Chapter 21: How to Be a Lady

Mama Wusu was dressed in a purple cheongsam, depressed and dull. She was very old-fashioned, even though she was already very old. Standing in front of Mingzhu with a dignified face. began to talk about the history of the Eight Banners in those years.

Mingzhu was wearing the bottom of a flower pot of the highest specification, with an eight-inch heel and the most slippery ceramic material, and was trembling and maintaining her balance and listening to the old woman talk about the ancients.

"There are several kinds of our banner people, the Eight Banners of the Manchurian, the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and the Eight Banners of Meng, among which the identity of the Eight Banners is the most noble, because we are the same ancestor as Kangxi. Today, I will talk about the Eight Banners. ”

"The Manchurian Eight Banners are divided into the upper three periods and the lower five flags, and the three banners belong to the lower five flags, and the Wuya family is a more noble family in the clothing, because there is a concubine in the palace. Of course, your family is an exception. Saying that, Mama Wusu glanced at Mingzhu with her spare eyes, and saw her staggering to hold the flower table on the side, so she coldly ordered, "Stand up." Today is to let you try the feeling, the bottom of the flower pot is a must for Manchu women, although it will only be worn on heavy occasions, but it is necessary to get out of the manners and style. ”

After speaking, she continued, "The Baoyi clan has a concubine Niangniang, although her one has raised the flag, but you are the same surname after all, so next year's small election into the palace, maybe it will be assigned to Yonghe Palace, but the condition is that you are good enough." After speaking, she glanced at the little girl who still looked cute. sighed in his heart, such a little white rabbit entered the palace, coupled with that appearance and hateful background, it would not take a minute to be eaten alive.

But these are not things she should worry about, her task is just to teach her the rules before her draft. Thinking about it, Mama Wusu lowered her eyebrows and continued, "The three clans of Baoyi will be selected every year, once they are selected to enter the palace, they will be palace maids, unless they are favored by nobles, or they are referred to as brothers, otherwise they can only be sent out of the palace at the age of 30 (Kangxi Dynasty was 30 years old, and it was changed to 25 in Yongzheng, but this was an old girl in ancient times). As for Miss, whether you want to enter the palace and have a fight, or just want to go home and find a marriage match, I will talk to Madame. "Actually, there's nothing to talk about, but it still has to be pretended, and Mama Wusu's mind is alive.

"One qiē all listen to Eniang." Mingzhu smiled sweetly with a small mouth, but her heart bloomed.

Needless to say? Of course, he was going to come back decisively and go to the cannibalistic Forbidden City to serve others, Mingzhu thought that he had no tendency to tremble. As for those splashes of wealth, forget it, Mingzhu firmly believes that he can earn more wealth with his own hands, not to mention that he still has this waste Taobao system.

After these two gifts, Mingzhu found that even if he chose extremely ordinary styles and materials, in the eyes of these people, it became ingenious. The development of modern people's craftsmanship is far from the ancients, although the handicraft of the ancients is very easy to produce fine products, become heirlooms, but the combination of the wisdom of the ancients and modern people into modern handicrafts, regardless of a wide variety of materials and aesthetics beyond time and space, are beyond the reach of ancient times. Each has its own merits in comparison. But when modern objects are placed in ancient times, it seems abrupt. Fortunately, Mingzhu was low-key before, but he chose gold-plated jewelry, which is better than the past that is novel and beautiful, although there are doubts, but it can also be concealed. But too much can be suspicious.

This is also the reason why Mingzhu later started a business without a foundation, selling some tricks at most makes people feel that the little girl is novel, and it is herself who is criticized, but it will never be mistaken for a monster and burned to death.

This is called empty Baoshan, but the pearl that cannot be enjoyed is extremely aggrieved, this month, the pearl has become a typical poor shopping in the system, only shopping and not buying. The deposit in the account is increasing, the shopping cart is full of things, but the collection package is empty.

Mingzhu didn't dare to exaggerate too much, she sold five or six hundred taels of silver every month, but to avoid her family, she could only have a tenth of the money she smuggled into her favorites every time, so the upgraded six hundred taels of silver was not ready for a long time.

Moreover, the Wu Ya family has entered the upper class society again, and it is not suitable to live in this small courtyard, Mingzhu listened to the bright and secret points of Mama Wusu, who was about to die, and it was very unruly for her to still live in the same courtyard with her brother in her twenties, which would make outsiders poke Mingzhu's backbone, this Mingzhu was not afraid, she was afraid of another sentence from Mama Wusu.

"The flag man is talking about bearing, it is the façade, this is also the flag man even if he can't eat meat, he still has to wear silk clothes, live in a big house, go out and be surrounded by slaves, this is the face of the flag man. The slave knew that the young lady's family did not worry about food and clothing, but he lost in the face. This point makes your family unable to raise their heads in the banner people and is secretly looked down upon, so the marriage of the eldest young master has not been resolved for a long time. Miss, please remember this, face is more important than life. ”

Face is more important than life.

This sentence is quite deafening, which reminds Mingzhu of the last years of the Qing Dynasty for a while, those children of the Eight Banners walking birds and fighting dogs everywhere are not without a good job, and they secretly become the property left by their ancestors to maintain the brilliance of the surface. But it is bright on the surface, and rotten ~ rotten on the inside.

This had a great impact on Mingzhu's small peasant thinking, and Mingzhu's education since childhood was that wealth would not leak out and make a fortune in a muffled voice. The bun has meat and is not on the pleat.

Although it is impossible to ~ be the same as this kind of madness ~ joy of the end ~ of the day, there is a heroic spirit of wine and drunkenness, but for the sake of Brother Antai, Mingzhu still has to add the moving matter to the agenda.

The new courtyard must be three-in, the elder brother is in the outer courtyard, he and his mother are in the inner courtyard, and there must be a garden, so that the sister-in-law will have a place to entertain friends in the future. The yard is bigger, and there are more people needed, and buying people is also a science, and the pearl has not yet learned, but the money must be prepared in advance.

After a rough calculation on his fingers, Mingzhu found that it was a big hole without land. There is not a single three or five thousand taels of silver that cannot be taken. I was scared to pee ~~~~

"Straighten your waist, don't move your head, yes, that's it, just twist your crotch to send you forward, your hands are up, your neck is straight, don't stiffen, do you think you're a dead chicken? Deportment! Pay attention to your demeanor, your whole body is stiff. Mama Usu's voice was deep but not lacking penetrating, reaching the ears of Mrs. Uya in the inner room through the paper window of the living room.

Mrs. Wuya's nose was sour, and she thought of the scene when she went to help the girl poke the blisters on her feet last night, and her heart was very sour.

If it weren't for her own selfishness, Mingzhu wouldn't have to accept such intense practice at all, and the education of a girl from a young age was not carried out imperceptibly, so as to avoid suffering in the future.

Wiping away the tears that slid across her face, Mrs. Wu Ya secretly wondered in her heart how to make the girl lose the election and avoid the torture of entering the palace to suffer. The huge Forbidden City is not as rich and comfortable as others imagined.

However, this still needs to be considered, after all, except for those who fly on the branches with attention, who is willing to throw the girl who has worked hard to raise them to the place where they eat people to suffer, even if they stay at home and find someone who knows the roots, it is better than entering the palace and not seeing each other for more than ten years. Besides, you can get a good in-law.

So how to lose the election without attracting attention is also a kung fu.

Mrs. Wu Ya didn't want to trouble the fourth master again, but for the sake of Mingzhu, she had to decide to pray again.

Mingzhu's fate is stormy, between those who hold power, or peace and wealth, or a miserable life, these all depend on the creation of fate, and the only thing she can do is to support her sails on the magnificent sea, and get closer to the desired goal little by little.

Therefore, after tossing and turning for a night of sleeplessness, Mingzhu began to correct her mentality and learned the rules from Mama Wusu seriously.

Although Mama Wusu is strict, she is much better than those old grandmothers who take money and don't do things to fool people, although it is only a one-year tutorial, Mingzhu's family is barren and pitiful, and she can't make any oil and water at all, but Wusu is still very responsible to help Mingzhu formulate a set of rigorous training.

From personal contacts, to dressing, disciplining servants, and serving husbands, these are all included in the curriculum. The family's economic affairs have long been in Mingzhu's hands, but she is only in charge of the silver, and she will buy back what the family needs. But it's not enough to see it when you get to Mama Wusu.

The first is bookkeeping, and almost all of the money paid during the month, luxury expenses, entertainment expenses, and incense donations in temples and temples must be listed one by one. The so-called entertainment in the family is to play cards and listen to the banquet guests, although there are no guests in the Mingzhu family now, but they must be listed first. For this reason, Mrs. Wu Ya was also pulled to make a cameo appearance as the opponent of the leaf card, just to give Mingzhu a chance to practice.

Not only did she learn to play cards, but Mama Wusu even ordered a few jars of wine from outside to drink □□ Mingzhu, so that when the family had a banquet, she could be a host.

Mingzhu's face was full of big embarrassment, I'll go, I'm only twelve years old? Is it really good to learn to drink so early? However, after a belly, Mingzhu was clear, no wonder my brother wanted to serve a cup on the table despite the murderous eyes of Mama Wusu, but after a sip, he got off the table and ran out with a strange face.

Anyway, this sweet should be considered a juice and not a bar?

"Winemaking is an important talent for women in the backyard, all kinds of beauty and health wine recipes must be memorized, drinking a glass of sweet fruit wine before going to bed every night helps sleep, which can retain the face and make women beautiful from the inside out, as for other lighter wines, it is specially prepared when the man comes back. It is good for keeping a man's heart. And in the bedroom...... "Mama Wusu said with a straight face.

Pearl Khan (╯_╰)b~~~~~~

I'll endure it, I'll endure it again~~~

Is it really good to talk to such a small ~~~ child?

Anyway, I'm only twelve years old~~~ Fall!!

Mingzhu's heart has not been peaceful for a moment, since he began to study the backyard schedule.

Not only that, but even there are restrictions on clothing, and Mama Wusu always doesn't want Mingzhu to dress up too plainly, and she is not afraid of taboos when she is blamed.

The strict requirements must be wrapped in heavy makeup, powdered and greased, and it is almost like treating a toy. And even the trivial things in her own house are not allowed to be done by herself, and they are all done by the maidservants. Mingzhu tearfully watched Liancao help him add tea and water, undress and make the bed, bathe and change clothes, and finally didn't even let go of the toilet, looking at the straw paper handed over by Liancao, Mingzhu could only leave shy tears on her face, gritted her teeth and trembled her hands to take it.

Breathe deeply~~~~

I'll endure ~~~~ Isn't it just a year! When you're gone, I'll see how I'm a serf turned over and became the master of the house!!

Mingzhu silently clenched her fists in her heart, and her gums were biting out blood.

When the play was unreasonable, the makeup was just incense and sitting.

It is a portrayal of the pearl.

All the qiē is just for the sake of hypocrisy, when you go out, you must be embraced by cars and horses, you must pay attention to the momentum, you must be surrounded by slaves at home, and you must be extremely extravagant.