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I smiled faintly and gently stroked the embroidery on my sleeve. "It's nothing much!"

Hearing this, Grandma didn't pursue the matter.

"I want to choose a few girls. Since you and your mother are here, I brought them here. Please pick them for me!"

Grandmother looked at me with a hint of understanding in her eyes.

Since she lived in her grandmother's courtyard and the young maid was so attached to her mother Du, not to mention, her mother Du also had a heart, so it was likely that her grandmother had already noticed.

"Then bring it in for me and your mother to see!" Grandmother calmly took the teacup. Mother looked at me and then looked at Grandmother's expression. Then, she quietly pursed her lips and smiled.

"Yes sir!" I smiled and agreed. Then, I got up and personally lifted the curtain to tell the young maid at the door.

"How many do you want to keep?" Mother asked me with a smile.

After thinking about the performance of the maidservants, I smiled and added a little more of the cup of tea that was already filled to the brim in front of my mother. "I think that there should be three more in the room. One more on the storehouse would be more suitable."

"How many are missing in your room?" Grandmother asked with a frown.

"Although there are still six missing children, we still have to see if they are good or not." If you have that dishonest personality, then you might as well not have it. " I smiled.

My mother looked thoughtful, but my grandmother understood the meaning of my words. She knew that I had already seen her before, but that I was trying to use my grandmother's momentum to reject those who would be difficult to reject.

A mischievous smile appeared on my grandmother's face, and she winked at me.

I laughed silently.

Not long after, Lu Ke and his mother brought the maidservants in, followed by their mother.

I couldn't help laughing at myself. In the past, these mothers didn't want to send their girls to my house at all. Now, seeing that I was doted upon by my grandmother, I was in a hurry to send my daughter in. It was understandable for people to walk up high while water flowed down.

The maidservants stood in a row in front of Grandmother. They squatted down to greet Grandmother, Mother, and me.

Grandmother smiled and asked how old they were, how many brothers and sisters they had, and what they usually did at home.

Zhang's mother's daughter saw her grandmother's kind smile and gentle tone and felt a sense of negligence. She raised her head and boldly looked at her grandmother, smiling at her without any scruples.

A trace of displeasure flashed across his grandmother's face, but the child didn't notice. He continued to endlessly tell his grandmother how he usually helped his mother take care of his sister-in-law at home.

The child does not understand the grandmother's face, but the Zhang mother is always with the grandmother's side of the people, how can there is not understand? She wanted to stop her daughter.

Grandmother shot her a look that was like a drawn sword.

Zhang's mother stood there looking at her silly daughter with a depressed expression.

When he asked the granddaughter of Mrs. Chen about it, although she was not lacking in manners, the little girl kept her head down and stared at her toes. She looked extremely shy and didn't dare to speak.

Grandmother always liked nimble people, I don't know if she won't like this timid little girl.

But the memory of Lan Li telling me about the little girl who doted on her grandmother and helped her in the sluice room at such a young age, with frostbite on her hands in the winter, moved me.

I stood beside my grandmother and gently tugged on her sleeve. The smile on my grandmother's face widened as she reached for a pastry from the enamel plate on the table and handed it to the young maid.

The young maid quickly knelt down and extended her small hands to receive it.

"From the looks of it, this girl isn't bad. She looks neat and tidy, and her rules aren't bad either." Grandmother smiled back at her mother.

Mother looked at me with a smile that wasn't a smile. She pulled out a smile that was even more passionate than Grandmother's smile. "My daughter-in-law thinks of this child as quite good!"

The young maid's shoulders loosened slightly and a small smile appeared on her face. She knelt down and kowtowed to Grandmother. Mother and I kowtowed. I smiled as I pulled her up. She raised her head and looked at me.

This child was too timid!

When she arrived at Mama Du's niece, she asked, "Whose family are you from?"

She didn't think that her grandmother would ask this question. The little girl looked back at Mother Du in a flustered manner, and started mumbling incoherently.

Mother Du was anxious behind, but she did not dare to come forward to speak.

"This servant is the second daughter of Du Ming's family on the Old Ancestor's wedding day." After a long while, Wu'er finally said something.

She hadn't expected that this maid would be so knowledgeable at such a young age. She knew that the master not only valued looks and behavior, but also the heart.

If she were to say that she was his mother's grandnephew granddaughter, she would have no choice but to return to the manor to accompany her parents!

Grandmother nodded in satisfaction.

It suddenly occurred to me that maybe it wasn't such a bad thing that she'd come into my house.

The most important thing for a servant was loyalty. If a person didn't even understand filial piety, then what right did they have to have her being loyal to their master?

The grandmother pointed to Mama Chang's youngest daughter and said to her mother, "Arrange another job for the child."

With a flick of his finger, he pointed at Wu'er and said, "Sister is still young, you have to keep up with more smart people. "I am an old woman, but I like those who are rich and gentle. Come to my room, child!"

Wu-er gave a silly smile, knelt down and kowtowed.

Behind her, there was a bit of regret on her face, but there was also a bit of a smile.

Grandmother gave each of the maidservants a small handful of copper coins, then instructed them to listen to their older sister's words, carefully learned the rules, and sent them on their way.

At the door, I heard the sweet voice of Mama Zhang's daughter. She smiled and asked, "Big Sister Lu Kuo, do I need to go into the Madam's house to work?"

Grandmother glanced at her mother, who lifted her teacup and blew gently on the tea leaves floating in the water. Her eyes didn't even move.

"You cheated your grandmother's money again!" My mother laughed and teased me.

"It's only a few hundred coins! If Grandmother wants them, I have some silver here. I'll just give them back to Grandmother!" I reached for the purse at my waist.

Grandmother spat at me, smiled, and nodded. "Nowadays, people are very generous. I know how to make fun of your grandmother!"

I chuckled.

"The green-clothed head maid who brought the maidservants in just now was called 'Lu Kuo' in your room, right?" Grandmother asked me with a smile.

"To think that I have to make shoes and socks for Grandmother every year. Grandmother can't even remember her name! It's not her! "

"He looks quite good. I wonder if he has a promise!"

I waved my hands and complained to my mother, "Look at Grandmother, ever since big sister Hongyu got married, Grandmother has been looking at the slightly older girls in the house with abnormal gazes." "Mother, you have to be careful. You have quite a few maids in your house. You have to keep an eye on them and not casually run over to Grandmother's side. If Grandmother catches your attention, that would be incredible!"

His words made both his grandmother and his mother laugh.

"Kid, why are your words getting more and more improper!" My mother smiled and pointed at me.

"I've always been doing this for your mother!" I covered my face with my hands and pretended to be innocent. Laughing as I leaned against my grandmother, I counted with my fingers and said, "Lu Kuo is only 15 years old, but he is actually the eldest girl in my house. Grandmother, don't be impatient. When there is someone in my house who can replace you, I will definitely let you find a good marriage for her! If you don't want me to, I won't! But now, I have a request for you! "

"What is it?" Grandmother put her arm around me and slowly stroked the back of my head with one hand.

"Lu Kui has been a servant in my house since she was young, and has never been close to her relatives. Two days ago, I saw her secretly crying, so I asked her why she didn't say anything. Later, it was Lan who told me that her two aunts and sisters were going to be married, but she had to work in the house and couldn't even go out to see me off. "I remembered that you said that if you want to be a servant and take care of yourself, you should also be considerate of your own interests. So, you wanted her to be a fake. Is that okay with you?"

The mother laughed and said, "Our Yuanyuan is talking more and more beside you! However, if you want to let a servant go home, you have to say what you said! "

I panicked.

What did his mother mean by that? Did he see something?

I carefully stared at my mother's face. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on her pure white face, reflecting a hazy gold light. His mother's eyes were narrowed, as if they were burning with a flame that knew everything.

I was a little flustered in my heart. Am I really going down the drain?

"Grandmother, you're right!" I stretched out my hand to shake Grandmother's arm, intentionally showing a complacent expression.

"Good!" "Alright!" Grandmother couldn't bear my rubbing and smiled in response. She patted my shoulder and said, "This kind of joyous event, at that time, let her come and greet me!"

"She will be leaving tomorrow night. Why don't we come in and greet you now?" I held my grandmother's hand, warm in the folds.

"Why are you leaving the mansion at night?" Grandmother frowned.

I told Grandmother what she had said to me. Grandmother smiled and said, "She's a good, understanding child! Go call her in and let me have a look! "

"Grandmother, have you ever promised me that you wouldn't marry her!" I purposely pretended to be worried about the outcome. Grandmother and Mother were really pleased by my silly look and smiled as they said, "Silly child!"

I went to the entrance and gently told the young maid, "Go and get the green cicada and Lan Xin from my room!"

The young maid was stunned for a moment before she asked in a low voice, "Miss, which sister is Lan Xin?"

"Just tell Lu Kui!"

The young maid quickly ran away after hearing my words.

I brought Lu Kuo and Lan Xin to Grandmother's side. The two of them stood to the left and right.

I was suddenly worried about Lanxin's temper and didn't want to pay my respects to my grandmother.

To my surprise, not only did Lan Xin step forward with Lu Kuo to greet his grandmother and mother, but she acted even more courteously than Lu Kuo. Her attitude was even more humble than Lu Kuo.

As Lan Xin squatted, she heard a sound from her body.

Grandmother's gaze was instantly lit up. What flashed across her face was shock and joy!

Shock … I can understand, why is there the same joy of reuniting after so long?

Grandmother's expression immediately returned to normal.

The mother's gaze swept over Lan Xin's body for a while, then returned to Green Bandits, and carefully sized her up from top to bottom.

"I heard your mom is going to take you to your house for a few days?" Grandmother's voice was clear and gentle.

"Yes sir!" The green bandit took a step forward and slightly bent his knees. Two red clouds flew across his pure white face.

"I heard from your young mistress that you are a good, sensible child!" Grandma winked at Mother Du, who was standing by the side. Mother Du took an orange silk bag from her hand and handed it over to Green Bull.

"Take the money and go back to your sister. When you leave, you don't need to come and pay respects to me." Grandmother smiled benevolently, a line of wrinkles unfurled in the corner of her eyes.

"Thank you, Old Ancestor." Although the green bandit was a bit restrained, he had good manners and his speech was decent. It was really the style that Grandmother liked.

Lu Kou bowed and left. Grandmother beckoned to Lan Xin, "Come here!" He treated her like his own granddaughter.

"Yes sir!" Lan Xin responded with a deep voice as she slowly walked over. Her dress was neat and tidy without a single flaw.

"This is?" As a family member, there were some young maidservants who did not know her, but it was impossible for her not to know the young maidservants in each house.

"This is the child of an old friend of mine! "Now that I'm in trouble, I encountered him and brought him back." Grandmother smiled as she watched Lan Xin walk over, step by step. Her eyes were filled with happiness.

Old friends? I couldn't help but be stunned! Could it be that this old friend was referring to Lady Tong?