Red apricots make spring

Chapter 11

After the fighting was over, the cooks who were watching the fun also dispersed, Rourou cleaned up the kitchen by herself, and Aunt Liu locked the door before sending her back to rest.

The Zhao family is very big. Rourou has been staying in the house for the past few days to recuperate. Today is the first time she went out. Yanhong led her around here and there. Although she was already trying to remember the way, but at this time The sky was dark, and there was only a hazy moon above her head, and there were flowers and plants all around, and there were several stone-paved corridors. She couldn't tell which was the way back, and she didn't dare to ask anyone, so she had to Just pick a path and take a look. If you make a mistake, it’s not too late to go back.

Calculating the time, it's only nine or ten o'clock in the evening at most, but after being used to the brightly lit nights in the city, Wenrou is really afraid that it will get darker and darker here, and the environment where she can hardly see her fingers when she stretches out her hands. Fortunately, although the road is dark, her hands are He was also carrying a paper lantern. Although it was shaken by the wind, making the surroundings even more eerie and scary, he could still vaguely distinguish where he was going.

After wandering around in the garden for nearly an hour, Rourou finally found the house where the servants of the Zhao family lived. Since most of the houses were lit, the light came through the paper windows, although it looked dim and dim, But she had gained some popularity, and she had been half-hearted, until now she finally let out a long breath, and wiped her forehead again, it was full of cold sweat.

After finding the hut she lived in, she pushed the door, only to find that the door had been bolted, so she tapped it twice, and after a long time, a lazy voice came out from inside: "Who is it?"

"I, Wen..." As the words came out, Rourou realized that she had almost slipped her tongue, but fortunately she stopped in time, paused, and knocked on the door again: "It's me, Ruhua."

I don't know if the people in the room heard her clearly, but after a long time, no one paid attention to her. Just when Wen Rou couldn't help but want to knock on the door again, the door suddenly opened with a "squeak", and then a floral cloth bag She was thrown out, followed by another quilt, and finally Jin Yu poked her head out. She held on to the door frame, stepped on the threshold, and said to Wen Rou with her sleepy eyes: "These are all your things. Check it out in front of your face, we didn't underestimate you."

Does this mean that he was kicked out of this room?So where is she going to sleep tonight?Gentle frowned and glanced at the calico bag under her feet, it was not hers at all, even if she checked it, she didn't know what was more or what was missing, so she shook her head and said: "Don't look at it, it's just that you don't let me in the house , where do I sleep tonight?"

"Didn't you be sent to the kitchen by your wife? Naturally, you will go to the house where the maids live in the west." Jinyu said impatiently: "If you don't care about the burden, don't blame us if you miss something." After finishing speaking , she stepped back, closed the door with a touch, and heard a sound of knocking on the door panel, thinking that she was bolting the door inside.

It's been a terrible day!Gently and feebly bent down, picked up the quilt and put it under the armpit, hung the calico bag in his hand, and held the lantern to debate the direction, but couldn't figure out which side was west, so he had to wander around, and finally met A maid who came out to fetch water saw that she was wearing coarse cloth clothes with a few patches, which were not as clean and decent as the clothes of Jin Yu and others. , followed her closely, and walked to a more remote house.

Seeing Wen Rou following her, the rough maid looked back at her in the dim light of the lantern, and asked, "Are you Ru Hua in Madam's room?"

It seems that in this Zhao residence, he is still a famous person, just because of the famous reason, it is really not glorious!Gentlely nodded, squeezed out a bitter smile and said: "I'm working in the kitchen now, I don't know where to sleep tonight, can my sister take me there?" Li Duo didn't blame it, it didn't matter to call her sister, anyway, I had already I estimated Ruhua's age, but she was only fourteen or five years old, a flowery age, and the rough servant girl in front of her seemed to be sixteen or seventeen, so calling her elder sister was not wrong.

Seeing the gentleness and the sweetness of the mouth, the rough servant girl was also very happy, so she said: "There is an empty shop in the room where I live, why don't you just come with me." Then she told her that her name is Xiaoyan.

Ruan Rou followed Xiaoyan to the house, looking around, the room was extremely narrow, only a bean-like oil lamp was lit, and there were six girls sleeping on a big bunk, if she and Xiaoyan were counted, the room would be A total of eight people, the dormitory she lived in when she was in college was not so crowded.It seems that the Zhao family is really rich and can afford to support these groups of servants.

Xiaoyan closed the door and put down the bucket, pointed to the innermost bed and said to Rou Rou: "You can sleep there." As soon as she spoke, two servant girls who were not asleep turned their faces and looked out. He didn't say hello, just muttered vaguely, "Be quiet." Then he turned his head and went to sleep again.

Gentle blew out the lantern and put it in the corner, walked to the end of the Datong bunk according to the words, put the quilt and burden on the empty bunk, and looked at the room carefully, and saw a few broken sheets on the wall. The New Year pictures are full of sundries everywhere, leaving only a small empty path for walking. At the moment, there are still a few pairs of rough cloth shoes in a mess, which looks extremely rough and cramped.

There are many things in the room, and there are many people, and the windows are not open. I sat gently for a while, and I felt very stuffy, but I know that women in ancient times were feudal and lived in bungalows to prevent people from peeping, so it is absolutely impossible. Telling them to sleep with the windows open, I have to sigh and endure, anyway, it's better than having no place to sleep.Recalling that she would have to pay Aunt Liu with a sling of money tomorrow, she hurriedly opened the cloth bag to see if there was any money in it.

There were two changes of clothes in the bag, the material was quite delicate, Wenrou didn't know whether it was silk or satin, anyway, it felt smooth and comfortable to the touch, and it was not the same material as the clothes she was wearing now It seems that it is much better than the coarse cloth clothes worn by Xiaoyan, and it must be the unique high-level treatment of the maids in the upper room.

She rummaged again and found some pairs of socks, a pair of embroidered shoes, two embroidered sachets, and some sweat towels and handkerchiefs, but she found no money when she searched to the bottom. Picking them up one by one and shaking them, a silver hairpin finally fell out of it.

This is all Ruhua's property?She is really poor enough!
Although Ruan didn't know the purchasing power of a sling of money these days, she always knew that a sling of money was equivalent to a thousand copper coins, which was about one tael of silver.This silver hairpin is quite heavy when you hold it in your hand. I don't know how heavy it is. If it really doesn't work, let's use it to pay off the debt tomorrow!Laughing at myself, still thinking about paying back Zhao An's medicine money, so poor, what do I have to pay back!

"Hey, are you going to sleep? I'm going to blow out the lamp."

Rourou was sitting on the bed in a daze, but Xiaoyan was about to fall asleep after washing her feet, she had no choice but to nod, rolled up those clothes and odds and ends in the bundle, spread the quilt and lay down, still thinking in her heart, how can I Get some money to pay off the debt.I suddenly remembered that I had read some ancient novels before, in which the maids and maids seemed to be able to receive monthly money, and unconsciously turned over in the dark, and asked Xiaoyan who was lying beside her in a low voice, "Can we get money every month?" How much monthly money do you get?"

"Isn't the maid in your upper room able to receive five hundred dollars a month?" Xiaoyan sounded a little envious, "We don't have so many maids who are rough, and we barely get one hundred dollars a month. Speaking of which, those little boys who go out with the master are rich, and they get a little bit of rewards, and sometimes the rewards are even silver!"

One hundred dollars?Gentle and wry smile.Since she has been sent to the kitchen to work as a rough maid, the monthly money will definitely be reduced. Even if she doesn't spend a hundred dollars at all, she will have to save for ten months to pay off the debt. How can she pay off the debt!

(End of this chapter)