Xiaohua woke up from her dream and found herself having a nightmare again, breaking out in a cold sweat.
She touched the cold sweat on her forehead and looked around with lingering fears.
At this time, the sky was already numb and bright, and the surroundings could be vaguely seen.
In the small room, there were two canopy beds next to the wall, with a table between the two beds, and a makeup box on the table. In the center of the room is a table of the Eight Immortals, and there is a washbasin shelf in the corner seat.
The furnishings in the house are very simple, but in the Marquis of Jinyang's mansion, only the big maid next to the master can live in this two-person room.
The other bed was slightly raised, and from Xiao Hua you could vaguely see the hair that was exposed outside the quilt.
That is Biyuan.
Xiao Hua breathed a sigh of relief and lay back on the bed.
She stared blankly at the still dim sky for a while, until she heard the sound of someone walking outside the door, then she slowly regained her senses and pinched herself.
it hurts!
It turned out that she really came back, back to when she was fourteen years old.
Because today was Xiaohua's first day as a maid, she didn't dare to delay any longer, and she put on her clothes and got out of bed with the help of the light outside.
Bi Yuan's bed still didn't move, and she didn't call her, but carefully held the washbasin and went out to wash.
In this small courtyard where the servants live, all the maids and ladies who work in the Jinxiuyuan live. There is a small kitchen in the small courtyard, and there is a special stove-keeper in it who is responsible for the hot water in the Jinxiuyuan, so the maids They do not lack hot water for washing.
Xiaohua carried the washbasin all the way to the small kitchen, and there were people coming and going in the small courtyard. The servants are not as lucky as the masters, so before most of the masters get up, the servants have already started to get up and get busy.
When they got to the small kitchen, the old woman who was guarding the stove had already boiled hot water. Seeing Xiaohua coming, she fetched water for her with a smile.
"Little flower girl, you got up so early. Oh, yes, it is said that you are on duty on the first day today, so you can't be too late."
The old woman who guarded the stove was surnamed Wang, and everyone called her Madam Wang. Mrs. Jinyang Hou felt that she had done her best for the Hou Mansion for many years, and she had no son to die, so she left her in the mansion and gave her a spare job.
Madam Wang was wearing a blue-gray jacket, her gray hair was tied up in a bun, and she was very old. She had a lot of folds on her face. There seemed to be a scar on her shriveled cheek, and two front teeth were missing. But the body is very good, the eyes and ears are still flexible.
"Yes, Granny Wang, I'm on duty on the first day today."
Madam Wang's smile did not contain any impurities, there was no flattery and flattery, and she did not look down on her because of her improper superior position, so Xiaohua was still willing to talk to her for a while.
It was an unfortunate time for her to come back. It happened that she was unwilling to be a rough servant girl in this life. She used a method to ask the young master to bring her to his side to serve. Everyone in this Jinxiuyuan said that she used the method to be in the wrong position. Talking to her is either thorny or purposeless.
Fortunately, Xiaohua was not the one who couldn't hide in her heart at this time in her previous life, and she didn't feel anything at all. She was usually taciturn, and she only met Mrs. Wang, who was sincere and didn't laugh at her, so she could only say a few words.
"Then why don't you hurry up and wash up, clean up and go to work. You are such a smart girl, and you will definitely have a good future in the future."
Xiaohua smiled, did not speak, and went out to wash with the basin.
In the eyes of these servants, the so-called good future is to be a maid for the masters, or to give birth to a son and a half daughter, and be favored by the master and promoted to a concubine. She thought so in her last life, but unfortunately...
After Xiaohua finished washing, she poured out the water and turned back to the small kitchen to draw a basin of water.
Madam Wang said while fetching water for her: "Xiaohua, you girl is really attentive. This water is for Biyuan, right? It's a pity that you fetched water for her every day for the past few days. Also, that girl Biyuan was in the Jinxiu Courtyard. Face, is the servant girl in charge, so she stammered."
Madam Wang's words were a bit blunt, and a little girl with a bad temperament would have to be anxious with her. But Xiaohua knew that she was telling the truth. She was new to the house, and she had no foundation in the mansion, and she was assigned to the same room as Biyuan, so wouldn't she have to curry favor
It's a pity that she didn't understand this truth in her previous life. She was always reprimanded by Bi Yuan when she first arrived. She also wanted to flatter her and give her water to wash and wash every morning. One day Mrs. Wang said the same thing. She was anxious with her at that time, feeling that this old goddess pierced her careful thoughts, got down on her face, and even quarreled with Mrs. Wang.
Since then, she has never fetched water for Biyuan, and she even feels resentful every time she sees Biyuan. New hatred and old hatred came together in my heart, feeling that I was no worse than her, and that I was also a big maid, so why should I curry favor with her
At this moment, when she heard the words that made her dazed, Xiaohua just lowered her eyelids shyly.
"Yeah, I'm young, and I've just been promoted to a maid. I also pointed out that Big Sister Biyuan can take me and learn from her. It doesn't matter if I wash my face, it's just that I honor my sister."
Madam Wang's wrinkled face smiled like a chrysanthemum. "That's not true. You are younger than them, so you have to study hard." They were talking about the other three maids.
"Grandma Wang, you're busy, I'll go first."