Passerby's daily life

Chapter 6 The Song Family ([-])
In the room, Mrs. Song said: "Three Sus and Sus also go to say goodbye to Mother Zhao." Then she asked Pearl's maid to arrange a room for the newly picked maids.

Susu came out and said a few words to Zhao's mother, and it was not easy to say much when people came and went, Susu secretly slipped a pair of jasper earrings that she had prepared long ago to Zhao's mother, "Mum, let's think about it! "After finishing speaking, she ran into the yard without waiting for Zhao's mother to recover.

Mother Zhao didn't dare to take a closer look, but she knew what it was by the feel of her hands. She couldn't help laughing angrily. This girl is really bold and scheming, and she can still bring out things under the noses of officials!It's not good to go back, quietly stuffed it into her arms, and took the other little girls to the Mrs. Song's courtyard.

As for the little maids in Suiantang, there was an explosion among the little maids. An outsider filled the third-class vacancy as soon as he came, and the old lady mentioned it herself, let alone asked Sister Hu Po to take care of her. Who is this monster? ?
So as soon as Susu entered the yard, she received many strange emotions, which made Susu a little baffled.

The rough envoy does not live in the courtyard of the masters, so Zhuzhu asked people to arrange the rough envoy to take Susu to the backyard of Suian hall.

The old lady is kind-hearted, so all the maids in the mansion can marry. As the first-class maid who is closest to the old lady, Pearl is already 17 years old this year, and she can be released for marriage in one year. The muddy water between the little maids, but the pearl still came.

One is that the old lady said that this little maid is in her eyes, so this person is also in her eyes; second, this is the person that the old lady asked Amber to take care of, and she gave Amber this face, and the third is that Pearl listened to her. Knowing Susu's life experience, I feel that if this girl is trained well, she will definitely be able to relieve the old lady's worries and boredom in the future.

Su Su naturally didn't know what Pearl thought, if she knew, she would definitely sigh that this is the professional elite in the mansion gate!
Pearl naturally also saw the look of the little maid below, seeing Ruan Susu blinking her cute big eyes, her little face sallow, she couldn't help but want to talk to her.

"According to the old lady, there are four big maids, six second-class maids, eight third-class maids, and more than a dozen rough servants. In addition, there are mother Qin and some who are in charge of the small kitchen. Mommy, there are three third-class maids missing this time, and the ones snatched by more than a dozen little maids are like black-eyed chickens, and you, you have taken up a third-class shortage as soon as you come, and you bought it from outside. .”

After Zhuzhu finished speaking, she was afraid that Susu would be afraid, so she smiled and said: "The old lady is the most kind, there is nothing messy in our yard, don't be afraid, you were mentioned by the old lady herself, and you are looked after by Amber. Mom's words are a great fortune."

Pearl took Ruan Susu to a row of wing rooms in the backyard, and pushed to the last one, which contained four beds, four small cabinets, a round table with four stools in the middle, and a tea set on it.

Three of the beds had bedding, and the other bed was bare, which made Pearl both funny and angry.

"That girl Caiwen is the most frugal. If she is promoted to the second class, she needs to take her bedding. Anyway, I will take you to get your share. It is better to get a new bedding. It is just in time for the old lady to ask Amber to tidy up. Warehouse, ask your sister Amber to bring you some good ones." Then he led Susu to the other side.

Pearl walked and introduced to Susu that the backyard is quite big, in addition to the back room where the maids live, there is also a small kitchen and warehouse, among which the warehouse occupies the largest area, and Amber is the big maid in charge of the old lady's warehouse.

The Song family is different from the government of Liguo. The monthly money of the maids is managed by each courtyard. They report to the general account once a year, and then the money is transferred from the public account to each courtyard. The most important thing for the Song family is money. .

Besides, except for the big maids and the second-class maids who are serious about their errands, the third-class maids just listen to the orders of the superiors and run errands. On weekdays, they only serve tea, pour water and pass meals in the inner room at most. As for sweeping the floor, they are rough. Therefore, Susu's luck is really not bad.

Along the way, even the old ladies who have been there for many years have to call Pearl a girl, and they will receive a few packets of snacks when they meet the manager of shopping, and even Ruan Susu is praised a few times.

Seeing that Susu was not used to it, Pearl smiled and said, "What's the point? Those who go out in our yard will always be complimented a few times. You have to remember that you are the maid of the old lady. You must not be coquettish or call people when you go out. Look down on it."

Ruan Susu nodded to show that she was educated, it turns out that being a maid, especially a good maid, is really not an easy task.

When I arrived at the warehouse, the door was open, and there were a few new maids outside, who hurriedly saluted Sister Pearl, and when they saw Susu, they had a look of envy and hatred.

The maids in the room heard the sound and came out, one of them was Hu Po.

Ruan Susu still has the time to look at Amber carefully. At the age of sixteen or seventeen, she looks very shrewd. Although the winter in Yangzhou is not as snowy as in the north, the humidity is high and it is very cold outside. Humber's upper body She wore a red satin jacket, a green satin waistcoat with squirrel fur lining, and a garnet red leather skirt underneath, which made her seven-pointed appearance look very beautiful.

The maid next to her was thirteen or fourteen years old, and her clothes were so inconspicuous, but she wore a pair of red gold flower-shaped pendants inlaid with broken rubies on her ears, and two pearl flowers made of rice beads, coral and turquoise were pinned to her buns. pretty.

After seeing Pearl, the maid took Ruan Susu's hand and said with a smile, "My name is Dongsong, what's my sister's name?"

Ruan Susu's current name is Su He, "By the way of my sister, my name is Su He, and I have a nickname, Su Su." Dong Song smiled and said: "Sister Su Su!"

Then Susu greeted Hu Po. Although Hu Po didn't smile, the expression on her face softened a lot, "Since you have entered this yard, you have to serve the old lady wholeheartedly. The old lady only praises you when she sees that you are a good person. In the future, if you steal Talk about rambunctious tricks everywhere, I won't forgive you."

Susu hurriedly said: "Sister, don't worry, although Susu has not read many books, she knows how to be loyal and grateful. My father always taught me that a drop of water should be repaid by a spring."

Seeing her, a six or seven-year-old child, said these words in a serious manner, Pearl and the others were happy with a "puchi", and then felt sad. The child from a poor family has long been in charge of the family.

Hu Po signaled the two to wait a while, first gave them the rules for the little maids and sent them away before asking Dongsong to fetch things for Susu.

Dong Song took out a big bag, and said with a smile: "Sister Hu Po is hard-spoken and soft-hearted, and she has already prepared Su Su's case." It made Hu Po want to tear her mouth.

Pearl hurriedly stopped, "Stop making trouble, and pack up a set of bedding for Susu, and that girl Caiwen even moved the bedding."

As soon as Amber heard this, she said angrily: "I really don't know what to say about her, such a brother and sister-in-law, she is so bad that she is full of thoughts that she can't even bear to eat snacks on weekdays, and she never tells the little maids when she gets a plate of snacks." If everything is sent out, what is left behind!"

As Hu Po said, she bought a new set of bedding for Su Su, and took out a box of small and unique gold, silver, pearl and emerald jewelry, "The old lady said to take out some for the little girls to play with, you pick some first, and return them tomorrow." You have one."

Su Su refused again and again, Hu Po couldn't hold back her smile: "Silly girl, what is this, even the old lady often rewards the maids around her with pearls and gems the size of lotus seeds and rice, these things are originally given to the little maids. "

It's not that Su Su has never seen good things. Compared with Aunt Su's jewelry, these are not even odds and ends. She has no money but her eyelids are not shallow. She only took a pair of thin silver bracelets and two small pearl flowers .

Hu Po nodded secretly, as expected of being the daughter of a scholar's family, she had to be shallow-sighted if she wanted to manage the warehouse.He didn't show it on the surface, just took a small jewelry box, grabbed a handful of it and stuffed it into Susu's bag, and then called a rough maid to help Susu take her bedding and bag back.

Pearl had another conversation with Amber before returning to the main room, reporting that the old lady had settled down, and imitating Su Su's words about the kindness of a drop of water as a fountain, which was exactly the same as that little adult's appearance. After listening to the old lady, it is a good thing for old lady Song to praise.

On Susu's side, she went back to the assigned dormitory and thanked the maid who helped with the bedding. She was the only one left in the room, and the maids in the same room were all working on errands.

Susu packed up the bedding, and then untied the big burden. Inside were three clothes of the season, inside and out, six pairs of shoes and socks, and two cotton-padded clothes and trousers.

There is also a dressing box. When I opened it, there was a square mirror that could just reflect the head and face. Even in the Duke's Mansion, it was just a maid who had such a mercury mirror, but in the Song Mansion, it was a third-class little girl. The configuration of the maid.

The dressing box is divided into two layers. On the first layer is a peach wood hair comb and some colorful hair ropes. On the second layer is a small drawer. Inside are a pair of thin gold bracelets, a pair of silver lilacs, and a pair of Silver bracelet and two silk flowers.

In addition, there is a box of balm, a bottle of hair oil, and a set of toothbrush sets in the package. They are scattered and complete, and even the girl from the landlord's house outside makes it.

It was only later that Susu found out that the gold bracelet and pearl flowers were added by Sister Hu Po.

In the Song family, first-class maidservants share a room with one person, second-class maidservants share a room with two, and third-class maidservants share a room with four.

Although the door of the house is not locked, each person's cabinet and cage can be locked, and there is a lock and matching key in the luggage.

Susu looked again at the small box that Amber stuffed for herself. Apart from the two she took, there were seven or eight rings of various kinds, several pairs of earrings, gold and silver, all inlaid or inlaid with pearls, gemstones, agate and tourmalines, and one Pair of small flower-shaped hairpins inlaid with gilt turquoise.

Susu took out all the things on her body, including her apron and belt, and stuffed them into her bag. She only picked up a set of clothes, shoes, socks and a dressing box for tomorrow and left them outside, and put the rest in the cabinet and locked them before releasing them. Take a breath.

Su Suda took a look at the future dormitory. There was actually a cubicle inside, which was a convenient place for washing. A row of shelves held wooden basins, which were washbasins, footbasins, and toothbrush sets. There were bathtubs and toilets next to them.

On the other small shelf, there are fragrant pancreas and algae beans, which don't look too bad.

Going back to her own bed and lying down, it was so soft that Susu felt drowsy.The nerve that collapsed for almost two months finally broke.

Susu fell into a coma, and what Zhao's mother said flashed through her mind: "It will never be more difficult than this in the future."

Car accident, time travel, passer-by, ransacking, being sold, Susu thinks that there is nothing more painful than this.

(End of this chapter)