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Baozhu finished speaking, and footsteps sounded outside the door. A slim girl, aged 15 or 16, walked into the house and saluted Xun Qingran.

Xun Qingran nodded and asked Hongxiao how good she was at home, and said, "Why didn't you stay for a while? It's okay to come back tomorrow morning."

Hongxiao replied with a smile, "I'll be blessed by the girl, and my family is good. Thinking that there are so many things in the girl's house, I'll come back early to serve her."

Xun Qingran smiled, "You are still sensible. You know in our house that there is nothing to do, you are just busy doing your wife's work. In this way, you are tired this day, so go down and rest."

Hongxiao agreed, turned around and went out, walked to the door, and turned back.

"The girl doesn't mind my work being bad, I can help with it."

Xun Qingran looked at Hongxiao seriously and smiled, "I'm worried that I can't finish my work and can't hand over the things at that time, everyone will be punished. Your needlework is good, and you can help me. This is great, but it's going to make you suffer."

Xun Qingran pointed to the ruler on the table next to her, and said, "This is the needle and thread you need to use. It is what your wife needs to do during her birthday. After dividing three portions, you are the best needle and thread, but you can't get tired of it. Just like Platycodon, each person embroidered two quilts and two tents, and the wife has already chosen the style. There are also some small items such as veils and socks, so you will give it to malt."

Hongxiao agreed, picked a few jobs and then stepped out.

"Why did you say that when you go home to see your relatives, you obviously borrowed the light of her mother and went to incense with your wife. After walking out for a day, you still pretended to be like that. You didn't have to do anything every day, and the girl said she couldn't finish it. Everyone was punished, so she was willing to do some. With this little work, she only picked up the ones that were light." Seeing Hongxiao going to the wing room, Maiya came in from outside the door again, sorting out the remaining work on the table, and couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

"No, I occupy the position of the girl, and I push my work on others, only picking Qiao Zong'er. In this way, she should stay in the wife's yard. Why bother to come to the girl?" Kikyo shook her head.

"Yes, it's been a pain for you two." Xun Qingran said.

Platycodon and Malt both turned red, put down their work and lowered their heads and lowered their hands.

"Girl, we don't mean that."

"You all know what happened to her. In the future, no matter whether it is in front of others or behind others, you will not be allowed to complain." Xun Qingran ordered.

Platycodon and Malt responded solemnly. After a while, Platycodon and Malt looked up and saw that Xun Qingran had no anger on their faces, and then explained, "Girl, we are not complaining about the girl's unfairness, we have given us more work. We are willing to serve the girl no matter how tired we are. We just dislike her and couldn't help but complain a few times."

"Hongxiao has the use of Hongxiao, and I haven't told you anything else. No matter what else, I just say that if we just coax her, we will be clean if we do more work."

Hongxiao is the girl serving Xun Qingran, but Xun Qingran wants to arrange her to do things, and she also has to persuade her with kind words, and even look at Hongxiao's expression. Is Xun Qingran willing? Of course she doesn't want to, but she just takes the minority of the two evils.

Hongxiao is the daughter of Madam Jin. She entered the mansion at a few years old. First, she was in Fang's yard. She couldn't do anything at such a young age, but the white-collar worker had a portion of silver rice. Later, she became older and promoted to a third-class girl. When she was a child, she looked average, but later she became more and more outstanding. Especially with her phoenix eyes, she had unique charm and was very attractive. That year, Madam Fang picked a few girls from her side and arranged them to the room of several girls. Hongxiao was Madam Jin begged Fang and arranged them to Xun Qingran's house. As soon as she arrived, she was promoted to a second-class girl.

In Xun's mansion, there were only a few first-class girls around Fang. When they arrived at the girls' rooms, they would have to wait until the second-class. However, for some reason, Madam Jin would rather let her daughter get second-class silver rice than to be in Fang's courtyard.

Before Hongxiao came, Xun Qingran had only a second-class girl, namely Kikyo. The two have been together since childhood. Anyone with discerning eyes knows that Hongxiao is the eyes and ears sent by Fang. Whether from the emotional or the interests, Xun Qingran could not let Hongxiao grow bigger in her room.

If you find a way to drive Hongxiao out, you will offend Madam Jin, and then Fang will definitely send someone else. Xun Qingran gave up this idea. She learned that girls who serve each other closely should follow the dowry. Therefore, when Hongxiao comes, Xun Qingran showed great intimacy and trust, and handed over all the affairs in the house to her, revealing the intention of letting her dowry in the future. Of course, there are also a few difficult things that Hongxiao must do.

Sure enough, Madam Jin and Daughter were unwilling to do so. Xun Qingran was a concubine who was not favored, so where would a good marriage fall on her in the future. She didn't know how Madam Jin would be willing to suffer if she wanted to marry her. Therefore, Hongxiao voluntarily took a step back.

Xun Qingran continued to be served by Platycodon, and promoted malt and pearls. Hongxiao slowly became a special existence. In Xun Qingran's house, Hongxiao was the most decent, and she was the first to do anything good. However, the things around Xun Qingran were all done by Platycodon and Malt, and the things that he had to do were even more Hongxiao on his back. Hongxiao was also a smart person and accepted such an arrangement. In this way, the balance that was beneficial to both parties was maintained.

At the second update, the lights in Xun Qingran's house were brightly lit. Xun Qingran sat on the couch, with Platycodon, Red Silk, and Malt sitting on the edge of the couch or on the footsteps. Everyone was doing needlework under the lamp. Candlelight was burning in Xun Shuzhi's house next to him, and several figures were showing off their heads with their heads down on the window, and they were also busy with work like Xun Qingran.

Hongxiao looked around and everyone was busy. She endured for a while, but still yawned and made some noises on purpose. Xun Qingran raised her head and smiled, and asked her to go back to her room to rest first.

After dismissing Hongxiao, Xun Qingran straightened her waist and let Platycodon and Malt take a break. Suddenly, he heard the sound of kicking and stepping in the yard, and several maids and mothers came in with lanterns and surrounded by a daughter-in-law.

"It's Madam Chang again, I'm really not missing a day. Let's see if the girl is doing work." Malt complained.

Madam Chang arrived at Xun Qingran's side first. Xun Qingran hurriedly stood up to greet her, asking Madam Chang to sit down and let Platycodon tea. Madam Chang seemed to have not seen Maldives' pedals, and sat on the chair against the wall.

"Mrs. Tell me to come and see, and tell girls not to do work for too long. If you are tired, you should feel distressed."

She was here to check the job, but if she really went to bed early or didn't do her job, she would definitely learn a lesson tomorrow. Xun Qingran complained so much, and she had to thank her, "Thank you for your concern, my wife."

"How is the work done? Can you finish it before your birthday?"

Platycodon gave the prepared needle and thread to Madam Chang, "These are done. There are five tents, five quilts, a box of veils, and ten pairs of uppers."

Madam Chang reached out to check and was a little dissatisfied.

"This is too slow. The older girl's work is almost done, and even the second girl has completed more than half of it. How did the girl do this?"

This is what? If the embroiderer outside finishes this, it will be enough for the family to chew for half a year.

"Mummy knows that I can't do it and do it slowly. The wife is more careful about what she wants to use. She would rather be slower than do it well. The mama comes every day, but it's obvious that I'm resting one day. Even if I try my best, I have to finish it. If not, I have to kneel down or anything, and I have to accept the punishment."

Madam Chang shook her head, "Miss Three, this is not OK. Today, my wife gave me some plans to do it for several girls. I also said, Madam Chang stopped talking and looked at Xun Qingran with a squinted look.

Xun Qingran winked at Kikyo. Kikyo took out a purse from the cabinet and stuffed it into Madam Chang's hand. Madam Chang pinched the purse, which was two hard inside, and then she looked a little smiling.

"I said that the third girl has too much work and can't do it. If it's delayed, it's not good. It's better to give it to other girls and help the girl stop it. In this way, the girl just needs to finish the work on hand."

Xun Qingran thanked again.

"Mrs. I also told the girl to rest early. I was afraid that the girl would not have a light enough to hurt her eyes. She specially asked me to send the lamp oil over."

A little girl handed over a jar and took the malt, which was full of cans of lamp oil.

"Miss, I feel sorry for the girl. Even if I use these lamp oils for four or five times a day, I can still use them for my wife's birthday." Madam Chang said.

Xun Qingran smiled bitterly in her heart. Is this a hint, is she going to have to rest until dawn? Fang is really not at a disadvantage. She has saved all the people in the needle and thread room. Xun Qingran calculated that the work she has done in the past few years is enough for her own expenses. Xun Shuzhi's work is even better, but I'm afraid that even the money from Aunt Wu will be paid.

"Don't complain, girls, these are all things that the wife needs to use when she celebrates her birthday. It is the duty of filial piety for girls. No one who doesn't ask for anything else."

What could Xun Qingran say, she could only agree with a smile on her face.

Madam Chang got up and said, "Tell the girl that the lady was afraid that the girls would work hard, so she had already ordered the kitchen to stew bird's nest porridge and send the girls midnight snack later."

After hearing the sound of the bulging outside, Xun Qingran also yawned. Someone knocked on the door outside the yard, and it was the kitchen to deliver midnight snacks.

Malt went out to pick up the food box and brought it in, "He Shan's family is here too."
Chapter completed!