The round-faced maid is called Shui Ling, and the long-faced maid is called Shuiyun. They are both from Zheng Family Village.
The two are cousins. They didn't say what they were good at, so Jiayin didn't ask.
The days will be long in the future. If you get along slowly, you will understand everything.
The old lady was so happy that she bent down to wipe her granddaughter's mouth and said, "Your adoptive father has taken a lot of trouble with you. Please go over and take a look. Thank you also for your adoptive father." "
Okay, grandma, I'll get it for your adoptive father ." Have something delicious." Jiayin nodded and ran back to the east room with a smile, carrying a small basket when he came out.
This time, the round-faced Shui Ling took the lead and helped to catch the basket. She carried it carefully in her hands, but her nose twitched invisibly.
Shui Yun glanced at her secretly, causing Shui Ling to stick out her tongue quickly.
Dongmei stayed behind to help the old lady with the work, while Ye Shan led Jiayin and Mammy's maid out.
The Marquis was sitting under the eaves of the corridor, wiping the sword that the Li family had given him.
Even though the blade was already sharp, he wiped it again and again.
For soldiers fighting on the battlefield, sharp knives and smart mounts are all trump cards to save their lives at critical moments.
His horse, the BMW, was raised since he was a child. It is smart and physically strong, and can run fast. It can truly travel a thousand times a day and eight hundred times a night.
But he never found a suitable weapon, so the Li family gave him this sword.
For so long, this knife has cut off the heads of barbarians, not even a thousand, but also two or three hundred. The blade has no gaps or curls at all. It is simply a magic weapon.
Therefore, when he has free time, he will wipe and maintain it.
When he saw the little girl coming, he quickly put the knife away for fear of scaring the little girl.
"Father!" Jiayue ran up to her stepfather and sat next to her, showing off, "Uncle Shan has brought someone back!"
Mr. Hou hugged her and sat on his lap, pulled off the handkerchief and wiped her forehead. With beads of sweat dripping from his eyes, he said with a smile, "Are you so happy that I found someone for you?"
"Of course," Jiayin nodded and agreed, "Brothers have to study in the morning, and they don't even bring their slingshots with them when they go to fight cockfights in the afternoon. Me. Huh, I don't need them anymore, I have someone to play with!"
Mr. Hou rubbed her little head, "Just be happy. In the future, if your adoptive father is not at home, you will have to take them with you wherever you go, you know? You are now Princess, you have to get used to it slowly!"
"I know, foster father!" Jiayin quickly agreed and asked Shuiling to bring a basket with three cantaloupes.
Jiayin took one, hesitated and said: "Father, let's eat one, and give the other two to Shui Ling and the others. Shui Ling came over just now and his mouth is watering with greed."
Shui Ling blushed and stepped forward and said : "Master, this slave is born with a good sense of smell. This fruit is so fragrant..."
Shui Yun was afraid that his master would be angry, so he pulled Shui Ling and knelt down, "Master, forgive me, Shui Ling has been reckless and greedy since she was a child, but she has good skills. Cooking skills, but also loyalty..."
The Marquis waved his hand and motioned for them to get up, "Get up, just take what the princess rewards you. Stay here tonight and let Dongmei teach you the princess's habits. From now on, serve the princess with all your heart, and neither the Hou Mansion nor the Li family will treat you badly."
Shui Ling and Shui Yun kowtowed quickly, but Mother He raised her head slightly and glanced at the Marquis one more time.
She was a secret guard. Although she had been in the palace, she knew that the Marquis had a temper and was not a talkative person.
Now I heard the Marquis say so much, just to tell the two maids to serve the princess well. It is obvious that the princess is definitely not ordinary in the Marquis' heart and cannot be neglected.
As she thought this way, she lowered her head even more.
Soon, Ye Shan took them down to settle down. Shui Ling carried a basket with two cantaloupes, grinning happily from the corners of his mouth to his ears.
The Marquis took a dagger, peeled off the skin of the melon, and cut it into two halves. The father and daughter sat under the eaves of the corridor, gnawing on the melon and chatting.
"Father, I want my grandma to take me to Luo'an tomorrow!" Jiayin hugged the cantaloupe and her little face was a mess.
The Marquis asked, "Why do you want to go to Luo'an?"
"Brother Jiaren has his birthday tomorrow, and his third uncle will have his birthday in the next nine days. When I celebrated my birthday, both my third uncle and my brother gave me gifts. I want to give them gifts too!"
Jiayin wiped her face, like a little cat with a beard.
Mr. Hou was almost confused by all the birthdays. The Li family has a large population, and someone has a birthday almost every ten and a half months. It's hard for the little girl to remember them all.
He finished the cantaloupe in two mouthfuls and took a small silver ingot from his purse. "My adoptive father has been busy these days and has to go back to the Marquis' Mansion. You take the silver and help your adoptive father buy a birthday gift for your eldest brother and your third brother." Uncle, when you come back, you will stay at the Marquis Mansion for a few days."
Jiayin accepted the money and smiled with bright eyes, "Okay, grandma is too busy taking care of the master and younger brothers and sisters. I will live with my adoptive father, so grandma doesn't have to give me anything. I'm steaming egg custard, so there's no need to coax me to sleep."
After that, she stood up and ran home, "I'll tell grandma!"
Mr. Hou took the little girl's leftover melon tail in his hand and didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Girl, come here. Are you just here to rob money?"
The old lady brought a bowl and was eating noodles. Seeing her grandchildren playing and eating, she laughed and cursed, "Eat quickly, be careful of getting wind in your stomach."
Jiayin jumped around like a little rabbit. He jumped in, rushed into grandma's arms, and talked about going to celebrate the birthdays of his eldest brother and third uncle.
Only then did the old lady remember, "Oh, I forgot about this when I got busy. I really want to go to Luo'an."
Jia An Jiaxi and Cat Brother immediately came forward, clamoring to follow.
Unfortunately, the old lady gave them a slap in the face, "You should study hard at home, don't be lazy."
Jiayin was so proud, "I asked you to play cockfight without me, and grandma and I won't take you with us when we go to the academy! "
Jia'an Jiaxi and Cat Brother were discouraged, and replied with a slumped head, "Why don't we take you? You are too young, and a game of cockfighting will knock you away!"
Jiayin blinked her big eyes, He also thought it made sense, so he said: "Then I will come back and bring you sticky cakes!"
"Seriously? Haha, my sister is the best! Then we will wait at home, and you and grandma will come back early!"
Jia An Jiaxi and Brother Cat The children became happy.
They especially like the sticky cake sold at the end of Luo An Street. It is not only delicious but also fun. A piece of sticky cake can be stretched out to two feet long.
Often the two brothers would argue with each other, just to see how long they could stretch themselves, and then rush to eat them, which was a kind of bad fun...
Although Hui Niang was confinement at home, Dongmei helped Tao Hongying and Wu The third aunt and others also come here often, and Li Yong is always by his wife and children's side. Mrs. Li doesn't have anything to worry about if she leaves for a day.
So, early the next morning, Li Laosi drove a carriage and rushed to Luo'an with the old lady and Jiayin. He planned to have lunch, talk about family affairs, and come back quickly in the evening.
When passing through Xindu, they bought some things, and when they arrived at Luo'an, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
Jiayin opened the window to take a look at the excitement, but saw a horse hurriedly running in front of him, and sitting on the horse was his third uncle.
Perhaps her riding skills were not good, and the third uncle was crooked, as if he was going to fall down at any time. She was so frightened that she quickly shouted, "Grandma, look, it's the third uncle!"