After getting the permission from Eunuch An, Chu Qi withdrew and took the bowl back to the big bunk bed to eat.
The public kitchen of Silijian was located in the north of Silijian, and the large dormitory where the lower-ranking eunuchs lived was located in the west, about ten minutes away from each other.
Because there were no tables for eating in the public kitchen and eunuchs had to wash their own plates after eating, eunuchs generally liked to take food home to eat.
To be honest, working in the palace is not very tight. For example, the working hours are only about four hours a day, and at night it is free time.
Of course, the ancients had no lights at night, and the eunuchs could not afford kerosene lamps. It was pitch dark at night, and unless they went out to relieve themselves, few eunuchs would go out.
The only tasks assigned to lower-ranking eunuchs were sweeping the floor and cleaning the toilet. Anything else could only be done after being promoted to ordinary eunuchs.
Generally, eunuchs can be assigned to work in the wombs of various concubines.
If an ordinary eunuch wants to be promoted, there are only two ways. One is to accumulate experience. After two years, he can be promoted smoothly. The other is to be noticed by a noble and promoted directly.
But most eunuchs do not have this blessing and can only endure.
But it was not so easy to survive. There was bullying among the eunuchs, and no one would take care of it if they were beaten to death. Therefore, many low-ranking eunuchs died inexplicably every year.
To become a eunuch, the first hurdle in life is to endure the pain of castration, and the second hurdle is to endure bullying.
Only by surviving both can you have a chance to survive in the palace.
When there were more vacancies for eunuchs, the royal family began to recruit eunuchs again.
Unlike palace maids who were recruited regularly every two years, eunuchs were recruited according to circumstances, and sometimes it was possible for them to be recruited three times a year.
This system reminded Chu Qi of modern black companies, which are always recruiting people but never have enough.
——Of course, it is modern after all. No matter how outrageous the black company is, not so many people will die. There are still some essential differences from Yan Guo.
Back outside the dormitory room, Chu Qi sat on a stone step, enjoying the evening breeze that blew away the scent of eunuch perfume on her body and drove away the slightly covetous gaze of Eunuch An from her mind.
Her stomach rumbled slightly. Even though she had no appetite, Chu Qi picked up a piece of braised pork and took a bite, then ate some of the coarse grain steamed bun which was still slightly warm.
The mixture of fragrant, salty and sweet braised pork and steamed buns with a slight floury aroma, although not as good as the "delicacies from land and sea" that I ate when I was a mini person in my previous life, is also a rare delicacy.
The fragrance spread in the air, and Chu Qi could vaguely hear the sound of people swallowing saliva around her.
She paused, then quickly ate the remaining two pieces of meat, and even used the steamed bun to soak up the remaining oil.
This body is in the period of growth, so she will certainly not miss the chance to eat meat.
Even if you have no appetite, you have to force it into your stomach.
After dinner, she washed the dishes and placed them on the table where they were stored together.
While it was still early and not completely dark, she fetched water from the well and went into the alley reserved for eunuchs to take a bath.
Although they were all eunuchs and had no privacy at all, the ancients were not that open-minded after all, so many curtains were set up in the alleys to separate the bathing areas.
Eunuchs like Chu Qi who take a bath carefully every night are not common among the lower-ranking eunuchs, and it can even be said that they do not exist.
Chu Qi was free to choose from the compartments separated by the alley.
She picked one at random and went in to clean it.
During the evening, Eunuch An's words kept echoing in his ears. Perhaps the new eunuch did not understand what it meant to be favored by Eunuch An.
However, the eunuchs with some experience knew that Eunuch An had his own special hobbies. The eunuchs who were favored by him were all tortured miserably.
This is also the reason why when Chu Qi was called over tonight, some eunuchs looked at her with a mixture of pity and mockery.
[System, what kind of cheat do you think I need to avoid this crisis? ]
Chu Qi used rice washing water to slowly wash off the stickiness on her body and talked to 009 in the system space.
Rice water was a high-end cleaning product in ancient times. The solution obtained by boiling rice water and then filtering it is alkaline, has a good cleaning effect, is easy to obtain, and avoids waste.
It is the most practical cleaning product provided by the palace to low-ranking eunuchs.
The emperor's women used more advanced soaps for cleaning, which were made from soap pods.
After using soap pods, the skin becomes smooth and slippery, and using incense makes the skin fragrant and smooth. This bathing procedure is quite popular among women.
[Do you want a cheat code for your strength or an illusion? I still have the same cheat code as last time.]
009 pulled out the system mall and scrolled to the [Advanced Items] [Advanced Plane Gold Fingers] category. His eyes, as big as black beans, rolled around as he picked and chose the gold fingers inside.
Without exception, all the items inside were marked with price tags such as [Discounted price, original price 999, current price 133].
In a line of words that only the system can see, it says [For every copy sold, the system can take 10%].
Can an illusion affect you temporarily, or forever?
Chu Qi picked a little dirt from between her fingernails - it was from when she was pulling weeds - and she fell into deep thought.
Martial power… One person’s martial power alone could defeat Eunuch An, but what would he do after defeating him? Escape?
So is she still going to complete her redemption mission?
You have to know that Shi Qiang is not the only one behind her, she also has a family behind her - even if the highest official in the family is just a small official, he still has to rely on the emperor to survive.
If Chu Qi killed Eunuch An and took Shi Qiang with him without caring about anything, the family behind Shi Qiang would definitely be the first to be punished.
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