When the news about Xiao Yun's suspension reached Minghua's ears, she just smiled softly and asked Xiao Mei who was waiting beside her, "Xiaomei, do you think this punishment is too light or too severe?"
"It's light." Xiao Mei's eyebrows moved slightly, and under her gaze, he continued: "Being unjust to the master is a big mistake in itself. Mistakes should be punished; grounding is not a punishment."
"Smart girl."
Minghua chuckled, what's the point of being grounded? There is nothing to do, what can you do if you are hungry for three days? Xiao Yun's mother always loved her and would not starve her to death; therefore, she wanted to use her master's hands to teach her daughter, but she had to restrain her daughter, and she had done enough to save face. She can also use Xiao Yun to test her depth. It seems that the competition between the two houses is also great.
"Xiao Yun's mother is so jealous, let's just watch; if she goes wrong on her errand, she will just offload her mother's errand and send her home." She really thought they were sent by her master, so she didn't dare to give up.
Xiao Mei tied her hands respectfully in front of her body and lowered her eyes slightly; he ignored her words and showed her duty as a slave to the fullest.
Minghua smiled and said, "Go to sleep. I'll get up early tomorrow and go to the palace to meet my master. You have to prepare the clothes I will wear tomorrow. By the way, yellow and brown are suitable for tomorrow. Brown clothes don't look good and are not good at all." To suit tomorrow’s occasion, just wear light yellow.”
"Yes, miss."
After helping her lie down, Xiao Mei opened Minghua's full wardrobe and picked out two sets of clothes, one bright yellow and one light yellow. The matching jewelry was also placed on the dressing table. Her mother once served the old lady. She also learned the skill of dressing up.
The young lady has a good temperament and is easy to serve. She has no habit of making things difficult for others. As long as she is well served, her life as a maid will be very easy. Mom's teaching is indeed correct. No matter which master you are, don't be presumptuous in front of your master.
Because they cannot afford the consequences of their arrogance.
The next day.
At dawn, Minghua woke up from her sleep. Xiao Mei, who was sleeping on the small bed, heard the noise and woke up quickly. However, she rubbed her eyes and cheered up.
"Miss, are you getting up?"
"I'm up already." Minghua walked to the dressing table and yawned lazily, "Xiaomei, go get me some hot water to wash my face."
"Okay, miss, wait a minute." Xiao Mei turned around and opened the door, then closed it after leaving the room. It was an early autumn day, and there was a cool breeze in the morning. The autumn in the capital was still dry and cold, so leaving the door open would easily let the cool breeze blow into the house. Sudden warm and sudden cold are most likely to cause typhoid fever.
Sitting in front of the dressing table, Minghua picked up the wooden comb and combed her long hair bit by bit. Before she was eight years old, her hair was already waist-length. According to the ancient saying that the body's hair and skin were affected by the disease, parents should not cut it easily. hair. In recent years, she has never had her hair cut, which makes her hair too long and difficult to manage.
"Miss, the hot water is here. Should you wash up first or put on your makeup first?" Xiao Mei pushed open the door and walked in, followed by a middle-aged woman. She put down the hot water for Minghua as a gift and then left.
Minghua did not answer her directly, but asked her, "Is that your mother just now?"
"Yes, Miss, that is the slave's mother. The slave could not carry two basins of hot water, so she asked her mother for help. Please forgive me." Xiao Mei put down the basin and apologized respectfully. Her attitude was sincere and did not seem like a lie.
Minghua shook her head and smiled slightly, "What is there to apologize for? I think your mother knows etiquette and did a good job."
"Thank you, miss." Xiao Mei breathed a sigh of relief and asked her again, "Miss, you didn't answer me just now. Should you dress up first or wash up first?"
"Wash up."
Minghua stood up and walked out. Xiao Mei helped her rinse her mouth and clean her face. Then she dressed up. Before dressing up, Xiao Mei asked: "Miss, I have prepared two sets of clothes for you. Do you want to wear bright yellow or white clothes?" It’s light yellow, and both sets of jewelry are matching.”
"It's tender yellow." The color is tender, just right for her body at her age.
"yes."
Xiao Mei first dressed her up. There was no need to put on makeup, she just trimmed her eyebrows and kept the eyebrow shape unchanged. The little girl had a tender face, which was not suitable for makeup. In this era, there were no products that could clean makeup, so it would easily stay. In the pores. In ancient times, the only way to cleanse the face was to apply warm water on the face, and then use cold water to shrink the pores.
Her hair was combed into a hanging bun, with small yellow flowers on the left and right hairpins, and she put on a bright yellow skirt; a little lady was successfully created, and she looked fresh and natural. Minghua was very satisfied.
After finishing dressing up, Minghua sent Xiao Mei to wait outside the door. She took a small box and put it in a spiritual fruit that she gave to Xu Shoufu and others yesterday. It also looked like a crooked melon and a cracked jujube. The only difference was that The ones given to Xu Shoufu and others are slightly larger.
It's really just a little bit, you can't tell without looking carefully.
"Let's go and see my mother's yard."
Holding a small box in his hand, he led Xiao Mei to Xiao Leshi's yard. It was already getting bright, and Xiao Leshi had also gotten up and was letting the servants prepare the meal. Minghua came over just in time to have breakfast.
"Sanya is here, come over for dinner; the two houses your master gave you are good people. Some of them are good at housekeeping, and one is good at kitchen management. They have all come in handy." Xiao Leshi waved to her, and the mother and daughter Take a seat together.
Minghua glanced at the food on the table and nodded, "Not bad."
"It's not bad, it's very good; the food we eat in my hometown is not that good, and my mother knows how to cook it. It's edible, but it's definitely not that good." Xiao Leshi said cheerfully.
Minghua looked at her and seemed to be younger. She was no longer working hard at home. The sadness in her mother's eyes seemed to be gone. Without the endless work every day, she was also at ease; she felt at ease all over her body.
"Mom, are you happy in the capital?"
Xiao Leshi nodded, wondering why she asked, "My mother is very happy to be with you and see that you are healthy and safe. She is even happier knowing that you have many people protecting and caring for you. But sometimes, sometimes I will miss your father and brothers. I don’t know how they are doing in Xianyun County. Your grandparents are at home and only your second uncle takes care of them. Your second aunt is unreliable, so I am afraid that I will wrong your grandparents."
"If you're worried, just bring grandma over first, and I'll keep an eye on it first. It would be better if we could bring my brothers and dad to the capital as well." She was thinking too much. Dad was teaching in Xianyun County. Teaching in Beijing is also teaching.
After she got the dividends from the book in her senior brother's hands, she went to the suburbs to buy a village; she could plant land and vegetables, eat and drink independently, and the expenses would not be that big. When grandpa comes over in the future, he will have some loose land, and he can also sell the produce from the farm, killing two birds with one stone.
However, she didn't plan to tell her mother about this. Her mother was worried about something because of the incident at the house a few days ago. If she knew that she still wanted to buy Zhuangzi, she would be even more worried.
