The smallest courtyard of Ye Mansion in Meiyuan Garden is located in the southwest corner of Ye Mansion. It is usually where concubines of low birth status live. After passing through the corridor, passing through a circular arch, and finally passing through a large bamboo forest, the courtyard is small.
It was very pitiful, with only a courtyard, two main rooms, three side rooms, two side rooms, and a small kitchen.
The yard is overgrown with weeds, a few plum trees are lifeless, the branches are winding like dead branches, the stone benches and tables in the yard are full of dust, a few abandoned chairs are lying scattered on the ground, and the eaves are covered with
There were spider webs, the door was covered in dust, and the window paper was mostly torn.
Is this the tidied yard that Auntie Xie said?
There were already two maids, one red and one green, standing there in the courtyard. They had obviously come here first and were waiting here.
A smile appeared on Ye Fuxun's face after seeing her, and she felt blessed. The maid in red took a step forward with a fake smile on her face, "Miss, I am lucky, this is wishful thinking. The journey has been tiring and tiring.
Are you ready? Madam has given instructions. The eldest lady returned home for the first time.
There was no maid around to take care of her, but I was afraid that the new maid would be ignorant and not be able to take care of the young lady well, so I ordered the two sisters to come over and help her. After a few days, after she had settled in, I would then choose some for the eldest lady.
A clever servant who knows how to take care of others."
This red and one green maid is Ji Xiang Ruyi beside Aunt Xie. The red maid Ji Xiang looks like she is one or two years old and behaves more securely.
"Thank you aunt for me." Ye Fuxun looked at the two of them coldly, saying that they were two maids, but they were dressed very decently, and their attitude was neither humble nor overbearing. He even looked at Ye Mianxun with contempt.
Qing Ruo put a handkerchief on the stone bench and helped Ye Qianxun sit down, "Miss, you can rest here for a while and let the servants clean the yard."
"That's right." A pair of beautiful eyes looked at the two of them up and down. This girl wearing a gauze skirt and having thin skin and tender flesh is not the material for working. "Since we are all here, let's start working. Good luck to you two.
I am responsible for sweeping the yard, cleaning up the cobwebs on the eaves, and wiping the dust on the door. By the way, these windows must also be tidied. Qingruo, you are responsible for cleaning up the house. I don’t like others to touch some things, or
I feel more at ease if you come."
Ji Xiang Ruyi was a little dumbfounded when he heard this. They were the first-class maids around the madam. When had they ever done such menial work?
While talking, Qingruo took out a broom and rag from a corner and threw them on the two of them without any courtesy, "Thank you, sisters."
"I believe that you two are both capable maids around my aunt. You should be able to do what you are supposed to do very well without being told, so let's get started. Finish it quickly and don't delay dinner."
Ji Xiang Ruyi looked at each other in embarrassment. The madam didn't ask the two of them to do the hard work. On weekdays, the two of them just did the work of pouring tea. Even if they were sent to serve in a certain yard, the two of them would be in the madam's presence.
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No one dared to use her status. Furthermore, wasn't it said that this eldest lady had a docile temperament? Why did she act so unconventionally? Not only did she use her orders, but she also did so as a matter of course. Qing Ruo smiled slyly at Ye Minxun and helped her in.
Back room.
"Sister Jixiang, what are we really going to do?"
"Of course we have to do it. She is the master, so we can't let him do it. Besides, have you forgotten what the madam asked us to do? If we go back like this, the madam will definitely break our legs!"
Jing Jixiang said this, yes, they came here to do it. Now if they go back, the lady might kill her. Thinking of this, Ruyi didn't care about the clothes on her body, pinched her nose and started to do it.
Inside the room, Ye Yanxun rolled up her sleeves and picked up the rag on the table to wipe the table.
"Miss, let me do it."
Ye Yanxun turned sideways to avoid Qingruo's hand, "How long do you plan to do so much work? Besides, the house is so dirty and there's not even a place to stand. Where do you want me to rest?"
Qing Ruo looked at Ye Qianxun distressedly, but did not insist. She turned around and wiped the corners of her eyes with her hands. She stopped saying anything to let her master rest, and picked up the broom to sweep the floor.
Everyone worked hard all afternoon and finally cleaned the yard.
At dusk, a nun came over with two maids. When she saw Ye Fuxun, she bowed perfunctorily, "The eldest lady is well. Madam, I want you to be frail and have a long journey, so I ordered the old slave to bring the food."
." Mammy gestured to the maids behind her, and the two maids placed the food on the newly cleaned table.
A few bowls of hard rice and four vegetables without any oil or water left her unappetizing. Ye Fuxun glanced at her lightly, thinking that Mr. Xie would cheat her even if she was so capable. She was like this in her last life, and she still hasn't made any progress in this life.
Giving her leftovers disgusted her.
"Mommy, please go back and tell me that there is no need to deliver meals in the future. My uncle can be a famous general who governs the country. How can I be weak? I will have dinner with my father tomorrow, so I won't bother grandma.
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After hearing Ye Fuxun's words, the nanny was shocked. Who said that this young lady was soft-tempered? Her words were very tough, and her attitude was much more respectful than when she first came. "I understand, I won't bother you."
The eldest lady has finished her meal."
"Mommy, walk slowly." After Qingruo sent grandma out, two maids, Jixiang Ruyi and Ji Xiangruyi stood aside, looking at the meal that grandma had brought with disgust on their faces. This meal was worse than what other people ate. This was such a chore.
When will it end?
"I'm not hungry. You two have worked hard. I'll reward you with the food my aunt sent me."