Li Man'er winked at a few people, indicating that they should stop talking, and then said: "Come in!"
The door was pushed open, and several female servants wearing short-breasted coats and soft armor came in carrying food boxes. These people were all bare-faced, and their hair was neatly tied up, without leaving any hair.
The only accessory on their heads is a square scarf. They wear military boots and have knives on their waists. They are all very heroic.
"Miss Li, the maids are here to bring food." The leading female servant has pretty features, but her skin is a bit rough, her temper is bright and tight, and she speaks very concisely.
"Thank you, sisters." Li Man'er is not blind, so he can naturally see that these people are not ordinary maids. They must have killed enemies in battle just like Liu Ya.
"Girl, you don't have to be polite. We originally worked in this government office. Now that the third master has transferred us here to serve the girl, we naturally have to serve the girl with all our heart."
"Serve me? No need, I have a maid." Li Maner quickly pointed at Liu Ya and said: "She is the one who serves me on weekdays, and I am not used to other people around me. Sisters, you should go back!"
The leader was not angry, he just said: "Don't worry, girl, I have rough hands and feet, so naturally I can't do things as delicate as this girl. But all the girl's personal affairs will be taken care of by this girl. The maids
They just do some menial work and run errands for the girl. Besides, the old city is different from the new city. There will always be various accidents happening. For the girl's safety, the maids should stay."
Several people behind her also said quickly: "Girl, just stay with us!"
This is someone else's territory, and it definitely doesn't matter if she says it. Regardless of whether the Xiao family wants to send someone to monitor her, or they really want someone to serve her, it is definitely not a wise move to get into trouble with a few servants at this time.
When Li Man'er thought of this, she stopped saying anything and instead asked the leading girl, "What's your sister's name?"
"My maid Zhu Ying, girl, the maids live in the side room of the courtyard. If you need anything, just call."
Li Man'er still had something to ask her, but even if she wasn't hungry at this moment, Qingyan was probably hungry too, so she nodded and asked Liu Ya to reward them with money.
Zhu Ying didn't expect there was still money to get. They had never accepted rewards in the old city, so they were stunned for a moment.
"Sister, take it. Our girl is from the capital. She is delicate and expensive, so she will inevitably cause trouble to the sisters." Liu Ya stuffed the heavy purse into Zhu Ying's hand, "The weather is so cold, sister.
Buy some tea and drink it!”
Zhu Ying squeezed it secretly and found that the purse was so light that it probably contained not copper coins or loose silver, but banknotes!
That's really a big deal.
"My maids thank you for your reward."
Li Man'er didn't seem to care, "Sisters, thanks for your hard work, I won't be able to trouble you all in the future. It's almost the Chinese New Year now, and I will reward you all for watching the New Year."
Stay up late.
Zhu Ying hesitated to speak, but in the end she didn't say anything. She bowed to Li Man'er and left with the others.
Liu Ya quickly set out the food and served Li Man'er and Li Qingyan to eat.
The food is quite sumptuous. In such a desolate place as Mobei, there are fish, meat, dry goods, and vegetables. It shows that some effort has been put into it.
Li Qingyan was so smart that he asked in a low voice, "Sister, aren't you afraid that someone will put medicine in the food?"
"hehe……"
Before Li Man'er could speak, Liu Ya said: "I'm afraid there's no one in this world who can hide it from your eldest sister and put medicine in her food!"
Li Man'er picked up a piece of meat from the plate and stuffed it into Li Qingyan's mouth, "Eat it with confidence!"
"Liu Ya, you eat too."
Liu Ya has long been accustomed to eating and living with Li Man'er. She used to be like this with Yu Shi.
Li Qingyan didn't think there was anything wrong with this, and the three of them quickly cleared away the food on the table.
"Qingyan, you go and sleep for a while. I'll have someone prepare the medicine later. I'm going to test your homework in the evening."
Li Qingyan didn't panic at all, but he was really tired after a long journey.
"Sister, I'm going to sleep first."
"Um."
Just as Liu Ya was about to go over and make the bed for Li Qingyan, she was blocked by Li Qingyan and said, "Sister Liu Ya, no need. I'm old enough. I can do such a small thing as making the bed myself."
Liu Ya could only nod, "Okay, I won't go."
Li Qingyan was probably shy, or was afraid that Li Man'er would talk about him, so he trotted away.
"Liu Ya, call Zhu Ying for me. I have something to ask her."
"yes!"
Liu Ya quickly brought Zhu Ying back. When the two of them entered, Li Maner was sorting medicinal materials. There were six or seven wooden boxes on the table, which contained various prepared medicinal materials.
"I've seen the girl."
"Sit down." Li Man'er didn't even raise her head, but just motioned for Zhu Ying to sit down and talk.
Zhu Ying only said: "My servant dare not!"
"You don't have to be so restrained around me. Don't worry, I just want to ask you something." Li Man'er put down the seven-star scale in his hand, wrapped the sorted medicinal materials, and handed it to Liu Ya.
Liu Ya quickly took it and stood aside.
"Ask, girl." Zhu Ying was mentally prepared.
Li Man'er didn't say anything, just sat on the main seat and drank tea slowly.
Her attitude seemed to give Zhu Ying power, which made people feel uneasy.
The dragon burning in the room was as warm as spring, and Li Man'er's aura was so strong that it actually made Zhu Ying feel a little afraid.
She didn't understand what was wrong with her. Facing a young girl with picturesque features, her heart was pounding and she was covered in sweat!
Just when Zhu Ying couldn't hold on any longer, Li Man'er put down her tea cup and spoke, "When sister left just now, she seemed to be hesitant to speak, but what do you have to say?"
When Zhu Ying heard this, she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, "My maid just wants to say that the old city is not peaceful every year during the New Year. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the girl to stay up late."
"Oh, why?" Li Man'er seemed to be curious, her eyes widened, "Don't you all keep the New Year's Eve?"
When Zhu Ying heard her asking this question, she thought she didn't understand the situation in Mobei, and immediately said: "Barbarians don't celebrate the Chinese New Year. They know our habits, so they always come out to cause trouble during the Chinese New Year and festivals. Take the Spring Festival for example.
For example, they specially picked the time when we were having New Year’s Eve dinner to launch a sneak attack and harass the city. This has become a routine.”
"So that's what you want to say?"
Zhu Ying nodded.
Li Man'er thought for a while and said, "In that case, why do we celebrate the New Year every year and prepare the New Year's Eve dinner?"
Zhu Ying blinked her eyes and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Because this is a tradition left by our ancestors! Because it happens like this every year.