The next moment, the system was back online.
"Daily Task: Say hello to the scholar Yuan Ji next door. Completion Reward: Ten coins."
Xue Huan had already gotten up and took a good look around the house.
The Cao family's composition is very simple, with only Cao Xun, Chen and Cao Liu. Cao Xun only came back in the early morning and is still sleeping soundly in the house, while Chen has been busy all the time.
The Cao family originally ran a rice shop and lived quite well, but later Cao Xun became addicted to gambling and soon squandered the family fortune. Now the family lives in a small courtyard they moved into later. It has only two rooms and no yard at all, just a palm-sized area.
This was also the reason why Xue Huan could hear the noise outside so clearly in the room before.
Her room - to put it nicely, it was a room, but in fact it was just a small space separated from Cao Xun, Chen Shi and the others by a curtain. There was only a small bed made of door panels and a low cabinet.
The end can be seen in half a glance.
Another room serves as both a living room and a kitchen.
As for a bathroom? There wasn't one; a toilet was all that mattered. Washing up was done directly by the gutter at the entrance. Washing my hair and bathing happened only a few times a month, and usually I just wiped myself down with a damp cloth.
Even so, Cao Xun still went out drinking and gambling every day. He never brought home the little money he earned. The mother and daughter supported themselves by doing hard labor such as washing clothes for others.
Life was so hard that I couldn't save any money.
Xue Huan originally thought that ten coins were not worth much, but now she felt that not only was ten coins worth a lot, but it was also a lot. The mother and daughter might not even earn ten coins in a day.
The reward for this daily task is very thoughtful, and it is tailor-made for her. I hope there will be more.
But before doing the task, she should first take a look at what she looks like, right?
Xue Huan came to the river in front of the door and looked at herself in the clear river. To her surprise, Cao Liu was actually very beautiful and fresh, and there was no sense of incongruity in her look, as if she had always looked like this.
With such an appearance, it would be relatively easier to complete the task.
After all, humans are visual animals. Good looks are more pleasing to the eye and more likely to win the favor of others.
After Xue Huan finished looking at the body's appearance, she broke off a branch from the willow tree. She chewed it a few times without any salt or tooth powder and considered it as brushing her teeth.
But perhaps it was because Cao Liu was naturally beautiful, even her teeth were exceptionally white and neat. She covered her mouth with her hand and exhaled, but there was no strange smell.
To wash your face, just squat on the stone slab by the river, scoop up river water with your hands to wash, and then wipe off the water droplets with a towel.
No cleansing products.
But the skin of Caoliu is smooth, white and tender, like a peeled lychee, plump, moist and shiny.
And there is not a single acne spot.
The only explanation for her being able to grow up like this in such an environment with limited food and clothing is that she is naturally beautiful.
After washing up, Xue Huan combed her hair with her fingers in the water. Cao Liu's hair was also beautiful, black and shiny, like a piece of black silk satin, smooth to the touch and without a single tangle.
You can even save on a comb.
In this way, Xue Huan completed her morning grooming work entirely by hand and materials obtained from nature.
If modern women who have to go through several steps just to wash their faces saw this, they would probably be extremely jealous.
Hmm? Modern? This word suddenly popped up and made Xue Huan stunned. It probably referred to the era she lived in before.
After washing up, Xue Huan looked towards the yard next door from the doorstep. There was a wall next door, which was as high as a person. She could only see the branches of the pear tree sticking out from inside, but could not see what was going on inside.
Although he was a poor scholar, his living place was much better than the Cao family's. At least he had his own door and yard.
The gate was closed, how was she supposed to greet them? She had originally thought this task was simple, but now it seemed that these ten cents were not easy to earn.
A gust of wind blew by, and Xue Huan suddenly had an idea. She took off the handkerchief tucked around her waist, held it in the air, and let the wind blow the handkerchief into Yuan Ji's yard.
"Hey, my handkerchief—" Xue Huan pretended to be panicked and walked forward and knocked on the door.
In the yard, Yuan Ji, who seemed to be sitting by the window reading, had actually been paying attention to her with his spiritual sense. He couldn't help but laugh when he saw that she had come up with such an idea.
He got up and opened the door. When he saw the person outside, he pretended to be surprised and asked, "Miss, is there anything wrong?"
Xue Huan's eyes swept across Yuan Ji's face, and she felt very satisfied. This Prime Minister who would be the most powerful official in the future was actually a handsome guy, and it would be easy to win him over.
She lowered her eyes in pretense of shyness and said to him, "Sir, I am the daughter of the Cao family who lives next door. My handkerchief was accidentally blown into your yard by the wind just now. Can I go in and pick it up?"
Yuan Ji almost couldn't help laughing out loud. This Xue Huan was really good at pretending. Could it be that Yuan Xi was captured by her in this way?
He nodded and stepped aside, "Miss Cao, come in."
After Xue Huan entered, she did not look around, but just patrolled the yard for a while, but found that the handkerchief was actually hanging on the branch of the pear tree, which was out of her reach with her height.
She tried several times to take off the handkerchief but failed, so she turned around and looked at Yuan Ji who was standing beside her for help.
Yuanji stepped forward: "Let me do it."
He was tall and had long legs. He stretched out his hand and easily took off the handkerchief and handed it to Xue Huan.
Xue Huan took it and said, "Thank you, sir."
When she reached the door, she turned back and glanced at Yuan Ji with a smile, "It's been so long since we moved here, and I still don't know your name, sir?"
"Yuanji."
"Goodbye, Master Yuan."
Yuan Ji smiled and nodded at her, then slowly closed the gate.
The next second the system came online: "Daily tasks completed, rewards have been distributed to your wallet."
Xue Huan pinched the empty and shriveled purse hanging around her waist and found that there were indeed ten more coins in it. She couldn't help but smile.
With these ten cents, she could finally have a good meal.
Prices were very low in that era. A big meat bun cost only two cents, a bowl of plain noodles cost three cents, and an additional topping cost five cents.
She ate a bowl of noodles with toppings and a meat bun, which only cost her seven cents.
Of course, she couldn't just think about herself.
Although she was only here to complete a mission, since she had taken over Cao Liu's body, she had to at least be filial to her. She had to let go of Cao Xun, the scumbag father who always beat and scolded her, and she had to take good care of Chen, the mother.
Xue Huan went to buy four big meat buns, which the store owner put in paper bags for her. The meat buns, fresh from the pot, exuded a hot wheat aroma. Each one was as big as her palm and the ingredients were very substantial.
I have two cents left, so I'll save it for now.
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