I rely on tricks to cultivate my longevity

Chapter 32 Xu Mansion
Because Lin Xixue came late, she was at the end of the queue, silently watching the middle-aged housekeeper pick out a group of boys and girls like picking things.

She couldn't help feeling emotional in her heart, although the education she received in her previous life told her that human life cannot be measured by money.

But in this troubled world, what should we do?
Wars continue, starvation is everywhere, and people are competing for jobs in order to survive.

On the other hand, the middle-aged housekeeper set a score for these refugees in terms of posture, literacy, and skills.

Those who thought they were worthy candidates were ordered to wait on the sidelines, and if there was nothing special or mediocre, they were dismissed directly.

Seeing this, Lin Xixue thought to herself that she guessed correctly, in fact, she came to the refugee pile and wanted to buy back some servants at a very low price, but she had to put on a compassionate attitude.

After about a stick of incense, Lin Xixue finally stepped forward in turn.

The housekeeper glanced at the cart being dragged behind Lin Xixue, curled his lips, thinking that if this kind of homeless refugee really entered the mansion to work as a maid, he would cause countless troubles in the future.

He was a little impatient and just wanted to go through the motions.

"Have you ever been able to read and write?"

Lin Xixue's senses are so keen, she naturally sensed the impatience in the housekeeper's expression, and after a little thought, she guessed that it was probably because she was with Bai Qing, and the others were all alone, so it was obviously more difficult to settle.

But Lin Xixue was naturally not afraid at all, she would give the housekeeper a reason why she couldn't refuse her.

She bowed and saluted, and replied: "I have read a few classics, and I know some rough and shallow rhythms, and the female embroidery workers also know a little bit."

Just kidding, after all, her predecessor was a young lady from a wealthy family, of course she must know these things, and this is not counting the modern knowledge she has mastered.

The middle-aged butler was taken aback when he heard the words, seeing that the girl's words and deeds were quite decent, and her posture was also dignified.He has read books, knows the rhythm, and knows how to work as a female worker. Could it be that some rich family has fallen into the family?

He asked suspiciously: "Can you write?"

Lin Xixue smiled, picked up a branch, and wrote the word "Bai Ying" on the ground.

Of course, she made up the name. The reason why she chose Bai as her surname was because she would gossip that Bai Qing was her sister later.

After all, it is easy to win sympathy by selling herself to treat her sick sister.

Seeing that Lin Xixue could write, the middle-aged steward became a little more convinced of his guess. After all, there are very few literate people in this world, so those who can write are naturally even rarer.

He looked at the straw mark on Lin Xixue's head, and asked, "Why sell yourself?"

"The family is in trouble, and there is no return. One day it rained heavily, and my sister was looking for wild fruits. She fell and was seriously injured. She sold her body just to recuperate with her."

Well, my ability to make nonsense has really become more and more proficient, Lin Xixue complained secretly without blushing or heartbeat.

The housekeeper hesitated, but it was extremely troublesome to drag a sick sister.But seeing the deep affection between the sisters, I couldn't help but think of the brothers and sisters in my family when I was a child, and my nose became sore.

Besides, this person knows etiquette and can write, saying that he is not suitable to be sent to serve the second lady.

He remembered that after the second young lady suffered from a cold in recent days, for some reason, she seemed to have suddenly changed into a different person, refusing to be served by all the maids and servants, and shut herself in the boudoir all day long.

The old master once ordered that whoever can make the second lady happy will be rewarded a lot.

If this person can really serve the second lady well, then he will be doing a great job!He couldn't help feeling some ardent hopes.

After a lot of hesitation, he considered everything from the perspective of the master, but completely forgot that he was also a servant.

After weighing all kinds of thoughts in his mind, he said: "Although I can't give you money, I can arrange a maid's room and double meals for you alone, are you willing?"

Lin Xixue is naturally willing, anyway, you just bring me into the city, just find a place to wait for Bai Qing to wake up, then all problems will be solved.

But in terms of setting, she still has to sell herself to treat her sister's illness, so it's not easy to agree too readily.

She pretended to hesitate, as if agreeing to the condition with some reluctance.

The middle-aged housekeeper smiled slightly, thinking that even though Bai Ying had read some books, her experience was too inexperienced and she didn't know how to bargain, so she agreed directly.

Old Mrs. Xu naturally gave him money to house maids and servants, but now the money fell into his hands openly and aboveboard.

Thinking of this, he felt happy in his heart, and couldn't help but smile from the corner of his mouth.

How did he know that Lin Xixue was simply a drunkard who didn't care about drinking, and this little money couldn't get into her eyes.

So like this, although Lin Xixue was ranked last, she was the first to be formally selected, which attracted envious looks from the surrounding refugees.

The middle-aged housekeeper screened the candidates for a second time, and determined the final six candidates.

He brought six people to the gate of the city, patted on the door, and shouted "Gaomenhou" a few times. After waiting for a long time, the gate of the city opened a small crack.

Lin Xixue carried Bai Qing on her back, and followed the housekeeper into the city, and the city gate was closed immediately.

Countless refugees stared at the opening of the city gate with fiery eyes, but no one really dared to break through the card.

But there are always people who are not afraid of death. Seeing that the city gate is about to close, some refugees want to rush in, but they are kicked out by the gatekeeper surnamed Gao.

With a bang, the city gate was closed again.

The middle-aged housekeeper chatted with the Marquis surnamed Gao, and complimented each other politely. Lin Xixue was a little annoyed by his hypocritical appearance.

Afterwards, the middle-aged butler brought everyone into the carriage, and after bumping for a while, they got out of the carriage and it was already in front of the Xu Mansion.

The butler led everyone into the mansion, divided the rooms, and ordered everyone to clean up and rest for a day. In the morning of tomorrow, someone will teach them the rules.

Everyone else shared a room, but Lin Xixue and Bai Qing lived in a room alone.

Lin Xixue could feel the vague hostility in the eyes of the other people, but she naturally didn't care.

She is not free enough to compete with a few refugees, for her, there are too many more important things than this.

At this juncture, even washing the body is much more important than this kind of boring rivalry.

However, when it comes to cleaning, it is naturally impossible to have a wooden barrel to take a bath. It is just to use the wooden basin in the room to fetch hot water and scrub it.

After all, hot water is not easy to come by, taking a bath in a wooden barrel is the treatment of a young lady.

After scrubbing clean, Lin Xixue folded two stacks of hot towels and applied them to her face.

After relaxing for a while, she soon felt sleepy. In fact, she had been holding on since she killed the tall and thin man last night. Now that she relaxed, she couldn't hold on anymore.

She closed the window, lowered the latch, and checked Bai Qing's body temperature and breath. After confirming that she was safe, she lay down on the bed.

The tiredness hit her like an overwhelming mountain, and soon overwhelmed her consciousness.

I don't know how long it has passed, her consciousness is still groggy and ignorant, but she vaguely feels that someone is dragging her body away?

Who will it be?
At this moment, she was already in a daze, and she couldn't think clearly about things at all, but subconsciously appeared in her mind, the implicitly hostile gazes that the remaining five refugees cast on her.

dangerous!
She woke up suddenly, broke free from the hands under her armpits, tapped the ground with her toes, turned around with steps, drew out the magic sword and slashed down.
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