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Chapter 252 Preparing for Job Hunting
Hu Fei still needs to be active in the middle of Beijing to prepare for his trip to the south. Naturally, he has to make a few rounds at the county prince's mansion to make contact with him. He also secretly asked Li Xu to take care of the Lu family. Just in case, he He also mentioned the matter of the Lu family to Neijian Hu, but he did not expressly say that he likes his daughter, but only claimed that it was his reincarnated benefactor.

Chunying stayed in the village, not idle.Since Hu Fei was leaving, she really had to make up her mind to find another way out of the house.

In fact, Dongfu may not be the best choice, after all, she is relatively unfamiliar with it.However, she offended his wife in the Hou's mansion, and she was kicked out of the mansion by her own order. Even if the eldest grandma is the head of the house, as a junior, it's hard for the latter to refute the nominal mother-in-law's face and get her back.Although the third young master is the future heir of the Hou Mansion, it is the same. He said that he would arrange errands for Chunying's family. The credibility of his words must be discounted. After that, just find a job for Dad.

For those who dare to reject the wife's order, only the old lady and Lord Hou are left in the Hou's mansion.There are already too many people around the former, while the latter is surrounded by a fire. Besides, Chunying doesn't have that confidence, thinking that she can be favored by Lord Hou.As a result, both roads are blocked.

If you don't do anything, just stay in the village and wait for the Hou Mansion to release the slaves, it would be too passive.What's more, the Lu family is too far away from the capital, and any news is only known through the Wang family. Even today, the Wang family can leave Zhuangzi to go back to Beijing to work in an open and honest manner, but their family can only stay in the village and even go to Beijing for activities. It can't be done, at most, I can ask Uncle Lu or brother-in-law Lu to clear it up. How can it be as convenient as living in Beijing?The slowness of information means that the opportunity may be missed, and she does not want to lose the chance of freedom again and again because of this reason.

Dong Mansion may be unfamiliar, but she can go to inquire, get familiar with the situation first, and then consider how to deal with it.She always felt that with her own conditions, it should not be difficult to find a position in Dongfu.

The news that Shi'er heard from Shi'er was that Dongfu wanted to recruit maids and daughters-in-law to serve in the inner courtyard. There are 20 to [-] vacancies for servants such as long attendants, servants, and buyers who work in the outer courtyard. Among them, the maid needs more than [-] people, except for the second old lady, the second wife, the fourth lady, and the fourth young master. , there is also an aunt and a Tongfang.However, it is not clear how many manpower each person needs and what requirements they have.

Chunying thought carefully, the purpose of her job application is to leave, which position is more suitable for her?
She seriously recalled her experience in the Hou Mansion in the past few years, and found that most girls, no matter whether they were born or bought from outside, after working to the age of eighteen or nineteen, if the house was not taken over by the master, they would be taken care of by the housekeeper. People, and then become a daughter-in-law, and continue to work in another job, and after the age of four or fifty, become a mother-in-law, and change another job.Less than half of the lucky ones were able to marry on their own, and even fewer were able to redeem themselves and leave the house to marry.

What is the identity of such a lucky girl?First, Xu must be a big girl who is favored by a respectable master, such as Liuli who used to be next to the old lady, or her own sister Qiuyu.Like Hongyu back then, it was all because of meeting such a good master as the young master.

But sister Qiuyu just nodded because she happened to meet someone who came to beg the old lady's girl, and the old lady was happy for a while.Not all the first-class girls in the old lady's courtyard have this luck. Some are allowed to be concubines to relatives, and some are assigned to the family to have children.

Moreover, such a big girl with face is also risky, such as Shao Yao next to his wife, she is such a good girl, she has good looks, ability and temperament, but because she knows too much, even after she is 20 years old, her wife refuses to let her go. The same goes for the other three big girls who work together.Furthermore, as the mistress of the house, there is always the danger of being confiscated by the male master.

The big girl in front of the young master is also not safe. Either she is hated by the master, or she is regarded as a candidate for an aunt. There is a constant stream of personnel affairs, and she may lose her life at any time. If she is lucky, she is just a steward.As for the young lady's girl, she is not decent enough, and the major life events are generally decided by the mistress.Not to mention my aunt's girl.

Calculated in this way, the people with the highest proportion of outmarriage are those around the old lady.Among the eight first-class girls and eight second-class girls who were in the same period as Qiuyu, three first-class girls and two second-class girls married good families outside as their main wives.

And there is an advantage in serving the old master, that is, it is decent enough, other servants dare not offend easily, even the hostess and hostess of the family will be more polite, if the old master served passed away, the girls around him will have nothing to do. One exception will be let out as a show of grace.Chunying has been in the Hou Mansion for several years and has already heard of these old rules.

Besides, except for his wife, she has not heard of any master who would stop the girl after the age of 20.If she can become the girl next to the second old lady after she enters the East Mansion, then getting out of the mansion is almost half the battle.

In order to ensure that the other half will succeed, Chunying seriously reflected on what she had done in the past few years, learned from the pain, and learned a profound lesson.

All she wanted was to leave, so she never really cared about the master she served.Even if you want to please for a while, it is only a short-term effort.She never thinks about him or her from the perspective of the master, and she does not completely obey the master's orders willingly. There will always be different opinions in her heart from time to time, and maybe her face shows clues.In her spare time, she would do needlework for herself, and make clothes, shoes and hats for her family or friends, but she never did any private work for her master. At most, when the master needed it, she took the other party's clothes as a job to complete .She never took the initiative to go to the master to joke and behave, nor did she put the master's interests as the most important thing—compared to her own interests.

It is really difficult for her to regard another person as her heaven and put that person's interests first in her thoughts and thoughts.She asked herself if she was not servile, and she always used to cover up her disapproval with superficial respect and meekness.

Whether the people around you are wholeheartedly loyal to themselves, everyone always has a feeling in their hearts.To be honest, if she hadn't repeatedly spoken to Miss Huo's family, Miss Biao would not have treated her as half a confidant in the last few days, and let her go out of the house as she wished, but it's a pity that Miss Biao It's not just the proper owner of the Hou Mansion.

Chunying is determined to change herself this time, even if she pretends to be a loyal maidservant for many years!Try every means to please the new owner, make the other party think highly of you, and not force yourself to do things you don't want to do.Liuli is a good example. Back then, relatives from the same family came to ask for marriage, but because Liuli refused, the old lady didn't nod in the end, but the crystal became a substitute.

After careful consideration, Chunying sent a letter back to Beijing and invited her sister to come.When it comes to serving old women, is there a better teacher than my sister?
Qiuyu brought Xiaohu to live in the manor for two days, firstly to reunite his parents and sister with his son, and secondly to teach the younger sister how to serve the old lady for many years.

For example, a close-up girl who serves the elderly should dress according to the owner's preferences.If the owner likes festive colors, then dress brightly, but it should not be too high-profile; if the owner likes to dress more sedately, then dress as old-fashioned as possible.Qiuyu took herself as an example. She lived in the old lady's room for several years, but she never wore a red dress or red embroidered shoes. In fact, these two things she wore most after she got married.In addition, make-up should be moderate, and you must keep it clean and tidy on a daily basis. There should be no pungent fragrance on your body, and you should not wear too much jewelry.

Another example is that the elderly will wake up more frequently at night, and those who sleep inside and outside the house should be vigilant, and they have to get up when they hear any noise. , Wait for the shift to go back to the room to catch up on sleep.Be careful of changes in temperature and temperature in spring and autumn, always keep warm tea in summer, and keep soup in winter...

For another example, the elderly like to eat soft and rotten food, such as stewed food and easy snacks, etc., but they can't stand cold, so they should be careful with fresh fruits, wine, food, and tea.It is best to know some pharmacology, understand dietary taboos, and advise the owner to eat according to the season and climate.

The old people like lively and clean things, and have different temperaments.People around you should always pay attention to her emotional changes, and tell her some interesting things in time to make her happy. When she is happy, she will naturally remember your benefits.

Etc., etc……

Qiuyu talked for a full day before she finished, and she drank half a pot of tea before talking about the second old lady: "When she returned to Beijing with the second master, she occasionally came to sit and talk with her sister-in-law. I Look, this one is quiet, a bit serious, and doesn't like to joke. I just heard from the sisters around her that the second old lady treats the people below very kindly, and never slaps anyone. Because the second master is busy with work, The second wife has to take care of the housework, and the young master and young lady were raised by the second old lady. They are very polite and sensible. In terms of being well-behaved, the fourth young master is better than the second and third young masters of our family, and his bearing is stronger than the eldest young master. The fourth young lady She looks a bit like a young lady, but her temperament is much softer. Brother and sister are also very good. I was waiting in the house that day, and I saw with my own eyes that when the second lady scolded the third lady, she poured tea on the third lady. The fourth young lady was right next to him, and the fourth young master immediately blocked him. He didn't ask his sister to get splashed, but he got half of his body wet. They are also very considerate in terms of etiquette. The whole family, no matter who they meet, even the aunts, They are never rude, so no one says they are bad. Think about how old they were then? It can be seen that the second old lady disciplined well. Our old lady has a very different temperament."

As Chunying listened, she already had a general impression of this family in her heart, and she knew the second old lady the most in detail.In response to the old lady's needs, she asked her sister to help find the recipes for herbal diets suitable for the elderly, and she went to the only small bookstore in the town to look for medical books. In the end, even Hu Fei was alarmed and sent two health-preserving recipes Come with a simple medical book.She flipped through these books all day long, selected a few snacks and dishes that were easy to make and suitable for the elderly, firmly memorized the recipes, and went to memorize the medicine.

After preparing like this for a long time, it was the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye.Wang Da is the head of the village. According to the rules, he wants to rent the land back to the Hou's mansion as a filial piety. He specially brought his son and daughter with him, intending to discuss the marriage with the Mu family by the way, and then to find out if there is any suitable wife for his son.Chunying invited her father to come forward, and in the name of going back to Beijing to visit her uncle and sister, Wang Da agreed to bring her with her.

When Shi'er heard about it, he looked up at her and smiled slightly.Chunying knew she had guessed it, and smiled back.

On the day of departure, she wore a clean light green padded jacket, navy blue quilted bijia, and a dark maroon skirt, which added a bit of festiveness.Changed her hairstyle, added two unremarkable silk flowers, silver earrings, and a silver bracelet. She only put on a thin layer of powder, and painted her lips with a little rouge. People feel good complexion.Just like that, he returned to the capital in Shi'er's car.

This may be her first official job application after traveling to this world.In the past, in modern society, she had only one chance to successfully apply for a job, and that was when her friend helped her prepare her resume and told her how to introduce herself.Today, all she has to rely on is herself, and her experience over the past few years has made her very confident in herself.She will be successful.

Back in the back street, nothing seemed to have changed around, but the courtyard that originally belonged to the Lu family had already moved into another family.Chunying stared at the door for a while, then looked away, and smiled at Wang: "I'm afraid that people will see it and gossip, Uncle Wang, I'm going now, I'll stay at my uncle's house tonight, you can go back tomorrow How about I wait for you at the gate of the city?"

Before Wang Da could answer, Shi'er said first, "What are you doing running so far? We'll pick you up at your uncle's house! You go!"

Chunying smiled, bowed to them, and left the back street before the Wang family came out to greet them, and headed towards the East Mansion with her head down.

Everyone was busy in the twelfth lunar month, and even if someone occasionally looked over, she didn't recognize who she was. She boldly walked to the small gate next to the East Mansion, and asked the family members who were guarding there: "Excuse me, brother, do you have any questions?" The wood shopkeeper, but has arrived?"

The family looked at her in surprise: "So it was you he was waiting for? You are here, you wait!" After a while, Mu Chen was lured out with curiosity in his eyes.Mu Chen didn't say much, and nodded to Chunying: "Come with me, I've agreed."

Chun Yingfu gave a salute, then followed him into the door, and when he reached a secluded corner, he asked in a low voice: "My father wrote a letter to Brother Mu, and immediately sent a letter to those merchants. Did the second brother get an answer?"

Mu Chen changed his smile: "It's already done, please trouble Uncle Lu and sister, business has improved these few days, and the debts owed will definitely be repaid before the end of the year. If it wasn't for Uncle Lu's help, I don't know what would have happened."

"Er Mu, don't worry too much about it. Although my father knows that he can't go back to the shop, he doesn't want others to waste his hard work. It would be great if Er Ge could take over."

Mu Chen's expression became much more relaxed, and he led Chunying all the way to the second gate, and said to the woman on the door: "Mother Yue, this is the Chunying I was talking about, you can take her to see grandma." Zizi stared at Chunying and nodded, "I see, you can go." Then she asked Chunying to follow her into the door.

The East Mansion is much smaller than the Hou Mansion. There are four courtyards at the front and back, and there are also courtyards from east to west, but the layout is smaller, and there is no formal big garden. There are only some flowers and trees between the yards. The son is turning over the soil and digging a hole, and seems to be planning to plant some more flowers and plants.Chunying glanced at it, then fixed her eyes on the skirt of the woman in front of her, and walked all the way to the gate of the first courtyard on the west side. After entering, she didn't go to the main room, but turned to the south wing.

Inside the room was a woman in her sixties who was sitting on the edge of the kang looking at the account books, when she heard the sound, she raised her eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Mother Xu, this is the girl Chen Brother wants to recommend."

Aunt Xu turned her head to look at Chunying, with a flash in her eyes: "Aren't you..."

Chunying knew that she couldn't hide it from her, so she smiled and saluted: "Chunying has met aunt."

(End of this chapter)