Now that she has made her decision, Chun Ying has also begun to think about preparations.

The Hou Mansion wants to pick a girl, the housekeepers look at each other is a pass, the favor is a pass, and the wishes of the masters are a pass, but the most important thing is that you must have a certain ability. Otherwise, the female who is not popular will do needlework, the person who does not know arithmetic will go to the account, and the colorblind person will be responsible for clothes and jewelry...... It's all going to be a big problem.

Mother Lu has experience in being a second-class maid ring, and it is a good way to learn from her, and Sister Qiuyu can also find out a lot of news, so what Chunying has to do is to practice female celebrity hard.

She has been embroidering a lot lately, and she is gradually discovering a peculiar phenomenon. For example, when embroidering a flower, she obviously thought that the next stitch should fall somewhere in order to make the color lines dense, but there was always a feeling in her mind that she should be half a point to the side. When she really did it according to her intuition, she found that the effect was much stronger than the original, and the embroidery was more beautiful.

She suspects that this body's memories are also at work.

Either way, that's not a bad thing. From then on, she came completely intuitively, and as a result, the art of embroidery improved considerably.

When learning tailoring from Lu's mother, there was a new problem.

Originally, Chunying felt that she had a mother who opened a tailor shop and helped in her shop, so she still knew a little bit, so she was quite confident. But as soon as she saw that the mother of the road had quickly pulled the cloth and measured it with her hands, she could immediately use scissors to cut out the required pieces of clothing, fly needles and threads, and sew her little brother's new clothes in less than a day. You don't need to draw a line, you don't need a ruler, you don't need to measure, people only use a pair of eyes to look at you twice, and you will know the size.

Chunying suffered another major blow, and then was laughed at twice by Lu's mother, the stitches were uneven and crooked, so she put away that confidence in frustration and honestly learned to sew straight lines.

She was somewhat basic, so she learned fairly quickly, and it didn't take long for her to start making handkerchiefs. Mother Lu was only barely able to accept her progress, and then she kept missing Chun'er, who was a popular woman in the past. Chunying could only listen to her left ear and come out of her right ear, so as not to suffer another mental blow.

Just as she was progressing from sewing a handkerchief to sewing a simple small cloth bag, Aunt Lu Ziyu came.

Aunt Lu is here to resign, seeing that spring is about to begin, her husband is going back to the village, and she will go back with her.

Mother Lu was very reluctant to pull her for a long time, and sighed: "You go, we don't know when we will see each other again." ”

Aunt Lu patted her hand silently: "Maybe I will come again during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and if someone returns home, I will also ask him to send a letter." Her eyes were red, and she quickly turned her head, and when she saw Chunying leaning against the door and looking at them, she smiled and said, "Silly girl, what are you doing standing there?" She took out a small cloth bag: "This is something for you, your mother said you want it, what are you going to do?" ”

Chunying blinked, a little confused, but when she saw Aunt Lu open the cloth bag and reveal the books inside, she couldn't help but be surprised and delighted: "This is ......"

Mother Lu rubbed the corners of her eyes and glared at her: "Didn't you say you wanted to find a book a few days ago?" Where do I have that kind of thing? Fortunately, you Aunt Lu is here, take it! I don't know what you want a book for! ”

Chunying wanted to read, or just passed through the time when she came, she wanted to know which dynasty and that period it was now, but the Lu family didn't have this kind of thing, and Lu's mother just dealt with it casually at the time, Chunying had already died, but she didn't expect to get what she wanted now.

She happily took the book and flipped through it, but was stunned. This is not the history book she wants, nor is it a three-character scripture with a hundred family names, but it is a unified calendar, looking at the years, months, days, and terrestrial branches in it, as well as the "Hai Palace Life" and "Shen Palace Life" that do not know its meaning...... This is clearly a winning book!

Chunying was a little frustrated, but when she flipped to the back, she found that there were many pictures in the book, including the process and methods of farming, historical allusions, customs, etiquette norms, etc., and she was a little surprised. Although almanacs are not as useful as history books, it may be more convenient to have such a "hodgepodge".

So she thanked Aunt Lu with a smile, and Aunt Lu waved her hand indifferently: "This is nothing, my family has to buy a copy every year, this is an old thing that was used in the past few years, and I don't know if you can use it." It's just that you can't read, what are you doing watching this? ”

Chun Ying stiffened and said with a dry smile: "I looked at the paintings in it for fun, and I have wanted a copy for a long time." ”

Mother Lu said on the side: "Since she was sick, she has become eccentric, fortunately she is smarter than before, and she is willing to help with the work, otherwise I don't know how to worry." After that, he glared at his daughter: "What are you doing here?" Pick up the vegetables! ”

Chunying shrank her head, hurriedly put the almanac back to her pillow, and ran to the kitchen to work. When she returned to the house after finishing her work, she saw that Mother Lu and Aunt Lu were sitting by the kang, the former gently patting her sleeping son, and the two whispered. She didn't make a sound to disturb, and returned to her position to continue practicing female red.

The conversation between Mother Lu and Aunt Lu came intermittently:

“…… Got a letter? Hou Ye really spoke?! ”

"Although we didn't give a letter of approval, it's still eight or nine years old, and it is estimated that we will be able to succeed within the year." Aunt Lu looked at her friend, "Red carp, what I said last time, have you discussed it with your man?" How, exactly? ”

Lu's mother hesitated: "We feel a little bottomless." He has been on the gate for more than 20 years, and he is familiar with everything, although he has not done much credit, but he is also safe and stable. He doesn't understand the affairs of the village, and even if he goes, he ......."

Aunt Lu hated the iron and pushed her: "What a fool!" In our house, the affairs of the two doors are controlled by those few families, and there is no one with a foreign surname except for them. Your man is stable there, not to mention that he has only worked for more than 20 years, even if he has been working for 30 or 40 years, until he dies of old age, don't think about the day when he will come out! Besides, your man's temperament is too honest, don't you know that when you have merit, it won't be his turn, and if you have sin, isn't he a ready-made scapegoat?! ”

Mother Lu smiled reluctantly: "Where did you get to this...... He also often comes back with things that others have rewarded......"

"It's just a fraction, why don't you want to think about how much others have gained?!" Aunt Lu glared at her and said, "I mean it well, if it weren't for the fact that the two of us have been good since childhood, and we want to find an honest helper, I wouldn't have opened this mouth." ”

Mother Lu was silent and did not speak. Chun Ying was attracted by their topic and listened quietly.

Aunt Lu continued to persuade: "Are you worried that when you go to the village, your life is not as comfortable as in the capital?" I'll tell you honestly, the village is deserted, not as prosperous as the capital, but no one cares about it, and the two of us can be regarded as one and the same. Moreover, our village is large, with one or two hundred households and thirty acres of land, all of which are sacrificial fields! To say something taboo, even if the Hou Mansion has unscrupulous descendants in the future, and the whole mansion suffers, it will not fall on our heads. Throughout the year, except for a few major festivals to send filial piety back to the house, to say goodbye, other times, we live more comfortably than the average rich man! ”

Mother Lu was a little moved, but still hesitated: "Even so, this is a big deal after all, even if he really goes, we still have children in the house." ”

Aunt Lu stroked her forehead: "My good sister, why are you confused?" What's wrong with being separated for a year or two temporarily? When you arrived in the village, you worked for a few years, and you liked it, maybe you also let your family go, and then your sister Qiu was called Xiangfu! ”

Mother Lu smiled and just said, "This is too ......" and was interrupted by Chunying: "Auntie, can you make it clear?!" She pounced with some excitement, and her heart was pounding.

Aunt Lu glanced at her in surprise, and then smiled at Mother Lu: "Look, even your second daughter is more attentive than you." Mother Lu scolded Chunying: "You little hoof, what does this have to do with you?" Get back to your work! ”

Chunying didn't care about her words, but just asked Aunt Lu: "Auntie, you just said that the boss might let our family out, is this true?" What do you want my dad to do? ”

Aunt Lu smiled: "It's just to take care of things in the village, just like your Uncle Lu." However, the Lu family has been in charge of the Hou Mansion for several generations, and there is some face in front of the master, and the Hou Ye only made a statement a few days ago, saying that he would give our family a divorce and sign another contract, so that even if something happens in the future, our family can take care of Zhuangzi for a long time. She turned to her mother again: "When this matter is done, the house will send another family to have children as usual, and your family is also an old man for several lifetimes, and it may not be impossible to spend some silver or two." When you go to the village and work diligently, I'll let us give you a few more credits to the man, won't you? If you are blessed, it will only be a few years of hard work, and you will be able to get out. ”

Mother Lu asked worriedly, "Will there be any hindrance to Steward Lu?" If you offend others for this......"

"What's in the way?" Aunt Lu snorted, "We still can't wait for it!" Hengzhi is to send people, if we send people who can't come anywhere, we will be idle! It's better for the two of us to be in one place. If you really can't let go of Sister Qiu, when you settle down in the village, you can think of a way to let Sister Qiu leave the house after saying that she is sick, and the family will be reunited? ”

Mother Lu wanted to say something, but Chunying took the lead again: "Auntie, can this really be done?" If my father goes to work in the village for a few years, will the house really let him go? ”

"As long as you are promoted to the chief steward, you will have a chance to let go." Aunt Lu smiled, "Now there are managers in several properties in the house, and the most decent ones will be removed from our family this year." I also listened to what your Uncle Lu said, although I don't know what Master Hou has planned, but if I can take off this skin, my children will not have to suffer in the future, I and your Uncle Lu have also had some savings in the past few years, and if we put a few acres of land, we will have nothing to ask for in this life. ”

Mother Lu lowered her voice: "You're not afraid...... Your family has been working for a few lifetimes......"

Aunt Lu smiled: "Others may be worried, what are we afraid of?" Could it be that it became a little money and let go of this good opportunity in vain? I don't want my grandchildren and great-grandchildren to complain about me in the future. ”

The two of them continued to whisper, but Chunying was no longer in the mood to listen, her mind was now full of what Aunt Lu had just said.

She was willing to compromise and enter the house as a maid, just so that she could be free in the future and make some money, but her family was still a slave. Originally, she wanted to go out and find a way to redeem her family, but now she has a better way. If my father really became this steward as Aunt Lu said, their family would be free in a few years.

She seems to have found a brighter way out.

(Cover...... What do you think? ）