Before dawn on the second day, I heard the noisy sound of brooms sweeping snow outside the courtyard. When I opened my eyes, the snow was bright in the room, and on the tea-white window paper, the orange sun had climbed to the first grid, but my eyelids were sore and sleepy. Wan Yingfu, who was used to sleeping, closed her eyes again and continued to be hazy.

There is a sentence between heaven and earth that comes from nowhere, 'I don't know that I am a guest in my dream, and I am greedy for joy.' Float into the quilt and start like a spring. The window is still a window, but there is no jasper bead curtain in the cherished pavilion. I thought I was at home. There were a few pieces of rough furniture in the room, the walls that had been hastily painted with white plaster, and the white ash spots left in the corners of the walls. I didn't want to, but I still opened my eyes with a strong spirit. I didn't take off my clothes all night, but it was convenient, and I didn't feel cold when I got out of the bed, so I sat on the edge of the bed and looked around in a daze.

It seemed to be a little neater than yesterday, and a few large boxes left at the door were neatly folded in the back corner. The ground was clean, and some places were wet and not yet completely dry, presumably just after wiping. On the table, on the windowsill, there is no dust, and the room is clean and tidy.

Could it be that Qi Qiuli cleaned it up? Wanying was in a daze, Qi Qiuli held yesterday's stove in one hand and a kettle in the other, opened the curtain with great difficulty, and squeezed into the house. Wan Ying sat motionless and asked, "You didn't sleep last night?" ”

Wanying's lack of help is not because she is unwilling to help, but because she is used to being pampered, she doesn't feel that Qi Qiuli needs help at all. Qi Qiuli also seemed to be used to it, seeing that Wanying didn't raise her hand or shout, she only said: "Boiled face washing water, hurry up and wash your face!" ”

Put down the stove, walk to the side of the washing shelf, adjust the temperature, and say, "The room is too messy, I really can't stand it, so I'll help you tidy it up." She said with a smile, pointing to the cages stacked as high as a mountain behind her, and said with a frown: "But I don't know, your things are really not ordinary." I guess your master's mansion has been emptied by you. ”

What's the matter? I don't dare to bring good things at home. Wanying wanted to say goodbye, just because she suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Hongfu and Lurong are the maids of the family, and they should be served by them, but Qi Qiuli is different, she meets others in Pingshui, she has no relatives and no reason, and she still has to be grateful for helping herself. Wanying smiled a little embarrassed. I dressed and washed my face with my own hands, and quickly cleaned myself.

While Wanying was washing, Qi Qiuli had already brought her morning's meal into the house and put it on the table. Two pieces of bean curd, a stack of fried bean sprouts in oil next to a few pieces of dried radish, two huge steamed buns, plus two bowls of mixed bean porridge.

Wanying has always been in bed, there is always a meal for breakfast, the mother-in-law who waits for the meal is afraid that the master will blame, and every day the thunder does not move to greet the kitchen to make porridge, ice white fungus, lily begonia, red date bird's nest, golden silk blood bird's nest...... But whoever is called by name is a frequent visitor in Wanying's stomach palace. Therefore, drinking porridge is a breakfast that Wanying Thunder can't beat. The side dishes are just one or two bites, and the kitchen also plays tricks in order to let Miss Wanying eat two more bites. I can't wait to turn the osmanthus of the Moon Palace into oil, pick the cool moon in the sky, cut it into shreds, Laojun's stove does not need to be alchemy, quickly burn the fire to cook, and send it to the mouth in a hurry before the young lady's interest has not changed.

Because of this, Wanying saw two pieces of stinky bean curd on the table, and immediately covered her nose with her hands, and her disgusted gaze swept to the heart of fried bean sprouts in oil, which was also half cold, where is this fried bean sprouts, this is simply boiled bean teeth, the fried bean sprouts should be full of oily roots, instead of drooping their heads and feet like now, lying lifeless on the plate, so that people have no appetite when they see it, and a few dried radishes come over next to it, which is simply worse, just looking at the appearance knows that it is too hard to bite, and the bean sprouts are not depressed without something to set off, A few hard radishes were placed aside, but the morale of the bean sprouts was even more depressed. After a few glances at the two huge steamed buns, they are even bigger than their own heads, this is a person eating, not feeding livestock, such a big steamed bun, how to eat it? The most stable thing is the bowl of mixed bean porridge, Wanying sat down very reluctantly, looking for a spoon in all directions.

"Give you chopsticks." Qi Qiuli saw Wanying's appearance and handed over the chopsticks directly.

"I don't have much appetite in the morning, so I don't eat vegetables and steamed buns, and this bowl of mixed bean porridge is enough." The eyes are still searching for the whereabouts of the spoon. There must not be one on the table, and I don't know if my mother brought it for me. But even if there is, it is better to look for it from the boxes and cabinets, it is better not to drink it.

"What are you looking for?" Qi Qiuli is always clear-eyed and quick-mouthed.

"Is there a spoon?"

Qi Qiuli held a huge steamed bun in her small hand, stared at Wanying like a monster with her eyes, and said, "There is no spoon, just drink porridge with your mouth." It is estimated that Qi Qiuli can't stand Wanying's hypocrisy. After speaking, he directly took the steamed bun, picked up the soup bowl, and sucked it directly with his mouth.

Hearing that she drank porridge with her mouth to the bowl, Wanying retorted in her heart: The animal directly used his mouth to find food in the trough. She couldn't speak, because she was uneducated, but seeing Qi Qiuli holding the steamed bun in her hand and still holding a bowl of porridge, she didn't have time to admire, and heard Qi Qiuli 'sucking' the mixed bean porridge with her mouth, this time it was Wanying's turn to panic. She felt as if there were thousands of horses galloping by, blocking people on their backs, almost jumping out of their mouths.

Looking at the young lady of the Zhengliupin Imperial Court official family in front of her, it was not as decent as the maid beside her to eat like this, and Wanying asked timidly: "Do you eat like this at home?" ”

Qi Qiuli was originally not the daughter of Qi Sixian, who was sentenced by Taiyuan, but the daughter of her brother Qi Muxian, Qi Qiuli lost her father when she was a child, and lived with her uncle with her younger brother. Aunt is a calculating iron rooster, very harsh to the brother and sister, since Qi Qiuli entered the house, the front of the person is the eldest lady, and the queen is actually a rough girl. Therefore, although Qi Qiuli understands some etiquette and upbringing, she is just a skin, the real aristocratic royal etiquette, she doesn't know anything at all, to put it bluntly, she is a country girl, and she bears the name of a young lady for nothing. Moreover, the Taiyuan Mansion General Judge is not a prominent official, if it weren't for Qi Sixian Bai Dingzhong as an official, the Hedong Lion in his family would be a rural village woman. Just imagine, it is impossible to let a country shrew* produce a noble lady, and she also knows that it is impossible.

The reason why Qi Qiuli concealed her life experience was also a last resort. Qi Sixian was originally a scholar with a nest, green smoke on the ancestral grave, and he was hit by a jinshi, but he happened to be prosperous, and he came and went, and he actually became an official. Fortune and misfortune began again and again, the fortune gradually dissipated, Qi Sixian was squeezed out by his colleagues, and sat in the hall every day, like sitting on pins and needles. Under the advice of his confidant master, he decided to seek stability in the song, maybe the song is quiet, there is really great wealth, even if there is not, it can solve the current dilemma.

After thinking about it, he decided to let his biological daughter enter the palace draft. First, the father and daughter are good at taking care of each other, and the second is that the younger brother and weak daughter have been sluggish since childhood. However, the eldest aunt is a rural shrew, but she does not have Qi Sixian's measure and mind. The eldest aunt only has this daughter, although she doesn't obey, so Qi Qiuli took the name of Qi Sixian's own daughter and entered the palace. The two sisters are in the same year and month, often in the boudoir, who would know? Even if the East Window incident happens one day, it doesn't hurt to just say that it has been passed on. Therefore, Qi Qiuli is not a lady, at best, she is the calling girl of a large family. Qi Qiuli is not called Qi Qiuli, but Qi Qiuxue.

"Or else?" Qi Qiuli asked suspiciously, chewing on the steamed bun. These three words are not only slightly dissatisfied with Wanying, but also ignorant of aristocratic etiquette.

Wanying didn't say a word, picked up the chopsticks, and ate the porridge like rice.

After the meal was over, everything was ready. I won't see the two grandmothers I saw last night pushing the door in.

"There are a lot of people today, and the place to eat can't be crowded, you two will eat in your own room for the time being, and when the place is vacated, you still have to eat at the place where you eat, this is the rule in our Ziwei Shrine. Do you understand? “

The two of them nodded like garlic.

The grandmothers continued: "In the palace, each line has its own tasks, and every place has its own kung fu, take care of your own affairs, don't make mistakes, don't give us guilt, and we will burn high incense." ”

The two originally nodded, but as soon as they listened, they immediately turned the gun and began to shake their heads.

The smart and obedient appearance made the grandmothers very useful, and said: "The work of the two of you has been sent, Qi Qiuli went to Dongzhao Palace to serve the mother's three meals and tea and snacks, and Shi Wanying went to the backyard garden to be responsible for sweeping and watering." "The words came out.