Hua Fushu rearranged the affairs of Guanju Pavilion. She said, "You have all been here for a few days now. You have become somewhat familiar with each other and have a better understanding of each other. Everyone is busy with the relocation of Guanju Pavilion. Take advantage of today's free time to rearrange your current tasks."
She looked at the plump and attractive Lady Zhu and said, "Lady Zhu, when you were with Madam, you were in charge of the maids in the yard and arranged their tasks. I thought you were an experienced hand, so how about you continue to be in charge of your old duties when you come to me?"
Madam Zhu was overjoyed and accepted the task, "Thank you, madam."
Hua Fushu's gaze shifted to Yuzhi and he called out, "Yuzhi."
Yuzhi looked at Hua Fushu and saw that Hua Fushu was smiling. She had a bad feeling for some reason. The young lady and the old general had always been at odds with each other, and she was sent by the old general. Once she arrived at Guanju Pavilion, she didn't know how the young lady would deal with her.
She said, "Slave girl, slave girl is here."
Hua Fushu said, "I heard from the Fourth Young Master that when you were at Grandfather's place, the young girls were completely under your control. Madam Zhu is old after all, and I can't bear to see her overworked. How about you help Madam Zhu with some work?"
The task of disciplining little maids has always been the responsibility of high-ranking maids. She has only been in the mansion for a few months and her qualifications are not as good as those of the four second-class maids. If she were to take charge of the maids in Guanju Pavilion, she would probably offend people and be in a thankless position.
Yuzhi said, "Madam, please allow me to report this. When I was in Feiyuan, I did discipline the little maids. It was because Madam Xu sympathized with Madam Li's age and poor health that she asked me to help her. I usually serve Madam Xu more."
"Is that so..." Hua Fushu said without hesitation, "You want to serve me up close?"
Yuzhi's expression changed slightly, "Madam, that's not what I meant."
Hua Fushu said gently, "I know, but I don't like having too many people serving me closely. I'm also used to Sanqiao Lizhi's service. So, you can take care of the knitting women first, and I'll give you 10% of the monthly salary."
Yuzhi glanced sideways and saw that Maidong and the others had slightly unfriendly expressions. Her fair face turned a little pale. She knew that if she didn't want to take care of the knitting, she would probably be drowned by the spit of these people, so she had no choice but to accept the task.
Hua Fushu looked at a pretty and steady girl, "Maidong."
The young girl named Maidong, with her hair in braids and wearing green clothes, said, "Your servant is here."
Hua Fushu asked casually, "How old are you?"
Mai Dong said, "I am fourteen this year."
Hua Fushu asked, "Can you check the accounts?"
Mai Dong said, "I've seen some."
Hua Fushu assigned the tasks and said a few words of encouragement, the gist of which was that she hoped everyone in Guanju Pavilion could live in harmony and not harbor any hostility. Finally, she gave a few more instructions and said, "Now that everyone has come to Guanju Pavilion, we are all one family. I have two things to say to everyone: do your own tasks well and fulfill your own responsibilities, and I will not treat you unfairly. If anyone forgets their responsibilities and does something they shouldn't do, I will not let them off easily."
Everyone responded in unison.
Hua Fushu asked everyone to leave and went back to his room to read the Medical Classics and practice calligraphy. In the afternoon, he went to the Bao family, saw Jun'er, and then went to Xinglin Medical Clinic.
In the next few days, Hua Fushu was very busy, going out early and coming back late, and Ye Zelin was the same.
An invitation came from General Hu's mansion, saying that the wife of the Hu family was celebrating her birthday. Madam Ouyang had always had contacts with the wife of the Hu family. She wanted to take Hua Fushu to attend the birthday party so that she could meet some officials' wives and girls, but Hua Fushu declined on the grounds that he was busy. Madam Ouyang had to take her daughter Ruhuan with her.
Mrs. Song from the Hu family is a straightforward person. She likes Ruhuan very much. She jokes in public that she wants to ask Ruhuan to be the wife for her second son. Mrs. Ouyang also teases Mrs. Hu, saying that her second son is still young, and she is anxious to find a daughter-in-law. Isn't she afraid that her unborn grandson will blame her for being partial?
Talking about the little grandson who was about to be born, Mrs. Hu's face was full of joy. In the end, they did not become in-laws, but they adopted a beautiful daughter as their goddaughter.
Yu Chi Su and Lu Tian Yun seemed to have telepathic connection. They sent invitations to Hua Fu Shu on the same day, both on August 13th. One invited her to a banquet, the other to tea. The locations were Ruifeng Tower and Sifang Pavilion respectively, one at noon and the other in the afternoon.
After Hua Fushu finished packing, he went to Ruifeng Tower for the banquet.
The moment she saw Yu Chi Su, she thought she had recognized the wrong person!
Yu Chi Su was wearing a waist-length, double-breasted skirt with an embroidered indigo-colored Suzhou pattern of flowers, and a light gauze shawl of the same color. Her hair was neatly tied in a bun, and pinned with a pearl flower and two hairpins. Her face was powdered, and her eyebrows were not only trimmed but also drawn.
Although I have known Yu Chi Su for such a long time, I have basically never seen her wearing women's clothes. The key point is that Yu Chi Su also wears makeup. If Hua Fushu didn't look carefully, he would really think that he had walked into the wrong private room.
Looking at it this way, Yu Chi Su really looks like a girl, not like her usual self at all.
However, when Yu Chi Su walked over in small steps, she accidentally stepped on the hem of her skirt and fell down.
Hua Fushu was quick-witted and quick-handed. He grabbed Yu Chisu and pulled her up.
Yu Chisu stood up straight, lifted the hem of her skirt that was in the way, and said impatiently, "This woman's skirt is really troublesome. She has to walk so awkwardly. It's so annoying!"
She had been practicing small steps for several days, but she still couldn't walk. The skirt was even more troublesome; it was long and easy to step on. She had fallen more than a dozen times.
Hua Fushu chuckled. It turned out that Yu Chisu was still the same Yu Chisu, who didn't like makeup but loved swords. She looked at Yu Chisu's outfit and felt indescribably strange. "Hey, Dayu, you've changed your personality. You're wearing women's clothes and even putting on makeup. Don't you dislike makeup?"
Yu Chisu said helplessly, "Who wants to wear this? If my uncle didn't want me to wear women's clothes to learn etiquette, I wouldn't bother myself."
Hua Fushu picked up the Huadiao wine on the banquet table, threw a pot to Yu Chisu, and pulled out a wooden chair to sit down. "Why does Uncle Yu want you to learn that?"
Yu Chisu was like a wilted vegetable, full of bitterness, pitiful and helpless, "I want to go on a blind date."
Hua Fushu asked, "With whom? Your childhood sweetheart, big brother?"
Yu Chi Su had a confused expression on her face. Where did her childhood sweetheart come from?
Hua Fushu looked at her strange expression and asked, "Isn't that your older brother, the one who studies in the academy?"
Yu Chi Su finally realized the truth and recalled the lie she had just told. She didn't really have a childhood sweetheart, but she did have an older brother, but he was the kind that was afraid of her and would hide away from her very quickly. She shook her head and said, "No."
This older brother was the son of my uncle's colleague and the same age. They had played together when they were little. Because she wasn't the type to be liked, this older brother would stay away from her whenever he saw her. I heard that this older brother got married a long time ago and had several children.
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