in spring

Chapter 92 Morning on Funing Street
Early in the morning, the rooster just crowed, and there was the sound of stomping and stomping in the small building, accompanied by a mid-spirited soprano: "Xiaochun! Get up and go to work!" Just woke up from sleep The dazed Chunying suddenly woke up, turned over and got up immediately, and then bumped her head again.

The "room" where she sleeps is actually a small storage room separated by wooden boards next to the stairs on the second floor of the small building. It was used to store cloth before, and it is only enough to fit a "bed" the size of a door panel and Two boxes with long arms and high calves are less than five feet high, and if you are not careful, you will hit your head. There are a few thick gaps in the wooden wall, which serve as ventilation windows. When you look outside the small building during the day, you can clearly see Figures in the room.Chunying finally came up with a way to hang a skirt with a belt instead of curtains, so as to avoid the possibility of "disappearing light", but at the same time isolate the light from the outside.The only good news is that the bedding is very clean, it can be seen that the workmanship is very good, and it is rare to be dry and fluffy.

This kind of environment is worse than when she first transmigrated here, not to mention that she has lived in the comfortable Huanhuaxuan for more than half a year, it feels like falling from heaven to hell, but there is no one she can rely on beside her None, there is still a dominatrix-level figure who keeps an eye on him all the time.

While slandering her, Chunying hurriedly put on her coat and skirt, tied her hair up, wiped her face twice indiscriminately, and rushed out.At the top of the stairs, the dominatrix had already waited impatiently against the railing of the stairs, and scolded her as soon as she came out: "You are so slow, you are so stupid! Are you worthy of being a girl of a rich family like this? You have no eyesight at all." !” Then he threw the clothes in his hand to her: “Quickly wash and starch these clothes, and then boil a pot of strong tea for me, the backyard needs to be cleaned up, and the shop floor in the front should also be wiped. At two o'clock, my brother is going to open the door for business, so be quick with your hands and feet! Also, don't forget to feed the dog!" Just as he was about to turn around, he paused and added: "Go and make me breakfast first! I want to Eat the steamed buns from Jiang Jiekou’s house, be careful that he’s short by two catties!”

This is the elder sister who shopkeeper Shi said is just "a bit fierce". Her husband's surname is Cheng, and everyone calls her Aunt Cheng.Her husband has been running a small business for many years, selling some Songjiang cotton cloth to the northern villages and towns. He is away for ten months a year, so she lives with a pair of twin sons and her younger brother, taking care of each other. My small courtyard is actually nearby, and I just need to go back and take care of it every three or five days.

Shopkeeper Shi has been close to this sister since he was a child, and has a soft temper. She has lost his temper and treated his two nephews very well.The twins, Cheng Suluo and Cheng Suyi, are only ten years old. They like to be mischievous and mischievous on weekdays. It seems that they have recognized their uncle's soft heart and are confident.

Since Chunying came here, she has been exhausted by this family. She has started to work since she got up early in the morning, and she has to work until she goes to bed except when she can take a break during meal time.We are exhausted every day, and there is hardly a moment of idleness.Shopkeeper Shi said that his sister "needs help from someone", and Chunying privately wondered if all she needed was just someone?
Chunying carried the clothes to the backyard, hurriedly fetched a pot of water to soak it, then ran to the kitchen to boil a pot of water, and then went upstairs to Paishi shopkeeper's room to get the money for breakfast——Ask Mrs. Cheng if it doesn't work, what about It will only attract scolding——as a result, shopkeeper Shi looks embarrassed: "Jiang Yiqi is used to short catties, and the stuffing of steamed buns is too greasy. I'm afraid that others will not know that his steamed buns are really meaty. It's a pity that it's all fat! I don't like to eat his food."

Chunying was very surprised: "Is the steamed bun stuffed?!" The stuffed ones... are they steamed stuffed buns? !
Shopkeeper Shi looked more surprised than she: "How can you call a steamed bun without stuffing? Of course the steamed bun has stuffing!" After thinking about it, he sighed: "Forget it, if my sister likes to eat, you can buy her mother's bun." Three's share, mine... go to Mrs. Jia at the end of the street and buy me a bowl of tofu nao, pour two servings of marinade, and remember to give me an extra penny." He somewhat coyly took out thirty pennies and gave it to her: "Remember to voice Haoer for me, tell her brother Dong to come to my place after school, last time I promised to help him buy a new copybook..."

With a twitch in the corner of Chunying's eyes, she took the copper coin: "Master Shi, you..."

"Xiaochun! Where are you going?! Bring me the washing water!" Mrs. Cheng's shout interrupted her. He took a basin of water, grabbed the towel, and rushed upstairs: "Here comes the water."

Mrs. Cheng snatched the water basin and scolded at the beginning: "You are so slow, what are you doing?! You are lazy, aren't you?!" After scolding, she urged her two sons to wash and dress. The eldest of the twins, Su Luo, Sneaking, the little Su Yi proudly made a face at Chunying.Chunying curled her lips, turned around and ran away. When she returned to the kitchen, the water in the pot was just boiling.She hurriedly found the tea pot, but it turned out to be a copper pot painted with silver. When the lid was opened, there was a small copper spoon inside.Chunying thought to herself that this Shi family is also very particular, and the tea-drinking style is well learned from a wealthy family.As she had learned before, she scooped up a spoon full of tea leaves and was about to pour them into the pot. Suddenly, a hand stretched out from behind and snatched the tea pot from her hand, and then Mrs. Cheng yelled sharply: "Die!" Girl! Who told you to touch this precious thing? Do you know what it is?! If you sell it, you won’t even get two taels back!”

Aunt Cheng carefully put away the tea pot, then turned around and slapped her hard twice: "No wonder I was kicked out! You are so stupid! You can't even cook tea!"

Chunying was startled and angry, but she dared not to speak out, so she could only ask, "Excuse me, ma'am, what kind of tea do you want?" There was only one pot of tea in the whole kitchen. Yes, but the store door was locked, and she couldn't get in until Shopkeeper Shi opened the door.

Mrs. Cheng glanced at her contemptuously, snorted coldly, and told her how to make tea.

It turned out that Mrs. Cheng didn't have a light taste like the young masters and ladies in the Hou's mansion, and she seldom drank tea made from tea leaves.What she usually likes is to stir-fry the flour, mix it with boiling water, add dried fruits such as sesame seeds and almonds, and brew the tea, which is commonly known as "noodle tea".This kind of tea is more like a snack than a refreshing drink. Whenever Mrs. Cheng has to do important work, she would have a bowl of noodle tea in the morning, saving lunch.

Chunying made four bowls of noodle tea according to her instructions, and was scolded countless times during the process. When shopkeeper Shi and Cheng brothers went downstairs to have tea, she had to endure hunger and ran to the streets and end of the street to buy steamed buns and tofu brain.

Old Jiang, who sells steamed buns, has a pair of small eyes. He turns around and his hands are very fast. In a blink of an eye, he wrapped the steamed buns in lotus leaves and handed them to customers. After collecting the money, he was about to greet the next order. Chunying remembered what shopkeeper Shi and Mrs. Cheng had said, and kept an eye out, made a secret calculation, and protested: "One steamed bun for three Wen, I gave you eighteen Wen to buy six, why didn't you give me one less?"

"Really? I remember you only gave me fifteen coins. Miss, did you remember wrongly?" Old Jiang looked at Chunying with a smile, his hands still busy.

"Everyone here has seen it, obviously I gave you eighteen words!"

Someone in the crowd laughed: "Old Jiang, don't bully other people's children, your tricks can at most deceive foreigners, who in Man Funing Street doesn't know your details?"

Lao Jiang shyly picked up a steamed bun for Chunying, turned around and scolded the man in a low voice, and then yelled: "The steamed buns just out of the pan are fragrant and soft, and each one has meat—" busy.

Chunying squeezed out of the crowd with the steamed buns in her arms, but she remembered a place name in her heart - Funing Street.What is this place?She has never heard of it, at least not near the Hou Mansion and Longfu Temple. Moreover, this street name is too "auspicious". She can't help but wonder if there is more than one "Funing Street" in the whole of Beijing. ?Since steward Xiao Chen dared to send her here, and Shopkeeper Shi's family didn't prohibit her from going out, they should be very sure that she would not be discovered.Although she didn't know how long the carriage traveled that day, it might be far away from the Hou's Mansion.

However... even if she knew where she was, what was the use?Just like Manager Xiao Chen said, her family is under the control of the Hou Mansion, and the monk can't escape the temple if she can run away. Can she abandon her family and escape?Not to mention that these relatives really cared for her, she couldn't bear it. Just as a 12-year-old girl with a status as a slave, the possibility of her surviving after running out was too small. If they were captured and beaten to death, they would be kidnapped and sold to other places, where they would live a life a hundred times worse than they are now.After the deaths of Qing'er and Sister Lian, she no longer dared to have extravagant hopes. She knew very well how humble her status was now.That is to say, if you are lucky, you meet a kind-hearted master, otherwise it would be useless to be beaten to death for no reason.

Chunying shivered, hurriedly quickened her pace, and walked towards the end of the street.There was a small stall selling bean curd noodles. The owner of the stall was a widow whose husband’s family name was Jia. Everyone called her Mrs. Jia. She was only in her thirties. My sister and young son Dongge are struggling to survive.She is a decent person, she never jokes casually with the men who come to buy tofu nao, and the business is fair, so everyone on this street respects her, and there are many people who admire her, but because she has three children, Only then stopped.According to Chunying's observation, shopkeeper Shi is probably one of them, and he hit Sister-in-law Jia's weakness very winkingly, and cared for her children with all his might.

Chunying bought tofu nao doused in double portions of marinade, and passed on the words of shopkeeper Shi. The eyes of the eight-year-old boy who had been standing aside to help collect the money lit up, and he quickly looked at his mother.Sister-in-law Jia paused her hands, and said with a slight smile, "Thank you so much for the shopkeeper, Brother Dong. Remember to go after school. I'll give you the money for buying the stickers later. You can't ask the shopkeeper to spend money." A trace of disappointment flashed in Brother's eyes, and he responded feebly.The two sisters who were also helping out at the stall looked at each other, then lowered their heads and continued with their work.

Chunying guessed something in her heart, but she didn't bother to meddle in other people's affairs, she greeted casually and left, and hurried back to Yunxiang Pavilion, and just entered the courtyard, she heard Mrs. Cheng complaining: "... ...Where did you find this stupid girl?! She doesn't know anything, and she does things slowly! When I didn't have her before, I would have done all these tasks by myself, and how many flowers could I get? Why wait until now ?!"

Shopkeeper Shi smiled apologetically and said, "Sister, she is still young, how can she be as good as you? If you don't understand, just teach her slowly, don't scare her. Anyway, she came from a big family, not as tough as our small ones. "

"Fart! So what about a big family? She's just a girl! She was kicked out! But if her master wanted to keep her, she wouldn't let her come here? Just wait and see, she won't be able to go back, don't worry about it." Where is the use of training and training?!"

Chunying bit her lower lip tightly, and was about to enter the room when she heard shopkeeper Shi say in a low voice: "It's not certain, do you know what Manager Chen said that day?" She paused, He immediately held his breath.

(A chapter of trivial life...I'm sorry for the delay in updating. I can't always find time to calm down and write. I guess it will be fine after I get home on the sixth day.)
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