Chapter 266
Shen Jiao was speechless.
She thought Xue Shun was going to lock her up for life, and was prepared to be abused and retaliated against, but she really didn't expect it.
Xue Shun captured her and made her continue to serve tea and water as a servant.
"There's also laundry and cooking. Have you been to the kitchen? You can pound rice and grind tofu there. I was thinking of raising a donkey, but now that I have you, I don't need to. There's a pond in the backyard that was dug not long ago. Don't forget to feed the fish in it. Qiongzhi also has other work to do. She can't do much in the yard, so I'll leave it all to you, as you're the one who can do more. Don't touch the crops in the fields. If they all die, what will I eat..."
Xue Shun chattered incessantly and took Shen Jiao to see the loom and the silkworms he raised.
After going back and forth, inside and out, Shen Jiao said in despair and numbness, "Even a donkey doesn't do this much."
Xue Shun put his hands behind his back and pulled the chain, saying, "I'm not asking you to finish it all in one day. Just do as much as you can. Start working when you open your eyes and stop when the sun sets. It will help you clear your mind and sleep better."
Is what he said human language?
Is that what you call eliminating distracting thoughts?
I was so tired that I didn't have the energy to think about anything.
And sleep better?
That's because I was exhausted.
Xue Shun saw her discontented face and said with a smile: "This work is quite a lot for ordinary people, but you are a cultivator after all, and you are very strong. Even if you have sealed your spiritual power, these tasks are nothing to you. Be diligent and you will finish it quickly."
Diligent? Shen Jiao didn't want to be associated with these two words.
"How long will I do this?" Shen Jiao asked. "It won't be forever, will it?"
Xue Shun was surprised and asked, "You still want to go out?"
Who wouldn't want to go out? Xue Shun was using her like a donkey, not paying her a penny, and she was asked to do so much work. Unless she was stupid, how could she not want to go out?
"How dare I!" Shen Jiao said with a suppressed voice.
Xue Shun then revealed a satisfied smile: "That's good, don't worry, I will accompany you."
Shen Jiao should thank him, right?
Xue Shun saw that she was depressed and silent, but he didn't care. He cooked noodles and asked her to eat.
Shen Jiao couldn't eat, so she took two bites and put it down. Xue Shun actually asked her, "Don't you like it? You can make it yourself. I remember you cook very well."
"I don't like cooking at all, but thank you for the compliment, sir." Shen Jiao rolled her eyes in a sarcastic tone.
As a slave, no matter how reluctant you are, you still hope that your master will like what you make, so that you can live better and longer.
But she didn't want to be his slave anymore. Xue Shun's praise was of no benefit to her. Shen Jiao's mind was full of how to escape again and she didn't want to deal with these things at all.
"Then don't do it," Xue Shun said, "lest you secretly tamper with the food."
Shen Jiao also needs such an opportunity.
Xue Shun and Qiongzhi watched her closely, so she couldn't even make any moves, let alone hide a piece of porcelain.
Three days later, Shen Jiao was finally stabbed in the hand when he tried to hide his "weapon" for the sixth time.
Xue Shun grabbed her hand and looked at it: "Does it hurt?"
Shen Jiao said nothing.
Xue Shun: "If it hurts, remember it. It's no good for you to do this."
Xue Shun didn't even give her medicine. He just washed her hand and threw it away. He was so cruel.
She found a handkerchief and wrapped it up herself.
Shen Jiao: ...It would be really ugly if it left a scar.
The pain in the palm of his hand finally woke Shen Jiao up.
She turned back into the obedient servant she once was, even better than before, working honestly and not saying much.
But even so, no one cared. Xue Shun and Qiongzhi both knew that it was not her. Shen Jiao herself also knew that it was stupid to do so, but she had no other choice.
A journey of a thousand miles reveals a horse's strength; time reveals a person's true character. She can only hope that one day she can regain a little freedom.
She knelt at Xue Shun's feet and held the copper basin in front of him.
Xue Shun washed his hands and suddenly said, "This is the thirteenth day. How long do you want to play this scene?"
At least until she finds the key.
"I sincerely repent and reform myself."
"Do you believe that?" Xue Shun said, "If you really want to repent and reform, you won't be like this, Shen Jiao. You are not made to be a dog."
No matter how sincere you look, it's just acting. The more sincere you appear, the more fake it looks.
It's okay to fool outsiders, but Xue Shun and Qiongzhi have dealt with her before.
Besides, who would give up being a good person and sincerely work as someone's dog?
Shen Jiao really couldn't understand him.
Didn't Xue Shun's actions just make her continue to be a slave? He was not satisfied with her and it was so difficult to serve her.
I can't answer it, so I'll just stop talking.
When Shen Jiao saw that he had finished washing, she took the basin and towel and stepped back a few steps, asking casually, "What would you like to eat, sir? I'll go prepare it."
"It's up to you." Xue Shun said calmly.
With her behavior, Xue Shun had no appetite to eat.
As soon as Shen Jiao left, Xu Ri appeared out of nowhere and said, "What are you doing? We finally found someone, why don't you treat her better?"
"What will you do if you see Xue Zhuoyu again?"
"Beat him up, kiss him, drag him back to the cave, tie him up, and don't let him go anywhere until he sincerely apologizes to me..." Asuhi said this, he scratched his head, "No way?"
Xue Shun sneered: "Why not?"
Shen Jiao can say a thousand sweet words, and can also pretend to say a thousand times that she admits her mistakes.
But this is not what Xue Shun wants.
What he wanted was something that Shen Jiao didn't have, something that most people thought she didn't have, but Xue Shun firmly believed that she had.
"Just one word and I'll let her go."
Xue Shun is not a madman. He knows that this is just torture for each other, but he just wants to get an explanation to himself, even if it is just a look, a hug, or a hand holding.
Xue Shun knew that she was sincere. He had experienced this more than once, so he only wanted it once, the last time.
"Why don't you just tell her directly." Xuri couldn't understand people's twists and turns.
Xue Shun: "What she wants is different from what she willingly gives."
When Shen Jiao came back, Xuri had already left. Xue Shun also calmed down and faced her calmly.
On the thirteenth day of Shen Jiao's pretense, Xue Shun got to eat the tofu she had made.
It looks pretty good.
"Why don't you sit down?" Xue Shun asked her.
Shen Jiao said, "I'll go eat later."
A proper maid should not eat at the same table with her master.
Shen Jiao still remembers something.
Besides, there is no place for donkey on the table.
Shen·Lu·Jiao is still brooding over what Xue Shun said one day.
Xue Shun had long forgotten about it, but he felt that Shen Jiao had lost some weight.
"I'm not busy these days, you don't have to cook."
"It's what I should do," Shen Jiao realized that he was staring at her, and changed her words, "If you want to do it, I won't do it."
Xue Shun: ...
It's not an easy job, why are you fighting for it?
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