The pension plan of the ancient cannon fodder woman

The three of them drank brown sugar water silently in the warm kitchen, enjoying the rare warm moment of the whole day.

Juhua was still thinking about what Su He said, so after she finished drinking, she asked if there was anything she could help with.

"Oh, I'll have to cook some brown sugar water in the kitchen later, and take a break. Please go wash the clothes first."

There are only so many clothes every day, and they are usually divided equally among the three of them. Su He arrives late, so she will wash less clothes than others. If she were someone who was more calculative, she would definitely not let herself suffer a loss. However, Su He knew that Juhua would consciously wash more clothes without being told by others. She was a born honest person, and she gave in to her two younger sisters simply because she thought she was the eldest.

"What's the big deal? Just take a rest. I'll wash faster and wash more."

Honest Juhua felt that Su He was at a disadvantage. She drank a big bowl of ginger and brown sugar water. Ginger cost 15 wen per pound, and brown sugar cost 20 wen per pound. The three of them drank 1 wen. You have to know that their monthly salary was only 15 wen. She also had to support her family. She was reluctant to buy anything. She saved for two years before saving 200 wen.

Su He knew she was going to say that, so she stopped explaining and took out a paper bag from the lining of her clothes and handed it to Juhua.

"Put this in the basin with your clothes and soak it for about a quarter of an hour. This is for removing stains. Just rub the soaked clothes a few times and they will be clean."

Su He just remembered that she had stockpiled a lot of laundry detergent in her space, all of which were about to expire. She specially picked out the colorless and odorless ones so that they would not be conspicuous when used.

"Okay, then Lotus, you take a rest. We'll go first."

Juhua didn't ask any more questions. They put down their bowls and walked away in the cold wind.

As soon as Su He saw that everyone had left, he quickly added water to the two empty large pots in the kitchen, turned up the fire and started boiling. He also added some water to the small pot and boiled a pot of ginger and brown sugar water.

These are things that cannot be known to others, so the water was smuggled out by Su He from the well in the space. Firewood is not a problem. It is winter now, and there is already an ample supply of firewood in the house. No one will blame you if you use a little more.

Su He secretly boiled four large pots of water, and finally used the large pot to boil two large buckets of concentrated ginger and brown sugar water before he stopped.

The liquid in the small pot was second-hand, so they added some water to the leftover liquid that the three of them had just drunk and continued to boil it. This concentration was definitely enough to deal with Manager Li. She had been staying in the kitchen, so she didn't have that much coldness on her body.

After cleaning up the mess, Su He reluctantly left the kitchen and walked towards the laundry room to continue her laundry work.

As soon as she arrived at the laundry room, she saw Juhua and her friend waiting for her. Both of them were very happy, as if they had picked up money.

Su He felt helpless. These two people could be so happy just washing clothes. Could they have some aspirations?

"Lotus, look, the clothes are so clean. I just did what you said and soaked the clothes with the powder in the paper bag. It's amazing!"

How could it not be clean? These maids in charge don't usually do any heavy work, and they change their clothes frequently, so how could they be dirty?

"It's fine as long as it's useful. I figured this out secretly. You mustn't tell anyone about it, or else Mother Wang won't let us use it."

Su He was not exaggerating. This Wang's mother was definitely capable of doing this. If she knew about the laundry detergent, she would most likely force Su He to hand over the formula and keep it for herself.

Juhua and the other person were obviously afraid as well, so the three of them sat on their stools and continued washing clothes tacitly. This time it was bright outside, and Su He didn't dare to wear gloves, so he could only follow everyone and wash clothes miserably.

She would just secretly add some hot water to her laundry water. She didn’t ask for it to be too hot, as long as it wasn’t freezing, she was satisfied.

Another half month passed like this, and Su He had gradually adapted to life in the mansion. Every noon, she would cook ginger and brown sugar water as usual, and the three of them would drink it together. In order to repay her, Juhua would snatch a lot of clothes to wash every day.

That night, the three of them went back to their room early to rest because they had the laundry detergent to improve efficiency.

Because it was still early, the three girls gathered together, wrapped in blankets, and chatted.

"Tomorrow is a day off. My mother told me to go home early so she can buy two pounds of meat to make braised pork for me. The braised pork my mother makes is delicious."

Lanhua is very happy. The happiest time of every month is the day off.

Juhua was silently envious. She was the eldest in the family, with two younger brothers and a younger sister. It was rare for her to have meat or even a steamed bun. The first meat bun she ate was when she was sold to the Zhao Mansion.

Although being a maid was hard work, she had meat to eat every day, was well fed and well clothed, and slept in a better room than her own home. Her home was still a shabby house made of mud and straw. It couldn't block the wind in winter, and there was not enough firewood at home, let alone coal.

Although it is very cold to wash clothes every day, she still has to do these chores at home. In comparison, being a maid is actually a blessing.

So even though she was sold to the Zhao Mansion by her parents, she never bore them a grudge. She even gave most of her monthly salary to her parents to supplement the household expenses.

Perhaps Lanhua noticed something was wrong with Juhua, so she wanted to change the subject in annoyance and turned to look at Su He.

"Lotus, are you going out tomorrow?"

"Me? I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you when the time comes."

Su He was also considering whether to go out for a walk and learn about life in ancient times. There were not many scenes outside the mansion in the dream, and she was also curious about the current prices.

Just when Su He was about to ask Juhua if she wanted to go out, she saw Lanhua's hesitant look.

"Lanhua, what's wrong with you?"

Lanhua has always had a secret in her heart, about Lotus. She was timid before and didn't dare to tell it, but Lotus was so good to her, giving her such expensive ginger and brown sugar water every day, and using such magical medicine powder to wash their clothes. She felt so guilty.

"Lotus, I told you not to be angry."

angry?

Su He was totally confused.

"Actually, four years ago, I saw your parents come to look for you, but they were driven away by Mother Wang. She also confiscated the clothes your mother left for you. It was a pink top, very pretty. Later I saw Mother Wang's daughter Xiao Cui wearing it."

Lanhua felt more and more guilty as she spoke.

"I'm timid and afraid of getting into trouble, so I didn't tell you. I'm sorry for you."

The orchid lowered its head and dared not look at the lotus.