Chapter 23 Luo Yuxuan
There are three main rooms in Luoyuxuan, with a hall in the middle of the bright room, a bedroom in the west room, and an embroidery rack in the east room, which I think is to be prepared for the embroidery room. The furniture is a red rosewood, and although the decorations are tacky, they are all good things. The eldest lady is so proud that it is hard to pick it up.
The front of the hall is a short slump, with a small number on it, and two chairs are placed on both sides. The western room is a bedroom, a large kang next to the window, and a shelf bed opposite, with layers of yarn curtains, and a dressing table against the wall, and a pear blossom glasses inlaid.
The young man sat on the collapse of the hall and leaned on a scarlet brocade-embellished pillow embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns. He felt like an old lady.
The maid Ziyu knelt down and kowtowed to Youxuan again, "I have been waiting for the lady to come back for the past two years. They all said that the lady could not come back, and the lady finally came back."
Youhua asked her to get up, "Don't kowtow anytime from now on. What about the others in the yard?" Youhua went to Jingci'an's front yard with two big maids, two second-class maids, four rough maids, one in charge of mothers, and two rough maids. Ziyu was only nine years old at the time, and was a third-class maid. She was usually responsible for running errands and spreading messages.
Zi Yu stood up and replied, "The eldest lady said that the old lady could not use so many people in the mansion during the filial piety period, and they were all dismissed. The maid only had two young men, slaves and Hongyu, who were not sold, and they were assigned to various courtyards."
"Where did Hongyu go?"
"Hongyu was divided into the eldest lady's place. The eldest lady originally asked me to go to the third lady's place. I just wanted to stay in Jinyuan and wait for the young lady. My mother couldn't help but cry and beg for Zheng's mother, and asked Zheng's mother to say good things in front of the eldest lady. The eldest lady asked me to stay in Jinyuan to guard the door." Jinyuan was the original yard of Youzi. After Youzi moved in, the old lady changed her name to Jinyuan.
This little girl is loyal. Youhua remembers that there are only a few big maids who are second-class maids who serve him, and the third-class maids who are unable to say a few words easily. Youhua's only impression of Zi Yu is that she doesn't like talking, and she is not as lively and clever as other little maids. "Although the third lady is not as decent as other yards, it is much better than that empty yard. Why do you want to stay in Jinyuan? Are you not afraid that I won't come back?"
Zi Yu lowered her head and said, "Miss is a good person. I think the lady must be back. When I was a child, I accidentally broke the blue and white porcelain plum vase that the old lady gave to the lady. If it weren't for the lady stopping her, I would probably have been beaten to death. The lady asked the doctor to give me silver to buy medicine afterwards. I remember the lady's great kindness for the rest of my life!" Zi Yu said with tears in her eyes.
Youzi had a little impression. At that time, she only thought how could she kill this maid for a porcelain bottle? She had never lacked money or valuables, so she didn't care much about these things. If it broke, it would be broken. Another one was added. "You should just take the second class. Qingzhi, the clerk in the room, can't be busy alone, please help her." As she said that, she looked at Qingzhi.
Qingzhi handed Zi Yu a purse with a silver baby, "Sustain the lady with me in the future."
Zi Yu took the silver and kowtowed again. He said something, "Miss Thank you for reward! I will be sincere to the lady for the rest of my life..."
Zheng's mother straightened her back and led a dozen maids and mothers over, "Miss Cousin. These were all those who were originally staying in the mansion and not going to Lin'an's ancestral home. The eldest lady said that she should use the cousin first, and if there is a cousin, she would leave it."
Youzi looked at Zheng's mother, "Mom Zheng's complexion is getting better and better. Her waist is so straight that she doesn't look like a person in her fifties."
Zheng's mother's face looked bad and she was very angry. She was the mother in charge of the eldest lady. Not to mention that the mothers were respectful to her, the masters of each courtyard also wanted to give her some face and politely asked her to sit down and have tea. Now this is the matter of the eldest lady giving her kindness, and it would be fine if she was disrespectful to thank her, but she did not give her face so much and gave herself a warning in front of so many maids and mothers.
Zheng's mother knelt down reluctantly and kowtowed to her, and the brand new satin clothes were stained with dust.
Zi Yu brought a chair over and sat down.
The maids and mothers stood in a row, with a total of ten maids and four mothers.
The young man asked the maids to introduce themselves in turn, to see who are at home, where they work now, and what they will do.
Among the fourteen people, ten of them were born in the family or had children from their spouses and were also in the mansion. The eldest lady spared no effort to put a spy on her side. My mother, who had children from her family, was working in the mansion, and the relationship was complicated. The Cheng family was the head of the Wang family, so she was afraid that she would listen to Wang.
There were two maids left, one of the maids, one of whom had too much eyes, and she could still look around with her head down; the other maid with a thick clothes, Chunhong was tall and strong, and was originally a maid from the big kitchen, who bought it from outside. When she replied, she had a loud voice. I guess the maid was here to make up the numbers. The maid was originally doing some rough work of washing clothes and sweeping the floor in the mansion, and she looked quite honest.
Youzi left Chunhong and the woman behind, saying that it was enough and there was no need to let the teeth come.
Zheng's mother curled her lips and took the people away.
Youzi ignored Zhang's mother's complaint when she went back, and watched them leave with a smile. She waved to Chunhong over, "You will call Suyu in the future, and learn the rules with Qingzhi first."
Su Yu knelt down and kowtowed with a silly smile, and shouted in a loud voice, "I Su Yu thanked Miss Cousin." She was called by the mansion. Isn't Youzi the cousin in the mansion? Qingzhi and the others followed him from He Mansion, and they all called Miss.
Qingzhi scolded with a stern face, "Since you have followed the lady, you are the slave in the lady's yard, why are you still following the people outside?"
Su Yu scratched her head, thought for a long time before she understood the difference, and shouted again, "I thanked Miss."
Youzi was amused by her, "Get up."
After another admonition, the two of them rewarded the broken silver before they could retreat.
Zhang's mother thought that the fingers of the young man were too wide, so she just gave her a few copper plates, so she could not give the silver as soon as she came up. However, she felt that she had a little leak to the people below, so that their lives would be much better and they would be more attentive in their work. Why not do it?
Now there is a mother in Luoyuxuan who is in charge, a big maid, a second-class maid, a rough maid, and an old woman. Although there are a lot less than the proportion, the young man feels that it is enough, and it is inconvenient for too many people.
Zi Yu Suyu went to the big kitchen to receive supper. Although the four dishes and one soup were still a lot worse than noon and it was colder.
When Zhang saw this, his mother was annoyed, "How come she got back from getting this kind of dish? That's what she gave to the servants!"
Zi Yu replied, "I asked the manager of the big kitchen and said that it was like this in all yards. If you want the most expensive ones, you will go with the money and they bought it for you."
Zhang's mother snorted, "I'm afraid Luo Yuxuan is like this! This rice is not japonica rice. In the past, the big kitchen has never eaten this kind of rice for the ladies! The old slave goes to ask the eldest lady to judge!"
From the beginning, Youzi didn't think about how the eldest lady would treat him kindly, and she was not angry. "I didn't give Zheng's face a good look today. How could the eldest lady and Zheng's mother be willing? There is always some color to give me. It's just tonight. Let's make do with it first. Thank you for your hard work today, and I'll clean up and rest after dinner."
Chapter completed!