Chapter 60: Going to Work
The first day at work was a bit hectic. βWild Female Army KingβIt turns out that the work of the guards is not only to maintain order in the Qinglou or punish troublemakers. If a guest is drunk and can't go back, and they don't say that they want the girl to accompany him for the night, they are responsible for sending him back.
Mao Leyan sent a drunk prostitute back that night, not in a carriage, but on his back. A drunk man, who was already heavier than usual, coupled with his dancing around, was very uncooperative, so that Mao Leyan wanted to throw him on the ground several times and stomped on him a few times. It's just that, calm down, she also knows that people are floating nowadays, and it is not so easy to find a job. Fortunately, she still has a few pounds of strength, and she can afford to sell labor.
According to the address given by the bustard, she asked several people on the way before finding the guest's home. She put him down, stepped forward and pulled the knocker, and immediately a servant came out and opened the door. Mao Leyan thought that this would be the end, but she didn't expect a beautiful woman to come out, and she slapped her without saying anything, and then scolded a lot of ugly words, roughly because they seduced her man and made her man happy, etc.
Mao Leyan gritted his teeth and said, "Shut up, if you have this ability, you should be optimistic about your husband." Qinglou is a place to do business, and when your husband comes to spend money, we have to greet it. You have to scold, and you scold your own man. We don't do his business, and we also open the door to him in a big way. β
The glamorous woman snorted and turned to go in.
Mao Leyan was in a very bad mood, walking on the cold street in the middle of the night, just walked all the way, carrying a drunken man on her back, covered in sweat, and now she was blown by the cold wind, and the pores of her whole body were tightly shrunk, she sneezed a few times, and began to feel that this job was not done by people. β Reverse the woman into a phoenix, the eldest lady of the world β
But she's not someone to give up so easily, she can handle all the fucking things life has given her and smiles brightly. This is a piece of advice she gave herself before going to work.
Back at the company, Brother Ba asked, "How is it?" Is it still going well? β
Mao Leyan nodded and said, "It's very smooth, send it back." β
Brother Ba looked at her slightly red face and asked, "That woman beat you?" β
Mao Leyan was stunned, "She often beats people?" β
Brother Ba sighed: "She is a famous Hedong lion, but her husband loves to linger in the Qinglou the most. In fact, so many of our guards here have been beaten by her. It's just that her father is an official, and everyone doesn't dare to offend her, otherwise they will have to beat her severely. β
It seems that the rampant domineering of the second generation of officials is not unique in modern times. In ancient times, there was no supervision by public opinion and the media, so it must have been even more serious.
She had no choice but to smile bitterly: "It's okay, how strong can a woman be?" β
Brother Ba said apologetically: "I thought you were beautiful and white, she wouldn't beat you, but I didn't expect to be beaten." βFace-changing Crazy Concubine: Arrogant and Charming Worldβ"
Mao Leyan patted Brother Ba on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, we martial arts practitioners, it doesn't matter if you take a slap." We paid for this item. β
Brother Ba nodded, "It's best if you think so, doing things in the Qinglou, not like the next place, you have to take care of everything." Don't worry, wait a few months and report to the boss to give you a raise. β
Mao Leyan was stunned for a moment, "Can you still increase your salary?" β
"Yes, now you are two taels of silver, but after about half a year of work, you can be promoted to three taels. This price is very good, and as a guard in a rich family, it is only one tael of silver, but we have two taels more than them! β
Well, for the sake of the silver, she endured. With three taels of silver, she can't let Xiao Shu and Fan'er go out to get their clothes and come back to wash them.
When he got back from work in the early morning, Mao Leyan yawned, moved his muscles and bones, and then accelerated his pace and walked towards Mao Yuan.
When she got home, Xiao Shu had already prepared breakfast, and when she came back, she hurriedly greeted her and asked, "How is it?" Still used to it? β
Mao Leyan said with a smile: "Easy work, just sit in the back hall, and eat several meals in a row." β265ββ
Xiao Shu was skeptical, "It's really so easy? Is that what kind of hard work to do? β
"No, where is there any hard work in the Qinglou?" Mao Leyan said with a smile, walked into the house, and said as he walked, "What breakfast did you make?" Let me guess, it's taro cake, right? β
Xiao Shu smiled and said: "Your nose is really smart, that's right, I boiled porridge with Fan Er in the morning, made taro cake and water chestnut cake, and Lawei also got up, and he had to go back to the restaurant at the end of the morning, so prepare breakfast early." You sit down first, and I'll fill you a bowl of porridge!" β
Fan Er had already come out with the porridge and said with a smile: "Miss, there are scallops in this white porridge, which were rewarded by the concubine last time, and now there is still some left in the warehouse, knowing that you like to eat, I boiled it." Taste it! β
Mao Leyan's nose was sour, and he suddenly wanted to cry. No matter how humiliated or wronged she was outside, she felt indifferent at this moment. She has a family, a family she has to protect and raise, as long as she comes home and can see their smiling faces, it doesn't matter how hard she works.
She ate a plate of sweet horseshoe cake and drank two large bowls of scallop porridge before putting down her chopsticks. She said happily: "Fortunately, I am by my side, otherwise I would not even be able to take care of food alone!" β
Xiao Shu smiled: "Okay, what are we talking about as a family?" Lawei has prepared the bath water, you go to the shower first and go to bed quickly. βThe Prime Minister's Wifeβ"
Lawei just walked out, his childish face was piled with a smile, and said, "Miss, go take a bath, warm up, I lit a sleeping incense in your room to make it easy for you to fall asleep!" β
If you have to turn day and night upside down all of a sudden, it is inevitable that you will be a little unaccustomed, and Lawei's careful and considerate behavior made Mao Leyan very moved.
After bathing, Xiao Shu came in and took her clothes out to wash.
Mao Leyan's brain was still chaotic, but when he was lying on the bed and smelling these sleeping incense, drowsiness hit him.
And so it was, and five days passed. Mao Leyan is also used to the work of the Qinglou. She hadn't seen the owner of the Qinglou again in the past few days. There are twelve guards in the Qinglou, she can get along with each other, and she also talks and laughs with the girls. Mao Leyan found that in fact, among the girls in Qinglou, there are also innocent and straightforward. Even Wen Yilou's red-card aunt Xiaoqin is also an approachable girl.
Mao Leyan helped Xiaoqin send a guest, and Xiaoqin also gave Mao Leyan some rewards. Mao Leyan accepted it, and went to buy two hairpins, one for Xiao Shu, one for Fan'er, and also bought a hat for Lawei.
Qingwangfu and the emperor seemed to have left her life far, far away. βLeisurely lifeβ
At around noon on this day, King Qing suddenly came to Mao Yuan to find Mao Leyan.
Xiao Shu and Fan Er were washing clothes in the yard, and the two took a lot of clothes from a large family nearby to wash and earn a meager amount of money.
"Wash so many clothes? Aren't there only four of you? King Qing came behind them silently, which startled Xiao Shu and Fan'er.
The two hurriedly got up and saluted; "See the prince!"
"Where's your master?" King Qing asked.
Xiao Shu said: "Miss is sleeping, is there anything wrong with the prince?" β
King Qing looked at Xiao Shu suspiciously: "Sleep? It's noon, don't you get up yet? And the king went and called her up. β
Xiao Shu hurriedly stopped him, "Lord Wang, don't do it." The young lady is not feeling well, she has just drunk the medicine and lies down, and when she wakes up, the slave will go and inform you. β
"What's wrong with her?" When King Qing heard that she was uncomfortable, concern came to his face.
"I've suffered a little bit of the cold, and I've asked the doctor to take a look." Xiao Shu said, it's not that he doesn't want to tell King Qing about Mao Leyan going out to do things, it's just that Mao Leyan's work really makes people a little unsure how to speak, and the prince wants to save face so much, if he learns that the young lady goes out to the Qinglou to be a guard, he doesn't know what to do.
"Well, this king goes in and takes a look at her, it's okay not to wake her up!" King Qing's tone softened and said.
Xiao Shu dried his hands and said to the fans; "Fan'er, you rest for a while, and then we'll wash it later."
Fan Er smiled: "It's okay, Sister Xiaoshu, you go first, I'll wash it first." β
King Qing asked, "Where did you get so many clothes to wash?" He saw that Xiao Shu and Fan'er's hands were red, and there were frostbite on the knuckles of their fingers, so they should have been washing for more than a day or two.
Xiao Shu led the way in front, and said as he walked: "It's not all ours, we brought some clothes back to wash and pay for them." β
"Why do you take your clothes and come back to wash them? You make money by washing clothes, so who will serve your master? King Qing said with some anger.
"We can all take care of it, Miss doesn't need us much, and we also want to earn some money to help make up for the family." Xiao Shu didn't know if King Qing knew that there was no longer food and rations in the palace, and she didn't say this to complain or anything, but sooner or later he would know about this matter, and it was pointless for her to hide it.
King Qing said angrily: "What kind of household expenses can you help?" Are you not enough to eat and wear? β
Xiao Shu said quietly: "It's not enough, because the palace no longer supplies us with food and rations." Lawei went to work as a junior in the restaurant, and even the young lady went out to find a job, and they have been working for several days. β
King Qing was shocked, "Why hasn't this king heard of this?" Who terminated your share without permission? This king said that even if you move out, you are still the people of the palace, and you should have the share of the palace, and you Mao Yuan cannot be less. β
Xiao Shu shook his head and said; The slave and maid did not know. The young lady said that since we have moved out, we can no longer rely on the palace to live. So she went to look for a job, and we are all making money, hoping that the Chinese New Year will be better. β
"Where did she go to find a job?" King Qing asked angrily.
"She worked as a bodyguard for a wealthy family, went at night, and came back in the early morning."
"Is it possible to sleep during the day? Then why did you tell the king that she was not well? King Qing accused Xiao Shu of concealment.
Xiao Shu said: "Miss doesn't want people to know that she went out to be a guard, and Xiao Shu doesn't want to say it." But thinking that sooner or later the prince would know, why hide it. However, the young lady did feel a little unwell, it was very cold these days, and she probably suffered from some wind chill. β
King Qing waved his hand and said, "Go to the palace immediately and invite the doctor to come over, and you young ladies should not do the work, what is this?" was known to have treated her badly. β
Xiao Shu didn't want Mao Leyan to continue to work in the Qinglou, and when she heard what the prince said, she was relieved. Miss is a person like a flower in the end, although she is dressed as a man, but once her identity is recognized, the dragons and snakes in the green building are mixed, who knows if she will suffer?
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