"You, that's it." Xiaochan took out a stack of paper and put sugar cubes in it one by one. When Hua'er saw Xiaochan doing this, she put down the candy in her hand and leaned against Xiaochan's side: "Sister, you see, even if you are a maid, this person is not the same." Yanran was second-class as soon as she came, and besides, seeing that the old lady treated her like this, when Sister Ziling and the others got married, she would be promoted to the first class accurately. The first class is a tael of silver a month's money. I knew this, I shouldn't have coaxed Sister Qingdang in the first place. Although she agreed, she didn't expect it to ......"

"This person is not as good as heaven, how can you and I compare with Yanran, she is the granddaughter of Zheng Da Steward, to put it mildly, in front of the old lady, she is more decent than the old aunt." Xiaochan has already wrapped the sugar, so that Hua'er can share the sugar with everyone.

"When will we earn such dignity? Sister, I didn't want to be a maid originally, but when I came here, the food, clothing, and housing were better than at home, although I was called, it was different! "How could Xiaochan not understand Hua'er's thoughts? Just comforted her a few more words, Hua'er calmed down, and listened to the sound of people outside, Hua'er looked through the crack in the window and sighed: "This is the needlework room to tailor for Yanran, when we come in, the needlework room can only give us a set of clothes that don't fit, and we have to change it ourselves!" ”

Xiaochan watched Yanran send the people in the needlework room out, and the people in the needlework room smiled at Yanran: "Niece Yanran, don't worry, we will change this dress in two days." You don't have to run to get it, just find a little maid to get it! ”

Yan Ran was busy and thanked, the person in the needlework room left, Yan Ran was about to enter the house when she saw Guo'er standing at the door again, and couldn't help but smile at her: "I'm sorry, you can't sleep again." ”

"Heng and Zhu are awake, and there is nothing to disturb!" Guo'er covered her mouth with her hand and yawned and looked at Yanran: "When I see you coming in this pomp, you will definitely attract envy, and you must remember to distinguish between good and bad when the time comes!" ”

Yanran rarely heard such words, and her eyes couldn't help but dim when she heard it, and then she smiled: "Got it, thank you!" Guo'er's lips twitched again, and just as she was about to speak, Hua'er had already walked out of the house, still holding two paper bags in her hands: "Sister Yanran, this is the candy my sister gave me, you can taste it." ”

Without waiting for Yanran to excuse herself, Hua'er had already stuffed the paper bag into Yanran's hand, and then Hua'er turned around and put the paper bag in Guo'er's hand: "No, although you are not good, I'm not so stingy, give you candy!" ”

Guo'er didn't throw the candy on the ground, but opened the paper bag and bit the candy fiercely: "Don't think I'll be bought by such a small favor, who doesn't know what kind of people your sisters are!" ”

"Flowers!" Xiaochan had already come out of the house and called out to her sister, and then smiled at Yanran and said: "I'm going to go ahead to see if the old aunt is still fighting cards, sister Yanran, although you are new to it, it is still different from us, please mention my sister more!" ”

Saying that, Xiaochan saluted Yanran, Yanran hurriedly returned a salute, Hua'er had already stepped forward and took Xiaochan's hand and walked out, Yanran smiled at Guo'er again, and went into the house.

Hearing that the yard was quiet again, Yan Ran breathed a sigh of relief, this person is really miscellaneous, and it is completely different from home, and he can go home after two days, but he must tell his mother that he is doing well, so as not to worry about himself.

When it was time for dinner, Yanran planned to go to the kitchen to serve the food by herself, but the kitchen had already brought a food box over, and the old woman who sent it said with a smile on her face: "Originally, according to the rules, only Ziling's meals were delivered by the kitchen, but Yanran's niece is different from others, and this is also a convenient thing, and it doesn't take much effort, in the future, this meal will be delivered here." ”

Saying that, the mother-in-law moved closer to Yanran, and said with a smile: "My granddaughter, called Huazhi, is also working in the old lady's room, if you want to carry hot water or something, just call her, she has the strength to do it!" ”

Yanran took the food box and said to the old woman: "Thank you mother-in-law, this is always bad!" ”

"What's so bad, you are Brother Zheng's granddaughter, just like my granddaughter, besides, sooner or later, you will be promoted to the next level, and you have to take care of everything!" The old woman had already opened the food box, and there were two bowls of vegetables and a bowl of rice inside, as well as a soup, which was chicken skin and sour bamboo shoot soup.

The mother-in-law took the small bowl under the food box and gave Yanran a bowl of rice and handed it to her: "This second-class maid, there are only two bowls of vegetables, and this soup is made for you in the kitchen." Don't worry, we do this all the time! ”

At this time, Yanran was even more anxious in her heart, she reluctantly took a bowl of rice, and after eating two mouthfuls of food, she was about to put down the bowl, and the old woman had already poured tea for her to rinse her mouth: "This has to be served by the master's side, and the sour bamboo shoots are not allowed to be eaten, this is to know that niece you don't go up today, so I did it!" ”

Yan Ran also knows this rule, after eating something with a big taste, such as onions and garlic, she is afraid that the smell in her mouth will collide with the master, Ziling and her big girls, in addition to rinsing their mouths after eating on weekdays, they also have to scrape their tongues and teeth, and in summer, they will also contain a burst of bay leaves, so they must make the smell in their mouths fragrant.

The old woman chattered in her mouth, packed up her things and left, Yanran leaned on the head of the bed and closed her eyes, no wonder Guo'er wanted to say, it is inevitable that some people will hold grudges, such a formation, it is really Yanran herself frightened, if Old Man Zheng has not told her, I am afraid that Yanran will still be proud, but at this time Yanran will not be proud, only worried.

Xiao Huan, who lives in the same room with Yanran, came back very late to serve the master, but there is no time when he must come back, when will the master sleep before he can come back to rest, this is still not the turn of the night.

Yanran heard that the door of the house was opened, and hurriedly sat up to say hello to Xiao Huan, Xiao Huan walked to the bed and lay down without lighting the lamp, and said to Yanran: "I know you, go to sleep quickly, you have to get up early tomorrow morning!" ”

Finally met someone who usually treats herself, Yan Ran hurriedly answered, closed her eyes and went to sleep.

Yanran thought that she couldn't sleep, but she soon fell asleep, had a bizarre dream all night, and dreamed that she was married, and when the hijab was lifted, the groom was just a three-foot boy, Yanran screamed, lifted the quilt and sat up to call the maid. Xiao Huan was already rubbing her eyes and looking at Yan Ran: "It's really time for you to wake up, hurry up and freshen up." ”

Yan Ran patted her chest with her hand, this is no longer her own home, but the backyard of the old lady of the Hou Mansion, from now on, she will officially be a second-class maid. Yan Ran put away her thoughts, smiled at Xiao Huan and got up to get dressed, Xiao Huan was already holding a basin to fetch water, and as soon as she opened the door, she said: "Huazhi, you are diligent today, you brought the water so early, I still want to call you!" ”

The name Huazhi made Yanran look out, and saw an eight- or nine-year-old girl poking inside, and when she saw Yanran, she smiled and said: "Sister Yanran, my grandmother is Mother Wang, she asked me to give you hot water every day!" ”

Xiao Huan had already beaten the flower branch: "No wonder you are so diligent, it turns out that this is the case." After speaking, Xiao Huan looked at Yanran and smiled: "It's rare that I will also touch your light!" Yan Ran didn't care about the meaning of Xiao Huan's words, said thank you to Hua Zhi and hurriedly freshened up, seeing Yan Ran take out those things for grooming, Xiao Huan's mouth couldn't help but pout, sure enough, the granddaughter of the big steward is different from other maids, not only is she second-class, but even these things are better than others.

After Yanran finished freshening up, she followed Xiao Huan to the upper room, it was still a little dark at this time, and there was no light in the upper room, but there were already many people waiting outside the house. Qing Zhong stood in front with someone, and when he saw Yan Ran and Xiao Huan coming, Qing Zhong smiled at Yan Ran: "I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to get up, but I didn't expect you to come on time!" ”

Yan Ran really didn't sleep enough, but how could she say this to Qing Deng, she just smiled lightly. At this time, Zhao also brought the maid in, Qingdang hurriedly led people to greet the salute, Zhao asked the old lady Zeng has not gotten up, and waited under the eaves, and then Mrs. Zeng brought her daughter over, and the two met and greeted each other.

At this time, I heard a cough from inside, Ziling led someone to open the door from the inside, Qingdang took people in to serve, and Yanran also walked in with Xiao Huan.

Mrs. Zeng only wore a middle coat and sat on the bed, and only after the bell stepped forward to salute did she help Mrs. Zeng up, Xiao Huan stepped forward to serve Mrs. Zeng and put on her shoes, although Yanran came in to serve on the first day, she was busy cleaning up the bed with other maids. Seeing Yanran's movements, the old lady Zeng, who was being served and dressed by the green bell, couldn't help nodding slightly, and when the old lady Zeng got dressed, Ziling invited the Zhao family to come in and serve the old lady Zeng to freshen up, and every day in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion began like this.

After freshening up, Zhao and Mrs. Zeng served Mrs. Zeng for breakfast, and as soon as Mrs. Zeng picked up a bowl of porridge, the maid outside said, "The son of the world has come to greet the old lady!" ”

Then the curtain was lifted, and a boy of thirteen or fourteen walked in. The young man walked into the house and made a gesture to salute Mrs. Zeng, but Mrs. Zeng had already grabbed her: "Why is it so late today?" Have you had breakfast? Why is it only you who come, your brothers? ”

"I got up early today, drank a bowl of porridge and went to practice with my younger brothers, who were sweating all over, afraid of smoking their grandmother, and said that they would change their clothes before coming!" Zeng Shizi said with a smile, and Mrs. Zeng had already pointed a finger at the door of his head: "Look at your younger brothers who are so filial, just you, you don't feel sorry for your grandmother at all!" ”

Zeng Shizi covered his forehead with his hand, and Zhao looked at his son, smiling with pride. Zeng Shizi and Mrs. Zeng said a few words, and several other masters also arrived, and after they greeted Mrs. Zeng in a proper manner, they also sat down. Yan Ran and Xiao Huan stepped forward to cloth dishes and chopsticks, and Zeng Shizi smiled at Mrs. Zeng when he saw Yan Ran: "Grandmother, there are more newcomers here!" ”