When the old lady mentioned the manager of the inner courtyard, her expression changed from anger to shyness, and the speed at which she changed her expression was extremely fast.
As if immersed in her own thoughts, the old lady walked briskly and hummed a tune.
Jiang Yuzhu thought about it and realized that the person who managed the male favorites in the city lord's sister's backyard was a man.
To get the point across, Jiang Yuzhu deliberately sang a different tune: "Let's see what's going on. It's not like you're going to lose a piece of meat!"
"Put your mind aside and stop plotting against Manager Sha, or I'll dig out your eyeballs and use them as balls to stomp on."
This sentence was like a ignited firecracker. The old lady took back her steps, turned around and looked Jiang Yuzhu up and down with narrowed eyes. Her eyes were like a poisonous snake sticking to her.
Jiang Yuzhu stroked the hairs that stood up on her body, and became even more curious about Manager Sha.
Seeing that the threat was effective, the old lady was very satisfied. She took out a small bronze mirror from her sleeve pocket and took out rouge to paint her lips red.
After dressing up, the old lady pushed Jiang Yuzhu aside and entered the inner courtyard first.
The Sishui City Lord's Mansion covers a vast area, with red walls, green tiles, carved beams and painted buildings.
In winter, snow falls everywhere, and the carved paintings on the eaves are inlaid with gold, silver, jade and stones, which is enough to show that the city lord lives a very luxurious life.
In the courtyard stood a tall man with an upright posture and deep eyes. This man had the roughness of a barbarian and the scholarly air of a scholar from the Great Qi.
"Manager Sha."
Unlike her arrogance just now, the old lady bowed and lowered her eyes and stood aside, her voice deliberately lowered.
Jiang Yuzhu seemed to hear the legendary clapper sound from the strong old lady's mouth.
"Today is the Qianqiu Festival, and we shouldn't be causing trouble in the kitchen at this time. However, a few young masters just served the young lady last night, and their stomachs are empty, clamoring for a hot meal."
Manager Sha explained calmly to the old lady and stuffed a handful of copper coins into her pocket.
Jiang Yuzhu, who was also sent to deliver meals, also benefited from it.
However, she squeezed the silver ingot in her hand and found it was more valuable than the reward the old lady had received.
Jiang Yuzhu was stunned and suspected that there was something fishy going on.
On this side, the barbarian lady had always had a good impression of Manager Sha. Seeing that he treated people with impeccable manners, she smiled and said, "Manager Sha, you are very polite. Since these young masters are serving our young lady, even if they have no merit, they have worked hard. It's just a meal, what's the trouble?"
The two of them spoke in a barbarian language, which Jiang Yuzhu could not understand. She did not dare to act rashly and just stood behind the old lady.
"she is?"
Manager Sha's eyes fell on Jiang Yuzhu, then he looked at the old lady and asked.
"I came to help."
The old lady was reluctant and added, "After helping to deliver the meal, she went back."
Those who are not from the City Lord's Mansion are destined not to stay in the mansion.
Next, the old lady wanted to take Jiang Yuzhu in to deliver the meal, but was stopped by the steward Sha: "Outsiders are not allowed to enter the backyard. This is a rule that cannot be broken."
It was hard for the old lady to deliver dozens of meals alone, so Manager Sha was very thoughtful and called several maids from the backyard to help.
Jiang Yuzhu stood aside with her head down, thinking of a way to sneak in.
Rules are dead, people are alive!
I finally have the chance to come to the backyard, it would be a huge loss if I don’t go in and take a look.
The steward gave rewards in silver ingots, so she had to come up with something more valuable.
Jiang Yuzhu silently took out a gold and jade statue of Guanyin from her sleeve pocket and made up her mind to bribe Sha Guanshi.
As soon as she raised her head, her eyes unexpectedly met those of Manager Sha.
"Come with me."
Manager Sha led Jiang Yuzhu to the corridor on the side, where there was a windproof curtain, and this time he spoke in the Da Qi dialect.
As far as she knew, there was no one from Xie Zhao in the inner courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion.
Jiang Yuzhu raised her eyebrows, perhaps because she was seen to be trying to bribe him, so why was she so tactful?
After entering behind the curtain, Manager Sha glanced at Jiang Yuzhu meaningfully and sighed, "The main courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion doesn't allow people from Daqi to enter. You must have spent quite a bit of money on this trip."
Jiang Yuzhu: “…”
This seems to be a test, but it is not.
Not understanding the meaning of Manager Sha's words, Jiang Yuzhu decided to wait and see, as the other party might soon make a big demand.
She twisted her sleeves and nodded somewhat awkwardly.
Manager Sha brought a chair for Jiang Yuzhu, put a soft cushion on it, and said gently, "This is not a place for conversation. Let's be brief."
"You probably know my situation. I manage the inner courtyard of the young ladies in the City Lord's Mansion. I receive a monthly salary of twenty taels of silver. The rest of the rewards depend on the young ladies' mood. I only have one or two days off a month..."
Manager Sha continued to introduce things to Jiang Yuzhu, and the more he spoke, the more surprised she became.
When she grasped the key point, she suddenly realized that Manager Sha seemed to have misunderstood her identity.
"During the Qianqiu Festival these days, a group of new people have entered the young lady's backyard. I can't get away, so I have to trouble you to come here."
Manager Sha poured Jiang Yuzhu a cup of hot tea to warm her hands and expressed his apologies.
At his age, he felt too lonely, so he thought about remarrying.
Manager Sha's mother was from Da Qi. He preferred simple and honest women from Da Qi, so he asked a matchmaker to act as a matchmaker.
The two parties agreed that the matchmaker would bring the woman they were looking for to the City Lord's Mansion. Her age and appearance were almost the same as Jiang Yuzhu's.
"What do you think of me?"
Manager Sha asked directly, he had his eyes on Jiang Yuzhu.
"On the way here, the elder sister who went in to deliver food warned me that if I had any feelings for you, she would dig out my eyes."
Jiang Yuzhu is vindictive. Since Manager Sha has misunderstood her, let the misunderstanding continue.
A sunset romance was impossible, but since the other party came to her, Jiang Yuzhu had no choice but to use the beauty trap.
Manager Sha smiled and said soothingly, "Don't be afraid, she doesn't dare."
After his wife died, all the widows in the city lord's mansion had feelings for him.
Manager Sha knew it very well, but because he didn't like it, he had to follow the rules and treat everyone equally.
"What do you think of me?"
Manager Sha asked again.
At this age, if you find someone you like, get married as soon as possible and be straightforward.
Jiang Yuzhu tugged at her skirt shyly, mentally considering her words. She tried several in a row, but none of them seemed appropriate. Finally, she decided to reply more directly, "I do."
The two of them came out from the corridor, and Manager Sha handed Jiang Yuzhu a sign and said, "This is the sign for entering and leaving the mansion. Keep it. When you come to see me next time, the concierge will arrange for you to go into the room and wait."
"Look, these are the young masters that were delivered two days ago."
Manager Sha pointed to a house in front and more than a dozen men came out of the house.
Behind these people were guards holding whips, driving away the captured men.
"In winter, people tend to become lazy when staying indoors. The young lady likes men with delicate features but strong build. These..."
They are all defective products. I am really embarrassed to say that the sand pipes are defective.
Jiang Yuzhu looked around and her eyes met with a small figure in thin clothes. Qi Lin suddenly became energetic and shouted loudly, "Godmother!"
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