Chapter 322, Acting
Daohua didn't care at all that so many people were gone. She turned around and whispered a few words to Wang Maner.
Wang Maner left quickly.
Daohua then spoke up: "There's a big maidservant beside my mother, and I'm very unhappy with her. My maidservant will go and call her over later. Then you go up and slap her in the face for me."
When these words were spoken, everyone in the yard was shocked.
Yan Yihan and the other two were also stunned. Before everyone could come to their senses, Wang Maner had already led Ping Xiao over.
Everyone knew that the two maids that Madam Li trusted the most were Ping Tong and Ping Xiao.
"Miss, I'm busy. If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly. I don't have time to waste!"
As soon as he came up, Ping Xiao spoke to Daohua impatiently.
Daohua glanced at the maid who stood still with her head lowered, and said calmly, "Why, no one is doing anything?"
Almost as soon as the words fell, someone in the crowd moved.
“Bang!”
A loud bang echoed in the yard, followed by the sound of several people falling to the ground.
Daohua stood up immediately, looked at Pingxiao and the others lying in a heap, and asked anxiously, "Man'er, why didn't you stop them?"
She just wanted to see if she could find a maid who would obey her orders completely among so many people, and she didn't intend to really beat Ping Xiao.
"Girl, it wasn't Sister Ping Xiao who was beaten."
Wang Maner quickly helped up the people who had fallen together.
Only then did Daohua realize that one person rushed out to hit someone, while the other rushed out to stop him, and the slap happened to hit the person who was stopping him in the face.
"Tell me, why did you hit him, and why did you stop him?"
The one who beat him was a maidservant about the same age as Daohua: "I will do whatever the master tells me to do, no matter who the opponent is."
The one who stopped them was a fifteen-year-old maidservant: "The person you want to hit is close to Madam. This is against filial piety. Even if you are dissatisfied, you should report it to Madam and let Madam deal with it."
Daohua smiled and said, "I want both of them." Then she blinked at Pingxiao.
When Ping Xiao saw this, she patted her dress and left with a smile.
Continue selecting people.
Daohua looked at the other maids and said, "Each of you please come forward and say a few words."
One of the maids asked boldly, "Excuse me, young lady, what are you talking about?"
Daohua smiled and said, "Whatever."
Afterwards, the maids came forward one after another. Daohua listened silently and finally selected five people who were calm, knew needlework, could read, were articulate, and could use an abacus.
Daohua looked at Yan Yihan and the other two and said, "Okay, I've made my selection. It's the three sisters' turn."
Daohua was not very interested in how the three people chose their candidates, but she still watched patiently.
From the selection process, we can still see the three people's styles of doing things.
Although Yan Yihan is not talkative, she is thoughtful and meticulous. When choosing people, she is too careful, which makes her seem a little slow and indecisive.
Yan Yile may be spoiled by her uncle and aunt, and she chooses people based entirely on her own preferences.
What surprised Daohua was that Yan Yishuang was very calm and rational when selecting people.
By noon, all four sisters had made their choices.
Afterwards, Pingtong brought another group of women over.
The choice of maids was much simpler. Daohua picked two maids who were strong, looked not easy to mess with, and were quiet, and then she brought a group of people back to Daohuaxuan.
Fortunately, the courtyard of the government office is quite large, so even with ten more people, it won’t be crowded.
"Man'er, in the next few days, you will be responsible for disciplining them and telling them the rules of my yard." After saying that, Daohua prepared to go back to her room.
Wang Maner hurriedly called out, "Girl, you haven't named them yet."
Daohua originally wanted to say that they should be called the same thing as before, but Wang Maner told her that there were three of them, one named Taohua, one named Xinghua, and one named Cuihua. Daohua was speechless.
With so many flowers, her yard has become a garden.
After a moment of hesitation, Daohua looked at the maid who had hit someone before and said, "From now on, your name will be Bishi." Then, she looked at the maid who had stopped her and said, "Your name will be Bizhu."
"For the others, there's Biyun, Bifeng, Bishuang, Biyu, and Bilu. Okay, that's it."
When Bishi and others saw Daohua leave like that, they were a little stunned.
It’s their first day here, doesn’t the girl give them a lecture?
"Sisters, come with me to see where you live."
Wang Maner knew that her daughter didn't like crowds, so she quickly took them away. As she left, she said to them, "The daughter likes quietness. You can't speak loudly in the yard."
"You are not allowed to enter the girl's room unless you have her consent. Even if you have something to report, you must stand at the door and ask first."
After Daohua entered the room, she began to think about watching the dragon boat race during the Dragon Boat Festival.
"If I go to the provincial capital, I will definitely stay at my uncle's house. It seems that I don't need to send anyone else to deliver the Dragon Boat Festival gift this time."
The back hall of the main courtyard.
After Mrs. Li finished dealing with the affairs in the mansion, Ping Xiao vividly described the scene of the four girls in the yard choosing a man today.
When Mrs. Li heard Daohua ask Wang Maner to call Pingxiao over to act with her, she couldn't help but laugh, her eyes full of doting: "This girl just loves to play around."
Ping Tong smiled and continued, "I think your idea is quite good. You have actually chosen two good maids."
"Douhua." Madam Li paused suddenly. "You can't call me by my nickname anymore. From now on, I have to call you Yiyi."
My daughter is thirteen years old this year. It is inappropriate to call her by her nickname anymore. If other female relatives hear it, she might even make fun of her.
"Although some of Yiyi's actions are a bit out of line, they can bring unexpected results. As long as she can control the situation well, let her go."
Ping Xiao added, "As for the other three girls, I think they are also good choices."
Madam Li's expression lightened a little. "Whether it's good or not, it's their own choice. If anything goes wrong in the future, they can't blame me."
Ping Tong and Ping Xiao both shut up and stopped talking.
This time, when selecting maids, according to the lady's original idea, except for the eldest girl who will be assigned four senior maids, four second-class maids, four cleaning maids, and four old women, the number of maids for the other three girls will be reduced by half.
After all, the third young lady is a concubine's daughter, and the second and fourth young ladies are the daughters of the second commoner master, so they don't need so many servants.
Unexpectedly, after the second wife found out, she said in words and deeds that the lady was partial. Once, she even told this matter in front of the master. The lady was so angry that she just let go and didn't care.
Madam Li looked through the roster and marked the maids chosen by her daughter, Yihuan and the other two.
Looking at Yihuan's three maids who were assigned the same specifications as her daughter, she sneered in her heart.
My second brother and his wife only thought about the noble status and presence of others, but they never thought about how they could bear this nobility without a status that matched it?
(End of this chapter)
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