Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 533 Not That Simple

By the toilet pool, Gu Wenxuan thought Zhou Banxia was going to say something, but he didn't expect it to be just a question about deciding on the person who would be the housekeeper as soon as possible.

"Isn't it because we value Gu Dachang and Jiaxing and his son? Are these three really selected through the normal process?"

"Is there any need to say this? Auntie Lan doesn't need to give face to the stewards below. Except for Jiaxing's mother, the other two family members are not above the level of junior stewards.

One of her husbands is guarding the gate of Warehouse No. 2, but her daughter is working in the incense-making room; another one of her husbands works in the tofu shop, and her eldest son is in the Boy Scout Team of the Guard.

Incense-making room, Boy Scouts, do you understand what Aunt Lan and her husband mean? So far, any arrangement they have made has been based on my interests. "

Gu Wenxuan laughed and shook his head, "It's normal. It's not that I don't trust the couple, I just want to confirm with you. In this case, it's not that simple."

Nothing can compare to helping someone in need.

Why bother thinking about it? What could be better to win people's hearts than treating everyone equally, not looking at past experiences, but only looking at current personal abilities and loyalty?

As for the fact that Gu Dachang's family were sent by their previous master to serve the mistress before they were bought, would it be reported and affect the reputation of the couple?

Those who are clean will be clean by themselves.

Which servant in any house doesn't obey orders? They are not Gu Dachang's wife, or Gu Dachang's daughter who has fallen into depravity and become a mistress.

He was introduced to his wife by Zhang Dazhuang because of his good character. At that time, his wife had asked someone to find out the inside story and find out the character of Gu Dachang's family.

When the master is strong, the servant will be honored. If one day someone dares to use Gu Dachang's wife to slander his wife's reputation, it will be because Gu Wenxuan is not as skilled as others.

If he couldn't even solve this problem, he would have been the first to oppose his wife buying out Gu Dachang's family, let alone entrusting her with such an important task.

"The housekeeper of our West Road Courtyard is Jiaxing's mother. The remaining two people will stay too. It just so happens that there are two housekeepers who take turns to help us take care of the children."

Zhou Banxia also had the same idea.

The housekeeper is less than 35 years old, and even in another ten years she will not be 45 years old.

She did not intend to follow the example of the rich families and assign a wet nurse to her child who would have to take care of her in her old age. When the child was ten years old, he would not need a wet nurse around him at all.

By that time, Mai Huang and the others would have grown up, married and had children. It would be more appropriate to select a suitable candidate from among them to be the housekeeper in the children's yard than a wet nurse.

I don’t know if it was because there were no roosters crowing at the dawn, or because the heater was too warm, but I had a good night’s sleep. When I woke up, or was I suffocated, the first thing I saw was the bed curtains covered with red silk.

Is it already daybreak?

Zhou Banxia would never admit that she was pregnant and sleepy, feeling uncomfortable, so she grabbed an outer coat and put it on, then hurried to the bathroom.

When she returned to the room, Maidong ran in without waiting for her to pull the small bell beside the bed. As long as Gu Wenxuan was not around, they would become bolder and run in.

Seeing that Zhou Banxia was already dressed and was combing her hair, Maidong kept saying that the maid deserved to die for leaving the girl alone and so on, and when he approached, he was about to kneel down.

Zhou Banxia threatened, "You still want me to bend down and pull you up. Aren't you afraid that I'll press on your stomach? It's not your fault. Okay, tomorrow when you get up, I'll definitely ring the little bell first.

Help me to sit down in front of the dressing table. I will wait for your skillful hands to comb my hair. What time is it now? Do you know where the second young master has gone? "

Mai Dong hurriedly stepped forward to hold Zhou Banxia's arm, and carefully led her to the dressing table, reporting, "It's almost the middle of the Si hour."

Ten o'clock in the morning.

Very good. I saved breakfast and snacks at once.

"Two quarters of an hour ago, the Second Young Master was still in the study. Zhiming came to report that Steward Hua had arrived, and the Second Young Master came in to see you rest before leaving."

The study that Maidong referred to was the west ear room, which was the warm room suite next to the west side of the main house.

If Gu Wenxuan was in the west ear room at this time, with his hearing, even if he was concentrating on studying, it was impossible for him not to hear the noise coming from the warm room.

It turned out that he had gone out. Zhou Banxia finally understood why she hadn't seen Gu Wenxuan since she got up. If she didn't tell him, his precious daughter would be hungry.

As for what happened when Gu Dahua arrived, it’s better not to ask. There was no note from Gu Wenxuan on the bedside table, so the note must be on the desk in the study.

As they were talking, Mai Xiang led two maids in with a tray and a food box. Zhou Banxia, ​​who originally wanted to go back to the west ear room to dress up, paused.

The sky is big and the earth is big, and eating is the biggest thing.

If you don't smell the fragrance, you won't feel hungry.

There was no need for Zhou Banxia to ask whether Liu or Ma Shan had sent anyone to say anything this morning. After the little maid left, Mai Xiang took the opportunity to report to Zhou Banxia while he sat down to eat.

As soon as it got light this morning, the Madam sent someone to say that the old lady had not gotten up yet, so the Second Young Master and Second Young Mistress did not need to rush over to pay their respects so early in the morning.

The eldest young lady also made the same arrangement. She also sent someone to tell the old lady to have lunch with her at noon, and she would arrive at the main courtyard at a quarter past noon.

This arrangement was almost the same as Zhou Banxia had imagined. Not only her mother-in-law, but also her sister-in-law was worried that she was not getting enough sleep, so they went to the main courtyard early in the morning to pay their respects to the old lady.

After finishing the snacks, she was like a rag doll, and was served by two maids. She washed her mouth, face and hands, and then moved to sit in front of the dressing table.

Ophiopogon japonicus is not only skillful with his hands, but also clever with his mind.

Zhou Banxia was given a bun that was very fashionable and not exaggerated. Even though the headdress had not yet been put in place, it was enough to make Zhou Banxia 70% satisfied.

Looking at herself in the mirror, seeing the baby face that once troubled her, Zhou Banxia hesitated for a moment, but still picked up a golden hairpin to press down on it.

Just when she felt that she was dressed appropriately even when going out to meet guests, and decided to go to the west wing to look for the note, and then go directly from the west wing to the main courtyard, Gu Wenxuan came back.

As soon as Gu Wenxuan entered the upper room, not only Maidong, but Maixiang also ran away quickly, fearing that he would dislike her. They served him tea and ran away, or hid in the outer room or waited in the corridor.

"So fast. I thought you would be there to meet me in the main courtyard before lunch. I didn't even have time to look for the note."

Gu Wenxuan was very satisfied with the maid's tact. "I didn't write anything. I just asked you to wait for me to come back and then go to the main courtyard together. You are still sleeping, so I can't go far.

Those are the big pits used for papermaking. Gu Dahua said that they were all frozen solid this morning. I went over there to take a look and it was true.

Before the New Year, only the raw materials in the paper mill pool were left. After that, we have to wait until the weather warms up next year to start the fermentation in the big pit outside. "

Zhou Banxia nodded in understanding after hearing this.

It is now mid-November, and by the time the paper mill has completed the processes of steaming raw materials, making paper, baking paper, and cutting paper, it will be almost New Year's Eve.

"In a few days, the tofu shop and oil press will move to the village entrance and expand their scale. The two months after the end of the year and after the New Year are the best and busiest time for business.

Very good, not much different from the original plan. During this period, except for the core personnel who remain in place, the rest of the personnel can be arranged to work in the tofu shop at the entrance of the village first..."