Chapter 3 I hate that cousin who is prettier than me
Because she caught a cold after falling into the water, especially in the past two years, she would roll around in pain every time she had her period and would bite her lips until they bled.
Xiao Tao was filled with heartache when she saw this. It happened that Zhou was not at home one day, so Xiao Tao secretly went to Chen Ruhai to beg him for help. She knelt on the ground and knocked her forehead until it was broken.
When Chen Ruhai found out, he immediately called a doctor for Yun Qiao.
However, the delay was too long, and the cold took hold of her body, and it was very serious. The doctor said that she would never be able to have children in her lifetime.
This is also what Yun Qiao is worried about.
She has no parents, no brothers or sisters to support her, so it is difficult for her to get married. Now she has a disease that makes her unable to have children, let alone get married. She is afraid that no one will be willing to take her as a concubine.
It’s not that she hasn’t thought about going to a nunnery, but she likes to eat meat.
If she became a nun, she would never be able to eat meat again in her life. Yun Qiao thought about it over and over again and always felt that this business was a loss and could not be done.
The two buns Xiaotao brought from the kitchen were just enough to satisfy Yunqiao's hunger.
"I eat, and you eat too."
"Didn't I tell you? You should eat more. After all, I am the cousin of the Chen family and I won't starve." Yun Qiao said softly.
Xiao Tao knew it in her heart. Although she was the cousin of the Chen family, it was just a title. Her daughter was not as good as the illegitimate daughter of the Chen family.
The master and servant felt sorry for each other.
Yun Qiao felt sorry for Xiao Tao because to the Chen family, Xiao Tao was a maid who did hard labor but received no wages.
Sometimes she was even bullied by the maids and old women of the Chen family, and it was common for her to not have enough food to eat.
Yun Qiao thought about it again and again, and decided to do something to make a breakthrough. Otherwise, she would not be able to eat meat, let alone have basic food and clothing.
When Yun Qiao first traveled through time, her nanny taught her embroidery during the years she was still alive. Perhaps she was born with a talent for it, and she learned quickly and embroidered well, which pleased her nanny.
When she was ten years old, she could take her embroidery works outside to exchange for money.
However, when she was in a small county town, prices were pitifully low and she didn't earn much money, but she still saved some.
But she gave all the money to the wet nurse when she left.
She is in the Chen family, and no matter good or bad, she can still have enough food and clothing.
If the wet nurse returned to her hometown penniless, she would certainly suffer a lot of grievances at her age. Having some money on her would give her someone to rely on.
After Yunqiao finished eating the buns and drinking some tea, she told Xiaotao that she wanted her to sell the embroidery she had accumulated in her box.
Yun Qiao had had this idea before when she was in Qingfeng County, Shaanxi Province. However, Mrs. Chen Zhou kept a close eye on her, so she basically never left the house.
Qingfeng County is a small place, and she couldn't get a good price for her embroidery by selling it outside. So she kept the best ones and sold the simple and ordinary ones. She didn't feel bad about it, even if the price was low.
During the holidays, her uncle would give her some pocket money privately, but Yun Qiao was reluctant to spend it, so she saved it all.
All of this was given to the wet nurse who went back to the countryside. She doesn't have much money on her now.
Even if there is, it is less than ten taels of silver.
The female craftswoman who tailored the clothes yesterday looked down upon the three or five taels of silver. This shows that the prosperity of Kyoto City is unmatched by any other place. Yun Qiao was also thinking that maybe her embroidery could be sold at a good price.
Since Zhou was at home, she didn't dare go out casually.
But yesterday when I was making clothes, I heard Zhou and Chen Xiniang say that in a few days, after the clothes were delivered, Zhou would take Chen Xiniang and her cousin Chen Pingshun to visit her grandmother Zhou.
If I plan to go, I will definitely leave in the morning and come back in the afternoon.
My uncle had just arrived in Kyoto and was so busy adjusting to his new job that he didn't come back until late at night.
She had the time, so she could secretly go out and sell her embroidery for money.
Xiaotao is timid, so it seems she has to go on this errand herself.
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A few days later, the embroidery workshop came to deliver the newly made clothes. Zhou didn't let Yunqiao go to pick them up, she sent someone else, Yunqiao, to deliver them.
Yun Qiao was wearing ordinary cloth. She was not a proper girl from the Chen family, so naturally she could not wear good clothes and could not compare with Xi Niang.
She was satisfied just to have new clothes to wear.
"Thank you, Sister Yun'er, for sending the clothes here."
"Miss Qiao, you're too polite. I have something else to do in the front yard, so I'll go over first."
Zhu'er and Yun'er are both the senior maids serving Zhou. They are twenty years old this year. Yun Qiao always calls them "sisters" sweetly.
Yun'er has a gentle personality and is meticulous in her work. She is also generous and kind to the servants around her. If she sees someone making a mistake, such as dropping a plate or breaking a bowl, she will quietly scold them in private and will never report it to her superiors.
If you report it to your superiors, you will inevitably get a slap in the face and your wages will be deducted as compensation.
The people below all like Miss Yun'er very much.
Yunqiao is no exception.
"Sister Yun'er, just go and do your work. My courtyard doesn't need anyone to take care of it."
Yun'er walked out and whispered, "Madam is going to the Zhou family tomorrow morning, along with the master, the young lady, and the young master. I thought Miss Qiao would go to the kitchen to find something to eat tomorrow."
The Chen family kitchen is also a snobby place.
Only Chen Ruhai and Zhou had the best meals. Foster cousins like Yun Qiao only had average food, only slightly better than the servants.
Yun Qiao was not a proper girl from the Chen family, so Zhou did not assign her any maid except Xiao Tao, the maid she originally brought with her.
So she has to do many things in person.
In the Chen family, to put it nicely, she was the cousin of the Chen family, but in reality, she was only slightly better than a maid.
Yun Qiao nodded in response and sent Yun'er out.
Yun Qiao took the new clothes in her hand and looked at them again and again. Although the material was not good, the style of the clothes was still very good. She tried it on and found that the size was just right.
And put the new clothes away and wear them during festivals and New Year holidays in the future.
In the front yard, at Zhou's house, Chen Xiniang was wearing the new clothes she had just made and showing off in front of her mother Zhou.
"It's really a fine brocade material. It's very comfortable to wear."
"I'm going to wear this bright red dress tomorrow, mother. Do you think I can do it?"
Zhou was delighted to see her own daughter, Xi Niang, and said, "Why not? Just wear it and go. As long as Yun Qiao doesn't follow you, no one can surpass you."
Speaking of Yunqiao, Chen Xiniang felt very unhappy.
"Mom, you're such a fool! Why did you insist on bringing Yunqiao with you when we came to Kyoto? Why not just find someone to marry her off to?"
Chen Xiniang was friendly to Yun Qiao on the surface, but secretly looked down on her. In addition, Yun Qiao was too outstanding in appearance. She was already extraordinary even without makeup. If she wore silk and satin and dressed up well, she would be no less beautiful than the most beautiful person in the world.
Speaking of this, Zhou was also sad and melancholy.
"Do you think I don't want to bring such a trouble with her? If she hadn't had a cold and couldn't have children, she would have been married off long ago."
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