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Chapter 5 Reality Is Always Cruel (Minor Repair)

The face of the girl from the Cui family changed, and the vegetable basket she was holding fell to the ground with a bang.Chunying had a problem in her heart, so she hurriedly picked up the basket, deliberately pretending to be puzzled: "What's wrong with Sister Cui? The dishes are all dirty."

The girl from the Cui family smiled unnaturally, took the basket and put it by the stove, her face was a little pale, and the circles of her eyes gradually turned red.Seeing this, Chunying became more suspicious: "Sister Cui, are you okay? My question...is it not convenient for you to answer?"

"How could it be?" Miss Cui's family forced a smile, "To put it bluntly, how can I have any connections? It was all thanks to Guanshi Liu. The housekeeper's mother, Fang, is a relative of Guanshi Liu, because you are in our courtyard. She was worried for a while and consulted with Guanshi Liu. Guanshi Liu probably thought that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, so he recommended me. In fact, I am the only one who can do this job, except you. .”

"Isn't that right?" Chunying tilted her head, "Isn't there still Liu Xier and Sister Feng Lian?" She remembered that these two were only a year or two older than her, only a little younger than the Cui family girl, and Liu Xier was still in charge of Liu daughter.

"You girl really can't remember anything. What would Sister Lian do? She doesn't know anything except playing with her. As for Xi'er, she has been pampered since she was a child. I heard that her parents plan to go outside in two years to say goodbye to her." Well, how can we compare with her?" The girl from the Cui family was fiddling with the vegetable leaves unconsciously with her hands, "This job is said to be good, but in fact it's people like us who think so. It's just a rude girl, even if Manager Liu wants to send If my daughter enters the mansion, I'm afraid she won't look down upon her!"

"Oh..." Chunying nodded, and suddenly said, "Sister Cui, that dish is almost ruined by you."

The girl from the Cui family looked down, hurriedly threw away the vegetables, smiled, and said, "I almost forgot, I still have to buy noodles, so hurry up." Then she picked up her basket and hurried away.

Chunying watched her go away, squinting her eyes.

something wrong!There must be a problem!Either she did something wrong, or she used improper means, otherwise why did her face change?

But... does this have anything to do with me?

Chunying thinks about it, the errand has already been snatched by others, and she has traveled here by herself, but she has no interest in being a servant who waits on others. It doesn't matter whether the girl from the Cui family has harmed herself or not.Now I don't intend to make friends with her, as long as I be careful when facing her in the future, and don't be deceived again, isn't that all right?

That's right!Chunying clenched her fist secretly.Her top priority now is to figure out her situation, adapt to the ancient life, and then think about her future plans. How can she have time to care about the thoughts of the little girl next door?
Thinking of this, Chunying immediately turned her attention back to the stove, washed the rice and boiled hot water, and Mother Lu also came over after feeding and started cooking.Chunying was on the sidelines, observing her mother's behavior, carefully listening to various information.When the two aunts from Liu's family and Ma's family came in to cook, and Lu's mother drove her away because the kitchen was too small to accommodate so many people, Chunying already had a general understanding of her own situation.

The "mansion" their family belongs to, the full name is Qingguohou Mansion, the owner's surname is Li, and their ancestors followed the Emperor Taizong (I don't know which one, Lu's mother just said "it is the Emperor Taizong"). Received the title of Marquis, inherited from generation to generation.

The current father, Lu Yougui, just passed his 35th birthday, and is a servant on the gate of the Hou Mansion.The mother's surname is Jin, and her youngest father is one year old. She was originally the maidservant of the previous generation of young ladies in the mansion. go back.

The eldest sister, Qiuyu, worked as a errand in the old lady's house of the Hou Mansion since she was a child. She was just promoted to the second-class maid last winter, which is considered a bit decent, so she had the opportunity to intercede in front of the housekeeper and find a vacancy for her sister.

Originally, the Lu family had another son, who was three years younger than Chunying, and died of illness two years ago.Now there is only one seedling of Xiaohu, so the baby is very special.

The original body is Chunying, a little girl with a dull personality, and a simple mind. In Lu's mother's words, she is "stupid enough to believe what others say", but she has no winks. She often says things that make people feel uncomfortable. The girl at home is convinced that she is not very popular among the children in the nearby yards, and she is not as favored as her elder sister and younger brother in front of her parents, and sometimes loses her temper with her mother because of this.However, she is very good at needlework, perhaps because she was taught by her mother since she was a child. At the age of ten, she was already able to make very beautiful embroidered clothes by herself.Mother Lu originally planned to send her to the sewing room, but when she learned that there would be a maid in the third young master's yard in the mansion, she would be able to do the sewing and sewing, so she immediately sent a letter to the eldest daughter.

Chunying went out of the kitchen and quickly went back to the house. Based on the information she had learned, she analyzed her situation.

She doesn't feel that she is not favored at home, but she can feel that her parents care about her, so this PASS.

She has a dull personality, which is more troublesome. She has always been a straightforward person. If she just pretends to be silent, it should be fine.As for the lack of wink and stupidity, of course it has to be changed, but it needs to be slower and more natural.She is not very popular and has few friends, which is a good thing, at least she doesn't have to worry about her peers finding out that something is wrong with her.

Well done needlework...this one is a pain in the ass.Although she can do needlework, she is limited to knitting a scarf or using a sewing machine to make a pullover. Seaming is also fine, but there were no sewing machines in ancient times, and she can't embroider, so she sews by hand...to be dead. ...I'm afraid it will be very hard to learn from scratch.However, considering that this was in ancient times, and needlework was a basic skill that all girls must master, she might have to bite the bullet and learn it.

Chunying took a deep breath, clenched her hands into fists, and secretly cheered herself on.As a new professional woman in the 21st century (she was considered out of society before time travel), she believes that she has hundreds of years more knowledge than ancient people, and she will definitely succeed more easily than them, and she will live a good life. She wants to create a brilliant life here!

"Chun'er! Where did you die? Come and help pick up the rotten leaves!" Mama Lu yelled from the courtyard. Chunying paused for a moment before answering, and walked towards the kitchen with her head drooping.

This day, Lu's father, Lu Yougui, came back a bit late, and only got home after dark, but his face was full of joy.Lu's mother looked a little weird, and hurriedly pulled him to sit at the dining table: "Why is it so late? There is meat today, and I specially found out the leftover wine from New Year's Eve to satisfy your hunger. Why is your hat broken? "

Chunying looked along her fingers, and sure enough, she saw that there was a hole in the brim of her father's Liuhe hat, and there was a little dust on it, even his forehead was dirty, so she hurriedly got up and went to find a towel to help him wipe it off.

Lu Yougui happily took the handkerchief: "My dear girl, are you getting well today?" Then he turned to his wife and said, "There is a big happy event today! The news just came back from Prince Jing's mansion that the princess gave birth to a big fat boy. The wife, Lord Hou, and wife are all very happy. The old lady made a special confession, and the whole house will reward her. Mrs. Minger will go to Guangji Temple to give out porridge. I just snatched an errand to follow the car, and was torn off by two hats, and you will sew it on for me later."

"Really?!" Lu's mother looked surprised, "This is terrible, the princess gave birth to a boy, isn't he the eldest son? Today is the ninth day of the first lunar month... My dear, this is a birthday! No matter how noble there is none left!"

Chunying asked curiously: "Who is the princess? What does it have to do with us?"

"Concubine Jing is the eldest aunt in our house." Mother Lu didn't bother to explain clearly to her daughter, so she grabbed her husband and asked important matters, "How much reward? How much reward tomorrow?"

"Who knows tomorrow, it's all right anyway." Lu Yougui proudly took out a piece of silver from his sleeve, and Chunying glanced at it, and could see that it was a half-cut silver pancake, about two fingers wide, and the color was rather dark. It's bright, I don't know how much it is.

Lu's mother is naturally smart, and snatched it over: "This is enough! If everyone in the house has so many, how much will it cost?"

"Who said that everyone has so much?" Lu Yougui Shi took a sip of his wine, "The ones on the table are only one or two taels of silver, and those who are not on the table, ten big coins are worth the sky! I just met After leaving Qiaozong, I was the one who opened the door when the people from the palace delivered the letter. I was smart enough to send the letter to the second door immediately, so I got so much. Where's the silver!"

Mother Lu opened her mouth wide enough to swallow an egg, and her eyes were full of envy.Chunying didn't have any idea about the currency at this time. She only remembered that the ancient knights on TV passed by the small shop for a meal, and the bill cost more than ten taels. Is this tael...a lot of money?

It's really not easy to be a slave in the family!Seeing that Dad's hat was torn off by someone, he didn't even earn money for a meal?
She hesitated for a moment before carefully asking her father: "Father... how much money do you usually have a month?"

"Why do you ask this?" Lu Yougui stuffed a piece of fatty meat soaked in sauce into his mouth, "The people at our gate are living a good life, they can receive five coins a month, and they still come to visit from time to time If you are lucky, if you meet young masters who are in a good mood, you can ask for rewards. This month, I reckon at least three taels and zeros." He turned his head and smiled at his wife: "When the time comes, I will make a new one for my son. Clothes, poor thing, I still have to wear his cousin's old clothes during the Chinese New Year. Chun'er has been ill and lost weight, so I need to buy more meat to make up for it. I'll send a letter to the mansion later to see if sister Qiu is useful A place for money. It’s hard to accumulate some money, so don’t lose money to the children.”

Lu's mother was still touching the piece of silver in front of the light, and when she heard the words, she got up and walked to the side of the kang to put the silver into a small box, locked it carefully, and then walked back: "Chun'er, what are you thinking? Eat quickly! The food is cold."

Chunying woke up from her contemplation, took two mouthfuls of food in response, and then asked cautiously: "Father... you worked so hard to get such a small amount of money, didn't you think... never thought... redeem yourself and go out to make money for yourself?"

Lu Yougui raised his head in surprise, and wiped the juice from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand: "Girl, aren't you really stupid? Redemption? We are family-born children, and we have been in this house since your grandfather's grandfather's generation." , I’m not someone who stands out, the masters may not even remember my name, what is the redemption? How can money be so easy to earn? If you go out, it’s not as good as it is now! The small households outside can have Two or two would be fine."

As soon as Chunying heard it, she knew that she wanted to go wrong, so she hurriedly laughed and said, "I'm just talking casually. Dad, you eat meat, and I'll pour you wine." I picked up a few chopsticks and then buried myself in eating.

She didn't notice that Mother Lu stared at her movements with surprise in her eyes.

After dinner, Chunying volunteered to wash the dishes. In fact, she wanted to get rid of the fact that she said something wrong. As a result, her hands were flushed from washing, and her hands and feet were almost frozen. When her parents were talking in the room, she seemed to mention herself, so she kept her eyes open and stepped lightly.

Lu's mother's voice came faintly: "...something is wrong, do you want to go to the Taoist temple and ask the master to take a look? Why do I feel that Chun'er is so different from before?"

Chunying froze, and quickly glanced around, seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she quickly held her breath, and tiptoed to the window sill to eavesdrop.

"What's the difference? It's just that I have forgotten the past, and I see that it is the same."

"Of course it's different! Even if you really forgot about the past, why don't you seem to understand everything? You also asked about our redemption, do you think this is still Chun'er? And, you didn't find out? I made your favorite for dinner. She ate the meat with garlic and garlic! Chun’er has never eaten onion and garlic since she was a child, and if she forgets, she won’t change her taste, right? I always feel creepy, as if she has changed. " After a pause, Mother Lu said again, "Anyway, I'm going to take her to the temple to have a look and see if she's hit something evil."

Chunying's legs and feet were weak, and she sat on the ground weakly, feeling cold in her heart.

(The first crisis after time travel~~~)
(End of this chapter)