C14

Back in the yard, I changed into my usual clothes and sat on the kang next to the window, staring out at the snow.

Lu Ping changed the incense in the incense burner, lifted the curtain, and walked out. Not long later, she came back with a large golden box painted in red, and brought out a bowl of Tremella Soup. While stirring it, she said, "Miss, you should drink a bowl of warm and warm stomach. We didn't know that there was no breakfast at the old lady's place today.

I took a sip of the soup with her hand. It was sweet and warm, and I felt warm all at once.

After three mouthfuls, a maidservant came in to look for Lu Ping. Lu Ping had no choice but to place the bowl on the table. She looked at me apologetically. "Miss, they don't know which box to put Miss's big furry clothes in. I have to …"

"Go! "Go on!" I picked up the bowl myself, indicating that I didn't need her service.

Lu Ping heaved a sigh of relief and followed the young maid with her knees slightly bent.

I can't get rid of this busy green, I was cowardly and willful, nothing can leave green. Because of my temper, she had to do everything by herself, which resulted in the most busy servants and women in my courtyard, some of whom were extremely idle. When the maids saw that I was weak, and wondered what would happen to them in the future, they started to think that I was nearing my age and released in just three or five years, so they became careless. As for someone like Spring Peaches, since I had been bullied, I would be more dignified by my master's side, and would only be willing to be in front of me as a servant if I were beaten and scolded, while the other children of the family would prefer to stay as far away from me as possible.

That was what made the yard loose.

It seems that if I don't even have one or two maids who know me well, it would be difficult for me to do anything.

"Lu Ping, come sit down. I have something to say." I put down the bowl and rested my cheek on the kang table, looking at the busy figure of Lu Ping.

"Miss!" Lu Ping was wearing a thick, dark blue cloth covering her body. Her sleeves were rolled up to reveal her arms, and two silver bracelets on her wrists swayed as she wiped them. She held a cloth in one hand and a headscarf on her head, giving her the appearance of a peasant woman.

"The clothes inside were made from materials that young miss had given me two days ago. I had originally wanted to wear it for the new year, but who knew that young miss would choose a silver red jacket in the morning. I couldn't wear a green one, so I chose this one instead."

"If you're in a hurry to put on your new clothes, then just say it directly! There's plenty of materials in the warehouse, you can just pick one up by yourself if you want. " I looked at her mischievously.

"I am not... Miss was in a hurry to leave so how could I have the time to open the box? So I'm not wearing new clothes. " Lu Ping stuttered as she tried to explain, but in the end, her face turned completely red.

"Alright, alright then. I won't reward you with new materials next year. Otherwise, you'll have to wear new clothes in a hurry."

"Huh?" Lu Ping raised her head and looked at me in a daze.

I almost couldn't hold back my laughter. Lu Ping finally realized that I was just teasing her. Her expression immediately changed as she angrily twisted the cloth in her hand. She stood there, momentarily angered, and smiled like a silly goose.

I asked, "Are you thinking about how you're going to get my new clothes for next year?"

"Miss!" Lu Ping walked outside angrily. Her face was flushed red. When she saw Lu Ling flustered, she sat up and stopped her. "Why are you so angry just because you're talking?!"

She followed my instructions and sat on the edge of the kang.

I changed the subject.

"Now that we're moving to Grandmother's courtyard, we naturally can't let everyone move in with us." Lu Ping nodded in agreement.

"If that's the case, then there will definitely be people who want to move. Is it possible for some people to look at the yard?" Lu Ping asked.

"That's right, our Lu Ping is getting smarter and smarter." Lu Ping smiled shyly. Then, she frowned and glared at me.

This girl is responding faster and faster to me teasing her!

It was not good to be too smart, so he became bored.

"That's why I wanted to take this opportunity to readjust the people in our courtyard and reschedule our duties." Lu Ping's eyes lit up and she grinned at me.

He must have thought of the Peach of Spring.

I smiled and nodded.

"Miss, don't worry. I will definitely pick out that obedient girl." Lu Ping said solemnly.

"That won't do. It's going to ruin my big plan." I scolded her with a straight face.

"Go ask Mama Chen who went out this morning and tell me where she went."

When Lu Ping heard this, she went to find Mommy Chen. Unexpectedly, she didn't hesitate at all. It seemed that she treated Mommy Chen as one of her own.

She was really a girl that couldn't be praised!

Seeing her in such a state, I was really worried that this girl would still give out money after being sold.

After Lu Ping left, I picked up a copy of Zuo Zhuan and started flipping through it. I thought about how I should let Hong Lu meet my father in my grandmother's room. For a while, I didn't know what to do. Not long later, Nutmeg came in with a few mothers from the kitchen carrying three to five boxes of food. Seeing me reading a book, she saluted and then, without saying a word, handed the food over to me before leaving with the other mothers.

After a while, a servant girl came in with a cloth in a copper basin. She was quiet and calm, and when I put down the book, she immediately took off my bracelet. She tested the temperature of the water before taking the copper basin and kneeling in front of me.

Normally, she would just treat her as a dependable person, but she was also someone who understood the situation. This was really a good thing for a person to send a pillow to when they were just dozing off.

I was about to ask her about her family situation when a dozen curtains came into the room and the words were drawn back.

Seeing that it was Lu Ling who was standing in front of the brick bed eating with me, Lu Ping slightly nodded her head. "You may leave."

After hearing what I said, Nutmeg hurriedly handed the handkerchief in her hand over to Lu Ping. After curtseying to me, she nodded towards Lu Ping and left.

"Do you know about Nutmeg?" I asked, sucking on the rice porridge in my mouth.

Lu Ping paused slightly and carefully asked, "What did she do wrong?"

"No, I'm just asking." I picked up a piece of radish sauce with my chopsticks. It was a very common dish in winter in the North.

"She is the son of our family. I am a second-rate manager outside with the lord, and her mother cooks for the outer court and the old master's servants." What's wrong? I see that this little girl is usually honest and diligent, could it be that she did something wrong? "

Hearing Lu Ping's question, I couldn't help sighing in my heart. It was probably because I was being too strict recently, so all the people beside me started to gather.

"Does she have brothers and sisters?"

"His brother is an apprentice in the shop, and his younger sister is a third-class maid in the mistress' room." Hearing this, I couldn't help but sigh. My family was following my father while my mother held them in her hands. Under such circumstances, there aren't many who are willing to abandon their family. It seems that we still have to consider carefully.

"I know."

Perhaps because of the disappointment in my face, Lu Ping understood that I was trying to cultivate Nutmeg, but then she thought that although Nutmeg was a diligent person, she was a child of her own. She was afraid that it would be difficult for her to keep Nutmeg for herself, and her face darkened as well.

I didn't want to infect Lu Ping with such low spirits, so I asked, "Why are you standing there lazily without saying anything? What about the job I asked you to do? "

Lu Ping's eyes lit up and her face instantly lit up, "Miss, I've asked for the answers, you definitely would not have expected it!"