pretty lady in disguise

Chapter 33

In the past few days, Ayu spends her free time learning the rules with the little maids.

Not counting her, the oldest among the maidservants was 13 years old, and the youngest was only ten years old. Some were bought from Ren Yazi, and some were sent from various farms of the Zhan family. Some were pale and emaciated. It's not very good, and some of them have obviously been pointed out by their behavior and speech.

When the well-behaved nanny was away, Ayu would get together to talk with them. At first she felt embarrassed to go there, but the little maids called her out, and then she got used to it.Ayu really likes to listen to their chats, because every time she can learn something new, for example, the Zhan family is one of the most wealthy businessmen in several nearby counties, and there are countless farm shops under their name, such as Mr. Zhan and Mrs. Zhan with the boat I went on a sea trip.

The little maids talked about the two young masters in the family the most.Ayu listened silently, listening to them exaggerating that the young master was smart and capable since he was a child, and he had already started managing the Zhan family's business at a young age, but his temper was too cold and serious, even Lao Wang, the housekeeper of Zhan's house, dared not joke in front of him.Then I heard them say that compared with the young master, the second young master has nothing to do all day long, and his temperament is unpredictable, he is not as easy to serve as the young master, and his reputation outside is far worse than that of the young master.

"Sister Ayu, you can see the second young master every day, how is the second young master?"

"The young master is very good-looking, and his temper is a bit unpredictable, but he is quite a good person."

The little maids asked her, and Ayu answered like this.She didn't know how Zhan Huaichun was outside, she just thought he was really kind to her, even though he would scold her and stare at her when he was angry, he was willing to take her in, and even made her clothes and hats, which no one else had Well done to her.

There were footsteps outside, it was Mammy coming, A Yu quickly got up and stood up like her companions, everything was quiet.In this way, some people will always be reprimanded by Mammy when they are studying.Hearing others being scolded, Ah Yu also became afraid, afraid that it would be her turn next.This nanny is very strict and will punish her palms, but Ah Yu has never been spanked.

But Ah Yu obviously worried too much.Just talking about the rules, Qingshi was originally a girl from an official family, and she fell outside when the family was convicted. Ayu has been with Qingshi since she was a child, and she has been fascinated by it. , she learned right away.In fact, she did a great job, not like a maid but more like a young lady. That nanny originally wanted to reprimand her, but after thinking about it, she was brought back by the Second Young Master himself, and she served her day and night, who knows if she was adopted by the Young Master?Besides, the second young master has only brought this one home for so many years, and she obviously took it to heart when she allowed her to call herself "I" and eat at the same table. .

So Ah Yu learned the rules very well. After only five or six days of learning, the nanny told her not to go anymore, but she also quietly reminded her that she can do whatever she wants in front of the second young master. When the young master returns at the end of the month, she will definitely Call yourself a servant.

Ayu didn't understand why there was such a difference, so she asked.The nanny taught her these few days, knowing her temperament, she fooled her like a child: "Because you are the second young master's maid, and you are in the same family with the second young master, so you can naturally talk closer. The eldest young master is different, you Have to respect him."

A Yu made a silent note that there is no need to learn the rules from now on, and when Zhan Huaichun goes out again, she will find Dangui Danxia for company.Dangui Danxia was in charge of cleaning the room and yard, and often met Ayu, and Ayu was more familiar with them than the other two laundry maids.

Dangui Danxia lived in the same room, and when Ayu passed by that day, the two were counting money.The door was open, and seeing Ayu coming, Dangui waved to her with a smile: "Ayu, you came just in time, the salesman will be here soon, we are going to buy something, would you like something for yourself?"

"What to buy?" Ayu asked curiously.Now she has saved three taels of silver, one tael of which was given to Zhan Huaichun to reward her by making a hat, and the other two taels of which she sewed a purse for him according to Zhan Huaichun's instructions. He was very satisfied and rewarded her with two taels of silver at once.A Yu has never bought anything by herself, so she doesn't know what the money can buy.

The three often talk together, and Dangui Danxia also knows that Ayu is rich.Danxia looked at Ayu, then continued to bow her head and count her own.She only has one or two months of money each month, and most of it has to be paid for when she returns home at the end of the month, and the rest is used for shopping by herself.In fact, Danxia doesn't like wasting money on useless things, but Dangui has been buying them all the time. If she doesn't buy them, she will look too shabby. Besides, Dangui doesn't look as good as her, so Danxia doesn't want to lose to her because of jewelry.

Danxia was relatively quiet, but Dangui was lively. She took Ayu to her small dressing table, took out the jewelry box and introduced them to her: "Look at this mahogany comb. I spent five pieces last time. I bought the copper coins from Zhang Erlang, and it cost me seven renminbi. I asked him a lot, but he took me two less. There is also this earring, which is my best jewelry. I saved it for half a year before buying it. , It cost two taels of silver." Her family is not particularly poor, every month she fills in some for the family, and spends the rest on her own, besides these, there are also some silk flowers and so on, which A Yu has never seen before.

Ayu looked at them one by one, and finally took the pair of earrings and looked at them carefully.The two round bean-sized jade pendants are not as pretty as the one Zhan Huaichun wears, but they are still watery.Ayu looked up at Dangui's ear and asked curiously, "How do I wear this?"

"Don't you have pierced ears?" Dangui asked in surprise, and without waiting for Ayu's reply, she put down the things in her hands, turned to Ayu's side and pinched her ear, and she didn't find it, so she turned her head to let Ayu look at her Yes, while taking out the magnolia flower silver-plated earrings he is wearing now: "See? This hole was pierced when I was a child, and I wear it here."

A Yu tentatively touched it: "Does it hurt?"

Dangui smiled and shook her head: "My mother helped me wear mine. She is so handy that she doesn't feel any pain after finishing it. Why, Ayu, do you want to have your ears pierced? I can do this too, and I can help you. I Let me tell you, girls still need pierced ears to look good, look at the scarf you are wearing now, with two earrings underneath, it will definitely look better."

Ayu didn't speak, but seeing Dangui put on the earrings that cost two taels of silver, and the two jade beans dangling, she was really handsome.

She was moved.

Dangui saw what she was thinking, and said with a smile: "Then you go to the house to get the money now, Zhang Erlang will come later, I will negotiate the price for you, and I will definitely save you a few copper coins."

A Yu responded, and walked out cheerfully.She lives in the Zhan Mansion, where all her food and clothing are offered, and she usually doesn't need any money at all, but now she can buy a pair of beautiful earrings, and she is very happy.

After she went out, Dangui continued to pack things, thinking about what to buy for a while, and accidentally saw Danxia still staring at the door, and asked casually, "What are you looking at?"

Danxia withdrew her gaze, and after a moment of silence, she said, "I think Ayu's life is really good, she's good-looking, and there are no parents or brothers in her family, and the second young master treats her well, and she can buy whatever she wants with the money she saves."

Dangui stopped her hands, looked out the window and thought for a while, but she didn't approve of Danxia: "Don't look at how much trouble Ayu has suffered in the past? He entered a nunnery at such a young age and didn't understand anything. , and she has even forgotten who her parents are, and she has been alone for so many years, if I would rather be a sweeping maid, I would also remember my parents and be protected by them."

Danxia didn't answer.She is also envious of Osmanthus osmanthus. Her parents sold her to be a maid for their livelihood. The family has improved in the past two years, and they have already started saving money to redeem her. Don't even think about getting out of slavery in this life.

Ayu came back soon, and only took two taels of silver.She thinks it's better to keep some by her side, and she likes to hide a piece of broken silver under the pillow, which she earned by herself, touching it every night before going to bed, it smells good in dreams.

Danxia was embroidering things over there, and Ayu was talking to Dangui. Not long after, a melodious shout came from outside.Dangui's eyes lit up, she held Ayu's hand and stood up: "Let's go, this is Zhang Erlang."

Ayu walked out with her excitedly, and didn't forget to call Danxia when she went out.Danxia smiled at her, put down her things and followed her.

The three of them walked to the west side door of the Zhan Mansion. Dangui had a sweet mouth and got along very well with the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper happily opened the door and let them out. She only asked them to pick quickly, and the three of them agreed in unison.

Over there, Zhang Erlang was dressed in gray, standing in front of the shelf and looking at the door of the side door.The voice of Dangui came out inside, and he couldn't help laughing. When he saw Dangui coming out, his eyes lit up, and then he saw a strange figure coming out from behind Dangui, wearing a pink shirt and white skirt, with a tie on his head. Wearing a turban embroidered with blue floral flowers on a white background, he was dressed fresh and pleasant. When he saw the face of the other party clearly, he was stunned.

Fortunately, Zhang Erlang has seen a lot of things in the world through the streets and alleys for so many years, he quickly recovered, and asked Dangui curiously: "This girl is..."

Dangui took Ayu's arm and introduced to him with a smile: "This is a new sister in our house, her name is Ayu, it's the first time she's shopping here today, you have to give her a little bit of money." , otherwise don’t blame Ah Yu for not taking care of your business in the future, she is the richest among us.”

Ayu blushed at what she said, and lowered his eyes and said: "It doesn't need to be cheap, just sell it as you want."

"Miss Ayu is sincere, but what Dangui said is right, it's the first time you buy it, it should be considered cheaper for you. Well, you go and pick it out yourself, and call me when you pick it up." Zhang Erlang said, stepping away, Let the three girls go to the shelf to see for themselves.

He only comes once a month, and every time he comes, he will bring some new tricks. Dangui couldn't wait for a long time, so he pulled Ayu over and helped Ayu pick out earrings first: "The bottom ones are all cheap, look at the top, here good."

The row of Ayu above needs to look up a little bit.There are earrings of different colors and shapes hanging under bundles of red threads. There are jade and agate, which are shining in the afternoon sun. Ayu thinks which one looks good, and can't make up his mind at the moment.

She was dazzled by staring at the shelves, and Zhang Erlang beside her was also fascinated by her.The girl is just young, her fair face is as delicate and bright as a New Year's peach blossom, her small chin is slightly raised, and her long neck is slender all the way down, which is very touching.Zhang Erlang didn't dare to look down any more, his eyes moved to the shelves and then back to her face, just by chance she blinked, and the long eyelashes seemed to brush against his heart.

"I want this." Unaware of the man's prying eyes, A Yu raised her finger to a pair of red jade earrings, light red and in the shape of water droplets.

"Second brother Zhang, how do you sell this?" Dangui looked at it and thought it was good, so he asked the price for her.When she asked, Ah Yu followed and turned to look at Zhang Erlang, somewhat expectant and nervous, fearing that the price would be too high and he would not be able to afford it.

"Two taels and five dollars." Zhang Erlang glanced at her quickly, and then at Dangui, "But it's cheaper for Miss Ayu to buy it for the first time, just give me two, two or four dollars!"

Dangui knew how much money A Yu had brought, so she begged softly, "Can you make it cheaper? A Yu only brought two taels of silver..." In fact, she didn't have much hope when she said this, four taels of silver is a lot Zhang Erlang is just a salesman, and it was surprising that he was willing to pay a little less just now.

It turned out that the silver she brought was really not enough.Seeing that Zhang Erlang was in a dilemma, Ah Yu hurriedly said: "No, no, I still have a tael of silver in the house, I'll go get it now, you wait for me!" Then she turned and ran back.

"Don't bother Miss Ayu, I'll sell it to you for two taels of silver!" Zhang Erlang couldn't help grabbing her arm and blurted out.

He was so generous, the three girls were stunned, and they all looked at Zhang Erlang.Zhang Erlang pretended to be calm, and smiled at Dangui: "You are all my regular customers, and this is the first time for Miss Ayu to buy it, so I will take it as a piggyback for her, but next time it can't be so cheap, I will pay more I want to save money to marry a wife!" In fact, the purchase price is less than two taels, but the profit is less, but he is willing to sell it to this girl, even at a low price.

He is in his 20s, his facial features are not very good-looking, but he is also square. Such a hearty and generous smile can easily make people like him.

Just as Dangui was about to speak, an unhappy voice suddenly came from a distance: "What are you doing here?"

The four of them looked over at the same time, and saw Zhan Huaichun and Xiao Ren walking over side by side, Xiao Ren waving his fan with a smile on his lips, and Zhan Huaichun's face was covered with frost.

(End of this chapter)