Chapter 10 The maidservant is so impressive
Next, Gu Yan started to work according to Li Wanqing's instructions.
Gu Chongshan and his three sons had no objection to Gu Yan's ostentatious actions, and they all came over to help.
Even Zhang Dahua brought her little daughter Gu Xiang over to help pass things around.
The ones who had objections were the other two daughters-in-law of the Gu family.
Zhang Cuihua was fine, but Li Yingdi was so angry that he almost died.
"Why? Why should an orphan girl pay such a huge dowry? And she even has to make her whole family help clean up the cave.
It's just a cave, what's there to clean up, sister-in-law, don't you think? "Early this morning, Gu Chongshan took his three sons to build a kang and walls for Gu Yan.
Mother-in-law Zhang Dahua also brought her sister-in-law to help.
Li Yingdi came to his sister-in-law's house to chat with Zhang Cuihua.
They lived in natural caves and then they carved out some parts artificially.
The cave where Gu Nian, Zhang Cuihua and others live is about 200 meters away from here.
Gu Bei and Li Yingdi live a little further away. They live opposite each other. It looks close, but if you really walk there, it would be at least 500 meters.
"Well, it's not a big deal, it just takes time to dismantle and then put up the kang.
I saw that the third brother bought a lot of things, including coarse cloth and white paper for pasting windows.
I asked the third child, and he said Wanqing said it was wall paper. "You said your window paper isn't expensive, but it's not cheap either, right? What's so good about papering that stone cave?"
By the way, she also wants to build a wooden house outside the cave for cooking.
Well, she'll regret it terribly when winter comes, when it snows heavily and her hands can freeze off while cooking outside." Zhang Cuihua said as she sewn the soles of her shoes.
"That's right, sister-in-law, what's the origin of that woman? I heard from Brother Bei that she was a maid. I don't know why she would be in the mountains for no reason?" Li Yingdi looked around and chirped softly.
"I don't know. I just know that Wanqing looks like a lady from a wealthy family. She's pretty and elegant. And you can tell she's literate when she speaks.
Unlike us, who are just country girls," said Zhang Cuihua.
"Tsk, what's there to envy about a little girl? I don't even know if she's still a virgin?
I heard that the maids in those wealthy families are all slept with by the masters," Li Yingdi said with a pout.
"Really? Who told you that? You can't say that casually." Zhang Cuihua had only been out of the mountains a few times since she was a child, so she really didn't know anything about these things.
"Of course it's true. There was one person in our village who was sold. He came back a few days ago. He was wearing gold and silver and looked very impressive.
I heard them say that she was that kind of girl, a maidservant in the same room as the master.
I even went to see it specially. The gold hairpin on her head was very beautiful. She was also wearing a silk dress.
But she only stayed for half a day and then left, and I didn't get to talk to her," Li Yingdi said.
"Is it so good to be a concubine? I can even wear a gold hairpin? I have never seen what gold looks like in my life." Zhang Cuihua said with a longing look on her face.
"And I heard that they eat very well. Not only can they eat meat every day, but they can also have snacks on weekdays." Li Yingdi also looked envious.
If possible, Li Yingdi also wants to be sold to a wealthy family as a maid. She is not bad looking and maybe she can be favored by the masters.
No, she had to go home one day. She was married and had three younger sisters at home. Her second sister was fourteen years old. She had to go back and talk to her parents to sell her second sister to a wealthy family.
Maybe her second sister will also be lucky enough to be favored by the master? Then not only will her second sister live a good life, but they will also benefit from it.
Thinking that he would be able to live a good life with his second sister in the future, wearing gold and silver jewelry, Li Yingdi smiled.
Zhang Cuihua saw Li Yingdi laughing for no reason and she felt goosebumps all over her body.
Zhang Cuihua quickly nudged Li Yingdi: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, what are you laughing at? You're making me feel creepy."
Li Yingdi came back to his senses, realized that he had been distracted, and smiled apologetically.
Because he was thinking about going back to his parents' home, he chatted with Zhang Cuihua for a while and then went back to his own home.
Zhang Cuihua also got up to prepare lunch. These days, her parents-in-law and husband had been eating at Gu Yan's place, so there was only her and her three children at home.
The eldest and second daughters were digging wild vegetables on the hillside nearby. She had to hurry and cook while her youngest son was still asleep.
At noon, the three of them didn't need to eat too much, just make some vegetable porridge with wild vegetables.
To make porridge, you need wild vegetables. She stood at the door and shouted to the hillside: "Big girl, second girl, go home and cook."
"Oh, I got it." After a while, the girl's response came from a distance.
After a while, the elder girl came back skipping with her younger sister.
"Mom, these are the wild vegetables I dug. What are we going to eat for lunch?" The big girl put down the backpack and poured the wild vegetables on the ground.
"Take Erniu with you to pick some wild vegetables, wash them, and let's cook some vegetable porridge." Zhang Cuihua heard her son wake up in the house, so she hurriedly gave instructions and went into the house to coax the child.
When the big girl heard that they were going to eat vegetable porridge again, she pouted. She had been eating vegetable porridge every day these days and she was tired of it.
But her father was not at home because he went to help his third uncle. When her father was not at home, her mother would not cook anything delicious.
The eight-year-old girl is also a smart girl. She heard her father say yesterday that the food at her third uncle's house was delicious.
Her eyes rolled around, she put down the wild vegetables in her hand and went into the cave. Seeing Zhang Cuihua holding her brother and coaxing him, she went over.
"Mom, I want to visit my third uncle's house. My grandma and aunt are helping there. Should I go too?" The big girl said with a smile.
"Why are you going? Aren't you busy enough with things at home? Wash the clothes after dinner. Your father wears out his shoes, so you can make a few more pairs of soles." Zhang Cuihua said.
The eldest girl is already eight years old. In this age where one can get married at the age of sixteen, she is already half an adult and can do the housework very well.
"I'll do those chores when I get back. Mom, didn't my dad say that Uncle San caught a few rabbits yesterday and is going to make spicy rabbit cubes today?
I want to learn how to cook it so I can cook it for you guys when I come back.” The girl continued to persuade him.
Zhang Cuihua is her mother and knows her little thoughts very well, but she did not continue to stop her. It has no effect on her if her daughter goes out to have a good meal, so why stop her?
"Okay, take Erniu with you and show your knowledge to Uncle San. Do the work you can do." Zhang Cuihua gave some instructions and agreed.
"Oh, I understand. I'm leaving now." The big girl agreed and ran out happily.
"Erniu, let's go to Third Uncle's house for dinner."
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