I was a housekeeper in ancient times

She was hungover the previous night. She was the type who would get drunk easily after drinking anything, but she was also brave enough to try new things. She tried all kinds of alcohol and fell into a deep sleep. In the morning, Zhu'er came and called her three or four times, but she still hadn't woken up.

When it was the fifth time, Zhu'er said, "Mrs. Xue said that before noon, a pimp will bring a maid over and let mom choose a girl."

She forced herself to open her eyes and saw the dazzling sunlight outside the window. She thought it was getting late and she was not at home. She was still working for Yu Muyan, so how could she sleep in?

If nothing unexpected happens, she will have to work until she can no longer work, and Yu Muyan will let her leave to retire.

After washing up, breakfast is glutinous rice cake, lotus leaf soup, spring bamboo shoots and minced meat dumplings, and brown sugar steamed cake.

She gave some to Zhu'er, mainly because it would be a waste if they couldn't finish it.

Zhu'er said, "Xiao Han brought breakfast to mom specially. Xiao Han made those brown sugar steamed cakes himself so mom can taste them. He said that the people in the kitchen of the second room followed the quota on the surface, but secretly cooked for the second room. He also said that some people in the kitchen were dishonest, cutting corners, and only used the best for the second room, and the first room used the inferior ones."

She nodded. She thought Xiaohan was so busy learning how to make pastries that he had forgotten about it, but she didn't expect that he still remembered it.

Zhu'er was very quick-witted. While she was eating, she didn't sit idle either. She took the initiative to clean her room and even folded the bedding neatly.

She was a little embarrassed. "You do all that hard work all day long, and you help me clean the room. Isn't that too tiring for you?"

Zhu Er smiled and said, "It's nothing. I do the same thing at home. I help my father clean up the room before going to work. Besides, my mother asked me to come here, so I have to do much less work than before, which is a lot easier."

"By the way, what does your father do?"

"He is the gardener of the mansion. He is responsible for all the flowers, plants and trees in the mansion. I see that mom's room is quite dull. I wonder what kind of flowers and plants mom likes. I will get some for her later."

She thought Zhu'er was bought from outside. After all, anyone who had connections in the mansion would not start as the lowest servant. At the very least, she would be a tea server.

Unexpectedly, Zhu'er is also a family-born child.

As they were talking, Aunt Xue came and invited her out, jokingly saying, "Mom, you still know how to wake up. I advised you not to drink last night, but you were drunk and kept clamoring to drink. I couldn't stop you. You also kept talking to Chef Huang, but Chef Huang is old and can't stand it."

Being drunk is not scary, what is scary is having someone help you remember.

She was afraid that if Aunt Xue continued to talk, she would find a hole in the ground to crawl into, so she quickly took a piece of brown sugar steamed cake and stuffed it into Aunt Xue's mouth, "Are people here?"

Aunt Xue chewed and said, "Yes, they are waiting there. There has been a lot of rain this year, and many places have been flooded. The fields and houses have been destroyed by the flood. The families who fled have no money or food, so they started selling their children. Look, Grandma Xia has brought a lot of little girls here, waiting for the mother to choose."

As they went out, they saw several rows of little girls standing in a row in the corridor in front of them, ranging from fifteen or sixteen years old to five or six years old.

They were wearing thin clothes, all of them had pale and thin faces, dull and uneasy eyes, and stood timidly.

Lin Weiqiao had never seen such a scene before, and couldn't help but feel pity.

But no matter how much she sympathized, she was powerless.

Grandma Xia kept saying nice things to her, pointing out some good girls, "I heard they were chosen for the young lady in the mansion, so they have to be smart and be able to please the young lady."

She disliked the noisy Xia Yapo and used a watermelon to shut her mouth.

She and Aunt Xue went forward, and Aunt Xue picked out two who were relatively strong, while the rest were all tall and skinny.

"Why are they all so thin?" she said, unable to bear it, and shared all the cakes on the table.

"Life is already difficult at home. There isn't much food, so naturally the breadwinner will be taken care of first, followed by the men. After the old and the young, the daughters are the last. How much do you think will be left? It would be strange if they weren't thin," Aunt Xue explained.

She first chose a younger one, who looked about six or seven years old and was not even as tall as the table.

Aunt Xue didn't understand, "The work in the yard is easy for a girl, but there are only so many options, and she can't do any work."

She said: "The three girls are not too old, so we should choose one who is of similar age, so that we can grow up together and have a deep bond."

Another thing is that she thought the little girl was too thin. If she was sold to other places, the buyer might be a vicious person. The little girl would not have enough to eat and still have to work. She might not even be able to save her life.

Plus, as soon as she walked over, the little girl looked at her pitifully, so she softened her heart and made the choice.

In a hurry, she selected three more based on her instincts.

Grandma Xia Ya also asked: "Mom, do you want a boy? I have quite a few boys."

Aunt Xue said, "If I wanted a boy, I would have notified you. Why are you in such a hurry?"

After selecting all the people, Grandma Xia took the remaining maids back.

Aunt Xue took these girls to change their clothes and taught them some etiquette.

Aunt Lian's pregnancy was stable, but Chai Sheng's problem had not been resolved yet.

Lin Weiqiao didn't know what kind of character Chai Sheng had, but no matter whether he was good or bad, he couldn't stay in the capital. She couldn't tell anyone about this, let alone ask for help.

She is the only one who is worried.

Moreover, Aunt Lian must not know about this, lest she hold a grudge against her in the future.

She sat under the grape trellis, thinking and eating candied fruit. She saw Zhang's mother and Chen's mother walking towards her. She didn't know what they were talking about, but they looked very happy.

She was bored, so she asked them to come over and sit down and chat and gossip.

Mrs. Chen said a few words and went to take care of other things, leaving Zhang's mother behind.

Ever since Zhang's mother came to the uncle's house, the smile on her face has never faded. After only being here for a few days, she no longer looks as sad as before.

"Aunt, why are you so happy?" She poured a bowl of bean water for Zhang's mother. In fact, Zhang's mother was not much older than her. If you really call her by age, she should call her "old sister".

But Zhang's mother was the biological mother of Aunt Lian, and Aunt Lian was a concubine hired from outside and had not sold herself to the Bo's mansion. In this sense, her status was different from that of others.

But Zhang's mother was only a concubine's family member, and her status was not comparable to that of Old Lady Yu, so she could only be treated as a guest. Yu Muyan politely called her aunt, and the others followed suit.

Mother Zhang said with a smile: "I am so happy to be able to come to this uncle's house. I have lived for most of my life, but I never thought that such great wealth would be mine. I have been living here these days, as if I were floating in the clouds. Mother Lin, look at what I am wearing, it is more magnificent than that of the landlord's wife. The lady is also very nice, and she gave me a lot of fabrics..."

She was not listening in the mood and had an idea in mind. She couldn't deal with Chai Sheng's matter directly, but Zhang's mother could do it. No one cared about Aunt Lian's future more than Zhang's mother.

There was no one around, so she moved closer to Zhang's mother and said, "There is something I want to tell you, but I don't know if I should tell you or not. I'm afraid you will think I'm being suspicious."