Chapter 39 Jiang Mansion, the Iron-blooded Tenderness of the Republic of China...
The total area of the mansion is about 400 to 500 square meters. Excluding the front and back gardens and the servants' rooms on the left and right, the remaining two-story building in the middle is nearly 200 square meters.
Although it is small, the space is actually quite large.
Rongzhen was led in by Aunt Pang. The first thing she saw was a living room with elegant and generous decoration. A long sofa chair was placed in the middle and a velvet carpet was spread on the floor. It looked very comfortable.
"This was a gift from the previous owner of the mansion. If you don't like it, you can replace it with something else later." Aunt Pang introduced the origins of the living room furnishings and furniture, and said that everything would be based on her preferences.
Rongzhen could sense her ingratiating intentions and, for the time being, had no plans to make a big fuss. She nodded and smiled, saying, "It looks good. Let's leave it that way for now."
But from what Aunt Pang said, it seems that this mansion villa has been bought by Jiang Yu?
There were some things she wasn't comfortable asking. Ah Cui automatically shared her young lady's concerns, responding with a look of amazement, "So this beautiful place has already been bought by your future son-in-law? When we first walked in, we thought it was just rented; after all, it doesn't look cheap at all."
Auntie Pang led them further inside, saying mysteriously, "It's indeed not cheap. The young master is planning a surprise for the young mistress. Let me keep you in suspense for a bit, and then the young master will tell you in person."
Rongzhen didn't know what the surprise was, but she clearly remembered that in the story, Jiang Yu did not buy the mansion, and after abandoning the original owner on the wedding night, the lease of the mansion soon expired.
Because of his words "wait for me here", the original owner was afraid that she would not be able to wait for him if she changed places, so she had to use her dowry to barely support the high rent of the mansion. Gradually, her income could not make ends meet, and her life became more and more difficult.
Thinking of this plot, Rongzhen's interest in visiting the place decreased slightly.
Next to the living room is the dining room. Instead of the usual round tables and stools, there is a long dining table and square armchairs similar in style to the sofa and coffee table in front. The table is covered with a floral tablecloth, and the armchairs have cushions in the same color.
Dazhu couldn't help but touch it as he walked by, and said to the housekeeper in amazement, "Wow, the flowers on it are actually embroidered."
In my hometown, only the clothes worn by the masters of wealthy families have embroidery. How could the cloth used to cover the dining area also have embroidery? How luxurious!
Seeing that no one else noticed, the housekeeper secretly patted Dazhu on the back of the head and warned him: "Be good, follow me and don't embarrass our family."
Dazhu chuckled and quickly retracted his hand.
The two of them fell behind unknowingly. The housekeeper was very cunning and took the opportunity to lag behind Rong Zhen and the others in front and talk to Shi Tou, who looked more honest than Da Zhu.
Dazhu helped him distract the attention of the head cook, Lao Yu, and with clear division of labor, he helped his young lady to find out the situation first.
Rongzhen didn't know what they had done for her yet. After taking a look at the restaurant, Aunt Pang took her to visit other facilities on the first floor, such as the kitchen, laundry room, utility room, bathroom, etc. Although small, it had everything it needed.
If the first floor is the public area and where servants can move around, then the second floor is the private space where the owner lives and works. Servants are not allowed to go up and disturb them without permission.
Rongzhen thought this rule was a good idea and walked up the spiral staircase step by step to the second floor.
Due to the lofted design of the living and dining room, the usable area of the second floor is reduced by half, but it also provides two large south-facing bedrooms and a small study.
The study is in the middle, and the bedroom near the stairs has been occupied, which is where the male owner of the mansion lives now.
Aunt Pang opened the door and showed them the place. The interior was simply decorated but in a very elegant style. It was obvious that it was where educated people lived.
A Cui and the others didn't dare to look at it any longer, as they felt something was strange.
Afterwards, Auntie Pang passed by the small study and showed Rongzhen the other bedroom. She said, "Young Madam will live in this room from now on. You can decorate it however you want."
Ah Cui finally realized what was wrong, "Young lady and son-in-law want to sleep in separate rooms?"
From what Aunt Pang said, it seems that it’s not just like this before the wedding, it seems that they will also have separate rooms after the wedding?
A Cui asked boldly, but she was only thinking about her young lady. It would be better to ask now than to suffer in silence later.
Auntie Pang blinked ambiguously: "That's the case now. As for the future, that depends on the wishes of the two masters."
Rongzhen blushed, but she was thinking that it would be better not to live together, and it would be impossible to live together in the future.
The only good thing about Jiang Yu was that he didn't touch the original owner before leaving, otherwise Rong Zhen really didn't want to deal with him next time.
After visiting the upstairs, Dazhu, Shitou and others began to move the luggage from downstairs upstairs, while A Cui was responsible for putting Rongzhen's belongings in order and tidying up the room.
While they were working, Aunt Pang took Rongzhen downstairs to see the front and back gardens.
It is winter now. Some evergreen plants and a few wintersweets are planted in the front garden. It snowed yesterday, and there are traces of snow on the plum branches that have not been deliberately cleared. Against the backdrop of the blooming red plum blossoms, the red plum blossoms that stand proudly in the snow have a unique artistic conception.
There is a small pond in the garden behind. The shallow water surface is frozen. Small fish swim slowly under the ice, making a catfish squatting by the pond drool.
Rongzhen found it and pointed at it and asked, "Is this the cat your young master raised?"
What a beautiful little cat! Will it become hers after he leaves?
Aunt Fat hesitated, "This... shouldn't be the case. The young master doesn't keep small animals."
It’s not clear whether the previous one was raised or not, but this person has never raised one before, and the small animals will run away when they see him.
Rongzhen took out some snacks from her purse to flirt with the kitten, but the kitten licked its paw proudly, gave her a cold slap on the back of its head, jumped onto the iron fence and ran away.
Seeing that she liked them, Aunt Pang said she could raise a few to play with in the future.
Rongzhen didn't agree. She would see the situation later. If she couldn't even afford to support a person, why would she keep a cat?
After looking at the front and back gardens, all that was left were a few bungalows built against the walls on both sides of the small western-style building. Those were the servants' residences. Not counting the housekeeper who would leave soon, there were only five people in the house, including Aunt Fat. One side was occupied by male servants, and the other by female servants, so there was no room for them to live together.
After helping the future hostess to understand the entire mansion, Aunt Pang was ready to retire. She asked Rongzhen to go to the tidied bedroom to rest, and she sent someone to call the young master.
Shitou was about to go out when a man in a black gown and round glasses came over and told them anxiously, "Shenzhi was accidentally hit by an accident and has been sent to the hospital. Come with me to see him."
"Shenzhi?" Rongzhen didn't know who this was.
Auntie Pang explained with a cry of "It's the young master. No wonder he hasn't come back yet. He must have had an accident and is in the hospital. Oh, young madam, why don't you come with me to see him?"
Having said this, Rongzhen seemed to have no room for refusal.
She nodded, saw Aunt Pang go back to get some money, and also told A Cui to take some money, and quickly rushed to the hospital with the gentleman who kindly came to inform her.
After they left, the housekeeper stamped his feet in worry. Why didn't something happen sooner or later, but it happened right after they arrived? If this continued, how long would it take for the wedding to be completed?
Dazhu was left to accompany the old man. He just came out of the kitchen, holding two slices of white bread and saying, "Uncle, try it. This is what my uncle's family usually eats. It tastes different from our steamed buns. It's sweet and soft, and it will definitely suit your taste."
Seeing that he didn't care about anything, the housekeeper was so angry that he smacked his head. "Eat, eat, eat, all you know is eat. You're a starving ghost. Hurry up and take the old man with you. Let's go and take a look."
He was worried and had to personally confirm the extent of his future son-in-law's injuries, otherwise he would not be able to explain to his master and mistress when he returned.
Urged by him, Dazhu immediately carried the person on his back and chased after him.
At this time, Rongzhen and the others had already walked some distance. When they came out, they only saw the tail of the rickshaw going away, and immediately called another rickshaw to chase it.
On the way, Rongzhen listened to Jiang Yu, a classmate who claimed to be surnamed Li, recount what had happened. It turned out that Jiang Yu's injury was somewhat related to the director who was attacked and injured.
Because when he was attacked, Jiang Yu and others were also at the scene. They accidentally became fish in the pond near the city gate and were affected by the car accident caused by the attack. In the chaos, they were trampled and collided, and were seriously injured.
After hearing this, Rongzhen felt that they were very unlucky, especially Jiang Yu, who was the most seriously injured. Seeing that Mr. Li was fine, he went straight to the hospital.
When she heard that Jiang Yu was admitted to a church hospital, a face with a big beard and curly hair flashed through her mind.
If they really happened to be in the same hospital, maybe she could take this opportunity to visit him.
As my thoughts were racing, the rickshaw was running very fast and we arrived at the church hospital in the blink of an eye.
Rongzhen got off the car and paid the fare. As she followed Mr. Li to the hospital entrance, she saw an acquaintance.
"Miss Xu, why are you here?" Jiang Yu's men were very surprised to see her.
Rong Zhen then said, "I heard your director got into trouble. I just received help from him, so I wanted to come and see how he's doing now."
Jiang Yu's subordinate twitched his lips and shook his head bitterly: "Ms. Xu, this is confidential. I'm sorry I can't tell you."
Even without him saying it, Rongzhen could tell the result from his expression, and it was probably not very optimistic.
Her heart sank. "Can I go visit him?"
Jiang Yu's men hesitated for a moment and said yes, but she could only come alone, and he had to take her there personally.
Rongzhen talked to Mr. Li and Aunt Pang who were waiting anxiously nearby, and decided to visit her savior first, and then go to Jiang Yu.
"Miss Xu, please follow me." Jiang Yu turned around and led the way.
Mr. Li and Aunt Pang seemed to be wary of him and did not dare to stop him. They could only watch Rongzhen leave with him.
Ah Cui naturally chose to accompany her own young lady and followed immediately.
After they left, the two people who stayed behind no longer looked anxious. They leisurely rushed to another ward and reported to the mummy covered in bandages inside: "Boss, it's done. No suspicion has been aroused."
"Where is the person?" The mummy turned around and didn't see the girl who was supposed to come, so he asked in a buzzing voice through the gauze wrapped around his face.
Mr. Li almost couldn't hold back his laughter when he saw him like this, but he said with great difficulty, "I went over there to visit you. Come back later. As long as you pass this level, there will basically be no problem after that."
The mummy paused, its exposed white chin tensed, revealing a few traces of its true emotions.
"That's good. Remember to change your name next time so as not to reveal your identity."
Mr. Li and Aunt Fat responded in unison, one changed his name to call him by his courtesy name, and the other called him "Young Master".
From then on, the plan of repairing the plank road in public and crossing Chencang in secret was officially launched.
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