in spring

Chapter 143
Chunying worked as a second-class girl for a few days, and she got used to it fairly well.

She is responsible for cleaning the main room every day, including the main hall and the bedroom of the aunt and cousin, as well as serving tea and water, making quilts and making beds.Several times, she was extremely thankful that she had experienced several months at Mrs. Cheng's place, so she could do all these things proficiently, and it was silent, without disturbing the aunt who was resting in bed, or reading books and accounting books. Miss.Aunt Qing praised her a few times in private, and when Linglong faced her, her face softened a lot.

But she also knew in her heart that Linglong had reservations about her.All the important errands of Miss Biao were taken care of by Linglong, and she was not asked to touch the jewelry and belongings, she was only allowed to touch ordinary objects such as clothes, study room and tea set.

Chunying looked at her coldly, feeling suffocated in her heart. It was really uncomfortable not to be trusted by others. She didn't fight to be this second-class maid herself, but they promoted herself to be the boss. Guanjiao is much busier than the leisurely life before, and he is guarded like a thief all day long. He is really angry with Buddha!
Linglong looks down on people too much, her eyelids are not that shallow!She has seen the royal treasures in the Forbidden City Museum several times, and she has seen pictures of the jewelry from the Empress Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty. No matter how good the Huo family's antique jewelry is, can it be better than the royal ones?She is tired enough just cleaning the things on Duobaoge every day, so she won't come back with a few more errands stupidly!As for the trust of my aunt and Miss Biao, it's just a floating cloud in the sky!It's not her serious master, what is she doing so hard?When Aunt Qing's words become reality, she will not worry about this problem again!

So she also let go, put away all curiosity, just buried her head in her work, and didn't try to establish a good relationship with Linglong. Apart from carrying out the orders of the other party and Miss Biao, at most she only joked with Aunt Qing and Tan Xiang In other words, Shi'er is still the one who communicates the most. Recently, Sang'er was added. Occasionally, Nan Qi would do needlework with them, but they rarely talked.

Seeing her being so "honest", Linglong herself felt that it was a bit hard to bear, her tone of voice was much gentler, and she taught her some working tips from time to time, but at the same time, the requirements for her behavior were even stricter.

Since Chunying crossed, she either lived in her own home or a commoner's family, or worked as a little girl in the Marquis's Mansion. She just had to be careful, and if she didn't violate the order, no one cared about her manners.Except that she is a little restrained and gentle, she is still the same as in modern times. She walks how she wants, talks how she wants, eats and drinks how she wants, and never thinks that she has become an ancient woman. "lady" time.

But Linglong's requirements are very strict. Whenever she sees anything "unladylike" about Chunying, she is punished to eat plain rice or even go hungry.For the sake of her own food and drink, Chun Ying had to bite the bullet and pretend to be gentle, walked with small steps, her skirt would not float up, and her speech was also elegant. Fortunately, she had learned calligraphy from Zhou Nian, otherwise Miss Biao would have to arrange Homework for her.

Linglong would sometimes express her dissatisfaction in private: "Anyway, I have served the young master. Is there no one in your house to train and train the girls? I usually see that except for the girls in the old lady's house who have some rules, only the young lady The people in the courtyard know the rules, and now the girls beside your third young master, except Miss Luer, who knows how to behave, are all very arrogant! I don’t understand, the title of your family is even higher than ours , how can the rules below be changed?"

What else can Chunying say?She felt that the rules of the Hou family were already very strict, how did she know that the rules of the Huo family were even stricter?She used to think that his wife's rule was strict, but now she felt that the atmosphere in the Hou's Mansion was at least a little more relaxed than that of the Huo's.

In such an environment, it is delusional to get away and find the third young master or Zhou Nian. Chunying began to plan, try to take a day and a half off, go home to visit her parents, and see if she can contact Dianran by the way. Send a letter to the third young master.

Before she could figure out the reason for asking for leave, Qiuyu came to her door.The latter came with the old lady. Seeing that Liuli and others were waiting in the house, he quietly greeted Aunt Qing, gave Chunying a hand, and the two sisters retreated out without a sound.

When they arrived at the room, Shi'er was not there, so Chunying pulled Qiuyu and said, "Sister, I've always wanted to see you, but it's not convenient to go out these few days, so I'm so anxious!"

Qiuyu pulled her back to sit down: "What's the hurry? You've been promoted to the second class, why are you still blah?" After finishing speaking, she looked Chunying's clothes up and down, and said with a smile: "I've wronged you, my aunt and Mrs. Miss Biao is keeping a filial piety, you are waiting by her side, it is not easy to wear red and green, I will choose a piece of bright material tomorrow, and make you a new set of clothes, so that you can wear it when you go home, how about it?"

Chunying was not very interested in the new clothes, but complained to her about the strict rules of the Huo family.After hearing this, Qiuyu couldn't help snickering: "It's your unlucky luck. Although the Huo family has been a scholarly family for generations, the heads of the previous generations are all enlightened people. As long as they are not bad in etiquette, they won't be too strict. The current rules were only changed after the aunt got married. This was originally the rule set by the previous Mrs. Fan. Since this lady came in now, those old imperial calendars have been changed. Liuli and the others are older Yes, I have also seen that there are still a few nuns in the old lady's yard who still keep this rule."

Chunying couldn't help sighing that she was unlucky: "I knew this was the case, I wish I could be a little girl honestly, what are you talking about..."

Qiuyu poked her on the forehead: "You know how to be lazy! You have been promoted to the second class for a few days, haven't you discovered the benefits?"

Chunying twitched a few times, admitting that the second-class girl does have many benefits, and the people around her respect her more.

Qiuyu said: "What is this? There are other benefits, you will know later." She leaned closer to her sister and lowered her voice: "In the past, you were just doing rough work, so I didn't say much. Wait, sister has to teach you some words."

She taught the opportunity face to face and explained in detail the various things that need to be paid attention to when serving the master. For example, when the master is sleeping, the sound of walking and doing things should be quiet; Fan, burn the stove frequently in winter, think of everything before the owner, think of everything for the owner, and make the owner feel comfortable and caring... Also, when you are a guest outside, you must not be rude and embarrass the owner; When there is a quarrel, you have to help resolve it; when you are in front of the elders, you have to help the master to please the other party, and in front of the juniors or peers, you have to remind the master to pay attention to etiquette...

Qiuyu listed a lot, and pointed out the most important point: hands and feet must be clean, never use the owner's property for private use, and must not reveal the owner's information for the sake of others' benefits.

She repeatedly emphasized: "The person who waits personally knows a lot about the master's affairs, and it is easy to influence the master's thoughts. There are often people who take advantage of others and do things for others. Talk things out! If you delay the master’s affairs, you can’t make up for it with just a few strokes of the board. Although Miss Biao is not a serious master of our family, you have to serve her as a serious master. Anyway..." After a pause, With a sneaky smile, "It's a family anyway."

Chunying's heart skipped a beat, she sighed secretly, smiled and nodded in agreement.Qiuyu taught her a few more tips, and when she saw her younger sister was being taught, she reminded her: "I see that your needlework has been practiced, and my mother said that you are still good at knitting? There is one thing that others are not as good as you. , is extremely useful, and in the future Miss Biao will value you very much because of it. Don’t just play around in your free time, practice female red more. Girls, needlework is the most important thing."

Chunying responded one by one, hesitated, and then asked Qiuyu: "Sister, I... I want to find a chance to go home. I finally got promoted. How about making my parents happy?"

Qiuyu said with a smile: "I'm afraid father and mother already knew about it, but that's good too. I heard that father is looking for a position as deputy steward recently, and he is trying to find a way to manage it. I have some money saved there. If you go back, Just take it for me, if you have money, take it out, this is a major matter related to our family, don't be stingy."

Almost all of Chunying's savings were taken away by Hu Fei, and there was only a few taels of loose change and a few jewelry left around her, but she still decided to give these to her father, and when he was promoted to a manager, she would be released in the future Will it be more hopeful?

The old lady was already planning to leave, so Qiuyu had no choice but to tell her sister a few more words, and said, "I will find a chance to ask Tan Xiang about the leave." Then she followed.Chunying helped clean up the tea sets and chairs. Seeing nothing to do, she went back to her room to sort out what Qiuyu had taught her, and found that she still had a lot to learn...

Someone knocked on the door, Chunying looked up and asked, "Which one is it? The door is open, please come in."

It was Magnolia that came in.She smiled sweetly, and took out a box: "Just now my cousin came with the old lady and quietly slipped me a box of dim sum. I heard that you like this, so I brought it here for you to try."

She opened the box, but inside were eight chicken oil rolls, still slightly steaming.Although Chunying wondered when she said she loved eating chicken oil rolls, she still poured two cups of tea and invited Yulan to have a snack with her.He also suggested: "Why don't Shi'er and the others come together? I remember that Shi'er likes this." In fact, Xia He liked it better. He promised to make some snacks for her that day, so he had to find time to fulfill them.

But Yulan held her down with a smile and said: "Forget it, I asked her just now, and she didn't even give me a good face. She is doing needlework with Nan Qi. Nan Qi and I have always had a rift. Every time we see each other, We're going to fight, why bother to provoke her?"

Have they ever had a fight?It seemed to her that the two were just ignoring each other.

Chunying was even more puzzled, and Yulan took her to gossip again. It was nothing more than how much friendship they had in the past and how happy they were with each other. In fact, the two had little contact in the past. Yulan mentioned it repeatedly, and remembered everything clearly.Chunying couldn't help secretly admiring her good memory, but she still felt something was wrong, so she just listened patiently.

Not long after, Yulan congratulated Chunying on her promotion and complimented her on her good service, which earned Miss Biao's favor. Originally, I was second class in the wives’ courtyard, but I was not able to flatter, so I was unable to get promoted. Now I finally made up my mind to earn face in front of my aunt and Miss Biao, and Miss Biao treated me very well. You're being polite, I didn't expect it to fail, it's all fate!"

Chunying was a little restless, forced a smile and said, "Well... Actually, it's nothing to be promoted..." There are still many rules to follow, but the money is indeed a lot more.

Yulan hurriedly smiled and said: "Don't worry too much, I didn't say anything about you. Let me be honest, Miss Biao praised you, much better than others. If she promoted Nanqi, wouldn't I want to give it to you every day?" Suffering?"

Chunying laughed a few times and looked away.In fact, Nan Qi didn't do anything to Yulan, he just treated her as transparent...

Yulan took a sip of tea, clapped her hands as if she suddenly remembered, "That's right! I just heard your sister Qiuyu ask Sandalwood, can I give you a half-day vacation? Do you have any important things to do? Why? After a few days of coming in, you have to ask for leave?"

(End of this chapter)