Chapter 36 Mama Chen
Before the sky was completely bright, a maid came to invite Shen Xiaoxiao, saying that Mama Chen was already waiting in the living room. Shen Xiaoxiao hurriedly stopped cultivating, got up to wash and change clothes, and didn't even have time to eat breakfast, so he hurried to the living room.
I saw a woman in a dark green dress, looking at a woman in her thirties, her appearance was average, and her eyes were very sharp. At this time, I saw her standing straight in the living room with a solemn face.
Shen Xiaoxiao hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Mama Chen and said, "Why didn't Mama remind me earlier, I was so tired that Mama had been waiting for a long time." ”
Mama Chen didn't answer, she only looked at Shen Xiaoxiao back and forth with her eyes, and after reading it, she saluted Shen Xiaoxiao with a slight smile and said, "It's a gift to the girl, I came so early, I just want to tell the girl that after becoming a female official, she may get up earlier than now."
From tomorrow, the girl will come here to study at this point, and she will have to take a hand board when she is late, and then two hand boards when she is late, and then add a hand board every time she is late, and this time today, forget it. ”
Shen Xiaoxiao screamed wildly in her heart: It's over, everyone who got off the horse is here. Hell mode is definitely going to be turned on next. But Shen Xiaoxiao still nodded with a smile on the surface: "It's hard for Mama." ”
Mama Chen nodded and continued: "I just saw the girl walking, the steps are still too big, the waist should be straighter, and the shoulders can't collapse, because the girl is participating in the selection of female officials, but there is no need to compare the beautiful posture of walking with the girl in the draft, as long as the girl has a straight back when standing and a stable body when walking, then the girl's etiquette is passed." ”
Shen Xiaoxiao consciously straightened her waist, looked at Mama Chen and said, "Is it that you don't need to practice anymore if you pass this one." ”
Mama Chen nodded with a smile and said, "As long as I am satisfied!"
"Is that grandma going to start practicing right away? How to practice?" Shen Xiaoxiao couldn't wait to get over the etiquette level, because it was really hard work.
Mama Chen looked at Shen Xiaoxiao and said with great relief: "Since the girl is so active, then let's start! As he spoke, he took Shen Xiaoxiao to the corner of the wall.
"Ask the girl to stand with her back against the wall, so that the back of her head, back, shoulders, palms, buttocks, calves, and back of feet touch the wall. ”
Shen Xiaoxiao leaned against the wall with her back to the wall, and she didn't feel it when she looked at it, but when she really wanted to make the requests that Mama Chen said, she felt as if she had been stretched out, which was very uncomfortable.
"Mama, I don't know how long I have to stand to pass. Shen Xiaoxiao asked.
"The girl isn't all right. I saw Mama Chen whispering to the maid beside her, and the maid nodded and retreated, but after a short while, I saw the maid bring a small bowl over, and half a bowl of water was added to the small bowl.
I saw Mama Chen order: "Put it on top of the girl's head." ”
The maid took the order and carefully placed the bowl on Shen Xiaoxiao's head.
Mama Chen continued: "If the girl can hold on for an hour and the bowl does not fall, and the water in it is not less, as long as it lasts for half a month, then you will pass the etiquette level." ”
Shen Xiaoxiao almost scolded on the spot, why don't you tell me to stand all morning! Isn't this killing me for fifteen consecutive days! It seems that extraordinary things have to be done by extraordinary means.
Shen Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and said, "This is true. ”
Mama Chen shook her head and said, "There is no lie. ”
"Okay, I've done that. Shen Xiaoxiao said word by word.
Mama Chen showed a little disapproving smile and said: "In this case, I wish the girl success in the challenge, in this hour of the girl's practice, I will teach the girl some common sense of the female officer exam, and ask the girl to concentrate and try to remember what I said, tomorrow I will test what the girl taught today, if the girl can't answer, I will copy the content taught today ten times." ”
Shen Xiaoxiao sneered in her heart: You still don't know how strong your girl's spiritual power is!
Mama Chen continued: "Does the girl know what positions female officials have, and how many grades they belong to?"
Shen Xiaoxiao wanted to shake his head, but suddenly remembered that there was a bowl on his head, so he said, "I don't know." ”
"In the palace, the palace maid has no grade, and above the palace maid is Fengyi, which is the ninth grade. The order of the top is: the female - the eighth product, the Zhaoxun - the seventh product, the secretary - the sixth product, the female history - the fifth product, the female official of the inner court - the fourth product, and the female official of the imperial edict - the third product. If you go up again, there will be no more, that is to say, the highest female official is the third grade. And this time, the female officials will select one female history, two secretaries, four Zhaoxun, and ten women. Everyone else entered the palace as court maids.
Among them, the female official and the two secretaries are only noble women who can participate in the election, that is, noble girls who could have been drafted, but applied to participate in the selection of female officials, such as you, girl. Civilians are not eligible to participate. Mama Chen said eloquently, which immediately opened Shen Xiaoxiao's eyes, it turns out that there are so many differences among female officials, since they have participated in the selection, of course, they are going to a higher level of female officials.
Shen Xiaoxiao listened to Mama Chen talk about the duties of female officials of all grades in the palace, and at the same time, she used her spiritual power to travel around the muscles of her body, and after standing for a short time, the muscles of her whole body were very sore. Without spiritual power, Shen Xiaoxiao felt that he couldn't hold on for a quarter of an hour.
Shen Xiaoxiao practiced and studied hard here, and a group of new maids came to the gate of Jiafu over there, led by the housekeeper and grandmother to Mrs. Wang's residence.
Mrs. Wang stood on the steps in front of the room, looked condescendingly at the maids standing in a row in front of the small courtyard and said, "You all introduce yourself, and explain your name, where you come from, and your specialties clearly." Just start on the left. ”
The first maid on the left was dumbfounded, and when everyone looked at her, she knew that she should start talking first, and after thinking for a while, she said: "The slave maid is called Peach Blossom, because there are many younger brothers and sisters in the family, and the father and mother can't support it, so the slave and maid sell themselves, and the slave and maid have help to do some needlework at home." After the girl named Peach Blossom took a step forward and stumbled what she was about to say, she retreated back in a little panic, and she looked like a person with no experience.
When it was the turn of the second maid, I saw her take a step forward unhurriedly, and first saluted Mrs. Wang before she began to speak: "The slave maid's name is Su Jin, and she once worked as a slave and maid in an official's house for three years, and her house was raided because of the official's crime, and the slave and maid were dismissed. After speaking, he returned to his original position unhurriedly.
Mrs. Wang looked at Su Jin and said that she was very satisfied, the purpose of recruiting a new maid this time was to find a maid who was orderly and literate and sent to Jia Yuanchun.
The noblewoman who participated in the selection of female officers was allowed to bring a maid in, because the female officer examination required a pen and ink to serve. The pomegranate is still a little worse in this piece, so there is a scene where Mrs. Wang personally selects the maid.
The performance of the maids in the back could not surpass Su Jin, so Mrs. Wang left Su Jin and arranged for someone to teach Su Jin some rules in the palace and the palace, and only after Su Jin's training was completed would she be sent to Jia Yuanchun.