Bai Shan and Bai Erlang don't have girls around them. Because they grew up in the village, they don't even have personal servants like Changshou and Jiyu.
Because there is no need. Who would take a boy with them when they go to school or play in the mud in the village?
Daji who was beside Bai Shan only watched Baishan and prevented him from being in danger. No matter whether he climbed a tree to get bird eggs or fished in the water, as long as his life was not in danger, Daji would not care.
When I get home, apart from dressing and eating, everything else is taken care of.
But whether they were in Qili Village, Yizhou City or the capital, the two of them were always served by the same group of people. The escorts they took when traveling and the servants they served at home were all familiar people. The same was true for Man Bao.
After arriving in the capital, Mrs. Liu assigned two people to take care of Man Bao in order to give them more time to do their own things.
In fact, they didn't do much. Occasionally they just gave Manbao hot water when she was lying in bed. Most of the time, they swept the yard, helped her wash clothes, sewed and mended some things, or brought some snacks. The work was not that big.
many.
We have been getting along like this for two or three years. Both girls knew that Miss Man would marry the young master in the future, and they had already regarded her as their master. They also thought that they could continue to follow Miss Man after she married the young master.
Serve around, then accumulate qualifications to marry those who serve around the young master, and then become the steward aunt...
But who would have thought that Miss Man suddenly brought back ten maids, who were very beautiful and could also dance and sing. I heard from them that they had shared the hardships with their masters all the way.
The two girls felt pressure instantly, feeling that they might take their place away.
After all, they are still nominally servants of the Bai family, but these ten people were brought back from outside by Miss Man, which makes them even more legitimate.
So the two of them have been rushing to work these days. They are extremely diligent.
In the past, Manbao would go to the kitchen to get hot water and wash his face after getting up. Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were also used to doing this by themselves. While everyone was queuing in the kitchen, they could still wake up and go over what they had to do today.
Talk gossip.
But Manbao has not gone to the kitchen to fetch water for four consecutive days, because every time she wakes up from bed, the two girls are already waiting outside with water.
They don’t know the inside story about cakes? Do they think that’s what girls do? They are also afraid that they will be sold again if they don’t make it well, so they have been actively expressing themselves recently.
Man Bao and the others didn't spend much time at home every day, so they didn't feel deeply about it, but Xiao Qian and the others were at home most of the time. When Man Bao and the others were away, the girls became the ones fighting over them.
They: ...are also very panicked.
Xiao Qian said: "Because there was no one at the concierge the day you came home, your third brother was asked to open the door? Mrs. Liu punished the concierge severely afterwards? Your third brother was very embarrassed when he found out? I think so.
I have made them suffer."
Man Bao frowned. "What does it have to do with Third Brother? Originally, there was always one person on the concierge, and they had their own succession? Grandma Liu was angry because they didn't follow the rules."
"Your third brother thought that he asked them to go down to rest..."
Man Bao then smiled and said, "I understand? I'll talk to Third Brother later. If he really feels bad? I'll just let Sister-in-law cook some food and ask Third Brother to deliver it to them."
Xiao Qian nodded her forehead and said, "Is this what matters? What matters in your house? How will the ten girls be arranged?"
Man Bao smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this? I'll wait until I ask them."
Ten girls? Their previous names were not their own names, and they were all Gaochang names, which would take a long time to translate into Chinese. So on the way back, they went to Manbao and wanted to change their names.
Because they were all sold since childhood, not only their parents and family, but also their surnames could not be remembered, so after some discussion, Manbao and the others said: "You all followed us from Xizhou, and you are all from the Western Regions, so why don't you just take them?"
Just use the word "西", and you can choose the other words yourself."
Manbao also encouraged them at the time, "Half of the name is chosen by you. It is not only your good expectation for yourself, but also an expression of your favorite things. How wonderful."
If only she could choose her own name...
When Man Bao thought about it at that time, he felt that he had no better name.
So the ten people all had different names at that time. The ones who were always taking care of Man Bao were Xi Cake and Xi Hua. They were the ones who had the fiercest fight with the two girls in the past few days.
After Man Bao returned, he found a time to call all ten people to him and asked them, "You have arrived in the capital now. Do you want to stay in the back house to serve me, or do you want to go outside?"
The ten people were startled, and Xi Cake and Xi Hua were so frightened that their expressions changed. They knelt down with a plop and begged: "Master Zhou, please don't drive us away."
Man Bao quickly helped the person up and said: "I have no intention of driving you away. You should know that I have some properties outside, as you have followed us all the way. For example, my second niece, they often go to the grassland.
It is possible to go to the Western Regions in the future."
"You can speak nonsense and know the customs. If you don't want to stay in the back house, you can stay with my second niece. You will not be short of wages and other things." Man Bao said: "Besides that, my family
There is a shop outside that specializes in making ointments. I see that you also helped make medicines when you were in the Western Regions. As long as you are willing to learn, you should be able to make ointments in the shop."
"Of course, if you don't like either of them, you can stay in the back house," Man Bao smiled and said, "I will take you to see Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Zheng later and ask them to rearrange your positions.
It’s not very tiring.”
The ten people felt at ease, looked at each other and asked hesitantly, "Which one does Mr. Zhou want us to choose?"
Man Bao burst into laughter, looked at them gently and said, "If you like it, you can even give it a try. No matter where you go, it will always be useful."
Even at home, we can always make arrangements for them, so they are not redundant.
The ten people were completely relieved. After whispering quietly, four people chose to make ointment, five people chose to stay in the back house, and only one Xi Cong chose to follow Zhou Lijun.
She asked: "Sir, if I go to the Western Regions, will I be able to marry my beloved in the future?"
Man Bao nodded and said: "As long as the lover you like is willing to marry you, I will give you my body deed for free."
Xicong breathed a sigh of relief and said bluntly to Manbao: "I want to marry Dayu."
Man Bao almost choked on his own saliva and coughed several times before asking: "Why? Do you like him?"
Xicong said: "He is very rich and powerful. As long as he is willing to marry me, I will follow him."
She said bluntly: "I don't think I will go hungry if I follow him."