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Boss He: "Okay, Rumeng, do you have something important to do in the capital? Or have you forgotten what you came here for?"

Ningxu: "Hehe, I indeed forgot... I am now helpless and I only have this much money. Oh, by the way, Boss He, can I work for you? I don't want monthly wages, just food and accommodation will be fine."

"No problem!" Boss He promised. He looked at Ningxu as if she were his own daughter. "Rumeng, you can live here without any worries. This little shop of mine is for people to live in. Besides, the money you gave me is enough for your rent for several months. You can live here first. When I find a good job, I will definitely give it to you!"

"Okay! Thank you, Boss He~" Ningxu smiled brightly. Boss He thought of his own daughter, who was as bright and outgoing as Ningxu when she was young.

Boss He brought Ningxu to the room and went downstairs to get busy.

Ningxu's room happened to have a window facing the street. She leaned against the window and watched the people passing by. It seemed that except for the different clothes, the people here were no different from those in modern times.

At night, Ningxu looked in the mirror alone in front of the dressing table, carefully looking at the scar on her left face. It was because of this scar that Ningxu's overall temperament was lowered.

"Really? This scar could be put anywhere else, but it just happened to cover my birthmark." When Ningxu's adoptive parents found her, in addition to the quilt wrapped around her, they also found a note on her body with the word "Ningxu" written in ancient Chinese. They also found a small pink flower on Ningxu's face and wanted to brush it away, but when they took her closer, they realized that it was Ningxu's birthmark.

Ningxu stared at the mirror and admired her beauty for a while, then went to bed.

The next day, because her room was on the street, she heard the noise outside when it was still light. It was the vendors setting up their stalls. After lying on the bed for a while, Ningxu got up and washed up. After going downstairs, Ningxu saw from the backyard that the store in front seemed very busy, so she went forward to help.

Boss He's shop was originally more of a breakfast shop, with the most people coming to eat in the morning. Seeing such a pretty girl coming to help Boss He, the neighbors were very curious and asked Boss He about Ningxu. Boss He only said that Ningxu was a distant relative who came to the capital to play for a few days and helped him by the way.

Ningxu helped out in the store in the morning, and almost no one came to the store in the afternoon. After lunch, Ningxu said hello to Boss He and went out to go shopping and collect information. Her first task was to figure out the map of the capital city, so that she could escape easily if she got into trouble one day.

She was a stranger, and since she was helping out in the store that morning, the neighbors were all very friendly to her, and even if she got lost someone would give her directions.

During the few days that Ningxu helped in the store, she had basically integrated into the Yonghe Continent. There was no difference between here and the modern world. People were almost all busy with their own lives and had no time to care about natural disasters and man-made disasters. These were the responsibility of the court, and the people only needed to live their own lives.

The people here seemed to trust their emperor very much. Whenever asked about their evaluation of the emperor, everyone gave him a thumbs up. This aroused Ningxu's interest. What was so special about the emperor?

One day, Ningxu was still washing up when she heard Boss He knocking on the door in a panic, "Rumeng, are you up?"

"It's up, it's up, I'll go down and help right away!"

"Oh, I'm not here to urge you to come down to help. You should dress nicely today. I have good news to tell you!" After saying that, Boss He went downstairs to greet the guests.

Ningxu was left with a puzzled look on her face. Should I dress nicer? Would anyone be attracted to me?! Probably not, with such a big scar on my face. Never mind, I'll change my clothes first.

When Ningxu went downstairs, a neighbor sitting at the back door noticed her, "Hey, Rumeng is here, you look so pretty today! Don't be nervous, you will definitely be chosen!"

"Choose...what?" Ningxu walked to the front hall. Boss He stopped what he was doing, and the attention of other people in the store also turned to Ningxu.

Boss He: "Rumeng, listen to me. Prince Mo's Mansion is recruiting maids today. If you can be selected, your treatment will be much better than helping out here!"

"Prince Mo's Mansion..." Ningxu had also heard of this Prince Mo's Mansion in the past few days. In the entire Tianle Dynasty, apart from the royal Li family, the Bai family of Prime Minister Bai's Mansion in the capital and the Mo family of Prince Mo's Mansion were the two largest families.

Boss He: "Yes! The Mo Palace is hiring maids. As long as you work there, even the lowest-level maids who do firewood and cleaning will get a few taels of salary every month! And if you don't want to work anymore, you can just ask your superiors to go to the account office to get your salary and you can leave. It's very humane!"

Ningxu thought about it in her head. Indeed, ordinary people usually spend a few cents at a time, and can earn a few taels of silver a month. They can also resign at will. This is no better than most companies in modern times.

Ningxu: "Then I'll go and try it?"

"Go ahead! You're so beautiful, who would refuse me?"

"That's right. Our Rumeng will definitely be selected."

"Hey, wife, how come Ru Meng has become your family's?"

Boss He's shop is on Zhengnan Street in the capital. Ningxu has become familiar with all the merchants and residents on the street in the past few days, partly because of Boss He's favors.

Ningxu can be regarded as the new darling of Zhengnan Street. She is smart and pretty. No one can resist her when she acts like a spoiled child. Moreover, when she stands in front of the stall, she can attract business for the vendors. Who doesn't like a human-shaped lucky cat?

At the entrance of Prince Mo's mansion, the queue was almost stretched to the street. There were only a few servants registering at the entrance. There was a man standing next to the registration desk. He was about the same age as Boss He and was dressed very neatly. Ningxu guessed that this man should be the chief butler.

Although the line was long, it was Ningxu's turn soon. The butler selected people based on personal preference. Some pretty girls passed, while others did not.

"Next." Only a servant was heard shouting.

Ningxu walked forward, without lowering her head, and just kept looking forward. She glanced at him from the corner of her eye, and the housekeeper seemed to look at her for a long time before nodding.

"Name."

“Like a dream.”

"age."

"eighteen."

"Where do you live?"

"South Street."

"Okay, go in, the lady is waiting inside."

Ningxu looked at the housekeeper in confusion, only to see the housekeeper looking at her with a smile on his face. As soon as she entered the door, Ningxu felt the horror of this Prince Mo's Mansion. It took her at least five minutes to walk from the gate to the front hall. There were gardens in between. This Prince Mo's Mansion was really big.

Entering the front hall, she saw a beautiful lady sitting in the upper seat, with several maids standing beside her. Ningxu bowed slightly, "Greetings, Madam."