All Hail Cousin Brother

After Xia Tao found out clearly, she came over and reported, "Butler Zhou has four Zhuang Han with him to help with the rough work."

Yu Youyao showed a thoughtful look: "Most of the farmers near Xiaozhouzhuang are Zhou surnames, so they are also called Zhouzhuang, and the Zhuangzi in our mansion is also called Xiaozhouzhuang."

Xia Tao nodded, hesitated for a while, and then said, "Miss, is this going to send you to Steward Zhou?"

Yu Youyao's expression was indifferent and did not answer.

Xia Tao bit her lip again: "Miss, the slave girl came out of Zhouzhuang. She used to be called Zhou Tao, and the first girl in the family gave birth to six girls in a row. My father saw that I was born smarter, and when I found out about Yufu's kindness, I sent him I sold it into the mansion, and after I entered the mansion, I asked the mother who taught me the rules to change Xia Tao."

Yu Youyao was really surprised, but still didn't speak.

Xia Tao had no choice but to say: "Zhouzhuang is a big surname, and they are all ancestors of the same family. Everyone's relatives are connected to relatives. When the slaves were young, a rascal in Zhengzhuang next door almost bullied a girl's family in Zhouzhuang. The **** hit the door."

"The people in Zhouzhuang left Zhengzhuang here to run wild. The people in Zhengzhuang were not happy, so someone helped the people who beat Zhouzhuang."

"The people in Zhouzhuang are not happy next time. There are dozens of people who have invited relatives and friends, and they have hit Zhengzhuang together."

"In the end, the two villages had red eyes. The more they fought, the more hatred they had, the more they had to fight each other, and they turned into a group fight between hundreds of individuals, or they disturbed the government, and this matter stopped. After a few lessons, it's over, and everyone goes back to their own homes."

Yu Youyao's expression paused slightly: "Are you worried that if I dealt with Manager Zhou, the people in Zhouzhuang will make trouble?"

Xia Tao nodded: "I have heard of it since I was a child, and Guanshi Zhou is very prestigious in Zhouzhuang, and everyone listens to him. If something goes wrong with Director Zhou, the villagers in Zhouzhuang are afraid that they will make trouble, even though they are all commoners. , but everyone's relatives are connected to relatives, and there are groups of people who make troubles, and the momentum is not small, and the government can't do anything about them, and everyone will know it by then..."

The eldest master is an official in the court, and the eldest miss is a young lady raised in the boudoir. If there is trouble, it will affect the reputation of the master and the eldest miss.

Yu Youyao's expression was slightly condensed, and she nodded: "It's rare that you are devoted to me. There is a jade bracelet with floating flowers on my dressing table. The condition is not bad. You can wear it."

"Thank you for the reward, Miss. The slave is in front of Miss, so of course I have to think about Miss." Xia Tao was very happy. The things that Miss rewarded will naturally not be bad. The most important thing is to get Miss's reward. Very decent.

Yu Youyao smiled.

Before, Mama Liu taught her the housekeeper and mentioned some things about Zhuang's head. She also knew some of the situation. When she decided to see the housekeeper Zhou, she also thought about the countermeasures in her heart, and naturally she was not worried.

After Xia Tao reminded her, she also found that although her method was feasible, there were still some omissions.

Now it is natural to be a little more thorough.

Thinking of this, Yu Youyao turned his head and instructed Xia Tao: "Bring the four Zhuang Han who came with Manager Zhou to the side courtyard of Tinglan Court to rest and have someone prepare a table of wine and food to greet them."

Xia Tao's brain was nimble, her eyes rolled around, and she said, "This servant will go down and do it now."

The steward of Xiao Zhouzhuang is Zhou Yongchang, who is about forty years old. He wears a silk robe and looks rather rich and decent.

Zhou Yongchang's father used to be the steward of Xiao Zhouzhuang. When Zhou Yongchang was a few years old, he followed his father to help the Yu Mansion. Later, after Zhou Yongchang's father died, Zhou Yongchang took over the work of Xiao Zhouzhuang's steward and continued to work for him. Yu Mansion is an old man who is used by Yu Mansion to do things.

Four dark, tall Zhuang Han were helping to move things.

"Mother Yang, look carefully, what's wrong with these vegetables?" Zhou Yongchang glanced at the maid next to Mama Yang.

Wearing a light purple gauze shirt with a few clean lilacs embroidered on it, and silver jewelry on her head and ears, it looks a little unusual.

When did Mother Yang have such a decent maid?

Zhou Yongchang inevitably had some doubts in his heart. It could be seen that this maid was beside Mama Yang and asked questions, and Mama Yang, who always had eyes on top of her head, also answered all her questions.

Could it be that some relative of Yang's mother is learning to do things with her?

Mother Yang's expression stiffened and stiffened: "No, no problem, but..."

Before she could speak, a voice came from outside: "Is Mama Yang there?"

"Yes." Yang's mother hurriedly responded and walked outside. When she saw Dongmei, she forced a smile: "Miss Dongmei is here."

Dongmei nodded.

Mother Yang led Dongmei into the house and introduced to Steward Zhou: "The eldest lady is ill, and now the eldest lady is in charge of the house. This is Dongmei, the eldest maid in front of the eldest lady."

If he remembered correctly, the eldest lady in the house seems to be less than ten years old, so she started to be the housekeeper? Manager Zhou was startled, and hurriedly shouted, "Hello, Miss Dongmei."

Dongmei smiled and said, "Steward Zhou has worked hard. Miss Yang heard that the weather is cold this year and the crops in the village are not growing well, so I want to see Steward Zhou."

Manager Zhou was stunned for a moment: "Yes, yes, I will go to see Miss Dongmei together with Miss Dongmei."

Although I was a little flustered in my heart, I thought about how the eldest young lady's house is a half-year-old girl, how can I get rid of it with a few words, so I became calm again.

The group of people went out the door with their own thoughts. Seeing that the people he brought with him were not outside, he couldn't help but ask, "The one who came with me..."

Dongmei immediately smiled and said: "Look at my memory, I forgot to tell Steward Zhou, the four who came with Steward Zhou, it was very hard to stay outside, so they were led to the Tinglan Courtyard far away. Take a rest, take a sip of tea, and use something, so you don’t have to tire people out.”

The people in this eldest lady's house are not ordinary, they are thoughtful and attentive everywhere, but Butler Zhou is not happy.

As the saying goes: One emperor, one courtier.

He used to work with Mrs. Yang, but today the master has changed in the manor, and looking at the cautious attitude of Mother Yang, I am afraid that the sky has changed.

He has also heard that the old lady has always loved the eldest lady the most. Although the eldest lady is younger, the old lady is standing behind her.

With a little more caution in his heart, Steward Zhou said quickly, "It's because the eldest lady is considerate, and it's because of Miss Dongmei."

He thought in his heart that the four of them were all trusted people around him, and they were very tight-lipped. When they came to Yu Mansion all these years, even in the presence of the old lady, no one was suspicious.