[Through the Book] The ancestor only wants to live a long life

Nanshan and Yannian were chosen by her to live in Baishoutang because of their good looks.

Both are ambitious, motivated girls who are good at seizing opportunities.

So, Rong Enqing was not surprised at all that they raised their hands.

The last one to raise her hand was Chuncao, a little maid who served Yunluo and was one of the maids who came to the mansion with Nanshan and the others.

Of the maids that Butler Li brought back from the farm, she, Zhang and Yun Shu each selected a few. Butler Li did not send the rest back to the farm, but kept them in the mansion to fill vacancies everywhere.

After Yun Luo entered the mansion, he picked two of these people to serve him. Chun Cao was one of them.

"Anyone else?"

Rong Enqing looked at the other people who didn't raise their hands, and his eyes fell on Ah Shou, who was lowering his head and was obviously trying to avoid it.

"Ah Shou, don't you want to learn to read and write?"

As soon as he asked the question, Rong Enqing clearly saw Ah Shou's fat body tremble.

Then, Ah Shou raised his big fat face and looked at Rong Enqing pitifully, "Madam, Ah Shou doesn't want to be a talented woman. Ah Shou just wants to cook for you and the young lady."

Rong Enqing resisted the urge to laugh and said seriously, "But, I like girls who can read and write."

Ah Shou frowned in embarrassment, hesitated for a moment, and then said in a negotiating tone: "Well, maybe the Madam should still like Nanshan and Yannian. As for me, I cook delicious food, and it's all good if the Madam likes my cooking."

Rong Enqing was speechless. This girl was completely focused on cooking.

At this time, Nanshan and Yannian looked at A Shou with strange expressions.

When they first arrived, they both envied and jealous of A Shou, and always wanted to find fault with her to bully her.

But as the Madam Tai used them, their status in Baishou Hall was already catching up with that of Ah Shou. Especially Nanshan, who was now favored by the Madam Tai and had received several rewards.

Everyone in Baishou Hall has already acquiesced that Nanshan is the most powerful among the three of them.

Now, Nanshan and Yannian are both focused on completing the tasks assigned by the lady, and they haven't found fault with A Shou for a long time.

At this moment, suddenly hearing Ah Shou's unmotivated words, the two of them did not feel happy at all, and their mood was a little inexplicably complicated.

It was obvious that A Shou was the one who was most favored by the lady, the one walking in front, and the object of their envy and jealousy.

But now, she actually took the initiative to withdraw. Not only did she not have the slightest intention of continuing to compete for favor with them, she even inadvertently helped them win the favor of the lady.

Just when Rong Enqing was about to give up trying to persuade Ah Shou to study, Nanshan suddenly said, "Ah Shou, we are from the same village. Yannian and I both want to learn to read and write, so how can you fall behind?"

Yannian also said, "That's right, Ah Shou. You can't bring shame to our manor! You can't bring shame to your father! Your father is the manager of the manor, how can you be illiterate?"

A Shou looked at the two of them with a frightened expression. What were they trying to do?

Seeing this, Rong Enqing smiled and made the final decision: "A Shou, since Nanshan and Yannian have said so, you should learn from them too."

“Madam!!!” Ah Shou’s tone of voice changed when he called out, and his chubby face was full of resistance.

"It's settled." Rong Enqing didn't give her another chance to refuse.

That's because she really likes this girl, otherwise, she wouldn't care whether she studies or not.

Ah Shou turned to look at Nanshan and Yannian with a sad face, his eyes full of resentment. But Nanshan and Yannian both raised their lips.

After they no longer felt envious and jealous of A Shou, they suddenly discovered that A Shou seemed a little funny and cute.

After talking about studying, Rong Enqing continued, "The second thing is, I want to pick out a few girls among you who can endure hardships and learn some self-defense skills."

Everyone was stunned, and then Rong Enqing continued, "You all know what happened in Baishou Hall a few days ago. Some of you were even there and saw it happen with your own eyes. You all know how powerful the girl next to Anyang County Princess is. I hope that our Baishou Hall can also produce a few girls who are good at martial arts. Is there anyone willing to learn martial arts?"

One man overturned more than a dozen maids and servants, and beat up the young ladies of three families in full view of everyone!

Ruhua's heroic deeds had long been spread along with the incident in which Princess Anyang caused a disturbance at the flower banquet at the Shun'an Marquis' Mansion.

Of course, Princess Anyang was famous in the upper-class circles of dignitaries, while Ruhua was turned into a mythical figure among the servants in various households and mansions.

In this day and age, there are many servants who are good at martial arts, but it is rare to find a maid who is good at martial arts. Especially a maid as good as Ruhua is even rarer.

Of course, there are some. But there are almost no ones who are as good as Ruhua and who can show their abilities to others like Ruhua!

As the saying goes, rare things are valuable. Precisely because he had never been seen before, his inclusion in the painting became a special case, and he also became a divine figure that almost all the little maids yearned for.

The people in Baishou Hall praised Ruhua repeatedly and admired her very much.

At this moment, as soon as Rong Enqing spoke, everyone raised their hands one after another without waiting for her to ask them to raise their hands.

Wow, wow, everyone raised their hands!

This time, even A Shou raised his hand with sparkling eyes.

Looking at everyone's burning gazes and feeling everyone's eagerness and desire, Rong Enqing suddenly felt as if he had walked into a star-chasing scene.

Rong Enqing's eyes swept across everyone and finally fell on Meixiang, Eryue and Chunyu. He hadn't realized that these steady maids were actually star-chasers.

"Everyone, put your hands down." Rong Enqing looked at everyone helplessly, "Practicing martial arts is a hundred times more difficult than learning to read and write. Moreover, not everyone is suitable for practicing martial arts.

"I will first select a few from you, and then let the martial arts master come and screen them again."

As he spoke, his eyes began to scan the crowd.

Meixiang, who was standing at the front, looked at Rong Enqing with a burning gaze, which gave Rong Enqing goosebumps. In the end, he couldn't help but explain, "You should learn martial arts as early as possible. If you are old, don't even think about learning martial arts."

Then, she saw Meixiang's mouth drooping at a speed visible to the naked eye. Eryue, Chunyu and other maids over the age of twelve also became depressed.

Rong Enqing ignored them and raised his hand to point out Nanshan, Yannian, Chunya and Chuncao.

"For now, it will be just the four of you. Whether you can practice martial arts or not will depend on whether you can wait for the master to come and see you."

The four people in Nanshan were extremely excited, their faces flushed and their eyes sparkled.

The people around also cast envious glances.

Rong Enqing quickly poured cold water on the four people, "Practicing martial arts is harder than reading and writing. And among the four of you, three have already signed up to study. This means that from now on, the three of you must take care of all three.

"You can't neglect your work, study, or martial arts! Others can rest for eight hours, or even ten hours. But you may only be able to rest for four hours, or even three hours or two hours.

"In this case, are you still willing to study and practice martial arts?"

Rong Enqing looked at them solemnly, "I'll give you one day to think about it. If you want to quit, you can tell me. After tomorrow, I won't allow any of you to say you've given up. The same goes for those of you who are studying. If you want to regret it, tell me as soon as possible. If you say you want to give up after the time limit, I won't be so easy to talk to."

Just as Rong Enqing finished speaking, Nanshan stood up decisively and said with a resolute look: "Madam, I want to study and practice martial arts. I will never give up! Also, I believe that I can learn well and will never let you down!"

Rong Enqing nodded with a satisfied smile, but glanced at Meixiang beside him. As expected, he saw Meixiang looking at Nanshan in shock.