On August 14th, the autumn breeze brings coolness.
A breeze blew by, as if blowing away the fatigue on my body.
It's already the end of the afternoon.
Zhang You shook his hands and pressed them to relieve the pain.
"How about taking a break? We've been working on this for an hour."
Chunhua put down the bamboo stick in her hand and moved her hands.
They are making lanterns today.
Zhang You had never done this before and was learning it from Cui Liu and the others.
Take thin bamboo strips, bend them into an arc shape, piece them together and assemble them to create the desired shape, then paste rice paste on them and stick rice paper on them. For more delicate ones, you can also paint patterns on them.
They started working early this morning, and after lunch, they did not rest and continued working in the corridor under the bright sunlight.
Zhang You felt a slight pain in both wrists.
She and Chunhua were responsible for assembling the shapes. They were constantly fiddling with bamboo sticks, and their fingers were cramped from fiddling with them for so long.
Seeing that they were a little tired, Cui Liu didn't force them to keep working and let them take a break.
"There are still some left to be completed, you can go and rest."
Cui Liu was very clever and skilled at making lanterns. They had been working on it for a while and had almost finished all but one koi fish lantern, which Cui Liu took on.
Zhang You and Chunhua were finally freed.
"Ah, I'm so tired."
"Yeah. I didn't expect making lanterns to be so difficult. I followed every step as instructed, but the result was still ugly and weird."
Chunhua couldn't help but sigh.
Just one lantern stumped a whole group of them.
If I had known earlier, they would have just done what Qiuyue and Dongmei did, just making a small square lantern and painting one or two flowers on it to fool people.
In this way, he wouldn't be chosen by Cui Liu and have to help her make lanterns for the whole day.
It's too difficult.
Those who are capable should work harder.
But for work, there is really no need to be so busy just for this little money.
Zhang You sighed tiredly again.
"By the way, Xia He, are you going to the West Courtyard later? I have some gifts planned to give to Erniu. If you go, we can go together."
Zhang You was too tired and was about to refuse to take a break when she suddenly remembered that she had not yet given the gifts she had prepared for Nanny Chang and the others. She was about to say no but changed the subject.
"Ah... go! I almost forgot, I also want to deliver a gift, luckily you reminded me."
Chunhua was carrying several bags of things and was standing at the door of their house waiting for Zhang You. Her tone was somewhat doting.
"You said you were going to rest a cup of tea ago. Can you leave now?"
Zhang You struggled to get up from the couch and slowly packed the gifts he was going to give, trying to delay time as much as possible.
The bed is so - soft!
Who can resist a sweet and soft bed after a tiring day?
Once I lie down, I really don’t want to get up!
I want to stay in bed every day.
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Seeing that Chunhua was ready to wait for him, Zhang You didn't want to delay any longer.
"Here it comes, this time it's really here."
Zhang You quickly took the things and followed Chunhua to the west courtyard.
"I've finally noticed that you need to rest for a long time every time you finish your work. Weren't you very capable before?"
"Yeah. I think I must have had such a good time in the first half of the year that now I can't work all the time without getting tired."
It is impossible to work hard for a whole day and then recover to full health in just a few minutes!
Not everyone wants to be a slave.
Zhang You was thinking miserably in his heart, while still complaining to Chunhua on his face.
Chunhua looked her over and nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, you look taller than last year, and your face has some flesh on it. You're not as skinny as when we first met."
"That's right, it's because our food is so good. We even have a meat dish every day at noon. It's so delicious!"
Get away from the life of cabbage and tofu!
How can it not be beautiful?
"Chunhua, what gift did you prepare for Erniu?"
Zhang You looked at the paper bag in Chunhua's hand. Could it be...
"The mooncakes from Liufangzhai on West Street, I heard they're very popular."
"Me too."
Zhang You raised a bag of pastries in his left hand.
The two smiled at each other.
“Hahahahahahaha.”
They chatted and laughed as they reached the west courtyard.
Chunhua went to the kitchen to find Erniu, and Zhang You went directly to find Nanny Chang.
Nanny Chang was managing the maids to decorate the mansion, and Xiu'er was beside her to supervise her.
"Mammy, Xiu'er."
"Arya is here."
Zhang You handed something to Nanny Chang, "I'm here to bring you mooncakes. I don't know what flavor you like, so I bought several. Please try them all."
"Since you're here, why are you still bringing things?"
Nanny Chang scolded.
"I don't have many close friends in the mansion. I've been through a lot this year thanks to Mammy's guidance. Isn't it Mid-Autumn Festival? I'll just give Mammy some mooncakes! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival."
Zhang You is like a little girl who never grows up in front of Nanny Chang.
If it were in the past, Zhang You would not have been so deeply involved with such a stranger.
But during this year, she had indeed saved herself a lot of troubles thanks to the help of Nanny Chang. Moreover, Nanny Chang was really kind to her and taught her many rules for survival in the mansion.
When Nanny Chang heard what Zhang You said, she looked at her with a kind smile.
"Girl, you're always good at saying nice things."
"By the way, Xiu'er, this is for you. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival."
Xiu'er was watching them chatting from the side.
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