Ordinary clear day

Chapter 173 Learning Rites
Although the height of the bottom of the flower pot was scary, when she actually started practicing the next day, the pair that Madam Cui took out was only one inch high, and the bottom was obviously larger than the bottom of ordinary flower pots.Thinking about it, you have to learn everything from the basics. You have to step on three-inch high shoes from the very beginning. If you accidentally sprain your foot, it will take two or three months to heal the injury. What else can you learn?

Shuning stepped on the bottom of the pair of short and wide flower pots, tremblingly practicing walking in the veranda.There are railings here, and the ground is flat. In case of a fall, you can hold on to the fence to avoid injury.

At first it’s okay to just stand, but when you start to take a step, the center of gravity of the body will inevitably move forward, and then the whole person will lean forward. It is easy to fall backwards.So she could only move in small steps, trying to keep her center of gravity balanced.Walking from one end of the corridor to the other requires a full stick of incense.After practicing for more than half an hour, it was barely considered smooth.

As soon as Mother Cui saw that she was used to the shoes, she led the walk in front, showing her how to walk well, and then turned her head to supervise, making sure that she raised her head, straightened her chest, straightened her waist, and moved her hands naturally.After practicing like this for two days, Mammy Cui saw that she was more familiar with it, so she changed to another pair of shoes. Although they were also about an inch high, the bottoms were of normal size, so Shuning practiced crookedly for half a day before she got used to it. this shoe.

Every morning, Shuning would listen to Nanny Cui explaining various palace rules and etiquette, including how to identify people with different identities based on their clothes, words and deeds, who to greet when they see someone, what to say when meeting a nobleman, what to say and what not to say. It should be said that if you become a concubine in the harem, what kind of ceremony should you give to what level of person, if you are accused of marriage, what kind of ceremony should you meet with what level of person, what season, what clothes, what jewelry, and how to dress. taboo and so on...

Shu Ning was dizzy from hearing it, but she had to recite it clearly one by one. If she made a mistake, Nanny Cui's ruler would come down.She looked at the blotchy red marks on the shiny polished ruler, and for some reason she felt chills all over her body, so she could only bite the bullet and carry it on.But fortunately, her memory is not bad, and Madam Cui is also good at teaching people, and she always uses examples to deepen her impression, so she stumbled and finally memorized everything.

The pamphlets recording the palace rules are all belongings of Tong's family, she can't get them, so every night, she always silently writes out the things that she memorized during the day, so as not to forget them in the future.

Madam Cui also restricted her diet.Normally, I can only eat meat once every other day, no fish, no other vegetables except stewed Chinese cabbage and boiled radish, what I eat every day is white noodles, goat milk, almond powder, barley porridge and millet porridge. You can eat bird's nest every three or two days.Pickles, pickled melons, and meat are not allowed to be eaten, and even soy sauce should be used sparingly. For black or dark food, only sesame paste can be eaten, because it can nourish hair.Moreover, you can only eat [-]% full of food. If you are thirsty, you should drink less strong tea and drink more boiled water, goat's milk or milk tea.

Shuning once asked why such restrictions were imposed on the diet, and Madam Cui replied, firstly, it was to ensure that she would not gain weight; Get familiar with eating habits in the palace as soon as possible.Shu Ning secretly resented that in this way, she couldn't even do exercises to gain weight. Before the draft, Xin Ran was so lucky that she didn't meet such a nanny.

She ate less, but she had to step on the bottom of the flower pot to practice for two hours every afternoon, with only a little rest time in between, and the diet arranged by Madam Cui seemed a bit weird. After ten days and eight days, she I lost a lot of weight.Every day I was so tired that my back ached, and my legs didn't seem to be my own anymore.Fortunately, Nanny Cui gave the maid a bottle of ointment in advance, and let her use it to massage her feet every night after washing her feet, so there were no blisters.But even so, there was still a tingling pain in the center of the sole of the foot.You know, the wooden bottom of the flower pot is very hard, and three or five pairs of shoe uppers have been broken, but the bottom is still in good condition.

Seeing that Shuning was suffering, the Ermo felt very distressed, and asked Nanny Cui many times to ask the girl to rest more, but Nanny Cui was unmoved, and if she spoke harshly, she would stop her with a few insipid words .Ermo was concerned about the face of the mistress's natal family, and it was not easy to turn against Nanny Cui, so she had to hold back her anger and think carefully.For example, add broth and chicken soup to the millet porridge that Shu Ning eats, or add meat to the pasta she eats, and give her some supplements from time to time, and the snacks in the small kitchen are prepared every day, ready to go at any time Steam to eat.In addition, Ermo specially made a few hard and wear-resistant insoles for Shu Ning, letting her put them in the bottom of the flower pot, so that her feet will feel better when she walks.

Several girls were also a little uncomfortable, especially Su Xin, who proposed to teach that "old hag" a lesson.In fact, Shu Ning was very depressed, so she acquiesced in Su Xin's actions, and secretly donated money from her own money to support her, and hinted that Ermo would open the door for her to obtain "materials".

What happened next made Shuning dumbfounded.

I remember a scene in a Hong Kong film: A class of troubled students heard that a new class teacher was coming, so they set up multiple traps in the classroom, trying to give him a good shot, but the new teacher passed five tests and cut six generals , broke all the traps, stood on the podium, and said lightly, students, I am your new head teacher, my name is XXX...

The current situation is somewhat like this.Nanny Cui lightly "rewarded" Suxin with the added tea, and asked her to drink it in front of her face; when faced with the weird food, she kept her face and asked someone to bring the food to the girl; Found the mouse under the bed, kicked it unconscious with the hard bottom of the flowerpot on his feet, and then asked Ermo to look at it, insinuating that "the servants in the house are really lazy and even make such mistakes"...

Suxin suffered several losses, and was so angry that her teeth itch. She was about to take a bigger action, but she was caught.Nanny Cui sneered and asked her to kneel down, the ruler in her hand was about to fall.

Shu Ning arrived in time to stop Nanny Cui, and said: "Although she is at fault, she is my maid after all, and Mammy is a guest now, why bother you to do it? Let me do it myself." Cui Nanny Mammy stared at her for a long time, Shu Ning felt terrified, but she persisted.After a long time, Nanny Cui finally said calmly: "I don't know how the girl will deal with this girl? I want to hear it."

Shu Ning took a look at Su Xin, gritted her teeth, and said, "Just punish her for a day of confinement, don't give her food, and deduct her monthly payment for three months, what do you think?"

Cui Nanny said indifferently: "Forget it, the girl has a kind heart, and she is too old to say anything. It's just that if the girl becomes a noble person in the future, the maids around her will follow her to serve her. If she doesn't understand anything, I'm afraid it will be annoying. It's a joke, let them learn some rules too."

Shu Ning held back her breath and said: "Then it will be hard work, Mommy." Cui Mommy didn't even roll her eyelids: "It's not hard."

There was a woman beside her who came to serve her, and she never talked too much on weekdays. Seeing that everyone had gone out, she quietly said to Madam Cui: "That little girl is a little ignorant, the old sister should teach her a lesson." , this cousin girl is too protective of the people around her."

Mother Cui smiled and said, "Whether you protect her or not, what does it matter? She dared to tell me that this is her girl, and she didn't allow me to intervene. It shows that she will not be bullied in the future. She still looks like a master." .”

The old lady listened and said no more.

Shuning didn't know about their conversation, she was very guilty of Suxin, so she called Dongqing quietly at night, sneaked into the kitchen to get a dozen pastries, and sneaked into Suxin's confinement room when no one was prepared.The woman guarding the house is also their third housekeeper, not only didn't stop her, but also helped to let the wind out with a wink.Shuning happily rewarded her with two taels of silver.

Su Xin was already starving, seeing that there was food, she hurriedly stuffed some food down.Shu Ning said shamelessly: "It's because I didn't think carefully that I made you suffer this loss. You can rest at ease for a day, and I will make up the monthly money for you, but I'm afraid it will be hard for you to learn the rules."

Su Xin didn't think it was Shu Ning's fault: "It's all caused by that old witch! Hmph, let her go this time, we'll see later!" However, she was still happy to accept the money Shu Ning gave her. down.

Dongqing worriedly said: "Girl, are we really going to learn the rules?" Shu Ning thought for a while, and said: "I'm so childish this time, these so-called lessons are nothing but trifles for a person like her. .Even if she is really enlightened, we can't do anything to her. From now on, we will stay put and do what she says obediently, and let her leave as soon as possible after we have learned everything we need to learn!"

Suxin frowned, Dongqing had a bitter face, but they also knew that this was the only way at present.

But they are obviously luckier than Shuning, they don't need to step on the bottom of the flowerpot, they only need to learn how to walk behind people with lowered eyebrows and kowtow to others, but the object of practice is Nanny Cui.That’s all for Dongqing, but Suxin’s teeth itch with hatred. When she passed by the small kitchen, she saw the cook cooking, so she specially added raw water to the soft porridge made for Cui Nanny, which made her have diarrhea twice. She thought it was heaven. It's cold.Suxin laughed secretly, and the resentment in her heart was a little less.

As the days passed, the bottom of Shu Ning's flower pot gradually became taller, she lost weight again, and her face became sharp.The biggest advantage is that the skin is whiter and thinner, especially the hands, because Madam Cui made a jar of medicinal paste, let her apply it every night when she goes to bed, and use various grinding stones to finely grind off calluses, dead skin and other things , so it becomes white and tender, although the size is still small, it already has a feeling of "slender hands".In addition, her legs are quite strong now, and she won't get tired after walking ten or eight times in the yard.

Shuning's mood is very complicated. Although she hates Nanny Cui, she also knows that her approach is effective. As a girl, she naturally loves beauty, but thinking of the suffering she has suffered, she can't be happy.

In fact, Duanning already knew all the sufferings that his younger sister suffered.He originally wanted to stop Nanny Cui, but the next day his grandmother sent a steward to speak to him, so he could only bear with it, but he still felt sorry for his sister, and often went over to offer condolences.Later, when the construction of the new yard was completed, he watched Changfu move things and arrange things, and suddenly he had an idea, so he bought some snacks that the elderly like to eat, brought them to Nanny Cui, smiled and chatted with her, but did not say anything. What.After waiting for two days, Mammy Cui saw him, and she was no longer so indifferent, so she pointed out that the new house was built, but she didn't know how to furnish it, and Changfu Ermo's house decoration was always unsatisfactory. My younger sister had learned this from her mother before, so I wonder if she can help.

Nanny Cui stared at him for a while, then looked at Shu Ning who was walking back and forth on the bottom of a two-inch flower pot in the yard, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Forget it, this is also housework, It's good to learn early. It's just that there is only half an hour a day, and it must not be exceeded." Duan Ning was overjoyed, but he didn't show it on his face. After thanking Nanny Cui, he talked with her for a while before finally left.

Shu Ning was also very happy when she found out, half an hour is an hour, it is of course good to be able to rest for such a long time, usually she only takes a break for a cup of tea every half an hour at most.Moreover, it was just an excuse to furnish the house. Changfu had many years of experience, so he naturally knew what to do. At most, he could offer some opinions. This half an hour was tantamount to free time.

So she went to the new yard every afternoon, sat on the porch for half an hour, and then made some suggestions from time to time, such as the arrangement of the bookshelves in the study, and the newly planted plum blossoms in the yard, etc., and lived happily.Duanning also specially asked someone to buy all kinds of delicious pastries, or sauced beef and smoked chicken, etc., to make up for his sister in the wing room where he lived.Shu Ning ate the food happily, but she would still pay attention to rinsing her mouth and washing her hands, and before going back to continue training, she changed her clothes first, lest Madam Cui would smell it.

Duanning yamen was sometimes busy with work, and came back very late, so he sent his girl Chaxiang to coax Nanny Cui with Dongqing, and beat her back while talking, so she had no time to pay attention to other things.Shuning still went to the new yard every day to "help with the decoration" and breathed a sigh of relief.

One day, Duanning was chatting with his younger sister, and seeing her beating her legs from time to time, he frowned: "Are you tired? That Cui mother is really too much! But grandma backed her up again." Shuning smiled: "I am now I'm used to it, and it was even more uncomfortable at first. Now I just want to finish learning as soon as possible so that I can ask her to leave."

Duanning pondered for a moment, then raised his head and asked: "I see that my sister's temperament is not one that can be restrained. If she is really selected, what should she do?"

Shu Ning was startled, and said with a wry smile: "What else can I do? Of course I try to achieve the best result. I don't want to be manipulated by others."

Duanning lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking, after a while, he suddenly laughed: "Let's talk about something happy. It seems that Tongying hasn't come here for quite some time, do you know what he is doing now?"

do what?Did he do something funny?

(Cough...Plot preview: Tong Ying GG will appear again~~~ Please give me more tickets~~~~)

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