Chapter 5 The same name as things

Because the stupid girl was sent by Mr. Cheng, and she was too young, the steward of the servant station didn't know what to assign to her, so he simply let her run errands and send wax, oil, paper and pens to the courtyards and other trivial things.

The stupid girl has a good memory, and she has not forgotten the road she has walked once, and after a few days, she has touched the entire yard of the front mountain, and there has been no mistake, and the steward no longer looks at her, and goes with her.

On this day, the steward asked her to peel melon seeds, "Mr. Cheng will go out in two days, you go and prepare melon seeds for ten days for Mr. Cheng's baby." ”

The stupid girl obediently took the melon seeds back to the yard to peel them, it turned out that Sister Xiaoman said that the melon seeds eaten by the parrot were all eaten by others, which is true. Unexpectedly, she is now fortunate enough to be the one who peels melon seeds for birds.

Xiao Man came back from the kitchen and saw the basket of melon seeds in front of the stupid girl, and couldn't help asking, "Are you peeling melon seeds for Mr.'s parrot?" ”

Xiao Man didn't say anything, nodded, moved his butt to give Xiao Man half of the small bench, Xiao Man didn't sit down, squatted down and picked up the melon seeds and peeled them into the side of the blue and white porcelain jar, and asked casually: "Why are there so many?

"For ten days, I don't know how much to eat, give me a basket and I'll peel a basket. ”

Xiao Man snorted and laughed, "Do you know how long it takes to peel a basket?" Tired to death you little girl, Brother Parrot's melon seeds are just eaten as snacks, you don't need so much, you just fill this jar with a small half, can you say when will you hand it over?"

"The steward said I'll hand it over tomorrow night. The stupid girl compared the jar with her hand, it was not too big, and there was still some surplus in her two small fists, which must be filled tomorrow.

"That's right. Xiao Man nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly slapped his head, "You haven't eaten yet, have you?" I'll go to the kitchen to see if there's anything else to eat for you!"

In fact, she has already eaten at the steward's place, and she can eat the rest of the melon seeds except for the ones handed over tomorrow, and she will not be hungry.

The stupid girl pressed her chest, and there was a strange feeling, and the swelling was quite dull.

Looking at Xiao Man's distant back, the stupid girl swallowed the unspoken words in her mouth.

Sister Xiaoman is really good, and she will worry that she didn't eat, remembering the day her father sold her, and even saved breakfast for her. Does Sister Xiaoman usually take care of her younger brother like this at home? They must have a good relationship.

For the first time in her life, Silly began to envy others, her own sister married off when she was two years old, and her eldest brother only talked about it all the time.

In the evening of the next day, the stupid girl took a peeled jar full of melon seeds and Ren'er to the steward, but the steward did not answer, and asked her to go directly to the yard of the gentleman, anyway, she was used to running errands and knew the way.

The gentleman's yard is very simple, with three huts and a few green jade bamboos planted at the door. The stupid girl walked in with the jar, and used to put it on the table and retreated directly, Mr. didn't talk to her, this time I don't know what happened, maybe Mr. was in a good mood, Mr. took the blue and white porcelain jar with melon seeds, opened it casually and scooped a spoonful with a small silver spoon and fed it to Brother Parrot, and asked casually, "I remember that you brought me food these days, what is your name?"

The stupid girl was stunned, it turned out that the husband didn't remember her, she was not sad in her heart, but she just had a bit of an indescribable taste.

"My name is Silly, sir. ”

"Tsk, that's ugly. The thin red lips spat out harsh words, as if on a whim, "I'll change your name." ”

At this time, after eating the melon seeds in the silver spoon, the parrot brother didn't know if he was full and came to join in the fun, and shouted in his piercing broken voice: "Name! Name! My name is Yingwu!"

The gentleman laughed when he heard this, "So good, my good hero!" A relieved expression as if he had heard his son call his father for the first time.

"My parrot brother has learned a new sentence, it just so happens that you are the first person to hear it, and it can be regarded as fate, so you will be called Ah Wu in the future. ”

The stupid girl learned from the gratitude and excitement of the other servants when their names were changed, and knelt down and thanked them: "Thank you, sir, for the name!"

But the gentleman did not look at the stupid girl, but only teased the parrot, and the stupid girl withdrew.

The stupid girl went back and told the steward first, "The gentleman changed my name to call me Ah Wu." The steward hummed and said that he understood, and then told her that since he had changed his name, he would follow him well, and that he would not have to work elsewhere in the future.

The stupid girl suddenly realized why those servants who had been renamed were so excited, and whoever changed their names was considered to be whoever, as if they had risen a notch.

Being able to be a servant of Mr. must be a good thing that many people can't ask for, but the stupid girl is not very happy.

She didn't want to tell anyone that her name was because of a parrot, not at all.

"Congratulations, stupid, no, Ah Wu~" Xiaoman was very happy, as if she was the one who was chosen by Mr. "Our Ah Wu will come out in the future, but we can't forget Sister Xiaoman!"

"Tomorrow the gentleman will be gone, and when he comes back, he may forget me again. "Stupid girl thinks it's very likely, Mr. has forgotten her once, she is just a dispensable person in Mr.'s eyes, today's whim, tomorrow may be forgotten again.

"Don't be afraid, you won't forget, even if you forget, isn't there still Sister Xiaoman, sister help you!"

Stupid girl thanked Xiaoman for her kindness, everyone is just the most ordinary servant, what can you do to help, but these days stupid girl can't do a lot of things, Xiaoman is kind enough to do it for her, she got into Xiaoman's bedding and prepared to sleep, and said to Xiaoman seriously, "When I grow up, I will take my sister down the mountain to live as a steward, and let others work and serve my sister." ”

She remembered that Mr. Cheng said that the most powerful thing to do as a servant is to be a steward, she is not afraid of hardship or tiredness, if she can be a steward, Sister Xiaoman is so good to her, she will work hard, and let Sister Xiaoman enjoy happiness in the future.

"Alas, you little mouth, you can really make people happy, and I don't know where I learned it!" Xiao Man giggled, just didn't take the joke to heart, although he felt a little sweet in his heart, but when the stupid girl grew up, he might not know where he was, how could he expect to be a child?

"Well, go to sleep, you don't have to get up early tomorrow when Mr. is not there, I still have to get up and go to work!" Xiao Man tucked the corner of the quilt for the stupid girl, patted it gently twice, and the stupid girl closed her eyes, although she couldn't sleep, she also knew that she couldn't disturb the others in the same room.