NOVEL NEXT Chapter 17 Clever solution to the problem
After dinner, Jiang Mingyue knew that her younger brother would still discuss the test papers with Xie Yuan, so she took the initiative to take over the task of cleaning the kitchen.
In the study room, after Xie Yuan gave Jiang Minghong instructions, he opened the window and looked at the slender figure busy in the kitchen. For the first time, he felt that there was some popularity in the house.
A quarter of an hour later, Jiang Mingyue glanced around the kitchen, made sure that she had cleaned it, and quietly returned home.
The next day, the two siblings put on relatively decent clothes before going out.
At the end of the afternoon, when Xie Yuan was reading with his back against the wall, he heard a knock on the door next door. He was not immediately distracted to look at it. He concentrated on reading the page and turned around to meet Jiang Mingyue's bright and clean eyes.
She is dressed very beautifully today, but it is completely different from yesterday. Yesterday she was charming and charming, making people want to move. Today she is gentle and elegant. No matter what style she is, there is no sense of violation for her. They are all so pleasing to the eye.
The two looked at each other, Jiang Mingyue raised the corners of her lips, smiled sweetly and called out: "Thank you, brother!"
Xie Yuan nodded gently.
"Let's go!"
The three of them arrived at Yu's private school. Jiang Mingyue stopped and watched them enter the private school before leaving.
In the private school, Jiang Minghong was led by Xie Yuan and soon met Master Yu. Master Yu was in his early fifties, a very kind old man with a kind face and kind eyes.
"Your accent sounds like you're from Jiangnan, right?"
"Reporting to my master, I am from Yuanjiang Prefecture in the south of the Yangtze River."
"Oh! Why come to Wanping to study?"
"At the beginning of the year, there were some changes at home..."
Xie Yuan looked at Jiang Minghong, who was neither humble nor arrogant, and was very articulate. He didn't know what had happened to the Jiang family. He would have to ask more about it in the future.
After getting to know Jiang Minghong's basic situation, Master Yu took out a test paper and handed it to him.
"This is the exam paper for the first half of Class A. If you can finish it within an hour and get good grades, you can enter Class A."
"Thank you, Master!" Jiang Minghong keenly sensed that Master Yu had a good impression of him, so that was fine.
He took the test paper and followed the servants of the Yu family to another room to do the questions. Master Yu looked at Xie Yuan and pointed to the seat opposite him and said, "How about we talk about it?"
"It is better to obey orders than to be respectful!"
When the two were playing chess, Master Yu dropped a word and said slowly: "It's rare to see you care so much about other people's affairs. What's the connection between Jiang Minghong and you?"
Xie Yuan smiled gently.
"I started to love talents, and then I wanted to repay the private school."
Master Yu stroked his beard and said with a smile, "It's rare."
Time passed bit by bit. Next door, Jiang Minghong looked at the last question and put down his brush temporarily, "What is the road?" '
He suddenly thought of following his father when he went out on business last year to a remote rural area. Due to the recent rain, the road was bumpy and the carriage was difficult to move. They were stuck for a long time... Recently, he thought of something that his sister often said before. As the saying goes, 'If you want to get rich, build roads first'. Roads, industries, people's livelihood...
Thinking of these, Jiang Minghong's eyes gradually lit up, his thoughts surged, and he wrote very neatly.
Just when Jiang Minghong started writing again, Jiang Mingyue followed the address he found out and came to Zhou Yapo's place.
The person who opened the door for her was a little girl of eight or nine years old. After Jiang Mingyue explained her purpose, the little girl led her to the main hall and said loudly: "Mom, we have a visitor."
A short while later, a woman in her early forties, with her hair neatly combed and well-dressed, came out. Her eyes turned to Jiang Mingyue and asked: "Girl, do you want to buy someone?"
Jiang Mingyue nodded and said, "You must be Mrs. Zhou, whom everyone praises! My surname is Jiang, and I want to buy a maid."
This sentence made Zhou Yapo laugh. Not only was this girl good-looking, she also spoke beautifully.
"I can't talk about praise from everyone, but I have been a nanny for twenty years and have a good reputation in the county. I dare not say anything else, but I can assure you that the family background of the maids here is absolutely innocent."
Jiang Mingyue complimented her again after hearing this.
"Auntie, you are open and bright. This is why I came here to buy a maid from you."
It was rare to meet a guest who spoke so politely, which made Mrs. Zhou feel a little more distracted.
"How old do you need to be? Are there any requirements on appearance?"
"Over ten years old, there is no requirement for appearance."
The two walked into the main hall. Mrs. Zhou poured her a cup of tea herself, asked Jiang Mingyue to sit for a while, and then went out.
After a while, there was a sudden commotion in the courtyard, but it quickly calmed down. After a while, Mrs. Zhou walked in.
"Miss Jiang, I have called the maids out."
Jiang Mingyue followed her out and listened to Mrs. Zhou saying: "These maids have learned some rules from me. They are used to doing farm work at home and have a lot of strength. Buy it home and do housework and other things immediately You can get started.
If there is any girl that you like, we can sign a contract immediately. If there is no girl that you like, I will slowly look for you. "
"Auntie is here to help."
There were a total of five maids standing in the small courtyard. Most of them looked to be twelve or thirteen years old. They stood timidly in front of her. Their eyes were evasive and they did not dare to look at her. Only two of them were bold enough to look at her curiously from time to time. of,
Although these maids were wearing patched clothes, they were clean and tidy. After Jiang Mingyue circled around them, she asked them all to stretch out their hands.
Mrs. Zhou looked at this scene and squinted her eyes slightly. This Miss Jiang was really shrewd.
Jiang Mingyue looked at the hands of the five people, walked up to the maid with the thickest calluses and asked, "What's your name?"
"Stone... pomegranate!"
"What do you do?" Jiang Mingyue continued to ask.
"Feeding pigs, chickens, washing, cooking, sewing, chopping wood, etc., my...servant can do it."
Pomegranate added after finishing speaking.
"My slave will also take care of the children. My sisters are usually taken care of by my slave."
She knew a lot and looked like an honest person. Jiang Mingyue returned to Mrs. Zhou and pointed at Pomegranate: "Auntie, that's her."
Mrs. Zhou heard this and praised: "Young girl has good taste, Pomegranate is the most honest and responsible among them, and this girl is filial.
There are many younger brothers and sisters in her family. Her father is in poor health and cannot do heavy work, so the burden of the whole family falls on her mother. In order to reduce the burden on the family and support her younger brothers and sisters, this girl sold herself. "
That being said, she does have a good eye.
Mrs. Zhou briefly told Jiang Mingyue about the pomegranate, and the two returned to the main hall. After some bargaining, Jiang Mingyue finally bought the pomegranate for six taels.
Jiang Mingyue put away the contract of sale, thanked Mrs. Zhou, and left with Pomegranate.
In Yu's private school, Jiang Minghong handed the prepared test paper to Master Yu.
After Master Yu took it, he immediately started to read. Looking at the previous answers, his brows quickly relaxed. Yes, this guy was indeed a good candidate, but when he saw the last question, he frowned...