BXBX NOVEL Chapter 253 - 253: Tigress
A smart-looking woman in her thirties came forward to welcome her. Seeing that Li Yu’s aura was extraordinary despite being dressed simply, she didn’t dare to be negligent. She went forward and bowed. “Madam, do you want to buy a servant or a girl?”
Li Yu told the woman the kind of servants she wanted to buy. The woman bowed and said, “Please wait for a moment. I’ll call them out now.”
A moment later, the woman walked out with a group of people. After getting the group of people behind her to stand properly, she smiled and pointed at those people. “Madam, these people know how to take care of the garden and flowers. These old women know how to cook and make soup. These women are good at needlework. These boys are two brothers and are hardworking and smart. These girls are also smart.”
Li Yu looked at those people and said, “I want those who are hardworking and can do some farm work. If any of you are willing to follow me, step forward first.”
Those people secretly looked up and sized up Li Yu. Seeing that Li Yu was dressed normally and even wanted those who knew how to do farm work, they felt that she was at most a small landlord in the countryside. Most of them retreated.
A thin man stood out from the gardeners cautiously. Three old women of about the same age and two women stood out. The two boys and two girls stood out. Li Yu said to the ten people who stood up, “Look up.”
The ten of them raised their heads in fear. Li Yu saw that they looked reserved and didn’t look like cunning people. She nodded and said, “I’ll take these few people! ”
Ruyi and the woman went to register their contracts and walked back with Li
Yu. When they arrived at the government office, other than the two old women and the woman who was relatively calm, the others shrunk their necks and did not dare to look up. They lowered their heads and followed Li Yu into the backyard of the government office. They remembered Li Yu mentioning farmwork and wondered why they were in the backyard of the government office?”
When Li Yu entered the courtyard, Aunt Zhang came to report, “Madam, an official just sent a message to Master. He said that the people from the government office are going to welcome Master so he went to the Intoxicated Immortal Restaurant opposite with them to eat.”
Li Yu nodded and spoke to the people she brought back. Li Yu arranged for the thin man called Jiang Ming to take care of the garden. The three old women were Old Madam Xu, Old Madam Yun, Old Madam Lin, who were to cook for Mr. Qian and the others in the front yard. Old Madam Xu, Gu Yu, and Xing Hua did some chores like pouring tea and sweeping. She assigned the brothers, Ma Qiang and Ma Gui, to run errands and do some general work.
After arranging everyone’s work and accommodation, she handed them to Ruyi and said, “Tell them the rules of the house and bring them to wash up and change into clean clothes.” After Ruyi agreed, she led them downstairs.
Zhou Jia and the others went to the Intoxicated Immortal Restaurant. At this moment, in a luxurious private room, there were officials of all sizes sitting cross-legged. Behind each of them sat a beautiful woman.
The woman behind Zhou Jia was the most beautiful. Her skin was as fair as jade. Seeing that Zhou Jia was young and handsome and held an important
moved to Zhou Jia’s side and wanted to lean into Zhou Jia’s arms. However, she was deterred by Zhou Jia’s cold gaze. For some reason, a trace of embarrassment surged in her heart. She slowly moved back and sat at the side in a ladylike posture.
Wu Tingxian first secretly sized up Zhou Jia. He saw Zhou Jia quietly raising his glass to drink with Wang Qinghai. The courtesan sitting behind him was looking at Zhou Jia with a bitter expression, and the woman nestled in Wang Qinghai’s arms was also looking at Zhou Jia shyly. Wu Tingxian wondered to himself if Lord Zhou was really not fond of alcohol and sex, or if he wascpretending to be a gentleman.
Zhou Jia was toasted by Wu Tingxian, Wang Qinghai, and others. At this moment, he felt a little tipsy. After a few rounds of wine, everyone let go. Wu Tingxian, Wang Qinghai, and the officials hugged the woman behind them.
The woman behind Zhou Jia saw that Zhou Jia’s face was flushed red from the alcohol, making him look even more handsome. Seeing that Wu Tingxian had just toasted Zhou Jia, she could no longer hold back the infatuation in her heart. She leaned over and looked at Zhou Jia coquettishly. She reached out to take the wine glass in Zhou Jia’s hand. “Lord, you’re getting drunk. Let Yao Niang drink this glass for you!”
Zhou Jia glanced at her and said coldly, “It’s not your turn to drink.”
Yao Niang’s face turned red from Zhou Jia’s cold words and she fell to the ground. Wang Qinghai looked at her from the corner of his eye and thought to himself that Yao Niang had relied on her looks to be picky and now deserved to be snubbed!
After drinking two more rounds, Zhou Jia stood up, cupped his hands, and said apologetically to them, “Comrades, it’s getting late. Madam’s personality is a little difficult to get along with. You guys continue, I have to go back first.”
Everyone looked at Zhou Jia in surprise and felt that they understood. So the new magistrate had a tigress at home. The magistrate was afraid of his wife. No wonder he didn’t let Yao Niang drink on his behalf!
After everyone exchanged pleasantries, they stood up and sent Zhou Jia out of the restaurant. The official escorted Zhou Jia back. A luxurious carriage slowly drove over.
Zhou Jia and the bailiff stood by the side of the road to stay clear of the carriage. The curtain of the cart window was lifted slightly. The woman in the cart looked at Zhou Jia, who was standing under the bright light, in a daze. The cart slowly drove past the Intoxicated Immortal Restaurant. The woman instructed the maidservant in the car, “Qing Zhu, go and ask who those two bailiffs are protecting.”
“Yes, Miss.” Qing Zhu got out of the car and walked towards the Intoxicated
Immortal Restaurant. After a while, she returned and reported to the woman, “Miss, the officials of the government are holding a welcome banquet for the new magistrate at the Intoxicated Immortal Restaurant today. The person protected by the bailiffs just now is the new magistrate, Lord Zhou.”
The woman chuckled. “So it’s the magistrate!” Anyone familiar with Li Yu who saw the woman’s smile would find that she looked very similar to her, especially when she smiled.
Zhou Jia returned to the backyard. Li Yu was leaning on a big pillow and telling Yangyang a story. When Yangyang saw Zhou Jia, he stopped listening and pounced to the edge of the bed, shouting, “Daddy, where did you go? Hug me.”
“Daddy went to the magistrate’s office to work.” Zhou Jia hugged Yangyang and kissed him. Yangyang hugged his neck and smeared saliva on his face. Li Yu watched with a smile. The father and son leaned their heads against each other and kissed for a while. Zhou Jia carried Yangyang and sat beside Li Yu. He leaned against Li Yu and asked, “Son, were you obedient at home? Did you help Mom?”
Yangyang looked at Zhou Jia and thought for a moment. “Yangyang was obedient today. He only ate three candies and didn’t help Mom.”
Li Yu smiled and said, “Alright, you said that you wanted to wait for Daddy to come back before sleeping. Now that Daddy is back, what should you do?”
Yangyang buried his head in Zhou Jia’s chest and whispered, “Yangyang wants Daddy to accompany him. ”
Zhou Jia picked up Yangyang. “Okay, Daddy will sleep with you.” Zhou Jia took off his shoes and covered Yangyang with his blanket. He patted his back gently before the child fell asleep..