Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 232 Cut off the beard
"Mengniang, what do you think... Mengniang?"

When Mrs. He turned around, she realized that her daughter-in-law was not there, and her eyes instinctively went to look for her.

Yun Sheng and Yun Mo have gone to school. Liu Mama usually follows He Shi around.

"Madam, the young mistress just went out. It must be the Fang family who have arrived."

After hearing this, Mrs. He nodded.

Xu Qingmeng was not only greeting the Fang family at the door, but also waiting for news of Gu Tong.

Before long, the Fang family arrived. Hui Niang carried Xiao Yuanbao, and the Queen Mother and the King's Palace followed behind.

As soon as the Queen Mother saw Xu Qingmeng, she smiled and said, "Hui Niang is a very carefree and impulsive girl. She doesn't judge people carefully. I've come over to give her a better look."

“Auntie, that’s natural. This isn’t just about buying a servant; it’s about living with someone. We need to think it over carefully.”

"However, let's wait here for a moment," Xu Qingmeng said with a smile.

Hui Niang glanced at her, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "Is there something wrong?"

Xu Qingmeng didn't intend to hide it, and then nodded.

Upon hearing this, Hui Niang didn't rush to enter.

At this point, Mrs. He was at a loss for what to do in the courtyard. After looking around for so long, she realized that only a few people out of all the people were decent, but they were only decent.

Xu Qingmeng waited at the door for a while, but Gu Tong had not arrived yet, so she could only walk into the courtyard to greet everyone.

"mother."

"Hey, Sister Wang, you're here! Come and take a look. There are so many people, I'm overwhelmed with choices. I don't know who to pick. Please help me choose. If none of them are suitable, let's not waste our time, since everyone is quite busy."

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother frowned.

The Queen Mother was not the kind of country woman she was; she owned shops and managed many people, so she knew far more about the ins and outs of the business than He Shi did.

He turned around and looked at the people behind him, and immediately knew what was going on.

The Queen Mother smiled and said to the young man surnamed Zhao, "We were just talking about looking for someone yesterday, and you've already brought so many people this morning. You must be exhausted!"

"It's no trouble at all. It's my honor to serve you ladies. As long as you ladies can find the right person, that's all that matters!" Zhao Yalang said with a smile.

"That's right. Our two families aren't exactly wealthy, so the most important thing is that it's something that's easy to use." "Yes, yes, that's natural." Zhang Yalang quickly wiped the sweat from his brow and said.

The mother continued, "Neither of our families are wealthy or powerful. We don't need anyone to serve tea and water. Our requirements are simple: someone must be able to withstand hardship, have a strong constitution, and be able to do heavy work."

"But when I look at these people..." The Queen Mother looked at Zhao Yalang, her gaze sweeping over the people in front of her, her tone carrying a hint of scrutiny.
“These people don’t look like they can do any work. Look at those delicate, soft-skinned people, they probably can’t even hold a broom properly. And that one, with his shifty eyes, he doesn’t look like the kind of person who’s reliable. Besides, we’re not some rich family, we don’t want to spend money to bring back an ancestor to worship.”

Zhao Yalang's face turned pale and then red after hearing what the Queen Mother said, and cold sweat poured down his forehead. He quickly smiled apologetically and said, "Well... actually, there are still capable women, but Madam hasn't taken a liking to any of them?"

The Queen Mother said with a half-smile, "Whether you like someone or not depends on mutual consent. Even if I like someone, they might not be willing to come to our house. Why don't you ask if there are any willing to come to our house?"

These were all families I knew about, including the Gu family, the Fang family, and the Zhou family next door. These three families were on good terms, and all three had produced scholars who passed the imperial examinations. There was also the Huang family, I heard, whose son was the county magistrate's son.

The maids were getting restless. Looking at the pretty maids, the Queen Mother said, "You'd better think it through. If you come to our house, washing clothes and cooking will be a regular occurrence. Also, my daughter is a martial arts expert."

After the Queen Mother said these words, those who were originally itching to make a move no longer dared to move!
In their previous masters' households, weren't they all respectable maids? Two of them were even more well-bred than the girls from those poor families. They all came for the male master. Expecting them to do laundry and cook is worse than killing them.

Seeing this, Zhao Yalang had nothing more to say. Of course, he hadn't come for the Fang family anyway. He turned to Madam He and said with a smile, "Madam, what about you? Have you found anyone you like?"

Before He could speak, Xiao Li came running up, panting heavily. His face was flushed, and it was hard to tell whether he had run too fast or caught a cold and had a fever.

Upon seeing this, Madam He quickly said, "Why didn't you stay home and rest properly? Why did you come all this way, and in such a hurry?"

Little Li just soaked in well water yesterday. Even the strongest person can't withstand this cold weather!
"Auntie, I'm fine. I took the medicine and covered myself up all night, so I'm all better now," Xiao Li said with a smile.

As soon as Xiao Li finished speaking, he turned to Zhao Er, whose eyes were darting around, and said, "When did I ask you to bring people to my door? Where did you get this information?"

"It's none of my business how I know. Since they've come to us, they must be in a hurry to get help. It's your problem if you're sick, but if this delays Madam Gu's affairs, can you afford to let that happen?" Zhao Er retorted.

Then, looking at Madam He, he said, "Madam Gu, whether you like these people or not, my intentions are good, aren't they? Of course, I was indeed unprepared this time, and it was a bit rushed."

Zhao Er spoke eloquently. If he didn't have ulterior motives, and had brought up all this nonsense, He Shi, given her personality, would probably have chimed in with a few words.

When Zhao Er saw that no one responded, his expression turned sour.

Xiao Li and Zhao Er have never gotten along, and Xiao Li was even less tolerant of him now: "Come on, what are you trying to fool me with? I don't know what kind of person you are, but I guess you overheard me talking to Lao Liu yesterday, and then found out I was sick, so this morning, you had to do this to steal my business!"

"Why are you saying such harsh things? How can this be called 'stealing'? I was clearly doing this for..."

"Of course, for a despicable person like you, this isn't called intercepting, it's blatant cheating..."

Of course, Xiao Li didn't argue with Zhao Er in the Gu family's courtyard; he pulled him out of the courtyard before starting.