Traveling through ancient times to escape famine, the prince led me to rebel

Luo Xiaoran and Luo Xingchen had pumpkin porridge in the morning, with two eggs each, and ate them with cooked soybean sauce.

Not long after, a faint voice came from outside the courtyard, "Miss Luo, are you home? I am Du Kongqing."

"I'm here, just come in." Luo Xiaoran replied.

Luo Xiaoran was very suspicious whether she got up too late every day, otherwise why was she and Luo Xingchen still having breakfast when Village Chief Zhang and Du Kongqing came.

"Miss Luo, sorry to bother you with your meal."

Du Kongqing stepped into the room, but stood awkwardly a foot away, with his head lowered and his voice as small as the buzzing of a fly.

"You haven't had breakfast yet, sit down and eat with us." Luo Xiaoran served a bowl of pumpkin porridge and put it on the table, then handed Du Kongqing two eggs.

When Luo Xingchen saw six boiled eggs in the morning, he was puzzled: Didn’t they say that each person should have two eggs and that we should finish our plates? Did my sister cook too many?

Now I suddenly realized that it was prepared for Sister Du.

Du Kongqing quickly shook his head and refused: "No, no, I've eaten." Then his stomach growled in agreement.

Luo Xiaoran laughed, "Your stomach doesn't say that. I specially prepared your meal. It will be wasted if you don't eat it. You should sit down and eat slowly. After you finish eating, we can talk about hiring you."

Du Kongqing saw that Luo Xiaoran looked indifferent but her tone didn't sound fake, so he quickly moved to the dining table and started eating cautiously.

When the three of them finished eating and sat there staring at each other, Luo Xiaoran suddenly said:

"You eat my breakfast, wash my dishes, and we'll be even."

Du Kongqing was feeling uneasy about Luo Xiaoran's breakfast, and was overjoyed to hear her instructions. He quickly cleared the table and followed Luo Xiaoran to the kitchen.

"Don't wash directly with cold water. There's some hot water left in the pot. Add some."

The water in late autumn is still very cold. Girls should pay attention to keeping warm, otherwise a relative will come to punish you.

Du Kongqing did as he was told. His movements were very skillful and it was obvious that he did this kind of work frequently.

Luo Xiaoran stared at the girl in front of her and suddenly asked, "I heard that your father is a military doctor?"

Du Kongqing's hand shook a little, but he did not drop the bowl. He still held it steadily and continued washing it.

Luo Xiaoran looked very satisfied.

"Have you heard everything?" Du Kongqing continued washing the dishes and answered sullenly, but he kicked the ball to Luo Xiaoran again.

"I want to hear you talk about your family situation, and then decide whether to hire you." This was Luo Xiaoran's interview with Du Kongqing.

“The villages in the north are inhabited by farmers and military households. Our family is a lower-class military household, so our life should have been difficult.

But my father is a military doctor with excellent medical skills. When there is no war, he will treat the villagers. He charges low fees and is respected.

The herbs we collected could be sold for some money, so we could live a decent life."

Du Kongqing seemed to be recalling the happy times in the past. His eyes were full of reminiscence and joy, but suddenly became dim.

“But my father has never come back since he was drafted into the army last time.

Some people said that he killed someone, and some said that he betrayed the country. In short, they were all bad things.

From then on, the villagers avoided me and my mother and were unwilling to interact with us.

Overnight, we went from being the respected family of Dr. Du to being the wives and daughters of a murderer and traitor. "

At this point, Du Kongqing seemed to be afraid that Luo Xiaoran would avoid her like the other villagers, so he hurriedly explained:

"Miss Luo, my father is a very skilled doctor, I don't believe he can kill someone.

As for defection, that is nonsense. My grandparents died at the hands of the Northern Barbarians. It is impossible for my father to defect to the Northern Barbarians. He must have been wronged. Don't believe the rumors."

Du Kongqing became more and more excited as he spoke, and it seemed like he was about to cry at any moment.

But in the end, her eyes just turned red, without tears, and she was extremely stubborn.

He never stopped washing the dishes, which made Luo Xiaoran very satisfied.

She originally thought that Du Kongqing would be a little white rabbit like Qiu Niang, who would become confused and have wild thoughts when encountering setbacks, and then become helpless and self-pitying.

Although Qiu Niang gradually became stronger later on, when Luo Xiaoran first met her, she was definitely a weak and helpless little white rabbit.

But Du Kongqing is different. She is cold and stubborn at heart, but in her behavior, she can show that she is able to bend and stretch to achieve her goals.

Whether it was stopping a car to apply for a job yesterday, or telling her sufferings today, she always maintained a sense of propriety so as not to offend Luo Xiaoran, and she completely obeyed Luo Xiaoran's arrangements and was very careful.

"You've been hired. Are you interested in being my personal assistant? Um, just helping me with some chores.

Considering that you still have a mother to take care of, you can go home at noon every day. I will take care of all three meals a day. The salary will be settled on a monthly basis, 100 cents a month, and the salary will increase if you do a good job.

I see you are short of money, so I can advance you one month's salary."

Du Kongqing had no choice but to agree.

Luo Xiaoran gave her the advance salary and asked her to go home to settle her mother first and then start working officially three days later.

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Yesterday, the manpower for clearing the land and building the house was arranged, but the carpenter who made the furniture had not arrived yet, so Luo Xiaoran planned to go directly to his house to take a look.

The only carpenter in Hexi Village is Liu Yishui, who lives next door to the village chief. Everyone calls him Old Liutou. He also lives in a blue brick and tile house.

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“Yesterday the village chief told me about Miss Luo’s plan to make furniture.

But I have an urgent job to do, and there are too many people gathered in front of Miss Luo's house, so I can't squeeze in, so I came back first." Old Liu explained to Luo Xiaoran.

"It's okay. I happened to bring the blueprints today. I would like to ask Uncle Liu to take a look and see if he can print them all out."

After Luo Xiaoran finished speaking, she took out a stack of white linen paper, each sheet of which was covered with pictures of furniture.

There are beds, bedside tables, dressing tables, desks and bookshelves, dining tables and chairs, wardrobes, coffee tables, bathtubs, etc., with a complete range of types and large quantities.

Most of them were designed by Luo Xiaoran in accordance with some modern simple styles, and are much simpler than ancient furniture.

So after communicating with Lao Liu in detail, he said that everything could be done.

"My house will be completed within two months. I wonder when you can deliver the goods?" Luo Xiaoran asked. After all, she ordered a lot of furniture.

"Miss Luo, don't worry about this. I have four sons, and they all learned carpentry from me.

The youngest one is only four years old, and he can help pass tools to me and his brothers. We will definitely make all the furniture within three days before or after your house is completed!"

"Then I'll be relieved."