Peach Blossom at the Bottom of the Fan

Chapter 19 Assignment
"This bamboo is so exquisite! You see, Ci bamboo and Kuci are the best for making bamboo utensils; four seasons bamboo is the best for making paper; hard reed bamboo is the best for carrying loads; moso bamboo can build houses, but its shoots are the best. It is the most delicious, called Yunan slices; as for Mozhu, it is the best for making flutes and flutes, and..."

Halfway through the conversation, Gu Shitou raised his eyebrows and looked at Gu Sixiao, "Huaer..."

"Ah," regained consciousness, Gu Sixiao smiled, "Grandpa Shitou knows a lot. I didn't know there are so many kinds of bamboo before."

After praising Gu Shitou, Gu Sixiao turned his head, feeling a little dazed again.

After Caiyi left the lower courtyard yesterday, she never came back.

Luluo and Azhu still wanted to ask Aunt Gu, but looking at Aunt Gu's gloomy face and Mrs. Zhang's obviously swollen right cheek, they swallowed the words again.

Overnight, the name Caiyi seemed to have become a taboo in the Lower Court.No one dared to ask, and no one mentioned it.This made a group of girls who had just entered the mansion panic, and even Wanrou, who acted like a big sister, lost her composure.On the contrary, it was Gu Sixiao who remained calm and had already made a rough guess about the matter in his heart.

Although in her previous life, she was also a girl who hadn't left the court, but after all, her sister-in-law taught her the way of husband and wife in a subtle way, and she still understood some things.

Once Caiyi goes there, maybe it's...

"Huaer, Huaer..."

A low voice came from outside the bamboo forest, and Gu Sixiao quickly stood up, "Grandpa Shitou, I'm going back first——If I still come to work tomorrow, I will come to see you again."

Waving his hand, Gu Sixiao quickly ran out of the bamboo forest.Staring at her back, Gu Shitou first smiled, but for some reason, the smile faded away.

The sun was falling from the tops of the forest, and the ground was mottled. Looking around, for some reason, I suddenly felt a little lonely.

Gu Sixiao ran out of the bamboo forest, A Zhu was already waiting outside, seeing Gu Sixiao hurriedly waved, "Hurry up, Mrs. Zhang will be back soon, it's not like you don't know how bad-tempered she is these two days good."

Nodding her head, Gu Sixiao remained silent.

They all guessed that Mrs. Zhang must have been beaten by Aunt Gu that day, and her face was swollen like that, as long as she has long eyes, she can tell.Maybe even Aunt Gu was scolded, but no one said anything.

"Cough..." Lu Luo leaned over, saw that there was no one around, and lowered her voice, "Have you heard about Caiyi? I heard that Mother Xu rushed to the study in the front yard that day, but she didn't expect Blocked Caiyi and officials in the house..."

"Block?!" The little flower next to her turned her head strangely, with a confused look on her face.

She was the youngest, so naturally she couldn't understand, but Ah Zhu immediately blushed, and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense..."

Gu Sixiao wiped her face, also a little surprised.In the final analysis, she was also an inexperienced person in her previous life, knowing it is one thing, but when it comes to it, she is a little...

However, should we talk about Caiyi's ability, or Gu Yong is too impatient?Come to think of it, that day Mrs. Zhang went to see Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu went to Mrs. Xu, and Mrs. Xu rushed to the front yard, at most it took half an hour, right?How did you hook up so quickly...

Shaking her head, Gu Sixiao rubbed her face, making sure her expression returned to normal, before turning to Luluo, who was gossip-speaking happily.

"Do you think Caiyi is going to be a concubine? When we see her in the future, we want to call her auntie, right? I heard from Mama Wu that the concubines of this rich family are better off than the wives of poor families outside. , if you give birth to a boy and a half girl, it will be the same as flying on a branch and turning into a phoenix..."

She clicked her tongue, with a beautiful expression on her face, Xiao Hua blinked her eyes, A Zhu was in a daze, but Wan Rou spat on Lu Luo's face with a "Bah".

"I knew that you and Caiyi came out of the same place, and they are not good things! What a concubine is to fly on a branch and become a phoenix, and only shameless people like you think that way. Azhu, Xiaohua—"

Glancing at Gu Sixiao, Wanrou still called her by her name, "There is also Hua'er, although we haven't known each other for long, we came in together anyway, and I don't want to see you being spoiled by Luluo! It is to eat better and dress better, but being a concubine is not a good thing after all! Don't say that the name is not good, even if you are in the mansion, you are still a slave!"

Gu Sixiao looked up at Wanrou, also a little surprised.

Before, I only thought that Wanrou was like a big sister and treated Xiaohua very well, but I didn't expect that she could see things so clearly.Yes, being a concubine is not a good thing, but there are many girls who don't realize this.

Just like at this moment, Luluo flushed all over her face, and she almost rushed over to pinch Wanrou immediately, "Hi, you are so noble, you were sold into the house to be a girl? I don't believe it, let it go." It's a good day, but I'm still willing to suffer and live in poverty with others..."

After a pause, she thought for a while and then raised her eyebrows and sneered, "I've heard that as a girl, she can't find a man by herself when she gets older. The master can give you to whomever he wants, even if it's a promise. Lame and blind old man, you have to marry—huh, Wanrou, at that time you must be like today, you would rather marry a poor man, even the child will be a servant for the rest of your life, than climb a high branch to be a master Concubine!"

Wanrou was so angry that she jumped up suddenly and rushed over, "I tore your stinky mouth..."

"Don't, stop hitting..." Xiao Hua screamed.

Azhu was stunned for a while, then rushed forward, naturally she was helping Wanrou, even if she tried to fight, she also rushed forward.

Luluo was at a disadvantage and called Gu Sixiao to help her at the top of her voice.Gu Sixiao stood up, but instead of stepping forward to help, she turned her head slowly.

"Stop hitting, Mrs. Zhang is here..."

Not only Mrs. Zhang came, but also Mrs. Gu.If Gu Sixiao hadn't called out in time, and the two fighting had stopped in time, they would have been caught straight, and they couldn't escape being scolded.

That's it, Aunt Gu came over and looked at the girls squatting on the ground pulling weeds, she still couldn't help frowning.

"Is this work, or rolling all over the floor? What's the matter, you have grown hands all over your body, and you can still pull weeds?" Frowning, she stared at a few people with some doubts, "What did you do just now? "

Luluo opened her mouth, but before she could speak, Wanrou rushed to say: "Ma'am, I fell just now, thanks to Luluo helping me, otherwise I might fall to the ground..."

Aunt Gu frowned, although she was dubious, she was not in the mood to ask more questions.

"For your luck, the mansion is in need of manpower, so you can learn this rule—but, you all have to listen to me, if there is any mistake in the future—hmph, there is no shortage of rough girls in the mansion— —Sister-in-law Zhang, didn’t Chrysanthemum and the others say they were too busy in the laundry room?”

"That's right, ma'am, the most lacking thing in our family is maids." Mrs. Zhang laughed, looking at the girls with mocking eyes.

At this moment, no one dared to answer the words, but they all responded politely, and Aunt Gu led them to meet Xu's mother in person.

The five maids, Azhu and Luluo were sent to the side of the two young ladies, Wanrou stayed by the lady's side, while Xiaohua was sent to Muchunyuan.

Although they have only been here for a few days, they have learned a little about the situation in Gu's mansion.

That Muchun Courtyard lived in Gu Yong's two concubines, one surnamed Feng and the other surnamed Liu. I heard that this surnamed Liu was especially favored by the officials.

Just taking care of Si Xiao, this so-called favor is also very common.

If she was really favored, how could she still have to live in the same yard with someone else?And up to now, no boy and half girl have been born, even worse than Feng Shi, who heard that Feng Shi had given birth to a son before, but he died of the wind and cold when he was half a year old.After that, there has been no birth again.

Now the two sons and two daughters of the Gu family were born by the lady herself.This is probably what my sister-in-law said was amazing, right?
It doesn't matter how flirtatious Gu Yong is, as long as the other women in this house can't bear children, they are not a threat.Now, she understands what her sister-in-law said that day.

After dismissing the girls one by one, Mother Xu left Gu Sixiao alone.

"Hua'er, Mama Li told me that you were originally the daughter of a good family, but now you have no choice but to sell yourself as a slave, thinking that you can find your parents when the contract of labor expires, right?"

"Yes," Gu Sixiao lowered her head, with some sadness in her voice, "Hua'er has been separated from her family since she was a child, and she always hopes that one day she can find her family and reunite her family—this is Hua'er's long-cherished wish..."

Xu's mother nodded, beckoned her to come closer, touched her head and said: "What a poor child, don't worry, our Gu family loves the family and will never hold you back - the lady not only kindly asked you to sign I made a deed of employment, and even said that I will help you find your family when the time comes!"

This is a show of grace? !
Suspicious in her heart, Gu Sixiao made a surprised expression and thanked her in succession.

Mother Xu smiled and didn't say anything else, just said how kind Mrs. Zhang is and how to do good deeds. At the end, she said, "The lady cares most about the officials. It's a pity that the officials always study in the study. The lady wants to take care of her, but she can't take care of her"...

This is--

Although Xu's mother didn't say it clearly, Gu Sixiao could hear what she meant.

This is to let her keep an eye on Gu Yong, and tell Mrs. Zhang all the things he did, as well as Caiyi's affairs, at any time!

Sneering in her stomach, Gu Sixiao showed an eager look on her face, "Mom, I will go to the study and wait on the officials well. If there is anything in the study, I will definitely report back to my wife..."

Xu's mother raised her eyebrows, thinking that this girl is innocent and eager to show her loyalty.

"Hua'er, no one asked the surveillance officer to stop me! How could my lady do that?"

"Ah, yes, yes..." Gu Sixiao snorted in his heart.

It was clearly implying surveillance, but the alumni refused to admit that everything was really coming from behind the scenes.

"Even if there is really something going on in the study, you don't need to see the lady—do you understand?"

"Hua'er understands..." If you don't see Mrs. Zhang, you will see Mother Xu.In this way, even if Gu Yong finds out, it is just the servant girl making her own decisions.

Sure enough, Mrs. Zhang is amazing...

Gu Sixiao thought in her heart, but her face became more respectful.

Seeing it, Xu's mother felt even more satisfied. She was about to ask the girl to take Gu Sixiao down when she heard a commotion outside...

(End of this chapter)