After dinner, Zhou Shichu gave Zhou Shiwan a bath. Zhou Shiwan was less than six years old. After her parents passed away, she lived with her sister. The original owner neglected to take care of her, so she became timid and timid. She usually followed her. Like an invisible person, he huddles in a corner and plays his own games, without any need for adults to care about him.
Zhou Shichu touched the child's thin body with distinct ribs and sighed. The beggars on the street outside would probably have such a thin body like hers, right? But she clearly has a biological sister, but she is like this, which is really pitiful.
Although Zhou Shichu had no special feelings for human cubs, after all, this body was her sister, so she couldn't ignore this poor little one.
Zhou Shiwan hadn't taken a bath for who knows how long, and her little body was still dirty. After changing two buckets of water, Zhou Shichu wiped her completely clean.
Because of a bad relationship with Li Wei, the couple slept in separate rooms. Li Wei took his son to sleep, and the original owner took his sister to sleep.
It’s just—how lazy is the original owner? The quilt on the bed is all sticky. It hasn’t been washed for an unknown period of time, and it also emits a strange smell. It’s a shame she can sleep on it!
Even if she doesn't wash herself, then it's okay to ask the servant to wash it, right? But she didn't even give orders, and she didn't know why.
Zhou Shichu threw all the bedding and mats on the bed to the ground, then found a quick straw mat and quilt from his companion space and took them out to cover them.
Zhou Shiwan fell asleep right after taking a shower, so there was no need to worry about her discovering Zhou Shichu's secret.
After a good night's sleep, the first thing Zhou Shichu did after getting up was to ask the maid to wash her dirty bedding.
"Aunt Qian, go and wash the straw mats and beddings thrown on the floor of my room. They are too dirty." Zhou Shichu ordered.
"But madam, I still have a lot of work to do today, and the master and the others have also gotten up. I have to prepare some food for the master first. I'm afraid I won't have time to help you wash your bedding." Aunt Qian replied carefully, looking at Zhou Shichu's face. His face was worried that he would scold her again if she was unhappy.
When the original owner, who was a douchebag, saw that the family actually bought a servant girl to serve him, he became addicted to being a master. He ordered Aunt Qian to do this and that, and ordered her around so much that she almost foamed at the mouth from exhaustion. In the end, it was the original owner who finished his master's addiction and spared Aunt Qian.
So at this moment, Aunt Qian thought that Zhou Shichu asked her to wash the bedding on purpose. After all, who is old enough to wash bedding for no reason? As for whether it's dirty or not? Don't be ridiculous, ordinary people don't wash their bedding once a year, because they are afraid that the bedding will break quickly if it is washed too much.
Of course, because Li Wei was a military attache, the Li family would not be so slovenly, but it was not luxurious. At most, it was a little better than ordinary families, so they washed the bedding for no reason. It really seemed like Zhou Shichu deliberately tormented people.
Zhou Shichu didn't think so much. She was the best now, so she naturally followed her own temper. Of course, she wouldn't deliberately mess with Aunt Qian, so she said: "Then I can wash it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Just wash it when you have time!" "
Aunt Qian was surprised that she didn't lose her temper and agreed.
Zhou Shichu took Zhou Shiwan to the yard to wash up. Fortunately, there was a well in the yard, so there was no need to go outside to fetch water.
"Okay, learn how I brush your teeth. Don't swallow the green salt. Brush your teeth with a toothbrush dipped in green salt, and brush slowly..." Zhou Shichu showed Zhou Shiwan while brushing his teeth.
There was no way, Zhou Shiwan had never brushed her teeth. The family conditions were not good before, and Zhou Shiwan was young, so the Zhou family's parents didn't have time to teach her. Later, the Zhou family's parents died, and the original owner didn't treat her sister well. Of course he didn't teach her how to brush her teeth, so Zhou Shiwan was always dirty.
But now that Zhou Shichu is here, she can no longer be allowed to be a dirty child.
Zhou Shiwan clumsily held her small toothbrush and imitated Zhou Shichu's movements to brush her teeth, but she was inexperienced after all, so she couldn't help but swallow the green salt and water, and couldn't help coughing.
Zhou Shichu quickly asked her to drink some water: "Don't swallow the water, rinse it in your mouth and spit it out."
Zhou Shiwan did as he was told, and it took him a while to stop coughing. His thin little face had some color due to the cough, and his eyes were wet. When he looked up at Zhou Shichu, he finally looked a little cute like a child. .
"Go on, you'll get it after trying a few more times." Zhou Shichu showed her how to brush her teeth again.
Li Wei was in the room and heard Zhou Shichu's voice. He couldn't help but look out the window and saw that she was patiently teaching her sister to brush her teeth. She immediately raised her head and looked at the western sky to see if the sun was coming out from the west today. Zhou Shichu, a lazy woman who never cares about others and only cares about herself, would actually devote her energy to her sister? !
This unprecedented scene made Li Wei wonder if Zhou Shichu had been done by someone else.
Aunt Qian quickly prepared breakfast. In fact, the breakfast at the moment was not delicious. It was either sorghum and corn porridge or Hu pancakes made of flour. There were few varieties and the taste was average.
The catering culture at this time has not gone through much development. Forget about the fried, stir-fried and eight major cuisines of later generations. The cooking methods at this time were mostly boiling and searing, with a small amount of soup and barbecue, and the types of seasonings were also limited. There is less, so the taste is really not that good.
Zhou Shichu drank bland corn porridge with pickles, finally filling his stomach.
She felt that she would be depressed if she could only eat such meals all the time, so she decided to fend for herself.
She took Zhou Shiwan to the streets. It was the first time for Zhou Shiwan to go to the streets since his parents died. Therefore, even though he was timid, his eyes could not help but shine when he saw the lively scenes on the streets. He was curious and fresh. Look everywhere.
Zhou Shichu thought that this was his cheap sister after all, so he couldn't treat her too badly, so he bought meat buns and candied haws for the little guy.
When Zhou Shiwan learned that these two kinds of food were bought for herself, the light from her eyes could blind Zhou Shichu. She was so happy that she was not afraid of her bad-tempered sister anymore and whispered to her Zhou Shichu said: "My sister also eats..."
"Of course I know how to eat it, sister, I bought this for you, you can eat it." Zhou Shichu said, and bought two more meat buns from the vendor. The meat buns now have very solid ingredients, thin skin and lots of meat, and are delicious. It tastes very satisfying.
Zhou Shiwan held up a meat bun that was almost bigger than her face and ate it. Her mouth was filled with oil, and she showed a rare smile of satisfaction. After all, she was a child. As long as her family members came close, she could be coaxed easily. , will not hold grudges at all.
Zhou Shiwan was simple-minded. She only knew that she usually ignored her sister, so she took her out shopping and bought her meat buns to eat. She was very happy.
