Chapter 2355 Not Hungry
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang have no maids around them. Because they grew up in the village, they don’t even have personal servants like Changshou and Jiyu.
Because there is no need. Who would bring a servant with him when going to school or playing in the mud in the village?
Daji, who was beside Bai Shan, just watched over Bai Shan and didn't let him get into danger. No matter whether he was climbing a tree to get bird eggs or diving into the water to catch fish, as long as his life was not in danger, Daji didn't care.
When you get home, apart from dressing and eating, there are people to take care of everything else.
But whether in Qili Village, Yizhou City or the capital, the two of them were served by the same group of people. The guards who traveled with them and the servants who served them at home were all those familiar people, and the same went for Manbao.
After arriving in the capital, Madam Liu assigned two people to take care of Manbao so that they could have more time to do their own things.
In fact, they didn't do much. They just made hot water for Manbao occasionally when she stayed in bed. Most of the time, they swept the yard, helped her wash clothes, mended some things, or served some snacks. There wasn't much work to do.
For two or three years, everyone had been getting along like this. The two girls knew that Miss Man would marry the young master in the future, and they had long regarded her as their own mistress. They also thought that after Miss Man married the young master, they could continue to serve him, and then accumulate qualifications to marry into the young master's service, and then become the steward aunt...
But who knew that Miss Man suddenly brought back ten maids. Not only were they very beautiful, but they could also dance and sing. They said that they had been through hardships with their masters along the way.
The two girls instantly felt pressured, thinking that they might take their places.
After all, they are still servants of the Bai family in name, but these ten people were brought back from outside by Miss Man, so they are probably more legitimate.
So these days the two of them have been competing to do the work, working very hard.
In the past, Manbao would go to the kitchen to get hot water to wash his face after getting up. Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were also used to doing this themselves. While everyone was queuing in the kitchen, they could wake up and go over what they had to do that day and chat.
But Manbao hadn't gone to the kitchen to fetch water for four consecutive days, because every time she woke up from bed, the two maids were already waiting outside with water.
Xibing and the others didn't know the inside story and thought that being a maid was what they did. They were also afraid that if they didn't do well they would be sold again, so they have been actively showing themselves recently.
Manbao and the others don't spend much time at home every day, so they don't feel it deeply. Xiao Qian and the others are at home most of the time. When Manbao and the others are not at home, they become the objects of competition among the maids.
Them: ...were also panicking.
Xiao Qian said, "Because there was no one at the gatehouse when you returned home, your third brother went to open the door. Old Madam Liu later severely punished the gatehouse. When your third brother found out, he felt very embarrassed, thinking that he had caused trouble for them."
Manbao frowned, "What does this have to do with Third Brother? There should always be one person at the gatehouse. They have their own shifts. Grandma Liu is angry because they don't follow the rules."
"Your third brother thought he was the one who let them go down to rest..."
Manbao smiled and said, "I see. I'll talk to Third Brother later. If he really feels bad about it, I'll have my eldest sister-in-law cook some food and ask Third Brother to send it to them."
Xiao Qian tapped her forehead and said, "Is that the important thing? The important thing is what's going on in your room. What are you going to do with those ten girls?"
Manbao smiled and said, "That's not difficult. I'll tell you after I ask them."
The ten girls' previous names were not their own names, and they were all Gaochang names, which were very long to translate into Chinese, so on the way back they found Manbao and wanted to change their names.
Because they were all sold at a young age, they had forgotten not only their parents and family members, but even their surnames. So after discussing it, Manbao and the others said, "You all followed us from Xizhou, and you are all from the Western Regions, so why not just give your name the character 'Xi'. As for the rest of the characters, you can choose them yourselves."
Manbao also encouraged them at the time, "The name you choose is half your own choice. It is both your beautiful expectations for yourself and an expression of your favorite things. How wonderful."
If only she could choose her own name...
Manbao thought about it at the time and felt that he had no better name.
So the ten people were given different names at that time. The ones who often took care of Manbao were Xibing and Xihua, and they were also the ones who had the most intense disputes with the two girls in the past few days.
After Manbao returned, he found a time to call all ten of them over and asked them, "Now that you've arrived in the capital, do you want to continue serving in the backyard, or do you want to go out?"
The ten people were shocked, and Xibing and Xihua were so frightened that their faces changed. They knelt down and begged, "Master Zhou, please don't chase us away."
Manbao quickly helped the man up and said, "I don't mean to chase you away. You've followed us all the way, and you should know that I have some businesses outside. For example, my second niece often goes to the grasslands and may even go to the Western Regions in the future."
"You can speak the language and understand the customs. If you don't want to stay in the backyard, you can stay with my second niece. You will be paid enough." Man Bao said, "Besides, my family has a shop outside that specializes in making ointments. I saw that you helped make finished medicines in the Western Regions. If you are willing to learn, you should be able to make ointments in the shop as well."
"Of course, if you don't like either of them, you can stay in the backyard," Manbao said with a smile, "I'll take you to see Madam Liu and Madam Zheng later and let them arrange new places for you. It won't be too tiring."
The ten people finally felt relieved. After looking at each other, they asked hesitantly, "Who does Lord Zhou want us to choose?"
Manbao burst out laughing, looked at them gently and said, "Since you like it, you can even give it a try. No matter where you go, it will always be useful."
Even at home, we can always make room for them, so they are not redundant.
The ten people finally felt relieved. After whispering to each other for a while, four of them chose to make ointment, five chose to stay in the back house, and only one Xi Cong chose to follow Zhou Lijun.
She asked, "Sir, if I go to the Western Regions, will I be able to marry a good man in the future?"
Manbao nodded and said, "As long as the man you choose is willing to marry you, I will give you the indenture without asking for any money."
Xicong breathed a sigh of relief and told Manbao frankly, "I want to marry Dayu."
Manbao almost choked on his own saliva and coughed several times before asking, "Why? Do you like him?"
Xi Cong said, "He is very rich and powerful. As long as he is willing to marry me, I will follow him."
She said frankly: "I feel I won't go hungry if I follow him."
Manbao: ...You won’t be hungry if you follow me.
Wanting to stop is like wanting to skip classes at school.
See you at 10pm
(End of this chapter)
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