novelhk Chapter 192 Miss, Let’s Escape from Marriage!
Chapter 192 Miss, Let’s Escape from Marriage!
Jiang Wanyin stopped talking and leaned back in the carriage with his head raised.
Cuizhu stopped disturbing them and sat aside politely.
They returned to Jiang Mansion not long after. Zhi Nian walked at the back, lowering his head and not daring to speak.
Jiang Wanyin in front was thinking about something. If the person was sent by his father's enemy, he would have to make careful arrangements.
Return to Tingyuyuan.
Jiang Wanyin lowered her eyes, gently stroked the stove with her hand, lowered her eyes to look at the people below, and asked: "What's your name?"
Zhi Nian knew that this was a question to her, and quickly replied, "My lady, I am Zhi Nian, Zhi means grass, and Nian means miss."
"Zhinian, that's a good name. Have you ever been educated?" Jiang Wanyin asked softly, as if with concern.
"My dear, I know a few words. There was an old scholar in my village who taught me secretly."
"Then let's use the name Zhinian."
Zhi Nian knew that this was asking her to use the name Zhi Nian.
Because on the way here, Cui Xin mentioned that when she arrived at the Jiang Mansion, she would throw away her old name and the host would give her a new name.
Zhi Nian quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, Miss."
Jiang Wanyin didn't know why, but she felt unhappy when Zhi Nian knelt and kowtowed, thinking of her father.
She said, "Get up. Cui Xin will take Zhi Nian to get some clothes later. Let her go to the kitchen from now on."
Cui Xin was a little surprised, thinking that the young lady would keep Zhi Nian in Tingyu Courtyard after bringing him back.
Who would have thought that Zhi Nian would be sent to the kitchen? It’s not that the kitchen is bad, but the work done there is quite miscellaneous.
But this was the decision made by the young lady, so Cui Xin didn't dare to speak. She could only step forward and nod, "Yes, young lady."
Zhi Nian listened to the whole thing, then followed Cui Xin to get two sets of winter clothes, and then went to the kitchen, which turned out to be where cooking was done.
Cui Xin introduced Zhi Nian to him and then handed him over to Fat Mama, asking Fat Mama to take care of Zhi Nian.
The fat mother looked at the dirty little girl and nodded.
Turning to Cui Xin, he said, "Cui Xin, the master is back today, and the young lady will go to the master's courtyard to have dinner tonight."
Hearing this, Cui Xin made a bitter face and said, "Then you go ahead, Fat Mom, I'll go and tell the young lady."
After saying that, Cui Xin ran away, leaving behind a shadow.
The fat mother shook her head.
Cui Xin has been an impetuous girl since she was young.
He turned around and saw Zhi Nian standing beside him, and then ordered, "Girl, learn to watch the fire today. It's almost time for dinner, but no one will take you to wash and clean up.
It's already dirty anyway, let's talk about it after dinner."
Zhi Nian nodded and looked at the other people in the kitchen, who were busy cutting, picking and washing vegetables.
"Yes, Fat Mama."
Zhi Nian didn't say much, then sat down at the stove door, picked up the firewood and stuffed it in.
It was very warm outside the stove. There were six stoves in a circle, but only four of them were burning.
There are two pots containing rice and vegetables for the master and the lady.
The other two are meals for the servants in the mansion. The ingredients are the same, but the servants do not have so many dishes. The master’s has eighteen dishes and is more delicate.
There were too many servants, so all the dishes had to be served in basins and then moved to the next room after they were cooked.
That's where the servants eat. There's a brazier and five large round tables inside.
Zhi Nian sat at the table with the two girls carrying lunch boxes to eat. At first, Zhi Nian said that he was dirty and it would be fine for him to eat while standing at the side.
But the two maids wouldn't let them go, saying that everyone was dirty and their clothes were all dusty.
The two girls are named Douya and Mahua, and they are the daughters of the fat mother.
Only then did Zhi Nian realize that the chef in the kitchen was called Fat Uncle, and the Fat Mom was his wife, and both of them were very fat.
They were brought as a dowry by the former mistress of the Jiang family, but after the mistress left, the two stayed behind, saying that they would return to their hometown to farm after the young lady got married.
This family of four are all very nice people.
After the meal, Zhi Nian was covered in dust and dirt and was not kept to wash the dishes.
Douya took her to where she and her sister lived. It turned out that four maids lived in one room.
Because of the fat mother, there were only the two of them in the room for so many years.
When Zhi Nian came back after washing up, Douya was stunned looking at Zhi Nian's pale little face.
She couldn't help but walk up to him and touch him, "Oh my god! Zhi Nian! You're so beautiful!"
"Sister Douya is pretty too."
Zhi Nian lowered her head a little embarrassedly. Douya was very pretty and indeed good-looking among the maids in the Jiang residence.
Seeing that Zhi Nian was shy, Douya stopped teasing her and just thought to herself.
When my sister comes back later, she will be surprised to see how handsome Zhi Nian is!
As Douya expected, Mahua was also amazed when he came back.
"Wow! Zhi Nian, I didn't expect that you have such a good-looking face under your dirty skin. Come on, give me a pinch!"
Having said that, Mahua's hand has already been stretched out.
Zhi Nian's little face turned red after being pinched.
She protested quietly, "Sister Mahua, stop making trouble. It's time to rest."
After saying that, Zhi Nian ran to the bed and covered himself with the quilt.
Douya and Mahua smiled at each other, thinking that the girl was shy and ran away to hide.
But when I think of the girl's delicate skin and her playful appearance with bright eyebrows and white teeth, I still want to knead it.
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Jiang Wanyin was having breakfast in the main courtyard. He felt that today's breakfast was more delicious than usual, so he ate a little more.
Jiang Wanqi saw that Jiang Wanyin stayed longer today than yesterday and looked at him one more time.
When Jiang's mother saw her son's disappointing appearance, she snorted in her heart.
Jiang Wanyin remained calm and felt that the food in her hand suddenly became tasteless. She put down her bowl and chopsticks and stood up.
"Father, mother, please enjoy. I have finished my meal and will leave now."
Father Jiang didn't care. His daughter was always the first to leave every day. He just nodded casually.
Jiang's mother suddenly spoke up, "Wanfeng is preparing for the exam recently. As her younger sister, you should pay more attention to her."
Jiang Wanyin paused, then nodded, "Mother is right, I understand."
When Jiang Wanqi heard his mother say this, he put down his bowl and followed her out.
Jiang's mother had no time to stop him and felt annoyed.
Father Jiang looked towards Mother Jiang with a sullen look on his face.
"Wanfeng is preparing for the exam, what are you asking Wanyin to do?"
Jiang's mother's throat was blocked, and she said with a perfunctory voice, "She is the elder sister, and she should care about her younger brother."
"She is only a month older than Wanfeng. How can she be called a sister?" Father Jiang said quietly.
"One day older still makes me a sister!"
Jiang's mother felt that she was right. Doesn't that mean she is no longer the older sister just because she is one month older?
"You are making up stories, and your woman's reasoning is totally unreasonable!"
Father Jiang waved his sleeves and left, too lazy to explain to her.
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Jiang Wanqi caught up with Jiang Wanyin and grabbed her sleeve. "Sister, don't take mother's words to heart."
Jiang Wanyin knew that Jiang Wanqi had no bad intentions, so she pulled her hands down from her sleeves with a smile on her face.
"It's okay, Wanqi. I don't take it to heart. After all, my mother doesn't care about Wanfeng's mother, so how can I care as a 'sister'?"