Chapter 212 Assist
Amu was not afraid of his master's bad face. After all, it was not easy to find a servant like him who cared about his master.
Besides, he meant well. His master was already that old, and other people his age already had several children.
Seeing that he wanted to continue, Jing Wei put his hand on Amu's head and said speechlessly: "Think about it yourself."
Day 2
Cui Qingyi asked Taozhi to classify the gifts received and make a list, and then asked someone to invite He Ya Ren.
He Yaren clasped his fists and bowed as he entered. He had also attended the banquet at the Township Lord's Mansion yesterday, but it was not his turn to speak to Cui Qingyi. He first offered a bunch of compliments and congratulations before saying, "I figured you'd be looking for me one of these two days. This house is going to have quite a few more people."
Yesterday, He Ya made a rough estimate. This four-story house needs an additional gatekeeper, another to sweep the courtyard and run errands. Miss Cui is the village head now, so she needs a coachman to drive the carriage when she goes out.
He had already gathered all the people under his command who could be mobilized last night, and now they were all waiting outside.
Cui Qingyi also smiled when she heard this: "We are old friends. I feel at ease using the people you send me because they are reliable."
In fact, unless bandits have attracted the family, there is nothing to worry about.
Even though he was a small village chief, he was also registered in the imperial court. You might not show off your abilities on weekdays, but if you really did cause trouble, it would be a challenge to the royal majesty and would definitely be investigated to the end.
Any servant who is so bold as to plot against her will die in vain.
Among the people sent by He Ya, a man who was about the same age as Chen Ma was responsible for guarding the door and cleaning the front yard. As for the other two young people, Cui Ma was responsible for assigning their tasks.
Aunt Cui came from the palace, and it was a waste of her talent for her to manage such a large village lord's mansion. Although Aunt Chen came first, she never had the idea of competing with Aunt Cui. She took the initiative to stay in the kitchen and prepare delicious food for Cui Qingyi.
Aunt Cui was not the kind of person who would put on airs. After she finished her own work, she took the initiative to go to the kitchen to help Aunt Chen. The two old sisters sat together and talked, and their hearts were connected.
Aunt Cui: "Sister, let's serve the village master together from now on. You must remind me of any taboos the village master has."
Mother Chen thought carefully for a long time. She was not quite used to calling Cui Qingyi the village head. She would stutter every time before opening her mouth. "I have served the village head for so long, and I have never seen the village head have any taboos.
Old sister, you don't know that our girl is very busy on weekdays. When the weather gets warmer, sometimes you won't see her for the whole day. Before, I was only thinking about serving her food and drink. Now when you come, we have someone to discuss things with."
After arranging the staff for the house, Cui Qingyi asked Qiao Yishi to take the new coachman to Fanjiazhuang outside the city to invite Uncle Fan.
The previous house was not big, and it was comfortable in winter just by building a kang and placing a charcoal basin. But for this four-story house, just building a kang would probably not be enough, and we also need to install floor heating.
Cui Qingyi knew a little about the kang, but this ground dragon was beyond her understanding. However, this ground dragon was a product of the feudal era, so Uncle Fan must know what was going on.
While waiting for someone, Cui Qingyi took a look at the sky and muttered to herself that it was almost time. If she waited any longer, the wind would probably start.
When Jing Wei arrived, Cui Qingyi was talking to Uncle Fan, and she took the opportunity to comfort the somewhat irritable full-moon girl.
Although Man Yue's illness has almost recovered, just as Doctor Lu said, it has damaged her brain and is very different from before.
This was the first time that Cui Qingyi realized how this difference was manifested specifically. Her family had moved to a new house, and Man Yue was not accompanied by Chen Ma today, so she got lost in the house. She was scared because she couldn't see anyone familiar and couldn't find the way out. She hid in a corner and cried all morning.
In the end, it was Xiaobai who brought the person back. The frightened Man Yue went straight into Xiaobai's doghouse. Chen Ma coaxed her for a long time, but thinking that there were people in the yard who needed to eat, she had no choice but to bring the person to Cui Qingyi.
Xiaobai has become a smart student now, and no longer takes care of the full-moon girl like he did when he first came. He was so annoyed by her crying that he just wanted to run away. However, a look from Cui Qingyi made him stand still and unable to move.
Because of this sudden situation, it took a long time for the two of them to talk after Uncle Fan arrived.
Jing Wei brought Amu to the village chief's mansion and smiled when he was led into the hall. This didn't look like the village chief's reception room at all. It looked more like farmers sitting under a big tree in the countryside and chatting about family matters.
The village chief herself was surrounded by two dogs, one big and one small, on either side. A little girl with tearful eyes was squeezed into the armchair where she was sitting.
The village chief himself looks like an old woman.
Taozhi saw that all the guests invited by her master had arrived. She was afraid that others would laugh at her for having no rules in the village mansion, so after serving tea, she wanted to coax Manyue to go with her. However, she didn't know that the silly-looking person didn't buy it at all.
Cui Qingyi sighed helplessly, "Let her stay here, and ask Aunt Chen to make some ginger soup and send it over." She's been freezing outside all morning, don't let her catch a cold.
Taozhi responded and left.
Cui Qingyi then looked at Jing Wei and said, "If you are not in a hurry, please wait. I will finish talking to Carpenter Fan first."
Jing Wei was dressed neatly by Amu today. He wore a dark brocade robe with a fur collared cloak of the same color over it. He looked even more different from his previous image as the head of the Jing escort team.
Before Jing Wei could say anything, Amu behind him had already spoken, "Village Master, you are busy, our boss can wait for a while. What's wrong with this girl? Amu, I have something fun here, do you want to play?"
Jing Wei's face darkened as he watched Amu take out a palm-sized gecko from his sleeve and walk towards Man Yue and Cui Qingyi.
Women in the South are weak and most of them cannot stand seeing these scary things.
Jing Wei was just about to reach out and pull the troublemaker back when he saw the crying little girl who had been holding Cui Qingyi's sleeve suddenly stopped crying and stared at the gecko on Amu's sleeve without blinking.
Amu glanced at his master proudly, "Hey, at the critical moment, you still have to rely on me, Amu."
Not only Man Yue was attracted by the sight, but even Cui Qingyi and Wangcai Xiaobai stared at Amu intently, "How come it listens to you so well?"
Cui Qingyi was genuinely curious. She was terrified of three animals: snakes, spiders, and frogs. Seeing them would give her goosebumps.
Although she also dislikes animals like geckos, they are not enough to scare her.
Amu smiled and replied: "I picked up the egg and hatched it myself. I raised it since it was young. You can touch it and it won't bite you."
Cui Qingyi didn't take any action, but Man Yue did. It was obvious that she really liked this thing.
Cui Qingyi was afraid that she would not be careful enough and crush the little thing to death, so she carefully reminded it: "Be careful, don't hurt it." Otherwise, if she hurt it, it would bite her back.
It had been a long time since he met someone who appreciated his shadow. Amu smiled and coaxed Manyue to go play somewhere else. Before leaving, he gave Jingwei an encouraging look.
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