Chapter 11: A poor job interview

A few days later.
Xi Fuwei, dressed in plain clothes, followed Guan Guan and cautiously walked into the Moon Cave Gate.
Behind the door is a small garden. Although it has been declining this season, it is very clean and tidy. There is not even a single leaf on the green brick floor. It is swept with brooms and dust.
Xi Fuwei said that the owner here must be a delicate one, and she doesn't know if Shen Thialan teaches her own rhetoric, can he pass the test?
The thinking room has reached the porch, the steward who led the way stopped, turned around and nodded politely to her: "Girl, the slave and maid will go in and inform the lady, please wait a moment!"
"Aunt Lao." Xi Fuwei said hurriedly.
The manager smiled and went in, and soon came out, saying that Mrs. Zou's family asked her to come in and talk.
Xi Fuwei took a deep breath, calmed down, and walked in from under the curtain raised by the steward. As soon as he walked in, there was a 20% off Huanghuali carved screen inlaid with mica marble.
When you turn around, you will see a very ornately furnished room. The ground is covered with scarlet-wrapped branches with the pattern of Chilan Crane and Crane Deer. The all-color rosewood furniture is used as a partition and decoration. The Baibao Pavilion is full of rare jade.
Not daring to take a closer look, Xi Fuwei glanced up and looked up.
However, I saw a woman in a beautiful dress full of pearls sitting on a bulging couch with red sandalwood wood carved auspicious clouds and Ganoderma lucidum four seasons flowers. She was only in her early twenties, her skin was white and tender, and her brows were peaceful, but slightly raised. Dan Feng's eyes revealed something unpleasant.
Xi Fuwei thought this should be Mrs. Zou's Shang.
The Shang family is said to be of a good background. His family is the nobleman of Yingtian Mansion. To marry the head of the Zou family, Zou Zhihan, is definitely married, so he has a great say in the mansion.
This time, the Zou family wanted to hire female husbands to teach several young ladies, which she strongly advocated.
So Xi Fuwei didn't dare to neglect, so she hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Madam Wanan!"
"Mr. Don't be polite!" Since Xi Fuwei came in, Shang Shi looked at her with a good eye. Seeing that she had only glanced at her eyes full of wealth and honor, she was not affected, and the corners of her mouth smiled slightly, and said with a pleasant face, "Mr. Please sit down and talk!"
Also called someone to watch tea.
After that, I exchanged a little greeting, mainly to check with Xi Fuwei's life experience: Xi Fuwei's life experience was provided by Shen Qianlan. It was a depressed rich lady from Jinan Prefecture. She was the only daughter in the family. My parents love it. Since childhood, my father, who is a Juren, has taught homework and the Six Arts. With my ears and eyes, I have a reputation as a talented girl.
Unexpectedly, there were unexpected circumstances, her parents contracted illnesses and died suddenly, and the people sought to seize the family property. She could not survive and disappeared.
Shen Pilan said that the girl had died unexpectedly. After Jin Yiwei found out the ins and outs, he concealed the matter, and now it is just for Xi Fuwei's use.
The girl's name is Shen Qinglei.
At this moment, Shang Shi said: "Ms. Shen, a female stream, came from Jinan Prefecture, but it was hard work?"
Xi Fuwei knew that she didn't care about herself, but she asked her how she knew that the Zou family was recruiting a female husband, and she rushed over from Jinan Prefecture?
"It's the blessing of a clan brother." These Chen Pilan are all prepared, Xi Fuwei now follows the memorized rhetoric, revealing a touch of sadness, and said, "Since my parents left, it is so big In the clan, only one clan brother pityed me when I was young and adopted me. But the clan brother is an only child. Both my parents have passed away and he has not yet married. It would be inconvenient to stay with me for a long time. I heard that the merchants passing by said that the house should do something for you. The young ladies extended their invitation to Xi Xi, but they came forward to have a try."
The brother she was talking about was Chen Qianlan, because Shen Qinglei happened to have the same surname as Shen Qianlan. In order to facilitate future contact between the two and pass on news, Chen Qianlan simply gave himself a temporary son from the Shen family in Jinan. Identity.
So when the two meet in the future, if they are seen by the Zou family, they will think it is a normal exchange between relatives, and there will be no doubts.
Shang Shi nodded slightly, said a few words of comfort, then cut to the topic, and studied the talents of Xi Fuwei.
The mother of the Zou family is indeed of a good background. All allusions are readily available, and the questions asked are also very deep. It is not the ordinary so-called talented woman who knows a few words and can write a few good and good poems. If Xi Fuwei hadn't had a elder brother who had the seed of reading, his father had also been admitted as a scholar in his early years, and he would have been soaked in scholarly, it might not have been accepted.
Rao was so, after a long while, she also saw sweat on her forehead.
Simply Shang Shi finally stopped asking and smiled: "Ms. Shen has such an accomplishment at a young age, she is really a good girl."
"Not as quick as her husband." Xi Fuwei quickly humbled.
Shang Shi smiled, turned his head and ordered: "Go and call Qiong Ruo and the others over!"
Xi Fuwei secretly speculated that Qiong Ruo and the others should be the ladies of the Zou family. Now that she called out to meet her, it seemed that Shang Shi was quite satisfied with her.
As long as there is nothing wrong with the next meeting, you can almost get the job if you want to come.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but pray secretly, the young ladies of the Zou family, don't be spoiled, willful, arrogant, or prejudiced, just because you don't like them!
Fortunately, after a while, several girls of different heights filed in, all looking well-behaved and sensible.
The eldest of these girls seems to be no more than seven years old, and the youngest ones are at most four or five years old. Shang Shi introduced: "These are the children in my family who are about to enter school."
The oldest one is called Zou Qiongruo, who is the eldest daughter of Zou Jiayuan's daughter and the Shang family. The second young lady Zou Woruo, the third young lady Zou Hairuo, and the fourth young lady Zou Danruo are all concubines.
However, looking at the look they wear and the look in front of Shang Shi, it is clear that the relationship with the aunt is not bad.
The youngest Zou Danruo, after saluting, took the initiative to nudge Shang Shi and hugged him.
Shang Shi smiled and hugged her, then put it down, and said softly: "If something is going on, you go down and sit with your sisters, and wait for your mother to play with you."
Zou Danruo replied softly, looked back at Xi Fuwei curiously, and then ran to the seat under Zou Hairuo and asked the nurse to sit on it.
Shang watched her sit down, and Fang said: "This Mr. Shen is a rare and well-read person among girls. It's rare to come to our house today. What can you ask for?"
The politeness of these words is actually to ask Zou Qiongruo and the others if they are dissatisfied with Xi Fuwei?
Xi Fuwei heard the words and immediately watched her nose and nose, and tried her best to show a dignified manner, for fear that no one would look down upon herself.
Simply Zou Qiongruo was young, but the tutors looked very good. They looked at each other for a while. The younger Zou Hairuo and Zou Danruo both shook their heads, or Zou Qiongruo and Zou Woruo asked two allusions, Xi Fuwei was fluent After answering, they also said: "Mother, this gentleman is a good student."
Hearing the words, Shang Shi nodded, turned to Xi Fuwei, and said readily: "Unknown Mr. Shen is willing to point these children?"
Xi Fuwei was secretly delighted and was about to nod her head. She didn't realize that there was a sudden sound of thumping footsteps outside, and there was a lot of noise on the corridor that was stepped on, as someone yelled "Mother, Mother, Mother" from far and near.
Upon hearing this movement, sisters Zou Qiongruo exchanged tacit glances, but Shang's expression turned gloomy, sweeping away the kindness before, and shouting angrily: "Zou Yiang!!!"
"Mother!" She lingered, and the curtain at the door had been raised, followed by a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy in Jinyi turning the screen grinningly, walking in briskly, and laughing as she walked, "I heard that another female gentleman came to the door. Coming? But I don't know what it looks like? It's about the schoolwork of the sisters. Why doesn't the mother call the children to come over and palm her eyes?"
Shang Shi said with a calm face, "Mr. Shen is here, why didn't you be courteous? Did I teach you this way?!"
The boy had already seen Xi Fuwei, his eyes turned around on her plain dress, he made a perfunctory gesture, and said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry, isn't the child just coming in? Have you seen this lady?"
Xi Fuwei always felt that when he said the words "Mr. Woman", he didn't mean anything. He was just a newcomer and didn't know what the hostess meant. She just smiled and gave him a gift. Continue to maintain a dignified and reserved appearance without saying a word.
Shang Shi saw all this in his eyes and sneered: "You still have the face to tell you to come over? You are so old, you only get up after sleeping three poles every day, and you are idle when you get up... Don't say hope you will be named on the gold list in the future. The lintel, it’s good to learn some family planning and share one or two with your father! But what about you? You are not doing business right! When there is such a serious matter, what do you call you to do!?"
After reprimanding her son, she turned her head and explained to Xi Fuwei, "This is the eldest son of my family, named Zou Yiang. He has never studied well, and if he offends, please ask Mr. Haihan!"
Xi Fuwei naturally continued "Don't dare": "Zou Gongzi loves all the ladies because of brotherhood."
Shang Shi seemed to be having a headache for this son. He sighed and said nothing but said: "Mr. Shen came from a long way. I don't know where to settle now? Is it possible to sit in a restaurant?"
"Wait!" Xi Fuwei's nod was interrupted again, but Zou Yiang, who was sitting underneath herself, squinted, looked at her up and down, and said, "Mother, have you decided to hire this gentleman? It’s just that you know people, know your face, don’t know your heart, and you don’t even check the details of others. Isn’t it inappropriate to just lead to the home like this?"
When he said this, Xi Fuwei was shocked in her heart, and quickly recalled where she was showing her feet?
I was panicking myself, so I listened to Zou Yi'ang continuing, "Mother, be angry, listen to the child's question: This female gentleman looks like she is the year to be married, and her appearance is as beautiful as a peach and plum! Isn’t the way to get out of trouble for a while to marry someone? How come to our house to be a female husband? Isn’t it because we want to use our house as a springboard, or even fall in love with Dad..."
"Shut up!!!" These words were really unscrupulous. Although Xi Fuwei was annoyed and could not maintain the surface calm, Shang Shi also turned black in an instant, and interrupted angrily, "Mr. Shen's talent is for my mother. I personally asked for advice! What is your level, I know what your mother knows! You just took a photo with Mr. Shen, and you are so utterly insulting. It is even more insulting to Mr. Shen's reputation. Who taught you to be so vicious at a young age?!"
He yelled at Zou Yiang, forcing him to apologize to Xi Fuwei, and ordered both sides to shut up, and he was not allowed to pass his words to the outside, so as not to ruin the name of Xi Fuwei... However, the Shang family did not. I asked Xi Fuwei to move to the Zou Mansion again. She only politely stated that because Zou Yiang was unbehaved, she had to discuss with the old wife of the Zou family about the upbringing of this son, so she could not continue to receive Xi. Floating.
Xi Fuwei knew as soon as she heard it, Shang Shi had listened to her son's words, but now she began to doubt herself!
It’s no wonder that, as Zou Yiang said, it’s not that there are no girls who are forced to come out to make a living by selling their skills due to family affair.
But Xi Fuwei's age is good, and most of them choose to marry, rather than be a husband!
Now coming from Jinan Prefecture to Jiningzhou, who can't doubt that she applied for the female teacher of the Zou family, teaching her disciples is false, and taking the opportunity to marry a wealthy family is the real goal?
What Shang's Zhang Bang wants is a gentleman who can teach his own girls seriously, but not for the chance to fly on the branches to become phoenixes for people with bad intentions!
Just now I talked with her happily again, but now that Zou Yiang points out doubts, how could he not hesitate?
"I must think about it to make her change her mind!" Xi Fuwei was anxious, watching that Shang Shi had already stood up, planning to see off the guests, her thoughts turned!
After all, the false identity that Jin Yiwei gave her is invulnerable. If the question raised by Zou Yiang is not explained clearly, Shang Shi will probably not accept her entering the Zou Mansion!
That way, she can't explain to Chen Qianlan, but what should the nephews and aunts do? !