VII. Madame
"There are no seasonal vegetables at the moment, but there is still a lot of game in the mountains, so let's come and eat." Aunt Zhang brought a plate of stir-fried cabbage, two bowls of noodles, a few steamed buns, and half a rabbit meat to greet the two girls, watching the two of them gobble up and eat, Aunt Zhang sighed softly on the side, how long has it been since I have eaten and been hungry like this?
After the two finished eating, Aunt Zhang boiled hot water and beckoned the two girls to freshen up, and found two sets of clothes.
The same thinness. It's just that Mei Sheng is slightly taller, and he looks pleasing, with a round face, round eyes, and thick eyebrows, but his hair is dry and yellow, maybe because he has worked since he was a child, his skin is a little black, a little rough, especially a pair of hands, and it is not like a little girl's hands. A pair of water-red Luo skirts also fit, but they were a little restrained, and their hands kept holding and letting go.
Look at this Meng Yuchu again, a black hair hangs lightly, eyebrows are like a crescent moon, eyes are like a danfeng, especially a pair of eyes are as clear as a calm lake, the corners of her slightly upturned lips make people can't see what kind of disaster she has just experienced, and a light green short coat and fairy skirt make people look more and more white. It is estimated that the sleeves are a little long, so I gently rolled up the sleeves, and looked at her calm appearance to be more quiet and delicate.
Aunt Zhang couldn't help but smack her lips and said, "It's different when you clean it up, it's really two handsome girls!" This dress is still a few days ago when the big boss robbed an official, in addition to money and jewelry, there are three or four boxes of clothes, this official is really rich! He tilted his head and stared at the two girls for a while, and then said, "A lot of clothes have been sent to the new lady, and you can take the rest of these small coats and shirts to wear, and I don't need an old woman." When the meal is ready, you and I will go with me to deliver it to the new lady, and by the way, I will introduce you to you. The new lady is about the same age as you, and she is strange and lonely on this mountain, and you can be her companion when you come. Remember, this new lady has just lost her father, don't talk nonsense when we meet! ”
"Got it," the two girls should have arrived.
After a while, a bowl of fragrant pheasant soup was stewed, and Aunt Zhang prepared two more side dishes, and asked the two girls to walk towards the row of houses in the middle together.
The row of houses in the middle was in the best position, shielding from the harsh midday sun and the cold of the night, and the new lady's room was arranged in the wing room on the south side. "It seems that the big boss is very interested in this new lady, I don't know what kind of person this new lady is, and I don't know if it's good to get along with." Meng Yuchu thought to himself.
Lifting the cotton curtain of the outer door, there is an offering table, on which are placed two tablets, in front of which are four plates of offerings, the incense burner in the middle seems to have just burned out a stick of incense, and the smell of sandalwood wafts in the room.
"Madame, I've brought you food." Aunt Zhang said to the room with a delicately embroidered curtain on one side.
"Let's put it outside." A sweet but somewhat lazy voice said.
"This..."Aunt Zhang hesitated a little, thinking about whether to do what Madame wanted.
Feeling the hesitation outside, a voice came from inside, "I want to use it again after respecting my parents." ”
"Madam, I know this, but the big boss has other instructions," Aunt Zhang replied cautiously.
"Then, let's go in"
"Okay, madam" Aunt Zhang motioned for the two to put down the tray in their hands, and took the two into the inner room.
A woman in a light yellow skirt was sitting on the edge of the kang table with one hand on her cheek, kicking her feet for a while, looking very boring. When he heard someone coming in, he turned his head to look at the person who came and asked lightly, "What else is going on?" ”
The jade fat condenses the skin, the willow eyebrows are slightly raised, the apricot eyes are beaded, and the plump lips are even more gentle and charming, but it seems that he is only sixteen or seventeen years old.
"What a delicate woman, it's a pity!" Meng Yuchu sighed secretly in his heart, and when he saw those apricot eyes sweeping towards him, he hurriedly lowered his head.
"Madam, these are the two girls brought up by the big boss from the bottom of the mountain to be maids for you." Aunt Zhang pointed at the two girls with her finger, "Quickly inform Madame of the name." ”
"Mei Sheng" Mei Sheng blessed his body and saluted.
"Meng Yuchu" Meng Yuchu also bowed.
"Robbed again, right?!" The lady asked with a mocking smile.
"It's... Aunt Zhang rubbed her hands with some embarrassment and continued: "Madam, this time it was really not robbed, they were abducted by human traffickers and rescued by the second boss on the mountain, the big boss saw that they were pitiful and asked them to be your maids, one to be your companion, and the other to give them a way to live." ”
A trace of sadness flashed on the lady's face, and then she looked at the two of them quietly, and asked, "Is that so?" ”
"Yes, ma'am," the two girls nodded in response.
"Okay, since that's the case, let's stay, but I'm fine, you usually help Mama Zhang, and I'll call you if you need anything."
"Yes, ma'am," they both replied at the same time.
"Alright, you all go down." Then he turned over lazily and continued to look out the window with one hand on his cheek.
"That's... Let's quit..."Aunt Zhang retreated with the two girls stupidly.
"Hey~Yo!" Aunt Zhang patronized and walked with her head down, and accidentally bumped into a person when she went out.
"You..." After seeing the person clearly, Aunt Zhang hurriedly lowered her head to compensate, "Ah, it's uncle, I accidentally bumped into you, don't be surprised..."
The visitor looked at Aunt Zhang impatiently, stretched out his hand and flicked the shirt he was hit, and said angrily: "Be careful when you walk, don't panic for a day when you are not old!" You've bumped into me, aren't you afraid of being driven away if you bump into your boss? Then he shook his robe vigorously.
"Yes, yes, what my uncle said is true, I will pay attention to it in the future." Aunt Zhang kept nodding her head and apologetic, while suggesting that the two girls should go quickly.
"Wait a minute" Seeing the two people behind Aunt Zhang, the uncle stopped the three people who were about to lift their feet, "Who are they?" ”
"Oh, this is the maid that the big boss found for his wife." Aunt Zhang hurriedly replied.
"Maid? What are your origins? Have you found out the details? The uncle sneered and asked.
"Ahh These are all children of good families... I really didn't have a way to go up the mountain..."Aunt Zhang said with a bow.
"Brother, let them go." The lady in the house heard the movement outside and shouted outside.
"Let's go, let's go." The robed man waved his hand impatiently and sent the three away.
Aunt Zhang took the two girls away, only then she breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and said to the two: "That person just now is the brother of the new lady, and it was he who took the new lady up the mountain to go to our grass village, at first the second master disagreed, saying that he was flamboyant and afraid that he was unreliable, but somehow this big boss actually fell in love with his sister, so he let the brother and sister stay, and called him his uncle." This uncle is a little cautious and petty, and nothing else, but you just came, so you should not provoke him in the future. ”
"Well, I made a note of it." The two of them nodded in response.
"It seems that this big boss is still a womanizer," Meng Yuchu thought with disdain.