in spring

Chapter 47 The Whispers of the Maids
Winter came suddenly.

Overnight, heavy snow fell outside the house.When she woke up in the morning, Chunying had to put on two cotton-padded jackets, a thick outer shirt and a skirt, and then ran out shivering to continue cleaning.

The snow piled up all over the yard and even covered the corridor.Mei Xiang got up early and called a few women who did rough work, and asked them to push the snow on both sides of the aisle to clear the road, and told Chunying and other little girls to wipe the snow with dry cloth. Wipe away the traces of melted water, lest when the wind blows, the water freezes again, and people passing by will slip if they step on it.

Chunying wiped the floor vigorously, breathed on her hands from time to time, but still felt cold.All ten of her fingers were red from the cold, yet she still had to endure the coldness of the rag soaked in snow water. When did she suffer from this kind of pain before time travel?Even after time-traveling, at most, I went to the well to wash dishes in the cold weather of early spring.While wiping, she cursed the evil feudal society and the evil landlord class in her heart, and silently prayed for hot tea and snacks after finishing her work.

There is still hot tea and hot soup, and the big girls also know that they should be more sympathetic to the little girls at this time, so they will send some snacks here from time to time. When they were sick, they also readily let people go home to recuperate, and everything in Huanhuaxuan was calm.

Chunying began to feel that this kind of life is not sad, but it is a pity that the bed is not a kang, and each little girl can only burn one brazier in the room, and it will be extinguished before the early morning. All the cotton-padded jackets were pressed against the quilt to keep myself warmer.Shi'er donated hand oil with a secret family recipe to the roommates to prevent them from getting frostbite on their hands. Qiuyu also found a chance to send a few bottles of hand oil and cotton jackets made by the Hou Mansion. Chunying took Shi'er and Xia He Used together, it is better than others.

Among the first-class girls and second-class girls who live in the backyard, there are people with kangs in the house, and Manru is one of them.She and Lu'er lived in the same room, so she suggested that the little girls come to their room to talk and do work when they are free, so as not to waste charcoal fire, but also to prevent too many people from catching cold and getting sick.Luer has a gentle temperament and immediately agreed.

So Chunying, Xia He Shi'er and other little girls all ran to Manru's room.Everyone sat around the hot kang, huddled together, chatting quietly, doing some needlework with their hands, or learning how to tie a knot, and some people leaned on the kang table to draw flowers.Lu'er smiled and sat on a small stool by the side of the kang, busy with a small padded jacket worn by the third young master, talking to others from time to time.Manru brought a large pot of hot water and put it on the small tea stove in the corner of the room. Anyone who wanted to drink could pour a cup. If she was hungry, there would be some snacks specially prepared by Luer, although they were just ordinary dried chestnuts and spiced melon seeds. , the little girls are already very satisfied.

Maybe it's because she has short hands and a short mouth for eating people. The little girls who didn't like Manru at first gradually changed their opinion of her. A little thoughtful, but there are not many people in Huanhuaxuan who are really careless. As long as she doesn't bully the people below, it's good, so I gradually get close to her, not only talking and laughing often, but also occasionally Make a small report to her, saying that a certain sister spoke ill of her in front of someone today and told her to be careful.Manru calmly stuffed some pastries or small jewelry, or a few big money to make those little girls more satisfied.

In contrast, Qing'er was increasingly excluded.She has always been mean in Huanhuaxuan, and her popularity was not very good. Because of her seniority, there are many little girls who fawn on her.But this time when something happened, others thought that she was the one who told the secret out of jealousy, so they had other thoughts in their hearts.

Xia He is the youngest in Huanhuaxuan, innocent and innocent, everyone dotes on her, everything makes her three points, this time it is because of Qing'er that she got into trouble, and it was because of Qing'er that she was beaten, so naturally someone Sorry for her.As for Chunying, she has only been here for a few months, so I can't say anything, but she is quite popular among the little girls, and her sister Qiuyu saved Huanhuaxuan's face. She originally came to help out of good intentions, but Qing'er's whistleblowing caused her to be implicated for no reason. If Qiuyu complained to everyone in Huanhuaxuan because of this, how could she be worthy of her?

As a result, the big and small girls don't want to see Qing'er.In addition, since she was beaten by Lan Xiang in public, she always felt that everyone was laughing at her, and she became a little angry when she said and did things. People looked down on her and avoided her everywhere. Then, finding that the older sisters hadn't expressed their opinion on this, they became bolder, sometimes daring to say something wrong about her even though they knew she was in the next room.

This day, the little girls gathered in Manru and Luer's room, drinking tea and eating snacks warmly, thanking the two sisters for their hospitality, and at the same time mentioning Qing'er.

Rong'er said: "If she hadn't always said bad things about Sister Man there, how could we have had a relationship with my sister? It was all her fault. It's ridiculous that we are close to my sister, and she still wants to show us face, and I don't want to. Think, is she still as majestic as before?"

Chun Ying looked at the wall worriedly, while Xiao Ling pushed Rong'er: "Stop talking, she is next door, she will hear."

"So what if I hear it?" Rong'er said nonchalantly, "If she dares to hit me again, I'll sue Sister Lanxiang!"

Lan Xiang has recently become Qing'er's nemesis, everyone was secretly amused when they heard it, and they all agreed.

Lu'er and Qing'er have known each other for many years, so they couldn't listen to this, so they persuaded: "Speak less, although she speaks harshly, she is not a bad person, why bother to make trouble?" She looked a little sad: "We used to work together Serving the third young master, because in the old lady's place, there are always some old mothers who are close to the second... over there, in front of the old lady, they are extremely attentive, but behind their backs they are indifferent. We are young and talk She's stupid, so she can only swallow her anger. If it wasn't for Qing'er arguing with others, we don't know how much we would have suffered. It's just that the older she gets, the worse her temper will be, but she doesn't really want to hurt people..."

Seeing her sad face, the little girls couldn't say anything more, only Rong'er was still a little unconvinced: "If she hadn't informed this time, Sister Man and Chun'er Xia He wouldn't have been punished. people?"

Lu'er lowered her head and whispered: "Is it because she didn't know what she did? Didn't she swear that if she told the secret, she would die a terrible death? She believes in gods and Buddhas the most, and she wouldn't say such things indiscriminately." .”

How can you believe the so-called swearing?There are so many people who swear that they will be struck by lightning when they do something bad, how many of them will actually be struck by lightning?Chun Ying felt a little disapproving, but Rong'er hesitated, she also believed in gods and Buddhas: "If it wasn't her, then who else? Sister Man was rewarded by the third young master in those days, and she would say some sarcastic remarks every time. Everyone can see what she's thinking."

In fact, Qing'er is not the only one who is jealous of Manrudexin?Everyone shut up.Luer finished embroidering a lotus flower, raised her head and smiled: "Let me ask you, did only Manru and the others know what happened that night? Xia He knocked over the kettle and made a loud noise, but you didn't hear it? "

As soon as Chunying heard it, she remembered that the third young master was still up that night, and the maids would not go to bed first. I'm afraid everyone in the front yard could hear the movement.She straightened up, wondering if she really wronged Qing'er?
Rong'er said coyly: "I heard it, but at that time there were only a few lanterns in the front yard, and I couldn't see the situation in the yard clearly. After listening to Sister Man's words, I only knew that Xia He had knocked over the pot. Who knew? Did they overturn the dim sum?"

Xiao Ling also said timidly: "Me too... I thought I just knocked over the teapot... Didn't I reheat the pot later and send it away?"

Chun Ying stroked her forehead, so that night, so many people knew what they were doing?Did anyone find the snacks on the ground?

Lu'er said: "So, don't think that Qing'er did it, she has been sick for the past two days, and you are deliberately angry with her. Although she is mean, if people outside make things difficult for you, she will stand up for you, right? ?”

This made everyone feel ashamed, only Chunying looked left and right in a daze.At this time, Mei Xiang was outside asking Luer to bring someone to help, Luer hurriedly got up and went, and when she was about to go out, she brought Shier who was closest to her with her.

After they left, the little girls whispered, if Qing'er hadn't told the secret, who would it be?Manru kept listening with a smile, without expressing her opinion.

Chen'er suddenly said: "There is a person who I think is suspicious."

"Who is it?" the girls asked hurriedly after hearing this.

Chen'er lowered her voice: "I was about to go to bed that night, when I heard Chun'er and the others talking, I went to the tea room. I thought you were going to boil water, so I didn't take it seriously. But when I was about to turn around, I saw Shi'er leaning against the door and looking towards the tea room. As soon as Xia He came out, she shrank back, if she didn't have a ghost, why was she so sneaky?"

Chunying was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "How is it possible?! She is very good to me and Xia He, she would not do such a thing!" That day Shi'er reminded her to be careful of Qing'er, how could she be an informer? ?
Xia He was a little hesitant, and leaned into Chunying's ear and said, "But sister Man won the reward, she is still angry." Chunying said angrily: "How can she be angry? It's just because you treated me coldly. Yes, I suddenly became intimate, so I laughed at you, we gave her a snack, didn't she eat it happily?"

Xia He closed her mouth hesitantly, but Chen'er sneered and said, "Even if she is a good person, she can't tell for sure. Do you know that her surname is Wang, and she is the grandniece of Director Wang? Director Wang is not the same as that Maybe she was also instigated by someone!"

Xiang'er heard it harshly, and said: "So what? In Manfu, who is not a relative? Although Shi'er is from the Wang family, her family is a side branch, and she has never been close to Mr. Wang's family." He paused. After a pause, I added another sentence: "Didn't your aunt's cousin marry Madam Wang's nephew last month? Your aunt is still happy to yell everywhere, saying that she is related to Mr. Wang, maybe someone instructed you ?”

Chen'er immediately lowered her face, wanting to quarrel with her, but Manru hurriedly stopped her: "Okay, okay, the matter is over, no matter who it is, don't mention it again. If it spreads outside, wouldn't it be that the third young master is lost s face?"

The girls stopped talking now, but they still had their own thoughts in their hearts.

After returning to her room, Xia He quietly grabbed Chunying and said, "Is what you said about Chen'er true or false? Isn't Shi'er telling the truth? I always think she knows."

Chunying put on a straight face: "Of course not! How is this possible? She has always been close to us, how could she harm us? What's more, what benefits can she gain by telling the truth? You sleep in the same room with her, and you don't believe her, right? Is it chilling? Thanks to her for taking such good care of you!"

Xia He shrank her head and muttered: "I'm just talking for nothing..." Then Wu Wu turned around and widened her eyes in surprise.

Chunying followed her eyes puzzledly, and saw Shi'er standing at the door, looking at them quietly, holding two bowls of soup in his hands, emitting heat.

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