The food of the Xia family is not bad, but except for the New Year's holidays, these pastries are still difficult to eat. Wan'er has been following Xia Ruixi for a long time, and her life is equivalent to half of the master, so she has long looked down on these pastries, but Liang'er and the others were originally children of poor families, and they just entered the door, so it is not surprising that they have such a gluttonous appearance.

Because it is not strange, Xia Ruixi can't help but turn a blind eye to Chun'er, who is concentrating on doing things, and takes a look. However, sympathy is sympathy, and her things can be given to them, but they cannot be eaten in vain. People are like this, you are good to him every time, and he doesn't take it seriously, but as long as you don't meet his requirements once, you are his enemy, and what you did before was done in vain. But if you are generous once in a while, he will remember your affection.

These two girls are the assistants she wants to cultivate, for the people under control, there is a big difference between giving benefits and rewards and punishments at will, Xia Ruixi knows the difference, and smiled slightly: "Liang'er, did I let you wash the clothes yesterday?" ”

Liang'er hurriedly came back to his senses: "If you go back to Miss, it's washed." ”

"There's sauce on it, so it's hard to wash, right?"

"Sister Chun used some white sugar to rub it, and then washed it with warm water, and it was clean."

Xia Ruixi glanced at the quiet Chun'er again: "Where did Chun'er learn it?" ”

Chun'er lowered her head: "The slave's mother is specialized in washing clothes. There are many sisters in the family, and I am the eldest daughter, and I learned to do things from my mother when I was very young. ”

Her words aroused Liang'er's heart, and the two girls were silent. These two girls were bought not long ago, and this autumn, the south was flooded, and the people had to sell their sons and daughters in order to survive.

Xia Ruixi looked at Chun'er's thick hands and her obviously sad but forbearant expression, and basically determined that Chun'er was the person she was looking for. He said softly: "Don't worry, when you come to me, as long as you do things well, I can't treat you badly." When you release it in a few years, you will have a chance, and you can't go to your family. Then he called Liang'er to bring the plate of pastries, "You two have done a good job, this is your reward." Let's eat it. ”

The two thanked for the reward, Liang'er's eyes lit up, and she was about to go down in a hurry.

Chun'er couldn't move, and continued to serve Xia Ruixi to change clothes and make the bed. Xia Ruixi smiled: "Chun'er, don't you like to eat pastries?" ”

Chun'er whispered, "I like it." ”

"Then why don't you go eat with Liang'er?"

"Miss, the business here is not finished yet."

Xia Ruixi nodded: "Okay, you are a good one." Tomorrow, I will tell Li Niang to promote you to a second-class girl. ”

Liang'er choked on half of the pastry, looked back at Xia Ruixi, and made a "ah, ah" sound. You must know that the two of them are still only third-class girls, and the monthly case is only two dollars of silver, but the second-class girls are five dollars, and the difference is big. The two of them came in together, but she didn't expect Chun'er to become a second-class girl so soon, and she couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved.

Xia Ruixi didn't even look at her, "You guys stand down." There will be no vigil tonight. ”

Chun Liang and the others lightly blew out the lamp and withdrew, and returned to their hut, Liang'er handed the rest of the pastries to Chun'er: "Sister Chun, congratulations." "Tears only roll in the eyes.

Chun'er saw that there were still two-thirds of the pastry left, so she evenly divided half of it to Liang'er: "Eat some more." ”

Liang'er said: "Shouldn't the second-class girl eat more than the third-class girl?" Miss likes you, not me. ”

Chun'er laughed: "Miss is average to us. You don't know what's wrong with you, do you? Why does the young lady ignore you? ”

Liang'er blinked: "I really don't know." Why did she look at me one moment and smile and reward me with something to eat, and then suddenly ignore me the next? ”

"You go ask her."

"I don't dare. They all said behind their backs that she was amazing, and they used to beat and scold Sister Wan'er a lot. However, Sister Wan'er is also so fierce, I'm afraid of her. Liang'er approached Chun'er and yawned: "It's much better here than at home, well-fed, warmly dressed, and there aren't many things, but I miss my mother and brother so much." ”

Chun'er pulled the quilt on her. "Mademoiselle is actually a good person. Don't chew your tongue with them again, and don't listen to what they say about them. ”

Liang'er closed her eyes and smiled: "I don't say it." Isn't it good that I listen to what they say, for Miss? It would be nice to know a little bit more. ”

Chun'er was stunned, sighed, and blew out the light: "Sleep." ”

Early in the morning of the second day, Xia Ruixi stayed in front of the room of Mr. Xia and his wife. Hearing Mrs. Xia calling Zhen'er in the house, she took the toilet tools in Zhen'er's hand and took it in with her own hands.

When Mrs. Xia saw that it was her, she frowned and did not speak. Master Xia was extremely comfortable to accept his daughter's personal service. Xia Ruixi didn't mention the affairs of the Ou family, from serving the second elder to washing to dining, she did her best. After breakfast, he didn't go back to the room to rest, and after running with Mrs. Xia, he learned to manage the accounts, and took the initiative to go to the kitchen to make a side dish. She has a foundation in arithmetic, which is far from being comparable to people of this era, and the perception and handling of some things are far beyond the ability that she should be able to do at this physical age.

Mrs. Xia saw it in her eyes and was very satisfied, but she didn't say it, but doubled her instructions to do things. She also let her follow her to learn embroidery for an hour, and examined her poetry, and although she was not very satisfied with these two, she could see that they were much better than before. I made up my mind that I wanted to take this opportunity to repair Xia Ruixi.

Xia Ruixi returned to the room at night, she was already tired and had a sore back and legs, Chun'er went to prepare hot water for her, and Liang'er ran up diligently to pinch her shoulders and beat her legs. Seeing that her expression relaxed, she smiled and said, "The pastries that Miss appreciated last night were really delicious, and the slave maid had never eaten such a delicious thing." ”

Xia Ruixi said "um". Liang'er said again: "Last night, Miss praised Sister Chun'er, and the slave maid still felt wronged. Later, after listening to Sister Chun'er, I realized what I was wrong with. ”

Xia Ruixi listened to her knocking on the side there, just to lead the topic to the promotion of the second-class girl, and secretly laughed in her heart, "******** you?" ”

Liang'er knelt down and said: "The slave maid is a person from a small family, she is used to being poor, and her eyelids are shallow. Slaves and maids give everything to their masters, but they only care about the good, but they do not know that they are faithful to the Lord. What the master likes is useful people, even ordinary people, and he doesn't like to raise people who eat idle food. Miss, I don't know if the slave is right? ”

"Hmm. Tell me, then, how are you going to be a useful person? Xia Ruixi looked at Liang'er's vivid expression, and now it depends on her understanding. Chunliang These two girls, but Mrs. Xia carefully selected, she still has some hope for Mrs. Xia's vision.

Liang'er didn't answer directly, and said with a smile: "The slave was scolded by Sister Chun'er yesterday. ”

"What did you scold about?"

"The slave and maid listen to people's gossip, and Sister Chun'er said, let the slave and maid not chew their tongues with people, and don't listen to them."

"Hmm. She's right. The so-called too many words must be lost. ”

"But the slave had other ideas. As a master, you need to see and listen to all directions, so that you can manage your family well! But the master's time is expensive, and it is naturally impossible to do it, so the slave is willing to be the master's eyes and ears. Liang'er's next sentence was so light that she could barely hear it, and after she finished speaking, she secretly looked at Xia Ruixi's face.

Xia Ruixi smiled slightly: "What did you do at home?" ”

"The slave's father is a middleman. Later, the epidemic epidemic, my father was gone, my younger brother was sick and had no money to see, and my mother had no choice, so she listened to my aunt's words and sold me. ”

Xia Ruixi knew that communication and transportation were not developed in ancient times, and most people needed an intermediary to introduce them to do business, and after the business was completed, the middleman would take a certain commission from it. Most of them have no capital, so they have to go back and forth to earn some hard-earned money, and they still need some real skills to do this job, among which observing words and colors is the most important ability. Liang'er is the daughter of a middle-aged person, and it is not surprising that she knows that she will find another way to please her master.

Xia Ruixi raised her hand, and Liang'er knew what she needed, and immediately handed over a cup of hot tea, waiting for her to answer. Xia Ruixi thought, this good child, when he saw it, seemed to be a big-hearted, greedy and timid girl, but in fact, the little Jiujiu in his heart beat him better than anyone else. But what Liang'er said just now did go to her heart, whether it is in ancient times or in modern times, it is necessary to grasp information.

A person like Liang'er, if he uses it well, is a talent, and if he doesn't use it well, he will make the family uneasy. Xia Ruixi drank the tea slowly before saying, "You have some sense. However, what I want to tell you is that the first thing to do when you do things with me is to do things in my room, and that's your duty. Also, you can listen with your ears, but you can't talk nonsense with your mouth. When I need you to speak, you have to know how to say it, you know? ”

"The slave understands." Liang'er looked at Xia Ruixi happily, just waiting for the words that promoted her to a second-class girl came out of her mouth, but who knew that Xia Ruixi had no more follow-ups, and couldn't help but be disappointed. I couldn't help but want to do what I was doing indiscriminately a few times, but I endured it. Xia Ruixi saw it in his eyes and had his own ideas in his heart.

On the second day, Xia Ruixi still went to the upper room early to wait for Mr. and Mrs. Xia to get up for breakfast and start all the activities of yesterday. Xia Ruibei sarcastically mocked her several times, but she also smiled at each other, showing generosity, and Mrs. Xia frowned.

Back in the room, Wan'er babbled and told her that Liang'er ran outside the yard when she was fine, she was restless, and Chun'er, who was always looking at a certain place in a daze, calling her to do things and not paying attention, and she didn't know what she was thinking. Should I send it back to Liniang for a few days of training and then send it back, otherwise, the girls in this house think that the second-class girls are so good.

Wan'er saw that she had been talking for a long time, so Xia Ruixi responded lightly, and she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. Seeing that the relationship between Chunliang and Xia Ruixi is getting closer and closer, she is even more jealous of Chunliang and the two girls, and she always wants to find an opportunity to squeeze these two out.

On the seventh day, after Xia Ruixi was busy, he was about to say goodbye and return to the room, when Master Xia finally opened Chrysostom and asked her to stay and talk.

Xia Ruixi's heart was pounding, and he didn't know what fate awaited him. The drama of crying, making trouble and hanging herself, she can't act, and she is afraid of causing a backlash. can only use such a bitter trick to win the pity in the hearts of Master Xia and Mrs. Xia.

Master Xia said: "You have done very well these days, much better than the temper like the previous popping beans." This is the young lady raised by our Xia family, and we will keep it in the future. In the future, when you go to your mother-in-law's house, you will have a chance, and your mother and I will also have a bright face. ”

Xia Ruixi said softly: "The teachings of my father and mother, my daughter has taken them to heart. It's just a reluctant request, and I also ask my father and mother to give my daughter a chance. ”

Mrs. Xia said simply: "If you still want to reject the matter of the Ou family, don't mention it again." Don't waste your tongue and don't be delusional. ”

Xia Ruixi's heart fell little by little, making her breathless. She has worked hard for the past few days, is there really no room for turnaround?