Chapter 323, Broken Appointment
Although there were more than ten maids and old women in the yard, Daohua's life was not affected at all. Wang Man'er, Guyu and Lixia were still taking care of the personal service.
Wang Man'er has gained experience over the years and has meticulously conveyed Daohua's preferences and rules to the new maids and servants. When it comes to training the maids, she has the style of a head maid.
There is still a little difference between Grain Rain and Beginning of Summer, but things are done efficiently and thoughtfully.
"In the girls' courtyard, everything is done according to the rules. Anyone who makes a mistake will be punished. Remember the rules I have taught you these days. Don't commit a mistake in the future and not know where you went wrong."
"I must emphasize again, young ladies hate gossip, so watch your mouths. If I find out that anyone is spreading rumors about the people and things happening in our courtyard, I will kick them out."
"Just do your job well. The girl is generous and will benefit you in the future."
"Okay, that's all for today. Guyu will come tomorrow to assign you tasks. From now on, just work hard in the yard."
Seeing Wang Man'er turn around and leave, Bishi and the other seven new maids all breathed a sigh of relief.
Biyun muttered softly, "The rules in the eldest lady's courtyard are so strict!"
Bi Wei glanced at the few people and said, "It's better to be strict. This shows that our girl is someone who values rules. Serving such a master is much easier than serving those masters who do things completely according to their own preferences. As long as we abide by the rules and do our part, we won't be punished for no reason."
After saying that, he looked at Bishi.
"What do you say, Bishi?"
Bishi didn't expect Biwei to call her suddenly. She was stunned for a moment and said directly: "I don't care about anything else. Anyway, I will do whatever the girl asks me to do."
Bi Wei's lips curled slightly: "If the girl asks you to do something that damages her reputation, will you do it?"
Bishi's brows were knotted. She hated thinking the most. She said in a muffled voice, "I'm just a maid. I only do what my master tells me to do. I can't think about anything else. It's not my place to think about it."
Bi smiled. "But I think everyone makes mistakes. As slaves, we should obey our masters, but when we know something is wrong, we should step forward and remind them, rather than letting them do what they want. That's true loyalty, isn't it?"
Bishi kept silent.
When she is at home, she is not talkative and she never argues with others. She just does whatever her family asks her to do.
Biwei felt a little proud when she saw that she had pressed the jade stone down.
Although she also came from a farming family, she had studied for a few days with her brother and thought she was more knowledgeable than Bishi, who looked a bit dull and stupid.
She could see that among them, only the girl had some impression of her and Bishi.
There are four vacancies for maids around the girl. Now three of them have been taken by sisters Man'er, Guyu and Lixia, so the remaining one will most likely be chosen between her and Bishi.
Therefore, she had to surpass Bishi and become the maidservant beside the girl.
Their whole family sold themselves to the Yan family. As long as she could become the maidservant beside the girl, her family would be able to live a better life in the Yan family.
In the upper room, Daohua was working on a list of gifts for the Dragon Boat Festival. When she heard the door curtain being lifted, she looked up and saw Wang Maner. She asked casually, "Are you done with the lecture?"
Wang Man'er walked forward with a smile, rolled up her sleeves and began to grind ink: "Young lady, you have good taste. I think the maids you chose this time are all very good."
Daohua smiled without looking up and said, "What happened to learning the rules?"
Wang Man'er: "They are all good, but Biwei is the best."
Daohua: "Where's Bishi?"
Wang Maner was stunned for a moment. Does this girl like jasper more?
"Bishi is very obedient and does whatever she's told. She's good, but she's a little inflexible."
Daohua smiled and said, "I see. You should observe those maids carefully. They have only been here for a few days, so it's hard to tell anything."
Wang Man'er smiled and agreed, then tilted her head to look at the gift list and said with a smile, "For this year's Dragon Boat Festival, the young lady has already started helping Madam prepare gifts for each family. This is to leave time for a few more days to visit the provincial capital."
Daohua glanced at her with a smile: "I would like to play for a few more days, but I also need my brother and the others to come back early to pick me up. Tomorrow is the first day of May. Who knows when they will be back?"
Wang Maner smiled and said, "It must be these two days."
Daohua thought so too. Smiling, she dipped the brush in ink again and was about to pick it up to write when something suddenly occurred to her: "Could it be that Xiao Yeyang had forgotten?"
Wang Man'er smiled and said, "How is that possible? The last time we came back from Taohua Village, it was the young prince who took the initiative to make an appointment with you, young lady, and he even asked Defu to reserve a seat in advance."
Hearing this, Daohua felt relieved and nodded with a smile: "Xiao Yeyang loves to play, I think he will not forget to pick me up."
The little prince loves to play?
Wang Maner was skeptical about this.
She felt that the little prince only liked to play and laugh when he was with the girl, but he was still very distant in front of other people.
After a while, the gift lists were all completed. Daohua put down her pen and said to Wang Maner, "Have you bought the bamboo basket for the rice dumplings I wanted?"
Wang Maner nodded and said, "I bought it. Brother Xiaoliu personally oversaw this matter and hired someone to edit it according to the girl's requirements."
Daohua nodded, then took the gift list and went to the main courtyard.
In a blink of an eye, three days passed.
On the third day of May, Daohua got up early and counted the Dragon Boat Festival gifts for Xiao Yeyang, the Li family, the Dong family, the Su family, and the Zhou family again. Then she looked forward to her three brothers and Xiao Yeyang coming to pick her up soon.
Unfortunately, I waited until night but didn’t see anyone.
"Did you really forget?"
Seeing her daughter's disappointed face, Mrs. Li shook her head and smiled: "Dragon Boat Festival is the day after tomorrow, your brother and his family will still have time to come back tomorrow!"
Daohua nodded and sighed, "I was thinking of staying in the provincial capital for two more days."
On the fourth day of May, by the afternoon, Daohua still hadn't waited for her three brothers and Xiao Yeyang to return home.
Now, Daohua was really disappointed.
"hateful!"
Daohua paced around the room angrily: "Xiao Yeyang really forgot about me!"
Wang Maner, Guyu and Lixia stood aside and watched, feeling a little anxious but not knowing how to persuade them.
The girl had been looking forward to watching the dragon boat race for a long time.
Wang Man'er thought for a moment and said, "Miss, it's not dark yet! Perhaps the master and the little princes encountered something on the way and were delayed."
Daohua glanced at the sky and could only comfort herself in this way.
But watching the sun disappearing slowly in the sky, the rice flowers became very angry.
If you can’t do it, don’t say it!
She had waited for so many days in vain.
(End of this chapter)
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