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She held Moyu in her palm, looked at it carefully and said: "This gift is too expensive, Daiyu can't bear it."

Baozhu said with a smile: "This jade pendant was given by the late emperor himself when my master held the coronation ceremony. At that time, the late emperor once said with a smile: Holding this jade pendant is like a king's landing. My master said that this dark jade pendant is only worn by Miss Lin, so it is considered a piece of jade. It's the most suitable."

When Daiyu heard the words, she didn't think about it, and she resigned firmly: "I don't dare to accept the origin of this jade pendant."

The old abbot took the jade pendant with a smile, looked at it carefully for a while, and said: "If you only talk about this jade pendant, it is not worth much money. It's just that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty know its extraordinary origin, and know that the wearer of this jade pendant , is the emperor's most concerned and valued person, and it is regarded as a token. Master Shui gave it to the girl, but he wanted it to be a talisman for the girl, to protect the orphans of loyal ministers. Master Shui's sincerity towards the girl, the girl must not disappoint That's good."

The old abbot carefully stroked the ribbon on the jade pendant, and put the black jade pendant around Daiyu's neck with his own hands.

Daiyu touched the jade pendant on her chest, the heart that was chilled by Jia's house felt warm.

The area of ​​Jade Garden is not very large, not as large as Jia's Grand View Garden, but it has a compact layout and elegant style.Pavilions, terraces and pavilions, mountains, rivers and forests complement each other, which is completely Jiangnan sentiment.

At this time, the gate of Yuyuan was opened, and a few servants, divided into men and women, stood on both sides of the gate to welcome Daiyu, the master.

Zijuan helped Daiyu get off the sedan chair, and Ah Shan led her to Zhilan Hall, which is the main house of Yuyuan and the residence of the owner of Yuyuan.

The main room of Zhilan Hall is bright, three dark and five, with carved eaves, and a pair of mud gold couplets on red sandalwood and ink bottom on the porch column: "The green window is bright and the moon is here, and the ancient history is empty." The handwriting is beautiful and free.

This is a couplet that Daiyu personally inscribed in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and Daiyu herself has forgotten it.

Seeing it suddenly at this moment, she couldn't help but stop and look at it for a while, feeling very moved in her heart, she nodded sincerely to Ah Shan and said with a smile: "It's really hard for you."

Ah Shan was smiling all over his face, his weird eyes were shining with happiness, and he replied respectfully: "As long as the girl looks into her eyes, that's fine."

The yard is full of exotic flowers and plants, and the steps are filled with bright potted plants, which are full of fragrance and compete for beauty.

Daiyu turned her head and asked Ah Shan, "Where do you get these out-of-season flowers in this season?"

Ah Shan bowed and replied: "Go back to the girl. There is a hot spring under the rockery in the back garden of Yuyuan. At the request of the gardener, I built a glass house there as a flower house, where flowers of various colors are constantly flowing throughout the year. They are eaten for decoration in the courtyard of the house, and for girls to enjoy."

Walking into Zhilan Hall, Daiyu saw that there was no brazier or smoker in the room, but it was as warm as spring, and she didn't feel cold even wearing an autumn shirt.

Ashan explained to Daiyu with a smile: "This is all the masterpiece of the Shao family's construction team. They asked the craftsmen to build pipes leading to the underground of each room, including the underground of the garden pavilion. When it is cold, open the hot spring valve and put the hot spring water into it." In the underground pipes, the hot water flows through the underground pipes, and then flows into the pond behind the flower house in the back garden, which is reserved for irrigation of the flower house. In this way, all the houses in Yuyuan are warm and clean in cold weather, and it also saves fuel.”

Zijuan untied Daiyu's cloak, and Daiyu walked around the room, feeling that everything in the room was not only well placed, but also exquisite and expensive.

He couldn't help but doubt: "Ah Shan, tell me the truth, the money I gave you is only a little over 2 yuan. You bought six hundred hectares of forest and farmland, and repaired the jade garden so quickly, how can you still buy it? these things?"

Ah Shan's face was pale, and he bowed and smiled and replied: "Thanks to the girl, Ah Shan bought the mountain forest and farmland and reorganized the jade garden, and the remaining silver is less than six thousand. Fortunately, Baozhu is very familiar with people in the capital and has close relationships with some merchants." , These things are bought by him with his servants to some shops, the price is very cheap. The servants have tidied up all the houses, and there are hundreds of taels of silver left."

When Daiyu heard this, she was very skeptical, and felt that Baozhu was just a small follower of Fourth Uncle Shuijing, even though he was a master of martial arts and outstanding.In this capital where there are so many high-ranking officials, how could he have such great ability?

Presumably fourth uncle Shui Jing is by no means an ordinary person, thinking of what the old abbot said, could it be that he is really the current emperor?

Thinking of this, Daiyu shook her head and said: How is this possible?Jia's family counts his close relatives, his childhood sweetheart cousin Baoyu, who he regards as a confidant, will abandon him indifferently at critical moments.

In people's eyes, she is just an underage, helpless little orphan.My father's former friend, the fourth uncle Shui Jing, may have felt sorry for him, so he extended a helping hand to help himself.

Why do I naively imagine that he will be the emperor who manages every day and rises above the clouds?

Daiyu secretly laughed that she was also thinking of good things, and she actually took Master Fangzhang's words of saving herself from the siege seriously.

Wang Momo led Zijuan Xueyan to tidy up the room according to Daiyu's preferences. After looking at it, she felt that everything was in order. She had to admire Ah Shan's care and loyalty to Daiyu from the bottom of her heart.

Ah Shan respectfully said: "The girl has returned to her home, rested well, and then went out to see what is wrong, and the slave will send someone to repair it."

Daiyu showed a satisfied smile on her face, and praised: "Ashan, I didn't expect you to do such a good job. You really deserve to be the big housekeeper of Yuyuan. I am very satisfied with what you have done."

With tears streaming down his face, Ah Shan knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "A Shan was originally a superfluous person in this world. From childhood to adulthood, no one has ever looked at him except for the master who has gone away from the fairyland. The servant always feels lifeless. Ah Shan was lucky enough to meet a girl, and he regarded Ah Shan as a relative. Ah Shan had long sworn to heaven and earth: he will be born as a girl, die as a girl ghost, and live and die as a slave of the girl.”

Daiyu stood up from her seat, pulled Ashan up, and said sincerely: "I have no parents, brothers and sisters, you and Zijuan Xueyan are my relatives. Wang Momo is my nanny, and she accompanied me from Gusu to the capital. , took care of me like a mother, did not enjoy the blessings, but suffered for me..."

After hearing this, Wang Momo quickly took it over and comforted her: "Girl, don't say that. If the master and madam hadn't saved me, I wouldn't be where I am today. Maybe my bones are rusted. The old slave has a saying I have to say that although the girl is young, she has no parents to support her, no brothers to support her, and she lives here alone. No matter how much the girl values ​​us in her heart, she is our master after all, and we slaves must not mess with the rules.

The girl was born in a well-known noble family in the south of the Yangtze River. She was the daughter of Tanhua after Liehou. Now she is a weak girl, holding the head of the Lin family. This is a great thing.

Maybe one day, girls from noble families in the capital will come to make friends. At that time, don't let them gossip about our Yuyuan and belittle the status of girls.

Now besides us, Yuyuan also has a few servants, a gardener, a handyman, a cook, two daughters-in-law, and a few rough maids.These people are carefully selected by Ah Shan, and all of them are honest and capable people.

The girl returned to her own home today, and in terms of housekeeping, she had to tell them the rules of the Lin family, so as not to be confused in the future. "

Zijuan Xueyan and Ashan agreed one after another, saying that this is the way to run a family.

Daiyu thought for a while, and said: "I have been in Jia's house all these years, and the old lady has never taught me anything except letting me learn sewing from my sister-in-law for a few days. Wang Momo has been in Lin's house since she was a child. Followed my grandmother, and later became my nurse, who knows the rules of my Lin family best, so I will be the housekeeper of Yuyuan in the future."

Xueyan smiled and echoed, "Young lady has read a lot of books. She is knowledgeable about the past and the present. She knows people and makes good use of them. Nanny Wang is the most suitable housekeeper."

Daiyu smiled and said angrily, "I didn't expect Xueyan to learn to be glib. Now, I'm still worried about the safety of Yuyuan."

After saying these words, the smile on Zijuan Xueyan's face disappeared.

Wang Momo's expression became even more nervous, and she said worriedly: "The girl is right, there are only so many people here, except me and the gardener who are older, the rest are only teenagers, what if gangsters come Is good?"

Ah Shan said confidently: "Girl, don't worry, I have already found Master's guard boy dog ​​dog, and asked him to train and raise thirty wolf dogs in the forest. During the day, five docile dogs were released to guard the front and rear gates of Yuyuan, and at night Let them all be released to replace the servants to patrol and protect the garden."

Zijuan stared, looked at Ah Shan puzzled, and asked: "The wolf dog can't understand human language, can it take care of the nursing home?"

Ah Shan blinked his big round eyes, half-closed his narrow eyes, grinned his thick lips, showing his sharp and thin fangs, and said with a proud smile: "When we were young, we lived with the master. On the mountain, wild wolves are the ones I see most. After a long time, I got acquainted with wild wolves.

The wild wolf looks after our house, hauls things for us, and is our best friend.

People think wild wolves are ferocious, but they don't understand them.

In fact, as long as you understand their characteristics and train them well, they will never betray their masters throughout their lives.

Wolfdogs are more sensible, intelligent, and gentle than wild wolves.The dogs trained all of them in just over a month of free time.

When the girl is rested, I will take the girl to see them.I guarantee that these wolfhounds will obey the girl and obey her orders. "

Daiyu was very curious. Even though she had never been in contact with a dog before and knew that dogs would bite people, she felt a little guilty, but she still wanted to see how the wolfhound trained by Ah Shan knew how to take care of the home.

So, he said enthusiastically: "Take a sedan chair all the way, the journey is not far away, I don't feel too tired, I would like to visit these non-speaking nursing homes now, so I can rest assured." Daiyu sat by the desk, With handkerchiefs wrapped around his fingers, he looked at Ah Shan with a smile.

Zijuan persuaded softly: "Girl, it's not too late to have a cup of hot tea."

Daiyu shook her head and smiled, standing up while supporting the desk, raised her legs and walked out the door.

Ah Shan walked in front with two bow legs, one long and one short, and led the way.