Chapter 176: The Troubles of the Stepmother
Rayla wakes up very early every morning.
Because, I have to make breakfast for my stepmother and two sisters.
Wake up early every day and be a hardworking person.
Carry water, chop wood, and clean the world.
Wake up early every day and cook grains and vegetables.
I have an attic facing the avenue, which is noisy and noisy.
That's what Rayla lives every day.
All the chores in the whole house are done by Rayla alone.
And when Rayla's breakfast was ready, the stepmother and her two sisters would magically wake up at this time, complaining that Rayla made such a loud noise in the early morning, which interfered with their sleep.
On the other hand, of course, it is to enjoy these delicacies that Rayla makes in the morning.
By the time Rayla had almost cleaned up the kitchen and came over for dinner, there was nothing left on the table.
Half a scone, half a loaf of bread, a small plate of pickles that no one loves, and a hard-boiled egg that accidentally fell to the ground and stuck to the dust.
Rayla can only take the boiled egg and rinse it with water, then eat the boiled egg.
Although it had fallen on the ground, it was the first time Rayla had eaten an egg in a month.
After secretly eating eggs by the sink, Rayla returned to the dining room and ate half of the scones, half of the bread, and the pickles that no one wanted.
At this time, the eldest sister and the second sister were already familiar with each other, holding hands, planning to go to the street to buy some beautiful clothes.
After all, tonight is going to a drinking party to make the prince fall in love with him.
The life credo of the two sisters is that there are no ugly women, only poor women.
Women, as long as they have money, can be beautiful enough.
And just as the two of them passed by the restaurant, they noticed that the skinny Rayla was eating, and snorted coldly.
"Sister! Can't you cook a little more every morning? Even though I've recently lost weight, you still want me to eat enough! ”
The eldest sister said to Rayla with a cold face.
As soon as the words fell, there was a bang, and the button on the abdomen flew out because of the expansion of the fat.
The eldest sister was a little embarrassed and turned back to change into a looser dress.
The second sister also sneered.
"And it's so delicious, it's so bad that I don't even eat a few bites...... Hiccup~~~~"
With a long full burp sounding, the second sister also felt a little embarrassed, and turned around to wait for the eldest sister at the door.
Rayla silently bowed her head to eat, and the daily ridicule of the eldest sister and the second sister had long been accustomed to it.
After breakfast, Rayla cleaned up the restaurant and got back to work.
After cleaning all the places in the house, Rayla was already working hard.
Moreover, at noon, no one was at home, and Rayla was too tired to cook, so she slept on her stomach on the table in the dining room on the first floor.
But not long after Rayla fell asleep, she was slapped on the back of the head, so frightened that she almost jumped out of her chair.
"Lazy! Day by day I know that I am lazy! ”
The stepmother glared at Rayla, who had just been frightened.
"Go and clean the yard and peel the beans. Tomorrow morning, I'm going to drink soy milk. ”
Rayla nodded cautiously and went to clean the courtyard.
After all, it is a count's mansion and has a large area.
But fortunately, it's not autumn and there aren't a lot of fallen leaves.
Soon, a hungry Rayla cleared the yard and began to peel the beans.
"Hmm...... Mother ......"
Rayla looked at the peas that her stepmother bought, and couldn't help but say, "You can only make soy milk with soybeans, and if you make peas, it seems that you can't make soy milk." ”
The stepmother's face couldn't help but show a touch of embarrassment.
But she immediately replaced the embarrassment on her face with anger.
"Who says peas can't be made into soy milk? Who stipulates that soy milk is yellow, can't it be green? Go peel the beans! ”
Rayla looked at so many beans that it would take a long time to peel them.
Thinking of how hard life is now, Rayla really thinks that maybe she goes to a drinking party and meets a prince who loves her, maybe everything will become less difficult than it is now.
At the very least, when the prince takes him away, he can ask the prince to help remove his mother's remains.
"Mother...... I...... I've heard that there is a drinking party tonight to welcome Prince Chadson. ”
"I've heard about it too, what's wrong?"
The stepmother's sharp, cold eyes glared at Rayla.
"I ...... I want to go to a drinking party. ”
When the stepmother heard Rayla's request, she couldn't help but sneer, her expression slowly filled with disdain and disdain, and a roll of her eyes almost rolled to the roof.
"Just you? Phew! You don't look at yourself either? How? Do you think you'll meet the prince if you go to a drinking party? The prince will be able to look you in the eye? What do you think? If you're a lazy person, you're only worthy of working as a coolie at home for the rest of your life! Go get me the job! There are ten pounds of peas here, and before sunset, I ask you to peel out fifteen pounds of beans for me! ”
"Yes...... But I really wanted to go. I promise I'll peel all the beans before sunset, is that okay? ”
The stepmother looked at Rayla coldly, and suddenly the corners of her mouth raised a touch of contempt.
"Wow! You peel all the beans before sunset, and I'll let you go. ”
When Rayla heard that her stepmother had finally agreed, she happily went to peel the beans at once.
Regarding things, it is indeed difficult for a lady like the eldest sister and the second sister who never does housework.
But for a girl like Rayla, who often does housework, it's not that difficult.
Moreover, Rayla has been ingenious since she was a child, and the motivation to go to the drinking party motivates her in her heart.
In less than two hours, Rayla had peeled the beans.
"Mother, I've peeled all the beans, you see......"
Rayla came to see her stepmother with a pot full of beans.
The stepmother glanced at the beans in the basin.
She hadn't expected Rayla to peel the beans so quickly.
"Rayla, you're doing a great job."
As she spoke, the stepmother picked up a pot of beans and poured it into the ash pile in the fireplace next to her.
Rayla was stunned when she saw this.
At this time, the stepmother pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh, I just accidentally spilled all the beans into it." Pick out the beans. All of this will be done in two hours, and I will promise you to go to the drinking party. What do you think? ”
How could Rayla not see that her stepmother was deliberate.
But her status in this family is too low.
When her stepmother was gone, Rayla looked at the beans in the ash heap in the fireplace, and tears fell from her eyes.
And just then, the two little birds that had come to encourage him last night flew over.
The flesh-colored bird looked angry: "This hateful woman, I curse her for having a ** no son!" ”
The black-haired bird also looked angry, but was more concerned about Rayla's feelings.
"Rayla, don't worry, just leave this matter to us."
Rayla was stunned, not understanding what the bird meant.
However, the next scene shocked Rayla.
I saw the little bird jump to the ash heap of the fireplace and take out the beans one by one.
Watching the bird's head go back and forth, Rayla felt a warm current rippling through the ...... Heart.
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