Jin Huaihua was startled and was about to help Zhao Xiaojie up when Xiao Jinfeng pulled her back. "Let's hear what she has to say..."
In Xiao Jinfeng's heart, Huaihua was a perfect woman, and no one could replace her.
Perhaps it was because Jin Huaihua had been a maid before that Xiao Jinfeng doted on her, never letting her do any dirty or tiring work, let alone help up a strange little maid...
Zhao Xiaojie wiped her tears and cried, "Wuwu, esteemed guests, please be kind and let me stay in Dashui Village. I'm young and learn quickly. I'll learn to wash clothes and cook in two or three days. Moreover, I can also give massages to the master. If you don't believe me, I can demonstrate it for you now..."
After speaking, Zhao Xiaojie wiped the tears from her face and looked at Erlongzi. "Brother Luo Suiquan, please sit down, and I'll massage your legs for you!~"
"You, what did you call me?" Erlongzi's mouth twitched violently, wishing he could rush over and strangle her.
He had already said that she shouldn't call him by his name anymore; he couldn't afford to lose face...
Is this Xiaojie's brain filled with water?
"You'd better massage the young master's back. I don't need it!~" Erlongzi snorted coldly.
So, at Zhao Xiaojie's repeated requests, Xiao Jinfeng sat on the stone stool with a reluctant expression, experiencing the massage from a grassland woman...
"Oh, young sir, your muscles are a bit tense. Can you relax a little?" Zhao Xiaojie mumbled as she massaged his back.
Jin Huaihua, standing by, couldn't help but laugh. "He's just too nervous!~"
Although Xiao Jinfeng was handsome and tall, and dashing, he was actually quite shy in private...
He felt like he had used up all his courage in this life to marry Huaihua.
"You'd better massage Huaihua!~" Xiao Jinfeng stood up, maintaining a two-meter distance from Zhao Xiaojie.
What if he touched her all over and made Huaihua unhappy?
Xiao Jinfeng was not the type of person who was greedy for female beauty...
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Jin Huaihua felt that her arms and legs were much more relaxed, and the pain in her waist had also slightly eased.
"I didn't expect your massage techniques to be so good. Aunt Gu suffers from frozen shoulder and cervical spondylosis. It's also good to get a massage from time to time!~" Jin Huaihua said lightly.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinfeng gave Erlongzi a look, signaling him to send Zhao Xiaojie to the old Yun family...
Since Huaihua approved of her, Xiao Jinheng couldn't very well turn her away.
"Listen carefully. When you get to the Yun family, you must be observant, not sleep in and be lazy, not talk back to the master, and certainly not make the little princess unhappy. If you can't even do this well, I can send you back to the capital at any time..." Xiao Jinheng said seriously.
Zhao Xiaojie heard this and was so happy she couldn't close her mouth. "Don't worry, don't worry, I promise I won't disappoint you, hehe!~"
Old Yun family, main hall.
After lunch, Old Man Yun and Gu Shi sat on small stools by the door, drinking tea and picking the dandelions sent by Aunt Zhang...
Little Xi Tian walked out of the cowshed, a faint scent of medicinal liquid lingering on her small hands.
Some of the dairy cows at home had diarrhea, and she had just taken out a lot of medicine from her space and given the big cow an injection...
"Old woman, I heard that the county is holding the spring imperial examinations today. I wonder if that boy Jinshan can pass the Xiu Cai exam. Later, you and Shanshan go to Gejia Temple to burn incense for the Bodhisattva. If Jinshan fails, what will happen in the future?" Old Man Yun sighed.
Although the old Yun family didn't believe in ghosts and monsters, in critical moments, they still wanted the Bodhisattva to show divine power and bless the family with smooth sailing...
Gu Shi glanced at Old Man Yun after hearing this. "If he doesn't pass, he'll continue to study at the academy. Otherwise, what can Jinshan do when he comes down? Be a street loafer?"
"I'm not letting him be a street loafer. Jinshan is only fourteen years old. Even if he stops studying, I'll have him learn a trade or something..."
Old Man Yun finished picking a dandelion and rubbed the mud ball on his palm. "Old woman, why don't we send Jinshan to the prefectural city? Now that he's engaged to Yiyi, and the prefect is his father-in-law, he can definitely be cultivated into a talent..."
He thought his wife would agree with him after hearing this.
Unexpectedly, Gu Shi stood up directly and glared at Old Man Yun angrily. "Old man, how can you say such a thing? The report card hasn't even come out yet, and you're already letting Jinshan find Prefect Qin. What are you going to find him for? To ask Prefect Qin to arrange a job for him, or to live directly in their house and be a good son-in-law?"
The old Yun family never did anything that made them feel inferior...
Although Yun Jinshan and Qin Yiyi had a childhood engagement, the matter was not settled yet, so they couldn't boldly ask for favors. Doing so would only make people look down on them.
Gu Shi was angry because the old man had denied Jinshan's abilities, thinking that he was too proud to do anything and would be like this for the rest of his life...
Old Man Yun was stunned and frightened by his wife's gaze and demeanor.
"Old, old woman, I'm just afraid Jinshan won't pass, so I'm finding a backup plan. Look at you, why are you so angry? Alas!~" Old Man Yun quickly got up and patted Gu Shi's back.
Little Xi Tian smiled after hearing this and said, "Daddy, second nephew will definitely pass. Don't worry..."
Jinshan had done nothing else during this time. He had immersed himself in the ocean of knowledge every day, catching up on his studies, striving for success, and asking his little aunt for help whenever he encountered problems he didn't understand.
Moreover, Little Xi Tian had also summarized the questions and difficulties of previous exams, asking Yun Jinshan to focus more on certain difficult problems, and even helped him write two articles for reference...
"R-really?" Old Man Yun's eyes widened.
Since his little daughter had spoken, this matter was sure to succeed.
Little Xi Tian nodded heavily. "It's true!~"
Alas, she really wanted to help her second nephew cheat.
But Little Xi Tian was not the type to play tricks. Otherwise, she could have directly given her second nephew a pinhole camera and transmitted the exam questions back, and Little Xi Tian could have taken the exam for him...
"You old man, are you relieved now?" Gu Shi gave him a sideways glance.
Old Man Yun chuckled foolishly and nodded repeatedly. "Relieved, relieved, haha!~" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Just then, Erlongzi brought Zhao Xiaojie into the courtyard.
Seeing the Yun family elders and the little princess picking dandelions, Erlongzi quickly stepped forward and bowed. "Uncle, Aunt, Little Princess, our master has found a maid for you. Let her stay and work in your home from now on..."
Zhao Xiaojie blinked her eyes and, like Erlongzi, cupped her hands in a bow. "Uncle, Aunt, Little Princess, what should I call you all?"
Erlongzi: "......"