Tang Qingluan and her two companions split into three groups and stayed with their respective maids.
Among the people that Granny Xu brought out from the capital were four noble ladies serving as palace maids, eight rough maids, and eight old women.
They claimed to be palace maids, but that was just a cover.
In terms of numbers, each noble lady was served by two maids and two old women.
However, because of Wan Youyou's unsociable nature, in the eyes of others, she was not qualified to share maids and servants with real noble ladies.
Therefore, her maid was divided between Cao Jing and Jiang Wanru, which is why she ended up having a stomachache halfway and having to find a place to relieve herself.
These noble ladies came to the tribe, and what they needed to do was to win people's hearts with their own abilities, so Xu Mama naturally pretended not to see it.
As the saying goes, three women make a drama. With maids offering advice and suggestions, the noble ladies also had their own ideas, to the point that they didn't even know that Wan Youyou hadn't returned.
Next to the white tent where the newlyweds lived, a prefab house has now been built, and sheets are drying on the wooden rack inside, where Song Liyun and Yun Niangzi live.
There's a wooden frame, and a few dried sheets that need to be put away.
After smoothing out the wrinkles on the wet sheet, Yun Niangzi said to Song Liyun, "Miss, I have to say something to you. The young master is in the prime of his life, and you can't let him have his way."
Song Liyun was unusually shy: "I know, but now... aren't we washing less?"
The bedsheets that were changed on their wedding night were only brought out in the afternoon after Yun Niangzi pressed them for them.
I can adapt to everything in the tribe, except for the inconvenience of drying clothes, especially since the sheets are changed every day.
Without a courtyard wall, even if Song Liyun was generous and thick-skinned, she would be too embarrassed to expose her privacy.
Yun Niangzi was an experienced woman; having lived with the Song siblings for years, she had long regarded Song Liyun as her own daughter.
She asked Song Liyun to build another room using plank walls, but without a roof.
Normally, you can boil water and do laundry inside the house, and you can also dry your clothes directly inside, so you don't have to worry about anyone seeing you.
This solution immediately resolved Song Liyun's problem, and now this room serves as her personal laundry room.
However, Yun Niangzi could not hide her intimate affair with Zhao Tingduo from her. She couldn't help but complain that Zhao Tingduo was not considerate enough and was wasting the girl's energy.
Song Liyun couldn't explain it either.
Newlywed, Zhao Tingduo was "capable" and attractive to men, and he himself was equally infatuated with her.
But unable to resist Yun Niangzi's nagging, he could only discuss with Zhao Tingduo about controlling the situation appropriately.
The two were having a private conversation inside when there was a knock on the door. Yuquan called out loudly, "Young Madam, the young master has returned, and he has brought a maid with him!"
Yun Niangzi let out a soft exclamation, her expression immediately turning sour: "What are these flamboyant maids up to? Are they trying to get close to the young master so quickly?"
During this time, the young mistress never allowed these "maids" to come close to serve her, and the young master never mentioned why he brought people back.
Song Liyun remained calm. Before she could say anything, Yun Niangzi continued, "Miss, don't worry. You and your husband have only been married for less than a month, so he definitely won't take a concubine."
Little Stone has been following his son-in-law around these past few days. If any woman dares to cause trouble, he'll immediately intervene.
Little Stone was no longer a slave, but was training in horseback riding and archery with others.
Song Liyun prepared a separate tent for him and Yunniangzi, so that they could each do their own work during the day and talk to each other at night.
It seems that Little Stone had already received instructions from Lady Yun to act as Song Liyun's eyes and ears.
Song Liyun laughed: "Auntie, I'm not worried about Ashi."
These noble ladies are all exceptionally talented; it would be a waste to keep them in the tribe combing wool. Let's see what happens first!
When she entered the white tent, she saw Wan Youyou standing upright by the door, and Yuquan kneeling on a small charcoal stove, boiling tea.
"Yuquan, where is your young master?" Song Liyun asked as she entered the room, changing into soft shoes.
Yuquan jogged over and pointed behind the tent: "Young Master is changing his clothes."
Zhao Tingduo doesn't need anyone to serve him. In the past, only Yuquan would occasionally help with cleaning. Now that Yunniangzi is here, he even has to go into the inner tent to change clothes.
Song Liyun nodded, sat down by the charcoal stove, and beckoned to Wan Youyou: "Miss Wan, come and have some tea!"
Wan Youyou bowed, took off her shoes, and stepped onto the carpet to walk to Song Liyun's side, where she also knelt down.
Although she was a maid at this time, she was originally a lady from a respectable family.
She didn't act like a lowly maid; instead, she sat upright with graceful and proper manners. She took the teacup from Yuquan without any surprise or servility, and even took a sip.
Song Liyun didn't say anything, she just smiled and looked at Wan Youyou.
At this moment, Zhao Tingduo had changed out of her riding clothes, with a headband tied around her forehead, her hair loose, and she came out wearing a moon-white cotton robe.
Yu Quan quickly poured him another cup of milk tea. Zhao Tingduo sat down casually and looked at Wan Youyou, saying, "Tell us about the double-wire hammer you made, and let the young mistress hear if it's feasible!"
Wan Youyou then put down her teacup and took out two plumb bobs from her bosom.
She had already told Zhao Tingduo about it once in the spinning tent, and now she told Song Liyun about her idea to improve the bobbin!
Listening to Wan Youyou's detailed explanation, Song Liyun's face remained expressionless, but her eyes narrowed involuntarily, her heart filled with joy.
There are many different methods of spinning yarn.
There are large spinning machines as well as simple spinning machines. In addition, the most commonly used tool by herders is the bobbin, which can be operated with one hand and can be used to twist thread while walking.
They usually graze their livestock while spinning wool yarn with a spinning wheel they carry with them for daily use.
However, the yarn produced by this method is uneven in thickness and cannot compare to the quality of a spinning machine, but it is much more convenient to operate than a spinning machine that requires pre-combing.
Wan Youyou now wants to change the single-handed operation of the thread hammer to a two-hammer rotating mechanism, so that two strands of thread can be twisted out.
According to her, it is theoretically feasible, although the quality will certainly not be as good as that of a textile machine, but the output will double.
Wan Youyou was not an expert in this field, and her work was full of mistakes. Moreover, the power to continuously rotate the plumb bob was barely adequate.
But in Song Liyun's opinion, regardless of whether Wan Youyou's idea can be realized, the fact that she took the initiative to think of this is already impressive.
This was something Song Liyun neither expected nor hoped for.
After Wan Youyou finished speaking, she looked at Song Liyun without saying a word. Although she appeared calm, the tightly clenched hands on her robe betrayed her nervousness.
She didn't know much about Song Liyun, only that Abu had told her that the young mistress was a smart and gentle person, very easy to get along with, and most interested in making new things.
They have been in the tribe for almost a month and have no worries about food and drink here.
The four of them were nominally palace maids, but Song Liyun and Lady Wuya never actually ordered them around. It was Granny Xu who made them comb wool.
The three were secretly pleased that they could continue their pampered lives, but Wan Youyou was nervous inside.
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