yue and Lin Lin. Shi and An Niang's attention, nodded secretly.
Nangong Yue was more interested in a girl named Huang Hua, who looked like Zhou Zheng, her parents died, so she was sold by her stepmother to a matchmaker. This yellow flower has nothing to worry about and is relatively easy to control. Besides, she is only eight years old, so she can stay for a few more years.
Thinking of this, Nangong Yue said, "Huang Hua, come forward and let me have a look."
Huang Hua thought that she was not the best in appearance, not the most intelligent, and not the best in eloquence, but she didn't expect that the girl in this mansion would choose her, so she couldn't help being flattered, and stepped forward two steps cautiously.
Nangong Yue looked at Huang Hua quietly. Huang Hua's eyes were not big, but they were extremely bright, revealing a touch of firmness; her eyebrows were thick and black, her skin was a healthy wheat color, and her fingers and palms were rough. wearing a blue shirt that has been washed white, looking clean and energetic.
Being looked at by Nangong Yue like this, although Huang Hua was nervous, she still tried to calm down, straightened her back, and stood there quietly.
Nangong Yue suddenly asked: "Huang Hua, what do you think of my place, would you like to stay with me?"
Huang Hua took a deep breath, saluted with the etiquette taught by the maid, and boldly said: "Girl, you are beautiful here, and the servant is naturally willing."
Hearing this, Nangong Yue showed a hint of interest, "Since you can speak beautifully, you must know some words?"
This time, Huang Hua spoke without even thinking about it, "My servant's father was a scholar before his death, but it's a pity that he studied hard for more than ten years, but he didn't make any progress. Dad didn't want this servant to be an illiterate person, so he also taught him some lessons during his lifetime."
Hearing this, Nangong Yue became more and more satisfied with her. It's not hard to find maids these days, but there are very few who can read and write. Besides, this Huang Hua is a bit smart and knows how to measure.
"Mother," Nangong Yue said to Lin immediately, "Yue'er wants this yellow flower."
Lin nodded, and felt that the yellow flower was really good. In addition, she picked two girls of the right age for her yard, and then asked the matchmaker to go down to collect the money.
"Sister Yue," Lin looked at her daughter fondly, "Will you give this girl a name yourself?"
This country girl's name can't even be put on the table, so when a maid is assigned under her master, she will be given a name by her master, and will be replaced with a decent and pleasant name.
Nangong Yue tilted her head slightly, pretending to be thinking, then smiled and said, "Huang Hua, from now on you will be called Huamei."
Huang Hua, also known as Thrush, hurriedly saluted, "Thank you for your name."
At this time, Yan Niang came to report: "Second Madam, the flower hall of Rong'an Hall has been arranged, Madam, do you want to go over and have a look?"
Su Shi's birthday banquet is so important, of course, Lin Shi didn't dare to take it lightly, she got up immediately, but saw her daughter wrapping her arms around her with a smile, "Mother, Yue'er wants to go and see with her, okay?"
Thinking that her daughter is not young anymore, she can start to learn some things about housekeeping, so she nodded in agreement.
Lin's group of four went to the flower hall across the courtyard of Rong'an Hall. The flower hall has been completely renewed, the wallpaper has been replaced, the furniture and window lattices have been wiped spotless, and the decorative vases, incense burners, calligraphy and paintings, etc. have been carefully arranged.
Yanniang has followed Lin for many years, and her taste and handling are considered reliable. Lin looked at it all the way, nodded repeatedly, and only slightly moved a few positions.
Nangong Yue also checked carefully, mother's errand is very important, if it is done well, it is a credit; but if it is not done well, it will lose face in front of other aristocratic families, and I am afraid that it will be completely disgusted by grandmother.
Nangong Yue scanned most of the circle, and her eyes suddenly stopped on a large floor-standing vase in a corner, her brows frowned, but she did not show any signs of expression.
this vase...
She took a step forward, pretending to appreciate it, but her heart sank because something was horribly wrong.
Mrs. Lin has been keeping an eye on her daughter, and seeing that she seems to be very interested in this vase, she walked up to her and said with a smile: "Sister Yue has never seen this vase of ten arhats, pastels, and winter melons, right? This is your great-grandfather It has been collected from the previous dynasty, and it is quite old, but it is worth a lot."
Nangong Yue smiled as if nothing had happened, and pretended to be excited and said: "Then Yue'er has to appreciate it." She casually stroked the vase with her finger, her eyelids half-drooped to hide the darkness in her eyes.
Damn it, the glaze color of this floor-standing vase is not right, the technique of making the embryo is not exquisite enough, and the pattern painting is not bad, but it is still not good enough. In her previous life, she had been a princess and a queen, and she had never seen anything precious before, so she naturally cultivated some eyesight, and she could be sure that it was a fake just by looking at it. Her great-grandfather came from a family, and the official worshiped the chief minister, how could she collect a fake
In other words, this vase has been exchanged!
Damn, who the hell?!
The Lin family on the other end didn't notice it, and asked Nangong Yue with a smile: "Sister Yue, what do you think?"
"It's pretty good." Nangong Yue replied with a smile, but she was a little worried: Since this vase has been swapped, what about the other items in the warehouse? Mother will definitely go to the warehouse to get the items again, in case they get it again When it comes to fakes...