novelraw Chapter 21 Taking Retreat as Advancement
Chapter 21 Taking Retreat as Advancement
At dawn, Zijuan got up and saw that Daiyu had already woken up with bright eyes, but the eyes were full of tiredness. Knowing that she hadn't fallen asleep since she woke up, she advised her to lie down for a while before helping her to get up and wash.
After breakfast, the rain continued unabated.Zijuan had just cleaned up the dishes, and the two new girls came in to say hello to Daiyu.
Daiyu saw that the two girls were only twelve or thirteen years old. After washing up yesterday and wearing some clean clothes from Zijuan, her whole body felt refreshed, especially the one who was a little weaker. Her appearance is even more tidy than expected, and what makes Daiyu even more gratified is that although she is well-bred, there is a rare honesty in her brows, and she is honest and honest at first glance. Seeing that she liked it more and more, she hurriedly beckoned to her and asked, "What's your name? How old are you this year?"
The girl timidly said: "Miss Hui, my name is Ling'er, and I am 12 years old this year."
Daiyu nodded, and asked why she was betrayed, Ling'er's eyes were red, and she sobbed, "Father is gone, and mother is pulling the four of us sisters by herself. I really can't get enough to eat. But the youngest brother is sick again. There is no money for medical treatment, so my mother cried and sold me because she had no choice but to sell me for some money to buy medicine for my brother."
When Daiyu heard that their family had such a miserable life experience, she felt even more sad. She also thought that although she came from a beautiful family, she also lost her parents when Linger was this age. Thinking about it, although there is no shortage of food and clothing, it is also another kind of misery.Thinking about it this way, she felt even more distressed about the child, so she told Zijuan, "This child has a hard life, and you should take care of him more in the future!" Zijuan agreed, and Ling'er quickly thanked Daiyu and stepped aside.
Daiyu asked another little girl with slender eyebrows and thin eyes, and she was 13 years old named Huier. Although her parents were still alive, her brother and sister-in-law were in charge of the house, because they thought there were too many people in the family. If she can't use it, she simply sells her to subsidize the family.After hearing this, Daiyu felt pitiful, and after saying a few comforting words, she ordered Zijuan to take the two of them to the front yard to listen to Aunt Li's orders.
Zijuan took them there for a while, and then came back soon, and replied: "I have explained everything clearly to Aunt Li. What Aunt Li meant, let them learn some rough work from her first, and wait until they are proficient in serving tea and pouring water." Serve in front of the girl, so as not to make the girl angry with strange hands and feet."
Daiyu said: "It's enough to have you in front of me for serving tea and water. I don't need so many people. Let them learn from Aunt Li first. After a while, they have figured out their temperament, and then choose a sincere one." Yes, do some housework such as laundry and cleaning, and the other one is responsible for sweeping the yard and the like, you can decide these things, and I don’t bother to bother.”
Zijuan nodded, pondered for a while, and then said: "Girl, when I just arrived in the front yard, I saw Aunt Li was choosing vegetables for lunch, and then I suddenly remembered that after we moved to the backyard, we must start a new stove, but the work in the kitchen I'm afraid these two girls are useless, do we have to hire a cook?"
Daiyu hurriedly said: "You reminded me right, but I forgot about this matter. How about this, let's find a sister-in-law who can cook in Zhuangzi, pay monthly wages, and ask her to cook for us. As for vegetables, we have plenty of free space in the backyard. When we move over, we can grow a few vegetables in the yard, which is almost enough for us to eat. As for meat and eggs, let Uncle Li bring them back for us, at worst it will be hard work for him Money, I think he is willing."
Zijuan nodded quickly and said: "Miss is very thoughtful, let's do it this way, I will ask Aunt Li to help us find a cook in this village." Then, without waiting for Daiyu to agree, she turned around and went out again .Daiyu unconsciously shook her head behind and smiled and said to herself: "This girl, the older she gets, the more she can't hold her breath." After finishing speaking, she ignored her and just picked up a book and opened it to read.Unexpectedly, she just turned a page, and suddenly something fell out of it, Daiyu hurriedly leaned over to take a look, but it was the letter she had brought back from Yan Li a few days ago.Seeing that there was no one there, she hurriedly bent over to pick it up, and opened it again to appreciate it carefully. Although she loved these two lines more and more, she had to put them away in a hurry, taking advantage of Zicuckoo and others in the front yard. While talking in Aunt Li's room, she quietly put the letter back on Yan Li's desk.
After finally getting away safely, Dai Yufang stroked her beating heart and secretly let out a sigh of relief, laughing at herself for doing such a surreptitious and disgraceful thing when she grew up. Feeling his cheeks flushed with embarrassment, he hurriedly crouched down, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Inside the Yan family's old house.
Mrs. Wei found out early in the morning that Yan Li was in a hurry to leave, and she was angry and anxious all the time, complaining in her heart that her only son was not up to date, that he only liked to run around blindly, but didn't take business matters to heart, so she hurriedly Greet Nanny Li to come in and discuss countermeasures.
Even though Nanny Li is a servant, she did go through some troubles when she was young. Seeing Mrs. Wei in a hurry, she hurriedly leaned over and whispered something in Mrs. Wei's ear. There was a slight smile, but he was still a little worried and said: "What if Li'er is still not attracted to that young lady after seeing her?"
Mother Li sighed: "If that's the case, then we have no choice but to reject the Qi family. Of course, if we refuse at this time, the Qi family will definitely have no reason, after all, his own girl has no ability to win over a man. Xin, I really can't blame us." After hearing this, Mrs. Wei turned her worries into peace, and hurriedly called people in, and after a few orders, she sent people to invite Yan Li.
At that time, Yan Li was about to order someone to prepare the car, and he wanted to personally deliver the paintings to his friend Ye Mozhi's house, but it happened that Mrs. Wei's girl came to invite him, so he had to put his own business aside for now, turned around and followed the girl to Mrs. Wei in the room.
Madam Wei was the same as last time, she was still admiring the various gifts from the Qi family, knowing that he came in, but she didn't even lift her eyelids, it seemed that she was angry.Yan Li was a little bit guilty at first, but when he saw that she was still admiring these things from the Qi family, he just thought her eyes were shallow, and he didn't realize that he was a little angry again, and even Qiang An was a little emotional.
Mrs. Wei became more and more angry, and scolded: "Are you here to pay your mother's peace, or to ask the teacher to ask for a crime?"
Yan Li hurriedly concealed his emotions, bowed his head and said, "Son doesn't dare, so naturally he came to pay his respects to mother!"
Mrs. Wei sneered: "Since you are here to pay your respects, you should make a gesture of paying your respects. Who are you showing yourself by sticking your neck like this?"
Yan Li's guilt, which had disappeared, resurfaced spontaneously, and he hurriedly greeted his mother respectfully again, and Fang asked, "Mother, how good is your son's attitude?"