The Lady of the Farm in the Red Mansion

After half a morning of washing, the clothes were finally finished. Mother Zhou woke up after squinting for a while, Xiuyan said: "Why did Mother get up, I haven't called you yet!"

"As you get older, your mind is short and your sleep is light. If you sleep for a long time, I'm afraid your bones will hurt again! Why don't you get up and move around!"

So Xiuyan and Nanny Zhou took a rope from the branch of the big elm tree to the bottom of the eaves, and then the two of them dried the clothes together. , stroked the beads of sweat on his forehead with one hand, and said cheerfully: "It's been a long time since I've worked like this, and I'm sweating even when I move!"

Nanny Zhou stepped forward and tugged at the corner of her skirt that was a little wrinkled, and said: "Young lady, it's time to exercise. Look at this figure, it's even worse than Miss Lin, it looks like a gust of wind can blow it down!"

"It's so weak, I just don't grow long after eating!"

Nanny Zhou said while drying the clothes: "I don't know if you look at it. There are only three dishes in our yard, and they are vegetarian every three days. Occasionally, there is a meat dish. You also give it to that little girl He Xiang." I kept it!"

Xiuyan was ashamed and said: "It seems that you can't hide anything from Mommy!"

Nanny Zhou stretched out her clothes, and there was a sound of "hula", and then threw the clothes onto the rope, flattening the corners of the clothes and saying, "Who am I, what can I hide from me!"

"Since Mommy knows everything, I have to discuss something with Mommy!"

"Are you a little tight?"

"That's right, although Sister Feng told us to use Second Sister's people at will, we can't control those people. Although we don't use them very often, there are times when we have to, and we don't provide some money to let them drink. Buying snacks, they must not move, this is nothing more than a commission fee, but the hair oil, paper candles and other small things in our yard are not complete. , the second sister naturally has nothing to say, but the people in her room take things too seriously, we need to pay for anything we need, and you know that I am from the country Poor girl, I don't have much money on hand, even if Sister Feng gives me two taels of silver every month, I have to give one tael to my aunt, so money is really tight!"

Nanny Zhou frowned and said, "There is nothing wrong with Grandma's arrangement. I think Miss Smith used Miss Bao's things when she stayed with Miss Bao temporarily. There is no reason why Miss Bao has to prepare a separate bag for Miss Bao when she comes." However, grandma still prefers the girl. At that time, Smith came to live, so where did I hear that there was any monthly allowance! Except for three meals a day, all other expenses are on my own."

"Of course I know that sister Feng loves me extra, it's just the second sister," Xiuyan smiled and stopped talking.

Mother Zhou understood: "You mean that the second girl is not as good at taking care of people as Miss Bao!"

Xiuyan hurriedly said: "This is what the mother said!"

"What are you shying away from in front of me? Who doesn't know that Er Yatou's nickname is Er Mutou, she can't even take care of herself, so let's not count on her! Come, give me this sheet!"

Xiuyan walked over and pulled up the other two corners of the quilt with both hands, and the two of them shook the quilt away, and then they both threw it on the rope and hung it to dry, Xiuyan stretched out the corners of the quilt, and said: "I don't count on my second sister anymore, I just want to ask my mother if there is any way to earn some subsidies in this garden!"

Nanny Zhou bent down, walked over from one side of the quilt, and picked up a piece of clothing from the barrel. Seeing that He Xiang was climbing up the rocks over there, she stretched her neck and cursed at He Xiang: "You just want to do that!" Die, the moss on the rock is slippery, broke your leg, so you can lie in the house and be the second-floor master!"

He Xiang didn't bother to pay attention to Nanny Zhou, and continued to climb up the rock. Nanny Zhou turned her head and continued: "Speaking of subsidy, I can take some work from the women in the sewing room, but they are Helpers, I’m afraid you’ll have to peel off a thick layer of skin to take jobs from them. Why don’t you take them from a needlework shop outside? There’s a shop in Mao’er Hutong, but the requirements are extremely high. !"

Xiuyan took out a purse embroidered by herself: "Look, Mommy, this one is amazing!"

Nanny Zhou read it over and over again, nodded and said: "It's okay!" Suddenly she frowned again, "It's just that it's strictly forbidden to leave the boudoir's needles and threads outside in this garden. Once it is found out, the girl may not be able to stay in this garden Already!"

"Take a step, let's take a step, let's solve the urgent need first!"

"Well, I have some friendship with the doorman on the north gate, and if he tries to lure us for my face, he should help us! After dark, I will quietly contact the Xipu!"

"Yeah!" Before they knew it, the two of them finished drying the clothes in the big wooden bucket during the conversation.