Under the Yingtian list, the bustling scene refused to end.
Outside Yingtian City, the official holding the red scroll of the customs certificate changed his horse at the Hezhou Post Station and continued on the official road...
In the courtyard of the wealthy man Li's house in Shanghe Village, the maid Hua'er was feeding the horse with a pouty mouth. She looked at the door of the study from time to time and muttered, "Brother Wang is really a jerk. He has almost tired the master's jade lion like a dog. Look at its fur, it is dripping with water. Oh, it is almost frozen. I have to brush its fur well."
The chubby little maid Hua'er was wearing a light blue waist-hugging winter coat and a rabbit fur cloak. She was holding a brush and brushing the hair of the tired and panting horse with a caring look on her face.
If the chubby little maid knew that the other horse was so tired that it could hardly get up halfway and was abandoned in an inn, she would definitely cry out of heartache.
In the study, a beautiful girl with an oval face was looking at a piece of paper in her hand. Her long eyelashes were trembling slightly, her fair and flawless face seemed to have a hint of anger, and her thin lips were as tender as rose petals.
"This examiner's head must have been caught in the door!"
The girl rolled up the piece of paper she had read three times and threw it into the brazier beside her, watching it turn into ashes.
After the note was burned to ashes, the girl rolled her eyes slightly, then stood up and walked to the door, then saw the little maid brushing the horse, and then she seemed to have just seen Yuzhao Lion, who was as tired as a dog, and then the girl got angry:
"Go and call Wang Xiaoer over. I will definitely scold him. He has tired my horse to such an extent. He must not be let off easily!"
The chubby little maid Hua'er naturally followed the young lady's lead. She held up her skirt and ran to call Brother Wang.
After calling Brother Wang, the little maidservant heard her mistress throwing a tantrum in the study, and then Brother Wang came out of the room with a timid look on his face. It seemed that he was scolded severely.
"Hua'er, go and make some arrangements. We will go to the town to burn incense and pray for Daddy and Brother today."
About half an hour later, the little maidservant who was serving Ma Shunmao outside heard her mistress's instructions again.
What a coincidence, there happened to be a market in the town on that day, a big market held once a month. Women, children, old and young from Xiahe Village, Shanghe Village and several nearby villages also went to the market on that day.
After arriving in the town, the scheming girl's carriage moved very slowly among the crowd.
The black-bellied girl would occasionally open the curtains and look out on the road. In addition to the steamed bun maid Huaer, there was another little maid in the carriage. However, this little maid was not like Huaer who would chat with the young lady from time to time. She shrank there like a quail, wishing she could be invisible.
The way to the town to burn incense happened to pass by a street where villagers usually set up stalls. From time to time, people would take a position on both sides of the street to set up stalls to sell their surplus agricultural products or handicrafts. Li Shu opened the curtains in the carriage and looked out, occasionally talking to her own maid.
Not far ahead, a stall selling bamboo-woven mushrooms and fungus appeared in sight. Li Shu's eyes lit up slightly, and then she lowered the curtains unnoticeably and instructed the maid Baozi:
"I heard someone is selling candied haws. Hua'er, go buy some and try them."
At the young lady's order, the maid Baozi stuck her head out to ask the driver to stop the carriage. She told another maid to take good care of the young lady, then got off the carriage and went to the stall selling candied haws to buy some.
Because Zhu's father had to drive the car and couldn't miss the big market, Zhu's mother Chen brought her eldest son to set up a stall. She brought the bamboo weaving that Zhu's father had made and the wild game that her eldest son had picked to the market to sell, so that she could save more money and arrange a grand wedding for her eldest son during the New Year.
Speaking of which, Chen has been feeling more and more satisfied these years, especially after Erxiao passed the exam. Chen was in a very good mood, but she was a little uneasy these days. Erxiao had been taking the exam for more than half a month, and she didn't know if he ate well or slept well outside. As for how Erxiao did in the exam, Chen put it behind. Erxiao was the most important. Of course, the test results were also important, but they were not as important as Erxiao himself.
In fact, Chen was very satisfied with having the identity of a scholar. Recently, many people came to propose marriage to Erxiao, but Chen always felt that the girls of those people were not worthy of her own Erxiao.
After Baozi, the little maid, got off the carriage to buy candied haws, Li Shu, the eldest daughter of the Li family, also got off the carriage with another little maid, saying that it was too stuffy inside the carriage.
Coincidentally, the Li family's carriage was parked not far from Chen's stall. Such a large carriage took up a lot of space and was particularly conspicuous. Chen saw the carriage as soon as he looked up.
Then, I saw Li Shu who was about to get off the car.
Among the crowd of country girls coming and going, Li Shu who got off the bus was so dazzling, just like a golden phoenix suddenly flying among a flock of sparrows.
She has a beautiful face, white teeth, red lips, and a charming look.
Li Shu was not only beautiful, but also very graceful and elegant in her movements. With her delicate hands, she helped the maid get off the carriage.
Li Shu wore a light orange-red long gauze skirt with a rose-red brocade jacket on the outside, and a purple-black brocade robe with gold edges and slightly milky white lines on the outside to cover the splendor of the inner skirt. Her slender waist was tied with an orange-red belt, and her brocade-like long hair was tied into a falling moon hairpin with a red jade coral hairpin. Under the hairpin was a row of pendants and glass curtains, which made her look more elegant and beautiful.
What a coincidence
Just as Li Shu got off the bus, an old lady fell down, probably because the road was slippery, and fell right at Li Shu's feet.
"Are you okay, old man?"
Li Shu called out softly, not caring about the old lady's slightly blackened cotton jacket, and bent down to help the old lady up.
When this series of actions was completed, the quail-like little maid next to her had not yet reacted.
By the time they reacted, the young lady had already helped the old lady up.
"Miss, be careful."
The quail-like little maidservant was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on her face. She quickly took out a handkerchief and wanted to wipe her mistress's hands. The mistress was most afraid of getting dirty. She had been scolded by her mistress many times before for this.
"What are you talking about, little girl? Didn't you see the old lady fall down?" The black-bellied girl Li Shu gently taught the quail-like little maid a lesson, then turned her head and said kindly to the old lady, "Auntie, please don't take it to heart. I am an ignorant girl."
The scheming girl Li Shu seemed to have changed her personality. She was very patient with the old lady who fell down, asked about her health, and even gave her a bag of snacks before leaving.
"Miss, I'm sorry, I, I..." The quail-like little maid didn't know what to do. After Li Shu sent the old lady away, she apologized and admitted her mistake tremblingly.
"Okay, just be more careful next time." Li Shu seemed to have changed her temper. She spoke softly to the maid and let the matter go.
Miss, you are so weird.
The quail-like little maid watched her mistress handle things with care and felt that her mistress was acting strange today. (To be continued...)
ps: There is another chapter in the evening, a little later
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