April Xinwei, the fourteenth month, Qianyuan Festival.

This is the birthday of the emperor today. If compared with Xu Ping's previous life, this is the National Day of the Song Dynasty at this time. The scale may be different, but it is also similar. The officials in Tokyo celebrated the emperor's birthday in the early morning and began to have a magnified holiday. The same is true among the people. People like all kinds of people have a magnified holiday to celebrate the emperor's birthday. Of course, agents like Xu Ping's restaurant are at the right time to make money, not only will they not take a holiday, but they will be busier.

After breakfast, Xu Ping changed into a new dress and wandered out leisurely.

When the tourists saw him, they saluted him and said hello, and they became much closer.

When I was about to reach the gate, I happened to run into a little girl, wearing a new dress, with a white face, a pair of willow leaves, and a smile before she could open her mouth, and she held a string of rice dumplings in her hand.

The shopkeepers at the door asked her one after another: "Miss Suer got up so early."

The little girl smiled and signaled one by one. When she entered the door, she happened to run into Xu Ping. She looked at it for a while and covered her mouth and smiled, "Is this the little husband? My wife has made some rice dumplings and asked me to bring them to you."

Xu Ping was stunned. The little girl looked like she was about ten years old, but she spoke soft Wu dialect, which made people feel kind to her as soon as she saw her. But she had never seen this person before, or even heard of him!

Seeing Xu Chang passing by him, Xu Ping stopped and came to the side and asked in a low voice: "Who is this little girl? Why have I never seen her before?"

Xu Chang looked at the little girl and whispered to Xu Ping: "This is the newly-designed female envoy from Xiucai Lin. She was a personal maid for the wife of the Lin family. Yesterday, the scholar brought it back a little late, so Dalang didn't know. She and the scholar were usually from Suzhou, and they were wandering in the capital, so they were sold to the Lin family. Because they missed their hometown, the scholar named her Suer."

Xu Ping nodded suddenly. Suzhou was the Pingjiang Army during the Wuyue era, and after returning to the Song Dynasty, it had been changed back to its original name. Lin Wensi was from Suzhou, but he and Lin Suniang lived in Bianliang for many years and had long lost the accent of his hometown.

Xu Chang looked at Xu Ping's face and whispered: "Miss Su'er is said to be from an official family. She sold herself as a slave because of her family's decline. She is a knowledgeable person who knows books and rituals."

This is a bit ambiguous, but Xu Ping didn't understand the meaning.

I went up to see Su'er, took the rice dumplings from her hand, and said thank you.

Su'er said: "This is our Suzhou-flavored palm. We use good glutinous rice and bamboo leaves. It is a bit different from those in Kaifeng Prefecture. Officials try the flavor."

Xu Ping replied in a voice: "The Lin family's wife is intent."

But I didn't agree with it. Is this strange? His previous life sold these rice dumplings all over the streets, and it's hard to change the taste! But now most of the palms in the Song Dynasty still use sticky millet, and the leaves outside are used, which is very different from those in later generations.

Su'er didn't care about Xu Ping's expression and said, "My wife has something to ask the official. I heard that the official is leveling the fields. I also asked to come and help me when I have time, plant a few mulberry trees around my home, and raise silkworms and weave a few silk threads when I have nothing to do."

Lin Wensi's family lives in a newly-launched courtyard by the river. Because they are scholars, they want quietness. Xu Ping originally wanted to plant mulberry trees around the courtyard, so he quickly agreed.

Su'er smiled and thanked her, then said goodbye and left.

The tourists from the shop gave her a greeting again and watched her leave.

Xu Ping looked at Su'er's back and felt a little uncomfortable. They were all maids. This little girl was wearing new clothes, and people flattered her wherever she went, but Xiuxiu didn't have such treatment. These shopkeepers looked at people by clothes and made new clothes for Xiuxiu at any time.

No longer had the mood to go out for leisure, Xu Ping carried the palm to his yard.

Xiuxiu was still cleaning up. When she saw Xu Ping coming back, she said strangely: "Why did the official come back so soon?"

Xu Ping shook the rice dumplings in his hand: "The wife of the Lin family sent the rice dumplings, which were sent by Suer, a newly-contracted female envoy from their family."

Xiuxiu took the rice dumplings and said happily: "It turns out to be the taste of Jiangnan. I often hear people say that there are sold in Tokyo, but I haven't seen them before!"

Xu Ping didn't find it strange and said to Xiuxiu: "What's the matter? I'll take you to get a more unusual one later. I've never seen it before!"

Xiuxiu smiled and shook her head, not caring about Xu Ping.

Xu Ping said again: "I saw that Su'er was wearing a new dress, and everyone flattered her, and she was so angry. I'll make you a new dress tomorrow and go out to show off."

Xiuxiu just smiled and shook her head, and didn't say anything.

Xu Ping was still a little angry: "It's usually my personal command. I am the owner of this village, so I have never seen anyone flatter you like this!"

Xiuxiu smiled and said, "It turns out that the official is angry like this. Isn't that extra? Who is she? She is going to marry with Lady Lin now, who can compare? Of course, she has to please her in all kinds of ways."

After saying that, he took the rice dumplings into the kitchen.

Xu Ping was stunned and looked up at the sky.

Lin Su Niang is so powerful? She is just a little girl around her. Even if she gets married, she is just a dowry girl. How can she compare with Xiuxiu who is close to her?

After thinking for a long time, I inexplicably remembered Grandma Hong who was walking sideways at home, and then I suddenly realized that Su'er was not an ordinary personal maid. This is the status of Grandma Hong in the future. Of course, one should please Grandma Hong as a servant.

There is no saying that a dowry girl has been given in this era. That is when their status has decreased. The special noun at this time was maid, and the status can be seen from the name.

The mother, who gave up, started from the pre-Qin period, was originally all the sisters and nieces of his wife. From his identity, it can be seen that his status is by no means comparable to that of a slave. The more he went to descendants, the lower his status, and the legal mother had disappeared after the Song Dynasty. There were mothers above the fifth rank of the Tang Dynasty, and there were ranks. The Song Dynasty was a common name for concubines, but they were still in front of concubines. After the Qin and Han Dynasties, they were often used as maids, and they became maids, but they were not ordinary maids. They were a natural extension of their wife's power in the family, so they were naturally born with part of their majesty.

Be serious, the master of a maid in a family can sleep at will, but the maid must have the permission of her wife. Her status is still high. In addition to the master being naturally higher than others, this is also the system guarantee within the heroine.

Most maids in the Song Dynasty were hired. They were good men, but their status with concubines was extremely vague. In Song Dynasty, the concubines had little presence, and their status at home should be worse than that of maids.

After Zhang Sanniang got married, she quickly married Grandma Hong out because she was an Iron Lady and there was no need for anyone to help. This farm was originally managed by Xu Chang because it was a foreign product at that time. When the Xu family moved back, it became part of the family. Zhang Sanniang immediately sent Grandma Hong over here. It was not just because Grandma Hong had a good relationship with the mistress, but this was her natural responsibility.

Maids are natural concubines, and they have a higher status than all concubines, or they are part of their wives' authority, so the outside merchants look at Xu Ping so ambiguously. Of course, there are not many people who really become concubines. The popularity of the Song people in taking concubines is neither as popular as that of the Tang Dynasty nor the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Those who really need that aspect are mostly in the name of maids and servants, and the benefits of the employment system are hard to explain.

After thinking for a long time, Xu Ping had to sigh at last. In ancient times, men and women were inequality, but men were not so free. At least they entered the house. The majesty of their wives was protected by law, and men could not do whatever they wanted. The higher the social status, the more they were, the more they were.

After thinking this out, Xu Ping was a little disappointed. He had never experienced love. Although he didn't know much about Lin Su Niang, he couldn't say he was disgusted with him, and he didn't resist spending his whole life with her. But when this relationship involves too much, he feels instinctively uncomfortable.

After calming down, Xu Ping walked into the kitchen.

Xiuxiu was burning the fire. When she saw Xu Ping coming in, she said, "Officials, it is often said that a gentleman stays away from the kitchen. Don't come in here just because you're fine?"

Xu Ping forced a smile: "I want to eat in my heart, but you can't cook it. What else can I do if I don't come in? Besides, when will our agents have something to do with gentlemen?"

Xiuxiu smiled and shook her head, not talking.

Xu Ping said again: "Today I will go to Grandma Hong to make you new clothes."

Xiuxiu smiled and said, "Prince, please save money. I don't want to wear bright clothes. I'm not a job at first glance. I'm pointed at me everywhere I go."

Xu Ping felt very empty for no reason, and squatted beside Xiuxiu, staring at the fire in a daze.

After a while, Xu Ping said, "Xiuxiu, I will teach you to make strange rice dumplings. Is it a must-have that you have never seen or eaten before. OK?"

Xiuxiu said: "It's great if officials have time to read and write, what are they doing?"

Xu Ping said: "I don't want to read and write, I have read enough books."

After a while, Xu Ping said again: "Xiuxiu, I will teach you to make rice dumplings. There are meat and fish inside. You must have never eaten them. OK?"

Xiuxiu smiled and said, "I have heard of lotus seeds and red dates wrapped in rice dumplings, but I haven't heard of meat, fish or something."

After watching the hottest for a while, Xu Ping said again: "Xiuxiu, I will teach you to make a kind of rice dumpling without using pine leaves. It must be so big, like a pillow, and you can't finish it. Is that good?"

Xiuxiu smiled and said, "What's wrong with the official today? The more he talks, the less he's going to do it."

Xu Ping looked at Xiuxiu. Her face was pretty and her skin was white. She got closer, but she saw a little roughness. This was the trace left by her parents when she was young.

This is the most ordinary farmer's child. If she hadn't been born in such an era and encountered such an experience, what would she do? She originally wanted to study and go to school.

Xiuxiu looked at the fire.

Xu Ping said again: "Xiuxiu, I will teach you to make such a big rice dumpling, which contains rice, meat, salt, and oil. You can't finish it in your life. OK?"

Xiuxiu just smiled and shook her head.

Seeing Xiuxiu concentrate on burning the fire, Xu Ping ignored him, squatted for a while, then turned around and walked out.
Chapter completed!