Seeing Feng Yu Heng accept the money, An shi's heart finally calmed down. She did not intend to curry favor. This money was indeed prepared yesterday, but she did not think that today, the Imperial Palace Yu would come to give betrothal gifts. This made it seem like she was trying to curry favor.
"Concubine mother, do not worry. Heng Heng will treat third sister well." Feng Yu Heng did not intend to promise anything to An shi. She knew that for An shi, Xiang Rong living well was what she hoped for the most.
Sending off An shi and Xiang Rong, Yao shi pulled Feng Yu Heng and asked her: "Do you still remember the matter of the medicine being changed?"
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "I did not remember much at first, but after speaking with concubine mother An, my childhood memories became clearer."
Yao shi told her: "Your concubine mother An is an understanding person. When mother was the first wife, she did not try to curry favor. Later on, when the Yao family met with trouble, she did not add insult to injury. Instead, before we left, she secretly stuffed some money into Zirui's collar."
"Good people will be rewarded." She handed a cup of tea to Yao shi, "Mother, drink some tea. There is no need to think too much. After we move to the courtyard next door in a few days, there will be many things that mother needs to personally take care of. "
Yao shi was originally the head wife of the family. Although her personality was a bit weak, it was more than enough to take care of a small courtyard. She immediately agreed: "Heng Heng, do not worry. There is no need for you to worry about the complicated matters of the family. As for Zirui, it should be time for him to be enlightened. "
When she mentioned Feng Yu Heng, she remembered. That's right, Zirui was six years old. It was the age for him to go to school.
"Heng Heng really neglected this matter. Fortunately, mother remembered. But the Feng family's current attitude still needs to be considered. Let's wait a few days and find an opportunity to bring it up with the manor. "
As the mother and daughter were talking, Granny Sun brought Granny Zhao into the courtyard. Behind Granny Zhao was an old woman and a group of young maidservants. The Willow Courtyard, which was already filled with boxes of betrothal gifts, was now filled to the brim.
Granny Sun led Granny Zhao around all kinds of boxes and finally arrived at the main hall with great difficulty. Granny Zhao's face was full of smiles. As soon as she entered the room, she raised her voice and said, "Second Miss is truly blessed, truly blessed ah!"
Feng Yu Heng sneered in her heart. Who was the one who didn't even look at her when she was with her old master?
"Zhao mama, what are you saying? I'm just a concubine's daughter, how could I have any good fortune? All the good fortune in this manor belongs to Eldest Sister and Eldest Brother. Nanny is an old woman, so you have to be careful when you speak. "
Her words caused granny Zhao to choke. The old lady didn't understand. It was clearly just a formality. How could this Second Miss not understand the situation at all?
However, she only dared to criticize in her heart. She did not dare to show the slightest bit of displeasure in front of Feng Yu Heng. Instead, she laughed even harder than before. Since she couldn't respond to the previous words, she might as well not mention it and directly change the topic, "This old servant invited a famous merchant in the capital to bring some servant girls over for Second Miss to choose from. In addition, the old lady instructed this old servant to go to the best clothing store in the capital to pick out some clothes for Second Miss, Second Young Master, and Concubine Yao. I also brought them over. Second Miss, please take a look! "
After she finished speaking, she waved her hand and the servant girls behind her came in holding pieces of clothing.
At this time, the clothes that were brought over were naturally of high quality. The material was good, the style was good, and there were no underhanded tricks like before. Feng Yu Heng only gave them a cursory glance before letting Huang Quan and Wang Chuan take the clothes and put them in the inner room.
Soon after, the merchant girl with a mouth full of yellow teeth also came into the hall. Following behind her were the twenty or so servant girls.
Very quickly, the small outer room was filled with people. Feng Yu Heng casually swept her gaze around. Seeing that they were all thirteen or fourteen year old children, she felt annoyed, but there was nothing she could do. In this era, children from poor families had no better way out than to be servants. In addition, girls could be married off at the age of fifteen. There were many children who came out to work at the age of ten. Even if she wanted to control them, she did not have the ability.
Bracing herself, she looked over all the servant girls. In the end, Feng Yu Heng picked out five of the sturdier ones to be the cleaners. She also picked out three to be personal attendants. One would follow nurse Sun to take care of Yao shi, another would follow Huang Quan to take care of Zirui, and the last one would follow Wang Chuan to stay at her side.
Seeing that Feng Yu Heng did not have any intention of picking anyone else, Zhao mama took the initiative to ask: "Is this enough people? In the future, when we move to that courtyard, there will be many places where we will need people. "
She waved her hand, "This is enough. I don't like too many people."
Zhao mama nodded, "Everything will be done as second young miss says." Then, she gave a look to the servant girl. The servant girl quickly picked out eight sheets of paper and handed them to Feng Yu Heng, "Second young miss, these are the slave contracts for the eight servants that you have chosen. They have all been recorded by the government. Second young miss, please feel free to use them."
Feng Yu Heng was very satisfied with this.
Seeing that she did not have any further orders, Zhao mama laughed and left with everyone else. The eight newly selected servants were left in the hall to wait for their orders.
Feng Yu Heng did not have much experience in this area, so she looked at Yao shi.
Yao shi familiarly received the task and asked: "Do you have your original names?"
One of the braver servant girls replied: "We do, but they are all lowly names. I fear that saying them will dirty master's ears. I ask master to bestow us names."
Yao shi thought for a bit then said to the five servant girls: "I will bestow upon you the name 'Ruo'. After that, add your original name."
The five servant girls gave their thanks in unison.
As for the other three personal servants, Yao shi still wanted to let Feng Yu Heng make her own decisions. At the same time, she told Feng Yu Heng: "According to the rules, all personal servants are first class. Normally, there should be second class servants to serve tea and such, but Heng Heng does not like too many people. Keeping these should be enough."
Feng Yu Heng nodded. She truly did not understand much about these matters. Fortunately, she had Yao shi at her side.
Looking at the three servant girls that had been chosen, she did not have much interest in naming them, so she asked them: "What were your original names?"
The servant girls replied: "This servant's original name is Qian Lan, this servant is Ling 'er, and this servant is Han Yu."
"Not bad." She was very satisfied with these names, "There's no need to change them. Just call them like this."
Who knew that when the three servant girls heard this, they would kneel down "Young miss, please have mercy on this servant! Young miss, please have mercy on this servant! "
Feng Yu Heng did not understand, "When did I say I wanted to chase you out?"
Yao shi explained to her: "When servants recognize a master, giving them a name is the first reward, especially first class personal servants. Giving them a name means that they have completely severed all ties with their past. From this day forward, they will be servants of their new master."
Only then did Feng Yu Heng understand. It turned out that giving them a name was a form of respect. She had completely thought the opposite. She had thought that names were given by parents and could not be casually changed.
Thinking for a bit, she had an idea: "Then how about this. You will all have a character in your name, but I will give you the character Qing in front. Is that alright?"
The servant girls finally let out a sigh of relief and said: "Servant Qing Lan thanks master for giving us a name. Servant Qing Ling thanks master for giving us a name. Servant Qing Yu thanks master for giving us a name."
"Good." Feng Yu Heng looked at the room full of new servant girls and squeezed the slave contract in her hand. This large and loveless Feng manor finally gave her a sense of belonging. "In the future, you will all be servants here. In another two days, we will be moving from this small courtyard to the residence next door. Although the residence is not large, based on the current manpower, it is still a bit lacking. I am naturally fond of peace and quiet, so you will have to work a bit harder. As for your monthly allowance, other than what the Feng manor gives you, I will give you an extra portion each month. "
The eight servant girls heard this and became happy, all expressing their thanks.
Feng Yu Heng waved her hand and looked at granny Li and Man Xi Bao Tang standing at the door: "As for you three, I think your master will make new arrangements very quickly. My Willow courtyard is small and truly cannot fit all of you." After saying this, she gave Man Xi, who was looking over, a look telling her to calm down. Man Xi let out a sigh of relief.
Because there were new servants, the small Willow courtyard was not big enough. The courtyard was filled with boxes of betrothal gifts. Huang Quan and Wang Chuan took the initiative to take care of it in shifts. Everyone else was arranged by granny Sun to squeeze into the side rooms and side rooms.
As for granny Li and the other two, who knew what they were thinking. They would rather squeeze in with the servants than mention returning to Jin Yu courtyard.
Since they did not mention it, Feng Yu Heng did not chase them away. She still called Man Xi to help her bathe.
From granny Li's point of view, this was Feng Yu Heng deliberately making things difficult for Man Xi. Bao Tang felt wronged for Man Xi, but Man Xi understood that the second young miss definitely had something to say to her alone.
With Feng Yu Heng's permission, Wang Chuan and Qing Yu, who was arranged to stay in Feng Yu Heng's room, continued to count the items in the courtyard. Man Xi carried buckets of water into the room and prepared to bathe.
Feng Yu Heng had already taken out the special medicine for treating onychomycosis from the space. She removed the outer packaging and found a small porcelain bottle to put the liquid in. It looked no different from the ancient medicine.
After she finished bathing and changing her clothes, she called Man Xi to the table. First, she used nail washing water to remove the nail polish. Then, she had Man Xi stretch out her hands and personally used a small brush to carefully apply the medicinal liquid on her nails.
Man Xi naturally didn't know what was applied on her fingernails. She only felt that it was very comfortable and cool. The itchy fingernails stopped itching after a while.
She was extremely surprised. Looking at Feng Yu Heng, her gaze was filled with sincere gratitude. Feng Yu Heng, however, did not explain too much about the medicine. She only asked her: "Did granny Li say when she planned to bring you back to Jin Yu courtyard?"
"Yes." Man Xi told Feng Yu Heng, "She said that she would stay here tonight and see if there was any movement here. If there is no accident, she will go back tomorrow morning."
Feng Yu Heng sneered, "She wants to see how I will arrange these betrothal gifts, right?"
Man Xi nodded, "Definitely. The First Madam has always been very concerned about money. Second Miss, there are so many good things here. She must want to get them in her hands. "
"Then let her do as she pleases." Feng Yu Heng did not say more. Seeing that the medicine on Man Xi's hand was dry, she applied it again. Then, she said, "Then you will go back tomorrow morning. Everything will be the same as before. Pay attention to the Shen Clan. If I have something, I will go to you."
Man Xi was very smart. She immediately understood Feng Yu Heng's meaning, "Second Miss, don't worry. I will stay there and help you."
"Okay." She was very satisfied, "I will send you the medicine every five days. You stay in my room for a while. After an hour, I will apply the color for you."
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