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Chapter 32 I Came to Be a Maid...Right? (minor repair)

Although angry, but life is still going on.Chunying tidied the bed and saw that there was no dust on it, so she sat by the bed and waited for someone to bring her bedding.

Speaking of which, this room is not too small. It is more than ten square meters. There are windows on the north and south walls. There is a bed in each of the east, west and north directions. They are all canopy beds. Although the style is simple, the wood workmanship They are all good, and the half-new mats are not torn or torn.There is a wooden washbasin stand and a cabinet at the foot of each bed. Under the window sill facing the corridor in the south, there is a row of low cabinets with two dressing boxes and three or four small hand mirrors on it. There are many celadon lotus platters with broken branches and flowers.

The beds on the east and north should be occupied by people. The bed curtains are all available, not to mention bright colors, and most of them are embroidered silks and satins.Chunying murmured in her heart, is this something for maids too?It seems that Huanhuaxuan's treatment is really good.

But the room seemed a little damp.Chunying noticed that the wall near the ground at the corner of the room was faintly turquoise, a bit like moss.Does it rely on water here?Or is there a leak in the pipe?She turned her ears to the side, and there seemed to be the sound of water, so she got up and walked to the north window, and stretched out her hand to push the window.

Less than ten meters away from the window, there is a large rock. Looking up, it seems to be part of the hill extending from the garden, slanting into the house.Looking towards the backyard along the mountain, you can still vaguely see a stone platform with curved corridors.There is a stream of water flowing down the rocks, washing away pieces of green moss on the surface of the stones, slowly flowing down the winding corridor, converging into a small stream, winding under Chunying's window, heading northwest went.There are a few sweet-scented osmanthus trees planted near the water at the foot of the mountain, and there are also many vines and herbs on the mountain, with small purple and pink flowers growing, mixed with the sweet-scented osmanthus, scattered in the water, and slowly drifting away with the current.

It turns out that the name of Huanhuaxuan was not created in vain. It really has the scenery of "Huanhua", but after being washed, the flowers flowed to nowhere.

A gust of wind blew in, bringing with it the fresh fragrance of flowers, Chunying took a deep breath, and felt that this place was quite an elegant place to live except for the heavy humidity.

"Are you the new little girl?" Suddenly a voice came from behind Chunying. She turned her head and saw that they were two little maids, one of whom was holding a bedclothes. They were about the same age as herself. Ten'er in front of him, and the other with empty hands, are still young, probably less than ten years old, looking at himself with dissatisfaction: "Why do you touch other people's things?! It's mine!"

Chunying was inexplicable, followed her gaze and looked down. It turned out that when she was putting on the window sill, her elbow accidentally touched the shelf next to her, knocking the skirt on the shelf.She quickly let go of her hand and took a few steps back, the little girl rushed up and hugged the skirt into her arms, and glared at her again.

Chunying was a little embarrassed, so she had to turn her head to talk to Shi'er: "So you are working here, I didn't know it before."

Shi'er laughed and said, "Why? You used to pester me to ask about this courtyard." Chunying choked up, laughed dryly, and then took the bedding: "Is this for me? Please, please. "

The bedding is half-old, but the material is very good. The dark blue satin quilt is smooth and soft. Due to the hot weather, the fineness of the mat on top is even tighter than the original one. The two gauze quilts are light and warm, just right. Suitable for the cool weather now, there are actually a few orchids embroidered on the sky-blue gauze tent, and the rectangular pillow is made of brocade and wrapped in cotton, so it feels soft...

Chunying was a little dazed: Is she here to be a maid?She's still a rough maid, but these daily utensils, how can they be used by a young lady?Looking at the corner of the quilt again, there are still two small sachets, which are filled with small gray-yellow bumps, exuding a faint fragrance.

If so, Shi'er said regretfully: "It's a pity that there are only these old things left, and the colors are not bright. It would be nice if you came a few months earlier. There is no way, we are just little girls, and you are new here , even if there are good things, it will not be worth it.”

Chun Ying suddenly turned her head to look at her, and almost twisted her neck: "This... Isn't this a good thing?!" It's much better than what they use at home, okay?

"Of course." Shi'er replied as a matter of course, "You haven't seen the houses of the big sisters, so they are beautiful." She helped Chunying make the bed, then pointed to the box at the end of the bed and said, "That's for you." You put your own things, if you want to lock it, you can lock it yourself." Then he jumped to the low cabinet in the south, picked up two handle mirrors: "I don't know if you have a hair brush or something, this is for you. Do you use it?"

"It's mine!" The little girl yelled loudly and rushed over to snatch one of the mirrors, and grabbed the dressing box on the left, "These are my things, you are not allowed to touch them!"

Shi'er patted her on the head: "You girl, don't be too domineering. This book was given by my sisters, and they didn't say it was only for you. Why are you insisting on it? Chun'er is new here, you let me What does it matter if you come out?"

The little girl puffed up her bun face, holding on to something tightly and not letting go.Chunying shook her head, woke up, and said, "It's okay, I brought a mirror, I don't need that."

Shi'er was planning to teach the little girl a lesson, but when he heard this, he rolled down his sleeves again: "Forget it, sister Qiuyu must have something for you anyway. Ah, I forgot to mention just now, this is Xia He, she She is the youngest in our courtyard, and the older sisters spoiled her, but spoiled her, she is so domineering at such a young age!" She pinched Xia He's nose, and the latter broke free, making a face at them, He moved all the things in his arms to the bed on the north side, then lowered the curtains and covered them carefully, turned around and said loudly: "Don't look at it! You are so ugly!" Then he ran away quickly.

Ten'er stomped his feet angrily: "Smelly girl, who do you think is ugly?!" Chunying ignored her and chased after her.

Chunying stretched out her hand without holding it, sighed, and looked back at the bed, a little confused.But no matter what, at least her material conditions will not be too bad as a maid in this Hou's mansion.

Footsteps sounded again at the door, Chunying thought it was Shi'er who had come back, but turned around and found that it was actually Cui Manru.

She smiled and walked gently into the room, put a stack of clothes in her hand on Chunying's bed, and said softly: "Is the bedding still usable? If you feel cold at night, just tell me, I'll ask for another quilt Come." Then he pointed to the clothes: "These are all the clothes I have worn, you can wear them after a little modification. The house is not as good as the outside, you wear the clothes made at home, you are going to be laughed at of."

Chunying stared at her with complicated eyes. After a long time, she also felt that something was wrong, and gradually stopped smiling: "What's wrong? Chun'er?"

"Take it back!" Chunying said coldly, "I don't want your stuff!" She completely messed up her plan, and she still has a smile on her face to be a good person in front of her?
Manru was startled: "What are you angry about?" She bit her lip aggrievedly: "I know I did something wrong in the past, but last time you clearly said that you have forgiven me. I...I still try to help You asked for this errand..."

"Who told you to help me?!" Chunying became more and more angry as she thought about it, "I said I didn't want to enter the mansion! Didn't you hear? Still don't understand me?! Who wants you to be troublesome? If I want to Come on, there are many ways, do you need your mother-in-law?!"

Manru didn't understand what a chicken woman was, but she also understood that she was complaining, and felt even more aggrieved: "What's wrong with you? Obviously you wanted to come in. When you knew you could enter Huanhuaxuan, you were so excited to follow her every day. I kept talking, why did I suddenly change my mind today?" Paused, eyes reddened, "I know, you are still guarding against me in your heart and refuse to tell me the truth. But you have already come in, why bother?" Against my will?"

Chunying was aggrieved: "That was before! Before! I don't want to enter now! Didn't I say it last time?!"

"But..." Manru sniffled, "Why don't you want to come in? Your family is not rich, and Aunt Lu has wanted you to come in for a long time. Besides here, where else can you go?"

"It's not like you haven't been home, so you haven't heard about my family?" Chunying looked at her angrily. Her family's financial situation has improved a lot. During the Dragon Boat Festival, her mother specially rang two small silver bells , tied a long life thread and hung it on his younger brother's wrist, attracting people from the whole yard to look at it. Widow Cui was also there at the time. Didn't she hear a word or two from her mother?
The answer is obviously no.Manru looked dazed, and Chunying didn't want to talk to her anymore, she just stuffed the clothes back into her hands, and then took out the things in the bag and put them away.

Manru's complexion gradually dimmed, and tears welled up in her eyes: "I really don't understand... What's wrong with us? It's been good since childhood... It's what you've always wanted to enter the mansion...You...Aren't you Are you still hating me? I... stole your job..."

Chunying put down her clothes feebly, turned her head and said, "I don't have that strength. I have forgotten everything from the past, so don't keep bringing it up. I'll say it again, I have my own discretion in my affairs, and you don't need to be fussy! " Paused, glanced at the unique makeup on Manru's face and the elegant dress, and said: "For the sake of your friendship with... In Huaxuan, almost everyone wants to climb up, but it is a single-plank bridge. Some people may be able to squeeze up, but more people will be squeezed down. You are doing well now, and Aunt Cui's life at home is also comfortable There are many, so don’t think about anything else, lest you become the one who gets squeezed out, that’s your own crime!”

Manru lowered her head, silently took her clothes, turned around and walked out, and when she got to the door, she whispered back: "You don't understand..."

She didn't understand why those maids were able to live in peace, but they wanted to do everything possible to hook up with the young master?And that young master is still a little boy, a primary school student!A group of big and small lolitas are jealous of a gentleman, and there are even girls who are almost grown up among them. Now even the older sisters give beautiful women to the younger brothers, and even give away two. Is there anything crazier than this in this world? !

While thinking about it, Chunying smashed things into the box. Suddenly, she heard footsteps at the door again. She didn't know if it was Man Ru or Shi'er. Looking back, she guessed wrong again, this time it was Mei Xiang!

Mei Xiang brought a stack of clothes and a small wooden box, and said to Chunying with a smile: "You came too late, and you missed the time to make new clothes. Wait another month, and it's time to make winter clothes. Go ahead and use these. They are all my old things, so don’t hold them back.”

Chunying first looked at the stack of clothes, a set of lotus-colored shirts and skirts, a set of jade-colored ones, and a water-red waistcoat. There were elegant little flowers, and the clothes were washed clean, and they still exuded a faint fragrance.Looking into the small box again, there are a few newly tied piles of gauze flowers, with crystal beads on them, and two twisted silver headdresses, one in the shape of a plum blossom, and the other in the shape of a concentric square. Jade is on top, and a pair of silver earrings and a pair of silver bracelets are attached.

Hey, is she really here to be a maid?
(End of this chapter)