Chapter 3: Make inquiries
Hours passed, and I felt like my arms were no longer my own. I have to say, this broom is too heavy. Luckily, I, Keiman Lim, have studied all sorts of martial arts and yoga in the modern world.
"Kaiman, it's time to eat." Huang Gu came to tell me.
"Okay Aunt Huang, I'll go now."
I came to the place where I ate, ten girls at a table, two steamed buns per person, a small plate of meat and vegetables. I have to say that this is the most unpalatable meal this girl has ever eaten when she is so oldγγγγγγ As I ate, I thought that if it was a dream, it would be impossible now. After all, I eat real food in my mouth. Am I accepting the fact that I've crossed over?
"The old rule, whoever leaves last will clean up the table!"
Huang Gu coldly put down this sentence, and the speed at which everyone ate immediately accelerated! I also gulped right away, for fear of the last one. Luckily, I managed to finish it before everyone else could finish it, but I almost choked to death. I rarely eat steamed buns, I'm a southerner, and I usually eat rice.
After eating, Huang Gu said to me, "Your task tonight is to prune all the flowers in the yard, and then you can go back to rest." β
"What? Still have a job tonight? β
"What? You don't want to do it? β
"Hee-hee-hee-heeγγγγγγ Aunt Huang, can we implement an eight-hour work week? β
Huang Gu glared at me: "Little girl, are you crazy again?" What is the eight-hour workday? β
"That's not more than eight hours a dayγγγγγγ
"Hahahahahaγγγγγγ" Before I finished speaking, Huang Gu laughed wildly: "My Kaiman, you are really stupid, all stupid!" Do you think that working in the palace is something you can say? How many hours a day do you want to ask for? β
"Huh? It's eight hours with usγγγγγγ Do you have two days off every weekγγγγγγ I muttered quietly.
Huang Gu drank: "What a double day off a week or something!" Don't be lazy! Let me tell you, in the past, the rules in this palace were that you were not allowed to eat until you finished your work! And one person's amount is worth several people, and if you can't finish your work, you are not allowed to eat and you have to be beaten! So someone in the palace dies every day! Either starve to death, die of exhaustion, or be beaten to death. β
"Ahγγγγγγh I'm a little pouting, I know Huang Gu isn't joking with me.
"Fortunately, after the emperor ascended the throne, this rule was abolished. Now the palace maids and eunuchs are all good, and everyone works for six days and rests for one day. Some officials work for five days and have two days off. β
"Huh? In the modern world, isn't this a double holiday? Then this emperor is really good! β
"Needless to say. But Keyman, seriously, are you really amnesia? β
I nodded frantically.
"Okay! For the sake of the past, you were good to Aunt Ben, so I won't drive you away, stay here, and work hard! β
"Thank you, Aunt Huang!"
I was mowing the flowers and plants, and I was curious. What kind of person is this Emperor of the Yun Dynasty? How did he come up with the creation of the Penal Division? And how can you get a job for five days and two days off? Could it be that with a shake of my hand, the emperor won't be from the modern world like me, right? I immediately ran to find Huang Gu.
"Huang Gu! Are you there? β
"What's the matter, girl? Done with the work? β
"Aunt Huang, I want to ask you, can we meet the emperor?"
Huang Gu rolled her eyes: "Lin Kaiman, I warn you, go back to work!" Do you know who we are? Don't talk about seeing the emperor, you can't even hear the emperor's voice! β
"Noγγγγγγ" Although I know that it is difficult to see the emperor, it does not mean that there is no way to see the emperor.
"What wouldn't! Absolutely. Do you think the emperor is something you can see if you want to? There are so many concubines in the palace, and it is not something that you can see if you want to see the emperor. You are a little palace maid who also wants to see the emperor? I'm afraid I'll laugh to death when I say it. But wait, I said you don't go to work, come and ask if you can see the emperor, what are you doing? β
"Aunt Huang, I was wrong, I was wrong! I'm going to work now! β
I think I must find a way to meet the emperor, but it is not so easy to meet the emperor. Huang Gu is right, I'm just a palace maid. Besides, I'm not sure if the emperor really crossed over, in case it's really an ancient person, isn't I looking for death? It seems that the only best way is to have a good relationship with the people in the palace and inquire about the affairs of the palace. It was already dark, and I looked up at the moon in the sky, and tears fell unconsciously. At this time, I've already had dinner at home and take a hot shower, right? But now I'm in a place where I don't know my life, and I can't even exist. I miss my mom and dad, and I miss my classmates and teachers.
"Cayman, what's wrong with you?"
"Who?" I quickly wiped my tears.
A girl stood in front of me, dressed in the same palace maid dress as me.
"Alas! Huang Gu said that you have amnesia, and we don't believe it. Now it seems that yes, you and I have the best relationship, and you don't even recognize me nowγγγγγγ β
"Sister, who are you, I really don't know you."
"Kaiman, there is no one else here, you tell me the truth, are you really amnesia?"
"Sister, I don't have to lie to your γγγγγγ"