Chapter 217: Childe
Through the introduction of the daughter-in-law of the Liu family, Wen Anan successfully entered the Prime Minister's Mansion. But because she didn't sign any contract, she could only enter the house as a short-term worker.
"Xiao An, hurry up and wipe the stove clean"
"Xiao An, hurry up and sweep the yard in"
"Xiao An ......", "Xiao An ......", "Xiao An ......"
Wen An'an glanced at the woman who was leaning on the doorframe and snorting melon seeds from her busyness, she was extremely glad that this woman didn't call herself "An'an 'kindly', otherwise she would have started to hate her name."
"Little Anna, after washing those clothes, take them to the back to dry, that is, near the small door, remember, don't let people see them"
Wen Anan pouted secretly, of course he couldn't let people see it, if it was known that they used their positions to bring their clothes to the house to wash, they would have to be punished.
"Did you hear the old lady talking to you, I really don't know where I came to the wild girl, there are no rules at all, so I want to climb the Prime Minister's Mansion and dream less......"
In this way, Wen Anan didn't know how much she had to listen to in a day, and she was really angry at first, but after getting used to it, she became numb.
After washing the last large basin of clothes, Wen Anan didn't even have the strength to stand up. I sat by the well and rested for a while before I slowly stood up with my legs propped up.
Wen An'an looked up at the gloomy sunset overhead, and couldn't help but think in his heart, if there might be a downpour later, it would be perfect.
The sound of the wood was unusually abrupt in the silence of the courtyard.
This small courtyard is located on the southwest side of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and usually the swill, garbage, and dung buckets in the mansion are transported from here, so no one generally wants to walk from here.
Wen An'an listened attentively for a moment, judging from the way the voice sounded, it seemed that someone had pried the door latch. Turning his head to look at the small door, he saw that the wooden stick on the door was slowly moved by a knife.
To be honest, she didn't care if the Prime Minister's Mansion would be robbed. On the contrary, it can be said that she would be more than happy to see this happen. After all, the muddier the water in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the easier it will be to drain yourself.
But now she's going to stop the people who are about to break in.
Although I am not particularly sure, judging from the tool that pryed the latch, the knife that was not very sharp, the person who came was not a powerful person, and no thief was stupid enough to sneak into someone's house before the sun went down.
So Wen Anan guessed that the people who wanted to come in outside the door were probably people from the Prime Minister's Mansion. She had heard the minions chatting, and many would pass through the side door here.
Sometimes it's to sneak out of the house to buy something, sometimes it's to meet some people, and anyway, the dirty things are related to this little door.
And if she could grab the pigtails of someone who wanted to sneak into the mansion at this moment. Maybe she can use this to coerce that person into helping her infiltrate the prime minister's study. After all, with her identity as a maid now, it is impossible to get close to the outer courtyard.
Picking up the clothes pounding pestle in the basin, Wen Anan quietly hid behind the door and planned to give the person who came a blow to the head.
"Well, yes, I didn't expect Mozhu to get higher and higher."
And one more?!
When Wen An'an realized this, the clothes pestle in his hand had already waved towards the head of the visitor.
The hollow wind made Wen Anan curse secretly, and she almost used ten percent of her strength just now, so her body involuntarily moved forward because of inertia.
But fortunately, she had studied martial arts with Wen Anhao and them for a few days, and then stopped the momentum of the forward pounce. And he grabbed the pestle and swung it towards the person behind him again.
But before she could stretch her movements, she felt a sudden pain in her shoulder, and then her wrist was grabbed and twisted backwards. In the blink of an eye, Wen Anan was pressed against the wall.
The warm breath blows from behind the ears. The man murmured coldly, "Say, who are you?" ”
The pain in his arm made Wen An'an's heart, which was beating wildly, slowly calm down, and he looked at the luxurious hem of the man behind him. Wen An'an hummed and whispered: "I, I am the maid in the Prime Minister's Mansion"
Xie Yuhan raised his eyebrows mockingly, obviously pounced fiercely like a young beast just now. In the blink of an eye, he became a well-behaved and timid sheep?
Is he really incapable of being so easy to deceive?
Xie Yuhan let go of Wen An'an's hand and took a step back, muttering lazily: "It turned out to be a girl in the house, what are you doing here?" ”
Wen Anan rubbed her arm that seemed to be about to be broken, turned to look at the man behind her, and made her stunned on the spot with just one glance.
The afterglow of the setting sun reflected on the man's body, making his whole person look a little illusory.
The man in front of him can be called suave, with long eyebrows, thin lips, and a high nose bridge, which is not much more than the handsomeness of Wen Anze, Wen Anhao and Chu Fan.
But the reason why Wen Anan was stunned was not his appearance, but those eyes, those peach blossom eyes that looked like little white.
Mo Zhu next to him saw Wen An'an's appearance of wanting to gouge out his eyes and stick to his son-in-law, and a burst of anger in his heart suddenly rose up.
Taking two steps forward, between his son-in-law and this rude girl, Mo Zhu glared at Wen An'an angrily and scolded: "Which yard maid are you, you are so unruly, how can there be a reason to stare directly at the master." Hmph, don't you also want to climb into the bed of your son like those shameless maids?"
What Mo Zhu said could be regarded as very ugly, but the girl in front of her just lowered her eyelids and stood there quietly. Shame, embarrassment, irritation, no expression could be seen on her face.
"Hey, I'm talking to you, dumb you"
Mo Zhu's voice pulled Wen An'an's wandering mind back, and he lowered his head slightly and said expressionlessly: "Because I am a newcomer, the adults and rules in the house are not very familiar with it, so please forgive this son and little brother."
"Me? How dare you be in front of Childe"
"Mozhu, it's okay", Xie Yuhan pushed away the Mozhu that was blocking in front of him, walked in front of Wen An'an, and gently picked up her chin with his slender index finger, "What's your name?"
The embarrassment and annoyance disappeared in an instant when they touched those little white eyes. Slightly raising his chin to escape from his light pick, Wen Anan frowned and looked at a corner in the courtyard, "Xiao An, everyone calls me Xiao An"
"Xiao An, a nice name"
"Childe"
"Don't scream, I'll lure someone else over later. Okay, I've been shopping around the Qinglou for a day, I'm tired, I'm tired, let's go back."
Xie Yuhan's sudden departure made Mo Zhu stunned for a moment, why did he let go of this girl so easily today. But since the young master didn't say anything, he could only shut up obediently.
Wen Anan waited until the master and servant really left, and then walked towards the back kitchen with the empty basin.
When all the work was done, Wen An'an did not leave as usual, but took some malt candy bought outside to the corner door of the kitchen, where there was a small cubicle specially built for the servants who kept watch over the stove.
Upon entering, Anan sees Fluttershy sitting inside eating dinner.
Fluttershy is the daughter of the kitchen steward Hu, and although she is the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, she does not hold any position in the mansion due to her young age and her mother's close care.
However, because the child is innocent and cute, the maids in each room like to tell her to help her run errands, and then give some copper plates or pastries as a reward.
"Sister Ann" Fluttershy drops her chopsticks and runs towards her with a greasy mouth.
Wen Anan looked at the meat ball running towards him, and moved to the side without a trace, in order to avoid her collision, but it didn't seem to work well, and he was still pounced on by this fat girl after the end, and it is estimated that the oil stains on her mouth have also successfully rubbed against her body.
"Sister Ann, what did you bring Fluttershy to eat?"
"If your mother hears that you are still thinking about eating, she will definitely not let you go", Wen Anan said while reaching out and pinching the girl's bulging cheeks, well, the feel is not ordinarily good.
"Well, my mother won't talk about me."
Looking at the crumpled bun face, Wen Anan smiled helplessly, and then took out the maltose wrapped in oiled paper from his arms and handed it to her, "I bought it for you when I came today, but remember"
"Don't eat too much, and remember to brush your teeth after eating"
"Well, that's good"
"Sister, you're very good," says Fluttershy, as she delivers two pieces of maltose to her and An'an's mouths.
With the sweet maltose in his mouth, Wen An'an hesitated for a moment before asking, "Fluttershy, has anything big happened in the house in the past few days?" ”
"Big deal?" Fluttershy mumbles, then tilts her head to recall.
"Well, it doesn't have to be a big thing, it's a small thing. Quarrels, training people, etc.", she is afraid that Fluttershy will guess something, so she immediately adds, "You also know that I just entered the mansion, and I don't know a lot about things and people, so I should ask more about it, so I don't have a bad time with the masters I bumped into that day."
Fluttershy nodded in agreement, and her own mother told her to be careful and do more sweetly in front of her masters.
"Uh, let me think about it, Sister Hongmei next to the eldest lady asked the second aunt for a trick, Mama Xia beside the old lady taught several sisters in the yard a lesson, and Sister Zhu next to Aunt Qing came to the kitchen to make a bowl of bird's nest ......"
Wen Anan listens to Fluttershy count the details of the backyard when she is about to run out of patience when a few words pop through her ears and catch her attention.
"Young Master?" Eagerly interrupting Fluttershy's broken thoughts, Anan repeats her words.
"Huh?"
"Fluttershy, you mentioned the eldest young master?"
"Yes, by the way, Sister An, you haven't met the eldest young master yet. The eldest young master is not in the mansion most of the time, and people like us are basically rarely seen" (to be continued......)