The carriage swayed forward on the grassland, and Nanny Xu closed her eyes to rest.
Next to her, two palace maids covered their chests with their hands, frowning, looking uncomfortable and nauseous.
The other two maids also looked pale.
Although it has been two months since they set out from the capital, they have been walking and stopping on the road, which is not too difficult.
But ever since I arrived at Broken Gold Town and then back to the Prairie Tribe, it was like going from heaven to hell.
I can't get used to eating and living, and now it's even more uncomfortable to drive the carriage on the grassland.
The maid sitting on the left side of Nanny Xu, wrapped in a Xiang Fei-colored cloak, frowned and said: "Nanny, I heard that Mrs. Wuya lives far away. It will take half a month for us to go there. If we keep going like this, we may even lose our lives.
Gotta leave it behind."
They had only been sitting for an hour, but their buttocks already hurt from sitting there.
Another maid also interjected: "Mommy, why don't you ask someone to send you a few more mats, so that we can be more comfortable."
Aunt Xu opened her eyes and looked at the two of them coldly for a few times until their scalps were numb.
Go live with your parents in the desert."
The expressions of the four palace maids changed. They were not ordinary prostitutes, but the official family members of the new emperor who had been purged of guilty officials after he ascended the throne.
The male members of the family have all been assigned to the border guards, and these unmarried girls were naturally taken as official slaves and are now being sent to the Di tribe.
Although this is a wild land, at least you are serving the tribal leader, which is much better than being a military household all your life.
If she had not come to the grassland, she would have joined the Jiaofang Division and served as an official concubine if she had stayed in the capital.
It's just that they used to be delicate and rich girls, and their ability to carry them to the grassland was already the limit, so there was no way they could ride horses.
A palace maid who had been silent until now spoke: "Mommy, please calm down, the slaves know that you are wrong.
It’s just that my body has not been tempered in the past, so when I first encountered this situation, I was afraid that I would be unfit for use in the tribe and unable to serve my wife.”
Grandma Xu heard what she said sincerely and knew that these former noble ladies really couldn't bear the long journey, so she said coldly: "Just bear with it for now, wait until the carriage and horses stop to rest, and then mention it to the young lady!"
Although she was already driving slowly and leisurely, she still wanted the car to go slower, otherwise these palace maids who could not ride horses would really die.
Madam!
The four people exchanged glances, and they all felt refreshed.
They were sent to the grassland tribes as dowries, but these "dowries" have not yet met their masters and brides, so they are probably not easy to get along with.
Half a day later, the team stopped for a meal and rest. When Song Liyun found Nanny Xu, several women were competing with beef jerky.
After eating dry biscuits, in order to help them adapt to the life of the Di people as soon as possible, Nanny Xu asked them to eat dried beef and drink milk tea like everyone else.
The four noble ladies had to hold the hard and dry beef with their hands, trying hard to pull off a little bit and stuff it into their mouths without biting it with their teeth.
Beside them, there were eight rough girls making fire with cow dung. Although they were not skilled in their movements, they could barely see the light from the fire, but there was ashes everywhere.
"Thank you for your hard work, mama!"
Song Liyun walked into the tent and saw this scene, and couldn't help but want to laugh.
Aunt Xu put down the beef jerky that had teeth marks on it, and said sarcastically: "I made the young madam laugh. This old slave is not used to it for the first time. I will have to suffer a little bit."
"You guys come here and meet the young lady!"
Several other palace maids had already put down their hands to eat and came over to salute.
Someone boldly looked up at the newlyweds and saw that Song Liyun had fair skin and a well-proportioned figure. Although she had no makeup or gold and silver jewelry, her bright eyes and the string of bright red agate stones on her forehead made her very imposing.
"Good morning, madam!"
Some people lowered their heads to salute, while others raised their heads to look at them. Song Liyun naturally caught the expressions of these people in his eyes.
After the ceremony, Song Liyun said to Nanny Xu: "Mom, you don't have to work so hard to make fires and make tea. Just tell the knights outside to come in and do it."
As soon as she finished speaking, all the women present changed their expressions.
The noble ladies' faces turned purple from holding back, and they turned their heads as if they had been insulted.
But no one said anything provocative.
They are all legitimate daughters who were carefully raised by their families, and they are all smart.
Knowing that she is a sinful girl and now a palace maid, plus Nanny Xu's reminder, no matter how angry she is at this time, she will endure it and not be the one to show off.
Aunt Xu waved her hands repeatedly: "This can't be done. The slaves and others have to serve the lady and cannot have contact with men."
Although the Wu Dynasty did not allow men and women to interact with each other, women from high-ranking families were not allowed to go out easily.
Nanny Xu still had something to say in her heart but didn't say it out loud.
Those soldiers outside who were wrapped in leather robes and looked dirty were untouchables in the eyes of these women.
Song Liyun narrowed her eyes. This was very difficult. These women were gifts given to his wife by Duke An Guo. They were not allowed to have contact with men. She could not make decisions for his wife.
It's just that these women don't understand how to fill their bellies on the road, and they will starve to death in a few days.
Elder Shan came to welcome the bride without a maid, so except for Song Liyun and Mrs. Yun, who are women, all the people in the team were men.
You can't just ask Lady Yun to serve them.
After thinking about it, Song Liyun sat on the felt blanket, pulled out a knife from her waist, cut the beef jerky that Nanny Xu had bitten into small pieces and soaked it into the milk tea in front of her.
"Mother Xu, the beef must be cut into thin slices and soaked in milk tea to make it softer."
In the tent, several women looked at each other: If you don't eat with chopsticks, do you use a knife?
Finally, Song Liyun showed several women how to eat.
A palace maid came over, knelt down next to Song Liyun, covered her nose with her hands and said, "Young madam, I am from the Wu Dynasty, so I don't care about eating these smelly things.
Can those people make some stewed pancakes? Even simple pasta and rice porridge with some side dishes will do, I’m not picky about food.”
Song Liyun didn't answer, just looked at her with a smile: "Can you cook?"
The woman shook her head: "I have been taught by my family to be an accountant and housekeeper since I was a child. I don't know how to cook food."
She said a little proudly.
Not many women in the Wu Dynasty were literate, so wealthy families taught their girls to learn account books, just so that they could get married and be able to manage the household and provide financial services.
Beijing sent a slave who can’t cook but can read, interesting!
Song Liyun simply called all his "dowry" over and asked to see if there was anything strange.
Sure enough, I found something wrong with this question.
She murmured in her heart that Duke An Guo really had ulterior motives.
The four personal maids are all literate ladies.
Eight of the girls are good at needlework and cooking, and some are good at medicine.
The eight women are also skilled in craftsmanship, and the dozen servants are also skilled in carpentry, rattan, gold and silverware, and they are all skilled craftsmen.
However, none of these people are good at martial arts, and none of them can make weapons. Obviously, they were screened when they were sent here.
With these people around, the quality of life will go up a notch.
Technical talents are in demand wherever they are.
An Guogong wanted to make the life of the Wuda tribe better, but he couldn't be too powerful or too showy in the court, so he used his marriage as a cover.
Not bad!
A smile gradually crept onto Song Liyun's face.
She originally wanted to listen to Elder Shan's advice and let these people walk slowly behind, but she suddenly lost her intention.
Talent is more important than anything else. If you can adapt, you still have to adapt.
Song Liyun immediately called Abu: "Abu, from now on, your cavalry will be responsible for taking care of Nanny Xu and the others."