The ultimate rebirth of the abandoned woman

Chapter 39 Little Maid ([-])
Li Erniu only felt that she had entered the Heavenly Palace. Since she got out of the bullock cart with Mrs. Feng San, and then entered the gate at the back of the alley under the guidance of a well-dressed aunt, she walked all the way through one after another. There is a vermilion gate, followed by a long veranda. She raised her head and was surprised to find that there were various patterns of flowers, birds, fish and insects painted on the ceiling, and those paintings were more beautiful than New Year pictures.On both sides of the corridor, there are either gurgling water, rockery, pavilions, or large gardens. During the period, when passing by a pond, there were cranes and big white geese in the pond...

This must be what A Niang often said that immortals live in the Heavenly Palace. Otherwise, how could there be cranes that only immortals can have?If it wasn't for the Heavenly Palace, how could the walls here emit golden light (gold powder was mixed with the mud walls)?If it wasn't for the Heavenly Palace, why would the beads here exude a faint fragrance (cedar wood is used as beams and pillars)?

There are also good-looking sisters who pass by from time to time. They are good-looking and well-dressed. Occasionally, their voices of talking and laughing are so pleasant, just like the fairy maids enshrined in the temple.

The more Li Erniu looked at her, the more awed she felt. When she arrived at a large courtyard, her heart was already full of respect and longing.

Mrs. Feng San also changed from her usual talkativeness. Ever since she entered Cui's house, she put away the habitual and slightly frivolous smile on her face. She tried her best to keep a straight face, because her expression looked particularly serious , I always remind myself in my mind: This is the Cui family, this is the famous Cui family, not the family of small officials and rich people from poor families in the past, but the nobles standing in the clouds... You must abide by the rules, every word and every action You can't make mistakes, otherwise, it's a trivial matter if you can't do business. If you annoy others, you can't even think about staying in the capital...

Perhaps this kind of hypnotic reminder played a role. Mrs. Feng San still looked quite calm, but it would be better if her facial features were not so rigid.

"Huh? Isn't this Mrs. Feng San? You, why are you here too?" Just as Mrs. Feng San was hypnotizing and cheering up, and was so nervous that she didn't know where to put her hands and feet, there was a low shock from behind. call.

Mrs. Feng San raised her head carefully and looked around, and saw that Mrs. Cui who had led them in had left at some point. Although there were a few servants wearing the costumes of Cui's servants standing around, they were all standing in the distance. In the corridor in front of the house, she should not have noticed the situation here.

After confirming this, Mrs. Feng San turned her head, just in time to see the face of the person who was speaking, and the person who spoke was not someone else, and she also knew it. It was a prostitute from another square.

Mrs. Feng San's gaze only stayed on Mrs. Hong for a moment, then she looked over her at the more than 30 little girls behind her, muttering in her heart, huh?Why is this old guy here?She also brought so many people?Is it to steal business?

Realizing this, Mrs. Feng San looked at Mrs. Hong again with a more unfriendly gaze, and said in a very cold tone: "Hmph, you can come, why can't I?"

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Feng San thought of something again, she hurriedly turned her head and whispered a few words to the little girls around her, and then those little girls relayed her words like "you pass me" and "I pass her" to others.After a while, more than 20 little girls knew what Mrs. Feng San said, and all of them cheered up, and stood in the courtyard more humbly and respectfully, regardless of the slowly rising sun above their heads.

"Hmph, virtue!" Apparently Mrs. Hong also noticed Mrs. Feng San's actions, she snorted coldly, and hurriedly explained to the little girl beside her.

Before Mrs. Hong could finish her instructions, there was another sound of kicking footsteps behind her. She turned her head subconsciously, and found that the person who came, she also knew, was Mrs. Yang Liu, a toothmaid from the next door. There are also a dozen little girls of seven or eight years old.

This is... Seeing this scene, what do the prostitutes present don't understand?They looked at each other, but they didn't speak. Apart from repeatedly telling the people they brought to behave and be obedient, they twisted their veils and thought about how to defeat their opponents and win the first place.

When Qin's mother and Yuzan walked in with the wife of the Qin family who was next to the eldest young lady, five prostitutes and more than 100 young girls of seven or eight years old had already gathered in the courtyard, crowding the huge courtyard to the brim.

"Mother Qin, what do you see?"

Mrs. Qin did not walk in front, but made a gesture of invitation. Her attitude was obvious. Today's matter was originally the matter of Chenguang Institute. She was just here to run errands. As for how to choose people and how many people to choose, This is all decided by the people of Chenguangyuan.

"Hehe, you've worked hard, Mrs. Qin." Qin's mother was not polite either. She walked to the front, stood on the steps under the porch, and looked down at the people in the courtyard.

Qin's mother's eyes were very sharp, and with just such a light sweep, the five prostitutes were so heartbroken that some of them didn't even dare to look her in the eyes, and lowered their heads in panic.

Qin's mother smiled faintly, then turned her head and whispered a few words to Yuzan behind her, Yuzan responded, then turned and went into the house.

Qin's mother coughed lightly, and said to the people present: "If you have no father, no mother, no home and tired, stand on the right side, and if you have relatives at home, stand on the left side!"

Hearing the words, the five prostitutes quickly turned around and quickly divided the little girls they had brought into two groups. They said that they bought these people, so they naturally knew each other's details.

About a quarter of an hour passed, and the people in the yard had been divided into two large groups. There were about 60 people on the left side, and about 30 people on the right side.And the five prostitutes stood on one side, because according to the master's request, they basically disrupted their original arrangement. It was not appropriate for the prostitutes to stand anywhere, so they simply stood in front of the steps. Looking at Qin's mother expectantly.

Qin's mother didn't hesitate, and continued: "Those who can read and write take two steps forward."

As soon as the words fell, a dozen or so little girls stepped out of the queue.

"Those who sign the death contract take a step forward."

Hula, another seven or eight little girls stepped out of the queue.

Qin's mother looked at these little girls one by one, and saw that they were cleanly dressed. Although their expressions were a little flustered, their eyes were still clear. They were all little girls who had not been trained.Only then did he wave his hand in satisfaction, and let the dozen or so literate little girls line up to the corridor.

At this time, Yuzan had already ordered two maidservants to bring a long table with pens, ink, paper and inkstones placed on the table.

The women arranged the long table according to the designated position, and brought an armchair over. Yuzan sat directly behind the long table, picked up a brush and dipped it in ink, and asked the first little girl: "What's your name?" Where are you from? What are your parents’ names? Are there any relatives in your family?...Who taught you how to read? Have you ever studied? What books have you read? Can you write your own name?...Do you have any relatives who work in the house? Where and what kind of errand? What is their name? But there are still people you know working in the mansion? What is their name? If something is wrong, you and your family will be punished!"

And Qin's mother walked among the rows of little girls, looking at their hands and their eyes... After a round of picking, more than half of them were screened out.

After Qin's mother walked around and came back, there were only about thirty people left in the yard.

"Those who sign the death contract take two steps forward."

PS: Hey, these little girls are Xiao Nan's new team!
(End of this chapter)