Ye Zelin and Hua Fushu, a distant-looking couple, each had their own places to go after breakfast. Ye Zelin went to Wenxuzhai, while Hua Fushu took Sanqiao for a walk to eat, and to Sifang Pavilion to listen to books and have tea.

When she went back, she took seven or eight lotus cakes with her and carried them in a food box.

At this time, Ruhua was still at the gate. Hua Fushu climbed up the steps and said, "Sister Ruhua, who are you waiting for? You will be at the door when I go out, and you will still be at the door when I come back."

Ruhua ignored Hua Fushu and glanced over. Hua Fushu took the unpopular meal and went into the house with the food box. He walked through the lobby and was about to go back to Penglai Residence. But he was afraid of bumping into the old guy, so he simply went to Fengquexuan. Fortunately, he followed her.

At this time, Dugu Lanxi was in the room settling accounts and checking the ledger.

Today, Dugu Lan was wearing an orange cross-collar undershirt and a dark woven nasturtium-patterned long mandarin jacket with wide sleeves and long sleeves. She was sitting at the pear wood table, flipping the abacus beads with her hands, making crackling sounds. .

Different from her usual gentle and generous attitude, she appeared steady and capable. Hua Fushu didn't move as she watched. It wasn't until Dugu Lanxi's maid Liuzhi called her that she came back to her senses.

Behind Liuzhi were two girls, about fifteen or sixteen years old. One was wearing a rouge-colored coat and a pale skirt, and was mediocre in appearance. The other was wearing old clothes, but she was quite pretty.

Liuzhi ordered the two girls to pay tribute to Hua Fushu, and the two girls bowed respectfully.

Seeing the flowers blooming sparsely, Dugu Lanxi called her in.

Liuzhi also entered the room with the two girls, while Sanqiao stayed outside.

The two girls saluted Dugu Lanxi. Hua Fushu put the food box on the table and said it was for her. Dugu Lanxi and Hua Fushu said thank you.

Hua Fushu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you're welcome, you're welcome."

Dugu Lan sighed and said, "I was going to find you, but you just happened to be here. I won't go away."

Hua Fushu asked her what was going on, and Dugu Lan sighed and said, "When you marry into our family, you will be served by Sanqiao and a dowry girl. I asked my mother to provide you with two servant girls. My mother also agreed. My father also meant the same. I'm going to do it." Liuzhi found two girls,"

She looked at the two girls, "It's just the two of them, see if they suit your eyes."

Hua Fushu refused: "My sister-in-law is in charge of many matters in the government, and she naturally has good vision. It's just that I have a clever son, and I am not used to having many others waiting on me."

Dugu Lan was displeased: "How can this be true? We are a respectable family after all. We are the wife of a major general. How can we not be worthy of having a few more girls?"

Hua Fushu said: "Sister-in-law, aren't you also a girl like Liuzhi?"

Dugu Lan sighed and said, "I used to have two or three girls, but when I got old enough to go out to get married, I only got one pomegranate branch."

Hua Fushu refused, but Dugu Lanxi took a tough stance. Hua Fushu took a step back and said he wanted to ask the two girls what they wanted, and Dugu Lanxi agreed.

Hua Fushu asked the two girls if they had read books.

The rouge-colored girl said that she had learned a few words from the scholar's father, and the other girl held her head high and said that she had studied with the scholar for several years.

Hua Fushu asked again if she knew how to write, whether she was a female worker, etc., and the two girls answered them one by one. The rouge girl lowered her head, and the other held her chest high and raised her chin.

Hua Fushu asked the last one, "Where have you done this before?"

The rouge-colored girl's life at home was difficult, so her mother asked her to work as a maid in Ye's family. The other said that she was serving in a wealthy family, and the eldest wife of that family didn't like her and beat her out.

At this time, Dugu Lan exhaled and said: "Having experience in serving others will make her arouse smoothly. My brother and sister, you want both of them."

Hua Fushu specifically glanced at Sanqiao outside, "I don't want either of them. The two of them combined are not as good as me, Qiaoer. Sister-in-law, Qiaoer is good at washing, cooking and cleaning. She has read books and is good at writing." , even Ye Zelin praised her, she is also a female celebrity, I have a girl who is good at everything, I want another one that is superfluous."

The two girls were dejected.

Dugu Lanxi was resolute and insisted that Hua Fushu choose one of them. Hua Fushu couldn't bear it and had to agree to choose one.

The eyes of the two girls suddenly showed hopeful looks, and soon the rouge girl lowered her head.

Hua Fushu looked at the two of them. The pretty girl looked at Hua Fushu with a smile.

In the end, Hua Fushu chose the rouge-colored girl. The other one was quite dissatisfied and glared at the rouge-colored girl.

Hua Fushu said to the rouge girl: "I chose you, and you have to follow me from now on. I don't ask you to be loyal, as long as you are diligent and don't turn your elbows out."

The rouge girl nodded.

Hua Fushu asked her name again, and the rouge-colored girl replied that her name was Rulian and she was fifteen years old.

Dugu Lan exclaimed, "The word 'ru' of yours is a taboo for our girls, so we have to change our name. The lotus is beautiful and refined, so you should call it Lizhi."

Hua Fushu had no intention of judging people by their appearance, "Lizhi? The word "Li" doesn't match the word. Let's use another word "Li" with the same pronunciation but a different word. It's called "Lichi".

Although Li Zhi was not satisfied, she still accepted it.

Dugu Lanxi changed the name of another girl to Yuzhi and ordered Liuzhi to send her to Feiyuan to be trained by Mrs. Xu, while Lizhi was taken away by Hua Fushu.

The three of them returned to Penglai, with Hua Fushu and Sanqiao in front, and Lychee following behind. When they left Fengquexuan, Sanqiao asked: "Girl, why did you choose Lychee instead of Yuzhi? Lychee is a stranger, Yuzhi is good or not." He has done it before and knows how to serve others.”

Lychee looked up at Hua Fushu's back and heard her say: "That girl named Yuzhi raised her head higher than a peacock. Do you think I will choose her because of my experience? What a joke. The girl I want cannot be in the prime of life." People, treat yourself as the master. The girl said that she used to be a maid in a wealthy family. I think she has a delicate skin and tender flesh. I am afraid she is not used to doing rough work. She may be serving the master closely. She also said that she should not be liked by the wife of the family. He was just beaten, and either his hands and feet were not clean, or his relationship with the owner was unclear, which is why I didn't choose Yuzhi."

After saying this, Hua Fushu turned around and looked back. Lychee stopped in a hurry, looked at Hua Fushu and lowered his head.

Hua Fushu said: "It's enough for me to have Qiao'er as a girl. As for you, I have no choice. If you follow me, you have to do your part. As I said before, I don't ask you to be loyal, as long as you Be diligent and down-to-earth, and I will certainly not treat you badly."

Lychee replied yes.

Hua Fushu asked her where she was from and how many people were in her family.

Lychee answered one by one, and Hua Fushu added: "Today is the Shangsi Festival. You go back to celebrate the festival with your family. Come back tomorrow. Just find Qiao'er then. She will arrange things."

Lychee responded, and Hua Fushu asked Sanqiao to give her a tael of silver. Lychee thanked her deeply and left the house to go home.

Hua Fushu and the two returned to Penglai Residence. Not long after, Hua Fushu felt sleepy. Looking at the bed, he didn't want to lie down at all, so he found a place to sleep by himself.

At this time, at the gate of the General's Mansion, a black horse came slowly from the street in the distance. The young man on the horse had a jade tree facing the wind, as bright as the moon in the sky.

Ruhua hurriedly walked down the steps, and the young man also caught up with his speed, and the two of them came towards each other.

The young man smiled softly, and Ruhua was filled with joy. No word could describe the joy of seeing the brother and sister after not seeing each other for a long time.

"Ruhua." The young man called Ruhua.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother..."

Ruhua kept shouting.

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