Thanks for the invitation: In ancient times, people shared children

Chapter 160

After eating too much sweet food, the child gulped down a whole pot of water.

Then An Xiu Ze took her to see the housekeeper.

That’s right, grandma.

The housekeeper of Prince Jia's Mansion is a woman.

Her name is Xue Yuanyao.

I heard that she was originally the wet nurse of Prince Jia. After Prince Jia became a fief, she followed him here and became the housekeeper of the prince's palace.

The princess and the young masters all trusted her, but she never took advantage of her seniority. Although she was not very good at socializing, she was fair and reasonable in her work and never formed cliques or abused her power for personal gain.

He would punish even his own family members for their mistakes, but he was also very understanding of everyone's difficulties.

After years of management, she managed the palace in perfect order, and everyone praised her, and almost no one disobeyed her.

In fact, in a family like this, few housekeepers, big or small, are honest people. They have to take advantage of big and small things so that their family can enjoy the benefits, but she never does such a thing.

This alone is enough to reassure the owner.

As for whether others do it or not, she will turn a blind eye to it as long as it is acceptable, but she will not go too far.

An Xiu was afraid that the child didn't understand, so she talked to her more and told her not to offend the housekeeper under any circumstances.

When being scolded, he should listen obediently; when being beaten, he should stand up straighter; he should admit his mistakes decisively and firmly, otherwise he would be kicked out by her and he would not be able to help her.

It's scary for children to hear.

Then I looked at the housekeeper, she looked tall and serious...

Fear and sadness come from it.

Little boy: "Your life is so miserable, are you Coptis chinensis?"

Child: ...Why isn't she mute?

Little boy: "What are you thinking about! I feel sorry for you too."

She had a pouty mouth, and the phrase "enjoy the fun without minding the trouble" was almost written on her face. She could actually say such words, and the children almost admired her.

However, after she interrupted me like this, the tears that made my nose sore disappeared immediately.

What are you afraid of?

Driving her out doesn't mean killing her. At worst, she can just go to You'an Hall to beg for food.

The child is quite open-minded.

The housekeeper didn't make things difficult for her. She exchanged a few words with An Xiu and then asked a sister named Shan Qing to take her to the big kitchen.

Of course, I didn't ask her to cook, I just asked her to do some odd jobs.

The lady in charge of the kitchen disliked her because she was a child and had delicate skin and tender flesh. Even though she had the identity of an extraordinary person, she didn't think she could do anything, so she just asked the child to follow her and be a servant of a servant.

This lady's husband's surname is Chai, so everyone calls her Madam Chai. Her husband is in charge of kitchen purchasing in the mansion.

Seeing that the child could speak clearly, she asked her to help pass messages, run errands, massage shoulders and legs, etc. When she was happy, she would give the child food, and when she was unhappy, she would scold her to vent her anger.

He never beat her, and she was rarely unhappy. For a child, this little bit of work was nothing. It was not as much as the work at Liu's house, nor as tiring as the work in the military camp. So she worked very hard. Her scolding was embarrassing and humiliating, but she would often give her food after scolding, and the child would forget her scolding once she ate the delicious food.

Besides, those two sentences of hers were really nothing. She just complained that the child couldn't speak nicely and was stupid, and that he had to fiddle around to turn around. This was also the truth. After hearing it so many times, the child didn't care anymore.

No one in the big kitchen made things difficult for her. These people were the ones who cooked for the servants in the mansion. Their status was not high, far lower than that of the people in the kitchen. They all knew that the child had some relationship with An Xiuzhe, so they didn't offend her.

The child also tasted the benefits of taking advantage of the tiger's power.

At the end of the month, she not only received one or two months' salary, but also received New Year's bonus and two new sets of early spring clothes and new shoes, which all fit her well.

Aunt Yu sewed a pouch for her to hang on her body, which could also hold some small items. The child had nothing to hold, so she only used it to store candies and snacks.

Pumpkin also liked this pouch very much. Whenever he saw it, he would crawl into it. Aunt Yu had no choice but to sew one for him. She added some cotton and cattail fluff from old clothes and fixed it with willow branches. It looked like a proper little nest. Pumpkin really liked it and called to her a lot more often.

The child had enough money to pay the rent, but the rest was taken away by Aunt Yu. One reason was that she wanted the monthly allowance, and the other was that she was afraid that the child would spend it recklessly.

This matter was not her business, but since she had to take care of the child, he didn't care much about it. She felt that there was no need to spend the money, so she handed it over without hesitation.

Aunt Yu was not greedy and gave her a few copper coins as pocket money every day when she went out. When the child saw the peddler, she would take out the money to buy food, so there was always something left.

I spent a lot of money and ate a lot of food, but I didn't see much weight gain because my child was growing taller.

Seeing that I am much taller than my peers, my clothes become too short in the blink of an eye.

Aunt Yu was afraid that she would catch a cold if her skin was exposed, so she had to add a piece of cloth under her new clothes. It looked a bit ugly, and Madam Chai couldn't bear it, so she helped her find some old clothes and altered them. It would look better than this.

The child was still a little sad, as she still wanted to wear new clothes. Fortunately, her sadness didn't last long, as summer was coming and the mansion had to make clothes again.

This time, Madam Chai reported a little more for her, and the clothes she got back were loose and large. Madam Yu sewed the longer and wider parts into the clothes and would let them out when she grew taller.

The next day, the child wearing new clothes suddenly realized that she had not seen the little child for several days.

She was about to tell Aunt Yu when a long voice came from behind her: "Did you miss me?"

Child: ...Oh, I thought I was no longer crazy, but I was happy for nothing.

The little boy changed into the same clothes as her and followed her happily, disappearing for a long time.

Ignore her, the child feels that she is living a very good life now. Although she always feels that something is missing, she is happy every day.

The smiles on her face inadvertently increased, and when she left, Mrs. Chai shook her head and muttered, "This girl, what is she so silly about?"

She was talking to herself, and the child pretended not to hear. He ran over to her and asked, "Auntie Chai, what should I do today?"

Mrs. Chai was really impressed. She had never seen a child looking for work so early in the morning.

He muttered to himself for a few words, then remembered something: "Go up front and see if your Uncle Chai has come back. If he has, tell him that we need a few sea bass for the adults up front. If there are any water shield and Chinese toon shoots, bring some over too. Hurry up, they specifically ordered it, and they want it today."

The child nodded and turned to go. He happened to see Chai Guanshi behind him. When he went up to him and told him about it, he immediately glared at him and said, "What month is this? She came here asking for sea bass. She didn't want it even when I gave it to her in March. Now she comes to me at the end of May and asks for water shield and Chinese toon shoots. They're already old leaves. Go back and tell her there's none."

The child nodded, but just after taking a few steps, he changed his mind and said, "Come back."

The child came back obediently, and he glared at him fiercely: "When do you want it?"

"today."

Manager Chai's cheeks were puffed up from gnashing his teeth: "Why didn't she stew me?"

Child: "I didn't ask for human flesh."

Manager Chai: ...

The child quietly moved back and said: Sorry, I couldn't help it.

Manager Chai put his hands into his sleeves and looked at the sky bleakly: He knew that that woman could not teach anyone to be a good person.

He sighed:

"Forget it, I'll find some for her. You go back and ask her if she wants fresh water chestnuts and peach kernels. June yellow also has them, but they're not very tasty. It's nice to try something new."

He gave the child a basket of white cherries and a crab tied up with five flowers, and told her to take them to find Mrs. Chai.