She also gloated about kicking Liu Qingcong, "Still lying on the ground pretending to be dead, and then getting up to do things."
Liu Qingcong struggled to get up from the ground, "Madam, I'll go get water again."
"Don't pretend to be pitiful here. None of you are allowed to help her. If I find out, you will all have to pack your bags and leave. Xiao Cui, let's go." Ximen Xuemei glanced at all the servants fiercely and left with a wave of sleeves.
Xiaocui glared at Liu Qingcong and followed her master away.
All the servants stood there looking at Liu Qingcong. They could do nothing but sympathize with her. Who didn't know how powerful the madam was? Anyone who offended her would not be able to survive here.
Liu Qingcong looked down at her small arms and legs, biting her lower lip to hold back the tears. She had a reason to stay. She didn't know why Ximen Xuemei didn't like her and deliberately targeted her.
But if she tries her best to be like other maids, the lady will not target her again.
She worked hard to fetch water, limping half to half buckets of water. She was so tired that she fell down, got up again, and the water spilled out. She filled it again. With perseverance, she finally filled the three big tanks.
The water is full.
She could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but she had to face a bigger problem next. Looking at the pile of firewood, she was dumbfounded again.
She looked at the pile of firewood as if looking at the pile of enemies. She picked up the ax with all the strength in her arms, but she didn't know that the ax was so heavy. When her hand shook, the ax fell straight down, and she quickly retreated.
After two steps, the place where the ax fell was dented. Fortunately, she dodged quickly, otherwise it would have been her foot that was dented, and the consequences would be disastrous.
All the servants shed a cold sweat for her when they saw her.
Children from poor families work early and have strong strength, so chopping firewood is probably commonplace. But she happened to be born into a wealthy family, and she has the appearance of a beautiful woman, but she ended up here. God really likes to play tricks on people.
Liu Qingcong composed herself, but still fearful in her heart, she slowly approached the axe, as if facing a poisonous snake and beast. She suddenly held the ax handle, measured the weight of the axe, and then slowly lifted it.
Look at the standing firewood being chopped.
"Crack!" A small wooden pile miraculously split into two pieces, and she felt joyful in her heart. It turned out that this is how chopping firewood works. She continued to chop it one by one, and looking at the firewood, she thought of the ugly Ximen Xuemei.
With such a face, she secretly said in her heart: Ximen Xuemei, I will chop you to death, I will chop you to death...
That night, when Liu Qingcong finished chopping all the firewood, it was already past dinner time, and all the doors in the dining room and fire room were closed. She had no choice but to go back to the room, stroking her belly with her chest pressed against her back.
She lit the candle, rolled up her trousers, and her knee was damaged from the fall. Her flesh and blood were bruised and painful. She chewed the leaves she picked in the yard and applied them to the wound. The pain made her burst into tears and she couldn't help but scream.
After applying the medicine, she bandaged it with rag strips. Then she saw that her hands were covered with large and small blisters. She was not only in pain, but her heart was also cold to freezing point.
She leaned on the bedside, thinking of her own experience, and burst into tears. She asked herself a thousand or ten thousand times in her heart, "Why should I stay here? Do I have to stay here? If not, how could I go?"
Where?"
Closing her eyes and cutting away her tears, she murmured: "Looking and searching, deserted and miserable. It's the hardest time to breathe when it's warm and then cold again..."
