Nanny Li's eyes widened. What did she mean?
Feng Yuheng continued, "Father clearly said that he would settle us according to the aunt's share, but I didn't expect that the aunt in Feng Mansion would eat such food. The life here is much worse than that in Xiping Village. You said that father sent us away just to make our lives better. Father is really loyal and righteous!"
Yao and Feng Zirui tried hard to hold back their laughter, while Nanny Sun looked relieved. The Second Miss has really changed now. She will never let anyone in this mansion bully her again. Not only will she not be bullied, she has also learned to fight back. Since they entered the mansion until now, which person who came to provoke her has ever gotten the upper hand?
Li Ma and Man Xi Bao Tang were also devastated. How should they respond to such a statement? This Second Miss did not follow the routine they had prepared in advance at all! Didn't they say that Yao was cowardly and could be manipulated at will, and that the Second Miss was cold and would not argue about anything? But why did this Second Miss not only argue, but also argue so vigorously and unrestrainedly?
And Yao, is this a cowardly and arbitrary act? Although she said nothing and was polite to them, she would immediately look at her daughter when something happened, just like closing the door and letting the second lady go!
Nanny Li's hand was still held by Feng Yuheng, and sweat began to form on her forehead. She gritted her teeth, secretly gathered her strength, and was ready to try her best to pull her hand back.
As a result, she used too much force, and Feng Yuheng happened to suddenly loosen her grip, so Nanny Li let out an "ow" and sat down on the ground.
Manxi and Baotang hurried over to help, and heard Feng Yuheng say again: "Hurry up and work, I don't think the yard is very bright, everyone hurry up, don't go to the kitchen to eat at night, these foods are saved for you. Alas, the food that Feng Mansion provides to the concubines and concubines is so bad, who knows how harsh it is to treat the servants."
She spoke with a serious and concerned expression, and she really looked like she was worried about the meals for Nanny Li and the others.
Nanny Li was completely speechless. With the help of Manxi and Baotang, she walked to the yard, thinking that she must find an opportunity to talk to the eldest lady. This Second Young Miss was completely different from her previous impression!
Seeing that everyone else had left, Feng Zirui finally grinned and laughed, even Yao and Nanny Sun laughed.
Yao laughed and shook her head, "Ah Heng, you really are..." She didn't know what words to use to describe it, and she got stuck halfway through her sentence.
Nanny Sun took over the conversation: "The Second Miss is really very hardworking!" She consoled Yao, "Madam, please don't blame the Second Miss. You haven't been in the mansion for these years. You don't know that the Feng Mansion today is no longer the Feng Mansion of three years ago. If the young lady still has the same temper as before--" She pointed to the food on the table, "We will only starve to death."
Yao nodded, "I know everything. I don't want to blame Ah Heng, but we have to think about how to live. If we eat these things every day, what will we eat?"
Feng Yuheng held Yao's hand to give her strength, "Don't worry, mother, let them continue to do this, we won't starve to death." Then he asked Nanny Sun, "Madam, you haven't eaten either, right?"
Seeing the other party nodded shyly, he took out a Snickers bar from his sleeve and said, "It's for you to eat first. I bought it on the way. We have already eaten it. This is specially reserved for Madam."
When Nanny Sun looked at the things she handed over, tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.
She watched Yao grow up, and personally raised Feng Yuheng and Feng Zirui. There was a time when she thought that the mother and her two children would never come back, but now she can eat the snacks handed to her by Ah Heng herself.
The old woman quickly turned around and wiped the food on her face, then took the food and brought it to her mouth. After eating it, she came to her senses and asked in surprise, "What is this? It's so delicious?"
Feng Zirui answered first: "Everything my sister gives me is the most delicious."
Feng Yuheng didn't want to explain what the things were, so she quickly changed the subject: "Madame Sun, go to the kitchen again later and see if you can get some raw ingredients and bring some firewood. Let's cook dinner ourselves."
Nanny Sun thought about it and nodded, "That's fine."
Feng Yuheng continued, "If we really can't get it, then we can ask them for some scraps. As long as the scraps from the dishes are clean, we can still make delicious food with them."
The cleaning work in Liuyuan lasted until the evening. Nanny Li and the two maids were tired and hungry, their clothes were dirty, and their makeup was smudged. They had long lost the dignity of first-class servants.
Nanny Sun brought the untouched lunch to their room. They looked miserable, but they were so hungry that they had to eat.
On the other side, Feng Yuheng cooked her own meals using the leftovers that Nanny Sun asked for from the big kitchen.
From time to time, she would take out two eggs from the space, and then grab some Chinese medicinal herbs to replenish qi and blood and throw them into the porridge. Years of living in the mountain village made the three of them a little anemic, but they couldn't be rushed to replenish their bodies, and she also had to be careful not to let others notice anything unusual about what she took out.
The dinner was delicious. Although there was no meat, it was prepared by Feng Yuheng after all. In addition, there were some small things in the pharmacy space, so it had to be delicious.
Nanny Sun decided immediately that she would go to the big kitchen every day to ask for scraps. Of course, she couldn't always let the young lady do the cooking, so she had to do it.
But Feng Yuheng didn't think so. She said, "I'll cook the meal. I know some medical knowledge and how to match the ingredients to help mother take care of her body."
"Why don't you tell me how to match the ingredients?"
"No need to be so troublesome." Feng Yuheng smiled and said, "We are used to it in the mountains these years. Mammy, just help take care of mother and Zirui."
After she said that, Nanny Sun could not argue anymore, but she still had some thoughts about eating at the same table with her masters today - "Tomorrow, I'd better eat with Nanny Li and the others. It will be a nuisance. If it gets to the Madam, it will be troublesome."
Feng Yuheng did not insist on this, but just told her: "Madame Li and those two maids are not good people, Madame, be careful."
Nanny Sun nodded cautiously: "Don't worry, Miss. I am usually there so I can pay more attention to their little actions. If I find anything, I will report it to the Second Miss in time." Feng Yuheng was relieved.
There are three main rooms in Liuyuan, one for each of the three masters. Because Zirui is young, Feng Yuheng asked Nanny Sun to live with him first.
One of the wing rooms was allocated for Manxi and Baotang to live together, and the other smaller room was allocated to Li Ma.
With the precedent of lunch, Feng Yuheng made preparations for sleeping in advance. She deliberately asked Li Ma to get the bedding, and emphasized that there would be no special treatment, and the masters and servants would be treated equally. Whatever Li Ma used, the three masters would follow suit.
As a result, in order to live comfortably, Nanny Li had to take the best bedding.
Nanny Sun helped the three of them make the beds. Manxi and Baotang were very considerate and started preparing water for washing in the three main rooms without any instructions. Nanny Li also boiled hot water for everyone to bathe.
The one who served Feng Yuheng in bathing was Man Xi. She had noticed that Man Xi's nails were painted with fine nail polish, but she had not expected that after entering Liuyuan, she would actually do rough work for a day, and the nail polish on her nails had already fallen off. Because of this, Feng Yuheng noticed all the small problems exposed on her nails.
There are pits and grooves on the surface of the nails of all ten fingers, and cracks have formed in serious areas. The nails of the thumbs of both hands have begun to thicken and are dark brown in color, with serious debris deposits, and the color of the exposed nails of other hands is also relatively turbid.
This is clearly onychomycosis.
But people in ancient times did not know what onychomycosis was, especially the maids in the mansion. If they got this disease, they dared not go to the doctor. If the news spread, they would definitely be driven out of the mansion. The masters did not care what rank you were as a maid, nor did they care whether the disease was contagious. As long as it threatened their health or was an eyesore, they would definitely drive you away.
Manxi poured the water into the wooden barrel and saw Feng Yuheng standing by and watching without changing clothes to bathe. She was a little surprised and called out, "Second Miss?"
Feng Yuheng stared at her hands. Well, when she poured the water just now, it soaked Manxi's nails. The girl was kind enough to reach into the wooden barrel to test the water temperature.
So, she had a more convincing reason - "Manxi, although I am not favored in the Feng Mansion, and even unwelcome, at least everyone has to call me the Second Miss. If the Second Miss of the Feng family suddenly got a strange disease, and strange ringworms grew on her nails and skin, do you think the Feng family would throw me out directly, or find a doctor to treat me? And by the way, find out the cause of my illness?"
As soon as she said this, Manxi subconsciously put her hands into her sleeves, and the wooden basin in her hands fell to the ground with a bang, splashing water all over the floor.
"Second Miss, why do you say that?"
Feng Yuheng slammed the table, "Why do you say that? I never thought that my father, who is so loyal and righteous, would support a vicious Shen family member to take the throne. The eldest lady of the Feng Mansion actually sent a maid with onychomycosis to serve in my room. Isn't this just to pass the disease on to me and kill me?"
As soon as she said the word "tinea unguium", Manxi would be too stupid if she didn't understand what was going on. The girl was so scared that she fell to her knees on the ground, not caring about the status of the second young lady in the mansion, and started nodding her head.
"Second Miss, please spare my life, Second Miss, please spare my life!"
Feng Yuheng pulled a chair for herself and sat down. She didn't say anything for a long time. She waited until Manxi's emotions were a little more stable before she continued, "Although it is disrespectful for a concubine's daughter like me to accuse my stepmother, it is not glorious for my stepmother to do such a thing."
"This... this has nothing to do with the Madam." Manxi was so scared that her legs were shaking. "It was me... the Madam didn't know about it. Miss, please don't tell the Madam. Miss, please have mercy on her!" Manxi started a new round of kowtowing and begging for mercy.
Feng Yuheng was annoyed by the ancients' habit of kneeling and kowtowing at every turn. Would she be allowed to speak? She was so confused after shaking her head for a while. Wouldn't it be in vain for her to say anything?
"If you keep doing this, I'll tell the Madam right now." She threatened, "Well, you have to tell Grandmother too. This is no joke. It would be terrible if you get sick."
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