bayedsolid Chapter 165: Moving into the New House and Inspecting the Clinic
Chapter 165: Moving into the New House and Inspecting the Clinic
The man in black who just appeared in Xiaoju's room was Jianying. Li Rui had wanted to get rid of Bai Yueli for a long time, but he had no chance because of her identity.
Today, I heard that she was divorced by Li Cheng, so I asked Jianying to keep an eye on her movements.
Jianying told Li Rui about the maid, and then Li Rui directly told him to bring a packet of poison to Xiaoju, as she would definitely take action.
Li Rui had figured out Xiaoju's psychology. Although she was a maid, she grew up in the Duke's Mansion and later followed Bai Yueli to Prince Cheng's Mansion. Her food, clothing and other expenses were no worse than those of ordinary ladies.
As a result, she was defiled as soon as she arrived at the Zhang family. When she thought about her future life, she would not only have to serve a large family, but also be bullied by Zhang Tieshuan. How could she endure such torture?
Early the next morning, An Muxi took Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue on the newly bought carriage, ready to visit the new house bestowed by the emperor.
The house is located in the southwest of the imperial capital, not far from her shop on West Street. It has a good location and most of the neighbors are officials and wealthy businessmen.
This is a three-story courtyard. Although it is not particularly large, it is big enough to accommodate a family.
The previous owner of the yard seemed to be quite tasteful, and every time you enter the yard you will see a different kind of scenery.
What An Muxi likes most is the Jiangnan courtyard style in the third courtyard, with rockery, small lake, green bamboo and Chinese-style buildings.
The environment is peaceful and quiet, and the overall feeling is very comfortable.
"Great, I'll live in this courtyard. Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue, I guess I'll have to trouble you to help me find a human trafficker to bring some maids, servants, cooks, etc."
Qiu Shuang Qiu Yue immediately took the order and drove away in the carriage. She walked around the yard alone.
I now have a house, a car and a shop. Should I bring some male Bodhisattvas back to have fun next?
Don’t think too much about that day.
An Muxi wiped her non-existent saliva, but it was a pity that she could only think about it. If that were the case, she would be drowned in saliva.
This yard doesn't look very big, and it's quite tiring to walk around it.
Just as they finished their walk, Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue came back.
A middle-aged pimp and a few old women got out of the carriage, and behind them there was another shabby carriage with several maids and servants getting out.
An Muxi was a little surprised. Is this considered overload? Servants in this era are not really human beings.
The human trafficker greeted An Muxi politely and asked the maids and servants to stand in two rows, including two older cooks.
An Muxi picked out four maids who looked pleasing to the eye, and four servants, and finally kept the two cooks.
Now that we have the conditions, of course we should make our lives more comfortable.
These ten people spent only fifty taels in total.
An Muxi looked at the little maids in front of her. They were even more pitiful than Banxia Baizhi and the others, with pale faces and thin bodies.
Several maids were assigned to sweep the inner courtyard and help her tidy up the house.
The servant stayed in the front yard to guard the door and sweep the floor, while the two maids were responsible for cooking.
Their monthly salary was set at two taels of silver, which was much higher than that of ordinary families, and the same as that of the maids in the royal palace.
Several maids and servants were so happy that they instantly revealed delighted expressions.
After everything was arranged, An Muxi left ten taels of silver for the maid to go out and buy some ingredients to cook for everyone.
She couldn't wait to take Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue to inspect the fertile fields awarded by the emperor. Unexpectedly, the fertile fields were not far from the outskirts of the imperial capital, and what surprised her most was that there was a farm next to the fertile fields.
There lived several tenant farmers who worked the fertile fields, and there was also a village head here.
After knowing that An Muxi was their new master, the head of the village introduced the situation of the fertile fields and the situation of the manor to An Muxi.
An Muxi didn't understand all this and just told them to do as they did in the past. If they did a good job, they would receive year-end bonuses.
She thought about it and realized that although the new house had everything, it seemed to have no bedding or anything like that.
Then he asked Qiu Shuang to buy bedding and sent her to the beauty store.
As soon as I entered the store, I felt the atmosphere was a bit weird. Xiaoqin was blushing and playing with Banxia Chenxiang, while Aunt Luo was looking at them with a smile.
An Muxi was a little puzzled: "Why are you guys so happy?"
Chen Xiang was the most impatient and said with a smile: "Guard Jianfeng just confessed his love to Xiaoqin!"
An Muxi was stunned for a moment, then she realized that Jianfeng had finally taken the initiative to confess his feelings.
"That's great, Xiaoqin, congratulations. See, you were right to listen to me, right? We women should also be more proactive. Banxia Chenxiang, you guys should also hurry up and go after the one you like."
Chen Xiang said, "I understand, Master, but what if I am not that thick-skinned?"
Xiaoqin laughed angrily: "You silly girl, who do you say is thick-skinned? That's called welcoming men head-on!" Xiaoqin knew that Chenxiang was deliberately teasing her, and she didn't care.
At this time, Banxia remembered to go in and get an invitation, and said, "Master, someone from the Ningguo Mansion just delivered it."
An Muxi opened it and saw that it was an invitation for her to attend a banquet at the Ningguo Mansion the next day. She put away the invitation knowing that she must go this time.
Then he remembered that he hadn't been to the clinic recently, so he said to Xiaoqin, "I'll go to the clinic. When Qiu Shuang comes back, ask her to send the things back to the house and come pick me up."
She took Qiuyue to the clinic on foot. Now she is considered a celebrity on this street. Everyone knows that the owner of the beauty store is the daughter of the Duke of Ningguo and was conferred the title of county princess by the emperor.
She is already outstanding in appearance and has a special identity, but now she is surrounded and stared at like a monkey whenever she goes out, which makes her feel a little uncomfortable.
In this era, few women showed up in public, and young and beautiful women were even less likely to go out like this.
She felt a little helpless, and thought that she would have to travel in men's clothing in the future.
Arriving at the Song's Clinic, she saw Xiaoyun, Perilla, Baizhi and Song Lan in the store. Xiaoyun's younger brother Erniu was also there.
The child has recovered from his illness recently. He has gained some weight and grown taller.
Xiao Yun smiled when she saw An Muxi and pulled Song Lan and the others to salute: "Greetings to the Princess of Le'an County!"
Song Lan also bowed, and An Muxi was speechless.
"Okay, why are you being so polite to me? Just be like before."
"Your brother looks healthy and has grown a lot taller."
Erniu shyly walked up to An Muxi and bowed: "Thank you, Princess Le'an, for saving my life."
An Muxi touched Erniu's head and said kindly, "You're welcome."
Xiao Yun then said, "My brother is now much better, thanks to the master's miraculous healing. He is fine now and will come to the clinic to help."
An Muxi remembered that her house needed a housekeeper, so she said to Xiaoyun, "Now that I have my own house, I'm still in need of a housekeeper. I wonder if your mother is free?"
Xiaoyun was a little surprised when she heard this. Her mother had not been working before because she had to take care of her seriously ill brother, and the family depended on her father for support.
Now that her brother has recovered, she can also come out to earn money. My mother really wants to go out to work.
It would be best if I could work as a housekeeper for the master.
Xiaoyun agreed on behalf of her mother immediately.
"Master, my mother is planning to go out to work. If you don't mind, I will agree on her behalf."
An Muxi likes Xiaoyun's intelligence, her own opinions, and her ability to seize opportunities.
Moreover, Xiaoyun's family was very reliable. They immediately told Xiaoyun to inform her mother and go to the house to find her when she was free.
Left my address for Xiaoyun.
After saying this, An Muxi was a little surprised: "Where is Song Bo?"
As they were talking, Mr. Song came out of the treatment room, followed by a young man.
Mr. Song's face looked a little solemn, and it was obvious that he had encountered some difficult disease.
When he looked up and saw An Muxi coming, he was about to salute, but An Muxi stopped him and asked, "Mr. Song, you don't have to be so polite. From your expression, it seems that you have encountered some difficult and complicated problems?"