As soon as I walked into the door of this house, anyone who saw my subordinates would cover their mouths and smile secretly. I don't know why they are like this, I feel that their smiles are weird, a taste that I can't put into words.

As if I had known I was coming, when she led me into the hall, I saw two craftsmen—a tailor and a barber.

The tailor had already prepared for me ten new sets of clean clothes, all of them satin. She let me try them on one by one until she was satisfied. In the end, she picked two sets for me.

She told someone to take out my old clothes and throw them away, but I collected them. This is the only adult dress my mother sewed for me, a memorial and a concern.

After putting on my new clothes, and before the tailor could leave, the barber put on my apron and began to cut my hair. He gave me a mid-cut haircut and oiled my hair.

Standing in front of the mirror, I suddenly realized that the self in the mirror was very strange, as if it was not me.

I really want to look smart, but this dress ······

- A white shirt tucked into the waistband of black trousers, and a hairstyle like this.

And my smiling face, which is not compatible with this hairstyle, I can't make others not think I'm a fool.

I don't like this hairstyle very much.

- Just because this hairstyle not only makes me see that I am full of naivety, but also looks like a special treasure.

However, she liked it very much.

- It's just that such a treasure makes her want to laugh when she sees it.

- Didn't I buy it to make her happy?

- Although I am naïve, I also know that she bought a plaything.

She came and stood in front of me, pinched my face with both hands, shook it from side to side, and kissed me on the forehead. Now, I had a blood-red lip print on my forehead.

I didn't like the lip print, but I didn't dare to wipe it off in front of her.

I bowed my head and called, "Ma'am." ”

But she said sharply, "Call me godmother." ”

I did as she wished: "Godmother." ”

She said to me, "From now on, you don't have to do anything, just stay by my side and serve me, be my tea boy, and make me happy." ”

I replied, "Yes." ”

As soon as I looked up, she put a cowhide collar on me. I didn't know why she put this collar on me, and I didn't know what it meant, so I didn't object.

She said to me, "Go." ”

I replied, "Yes, godmother." ”

I thought it would be enough to just follow her, but she reached out and put her hand on my shoulder, and I stared at her blankly. She nudged me and said, "Take me in." ”

I didn't know where to go, but I was pushed forward by her.

As soon as we walked out the door, we met an old mother. As I walked past her, I saw my mother sinister at me. I couldn't help but look back at her again, but she winked at me, remember, one eye.

When I looked back at my mother, my godmother said, "Shi's mother, she used to be my nurse, and now she is my cook." ”

I was like a puppet, like a wheelbarrow, and when it was time to turn, I was pushed by her hand. When it's time to stop, stop with the pull of her hand. She wheeled me into a large room.

In the center of the room was a large round table, and against the inner wall was a large carved bed, at the head of the bed was a large standing cabinet for clothes, and by the window, there was a couch.

Presumably this is her bedroom.

I thought she would sit down at the table and ask me to make her tea, so I walked over to the table. Unexpectedly, her hand led me in a different direction, and she pushed me to the couch in front of the window and stopped.

She said to me, "Help me to lie down." ”

I immediately helped her, and to my amazement, she seemed to be boneless. I don't know if all the wives of rich and noble families are like this, or if it's because she's really sick. I helped her to lie on the couch.

She glanced at her feet and moved. I immediately understood, and went to take off her green shoes embroidered with plum blossoms and put them next to the couch, and put her legs in the couch.

She lifted her hand and pointed to the window again.

I hurried over to open the window and asked, "Is this okay, godmother?" ”

She looked outside for a moment, then closed her eyes and nodded in satisfaction.

Then, she said calmly, "Tea——! ”

I immediately went over and brought her the tea on the table and put it to her lips. She took a sip, but spit it out again. She opened her eyes, and I saw that her eyes were full of life. She looked at me, and the light faded again.

She said calmly, "Put your face here." ”

I knew she was going to leave a blood-red lip print on my face again, and I was unhappy, but I stretched my face over it anyway.

To my surprise, she raised her hand and gave me a mouthful. I didn't expect this soft and boneless woman to slap so powerfully and so loudly, it made my face hurt. I touched my beaten face and stared at her incomprehensibly.

She said sharply: "You also give me such a cold tea, do you want to ice off the old lady's teeth?" ”

I understood, and immediately said, "Yes, godmother." ”

She slapped me on the other side of the face again, and said very angrily, "So you really want to hurt me!" ”

I quickly shut my mouth, but I didn't know what to do - I first came to this place, where to find hot tea?

She said: "I bought you to make me happy, not to make you angry with me." ”

I said slowly, "Yes, godmother." ”

I held my heart to myself, afraid that I would answer the wrong sentence again.

She stared at me and said, "I really don't want you to see me angry, you're so good, but what you're doing has to make me angry." ”

I said, "Yes, godmother." ”

She raised her hand and touched my face when she hit me and said, "Does it hurt?" ”

I said, "A little bit, godmother······"

Originally, I wanted to say that I could bear it, but she interrupted me and said, "If you know that it hurts, go and make me a bowl of hot tea!" ”

As soon as I heard this, I immediately put the tea bowl on the table, picked up the teapot on the table and ran to the door, looking outside, I didn't know where the kitchen was, I looked back at her.

She said, "It's called Dongmei." ”

I immediately shouted outside, "Dongmei! ”

A little girl about my age suddenly appeared in front of me and startled me, as if she had been standing outside the door and waiting. But when we came in, we didn't see anyone at the door. She stared at me and smiled, and that smile was weird.