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"Right now, the most important thing is not to clean up our courtyard, nor to grab any informants or informants, but to protect Young Master Jiayi and carry out Madam's funeral."

I smiled at Lan Li and nodded. Surprisingly, a feeling of "my daughter has just matured" emerged from my heart.

When she was first mentioned, her timid appearance and the image of her as a maidservant that was full of anticipation were like the clouds in the sky and the mud on earth.

"This servant thinks that the most important thing to do is to arrange the rest of the people in our house around Second Young Master, those who have a stable personality, and those who are smart and capable."

I squeezed my teacup and praised her. "That's right!"

Lan Lingyun blushed. She continued, "As for mother Song, this servant feels that she is a rough person. It would be better for me to chat with her when I have free time. Perhaps I can see some inside information about her."

I also feel in my heart, Song mother in my yard time is not short, do not know my methods. She didn't seem to be that bold. She clearly knew that if she were to get involved in this matter, she would definitely end up in a miserable state. She was still willing to throw herself into the mess without hesitation.

He was most likely deceived by the Feng family, which was why he did such a shameful thing.

"As for the other spies in our courtyard, I feel that it won't be easy to find them. Besides, even a traitor must have been in our compound for at least a year, or at least become familiar with the chores in her hands. I might as well leave her there. "After the funeral, Big Sister Lan Xin and the others will be released. At that time, I'll choose a new batch of clean ones."

This idea was quite a coincidence!

Who cares if you are Grandmother's man, or Aunt Mo's man, or Lan Xin's man, or even Father's man, I will change to a new batch and cut them off in one go.

However, there are still many young girls in my courtyard who are born from the same family, but they are not easy to develop.

As for the little girls inside, carefully examine them. If they are intelligent and suitable, then bring them up to be big girls. As for the rest, say it's too rough and stupid, and ask their mother to bring them back, or go somewhere else to work, it's all for the same reason. "

In my courtyard, there are twenty to thirty young maidservants between the ages of seven and twelve. However, there are only four to five who can be promoted to a second class maidservant each year.

I smiled and nodded, teasing Lan Lingyun, "From your words, I know that you have already pondered over this sly idea countless times. Just waiting for this day to come and plot against me isn't it? Speak, are you thinking of helping that poor girl with a heart higher than the heavens? "

Lan Ling chuckled twice, neither admitting nor denying.

Since Lan Li was sold into the mansion at such a young age, she had a better taste of the hardships of life than others. Compared to the children of the Lu family, she was more considerate of the hardships of those bullied maids.

This was because their personal circumstances were different, resulting in different personalities and different ways of doing things. It couldn't be said that Lan Lingyun was too kind, nor could it be said that the Green Bandits were too cold and detached.

"In that case, I'll leave this matter to you!"

I smiled and patted Lan's shoulder.

Lan Lingyun agreed with a smile, it wasn't a problem.

Twenty-seven was already gone. Before thirty-seven, most of the important matters concerning the mother's future had fallen to the outer courtyard. All day long, they only saw the servants attending to the letters of the family and hurried back and forth between the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard.

Every day, as was my custom, I took Jiayi to my grandmother's after breakfast and then went back to my own yard to listen to my mother. After lunch break, there would usually be some free time. Thus, I focused my gaze on the courtyard where I was managing my house. In the evening, he brought his family member to his grandmother's place for dinner before returning to do some chores.

Also, due to the fact that it was her first child, Aunt Chen was exceptionally restless. She was extremely anxious, so I made the decision to bring the two midwives into her yard first. It could be said that they were prepared for the future. Normally, I would visit her at her place and talk to her. It could also be considered as settling her heart.

Occasionally, in the name of my visit to Aunt Chen, I would go to the Rookie and tell her about her brother. Now that he was able to get out of bed and walk around, the opposite was true for the Green Bandits. When I was just sick, they were just a bit lacking in spirit, but now, they couldn't even get out of bed. They could only lean against the brick bed.

Every time he came back, he would place the medicine box on the desk in front of me. With a stern face, he said, "Other than Miss Lu Kou being a little weaker, I didn't see anything else wrong with her."

I understand, what the green bandit got, is the heart disease.

I could only look on helplessly as my two sisters died in front of me. She was a little girl who normally only stayed by my side and didn't even kill chickens before. It's no wonder that she changed her attitude.

The green bandit's illness was not something that could be cured with medicinal pills. Only if she thought it through would she be able to recover.

I did not press her, but only went to talk to her now and then, or to ask Lan Li to bring some pastries to her, in the hope that she would gradually get out of her inner enchantment.

During the rest of the time, I would personally compile the books for all the maids in the room, from the first class maids that I personally attended to to to the ones that were unable to enter, to the young maids who normally only did chores, to the mothers in the kitchen, the gatehouse, the storeroom, and the carelessness of others.

As Jiayi's condition gradually recovered and his body gradually became stronger, I wanted to go outside to play. I took this opportunity to put the matter of choosing his playmate on the agenda.

Because the news that the eldest young master and the second young master wanted to choose a servant was released a few days ago, someone had already secretly started a conversation with Lan Li. Several times I saw Lan Li carrying a fat chicken and large duck into the kitchen, so I simply handed the matter of the initial selection to Lan Lan.

As long as you have a clean background, be it the children of your family or the children of the tenants, the first strong body and the second clear mind, you can send them in for selection.

Lan Li did as I asked and chose four bookkeepers about the same age as the letter, for the letter to choose from. The other four were about seven or eight years old.

I first asked four older children, all of them straight faced, eloquent, intelligent, with a child who had been enlightened, and I had a feeling that the letter would choose him, but I still asked Lan to send the four of them along for the letter to choose from.

Lan Li came back and stood beside the fire drying her hands in delight. She smiled and said, "Miss, you guessed right, and you also guessed wrong! The young master did indeed leave behind that literate child, and a strong one as well. He said that he wanted him to carry his book case for him. "

I didn't mind and smiled before asking, "Did the Eldest Young Master give them a name?"

Lan Li rubbed her face with her hands that were already hot, and said with a smile, "It's strange to say that! "What did Eldest Young Master say? Their surnames and surnames were given to them by their parents, so they can't be changed so easily. That's why their names are the ones they were originally called, and what they will be called in the future."

I thought about the names of the four children and couldn't help laughing.

Huang Ergou, Li Dazhuang, Meng Qiqi, Guan Xiaozhu …

The one who could read was called Guan Xiaoyu.

I smiled as I hugged my family and teased him, "Since big brother chose two, then my family can also choose two!"

Jiayi pursed his lips and smiled, looking bashful and happy.

Lan Ling called the four children in.

The same kind of baldy … His bright head reflected the sunlight outside.

I patted Jiayi on the shoulder and told him to pick.

Jiayi ran to the front of the four children, his eyes widened as he looked at them one by one.

The four children also remained calm and quietly observed the young master in front of them.

Looking at the four boys who were about the same age and were all similar in height with their heads lowered and bare-headed, wearing the same blue cotton jacket, Jia Yi was in a dilemma. He hesitated for a long time, not knowing which to choose.

I shot a look at Lan Li and greeted her. "Elder sister has urgent matters to attend to. You should play with them first!"

"Yes." Jia Yi nodded, and continued to stand in front of the four of them, concentrating on choosing.

I led the maidservants into the back cabinet and carefully observed the reactions of the four children.

The near and the close are the near and the near are the dark.

The children who stayed by his side would greatly affect the direction of his personality. I don't mind if the child is illiterate and doesn't know the rules, but he must be a pure soul.

Without my constraints, it would be much easier for her family and the rest of the children. Not long later, the five children started playing together.

There was a kudu made of leather sewn from the skin of cattle in Jiayi. It was specially made for him by the green bandit in the fall. He had always treasured it, so he would occasionally take it out and give it a kick. Perhaps it was because he had never seen so many children of the same age as himself, but he was truly happy. Today, he had intentionally pulled it out of the cage and played ball with the others.

Two of the children had the physique of healthy calves, and they seemed to have a better relationship with each other. Perhaps because Jiayi thought that they had a better chance of winning, they formed a team with the two of them, three against two.

The other two children were slightly shorter, and one of them was especially small.

A burly child pointed at him and mocked him, calling him "bean sprout dish", while Jiayi covered his mouth and laughed.

I watched from behind the screen, frowning.

Standing by the side of these two strong men, they already felt that they were bullying the weak. Yet, they followed suit and mocked the weak. They didn't have the slightest bit of sympathy for them, so wasn't this a cold-hearted and unkind person?

Soon, the five children began to play. The other two children moved quickly and had a tacit understanding with each other. One could tell that they often played together during the day. In addition, although the family wasn't as strong as them, because of their frequent playing and their skill, the three of them were able to firmly suppress the other side.

Lan Li and I stood attentively behind the window, watching the movement of the children.

Lan Li exclaimed, and I gripped my cuffs.

We both felt that something was wrong with this momentum.

Those two strong kids didn't seem to care too much about the ball. They just kept rushing towards each other, almost bumping into each other.

Jiayi, who was being tossed aside by the two of them, stepped on the ball and pointed at them, shouting, "What are you two doing? You guys don't have a ball, so it's useless even if you rush to the other side! "

On the other side, the one with the stronger stamina was sweating profusely, but he still insisted on protecting the other one. The child behind him clutched his back with both hands and looked frightened.

It was not like a cuju, but more like an eagle catching a chick!

Jiayi kicked the ball to his teammates' feet. One of the kids caught the ball and was kicked over by the other kid.

Through the apricot veil, I could see the look of surprise on the child's face.

Who would steal their own players' balls?

They saw that the child actually kicked the cub to the ground … On the other side?

I was hesitating, wondering what he was doing, when I saw him.

He dove down and at an extremely tricky angle, he rushed to the back of the child in the lead and ruthlessly knocked the child he was protecting to the ground.

The child in the lead heard his comrade scream. Before he could even react, a gust of wind came from behind him. When he turned around to grab at it, it was already too late.

When Lan Ling saw this, she gasped in my ear and lifted the hem of her skirt to get out of the cabinet.

I grabbed her arm, pointed to the ground, and whispered to her, "The floor is covered with a carpet. If you fall on it, it'll be purple. It'll be fine."

Lan Li's face relaxed a little and she nodded. She followed me and continued to observe the movements of the kids.

Witnessing such an unexpected turn of events, Yinyi stood off to the side in a daze, completely at a loss.

The child that pounced on him firmly pressed him down on his body. He tried to get up while propping him on his back. However, the words "I'm sorry" came out of his mouth and he didn't get up for a long time.

The suppressed child, however, was quiet and did not make a sound.

I was also a bit worried and took a few steps towards the inner room. Seeing that the child was just lying on the ground with tears in his eyes and his mouth pursed, looking extremely wronged, I guessed that he had bullied me everyday and was afraid of being beaten up. That was why I didn't dare to cry and could only silently suppress my emotions.

The protector tripped and fell at the feet of another strong child. Three or four steps away, I saw the child, hesitated, then stepped forward to help him to his feet.

When the protector's child came along, he had obviously not even steadied himself before running over to pull his companion out from under the other party's body.