"Come in." He Yunxi turned to let her in, "Have you eaten?"
"No."
"There is some food left for lunch. Go wash your hands and eat your food first." He Yunxi said.
"Thank you, madam." Luo Fu was grateful that He Yunxi did not ask about her injury, although she looked at He Yunxi's eyes and seemed to know what was going on.
She felt very embarrassed because she had a fight with her uncle and aunt's family, and she didn't know how to tell her wife.
"Mother Zhao, bring Luo Fu some hot water." He Yunxi shouted to Mrs. Zhao.
"coming."
Mrs. Zhao took a basin, filled it with some warm water, and brought out a new towel.
"My wife prepared this. We all have a new pair." Mrs. Zhao said to Luo Fu, "My surname is Zhao, and my wife bought it yesterday."
Although the Lu family is not big, the dining room, living room, bathroom, and bedrooms are all separated. They are very particular and are not like ordinary rural families at all.
This character's belongings are also required to be separated.
"Thank you, madam. Thank you, Aunt Zhao."
"You can't call me Auntie." Mrs. Zhao said, "Call me Mother Zhao. We are all servants of the Lu family, and we don't dare to call you casually. Come on, let me help you move your things into the house first."
Luo Fu nodded: "Yes, thank you, Mother Zhao."
Luo Fu had quite a lot of things. She carried a backpack, which contained her clothes and the books left by her father.
Except for these books, all my father's belongings were burned by my uncle and aunt.
"You sleep with me, put your things here first, and pack them up later. Now you go and wash up, and I will bring you the food to the restaurant."
Luo Fu went out to wash her hands and face, and then went to the restaurant to eat. Everyone at home was gone, except for her and Mrs. Zhao. He Yunxi, who was at home just now, was also missing.
"Where's Madam?"
"The master is studying at the county college. The old lady took some young ladies and young masters to work in the workshop below. The madam also went down just now." Mrs. Zhao said, "This is the medicine left by the madam. You take a bath and finish it."
I'll give you some more medicine."
"Madam...do you know why I was injured?" Luo Fu asked.
"Yes." Mrs. Zhao said, "Madam's distant cousin is not an ordinary person. I can tell at a glance that he is a noble person."
Luo Fu was shocked: "Noble?"
"It's not wrong. So if Madam wants to buy you, he will definitely send someone to take a look." Mrs. Zhao said, "Don't be angry. We are slaves and we can't have too many emotions of our own."
"I know. I'm not angry either, I'm just a little surprised." Luo Fu was stunned, "Madam, how did she react when she knew why I was fighting?"
"The first thing Madam asked was, were you injured? When she learned that you had not suffered any loss, she said nothing." Mrs. Zhao said.
"Ma'am is so kind."
"Yes, Madam is very good. Even though she is young, she knows many things and has strong housekeeping abilities." Mrs. Zhao sighed, "I have lived for so many years, but I have never met such a powerful woman."
"Weren't you just bought yesterday?"
"Yes, but this does not affect my judgment about Madam."
"Um."
"You are delicious. I'll go and light up the charcoal fire in the bathhouse for you. It won't be cold when you take a bath later."
"I saw a charcoal basin in our room before. We are maids and slaves, can we use charcoal?" Luo Fu asked, "I used to go to a wealthy family with my father to see a doctor, and only ladies and gentlemen could use charcoal.
"
"Last night was the first time I used charcoal." Mrs. Zhao sighed with emotion. "Madam said she had burned the charcoal herself before. Because the weather was very cold this year, she gave it to us. Details show character. Otherwise, how could I dare?
I’m sure our wife is doing well!”
"Um."
"Okay, you eat well. After you finish eating, go and wash yourself up. Our wife and the old lady both like to be clean."
"Okay. Thank you, Mother Zhao."
Luo Fu opened the lids on the bowls and plates and found that white rice and vegetables had been left for her. She quickly stopped Mrs. Zhao and said, "Mother Zhao, did you bring the wrong food?"
"No. This is what we had for lunch today," said Mrs. Zhao.
"We eat these too?"
"Madam said, we are the only two servants in the house, and we eat the same food as them. You can feel free to eat. But madam said that you are still in the period of mourning, so she only left vegetarian dishes for you."
When Mrs. Zhao went out, Luo Fu looked at the dishes on the table, her eyes gradually getting moist.
Ever since her father's accident, no one has thought about her anymore.
The former neighbors no longer interacted with each other, and her fiancé broke off the engagement. Although she didn't hate her, she was still sad. Not to mention her uncle and aunt.
If it weren't for the fear that her father's body would be exposed in the wilderness, she might have taken her own life.
She thought that this might be the end of her life and that she would have no hope. But she didn't expect that after selling herself as a slave, she would feel the lady's thoughtfulness.
When He Yun and the others came back, Luo Fu had already packed up. She had already changed into mourning clothes, but she was wearing very plain clothes, and she still had a black gauze belt on her wrist.
Luo Fu stepped forward and saluted everyone: "I have met the old lady, madam, ladies and gentlemen."
She learned this from Mrs. Zhao. Mrs. Zhao has also trained maids in the house before. She is very experienced in how to teach such people who have just been sold into slavery.
"Get up." Ms. Liu said, "Have you received any medicine for your injury?"
"Yes, thank you for your concern, madam."
He Yunxi saw that Ms. Liu was called "Old Madam" when she was thirty-three or four years old, and she still felt that it was a joke, so she said, "Mom, I'm going to make dinner first."
"Well, go ahead." Mrs. Liu patted He Yunxi's hand and said to Luo Fu: "Come to the house with me. Mother Zhao, go and help Madam cook."
"Yes, ma'am."
Mrs. Zhao looked at Mrs. Liu, who had a somewhat different aura from Bai Ri, and felt that the Lu family was really very different from what she thought.
The old lady's aura is probably from some big family, right?
With Mrs. Zhao, it was much easier for He Yunxi to cook. She was good at cutting vegetables and meat. She let Mrs. Zhao watch from the side while she was cooking.
Tonight, He Yunxi cooked something lighter. He made some stir-fried shredded white radish and one vinegared cabbage, which were specially prepared for Luo Fu.
Luo Fu was very moved and vowed to serve He Yunxi well.
When they went to bed at night, He Yunxi brought them some more charcoal and told them to use it safely at night.
The next day, He Yunxi was going to cut firewood in the mountains. Pei Yuan, who had left after recovering his memory, came back.
"Master." He Yunxi saw Pei Yuan and smiled on his face, "Have you had breakfast?"
Pei Yuan shook his head.
"Then I'll go and order a bowl of noodles for Master."
"Do you have any fat sausages at home?"
"Yes. I just sent someone to the town to buy it yesterday. I marinated some and kept it."
"I want to eat fat sausage noodles."
"OK."
Pei Yuan ate the noodles and said, "The emperor has sent someone to deliver the medicinal materials you mentioned earlier to relieve cold poison. Do you need to prepare anything else?"